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Michael Sprague, a City Heights homeowner, addressed the San Diego City Council on March 29 about his experience with the San Diego Housing Commission.
Sprague, who served as chairman of the City Heights Area Planning Committee and helped spearhead the lead-abatement program for City Heights, says he is still dealing with incomplete lead-abatement work at his home.
"I have rarely been so saddened by our City," said Sprague. "That [the Redevelopment Agency] is paying the Housing Commission to use, abuse, insult, and just rip people to shreds is simply inhuman."
Sprague said that he was informed by the Housing Commission via email that he could be forcibly evicted from his home so that "some work" could be done to the site. He also claimed that the agency has yet to remove the lead paint that was removed from his home. Sprague claims that the Housing Commission has refused to pick up the removed paint for four months and passed over the responsibility to him, saying the waste should be removed immediately or it will be turned over to the City as a hazardous waste issue.
"At the end of the supposed lead abatement of my home, I have more unencapsulated lead now than I did before the project started," he said. According to Sprague, the contractor — in order to save money and lumber — removed wood from the lead-contamination unit and used it throughout the house.
More from SDReader
- More stories by Nathaniel Uy
- Homes at end of Oceanside Blvd. claim emergency — Dec. 10, 2019
- Oceanside Code Enforcement Fines Homeowner — Nov. 30, 2012
- City of San Diego Addresses Lead Paint Problem — Sept. 1, 2010
- Lead-Paint Removal — April 29, 2009
- Class Warfare in City Heights — Jan. 11, 2001
Isn't this a good example of how redevelopment money could have been used to actually assist SD residents who need it rather than lining the pockets of corrupt city employees?


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From determining the property's market value right through to the signing of contracts: here are the most important considerations when selling your home.
The decision to sell a property brings a whole host of different tasks with it. First of all you should have the current market value of your home determined in order to find the right buyer with a targeted marketing strategy. After all, you don't want to sell your house or apartment "below value". On the basis of this market price estimate, other activities then follow that should not be underestimated.
Here are the most important of them at a glance:
- Determining the current market value of your property
- Possible optimisation measures (to building/appointment standard), with a view to increasing the value of the property
- Presentation of the property from the production of premium-quality printed details through to the design and placement of advertisements (print & online)
- Obtaining of information about interested parties / potential buyers
- Arranging and holding of viewing appointments
- Price negotiations and commissioning of the notary agreement
- Provision and verification of all relevant documentation (e.g. ground floor plans, planning permissions, register of construction encumbrances, insurance policies, energy certificate)
- Arranging of the notary appointment and processing of the contract
From ascertaining the sale price to optimising the sale process and processing the sale contract: don't leave anything to chance when selling your home. Call in an expert instead.
As is obvious from the aforementioned points, it is highly recommendable to consult an experienced sales advisor when selling a property. By commissioning an expert with a brokerage from the outset, you can save yourself a great deal of time and nerves, as well as avoiding financial and legal risks.
An exclusive brokerage through Engel & Völkers:
your "All-Round Carefree Package".
Get that all-important head start on the course to selling your property – by commissioning Engel & Völkers exclusively with its brokerage.
This will mean that you can be sure the sale will be carried out discretely and according to your every wish, in close coordination with your individual needs and the specific property in question. The invaluable benefit for you is that you are kept informed about everything at all times, without having to worry about bothersome administrative and organisational matters – and can sit back and look forward to a successful deal closure!
Six good reasons to opt for an exclusive brokerage through Engel & Völkers:
- Personal consultancy in line with your needs throughout the entire sales process
- Targeted selection of bookmarked interested buyers
- Creation of a tailor-produced marketing concept
- Organisation and realisation of viewing appointments
- Individual recommendations for optimisations relating to the property and/or brokerage process
- Professional support in all kinds of legal matters
Obtain the highest possible valuation for your property – and successfully close a sale deal at the best possible rates.
Whether you just want to find out your property's current market value or are already certain that you wish to sell or lease your property in the near future: with Engel & Völkers all of your wishes are in competent hands.
The local know-how of our experts, our comprehensive network and proven Engel & Völkers system form the ideal foundation for turning your property aspirations into a reality – and achieving the best sale price for your home.
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- Global access to the finest properties and the corresponding client base
- The well-established Engel & Völkers Shop concept reinforces the presence of your property on the market
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- Individual consultancy and supervision during the sales process – and upon request even after the signing of contracts

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The snapshots from my phone can't be the same quality as the ones from my DSLR but they're often the ones I like the best. And to show them off properly, these candid shots need a proper display—like an oversized Polaroid picture frame.
The Polaboy is an LED-back wooden picture frame shaped like giant Polaroid photo. In fact, At 88 x 107cm, it's a 10:1 scale replica of the famous format. The 5,000 lumen light source only draws 12 volts, so it can be left on during the evening like an enormous nightlight. Images can be swapped out at will, according to the maker. No word yet on price or availability though it looks like each is made to order. [Polaboy via SwissMiss]


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So the original "Super Clean Gearbox out of NZ" thread was started in '09, when the bike was just a prototype. Since then a lot has changed. Discussion has spilled over into the "which frame have best roll over features for rough terrain" and "Zerode or Jedi?" threads, but I think it's high time for a dedicated new thread; a place for owners to discuss their rides. Build questions, custom modifications, setup tricks, etc.
After lusting after Zerodes for years, I finally got one. I bought a used one off the Canadian rep, and am very very stoked. Coming from a Demo 7 with a 2010 888, I was blown away by the suspension. My favourite hill is Cypress Mountain, and for those that know it, it's pretty rough and steep. The bike just kills it.
The bike came nicely built with a customized 888 Evo Ti (VA removed, oil height up), Ti-bolt kit, Saint wheels, Code brakes. I swapped out the bars, grips and pedals (my own Carve brand).
Some things I have planned for the bike include:
- Changing out the rear cog from the 20T it came with to something bigger. Likely a 23T. I am a freerider not a racer. Of course I will have to lengthen the chain accordingly. I've already made one on the waterjet, but the splines are a little tight so I'm going to remake it.
- CNC machining a new front chainring that is Zerode/Saint specific. I plan to eliminate the white spacer ring by making the chainring the right thickness in the tab areas, and also eliminate the female chainring nuts by tapping the chainring directly.
- Swapping the Alfine shifter for a modified x9 shifter.
- Servicing the Alfine gearbox with an ATF dip.
- Plus a few other secret mods I'll share later.
Hope Rob and Zerode have a good luck with the switch of manufacturers.
One day hopefully we'll see the all-mountain version, and maybe both bikes in carbon.
Really sad about Dodzy.
Anyways, just wanted to share.


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Software for Manufacturing
Costing Software Features Expanded Estimating Library
Costimator OEM V9.0 provides users with an expanded set of feature-based cost models for use in the system's feature-based costing methodology. Its feature library includes cost models for prismatic and cylindrical machined components, sheetmetal fabrication and secondary nonmachining operations. The library enhances the design engineer's ability to understand the impact that varying product-design alternatives have on cost, company officials say.
Another key feature of V9.0 is the addition of a new cost-model development tool called Cost Modeler, which enables users to develop their own process- or feature-based cost models.
Feature-based estimating enables design engineers to estimate the cost of alternative designs quickly and easily based on part features.
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Oracle Supply Chain Management Cloud SaaS - Senior Sales Consultant in El Segundo, California
Provides direction and specialist knowledge in applying the technology/application to client business. Facilitation of customer product/application understanding through presentations demonstrations and benchmarks; provision of support throughout the sell.
As a Senior Sales Consultant you will be responsible for providing presales technical / functional support to prospective clients and customers while ensuring customer satisfaction with minimal supervision. Acts as a technical resource for less experienced Sales Consultants. Develop and deliver high quality standard Oracle presentations and demonstrations. Present and articulate advanced product features and benefits, product future direction and overall Oracle solutions. Design, validate, and present Oracle software solutions to include advanced product concepts, future direction, and 3rd party complimentary products. Develop and manage reference sites through high quality technical, professional client relationships.
Job duties are varied and complex, needing independent judgment. May have project lead role. 5 years vendor (sales and marketing) experience. 5 years relevant computer applications or database/tools. Demonstrated proficiency in one multi-user operating system. Through knowledge of system and application design. Strong verbal and written communication skills: needs analysis, positioning, business justification, closing techniques. Demonstrated ability to solve complex technical problems with accounts in complex technical environments. Ability to travel as needed. BS degree or equivalent; advanced degree desirable.
Oracle is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability and protected veterans status or any other characteristic protected by law.
Oracle is an Affirmative Action-Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veterans status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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Oracle s Best-in-Class Enterprise SCM Solutions provide end-to-end Cloud solutions from planning to fulfillment. To strengthen Oracle s position as a market leader we are looking for a Senior Sales Consultant to provide expertise on SCM solutions with products spanning Procurement, Order Management, Manufacturing, and Planning.
Role Overview:
This highly rewarding role, will offer the opportunity for you to leverage your knowledge and skills of SCM and work in unison with Oracle s best field sales executives, solving complex customer problems and translating customer requirements into deliverable technical solutions. This is a critical role in driving the continued success of Oracle s Enterprise Applications in North America. You will be responsible for helping to define and execute Oracle's SCM strategy to pursue Applications business in the North American market.
Responsibilities include:
Develop and deliver outstanding Oracle presentations and demonstrations
Provide direction and specialist knowledge in applying Oracle SCM solutions to client business challenges
Support the sales team by providing guidance on solution design and recommended products
Facilitation of customer solution understanding through meetings, presentations, and demonstrations throughout the sales cycle
Provide field and customer input into the product development process
Industry thought leadership in the supply chain marketplace
Customer advocate for strategic customers
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience in one or more of the following: planning, manufacturing, procurement, order management, warehouse management, or configure, price and quote (CPQ)
Very strong verbal, presentation, and interpersonal skills
Degree in Business or other related degree or equivalent years of experience
Travel: Yes, up to 50% of the Time
Job: *Pre Sales
Organization: *Oracle
Title: Supply Chain Management Cloud SaaS - Senior Sales Consultant
Location: United States
Requisition ID: 19001IYP
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- FamilySearch.org Research Wiki
- FamilySearch.org Family Tree
- Ancestry.com Wiki
- WeRelate.org
- WikiTree.com
- GenWiki
- Rodovid
Most, if not all, of the wiki websites are based on a free open source software program from MediaWiki.org. The program is written in PHP, a popular general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited for web development.
The most outstanding feature of the wiki website is its ability to handle huge amounts of data in an efficient and user-based environment. A wiki allows people to add, modify or delete content in collaboration with other users. Quoting from the Wikipedia article on the Wiki, " [A Wiki] differs from a blog or most other such systems in that the content is created without any defined owner or leader, and wikis have little implicit structure, allowing structure to emerge according to the needs of the users."
Here is a further description of the websites from the Wikipedia article:
A wiki enables communities to write documents collaboratively, using a simple markup language and a web browser. A single page in a wiki website is referred to as a "wiki page", while the entire collection of pages, which are usually well interconnected by hyperlinks, is "the wiki". A wiki is essentially a database for creating, browsing, and searching through information. A wiki allows non-linear, evolving, complex and networked text, argument and interaction.Almost inevitably when I talk about wikis, I get the same question, "Why doesn't the information in a wiki devolve into a pile of garbage?" You may well ask the same question about any complex human organization. Why don't countries and cities collapse of their own weight. I guess the answer is that sometimes they do, but you might note that there are cities that have survived for thousands of years. The reason this is a complex issue is because wikis survive and thrive because of basic human nature. People are more inclined to build than they are to tear down. It is that simple.
A defining characteristic of wiki technology is the ease with which pages can be created and updated. Generally, there is no review before modifications are accepted. Many wikis are open to alteration by the general public without requiring registration of user accounts. Many edits can be made in real-time and appear almost instantly online. This can facilitate abuse of the system. Private wiki servers require user authentication to edit pages, and sometimes even to read them.
The other reasons why wikis work are really very complex. If we focus on genealogy wikis, we see two distinct functions represented. On one hand, we have informational wikis that focus on providing resource material such as the FamilySearch.org Research Wiki. On the other hand, we have wikis that are designed to host family tree information such as WeRelate.org. Both applications seem to be very successful in their functions and ability to absorb mountains of information. Wikis work primarily because they fill a very needed function, that is, gathering huge amounts of information in an efficient way with a much reduced expense.
Wikis are not just left out there to live or die, all successful wikis are tightly moderated either by the developer of the wiki, in the case of FamilySearch.org, or by the wiki community. Most wikis have rules about the kind of content allowed and violations of the content rule are quickly eliminated and in some instances users who violate the rules are excluded from further contact with the wiki.
In actual practice, the wiki format can be so dramatically altered by having a custom designed front-end, that the website is almost unrecognizable as a wiki except for its function. This is the case with the FamilySearch.org Family Tree program.
If you haven't done so, I would invite you to review the above wiki websites and consider participating in one or more of the wiki communities.


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Celebrate Girl Day with AAUW: Enter Our Battle of the Plans!
Engineering is one of the fastest-growing fields in the United States, so why are only 13 percent of professional engineers women? One reason is that not many girls learn about engineering in the K–12 classroom. That's why DiscoverE (formerly known as Engineers Week) created Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day, now called Girl Day.
To help celebrate, AAUW is inviting teachers and other educators with K–12 experience to submit lesson plans for our second annual Battle of the Plans contest. Make sure you share the contest with teachers you know. You can also encourage teachers to use last year's winning plan with their students. And don't forget to tell the girls in your life about their amazing potential as future engineers!
To enter the contest, submit a K–12 lesson plan that incorporates engineering skills and knowledge into a diverse range of subjects in fun, creative ways. Lesson plans must
- Make engineering relevant to a subject taught in K–12 schools
- Be appropriate to your students' age and grade level
- Be 1,000 words or less
- Be your original work (You don't need to create a lesson plan solely for the contest. Tried-and-true plans are encouraged!)
- Be submitted to email@example.com by January 31, 2014
By submitting your lesson plan to this contest, you grant AAUW permission to publish your plan online, along with your full name.
One winner, whose lesson plan shows thoughtfulness, creativity, and originality, will receive a $300 Visa gift card to spend on classroom supplies to continue to introduce students to engineering. AAUW will announce the winner on Girl Day, February 20, 2014.
Good luck, and may the best plan win!
Thank you to everyone who entered.
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NoSQL, Part 2: Grappling With Big Data
Jan 14, 2014 5:00 AM PT
Back in 2009, SQL databases began emerging, mainly to handle modern Web-scale databases. They could handle massive amounts of data; tackle the exponential growth of newly created digital content from social media sites and websites; and help build value around data by connecting the dots -- no small task when a plethora of data is continuously being created.
Those very features led Twitter to move from shared MySQL + Memcached to the Apache Cassandra project in 2010.
NoSQL tools really came into their own with the advent of Big Data -- data collections so large that they cannot be effectively managed or exploited using conventional data management tools such as traditional relational database management systems.
The Pain of Big Data
Social media contribute 90 percent or so of the data available today, while the use of geographical information systems, including location-based data systems, is growing rapidly.
In 2012, about 2.5 quintillion bytes of data were being produced every day. Meanwhile, the size of data sets was increasing, from a comparatively paltry few terabytes to several petabytes and, now, to several terabytes.
Businesses want to analyze the data because they yield important customer information. Walmart, for instance, is reported to have exhaustive consumer data on more than 145 million Americans that it shares with more than 50 third parties.
Further, companies are increasingly using predictive analytics to increase customer profitability and reduce customer churn, and that again requires managing Big Data.
However, analyzing such large quantities of data requires improvements in queries, the accuracy of responses to those queries and the speed of those responses.
NoSQL Databases Make Simplicity a Virtue
The relatively simple architecture of NoSQL databases is simply better-suited than that of RDBMSes to handling Big Data.
In an RDBMS, data for a given record is spread across many tables, requiring joins and careful coordination of a transaction across them all, Kelly Stirman, director of product marketing at MongoDB, told TechNewsWorld. That means transactions must be very sophisticated and be able to address a variety of failure scenarios.
Performing joins and transactions across tables becomes increasingly difficult as an RDBMS scales.
"The schema flexibility and distributed nature of most NoSQL databases make them complementary in various types of Big Data environments," Nick Heudecker, a research director at Gartner, told TechNewsWorld.
For example, NoSQL databases using document store technologies such as Couchbase let users address the documents through unique keys that represent each document. Many also offer an application programming interface or query language that lets users retrieve documents based on their contents, however, while others allow for retrieval using MapReduce.
Global travel and tourism industry player Amadeus is running a pilot using Couchbase as "a very efficient key-value store," Dietmar Fauser, its vice president of Architecture, Quality & Governance divisions for Research and Development, told TechNewsWorld. "The document store aspects of Couchbase will be used in a second step."
Cutting Costs With Commodity Hardware
Another plus for NoSQL databases is that they are developed to run on clusters of commodity hardware, which is inexpensive to source and replace. That also means they are distributed and have no single point of failure.
"NoSQL is about building the next generation of operational databases that have to deal with a large data set that is semi-structured and needs a flexible data schema; a distributed scale-out architecture that provides elasticity and easy scaling; high performance and low latency for billions of users at Internet scale; and an always-on architecture that allows for upgrades and maintenance of a system on-the-fly with no maintenance downtimes," Rahim Yaseen, the company's senior vice president of engineering, told TechNewsWorld.
For example, Couchbase is a scale-out topology with "a true Shared Nothing cluster architecture" so there is no contention for centralized resources, Yaseen explained. To scale up, users just add nodes to the Couchbase cluster.
Is ACID Necessary?
By being distributed, fault-tolerant and run on clusters of commodity servers, NoSQL databases made a trade-off over ACID -- Atomicity, Consistency, Isolation and Durability -- properties and other issues.
Some NoSQL databases offer ACID while others don't; yet others offer partial ACID support.
Couchbase does not support full ACID because "for modern Internet applications with data and users at Internet scale, and with flexible schema data, it is more important to focus on consistency, durability and atomicity," Yaseen said.
MongoDB "provides strong consistency and guarantees ACID operations at the document level, which tends to be sufficient for most applications," the company's Stirman said.
"With very few exceptions, first-generation NoSQL databases do not support ACID transactions and therefore do not support SQL," Nick Lavezzo, cofounder of FoundationDB, told TechNewsWorld. "The lack of distributed ACID transaction support and, therefore, lack of perfect data consistency has been the biggest barrier holding NoSQL database technologies out of mission-critical tasks at large enterprises."
Some database vendors that do not support ACID transactions "confuse the issue by attempting to redefine ACID to mean some weaker set of guarantees than it has traditionally meant," Lavezzo stated.
Moving Towards Acidity
ACID transactions let FoundationDB support multiple data models on top of a single storage engine architecture, Lavezzo said.
New-generation distributed database technologies such as Google Spanner F1 and FoundationDB both support data models typical of NoSQL and also support true SQL, which requires ACID support, he pointed out.
However, the lack of ACID support will not be easily remedied.
"Having spent four years building FoundationDB -- and it apparently took Google about four years to build Spanner -- we know how hard this problem is," Lavezzo remarked. "Because of this, I don't see any NoSQL technologies adding true ACID transactions any time in the foreseeable future."


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When I try create a new database, Spatialite plugin return the dialog error box:
The SQL query seems to be invalid, no such table: views_goemetry_columns
When I click in OK button, a second dialog box (Transform database into SpatiaLite) is open with the text :
This database seems to be a valid SQLite database but not a valid SpatiaLite One
Would you like QSpatiaLite to automatically transform it to SpatiaLite (information won't be lost) ?
When I click in the YES button, a new dialog error box open with the text:
Unable to convert Database to SpatiaLite
When I click in OK button, another dialog error box open with the text:
The SQL query seems to be invalid.
The database was set up, but I can't import spatial layers. How resolve this problem?


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ProZ.com "state of the industry" reports take a look at some of the changes that are affecting translators, as told by translators. The reports include discussion of the trends, obstacles and opportunities to freelance work in the translation industry today, and how freelance translators are dealing with these trends.
These reports are free for all full ProZ.com members. Non-members have access to the report abstracts shown on this page.
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In this report, we will take a look at some of the changes that have been introduced into the language services industry over the past years, and at how the humans in that industry, specifically translators and interpreters, are reacting and adapting to those changes.
A version of this report was first given as a talk at the 2019 GALA conference in Munich, Germany.
Commenting on the impact of the Internet and other factors leading to accelerated globalization, Thomas Friedman, in The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century, wrote, "The world has been flattened ... global collaboration and competition – between individuals and individuals, companies and individuals, companies and companies, and companies and customers -- have been made cheaper, easier, more friction-free, and more productive for more people from more corners of the earth than at any time in the history of the world."
These changes, of course, have also affected translation. As companies have gained increased access to new potential customers around the world, the need for translation has increased. The translation industry is a healthy, growing one.
Other features of this flattened translation world are, for instance, the increased turnaround times translation projects demand. It is easier now too for clients to find the right professional for the job, in less time. With advances in content management, the use of translation memories, improvements in machine translation, more effective online and offline resources and many other factors, human translators are now more efficient. They are more specialized. They are, through this heightened productivity and specialization, able to provide increasingly higher quality.
Last year, ProZ.com's first "State of the industry" report for freelance translators was compiled, and was first presented at the second annual Translation Day virtual conference. In it, several main trends affecting translators were identified, along with ways in which translators were dealing with, or taking advantage of, those trends.
A year later, has much really changed?
Yes and no. Many of the trends discussed in the 2010 report continue, though some have made greater leaps than others. Advances and setbacks both within and outside of the translation industry are impacting the way in which freelance translators work. Technological advances, for example, are made at a pace with which it is at times difficult to keep up. It is clear, however, that many translators are taking advantage of these changes and others to not only survive but thrive within the industry.
Not surprisingly, then, many of the trends covered in last year's report continue, some perhaps more noticeably than others. Some of these trends show a high level of interplay; that is, it is difficult to talk about one without addressing the other. For example, specialization as a trend plays closely into productivity, quality, and translation price. For the purposes of this report, though, the main trends we will be looking at can be grouped like this:
Freelance translator reactions to these trends are included throughout the report, but we will finish with a summary of ways in which a translator can best get ahead and stay there in the current industry.
It has been said previously that translation was a "cottage industry", in the sense that there were many individuals working in translation in a separate fashion, isolated, each producing his or her own product, with not much in the way of overall standardization. A translator's reach with their service was also more limited.
If this was the case before, it would appear that translation is no longer a cottage industry. Over the past few years there have been some important shifts in the industry, and advances both of the technological and social type that appear to be bringing fragments closer together-- translators and translators, translators and clients. Some members have used the term "industrial revolution" to refer to these changes. Now, I don't think that term has been used to say what it means in the strictest sense, of course, but rather to relay the impact these changes are having on the industry.
Translation is happening faster-- both the actual translation and the turnaround times for projects. Demand is up, and the demand for quality is increasing. Translators are adding more services to their offer of translation and cornering their niche on the market, while beginning to work more closely with their clients.
Some of the trends outlined in this report represent important challenges to freelance translator work. Others represent an opportunity for each translator to better position themselves to thrive in the industry.
The main trends this report covers can be broken into six different areas. Those are:
After discussing these areas, we will also take a look at a 4-part strategy for freelancers to survive and thrive in the industry.
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RHSV Lecture: Tales from Abroad – Studying Local History in the UK - Joan Hunt.
Tuesday 18th September
Time: Refreshments 5.15pm, Lecture 5.45pm.
Cost: Members Free. Non-Members $10.00.
Bookings: Can be made at www.trybooking.com/BQUN, or by phone on 9326 9288.
Where: RSHV Headquaters
After retirement in early 2011, Joan and Gary Hunt treated themselves to 13 months living in Warwickshire, where Joan applied to undertake an Advanced Diploma in Local History through Oxford University.
This talk will present and discuss the two modules of the one-year study, accompanied by a PowerPoint presentation showing the various Oxfordshire villages which were case studies used to interpret the medieval and early modern sources under investigation.


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Spoilers on the main quest:
When the Dragonborn captures Odahviihg, he learns that Alduin's portal to Sovngarde is on Skuldafn, on the Jeroll Mountains on the far east of Skyrim. Wouldn't it be more wise to keep a untrusted dragon captured and go to Skuldafn with a dragon he already trusts ?
I don't know if It's possible, or if Paarthurnax tells the dragonborn why he doesn't or can't bring him to Skuldafn, does someone has any information about this or a lore-reason for this ?


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The Series Premiere Of LET'S STAY TOGETHER Debuts as the #2 Series In BET History With 4.4 Million Viewers
NEW YORK, NY —January 12, 2011—BET's scripted night of programming broke ratings records as millions tuned in on Tuesday, January 11 to watch the hour long cable debut of THE GAME at 10:00 p.m.* and the series premiere of LET'S STAY TOGETHER at 11:00 p.m.* THE GAME was the #1 ad-supported sitcom telecast in cable TV history, garnering 7.7 million total viewers according to the Nielsen Company and was the #1 THE GAME telecast on broadcast and cable ever. The premiere also ranks as the #2 telecast in BET history among viewers (behind BET AWARDS '09).
LET'S STAY TOGETHER, a brand new scripted series on the Network, ranked among the top 5 ad-supported sitcom premieres in cable TV history ever and was the #2 series telecast in BET history behind THE GAME, debuting to 4.4 million viewers among 2.7 million households with a 3.0 coverage rating on Tuesday, January 11 at 11:00 p.m.*
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"We're so proud that our scripted night on television performed so well and it is a testament to the incredible casts, executive producers and writers for both THE GAME and LET'S STAY TOGETHER," said Loretha Jones, President of Original Programming at BET Networks. "As we look forward to our development pipeline, it's clear scripted will continue to play an important role in our original programming slate to tell more of our stories that truly resonate with our audience."
Following BET Networks' successful syndicate acquisition in February 2009, the BET premiere of THE GAME picked up where things left off at the end of season three with the show's main cast— Coby Bell, Hosea Chanchez, Brittany Daniel, Pooch Hall, Tia Mowry and Wendy Raquel Robinson.
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THE GAME is executive produced by Mara Brock Akil, Salim Akil, and Kenny Smith. Salim Akil is the Director of all episodes.
LET'S STAY TOGETHER, a romantic comedy that takes an unconventional look into the lives of five young, ambitious African Americans, centers on a married couple, an engaged couple and a single sister who all take courageous steps as they navigate life, love and matrimony. The fresh, break-out cast includes Bert Belasco, Joyful Drake, Nadine Ellis, Erica Hubbard and RonReaco Lee.
LET'S STAY TOGETHER was created by Jacque Edmonds Cofer, who is also the show's Executive producer along with, Dana Owens (Queen Latifah) and Shakim Compere. LET'S STAY TOGETHER is a BET Studios Original Production.
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Here is an update for An'jin through chapter 50, though the details/references still need polishing and finishing.
An'jin Jie'yen
==Biography - Arc II==
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Escape from Felde
During the invasion of Felde by the [[Kavahini]] clan, [[Kiel'ndia Vel'Vlozress]] infiltrated [[Snadhya'rune's]] dungeon, coming in search of An'jin. An'jin initially rejected her offer to free him, saying that Snadhya would only demand his return. Kiel'ndia insisted that he escape, however, telling him that Snadhya'rune would likely be too busy to worry about one spy. She then turned to the Sarghress prisoners - Erelice and Vayas'arn Sarghress - and offered to free the two in return for creating a distraction.[[<ref>ChapterRef|chapter 46|53</ref>]] Erelice agreed, on the condition Kiel and An'jin took Vayas'arn with them.[[<ref>ChapterRef|chapter 46|144</ref>]]
In Search of the Cure
When [[Chrys'tel Vel'Sharen]] set out to locate [[Snadhya'rune Vel'Sharen]] in hopes of finding a cure for the madness toxin inflicted on her mother, An'jin agreed to assist her. He followed the [[Val'Nal'Sarkoth envoy]], knowing that they were at least sympathetic to the First Daughter and hoping that by splitting up they would cover more ground.[[<ref>ChapterRef|chapter 50|79</ref>]] His plan succeeded, and after following the Val'Nalsarkoth to their home territory, An'jin was able to confirm Snadhya'rune's presence.[[<ref>ChapterRef|chapter 50|127</ref>]]
Battle at the Val'Nal'sarkoth Fortress
After gaining the assistance of [[Nishi'kanta Vel'Sharen]], the team consisting of Chrys'tel, Nishi'kanta, An'Jin, and [[Sara'hilana]] infiltrated the [[Val'Nal'sarkoth fortress]]. Nishi'kanta created a diversion by assaulting the fortress with a powerful war golem and confronting Snadhya'rune directly, allowing the others to set up a counter-ambush for Snadhya'rune's followers who had accompanied her. An'jin, dressed as a servant once again, was able to ambush [[Nehleanee Vel'Sharen]], taking her out of the fight before she could finish summoning demons through a nether gate.[[<ref>ChapterRef|chapter 50|226</ref>]]
Shortly after the battle started, the fight began to shift in favor of Snadhya'rune's followers. An'jin was forced into cover as [[Shinae Vel'Sharen]] targeted him with her pressure sorcery. As he was hiding, he managed to spot an opportunity to assist Nishi'kanta by co-opting one of [[Sal'bara's]] spy golem drones and throwing it like a shuriken at Snadhya's head. His aim struck true, and the move stunned Snadhya long enough for Nishi'kanta to strike with her fire sorcery.[[<ref>ChapterRef|chapter 50|241</ref>]]
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The turn of the battle only proved to enrage Snadhya'rune, who summoned an outer exoskeleton of stone in the form of a dragon summon. Sara'hilana urged An'jin to leave, as the battlefield was quickly becoming even more dangerous than before. An'jin refused, however, telling Sara that this might be their only chance to destroy Snadhya'rune.[[<ref>ChapterRef|chapter 50|247</ref>]] After watching the draconic summon-form appear to swallow Nishi'kanta during the battle, he finally agreed to retreat, saying that they had failed their mission.
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"Sharen, Vloz, Sullussin and Sarghress, hand in hand, helping each other. Makes me thingk that perhaps we won't be fighting after all." - To the others, after Kharla'ggen nearly fell from the riding platform during the return trip from Felde to Chel.
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An evening with comedian Kevin Fitzgerald will help celebrate Larimer Humane Society's 40th Anniversary 7 p.m. on April 1 at the Rialto Theater in Loveland. Opening act for the show will be comedian David Bublitz.
A ruff night
The Bow Wow Buddies Foundation of Boulder will be the recipient of funds raised April 9 at "Project RUFFway," featuring a runway show with adoptable dogs, food and music. It will be held at the Mile High Station in Denver.
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How To Keep Spring Onion for Days or Weeks - Random Sunday
Sunday, March 4, 2012
Spring onions / scallions / green onions is one of my MUST HAVES in the fridge, besides butter and eggs. I must replenish it whenever it runs out. It's one of the crucial dinner ingredients. No spring onions, no fried rice. Somehow, I don't like my fried rice without it. And with spring onions I can cook a lot more of other emergency dishes like ginger onion pork or ginger onion chicken. Or even cook pork and mussels porridge or my husband's favourite Salmon Congee. I need it all the time.
My girl loves spring onions. :) and it adds colour to my dishes.
I have also come to know that a lot of people do not like to buy and store them, because they wilt and spoil easily, even when chilled. Ok. But that doesn't happen to me. Read on.
The major problem is, wilting. It wilts because the air in the fridge is dry. It can dry up within 2 days in the fridge if left exposed. It's considered exposed when it's wrapped in newspaper or partially wrapped in a plastic bag.
Try this method and gimme some feedback.
Take note that the duration of it staying fresh depends on how fresh the spring onions were when they were bought. The fresher they are, the longer they will keep.
I have been doing this for 10 years and this method has never failed me.
Any plastic container will do. Even those you get from takeaways, thin transparent ones. Or ice cream containers. Tupperware or my fridge is not the magic here. *Lena, not my fridge, ok* LOL.
Lastly... this picture was taken few days back of 18 day old spring onions from my fridge. Still looking good right? I think this must be my freshest spring onions ever. Usually they only last 2 weeks, but this time I think they can last 3 weeks minimum!


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Lakeland's inviting two-story Gould Hall is an "L" shaped building that consists of two housing sections separated by a common activity area. It features 64 beds in eight student housing pods, similar to the popular apartment-style layout of Brotz Hall. Each housing pod in the new hall includes three double rooms, two single rooms, a living room, kitchen and two restrooms sharing a common counter area.
The common activity area on the first floor is two stories high and includes a commons room, restrooms and small kitchen. It features a large fireplace and is designed for relaxation, study, meetings and special events. Gould hall is tobacco-free.Click Here To See the Floor Plan


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Everybody knows that when I fill out census forms, under ethnicity I put 'Halo fanboy.' So yeah, I liked Halo: ODST. (For the spelling I would also accept OSDT, OTSD, and the M-for-mature title OSTD. Cue laugh track. Followed by Wilhelm scream.)
But why, Lev? Why did you like it? Draw close, my children.
Basically, this is the game we were ready for after Halo 2. Enough of that loopy green-and-purple palette. Enough growly Dirty Harry Master Chief dialogue. Can we all admit now that he was getting to be a drag? Healing up all the time, all the marine extras kissing his armored ass … (I could never have enough slinky Cortana dialogue, but listen, I know I have a problem.)
ODST is different. It's noir. You've been dropped into New Mombasa at night. You've been out cold for six hours, and you're looking for the remnants of your scattered squad. There's atmospheric, vaguely bluesy soundtrack music. You're not the superhero Spartan anymore. You're an ODST (an Orbital Drop Shock Trooper) on his own, in an open-world environment, down on his luck, just trying to pick up clues and scrape up some semblance of a tactical win out of the jagged shards of a shattered mission. This is Starship Troopers rewritten by Dashiell Hammett.
They've tweaked the settings some to enhance the mood. You don't have a heads-up, top-down radar anymore, so when dudes come at you, you don't always know they're going to come at you, instead they come skulking in out of the darkness. And you're weaker now, too. You don't heal as fast. Sometimes you even have to clunk a grunt over the head a couple of times with your rifle butt before he falls over, staining the African dust with his creepy fluorescent blood.
And there's the pacing. Instead of speed-marching you through furlong after furlong of ringworld landscape, they sometimes slacken the pace and let you just be in the world. Sometimes you'll barely meet an enemy between checkpoints. You just walk. You listen to the ambient sound effects, and groove on the neon lights and broken-down cars. It's hella atmospheric.
(And listen, if you're a Firefly fan, it's a major major thing that Nathan Fillion, Alan Tudyk and Adam Baldwin are voicing characters. Though if you aren't a Firefly fan, you don't care.)
Basically, ODST is a big milestone. It proves that Bungie can use the same instrument to play in totally different key, thereby adding years to the life of the franchise. The major knock I've heard on ODST is the price-to-campaign-length ratio, which admittedly is not everything it could be. There's a lot of multiplayer goodness, but if you're single-player-focused, it's a slightly dicey purchase.
That's not a problem for me, though. See, I have a secret technique for squeezing delicious extra gameplay hours out of ODST: sucking at Halo. I recommend it.
p.s. here's a few minutes from the forthcoming Halo anime:


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Joe Babiak
Michael Angelo Batio
Parallel Mind
Joe Babiak began his musical career at the early age of five. He first started with the piano and soon after began the trumpet. Joe played in concert and jazz bands all throughout his schooling and was the recipient of numerous awards, the most notable of these was performing at Carnegie Hall. Joe attended Elmhurst College in Chicago where he earned his B.A. in Music.
Joe has been playing drums since 1994, and due to his previous musical training, drumming came to him very naturally. His strong understanding of theory, keen melodic and harmonic sense, and excellent pitch makes him unique on the instrument. With years of live, studio, and touring experience, Joe takes great pride in being well versed in many genres.
In 2002, Joe began his long running relationship with renowned guitarist, Michael Angelo Batio. Since then he has toured Hong Kong, Shanghai, Taiwan, Russia, and India with Michael. Joe has also performed in Michael's music videos, recorded on two of his full length albums, and opened up for Hellyea and Megadeth at the 2011 Dean Guitar NAMM Jam.
In 2005, Joe's progressive-rock group Parallel Mind was signed to Unicorn Records in Canada for the release of their album, Colossus ADEA.
In the spring of 2006, Joe joined the Chicago based band Kill Hannah for a 5 month national tour in support of the group's second album with Atlantic Records. During that time, he performed in the band's Lips Like Morphine music video, the WGN morning news, and Chicago's Lollapalooza music festival.
From 2006-2010, Joe played in the rock band South Of Earth featuring Geno Lenardo (Device, FILTER, Chevelle), Joe Grah (Loser, Jibe), and Bill Gower (Boy Hits Car).
While living in Los Angeles, Joe played with Cage9, featuring members of Powerman 5000.
Most recently, Joe performed with Altitudes & Attitude featuring David Ellefson (Megadeth) and Frank Bello (Anthrax).
Joe has had the honor of appearing in Modern Drummer magazine five times and was featured in the November 2006 issue of DRUM! magazine. Joe Babiak proudly endorses Sonor Drums, Sabian cymbals, Vater Sticks, Protechtor Cases by Gator, Westone in-ear monitors, and beyerdynamic microphones.
After a successful 4 years in Los Angeles, Joe returned to Chicago to join the faculty at Elmhurst College where he taught a music business course in the spring of 2012. He currently performs with a few local groups and maintains an active teaching schedule.


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Pakistan were 253 for five at stumps, having been reeling at 33 for four after being sent in.
Younis was caught behind off Vernon Philander 13 balls before the close for 111, while Shafiq was unbeaten, also on 111.
The pair put on 219, a record partnership for any wicket by Pakistan against South Africa.
It was a remarkable turnaround after the South African fast bowlers scythed through their top order early in the day.
Pakistan seemed in danger of another humiliation following their dismissal for a record low of 49 on the way to a 211-run defeat in the first Test in Johannesburg.
"After the first Test match we had a lot of meetings and chats about how we play Test cricket," said Younis.
"It was tough again this morning but everyone knows that if you have a good partnership you have a good chance to come back.
"It is all about the partnership and how you motivate yourself again and again and fight for your country."
Graeme Smith's decision to bowl was prompted by cloudy weather, which followed early morning rain.
It seemed fully justified as Morne Morkel took two wickets and Philander and Dale Steyn claimed one each, with none of the batsmen looking comfortable.
Younis, Pakistan's most experienced batsman, had to survive some challenging deliveries from Steyn at the start of his innings, and admitted: "I was lucky, I played a few balls and missed."
Shafiq followed a fighting half-century in the second innings in Johannesburg with an innings which grew in quality the longer it progressed.
"Asad Shafiq is improving every day, he has a good future for Pakistan," added Younis, who also said he had encouraged the younger player by advising him to play his natural game.
"My theory is very simple. If there is a ball (to hit), go for it."
It was slow going at times, with Younis and Shafiq adding only 14 runs in the first 13 overs after lunch.
The 50 partnership was posted off 151 balls, but their second 50 was scored off 88 deliveries and the pair scored freely in the afternoon before the second new ball was due.
Younis reached his 21st Test century -- and his fourth against South Africa -- after facing 192 balls and hitting six fours and three sixes, all of the sixes coming off left-arm spinner Robin Peterson.
The stocky Shafiq followed in the last over with the old ball, notching his third Test hundred off 201 balls with 13 fours and a six.
Steyn appeared to have made a breakthrough with his third delivery with the new ball when Younis, on 105, was adjudged leg before wicket by umpire Steve Davis.
But the batsman immediately called for a review which showed that the ball flicked the inside edge of his bat before crashing into his front pad.
Younis then fell victim to a successful review by South Africa after being given not out by umpire Bruce Oxenford. Replays showed he had been caught behind off an inside edge and his thigh pad.
Philander said he felt that South Africa had bowled well.
"The wicket is pretty good," he said.
"We knocked over four quite quickly, then Younis and Shafiq played very well. Overall it was a good bowling performance."
The Younis-Shafiq stand lasted for 439 balls and gave Pakistan heart after a poor start.
Opening batsmen Mohammad Hafeez and Nasir Jamshed started cautiously, scoring just ten runs before the left-handed Jamshed was caught behind off Philander for three.
He had survived a chance to Faf du Plessis at gully off the previous delivery.
Hafeez edged Steyn to first slip after making 17 before the tall Morkel took two wickets in an over, having Azhar Ali caught behind attempting an extravagant drive before Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq was caught at short leg off a sharply rising delivery. (AFP)