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Ty Hyderally is frequently invited to be the keynote speaker for various groups interested in employment law and what needs to be done to ensure that the workplace remains free from discrimination. Tayeb Hyderally works with officials on the corporate level to ensure that their businesses are compliant with the various employment laws and ensures that workers are able to work in a workplace that is free from discriminatory practices of any sort. Mr. Hyderally has represented both ends of the spectrum including businesses and individuals and fights diligently for his clients when their rights have been violated. Ty Hyderally is very knowledgeable of employment law and shares his expertise with company officials, human resource professionals and other attorneys. This case regards an employer who failed to make reasonable accommodations for an employee required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Continue Reading
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Tayeb Hyderally has many years of successful litigation in employment law cases. He is highly respected for his expertise in this multifaceted area of practice and is frequently invited to be the keynote speaker for seminars where he addressed attorneys, corporate officers and human resource professionals. Ty Hyderally also works closely with individuals on the corporate level to help develop policies and procedures that are in full compliance with employment laws. Tayeb Hyderally works diligently educating business personnel to ensure that both employee and employer are aware of the many different aspects of employment law and that they understand their rights and responsibilities in keeping the workplace free from discriminatory practices of any kind. This case is one in which a company wrongfully terminated an employee based on a disability. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits such discriminatory practices and the company is liable in such cases. Continue Reading
There are many types of employment laws in place to help protect workers from discriminatory practices in the workplace. Expert attorney Ty Hyderally diligently works to educate both employers and employees about the various aspects of employment law. His intent is to help make the workplace a safe place for employees and employers. He speaks extensively to individuals on a corporate level on how to treat employees with respect and how to create a workplace that is free from hostility and discrimination. One area of employment law covers disability discrimination which is based on the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act). This law prohibits any discriminatory actions toward a person based on their disability. Tayeb Hyderally constantly studies new cases that are filed by the EEOC so that he can stay abreast of any changes that occur. Ty Hyderally is an expert who has many years of successfully litigating for his clients. This employment law case concerns a woman who felt she had been discriminated against because of her disability. Continue Reading
Ty Hyderally is an expert at employment law. He has spent years successfully litigating for his clients and continues to carefully study employment law cases in order to stay up on all the current rulings. He travels extensively in order to educate both employees and employers about the various aspects of employment law and how it affects the workplace. He also offers counsel to businesses to help them set the proper forms and steps of action in place so that the company can protect themselves from possible legal action. As a NY lawyer, he is well aware of employment law on both the local and national levels. Having this expansive knowledge allows him to help employers keep their workplace free from discriminatory actions. Here is an employment law case which demonstrates how a company can be at fault for the discriminatory actions of their employees who are in a supervisory position. Continue Reading
FMLA and employment law can be very complicated issues. Tayeb Hyderally is an expert at employment law and works with employees and employers to establish a solid understanding of how these laws work, who is eligible and the proper protocol for employers while an employee is on FMLA leave. Without the help of the expertise of Ty Hyderally, these matters can be very confusing for employees and employers alike. He can explain that an employee is not eligible for FMLA leave unless they have been employed by the employer for at least 12 months and have worked at least 1250 hours during the 12 months immediately preceding FMLA leave. The business must have at least 50 employees in order for a worker to take advantage of FMLA. Continue Reading
Discrimination can take many forms all of which are distasteful. There are also times when people try to claim discrimination in the workplace and it simply has not occurred. Employment law experts such as Ty Hyderally can help clients determine if discrimination in the workplace has occurred or not. Perhaps one of the most difficult areas in employment law is that of disability discrimination as the definition can sometimes be vague. But there are times in cases such as this one with the Sutton twins when it is clear that the employer has not engaged in discriminatory activities. Cases such as these take careful consideration to ensure that everyone's rights are protected.
Sutton v. United Airlines
The Suttons, Kimberly Hinton and Karen Sutton are identical twins who both suffer from acute visual myopia. They filed a suit under the ADA of 1990 against United Air Lines when they failed to hire them for positions as commercial airline pilots. The company has a standard for pilots which states their uncorrected vision has to be 20/100 or better. The twins both have uncorrected vision which is worse than 20/200; but it is 20/20 with the use of corrective lenses. Other than the vision requirements, the twins met all other criteria for pilot positions. When they were not hired, the twins filed a suit claiming that they were discriminated against. The court dismissed the case based on the fact that the actions were not discriminatory in nature; and they were not covered by the ADA. Continue Reading
The world of employment law can be rather complex, especially when it comes to defining terms as it relates to disability and discrimination. One area that expert lawyers such as Ty Hyderally must correctly interpret is what makes reasonable accommodation. What makes this so difficult to determine is that what might be a reasonable accommodation for one, would not work for another; this means it is determined on a case by case basis which can be complicated. Those interested in employment law have their eyes on a case which involves reasonable accommodations and whether or not a location transfer meets the criteria.
Sanchez vs. Vilsak
Ms. Sanchez is employed by the United States Forest Service. After falling at work she suffered irreversible brain damage which affects her vision. She totally lost the left side in her field of vision. The Tenth Circuit appellate court is set to determine if her employer must consider it a reasonable accommodation to transfer her to another location. Under the Rehabilitation Act the court found that it is a reasonable accommodation to ask for a transfer so that she can receive adequate medical treatment and care.
Sanchez's Request for Transfer
In this disability discrimination case, Clarice Sanchez did request a transfer so that she could be in a location which is closer to a medical facility. The facility provides her treatment for the lost field of vision due to the work place accident. The employer denied her request for a transfer and they asserted that according to the federal disability discrimination laws they are not required to grant such a transfer to an employee only for the purpose of receiving medical treatment. They also asserted that Sanchez was able to "correct" her vision impairment by just "turning her head." Continue Reading


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McIntyre, a first-year student, plans to major in psychology and earn her associate degree before moving on to a four-year college closer to her hometown of Spokane. She was recruited to play basketball for the Blazers, applied for and received a scholarship. The financial support made the difference in her coming to Centralia College and really made a difference in being able to work toward her career goals.
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Legendary horror director Tobe Hooper passed away on August 26, 2017, according to Variety. His cause of death is unknown at this time. Hooper was 74 years old. Born in Austin, Texas on January 25, 1943 to movie theater owners Lois and Norman, Hooper was exposed to films his entire life. At the age of 9, he began playing with his father's 8mm camera and realized his interest in filmmaking. He studied at the University of Texas at Austin, and took acting classes in Dallas as well.
In the 1960s, Hooper worked as a college professor and was a cameraman for several documentaries. In 1965 he made a short film called The Heisters which was invited for submission to the Academy Awards but not finished in time to make the deadline. In 1974 he gathered a number of students and faculty and made an independent film. That film was The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and it changed the horror genre forever.
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre was made during a transitional time in the world of horror, when slasher films were being invented. The main villain - Leatherface - was very loosely based on Ed Gein - the real life killer who Norman Bates from Psycho and Buffalo Bill from The Silence of the Lambs were also based on. The film told the story of a group of friends who find themselves targeted by a family of sadistic cannibals while on a road trip. The movie was marketed as based on a true story, even though the plot is fictional. Made for under $300,000 the film's realistic violence and brutality got it banned in several countries and pulled from some theaters in America. It helped create the slasher genre and remains an influence on horror today.
Hooper re-teamed with several of the people who worked on The Texas Chain Saw Massacre to make Eaten Alive aka Death Trap in 1977. The gory film was among the first to be classified as a 'video nasty' in England, where is was accused of violating the Obscene Publications Act 1959. The movie was not released on VHS in England until 1992, and then with 25 seconds cut out. It got a full release on DVD in 2000.
Hooper followed with the TV miniseries Salem's Lot, based on Stephen King's second published novel. The two part vampire story was given positive reviews, and Hooper would work on another Stephen King adaption years later - The Mangler. Salem's Lot was followed with Poltergeist, which was written and produced by Stephen Spielberg. Poltergeist was one of the most successful films of 1982 and it considered a horror classic today. It spawned two sequels and a remake.
Hooper then made a couple of sci-fi horror films, Lifeforce and a remake of Invaders from Mars, as well as a comedic sequel to The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. He also worked a lot in television, directing episodes of Amazing Stories, Tales from the Crypt, and Masters of Horror. His final film was the 2013 horror movie Djinn.
Hooper is survived by two sons and a legacy in the horror genre that he helped create. He will be missed.
Rest in Peace Tobe Hooper: January 25, 1943 - August 26, 2017
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Decks are generally fabricated from wooden and constructed on pillars above the bottom. If you'll be able to construct a deck, know that the space beneath can be a excellent place to put in a cistern or water bag for catching rainwater from the roof. I take advantage of an old vegetable rack as an area-saving set of outdoor shelves for plants in pots and containers. I have several bonsai plants which I've grown myself, and a couple of other pot crops all stacked together. One of the vital lovely and informative lenses I have come across, pinned to my board: How Does your Garden Develop and Angel Blessed.
Would you be capable to dwell like that? I know I completely couldn't. I might build what's known as a moist bath and it would have each a Japanese rest room with a sink on the again and a particular soaking tub with shower choice. Peppermint oil has a pleasant candy scent. Peppermint oil has been used in aromatherapy for many years by humans however an added bonus to this important oil is that many small creatures find its scent to be very overpowering. All the crops on the Backyard of Eden come from South Pacific, South American and Central American rain forests.
Maintain the moss moist till it takes root in the soil.Place the completed toad home in a shady space of the garden, near groups of perennials or close to the base of a small shrub. Bury the rim into the soil to stabilize the pot. I actually like the fairytale cabin shed. This looks as if something that may be really cool to have for kids to play in. Then after the youngsters were gone, it may very well be a practical shed. Moreover, it is a great addition to a landscape just like the one within the picture. So, think about my shock when I attempted to find out what this plant is and discovered it's a ginger plant.


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Tap the Mushroom is a puzzle game which contains various kinds of stages and diverse mini-games filled with achievements to keep you coming back for more. Different level will require you to tap, to slide and to do other possible actions on the way of getting puzzles solved as well as kinds of achievements. In this game, it will test your reflection and memory in the funniest way. Easy to pick-up yet challenging to master.
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Easy to get 3 stars but player will challenged to get 5 stars and achievement.
Levels can be play over and over again to get points to purchase new mushroom, which will change each level.
EASY TO PICK-UP YET CHALLENGING TO MASTER. Intuitive mechanics, you can easily complete a level by achieving necessary points, but the player needs to put more efforts if he wants to master in one level.
At first, there is a big mushroom in the center of the scene, and it¡¯ll be controlled by the accelerometer. When it hits any side of the screen, the mushroom will shrink a little bit after all. The goal is to have the mushroom shrunk to disappear as quickly as the player can. So the player needs to hold his phone in one hand, and then shake it! However, the trick part of this level is having the mushroom got smaller and smaller with every hit, so the distance between the mushroom and the inside of the screen increases which makes it harder after accumulated hits.
There will be 40 mushrooms in the scene, and the player needs to tap to make the mushrooms disappear as quickly as he can within 5 seconds.
This level starts with a story of how the mushroom has been blown away by the wind when it is just a spore. Then its journey starts with taking every effort to collect nutrition in order to maintain the ability to fly. However, the more food it has eaten the bigger it will get, with its growing into a grown-up mushroom, the mushroom itself may find it harder to fly through some obstacles. So in this game, the player not only needs to eat the food ( the yellow diamond) to keep flying but to eat the item ( the blue ball) which could help the mushoroom shrink and then making it fly through all the obstalces as far as possible. The world has gravity and the spore will fly high when the player touches the screen.
The power bar will change from the left to the right with a little bit slower on the left side while faster on the right side. While it hits to the right side, it charges the mushroom with more power to jump, and the mushroom would jump the furthest when the bar hits to the most right side. Player has got three chances (because it is a triple jump!) to make the mushroom jump by tap the screen. Making each jump with the maximum power will get five stars.
The player needs to use the pump to blow up the mushroom just like to blow up a basketball. By sliding the pump handle up and down, the mushroom will be inflated. The quicker the handle moves the quicker the mushroom will be burst. This game is all about your finger speed, how quick you can be?
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Reedley College - Center for Fine and Performing Arts
Reedley College seeks to create a Center for the Fine and Performing Arts. It has been almost 90 years in the making and Reedley College has had the center on the planning books since 1975. Now is the time to act and bring the Center for the Fine and Performing Arts to reality.
Reedley College serves a large rural area and studies clearly show the positive impact of including the arts in educational programs. Further, the cultural enrichment from the arts creates a better quality of life and stronger community for the citizens. Research indicates that providing intentional and equitable access to the arts in rural, high minority areas results in better educational attainment and better regional economic vitality.
From the college's beginning in 1926 through the mid-1970s, vocal, theatrical and instrumental music groups performed for students and the public. Unfortunately, the lack of adequate facilities led to a disinvestment in these programs. Continuing funding challenges led to even further reduction in the arts until by 2012, there were only art classes and instrumental music classes with little ability to formally display art or publicly perform. Local service-area high schools have excellent arts programs with large bands and choral groups; however, with limited opportunity at Reedley College, local students must go elsewhere to continue their passion for the arts. Reedley College has a rich history in the arts and it is critical to the college and communities that these programs come back into the classrooms.
With new energy and distinct and overwhelming support of the public, Reedley College is reinvesting in its educational programs and facilities. As a college dedicated to the sciences, agriculture, and business, the arts play a critical role in elevating the impact. Now, the College needs a top notch arts facility to bring it to life. The Center for the Fine and Performing Arts will provide students with advanced tools to prepare them for a world where the performing arts intersects with technology. This proposed facility will meet modern-day curriculum demands and serve as a visual showcase of student and community work.
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text: Considerations When Hiring An Injury Lawyer When you have sustained injuries, damages or loss of a loved one through an accident that wasn't your fault, it helps to go for professional assistance especially if you want to get the party responsible to pay up for your losses. There is no doubt that injured accident victims tend to be stressed out given that they may not had knowledge to face off with insurers and they will have no idea about the package they deserve but it's the injury lawyer who will help streamline everything until the matter is solved fairly. Apparently, you will be looking to find an injury lawyer from a multitude to protect your rights which is why you need to start reviewing different lawyers comparatively until you come across one who sounds capable but this is only possible if you know how to go about the free consultative meetings offered by these experts. Since you want to get guidance as you recuperate, you need to be sure that the attorney is well versed with gathering relevant details about your injuries, negotiating with adjusters and ensuring your financial future is protected. Simply put, a proficient injury lawyer will have the onus to protect a client in all ways but you need to be sure that you narrow down on the lawyer who will be a specialist dealing with injury compensation matters as their forte. You will be successful with your reparation if you go for the skilled and aggressive attorney but you need to see sense in hiring the lawyer who makes you feel comfortable and at ease along the way. Your case will have a successful outcome if you have a specialist representing you but it's wise to go for the attorney who isn't about the commissions since the ideal lawyer will work with the contingency fee basis any day. There is need to hire the respective lawyer although its crucial to keep off the busy attorney who will never guarantee you a personalized approach since they will reassign the case to other paralegals who may not be proficient to get you the right results. It's true that an injury lawyer needs to have lots of industry know-how and honed skills to get you compensated but you need to have an idea if they are really interested and with the right financial resource to get your compensation. If you want to find a reputable attorney, it's advisable to check with your colleagues who have hired a good expert to help solve an injury matter in the past since they will vouch for them if they got paid but don't ignore internet reviews or check what the state lawyer's association for more referrals.A Beginners Guide To Attorneys


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LCD HDTVs: Bright and Sharp
When shopping for a high-def set, LCD (liquid crystal display) is a popular choice. In fact, LCD HDTVs recently unseated the venerable cathode ray tube (CRT) to become the best-selling display technology of any kind worldwide. LCD sets owe their strong appeal to several factors. First, LCDs produce a bright picture (typically) with a matte screen surface that minimizes glare and the reflections that can interfere with your viewing experience. Plus, when properly configured, LCD is also the most energy-efficient display technology around. Finally, for widescreen sizes less than 42 inches, the best LCD TVs offer unmatched sharpness of resolution, which is key for HD content.
Another benefit LCD manufacturers claim for their products is that they provide nearly 180-degree viewing angles. That's truesort of. In most cases, a picture is visible at these extreme angles. What's seldom mentioned, however, is the apparent loss of color saturation that occurs in LCDs as viewing angles increase. This color-saturation loss tends to be initially perceptible at 20 to 30 degrees off head-on viewing. The 1080p Westinghouse TX-47F430S is one noteworthy exception, showing minimal color-saturation loss even at extreme angles. Instead, however, a purplish screen glare affects a growing portion of this TV's image as the viewing angle increases. Color accuracy has proven troublesome for LCD technology, too. Greens that are too blue, and colors shifting with changes in luminance are two of the most frequent issues I encounter with these type of TVs.
The incredibly-inexpensive 46-inch WinBook 46D1 ($999.99 list) surprised me with its natural-looking out-of-the-box color quality. Plus, its color tracking over dark-to-light intensities, while not perfect, was admirably linear and bested some more pricey models I've seen. Additionally, the 46D1 is the brightest LCD TV I've measured to date, making it well-suited for brightly lit rooms. The Toshiba 37HL67 REGZA HDTV also offers good color quality without a lot of tweaking, and its generous three HDMI ports leave plenty of room for future expansion. Unfortunately, the 37HL67's video processor isn't as good with standard definition (SD) video as with HD sources, so it's best paired with set-top boxes that provide an HD signalupconverted or native. The ViewSonic N3751w is an example of an LCD that offers superior image contrast and a trio of HDMI ports, but it, too, had problems processing interlaced video (SD or HD) while minimizing distracting artifacts. If you're willing to do (or pay someone else to do) a little work, the NEC Multeos M46-AVT includes precise color controls that professional calibrators can use to dial in the image quality to near-reference levels. It was also the first HDTV I've tested that properly deinterlaced 1080i video sourced from 24 fps material (some film and digital cinema sources), preserving image quality and minimizing distracting artifacts.
In general, so-called 120-Hz LCDs are designed to produce clearer imagery than the traditional 60-Hz models, and I find this to be the case. The Sharp Aquos LC-52D92U, for example, offers a 52-inch screen, 1080p resolution, and 120-Hz conversion technology that seeks to minimize image smearing and other motion-related issues. Still, though the image quality and performance of LCD flat-panel televisions has improved dramatically in the last few years, I've yet to see an LCD that can match the clarity of most HD plasma displays when displaying video that contains scenes with significant amounts of action.
The future of LCD TVs lies in what light source they will use. LCDs utilize an array of lamps mounted behind the screen surface to produce the light we see, and the quality of an LCD's backlight system directly corresponds to its ability to reproduce accurate color. A couple of years ago, a good LCD reproduced about 75 percent of the colors described in the HD spec. With new and improved fluorescent tube designs, some of today's LCDs are boasting HD color coverage scores that exceed the spec by 90 percent.
For full HD color and beyond, LEDs (light-emitting diodes) have begun to replace fluorescent tubes in some premium LCD designs. The environmentally conscious should also note that the switch to LEDs as a backlight source eliminates the need for the bit of mercury present in fluorescent backlight tubes. Another benefit of LED lighting systems: They stabilize faster than fluorescent tubes, further speeding a television's startup time. Because LEDs can be precisely controlled (in terms of beam pattern, luminance, and color qualities), display manufacturers are looking to use them to overcome classic LCD shortcomings, such as poor black and motion-performance problems. The downside of today's LED-backlit LCDs is costSamsung and Sony's 70-inch models' list prices top $30,000 each, for example. Smaller PC displays that offer LED backlighting typically cost five times more than a similar model backlit with fluorescent tubes. LEDs and LCDs do play well together, but it will be a couple of years before this technology becomes widely affordable.
In the meantime, check out our full reviews of our favorite LCD TVs, before you start shopping.
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WinBook 46D1
The 46-inch WinBook 46D1 is the least expensive LCD HDTV I've seen at this size, and it delivers an impressive picture quality. If you can make do with its limited selection of digital video inputs, the 46D1 is a great deal.
Westinghouse TX-47F430S
This affordable 47-inch flat-panel HDTV that offers 1080p resolution, a whopping four HDMI ports, and an impressive number of analog and digital video inputs that accept 1080p video signals.
NEC Multeos M46-AVT
NEC's new Multeos M46-AVT is a solidly built 46-inch LCD HDTV that delivers accurate color and superb image detail. Though image contrast and black levels in particular aren't as impressive as those from recent Sony and Sharp models, the M46-AVT is capable of an impressively realistic and natural picture once its color is professionally dialed in.
Sharp Aquos LC-52D92U
One serious showpiece, this 52-inch LCD HDTV's 1080p screen offers an amazingly detailed and colorful picture, and it has a wide range of digital video inputs to choose from. In addition, this set is the first Sharp LCD to offer 120-Hz "frame rate conversion." Buyers should know, however, that this is not the same as true 120-Hz imaging.
Toshiba 37HL67 REGZA
The Toshiba 37HL67 delivers a good-looking picture with HD sources, but common artifacts tainted regular television viewing on our tests. Still, it's hard to ignore that this 37-inch LCD set boasts three HDMI ports, has plenty of ways to tweak its picture, and can overscan HD video.
Samsung LN-T5265F
On paper, this colorful and high-contrast LCD HDTV has everything to produce a stunningly sharp picture. Unfortunately, its high-def imagery is fuzzy, and efforts to solve the problem through a software upgrade further complicated the situation.
ViewSonic N3751w
The N3751w's bright picture delivers an impressive contrast ratio, but its poor treatment of interlaced video made regular TV and 1080i videos appear worse than they should.


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Can PRODUCT_USER_PROFILE be used to limit access to a database from products other than SQL*Plus, such as TOAD?
No, the PRODUCT_USER_PROFILE table is read by SQL*Plus and it is not employed by the database in any way. The features enabled or disabled by the entries in the PRODUCT_USER_PROFILE table only apply when using the SQL*Plus tool and do not apply when using any other tool to connect to the database. This is covered in the 9.2.0 documentation on SQL*PLus in this excerpt:
DBAs can use the PUP table to disable certain SQL and SQL*Plus commands in the SQL*Plus environment on a per-user basis. SQL*Plus--not the database--enforces this security. DBAs can even restrict access to the GRANT, REVOKE, and SET ROLE commands to control users' ability to change their database privileges.
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War and Foreign Policy
A week ago Trump tweeted about leaving Syria. Now the US and other western nations stand at the brink of a new war in Syria, one that threatens much greater conflict with Russia. Daniel McAdams from the Ron Paul Institute joins Jeff Deist to discuss whether John Bolton is now running US foreign policy, what Bibi Netanyahu told Trump on the phone, and whether cooler heads in the administration are thinking about second and third order effects. Have we learned anything at all from Libya and Iraq? And, how do interventionists maintain wars with no popular support beyond the Beltway?
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Riverside Research is seeking a Program Integration Subject Matter Expert (SME) in support of AFLCMC/HNJ at Hanscom AFB in Lexington, MA.
All Riverside Research opportunities require U.S. citizenship.
Job Responsibilities:
• Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of principles, policies, and practices of systems acquisition and program management, as defined in DoDI 5000.02, as well as knowledge of roles and relationships within the DoD and the Air Force. Individual must have knowledge of qualitative and quantitative techniques for gathering, analyzing, and measuring the effectiveness, efficiency and productivity of acquisition programs
• Able to effectively communicate orally and in writing, providing quality acquisition and program documentation (briefings, documents, plans, etc.)
• Knowledge of support activities that assist the program manager in assessing what programs are within schedule and cost baselines, be able to recommend viable solutions to problems, and pursue alternative courses of action.
• Possess the advanced knowledge, experience and recognized ability to be considered an expert in their technical/professional field, possesses the ability to perform tasks, and oversees the efforts of junior and mid-level personnel within the technical/professional discipline
• Plan, research, analyze, and assess system acquisition in terms of development, production, and deployment of weapons systems and associated equipment; formulate plans, and recommend effective strategies in meeting cost, schedule, and performance objectives
• Support and develop acquisition reports, including statutory and regulatory reports (i.e. DAES, MAR, etc.)
• Support program management reviews, senior level meeting/reviews and IMP/IMS reviews
• Support and develop various briefings/schedules of program status and acquisition tasks to senior management. Support program management reviews, senior level meeting/reviews, and IMP/IMS reviews
• Demonstrate advanced knowledge of their technical/professional discipline as well as possess a comprehensive understanding and ability to apply associated standards, procedures, and practices in their area of expertise (Program Office, Enterprise and Staff Level Support interface
• Establish and implement division processes to ensure efficient review, coordination, and approval of all division tasks, briefings, acquisition documentation, acquisition reporting, and organizational management
• Interpret complex requests/tasks from higher level organizations (including PEO Staff, Air Staff, DoD Staff, and Congressional Staff) and construct, organize, and implement data calls across multiple functional disciplines within the division to efficiently/timely develop an appropriate response for senior leader review
• Capacity to consolidate/synthesize data inputs from multiple programs, data inputs from multiple functional disciplines, and independent research into coherent products to support senior leadership decision processes and products
• Delegate and manage multiple individuals to accomplish the responsibilities outlined above
• Other duties as assigned.
• Personnel supporting this requirement must have and maintain an active Top Secret security clearance
• Advanced Degree (MA/MS) and 15 years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed, 10 years of which must be in the DoD, or a BA/BS degree and 20 years of experience in the respective technical/professional discipline being performed, 10 of which must be in the DoD, or 25 years of directly related experience, 10 of which must be in the DoD.
• Experience interacting with PEO Staff, Air Force and/or DoD Headquarter Staff
• Direct experience with acquisition reporting, including but not limited to DAES, MAR, Selective Acquisition Review (SAR), and GAO audits.
Desired Qualifications:
• Held a position on Air Force Headquarter Staff, preferably at SAF/AQ and/or PEO Staff
• Experience in more than one acquisition discipline, especially program management and financial management
• Candidates possessing relevant certifications will be given preference
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Small-business bill passes -- but what's there to say about it?
It's common to hear complaints -- some of them coming from me -- that the media's coverage of legislation is heavy on process stories, outrageous statements and other signposts of political conflict, and light on the underlying substance of the bills. But when you cover something like the small-business lending bill, it's hard not to be sympathetic.
To begin with, this isn't a very exciting piece of legislation. It's a $30 billion lending fund and $12 billion in tax breaks for small businesses. That's a useful additional to our current arsenal of stimulus measures, but it's not a game changer. It's not even something the spectators or the players themselves will necessarily notice. And more to the point, though the bill has languished in the Senate for months and months, most of those underlying facts have remained static. How many times can you say $30 billion lending fund and $12 billion in tax breaks? The only thing changing -- and changing slowly at that -- is the number of Republicans willing to uphold a filibuster.
Meanwhile, here's the president's statement on the legislation. I'll note that he also focuses on procedural criticisms and political conflict.
Ezra Klein
September 17, 2010; 9:00 AM ET
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i have never seen a decent president get a less fair shake for his efforts, than barack obama, and i have never seen such a confluence of events that are out of his control, besiege a president, as i have with president obama, nor have i ever seen so much unforgivingness directed at a president, who is trying hard, and setting a completely decent example for the people of this country.
it doesnt seem to matter how difficult it is to pass legislation, it doesnt matter how much the legislation helps people, he wakes up to an unceasing barrage of harsh, cruel criticism.
if democrats dont look at the candidates out there, and take this as a wakeup call to flood the polling places, and feel a sense of personal accountability to do everything in their power to prevent dangerous candidates from taking office.....then, we will sadly deserve the fate that will befall us.
if we are looking at a scenario where feingold might be in trouble, and o'donnell could possibly win, then we are in some kind of nearly hopeless vortex.
wake up, before it is too late.
find the good, and keep building on it.
it is up to us to save ourselves now.
Posted by: jkaren | September 17, 2010 9:19 AM | Report abuse
saturday, july 15,1944
"it's really a wonder that i havent dropped all my ideals, because they seem so absurd and impossible to carry out. yet i keep them, because in spite of everything i still believe that people are really good at heart. i simply cant build up my hopes on a foundation consisting of confusion, misery and death. i see the world gradually being turned into a wilderness, i hear the ever approaching thunder, which will destroy us too. i can feel the sufferings of millions and yet, if i look up into the heavens , i think that it will all come right, that this cruelty too will end, and that peace and tranquility will return again.
in the meantime, i must uphold my ideals, for perhaps the time will come when i shall be able to carry them out.
the diary of a young girl
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Posted by: jkaren | September 17, 2010 9:28 AM | Report abuse
I'm sorry, you're suggesting that the media can't report what's close to a pure PROCESS story?
Is this a joke?
I'm increasingly convinced Beltway media has become so dominated by agenda-driven right-wing communicators that you guys have lost your ability to write stories that fit anything but a right-wing narrative.
Look at this legislation. You recognize that the policy hasn't changed, and it wasn't that complicated to begin with. This is a process story, something the media supposedly loves. The problem, though, is that the process story isn't good for Republicans! The process story leads you to something like: "Republicans use nuclear-powered filibuster to stall for months a relatively small piece of incredibly moderate-to-conservative legislation that would help a core right-wing constituency, until ultimately two Republicans have a crisis of conscience and help it pass."
This is a really easy, really clear story. But the beltway has lost its ability to see facts and stories that don't fit into Fox News' framework.
"Republicans destroying Congress by abusing procedure," isn't a storyline that anyone "objective" is able to tell. Likewise "Republicans screw small business for months for their own political ends" isn't one you can tell, because it isn't Fox News approved. So incredibly straightforward stories like the one about this bill become "hard" to write, because they don't fit into a beltway-approved narrative. They are too shrill, too unbalanced, not objective simply because they interpret the facts through lenses that aren't right-wing colored.
This is Stockholm syndrome--you guys have gotten to the point where you don't even need to be censored anymore, you censor yourselves by genuinely believing a story like this--a freaking PROCESS story with incredibly simple policy--is too hard to write, or somehow not newsworthy. God, it's pathetic.
Posted by: theorajones1 | September 17, 2010 9:52 AM | Report abuse
theorajones1, I think Ezra's saying that normally he thinks that too many journalists write process stories, but is giving them a pass in this case because there's not much more than the process to report.
Posted by: MosBen | September 17, 2010 12:26 PM | Report abuse
Ho hum. A few tens of billions here and a few tens of billions there and pretty soon you're talking real money.
Posted by: bgmma50 | September 17, 2010 2:13 PM | Report abuse
The reason President Obama has highlighted the "procedural criticisms and political conflict" is precisely because of the media's shortcomings as pointed out by Ezra. But I don't have the same sympathy for the media. If they really want to, they have the ability to do both good journalism and increase ratings/circulation by emphasizing substance in a way average Americans understand. This can be done in an entertaining way that will overcome our short attention span, rather than contributing to it. Of course there should be appropriate coverage when outrageous things are said by politicians, as long as it is accompanied by appropriate analysis and information we can use. For example, take Joe Barton's apology to BP for the White House talking them into paying for the oil spill. That's a fact. It should then be reported that if we vote the Republicans back into the majority, Barton will probably become the Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. How's that for creating some "buzz"?
Posted by: ray20 | September 17, 2010 5:48 PM | Report abuse
If you would read the widely reported story of a US inventor/company that has invented a significantly improved LED lighting application, you would see reporting of the probable loss of manufacturing of the invention to either Mexico or China. Both countries are offering substantial incentives to the inventor/company.
It is reported in that story that the onerous hurdles and months of delay encountered in applying for a loan from the $30 billion fund have precluded this inventor/company from seeking any small business help from the US government.
It was reported the process of applying for the loan requires extensive documentation that is impossible for an innovative small business to accomplish. Projections of long-term future events in a research lab are impossible. It was reported that the inventor had his eureka moment while asleep and awoke to write notes on the wall next to his bed. How is he to comply with loan application requirements that take months to fill out and more months to await a result? Why should he when two countries are offering millions of dollars in incentives?
Maybe you could have investigated some of the experiences small businesses have had with the loan application process and learned that it may be biased towards entrenched businesses and encourage outsourcing of manufacturing to foreign countries.
There, thats not a process story!
Posted by: jimtallcott | September 17, 2010 9:51 PM | Report abuse
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#1 SEO is "dirty"
I don't blame you for thinking that SEO is a dirty tactic. It's not your fault. I mean, does 100% "good" SEO exist anymore?
I myself have experienced a fair share of "Hi I'm so and so. I wrote an article (insert non relevant article) and I'm sure your audience will benefit from it. Please link to it" or even worse "great post! check out my website…"
And also getting pitch after pitch from SEO "agencies" offering to write keyword optimized articles and submit them to hundred of sites around the web. Don't even get me started on freelance sites like Fiverr.
Usually businesses will have this excuse because all you see are bad and lazy marketers doing SEO and the dark side of the SEO force. Which brings us to the next excuse.
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Startups know that SEO exist and it does something to help the business since their target audience most likely googles for information. But startups will not start looking into SEO until further down the road. Until the next hire with practical SEO knowledge.
Without deeper understanding on SEO, you will only see the bad side of it and which will prevent you even more from starting SEO projects. Deeper understanding and know how requires time and effort which is something that must be allocated carefully. As a result, you will just forget about SEO.
#3 Focus
This goes back to excuse #2. Focus is a big thing for a startup. You optimize time to spend it on things that you know will drive results, and cut off on the areas that don't bring return.
All of your team are busy with development, support, social media, promotion and you don't really have the capacity to shift focus to SEO.
What to do?
You don't have to totally shift your focus and allocate lots of resources to SEO. You can start with smaller tasks that fit into your team's current schedule. It's better than nothing.
If you are already looking into data & analytics, include the reports for traffic and conversions from organic search. See if that changes about what you think of SEO as a strategy. Also get suggestions from the team.
Someone might volunteer to look into it.
Web design
You probably already have people responsible for working on your website. Technical SEO is something that you can include in their task. It's not as hard as you think. Simple things like a mobile friendly website, loading speed, site structure and usability makes a whole lot of difference. Look into that if you haven't already.
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If you have implemented Google webmaster tools into your website, you can see search terms that are already getting you traffic. Ignore the search term of your brand name.
Look at those pages that are bringing in organic traffic and optimize title tags and meta description for those pages. You want to improve click through rates which is the number of impressions over how many people click.
Include benefits and special offers. Make sure you answer the question "what do I get when I click on your link". Don't forget to use actionable call to action to get them to click.
Provide useful content
People search on Google for information they need and Google provides them with a list of content that will help them. So what can you do? That's right, you need to provide those content. If you haven't already, your business needs to start a blog.
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SEO is a long term game but it doesn't mean that you should put it off until later. Start with the things mentioned above like designing your website based on SEO best practices, optimizing title tags and meta descriptions, or starting a blog by documenting what you already tell your customers.
If you are ready to start diving deeper into SEO, start with case studies like David Zheng's guest post on OkDork which talks about the step-by-step on how they gain 200% more traffic.


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The "Elektra" Philosophy
The company name, Elketra, stems from the Greek word for "a shining object": "elektron" and is used in honor of the Italian scientist Guglielmo Marconi, the inventor of the radio, who named his daughter "Elettra" in honor of "electricity" and the energy that represented his experimentations. Elektra espresso machines infuse that same energy and that same thirst to evolve into each product. With over 25 patents to their name, Elektra continues to push the innovation so crucial to making leaps in the competitive world of espresso.
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Each Elektra espresso machine is the result of countless hours of design and brainstorming, a combination of the commitment, creativity and initiative that Elektra prides itself on maintaining as the core factors of the company. The espresso machine parts, 80% of which are manufactured in-house at the company's headquarters in Treviso, Italy, are each individually and meticulously tested before being used. After a machine reaches completion, it is then tested non-stop for a solid 48 hours. For the Belle Epoque line, each and very machine in the manufacturing phase has it's own specific person in charge of it. Each process of production and packing involves minutely detail-checking every part of the machine, up until each and every final product is hand-carried out of the building for shipping. Elektra also has a 48-hour spare part delivery guarantee.
The Elektra Espresso Machines
With each Elektra espresso maker comes a connection to the roots of the family. The Nivola line, for example, is representative of its designer: Andrea Fregnan, an engineering graduate who is fond of the fifties style. Each machine is easy to maintain, is made of top quality materials, and offers features unique and special that allow you freedom within the brand to find one that meets all of your demands. Whether you choose from their Casa (home) line or their Bar line, you can be assured only the richest, deepest espresso from cutting-edge extraction processes.
Some of the various features include:
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- Automatic frothing exactly when temperature and steam pressure are right
- WTS -- a water treatment system patented by Elektra, controls the taste and improves quality of espresso
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We've been silent for a little bit, but it's because we've been gearing up for our next art fair . . . and it's nearly here!
The last weekend in July (30 & 31) is the 32nd year for the Downtown Alameda Art and Wine Faire, and we're excited to be a part of it again this year!
When we began planning to join art fairs, we learned that brand recognition is key for making sales. That it takes anywhere from 3-7 times for someone to hear or see your brand before they really feel like they know you. That's part of why we were happy to be allowed back this year.
The other part is that it's great to walk the event and see what the other artists have to offer. Last year there were a few photographers, but there were lots and lots of other handmade crafts and hang-able art. Craig and I would each take turns leaving our booth to check out what else was available, and we can tell you there's LOTS of cool stuff to come see, not just our art.
For those of you who have visited our booth in the past, stop on by this year, because–in addition to our fan favorites–we've got some new pieces available. We've also got a few surprises up our sleeves this time around.
So, if you're going to be anywhere near the San Francisco Bay area next weekend, head on over to the Park Street Art and Wine Faire in Alameda, and be sure to look for our booth. We'll be giving away another free print from this event, and we'd love to see some friendly faces.
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In association with The Food and Drink Federation, SLR is hosting a training course as an introduction/ refresher to environmental law in Scotland.
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A one-day course providing an awareness of all major environmental laws which typically impact food and drink companies in Scotland, and how to effectively manage compliance. The course includes the following:
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- Introduction to the main environmental laws in the categories of; waste, air, energy, carbon, water, nuisance, contaminated land, hazardous substances and conservation;
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Think about your favorite story.
Great stories hardly are about trivial matters, often they are about something much deeper: vanquishing evil, finding love, choosing forgiveness, or celebrating life. There are things worth fighting for and there are things worth dying for.
In the story that started before the words "In the beginning" was even placed on a parchment, there was love. And out of this love, the Trinitarian dance, a grand story began. Forged from the fires of supernovas, slowly the universe took shape and life would take root on this planet. The Word, as John wrote in his gospel account, brought forth creation long ago. But somewhere things went wrong, as Adam and Eve brought sin and death into this story. Humanity needed a way back from the path of death to the way of life.
Athanasius would capture this way of life, pointing his readers to the Word who became flesh. He pointedly wrote,
it was our sorry case that caused the Word to come down, our transgression that called out His love for us, so that He made haste to help us and to appear among us. It is we who were the cause of His taking human form, and for our salvation that in His great love He was both born and manifested in a human body. For God had made man thus (that is, as an embodied spirit), and had willed that he should remain in incorruption. But men, having turned from the contemplation of God to evil of their own devising, had come inevitably under the law of death. Instead of remaining in the state in which God had created them, they were in process of becoming corrupted entirely, and death had them completely under its dominion. [1]
While humanity was broken "in sin and error pinning," the Word became flesh and chose to seek after the lost.
At the core of Advent lies the message of hope: those who were lost can now be found. Through the first Advent of Jesus, we are saved, "for with his blood mankind he hath bought," and in his Second Advent, he will put the world to rights.
[1] St. Athanasius (2009-08-19). On the Incarnation (Kindle Locations 74-79). Unknown. Kindle Edition.


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…but I hadn't realised how long!
I've been going to the OBS (the Order of the Black Sheep) for some three years now. It's interesting seeing the evolution of the Order, as it's gradually morphed from being a reach-out to the sub-culturally marginalised based around a café to more of a haven for refugees from various other church settings. We do have to joke from time to time that we need to take the kids to a solemn high Mass somewhere so they realise what they've got in our 40 minute multi-media gatherings 😉 but seriously it seems to work for them, from time to time they talk about thinks that struck them in the service.
I've been musing about belief. I'm becoming more convinced that it's not that important, at least not in the sense of assent to propositions. I've always thought this, but I've been more struck of late by how it relates to a position of Christian Agnosticism.
Accepting there are things we cannot know, starting with the existence of God, moving on to Jesus' earthly life, his Resurrection and Ascension – we cannot know that these occurred, really. We cannot know that the Church has been correct to conclude that Jesus was God Incarnate.
What we can ask ourselves, though, is what these ideas mean to us, and whether we can commit to those ideas. Can we commit to Jesus' teaching about how we relate to others, about what is truly of value? Can we commit to the idea of a God who doesn't Lord it over creation from a distance but becomes part of that creation, giving, giving, and giving again? Does the Jesus Story excite us, or at least resonate with us, regardless of the nature of the historical/literal truth of the stories? Do we think that if people related to each other as Jesus advocated it'd be a better world?
It seems to me that we can, indeed, commit to these ideas without declaring an unobtainable position of the historical or literal truth of them. The Eucharist can speak to us of God's utter giving of himself to us, regardless of our level of convincedness of Jesus' Godhood or the nature of the elements.


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Submitted by Mark J. Grant, author of Out of the Box,
Uncounted Liabilities
One of the most interesting issues of what has happened in Cyprus is where was the problem three weeks ago? There was not a mention, not a hint of anything that was wrong. All of the banks in Cyprus had passed each and every European bank stress test. The numbers reported out by the ECB and the Bank for International Settlements indicated nothing and everything reported by any official organization in the European Union pointed to a stable and sound fiscal and monetary policy and conditions. The IMF, who monitors these things as well, did not have Cyprus or her banks on any kind of watch list.
What happened?
Let me assure you it was not some "Miracle on 34th Street" that took place overnight while everyone was in bed and counting sheep. I can also assure you it was not because some bean counter in Brussels or Frankfurt stumbled over some new bit of data and informed his superiors. Nothing of the sort. The culprit is what is counted and not counted in the European financial system and the quite real consequences of uncounted liabilities.
Before I even go on with Cyprus, so you do not glaze over the punch line, I point out to you what has taken place. In just two weeks' time we have gone from not a mention of Cyprus to a crisis in Cyprus because none of the official numbers were accurate. Without doubt, without question, if this can happen in Cyprus then it could happen in any other country in the Eurozone because the uncounted liabilities are systemic to the whole of Europe. The European Union does NOT count sovereign guarantees of bank debt, sovereign guarantees of corporate debt, derivatives or many other types of contingent liabilities. They are all uncounted, but still there, no disappearing act, and as the bills roll in they have to be paid by someone. Dexia was fine, the mortgage company in the Netherlands was fine, Bankia was fine and overnight, "Snap, Crackle Pop!"
And Jack comes out of the Box.
For investors here is the crux of the problem. The Press is handed the official numbers and reports them out as if they were accurate. To be fair to the Press; they have no choice. Some EU Finance Minister send out a press release and the story is printed. S&P, Moodys and the rest have some choice but it is limited if they wish to keep doing business in Europe. In a sense it is the CDO issue all over again. The ratings agencies take the word of Europe, make judgments based upon the faulty data and opine based upon the erroneous information. As the geeks among us would say; Garbage in---Garbage out.
Then many money managers rely upon the official data, rely upon the ratings agencies and make investment decisions based upon the data that they are given. The CDO issue again you see where everything was rated inaccurately. So then we have Garbage in---Investments based upon Garbage. Therefore I will tell each and every one of you; if you are making decisions relying upon the official numbers of Europe and upon the ratings of European sovereign debt then you are going to get burned. You are relying upon falsified data and any ratio that you might run is wrong as the underlying numbers are inaccurate.
Just Garbage---Everyone is talking Trash.
When discussing Cyprus, besides, the systemic mis-reporting of data, I always hear the wrong headed thinking that they are so small that they don't matter. Think of the Senate in the United States. New York has two Senators and Rhode Island has two Senators and the argument goes that only the New York ones matter. Sorry folks, every Senator has one vote and is part of the Senate regardless of the size of their State.
There is a distinction in the law of the United States and Great Britain between private property and investments. Your own money and your own house are treated differently than the ownership of securities. Both countries, also, have due process of law where courts decide who is entitled to what under the bankruptcy laws. The government does not and cannot mandate the seizure of private property without this due process. Then let us compare this to the demands of the EU and Germany.
They want bank accounts seized and part of the money to be used to pay off the national debt. They have not asked for the bondholders to be jeopardized because the bonds in Cyprus are governed under British law and they will not allow for a retroactive change of covenants. They also have not pressed for this because then they too would have to take a hit and they prefer the Russians, the British and the normal, ordinary people of Cyprus to pay the price. What a great message for the Cypriots; you pay your share for the banks of Spain, you pay for Greece, for Portugal and for Ireland as a member in good standing of the European Union. Then when you are in trouble we will seize your assets so that you can pay for yourself. Such nice people.
Germany now says that all of the bank in Cyprus are bankrupt. It is on this basis that they demand the depositors money; all of the depositors or perhaps just the wealthier ones with deposits over one hundred thousand Euros. There are French banks, British banks, Emirates banks and Swiss banks in Cyprus. In the case of Switzerland it is UBS. No one has told us yet that UBS is bankrupt. Perhaps they are waiting to tell us on Saturday night as is their usual practice, but today we all think that UBS is solvent. The German argument is spurious.
There are also American deposits in Cyprus. General Electric, Procter and Gamble, Caterpillar et al do business there and I am sure have money in the banks somewhere. How nice of Europe to expropriate American money along with the rest. Very kind of them. It is not a vast sum I am sure. It is not a significant amount of money; no doubt, but I am not sure that the act of stealing is defined by the amount of money that is taken. Maybe Merkel will send Obama a note thanking him for the extra liquidity. She could certainly send that note to Bernanke given the amount of money that the Fed has supplied to the foreign banks.
"While the Union lasts, we have high, exciting, gratifying prospects spread out before us, for us and our children. Beyond that I seek not to penetrate the veil. God grant that in my day, at least, that curtain may not rise! God grant that on my vision never may be opened what lies behind! When my eyes shall be turned to behold for the last time the sun in heaven, may I not see him shining on the broken and dishonored fragments of a once glorious Union…"
-Daniel Webster
A different day. A different time. A different Union. One survived; one may not.


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Stepping out of your comfort zone is never easy. It's even harder when part of stepping out includes giving up your 'happy place' in search of a 'healthy place'.
My 'happy place' is food. Not just any food. The kind that gives you quick highs and fades just as fast leaving empty calories and more hunger.
I don't have a problem with the foods that I am eating, it's just that I've realized that I have slowly been omitting vegetables and fruits to the point where I have developed a distaste for them and I need to fix that.
About a month ago, I watched Fat, Sick , and Nearly Dead (FSND) and it has been on my mind ever since. Really, I can't stop thinking about it. I'm pretty sure I will be watching it again, soon. If you haven't heard about it, in a nutshell, it is about a man who has some health/weight problems and his journey to kick start his journey to a healthier lifestyle by juicing for 60 days. He changes his life and the lives of many he meets on his journey.
So with that, I create my first resolution – ever. I will juice and follow a set program for 30 days. Gulp!
Not only that, but I'm starting it before the year even ends. There is never a good time to start. There are always events, food, get togethers, wine, more food, etc. I've given what was left of my holiday candy to my husband and I will be ringing in the new year with a cup of juice (and I hope a big smile on my face).
Extreme I know, but if I can't manage to give up food for one night, how am I going to go for 30 days?
I've been researching juicers over the past month and I picked up the Breville Juice Fountain Plus (BREJE98XL) from London Drugs. While I was there, I grabbed a FitBit as I need to track my sleep, water intake, and my steps in a day because I am convinced I am not getting enough of any of them.
I have also been scouring rebootwithjoe.com which is the website that Joe, from FSND set up. There are so many recipes, tips and motivation on there that are shared free of charge that I recommend you check it out if you are even the slightest bit interested in this.
So, here I am. Starting day one. I woke up hungry. No doubt from all of the food I've been eating over the holidays. I am a little on edge and borderline scared, but I am starting. I've read that days two and three are the hardest as your body begins to adjust so I am bracing for that. I also have a great support system in place.
If you are thinking about starting something like this, let me know. I'd love to support you too.
Wish me luck.
Sheri publishes, and writes at This Bird's Day where she shares all of the thoughts in her head without the voices. Sticking mainly with content for Canadians, Sheri shares family stories, product information and anything that fits into her (and her family's) daily activities.


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On St Jean beach, Jean-Michel, certified instructor, and his team awaits you at Carib Waterplay to share with you the pleasures of windsurfing and catamaran. Join us! Also on-site rental of surfboards, bodyboards, kayaks, Paddleboard, fins, mask and snorkel. Come and have fun ... Bon Vent!
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Alicia Jayne Florals | Sandy Foraci Photography
Agapanthus (Lily of the Nile, African Lily)
Translated: 'Love Flower', 'The Flower of Love'
Color: Blue, White
Description: Large round heads of individual florets on tall (20+ in.) leafless stems.
Useful for: Adding a line element, Corsages/Halos/Boutonnieres (individual florets can be wired), Adding architectural interest and height to an arrangement
Fragrance: None
Vase Life: 4 – 7+ days
Handling: Sensitive to ethylene gas and bacteria which can cause shortened vase life and flower/bud drop. Use clean buckets for storage and keep away from ethylene gas sources. Hold flowers at room temperature for 1 –2 hours before placing in cooler or designing. Store in a 36 – 38˚ F cooler with 80 – 90% humidity.


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Nord Gear's same-day gearmotor assembly
service now extended across full
NORDBLOC.1 helical inline range
90 Nm to 3200 Nm!
With UK assembly at Nord Gear's Abingdon facility for all cast aluminium NORDBLOC.1 series gearmotors, and with the German assembly line now in full stream for larger cast iron sizes, Nord Gear now offers a same-day assembly and despatch service across its complete NORDBLOC.1 range. This service ensures a rapid turnaround for industrial helical inline gearmotors from 90 Nm to 3200 Nm torque output and motor powers up to 37 kW.
The NORDBLOC.1 gearmotor range was first introduced by Nord in 2007 and has gradually been expanded to nine sizes available in a broad selection of foot and B14 or B5 face mount versions with standard and high efficiency IEC frame motors in sizes 63 through 200.
Based upon the UNICASE gearbox design that Nord Gear has developed and improved upon over almost three decades, the NORDBLOC.1 range features a one-piece housing and provision for much larger and stronger bearings than competitive lines. These features provide for increased internal shaft diameters and together result in higher strength and less deflection than fabricated gearbox designs - offering superior overhung and thrust load capacity as well as much improved gearbox lifetime.
With minimal sealing required and built in gear unit ventilation, the design also helps extend lubricant life and eliminate any potential for oil leakage under high load conditions. For the aluminium housed versions assembled in Abingdon, the smooth finish provides a natural corrosion protection requiring no paint although this can be provided if required. ATEX versions for hazardous environments are also available.
In addition to the fast turnaround service for NORDBLOC.1 series inline gearmotors, Nord Gear Limited also offers an assembly service across other UNICASE gearmotors from its Abingdon facility including helical bevel and helical worm designs. The service is a part of a world-wide assembly and service network of more than 60 internationally based facilities centred in major manufacturing areas, each offering localised technical support and a rapid delivery service.
Nord Gear also manufactures a complete range of high efficiency frequency inverter drives for use with the NORDBLOC.1 and other gearmotor ranges - providing a complete fast turnaround service for centralised and distributed motor control applications from pumps and fans to conveying and cranes across all areas of industry.


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Leather Sectional Couches
Sectional couches are available in many different forms and the basic material of the couch differs as well. Some manufacturers specialize in fabric, some in artificial material, but there are also some that are experts in leather sectional couches. What you should definitely keep in mind is the fact that these are the most expensive … Continue reading


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5 Ways To Stay Happy No Matter What Happens
Most people have no control over their emotional well-being. They feel ecstatic when good stuff happens and depressed when things go wrong. Their lives are rollercoaster rides: sometimes up, sometimes way down.
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text: FIRST, NEVER CALL THEM EXTREME SPORTS unless you want to appear extremely dorky. The preferred term among those in the know is "action sports." · In terms of trick moves, the most morbid of action sports is probably freestyle motocross. Must-learn moves include the Corpse, the Dead Sailor, the Mandatory Suicide, and the Kiss of Death. (The last one involves leaning forward and smooching the front fender of your motorcycle while 40 feet in the air.) · The earliest X Games on ESPN featured such gone and not-so-lamented sports as barefoot jumping and shovel racing. · Snowboarding began in 1965 when a Michigan gas salesman tied together his daughter's skis and set her loose in the backyard. · There are currently 1,383 products whose names incorporate the word extreme, including, yes, X-treme Jell-O.


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While working on our final ecmp 455 project last night, Kristina and I had an excellent discussion about back channelling and the benefits of allowing it in your classroom. I never knew that there was a specific term for this, but apparently I have been using it for pretty much my entire school life (minus the years were a) I couldn't write sentences yet and b) was too afraid to getting caught by the teacher). For almost as long as I can remember I have been chatting during class, mostly about what ever it was that I was learning about. My friends and I would ask each other questions about the content we were learning about and share whatever connection we were making to it in regards to our lives outside of the classroom. In the era of technology students do not pass notes or try and whisper quietly to one another, they send text messages from their cell phones or Facebook messages to one another if on a computer during class. These actions are done silently and do not cause a disruption in the classroom. But is it distracting? Maybe. Is it beneficial? I think so.
Why not use this 'chat' as a teaching strategy and a way to enhance the learning that is taking place in your classroom. With cooperative and experiential learning being pushed in today's classroom then why not allow students to discuss as they are learning. This discussion I am talking about does not involve the teacher stopping her lesson for small group discussions; this discussion is taking place while the teacher is teaching. I would be curious to set up a room at todaysmeet.com and find out what my students are talking about and asking one another in regards to my lesson.
I see this as an assessment tool to not only assess what the students are learning, but assess your teaching of that lesson – Do the students get it? Or do they not get it? There are many benefits to using Twitter, Today's Meet, or a class blog in your classroom or presentation. Take our chat during our ecmp class; we have side conversations about what is being said, add our own thoughts and feelings, make connections to the lecture, and pose questions that we would like answered. These questions cannot only be answered the the instructor, but by other classmates as well without disrupting the lesson. There is immediate feedback and shows you as the teacher if you are reaching your target of being heard by your students/listeners. The more silent discussion taking place on the side = interesting topic!
Pistachio has a great blog post about backchanelling during presentations (which I have related to classes/lectures) and has listed 8 benefits of the back chanell to the audience:
1. It helps audience members focus
As a presenter, you might be worried that the back-channel will be distracting. The opposite seems to be true.
2. The audience gets more content
People tweeting during your presentation add explanations, elaborations, and useful links related to your content
3. Audience members can get questions answered on the fly
In the past, you might have lent over to you neigbor and said "What did she mean by that?" or you remained confused. Now, audience members don't have to wait to clarify things they don't understand. They can tweet their question and another audience member will tweet back with the answer. Audience members who tuned out because they didn't understand now stay engaged.
4. The audience can participate
The back-channel blurs the line between the presenter and the audience. Now everyone can be an active participant.
5. The audience can innovate
As your presentation sparks ideas, audience members can tweet them and build on each others' thoughts.
6. You don't have to be physically present to participate
Not only can you watch a live videostream of the presentation, but you can also tweet or chat with the physically-present participants.
7. You can connect with people
Being at a conference where you know no-one or only a few people can be intimidating. People who know each other cluster together and you can feel out of the action. But if you participate in the back channel, you'll get to know people virtually, and can then introduce yourself physically at the next break.
8. You can do something else
And lastly, if the speaker is tedious, you can get on and do something productive and no one will know.
It would be interesting to see this work first hand in a setting other than ecmp class with Dean and Alec. Has anyone else given this whole back chanelling idea a try?


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App Review: Earth vs Moon by Low Five Games
by Dorothy on
July 24, 2009
Filed under Daily App Reviews, Entertainment, Games, Kids, Staff Favorites
Help! Once again Earth is being invaded. You must protect the Earth and its inhabitants. This time the threat does not come from some far away world, though. The invaders are coming from our very own Moon. The Man on the Moon just got a whole lot more real and a whole lot more frightening.
Earth vs Moon by Low Five Games is a very well-designed game. When you first launch the game, only one of the play modes is unlocked, Story Mode. Within Story Mode only the tutorial and the First Encounter are available. To unlock the other levels and play modes, you must conquer the preceding levels. The tutorial is short and sweet. It will teach you the basics of the controls and the game. It is a good place to start. The other two play modes allow you to choose what type of level you want to play. In a Score Attack game you face endless waves of oncoming attackers with a limited number of missiles. See how long you can last and then try to beat that. The third mode allows you to choose one of the specialized level types such as the two described above.
Most of the attacks on the Earth come in the form of missiles raining down from Space. You have three ships which you can fire from to destroy the missiles. Simply tap on the screen to fire a shot. The ship closest to the tapped area will fire. Keep in mind that your missile will explode exactly where you tell them to. However, while your missile is flying through space, the enemy missiles continue to move forward. Making to two collide takes some careful planning. If the enemy missiles hit the Earth, they will cause damage. If they hit one of your ships, they will destroy it and leave you short-handed. You can defend your ships by tapping on them to raise a shield. Unfortunately, you have a limited number of missiles for each level. Every form of defense costs missiles, even your shields.
As you progress through the levels, they get harder and harder. Some levels feature alien invaders that advance on you the same way they did in the classic Space Invaders. In others, you face an alien paddle that you must play pong with. You return the ball by shooting it with your missiles. If you miss the ball it can cause the Earth harm or destroy your ships. You win when the aliens miss the ball 7 times and lose all their ammunition. While ingenious, I found this level very challenging.
Earth vs Moon is a well designed game that is sure to provide hours of challenging fun.
Developer's Website: http://www.earthvsmoongame.com/website/


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Jack Mountain Bushcraft School certifications are based around our existing courses. They are objective skill assessments and consist of strict documentation standards and addition research and work that demonstrate a comprehension that goes far beyond just being present for the course. They are physically and intellectually challenging and require significant documentation, physical labor and academic work. They are designed for those wishing to become industry professionals, not for those with a casual interest or the intellectually lazy.
Documented, Verified Learning And Experience.
Our certifications exist alongside our scheduled programs. Students pursuing certification are held to a higher standard with regard to documentation and demonstrating mastery of the material.
Journeyman Bushcraft Guide Certification Program
For students on the Wilderness Bushcraft Semester.
Boreal Snowshoe Expedition Certification Program
For students on the Boreal Snowshoe Expedition.
Wilderness Canoe Expedition Certification Program
For students on the Wilderness Canoe Expedition Semester.
XI – Expedition Instructor Certification Program
For those who have received the previous three certifications, the XI certification is the highest certification we offer. It consists of the combination of the other three certifications with the addition of academic work.


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Source Tactical 3L hydration system
A high quality 3 liter capacity hydration insert of the Source company. It is made with the use of modern technologies of a three layer polyethylene. Some of the solutions used in the production process are as listed:
- Taste-Free™ - the plastic used in the production process of the hydration insert does not give any taste or aroma to the liquid;
- Glass-Like™ - easy to clean and maintain coating;
- Grunge-Guard™ - a security measure keeping you safe from the development of pathogenic microbes;
The hydration insert was equipped with a wide opening allowing its easy filling, cleaning and drying. The hydration insert was properly secured in order to keep it safe from leaking. The hydration insert's tube is coated with a durable fabric blocking the UV rays and thermally isolating the content of the hydration insert thanks to which the water keeps clean, cold and free from bacteria till the last drop. The QMT™ (Source Quick Mate Technology) type mouthpiece guarantees the comfort of use and tightness, and also provides compatibility with the USMC Miox filtering system. The patented Storm Valve™ ensures a 25% greater capacity than the standard type of the mouthpiece while the integrated Dirt Shield ™ cover allows to keep the proper hygiene level of the mouthpiece.
The dimensions of an empty hydration inserts are 430mm x 205mm x 25mm. After filling it completely the hydration insert's dimensions change to 410mm x150mm x95mm. The tube's length is 940mm.
The set consists of the hydration insert and a cover in a form of a comfortable backpack isolating it thermally and protecting it from mechanical damage.


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I have seen so much non-voter shaming this week that I feel an article is necessary to address why people don't vote.
- They are not allowed to vote because of their age, country-of-origin, residency, and/or relationship with the legal system for actions deemed a crime.
- They are not able to vote because their job(s) require(s) them to work too many hours.
- They are not able to vote because there aren't any locations at which to vote. (See this post for more details.)
- They are members of any minority group and have no reason to believe their voice will actually be heard or advocated.
- They are afraid their employer or someone will use how they voted against them.
- They are intimidated by friends, by family, or by people at the voting location to vote for a certain person or position.
- They don't feel that they know enough about the issues to make an informed decision and are too busy to learn or weren't given enough education in public school to understand.
- They desire to protest the system since politicians lie.
- They cannot afford an ID, where/as necessary.
- They don't know an election is happening, especially in the case of small, local elections.
- They are harassed for not voting.
Andrew Joseph Pegoda
See also, 20 Reasons Not to Vote (by Robert Rorschach)
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