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In her article "Film Bodies: Gender, Genre, and Excess," Linda Williams isolates horror, melodrama and pornography as the 'body genres' – films designed to elicit spectator-response on a bodily level through their respective approaches to excess and temporality. Irreversible (Gaspar Noé, 2002) offers a unique approach to Williams' discussion in that it incorporates each of the three 'body genres' within a formal structure that reinterprets bodily excess and its relationship to the spectator. I have chosen to center this paper on the scene of Alex's rape and discuss how this particular long take is, in effect, the film's central collision of the 'body genres,' and how it operates as the void at the core of the film, draining into itself every event that happens around it. I am also going to discuss how Williams' belief that the 'body genres' act as approaches to cultural problems clashes with that of Noé's cinematic realm, which seeks not to approach cultural issues, but to portray the annihilation of culture itself. Finally, apart from Williams' analysis, I feel that Irreversible should be discussed as a film not simply preoccupied with the destruction of 'body,' but also with that of 'mind.' Irreversible not only unites Williams' three "body genres," but does so in a way that reaches beyond the screen, attacking the body of the spectator as well.
The film's pivotal scene is a single, gruelling twelve minute long take, nine minutes of which involve the rape and subsequent beating of Alex (Monica Bellucci) by a man ambiguously referred to as Le Tenia (Jo Prestia). As Le Tenia forces Alex to the ground, even dialogue itself merges the sexual connotations of pornography with the abject fear of horror as he says, "I'm gonna fuck your ass… I'm gonna blast your shit hole…". The spectator is subjected to Alex's brutal rape in a single, uninterrupted long take. For this duration, Alex is pinned to the ground, sobbing powerlessly, her voice muffled by the hand of Le Tenia, as he rapes her anally, her shrieks of pain and bodily convulsions in sync with his thrusts and moans. The excess and obscenity of the situation is heightened as Le Tenia continues to threaten her: "You shit on me and you're dead… fucking high class swine." During this process, Noé essentially disappears behind the mechanics of cinema in that there are no cuts and almost no camera movement. For the full duration, the camera sits on the ground of the tunnel roughly three feet away from the incident, eye level with both victim and victimizer. With Noé not actively acknowledging himself behind the camera, there is no intermediary presence between the body of the spectator and those onscreen, establishing the scene as a "brutal intimacy model [and] test case for film's continued potential to inspire shock and bewilderment – raw, unmediated reaction" (Palmer 23). In the wake of the rape, the camera moves (for the first time in seven minutes), only to accommodate Le Tenia, who stands over Alex's body – a camera movement so incremental that, in the wake of the rape, it goes virtually unnoticed. Le Tenia then kicks Alex in the nose, straddles her to punch her eleven times in the face, and then grabs her by the hair and slams her head eight times into the cement floor. The spectator is unable to do anything but simply watch. In this capacity, to say that the viewer is subject to 'violence' is too vague a term – with 'violence' relatable to everything from slapstick humour to classical action movies. This is, instead, an act of all-encompassing bodily annihilation – an attack on physicality so extreme and forceful that the spectator is left powerless to do anything but react.
The excess to which the spectator is subjected naturally becomes manifest in his/her own bodily response, whether it be shock, arousal, disgust, or any combination. Williams' statement that "the success of [the 'body genres'] is often measured by the degree to which the audience sensation mimics what is seen on the screen" is complicated in that the gaze which the film reverses represents a spectacle so brutal and explicit that the spectator's bodily response is seized involuntarily. Williams discusses melodrama ("tear-jerker"), horror ("fear-jerker"), and pornography (inspiring "jerk-off") as genres whose relationships with their respective viewers involve a degree of manipulation (705). Irreversible, however, is not about manipulation, but rather, forcible extraction. The emotional consent of the spectator is as incidental to Noé as Alex's bodily consent is to Le Tenia. The film is so severely and unrelentingly brutal that it is virtually impossible for the spectator not to experience some sort of extreme bodily reaction, whether it be voluntary or not. The rape scene represents enormous complications with regard to spectator-identification in that there is simply nowhere for any viewer to safely situate her/himself within the mise-en-scene. The positions of 'victim' and 'victimizer' as assumed by Alex and Le Tenia, respectively, exist in perhaps the most extreme opposition imaginable. For the spectator to identify with either body is to subject their own to an indirect experience of the same depraved violence. The uninterrupted duration of the long take itself further complicates spectator-identification in that not even the reassurance of montage is present to absorb the impact of the assault. If the shot were to be edited (or if even the camera were to be moved unnecessarily), the mechanics of cinema would be revealed and the spectator would be cushioned from the trauma of the violence. For the spectator to be given the sole option of identifying either with Alex or Le Tenia violates the classical approach to cinema, which grants the spectator the "ability to participate within the construct of a work and yet remain outside it" (Dixon 185). Here, if the spectator finds her/himself unable or unwilling to identify with either onscreen body, her/his identification is, through the use of the extended long take, suspended – forced to hold her/his breath until the violence has run its course.
With regard to gesture, there is an extremely significant moment at the conclusion of Alex's rape which momentarily reverses the gaze of the camera in a way that extends beyond the diegesis, making contact with the violated spectator. While being raped, Alex, in exhaustive desperation, reaches forward, directly toward the camera. This gesture represents her complete lack of power, yet also seems to acknowledge the presence of the camera, and further, the spectator. Consequently, it represents a return of the spectator's gaze – one which, in the wake of Alex's bodily annihilation, "challenges the viewer to return the gaze of the supposed 'object' of the camera's scrutiny" (Dixon 46). By being "gestured toward" by Alex, an act of violence is done to the spectator's suspended sense of identification. For Alex to return the gaze at this point is for her to, by way of gesture, ask the spectator, "How could you have watched this? How could you not have intervened? What kind of person are you?" It is in such a circumstance the "'gaze of the screen' or 'look back' has the power to transform our existences, to substantially change our view of our lives, and of the world we inhabit" (Dixon 7). When Alex extends her arm, the body which the spectator has watched being violated, in turn, performs an act of violence upon the spectator's own sense of self.
Williams divides the 'body genres' on several different levels, but I will focus primarily on how each operates in a temporal sense, and how that subsequently inspires the secretion of bodily fluids from the spectator. Williams temporally differentiates the 'body genres' by associating pornography with being 'on time' (situations and bodies aligning perfectly), horror with being 'too early' (bodies are caught ill-prepard/offguard), and melodrama with 'too late' (bodies in irreparable situations). The film's reversed temporal structure aligns effectively with Williams' approach in that, to view the film on a pornographic level (from the perspective of Le Tenia), the circumstances surrounding his encounter with Alex are timed perfectly with regard to his own intentions. The fact that Alex is unaware of her impending rape as she walks into the tunnel aligns with the Williams' approach to horror as being 'too early' (not that she could ever be prepared for that which was to happen to her). However, it is the 'too late' of melodrama which is most effectively reinterpreted through Noé's approach to structure. The first time the spectator sees Alex, she is being carried out of the tunnel on a stretcher, having been beaten into a coma. The film, in this sense, does not progress toward its own 'too late' in the classical tradition of melodrama – instead, it begins with it.
Williams further discusses the significance of a primary bodily fluid associated with each of the three genres (blood in horror, semen in pornography, and tears in melodrama), and all three are simultaneously present (whether onscreen or offscreen) during Alex's rape, indicative of how all three of Williams' 'body genres' collide. Le Tenia's moans of pleasure (and ultimately, orgasm) collide with Alex's (tears) sobs of agony, and at one point, while he rapes her, he asks, "You bleeding or you wet?". During the rape, his hand is firmly clasped over her mouth – this linguistic-severing representing how "aurally, excess is marked by recourse not to the coded articulations of language but to inarticulate cries of pleasure in porn, screams of fear in horror, sobs of anguish in melodrama" (Williams 703-704). The rape is indicative of each of these three bodily discourses, with Alex's screams (horror) and sobs (melodrama) impossible, and unnecessary to differentiate. The act of violence done to the body of the spectator is, in part, due to the fact that each of the three 'body genres' are operating on different levels, both relentlessly and simultaneously. Further, it is melodrama which consistently places emphasis upon "our melancholic sense of the loss of origins – impossibly hoping to return to an earlier state which is perhaps most fundamentally represented by the body of the mother" (Williams 712). It is not until the end of the film (and therefore, the beginning of the narrative), upon Alex's realization of her pregnancy, that the film reveals the active, unspoken role of maternity as something which had been present all along. Because Alex's pregnancy is not revealed until the end, the film demands that the viewer psychologically revisit her rape and beating with the knowledge which, in hindsight (or in reverse, foresight), compounds the already-incomprehensible extent of bodily destruction.
Some criticism has suggested that the film's formally disorienting characteristics invite interpretations where, "we do not know if (the violence within the film) is a dream of hers, of the narrative, or if the rape sequence actually occurred at all" (Brinkema 36). I find this particular approach to be indicative of anxieties tied to bodily identification within film criticism itself. To suggest that the film's stylized formal elements are simply the workings of a 'dream' is an example of the urge for even academic criticism to find a 'way out' for itself. In other words, the bodily impact of Irreversible is so extreme that even a conscious awareness of 'cinema-as-construct' is not enough – this perspective must further cushion the severity of the violence with the reassurance that a character within the film constructed the scenario itself. Because the brutality of Irreversible belongs "undoubtedly [to] a vein of filmmaking that is difficult to appreciate objectively because it is so deliberately hard to watch, so deliberately hard to like" (Palmer 31), as a means of the spectator's own bodily self-preservation, there is a safety in denying the actuality of the events. To experience Irreversible fully, one must watch the film without interruption, and not avert their gaze from even the most extreme acts of violence. To read the film as a dream is precisely that – a means of looking away – of the spectator reassuring their own body that what they are watching is not real.
I feel it is also important to point toward a key ideological disagreement between Williams' theory and Noé's film, which concerns how the 'body genres' relate to the larger social order. Williams' ultimate defence of the 'body genres' states that "to dismiss them as bad excess whether of explicit sex, violence, or emotion […] is not to address their function as cultural problem-solving" (714). Because Williams' own legitimization of the 'body genres' is centered on an overarching social purpose, it is important to realize that Irreversible is exclusively and unambiguously about psychological and bodily destruction. Noé makes Williams' claim problematic in that, in the process of merging the 'body genres,' he aspires to an entirely nilhistic social space, and at no point suggests (directly or indirectly) that any other possibility is viable. The bodily excess that Noé explores is not designed to call for a societal contemplation of 'body.' The film gestures instead to the totalizing obliteration, not only of one's own body, but of every 'body' around it.
The absence of any degree of 'cultural- problem-solving' within the film is perhaps most explicitly represented by the fact that the man who Marcus (Vincent Cassel) hunts down, and whom Pierre (Albert Dupontel) ultimately murders with a fire extinguisher, is not the man who raped Alex. Although Le Tenia is present in the scene, and is, in fact, momentarily approached by Marcus, it is his companion whom Marcus mistakes for him, and whom Pierre kills. It is not until Alex's encounter with Le Tenia in the tunnel that the spectator realizes that Marcus' hysteria caused him to identify the wrong man. As the swirling camera briefly settles on Le Tenia as he watches Pierre murder his companion, Le Tenia appears quietly amazed – an effect, it seems, combined by both the great fortune of his circumstances and the effect of drugs. Marcus is most clearly representative of action and Pierre, of thought. When Marcus' arm, however, is snapped by the man he misidentified as Le Tenia, he is no longer 'action' and with Pierre having committed murder, he is no longer 'thought.' As a result, through merely the process of elimination, Noé strands the spectator with only one remaining source of identification – that of Le Tenia himself, observing safely from the sidelines. However, because the spectator does not yet know that this man is Le Tenia, the violence of the film extends beyond it, directly attacking the psyche of the spectator.
Because of my central focus on 'body,' I feel that it is important to briefly acknowledge the presence of 'mind' as represented not only through Noé's cinematic techniques, but though the character of Pierre. A soft-spoken philosophy professor and former boyfriend of Alex, Pierre exemplifies 'rational' thought, to such an extent that he negates notions of 'body.' In the wake of Alex's rape, when his rational attempts to calm Marcus prove to be in vain, he states that Marcus is "not a man (but) an animal (and) even animals don't seek revenge." Although it may be argued that Alex is on the brink of death at the end of her ordeal (and excluding the fate of her unborn child), there is only one tangible, absolutely-certain murder in the film, and that action is performed by Pierre. When Pierre kills the man misidentified by Marcus as Le Tenia, any remaining possibility of the film's existence in a rationally-minded world is wiped out. Before her attack, Alex explains to Pierre the occasional value of 'body' over 'mind' when she says, "Everything can't be explained… sometimes you (simply) fuck," expressing how the 'rational' thought that Pierre so firmly believes in has limitations that corporeal expression is able to move beyond.
As Marcus is about to be raped by the man he mistakenly attacked, the film transgresses into a realm where justice in any form is made impossible and where bodily destruction, in one form or another, becomes inevitable. Here, 'rational' thought finds itself trapped. If 'rational thought' (Pierre) acts, it must kill the man on the verge of raping Marcus, but if it does not act, Marcus will be raped, and likely beaten to death. When Pierre, to save Marcus, brutally smashes in the head of Marcus' assailant with a large fire extinguisher, the 'rationality' which Pierre embodied (and will continue to as the film progresses backward) is destroyed. What is left within Pierre in the wake of his rejection of rationality is precisely that which produces the film's initial sense of what Palmer refers to as "low-art body horror" (30). Pierre kills Marcus' attacker, not simply as an act of defence, but as one of rage, bludgeoning him a total of eleven times. It is evident that the man is dead after only a few blows, yet Pierre swings the extinguisher unrelentingly, refusing to cease until the man's head is a mound of pulp. Part of Pierre's rejection of rationality involves his unspoken (and misguided) agreement with Marcus that this must be the man they were searching for. This translates into a horrific bodily attack which finds its justification not in the attack itself, but in its unrelenting excess. As Pierre is led out of the club by police after the incident, a voice in offscreen space angrily taunts, "Gonna get your ass fucked in prison." Here, the film suggests that, in the act of preventing Marcus from being raped, Pierre merely transferred that same fate on to his own body. The obliteration of the film's representation of rationality is indicative of how Irreversible presents the annihilation of "mind" every bit as much as that of 'body.'
Williams' discussion of 'body' in relation to performer and spectator is taken a step further by Noé, who actually incorporates implications of bodily 'interior' and 'exterior' into the settings of the film itself. The gay sex club which Marcus and Pierre invade as they search for Le Tenia, unambiguously called 'Rectum,' is a dark underground labyrinth, populated by men in various states of undress, participating in anonymous, extreme sexual acts (bondage, fisting, and numerous other sadomasochistic acts). The underground tunnel where Alex encounters Le Tenia is similarly loaded with connotations of violence, degradation, and interiority. The anal bodily implications of the tunnel (where Alex is raped) and Rectum (where Marcus is beaten) achieve a disturbing furtherance of meaning when the battered bodies of Marcus and Alex are removed from their respective settings on stretchers at the very beginning of the first, and eighth long takes, respectively. The brutalized conditions of both bodies as they are carried out of their respective representations of the anal cavity are indicative of the rape itself – of the anal discharge of blood.
A brief cameo by Noé serves to make spectator identification even more problematic on a bodily level. In the depths of Rectum, as Marcus and Pierre race feverishly past its inhabitants, the dizzying cinematography briefly pans up Noé's own body, masturbating in a corner. Noé is clearly aware that within this hysteric, degraded cinematic space, pleasure is the most morally-problematic realm of spectator identification; therefore, it is that precise bodily experience upon which he bases his appearance. This cameo is not simply a self-conscious "wink" to the audience, but an indication of a filmmaker stepping into the moral void of his own film, establishing "a cinema of complete subject/object disintegration" (Brinkema 44). Because the shot contains frontal nudity of Noé, its own implications as a pornographic image merge the pleasure of orgasm with the film's own atmosphere of hysteria.
In extreme contrast to the film's dark, brutal first half, when Alex and Marcus are shown in the second half of the film (the beginning of the day), the mise-en-scène is awash in vibrant high-key lighting, as though daylight were flooding their bedroom from every possible angle. Here, Noé establishes a lush, almost-utopic space – a celebration of the exterior of the body, before its violent, unavoidable invasion. The spectator realizes quickly however, that their points of identification are as problematic as they ever were, because, to identify with either character, even in their happiest moments together, demands identification with all that is to come. When Marcus casually complains "I can't feel my arm", he associates his discomfort with having slept on it awkwardly, unaware that his elbow will be snapped within twenty-four hours. The most disturbing moment of foresight however, comes when Alex, nude, rolls on to her side, exposing her buttocks to the camera. Her anal cavity is digitally censored, indicating how "that morning, she had already been raped (because) there was no time properly before the trauma -the rape initiates time… (and) is a temporal violation as much as a physical one" (Brinkema 41). In each of these cases, the body is revealed to contain an awareness of the destruction that it is careening toward, which the mind has no way of grasping.
Irreversible both adheres to and rejects pornographic characteristics in its exploration of bodily excess. Palmer's statement that "flesh… is exposed to us within arresting, corporeal aesthetics" (29), confuses 'flesh' with 'body.' Bare flesh is actively present at numerous points within the film (the scene in Rectum and a brief glimpse of oral sex at a party), particularly in the morning, when Alex and Marcus engage playfully in bed. Although it may seem obvious, the affective nature of Alex's rape makes it easy to forget that the exposure of flesh per se is not a factor within the film's depiction of the rape itself. With regard to pornography, Kathleen Lubey has stated that "it is the viewer's particular and privileged position that justifies the performance's mechanics through which the genitals offer themselves to (the spectator's) view" (117). Here, the 'offering' of the genitals to the spectator is a given in pornography, yet the only point in the film where Noé settles the camera on genitals for any extensive length of time is the scene of Alex and Marcus in the morning, which is not one which includes a sexual act. In this capacity, for a pornographic interpretation to be made of Alex's rape requires that the nudity of the following scene somehow be displaced on to it as well. On the other hand, however, within pornography, "the viewer… watches two people who perform sex because they know he is watching, and the viewer watches with a complete awareness that they are having sex for the purpose of being watched" (Lubey 116). Despite the absence of visible flesh, the fact that sex and violence are merged in an excessive, performative fashion nonetheless make associations with pornography relevant.
The rape in the centre of the film exists as a proverbial black hole within the narrative into which every event (both before and after) spirals with total inevitability. Noé both begins and ends the film with overhead shots of spiralling objects. In the first scene, Noé includes a direct overhead shot of blue lights spiralling clockwise in a circular pattern from the top of a police van, and then proceeds to spiral the camera counter-clockwise, so as to create the visual impression of a swirling drain, sucking everything into its core. Similarly, in the film's final scene, as Alex relaxes in a park, the camera moves directly overhead a group of children playing around a sprinkler, its streams of water once again spiralling clockwise. As the camera once again proceeds to violently spin in the opposite direction, Noé concludes the film as fatalistically self-enclosed. The events that the two 'spiralling-drains' frame are in the process of sucking the entire narrative into a void – a black hole which finds its bodily implications in the anus, indicative of how "we can no longer read rape as an intrusion of another into the body, but as the shock of ingesting the entire world" (Brinkema 50). In this capacity, Irreversible is essentially a film in the process of draining itself, its events having communicated to both character and spectator that there are states of body and mind so dwarfing – so completely irreconcilable – that sometimes, there is nothing left to do but surrender to the void.
If classical examples of pornography, horror, and melodrama coerce emotion from the spectator on a bodily level, Irreversible could be said to forcibly seize it. Williams' breakdown of the three genres and their subsequent impact on 'body' serves as a stable text against which the instability of Noé's nihilistic cinematic world may be looked at objectively. Within this film, bodies not destroyed by circumstance are in the process of destroying themselves wilfully, establishing Noé's merging of the 'body genres' as one which does not look to 'solve' the problems of culture, but to violently erase culture altogether. It is this proposal of absolute bodily-obliteration which is visually-presented through the film's feverish, excessive depiction of violence. Noé realizes that the most effective means of communicating the negation of body is to, while filming the destruction of a body, reject the mechanics of cinema by vanishing behind the camera, thereby negating his own body. By the end of the film, the body – whether it be that of the character or spectator – in the excessive grips of pleasure, agony, or grief – is nothing more than an afterthought.
Works Cited
Brinkema, Eugenie. "Rape and the Rectum: Bersani, Deleuze, Noé." Camera Obscura. 20.1. 2005. Duke UP. 32-57.
Dixon, Wheeler Winston. It Looks at You: The Returned Gaze of Cinema. New York: State U of New York Press, 1995.
Lubey, Kathleen. "Spectacular Sex: Thought and Pleasure in the Encounter with Pornography." Differences: A Journal of Feminist Cultural Studies. 17.2. Brown UP. 113-131.
Palmer, Tim. "Style and Sensation in the Contemporary French Cinema of the Body." Journal of Film & Video. Fall 2006. 58.3. 22-32.
Williams, Linda. "Film Bodies: Gender, Genre, and Excess." Film Theory and Criticism: Introductory Readings (fifth edition). Eds. L. Braudy & M. Cohen. Oxford: Oxford UP., 1984. 701-715.


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VERNON—Despite years of planning and research, it appears that a high-speed fiber optic network isn't coming to Vernon anytime soon.
A committee that had been laying the groundwork for a municipally owned fiber line disbanded earlier this month, citing a lack of interest and support among homeowners and businesses.
Some say the committee's work won't be wasted because it could inform future broadband projects. But for those who saw fiber optics as a way to help the town recover from the loss of Vermont Yankee, the end of the project represents a setback for Vernon.
"For me, it's too bad, because I think we missed an opportunity to move the town forward," said Munson Hicks, a Vernon resident who had led the fiber optic effort.
The shutdown of Vermont Yankee in December 2014 has spurred a search for solutions in Vernon. The nuclear plant's tax value is dropping sharply as the site is prepared for decommissioning, and hundreds of high-paying jobs have disappeared.
The town went through a community planning process last year via the Vermont Council on Rural Development. Ideas from those sessions included creation of a village center and community store.
Also, Vernon's Planning and Economic Development Commission has been exploring ways to boost the town's tax base. The commission is pushing to "re-energize" Vernon via new power projects, though a natural gas plant proposal fell apart last year when a pipeline project was suspended.
Some thought fiber optics also could play a role. Hicks got the ball rolling a few years ago, and he had the planning commission's blessing to pursue the idea via a special fiber optic subcommittee.
At a community meeting in early 2016, the subcommittee made its case for a town-owned network. Lightning-fast download and upload speeds could bring increased economic activity, they said, and the system could increase property values at a critical time for Vernon.
"I thought it was something the town could do for itself to encourage growth … and also for people to stay in town," Hicks said.
Publicly owned fiber optic networks are not a new concept. Hicks and others had pointed to nearby examples such as Burlington Telecom and newer projects in Massachusetts.
Vernon fiber optic advocates talked to several service providers. And in their final report, subcommittee members say they "had considerable input from experts in the field of municipal-based systems throughout the country and have researched the successes and failures of these projects."
They also reached out to potential regional partners, including the towns of Guilford and Marlboro.
A fiber network reaching homes and businesses in Vernon carried an estimated price tag of $2 million. But that was not a daunting number for supporters of the project, who advocated a municipal bond issue to get the system up and running.
"We could have found (the money)," said Bronna Zlochiver, a subcommittee member. "We would have found a way."
But there were many doubts, some of which surfaced at a meeting last summer. For example, a state telecommunications official pointed out that most Vernon addresses already have access to cable and wondered about the demand for a higher-speed, more expensive broadband network.
If recent community response serves as any guide, that concern was well-founded. Zlochiver said the subcommittee distributed a survey on broadband use in February and received just two replies.
The subcommittee's membership also has dwindled. Hicks resigned late last year, and there were just two members remaining — with Zlochiver serving as chairwoman — when the group officially disbanded this month.
"We feel that, while the benefits are obvious as far as attracting businesses and homeowners to the town, there seems to be little interest in investing in the future of the town in this manner," subcommittee members concluded in their final report.
Hicks says that lack of interest is short-sighted. While Vernon may have adequate internet speeds now, he believes that in a decade or so, high-speed fiber "will absolutely be necessary."
By that time, he contends, Vernon will have missed a chance "to provide something no other town (in this region) does."
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Hicks also fears that, at the federal level, the Trump administration will gut net neutrality rules and thus "will make it that much harder for municipalities" to build their own networks.
Nevertheless, town officials don't appear to be giving up on the fiber optic concept. Officially, Vernon's studies have been "suspended," with the subcommittee's work preserved for future use.
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Those who have been studying fiber optics "did a great job," Spencer said. "They educated us, and we really appreciate the hard work they put in. They put in a lot of time. I do think, at some point, that work will pay off."


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"As colleges admit greater numbers of students with disabilities … it is vital these students have transparent disability services information," Casey wrote in the letter addressed to Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and John King, who is slated to take over Duncan's job later this year.
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"We've received increasing parent concerns about the transition to college," Jones said, adding that families are struggling to find answers to basic questions like what services are available and what type of documentation they will need in order to request assistance.
"The reality is that it's uncharted territory because most people at colleges and universities are unprepared for people with disabilities to attend," she said.
Simple steps like collecting more data about the disability services offered on college campuses and making it easier for students and their families to learn about such offerings would go a long way, Casey said.
In particular, the senator recommended that the Department of Education move to make questions about disability services mandatory on questionnaires sent to colleges and universities and add a special search option on the agency's College Navigator website so that students with disabilities can find relevant information.
Casey also cited the Obama administration's College Scorecard, a nearly 2-year-old website allowing families to compare colleges and universities based on cost, size, location and graduation rate, among other factors. Currently, however, he indicated the scorecard offers no information about disability services on campuses.
Recently announced plans to create a National Center for Information and Technical Support for Postsecondary Students With Disabilities are a step in the right direction, Casey said.
"These small yet significant changes will clarify to the thousands of students with disabilities graduating high school each year and their families that disability support services are available and that college is a place they can succeed," Casey wrote.
A spokesman for the Education Department said the agency had received Casey's letter and would be responding.
For the full article on DisabilityScoop.com, click here.
Friday, November 20, 2015
Franz Stillfried Barrier Free Achievers Honor Roll
Ericka Neville- Manager, Hampton Roads
Thank you to Ericka Neville and her staff for nominating the winner of the Franz Stillfried Barrier Free Achievers Honor Roll. This award is given to recognize the efforts made by individuals, businesses or organizations for the removal of architectural, attitudinal and environmental barriers. The winner was an individual by the name of Keith Johnson employed by Hampton Roads Transit as the Manager of Paratransit Operations. Keith was so impressed by the words spoken about him he asked who wrote them - it was a collaborative effort, so again thank you Hampton Roads team!
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Location: Hampton Roads Beltway, Virginia, USA
Wednesday, November 18, 2015
Join us in honoring our dedicated employees!
Adair Jensen-Smith received the President's Award from the Virginia Rehabilitation Association. This award is given to an individual for outstanding service to the association and its goals. It was noted that Adair always goes above and beyond and at The Choice Group we already know this and that is one of the many reasons we appreciate her and honor her!
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Sunday, November 15, 2015
Congrats to our VARL Emerging Leader - Erica Johnson!
Congratulations to our Area Manager, Erica Johnson for the Northern Virginia office, on earning the VARL Emerging Leader Award! She does such a great job, but is so shy she didn't even want us to take this picture. But too bad Erica, we are proud of you!
Thursday, November 12, 2015
Meet Our Virginia Beach Counselors!
Meet our Virginia Beach Staff! With such a large area to serve, including an abundant military presence, our counselors are dedicated to their clients. It is a source of deep personal satisfaction when we help our clients achieve a new level of independence through gainful employment. Some of our clients are looking to supplement their disability benefits while others are working to achieve full financial independence through various programs such as Ticket to Work. Whatever your financial goals, finding meaningful employment can be a part of a well-rounded, enriching lifestyle. Our knowledgeable and resourceful staff can help you lay the groundwork for whatever your employment goals may be.
Tracie Showalter
Renee Arnold
Kim Heisser
Lisa Handke
Rebecca Allen
Sarah Morgan
Kim Yoakum
Rachel McGregor
Liz Collison
Katherine Edwards
Roxanne Monroe
Amorita Clark
Nancy McNamara - Lead Counselor
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Labels: ADA, disability, disability at work, disability employment, diversity in the workplace, hiring diversity, rvanews, the choice group, VABeach, virginia beach
Location: Virginia Beach, VA, USA
Monday, November 9, 2015
Meet Our Counselors in Northern Virginia
James Tarawali
Shadi Zadeh
Kisha Joseph
Tiffany Brown
Jamie Malloy
Erica Johnson - Manager
John Callahan
Travis Greene
Kim Warfield
Stephanie Hill - Lead Counselor
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Situated north of Denver and tucked between the plains and the mountains, Fort Collins is the last city on Interstate 25 north before you hit the Wyoming border. It's also a gateway city to northern Colorado's Rocky Mountain National Park and Roosevelt National Forest. And it has plenty to offer on its own.
Though there was a fort here in the 1860s, it was more of a trading post where American Indians and traders met on the banks of the Cache la Poudre River (French for "hide the powder"), for the most part in friendly fashion. While its name suggests otherwise, there's never really been a strong military presence here.
Be sure to visit the Old Town Historic District, with its fine bookstores, galleries and shops. Other historic must-sees include the Fort Collins Museum and Avery House (a stately Victorian home), as well as a self-guided historic walking tour of downtown. You can even ride an old trolley.
Because Fort Collins is also home to Colorado State University, it has all the liveliness and bustle of a college town. Good restaurants, brewpubs, nightlife and culture abound. There's always something going on.
Anheuser-Busch has a major Budweiser beer brewing operation here, with free tours (and samples) for guests and a peek at the world-famous Clydesdale horses. Fort Collins is also one of Colorado's major craft-brewing hubs, featuring New Belgium Brewing Company, Odell Brewing Company and Fort Collins Brewery, all of which offer tours of their operations.
This northern Colorado city is an outdoor-oriented community, with the nearby national park, Lory State Park and Horsetooth Reservoir, where you can do everything from boating and swimming (in the summer months) to horseback riding, camping, fishing, mountain biking and rock climbing. And there are plenty of places for off-road driving, mountain biking, hiking and other outdoor activities.
Golfers will find several challenging local courses, and anglers can fish for both stream and warm-water fish.
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"If only five of 1,000 cars cooperatively exchange relevant data, this is sufficient to provide a representative picture of traffic flow. This is one of the interim findings of the DIAMANT field test which Opel is presenting at the ACEA congress "Our future mobility now" from June 22 to 25"
(Via Business Insider.)
A clear, rapidly-updated picture of traffic conditions, disseminated to drivers and vehicles by radio or data connection, lets drivers select alternate routes. Traffic congestion is eased or avoided.
With the recent law change in Nevada making auto-driving cars legal in that state, and VW's proposed automated driving technology feeding traffic data to a network, we've reached a starting point of sorts for creating a cooperative, smart network of vehicles. Let's hope the DIAMANT field test results prompt other states, and car makers, to further this trend.


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The Arts Area invites artists of all mediums to participate in a free quarterly indoor pop-up gallery during the Ontario Art Walk in downtown Ontario, CA.
The pop-up gallery is hosted by THE ARTS AREA @ CASA Pitzer at 200 S. Euclid Ave., Suite B. Please see the map for location.
The next Ontario Art Walk is Saturday, November 16, 2019, 6:00-9:00 PM
Participation Request
As part of the participation request submit a description of the artwork to be sold and a website link to a minimum of six (6) images of what will be sold. If possible, please include a photo showing the scope and presentation of art that will be displayed in the booth.
Upon request artists will be provided one table and two chairs. If you require electricity, please include your needs in the request. Artists are responsible to provide their own display surfaces, racks, shelves, mounts, etc.
Submit your participation request by November 1st to email@example.com.
Participating artists must sign an agreement that the undersigned ("Artist") represents and warrants that Artist has read, understands and is voluntarily and knowingly agreeing to each of the following:
The participating Artist agrees to abide by all rules, policies, and decisions of The Arts Area and CASA Pitzer as they relate to the art that is being displayed and/or the terms of Artist's participation.
All images that are submitted and art that is subsequently exhibited shall be art that was created entirely by the Artist and must not infringe the rights of any other party.
Artist hereby authorizes the use of any and all images or depictions of Artist's work in connection with promotional efforts related to The Arts Area in any and all forms of media including without limitation print advertisements, television advertisements and Internet displays. Participation in the event does not guarantee Artist's inclusion in any promotional materials.
Artist and Artist's art and personal property are not insured by the The Arts Area nor CASA Pitzer. Artist is solely responsible for any injuries Artist incurs in connection with the event and for any damage that is done to Artist's art or personal property and will obtain personal insurance, if needed.
In exchange for participation in the event, Artist agrees to indemnify, release, forever discharge and hold harmless The Arts Area and CASA Pitzer, all sponsoring organizations, and each of their elected officials, directors, officers, employees, agents and volunteers from any responsibility, personal liability, claims, loss or damage of any kind, or expenses, including attorney's fees, arising out of or related to Artists application to and participation in the event. This includes but is not limited to special, direct, indirect incidental or consequential damages for injuries of any kind, including but not limited to loss of life or limbs, loss of personal or business income, physical damages, or any other loss whether or not foreseeable. Neither Artist, nor anyone acting on the Artist's behalf will bring or maintain any suit in any court to assert a claim against The Arts Area nor CASA Pitzer, its elected officials, directors, officers agents, employees or other person, for any claim that Artist might have arising out of Artists application to or participation in the event.
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seek to prepare our students to play an active and responsible role in society,
and to use their talents for the service of others".
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MoSRT District 1 is having our fall conference on October 20-21, 2017 back at St Luke's on the Plaza.
You have requested more physicians as lecturers and we are listening! We are very happy to let you have a sneak peek into our agenda.
From the KC area: Dr. Mark Levin, Dr. Melissa Rosado de Christenson, and Dr. Mohammed Ajallah. From the St Louis area: Dr Pat Battaglia. From Oklahoma: Scott S. Tulane, MSRS, RT.(R) (CT).
Click HERE for the registration form and tentative agenda. Be sure to mark your calendar NOW to attend this conference in October and bring your fellow technologists.
All conference information will be available on the official MoSRT website at www.mosrt.org
It is the desire and goal of the MoSRT District 1 to offer registered technologists affordable and quality CE's to help you continue to grow your skill and knowledge base.
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Panelists discuss the process of self-editing. And no, we don't mean just chucking it out the window and starting over. How can you honestly and dispassionately proof and edit your writing? Start with the ending and write toward the beginning; kill your darlings; summarize a scene in one sentence. Finally, funny tales from editors' trenches.
Panelists: Rosemary Clement-Moore, Melanie Miller Fletcher, Alexis Glynn Latner, Julia Mandala, Barbara Winter
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... is a good advice if you are getting bogged down in the middle of your story and don't know how to progress your plot, or if you are not sure what's supposed to happen at a certain place in the book.
Alexis Glynn Latner advises: outline ahead. Tolkien plotted LOTR all the way through and then wrote it backwards from the ending.
One panelist observes that a lot of people don't outline because they say they are "organic" writers who work better without an outline. Oh, come on! she says. You don't outline because you can't! :-)
The panelists addressed a problem that a lot of writers, especially beginners, apparently have: becoming so enamored with some of your characters that you want your readers to know everything about them, including the complete life history of those characters. But the reader usually doesn't need to know all about a certain character. The reader only needs to know enough to understand what's going on in the story right now. To make it easier to part with those extraneous bits, Julia Mandala suggests to think about it this way.
Julia Mandala. I like the editing part because I do that for the reader. I had my fun writing the first draft [where I got to play with the characters as much as I liked]. But [when you are editing, you need to] wonder, what will make the reader enjoy the story the most?
Alexis Glynn Latner agrees: the first draft is totally self indulgent. She also offers this bit of advice on how to assuage the pain of throwing out the passages that are dear to your heart but not necessary to the story.
Alexis Glynn Latner. When you write exciting, but unnecessary scenes about a secondary character who would like to have a book for himself or herself, you don't want to just dump them -- that's bad for you psychologically. Make a file of them so that you could reuse them for another book.
Barbara Winter and Melanie Miller Fletcher. More pictures can be found here.
If your problem is like mine -- not that I get too attached to my characters (if anything, by the time I finish a story, I can't stand them anymore :-)), but that there's a lot going on in the story and you are uncertain in which order the events should be told, Barbara Winter offered a good piece of advice. Not that I asked her, but I was happy to hear something relevant to my own editing struggles.
Barbara Winter. One of the best tools anyone ever gave me was this. For every scene in your book, write on one page a sentence what the scene is about (e.g. Joe says "bla"), and on the other page, what's the purpose of this scene. If you do that for each scene, you will be able to say: oh, this scene obviously has to come before that one. Or: the purpose of these two scenes is exactly the same. In this case, do I need both of them, or can one of them be cut and go in that other file?
Alexis Glynn Latner. More pictures can be found here.
In any case cutting is probably necessary for any story. Apropos of which, Alexis Glynn Latner offered this poetic observation: a story that's alive would heal when you cut it .
No panel on editing is complete without funny tales from editors' trenches. The following story was probably supposed to illustrate mistakes novice writers make with insufficient / inadequate characterization of their characters.
One of the panelists was teaching at a writers' workshop, and one girl turned in a story that had a homosexual pedophiliac bondage relationship in it. The panelists told the girl: I can handle homosexuality and bondage, but an 8-year-old doing those things? That's a big no-no. The girl became really flustered: OMG, the protagonist was NOT a young boy, he was just a very slender, slim-built adult! The panelist did a hillarious impression of the girl becoming a blabbering mess as she tripped all over herself to explain there was no pedophilia in the story. She just wasn't skilled enough to describe her protagonist in a way that would let the reader see him accurately.
There was also a lot of talk about writing techniques such as choosing the correct tense and point of view for the story. The panelists were unanimously conservative on these two points. The past tense is almost always the right tense for a story, unless there is a compelling reason to choose present tense. A limited third person point of view is usually the right point of view, or the least problematic anyway.
Rosemary Clement-Moore. More pictures can be found here.
Most readers, as well as most writers and editors, don't like stories told in present tense. The panelists said the present tense is very hard to do right. Rosemary Clement-Moore said even though present tense is supposed to immerse you in the story and make you feel as if you are experiencing it directly, for some reason it makes you more distant from the story.
The same with first person point of view, said Julia Mandala. It is good only when it's done right. You want to put the reader inside the character, to fully immerse the reader in the character's experiences. E.g. instead of "I was tired", you need to say, for example, "oh, my limbs were like noodles". ("Yes, I know it's a cliche," Julia added, "but you get the point".)
Julia Mandala. More pictures can be found here.
There had been stories done with multiple first-person points of view, but there had to be a very good reason for that. For example, if the hero and the villain are on separate parts of the country, and won't get together for many chapters, and don't know about each other, it is OK to use both first person viewpoints.
Alexis Glynn Latner offered an interesting observation regarding male versus female viewpoint. She likes to write from a male point of view, because, to quote her, "it snaps down productive filters: a guy wouldn't say that, a guy wouldn't notice that". She can become more easily bogged down in a female point of view -- perhaps because women notice more minute details.
A fitting question to end a panel with is how do you tell when you've done all the editing you could do? How do you know when the story is ready to be shown to the first reader (usually a friend or a fellow writer in a critique group)? The panelists say that point comes when you find yourself making minor word changes here and there rather than doing actual editing.
Melanie Miller Fletcher visualizes her stories as a board with nails in it that have loose colorful threads drawn between the nails. She says that she knows the story has been finished and is ready to be shown to the first reader when the strings are all tight.


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Photography Classes in Tabor IA
Are you looking to learn about photography in Tabor IA? No matter if you are a beginner, hobbyist, or professional, the most effective way to improve your photography abilities is through hands-on training with skilled instructors.
Iowa offers many recognized and accredited photography schools. Photography classes teach subjects like digital capture, lighting techniques, exposure, composition, outdoor photography, and many other basic and advanced camera techniques. Maturing into a skilled photographer can pave the road to a prosperous professional career or lifelong hobby.
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So in love with this session and this beautiful family! Make sure to scroll to the end and check out the gorgeous canvas wall gallery I created for them!
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This is one snuggly, adorable little guy! He was so good to me too!
One of my favorite families to photograph. From baby club members to their third birthday, I love watching these boys grow!!


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5 myths of SIP Trunking, debunked
October 23, 2014 by Omar Sohail,
Here are 5 myths of SIP Trunking that have been debunked in order to muster up confidence in business owners to make the switch to the new platform
VoIP communications has displayed an increasing amount of momentum in the couple of years that will most likely overshadow legacy equipment in the coming years. Naturally, even though there are numerous benefits to its applications such as SIP Trunking (which is a VoIP service based on the Sensation Initiation Protocol), there will still be a cloud of doubt shown by business owners when it actually comes down to making a switch to their business communication setups. Here are 5 myths of SIP Trunking that have been debunked in order to muster up confidence in business owners to make the switch to the new platform.
1. SIP Trunking does not offer cost saving benefits
Even though the amount of savings may varyonce you make the switch to SIP Trunking, SIP Trunking can provide cost savings from 30-50 percent over legacy systems. For small scale businesses, or those that operate in a smaller environment, you will be looking at cost cuts that fall in between 15-20 percent. What is even more beneficial is that SIP Trunking's setup costs and future costs are lower than what your business is currently incurring while using the legacy devices.
2. The platform has not gained popularity
While legacy PSTN and ISDN lines and their subsequent equipment are still in use in several small and medium scale organizations, the reality of it is that since SIP Trunking is a voice and video streaming service based on VoIP communications, it is quickly taking over and becoming the new communications standard for nearly all organizations.
3. SIP Trunking is overly complicated
In a nutshell, SIP Trunking is cheaper, easier to install and maintain as compared to a legacy system. This is because SIP Trunking actually streamlines your communications architecture by converging services from separate networks into a single network with simple requirements. All it takes is the sifting of a simple manual that will turn the entire installation process in to a 'piece of cake'. That in turn will be able to deliver pristine speech quality.
4. Communication systems become more vulnerable
Most users have termed 'vulnerability' as a misnomer and believe that nearly all application platforms based on VoIP present a vulnerable environment to communications. You will be surprised to know this butSIP Trunking's operates at the complete opposite function, and in doing so, improves the integrity of VoIP based communications. By deploying several SIP Trunks, you can conveniently switch between trunks if a disruption occurs. Some corporations have a central and a local SIP trunk located at different sites, which allows traffic to switch to the central location if any unforeseen consequence forces the local trunk to go offline. Trunks are also capable of load balancing traffic.
5. Mediocre call quality
Even though applications like Skype are VoIP apps, they run openly through the Internet, which ends up degrading the call quality. SIP Trunking travels along private IP networks or controlled Internet gateways that are specifically engineered to provide military grade calling quality between two or more callers.
The myths that were widely spoken against SIP Trunking in order to defame the platform have now been debunked, proving to you and your business how dexterous and beneficial SIP Trunking is for you and your business.
- Wavetel Atteding ITW 2015 - 6 May 2015
- Legacy PBX systems vs. Hosted PBX systems. A Comprehensive guide - 24 April 2015
- Scalability? Why is this term important for modern day businesses - 2 April 2015
- Wavetel's guide of knowing everything about SIP Termination - 25 March 2015
- Capacity Middle East 2015 – How it went - 18 March 2015
- 2015
- May
- April
- March
- Wavetel's guide of knowing everything about SIP Termination - 25th March 2015
- Capacity Middle East 2015 – How it went - 18th March 2015
- 3 features of Virtual Numbers - 13th March 2015
- Wavetel to attend Capacity Middle East 2015 - 6th March 2015
- 3 Reasons to upgrade your business communication - 3rd March 2015
- February
- The Difference between Legacy phone Systems and Hosted PBX systems - 26th February 2015
- How legacy phone systems end up chewing up your organization's bills - 20th February 2015
- GCCM 2015. How it Went - 18th February 2015
- Why businesses shouldn't future proof their communication setup - 12th February 2015
- 4 reasons why legacy phone systems will cease to exist in the future - 10th February 2015
- Three reasons why Businesses need to switch to SIP Trunks - 4th February 2015
- January
- How to get the best phone system with a limited budget? - 29th January 2015
- The real advantages of a reliable phone system in an office premise - 27th January 2015
- Is cloud hosted PBX the future of telephony systems? 3 facts that strongly agree - 22nd January 2015
- Wavetel attending GCCM London 2015 - 20th January 2015
- How can a better call management system increase your business' overall revenue - 19th January 2015
- Switching your business from ISDN to SIP made easy - 13th January 2015
- Benefits of PBX Systems in Harsh Weather - 8th January 2015
- Why switch your Business Phone system in the New Year? - 6th January 2015
- 3 massive SAVINGS that your business will make after switching to cloud hosted PBX in the New Year - 1st January 2015
- 2014
- December
- Four ways how Wavetel's cloud hosted PBX systems upgrades security - 30th December 2014
- Importance of Cloud Based Telecoms during the Holiday Season - 23rd December 2014
- Smartwatches: the next worthy gadget in your hosted PBX environment - 18th December 2014
- Hosted PBX: Your one stop business communication setup for all businesses - 16th December 2014
- 5 reasons why you are better off upgrading to an IP PBX telephony system - 12th December 2014
- IP Phones VS. Regular PBX Phones: What business owners should know? - 9th December 2014
- What will 2015 hold for business owners and their communication setups? - 2nd December 2014
- November
- How the 'internet of things' will transform business communication setups like cloud hosted PBX? - 27th November 2014
- How Cat 10 LTE smartphone modems will improve productivity in a cloud hosted PBX environment - 25th November 2014
- How a new wireless standard will bring improvements to an IP Phone setup? - 20th November 2014
- How Wave-tel's cloud hosted PBX is beneficial for Estate Agencies? - 18th November 2014
- How a cloud hosted PBX can aid students and staff of an educational institute? - 13th November 2014
- Four ways how a hosted PBX setup in hospitals will spark productivity - 11th November 2014
- Three upcoming technologies that will improve hosted PBX performance of your business - 7th November 2014
- Virtual numbers: Benefits that you should know about - 6th November 2014
- October
- Wavetel at Capacity Europe 2014 - 30th October 2014
- Large capacity hard drives' advantages for cloud solutions - 28th October 2014
- 4 myths of Cloud Hosted PBX systems, debunked - 24th October 2014
- 5 myths of SIP Trunking, debunked - 23rd October 2014
- Wavetel SIP Trunking vs. Legacy ISDN: Which one should you keep? - 2nd October 2014
- September
- Why cloud hosted PBX? Wavetel answers your question - 30th September 2014
- SIP Trunking and Unified communications: What does it mean for your business? - 26th September 2014
- New data transfer record show the future of Cloud Hosted Systems - 23rd September 2014
- Is your current communication setup compatible with your business requirements? - 18th September 2014
- How can a cloud hosted PBX system improve employee efficiency in an organization? - 16th September 2014
- How SIP Trunking balances work and leisure for your employees? - 11th September 2014
- 3 benefits of IP phones you never knew existed - 4th September 2014
- 3 ways cloud hosted PBX makes your office relocation process simpler - 2nd September 2014
- August
- How Windows 9 is going to change how hosted PBX systems work? - 28th August 2014
- Combat enterprise cloud storage requirements: Seagate's 8 & 10 TB hard drive - 26th August 2014
- How Wavetel plans to awe everyone at GITEX 2014 - 20th August 2014
- Want to become a Cloud Hosted PBX Reseller? Follow these steps - 12th August 2014
- 3 ways how an IP PBX setup will improve customer relationships - 7th August 2014
- How to reduce costs with SIP Trunking while your business is growing? - 5th August 2014
- July
- 3 things you're doing wrong in a PBX business communication setup - 24th July 2014
- Cloud hosted PBX: 4 ways how not using it can ruin your business - 22nd July 2014
- Is IP PBX good value for money? - 17th July 2014
- 5 ways you're making a mistake by not switching from ISDN to SIP Trunking - 15th July 2014
- Cloud hosted PBX systems' biggest advantage: DISASTER RECOVERY - 10th July 2014
- 4 Ways How SIP Trunking aids Small and Medium Sized Businesses - 8th July 2014
- Some Cloud Hosted PBX Features to Upgrade Your Equipment - 3rd July 2014
- Features of PBX and why businesses should move to ISDN - 1st July 2014
- June
- IP PBX telephony systems: why should you choose it? - 27th June 2014
- SIP Trunking: Why should your business switch over? - 25th June 2014
- PBX reseller: a comprehensive guide to your business communication setup - 20th June 2014
- How cloud hosted PBX support hotel business communication systems - 13th June 2014
- How can SMBs benefit from IP Telephony (IPPBX) in business communications? - 6th June 2014
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On May 16, 2012, the U.S. District Court, District of Oregon (Pacific Rivers Council et al v. Shepard) vacated the 2008 Records of Decision/Resource Management Plans for western Oregon BLM districts and reinstated BLM's 1995 RODs/RMPs. As of May 16, 2012, the western Oregon Districts have reverted back to the 1995 ROD/RMP as the official land use plan of record.
The Northwest Forest Plan Resource Management Plans are available online. To view the Resource Management Plans, please click on a district to the right.


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German banks face mixed news on regulation
German financial regulator Bafin is mooted to be extending by six months the deadline its nation's banks have to meet Basel III capital requirements, but a leading politician is reportedly airing a paper on forcing them to separate their investment banking operations.
German financial regulator Bafin is mooted to be extending by six months the deadline its nation's banks have to meet Basel III capital requirements, but a leading politician is reportedly airing a paper on forcing them to separate their investment banking operations.
If Reuters reports on Bafin come to pass, German banks will have until mid-2013 to meet Basel III requirements.
The watchdog's move is said to be aimed primarily at Germany's regional banks.
But it will also give major companies breathing space as they reduce risk-weighted assets and offload non-core operations, chiefly to meet capital reserve ratio targets.
Germany's largest bank, Deutsche Bank, is close to reaching an agreement to sell BHF-Bank – which it acquired by taking over Sal.Oppenheim in 2010 – to five investors for about €400m, according to Die Welt.
Amid this flux, Deutsche Bank and its German universal banking rivals face renewed threats from their domestic politicians of having to split themselves in two, and shed their investment banking activities.
German weekly Die Zeit reports that influential German Social Democrats politician and former federal finance minister Peer Steinbrück will present to his caucus next week a paper outlining how banks can separate their investment banking operations.
This would be a major challenge not only to universal banks, and also implicitly to the pan-European Liikenan Review, which is believed to favour only ring-fencing investment banking from retail banking.
Most committee members on the review, established in February to consider whether Europe's banks need structural reform, favour the ring fencing option, according to earlier reports in the Financial Times. The reviewers are due to publish their thoughts next month, and these would then be reviewed by European Commissioner for Internal Market and Services Michel Barnier (pictured).
Analysts at Credit Suisse say ring fencing remains the more likely outcome for the sector, but even this would have a "negative impact on profitability for Deutsche Bank…and these potential costs are not reflected in the [bank's] strategic plan".
Under a break-up scenario, the "gulf with peers" Deutsche Bank has in regards its capital ratio for Basel III purposes would be "further widened", Credit Suisse's analysts said. They have an 'underperform' tag on the bank.


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For most of life I have had thin, fine hair. I have looked for years for a shampoo that would help to grow my hair thicker, but after trying tons of shampoos out there, I have never been very pleased with the results. That was until I tried HairGear Hair Rejuvenator Cleansing Shampoo, and the results have been perfect. The other shampoos I tried first either dried my hair out or created a build up in my hair, neither results were worth my hair becoming a little thicker.
But once I started using HairGear Hair Rejuvenator Cleansing Shampoo, I immediately decided this would now be MY shampoo. The first thing about Hair Gear's shampoo that I instantly loved was that it came in two different sized bottles. Most shampoo for hair regrowth come in one of two ways: large over sized bottle that you can never take anywhere or tiny bottles that only last a couple washes. But because of the two sizes, I leave one at home at take one everywhere I travel. Since my husband and I both retired a couple years ago, we now travel all the time, and HairGear has made my new lifestyle a lot easier. And unlike other shampoos, you only need a little at a time to get your results.
But the thing I absolutely love is the results. Since using this shampoo for the last year, my hair has gotten twice as thick, and also my hair looks and feels great. Hair Gear's shampoo provides my hair with tons of volume. I now longer fight that build up caused by so many other shampoos I tried, instead I have beautiful, soft hair that does not dry out. I am so pleased with how light my hair feels, now that I am always traveling it is nice to still have beautiful hair when I arrive at my destinations. In the past I would get ready in the morning, and have my hair styled and looking great, but by that afternoon my hair would be so heavy that all the style had fallen out of my hair. But now my hair is light and airy all day. It's also nice that my hair is getting thicker every day. A lot of the women my age that I know are now starting to lose their hair a little each day, but my hair is improving, and that is enough to make any woman feel great.
I love Hair Gear's shampoo so much that I now give bottle out to all the women in my family, including my granddaughters, as birthday and Christmas presents. I have told so many people about this shampoo, even if they were not looking for a new shampoo. HairGear's shampoo has totally changed my hair and the proof on my head is the perfect recommendation if you ask me.


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Beyond Regulatory Compliance, Making Safety Second Nature
Engineering Ethics
4:30-5:30PM, Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Immediately following the Symposium, a SPECIAL SESSION: "Engineering Ethics" will be presented by Dr. Sam Mannan.
This session qualifies for 1 PDH (professional development hour) in the area of professional ethics or roles and responsibilities of professional engineering, as required by the Texas Board of Professional Engineers RULE §137.17 Continuing Education Program.
Fee: $75
To registration for the Symposium and Engineering Ethics, indicate Ethics in the Optional Selections on the Symposium registration page.
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Fatoumatta Bah-Barrow Foundation is a non-profit charity organization that supports disadvantaged communities, women, children and vulnerable groups in The Gambia. The foundation is established for charitable purposes aimed to benefit areas in health, orphans, children, widows, youth and women through educational projects and social development programs.
To bring relief and empower the vulnerable and disadvantaged in The Gambia, for an opportunity to dwell and carry a new hope for a brighter future.
To complement government efforts in reducing extreme poverty, marginalization of rural women and support local community initiatives.
FaBB Foundation is set to roll out interesting outreach programs and activities within The Gambia. See below our current programs and upcoming activities
To support women in various activities related to their welfare and in that regard to provide an open forum for the discussion of pertinent issues, affecting women and the ordinary Gambia.
Provide investment and logistical support for the promotion of the health and well-being especially relating to Women, Child Health Issues & Mental Health
To contribute to the development and rehabilitation of Gambian Youths through the establishment of vocational and skills training centers, contributing to social entrepreneurship development in The Gambia.
Maintain durable and strong relationships with the education communities and support educational projects that enable people to develop awareness and understanding of the issues and work toward positive action.
Provide support for orphans and widows, through the establishment and funding of Orphanages and Women shelters.
Support those with disability
To fund and divert funds for the youth Empowerment and educational projects, Social Development programmes and activities
We are currently accepting Volunteers in the following areas:
Health, Youth Empowerment, Women Affairs, Educational projects, Social Development, Logistics and Event Coordination.
Fatoumatta Bah-Barrow, The First Lady of the Republic of The Gambia, created the Fatoumatta Bah Barrow (FaBB) foundation on May 1st, 2017. Her Excellency holds a vision to contribute to Gambia's development agenda through non-governmental efforts to mobilize support through her foundation.
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Global Commodities TradingGunvor Group is one of the world's largest independent commodities trading houses by turnover, creating logistics solutions that safely and efficiently move physical energy and bulk materials from where they are sourced and stored to where they are demanded most.
- Geneva
- Singapore
- Nassau
- Dubai
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Gunvor Secures US $1.39 billion RCFGunvor has successfully closed a US $1.39 billion European revolving credit facility (RCF). The RCF, launched at US $1 billion, was over-subscribed, drawing in US $1.81 billion, a record high.
- Africa
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- Middle East
Learn More About GunvorGunvor was founded in 2000 as a merchant of crude oil and oil products. While we remain a physical trader at heart, we have strategically invested in upstream, midstream and downstream assets to create a platform for international expansion.
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Welcome to Lime Kiln Kitchen, inspired by our travels, from Cromer to Cape Town. With the eclectic decor ranging from Colonial to Victorian with a nod to Art Deco, and oversized sofas to age old artefacts the design has been a labour of love with the intention of transporting you to faraway places. Enjoy the tranquillity of the open-air deck or the intimacy of the lounge, we hope our unique setting lends itself to an array of occasions.
From cosy afternoons relaxing by the fire with an indulgent afternoon tea to balmy summer mornings on the terrace with a wholesome breakfast and some fizz, for quiet days and holidays – relax, take in the scenery and stay awhile.
We aim to provide you with fresh, tasty food, tantalising drinks and exceptional service for a complete dining experience.
Thetford Garden Centre was first established in 1982 on Lime Kiln Lane in the centre of town – we're proud of our history and of being a part of Thetford – the Lime Kiln Kitchen is our nod to this. We hope you enjoy your stay.
Don't forget to use your Thetford Garden Centre loyalty card to spend and earn points in our Coffee Shop.
You can purchase Lime Kiln Kitchen Gift Cards In-store now!
Opening Hours
Monday – Thursday: 9am to 5pm
Friday: 9am to 5pm
Saturday: 9am to 5pm
Sunday: 10am to 4pm
Last order 30 minutes before closing
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Want to ask us a question about Lime Kiln Kitchen?
Complete the form below – we aim to respond to all queries within 24 hours. If you have any urgent questions please contact us on: 01842 778524
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People of Pakistan love mangoes.Yes this is more than hundred percent true.Be they rich or poor,healthy or unhealthy,when it comes to mangoes,the Pakistani's can not resist.
There are people in my extended family who have diabetes yet they eat atleast one mango in a day if not more.The day I landed in Pakistan my aunt bought 2 kilo mangoes and she forced me to eat one of every type.Mango is known as the king of all fruits and is very delicious but eating so many at a time is lunatic.However I respect her and ate 5 mangoes together which included Chousa,SIndri,Landgra,Anwar Athol and Daseri.These are different categories of mango with distinctive taste.
The next day my uncle kept a mango party at his home. The food included the gravy of unriped mangoes with beef (which we call "carry ka gosht" in Urdu) with mango prickle.The sweet dish was mango ice cream and a variety of different mangoes and there was mango shake as a drink.The theme was amazing and so was everything.The party made me realize that people here adore mangoes.Everyone waits for summer as they will get to eat their favourite fruit.
Even if the prices of mangoes go high,it doesn't affect the public because they can do anything to eat one.Moreover,the mangoes of Pakistan are extremely good in quality and are world wide imported.


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WSJ's Joanna Stern "bumps into" Rebecca Minkoff, founder of her namesake fashion brand, and finds out about Minkoff's new partnership with Instagram, her efforts to empower female entrepreneurs and how to run a business with a family member. Photo: Rob Alcaraz/The Wall Street Journal
You never know who you'll bump into in an elevator. This Wall Street Journal interview series shows those short—and sometimes awkward—encounters can be enlightening. Going up!


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Spring Shebang! 60% off Classes & New Site!
I'm pleased to announce that JessicaSprague.com is being redesigned and moved to a brand-new platform!
Awesome, right? I can't wait! Of course I'll continue to offer the world's best online classes for digital crafters - in fact, now they'll get even better. With a redesigned, fully-responsive classroom, you'll be able to quickly view every part of the site from devices of any size, and access all your videos with just a few clicks. New table-of-contents and video-embedding features will make learning a breeze. Want a sneak peek?
New Classes, New Platform
Starting with my NEXT CLASS (read on for more on that!), all new classes will be created on the new class platform. When the new site launches, you'll find some of the newer classes available there as well.
But what about the older classes?
Older Classes Become Archives
Rather than trying to mass-update or move all my older classes to the new platform, we've frozen all the older classes into a permanent Archive. This means that while they won't be moved or updated, you'll still have easy, permanent access to EVERY CLASS you've ever purchased using the Archives link from the new site.
Spring Shebang! 60% Off Archive Classes!
You've probably realized that since I'm not moving the older classes to the new platform, most of my classes will never be for sale again in their current format. Before they disappear forever on May 1, I want to extend the invitation to you to grab up some of these classes to add to YOUR collection. And I'm offering them at a GREAT discount: 60% off of their original prices. $700 worth of classes! Check them out:
Note: If you're feeling really hungry, you can purchase the Whole Enchilada for 70% off. These are skills and knowledge to last a lifetime, but the sale ends May 1 at noon.
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us!
I'm excited for the new changes, and looking forward to many more classes with you at JessicaSprague.com. With much love as we ride into the future together,


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Put your favorite fragrance on your phone.
Clean, long and lasting.
A fragrance is never visible, but can move us into feeling wonderful, safe, unique, or sexy. With design we can honor scent and accompany it from its well to our nose.
Our perfume concept
- Pick your favorite perfume & newly purchased perfume case.
- Spray the ceramic coin 2 or 3 times on both sides. Let dry for 1 minute in between each spray, repeat as needed.
- Insert the coin in the back of your case. Voila!
Clean and safe.
Your case, or your phone, don't need to be sprayed with perfume.
Electronics don't find liquids too much fun. And personally, we don't like stickiness on our accessories.
Our secret is in a special coin that is especially designed to hold and spread fragrances. By spraying the ceramic coin, the scent is only applied where it is safe and secure.
Lasts for weeks.
For 3-4 weeks, your phone will give off this beautiful bouquet you picked.
The round coin is made out of a ceramic material that retains the perfume and spreads it slowly but surely, day after day.
Subtle or strong: it's up to you and your personality how much to spray. You can always spray it again.
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Life Coaching
Life Coaching is what I would consider the ultimate investment in Self.
It shifts your perspective so that you can look inside and see how unique you are.
It teaches you to recognise the abundance of abilities you possess, all the resources you will ever need, and all the right strategies to get you UP & away to where you want to be.
It reminds you how to fully trust yourself, be your own cheerleader, motivator, solution finder and wear any other hat you might need when navigating the seas of life ~ so that you can be darn unstoppable!
This isn't a 'pie-in-the-sky' hopeful outcome. It is a very achievable one.
Whilst it is no magic wand and doesn't make you bullet proof, when you are the best version of yourself, you won't need hocus pocus or a cape.
You will be able to rely on yourself fully, take 100% responsibility and accountability which will give you the freedom and choices you need to create the life you want. You will know how to be resilient.
How It Works
The only thing that stands between where you are now in life and where you want to be, is you.
(Or rather) Your mindset not being fully aligned to your goals. Having the right mindset to serve you on your quest will get you all the way and far beyond the point you could see at the beginning.
Having the skills and talent will only get you so far. Wanting something badly enough will get you further.
It's easy to understand the role of a coach in the world of sports, performing arts or even for business, clients were coached to go from stuck to moving, leap-frog from good to great.
But what does a Life Coach do?
When you think of your favourite sportsperson, do you notice their mindset only affecting their game? What about how they live their life outside of sport, in their relationships, or their careers after they retire?
Their 'sports' coaching might have had a huge emphasis on honing their talent, but the learned discipline, drive to excel, winning strategies, self-belief, positive behaviour and focus on results, affects every aspect of their life because it is who they have become.
A winner ~ whether they get that gold medal or come last.
Life Coaching does the same thing.
It is a process that not only helps you discover what is preventing you from achieving your goals and objectives, but also teaches you new ways of thinking, new ways of looking and new ways of being.
A Life Coach collaborates and supports you in setting goals, achieving them and empowers you to be the creator of the life you want.
A great Coach will challenge you, not let you off the hook. They are invested in you achieving your dreams.
Is It For Me
Life Coaching can be used for any aspect of your life, at ANY stage of your life.
Whether you are 10 or 100, the question is, what can YOU gain from Life Coaching?
Even the most talented of people have stumbling blocks and admitting they do, seeking help and pushing through, has helped them thrive and succeed.
What do you feel you might need help with?
- Getting out of a rut.
- Ways to cope with the stresses of school.
- Performance & results.
- Feel like you are at the crossroads and not sure which way to go.
- Neutralizing anger.
- Low self-esteem.
- Getting past blocks.
- Dealing with Fear & Anxiety.
- Going through an important transition in life.
- Empowered communication.
- Making a big decision.
- Handling a difficult situation.
- Accepting change.
- Your stress levels.
- Having a better relationship with your kids.
- Having a better relationship with your parents.
- Moving forward after a break up.
- Making more money.
- There's so much more.....
The results of Life Coaching though, are firmly in your hands. It is you that will make the process work for YOU.


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The University of Sheffield has around 300 Erasmus+ exchange agreements with over 190 universities across Europe
Erasmus+ is a European Commission programme that allows you to study at the University of Sheffield for a semester or a year as part of your degree
Life in Sheffield
Find out more about the Students' Union, Residence life, services in Sheffield and tips for a budget.Find out more>
Why choose Sheffield?
The University of Sheffield is a world-class university in an amazing city. Take a look for yourself to see what makes us so special.Why Sheffield?>
In order for you to be able to apply, your home university must have an active Erasmus+ exchange agreement with the corresponding academic department in Sheffield and have nominated you for a place in good time for the application deadline.Exchange links> English language requirements> Visa requirements> The application process>
Once you've been accepted
If you have been nominated to come to the University of Sheffield as an Erasmus+ student, all our internal dates and deadlines as well as information on applying for housing, registration procedures and how to get to Sheffield can be found here.Dates and deadlines> Choosing your modules> The learning agreement> Accommodation>
Whilst you are here
Here you can find all the information you will need from registration to your final day in Sheffield, including accommodation and assessment information.Form signing and questions> Changing courses> Assessment of work>
Erasmus+ traineeships
If you are interested in undertaking a work placement at the University of Sheffield, you will need to contact the department that you wish to work in directly.
Facilities and support at Sheffield
We aim to provide a secure, friendly and academically stimulating environment. Whether you're with us for a semester or a year, your contribution to campus life is valued, and your welfare is important to us. A team of advisers in Student Support and Guidance works closely with colleagues throughout the University and the Union of Students to provide the best possible services for you.


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My job is my passion, my life..is all of me.
I'm a wedding planner based in Rome, but I work in all over Italy. I'm a lucky because I have the opportunity to do a job that I like very much.
I love to create a "tailor made" wedding, respecting always budget and desires of my couples and I don't like to design the same wedding for all, my job is beautiful because i can realize always different weddings and events.
For me is very important the relationship that I have with my couples, there is always confidence, they trust in me and rely on me completely.
I realized always a fairy tale where bride, groom and guests are always satisfied. I take care of every details: wedding ceremony (indoor or outdoor), wedding reception, music, photo and other aspects...and with my big crew I work very hard because I want to bring to home only great successes and I want that my couples are satisfied.
Via Bellini, 10, Albano Laziale, 00041
Metropolitan City of Rome
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My new Cisco Catalyst WS-C3750G-24T-S
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The new heart to my home network is a Layer-3 Switch: a Cisco Catalyst WS-C3750G-24T.
This replaces my Linux box w/CentOS, which could do everything I asked it to do. Alas, the Cisco is lacking in just one area: it doesn't seem to be able to do NAT with the crypto (ssh-capable) IOS. Fortunately, I had an IP pool that I could set up for DHCP addresses.
Those who know Cisco gear might be thinking my choice of "home" router is like killing a mosquito with a sledgehammer — and they'd be right. But I wanted to keep my feet wet with Cisco IOS configuration, as well as develop a kind of "working lab" in my home. (Who knows, maybe I'll test for a CCNE certification.)
I also have a few ideas regarding DoS detection using flow stats, (possibly) coupled with tcl scripts running on the router. Maybe.
I might also set up a vpn link to my colo for purposes of developing a secured virtual network for handling sensitive traffic, such as talking to Sonic.net systems. This would also require setting up Linux to be a vpn client to our Cisco vpn concentrator — something I've done with Fedora already, with the NetworkManager-vpnc package.
For starters, I thought I'd cover the DHCP setup.
I've configure the Cat to act as a DHCP server for easy config of devices on my network. The configuration looks something like the following (but with assigned, globally-routeable IP addresses):
ip dhcp pool PUB network 10.10.10.224 255.255.255.224 dns-server 188.8.131.52 domain-name ponzo.net default-router 10.10.10.225 lease 5 class CLASS1 address range 10.10.10.228 10.10.10.254
Once the pool "PUB" is globally-configured, you can reference it in a vlan interface definition:
interface Vlan1 ip dhcp client class-id CLASS1
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X-Ray Resolution
Searches for structures in the specified resolution range. A histogram icon next to the search box links to a histogram that shows the distribution of resolution in the PDB.
Resolution is a measure of the underlying data quality in a diffraction experiment and represents the level of detail present in the diffraction pattern. High-resolution structures have low R values around 1 �, whereas lower resolution structures are around 3 � and above. See the "Looking at Structures: Resolution" page (here) for more details.
Note: non-diffraction methods such as NMR do not have a resolution specified.
Search by resolution range
Between: 1.5 and 2.0
This query retrieves structure in the 1.5 - 2.0 resolution range.
Use the resolution histogram
Click on the histogram icon to display a histogram of the resolution distribution for PDB structures. Mouse over a bar in the histogram to display the number of structure in the resolution range. The structures corresponding to the bar can be viewed by clicking on the icon to the right of the histogram.


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5 Free Throw Drills for Your Players
Close games are often decided by which teams can make the most free-throws down the stretch. To put it simply, free-throws are the most important shot in basketball. Every basketball coach knows that. But even with this knowledge, most coaches still don't spend enough time with their team practicing their free-throw shooting. And when they […]Continue reading


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2 Fun & Quick Reads:
You'll be super surprised to see what some of these women look like! Totally NOTHING like I had envisioned.
{'Belle' especially!}
These are good!
And trust me - - I'm pretty proficient in all things Target.
Even a few of these tips were NEW to me!
2 Fun Finds:
{Since I've been slacking on my Fun Finds Friday lately}
These latern jars!
Only $2.98 at Wal-mart.
Wouldn't they be FUN to line your driveway with on the 4th of July - - all lit up with candles inside?
And this one's not as much of a FIND as it is a FUN IDEA!
My niece had a SWIM party for her birthday yesterday and so my sister whipped up these mermaid tail towels as party favors. Aren't they darling??
She just used elastics to make the tail and then velcro strips around the waist! London LOVED hers.