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John Flynn
John Flynn has wide experience in management consulting, project management, market research and analysis, economic forecasting, and PC software package design and development, as well as having held roles in marketing, divisional and general management in Australia, the United States and in the Far East. He has advised or consulted with all the major IT and software vendors, as well as major airlines, telcos, banks, insurance and engineering companies. He has also written numerous reports on market projections and technical trends in the industry for clients throughout the world.
John has been an adjunct lecturer in the project management postgraduate programme of the University of Sydney since 2003 and has conducted training workshops for government and corporates throughout Australia and China, as well as in New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia and Brunei, since 1999.
John is an active member of the Sydney Chapter of the Project Management Institute and was a Board member and Director of that Chapter for 8 years. He won the 2006 Distinguished Contribution Award given by all Australian chapters of the PMI at the ProMac Conference in Sydney in October 2006. In 2015 he also received a Teaching Commendation from the Dean of Engineering at Sydney University for his work in the post graduate project management programme.
John has the following qualifications: B.Sc (Hons), B.A (Hons), Diploma of Project Management, Diploma of Integrated Risk Management, Masters Certificate in Project Management (George Washington University), Certified Practising Project Management (CPPM), a Cert IV TAE and is a qualified workplace assessor for the Australian Institute of Project Management.
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AYC is one of the longest serving Charter companies in Croatia, founded in 1979 and celebrating 40 years of charter in 2019. During this time, the AYC fleet has relocated only once to the home base of Vodice, where the fleet has found a unique home and become part of the Vodice coast.
Offshore Boote is a company with more than 20 years of experience in the yacht charter market. Located in Marina Kremik they offer one of the biggest fleet motor boat fleet in Croatia which includes various sizes and models.
Austrian charter company Suntours Sailing operates in Croatia with 3 yachts based in Skradin, a small base in central Adriatic Coast. Its favorable position makes them an excellent starting point for discovering all the attractive sailing destination that Croatia has to offer.
Founded in 1987, Trend Travel Yachting became a synonym for successful family owned charter company that manages their fleet of 58 yachts in 4 different bases in Cape Verde and Croatia. The fleet is well maintained by professionals and sailing enthusiasts that consider their clients being a part of the family.
Yachting 2000 offers 40 bareboat or crewed motor yachts, catamarans and sailing yachts. All yachts are based in D-Marin Marina Dalmacija, Sukosan and Marina Mandalina, Sibenik, Croatia.
Belgian charter operator Altair International offers 14 sailing yachts based in VVW-Nieuwpoort and Port of Zeebrugge. The fleet is bookable for charters from Friday to Friday as well as for the short-term charters.
Aqua Libra offers fleet of 8 motor yachts based in Kinrooi. As a partner of Linssen Boating Holidays, they provide high standard in luxury and quality to their customers.
Based in Kuurne, Bboat yachtcharter offers various navigating routes for 4 Linssen motor yachts. Their boats can be chartered without skipper's license on the Belgian and French inland waterways.
Charter operator based in Beernem offers beautiful Linssen yachts for week, midweek and weekend packages as well as one-way routes.
A small charter company Charter Tiare from Brazil offers real time booking of catamaran Tiare 41, available for crewed charter from Paraty.
Since the start of operation Adriatic Charter strived to be a highly professional company which offers high standards, quality and safety in yacht charter. In order to achieve that vision they have been constantly investing in maintaining and renewing the fleet, which nowadays consists a large array of Bavaria Yachts models.
Adriatic Yacht Charter, with over 65 sailing yachts and catamarans located in 4 bases, offer yachts from the world's best shipyards.
Croatian charter operator Adria Yachten, MMK Golden Partner, is presenting their 2 Motor boats from Marina Zadar and Brbinj.
Ankora Charter, located in Marina Mandalina Sibenik. They offer more than 40 sailing and motor yachts in a range of 2 to 5 cabins. Highly professional staff and associates make sure that all vessels are well maintained and prepared for bareboat or skippered charter while private owners can meet mutual interests with them through charter-management contracts.
Arch International operates from D-Marin Marina Dalmacija in Sukosan and offers motor yacht charter of various boats from sport daily cruisers to large family motor yachts.
Asta Yachting is one of the top yacht charter companies in Croatia with more than 20 years of experience in charter of its own fleet of 58 sailboats and motorboats based in D-Marin Marina Dalmacija Sukosan, near Zadar, Croatia, the largest marina in the Adriatic.
Atoll Comfort Sailing offers bareboat charter for 3 sailing yacht based in Split area. The attractive fleet exclusively consists of Dufour models guarantees comfort and great sailing performance.
Auto Neven Yachtcharter is a family owned company founded out of love for the sea, cruising, motor boats and for our Croatian coast and sea which presents the true paradise for charter clients.
The company AVS Charter has been operating since 2009 in Croatia as a charterer and a sales broker. Their fleet includes various luxury yacht models and is located in the central part of the Croatian coast, Seget Donji, in Marina Baotic.
Ban Tours is a reliable charterer and broker with large fleet of 38 sailing yachts based in Marina Frapa and Marina Kastela. They started a charter business in 2008 with a fleet of 10 sailing yachts and have been growing every year since then.
Based in Povlja/Brac and Trogir, charter operator from Croatia, Blue Emotion Golden Partner of Booking Manager offers their 3 Motor Boats.
Croatian charter operator based in Pirovac offers 5 Sailing Yachts and 1 Catamaran for bareboat and crewed charter
Candor Charter is a family owned company well known for its excellent customer service. Based in Marina Kastela, they offer attractive fleet consists of 14 sailing yachts, ranging from 35 to 49 feet.
Cata Sailing fleet of 13 Catamarans and 3 Sailing Yachts can be booked from two bases: SCT Marina Trogir and ACI Dubrovnik. They offer both Crewed and Bareboat charter.
Chilla Sailing d.o.o. is part of Conventa Holding Group in Sweden established in 1986. Based in Marina Kremik, Chilla Sailing offers well maintained fleet of 13 sailing yachts and 2 catamarans. They also pride themselves on specialized team devoted to provide safe and smooth holiday.
Croatian charter operator Croatia-Adriatic presents their 8 motor boats from ACI Trogir.
Croatian charter company Dami Boats offers Princess 52 Fly motor yacht located in Sibenik, the very center of Adriatic Coast.
Croatian charter operator Danora is offering one motor boat Adria Event 850 from Marina Sangulin, Biograd
Croatian charter company Ekvator Yachting offers fleet consisting of various Bavaria Yacht models. The fleet is located in Marina Mandalina, Sibenik and available for both bareboat and crewed charter.
Full Team from Croatia is offering their fleet of 27 yachts based in Marina Kornati in Biograd.
GTF d.o.o. is a family-owned charter company with over 20 years of experience, decided to join the leaders and offer their 8 sailing yachts from Marina Dalmacija, Sukosan.
Croatian charter operator Helios Stratos offers 8 yachts from Marina Baotic. Departure base is located near small town Trogir and provides a variety of choices to those looking for wonderful sailing spots.
Higanas Boats offers bareboat charter of brand new motor boats, located in Marina Veruda. Additionally, variety of optional extras are available.
Croatian charter operator Istria Boats offers 2 single cabin motor yachts, located in Rabac. The yachts are bookable bareboat or with a professional skipper service. Additionally, optional extras are offered such as wakeboard to provide adrenaline sailing experience.
Koro Charter is a family company that is successfully dealing with motor boat rentals since 1996. Their fleet is located in the famous Marina Punat on the island of Krk. Special attention is devoted to the equipping and maintenance of the boats.
Based in Marina Dalmacija, Croatian charter company Kroki offers 37 yachts ranging from 27 to 51 feet. In addition to exceptional charter service, Kroki offers a charter management program for anyone interested in purchasing and sailing their own yacht.
Croatian charter operator Leut Vagabundo offer their wooden boat "leut" that can accommodate 7 people from ACI marina Split.
Based in Marina Nautika Murter, LR Drugi Impuls offers new Mirakul 30 motor yacht with 2 cabins. The yacht is available for bareboat charter or bookable with professional skipper service.
Small family owned company Lumar, offers motor yacht from Split. Based in Marina Zenta, Lumar is available for booking of 2 cabin Antares 30.
Mare Charter, one of the first Booking Manager partners offers their fleet of 9 boats from marina Kremik, 3 km south from Primosten.
Maris Adriatic is a small family company located at northern part of Adriatic Sea, in Trget Port. In order to provide excellent experience, each boat is fully equipped and professional staff is at a disposal to customer during the whole stay.
Master Yachting fleet from Croatia offers their 45 yachts from Marina Dalmacija in Sukosan.
Charter operator Med Sailors Adriatic presents their five Harmony 47 sailing boats. Their fleet is based in Marina Baotic, Seget Donji, Croatia.
Meridijan is a family owned charter company founded in 1993, offering highest standards, quality and safety, with a full professional support in yacht charter, brokerage, charter management and yacht service.
Mirakul Yachting is the family established business based on the strategy to offer the best and a different approach to your holidays. Located in Marina Dalmacija, Sukosan they offer various models of 5 sailing yachts.
Motive Boats is a small charter company based in Marina Zadar that offers their Merry Fisher 795 motor boat.
Driven by the enthusiasm for water sports and more than three decades of experience, My SeaTime Yachtcharter offers wide range of vessels, from beginners sport boats, family yachts all the way to luxury yachts based in new state of the art Marina Baotic.
Navette Yachtcharter offers bareboat charter for their sailing yacht located in Split.
Navigo Yacht Charter is a family company established in 1996, with a large fleet located at the central position of Adriatic Coast, in Marina Dalmacija. They offer a wide range of monohulls and catamarans from some of the world's best shipyards.
Croatian charter operator based in Marina Kaštela offers their beautiful Oceanis 51.1
Croatian charter operator Ocean Team Rijeka offers their motor yacht based in Rijeka, Bakar, Crikvenica and Pula.
Odisej Yachting company was established in 2005 when they situated the headquarters in Marina Mandalina near Sibenik, as the ideal starting position for any destination in Adriatic.
Orvas Yachting is a reliable company with more than 18 years of tradition in charter business. Their large fleet consists of well-maintained sailing yachts, gulets and motor boats, ranging from 3 to 7 cabins. You can book them from Dubrovnik, Seget Donji and Split.
Based in Dubrovnik, Princess 62 Pamango is available for crewed charter. The yacht combines high performance with spacious accommodation. It is an ideal choice for a luxury and carefree holiday.
Pločanska plovidba offers 3 Sailing Yachts for weekly and 1 Motor Boat (RIB) for daily charters from Port of Ploče that enables a quality maritime connection with the cities on the Central Adriatic Coast.
Sailhunt is a family owned company based in Zadar that offers 7 sailing yachts and a professional service with over 25 years of experience.
Sailing Forever charter home port is situated in Marina Kastela and boat fleet has expanded to: 12x Beneteau First 45, 10x Beneteau First 35, Beneteau Oceanis 45, Beneteau Oceanis 48, 2 xBeneteau Oceanis 55, Hanse 575, Hanse 505 and Fountaine Pajot Saona 47
Schupfer Yachtcharter offers their Gib Sea 43 based in Veruda, Pula.
Croatian charter company offers 2 brand new motor boats from D-Marin Borik. The fleet is available through all year and is great choice to explore beautiful Zadar area.
Splendid Yachting charter company is present on Croatian Yacht Charter market from season 2015. Their varied fleet is consisting of nine very well-tended motor yachts which can be booked from D-Marin Mandalina, Šibenik.
Sporteros is Croatian charter operator that offers unforgettable holidays on the coast of Croatia with their yacht Bogey.
SunLife Charter is a reliable family owned company from Croatia that has been operating successfully since 2001. One of their fundamental values is excellent customer service which ensures personal effort to make each client's vacation as pleasant as possible. Since the company's founding, the fleet has been gradually growing and now has 17 well equipped and maintained yachts.
Based in Primosten, Under The Heavens Sailing offers exclusively new Dufour sailing yachts ranging from 45 to 56 feet. Besides fully equipped fleet that guarantees comfort and sailing performance, optional extras are available in order to meet even the most stringent requirements.
Croatian charter operator Vogue Yachting offers their 3 new Oceanis sailing yachts from their base in Marina Mandalina, Sibenik.
Waypoint is Croatian yacht charter company with over 20 years of tradition, which makes them a reliable choice for every customer. Technical efficiency, unique one-way routes and exceptionally skilled staff are Waypoint fundamental values that secured its place among the best in the Adriatic.
Yacht Center operates with a fleet of 6 motor yachts, available for departures from Marina Veruda, at the north of the Croatian coast.
Med Sailing Holidays offers crewed and cabin charters in Croatia and Greece with unique brands like Yoga Sailing and Gay Sailing
Estonian charter operator that offers their sailing yacht from Tallinn Old City Marina.
Nord Sail is a leading charter company in Estonia with 20 years of experience in providing memorable sailing holidays for their clients.
Sailing.ee - based in Tallinn Old City Marina in Estonia offers you Elan 344, Hanse 325, 385, 430, 531, Bavaria 50 sailing yachts and Lagoon 421 catamaran.
Based in Saint Mandrier, A Toutes Voiles, is a charter operator with a fleet of 5 boats among which 3 boats equipped for regattas and are exclusively available in Booking Manager. The team is composed by 3 people passionate by the sea and sailing. They are part of ECONAV network and they promote ecological and environmental friendly policies.
Based in Ajaccio and in Martinique, charter operator Boatin France offers exclusively on Booking Manager, 2 exceptional boats with crew among which the first Neel 51 available to rent. They are also dealer for prestigious brands like Neel Trimarans.
CG Mer offers amazing sailing experiences from multiple bases on the French coast.
France Afloat Golden Partner offers their fleet of 32 motor boats from 5 different bases in France.
Based in La Rochelle, South of France, Corsica and the Caribbeans charter operator Open Sail is exclusively available in Booking Manager. The fleet is composed of 4 Pogos equipped for transatlantic navigations. They offer ocean crossing experience, regattas and bareboat charter.
French charter operator with base in Marseille offers 7 sailing yachts and 1 catamaran.
Based in Les Marines de Cogolin, charter operator Tendance Voile offers charter for 12 very well maintained yachts. They also have boats and catamarans available for sale, with major brands to choose from - including the catamarans Fountaine Pajot, EOS and sailboats Hanse.
Buccara has a mission to provide the lovers of the sea with a quiet ride and high quality boating experience.
Based in Lübeck and Stralsund Port, charter operator Club + Charter offers bareboat and crewed charter for 4 motor yachts.
Mediamare Yachtcharter is a realiable german company located in Marina Kröslin. They offer real time booking of 9 sailing yachts and 2 motor boats.
My Sailing offers 2 Leopard 44 catamarans based in Eden Island Marina. Catamarans are bookable in real time and also available for cabin charter.
Polish charter operator Okay-charter offers their 12 motor yachts located in PTTK Wilkasy.
Puur Yachtcharter had started operating in 2013 as a small charter company, and during the years has enlarged their fleet . Based in Buchholz, Kressbronn and Zehdenick, they offer 14 Linssen motor boats, ranging from 26 to 41 feet.
Starsails Yachtcharter consist a fleet of 29 Sailing Yachts and offers weekly charters from Palma de Mallorca with check in on Saturday and from Lemmer with check in on Friday.
Greek charter company Aegian Sailing Club has a long history in yachting industry and offers individual approach and high quality service. They are based in Alimos marina with 2 very well maintained sailing yachts.
Barchetta Yachts is a Greek charter operator committed in providing the best yacht and catamaran charters with the most experienced skippers.
Big Blue Greece is a customer-oriented company with bases in the Cyclades and the Ionian islands, offering unique tailor-made sailing holidays on board a classic Hallberg-Rassy 49, refit in 2017.
Charter operator that offers 14 Sailing Yachts along with their knowledge and expertise in creating dream tailor-made sailing trips on the beautiful Greek islands.
Greek charter operator Blue Sails offer their top quality 4 sailing yachts based at Kalamaki Marina, Alimos.
Greek charter operator based in Volos that offers their Oceanis 40 and Odyssey 49.
Diaplous Yachting is a small fleet operator based in Alimos Marina (Athens). They offer two sailing yachts of 41 and 45 feet respectively and aim at offering your clients a boutique-style high quality service.
DK Yachting offers a selection of meticulously maintained sailing yachts, catamarans and motor yachts ranging in size from 30 to 100 feet.
Based Athens, Lavrion and Lefkada, Greek charter operator Epifany Yachting offers real time booking for 3 Elan sailing yachts.
Located in Athens, Fancy Sailing offers 5 catamarans, bookable as bareboat with possibility of renting skipper. The catamarans are available for departures from Alimos Marina and also for one-way charters to Lavrion and Skiathos base.
Based in Alimos Marina, Georgina Yachting offers Lagoon 440 and Ocean Star 51.2 for both bareboat and crewed charter.
Greek charter operator Golden Compass Yachts, offer 11 sailing yachts based in Marina Alimos/ Kalamaki, Marina Gouvia at Corfu and in Perigiali at Lefkas where we established our own Yacht Club. In Perigiali, sailors could visit companys Yacht Club and experience a complete service beside their sailing yacht.
GrecoSail Yachting was founded in 2013 by an experienced sailor with a vision to share passion for sailing with satisfied customers. Based in Athens, they offer 5 Jeanneau Sun Odyssey Sailing yachts, chosen for timeless design and good performance.
Greek charter operator Hermes Yachting offers attractive fleet based in Alimos Marina. The fleet consist of various models of sailing yachts, catamarans and motor boats.
Ionian Charter has been operating in yacht charter business from 1991 and they offer 15 yachts from different shipyards. All yachts are based in Athens, Marina Alimos, but the embarkment is possible in other bases as well, such as Corfu, Kos, Lavrion, Levkas, Mykonos or Rhodes.
IonionSails is a family business run by father and son since 1995. The team will welcome clients in one of their 3 main bases: Athens, Lefkada and Corfu with a fleet of 21 private owned and exclusive managed monohulls and catamarans.
K2 Yachting offers 2 Bavaria Cruiser sailing yachts, located in Alimos Marina, and also available for one-way charter to Mykonos. Additionally, optional extras are offered such as skipper, hostess, stand up paddle, transfer and railing net.
With a tradition of 32 years and valuable experience in nautical tourism, Kekeris Yachts offers privately owned fleet of 30 sailing yachts, based in Athens/Alimos Marina, Lavrion/Main Port, Preveza/Preveza Main Port, Kos/Kos Marina, Rhodes/Marina Mandraki.
Greek charter company Minas Yachting offers brand new yachts from Marina Gouvia, Corfu. The yachts are also available for one way charters to Lefkas.
More Yachting operates its own fleet of 4 sailing yachts based in Lefkas and enjoys the reputation for quality and professionalism. By managing their own fleet, the team is very well acquainted with all the details of chartering operations, which results in better understanding of sailors needs and wishes.
Nomicos Yachts was established in 1996 providing a complete service for sailing holidays in the cruising destinations of Greece and Turkey. Their fleet includes 93 yachts located in Athens, Corfu, Göcek, Kos, Lavrion Main Port, Preveza, Rhodes Marina and Sami.
NorthSailing is operating a fleet consisting of sailboats between 35-62 feet in the North Aegean region with a goal to provide safe and comfortable holidays.
Greek charter operator use Booking Manager as primary system to run their business and promote Oceanis 43 from Lefkas Marina.
Octopus Yachting is a group of hard working people who are trying to achieve the highest quality of their services. They offer 3 Catamarans and 1 Sailing Yacht from Alimos Marina.
Ortsa Sailing is a small family company based in Athens, offering crewed and bareboat sailing holidays. With more than 20 years experience they offer 4 sailing boats and 1 catamaran. The team is always ready to assist your clients to get the best sailing experience in Greece.
Greek charter operator Papoulakis Yachting offers 6 Sailing Yachts based in Athens and Lefkada via Booking Manager.
Prima Yachting fleet consists of two 50 feet Sailing Yachts and one Catamaran and it can be booked from Alimos Marina in Athens.
Rinia Yachting was founded as a professionally charter with two private yachts: Beneteau Cyclades 50,5 and Sun Odyssey 36i Formica to other sailors. Their small fleet has been recently upgraded with another Cyclades 50,5. The seat of the company is Athens. The homeport is Alimos Marina.
Yacht charter company that specializes in bareboat and skippered cruises in the Greek islands with sailing and motor yachts.
Greek charter operator Sail in Greece Adventures offers their 4 gulets from Alimos, Lefkas Marina, Vlichada Port and Mykonos.
Charter operator Sail Ways offers bareboat and crewed charter for their 10 sailing yachts and 3 catamarans, ranging from 34 to 56 feet. Based in Marina Alimos, they are a perfect choice for clients interested in exploring unspoiled Greek islands.
Greek charter operator that offers their 2 Lagoon Catamarans based in Alimos Marina.
Solis Charter Group offers 3 Catamarans bookable in real time from Olympic Marina, Lavrion.
Greek charter company South Sea Sail offers 3 bareboats and crewed charter of 3 cabin Jeanneau Sun Odyssey sailing yacht. The yachts are based in Olympic Marina Lavrion. In addition, optional extras are bookable such as fishing equipment, transfer and towing air tube.
Staysails Yachting offers 2 Sailing Yachts, Oceanis 41 and Oceanis 54 from Alimos Marina, Athens.
Summer Sail is a small passionate team of people who enjoy sailing and would like to share the same experiences with people around the world. The company is family owned and clients should be expecting that certain personal touch.
Thestion Yachting is a small family company with Sailing Yacht Bavaria 46 cruiser. Main base is in Corfu and Lefkas, but also as secondary base they offer check-ins and check-outs in Athens. They consider their customers as close friends, and their aim is to satisfy all their needs for great vacations.
Thrace Yachting offer two brand new and fully equpped Dufours from Agios Kosmas Marina in Athens. Their boats are equipped with watermaker, planch grill on deck, generator and inverter, aircondition and cockpit fridge to offer the best experience to their customers.
Based in Athens, charter operator Vastardis Yachting is a family owned company that has been operating in the market for over 25 years. They offer a fleet of 4 monohulls and a catamaran from their main base but also from several secondary bases in the Ionian and in the Cyclades. Customer satisfaction and providing a unique sailing experience is their main goal.
ZEILON Yachts, is a fresh charter operator in Greece, offering their own luxury sailing yachts for charters. They are highly concentrated on providing new and seaworthy sailing yachts with strict specifications for the safety of life at sea. This is achieved by continuously performing a meticulous service maintenance of their yachts, carried out by skillful dedicated technicians and authorised service partners. Top level safety equipment, extensive factory extras and state of the art charter inventory are implemented aboard each yacht. As a result, their clients are experiencing pure sailing performance and enjoy full comfort and safety at sea.
Icelandic Yacht Charter is the only charter operator on Iceland and offers 3 sailing yachts based in Reykjavik.
From the very first approach up until the meeting in their offices or on the quay, guest will get hospitality and timely, precise information. Twenty-year experience in the charter market, along with experience in boat sales and technical outfitting, is a guarantee of of their professional attitude. 43 Parallelo embarkation base has, since 2003, been at Marina di Scarlino, where they also opened an office in 2011, just a step away from their boats. Based in Marina di Scarlino, 43 Parallelo offers 15 Sailing Yachts and 1 Catamaran, ranging from 33 to 50 feet.
Italian charter operator that offers their fleet of 13 yachts located in Punta Ala.
Based in Salerno, charter operator Blue Trend chose Booking Manager as primary system. They offer a fleet of 4 monohulls and catamarans. Their main objective is customer satisfaction and they can pride themselves with over 10 years of experience in boat charter, management and sales.
Since it s inception in 1995, Controvento s goal has always been the same, that is to share the love of the sea and sailing. They invite customers you to enjoy a relaxing cruise, perfect both for those with a sporting spirit, and for those who just require a pleasant, relaxing holiday.
CS Charter is a company founded by sailing enthusiasts with a mission to organize a wonderful holiday in Sardinia. Located in Cagliari, they offer 9 sailing yachts, ranging from 32 to 54 feet.
Dea Dei Mari aims is to convey their passion for sailing both to those who have never enjoyed the sun under the sails and those who already have sailed thousand of miles. In addition to standard charter arrangements, they also organize flotillas and honeymoons.
Based in Porto di San Benedetto del Tronto, Italian company Fortek Nautica with 3 yachts offers charter service as well as luxury cruises, excursions and many other events on board.
Italian charter operator offers Saba 50 based in Cannigione exclusively via Booking Manager.
H.C. Sea Service is the Italian charter operator that offers Elan 394 and Lagoon 400 from Marina di San Vincenzo, Italy.
Ionian Sea Service is Italian charter based in Gallipoli. They offer Sun Odyssey 37 for bareboat and crew charters all year round.
Based in Marina di Netuno and Santa Teresa di Gallura, Miceli vela offers fleet of 9 sailing yachts, ranging from 34 to 50 feet. The fleet consists mostly Bavaria yacht models.
Italian charter operator Mondovela Charter offers 10 yachts based in La Spezia, Marina di Portovenere and Lefkada, Greece. The fleet is also bookable with additional equipment for regatta sailing.
Race & Cruise is charter operator from Italy that is offering their yachts from one of the most romantic towns - Venice.
Sail and Experience is Italian charter company offering bareboat and crewed charter for 2 Bavaria sailing yachts, based in Naples.
The aim of Sardinia Yachting is to provide their customers with everything they need to let them experience an unforgettable holiday, thanks to the service and security they assure, in an area that is ideal for sailing.Our boats are available for rental without skipper. All the boats are of their own property and are managed directly by them. Therefore quality, availability and reliability are guaranteed.
Italian charter operator Sunrise Charter offers two Sailing Yachts : Sun Odyssey 49i and Cyclades 50.4 from different marinas in Rome: Marina Nettuno and Ostia.
Velasquez was founded from the union of various professional skills in the nautical world, and has been operating for more than 7 years in Italy and world. They offer charter services, both bareboat and crewed for their fleet based in Roma. Additionally, they offer brokerage service and charter management.
Asterion Sailing comprises a group of companies which are fully owned and managed by Asterion Holding B.V., a Dutch holding and management company. As a boutique yacht company they focus currently on the Ionian Sea and offer 8 yachts from Athens and Corfu.
Venturi-Sailing is a charter operator based in Yerseke in the South of The Netherlands. There you can explore Oosterschelde on one of their 10 sailing yachts from 30 to 43 feet.
Ahoj Czarter is the largest yacht charter fleet in Poland and is offering a hight quallity service for their clients enabling them to have an unforgettable experience on a charter yacht
BoatCenter is on the market since 2000, always led by the same management team that developed a solid and affirming path in the Marine Leisure Business all over the years. With a fully available work team and having fantastic premises with 6150m2, of which 2550m2 under cover, literally on top of water, dock with access ramp and car parking, providing all services clients need and to welcome them in an incomparable manner all year long. They value their resources to qualify this activity, creating the right conditions for their clients to enjoy the pleasure and the unforgettable experiences of the sea.
Palmayachts is the Portuguese yacht charter company specialized in nautical tourism in Portugal. They offer 8 sailing yachts based in Lisbon, Portimao and Funchal.
Portiate is a family run company specialized in yacht charter in Portugal, with or without crew, offering 3 sailing yachts from Marina de Portmao. As a company, Portiate believes that a personalized service is the best and their main goals are to ensure that guests have the best experience possible.
Based in Mahe, Coco Charter offers carefully selected fleet of 5 catamarans. The models are only a few years old, from the world well-known shipyards Fountaine Pajot and Leopard.
Based in Marina Zadar AAB Yachting - Alter AB is offering 4 Sailing Yachts as bareboats with option of renting skipper
Slovenian charter company Cantal Marine offers real time booking for 5 Linssen Grand Sturdy motor boats, based in Marina Trogir, Croatia.
7 Wawes based in Palma de Mallorca provides each client with custom holidays offering variety in sailing duration.
Arca Nautica is a Spainsh company that offers Bavaria 34 Cruiser, Bavaria 32 and Bavaria 30 from Murcia region.
Based in Sant Antoni de Portmany, Spanish company A Toda Vela Charter with 12 yachts offers charter service on Sailing Boats, Sailing Catamarans and Power Catamarans.
Spanish charter operator Goa Catamarans offers 3 catamarans based In Sant Antoni de Portmany Port, Ibiza. The catamarans are bookable both bareboat and crewed.
Hanse Sailing is a direct provider with its own fleets in Palma de Mallorca which consist 5 sailing yachts. Fully equipped yachts offer great comfort and rigorous safety standards.
Based in Sant Antoni de Portmany, Ibiza Winds offers a large fleet that suits various needs and budget. The fleet includes yachts without qualifications, which can be driven even without license.
Islamarcharter offers 4 Motor Botos on Obiz and Formentera allowing clients to find that perfect spot to get lost in on a summer's day.
Located in Puerto de Mahon, Spanish operator Kalima Charter offers crewed charter of 3 cabins Gib Sea 52 Master sailing yacht. The kitchen is fully equipped in order to provide high level service and better customer experience.
Mullinahone Yachts offers Wauquiez Centurion 45S and Privilege 615 from multiple bases in Spain.
Rumbo Norte is the pioneer of the charter business in Ibiza. They offer a fleet of 40 sailing yachts and catamarans based in Sant Antoni de Portmany Port and Marina Rubicon.
Sail District designs true sailing experiences in luxury boats. They manage their fleet of unique boats and yachts, and they add heartmade experiences to live on board.
Charter company Sailway offers bareboat and crewed charter in one of the most desired nautical destinations on the Galician coast. Located in the center of Ria de Vigo, their fleet consists various models of sailing yachts and motor boats.
The nautical knowledge of some and the professional experience of others in nautical sector come together at Topsailingcharter to offer the best service possible. Their goal is to make guest trip and stay aboard unforgettable. You can book their 3 Sailing Yachts, 2 Catamarans and 1 Mototr Boat from Costa Brava and Ibiza.
Spanish Charter operator offers beautiful Lagoon 440 from Ibiza, Barcelona and Palma de Mallorca
Ventum is offering crewed Hanse 540e with experienced skipper from multiple bases in Spain.
Swedish charter operator Yachtcharter Göteborg offers real time booking of their well maintained 18 sailing yacht based in Göteborg.
Based in Phuket, Langkawi, Nha Trang Vietnam, West Med. & Caribbean, Simpson Yacht Charter is offering both bareboat and crewed luxury catamarans in order to provide the best possible sailing experience to their clients.
Global Sailing fleet consists of 5 comfortable, luxurious, fully equipped French made Harmony yachts offered from Karacasögüt.
GMM-Yachting is a family managed company aimed to meet all customer demands. They offer bareboat charter of 14 very well maintained yachts located in Marmaris and Gocek.
Miknatis Yachting was set up in 2010. Their main base is located in Marmaris but they also operate in other marinas and bays. Although Miknatis Yachting seems to be a new company, their business was founded on many years of experience and knowledge. They offer all kinds of maintenance, technical service, yacht brokerage, yachtcharter, yacht training and yacht deliveries. Miknatis Yachting primarily aims to offer high quality service.
Charter operator Offshore Sailing currently has one of the largest fleets in Turkey which consists only highly maintained sailing yachts and catamarans from recognized brands like Jeanneau, Fountaine-Pajot, Lagoon, Beneteau and Dufour.
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After almost 50 years at sea, The Moorings has established its reputation as one of the world's leading yacht charter companies. Their chrter fleet now includes more than 400 yachts in 20+ destinations across the globe. Whether it's a self skippered monohull, a Sail catamaran with a skipper at the helm, a high-performance Power catamaran or a Crewed yacht with a captain and chef The Moorings make time on water an truly unforgettable experience.
Charter company from UK, Perfect Sailing offers 4 sailing yachts based in Marmaris, Turkey. They pride themselves on individual approach of the team, simply driven by the customer wishes.
Puresailing Yachting uses Booking Manager as their primary system and offers 5 Sailing Yachts and 2 Catamarans from Athens, Lavrion, Lefkada and Skiathos thru largest yacht charter distribution network.
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Juan Martin Branchi, 37, from Argentina, was the MC of his own country in HR for two periods, 2002/04, and participated in two exchange experiences, one in Netherlands and the other with AIESEC. His studies in management and human resources, and experience as an independent consultant after AIESEC led him to found his own consulting practice in the northeast region of Argentina. He has worked for large international corporations as well as for regional SMEs and local projects in early stages finding the right talent, developing them and coaching the leaders in their transformation efforts. He has chaired a number of conferences for AIESEC, and has helped the launching of AIESEC in his hometown Corrientes. He is currently coaching the local EB.
Alumni Internship Referral Director (AIR)
Yalin Yurelin, Turkey/Czech Republic, started his AIESEC career in 1998 in Adana LC / Turkey. He worked as VP Marketing in his first year and received 'Communication Award' in promoting the 'Global Exchange Program' in regional and national press. He continued another year in LC Board in the role of 'VP Outgoing Exchange' and realized 16 internships on his own and received 'Exchange Award' for that year. He decided to take more responsibility and became the president of Adana LC in 2001/2002 and after a successful year under his management, Adana LC received 'The Best Performing LC and HR awards'. He decided to run for MC in Turkey and moved to Istanbul. He worked as "VP Outgoing Exchange' in his first year and worked in a global team called 'X-Act' which was supposed to determine the direction of 'Global Exchange Programme' and joined to international conferences as facilitator and trainer. In 2003/2004 he was the MCP of AIESEC in Turkey and was a part of 'Global Steering Team' which had the mandate to decide on the future of learning traineeships. During his 6 years of active AIESEC life, he was the missioner and supporter of management traineeships. After he finished his MCP term, he worked in the audit & advisory boards of hic LC and MC. He was matched with a European Media agency for 3 months traineeship in Prague where he worked 7 years and started companies in 4 different countries. During that time he hired AIESEC trainees and worked with them. In the last 2 years, he started his own consultancy business and a global trade company whose employees are only AIESEC'ers from all over the world. Yalin has been through all the stages of an exchange program and he will be working in the 'Alumni Internship Referral Program' to help AIESEC in increasing the number of management traineeships and creating new opportunities for the upcoming AIESEC'ers.
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Episodes 1-8
by Nick Creamer,
I wasn't really expecting to like Barakamon as much as I do - in fact, it wasn't initially on my radar at all. Anime slice of life doesn't tend to connect with me, largely because I don't feel like they're generally reflective of any actual life I could imagine. And "stuck-up calligraphy artist learns to love life from a little girl and some charming country folk" isn't exactly the freshest of premises. But the greater part of art is execution, and so far, Barakamon's stellar execution has made it one of my favorite shows of the season.
Slice of life shows tend to (unsurprisingly) hang on their characters - if a show is more focused on spending time with people than rushing through a strict narrative, they've gotta be people you'd want to spend time with. Barakamon excels on this front, and both of its leads are a joy to visit. On the one hand, errant calligrapher Handa Seishuu is a wonderfully realized young adult, whose overt grumpiness is constantly undercut by his clear passion for life and love of self-expression. And on the other, "village scamp" Naru is pretty much exuberance incarnate. I'm not much of a kid person myself, but Naru really makes me reconsider - her strong personality, deftly animated energy, and endearing vocal performance (some great work by an actual child actress) lend life to any scene she inhabits. She's one of those characters that can make a show all by themselves.
Most episodes so far have taken the form of roughly two half-episode skits, generally concerning Handa exploring some element of the country life he's been thrust into, or possibly the country life he's been thrust into exploring Handa. There's very little of the referential and repetitive humor that drags down so many anime comedies - the humor emerges from the base natures of the characters' personalities, giving it a vitality and distinctiveness while also endearing you to the cast. That's not to say all the humor lands, of course - there still are some occasional stale anime gags (such as when the two high-school age girls pulled a "that sounds lewd" misunderstanding bit), and there's only so much life in the "I don't want to be a fujoshi" jokes that more or less comprise one character's entire personality. But most of the time, the humor is very grounded and human, something certainly aided by the show's excellent pacing and visual aesthetics.
The first episode of Barakamon featured consistent, absurdly good animation, and though that feat hasn't really been repeated since, the show is still a visual treat. Characters move like people - they're emotive without moving into caricature, and the sense of "kid-ness" Naru gives off is greatly assisted by the show being smart enough to constantly animate her racing in circles and hanging off people's shoulders. This also helps the jokes, too - many of the gags work simply because these are funny, endearing people to watch in motion, and the show's endless arsenal of silly faces doesn't hurt either. And beyond both comedy and naturalism of movement, many of the show's best shots are reserved for moments illustrating what Barakamon is really about - the nature of artistic expression, and the joy of life.
Handa's calligraphy isn't just a meaningless detail of Barakamon's premise. His artistic struggles, both internal and external, form the greater part of the show's overt conflicts. He begins the series as a paragon of the "fundamentals," and is constantly chided (or, even worse, praised) for producing art that seems like something a teacher would make. Art that is reflective of training, but not life. Art that has no soul.
That's not a very nice criticism to hear! That doesn't exactly excuse Handa responding by punching out a respected art critic, but his frustration is understandable, and that remains the case all through Barakamon's run. Each episode offers a new challenge of the artistic process, empathetically illustrating the difficulties all creators face while also poking holes in the "tortured artist" image through Handa's petty, endearing embracing of it. One week it'll be "the terror of the blank canvas" - Handa faces the challenge of painting a name on a new boat, a conflict defused by Naru splattering the canvas with her own handprints. The next, it'll be "the challenge of accepting your idols are just ordinary people," when Handa is visited by an ambitious young rival. Nearly every episode offers a tangible question of the artistic process, and counters with an expression of life-seizing on the part of Handa and the people he's growing close to. These conflicts add a depth and focus to the show while also offering plenty of fodder for jokes, and serve to illustrate Handa Seishuu as one of the most well-rounded and endearing characters of the season. They are what make Barakamon great.
So that's where we're at so far! I'm greatly enjoying the show, and look forward to exploring whatever our remaining episodes have to offer. I'll likely be spending a fair bit of these posts gushing over whatever new art lesson each episode provides, so, uh, bear with me on that one.
Rating: B+
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This is a experimental build that uses original C-Media Audio Center instead of Asus Audio Center. I began testing it from the DPC latency perspective, and thanks to Neker's feedback, it might be more to it than this. Besides having more settings it might also improve audio quality. So anyone with free time and eager to contribute in making UNi Xonar drivers better, should check this out and report back your feedback even if its subjective. Also someone that has RightMark Audio Analyzer should give it try and compare these drivers output with UNi Xonar 1.0(1).
Some quick notes (updated 29.08.2010):
– DPC latency is low even with Control Center running in tray.
– DPC latency is lower even compared to UNi Xonar 1788 1.0 Low DPC latency . E.g. by enabling Dolby Headphones latency was ~410μs instead of ~500μs
– Download Sample rate switcher for XP here. You will need to restart or Disable and Enable the Asus Xonar Card from the Device Manager. A quick way to see if its working is to see if DPC latency is higher.
If it doesn't change look at this guide 5. Finding setting path in the registry & modify .bat switchers to your system. Please report if you had to change the registry path.
– This build still comes with ASIO 2.0, so you'll have to install ASIO 1.0 Patch A if you used it previously .
Make sure you uninstall the previous drives, UNi Xonar 1.0 drivers may appear in Add or Remove Programs as UNi Xonar Audio
How to turn on GX mode (updated 29.08.2010):
1) Download and run one of these files (Right-click and Save (link) as). XP or Windows7
2) Download and run the corresponding hsstart ***.bat file and add it to Start->Programs->Startup for automatic startup. (thanks sl55)
If this doesn't work. You may need to manually edit both .bat files. Guide is at 5. Finding setting path in the registry & modify .bat switchers to your system. Please report if you had to change the registry path.
Just as a reference, here is what Neker wrote ( "2 Win7" = "Uni Xonar 1788 C-Media Center b1 Win7") :
Hi there carvedinside!
I did a fresh windows install to confirm the results of my previous tests.
I have ran the enhance.bat program. Apparently sound quality is the same, I mean, it does not seem to improve sound quality neither to have any effect. However I have not measured any potential increase in sound quality with any kind of software of other devices (im not really a sound techie but I trust to what I hear :p ).
Concerning your question: "Did you noticed a difference in sound quality without any audio functions enabled as well ?"
The answer is yes.
a) Sound quality is richer when i used the test build "2 Win 7" with the "Oxigen HD configuration menu". Sharp sounds in other builds are almost lost. And the quality of "bass" sounds is also better with the the test build "2 Win 7". The true boost in sound quality comes by selecting 2 channels (audio input) and Dolby Prologic.
b) In your final builds, when I select "Dolby" through the "Asus configuration menu", I do not have sound at all neither in the rear speakers nor in the front speaker (front right and left channels work… dont remember if the subwoofer works or not). In these builds, this is partially fixed by clicking in the "effects" window and adding a sound effect (for example the "Generic" effect). Another fix is to click "7.1 virtual speakers" in the main menu and have the sound of the loudspeakers circling around me, but it is crazy!
In summary, neither the rear speakers nor the front speaker work with other builds. They work using effects in the driver which somehow replicate the sound of the front right and left channels.
My conclusions:
The problem is that the Dolby option using the Asus configuration menu is not really creating 6 different sound channels, but only 2 channels: front left and front right (maybe subwoofer channel too, cant remember). Effects in the driver create the feeling that sound is generated for all speakers, but it is not. It is just replicating the sound of the front right and left channels and sending it through other speakers. Using the test build "2 Win 7" (with the "Oxigen HD configuration menu") the soundcard is creating 6 true sound channels. And this is really a big difference in sound quality. I get these results by using "Dolby" which is a technology designed to create different sound channels (so apparently Dolby is working perfectly in the test build "2 Win 7").
Further thoughts:
– In addition, the "Oxigen HD configuration menu" is richer than the ASUS configuration menu. It has more possible options and enhancements. For example, there is a blank square named "Panoramic" you can check under the "Dolby Prologic" settings (in the tab named PLIIx) which enhances sound quality. This is just to mention one feature which is lost in the Asus configuration menu.
– This information also could be helpful since the results of my tests could be affected by my specific hardware. My speakers are Logitech Z-5500 (http://www.logitech.com/en-us/speakers-audio/home-pc-speakers/devices/224). They come with a device to select the input channels, so I can select if input is "Direct" (this one using jack connectors) and "Optical", "Coax" (these two with S/PDIF). I achieve the best sound quality using the following:
In the loudspeaker I select:
* Direct input (through jack connectors), 6 channels.
In the the "Oxigen HD configuration menu" i select:
* Audio input: 2 Channels
* Dolby Pro Logic ("Panoramic" enabled)
* 6 Speakers
* Audio output PCM
If the only difference between test build "2 Win 7" and your final builds in the ftp is the configuration menu (Oxygen HD and ASUS), then, according to my experience the Asus configuration menu is crap, as you pointed out.
Hope the content of this email to be helpful. Also note that the results of my tests have been confirmed by reinstalling windows. However, different loudspeakers may not report the same results. I think my Logitech speakers have a Dolby decoder built in (not sure if this is relevant, but its good to let you know about it).


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From the East Midlands to Nottinghamshire, South and West Yorkshire and beyond into the North East and Scotland, cities, towns and counties are gearing up for the once in a lifetime opportunity that HS2 will bring. HS2 promises new growth for our economies, new markets for our businesses and a better future for our communities.
The Eastern Leg of HS2 is the essential catalyst that will grow our integrated economy into a major international powerhouse: closely connected, highly productive, a destination for highly skilled workers and a key driver of the national economic rebalancing that is so vital for the future of the UK.
It will create the pro-investment, business-orientated conditions to build secondary infrastructure, catalyse growth and deliver better social outcomes across the whole region. It will boost our manufacturing heartlands and help promote a new manufacturing revolution.
Because it offers so much, we cannot let this opportunity go to waste.
HS2 East has formed to make sure the Eastern Leg of HS2 is delivered in full and as soon as possible.
This alone means HS2 East cannot be ignored. HS2 promises so much and we already working hard to make sure it makes the greatest possible impact.
Connectivity is key. HS2 gives the UK the chance to fundamentally re-draw its economic geography. By linking five of our biggest city regions by high speed rail, efficiency and productivity will be boosted, labour becomes more mobile and cities can work better together to compete internationally.
The cities in the HS2 East region are already successful. They include centres of national and European excellence in higher education, financial and business services, manufacturing and engineering, construction, pharmaceuticals and biotech. But with the advantage of HS2, these industries can deliver sustainable prosperity - not just for their immediate areas but for UK Plc.
With HS2, Eastern Leg cities like Leeds, Sheffield, Derby and Nottingham can make a major contribution to rebalancing the national economy.
But with HS2 East they can do even more. With better connectivity, our major cities can work closer together and grow from strength to strength. We are constantly working to provide world class public infrastructure for our cities and their surrounding areas, but our ambitions would be diminished if HS2 is not delivered.
Without the Eastern Leg of HS2 and the investment it will bring, the full potential of our cities will not be realised.
This is the workforce that HS2 will provide new prospects, job opportunities and long-term security. These are the commuters, day-trippers, families and retirees whose lives will be made easier by the connectivity HS2 will bring; the young people whose future prospects will be illuminated by the investment it will attract; the first time buyers who can stay rooted in their communities rather than upping-sticks and moving away to seek a better life.
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Against the Threats (Poem)
Against the threats
Of malice or of sorcery, or that power
Which el-ring men call chance, this I hold firm,
Virtue may be assailed, but never hurt;
Surprised by unjust force, but not enthralled;
Yea, even that which mischief meant most harm,
Shall in the happy trial prove most glory;
But evil on itself shall back recoil,
And mix no more with goodness, when at last
Gathered like scum, and settled to itself,
It shall be in eternal restless change,
Self-fed, and self-consumed; if this fail,
The pillar'd firmament is rottenness,
And earth's base built on stubble.
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So I think it's a combination of him being just away from me at school + and his struggle to be able to recall and communicate to me, that makes me feel... left out. It's not a good feeling.
The truth is, I miss him while he's gone. I wonder what he's feeling, what he's experiencing. Are kids being nice to him? Is he able to express himself if he's feeling overwhelmed or anxious? Does he miss me while he's gone?
See, I'm still sort of new to being a Mom of a school-aged kid. And he's not even full-on school aged. I realize that soon enough, he will be in school full time and I will see him even less (which, scares me, if I'm being totally honest). So I guess... I'm just sort of entering the stage of being worried all the time. Worried about what's going on while I'm not around. Worried about his sensitive little heart.
I worry about growing apart from him a little bit. I mean, really, it's a big change from being with your kid 24/7, to sending them off 4 days a week, 4 hours a day.
OR maybe it's just me?
I've been in closer communication with his teachers lately, just to feel a little more in the loop. And I might go as far as to see if I can come volunteer in his classroom every now & then.
If I'm already feeling like this with my 5 y/o, how am I going to handle sending him off to grade school? Or high school? Or college? Ooooh heaven help me. Ha ha.


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By Pfc. Andrew IngramJanuary 11, 2010
FORT CARSON, Colo. - Few can imagine answering the door one day to see a chaplain and casualty notification officer in dress uniform standing on their porch. While there is nothing anyone can do to bring a fallen Soldier back, some Army spouses are making it their mission to ease the pain of the Families, who have lost a loved one.
The U.S. Army's Family Readiness Group Care Teams are trained to console and assist the husbands, wives and children of the deceased through their time of grief and confusion.
"A care team's job is to provide short term emotional and logistical support to a Family that has suffered a casualty until their Family and personal support system arrives," said Family Advocacy Program Coordinator Jill Nugin, Care Team trainer.
Care teams respond to the death of a Soldier by spending time with the Families of the deceased during their grieving process.
Fort Carson Army Community Services offers a three-hour training course certifying volunteers seeking to become a member of a care team.
The class outlines the responsibilities and challenges volunteers face, such as working with distraught spouses, providing meals for Families, and the five stages of grief; shock, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance.
Upon completing the training, the newly certified care team members receive a care team handbook, and meet with their unit FRG.
Jackie Sadosky, FRG Leader, 4th Battalion, 10th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, said she originally participated in the training to share what she learned about the class with other Family members from her battalion.
By end of the class, Sadosky said she had decided to become a care team volunteer.
"It seems like the best way I can support my husband," said Sadosky, wife of Staff Sgt. Frederick Sadosky, an M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle systems supervisor assigned to Company D, 4th Bn., 10th Cav. Reg., 3rd BCT, 4th Inf. Div.
"Our unit only has five care team members right now, and we need more like 20 before our Soldiers deploy," she added.
Nugin said she encourages anyone interested in learning more about becoming a care team volunteer to contact their unit FRG leader and request to enroll in the training.
Serving in a care team is a huge responsibility and care team members must be up to the challenge, said Nugin.
Challenging though it may be, 4th Inf. Div. and Fort Carson Families continue to step up to look after their friends, neighbors and battle buddies.


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Wednesday, 11 March 2015
Dark Worlds, by Graham Walmsley
Dark Worlds, as taken from here.
"A game of Lovecraftian horror, based on Apocalypse World. One player is the Keeper, the others play Investigators.
Investigators have the following stats:
Perceptive, Persuasive, Strong, Sane
Sane starts at 1 or 2. Everything else starts from -2 to 2. To create an Investigator, assign values to the stats, so that they total 1.
Throughout the game, your stats will always total 1. This means that, when Sane goes down, you may add a point to another Stat.
Investigator Moves
Here are the things an Investigator can do. When one of these happens in the story, roll the dice.
You'll roll two six-sided dice and add the Stat indicated: for example, when the text says roll +perceptive, roll two six-sided dice and add your Perceptive score. If you roll 7 or more, follow the instructions below. If you roll below 7, that is a miss: you fail and the Keeper can make a move against you.
When you try to understand, roll +perceptive. On a 10+, ask the Keeper one of the questions below, plus one of your own invention. On a 7-9, just ask the Keeper one of the questions below.
What are the whispered tales about the horror?
Who glimpsed the horror and what did it look like?
What does the horror take from people?
What name is the horror given?
What did the horror do, long ago?
When you try to make them talk, roll +Persuasive, then treat it as try to understand above.
When you simply observe, roll +Perceptive. On a 10+, ask three questions. On a 7-9, ask one.
What is indefinably wrong?
How is it beautiful?
What is the foul smell?
Why can't I see it fully?
What are the disturbing sounds?
What are the curious shapes?
What repulses me?
Why do these people seem wrong?
When you glimpse the horror, roll +Sane. On 10+, you didn't see it clearly or you deny what you saw. On 7-9, choose 1 from the list below. On a miss, reduce Sane by 1 and, if you cannot deny the horror any more (see below), go insane.
It will haunt you.
It infects you.
You realise who it is harming.
You lose control.
When you try to run away, roll +Strong. On a 10+, you are safe for now. On a 7+, you get away but choose one:
They saw you.
You glimpse the horror in escaping.
You run into something horrific.
When you help or hinder another Investigator, roll +Perceptive, +Persuasive or +Strong depending on what you are doing. On a 10+, they take +1 (help) or -1 (hinder) to their roll. On 7-9, they take +1 or -1, but the Keeper exacts a price for your actions.
When you cannot deny the horror any more, you go insane. You also get the Insane Moves below.
You can, if you wish, try to escape your insanity by making any Investigator Move or Insane Move that is narratively appropriate. For example, you could try to run away from the thing that's making you insane or try to kill yourself. If you roll 10+ on that roll, you are no longer insane.
Insane moves
When you try to kill yourself, roll +Strong. On a 10+, you succeed. On 7-9, you half-succeed or harm someone in the process. On a miss, you cannot do it.
When you destroy evidence, roll +Strong. On a 10+, it is completely destroyed. On a 7-9, a fragment remains or you cannot forget.
When you attack, either someone, something or the horror itself, roll +Strong. On a 10+, they are killed, subdued or destroyed. On a 7-9, they are partially subdued or destroyed and you are injured.
When you babble to someone, roll +Persuasive. On a 10+, your words make terrible sense and they glimpse the horror. On a 7-9, you make no sense, but they may try to understand.
When you embrace the horror, roll +Perceptive. On a 10+, you descend fulfilled into the horror. On a 7-9, you descend screaming into the horror. On a miss, it destroys your mind. Either way, your story ends.
Keeper principles
If you are the Keeper, follow these principles:
Show the creeping horror beneath the world
Take them deeper
Kill any hope
Keep the picture incomplete
If you have a scenario ready, run that. If not, think of a location and a horror and improvise: follow the principles and answer the questions above as they come.
When an Investigator fails a roll, you may make a hard move on them. Your two best hard moves – the details of which I'll leave to your imagination – are:
Turn their move back on them.
Let them glimpse the horror
Remember that Investigators go insane when they cannot deny the horror any more. That means: when they cannot deny that humanity is doomed, when they cannot rationalise what is happening, when they realise there's nothing they can do. So ask them.
Can you deny the horror any more?
Do you think there's a way to stop this?
Can you rationalise this?
Do you think there's a chance for the town / the people / humanity?
If they answer "No", then that Investigator is insane.
Notes for those familiar with Apocalypse World
There's no Harm. There is no Hx. This is by design.
There could be Experience and you are welcome to write Playbooks.
I'll update this game from time to time. I'd welcome feedback, especially if you play it: I think the questions will need changing a little"
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No bleeding, no unholy smudges and no staring in the mirror in disbelief as the smudged color stains the skin around your mouth while you desperately try to take it off without disturbing your foundation.
I put to test two of the Chunky Funky Lips- a Covrvette red called Krazy Karaz and a metallic nude known as Sweet Jallab.
The jumbo crayons available in 6 shades, are pigmented, shimmery and quite creamy. Infused with Shea Butter and Vitamin E, they keep lips hydrated while reflecting a beautiful color.
Krazy Karaz instantly became a favorite of mine. I've upped my arsenal of red lip colors and this slots in perfectly. It doesn't withstand the food & drink challenge, so you will have to reapply once your food adventures are done and over with.
Being a matte lipstick fan, I couldn't resist mattifying Krazy Karaz. The result was a rich don't-mess-with-me red. Sweet Jallab on the other hand did not interest me as much. While it is a metallic nude, it does not go well with all skin tones and sort of looks like something from the
Overall, these pocket sized pencils are quite handy when it comes to a quick touch-up and they haven't disappointed me. I'm just hoping Wojooh releases a matte version of these- I'll be the first one to get it!
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Norway's former Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik was detained for questioning at Dulles Airport in Washington, Friday.American customs officials are acting with the intelligence and grace of East German border guards.
Authorities held Bondevik, who served as prime minister from 1997-2000 and 2001-2005, for an hour on Tuesday because his passport showed he had traveled to Iran in 2014.
"There should be no reason to fear a former prime minister who has been on official visits to the country several times before," he told Norway's TV2.
Bondevik said it was obvious he was not a threat to the U.S.
"It should be enough when they found that I have a diplomatic passport, [that I'm a] former prime minister," Bondevik said. "That should be enough for them to understand that I don't represent any problem or threat to this country and [to] let me go immediately, but they didn't.
International diplomacy has an undercurrent of "I'll do unto you as you did unto me". If CBP keeps manhandling foreign diplomats, our diplomats (and tourists) may have a rough patch ahead.


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Well-intentioned 'chartas' as this one answer the 'so what?' question by hinting at working-class students as a great human resource of highly motivated (read: pretty cheap) knowledge workers. These just can not be left by the wayside as Germany needs them in its competition with other national economies, the story goes.
It is quite ironic that those students whose parents were reduced to canon fodder of mind-numbing physical labor are discussed through the lens of economic necessity. This time, however, the offspring of working-class people is considered as a much-needed pool of innovative intellectual workers in the knowledge factory of academia. Capitalism has changed from a production-based mode to a knowledge-driven one after all.
By blocking working-class kids from entering the universities (and blocked they are) and by driving them out of academic careers by middle class chauvinism, more is thrown out of the window than a high number of hungry knowledge laborers. On the level of knowledge production, there is a loss too.
Working-class students bring with them a number of hugely valuable experiences, attitudes and insights that can lead to some serious critique. Without them, this critique falls under the table more easily. This excellent 1977 anthropological study of working-class "lads" by Paul Willis, titled Learning to Labour, highlights the often unrecognized critical potential that working-class students bring with them. Although this is not the end of it (as we will see in the following blogs), it does give a first idea of what is at stake:
The working class does not have to believe the dominant ideology. It does not need the mask of democracy to cover its face of oppression. The very existence and consciousness of the middle class is deeply integrated into that structure which gives its dominance. There are none who believe so well as those who oppress as honest men. What kind of bourgeoisie is it that does not in some way believe its own legitimations? That would be the denial of themselves. It would be the solution of a problem of which they were the main puzzle. It would invite self-destruction as the next logical move. The working class is the only group in capitalism that does not have to believe in capitalist legitimations as a condition of its own survival.


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The paper is titled: "The Caring Way: Education and Service for a More Caring Society."


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In the world of email marketing: permission-based email marketers are the good guys.
They value the trust and privacy of each and every customer that walks through their door and thus, the trust and privacy of every subscriber that joins their email list.
As a result, they have better open rates, less spam reports, and more opportunities to grow their business with email marketing.
Permission-based email marketing is the best route to developing long-lasting customer relationships that can drive repeat sales and start valuable word-of-mouth for your business.
And these practices also keep you in compliance with legislation such as the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act (CAN-Spam) and the Canadian Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL), which goes into effect on July 1, 2014.
In this guide, we will walk you through simple steps to get email permission and maintain valuable relationships with the people who matter most to your business.
(To view the guide in your browser, click the link above. If you want to download the guide, you can right click on the link and select Save as.)


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The story of the week in the songwriting world was the passing of Rod Temperton, the proliferic songwriter behind such hits as Michael Jackson's "Thriller," "Rock With You," and "Off the Wall."
He also wrote the classic disco hit "Boogie Nights" and performed it with his early 70s band Heatwave, and wrote other songs for the likes of Donna Summer, Quincy Jones, and Anita Baker. But it was his work with Michael Jackson that places Temperton in the annals of music making history. As noted in The Guardian—"Temperton's work on Off the Wall and then Thriller in effect reinvented the Jackson brand."
The Guardian: Rod Temperton: the effortless orchestrator of the perfect pop illusion
However while everyone knows who Michael Jackson was, few outside the music business ever heard of Temperton or knew he wrote "Thriller" and these other hits until news of his death broke. While the fact that he's now getting the mainstream recognition he deserves is nice, it highlights a broader problem affecting songwriters—obscurity.
Temperton is one of the few songwriters whose passing even makes the mainstream news. Most do their work in relative anonymity, noted only by songwriter communities and the specialty media outlets that follow them. Indeed many prefer this behind-the-scenes status.
Billboard: Selling Songs Without Selling Out: Introverted Artists Like Tucker Beathard Tackle an Extroverted Job
Writing credits are rarely included in the publicly facing song details on digital services. The Recording Academy years ago launched an effort to highlight producer and writer credits in music more prominently (or at all), but nothing concrete has yet to come of it.
Elevating songwriting recognition would have several benefits for both songwriters and fans.
By better highlighting their role in the music creation process, songwriters could gain extra leverage in the ongoing negotiations taking place about better valuing and compensating their work in the digital age.
And by better linking the songs fans love to the writers responsible for them would enhance their music discovery and enjoyment. Both Spotify and Apple have created several playlists around tracks with the same producer, but haven't done so with different tracks by the same songwriter.
For instance, a Rod Temperton playlist might look something like this:
Songwriters play a critical role, and as such should be celebrated more in life as well as in death.


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At the heart of every business lie transactions. How do you purchase the supplies you need? How do you sell your final product? None of us wants to simplify our work this much but if you can't get what you need to operate economically and you can't sell your goods or services competitively, then the other things you do quickly become irrelevant.
The commerce models where this buying and selling happen have been transforming and evolving throughout time, oftentimes hand in hand with new advances in technology and sometimes driven by other factors. For the green industry, let's consider brick and mortar, eCommerce and direct selling our key ways of exchanging our goods throughout the supply chain.
- Brick and Mortar: Companies that have a physical presence and offer face-to-face customer experiences.
- eCommerce: Trading in products or services conducted via the Internet.
- Direct Selling: The marketing and selling of products directly to consumers away from a fixed retail location. For instance, regional sales reps.
There is a valuable place for each of these methods in every industry, but trends are leaning toward the biggest growth opportunities being in eCommerce transactions. According to Forrester, B2B eCommerce sales were on track to achieve $559 billion in sales in the U.S. by the end of 2013 (they have not reported yet if these estimates were reached). That is more than twice the size of current online consumer sales (B2C eCommerce). The same report found that more than one quarter of respondents were getting 50 percent of their revenue from an online channel.
Why Do People Buy Online?
According to a report released by comScore, Inc. (UPS Pulse of the Online Shopper: A Customer Experience Study), consumers want more choices, more control, convenient returns and the best deals when they shop online. Interestingly though, lowest prices were not always the main motivation for online shopping. It is more a lifestyle, or when done for your work, a way of doing business that appeals to a lot of people in the digital age.
In the green industry, we largely operate under a broker/wholesale model of doing business throughout the supply chain starting with the breeder/producers and culminating at the retail level. To date, our industry has lagged behind others in the eCommerce market at every step of distribution. Regardless of where you fall within the supply chain — selling to other business or to the end consumer — eCommerce is growing at such a pace that you can't ignore it. If your customers aren't already asking for it, it is safe to say that as the next generation moves in to decision making roles, they will demand it.
What To Consider When Thinking About eCommerce
- Who is your target market? Do they already do quite a bit of business online? Do they do most of their work at their desks or do they require mobile solutions?
- Can your business operate online without losing your personal touch, relationships with your customer and customer loyalty?
- Are you willing to make the required investments in both personnel and technology required to have a successful online eCommerce site?
Pros And Cons Of Selling Via eCommerce (From A Business Perspective)
|Overhead is not exponential with sales
|Initial investment can be very high
|Growth opportunity through online channels are proving to be bigger than traditional ones
|Channel conflict (between direct sales and online channels) could hinder growth if not handled well
|Can oftentimes help to streamline existing logistical issues
|Sophisticated systems required to handle complexities of working with live goods
How Consumers Could Benefit From Your eCommerce Platform
- More choice and flexibility in how they purchase from you
- Opportunity to review your products more leisurely and on their own schedules, giving them the information to make better informed decisions
- Compare pricing more easily giving them confidence in their purchases
What Are Other Industries Working On?
A closely related industry (in terms of the supply chain set up and working with live goods) that we can learn from is the food and beverage industry. Grocery chains are making big strides in harnessing mobile technology to promote products, increasing product awareness and effectively using that data to better manage ordering and inventory levels at the manufacturer and retail levels.
Take, for instance, MyWebGrocer (a service I have not yet used, nor am I endorsing), which helps retailers provide eCommerce platforms to their customers. ECommerce grocery shopping has grown up to a service where you can shop from anywhere, rely on a trained personal shopper to select your products and either pick up your order or have it delivered right to your door.
To me, this sounds like an amazing customer experience, one that might even connect me more to my current grocer than I am now. Take it beyond the customer experience, though, and think of the data grocery stores now have on this segment of their customers. Personalized marketing and a completely new level of engagement with their customers just became possible.
Let's look back at the world of flowers and why we should care what grocery chains are doing.
Imagine an eCommerce site that allows consumers to order the plants they need directly from their iPads as they walk around their garden, visualizing exactly what they want. The new generation of consumers, contemplating their garden space, could actually create a virtual garden with their iPads using the inventory of the retailer, create an order, get confirmation, pick it up or have it delivered.
From a business perspective, this offers a better way to connect with the new generation of shoppers who are very connected to mobile technologies in a way that is more effective than selling in brick-and-mortar stores. As a retailer, you also just received some very valuable data that you can use to enhance your marketing.
For Instance:
- Targeted content marketing on the plants they purchased
- Personalized offers that bring them back for more
- Timely tips for summer care – fertilizers, chemicals, mulch etc.
- Promotions for second planting for seasonal gardens – switch to fall and winter color – spring flowering bulbs
- Contest for best garden – linking their customers to each other
This same model holds true for the B2B aspects of our supply chain. Professional greenhouse growers can better connect with their retail customers with online ordering and resources that share data on trends, allowing for more timely promotions and inventory specials. Breeder/producers can connect in real time with their customers and even extend the reach of their marketing to the retailers and consumers in a more effective manner. Overall, it makes our industry more streamlined and more connected to our end consumer.
ECommerce is more than just online ordering. It is a way to better understand, connect and engage with our customers, on their terms, in the digital age. It can't (and won't) replace the value of personal relationships in both business and consumer transactions, but if done correctly, it will build on those to make the customer experience so much better.
The technology is there, the innovation is there and valuable lessons are at our fingertips if we look at and learn from other industries and their eCommerce practices.


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Shonda Rhimes is a bit of a hero for me; her writing, her vulnerability and fearlessness in speaking out and challenging norms, and her way of seeing a long-term narrative into being.
She is deeply awesome.
(Plus Scandal has the best coat porn of any show ever.)
It's a bit over one year today that the Thesis Whisperer blog, run by the wonderful Inger Mewburn, published a piece I wrote about the struggles about being an early career researcher in an uncertain role. I felt so scared – so naked – publishing that piece but met some amazing friends on Twitter through it – with their own fantastic blogs, see here, here, and here for just a few. That vulnerability was worth it. In it, I wondered about the practice of always saying 'yes' and how many yes-es could be balanced at any one time without being dropped.
And in her new book 'The Year of Yes', Shonda Rhimes talks about what she experienced in a year of saying yes – new experiences, new ways of being and doing, a wholeness of life uncovered.
And in the year since the Thesis Whisperer piece, I've also begun to truly believe in the power of saying yes.
I have this fear of losing myself in work sometimes where I get stuck in how I do something – too comfortable, too tunnel-visioned. That one day the words 'but that's how I've always done it' will come out of my mouth when faced with a new, maybe better, way of doing something.
In saying yes, I feel less at risk of that, simply because I'm always around people who do things differently to me and so always explaining why I want to do something a particular way – and then smooshing both ways together to create something new and workable.
In saying yes, I work with extraordinary people who do work vastly different (and sometimes really similar) to my own but who are also fascinated in seeing the world just slightly differently to how they saw it before.
In saying yes, I am writing this in a university space in a small country town a few hours away from where I live, working on a project where I have learned about Aboriginal history, community-embedded art studios, and the politics of playgrounds. And seen more art deco architecture than I was ever expecting here.
Saying yes has been pretty brilliant.
But its brilliance has also been brighter because I have also discovered the power of saying 'yes but…'
Yes but can I have another week to do the analysis so I can finish marking assignments…
Yes but if we start the analysis this way, it will be easier to pull together for a paper…
Yes but if I go adventuring to small country towns, coffee is vital.
Thankfully, I have yet to meet someone for whom coffee (or at least a cup of tea) has not been vital.
And in this way, 'but' has brought a balance to the excitement and inspiration of 'yes'. Passion alone is sometimes not enough when you're tired – it doesn't get you through every challenge. What passion does do though – when you balance it with 'but' – is allow the colour to stay in everything – allows you to work through the night when there's a deadline, to balance what needs to be balanced when there seems to be quite a number of balls in the air.
Passion nourishes you in ways that pragmatism could never do, but pragmatism keeps your feet on the ground, reminds you to eat, and keeps your iron levels from dropping.
Passion gives you the courage to try something completely new – even if it doesn't work – just to know that you've tried it. And – as fellow academic nerds will also know – when something new works, it's the best high.
Saying yes has made me more creative, bolder, and braver in my work. It hasn't always led to success but I've felt proud of everything I've submitted this year and attempted to do.
And that nourishes in both a passionate and pragmatic way.


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Archive for February, 2009
Survey staff to shape up the nursing image
All nurse managers desire to work in facilities which demonstrate a positive, professional image of nursing. But many barriers exist—often differing within each facility—to cultivating such an environment.
However, nurse managers can work to improve the nursing image by reviewing staff perspectives on the unit's nursing image. Performing some inventory will allow you and your staff to identify any problem areas and discuss how to resolve them. Consider sending out a survey asking your nurses to rate the image of their peers on a scale from 1-10. [more]
Three goals for instituting a shared decision-making model
The fundamental belief behind shared governance is that nurses at every level should govern their practice and be included in all decisions that affect their practice. This belief requires a redistribution of influence among managers and staff from one in which all decisions are made by administrators from the "top down" to one in which decisions are agreed upon collaboratively from the "bottom up."
A shared decision-making model's success is dependent on active involvement of nurses at all levels from the bedside to nursing leadership and must be supported at all levels.
The three main goals for instituting a shared decision-making model are:
Educate and build excitement for the journey to nursing excellence
The ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® (MRP) project director takes on many roles. They attend shared governance meetings, track quality improvement and research projects, gather a team to collect evidence and write narratives for the written documentation, and much more.
But more importantly, a project director needs to educate staff members and build excitement for designation. [more]