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Chock Full o'Nuts Introduces Exciting New Format!!!
The Chock Retro Coffee Shop is a cross between a NY Coffee Shop and the Classic NY Diner, offering Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner served throughout the day. The famous Date Nut Bread Cream Cheese Sandwich, Muffins, Bagels, Donuts, Famous Burgers, Frankfurters, Pastrami Sandwiches, Lemon Pies etc make the Chock Coffee Shop a destination for all times of the day.
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The Chock Full Kiosk can adapt to any location. From Malls and Airports to Office Buildings and Hospitals to Grocery and Convenience Stores. You can offer our fresh baked goods and a variety of high quality Beverages from a small footprint.
The Chock Cafe' is Chock Full o'Value with a full line of Quality Breakfast Baked Goods and Beverages in a Comfortable Setting. Long before pricey coffee bars dotted every city block, there were Chock Full o'Nuts Cafés. (We started our coffee shops way back in 1932!) The cafés are the one spot where consumers know that they can sit and relax while they enjoy the best cup of coffee that NY has to offer!
Chock Full o'Nuts is part of the Largest privately held Coffee Company in the world. We own the Plantations, 10 roasteries, warehouse and distribution facilities, a factory that builds the finest espresso machines available, and over 700 international coffee shops worldwide. We sell over 120 thousand tons of coffee annually and process over 2.5 million bags of green coffee per year!
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Our program is a turnkey, branded coffee and beverage concept, featuring the finest blends of 100% Arabica Coffee beans, roasted to our own exacting standards, for the distinctive aroma and unparalleled full-bodied taste, demanded by coffee consumers everywhere. Chock Full is famous for Quality and Consistency. We offer unique packages, custom fit to every operator's needs
Marketing Partnerships with NY Icons:
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Official Coffee served to all guests of the NBC Today Show, CBS Early Show, David Letterman Show, Regis and Kelly and The View
3 Chock Kiosks or One Cafe' and One Kiosk
Initial License Fee: $30,000
Area Developers start at $100,000 (plus the cost of opening one Cafe' or Kiosk) with HUGE PROTECTED TERRITORIES!!
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A hopper is a nutrient paste dispenser accessory that holds raw food, it must be built next to the machine to work. The hopper mouse indicator will turn from red to green to indicate proper placement. Click the hopper to select Storage which opens a menu where you can set the priority and resources of choice: max capacity for raw meat is 75 units. Since hoppers cannot be reinstalled but only deconstructed, its best to build the dispenser first and then add the hopper. Cooks may take raw food from them in order to cook meals.


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I haven't posted in a long time. Job hunting and getting life on track. So when I came upon this I knew I would post about it.
Here is another chance to win something. Check out Leona's Blog.. She is giving away a Go Baby for her 500th follower celebration. I like the way her blob looks and I intend to check it out more.
Wish me luck on the job front. One interview and I was told to expect a call for the second. Pray for me.
Thank you all who check this out even when I haven't posted lately (Kat my oldest daughter, this means you).
She commented that I need to post more often. Now that I have reduced my swapping to almost nothing, maybe I will have time.


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Working at SURFsara
At SURFsara, you will be working at the forefront of ICT and high-performance computing (HPC). We help researchers to make optimal use of the computing power, data storage and data services made available through the national e-infrastructure.
Collaboration with top-level researchers
SURFsara has close ties with the research community. Developing new medicines, improving solar cells and performing research into weather systems: none of this could now be conceivable without high-performance computing and data storage systems for petabytes of data. Researchers who wish to make use of data-intensive applications, modelling, simulation and visualisation can also turn to SURFsara.
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This guide provides step-by-step instructions for integrating with Microsoft Intune to enforce compliance on Mac computers managed by Jamf Pro 10.17.0 or later.


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Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Target targets demographics with Hispanic Sweets
Attention all US Spanish speakers, these Valentine's classics are not for you, just for Hispanics. When I picked up my bag of "El Dulce Oficial del Amor" the tag on shelf of the Target Valentine's Shop read: "Hispanic Sweet."
Blame Target for the this: But for the labeling? No. The culprit was in Boston's backyard! The venerable Necco Factory came up with the Hispanic golosinas category.
Lovingly create candy Haikus for any Hispanic love interest and string hearts imprinted in Castellano: Te Amo (in two yummy sabores). Hola. Amiga. Dulce and Beso.
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The first celebration cake I baked was for my daughter's fourth birthday. It was a disaster. Bless her heart, she thought it was the best cake ever and still does. I look at that and think what the heck is that????? If I showed you that cake and said I wanted to start a cake business, chances are that you would laugh me out of your presence. Never mind any dreams of having a café, I just didn't have the talent.
I baked this cake in September 2012
A year later
In 15 months of practice (not even regularly) and no formal training, I have begun to turn out better looking cakes. There have been days when I've been so down on myself and thought there is no chance on earth or in heaven that I could ever ever do this. Who would want a cake that looked like a mudslide? However, A little over a year, I am really proud of what I've done. Not because they are the best but simply because I have improved and some people actually want to pay for my cakes.
So I've developed some 'never rules' to always remember when I'm embarking on a new journey:
- Never judge a book by it's cover, including yourself
- Never be afraid to learn something new
- Never stop learning
- Never say you can't until you've tried
- Never give up because something is too hard for you
- Nerve judge your future by a moment of hardship
- Never compare yourself to someone else and decide you'll never be good enough
- Never let tears (or disappointment) stop you from getting up the next day and trying again
- Never stop trying whilst you still have breath in you
- Never lose patience with yourself
- Never let imperfection stop you from presenting your work
- Never be in a hurry to be a master at what you do
- Never fail to assess where you are and determine a course of action to get you to where you want to be.
All this from baking you ask. What can I say? The kitchen is a jungle. 🙂


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Females in Comedy are a growing force.
There are more club shows, festivals and audiences for All Women Stand Up Comedy Shows. Last year, Showtimes Fierce Funny Females (with Comic Bible interviewee the hilarious Gayla Johnson) was hit. This year we'll see the a few new television shows dedicated to all female comedy. Nick at Nite will air NickMom with some of the funniest females in the biz including Judy Gold and Corey Kahaney and TVGuide begins its new series StandUp in Stilettos this Saturday. Check it out.
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BIKINIBOUND!!'s Blogs
Thursday, March 15, 2012 3 comments
I have started trying to incorporate the stairs at work on a daily basis..today I took the stairs from the 2nd to the 6th floor (where I work) and then later from ground to the 6th floor. I start to peter out @ about the 4th floor but just kept ... Read more
A new year, a new start
Sunday, January 29, 2012 1 comments
OK..I believe I am finally motivated again!! The scale reads 197.50 and has for about a week already! I am not quite sure what I am doing as I honestly have not made alot of healthy changes, except for perhaps the weight loss shakes/smoothies I ... Read more
My mini goal is within reach - finally!!!
Tuesday, July 14, 2009 3 comments
weigh-in today at Curves..209.50! I don't know when the last time my body has done that to a scale! It has been a long, long time! Bust 44 9/08-47.00 Waist 43 9/08-45.00 Abs 45 9/08-50.00 Hi... Read more
it's GOTTA be the almonds!!
Thursday, June 04, 2009 2 comments
6/4..last Fri was 220, Monday was 219..and yesterday was 216.75! I think my new habit of nibbling on almonds during the day at work has something to do with it! That's the only real change I have made! I wish I knew for sure to make sure I keep ... Read more
weigh-in/measure 5/4/2009
Friday, May 08, 2009 0 comments
Wow! I did not realize it has been this long since I posted..sorry! Anyhow, it is good news! I don't know what happened here..except that maybe my discovery of almonds has made a difference..that, and jellybeans to subdue hunger, are the only... Read more
Updating my Curves Weigh-in/measures
Sunday, November 09, 2008 5 comments
I've been really slacking in this, so I figured I had better catch up. the good thing about doing Curves 3x/wk is that I have maintained my weight even though I have not followed a healthy eating routine. Of course, it would be better if I did, ... Read more
March's Measurements (sorry I'm so late)
Thursday, April 10, 2008 1 comments
computer problems..laziness, etc.. Bust 44 Waist 43.50 Abdomen 47 Hips 48.50 Thighs 24.50 Calves 17 Arms 14 Weight 225 Body Fat 40.70% April weigh in is next Monday... Read more
Februray Weigh-in/measure
Sunday, February 24, 2008 1 comments
bust 43.5 waist 43 abdomen 47.5 hips 48.5 Thighs 25.5 4 inches lost... Read more
Jan Curves Weigh-in & Measure
Tuesday, February 05, 2008 3 comments
this is from my Jan weigh-in 1/21/08 Bust 44 (-1 from Dec, -2.25 from start) Waist 43 (-1 from Dec, -1.25 from start) Abdomen 49.5 (+1.5 from Dec, -1.5 from start) Hips 49 (+.25 from Dec, -1.5 from start) Thighs 26 (+4.5 from Dec, +... Read more
more loss!
Friday, January 25, 2008 1 comments
228 today Curves. I did my monthly measure this past Monday and I was down inches too! BF keeps complaining when he sees a loss of inches at my bust area, and I have to keep telling him it's the (bad) back fat, and loss of inches is good! S... Read more
Finally hit the 10# lost mark!!
Thursday, January 17, 2008 1 comments
weighed at Curves today, and the scale finally read 229.5!! My weigh-in and measure is Monday, so hopefully it will be the same (or less) and I can make it official!! WooHoo! I'm proud of myself for actually being able to maintain and lose ... Read more
Disastrous Holiday Weekend!
Wednesday, January 02, 2008 1 comments
Well, so much for my braggin'! I weighed when I went to Curves today, and the scale was up 4#! I'm sure it has to do with the prime rib dinner Mon, and drinks later, and BBQ ribs and beer yesterday! I'll will pop this off in no time, and be down... Read more
the ticker moves down (!)-in spite of the holiday!
Friday, December 28, 2007 1 comments
230.25 today! The ticker moved down..in spite of the holiday. Actually, I was pretty good over the holiday. I went to Curves the Sat before the holiday, ate too much ham (have had a craving for that for about a week already!) both days, we ... Read more
where I belong..
Wednesday, December 19, 2007 1 comments
weighed today..at 230. Heather (from Curves) told me that's probably where I am/was..just still puffy from weekend. Guess she was right. It's going to be rough next couple weeks as Curves is (virtually) closed for the holidays! Closed on Sun, on... Read more
Monthly weight and measurement
Monday, December 17, 2007 0 comments
Well, I did not succeed..at least not this week. My indulgence at the company holiday dinner Fri nite, and drinking over the weekend showed it's affects in my weigh-in/measure today. Bust 45" +.50 in Waist 44 +.75 Abdomen 48 -5 wooho... Read more
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Tried my hands on some onigiri and coloured them. Add Soy sauce to the brown onigiri boy, and tomato sauce for the orange onigiri boy.
I cut a small piece of cucumber, carrot and sausage for the hair of the onigiri
Make 2 carrot Tulip flower to place on top of the omelete.
As our Malaysia National Day falls on 31st August, I themed the bento Merdeka Day ( Independence Day).
The 3 different colour onigiri boy represents the multi-racial community in our country, hope we all live in harmony as always.They each carried a flag to represent their state too.


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Edinburgh Open 2017 Results
Congratulations to all of our fencers who took part at the Edinburgh Open! We were missing some of our senior fencers to other tournaments and commitments, but we still had competitors in every discipline representing the club.
From our more experienced fencers who brought home medals to the 13- and 14-year-olds at their first senior Open, we are proud of all of you.
Women's competitions
Epee: Bronze for Miriam, Daisy 9th
Foil: Bronze for Zoe, Umaira 7th, Ellen 11th
Sabre: Catriona 5th
Men's competitions
Epee: Dylan 6th, Alex P 12th, Duncan 20th, Patrick 23rd, Mario 26th
Foil: Martyn 18th, Mario 19th, coach Alex 26th
Sabre: 'Alex 3' 12th, Peter 13th
Mixed epee secondary
Patrick 2nd, Duncan 3rd
- You can find the full results on the Edinburgh International Fencing Open website
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text: Welcome to the Jerry Mulvihill website. Jerry is the author of historical books: The Truth Behind The Irish Famine and The Puck Fair. He is also the author of much loved children's books including Let's Read a Story and The Wise Owl Storybook, available in English, German & French. He has received glowing reviews from: President Higgins, Taoiseach Varadkar, Graham Norton, Miriam O Callaghan, Pauline Bewick & The Irish Examiner to name a few. He works closely with international selling artists on all of his books.


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Program Implementation
Each partner organization has a designated volunteer site coordinator to manage the project. The site coordinator works within his/her respective community to recruit volunteer ambassadors, and manages volunteer retainment, outreach, data, etc. for the organization. The site coordinator reports to the CAPS Program Manager at the City of Fremont. The original training curriculum was developed by San Jose State University, Stanford Geriatric Education Center, and the City of Fremont Human Services Department. Topics include:
- Role of the Community Ambassador
- Active listening
- Circles of Care
- Housing
- Interpretation
- Mental and emotional well-being
- Health Issues
- Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants (CAPI)
- Transportation
- Health Benefits (Medicare & Medi-Cal)
- Social Security
- Fremont Family Resource Center
- Legal Assistance for Seniors
- Tours of local assisted living facilities, long-term care facilities, and senior centers in Fremont, Newark, and Union City
Presenters are local organizations, agencies, and businesses, who each offer their expertise with the above topics:
Upon completion of the training, ambassadors serve seniors and their families by assisting with questions related to identifying local resources, programs, and services in the Tri-City area (Fremont, Newark, and Union City, CA).
7 training sessions have been co (September, 2007, April 2008, February 2009, April 2010, October 2012, October 2014, April 2016) have been completed. The next training will take place in Fall 2017.
Ongoing Training
The site coordinators regularly with City of Fremont staff to review progress. The ambassadors also frequently with the City of Fremont's clinical supervision team to review difficult cases, share best practices, and receive on-going training.
Partner organizations have also advocated to senior service providers, local hospitals and clinics, and community organizations to re-design services to make them more culturally appropriate.
Immigrant How-To-Guide & Local Resource Guide
An Immigrant How-To Guide for Seniors and a Local Resource Guide have been published and distributed to the community. It is also available here.


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More Democrats threaten to withhold support for Pelosi's House Speaker role
An additional nine Democrats are threatening to withhold support for House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi. Veuer's Angeli Kakade has the story. Buzz60
WASHINGTON - A group of nine Democrats threatened Friday to withhold support for Nancy Pelosi's House Speaker bid, creating a potential roadblock for the California Democrat who has been lobbying for weeks to get her old role back.
Pelosi was already fighting for support from a group of 16 Democrats who penned a letter, declaring they wouldn't support the minority speaker and instead called for new leadership.
The new group of nine Democrats from the Problem Solvers Caucus threatened to withhold support for Pelosi until she agrees to a list of demands that includes House rule changes that could potentially allow for more bipartisan legislation to pass.
House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi says she has "overwhelming support" among fellow Democrats to become the next House speaker. Pelosi dismissed a challenge from disgruntled Democrats who claim they have 17 names on a letter opposing her. (Nov. 15) AP
The group, in a statement, said it would "only vote for a Speaker candidate who supports 'Break the Gridlock' rules changes."
The group met with Pelosi last week after sending her a letter about calls to change House rules that would allow all members to push bills in the House, which currently is only done by the leadership, according to CNN.
More: Group of House Democrats pledge to oppose Nancy Pelosi's bid to return as House Speaker
More: Nancy Pelosi fights for Democratic support in bid to reclaim speaker's gavel
More: What we know about Nancy Pelosi's House Speaker bid and why some Democrats oppose her
"While we appreciate Leader Pelosi's broad commitment to our effort, we have yet to receive specific commitments to our proposed rules changes that would help 'Break the Gridlock' and allow for true bipartisan governing in this new era of divided government," a statement from the group reads. "Without specific changes, we will face more of the same — small pockets of extreme ideologues will continue to block the will of the commonsense majority."
While Pelosi is widely expected to win the House Speaker nomination next week in her caucus, she faces a tougher battle when the full House votes on her nomination in January. She will need a majority, 218 votes, to win the position.
The caucus' threat to withhold nine votes along with the 16 members who signed a letter last week could be a potential roadblock for Pelosi. Democrats will hold at least 234 seats in the House when new members are sworn in, meaning she can only afford to lose 16 votes.
Pelosi still has weeks to lobby those on the fence before the final January vote.
Already some of those who voiced opposition have caved and now are supporting Pelosi for the role. Rep. Brian Higgins, D-N.Y., who was one of 16 to sign the opposition letter last week, reversed his position after Pelosi said she was open to Medicare for people over 50 and an infrastructure bill, something many Democrats have said would likely receive bipartisan support.
The Problem Solvers Caucus has pushed for 'Break the Gridlock' rule changes, which Politico notes include proposals that would allow individual House members to propose bipartisan bills, which over the years have been overlooked.
The caucus said in its statement that this month's midterms showed that "the American people have had enough of obstructionism and pure partisanship" and instead want Congress to govern and pass meaningful legislation.
"Although we are at a stalemate in our discussions, and therefore cannot support Leader Pelosi for Speaker at this time, we will keep working with the Leader and others in hope of reaching consensus on specific rules changes for more bipartisan, common sense governing," the group said.


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"THE BOY WHO STOLE A MILLION" (u) directed by Charles Crichton. A British Lion—Bryanston presentation released through BLC. Filmed on sun drenched location in Valencia, Spain and at Pinewood Studios in 1958 (some sources say early 1960). Standard black and white.
When 12 years Paco (Maurice Reyna, above) learns that his father needs to find 10,000 pesetas to finance repairs to his taxi, or face losing his business and livelihood, the naïve, if well intentioned, young boy decides to "borrow" a million pesetas from the bank where he has a small part-time job as a messenger boy after school. He soon gets more than he bargained for when he starts being pursued not only by the police but seemingly by all the criminal low-life of the city, all eager to get their hands on the cash. Accompanied by his faithful canine companion, a Skye Terrier named Pepe, Paco finds himself on the run all through Valencia, from the most elegant quarters with their wide streets and squares in the midst of fiesta time, to the city's most squalid and dangerous slums.
An absolutely wonderful and thoroughly entertaining little film directed by Charles Crichton (who also directed "Hunted") but for some reason not released in Great Britain until July, 1961. It was not given a circuit release at the time and appears to have been poorly distributed and made available only to the independent cinemas. The cast is full of British character actors playing Spaniards generally with half-hearted attempts at a Spanish accent, including Cyril Shaps; George Coulouris; Edwin Richfield; Warren Mitchell; Harold Kasket and Paul Whitsun Jones. Thankfully, it was released on a Region 2 DVD in Great Britain by Odeon Entertainment in 2010 and is well worth getting, as it is a very good transfer, if a little too light in some of the exterior scenes. Maurice Reyna is excellent in it (and so is the dog). Highly Recommended.


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I've been involved in the W3C Mobile Web Initiative from the outset, first as a working group member on behalf of my then employer and then later as a W3C Team member. In that role I ran the mobile Web course during 2009 and 2010.
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Published at Wednesday, August 22nd, 2018 - 20:51:57 PM. Bedroom. By Idalie Kraus.
This bedroom definitely feels sumptuous. As you can see, the decor is very simple. But the details are all very well chosen and the attention to detail is amazing. The colors chosen for the décor are simple and earthy, which makes the room feel casual and inviting. The textures are marvelous and the chandelier is the most impressive detail.
Alternatively, the bed can be the only black piece of furniture in the room. This will allow it to stand out by contrasting with the nightstands and dresser. If these are white, then a timeless color combination is established and it can be repeated throughout the room's décor in a lot of different ways.
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Today has been another busy and adventurous day at Hindleap, the day kick started with 'Forest adventures', where the children had to create their own 'Dropbear Protection Suits' to protect themselves from the infamous Drop Bears. Megan, Charlie and Mrs Gordon's DPS were particularly effective!
After a rummage around the beautiful woodlands the children were taken on a wet and muddy trail, ending with the long jump into a very, very muddy puddle!
Brooke particularly the muddy experience and even Mrs Ribbons took a dip into the muddy water!
After a warm shower for everyone and another good lunch, the children then took part in shelter building and fire lighting. Kaitlynne, Hannah C and Libby impressed everyone during 'Bush craft' with their fire lighting skills, they used a metal flint to create a spark and watched their cotton wool light up!
Finally the children enjoyed toasting their marshmallows on the fires, even if Rhianna did end up getting more mashmallow in her hair than her mouth!
A dip in the pool this evening and then off to bed for all, we all have another exciting day tomorrow!


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Standard housing design
Designs and variants
SNLN 30 plummer (pillow) block housings
- are split housings consisting of a cap and base (fig. 1)
- have two holes cast into the base for attachment bolts
Features and benefits
Stiff housing
The housing base is reinforced with ribs and has extra material surrounding the holes for the attachment bolts (fig. 1). This virtually eliminates any distortion of the base and bearing seat during tightening of the attachment bolts.
Good heat dissipation
The centre cross reinforcement in the housing base (fig. 2) increases the contact area between the housing base and the support surface to improve the heat flow from the bearing outer ring to the support surface.
Grease guiding system
An integrated flange guides grease from the grease fitting into the bearing (fig. 3). This feature is available for housings up to and including size 3038.
Caps and bases individually marked
The housing cap and base are matched during manufacture and are not interchangeable with the caps and bases of other housings. To prevent any mismatches, a unique serial number is marked on both the housing cap and the base (fig. 4).
Dimples to locate accessories
Dimples cast into the housing cap indicate where grease fittings and condition monitoring sensors can be mounted for maximum effectiveness (fig. 5).
Simple mounting
Lines are cast into the housing base indicating the centre of the bearing seat and housing bore axis. Dimples indicate the position for dowel pins (fig. 6). Mounting instructions are supplied with most seal packs1). Housings from size 3028 and above are supplied with an eye bolt on the cap for safe and easy handling.
Housings with different bolt hole configurations
Housings with four drilled holes
- are available for housings with two cast bolt holes, designation SNLN, and housings made of spheroidal graphite cast iron with a solid base, designation SSNLND
- have the designation suffix /MS2
- are available for housings made of spheroidal graphite cast iron with a solid base, designation SSNLND
- have the designation suffix /MS1
Housings with a different bearing seat tolerance class
- are typically used for applications prone to vibration, with rotating outer ring load or for applications operating at high temperatures
- can be supplied on request
Housing material
- grey cast iron
- spheroidal graphite cast iron, on request, for applications where extra strength is needed (Housings are supplied with a solid base, designation SSNLND.)
FNL flanged housings are painted black (RAL 9005). The paint:
- is a water based alkyd/acryl paint
- protects the housing in accordance with ISO 12944-2, corrosivity category C2 (i.e. exterior atmospheres with low level of pollution, interior atmospheres where condensation may occur)
- is not affected by most lubricating or engine oils, cutting fluids or alkalescent washing chemicals
Dimension standards
- Boundary dimensions are in accordance with ISO 113 for two-bolt plummer block housings.
- The housings are dimensionally interchangeable with the earlier SN 30 housings.
Sealing solutions - standard
The housing size determines which sealing solutions can be used. Table 1 provides an overview of the characteristics and suitability of each sealing solution. The detailed information about each sealing solution should be used as a guideline, and does not substitute for testing a seal in its application.
Four-lip seals (TSN .. L)
NEW TEXT?Four-lip seals (fig. 1) replace the former double-lip seals (TSN .. G). When compared to double-lip seals, the new seals are more effective. They also generate less friction, which enables higher shaft speeds. Four-lip seals are radially split and easy to mount.
V-ring seals (TSN .. A)
V-ring seals (fig. 2) consist of a V-ring and a sheet steel sealing washer with a vulcanized rubber lip. The rubber lip fits into the seal groove in the housing. The washer is protected against corrosion.V-rings can accommodate circumferential speeds up to 7 m/s. For circumferential speeds between 7 and 12 m/s, they should be located axially on the shaft. At speeds above 12 m/s, a support ring must be used to prevent the seal from lifting. Recommended dimensions for appropriate support rings for axial and radial location are provided in table 2.The permissible angular misalignment for seals mounted on shafts < 150 mm in diameter is approximately 1,5° and approximately 1° for larger shafts. The axial movement of the shaft relative to the housing is limited to ±1,5 mm. For arrangements with a vertical shaft, the V-ring of the lower seal should be mounted inside the housing.
Felt seals (TSN .. C)
Felt seals (fig. 3) are simple and effective. At circumferential speeds above 4 m/s, a small gap forms between the felt and shaft, transforming the contact seal into a non-contact, gap-type seal.
Labyrinth seals (TSN .. S)
For applications where there are high speeds or extreme temperatures, SKF recommends using labyrinth seals. Labyrinth rings (fig. 4), mounted on the shaft, form a multi-stage labyrinth seal with the housing seal grooves. Hollow, silicone rubber cords, supplied with the rings, hold the rings in place on the shaft.
Taconite heavy-duty seals (TSN .. ND, TNF ..)
For bearing arrangements that must operate under highly contaminated conditions, such as those encountered in mining, taconite heavy-duty seals, which can be filled with grease, are recommended. Grease enhances the sealing effect and extends the service life of the seals. Taconite heavy-duty seals are labyrinth seals combined with a V-ring seal. The labyrinth ring is solid but the main body of the seal is split. SNLN 30 housings from size 3024 to 3032 accommodate taconite seals with a radial labyrinth (fig. 5). SNLN 30 housings from size 3034 to 3056 accommodate solid taconite seals with an axial labyrinth (fig. 6). Both can be relubricated via a grease fitting in the main body of the seal. The axial movement of the shaft relative to the housing is limited to ±1,5 mm for shaft diameters ranging from 110 to 150 mm, ±2 mm for shaft diameters ranging from 160 to 200 mm, and ±4 mm for larger shaft diameters.
End covers (ASNH .., ETS ..)
Housings at the end of a shaft should have an end cover that fits into the seal groove in the housing. For housings from size 3024 to 3032, the end covers are made of plastic (fig. 7) and are suitable for operating temperatures from –40 to +110 °C (–40 to +230 °F). For applications where temperatures exceed 110 °C (230 °F), steel end covers should be used. These can be cut from sheet steel and placed in the seal groove. Use a hollow silicone rubber cord to hold the cover in place. For housings from size 3034 to 3056, the end covers are made of grey cast iron (fig. 8) and are suitable for operating temperatures from –50 to +200 °C (–60 to +390 °F). They are inserted, together with a hollow silicone rubber cord, in the housing seal groove. Details of the permissible length of the shaft end are provided in table 3.
Sealing solutions - custom
SNLN 30 housings can be equipped with any type of seal that fits the seal groove dimensions in the housing. The relevant dimensions are provided in table 2.
Housings with high-temperature felt seals
Housings with taconite heavy-duty seals with an axial labyrinth
Housings with high-temperature felt seals
- are available on request
- are suitable for high operating temperatures, up to 250 °C (480 °F)
- can accommodate circumferential speeds up to 2 m/s
- are identified by the designation suffix CB, e.g. TSN 3024 CB
Housings with taconite heavy-duty seals with an axial labyrinth
- are available on request, in two executions (TSN .. NC, fig. 1 or TSN .. NB, fig. 2)
- can be used under the same conditions as taconite seals with a radial labyrinth
- can only be used with housings with the suffix T (at the end of a shaft) or the suffix TD (for through shafts) as the seals are greased via a hole in the housing cap
- have a V-ring (TSN .. NB) that limits the axial movement of the shaft relative to the housing to ±1,5 mm.
- 1)The mounting instructions for housings from size 3024 to 3032, with seals in the 200 series, must be ordered separately.


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18. The aims of the Tampere summit were described
by HE Annti Satuli, the Finnish Permanent Representative in Brussels.
He said that the conference was to increase the visibility of
justice and home affairs issues, and to give them higher priority
on the political agenda of the Union. In his view, one of the
reasons for holding an extraordinary Special European Council
was that Heads of State and Government were not fully satisfied
with developments and the pace of work in this area (Q 172). Ms
Heidi Kaila, of the Permanent Representation of Finland, said
that "we feel European integration has taken the steps from
a customs union to the internal market and then the European Monetary
Union, and there is one step which is missing, which is a real
internal market for justice and home affairs". She hoped
that the Tampere summit would give "some political impetus
and vision" to the process of building a true area of freedom,
security and justice (Q 143). Commissioner Anita Gradin said that,
in the short term, the task was "to give tangible meaning
to the concept of freedom, security and justice". She hoped
that the outcome would not only be a political signal, but also
a "white book", containing a programme for action (Q
19. The Home Secretary, The Right Honourable Jack
Straw, MP, said that, if Tampere was to achieve the aim of giving
greater prominence to justice and home affairs (JHA) issues, it
had to make progress on specific topics, such as asylum and immigration
(Q 273). He drew some parallels with the 1992 Single Market Programme,
but said that the comparison broke down to some extent because
"we are not going to achieve the kind of harmonisation and
approximation in this area that the 1992 Council led to in economic
and monetary areas". He doubted whether the summit would
lead to another Inter-Governmental Conference. He hoped, however,
that it would lead to "practical progress in terms of improved
co-operation at every level between the Justice and Home Affairs
Ministers of the EU and some of the institutions of the EU fundamentally
to improve the enforcement of law within the EU and access to
it as well" (Q 274).
20. Mr Olaf Reerman, of the German Ministry of the
Interior, said that, as a result of the preparatory work by the
Finnish and German Presidencies, there was agreement among the
Member States that Tampere should not become a "super JHA
Council". Technical discussions, therefore, should not be
on the agenda. Nor should the aim be to develop a further "shopping
list" of projects. He suggested that the outcome might be
the adoption of two texts: on the one hand, a political statement,
"intended to address the citizens of Europe and to show them
that their concerns and interests are taken seriously", and
on the other a detailed mandate for the JHA Council. The German
Government regarded a coherent EU asylum and migration policy
as a priority. This should be an integrated approach, dealing
with the root causes of migration as well as its effects (Q 67).
According to the Home Office, it would seem that, for the majority
of Member States, "the clear priority at Tampere will be
properly to address the threats faced by the EU in the field of
immigration and asylum." (pp 2-3).
21. Written evidence from the Home Office supported
the proposal that the agenda should focus on the three topics
listed in paragraph 15. The Government has made three specific
contributions to the debate on the Tampere agenda, by putting
forward three discussion documents or "non-papers",
on youth crime, mutual recognition of judicial decisions, and
citizens' access to justice[2].
According to the Home Office, reactions to these papers have been
"generally positive" (p 3), but the Government intends
to refine these proposals further in conjunction with the other
Member States.
22. Mr Peter Edwards, for the Home Office said that
it seemed "quite obvious" that the summit would concentrate
on asylum and immigration, not least because there was a good
deal of current work which would be reaching a conclusion at about
the time of the summit. As an example, he gave the work of the
high level group on asylum and migration. In view of the United
Kingdom's opt-out from the Schengen border control arrangements,
Mr Edwards thought that the Government would be cautious in its
approach to the discussion, although it would play a constructive
part (Q 12).
23. Mr Edwards said that the Kosovo crisis had focused
attention on the need for burden-sharing in connection with the
reception of refugees. This had proved a "particularly difficult
and intractable area
in the past, with very little meeting
of minds between all Member States" (Q 12). Mr Reerman, for
the German Ministry of the Interior, said that the issue of burden-sharing,
or solidarity, was of great importance to his Government. He said
that, in "mass-influx situations" such as Kosovo, or
Bosnia-Herzegovina, there was a need for clarity over the legal
situation of many persons who were not refugees (under the terms
of the 1951 Geneva Convention), but who required temporary protection,
with the long-term aim being return to their country of origin.
Progress had been made under the German Presidency, in accordance
with the principle of "double voluntarity", which meant
that each Member State would announce how many displaced persons
they were prepared to offer protection to, and that no-one in
need of protection should be directed to a specific Member State
against his will (QQ 89-90).
24. Ms Maria-Teresa Gil-Bazo, for Amnesty International,
considered that the temporary protection regime should be exceptional:
an initial form of protection, to be implemented only in emergency
situations of a sudden and mass influx, as clearly defined in
consultation with international bodies including the UNHCR. She
expressed Amnesty International's concern that a temporary protection
regime should not deprive anyone of the right of access to refugee
determination procedures, "to exercise his or her legitimate
right to an individual examination of their asylum claim"
25. Mr Raymond Hall, of the Office of the UN High
Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Brussels, said that he hoped
that the summit would agree on "a clear political message
which distinguishes and disentangles asylum from the migration
debate", together with a "principled, rights-based approach
to asylum". He criticised the "worrying trend"
expressed in a paper prepared by the Austrian Presidency, towards
moving back in the direction of asylum at political discretion
rather than as a human right (Q 259). He argued that the EU needed
to develop a migration policy and a migration mechanism, because
if Europe was a "zero-migration zone,
the only entry
door which is left is the asylum door, so everybody who wants
to get in abuses that door." (Q 261).
26. Mr Hall argued for a much closer integration
of asylum issues in foreign policy concerns. He said that asylum
issues had, traditionally, been the preserve of ministries of
the interior and ministries of justice, which had led to an emphasis
on control. It was important that asylum issues should be considered
in a broad foreign affairs context, together with human rights
and development initiatives. For these reasons, the office of
the UNHCR welcomed the establishment of a high level working group
to develop action plans directed towards countries or regions
producing large numbers of refugees or migrants (Q 263).
27. The Home Office's written evidence expressed
concern that the summit should not give the impression that the
EU was adopting a defensive "fortress Europe" approach,
as far as immigration and asylum were concerned. It said that
the Government was considering the possibility of a joint initiative,
with France, to propose a strategic approach to common problems
experienced by the Member States in the field of illegal immigration,
aimed at prevention rather than cure (pp 2-3).
28. Commissioner Gradin said that "the idea
of a common space for freedom of movement of people rests on the
presumption that all Member States can have confidence in each
other's ability to deal effectively with serious organised crime".
She described Europol as "the tool to fight organised crime
for which we have been waiting for so long." However, effective
police co-operation was only part of the solution. Because of
the way in which prosecution and judicial systems interacted,
too many cross-border criminal investigations were discontinued
because it was too complicated to take them further. The fact
that definitions of offences differed and that penalties varied
substantially between Member States created "almost perfect
conditions for organised crime" (Q 102).
29. Mr Reerman said that Europol, which began work
on 1 July, was not an independent police force. Its tasks centred
on the collection and exchange of data, particularly in relation
to cross-border crime, but it did not have operative powers (Q
85). The Home Secretary said that "what we need to do with
Europol is to get it going", and only thereafter to consider
strengthening its role (QQ 301-302). Mr Reerman suggested other
ways in which police co-operation in the EU could be enhanced,
particularly by the creation of a European Police Staff College,
and by improved exchanges of data (Q 67).
30. The idea of a "European Judicial Area"
has been put forward as a solution to the problems citizens of
the Union experience in relation to cross-border litigation and
as a means to combat more effectively cross-border crime. As regards
the former, problems include finding out which judicial authority
to approach, the applicable law, what has to be done to enforce
rights, and how to obtain legal aid. The concept of a European
Judicial Area is still a vague one, and there appear to be wide
differences between the Member States as to what it means. Recently,
the French Minister of Justice, Mrs Elisabeth Guigou, has been
prominent in calling for increased co-operation in this area.
Among the suggestions made have been the harmonisation of certain
areas of civil law, in both its substantive and procedural aspects,
and an extension of the automatic recognition and enforcement
of court judgments. Mr Satuli, the Finnish Permanent Representative
in Brussels, told us that, in practice, in the area of the civil
law, he thought that the likely outcome would be that there would
be "a certain degree of harmonisation, and then you use mutual
31. The Government has proposed, with regard to the
criminal law, that the concept of mutual recognition of judicial
decisions would be a better way forward than attempting to achieve
some measure of harmonisation between the criminal laws of the
Member States. Mr Edwards, for the Home Office, said that some
harmonisation of particular areas of the criminal law had already
taken place. Conventions had been produced in the areas of fraud,
corruption and driving disqualification, for example. But "all
the experience is that those measures take an enormously long
time to bring to any kind of conclusion. If one were to attempt
to build on that and to multiply and to replicate all these conventions
in new areas, one would be tying up a very great deal of expert
effort for many years to come". It was against this background
that the United Kingdom had produced a paper on mutual recognition
of judicial decisions, which seemed "to offer an easier way
forward which will achieve the real benefits that are sought from
improved co-operation between Member States in the judicial area,
but without running the kind of risks and without having the heavy
overheads that an overt programme of harmonisation would have"
32. Mr Edwards said that the Home Office would like
to see a multi-annual work programme on mutual recognition established,
covering such matters as enforcement of sanctions following criminal
convictions; fast-track extradition through mutual recognition
of arrest warrants and convictions or a new Euro warrant system;
and mutual recognition of orders or warrants concerning assets
or evidence (Q 7).
33. Mr Stephen Jakobi, of the Fair Trials Abroad
Trust, was critical of a "political drive towards the creation
of a European Judicial Area
fuelled by 'law
and order' concerns". He considered that there was a danger
that fundamental human rights would be ignored, and that to counterbalance
this tendency, Tampere should adopt specific measures to protect
the rights of defendants. These included the setting of standards
for interpretation services; an examination by all Member States
of their legal assistance schemes, together with the proper provision
and funding of public defender schemes; and the creation of an
interstate system of provisional liberty for the supervision of
those on remand and awaiting disposal of their case (sometimes
referred to as "Eurobail") (pp 15-16).


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A Blog Post About Success and Failure
July 29, 2014
After a few days off, the Summer 2014 Plunder of Souls Blog Tour resumes with a post at my "home" blog, Magical Words. Today's essay is called "The Writing Life: Living With Success and Failure," and it is about the ways in which writers define their triumphs and setbacks. Too often, outside influences force those judgements upon us. The truth is, in a profession as difficult as this one, success has to be, at some level, self-defined.
"Writing fiction — short form or novel length — is no small thing, and upon completion of a story or a book we should be able to pause and take pride in the accomplishment. Indeed, we have to be able to do that, because it is the one reward that cannot be taken from us or spoiled by … external factors."
Read more at Magical Words. And enjoy.
Two Days on the Blog Tour
July 23, 2014
I was on the road yesterday, driving home from North Carolina after a fun and successful signing tour that began with a book launch party at ConGregate in Winston-Salem, and then took me to Rock Hill, SC, Gastonia, NC, Richmond, VA, and Raleigh, NC. Along the way I reconnected with old friends, and met some new ones. It was a great trip.
But I did miss out on telling you all about yesterday's stops on the Summer 2014 Plunder of Souls Blog Tour. So let me tell you about those, as well as about today's stops. Yesterday I was the blog of my good friend Stephen Leigh, with a post about minor characters who assert themselves and become major characters. The post can be found here.
I was also at Magical Words again, with a post about some of the odd things people sometimes say to writers. You can read that post here.
Today, I am once again at Drey's Library with a post about the books on my enormous and growing "To Be Read" pile that I am most excited to delve into. That post can be found here.
And finally, but definitely not least, I also have a post up at SFNovelists that touches on the best part of my recent signing tour: the fact that I was accompanied, at least for some of it, by my fifteen year-old daughter. That post is called "Notes from the Road: The Shared Journey," and you can find it here.
I hope you enjoy them all.
Two More Posts on the Blog Tour, and Tonight's Signing
July 15, 2014
Today on the Summer 2014 Plunder of Souls Blog Tour, I'm back at Magical Words — my "home" blog — with a post on plotting. Sometimes the hardest thing about writing in a series, particularly in one that consists of stand-alone novels, is keeping stories fresh as well as entertaining. My post at Magical Words is about five things I do to keep my narratives new and interesting. You can find the post here.
I am also visiting with my friend Brandy Schillace with a post about research and "Striking Research Gold." I've had some great discoveries as I have pieced together the history for my Thieftaker novels, and that was particularly true as I worked on A Plunder of Souls. You can find the research post here.
Finally, I would like to mention to all of you who live in the area around Charlotte, North Carolina that Faith Hunter, A.J. Hartley, and I will be signing books tonight at the Books-A-Million in Gastonia, from 6:30-8:30. Come on out and say hello! (A listing of all my appearances can be found here.)
Blog Tour, a New Review, and Giveaways
July 10, 2014
Today I'm visiting with my friend C.E. Murphy, who was kind enough to interview me for the Summer 2014 Plunder of Souls Blog Tour. And I want to draw your attention to a wonderful new review of A Plunder Of Souls from Bitten by Books!! Check it out: http://bittenbybooks.com/a-plunder-of-souls-by-d-b-jackson/
The interview with Catie Murphy can be found here:
And don't forget that there are A Plunder Of Souls giveaways going at the following sites:
SciFiChick: http://scifichick.com/2014/07/07/d-b-jackson-guest-post/#more-22397
Drey's Library: http://www.dreyslibrary.com/2014/07/09/julys-featured-author-d-b-jacksons-miss-sephira-pryce-holds-forth-modern-technologies/
I'll be at ConGregate this weekend with the official A Plunder of Souls Launch Party, and then I begin my summer 2014 signing tour. Stay tuned!!
Release Day on the Blog Tour!!!
July 8, 2014
Today is release day for A Plunder of Souls!! So go ye forth and buy the book — in book format, as an audio book from Audible, or as an e-book. Or as more than one of those!!
The Summer 2014 Plunder of Souls Blog Tour makes several stops today to mark the release. I'm at Magical Words with a post about character development, specifically Ethan's interactions with Sephira Pryce. That post can be found here.
I'm also at the blog of my friend Mary Robinette Kowal with a post about "My Favorite Bit" — the part of the new book that I love the most. It's a feature Mary does on her blog with lots of authors and it really is a fun post. That one is here.
And last but not least, the good folks at SFSignal have invited me back for a post about the history behind my historical fiction. That post can be found here.
I hope you enjoy all the posts, and I really would be grateful if you went out and got yourself a copy of A Plunder of Souls. If you haven't yet read the other Thieftaker books, that's okay. Bookstores sell those, too . . . 🙂
Two big posts up today in the continuing Summer 2014 Plunder of Souls Blog Tour. The first is at Magical Words, the site on the craft and business of writing that I co-founded and still maintain with my friends Faith Hunter and Misty Massey. The post is on the origins of A Plunder of Souls in the short story "A Spell of Vengeance," which was published at Tor.com in 2012. You can read the post here.
The second post is at All Things Urban Fantasy, who have welcomed me back for the third straight year. I'm grateful to them. This post is a fun one: it's an interview with Ethan Kaille, the hero of the Thieftaker books, conducted by the Boston Gazette, the leading Whig newspaper of the time. And it gets better: in addition to the post, there is also a contest. I'm giving away a signed, hardcover copy of A Plunder of Souls to some lucky reader! So visit the site and enter the contest!! And good luck.
Today on the Blog Tour
June 30, 2014
Today, the Summer 2014 A Plunder of Souls Blog Tour shifts into high gear, or at least into a higher gear. I have two appearances on the schedule today. The first is at the blog of my wonderful friend, Faith Hunter, who (along with Misty Massey and me) is one of the co-founders of the Magical Words blog site. The post is about creating rich, believable, compelling settings for urban fantasies.
I am also interviewed today at Fantastical Imaginations, a wonderful genre-oriented site run by my friend, Dominick Swennen. The interview covers a good deal of ground and was fun to do. I hope you enjoy it, as well as the post at Faith's site.
And for those of you not keeping track of the minutes, as I am, the July 8 release of A Plunder of Souls, the third book in the Thieftaker Chronicles, is only eight days away!! Woot! And you don't even have to wait that long to make sure that you have your copy ready; you can pre-order it now!!
Blog Tour Update and General News
June 27, 2014
The first week of the Summer 2014 A Plunder of Souls Blog Tour is winding down, with this post, which is not on the official schedule, but which counts anyway. My Blog Tour, my blog, my rules. This was a quiet week — next week things begin to pick up. I'll be visiting the blogs of Faith Hunter and Kate Elliott, and I'll also be a guest at Fantastical Imaginations, All Things Urban Fantasy, Black Gate, and Drey's Library. And I'll be starting a month-long appearance at my old virtual stomping grounds, Magical Words. There will be original content at all of these sites, so be sure to check in. For a complete listing of the blog tour appearances with links to the sites, go here.
As the July 8 release of A Plunder of Souls approaches, I have also started my teaser countdown on Facebook. Yesterday I linked to the short story that serves as a prequel to the new novel. The short story is called "A Spell of Vengeance," and it can be found at Tor. com, where is was published in 2012. Also at Tor.com, you can find the first two chapters of the book. Starting tomorrow, and continuing on a daily basis until the release, I'll be adding passages from the book to my Facebook page.
Finally, I would like to direct you to the appearances page on the D.B. Jackson website, which I have recently updated to reflect the latest plans for my signing tour, as well as another conference appearance, about which I'm very excited. In October, I will be an instructor at the Annual Conference of the South Carolina Writers' Workshop. I've attended the SCWW Conference several times before and have always had a great experience there. I'm looking forward to this year's meeting and hope to see many of you in Myrtle Beach. For more details, go here.
That's all for now. Have a great weekend. And please preorder A Plunder of Souls!
A Post Goes Up and a New Short Story Drops!
February 19, 2014
Today, I am back at Magical Words, the blog on the craft and business of writing that I co-founded with Faith Hunter and Misty Massey, writing about creating characters, and celebrating the release of the newest Thieftaker short story, "The Price of Doing Business." The story can be found today at Tor.com. It is about Ethan Kaille's first encounter with the lovely and deadly Sephira Pryce, who would become his rival in thieftaking and his arch nemesis. The post can be found here. I hope that you will check out both the story and the post, and I hope that you enjoy them both.
A Post About Plotting and Pantsing at Magical Words
February 12, 2014
After about a six-week hiatus from posting, I am back at Magical Words, the blogsite on the craft and business of writing that I co-founded and continue to maintain with Faith Hunter and Misty Massey. Today's post is about plotting and pantsing, and the ways in which the nature of the book itself can dictate the best approach to take. It is called, "The Plotter Goes Pantsing: The Relationship Between Process and Product."
I have spent the past several weeks finishing one book, revising another, and writing the early chapters of a third. For the last few days I've been proofreading the galleys for yet another novel, A Plunder of Souls, the third Thieftaker book. Busy times, but as any writer will tell you, busy is good. It's nice, though, to be posting again, and I hope that this marks the first of more posts to come in the coming weeks and months. In the meantime, I hope you enjoy today's essay.


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The Korea Herald: Regina Walton's Expat Interviews - Duerden delivers goods for KOTRA
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Regina Walton's Expat Interviews - Duerden delivers goods for KOTRA
Anyone who lives in South Korea knows that this country is seriously trying to attract foreign investment. And with foreign investment come the foreigners who live in Korea to do business and invest in the economy here.
For Korea, that means making the country an attractive place for foreigners and their families to live. The Korea Trade-Investment Agency has a website called Invest Korea Online and it also publishes the Invest Korea Journal.
The man behind this is Charles A. Duerden, the public relations director for KOTRA. Like the foreigners Korea wants to attract, Charles is someone who is not only living and working in South Korea but is also raising a young family here.
Duerden is Canadian and has lived in here since 1996. "I was curious to see this phenomenon called Korea, which seemed to be at the center of a new emerging world in Northeast Asia," said Duerden.
"I was very excited about seeing Asia -- I had a close friend at a newspaper in Montreal who was in love with the idea of teaching English in Korea ... and he became a senior professor at Seoul National University."
He started as an English teacher in Busan. But before Duerden came to Korea, he was working at a newspaper in Montreal. He chose to stay with his job in Montreal while his friends went forward with their Asia plans. At the time, Duerden's daughter from a previous marriage was a fashion model and she regularly got assignments in Japan. He saw teaching in Asia as a way to learn about the culture his daughter frequently worked in.
Due to restructuring at the newspaper he worked for, he chose to take action in late 1996. He moved to Busan to teach English in December 1996. In January 1997, his wife, Elizabeth, who is French, joined him. Initially, he saw coming to Korea as a "working holiday" and had plans to teach in Korea for only one year.
Duerden said he was initially most impressed by the level of development. "The intensity of life and development in June 1997 struck me. I felt enormously privileged to be there to see this," he said.
"Busan is very heavily built up; ships laden with containers left Busan every hour to all parts of the world."
It was because of his wife that he first heard about the position at KOTRA. The investment promotion agency was seeking someone with a background in editing and corporate experience -- in addition to working at a newspaper, Duerden also had done stints with Pfizer and the Canadian Broadcasting Company.
He admits that he was not completely sure what the position would entail, but he took a chance and applied for the job. His application was successful, and he started at KOTRA in July 1997.
"Basically, I help raise the profile of Korea for investors overseas and within Korea among the business community," said Duerden on his position. "But my primary job is managing editor of Invest Korea Journal. I do a lot of interviewing, writing and editing myself, but I do have a lot of excellent assistants.
"I'm quite involved with advertising also. We had a campaign last year on CNN in October: Eye on Korea. We were with two other advertisers that were invited to participate. We had been talking to CNN about it for two years and it finally came to pass last year," he said.
During the time he and his wife have lived in Korea, they have had three sons. All three of their sons are being raised in Seoul. Duerden feels he is extremely lucky to have had the chance to raise his sons here.
"We're very pleased with the level of education we've been able to give them with the help of my company. Number two, would be the safe environment here.
"Three, they get to see and appreciate Asian culture, which I'm sure will always be a part of them. And four, I feel fortunate in general to live and work among so many people that are of such a high professional caliber -- both Koreans and foreigners -- and I'm glad my children are able to grow up and have these people as neighbors."
He realizes that there are not many opportunities for foreign education in Seoul. He went on record to say that Korea is at a critical time, where it must invest in developing education choices for the children of foreign residents in order to successfully compete with other Asian hubs like Singapore and Hong Kong.
"If you talk to any expat anywhere, they will mention the education challenge. I think (a main challenge expats face is) they arrive here, marry here, have children, then are faced with a major challenge because of the expense of education. Such is the demand for foreign education; it comes at quite a price tag."
He emphasized the need for the central government to foster competitive and affordable education for foreign residents. "One of the suggestions I've made from time to time is in order to foster the hub strategy, to be able to provide foreign education that is not priced out of the market, would help a lot," said Duerden.
He believes that Koreans go the extra distance to make living here and raising his children here a positive experience. His neighbors have seen his children "grow up before their eyes," he says. His family has even been featured on MBC's "Oh, Happy Day," a morning television show about foreign children learning about Korean culture.
"It was a marvelous experience. (The children) went to the Korea House once, put on hanbok; another time they learned how to make kites. The sight of my son in a pink and emerald green hanbok, well, some moments are perfect -- and the rest of the crew felt the same because all the cameras were turned on him."
He admits that it is expensive to raise children in Seoul because it is one of the most expensive cities in the world. However, their situation balances out when he sees how his kids are developing.
"It's been the best 10 or 11 years of my life, and I wouldn't change a single minute."
See Invest Korea Journal's website at www.ikjournal.com.
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Am 19.10.2010 21:24, schrieb Paul Eggert:
On 10/19/10 07:42, Ulf Zibis wrote:In many FAQs the small letter spelling is suggested, e.g.: ntfsclone -s -o -<source> | gzip -c | split -a 3 -b 700m -<destination> So IMO small letter writing for "MB" should be allowedBut "mb" is SI syntax for "millibit", which is a very small unit of information. Having "mb" be an alias for "megabyte" would be confusing to those used to the standard notation. (Having "mb" be an alias for "megabit", or for "millibyte", would be bad as well.) We have to support plain "m" as an alias for "MiB", because POSIX requires support for plain "m". But let's not compound POSIX's mistake by supporting even more usages that are contrary to SI.
Ok, so the docs should be better detailed.BTW: this problem is not restricted on the split command, it concerns allmost all GNU coreutils and more, e.g. ntfsprogs.
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Beware! I made typos, always. This is a multilingual blog, contains Turkish and English posts. Here my homepage without typos : hasantayyar.net - Blog moved to medium.com/@htayyar. Old posts will remain here.
Tuesday, January 27, 2015
Starred github projects last week
azer / boxcars
Easy-to-configure Static Web & Reverse Proxy Server in Go
DavidDurman / joint
JavaScript diagramming library
dseguy / clearPHP
Reference for writing clear PHP code
okulbilisim / todo.py
a To Do CLI application with SQLite backend
codemy / writefully
Writefully gem makes it easy to publish content to your blog / site
mledoze / countries
World countries in JSON, CSV, XML and Yaml. Any help is welcome!
thephpleague / csv
CSV data manipulation made easy in PHP
thephpleague / container
Small but powerful dependency injection container
thephpleague / route
Fast router and dispatcher built on top of FastRoute
thephpleague / flysystem
Abstraction for local and remote filesystems
webfactory / exceptions-bundle
A bundle to ease development of custom, user-friendly Symfony2 error pages.
sensiolabs / SensioGeneratorBundle
Generates Symfony2 bundles, entities, forms, CRUD, and more...
Datawalke / Coordino
Self-hosted Knowledge Software your question & answer system written on top of the CakePHP Framework
mustafaileri / DenetmenBundle
Url testing tool for symfony2 projects.
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Thursday, July 28, 2016
I was expecting some good things this summer:
Finish redoing my bathroom
Have my patio replaced
Have my yard landscaped
What I am receiving instead is a series of disappointments. :(
I bought a cabinet for my bathroom. Two attempts to paint it failed. I bought a new cabinet and tried a third paint method... which worked. Based on that success, I bought a sink cabinet. (Not an easy feat getting it home. Two Home Depot employees barely shoehorned it into my car, and I had to take it apart to get it out of the car.) I added decorative wood onlays and feet, and then I painted it using the same successful method... except it wasn't successful on the sink cabinet. The primer did not grip and the paint chipped off easily.
Supremely frustrated, I abandoned the idea of having what I really wanted in my bathroom: decorative black cabinets. I needed a cabinet of some sort, but I could not face the ordeal of trying to get another large, heavy cabinet home. The solution was IKEA. I bought a cabinet which is white and very plain, but was easy to carry, load in and out of my car, and assemble. It should also be easy to install... but my bathroom's existing plumbing is too wonky. I will have to hire a plumber.
As mentioned in a previous post, I had a new stamped concrete patio put in last month. Now the damn thing is cracking. A six-week-old patio is cracking! There are cracks that are three and four feet long. They continue to grow and new cracks continue to form. I cannot even express how disappointed I am.
My employer pays a bonus at the beginning of August. I planned to use mine to have my yard landscaped. The poor state of my yard has been gnawing at me for five years. I look at my yard (and now my patio, too), and I seriously want to cry. I was so excited to FINALLY be able to do something about it.
But it's not going to happen.
Because I need to have surgery.
Just when I was starting to improve after not feeling well for nearly three months... a health issue from my past resurfaced. It means surgery and about three weeks recovery time, which means I won't be in any shape to hire a landscaper and monitor the work. And at least some of my bonus will be going toward medical bills.
I have a new boss at work, which is not a disappointment but does cause me some stress simply because getting to know a new person is always stressful for me. Now I will have the additional stress of preparing to be out of work for three weeks. I'm hardly mission-critical, but my sense of responsibility drives me to try to ensure that my absence causes as little disruption as possible.
Lastly... adding injury to insult... two days ago, I tried to move the cursed heavy sink cabinet out of the way, and I strained my back. It hurts when I sit still and hurts even more when I move.
Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to get in bed and pull the covers over my head.
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Damn. Bummer after bummer after bummer. Hope all goes well with your surgery. *hugs*ReplyDelete
I'm sorry to hear about this, especially when I just discovered your blog. Take care of yourself.ReplyDelete
Sorry to hear about your disappointment, hun, h take care see you soon. Just remember you're admired and loved whether or not we've met in person. Take care and look forward to seeing you soon.ReplyDelete
ARGH!! I am so sorry dear. So very sorry. I hope your surgery goes well and you have a quick recovery <3 Though you're disappointed with the housing things, take care of yourself first as that is more important! XOXOReplyDelete
Oh jeez, that sucks. I hope the surgery goes well and you feel better soon!ReplyDelete
Oh that's awful. I'm so sorry. I hope that the preparations for your absence go well, that the surgery goes well and recovery is good for you. I also hope that these horrible household things that are plaguing you go away soon. Take care of yourself and we will all be waiting eagerly for news and updates on your well-being.ReplyDelete
Oh Bane! I am so sorry that your summer has been filled with disappointments and now a surgery! Please take care of yourself. May your surgery and recovery go well, and that everything starts behaving soon. Sending lots and lots of love.ReplyDelete
Crud... wish there was something to say.ReplyDelete
I wonder if there's something you can file for the patio? If it's already cracking that badly, seems like something you can claim.
I hope above all else though that you'll have a speedy recovery.
I hope surgery goes well, it's sort of adds insult to injury to have to spend all your money on it, doesn't it? Sorry the diys have been a mess, it happens to me all the time, you'll get back there!ReplyDelete
How insanely frustrating! It seems that sometimes, no matter what we do, we move backwards. Keep your chin up and pet those doggies. Things will eventually improve.ReplyDelete
Sounds like the Garbage Truck of Life is dumping on your house this year! But you WILL get through this, no matter what. Sending positive energy that your surgery goes well, your back heals, and the concrete company fixes your patio problems for little/no extra charge. And I'm also sending as many hugs as you think you might need. :-)ReplyDelete
Oh damn, that is a lot of things to work on at the same time! Take your time, hoping you will find the energy you need!ReplyDelete


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Porat: 'The most powerful woman on Wall Street'
Ruth Porat, the chief financial officer at Morgan Stanley, has one especially cherished item on her desk in midtown Manhattan.
It's a note from her three boys from 2008 when Porat was working around the clock to help the Federal Reserve save American International Group, the giant insurance company whose imminent failure threatened to nuke an already crashing global economy.
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"On one of those nights where we were working through the night, I came home and my three boys left me a little note because they knew I'd at least come home and shower," Porat recalled in an interview. Though she didn't say what exactly her boys wrote, she added "in their own words, three different personalities underscored how very proud they were and how important they thought the work was."
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Porat, often called "the most powerful woman on Wall Street," viewed it as a triumph of her career-long approach to "work-life balance," a phrase she abhors. "It was really sweet because it said to me, 'They get it.' They're proud … and they have been integrated into Morgan Stanley throughout their lives."
Instead of "balance" — something she says sets women (and increasingly men) up to fail — Porat encourages employees to find a satisfying "mix" of family and work in their lives. The mix will shift depending on needs in both places, but the two should never be fully isolated from each other.
Porat grew up in northern England, Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Palo Alto, California, the daughter of a research engineer father and psychologist mother. There was never any question that she would have both a family and a major career.
After undergrad at Stanford and a pair of master's degrees, Porat, 57, entered Morgan Stanley in 1987 and quickly became a mergers-and-acquisitions whiz before leaving for Smith Barney in 1993.
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It was a rare career misstep for Porat, who immediately realized she wanted to return to Morgan Stanley, which she did in 1996 going on to head a pair of investment banking teams before becoming chief financial officer in 2010.
In her current role, Porat, alongside Morgan Stanley Chief Executive James Gorman, has retooled the blue chip bank's business mix into a more stable, post-crisis franchise that is in many ways now the envy of Wall Street.
Why aren't there more women in senior positions of power, including CEOs, on Wall Street? If there were, would some of the meltdowns not have happened?
When I started there were very few women at the managing director level and very few who had families, which is something that was important to me. So it's not like when I looked up I could say, "Well, that's who I want to be." And you see this real narrowing of a lot of women opting out of the profession as they ascend up the ranks, which I think is really unfortunate. Since 1987, there are now many more of us as at the higher levels with families, so I think as role models we are encouraging more women to stay within banking and rise up through the ranks.
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I think what Sheryl Sandberg said about the importance of "leaning in" is very true but it's not sufficient. Because if you are leaning in to a door that is nailed shut, you are just going to get bloodied and tired of trying to push that door open. So you have got to have the next level, which is, "how do you open up those doors to the ever-bigger roles?"
The second point you make is intriguing. Would '08 have been different had there been different voices around the table? And I think one thing that is encouraging to me is the increase in data that suggest that organizations with a higher percentage of women in the C-suite or boards with a greater number of women or other under-represented minorities are more effective and have greater financial results.
Did going into the male-dominated, testosterone-fueled world of Wall Street give you pause?
There were enough times even coming up to that point where I was one of very few women. I remember the first time it struck me is I was an econ major at Stanford as an undergrad, and it struck me how few women were econ majors back in the '70s. And then in business school how few women. … And even then I thought, gosh this is really unfortunate. So when I started here, what was very different was that there were very few women at senior levels, period, and very few that had a family.
There were certain things along the way where being a woman was actually intriguingly helpful … When I was a very young associate, I was asked by a managing director to present to a board of directors. … At the time, the CEO had said they needed more women in the boardroom and part of the reason was that they had an R&D focus that was actually pretty nonsensical because it was run by men. … They were having problems with their product development because they didn't have enough women at the senior-most ranks who could provide an overlay that was quite relevant for their customer base."


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Stylist Accused Of Stealing Top-Secret Hair 'Color Formulas' Cards
All workers have access to company trade secrets and special equipment. But employers don't usually tolerate workers walking out with the goods. So, John Sahag Ltd., an upscale Manhattan-based hair salon that caters to celebs, has slapped a lawsuit against a former stylist, accusing her of taking "color formula cards" to her new job.
According to the lawsuit, which was first reported on by the New York Daily News, Reyna Garcia last month moved to a rival salon, Metodo Rossano Ferretti Hair Spa, but brought with her the "precise formula" of hair dyes preferred by clients and their contact information.
Don't laugh. This is no petty theft from the local barber shop. Sahag's celebrity clientele -- which reportedly include Brad Pitt, Jennifer Aniston and Jennifer Lopez -- pay $300 to $375 for hair treatments at Sahag, according to New York Magazine. And at the time Garcia, 33, left Sahag, she was thought to be working with anywhere between 200-400 clients. So if all the clients jumped ship after coming for a cut once a month, the financial loss could be as heavy as $150,000 a month. Sahag is seeking unspecified damages.
In speaking to the Daily News, Sahag attorney Paul Millus spoke of the color formulas as central to the stylist's business model. "The information on our cards is proprietary, precise," he said. "It involves formulas and combinations that were worked out over long periods of time."
More:What's Considered Stealing at Work?
Why does Sahag suspect a theft has taken place? According to the suit, four of Garcia's clients told Sahag that Garcia's new employer, Ferretti, contacted them and suggested they should move to Ferretti for hair-coloring. And because customers' contact information is part of the formula cards, Sahag connected the dots that the cards must have been taken by Garcia on her 10-block trip that separates the two salons in midtown Manhattan. "It's doubtful that she would have memorized the information," Millus added.
Garcia, for her part, has turned down requests from the media to discuss the matter. But Steven Miller, who's representing Ferretti, dismissed the lawsuit as a "a fishing expedition."
Thus far, Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Anil Singh has issued a ban on the rival's use of the hair-coloring formulas. But Singh's order also said Ferretti has every right to reach out to Sahag's former clients.
Employee theft of all kinds is a growing problem in America. As AOL Jobs reported earlier this week, some workers have become so brazen they've even begun robbing cash from employers before even getting hired, as one Florida man stands accused of doing after applying for a job at a Citgo Station.
And in the last five years, employee thefts cost retailers alone about $15 billion a year, according to the National Retail Federation.
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