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Currently one of the most powerful social networking sites, Twitter allows you to interact with the world in short tweets. Using only 140 characters, you can promote your business, share your thoughts, photos and favourite links with all of your followers. If you're new to this platform, you can learn the basics in under an hour with this fantastic course. Once you have your head around how it works, a more advanced course can take you to a whole other level, and guide you to win business on Twitter.
The goal of Twitter is to build a loyal following of users, targeted to exactly what you are marketing. Whether its growing your social presence, marketing your brand or selling products, learn how to dominate Twitter and maximise the benefits new marketplace.
After fully embracing the world of Twitter, the question arises, can everyone really see everything I tweet? If you want to make your tweets private to only your followers it's quite simple to change in the settings, but what about that crazy ex? What if one of your followers just gives you the creeps and you don't want them to know anything about you? Or how about a spam bot that is hijacking your feed and retweeting a whole bunch of things you don't want the world to see.
Like every social networking site, you have the option to control who you want to follow, and who can join your list of followers. Fortunately, Twitter makes it very easy to block a user who is repeatedly following or tweeting you despite the fact you have been consistently removing them from your lists. If you know the culprit, its a fast process. If you have lots of followers and you think there are quite a few spambots it will take longer to comb through all of your fans.
Steps to block a user:
First you need to login to your Twitter account, using your username and password. If you are using a shared computer please remember to select the check-box "Do not remember me on this computer" to protect your personal information.
Browse your followers list, to see if the user you want to block is already following you. Click their profile link, and you will be taken to your unwanted contacts personal information page. If they are not following you, head to their profile page by typing their unique twitter URL into the address bar in your browser, or put their name into Twitter's search box.
As you look at the users profile, in the top centre of the screen there is a gear icon. This is right next to the message box. Selecting this icon will give you a short menu, with the options of "Mention," "Block," or "Report for Spam."
All you need to do is click "Block" and your spammer/stalker won't be able to interact with you on Twitter.
When they login to their profile, there is no notification to update the user they have been blocked, but they will be able to see that you have blocked them if they start checking out your profile. A red box with a line through the words "Blocked" replaces the "Following" box on their profile screen, and they won't be able to access your tweets or photos.
After successfully blocking a user, they will not be able to add your Twitter account to their lists. If they send you @replies, direct messages or mentions they will not show in your mentions tab, but these may be visible to the public through a search. Unfortunately nothing you can do about this point. Most importantly, blocked users cannot follow you, or see your profile picture in their feed.
If your tweets are public, anyone can view your public profile page and see your latest updates, regardless if you have blocked them, or if they even have a Twitter account. If you are experiencing problems with a specific user it may be beneficial to set your tweets and profile to protected, so that only your followers can see what you are upto.
If you accidentally block the wrong user, it's simple to undo the steps above. You just need to login to your Twitter account and visit the blocked users profile. Under the users name there will be an "undo" box, right next to the words blocked. After you have un-blocked them, they will need to follow you again (and vice versa) for their tweets and updates to show in your feed.
For many of us, blocking is the best way to stop unwanted messages, tweets, @replies and mentions. If you notice a large increase in spam in your account you probably need to go through your followers list and clean up your lists. It takes a bit of time to check through every followers profile, use the blocking technique to remove users you have nothing in common with (or most likely just auto-followed you).
Having a lot of followers doesn't help your online credibility, especially if half of them are spammers. Follow some tried and true lessons for managing your business presence on Twitter to really have success. Set up your account well, manage your followers and enjoy the benefits Twitter can bring to your brand, business or simply your personal life.


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Barbara J. Morris
P.O. Box 190, 6990 Sir Francis Drake
Forest Knolls, CA 94933
(415) 488-4102
Selected Solo Exhibitions:
2010 Recent Work, San Geronimo Valley Cultural Center, CA.
2009 Magic and Loss, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA.
2009 Storyville, Mona Lease Gallery, Greenbrae, CA.
2008 Hybrids, San Geronimo Valley Cultural Center, CA.
2006 Barbara Morris and Nancy Mizuno Elliott, Fight or Flight, Kimball Gallery,
de Young Museum, San Francisco.
1998 Recent Work, San Geronimo Valley Cultural Center, CA.
1989 Barbara Morris, Gallery Route One, Point Reyes Station, CA.
Selected Group Exhibitions
2019 Spring Art Show, SGVCC, San Geronimo, CA
2018 Marin Open Studios, Corte Madera, CA
2017 Open Studios, VCCA France, Moulin à Nef, Auvillar, France.
2016 Spring Art Show, SGVCC, San Geronimo, CA.
Open Studio, Virginia Center for Creative Arts, Amherst, VA.
Glass Slipper to Glass Ceiling, City College of San Francisco, SF, CA.
2015 Crank, Southern Exposure Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
Collect!, Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA.
2014 (n)Collage, Petaluma Center for theArts, Petaluma, CA.
Marin Open Studios Exhibition, Greenbrae, CA.
2013 Pressing Matters IV, SGVCC, San Geronimo, CA.
Small Works, Small Space, curated by Inez Storer and Heather Pratt.
The Wounded General Store, Inverness, CA.
2012 Pressing Matters, Print Exhibition, SGVCC, San Geronimo, CA.
Portraits of People and Cars, Uptown Auto Body, Oakland, CA.
2011 Winter Group Show, Sandra Lee Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
Tiki, Studio Quercus, Oakland, CA.
Print Fair, San Jose ICA, San Jose, CA.
2010 Printmaking Exhibition, SGVCC, San Geronimo, CA.
Sudden Intended Exhilaration, Mona Lease Gallery, Greenbrae, CA.
2008 Summer Selections, SFMOMA Artists Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
2007 Bay Area Annual 2007, Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA.
The Edge of Winter, Live Worms Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
Refuge for Creation, Picture Perfect Gallery, Petaluma, CA.
2006 Community Virology, Lobot Gallery, Oakland, CA.
2005 Marin Open Studios Show, Larkspur, CA.
San Geronimo Valley Artists Annual, San Geronimo, CA.
2004 SF Open Studios 2004, Hotel Triton, San Francisco, CA.
U.C. Berkeley Art Alumni Group Show, Worth Ryder Gallery, Berkeley, CA.
Gallery Route One January Juried Show, Point Reyes, CA.
2003 Squares: Painters as Relics or Rebels, Richmond Art Center.
2002 Orange, !hey!, Oakland, CA.
2001 Gravity, WORKS/San Jose, San Jose, CA.
2000 What is Drawing Now?, Weber State University, Ogden, UT.
Marin Art Festival, Civic Center Lagoon, San Rafael, CA.
Holiday Arts Festival and Auction, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA.
1999 Northern National Art Competition, Rhinelander, WI.
Marin Open Studios Show, Corte Madera, CA.
San Geronimo Valley Artists Annual, San Geronimo, CA.
1998 Pro Arts Juried Annual, Oakland, CA.
Inside Marin, Falkirk Cultural Center, San Rafael, CA.
Profusion of Digital Art,Center for Visual Arts, Oakland, CA.
1997 Caregiver and Crone Show, Portland State University, Portland, OR.
Turtles, Art, and Mythology, San Geronimo Valley Cultural Center, CA.
Matrix International 97, Matrix Gallery, Sacramento, CA.
Three Person Show, Two Bird Cafe, San Geronimo, CA.
1996 Holiday Arts Festival and Auction, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA.
Art with a Heart III, Corte Madera Town Center, Corte Madera, CA.
glean, 4 Walls Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
1995 Kaleidoscope, Bayfront Gallery, Fort Mason, San Francisco, CA.
Bay Arts, Arts Council of San Mateo County, Belmont, CA.
California Artists,San Francisco Women Artists Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
The Last Frontier, Center for the Visual Arts, Oakland, CA.
The Beauty Project at Levi's Plaza, San Francisco, CA.
1994 Measuring Up, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA.
Pretty Little Thing, Ohlone College Art Gallery, Fremont, CA.
Victoria Room 6 x 9, San Francisco, CA.
Marin Images: Inside and Out, Marin Community Foundation, Larkspur, CA.
Chain Reaction 9: The Women's Mentor Show, S.F. Arts Commission Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
Women in Art, An Exhibition and Symposium. Sierra College, Rocklin, CA.
Artists' Residencies:
Fellow, VCCA France, Moulin à Nef, Auvillar, France 2017
Fellow, Virginia Center for Creative Arts, Amherst, VA, 2016
Artist in Residence, de Young Museum, SF, 2006 (with Nancy Mizuno Elliott).
Finalist, Readers Digest Artists at Giverny Program. 1989.
Curatorial Projects:
Curator for Glass Slipper to Glass Ceiling, City College of San Francisco, 2016
Curator for Gravity, WORKS/San Jose, 2001
Public Appearances and Lectures:
Panelist, "Depth of Field," artPad SF Photo Panel
Seminar Leader, Art Criticism Conference, San Francisco Art Institute, 2011
Lecture on my Art Writing Practice, City College of SF, 2011
Lecture on Andy Warhol, Dominican University, 2008
Artist's Talk, Pro Arts, Oakland, 1998
Artist's Talk, Richmond Art Center, 1994
Panelist, Women's Caucus for Art National Conference,1993
Artist's Talk, Chabot College, Hayward, CA, 1990
Artist's Talk, West Valley College, Saratoga, CA, 1988
Published Articles, Reviews, and Essays:
Contributing Writer, Artillery and Squarecylinder magazines
Former contributing writer, art ltd. magazines
Former Contributing Editor, Artweek
Occasional contributor, stretcher.org
Catalog essays: Livia Stein, My Life as a Pelican, Devorah Jacoby, Mysterious Barricades, Joe Brubaker, Ordinary Saints, David Hevel, Glamidermist, Gordon Huether, Selected Works, and Gordon Huether, Projects, Larry Stefl, Brasil Series, Livia Stein, Flights of Fancy, Kerry Vander Meer, Clusters,
Guerrilla in My Midst, Artists' Dialogue 1992
Teaching and Related Experience:
Art Specialist, Reed Elementary School, Tiburon, CA, 12/97 - 6/98
Painting Instructor, College of Marin Community Education, Kentfield, CA, 9/92-5/93
Drawing Instructor, San Anselmo Recreation Department, San Anselmo, CA 9/92-4/93
Drawing Workshop Instructor, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA, Fall 1992
Drawing and Painting Instructor, San Geronimo Valley Cultural Center, San Geronimo,
Figure Painting Instructor, A.S.U.C. Art Studio, Berkeley, CA, 3/87-8/87
Teaching Assistant for Figure Drawing and Painting at U.C. Berkeley, Fall Semester 1986
Teaching Assistant for Approaches to Painting at U.C. Berkeley, Spring Semester 1986
Selected Honors and Awards:
Awarded Quick Grant, Center for Cultural Innovation, 2014
Honorable Mention, Inside Marin, Falkirk Cultural Center, 1998
Honorable Mention, Matrix International 97,Sacramento, 1997
Award of Excellence, California Works, California State Fair 1993. 1986
Honorable Mention, Matrix International 93.
Award of Excellence, Arts in the Valley, Napa Spring Fair, 1987
Maybelle Toombs Prize in Art, U.C. Berkeley, 1986
Award for Merit, Marin County Fair Fine Arts Exhibition, 1984
Regents' Scholar, U.C. Berkeley, 1973-77
Education: M.F.A. U.C. Berkeley, 1986
M.A. U.C. Berkeley, 1985
San Francisco Art Institute 1984-85
College of Marin 1983-84
A.B., U.C. Berkeley 1977
Professional Memberships:
College Art Association
Pro Arts

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Live dealer specialist Evolution Gaming has lost one of its longest-serving executives, with Svante Liljevall stepping down after eight years as chief operating officer of the business.
He has served as COO of the business since 2008, two years after the company was established, and is credited with helping the business to become a market leader in the live casino vertical.
Prior to joining Evolution, Liljevall had spent two years as managing director of Inntech Signmaker Sweden, and just under 18 months working in business development for Peugeot Sweden.
He has also worked as sales manager for venture capital business PunkB and as a consultant for accountancy firm PriceWaterhouse.
He will leave Evolution on June 30th, with the company stating that it will not be immediately searching for a replacement.


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Dear Mommy,
Not too long ago, I met a friend of a friend at a party. He asked me for my phone number and I said sure. I think he is gay (I am not) and I felt like he was asking me out, which is no big deal, so I gave it to him and figured I'd be able to give him a tactful and private decline later, or maybe he was just being friendly? Who knows.
Fast forward a month and this person has been texting me a lot, usually a few times a week, making conversation or asking to hang out. For a while I gave him polite declines or short answers, and then I stopped replying at all. After a while of not replying, he texted me saying that he was getting ready to commit suicide! I was totally unprepared. I had never given him any indication that I would be an appropriate contact person during an intense crisis. We shared no strong connection, or even a friendship. We were acquaintances at our friendliest. I did my best to talk him out of it and he has since sought professional help.
After this incident, I had a lot of feelings. First, I felt totally alienated. Then I felt very violated and angry. I felt like this person had attempted to drag me into his emotional and personal life by taking himself hostage. Like, if I hadn't tried to talk him out of it, he would be dead and it would be my fault because I was too squeamish to help. He still texts me sometimes and I don't reply. I don't have the emotional energy to invest in this person, and I feel like he blackmailed me to make me involved in his life. I want nothing to do with him.
I also feel like a selfish asshole. It's totally contradictory to my values to have this kind of emotional response to a mental health crisis. I want to be the kind of person who is emotionally supportive! I feel like by ignoring him, I am making him feel alienated and possibly making his mental health worse. And I feel like I am making his crisis all about me by having this response. He still follows me on social media and we have some mutual friends who I have been scared to connect with following his experience, because as bad as I feel about it, he makes me totally uncomfortable.
What can I do? Am I a giant, selfish, unsympathetic baby?
Well, first, I have to say – I am not trained in any way as a mental health expert, nor do I have any training on how to best help someone in a crisis or someone who is experiencing suicidal thoughts. If you think this guy is still at risk of suicide, I encourage you to reach out to a mental health professional. You can call 2-1-1 to see what resources are available to you, or use the internet to do some research. There are resources out there that can help you help this person. A reader suggested the crisis text line, http://www.crisistextline.org/how-it-works/, which "is free, available 24/7, and allows anyone in any time of crisis to get immediate support from a live crisis counselor, via text message." (Thanks, reader!) If you do know of a way to help him, some kind of support you can connect him to, I encourage you to give him that info. I also encourage you to reach out to check on him if you're comfortable. For whatever reason, you may be the only person he told about this crisis. Making sure he is out of harm's way might be good for both of you, but it doesn't mean you have to engage with him any further than that or that you have made any kind of commitment to be in this person's life. You can tell him that you wanted to see how he's doing, encourage him to seek help from people more qualified if he needs it, and then say, explicitly but kindly, that you don't wish to talk to him anymore. You're allowed to do that.
As for the guilt you are feeling, I think you should let yourself off the hook, friend. I don't think that you are being selfish, nor are you making his crisis all about you. I actually think you're being very thoughtful and sensitive. You do not owe this man your friendship, your emotional energy, or your presence in his life. The only thing you owe him is the care and sensitivity which we must show to all human and non-human beings, and maybe a little extra care because he seems to really be suffering. From what you've written here, I think you have given him that. You've been polite, and when he went to you with his intention to commit suicide, you helped him to the best of your ability.
I also think your feelings of anger and alienation are justified. I think you're right – he forced you, someone he doesn't even know, someone who has continually, politely turned down his attempts to hang out or even converse, to become a part of his life in a big way when you made it clear you were uninterested in being a part of his life in any way. I'd be angry, too! So, you have my permission to drop the guilt you're feeling for being angry, or feeling any kind of way, and no longer engaging. That sounds like the safest course of action for your emotional health. We can't control the emotions we feel, so feeling guilt about feeling any emotion is completely unproductive and makes everything harder and more confusing for you. So, to the extent that you are able, be gentle with yourself about whatever emotional reaction you're having. And recognize that you don't have to engage with anyone that makes you feel alienated, uncomfortable, and manipulated – even if they're in crisis.
The cool and terrible thing about "feelings and all that" is that so many are allowed to exist in our hearts at the same time. I think in this instance, it's cool, because you totally have the ability and agency to feel your own feelings of anger and resentment toward this person while, at the same time, recognizing that he is suffering, feeling compassion, and hoping he gets the help he needs. The dude was in crisis! You don't really know him, I don't know him at all. Neither of us knows his story, we don't know his motivation, we don't what the hell he needs. But we do know that life is shitty a lot of the time, we know that people go through very hard stuff, we know that people react to trauma in all kinds of ways, ways that may not seem socially acceptable to us or other people. Should this guy have involved you, someone he doesn't even know, in his crisis? Well, no. Does it seem a bit manipulative? Well, yeah. But can we still have empathy and recognize that humans sometime do some weird stuff when they're in pain? Hell yeah! Recognizing that can help you remove judgement from your feelings. There's no need to judge someone having a mental health crisis. How boring! Empathy is where it's at these days. So, we can put on our anger and resentment hats, and eat our empathetic cake too, and it doesn't mean we are at odds with our own values. It means that we are multifaceted. Good luck, friend.
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The Obama administration, trying to walk a fine political line amid a sharp increase in the number of children entering the country, on Monday said it is open to different approaches that will grant it more authority to deport illegal immigrants.
President Barack Obama earlier this month asked Congress to give the Department of Homeland Security more discretion as it processes children arriving at the southwest border. Under a 2008 law, children who aren't from Mexico and Canada must be placed with sponsors in the U.S. while waiting for a court to hear their deportation cases, a process that can take years.


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ET Now: 2015 has clearly turned out to be good for your company. We understand you expect to close the year with an order book of Rs 40,000 crores. Is that right?
Anoop K Mittal: Yes, it is true. This financial year is very good for NBCC as far as securing orders are concerned. Till now, we have already secured order worth of about Rs 12,000 crores.
ET Now: Some of the clients that you bagged of late in your order book, which shows about 15% of the potential order size, includes Air India. Right now, your order book only shows about 2000 crores of orders that Air India would already have given you but the potential is huge and it could continue for the next few years. What is the nature of your current clients?
Anoop K Mittal: Our clients, including Air India, have huge potential. There is one company which we have found with the Rajasthan Government for redeveloping their properties in Rajasthan. Similarly, we are expecting a few more orders from Bhubaneswar. Apart from that, a lot of redevelopment projects will come in next financial year in Delhi. Perhaps the DDA project which we bagged this financial year will also start in 2016-17. So I expect 2016-17 to be a very good year for NBCC - not only when it comes to securing orders, but on the execution side also.\
ET Now: You were in talks with the J&K Government as well for developing housing units. What is the progress on that?
Anoop K Mittal: There is no concrete proposal as far as the J&K Government is concerned. Talks with the state government has been going on since the last six months for constructing some housing and hospital projects but nothing concrete has been finalised till now.
ET Now: It is a different ballgame with the central government. So what has been the experience in your dealing with a state government and the central government?
Anoop K Mittal: Dealing with the central government is easier but some of the states governments like Odisha, West Bengal, Haryana and Rajasthan are also equally good.
ET Now: Do you believe that execution will be good in 2016? I do not see the order book being a problem for you, so what is the estimated revenue growth that you believe you can clock in FY17? Can you do it with better operational margins?
Anoop K Mittal: As far as your first question is concerned, I am expecting 25% CAGR in the next four to five years. This is a very conservative figure, considering the order book last year was around Rs 4800 crores and this year I am expecting Rs 6000 crores and next year a minimum 25% to 30% growth in top line in the next financial year. It is not possible to achieve 12% to 13% margin right now. Once our order book matures at ground, it may be possible but right now it is not.


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Old Car City USA is located outside of Atlanta, in White Georgia. It's such an amazing location and is the oldest antique car junkyard, but that doesn't even begin to cover the things you'll see there. It was such a cool place to do something like wedding photos. We did a mix of digital work and film for their session.
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The West Palm Beach City Commission tonight unanimously approved the site plan for the $135 million spring training complex that will be shared by the Washington Nationals and Houston Astros.
The commission also agreed to remove three conditions that city staff had wanted from the teams: pedestrian lighting on Haverhill Road, an annual study for the need of a traffic light on Haverhill and withholding the stadium's certificate of occupancy until two new bus shelters are installed on Military Trail.
Tom McNicholas, a representative for the teams, told the city commission the teams could not accept the conditions that city staff wanted.
He said it will cost the teams $20 million to clear and prepare the 160-acre site, a former landfill south of 45th Street between Haverhill Road and Military Trail.
"When we tell you we are having budget issues and we are running into problems, we really mean it,'' he said.
City Commissioner Keith James apologized for using a football metaphor to urge his colleagues to approve the project without the conditions.
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Next up: The Palm Beach County Commission on Sept. 22 will consider voting to issue construction bonds.
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Participants will be guided through the process of designing their own personal post-hypnotic suggestions and cues for activating and enhancing creativity. Group hypnosis and self-hypnosis will be used to both create and install simple post-hypnotic tools that can subsequently be used anytime to quickly enter that sometimes elusive inner space where creativity flows naturally. Bring a journal.
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The distinction between human and machine is increasingly hard to discern. Everything merges into a symbiotic relationship. There is no longer a contrast between man and technology, instead they are united in a new concept: CO-NATURAL, together with the natural. A new design philosophy has grown from this awareness of being at the heart of a revolution that is technological, but above all conceptual. This is a philosophy that also applies to both materials and thus to aesthetics. Thinking CO-NATURAL means tackling important issues such as the sustainability of processes and the ethics of traceability. It means becoming aware of the complexity and mobility of the contemporary world. Colours are almost irrational. They are EMOTIONAL and go far beyond the boundaries of targets and seasons. They are guided by pure emotion, and act as a filter between the real and the simulated world to generate unusual harmonies.
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Kitchen Noise started as a studio project. Cory Foley-Marsello is a Washington, DC-based audio engineer who started getting some ideas out alone in the studio after everyone had gone home. Originally playing everything on his first album Ceramics, he soon recruited talented friends to help him recreate the songs, and eventually work on new material. Joined by Matt Krist on bass, Andrew Toy on drums, and Jay Hardin on keyboards, the sound was given more structure. Cory's guitar work, still leads the band, but the added layers and rhythm create a heavier sound with cacophonous peaks, and hushed atmospherics. Later, Cory's wife Kim joined the band, and her voice was the perfect compliment to his novice and untamed rasp.
After wrangling their sound for the stage, and arranging a batch of new material, Kitchen Noise went back to the studio where everything had begun. This time with a full band, their new album The Host is a complete statement. The result is an archeological dig through layers of dusty guitar lines, heavy drums, and layers of rich organs and synths. The song Shadows represents the sound best, as it starts with muted fingerpicked guitars, and ends with a raucous, climactic guitar solo. It's a simple song that finds its power in the details of the playing and production. Each section has new layers that propel the song forward, through rich textures and blurry ambience.
Mountain Home closes out the album, and finds Kitchen Noise at their most recognizable and straightforward. A country-tinged tune hits with a catchy chorus, before settling into an outro that builds to the band's most climactic moment, before it falls back to earth with a tender truth -- "Everything that you can see will be, yours and mine..."
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Federal Circuit Reverses MSPB Decision on Forced Reassignment
A National Park Service Superintendent at Sitka National Historical Park was removed from her position after she refused a management-directed reassignment to a different position.
The newly-created position, Alaska Native Affairs Liaison, featured the same grade and pay, but was located in Anchorage, Alaska. The employee appealed the removal to the Merit Systems Protection Board, and contended that she was not qualified for the position and that "the agency's decision to direct her reassignment was not bona fide because the position was created for the sole purpose of reassigning her from her superintendent position without triggering an adverse action." An MSPB administrative judge found that the agency had met its initial burden of showing, by a preponderance of the evidence, that it had legitimate management reasons for the employee's reassignment, and used the two-step, burden-shifting analytical framework set forth in Ketterer v. Department of Agriculture, 2 M.S.P.R. 294 (1980) to reach that holding. The Board in Keterrer held that an agency's decision to reassign the employee must be a bona fide determination based on legitimate management considerations in the interests of the service. The employee, appealed, and in a series of three opinions that reversed the administrative judge's decision, the Board abandoned the two-step framework of Ketterer, calling it "cumbersome and unnecessary," and stating that going forward the Board would "simply weigh all the evidence and make afinding on the ultimate issue of whether the agency proved…that the misconduct occurred and that its action promotes the efficiency of the service." The Board found that there was credible evidence that the employee's reassignment was merely a "veil" to effectuate a removal, and also found that the agency failed to establish a rational or bona fide basis for requiring the employee to accept the Alaska Native Affairs Liaison position, and failed to show that the employee's removal was "rationally related to the efficiency of the service." The agency appealed the decision to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. On September 2, 2015, the court of appeals reversed the Board's decision.
The court of appeals stated, at the outset of its discussion of the matter, that its scope of review in an appeal from the Board was limited in that the court of appeals must affirm unless the Board decision is "arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion, or otherwise not in accordance with law; obtained without procedures required by law, rule, or regulation having been followed; or unsupported by substantial evidence."
Finding that the Board erred as a matter of law in abandoning the Ketterer approach, the court of appeals noted that it had not merely endorsed the Ketterer approach in the past, but adopted it as the "law of the circuit." For that reason, the court of appeals held, the Ketterer approach must be followed by the Board until the court of appeals en banc or the Supreme Court overruled that holding.
The court of appeals then set about applying the Ketterer framework to the case in order to determine whether substantial evidence supported the administrative judge's holding "that the agency established, by a preponderance of the evidence, that it had legitimate management reasons for [the employee's] reassignment; and that [the employee] failed to rebut the agency's prima facie case."
The appeals court found that substantial evidence supported the administrative judge's finding that, due to testimony regarding the employee's "unique strengths to fill the Alaska Native Affairs Liaison position" and the "recognized need for the position" from the employee's supervisors, the agency had acted to reassign the employee based on legitimate management considerations.
The appeals court also determined that the employee did not rebut the agency's prima facie case for reassignment when she argued that she was not qualified for the Alaska Native Affairs Liaison position.
While the full Board reasoned that the eventual removal of the employee created the avoidable result of two position vacancies (the employee's former position and the liaison position) and demonstrated that the removal did not promote the efficiency of the service, the appeals court disagreed, stating that "every legitimate removal of an employee for failure to accept a directed reassignment" will result in "the loss of an employee with expertise that the agency considered valuable and that the agency will have two vacancies to fill." The appeals court also added that no evidence cited by the full Board "supports either its conclusion that credible evidence 'cast doubt on the agency's motivations' or its conclusion that [the employee's] reassignment was a 'veil' to effect her removal."
The appeals court distinguished the facts in this case from those in Ketterer, stating that in Ketterer, there was credible evidence that the basis for the employee's reassignment was mistaken and that the removal was effected in order to promote another employee while the reassignment location was being used as a place to send employees in order to encourage them to retire or resign.
Accordingly, the appeals court held that the administrative judge had properly utilized the Ketterer two-step, burden-shifting framework when the administrative judge found that the "agency had made out a prima facie case that the decision to reassign [the employee] was supported by legitimate management reasons and that [the employee] had failed to rebut that prima facie case."
For the above stated reasons, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reversed and remanded the case to the Board, instructed the Board to instate the administrative judge's initial decision as the final decision of the Board.
Read the full case: Cobert v. Miller
This case law update was written by Conor D. Dirks, associate attorney, Shaw Bransford & Roth, PC.
For thirty years, Shaw Bransford & Roth P.C. has provided superior representation on a wide range of federal employment law issues, from representing federal employees nationwide in administrative investigations, disciplinary and performance actions, and Bivens lawsuits, to handling security clearance adjudications and employment discrimination cases.
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NUTS such as almonds and walnuts are full of good unsaturated fats. Monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats help you stay full, and they are also a great source of protein.
Now, don't be afraid that nuts and seeds contain fat; these are the good types of fat that actually help with fat loss! Both nuts and seeds help build muscles, and help you stay full throughout the day (so you won't have a sweet tooth for the unhealthy foods). Every nut and seed has their similarities and differences, but almonds, walnuts and pumpkin seeds are your healthiest choices because of the high-nutrient balance.
OATMEAL is great in every way – it is loaded with complex carbohydrates so it can be eaten for breakfast (to fuel your body for the day), and before a workout to give you that extra boost of quality energy.
Pre-flavored oatmeal comes packed with sugar, so it is best to avoid that and go for the unsweetened kind. To make the plain oatmeal more appealing to your taste buds, add a cup of skimmed milk (or water) and a handful of berries or a sliced banana for more essential nutrients.
Oatmeal is also one of the few foods that contain fiber (recommended you get between 25-35 grams of fiber daily) which will help with energy levels and proper bowel movements. Along with its high-quality complex carbohydrates, oatmeal also contains high-quality protein, with minimal fat.
WHITE RICE contains simple carbohydrates that give you a quick, but short burst of energy whereas brown rice gives you a steady amount of energy, for a longer duration. Brown rice is LOADED with complex carbohydrates (the healthy carbohydrates!) and would be great for a post-workout meal right after a good whey supplement.
There is literally no downside to brown rice aside from it's taste/texture (for some), but there are many great recipes available to complement its taste.
VEGETABLES are packed with high-quality nutrients and are mandatory in every diet. Every vegetable provides different vitamins and minerals, and they all contribute to the body from energy production, to preventing specific diseases and conditions.
They can be added into most of your dishes by cutting them into smaller pieces and tossing them in (broccoli in brown rice, adding greens to a sandwich, etc). Some green vegetables like broccoli are rich in fiber which provides energy throughout the day and help with specific bodily functions.
CHICKEN or any other lean meats (turkey, lean steak, beef, etc) is one of the best ways to increase your protein intake. Sticking to lean cuts will reduce the amount of fat intake, but your body needs some saturated fat to help digest specific nutrients, and it also aids in other body functions.
On the other hand, fish (tuna and salmon) are loaded with healthy fats (omega 3's) as well as protein, so try to add a couple of servings here and there. Some meats such as beef contain creatine, which is often desired by bodybuilders that are bulking to increase size, and mass.
EGGS are sometimes thought to be unhealthy because of the high cholesterol content. However, research shows that eggs contain the highest biological value of protein (measurement of how well it supports your body), so eggs would be your best bet for a choice of protein.
By removing the yolk from the egg itself, you reduce the cholesterol and there is nothing left but quality protein for those starving muscles.
COTTAGE CHEESE is loaded with protein and an amino acid called casein that is a slow digesting protein which would be perfect for a midnight snack.
Be careful though, cottage cheese does contain other nutrients such as fat and carbohydrates (and not to mention sodium), so do not abuse the portion size, especially if you are eating it as a midnight snack.
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University of Exeter, UK
To reduce the environmental impact of the University of Exeter by raising awareness of energy use and carbon emissions and encouraging energy-saving behaviour and actions.
A prototype interactive web-tool and animation that presents energy data in a way that could help academics, staff and students understand the environmental impact of all 120 buildings on the two campuses at Exeter University.
The university has set an ambitious carbon reduction target of 43% by 2020 based on emissions in 2005/2006. Achieving this reduction is going to be a challenge for the University as it continues to grow and provide quality facilities for teaching, students, research and staff.
The estates department wanted to see if Carbon Visuals could create a web-based interactive that would engage people on campus in the energy consumption and carbon footprint of all the buildings in a non-technical and visual way. Initially sized for running on tablets, the prototype tool runs on desk-tops and mobile phones with modern browsers. The inclusion of social media links allows images and information to be shared and opens the way for more dialogue with the Estates Department.
In order to raise interest in the web-tool we also created a simple animation and VINE showing the total real-time carbon emissions of the university.
The effectiveness of the web-tool will now be tested with groups of students, academics and appropriate staff. Note that at present the Projects tab for buildings has not yet been populated.
A similar prototype tool, animation or overview visual can be created quickly and economically for any university, college or estate - anywhere in the world. We are currently looking for up to six additional universities who would like to pilot this communication method.
To find out more contact: Antony Turner +44 (0)7973 641131 firstname.lastname@example.com
We specialise in reaching 'non-engaged' audiences. People who do not feel ownership of the data you present and do not come to the data with prior questions of their own are what we call 'non-engaged' audiences. They have very different needs from other audiences for data visualisation, but the distinction is often ignored. Most data visualisation is created as if the audience already understands the significance of the data and are keen to explore it.
Engaged audiences include building managers and people charged with reducing environmental impact or cutting costs. To present energy data or emissions data to these audiences, graphs and other 'abstract' representations are appropriate. These audiences already know what they are looking at – they just want to scrutinise it for any trends that can provide insight or hints for improvement.
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Emphasizing Scientific Innovation—Xi Encourages Anhui to Insist on Independent Innovation to Create Proud Achievements
Innovation is the first driving force to lead development. On the morning of April 26, Xi Jinping visits the Institute of Advanced Technology under University of Science and Technology of China in Hefei.
He is shown achievements made by high-tech enterprises during the last few years in areas ranging from artificial intelligence to public security, and from drones to alternative energy. Researchers introduce the speech synthesis technology, and Xi asks about its simulation rate, costs and commercial prospects. Xi gives positive remarks on its application in speech translation, bi-lingual education, international cooperation etc.
Xi talks with enterprise and institute representatives from intelligent language research, intelligent robot development, equipment manufacturing, new materials, biomedicine, intelligent new energy etc., and inquiring about their technological development, commercialization of scientific and technological achievements and application prospects.
President Xi Jinping is greeted by two human-like robots independently designed and developed locally. The two life-like robots named "Xiao Man" and "Jia Jia" are interacting with Xi when he approaches them during the inspection.
"I'm very happy to see you, dear President, I wish you happiness every day," says Jia Jia, who has been dubbed "robot goddess" for her good-looks.
Xi praises technicians' work on innovation, and says the country must rely on innovation to boost high-end manufacturing as China has now entered the "new normal".
He says that Hefei has nurtured so many excellent talents and is a place of innovation. He further encourages those present to keep up the good work and wishes everybody good luck in scientific innovation.
Xi Jinping stresses that self-led innovation, as the leading concept among the five development concepts, must be promoted under the country's fundamental principal of opening-up policy.
At the Beijing-Shanghai Quantum Communication Network Operation Center, Xi listens carefully to CAS academician Pan Jianwei's introduction and comments on the R&D of quantum communication as "very promising and important." Xi says the achievements show that inputs in emerging industries have been prompt and strong and have already led to obvious results.
On the afternoon of April 26, Xi Jinping visits the Spin Magnetic Resonance Laboratory at University of Science and Technology of China. CAS academician Du Jiangfeng tells General Secretary that half of the young scientists were graduated from the Gifted Teenager program that was launched by Anhui-based USTC enrolling talented teenagers under the age of 15 in 1978. Xi Jinping praises, "The younger generation will surpass the older one. There is no limits to the youngster's promise."
Xi Jinping emphasizes that Anhui is a province abounds in science resources and USTC is to advance knowledge and educate students in science, technology, and other areas of scholarship that will best serve the nation and the world. Its spirit of interdisciplinary exploration has fueled many scientific breakthroughs and technological advances. He hopes Anhui and USTC will make more contribution to the country's modernization and construction. Back


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Thermomix – Reinventing Simplicity Again
With a sophisticated temperature control selection, no more double boilers needed. It makes chocolate tempering effortless. Prepare hollandaise hands-free allowing the Thermomix to cook and stir while you are busy with something else. Zabaglione whips while it is cooking. Ice-creams on a new level.
Making a puree becomes a lot simpler, producing an extremely fine consistency. No more sieving required. Straight from Thermomix to plate.
From pates, mousselines and pastes, breads, pasta dough's and pastries, Béarnaise's, Beurre blancs and emulsifications, grinding whole nutmeg, dried sundried tomatoes and dried orange peel, the Thermomix does it all.
German designed, with the factory in France, this is a quality product with over 7 million users worldwide and all top chefs discovering the Thermomix now consider the appliance a necessity in their kitchens. At the Jackie Cameron School of Food & Wine we're proud to support Thermomix.
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If you've never been to one of our workshops before, you might never have considered why a drumming workshop could be a useful thing to have at a conference.
Here's five reasons why they can help make your conference a success:
1. They reduce stress hormones
Blood samples taken before and after drumming sessions show that stress hormones had been significantly reduced. When stress is high, the body's ability to create cells for the immune system is decreased – so reducing stress boosts your defenses and improves your overall health.
This effect is immediate, so it makes drumming a great way to quickly refresh a large group of people: just what's needed at the start of a conference!
2. They ground you in the present moment
Drumming is all about timing and co-ordination. It also requires a different way of thinking to our general daily thought processes. These factors force the participant to be focused on the present, which is highly therapeutic. It's a great way to eliminate the build-up of negative feelings from a stressful morning. It also helps to diminish anxieties about the future. This can really help to relax delegates who may be feeling agitated!
3. They release endorphins
Simply put: drumming is fun. It has been shown to release endorphins in the brain, which trigger feelings of happiness and euphoria. It's a great way to get rid of boredom, restlessness and disinterest in conference delegates. We always find that delegates are far more engaged, enthusiastic and responsive in conferences following a workshop. If you don't believe us, just look at the before and after responses participants gave us after a recent corporate event.
4. They boost physical energy
As well as giving a great mental boost, drumming gives your body a good wake up call. It's a physically demanding activity that increases your blood flow and adrenaline. As well as feeling refreshed, delegates often tell us that they enter a conference feeling tired and then feel completely energised. That's why we think a drumming session after the lunch break in a longer conference is a great idea: no more afternoon slump!
5. They build a sense of community
Over the years, we've received so many comments from people who were at first skeptical of the team-building power of drumming workshops. They had all changed their minds! Group percussion has been a part of worldwide traditions for thousands of years for a good reason: it's a great community builder. It teaches us to work together, to listen to each other, and achieve common goals, and provides the shared reward of an exhilarating musical sound. It's a way of illustrating that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Individual rhythms may sound strange or disjointed, but together they create a rich, powerful sound. A great metaphor for working life!
Our drumming workshops rely on co-operation. This helps promote a sense of equality between delegates on different managerial levels, and builds relationships between workers who might not usually interact. In fact, drumming is much easier as a group. It may seem a big challenge to ask delegates with no musical experience to take part - but as more and more rhythms are added, the music can start to sound more stable and become easier to play!
We often show people what happens when a large group plays just one rhythm together. Invariably, the rhythm speeds up and turns into a 'musical stampede.' Different rhythms are needed for the music to work. Steve loves bringing this to the forefront in conference ice breakers (especially with boomwhackers) because it shows how individual roles in business organisations have a purpose for the wider organisations' achievements. It offers a really powerful motivational message!
We've been doing this for over 20 years. If you have a business event coming up and think we could help, we'd love to hear from you!
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Greetings Writers!
Inspired by the warmth of this holiday season, I wanted to take a moment to thank you for your continued support of the Chippewa Valley Writers Guild. Thanks to you, the CVWG is now wrapping up its most active season to date. This fall, we've hosted three standing-room-only Craft Talks, featuring: literary agent Erik Hane, National Novel Writing Month municipal liaison Aimee Johnson, and a lyrics writing symposium (complete with live music!) hosted by Max Garland and featuring Jerrika Mighelle, Evans Middlesworth and Billy Krause. We've also produced a live, radio drama version of the 1938 classic War of the Worlds (subsequently aired on BluGold Radio!), as well as organized countless write-ins throughout the city. In addition, we're currently hard at work on two new major initiatives: a literary magazine for the Chippewa Valley, as well as additional radio drama opportunities for local writers. It's been a whirlwind, to be sure, but what a glorious whirlwind it's been!
I wanted to cordially invite you to our final event of the fall season: "Joy to the Word: A Holiday-Themed Open Read" which will take place at The Local Store on Saturday, December 10 at 3:00p.m. Please join us for cookies, cocoa, and the chance to share your favorite original holiday-themed work, or even work written by another. (To ensure that all can read, please keep your piece to five minutes or less!)
In more exciting news, the Guild is currently putting the finishing touches on next year's summer residency schedule at Cirenaica. Trust me—it's quite a lineup. We'll announce the schedule at the start of the new year, but for loyal contributors who make a donation of any size between now and December 17, you'll receive a pre-announcement email a few days in advance. It's just our way of saying thanks to all of you who give so generously so that our events can remain free and open to the public.
Our philanthropy philosophy is pretty simple here at the Guild: when it comes to giving, participation is our goal. If we all give a little, no one needs to give a lot. And that's all we'd ever ask for: a little. Consider becoming a 5.00/month sustaining member and take pride in knowing that you have personally sponsored a Craft Talk to be enjoyed by all. Or make a one-time donation and have the satisfaction of knowing that you have contributed meaningfully to our high-impact programming. Though you're surely being inundated with many worthy causes asking for your end-of-the-year, tax-deductible gifts, please take a moment to consider the Guild. Your Guild. And let us grow it together.
To make your gift, please go to www.eauclairearts.com/donate. Scroll to the bottom of the page and direct your gift either to the Chippewa Valley Writers Guild's Annual Membership or Sustaining Membership campaign.
Be inspired. And thank YOU for inspiring us.
B.J. Hollars
Director, Chippewa Valley Writers Guild


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One of the good things about having a blog is that you can use it as an excuse to meet people you admire. That is how I met Mansfield Frazier recently.
Mansfield is sort of a Cleveland celebrity, but unlike some of the regular suspects, he's actually really interesting and smart. He is a regular contributor at the blog The Daily Beast, the Cleveland Free Times, the Cleveland Leader and also at Cool Cleveland. In addition, he is the tending to a new vineyard on formerly vacant land in inner-city Hough. He's also an author and national expert on prisoner reentry. Oh, and he served five sentences in prison for counterfeiting, before turning his life around and becoming a successful entrepreneur and businessman.
Beyond all that, Mansfield Frazier is a thinking man — a thinking man who doesn't hold his tongue. That's a rarity in Cleveland. (Plus, we both despise the Plain Dealer's Phillip Morris.)
Anyway, Mansfield was nice enough to let me interview him. I was most curious to hear his appraisal of race relations in Cleveland. The city has always been kind of notorious for racial tension, but it's not something that gets a lot of thoughtful play in our local media, unless police brutality, bad politics, or some sensational crime brings it briefly to the forefront.
First a little background: Mansfield grew up not far from the Hough neighborhood where he now lives on Cleveland's East Side. His father owned an after-hours joint and ran numbers. He was a respected and successful entrepreneur in the black community.
Mansfield was working his way up the career ladder at the Illuminating Company (Cleveland) as a young man, when he was denied a promotion based on his race. That's when he dropped out of the system and started operating as an "outlaw."
"I just wanted nothing to do with this racist system," he said. "I lived life on my own terms."
His last term in prison is where he authored his book: "From Behind the Wall: Commentary on Crime,Punishment, Race," which reminds me a little bit of the Autobiography of Malcolm X. He has since become an advocate for a saner penal system. He edits the national magazine Reentry Advocate.
His more recent foray into agriculture using Cleveland's stimulus-backed land reuse program, Reimagining Cleveland, has received so much press already, I feel like it would duplicative to dwell on that too much.
Ok, we're going to do this Q&A style. Here goes:
AS: What is your appraisal of the current state of race relations in Cleveland?
MF: Race relations in Cleveland are reflective of race relations in America. But Cleveland's worse, by far. I've lived all over the United States when I was a counterfeiter. One of the reasons that we're losing here is because of race relations.
AS: Losing population?
MF: Losing everything. Young people like you look at the situation and think, 'Why would I want to be there with those knuckleheads?' Most young people, white or black, are not racist. Older white and black people are stuck in the old way of thinking. Young people say, 'I don't want to be bothered with that. I'm not homophobic. I don't want to be bother with those 'isms': sexism, racism.' You gotta drop those isms. And we're very slow to do that because we're so poor [in Cleveland]. We're afraid if we drop that, you're going to do as well as me or better.
The area that solves that problem in the Rust Belt will be the one that rises up.
AS: How could Cleveland get a handle on this? Do you see a couple of steps?
MF: Where does democracy start? It doesn't start with that piece of paper. It doesn't start with the Supreme Court. Democracy starts right there on the curb when a cop pulls you over. If you don't get treated fairly there, the rest of it doesn't work.
AS: Do you think that's a big problem here in Cleveland — racist behavior by police officers?
Oh my God, huge problem. Huge problem. Huge. Edward Henderson, those four cops are under indictment in Cleveland. The civil rights attorneys called me because they know I have the courage to write about it. The reason those videos are sealed is because they're so brutal.
We live in this velvet-hand police state. There's an iron fist and there's a velvet hand. Police patrol too much of this town and set the tone for what happens. Just like down on West 6th [Street]. Police don't care if the businesses survive, they just want to be where the action is.
A friend of mine, Robert Smith, he went down to Beale Street [Memphis], what they did is have the police stand down. They're not aloud on Beale Street unless they're called. We have our own security because we know you will act out. You don't want to be in some place, when the bar closes 'Get out of here, young lady.' That's what they'll do to you. The cities that can solve that first. That's the most controlling factor.
We have an old west mentality.
Continuing with suggestions …
We've got the Welcoming Center coming to Cleveland. So you got someone from India or China, then you've got this big red Chief Wahoo. And you say, 'Welcome.' So why don't you get rid of Wahoo? And we say we're a welcoming people? We're disrespecting a whole nation of people.
AS: What is going on in Hough? (Hough was the scene of Cleveland's race riots in the 1970s. It was once the center of Cleveland's black social upper-crust.)
Hough is strategically placed between University Circle and Downtown. There are more upscale homes that have been built in Hough. If you go that way, you can see two new homes that just got finished. There's probably been more homes built in the last 15 years than anywhere else in the city. The housing stock is stable.
But I don't think that Hough can do any better than the rest of the city can. You look down there at that lot [vacant lot, high weeds]. The city can't afford to cut it. But Hough is probably, there's probably more green projects in Hough than anywhere else. There's a lot of people that believe in the process.
I could have built a house anywhere. I picked Hough. I could have picked Westlake or Solon. But I have no political power in Westlake. It will be years before they have a black mayor or city councilmember in Westlake. I'd whether be somewhere where I have clout.
AS: Why you decide to come back to Cleveland?
This is the only place the feds would allow me to go. I was on federal parole. I wasn't allowed to go back to Miami. There wasn't no counterfeiting going on in Cleveland. They tend to send you back where the came from. I have family here.
AS: At this point I kinda stopped asking questions because Mansfield was on a roll. But there's a few other details I wanted to include.
We have to come to this moral awakening. We've never done reparations. And I don't want any money. I want you to solve the problem with the kid that's dropping out of school. And until we solve that problem, we're not going to be successful.
These other nations are ready to eat our lunch and they've got more people. Instead of universities what are we building? Prisons. But we don't see it because it's race based. We're blinded by this racism. If you wanna keep me on the ground, you've gotta stay down here with me.
Many, many thanks to Mr. Frazier for taking time out of his say to speak with us at Rust Wire. Cleveland would be a lot better off if there were a dozen more like him.


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March 18, 2014
Paul Kakos Joins BECA
to Expand Business Development Division
Experienced business development executive bring depth to BECA's growing business development team.
March 18, 2014: BECA announced today the hiring of Paul Kakos as a Client Development Executive. Kakos's experience helping develop business relationships with Home Depot, JC Penny, Sam's Club, Fortunoff's, Sym's, QVC and Ethan Allen provide valuable experience to BECA's team.
BECA President, Mike Estep, comments, "Paul's extensive history in developing business relationships is our growth strategy and he fits perfect in that business objective!" Estep added, "I am excited to see our company grow and have strong capable team members help with that process".
Kakos is active in the community and serves as Vice President of the MVHS Baseball Dugout Club. His love for baseball dates back to his playing days as a member of his college baseball team. Kakos has a passion for his three kids and is actively involved in their school activities.
About BECA
BECA, The IT Brain Power Company, is a technology solutions and services firm with corporate offices located in Norcross, Georgia. Our company has been providing products and services that solve business problems to companies in the Greater Atlanta area since 1975. Our success has been based on the common mission of our team members since our inception, HELP OUR CLIENTS SUCCEED! We provide creative and adaptable solutions that promote success to our clients by allowing better productivity of employees and using technology to create a strategic advantage for their company versus their competitors.
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EPISODE 11 - "The Hunting Party"
Written by: Elizabeth Sarnoff & Christina M. Kim
Directed by: Stephen Williams
[We see Jack and Christian Shepard examining x-rays of a spine in an office with two people seated at a table nearby.]
CHRISTIAN: [whispering to Jack] Look here and here. You can see it's rotting out the spinal [something] area, and plus all this extra dural growth -- I'm surprised it hasn't caused permanent ischemia.
ANGELO: [in Italian] Digli di smettere di bisbigliare. Non sono un idiota. [Sara-SNWG Translation: Tell him to stop talking in whispers. I'm not an idiot.]
GABRIELA: [Translating] He says you don't need to talk in whispers. He knows he doesn't have a chance.
CHRISTIAN: Your father appreciates candor.
GABRIELA: We both do.
CHRISTIAN: Well, then tell him I'm very sorry but he's not a candidate for surgery.
GABRIELA: [Translating for her father] Papà, lui è come gli altri. Non lo farà. [Translation by Sara-SNWG: Dad, he's like the others. He won't do it.]
CHRISTIAN: The way the tumor is situated on the spine, it's just not possible to remove it.
ANGELO: Non ci proverà? Perché? [Translation by Sara-SNWG: He won't try? Why?]
GABRIELA: He wants to know why you won't try.
CHRISTIAN: Because what your father is looking for is not a surgical procedure. What he is looking for is a miracle.
ANGELO: Signore, non sono venuto fino a qui per lei. Sono venuto qui per suo figlio. [Translation by Sara-SNWG: Sir, I did not come all this way for you. I came for your son.]
GABRIELA: He said, "I did not come all this way for you, sir. I came for him [indicating Jack].
JACK: Ms. Busoni, I, uh...
GABRIELA: You fixed someone with a crushed spinal column -- an impossible surgery -- and now she walks, yes? I consulted many medical journals before making this trip here.
CHRISTIAN: Then you should know it's a very different case under very different circumstances.
GABRIELA: But a miracle, right?
JACK: Look, everything that my father's saying -- the risks, the unlikelihood -- he's absolutely right.
GABRIELA: But will you try?
JACK: [taking a few moments to look at the x-rays] I'll have to admit him in the next couple of weeks, run some tests.
ANGELO: La ringrazio... tantissimo. [Translation by Sara-SNWG: I thank you... very much.]
[Christian stares at Jack for a moment, then leaves.]
[We see Jack waking up in the bunk bed in the hatch, apparently a bit shaken by this flashback/dream. He gets up and looks around the hatch.]
JACK: [calling out] Locke!
[We hear a moan in the background and Jack finds Locke knocked out on the floor of the gun vault.]
JACK: John.
[We hear the sound of a gun and see Michael point a rifle at Jack.]
MICHAEL: Stay in there. Stay...
JACK: Michael, what are you...?
MICHAEL: Stay in there, Jack!
JACK: Hey, whatever's going on...
MICHAEL: Look, I'm going after my son. I'm going after my son, and nobody is going to stop me, okay? Okay, that is my right. That is a father's right.
JACK: There's another way to go about this...
MICHAEL: Get in the damn room!
JACK: You going to shoot me, Michael?!
MICHAEL: No, but I'll shoot your damn computer. That thing is not what you think it is anyway. You don't understand, man. You don't have any idea. Now get in there!
JACK: Michael, Michael, listen, we can do this together, okay? I'll come with you.
MICHAEL: No, I have to do it. Now. I have to do it alone.
[Michael closes the door of the vault.]
[We see Locke coming to in the vault with Jack.]
LOCKE: What happened?
JACK: Michael knocked you out. Look over here [Jack moves his finger in front of Locke's eyes to check if he's okay.]
LOCKE: Why would he...?
JACK: He went after Walt. You feel nauseated, sick?
LOCKE: No, I'm okay.
JACK: Good. Give me a boost up.
LOCKE: It's no use. I bolted it shut from the inside.
JACK: You what?
LOCKE: No point in changing the combination if you can get in through the air vent.
JACK: That's really good thinking, John. You want to tell me why you let Michael in here?
LOCKE: He wanted a gun -- for shooting practice.
JACK: Shooting practice?
LOCKE: [trying the door] The button. How long was I out?
JACK: 20 minutes.
LOCKE: We're on shift for the next 4 hours. There's nobody coming down here.
JACK: Yeah, well, better hope Sawyer shows up to get his band-aid changed.
[We see Sawyer sleeping in an airline chair at the beach. Kate approaches and tosses a banana on Sawyer's chest.]
KATE: Morning.
SAWYER: Did you just throw a banana at me?
KATE: Couldn't find any rocks.
SAWYER: [smiling] There are nicer ways to wake a man up, Freckles.
KATE: Come on, it's time to go get your bandages changed.
SAWYER: Why can't you do it for me?
KATE: Because I'm not your nurse, and Jack's got the bandages.
SAWYER: Of course he does. [He struggles to stand up.] You want to give me a hand?
[Kate helps to pull him up and they stand very close together looking at each other.]
SAWYER: Thanks.
KATE: Come on.
[We see Kate and Sawyer arrive at the hatch, closing the air lock door behind them.]
SAWYER: This place still creeps me out.
KATE: You'll get used to it. Where is everybody? Jack! John!
SAWYER: Maybe they went out for ice cream.
KATE: [hearing some muffled cries] Shhh. [We hear Locke say "Kate" and pounding sounds.] Jack!
JACK: In here, in the armory. Michael locked us in here.
SAWYER: What'd he say?
KATE: [hearing the timer start to beep] I got it.
SAWYER: Hope you got the combo, Doc.
LOCKE: Right two times to 25.
SAWYER: 25, got it.
[We see Kate enter the numbers and reset the timer.]
LOCKE: Left two times to 29. Right once to 40.
SAWYER: [opening the door] Howdy, boys.
[Jack hands Locke a gun.]
LOCKE: What are you doing, Jack?
JACK: Going after him. [He grabs a rifle and exits the gun vault].
SAWYER: Hey, what...? What happened?
LOCKE: Michael went after Walt.
SAWYER: Went after Walt?!
JACK: [putting supplies in a pack] Pulled a gun on me, put us both in there, and went after Walt. [Sawyer walks back to the vault.] Hey, what are you doing?
SAWYER: What does it look like? I'm coming with you.
JACK: You're still on antibiotics.
SAWYER: It's a good thing I'm traveling with my doctor, then.
[We see Angelo unconscious on a bed. Jack is looking at some monitors, and Gabriela enters.]
GABRIELA: How is he?
JACK: I thought you'd gone home.
GABRIELA: My home is a hotel room. I like it more here.
JACK: I think you need to find a better hotel.
GABRIELA: You didn't answer my question.
JACK: His counts aren't where I'd like them to be.
GABRIELA: You've been doing tests for a month now, Jack.
JACK: I'm thorough.
GABRIELA: I have a confession to make. I don't believe in miracles.
JACK: Yeah, I guess I'm not too sure about them, either.
GABRIELA: I bet your wife feels differently. Your wife, she's the woman you fixed, isn't she?
JACK: Yes.
GABRIELA: I'm thorough, too. She must be a very special person to let you work until 4:30 in the morning.
JACK: [looking at his watch] I completely lost track of... I've got to... Will you excuse me?
GABRIELA: Yes, of course, go. And Jack, thank you.
JACK: Yeah, of course.
GABRIELA: Good night.
JACK: Good night.
[We see Sarah lying in bed in the dark with her eyes open as Jack arrives home.]
SARAH: Hey, how is he?
JACK: Hey, sorry to wake you.
SARAH: I had to get up anyway. So how is he?
JACK: About the same. Sarah, I'm sorry. I meant to... I just got...
SARAH: Hey, that's the price of being a miracle-worker. [She gets out of bed.]
JACK: Where are you going?
SARAH: I have to go to the gym and then I've got some papers to grade. [Jack gets into bed and she sits down near him.] I didn't want to say anything until I knew either way, but, um, I was late, so, I got a pregnancy test.
[Jack sits up and looks concerned.]
SARAH: Don't worry. It's negative.
JACK: Do you, um, want to talk about it?
SARAH: What's to talk about?
JACK: Sarah, I...
SARAH: See you later, Jack.
[We see a footprint in the jungle, with Locke examining it.]
JACK: Well?
LOCKE: Well, I can't tell you it's definitely Michael's, but it looks like his boot print.
KATE: There's one over here, too.
LOCKE: That sounds like a trail.
KATE: [to Jack] You got a gun for me?
JACK: You're not coming.
KATE: Excuse me?
JACK: You're not coming. Someone has to be here to take care of the button.
KATE: So why should that person be me? I can track, carry a gun...
JACK: You're not coming! You're staying. Alright?
[Sawyer pulls the slide on his gun.]
JACK: [walking away] Let's go.
[Sawyer gives Kate an apologetic look and follows Jack.]
[We see the boys trekking through the jungle.]
SAWYER: What'd she do to you?
JACK: What?
SAWYER: Kate, what'd she do?
JACK: She didn't do anything.
SAWYER: Right, you're yelling at her because she wanted to help get Mike back makes a lot of sense.
JACK: Why don't you go back and see if I hurt her feelings?
SAWYER: I'm just saying.
JACK: Yeah, I know, you love her.
SAWYER: What'd you say?
[Locke stops and looks around.]
JACK: What?
LOCKE: [to Sawyer] Does any of this look familiar from when you were coming back?
SAWYER: Well, yeah, there's my favorite leaf. How could I forget this place?
JACK: [to Locke] What's wrong?
LOCKE: [to Sawyer] When you came across the island what side was the ocean on? [Sawyer looks around and points.] You came from the east, Michael's heading north.
SAWYER: What the hell's that supposed to mean?
JACK: It means he's not going back to where you came from. He's heading somewhere else.
[We see Kate talking to Hurley on the beach, with Jin looking on. Sun approaches with a hat.]
SUN: [Subtitle: The sun's very strong today.]
JIN: [Subtitle: I don't need a hat. -- [indicating Jack and Hurley] I think something's wrong.]
[Kate and Hurley finish their conversation and Hurley walks toward Sun and Jin.]
SUN: Hello, Hurley.
HURLEY: Hey. Cool hat, dude. [Jin smirks]
SUN: Is Kate alright?
HURLEY: Uh, yeah. I guess Michael took off.
JIN: [Subtitle: What's he saying?]
SUN: What do you mean he took off?
HURLEY: He stole some guns and he went all commando. He said he was going after Walt. Later dudes, gotta get to the hatch.
[We see Jin putting supplies in a pack.]
SUN: [Subtitle: What are you doing?]
JIN: [Subtitle: He said they just left. If I hurry I can catch up...]
SUN: [Subtitle: You're not going anywhere. [Jin starts to leave] Don't go! Don't walk away from me! While you were on that raft do you know how worried I was? I didn't know if you were dead or alive. I was out of my head. I won't go through that again.]
JIN: [Subtitle: Michael's my friend.]
SUN: [Subtitle: I'm your wife.]
[Jin puts down his pack.]
[We see Locke, Jack and Sawyer walking through the jungle.]
SAWYER: Hey, Doc, you want to slow down -- take a break a minute?
LOCKE: [stopping] Good idea.
JACK: He still heading north?
LOCKE: Yep.
JACK: Do you think he's lost?
LOCKE: Doesn't seem to be. Trail's as straight as the interstate. The path of a man who knows where he's going. [Locke stares at Jack a moment.] Where are you going, Jack?
JACK: What?
LOCKE: Well, let's say we catch up with him -- Michael. What are you going to do?
JACK: I'm going to bring him back.
LOCKE: What if he doesn't want to come back?
JACK: I'll talk him into coming back.
LOCKE: This is the second time he's gone after Walt. He knocked me out, he locked us both up. Something tells me he might be past listening to reason.
JACK: What? You think we should just let him go -- write him off?
LOCKE: Who are we to tell anyone what they can or can't do?
[We see Jack giving Gabriela some papers to sign in his office.]
JACK: It's not too late to go back. The tumor's aggressive, but your father could lead a very normal life for at least another year.
GABRIELA: Go back? Go back where? Home? Have you changed your mind, Jack?
JACK: No. [then more intently] No.
GABRIELA: [signing] Is that it? Even if you don't succeed, you're giving us a chance. That's all we wanted.
JACK: I'll come out and check on you before I scrub in.
GABRIELA: Okay.
[Christian enters the room.]
CHRISTIAN: Am I interrupting?
GABRIELA: No, I was just leaving. [to Jack] I'll see you in the morning.
JACK: I'll see you in the morning. [Gabriela exits.]
CHRISTIAN: [handing Jack files] ITR reports need to be signed by you as Chief Resident.
[Jack notices Christian staring at him.]
JACK: What?
CHRISTIAN: Careful. There's a line, son. You know it's there. And pretending it's not -- that would be a mistake.
JACK: Guess you would know.
CHRISTIAN: It may be okay for some people, Jack. But not for you.
[Jack, Locke and Sawyer use some vines to pull themselves up a steep slope.]
SAWYER: Are you sure Mike went this way?
LOCKE: Why do you ask?
SAWYER: Oh, I don't know, Mr. Clean, I probably would have gone around Mt. Vesuvius.
LOCKE: Why'd you pick that name?
SAWYER: Ain't it obvious? All you need's an earring and a mop.
LOCKE: No, your name. Why'd you pick Sawyer?
SAWYER: What do you mean, pick?
LOCKE: After the census Hurley gave me the flight manifest. Your name is James, right? James Ford.
SAWYER: What's it to you?
LOCKE: Just an interesting name to choose, is all. Who'd you get it from?
SAWYER: Who says I got it from anybody?
[Suddenly they hear gunfire.]
JACK: [yelling] Michael!
LOCKE: [whispering] Jack, get down.
JACK: [taking off running] Michael!
LOCKE: [following] Jack! Jack!
[We see Jack, Locke, and Sawyer running toward the location of the gunfire.]
JACK: Michael! [stopping] Michael!
LOCKE: [waving Jack to be quiet] Jack. [Locke sees something.]
JACK: What? [We see a bullet graze mark on a tree.] He's close.
LOCKE: Yeah, and if he was shooting at someone you want them coming back?
SAWYER: Personally, hell, yeah.
JACK: You said these people were two days across the island.
SAWYER: Yeah, and they took Cindy less than a mile from our camp.
LOCKE: Over here. [Locke finds some shell casings on the ground.]
JACK: Shell casings. How many?
LOCKE: 3, Michael's.
SAWYER: You boys deaf? I heard at least 7 shot. You heard it, Daniel Boone, what's your count?
LOCKE: Yeah, 7 sounds about right.
SAWYER: It's getting dark. Which way did Mike go?
[Locke looks for the trail. Jack stares at Sawyer.]
SAWYER: What?
JACK: You out here for Michael, or -- is this pay back for getting shot?
SAWYER: Why are you out here, Doc? You got your reasons and I got mine.
[We see Jack, dressed in scrubs, angrily banging against some lockers in a room in the hospital.]
CHRISTIAN: Jack. Jack!
JACK: I had it!
CHRISTIAN: I know, son.
JACK: I got it. I got it all. I mean, I had it!
CHRISTIAN: He was a sick old man on a table for 7 and half hours. His heart gave out. It's nobody's fault.
JACK: I've got to go tell her.
CHRISTIAN: Yeah, well, I've already done that. [Jack looks at him angrily.] Lest you forget, I am still Chief of Surgery.
JACK: Where is she?
CHRISTIAN: Maybe you should go home.
JACK: Where is she?
CHRISTIAN: She's gone. Jack, go home.
[We see Jack walking out to his car in the parking lot. Gabriela gets out of her car nearby.]
GABRIELA: Jack?
JACK: Gabriela, my father told me that you'd gone. I, uh -- I, uh --
GABRIELA: Thank you. Thank you for trying. [She starts crying.]
JACK: [hugging her] I'm so sorry. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.
[They kiss and then Jack pulls away.]
GABRIELA: It's okay.
JACK: I, I'm... I can't. [He walks away.]
[Back on the island we see Jack lighting some torches.]
SAWYER: What do you mean you lost it?
LOCKE: He's a man, not a boar. The sign's more subtle. I need light to follow it.
JACK: [giving torches to Locke and Sawyer] Here, light.
LOCKE: I think we'd better head back.
SAWYER: What?
JACK: Just find the trail, John.
LOCKE: I've lost the trail.
JACK: You don't just lose a trail! You just don't want to find him.
LOCKE: Yeah, that's right, Jack. I've been running in the jungle toward the sound of gunfire because I don't care about Michael. [Locke starts walking away.]
JACK: Don't turn around on me, John.
LOCKE: You're not going to get him to come back and you know it.
JACK: You know what happens if we just turn around and go back? We're never going to see him again. And that's going to be on us -- on you, and on me.
MR. FRIENDLY: [off camera at first] You're exactly right, Jack. But if I were you, I'd listen to Mr. Locke.
[Locke, Jack and Sawyer all have their guns drawn on Mr. Friendly.]
JACK: Who are you?
SAWYER: He's the son-of-a-bitch that shot me on the raft. [Sawyer moves forward, looking like he's going to shoot.]
MR. FRIENDLY: Why don't you point the gun down?
[Sawyer is suddenly shot, the bullet apparently grazing his ear or neck as he's not seriously hurt but his hand comes away with blood on it. Jack and Locke look around trying to figure out where the shooter is.]
MR. FRIENDLY: It'd probably be best if we just keep our hands at our sides, gentlemen.
JACK: Where's Michael?
MR. FRIENDLY: Don't worry about Michael. He's not going to find us.
JACK: What do you want?
MR. FRIENDLY: Why don't you build us a fire, John? I think it's time we all had a talk.
[We see an album cover for Geronimo Jackson. Hurley and Charlie are looking through the albums in the hatch.]
HURLEY: Geronimo Jackson?
CHARLIE: Well, hooo, as an expert in all things musical -- I've never heard of these guys, shocking as that may be. Geronimo Jackson?
HURLEY: [holding a different album] This looks sweet. Let's give her a rip.
[Charlie puts the Geronimo Jackson record down and puts the other album on the turntable.]
HURLEY: So what do you think's the story with that Libby chick?
CHARLIE: The story?
HURLEY: She's kind of cute, right? You know, in a I've-been-terrorized-by-the-Others-for-40-days kind of way.
CHARLIE: Yeah, there is that.
HURLEY: I think I have a chance with her. I mean, it's the classic desert island scenario. If I ever had a shot, this is it.
CHARLIE: Do you think Claire's missed me yet?
HURLEY: Dude, it's been a day.
SAYID: [entering] This music is quite depressing.
HURLEY: We can change it, dude. Did you ever hear of Geronimo Jackson?
SAYID: I'm afraid not. Where's Jack and Locke?
HURLEY: Oh, they went after Michael.
SAYID: Michael?
CHARLIE: Yeah, he's run after Walt again. Everyone's gone to bring him back.
SAYID: Who's everyone?
HURLEY: Everyone -- Jack, Sawyer, Locke. Oh, and Kate.
[Jack, Sawyer, Locke and Mr. Friendly around a fire.]
MR. FRIENDLY: Just sit down, Jack. Nobody's going to hurt you. I come in peace.
LOCKE: How do you know our names? [Mr. Friendly just smiles.]
JACK: You took Walt.
MR. FRIENDLY: Walt's fine. He's a very special boy.
JACK: Look, you said you wanted to talk. Talk.
MR. FRIENDLY: Let me ask you something. How long you been here on the island?
JACK: 50 days.
MR. FRIENDLY: Oooo, 50 days. That's what -- almost 2 whole months, huh? Tell me, you go over a man's house for the first time, do you take off your shoes? Do you put your feet up on his coffee table? Do you walk in the kitchen, eat food that doesn't belong to you? [He looks at Locke.] Open the door to rooms you got no business opening? You know, somebody a whole lot smarter than anybody here once said: "Since the dawn of our species man's been blessed with curiosity." You know the other one about curiosity don't you, Jack? This is not your island. This is our island. And the only reason you're living on it is because we let you live on it.
JACK: [smiling broadly] I don't believe you.
MR. FRIENDLY: You don't believe what?
JACK: I think you've got one guy up there with a gun. I think there's more of us than there are of you. I think if you had any real strength, you wouldn't have had to send a spy -- Ethan.
MR. FRIENDLY: That's an interesting theory. [suddenly yelling and raising his arms] Light 'em up!
[Torches are suddenly lit and the group is surrounded by at least 13 people just out of sight.]
MR. FRIENDLY: We've got a misunderstanding, Jack -- your people, my people. So listen carefully. Right here, there's a line. You cross that line, we go from misunderstanding to something else. Now, give me your weapons, turn around, go home.
JACK: No.
LOCKE: Jack, maybe...
JACK: No!
MR. FRIENDLY: I hoped it wouldn't come to this. [yelling] Bring her out, Alex!
[We see Kate, bound with a bag over her head shoved toward Mr. Friendly.]
MR. FRIENDLY: She was following you. Like I said -- curiosity. [He pulls the bag off her head.]
[Jack looks angry. Sawyer makes a move toward them, but Mr. Friendly draws a gun and puts it to Kate's neck.]
MR. FRIENDLY: Don't. -- Jack, the decision you gotta make right now is this -- can you live with the fact that I shot this woman right in front of you when you could have saved her life by giving up and going home? Or are you going to give me your guns, turn around and walk away. It's your call, Jack.
SAWYER: You touch a hair on her head, I'll...
MR. FRIENDLY: Shut up! I'm going to count to 3. 1, 2...
JACK: Stop.
[Jack throws his weapons down.]
MR. FRIENDLY: Now them.
[Locke throws his weapon down.]
MR. FRIENDLY: Give me the other one, too.
[Locke takes a gun from his pocket and adds it to the pile.]
SAWYER: [to Mr. Friendly] You and me ain't done, Zeke.
[Mr. Friendly grabs the guns and lets Kate go. The torches go out simultaneously and Mr. Friendly walks away. Sawyer unties Kate.]
KATE: Jack, I, uh...
JACK: [cold] You alright?
KATE: Yep.
[We see Jin sitting alone on the beach. Sun approaches and sits with him.]
SUN: [Subtitle: What are you doing out here alone?]
JIN: [Subtitle: I couldn't sleep.]
SUN: [Subtitle: Are they back?]
JIN: [Subtitle: Not yet. Honey... I don't like being told what to do. ]
SUN: [Subtitle: Being told what to do was my life for four years... I didn't like it much either.]
JIN: [Subtitle: Right. I don't suppose you did. (He moves closer and puts his arm around her.) ]
[Jack, Sawyer, Locke and Kate walking back to camp.]
KATE: I was just trying to help, Jack. When you told me not to go, I just... I made a mistake. [Jack doesn't respond.] Hey, could you just talk to me for a second. -- I'm sorry.
JACK: Yeah, I'm sorry, too.
[Jack arrives home to find Sarah clearing dishes from the table.]
JACK: Hey.
SARAH: Hey. How did it go?
JACK: He died.
SARAH: I'm sorry.
JACK: Yeah, me too. Who was over?
SARAH: My mom.
JACK: The bridge game okay?
SARAH: Oh yeah, she's on a streak. Did you eat?
JACK: Yeah. No, it's uh, it's late. I'm fine.
[Jack joins her at the sink to help with the dishes.]
SARAH: You don't have to do that.
JACK: It's therapeutic -- cheaper than a shrink.
SARAH: How did the daughter take it? What's her name, Gabriela?
JACK: She kissed me. Yeah, she... she kissed me and I kissed her back. I, I don't know. I don't know how it happened. I made a mistake. I made a mistake and this is my fault. It's my fault that you and me... I haven't been here. Sarah, I mean, we don't even talk anymore. I hate what's happening to us and I promise you that things are going to be different. I'm going to, I'm going to work less. I'm going to be here for you. Okay? I'm going to fix this. We're going to go back to the way things were. I'm going to fix this. I'm going to fix this.
[Jack hugs Sarah. She cries, but doesn't hug him back. She breaks away after a moment.]
SARAH: Jack. Jack, I'm leaving you.
JACK: What?
SARAH: I was already leaving you. That's why my mother was here. She was helping me pack. I've been seeing someone -- someone else. I have to... I can't stay.
JACK: Sarah.
SARAH: You, you will always need something to fix. -- Goodbye.
[We see Jack and the others arrive at the beach. Kate follows close behind Jack and wants to say something but he pays no attention and keeps walking. Kate stops, and Sawyer stops beside her.]
LOCKE: See ya, James.
SAWYER: [to Kate] Don't beat yourself up, Freckles. If he'd told me to stay behind, I'd have done the same damn thing.
[Locke walks by Claire who's holding a fussy Aaron.]
LOCKE: [to Aaron] What's the matter? What's the matter with your little foot? Hi. Hi.
CLAIRE: [to Aaron] Who's that? [The baby starts fussing more.]
LOCKE: Uh-oh, you don't like old Uncle Johnny.
[Charlie is looking on, disturbed.]
CLAIRE: What is he doing to your toe?
[Jack approaches Ana sitting near her shelter with Vincent.]
ANA: [to Vincent] Hey, go away. I barely have enough food to feed myself. [She cuts off a piece of mango and throws it so Vincent will chase it.] Here.
JACK: I see you found a new friend.
ANA: Progress. I hear you were out looking for Michael.
JACK: Yeah.
ANA: He ran off looking for his kid again? [Jack nods.] Not much you can do about that then.
JACK: Is it true that you killed one of them?
ANA: One of who?
JACK: Them. [Ana nods.] Sayid tells me that you're a cop.
ANA: I was a cop.
JACK: Can I ask you something?
ANA: Shoot.
JACK: How long do you think it would take to train an army?


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Dead site ?
This site is great , good features and all the jazz but it doenst seem to be very used , is it ? 20-150 forum views , 2-4 tipsters per match, etc.
This site is great , good features and all the jazz but it doenst seem to be very used , is it ? 20-150 forum views , 2-4 tipsters per match, etc.
I can't say it's used as much as HLTV for example but hey, it's not that bad! 😀 Major matches are getting av. 50 tips, the 2 or 3 are from the 'pro' tipsters, let's say they're the ones "hired" by Tipify. Also, I think that the monthly competition ran by the site is yet to get known and accumulate much more users here :P.
I wouldn't say it's dead, just needs a bit more advertising. If one or two popular CS:GO youtubers (100,000+ subs) advertised this site for betting tips it would be a huge hit no doubt, it's one of a kind and has a simple design.
Being completly honest I think that one of the reasons is sometimes late upadating, it can create a feeling of a "dead site". I imagine some people just get annoyed by waiting hours to see the results of their tips come in. This need a fix (implement those mods already Lex :PP). Also,I feel like Tipify needs some, how to call that… activization? Getting users involved. Maybe chat available for everybody besides the one for prime users?
Other ideas anybody??
I luv this site, so yeah its surprising that there isnt as many people on it then you'd think the quality of the site would deserve.
more advertising hopefully :p
maybe add an actual betting aspect? i dont know if tipify would want to get involved in that legal shannigans and stuff, i certainly wouldn't
It's not a dead site by any means, the tipsters only represent a small portion of our site traffic, the bulk of our traffic is here to view/read tips, not necessarily participate (tho I wish they would).
The forum is slightly tucked and mainly used for discussions between members with issues with the site rather than general discussion about matches / odds etc.
Overall we've been rebuilding, the CSGOLounge shutdown in June hit us hard, we've had to rebrand and rebuild to get where we are now. We're back on the rise again now and working hard to make 2017 awesome for Tipify.
We're advertising where we can and have a lot of giveaways running to draw in new users from further afield. But realistically the best advertising we could do is have more people spread the word and share with friends.