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Politicians Should Stand Up for Taxpayers
Instead of sending their money to Hollywood
Proponents of the Michigan film subsidy program, which like all corporate welfare programs takes money from taxpayers and gives it to large companies in the name of "job creation," often say the incentives are temporary and needed to diversify the state economy.
Most of them say the programs eventually will be rolled back. This isn't true.
Like all groups, businesses work to get as much money from the government as possible, regardless of the economic effects or evidence. Consider what's happening in Maryland.
The state has generous subsidies and its most notable project is the Netflix show, "House of Cards." Last year, the governor of Maryland and other politicians got to hang out with stars and tout the alleged benefits the show brought to the state. Maryland spends $40 million on film subsidies, most of which goes to that one show.
Stay Engaged
But apparently it's not enough, as the Washington Post reported:
A few weeks before Season 2 of "House of Cards" debuted online, the show's production company sent Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley a letter with this warning: Give us millions more dollars in tax credits, or we will 'break down our stage, sets and offices and set up in another state.'
A similar letter went to the speaker of the House of Delegates, Michael E. Busch (D-Anne Arundel), whose wife, Cynthia, briefly appeared in an episode of the Netflix series about an unscrupulous politician — played by Kevin Spacey — who manipulates, threatens and kills to achieve revenge and power.
This shouldn't be surprising. Movie studios have pulled the same stunt in other states to try to secure more perks.
What would be a true Hollywood ending in Michigan, which spends $50 million per year on film subsidies, is if politicians would finally stand up for taxpayers.
Related Articles:
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Rep. Sam Singh Says He Opposes Corporate Giveaways; His Voting Record Says Otherwise
How a Private Arts Festival Thrives
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Steven Grant Discusses the new "Whisper"
In addition to establishing The Punisher's modern persona in the mid-'80s (the story, "Circle of Blood," is considered to be an under-sung entry in the mid-'80s comics renaissance) writer (and CBR columnist) Steven Grant also wrote Marvel's biography of Pope John Paul II, which went on to become one of the best selling comics of all time.. Grant has been working in comics since the late '70s and has worked for every comic book company with name recognition. In the '80s, Grant created "Whisper" and, this summer, he's bringing the series back… with one major difference. It's a new character.
Coming this August from Boom! Studios, "Whisper" #0 places Grant's First Comics heroine in New Orleans on the eve of Hurricane Katrina. This amnesiac — but still skillfully violent — woman joins a team of mercenaries providing security for a drugs-for-weapons swap.
In the online comics community, you're a significant presence. Still, I had some trouble finding information about the original "Whisper" series. I found descriptions of the character being a ninja and the series dealing with the shadow politics of the 1980s. This new series will be featuring a different character. Can you briefly explain it?
The original heroine wasn't actually a ninja: she was faking it, and had to keep faking it as various people took her seriously, and things evolved from that. She was pretty reluctant about it, which is very interesting from a writer's point of view, but I had to keep inventing a lot of reasons for her to get involved with things. It got a bit tiring after awhile, so I'm trying to avoid that this time around.
The new character is – I wouldn't say eager, but less reluctant. She has a stronger sense of mission. She also begins fairly innocently. The original Whisper, Alexis Devin, took on the role to save her estranged stepfather, and wasn't thinking beyond that. The new Whisper, Dyan Young, begins by being forced to kill someone she's close to, and she then goes after the people who put her in that situation – which takes her into the midst of a black ops deal going down in New Orleans as Katrina bears down on the city. But the series isn't about revenge, it's about penance. (The ubertheme of the original series was betrayal.)
Like the original series, this one uses black ops, shadow governments, the crime/intelligence community interface and political paranoia as a backdrop. But the 2006 versions. There's no connection to the original series – I doubt Alex Devin or any other characters from that one will ever make an appearance in this one – and I have to commend Boom! publisher Ross Richie for going along with that. (There's also an entirely different rationale for the title.) It's nice to be able to start a whole new continuity, without the baggage. A lot of creators and comics companies talk about doing that, but we're doing it.
The setting in "Whisper" — just before Hurricane Katrina hit — is obviously topical. Did the "Whisper" update fit that setting or did the setting fit "Whisper?" And off the point, are you a fan of New Orleans, the city?
I'm a fan of the corruption and criminality that has always been a part of New Orleans history. It was the country's original Sin City. It started out as a smuggler's paradise, one of the major battles of the War of 1812 was pointlessly fought there a month after the war ended, it was the birthplace of the American edition of the Mafia, it has all kinds of connections to the JFK assassination, it was notorious for years for one of the most corrupt police departments in the country, and it's still a smuggler's paradise. Even its greatest contribution to American culture, jazz, started out as entertainment in its wide array of brothels. It's a great city. But the shenanigans surrounding Katrina also connected well with what I wanted to do with the story and the character, so it was a mutual thing. I didn't say, "I've got this character, what would be a good place to set her story" or "man, there's this story I want to do set in New Orleans, it'd work great as a Whisper story." Left to my own devices, I don't often work that way. These things usually sort of evolve as the story takes shape, but I commonly don't consider them separately from story. They just come together in my head that way.
Given that you're setting a fictional story in a very real setting, did you find it a difficult setting to write a story in?
Not really. This isn't a documentary on the Katrina disaster. I have to do a certain amount of research for the sake of verisimilitude, but this amounts to an "untold tale" of Katrina.
In the past you've said writing female characters allows for a "wider range of emotion and reaction." Could you explain why you feel that way and how it applies to "Whisper?"
Something I realized a long time ago is that comics readers have specific expectations of white, male characters if they're positioned as the "heroes." It's a very narrow, parochial view of heroism. It was the catalyst for the original "Whisper" series: I had done a Spider-Man story where Spider-Man figured out that no matter how long he kept fighting with another hero – the Shroud, who in my version was set in Los Angeles and masquerading as a villain to infiltrate and control that city's underworld – it was going to take him more time to win than it was worth, and he had a plane to catch and other things to do, and eventually just cashed in his chips and called it a draw. And Jim Shooter, who was editor-in-chief at the time, called me on the carpet for it, declaring that Spider-Man would never ever walk away from a fight. (Never mind that he did just that more than once in the Lee-Ditko stories I grew up with.) And I thought, "Why the hell not? Is he stupid? Is that what we're supposed to blithely accept, that heroism is a synonym for stupidity?" The fact is that there are a lot of situations where the smart thing to do is just walk away. There are a lot of situations where the smart thing to do is run. It's not unheroic to look for advantage rather than let yourself get trapped in a disadvantageous situation and pray for dumb luck, raw pluck and the hand of God to get you out. And I wanted to write characters who had the brains to get the hell out when getting the hell out was the only sane course of action. And I noticed that readers just didn't hold female or minority characters to the same idiotic standards they held white male characters to. So a female character seemed the way to go. Female characters can run from a grossly uneven fight, they can act deviously if it's to their advantage, they can behave smartly and nobody bats an eye. When male characters, esp. white male characters, do things like that, they're viewed as weak, cowardly or effeminate. It's this sexism/racism thing that underlies most superhero comics that people never think about. Anyway, it's why I like writing female protagonists: they're allowed a wider range of situational response.
The new "Whisper" is a one-shot. From what I could find, the old "Whisper" had a lot of multi-part stories. Do you like the single-issue, single-story format (as it's at odds with the mainstream, written for the trade norm)?
If we do more – that's up in the air, we'll see – this will be the first chapter of that, so an eventual trade isn't out of the question. But it's not hard to prepare for that and still run the issue as a self-contained story. I never have much problem adapting to formats, especially with "Whisper," which has always used a lot of (frequently experimental) compression techniques. The first issue of the original series was more or less a self-contained story, and later on I did a serial running 9-10 pages per chapter, and then it was regular comic size, but I never had any trouble adapting to whatever format publishers decided on. They all have their pros and cons. I have economic questions about the validity of some formats, but creatively I'm ambivalent about them. Ideally the story would determine the format, but it usually works the other way. It's all part of the game.
A lot of First Comics creators have been bringing back their old comics, as of late. Is it all just a coincidence, or is something else going on here??
Yes and no. It's mostly a matter of either timing or the resolution of legal issues, though neither of those things apply to "Whisper." I could've started a new "Whisper" series as early as 1995, and have been approached about it several times, but either I didn't think market conditions made it worthwhile or I didn't like the proposed deal. Ross not only "gave" me everything I wanted, he volunteered it before we even had a discussion about it. And I like the company, I like the way he's doing things. It gives me confidence. But "Grimjack" returning didn't influence the return of "Whisper" one way or the other, I didn't know anything was being done with "Shatter" (I wonder if I'll get royalties for that; I wrote two issues as a favor to First to wrap up the undying first storyline) until last week.
You've been writing comic books for almost thirty years, writing for the Big Two and independent companies of varying sizes. Do you miss the days of "Rom: Spaceknight?" What's your feeling on the state of the industry today?
It's a pretty different industry. I can't say I really "miss" the days of "Rom: Spaceknight." Not that it wasn't a great life if you didn't mind living at the whim of editors. (Most of whom, let's be fair, were pretty good to work with.) It was always a business, of course, but there used to be more of a sense of adventure to the industry. By and large, it feels more inert now. "Cold mechanic happenings," as G.K. Chesterton put it. Which isn't helped by the way distribution has calcified and the industry's newfound obsession with Hollywood. But there are still occasionally publishers with a sense of adventure out there.
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this problem persist because I have opt out to install from network mirror. So you need to update your /etc/apt/sources.list
i found solution when reading this post install tips
If for some reason you chose "no" when asked "use a network mirror" during your Kali installation, you may be missing some entries in your sources.list file. If this is the case, check the official repository list for the entries that should be in that file. Despite what many unofficial guides instruct you to do, avoid adding extra repositories to your sources.list file. Don't add kali-dev, kali-rolling, or any other Kali repositories unless you have a specific reason to – which usually, you won't. If you *must* add additional repositories, drop a new sources file in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ instead.make sure the lines is in your sources.lisr
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deb http://http.kali.org/kali sana main non-free contrib
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EvoSpend provides mobile, online, and in person commerce enabling platforms. We encourage responsible behaviors through brand loyalty.
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- Founded October 2011
- Employees 6
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EvoSpend provides financial access through online, mobile and social media commerce enabling platforms which benefit our brand partners and their consumers. Our solutions provide cobranded commerce, loyalty and financial management tools. Through innovative engagement techniques, we deepen emotional and commercial interactions between our brands and their consumers. Our customers are passionate brands and the high growth Verge consumer segment.
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Stephen Chase has over 14 years of retail based managerial, marketing, and buying experience. Chase assumed increasingly senior level creative, managerial, and executive roles with Retail Apparel Service Corporation, a 120+ unit specialty store chain, including Senior Buyer and Planner and Director of Retail Marketing. In these roles Chase created and launched partnerships with numerous young, fresh, and innovative brands and spearheaded their ma
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Housing & Residential Life
2017-2018 Student Handbook
General Residence Hall Policies
A. Abandoned Property
If personal property is abandoned in a room by a resident, the items will be left in the room for 5 (five) days. Once 5 days have passed or Housing & Residential Life reasonably believes that the resident has abandoned all personal property, Housing employees will remove the items from the room and properly store and take inventory of all property. Once this is complete, a certified letter will be sent to the previous resident stating that their property has been inventoried and stored. After fifteen days from the date of the letter being sent, if the belongings are not retrieved by their owner, the property will be disposed of. A twenty dollar ($20) per day storage fee may be assessed upon completion of time inventory for up to 15 days. Additionally, a $50 charge will be assessed for the inventory of all property in the room.
B. Appliances:
Housing & Residential Life is pleased to offer you the chance to purchase or rent a MicroChill unit for your room. This single source powered unit allows you to have the convenience of a mini-fridge, freezer and microwave in your room at any time. Renting or purchasing this unit is the only way to have a microwave in your room. Standalone microwaves are not permitted as our power grid is not able to sustain the use, but with the MicroChill single source powered unit you can have all three at your fingertips for an affordable cost during the school year. To rent or purchase your MicroChill unit please visit http://www.collegeproducts.com/msub.
Avoid overloading outlets with too many cords and do not use extension cords with frayed wiring or poor connections. Check the wiring and casing on appliances. Residents may have radios, stereos, and televisions (wall mounting is NOT permitted) in their rooms if they keep the volume at a level that does not disturb others.
If a resident's stereo speakers are large enough that they cause a noise disturbance for other residents, the Hall Director and Resident Assistants may request that the speakers be removed from the room. Use of electrical appliances for the preparation or storage of food other than coffee pots, toaster ovens or refrigerators (4 cubic feet or smaller) are not allowed. Standalone microwaves are specifically prohibited. The wiring system is NOT intended for items that place a heavy load on the system, such as microwave ovens.
C. Building Entrances:
All residents must follow the building entrance policies as posted at the entrance of each building. The buildings are secured 24 hours a day and residents must follow the technology systems available to identify their status as a resident. All guests must be checked in, over the age of 18, and MUST present a valid MUS system ID or government issued ID before entering the building. Petro Hall guests must check in at the window or desk and Rimrock Hall guests must check in at the front desk.
D. Ceiling Tile Removal:
Removal of ceiling tiles for any reason (ie: storing items in ceiling) is NOT allowed.
E. Combustible Materials:
Combustible materials such as propane, gasoline, kerosene, and items containing combustible materials (i.e. lanterns) are NOT permitted in residence halls.
F. Cooking:
Kitchens are provided on every floor. No appliances with exposed elements (ex: hot plate, toaster, etc) may be used in the residence halls. Misuse of kitchens may result in the facilities being closed. Residents are responsible for keeping kitchens clean and removing their dishes. All items left in the kitchen area are subject to removal. If students living on the floor wish to leave cooking items in the cupboards and drawers, please notify the Resident Assistant and custodian on the floor. Housing staff is NOT responsible for these items. Students MUST clean up their mess & dishes. Do NOT put food in sink or down drains.
G. Desk Storage:
Desks may be put in storage for residents. A storage fee of
$25 annually will be assessed. Please speak with your RA if you think this is something you would like and wish to have your desk removed.
H. Laundry:
Laundry facilities are provided on each floor for resident use only for a dollar to wash and a dollar to dry (money needs to be put on your general u-card). Residents must clean out washers and dryer lint traps after each use. Non-resident's laundry is prohibited and will be removed. Residents are responsible for watching their own clothes, and the Housing department assumes no responsibility for theft. Misuse or consistent damage to the laundry equipment may result in the loss/closing of services. Refund link for machine not working: https://msubillings.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9MldKEkP ZoIaBE1
I. Lost Keys:
A fee of $45.00 will be assessed for any lost key. A $15.00 fee will be assessed for lost outdoor keys if you were issued one. Security of the resident rooms is of primary importance; therefore, locks are changed and new keys are made whenever a key is lost. Keys may not be duplicated.
J. Lounges and Balconies:
These areas are provided for the residents as an informal gathering place. Quiet/courtesy hours apply to these areas at all times. Balcony doors will be locked at 10:00 pm. All furniture must remain in the lounges. Throwing objects off the balcony is prohibited and will result in misconduct action. MSU Billings is not responsible for any personal items left in lounges, lobby areas, laundry rooms, or kitchens – and items left are subject to removal. Smoking is prohibited on the balconies.
Common areas in residence halls (lounges and lobbies) are for the use of the building's residents and their registered guests. Only groups or individuals invited by residents or staff may make informative or educational presentations in the hall lobbies. The residence hall staff will monitor and schedule all presentations or events.
No group or individuals may schedule residence hall common space for regular meetings or activities (ie. Campus club meetings, bible studies, political groups, etc.) except for activities directly sponsored by the hall staff and made available to all students. Presentations or activities may not include the sale of product or services, nor may residence hall facilities or rooms be used for personal profit or gain.
K. Maintenance Requests:
All maintenance requests must be submitted through the online system. You can find the maintenance request link at the front desk in each Residence Hall. The link to submit a maintenance request is https://msubillings.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_aWQ4b7rneb hKFaB. Please be as specific as possible when completing the request. These request are checked daily. Maintenance requests are NOT to be called directly to Facility Services or to the student maintenance worker. Questions or concerns regarding maintenance requests may be directed to a Hall Director. If you have an emergency situation (sink flooding, lock broken) that needs immediate attention, please phone it in to the Hall Director, Housing Office or contact your front desk or RA. If you have submitted a request and you want to follow up on the status, please contact your Hall Director or the Office of Housing and Residential Life. By submitting a maintenance request you are granting permission to enter your room, unless otherwise specified.
The response time will depend on the nature and severity of the maintenance problem, but we will respond to all problems in a timely manner.
Each room is equipped with its own steam radiator that is controlled by adjusting the thermostat mounted on the wall of the room. During freezing weather, NEVER COMPLETELY TURN RADIATORS OFF! Doing so may cause the radiator to freeze and result in extensive water damage. The cost of repair is the RESIDENT'S responsibility.
L. Moving Furniture:
All furniture in residents' rooms must remain in the rooms unless arrangements are made with a Resident Assistant to make changes. A charge of $25.00 will be assessed for bed and mattress storage. Furniture in floor lounges must remain in the proper area. Residents found with lounge furniture in their rooms will be charged a fine for removal of the furniture ($25.00 per item) and be asked to remove the furniture immediately. Fire codes state that no more than two beds and no more than two desks are allowed in the rooms.
M. Personal Property & Insurance Encouragement:
MSU Billings is not responsible for the personal belongings and property of students living in the residence halls, regardless of how the damage is caused (ex: sinks overflowing, natural disaster, theft, etc). Students are encouraged to carry appropriate personal property insurance. Your parent's homeowners insurance may cover you, please consult with agent. Students are also expected to lock their doors and carry their keys with them at all times.
N. Phones:
The phone service works with voice over the internet and not traditional phone lines, so you will need to use the phone that is checked out to you when you sign up for the phone service. You will be unable to use your own phone. You will be given a phone information sheet and the $100 annual fee will be assessed to your student account. If you damage this phone, charges will be assessed. There is no voicemail on the University's phones.
O. Posters & Room Decorations:
Residents may decorate their residence hall rooms with posters and other similar decorations as long as they do not cause damage to the room (nails, hooks, screws, etc. are not permitted). You must have your room number visible on your room door at all times. Residents are financially responsible for all damage or loss in designated rooms. Placing signs in windows and on the exterior of room doors in university residence halls is considered a resident's privilege. Any resident who chooses to express their creativity, via their window or door assumes the responsibility for balancing their personal tastes with the image of the total community. Controversial, antagonistic, or pornographic materials may draw personal confrontations from others within the community who may be offended by the content. Posters of an offensive nature cannot be placed in public view; i.e. windows, showers, outside doors, etc.
Do not cover the room number posted on the room door.
*Helpful Hint—When placing posters on walls, use poster putty/command strips. Masking tape pulls paint off walls and the surface off the ceiling tiles (use pins in tiles). Please do not use nails in the walls.
P. Refrigerators:
Housing & Residential Life is pleased to offer you the chance to purchase or rent a MicroChill unit for your room. This single source powered unit allows you to have the convenience of a mini-fridge, freezer and microwave in your room at any time. Renting or purchasing this unit is the only way to have a microwave in your room this year. Standalone microwaves are not permitted as our power grid is not able to sustain the use, but with the MicroChill single source powered unit you can have all three at your fingertips for an affordable cost during the school year. To rent or purchase your MicroChill unit please visit http://www.collegeproducts.com/msub.
Residents may bring refrigerators into their rooms at no additional charge. Size is limited to residence hall models (4 cubic feet or smaller). NO FULL-SIZE REFRIGERATORS ALLOWED. Refrigerators are to be empty and unplugged during the break periods if the resident is not staying in his/her room.
Q. ResNet Wireless Internet Access:
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BELGRADE (Reuters) - One of Serbia's most prominent business tycoons was shot and wounded outside his home in an upscale Belgrade neighborhood on Friday, a government official told Reuters.
The official, who declined to be named, said 53-year-old Milan Beko had been shot twice and was in hospital in serious condition.
"He is undergoing surgery and the investigation is ongoing," the official said. "We can assume he had many enemies, but so far police has nothing conclusive that might indicate who was responsible."
For Serbs, the shooting will recall the dark days of assassination and score-settling on the streets of Belgrade in the 1990s, when Serbia was run by late strongman Slobodan Milosevic and socialist Yugoslavia was falling apart.
Beko made his fortune during a period of privatisation in the 1990s and had various business interests. He served as Minister for Ownership Transformation -- which oversaw privatisation -- in the late 1990s and was seen as close to Milosevic and his wife, Mira Markovic.
Beko was questioned by police last year in connection with a government investigation into a deal to privatize Belgrade's Danube commercial port. He denied any wrongdoing.
(Reporting by Aleksandar Vasovic; Editing by Matt Robinson and Sonya Hepinstall)


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Ajha set up his modular comp on his mother's makeup table and tapped away diligently until Mushy stuck his head in to say his father's speech was coming up.
The Ax looked fresh and relaxed, happier than Ajha could ever remember seeing him on screen.
"I'll be brief. Concentrations of Power allow one to complete great tasks. Great concentrations of Power warp the balance, and allow excess and extremes full rein. A huge concentration of Power has just blitzed my family. My son cannot refuse the role that has fallen on him. To moderate the impact, I believe I need to soften my own personal horde of power. As a first step, I withdraw from this contest. Both Ozji and Arlw are honorable, intelligent men. Listen to them now, and chose between them. Thank you."
"Oh. Clever." Ajha glanced at Ajki. "Had he planned this all along?"
"Oh no. You've tossed our plans to the four winds, One only knows where they will land." Ajki flashed a grin. "But he was purely hating the thought of kneeling before Arlw and swearing his loyalty to Clan."
Ajha snorted and listened to Arlw talk about the Pride of the One, the Duty of the Clan to uphold it, and to defend it from further attack. To retaliate and attack Comet Fall. Before he was done, Ajha was back at his computer, writing a timeline of Comet Fall's experiences with the Multiverse. The early years when they had no gates of their own, when the Earth and the One had considered them a tasty morsel to trample while they fought over which one would get to eat it. He'd send someone to Embassy, to check it over for veracity, before he posted it.
A history of genetic engineering wouldn't be a bad idea either. He might be able to show how closely related the Prophets were, to the Comet Fall Gods. Show how they were One people, become many, spread over a Mulitverse too large to be squabbled over.
In the Great Room, he heard Arlw finish his speech, and the Clan Council call up Ozdi. He walked out and stood beside Bo to listen.
Ozdi sideswiped the history of the Clan for a few useful details, spoke of the flow of obligations, from people to government, and government to people. He spoke of how the Federal Government took more than it gave, to support an Army, defensive and offensive, research, development, exploration . . . then he spoke of the Clan, that gave more than it took, to help individuals, to keep the home enclave prosperous and productive, encourage childbearing and education. He spoke of Arlw's suitability for the Federal government, and his own fit for the homeland role. "No one can do both jobs. Attempting to will just harm both. And I'm here, where a Patriarch belongs."
"And not a word about the redefinition, bioattack or retaliation for same." Ajha sighed.
Bo frowned at him. "Are you really going to espouse a pacifist position?"
"Well, I don't think we should roll over and let anyone kick us. But we've been the bully in the sand box for long enough. We've stepped out of the playground, and found out that bullying may not be the best method of dealing with the adult world. Oh Damn. I hate my mouth." He threw his hands up and walked back to his comp.
Bo followed him. "What?"
"Every time I open my damned mouth, some One be damned speech comes out of it. All full of metaphors and political . . . residue."
"Residue?" Bo laughed and walked out.
Ajha pulled the voter page and identified himself. Voted for Ozji. To Hell with Father and his political ambitions. He looked out at the gloomy dark ocean through towering redwoods, their branches trimmed to give a breathtaking view from here. It looked like it was going to get serious about raining.
"Now that was a proper breakup, not one of these modern polite, arranged divorces!"
Xiat smiled politely at the old Neartuone. Udzi's maternal aunt, aged one-hundred-and-fifty-four-and-not-asham
"Sixteen pregnant dachshunds? She walked out and left him with sixteen . . . "
"Give or take a couple that might have already whelped. All the servants quit. My! How that house smelled! But Udzi got the better of her. It was such a good story he had no problem selling the pups at all, and that's how he financed his run for Regional Representative."
"I see." She controlled her breathing carefully. Serious cops do not roll around on the floor laughing. She tried to concentrate on the periodic tick of raindrops on the roof above her head.
"She came by briefly, just to say hello, she said. I think she came back to the enclave hunting for a new husband, or even a remarriage to Zi. Well! No chance of that! Once was quite enough. Let's see. After Zi divorced her, he married into the Brightwater Subclan. Was that ever a mistake! Woman was completely barren, and no good saying it was Udzi's fault, for she had no children, ever, through a dozen marriages."
And the problem with it all was that Udzi's election would have reflected, however distantly, on all those connections. What she needed to do was to look for motives in the political hotbed of Paris. And look for connections to the Black Point Clan. And find out what they'd been doing, since their arrival.
They finally came to an end of all the wives.
"Did Udzi ever talk about his work in Paris, or his socializing? Did he keep a big house there?"
"Oh, Sweetie! Everyone who is anyone has a big swank apartment in Paris!" She dropped her volume, confidingly. "And 'Social Secretaries' to do the entertaining, but most of those were really mistresses."
One! I didn't realize anyone still euphemized assigned Princesses! Xiat widened her eyes, like a naive little girl. "But, their wives . . . "
"Wives come and go. A good Social Secretary is never, ever dismissed."
Ha! As if the man were the one in control of that!
"I see." Xiat shivered, thinking back all those years, to her Princess training. Most of her class mates were assigned Princesses. They often occupied their time acting as social secretaries. And if the One decided the man they were assigned to was dangerous, the social secretary took care of the accident.
"They are the highest of the Withiones, you see, and can never have children. Very handy."
"Quite." She agreed, weakly. "So, who was the Lord's social secretary?"
"Meoc." The old woman sighed. "Such an exquisite woman. Died in a auto crash two years ago. Udzi was so distressed. He was assigned another, but when he retired, she was recalled. He just shut down the Paris apartment and came home. He said it was time to leave the bigger playing field. I think he was looking around for a nice cozy sort of wife, lower class but less fuss, you know? Old men get like that, silly things."
"I see. So . . . who was he dating?"
"Negotiating for, dear. Old men don't date."
"Oh, surely they can be a little frivolous."
"Frivolous. Humph. That pretty much describes the girls. Honestly! Goim's youngest wasn't but twenty-two! And . . . "
Xiat escaped eventually with a list of five women.
One lived just down the street.
Gaem Clostuone rolled her eyes at the mention Udzi. "Call me Game, please. One, these hideous names, why don't they let us at least register a nickname and use that? Udzi was a dirty old man. It's bad enough when they leer at the maids. When they start in on the daughters, look out! I couldn't see why mother kept inviting him in for tea. But when she started insisting that we join them, it became clear. 'So good for you to practice your manners, dear.' Ha! Turns out the old creep wanted to marry me. Makes my skin crawl! Yuck. I mean, my big sister would have jumped at the chance. She's a Neartuone. I figured she'd be the one getting the offer. That Ewmo of hers may have good numbers, but he's just starting out. I'm a Clostuone, a disgrace to the family. That means I can marry for love, and I damn well will. And I told him so, when I turned him down."
"Wow. Well, I'll bet your boyfriend's relieved."
"Oh, I haven't got one yet! I'm taking classes on the grid, and I'm going to get a job, save some money and unlike all my Withione neighbors, I'll have kids. And they'll all have the same father. Thank you very much."
Xiat blinked. "And they say the younger generation is lacking in common sense and morals."
"Just the Withs and Nears. And with those genes gone, even some of them are wising up."
Xiat checked in with the Investigator, then met him for a quick lunch.
"Huh. All these politics, funny if we end up with an enraged boyfriend offing the old guy for trying to outbid him with his girl. Did you catch the speeches this morning?"
"No. Anything surprising?"
"The Ax dropped out. Called both his opponents worthy and walked."
Xiat nodded slowly. "So either Arlw is nagged to death by Clan duties, or he has a recent loss on his election registry. Either way, the Ax wins. I suppose he used Ajha as an excuse?"
"Yep. Said he had to avoid a dangerous concentration of power."
Xiat contemplated that, and took another bite.
"I take it you don't think Ajha did it?"
"I went riding, at night with Jioh. Retracing the path she'd taken the night of the ninth, around ten-thirty to eleven-thirty."
"I saw the news feed. Stop to chat?"
"Yeah. From the path, she saw someone asleep on the patio, and the slope was undisturbed. Above and beyond that, Ajha now has immunity, and still says he didn't do it."
"That could be to stay in image."
She shook her head. "Philosophers don't have false fronts. Ajha's run smack into the One, and his deepest and most heartfelt convictions are surfacing. I'm not sure he's capable of lying, right now."
"Humph. Well, I've talked to everyone on Udzi's house computer's list of welcome guests. They were mostly the old aunt's friends, half the rest are too old or otherwise infirm to have done it. And there's not a motive to be found."
"Right. I'm going to go talk to Jioh, then talk to the rest of these women Udzi had his eye on."
She walked into the stable yard, apprehensively. A small crowd was watching the lower pasture. Xurug was trotting down the fence line, head up, eyes on some distant horses. A neigh from the stable brought his head around, and he galloped back.
"He's still going strong, after spending half the morning running." Jioh spoke from behind her. "I have two grid cams running, following him, both with advertising for equine products. The vet came with his portable ultrasound and says all the veterinary schools have called him wanting daily updates. Even if he does pop a couple of rocks, it'll be worth it, just to see him looking so good again."
"He is an Olympic gold medal eventer. It's not like he's even average, let alone bad. How many times have you cursed yourself for gelding him?"
Jioh paused. "Umm. Well stallions are such a pain in the arse in competition. Umm." Her eyes swung from Xurug, back to the stable.
Xiat left her pondering and headed for the next young woman on her list.
Cair Neartuone was slow and warm and . . . cushiony. She looked like the ideal old man's bedwarmer. She batted long black eyelashes at Xiat. "I was thinking about it. I mean, I scraped by with one bare complete set and a couple extras. If I tried to play the Game, I'd be preggers inside of a week. So, a nice old man, money, a house . . . I told my big brother to negotiate." She shrugged, wavy black tresses sliding across pale shoulders. "I can put up with the Aunt for a bit, but not forever, so when he died, I either wanted the house, or enough money to buy a house. Depending on kids, you see? Because he didn't have any. So there's a bunch of nieces and nephews in his will." She reached out languidly and picked up a foil wrapped chocolate from a cut crystal bowl, and peeled it slowly, a corner at a time. "I guess we ought to have been a bit faster about it." She placed the chocolate between perfect white teeth and half closed her eyes as she savored it.
Xiat swallowed. "Ah, I'll bet you've got plenty of boys hanging around."
Cair smiled. "I dunno. I think I like the idea of a rich old man. Maybe I'll look around for another one."
Further uphill, Veol Clostuone was the daughter of two Servaones. They had a tiny three room suite in the back of their employer's home.
"I told Daddy, Hell no! But did he listen? Not a chance." Veol had silky sandy brown hair down to her butt, blue eyes and a wasp waist. The wasp also had her tongue. "Always coming back with a better offer. Same old man, though. No. No. No. I'm going to have fun, and no babies. These pretty boys can dance like anything, and bring me presents. I'll worry about picking up a stipend in a decade or two. I think it's poisonous, anyway, that Mummy and Daddy get twice the educational adjustment for my big brother as for me." Sniff. "Wretched Neartuone. 'He needs to go to special classes, indeed.' He isn't that much stronger than I am."
The rapid fire chatter was aimed at Xiat's reflection in a mirror as the girl swept rouge carefully over her cheeks, and pouted her red lips. She nodded in satisfaction. "The mistress is giving a party. With some young men on the guest list. Withiones. Now they've got glow!"
Across the ridge, and down in the woods, the lots were smaller, the houses tiny, and within the price range of a working family. Neaq Servaone was hosting a backyard party around a hot tub, clothing optional. Xiat opted to come back tomorrow.
"Everyone is throwing a party because of this damned vote." She juggled comm and comp as the Investigator chuckled. She signed in and voted for Ozji, without bothering to think too hard. She glared balefully at the clouds. They weren't getting any thinner.
"I think we should talk to Ewmo. He's the only boyfriend whose name has come up. Maybe he didn't get the word about Udzi wanting the little sister instead of his squeeze."
"Can't hurt. Meet you at Aunt Zowm's?"
Aunt Zowm was the Ax's older sister. Elwy was her fourth husband, and had been so proud of the son he'd engendered, not to mention her three exes he'd just pissed on, that they'd stayed married for the intervening seventy-three years. He was a sub minister in the agriculture department, and traveled frequently. He was too proud to admit to a hearing problem.
At the moment he was traveling up and down stairs to their attic. "Zowm just has to have all the crystal she put away forty years ago, because it was out of style. Then she spotted something like it on some silly fashion show, and she has to have it all fetched back down. She's in the kitchen driving the servants to drink with menu changes. You'd think she'd never given a party."
They trailed the old man up the steep stairs to the attic. "Is Ewmo about, somewhere?"
"Oh no. Wouldn't let him get within ten feet of a box of good crystal. I don't need any help." He flipped on the light. "Now, as I recall, they were in white boxes, and we put them about in the middle of the side wall. Yeah. Behind this chest, where they wouldn't get tripped over and broken. Because things always do come back into style, don't they?"
Xiat let the man babble on. Her attention was on a long case, the sort of thing one might carry a musical instrument in. It wasn't designed to carry a sword, but it was long enough, and noticeably free of dust.
The Investigator studied it, and turned to Elwy, and his boxes. "This case looks new. Have you taken up playing the clarinet or something?"
"Clarinet? What? Huh. Don't remember that case. One of the boys must have brought it. Dunno how it got up here." He juggled boxes uncertainly.
"Sorry, didn't mean to delay you, when you've got your arms full. Would you like me to carry one?" The investigator chivvied him downstairs.
Xiat opened her comp and pulled up a search warrant request, filled it out and sent it, called the station and requested the lab. She walked downstairs and waited. Her comp chimed. She printed out the warrant, and handed it to Elwy when he came back.
"I'm afraid you won't be able to go up until our lab people have looked at that case. Most likely it's nothing." Elwy gawped and stammered at the warrant, then the lab truck arrived.
No prints on the outside. Inside it was padded, with the form of a sword impressed in the foam. A faint scent—the lab had a fast field test for the exact chemical digester used on the body suit. It matched.
"Right. The murder weapon was carried here, the case hidden. Now let's search the rest of the house." The Investigator was smiling tightly.
Xiat pointed the lab guys at the dining room. "If it's clear, we'll use if as an office. Good thing Aunt Zowm hasn't set the table yet. Uncle Elwy, you've got a household of Ewmo's friends staying here, don't you? Why don't you tell me about them? Ewmo's working in the Commerce and Trade department, isn't he? Are these new friends from there?"
The man waved that away distractedly. "No, they wouldn't come to Black Point during this convention. You can't suspect Ewmo. He was hosting a party for the young set when Udzi was killed."
The lab guys pulled out of the dining room. "All clear."
"What?" Elwy looked after them, then hustled through the dining room to the kitchen. "Zowm, get out here, we got a problem."
"Oh what now, can't you see I'm . . . Who are those people, and who are you?" Zowm's gaze left the investigator again for the lab guys as the ran their instruments over the furniture in her parlor.
"I'm Investigator Efku. We're investigating Udzi's murder. We're testing for some chemical residue that is important to the case. I understand Ewmo had a party here, the evening of the ninth?"
"Oh, young men and women, you know how they are! Just a few friends, really . . . I . . . we know them all . . . they wouldn't . . . " She shut her mouth long enough for her brains to catch up.
Elwy was already there. "We have Ukky, Orqu, and Atmy staying with us. Ifbo, Azky, Wpja, Ushy and, umm, Eccu was here, too, wasn't he?"
"Yes, they came for the party, and left about two in the morning, between them and those Servaone girls, Ewmo will have a completely water tight alibi." Aunt Zaom's anxiety level dropped to half its former peak. "And you are no doubt mistaken in suspecting any of our guests."
Xiat checked the names and affiliations of the young men, so as to be sure of getting the right ones. Damn these names, anyway.
The lab found evidence of the chemical digester in several rooms of the second floor. The house was built back into the hill, the second floor was at ground level in the back, where a large room held a gaming table, a wet bar, huge vid screen and a variety of chairs and sofas. Two bedrooms and a bathroom were at the front of the house and opened to the game room.
"Ewmo has a nice big bedroom upstairs." Aunt Zaom wrung her hands as she obeyed orders to stay well back.
"The chemical itself is long oxidized and gone, out here. But a few fabrics have been affected. That bedroom, the bed shows a spot that's been broken down. Three spots out here. The bathroom—one towel."
The Investigator scowled at the shower.
The head of the lab team muttered something about it being big enough for a three some, and probably had seen several. He caught a glare from Zowm. "We'll check outside now." Grimaced at the raindrops, now coming closer together.
"Right. Now, we need to speak to Ewmo and your house guests. Do you know where they are?"
"Up at Kiaj's, of course. They'd be insane to not make points on their connections to Ajha. Bless the One! Of all the people to be a new Philosopher! Ajha!"
The Investigator looked bilious, and turned to the lab people. "Bag everything up. Seal the attic. I want to talk to all these young men. Lady Zowm, can your party remain downstairs?"
She gulped. "I suppose it had better."
Outside, the rain was coming down steadily. Xiat joined the Investigator in his car. "So. Our assassin stows his gear in Aunt Zowm's attic. Retrieved it during the party. And what? Put the suit on in the attic and jumped out the window? Tight fit. Perhaps he just tossed the suit and sword, then went back down and out. Everyone drunk, lights dim, patio doors open—it was a nice night, bright moonlight. He could walk right through and out."
"Dress, run up the hill and kill Udzi." The Investigator nodded. "Back down the hill, suit and sword down the drain, and walk into the party. Except he'd have had the digester all over his clothes. Shoes, too." He stopped in front of Aunt Kiaj's, but pulled out his comm. "Check the roof, look for the digested residue of shoes and clothing." He dropped the comm in his pocket and they headed for the house.
The party was both casual and subdued. A Southern Season football game was playing on the vid screen with the sound turned off. Two couples were dancing on the covered half of the patio, door open despite the damp chill. Ajha waved from the far side of the room, and pointed toward the patio. They worked their way through the crowd.
"I'm quite sure I didn't plan a party, but one seems to have sprung up anyway." Ajha looked at his watch. "Five more minutes till the voting closes. Then the poor reps have to start their dance. Ajki left a half hour ago."
"Then Arlw will Rule the World!" Ewmo had found enough to get drunk on.
"Or Ozji." Ahja put in, unwisely.
"You didn't! You voted for that old man?" Ewmo staggered out the door, Bo trailing, looking disgusted.
"I flipped a coin. Well, not really, but I might as well have."
"I don't think I'm going to be one of your followers." Bo shook his head. "Pacificst. Coward. Quiter. Native Lover. Hey, did you really screw a Comet Fall witch?"
"Two of them, actually." Ajha wrinkled his forehead. "For just a moment there I could almost lie."
"Hey, those were deadly insults, aren't you going to challenge him?"
"Nah, those were just drunken . . . where the hell did you get those swords, Ask Me?"
"He brought them to show Ewmo." Bo got in Ajha's face and back him out into the rain. "You man enough to use one, or did those Priests already cut off your balls?"
Xiat lunged forward as Bo shoved Ajha. Ajha leaned, turned, grabbed Bo's arm and rolled him over his hip, and the low rail and dropped him about four feet to the slippery mud of the slope.
"Nice!" She leaned over the rail as Bo scrambled to find his feet.
Someone caromed into them and Ahja cursed as he went over the rail. Someone at the back of the crowd laughed and she caught the flash as two swords were tossed over everyone's heads. Fortunately missing the two on the ground as well. Bo slid down and grabbed one, and Ajha backed up cautiously to the other.
"This isn't a good idea, Bo."
She saw the spell as a flick of light. Ajha shrugged it off.
Xiat slammed an elbow into the person pressing her into the rail. A perfect setup! Two idiots sliding around in the mud and pine needles on a slope, with swords in their hands. Drunk, laughing. It would look so accidental . . .


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The consumer aspect is that after you've dotted your Is and cross the Ts, your bank then has to issue you a new card, you have to wait for it in the mail (sometimes weeks!), and maybe you really needed it to make a purchase and now you can't. Perhaps a last-minute Christmas gift? You also now have to go online once you get the card and change all those pesky accounts that are set up to use it if you can even remember them all! You may have a Netflix and Hulu subscription, your Amazon Prime membership, membership to the gym, on and on all with that one card.
Enter startup Final to try to ease all the stress that comes with credit card fraud, data breaches, and all those other nasties by issuing you a single credit card (with EMV chip and pin) with the ability to generate an entirely unique number for every transaction, but the awesomeness doesn't end there.
Final is a company out of Boulder that went through their TechStars program and came out from the accelerator bright-eyed, bushy-tailed, and ready to solve a problem in a refined and beautiful way. Their team currently consists of their CEO Matt Rothstein, CTO Aaron Frank, COO Andrew Dietrich and their VP's of Product and Marketing Davis Godbout and Ben Apel respectively. They will also be relocating to the city of San Francisco early 2015 which will coincidence with their (hopeful) product release to those on their beta waiting list.
As mentioned Final is a card that will dynamically generate a unique 16 digit card number every time you swipe the card at a terminal. Did you have your card numbers compromised in the latest breach? You can keep on using your Final card and not have a care in the world as those numbers won't do a thief a lick of good. Do you use those gas pumps outside that companies warn their customers may have skimmers? No problem there either.
Final also offers customers complete control over their finances. You can deactivate numbers on the fly, limit the amount of money a merchant can charge you and receive a notice on your phone if they exceed that limit. You will have a portal available online to track your expenses (much like Mint) and even have them pushed directly to your mobile device. For those who do most of their shopping online they will have browser extensions that will allow you to also dynamically generate numbers at your request.
When I reached out to the folks over at Final they were very enthusiastic and addicting in their belief that the credit card industry itself is long overdue for a change, and that change should benefit the consumer. As with any credit card the Final card will allow you to build up your credit history, however they are focused on releasing in the U.S. market at the moment with plans to expand internationally. For those traveling however you can still use your card as you normally would. The application process for Final will be akin to any other credit card app and subject to approval. They also plan to offer a rewards program to be released later.
If you would like to sign up for a spot on their beta list for the release please do so at their website or you can check them out via social media on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+.
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Umm... this is a one-shot I guess. By: I wonder who? Saphiraemrys. Duh. Own me no anything. Rowling rich, I not. Bwahaha. Read and review please. )
I Hate Mondays
Nothing seems to be going right anymore.
Imean sure, you have some of the kids in school thinking you're a hottie, and then others who think you are the most disgusting piece of slime on earth. But it's probably all just natural.
I get frustrated sometimes, yes. Everybody does. But then there are the two who keep me afloat in this dangerous sea of hate that people call earth.
Hermione, with curly brown hair and intelligent eyes, helps me the most. She was there when Ron got mad at me in the fourth year. She always has been a little bossy too, but hey, I'm not one to complain when she lets me copy her Charms homework.
Ron, of course, is there joining me when I curse that ferret, Malfoy. He has been the one to think up devious plots of mischief. His fire hair and the freckles splashed across the bridge of his nose just spit out his personality all the clearer.
Then there's me, the famous Potter, scar-head, Potty, The-Boy-Who-Lived. But I don't think I'm that special. I've got the usual crappy appearance that all teenage boys have. I have the green eyes that my mum gave me. The scruffy black mop that I call hair doesn't really compliment my appearance, but I was born with it and I don't think it's giving up to a comb real soon.
But the cut across my brow must give people some idea of a "gifted spirit".
Whatever, I say. But there is more to life than just that. Ah. Much more. But love? No, love is for guys who don't have the world's expectations lying on their shoulders. But the way she looks at me…
The way she looks at me with those milky brown eyes hints something more.
I like her, heck, I might even love her.
But love is something for other people. I don't have time for love.
And yet, she tells me something different.
So now, I'm stuck by the lake, waiting for her, because I had to use my evil wand and send the evil note flying through the evil air to land in her evil plate.
During evil breakfast I might add.
Ergh. I hate Mondays.
But now… By Merlin's beard, there she is! But oh, there she is. Her hourglass figure sends shivers down my spine. And her hair flows behind in a brown cloud of glory. Merlin, there she is.
I hate Mondays.
Now the realization and desperation of my actions hit me. Crap. I just invited her out here to tell her how much I love her. Oh god here she is, here she is, here she-
"Hey, Harry… what'd you wanna tell me?" Hermione asks with a curious expression in her eyes.
"I- er- I just wanted to- urgh…" I am so stupid! Something is working wrong in my brain. A nerve or something. "Uh, Hermione, I wanted to ask you-"
"Wanted to ask me what, Harry?"
Nothing seems to be going right anymore.
And have I mentioned that I hate Mondays?
"Well, uh, what is- what is- what's the definition of… of… of love?" Okay, I know it sounds stupid, but it's the best I can come up with while my brain isn't functioning. Dang it, brain.
Her eyes seemed to lose a spark, or something. "The definition of lo- what in the world for?"
I hate Mondays!
"I just have the desire to know, I guess… here, walk with me." God, I hate myself so much right now.
We started a journey around the lake. And then she came up with the answer.
The answer to the stupid question that I so gracefully asked to cover up my desire to tell her how much I swoon over her at night, looking out at the stars, thinking of her. God, Hermione, why'd you have to go from a buck-toothed know-it-all to a graceful brown-haired wonder?
She sighed. "Umm, it's, oh! It's a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person." She smiled and kept walking.
"Any other descriptions?" I said this only because, haha! I have a plan.
"Yes, but Harry, I got to tell you, you're kind've-"
Mondays are what I hate.
"Hermione, just say it. But look at me when you do." I took her by the shoulders and spun her around, so that her beautiful brown gaze met my green one.
"Alright, Harry. It's an intense personal attachment or affection. Happy?" She tried to walk again, but I stopped her. "Harry?"
And now I put my plan into action. "So an example might be… looking out at the stars through your dormitory window, calling out her name, wishing she would notice you?"
"That might be… Harry, what're you getting at?"
"Or inviting a girl out to the lake to tell her that you love her and fumbling around for an excuse to cover up the question, 'Do you love me, too'?"
Realization dawned on her face. "Harry, you…?"
"Yes, Hermione, I do," I gathered her into my arms and I felt her melting into my embrace.
I finally did what I had been so longing to do. And then I popped the question.
"So, do you love me, too?" I laid my chin against her forehead.
"Harry, I just couldn't get up the nerve to tell you for the past year…" she paused.
I lifted her chin.
She stared at me.
And then I did what I thought would be most natural.
I kissed her.
I love Mondays.
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July – December 2015 Au Pair Meetings
July 2015 Au Pair Meeting: Pool Party by the Lake
My group will be attending Edyta's (the other LCC here in the area) meeting for July. She will take attendance and this meeting is mandatory for my group!
Date: Saturday, July 18th 2015
Place: 10720 Edgewater Dr. Cleveland OH 44102
Time: 2pm-5pm
Info: Please bring a bathing suit and a towel with you. Don't forget sunscreen!! Also, maybe some smaller blanket or a lawn chair, if you'd like
Also, everyone, please bring one small dish from your home country to share with everyone.
August 2015 Au Pair Meeting: Water Rafting Trip
Date: Sunday, August 9th 2015
Time: 10:00am Please be on time!! Make sure you leave early enough to give yourself enough time to get there. There is NO CELL PHONE service down there so you will not be able to contact me when you run late. We will get our boats at 10:00 am and once we leave, we are gone and this will be a missed meeting for you. So give yourself enough time to get there.
Place: Mohican Adventures, 3045 State Rt. 3 South, Loudonville, OH
Info: This is a little further away for most of us, but will be a full day event. Please make sure to car pool down there. The raft trip will cost approx. $25 per person. Please bring towels, bathing suit, lunch, water, sunscreen etc. It is a 7 mile trip and will take about 3 hours. We can get rafts, canoes and kayaks.
September 2015 Au Pair Meeting: Cedar Point Amusement Park
Date: Sunday, September 27th 2015
Time: 11:00 am until you are ready to leave.
Place: Cedar Point, 1 Cedar Point Drive, Sandusky, OH 44870
Info: This is a little further away for most of us, but will be a full day event. Please make sure to car pool. Try to fit as many people in a car as possible, as it costs $15 to park there. Tickets cost $50 if purchased online on their website (save $12). There will be a fee to buy tickets there, so book them together with other Au pairs so you can split that fee. I will keep my eyes open for any other discounts I can find. Please bring sunscreen!
For those of you who do not like rollercoasters, you can meet me on Saturday, September 26th in the evening in the Akron area to sign in.
October 2015 Au Pair Meeting & Host Family Event: Apple Picking
Date: Sunday, October 4th 2015 (rain date is Sunday,October 11th 2015)
Time: 11:00am – 01:00pm
Place: Patterson's Fruit Farm, 8765 Mulberry Road, Chesterland, OH 44026
This meeting is mandatory for Au Pairs and I would LOVE to see their host families as well 🙂
November 2015 Au Pair Meeting: Roller Skating
Date: Sunday, November 1st 2015
Time: 4:00pm – 6:00pm
Place: 3155 Martin Luther King Blvd, Cleveland, 44104
Info: cost is approx. $8.00
December 2015 Au Pair Meeting: Movie & Cookie Swap
Date: Sunday, December 6th 2015
Time: afternoon-evening (TBA once we know which movie we are going to watch)
Place: 2925 State Rd, Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44223
Info: We are going to watch a movie and maybe go out for some coffee afterwards. We will do a Cookie Swap. Please bake some Christmas Cookies from your country (if you do not celebrate Christmas, just bring some cookies you enjoy baking in your home country). Also, please bring a gallon size Zip lock back so you can take home a cookie from everyone. after we divide the cookies up, everyone should have a bunch of Christmas cookies from all over the world.
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Arianna Huffington: Women internalize stress differently so we now have the scientific findings that show that women in stressful jobs have a 40 percent greater risk of heart disease and a 60 percent greater risk of diabetes. So women, in a way, have no choice but to redefine success and the way we work. And that's why I believe that this is, in a way, the third women's revolution. You know, the first one was giving us the vote. The second giving us access to all jobs and the top of every profession. And the third one is women saying we don't want just to be at the top of the world. We want to change the world. Because the way the world has been designed by men is not working. It's not working for women. It's not working for men either. I really believe that as women lead the way into transforming it, men are going to be incredibly grateful.
And, of course, there are many amazing men who are also at the forefront of these changes. CEOs are bringing a lot of stress-reduction practices into their companies and then measuring the impact on the bottom line and on productivity. Individual leaders in business, in media, in politics, who are willing to come out, not as being gay, but as being meditators. So there's a big global shift already happening, but I believe that more and more women participating in it will accelerate this much-needed transformation.


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Every month between publication cycles, I try to reach out to designers to find out how things are going, what they working on, and of course, to find out if anybody has acquired any cool new guitars. Last week I talked to a friend (my twin brother of a different mother) many readers may know: Kelly Dack. Kelly works for IGT in Reno, NV. Not only does Kelly get to enjoy working and living in one of the most fantastic areas of the US, he and his colleagues at ITG get to work on some interesting boards. Those colorful and musical machines you see at any casino? ITG designs and builds them. If you've been to a casino lately, you may have noticed the flashing and pulsing lights that accompany the siren songs are changing. They are migrating to LED technology. According to Kelly, even the enticing sign that welcomes people to Reno is now lit by LEDs.
To people like me who have retired from daily board designing, LEDs were always a small part of our designs. They were employed to alert you whether the computer was on, or the car engine needed an oil change or something like that. Today, LEDs are at the heart of a dramatic change in energy conservation. They are no longer the little "ON" lights: They are the illumination for everything. Kelly and others have told me about boards chock full of LEDs. But there are issues with these boards with which more designers are going to have to contend and find answers.
From what I hear, a big issue right now is thermal management. When you put a bunch of LEDs on a single board, the heat buildup can be so significant as to cause failures. Some people are using heat sinks, bus bars and fans, of course. But going forward there will have to be better solutions. Metal core boards may be one answer, but other creative solutions are going to be required. I've heard that people are experimenting with cutouts in the substrate to get more direct contact with a metal core.
Another problem is one of capability and capacity on the manufacturing side. As reported by Mike Buetow, our manufacturing and business guru, only 15% to 20% of the EMS companies have production experience with metal core boards. As we all know, it does no good to design "it" if "it" can't be manufactured at a reasonable cost and delivery. And then there is the issue of component traceability. Different LEDs have different light-emitting properties that are denoted by a "bin" code. Bin codes might be mixed on a board to get the right amount of light out. As such, assemblers have to track (scan) by serial number the LEDs on each board to ensure the end-product is to specification. They can't simply swap one part for another, making tracking more complicated than with traditional passives.
It's always interesting to see a new technology, or technology used in a new way. It's one of the things that keep our jobs challenging. Expect to see more about the design and manufacture of LED boards in upcoming issues of this magazine and on our websites. In fact, for the first time, we have a class on LED board technology at PCB West (pcbwest.com) this year.
Speaking of PCB West (a somewhat transparent segue to set up a blatant plug), things are starting to heat up. As I write this, in early August, we are about seven weeks away from the annual trade show. Our VP of sales and marketing, Frances Stewart (known to some as She Who Must Be Obeyed), tells me that the show floor is just about sold out, and she is determined it will be full by the time we see you at the show. Registration is tracking ahead of this time last year, and we are looking forward to talking with a lot of people we haven't seen in a while.
Space doesn't allow me to list all the classes, but I do want to call your attention to a session on Wednesday called Designers' Roundtable. This will be a somewhat free-form networking session to find out what designers are struggling with and share some ideas. We tried the Designers' Roundtable at PCB Atlanta last year and the response was fantastic. According to designers and fabricators here in the Atlanta area, there is still a desire to have a better networking solution for designers. For whatever reason, most local Designers Council chapters haven't met in some time. (I hear the same comments from a lot of local chapters.) I'd like to hear your comments about this at the roundtable and will be glad to share some of our thoughts as well.
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Hayley Smith
Curriculum Vitae
Montagu School (1998 – 2005) University of York (2005 – 2009)
MPhys Physics with Astrophysics
Work History:
Hospital Filing Clerk (Summers 2003 – 2006), Warehouse Operative (Summer 2007), Research Placement (Summer 2008), Technician (Summer 2009)
Current Job:
Accelerator Physicist
Favourite thing to do in my job: What's my favourite thing to do in science? Experiments! Doing a simple test or experiment to solve a problem or confirm a theory is great. It doesn't matter whether the result matches what you expected or not – this is how understanding is gained and new discoveries are made.
My Work
I joined STFC two years ago as an "accelerator physicist" – the main point of my job is to help operate the particle accelerators at ISIS!
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The ISIS facility is a neutron source – visiting scientists come to experiment on samples using the neutrons we produce. A particle accelerator is required to make these neutrons. Protons are accelerated to 84% the speed of light and then smashed into a target which produces neutrons. My job as an accelerator physicist involves helping to operate the particle accelerators at ISIS – essentially making sure the protons get up to speed! I also help with development of our current accelerator technology and help to design potential future accelerators.
The entire acceleration process at ISIS starts with a H- ion source (a Hydrogen with an extra electron) and these are accelerated in a linear accelerator (linac) up to 34% the speed of light. The H- ions then pass through a thin foil which removes the two electrons, leaving just a bare proton. This is good – it's the protons we accelerate next! These protons then get further accelerated to 84% the speed of light. This happens in a circular accelerator called a synchrotron. Protons are positively charged. What's cool about charged particles is that they are accelerated by electric fields and will change direction (be deflected) in the prescence of magnetic fields. As the particles speed up (as they are accelerated by electric fields) they are bent around on a circular orbit by magnets. The strength of these magnets needs to increase as the protons speed up to keep the protons on a cirular orbit – it's all synchronised, hence the name synchrotron! The ring is 163 m in circumference and it takes 10,000 revolutions for a proton to reach 84% speed of light. Those 10,000 revolutions take only 10 ms! And the whole process is run at 50 Hz which means it does this 50 times per second, or alternatively you could say the process runs once every 20 ms… When I talk about protons, I don't mean 1 or 2 protons, I mean a lot of protons – roughly 2E13, so that's 20000000000000 protons whizzing around getting up to 84% the speed of light 50 times per second! Don't worry if these numbers seem crazy to you – they seem crazy to everyone! Once they reach this speed they are extracted from the ring and taken towards one of two target stations, where they smash into the target to produce neutrons!
And that's where my knowledge of ISIS really stops I'm afraid… I help make the neutrons and then other scientists (like some in this zone, Natalia and Andrew go and do some cool science with them)!
I joined ISIS two years ago as part of the STFC Graduate Scheme, I came straight from University. During the initial two years there was plenty of training on all aspects of accelerator physics as well as many other work-related skills (including a week-long sailing trip with other graduates as a team building exercise)! There's also loads that I get to do working at the lab besides science – there's lunchtime football leagues, rounders leagues, tennis ladders, music clubs, all-sorts and with over 1500 people working on-site there's never a dull moment!
My Typical Day
As an accelerator physicist my "typical day" is quite varied – I could be "hands-on" in the main control room making sure the accelerator is working well, performing tests and analysing data, or creating computer models and simulations for studies into how the accelerator behaves…
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I'm currently working on numerous accelerator physics projects, all of which are vastly different. A few to highlight are:
an individual research project looking at making a proposal for a new experiment I'd like to do
a software (computational simulation) project working in a small team of two other accelerator physicists to try and predict the physical phenomena observed with beams of high energy particles
a much larger project, working closely with both physicists and engineers, looking at how we could design and build potential future accelerator upgrades for ISIS. By improving the accelerators we will be able to accelerate more protons to higher speeds – which would be great!
It's really important to tell people about the science you do, so all this work is documented, reports are written and results/conclusions are presented to my peers. This year I was also able to display my work at a major international conference in Spain. Conferences are a great opportunity to meet others in your field of work – and it means you get to travel to some awesome places too!
Alongside the main projects I've also been able to work in various "Graduate Scheme" projects which are less technically focused, such as producing recruitment material, organising "inset" days for new starters and being a representative on decision making boards within the organisation. I'm also responsible for updating content on our group website. Most of the work is computer based but I do find myself still doing simple calculations and planning by hand. On a typical day I would tend to focus on one or two projects, as well as replying to emails, attending meetings and occasionally giving tours of the facility.
What I'd do with the prize money
If I were lucky enough to win the £500 prize for a science communication project I'd use to try and explain the world of particle accelerators to everyone (or everyone who'll listen!) and there are two ways I may do this: either a model, or a set of applets on a website – not decided yet, there's more info on both ideas in the expanded section below!
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I have a couple of options floating around my head, nothing solid as yet…
1) Last year I made a model to demonstrate the ISIS accelerators and it seemed to go down quite well. People could come and "accelerate protons" themselves and witness some of the challenges involved. It was made of off-cuts of hardboard, a stripped down power drill, a remote control car wheel, a lazy-susan base with bearings, some acrylic tubing, plant pots, nasty grey paint and chocolate footballs for protons. It did the job quite well but I reckon with £500 I could make an even better model, made out of better materials, make it more professional and more portable. This could then be taken by any ISIS folk into schools when they do talks or to any science fairs STFC is involved in.
2) There are loads (>100) of accelerators all over the world that are used for particle physics experiments and then many more that are used in medical physics or for industrial applications. They come mainly in 2 varieties, linear and circular. There are then subdivisions of those classes depending on the exact way particles are accelerated. But I only ever learnt about accelerators for approximately 2 lessons of A-Level science and not at all at University. With £500 I could set up a website and spend some time creating simple applets that demonstrate the basic properties of accelerators so people may understand why they are expensive to build and complicated to design, operate and maintain. There are a few existing applets but I think they could be better (!) and I could put them all in one place for a very basic introduction to the field. Maybe even develop accelerator apps for phones (as people seem to be into that nowadays (I don't have a smart-phone so can't comment…!))
What do you reckon?
My Interview
How would you describe yourself in 3 words?
Hard-working, cheerful, sporty
What's the best thing you've done in your career?
In the first two years I've been working as an accelerator physicist I have been lucky enough to display some of my work at a major international conference and have also spent a month working with colleagues at a similar facility in Japan – both these things rank as the best things I've done as a scientist since they've given me the opportunity to travel and meet and learn from other experienced professionals working in the field – collaboration is really important in science!
Were you ever in trouble at school?
Mainly for talking too much, especially in primary school :(
Who is your favourite singer or band?
Growing up with BritPop it's got to be Oasis…
What is the most fun thing you've done?
Earlier this year I completed a Sky Dive from 10,000ft for charity – that was both fun and ridiculously scary!
If you had 3 wishes for yourself what would they be? - be honest!
3 wishes for myself? It's cheesey but it's true… I would wish to be happy, healthy and the same for all of my family and friends.
Tell us a joke.
Hmmm. Here's three for the price of one (but they're all really bad…): A Hydrogen ion walks into a police station "Excuse me officer, please can you help, I've lost my electron", officer replies "Now now, really, are you sure?", to which the ion replies "Well of course, yes, I'm positive!"…………… A neutron walks into a bar and orders a drink and asks how much it will be, to which the bar tender replies "for you, no charge"! ………………. And now one for anyone studying A-Level Maths: There's a massive function happening and it's a really good do, but there's one function all on his own in the corner, it's e^x. x^2 notices this and goes over to chat and see what's wrong and e^x just says "it's always the same, I try to integrate but it makes no difference :(" …………so there we go, three really bad physics jokes! Enjoy!
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I am running Forever incremental Mode do disk, and then doing GFS to tape from disk. Best Practices say that it will create synthetic full periodically on tape. How periodically is it? First synthetic was huge. Therefore my asking.
I had a look and you are correct, all backups are synthetic, except of jobs where full backups were taken, for some reasons.
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I have enjoyed 36 years in supply chain or operations activities. I started as a management trainee for Roadway Express, worked for a few trucking firms and then had an opportunity in traffic for DMI. I also went back to school to pursue an MBA from Illinois State University, completing the degree in 1990. I was able to expand my responsibilities as Materials Manager at DMI through 2004 and then took an opportunity as Director of Operations for Morton Buildings.
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