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As a cell ages, its telomeres naturally shorten and fray, but health and lifestyle factors, such as obesity and smoking, may accelerate that process. Shortened telomeres are associated with cardiovascular disease, diabetes and major cancers.
"Our study found cells age faster with a sedentary lifestyle. Chronological age doesn't always match biological age," said Aladdin Shadyab, PhD, lead author of the study with the Department of Family Medicine and Public Health at UC San Diego School of Medicine.
Shadyab and his research team believe they are the first to objectively measure how the combination of sedentary time and exercise can impact the aging biomarker.
Nearly 1,500 women, ages 64 to 95, participated in the study. The women are part of the larger Women's Health Initiative (WHI), a national, longitudinal study investigating the determinants of chronic diseases in postmenopausal women. The participants completed questionnaires and wore an accelerometer on their right hip for seven consecutive days during waking and sleeping hours to track their movements.
"We found that women who sat longer did not have shorter telomere length if they exercised for at least 30 minutes a day, the national recommended guideline," said Shadyab. "Discussions about the benefits of exercise should start when we are young, and physical activity should continue to be part of our daily lives as we get older, even at 80 years old."
Shadyab said future studies will examine how exercise relates to telomere length in younger populations and in men.
Shadyab AH, Macera CA, Shaffer RA, Jain S, Gallo LC, LaMonte MJ, Reiner AP, Kooperberg C, Carty CL, Di C, Manini TM, Hou L, LaCroix AZ.
Associations of Accelerometer-Measured and Self-Reported Sedentary Time With Leukocyte Telomere Length in Older Women.
Am J Epidemiol. 2017 Jan 18. doi: 10.1093/aje/kww196.


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The book Intelligent Commodity Indexing identifies three supra-asset categories: capital assets (e.g. bonds and stocks), consumable assets (e.g. copper, oil and soybeans), and store-of-value assets (e.g. gold, art and currencies).
The latter two are a natural portfolio alternative because unlike capital assets their valuation is not based on cash flow streams. Instead their appraisal is dependent on physical supply limitations and sentiment.
Debt, unconstrained by physical limits, has proliferated since 2008, whereas such an expansion would be difficult to envisage with precious metals.
As capital assets swell, alternatives become an increasingly underrepresented asset class in the asset markets. At the end of 2013 financial assets were valued at US$153 trillion of which 47 percent were in fixed income, 43 percent in equities, 6 percent in various alternative investments (including gold and silver), and 5 percent in money markets.
As for sentiment – known by another name as 'taste', for which we know there is no accounting for – it is wonderfully unpredictable, uncorrelated to macro-economic activity and a welcome diversifier to a portfolio.
Four appealing macro trends
Future mine supply is being curtailed by a multi-year retrenchment. The trend started in 2012 once it became apparent the downturn in prices was not abating. In response producers made sweeping changes in the executive suite with nearly half of the world's 40 largest miners replacing their CEO between 2012 and 2014.
The mandate from shareholders was to cut costs and preserve profit margins. But cuts with the largest return to the bottom line and minimal impact on present production hold long-term ramifications for supply: reduced sustaining capital expenditures, eliminated exploration, and forgone expansion of existing projects. By the end of 2013 the top 40 had reduced exploration expenses by 30 percent. Gold producers within the top 40 are on pace to cut capital costs 51 percent from 2012 through 2014.
A review by conultancy GFMS of four primary silver producers showed similar policies: exploration and capital cost reductions year-over-year of 42 percent and 27 percent, respectively, in the first half of 2014. Yet there is still more blood to be squeezed from the stone. The world's 10 largest mining companies plan to cut capital spending by 10 percent in 2015 while a survey of executives in late 2014 showed that 49 percent deemed "cost management" or "capital expenditures" one of their top two concerns.
Gold and silver mine supply are expected to peak in 2016 because cost control directives from corporate boards and shareholder aversion to greenfield projects are not the only threats to future supply. Geological inflation – shorthand for declining ore grades, worsening recovery grades, and progressively more difficult mine engineering – naturally reduces output. A review of gold producers shows a decline from 0.06 in 2004 to 0.04 by 2013 in gold ounces per tonne of mined ore.
Similarly, silver mining producers have seen their ratio decline from 5.4 to 2.7 between 2009 and 2013. A 15-year review of copper producers shows grades have fallen from a high of more than 0.9 percent to about 0.5 percent recently. These forces – lack of investment and geological inflation – create a predictable supply shortfall just over the horizon.
Over the next decade the base of India's demographic pyramid will be the foundation for significant gold demand expansion. Already at 15-20 percent of the global total, India's consumption of jewelry, coin and bullion is used for festivals, surplus savings, investment, births, and anniversaries but most importantly for weddings; by one estimate it is present in 95 percent of ceremonies.
The average age of marriage for women is 20.2 and in 2014 the largest cohort of the population was 5-14 years old. It is estimated that over the next ten years blissful betrothment will grow from 8-10 million to 15-18 million per year. Interestingly, it appears that over the past few decades gold is being purchased earlier in a woman's life. When asked at what age they received their first gift of gold 55 percent of 18-31 year-old women responded "under 18" while only 36 percent of 32-45 year-olds and 34 percent of 46+ year-olds responded similarly.
Although China's demographic pyramid is fundamentally different from India's, the same phenomenon can be found there: the biggest age cohort is transitioning into a phase of elevated gold accumulation.
The coming decade for 40-49 year olds is compelling because the group will volte-face from saving the least to saving the most. As a proportion of income savings will leap from a nadir of 17.7 percent to 26.2 percent (the rate peaks at 27.7 percent for 60-69 year olds). But due to government restrictions there are few options with real returns available: residential real estate, A-share stocks, the shadow banking sector, and gold. All but one of these is a credit-fueled casino; all but one is tied directly to the health of the Chinese economy.
Gold's diversification away from local options and relative safety will be enticing as 40-49 year-olds transition from accumulation to preservation. Like India, China already accounts for 15-20 percent of world gold demand based on its jewelry, bullion and coin consumption alone (not including industrial or central bank demand). Yet there is room for growth as the overall household allocation to gold – around US$300 billion – is small relative to bank holdings of US$7.5 trillion.
To appreciate the importance of Sino-saving one should consider the often asked question, "Why do the Chinese buy gold?" The answer, "When I buy stocks or real estate in China I have to give my name to the government. When I buy gold, I do not." The quote given at the 2014 LBMA Precious Metals Conference, perhaps apocryphal, is nevertheless clarifying and in stark contrast with the standard saccharine answer of traditional cultural values. The lack of trust between the government and its citizens is mutual; it is only prudent to store wealth outside of the state-run system.
The modern rise in precautionary savings stems from the 1990s reorganization of state-owned enterprises, which up to that point had been tasked with the social security of their employees. When tens of millions of workers lost their jobs they also lost social insurance and health care payments. In 1990 the Chinese saved 39.2 percent of their income, by 2012 it was 51.4 percent.
Yet that may not be nearly high enough, according to a Cambridge University study that estimated the level of national savings should be 86 percent of GDP based on life expectancy, retirement age, population growth rate, and education. It should not be discounted that gold savings are a liquid, physically portable hedge against the Communist Party.
Silver possesses the highest electrical conductivity of any element, the highest thermal conductivity of any metal, and is the most reflective metal; this positions it well for heavy utilization from trends in electronics, mobile computing and internet connectivity. Already half of world demand is allocated for industrial uses in petrochemical, construction, medical and photovoltaic sectors but its employment in the electrical and electronics segment is especially timely. Its current success in the consumer electronics and automobile sectors gives a hint at future growth.
According to recent research by CRU, a consultancy, "Every single electrical action in automobiles is activated with silver coated contacts. A fully equipped automobile may have over 40 silver-tipped switches to start the engine, activate power steering, brakes, windows, mirrors, locks and other electrical accessories."
Electronics are plentiful today but the Internet of Things era will make them ubiquitous. Growth in internet connected devices is expected to be exponential with estimates of 25 to 27 billion devices according to research firm Gartner and networking company Cisco Systems.
Each of these devices as well as advancements in flexible electronics, flexible displays, light emitting diodes, interposers, and printed inks will require electrical and thermal conductivity solutions that silver is optimally positioned to solve.
Trend derailment
The trends referenced previously will not easily be diverted from their present course. Nevertheless there are risks to contemplate.
Producers, operating in an environment with an artificially low cost of capital, may be able to delay investment required for future production, preserve current margins, and thus continue delivering elevated levels of supply. Assuming producers pursue current policies through 2020, it will have been a biblical seven lean years.
This is just beyond the pale of plausible in a normal business cycle. However, unnaturally low interest rates have created a setting in which a producer could endure.
A review of silver and gold mine-site cost estimates by various consultancies and bullion banks shows expected cost reductions each year to at least 2017 (the furthest forecast).
Perhaps the biggest risk is a socio-economic crisis radiating out of the Middle Kingdom. The event may be triggered because China is in the midst of a wrenching transformation from export-driven and infrastructure-focused growth towards a consumer-oriented economy. Optimists note this conversion will be beneficial to precious metal demand as disposable income and consumption rise. Pragmatists will counter that the political costs to government are too high to allow meaningful reforms.
Neither view is much different from the status quo, which pessimists consider positively Pollyannaish. According to a report from the National Bureau of Economic Research, historic patterns of regression to the mean combined with the government's authoritarian character and command of the economy are conspiring to make a decline "sudden and large." A realistic, long-run global average of about 2 percent in real GDP/person is the expectation.
Lastly, pessimists observe that China is the only major economy that promotes an annual GDP target and then infallibly announces success each year. They remember that the Soviet Union officially tripled in size from 1950 to 1973, despite fatal flaws.
They conclude that the economy is built upon profitless industrial projects and vainglorious infrastructure that "make no economic sense beyond supplying temporary bump-ups in GDP growth." This transformation and its consequences will directly impact disposable income and precious metal demand in difficult to predict ways.
Precious metals have always had a difficult relationship with Western sophisticates and current sentiment has made metal unfashionable again; it is unclear how long this will last. Fighting an intellectual battle against hero economists was hard enough (Keynes referred to the gold standard as a "barbarous relic" while Friedman spurned gold's currency status, "you might as well use pork bellies").
But now gold and silver have the added burden of rising interest rates and a strengthening U.S. dollar. Professional investors evaluate gold and silver as non-yielding assets with the opportunity cost of an interest bearing investment. Since 2008 there has been scant opportunity lost but with the Federal Reserve expected to raise rates in 2015 the cost of ownership will increase. Worse still, as the U.S. dollar appreciates the price of gold and silver will naturally decline since both are denominated in dollars.
All of which means the world is a tuxedo, while gold and silver are a pair of brown shoes. Still, this author would rather have a pair of shoes than go barefoot.

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Breakfast on Pluto
Directed by: Neil Jordan
Starring: Cillian Murphy, Brendan Gleeson and Liam Neeson.
Based on: the novel by Pat McCabe
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Released: 16 November 2005
by Sony Pictures Classic and Pathé
Running time: 135 minutes (2 hours, 15 minutes)
Cert: 15 (BBFC) R (MPAA)
Rating: ★★★★★
A foundling lad, Patrick "Kitten" Braden, comes of age in the 1970s. He leaves his Irish town in part to look for his mother and in part because his transgender nature is beyond the town's understanding. He's taken in by a rock band, falls for the lead singer, has brushes with the IRA, is arrested by the London police, works in a peep show, and poses as a survey researcher for the phone company. Throughout, his nationality and his nature put him at great risk. In his search for his mother, he makes surprising discoveries of friendship and family. But, will he survive?
I remember coming across this film when looking through Cillian Murphy's filmography on IMDb's iPod app. The colourful poster drew me in so I read the brief summary and liked the sound of it. The cast got my interested further (especially Liam Neeson who is amazeballs) and I just had to buy the DVD. I'm always interested to see what some men look like when they dress as women and from the stills I've seen; Cillian Murphy makes a very pretty girl. The DVD box art is nice; it's got rainbows on it! If you saw me tweet "IT'S HERE OMG EXCITEMENT AND SUGAR AAAAAAA!!!!" you'll know how excited I was to watch this film.
Before I continue, I would just like to say that, thanks to this film, I have seen Liam Neeson fly and Cillian Murphy in a bra.
I really like the plot, as I've said; transvestites will always fascinate me (especially male ones). Also, one of my favourite cultures (the Irish) and eras (the 1970s) are combined. Even though the main plot is touching, I laughed all the way through this film. Well, except for one part…
The IRA plays a part in the film, especially when Lawrence (who has Down syndrome) dies when a bomb is set off in the village. I don't usually cry at films, but I did get quite teary at this point. Especially at the funeral afterwards. It's the slow motion that emphasises it. Other than that, I laughed until I couldn't breathe while watchting this film. The book is definitely on my to-read list,
Before watching, I'd only heard of two cast members – Cillian Murphy and Liam Neeson. However, I do think that the cast members suited their characters. I can't really say if they portrayed them correctly though, since I haven't read the book.
I loved Cillian Murphy's performance as Kitten (I know that Kitten's name is actually Patrick but for this review, we'll call him Kitten). I just have to say that the fake girl voice had me in kinks the first time I heard it, then it started to sound natural. I especially liked how Murphy portrayed Kitten as somewhat delusional at times, it added to the humour. He definitely deserved that Golden Globe nomination.
What can I say about Liam Neeson other than that he is awesome? For someone who is Northern Irish, Neeson does a very convincing sourthern Irish accent (there is a difference). I was quite disappointed that Father Liam (that's the name of his character) didn't have more screen time, he was an awesome character played by an awesome actor.
I wasn't alive in the 1970s, and I've never been to Ireland. However, I felt that the film was very realistic as many of the events surrounding the IRA did happen. You probably shouldn't listen to my judgements on how realistic something set in the past is though, because I won't have experienced it first-hand. I do love the realistic aspect of the film though. It makes it more believable and enjoyable.
I tend to be fussy about films that don't have scores and used liscenced music from recording artists, but this film pulls it off incredibly well. The songs that are used are from the era and are used at the most appropriate of times. I did hum them wile watching since they are so catchy. I even liked the short inclusion of The Wombling Song.
As I said before, I've never been to Ireland, but I do want to because it looks so pretty. I liked how the beginning was set in a small Irish village rather than one of the large cities like Dublin. It wouldn't have the same effect of alienation and being an outcast that Kitten has at the beginning.
I liked how very few landmarks were shown in the London scenes. Nearly every film set in London shows every single landmark and this one only shows Big Ben, the tube stations and the back streets. I liked seeing that part of London because it shows how seedy and dangerous the city can be.
I really, really, really enjoyed this film. I first watched it after having a bad day and it cheered me right up. It's both funny and heart-warming had me laughing all the way through. The cast is wonderful, as is the music. I highly recommend this film!


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"Kagura" means a sacred Shinto music and dance in Japanese, and "Zaka", or "Saka" does a slope.It is located in Shinjuku-ku Ward of Tokyo.
A tradition has it that people lived there in Edo period (1603-1868) used to catch the sound of the Kagura music from a nearby Shinto shrine.Now, the circumference of Kagra-zaka slope is a good locality to explore.
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North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory has filed a lawsuit against the Department of Justice in a bid to preserve the state's controversial "bathroom" law. The lawsuit arrives less than a week after the Obama administration said the policy violates the civil rights of transgender people.
McCrory filed the lawsuit after Obama told the state's officials they had until Monday to respond to its demand that North Carolina either scrap the law or face legal action and risk losing federal funds.
McCrory refused, and instead filed suit.
"The Department's position is a baseless and blatant overreach," the suit, filed in U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of North Carolina, says. "This is an attempt to unilaterally rewrite long-established federal civil rights laws in a manner that is wholly inconsistent with the intent of Congress and disregards decades of statutory interpretation by the Courts."
Under North Carolina state law transgender people must use the bathrooms that correspond with the sex on their birth certificate. McCrory says the North Carolina law applies only to government offices, universities and road-side rest stops, and not every bathroom in the state.
During an interview with "Fox News Sunday" the Governor said he asked the department for an extension.
"I don't think that three working days is enough time for such a pretty big threat," he told Fox News. "It's the federal government being a bully, making law."
McCrory also noted that he doesn't have the legal authority to change laws and that the expectation that he can is "unrealistic."
According to Politico, the Justice Department is seeking a federal law that prohibits sex-based discrimination at federal funded education programs and activities.


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The Physics of Heaven (Davis, 2012)
In 2012, Judy Franklin and Ellyn Davis published a book titled "The Physics of Heaven." Judy Franklin is the administrative assistant of Bill Johnson (senior pastor at Bethel Church). The preface was written by Kris Vallotton, senior associate leader at Bethel (Bill Johnson's right-hand man). The book begins with praises written by Banning Liebscher (director of Jesus Culture at Bethel) and Steve Witt (senior leader of Bethel Church Cleveland), among others.
Bill Johnson wrote two chapters, and Beni Johnson, his wife, one. Other chapters were directly contributed by people who have ties with Bethel or were summaries of interviews of them.
This book thus clearly matches Bethel Church's doctrine.
Excerpts of the authors' introductions:
Ellyn has had a desire to bridge the gap between Christianity and the discoveries of quantum physics as well as discover God truths hidden in quantum mysticism and the New Age.
Here are a few passages:
"Because I believe what the Lord has been showing both of us (authors) is the absolute truth that will help us bring God's kingdom to this earth. The Lord is ready to use sound, light, and energy in ways we never dreamed."
"Bringing heaven to earth is our mandate"
"Jesus calmed storms. We should be able to do that too. Jesus healed the sick, cast out demons, raised the dead. We have that same power within us."
"It wasn't that I wanted to become a New Ager, I just wanted to find out if maybe they had uncovered some truths the church hadn't." (Ellyn Davis)
"I have found throughout Scripture at least 75 examples of things that the New Age has counterfeited, such as having a spirit guide, trances, meditation, auras, power objects, clairvoyance, clairaudience, and more. These actually belong to the church, but they have been stolen and cleverly repackaged."
"Now we are beginning to hear more and more revelation that is in line with what New Agers have been saying all along and we are hearing more and more teaching about Christians "taking back truths" from the New Age that really belong to citizens of the Kingdom of God."
"They all agree that the next move of God will cause a shift at the deepest level of who we are—perhaps at the very "vibrational level" that the New Age movement has been exploring."
"This coming new sound isn't just something that you pick up with your ears, but it's greater than anything you can understand. It can change DNA so we are genetically growing up. Your genetics are the same as His was. Our genetics come out of the Father in our spirit. We are becoming like an instrument being tuned, where our genetics are getting aligned with the Father's genetics, in harmony with Him."
"Your genetics are the same as His was."
"We're going to take authority over everything down here back and literally give it back to the Father."
Going along those lines, this article talks about Kris Vallotton's releasing a purple bubble that creates all kinds of protections.
Use of tuning forks
Beni Johnson wrote on her blog:
"I was talking with Ray Hughes the other day and was tellling him about using a 528 Hz tuning fork as a prophetic act. Someone told me that this tunning fork is called the tuning fork of LOVE. Google it. Ray told me that science has said that this fork is the sound that holds earth. That blew me away !!"
Further down that post, she writes:
"One thing about this 528 Hz tuning fork is that science tells us that the sound of this fork brings healing."
[1] (see post Love Shack July 6, 2012)
She is probably referring to this kind of thing:
She also encourages the practice of Holy Yoga [2].
Here is an example of a seminar hosted at Bethel Church ($149, not exactly cheap)
Beni Johnson recommends walking barefoot for at least a half hour a day in order to connect our bodies with the energies of the earth[3]. This is to recharge our bodies and recalibrate our cells and hormones. She also mentions anti-inflammatory benefits.
Transcendental Meditation
Bethel encourages the practice of soaking or contemplative prayer, which is nothing other than transcendental meditation (TM) with a new name. Soaking is practiced by making oneself comfortable, playing fitting music, and emptying oneself by saying a word over and over (mantra). The simple fact of choosing a "sacred" word to repeat supposedly shows the individual's desire to connect with God. There is thus no difference between transcendental meditation and "soaking."
Beni Johnson indicates that this practice is required of all third-year students. [4]
She describes soaking as "not asking anything from God. Everything happens between His Spirit and your spirit communicating to one another."
This practice is not found in the Bible; rather, the Bible requires of us to pray with our spirits and also with our minds. (1 Corinthians 14:15)
Here is an example of what might happen during a soaking session, in the presence of Beni Johnson: a young man communicated with his deceased sister and another dead girl.
Should you be interested in the practice, you can buy a "soaking kit" sold by John and Carol Arnott (Toronto).
For $50, you get a CD, a DVD with teachings by the Arnotts, a booklet that explains how to create a soaking center, and much more!
And more practices…
Beni Johnson also recommends acupressure and "Christian yoga," which are once again Eastern practices influenced by Hinduism.
The word yoga means "union." It is the union of the individual with Brahman, the hindu equivalent of God.
Beni Johnson takes her clues from Brooke Boon[6]. While Brooke Boon's message is marked with Christian concepts, she co-wrote a book titled Hatha Yoga Illustrated [7] that has nothing to do with Christianity.
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Hey everyone!
I'm back and on summer break! Woohoo! I miss all my friends at school so much but I am happy I have time to blog and don't have to do homework or projects! XD Here's my first post of summer break!
I really enjoyed making my best myth pet post, so I thought it would be fun to do the same for each school! This probably won't be done away as I want to amuse everyone by doing other posts too. So, just be expect seeing all 7 schools sometime in the future! Shall we go on with this post? ;D
If you have anything to add, please comment or email me! Contact page is on my website! I will credit you!
So what talents are good for fire pets?
Honestly, it really depends what you're looking for/want in a pet! Some of my favorites are fire assailant, fire giver, fire dealer, fire sniper, fuel, and fire ward.
What are some good fire pets with a few of those talents?
Note: These are NOT ordered by best ranking to least! The order is alphabetical.
Second note: Each school will have 7-12 pets listed as good options.
Dapper Corgi
Fennec Fox
Fire Armaments
Intrepid Seal Pup
Mechanical Owl
Papa Cheesiwitz
Road Hog
What Have I Been Up To?
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Hey Everyone,
Honestly, way too much!
1. My friend gave me strep... thanks friend :/
2. Studying for 4 exams; 2 Monday, 1 Tuesday, and 1 Thursday.
3. Working on a project
4. Caresitting my dogs
So obviously, I've got a lot on my hands. Once school ends though I should have time. The real day where I will be free for the summer is 8 days, yay!
Due to all this, I am postponing my event. I plan to do it in end of July and do something a bit different. My idea is a summer bash/next school year bash. I don't have all the details but I am slowly gaining inspiration. I should have plenty of days to find and interview some co-hosts (aka make some friends!) and decorate my houses. This will be even better and bigger than my previous event because I have loads of time. I hope you understand it's worth the wait ;)
I'll see you guys next week! Have a great last few days of school if you're on schedule with my school times :)
~Allison Dragongem <3
Edit: Monday, May 22nd
Well, my first 2 exams went great I think! I already know I got a 95 on one (woot woot) and the other was actually a presentation but I think I did alright. Tomorrow's exam will be the hardest... yay. I still have confidence though!
~ Ali
Everclicker has launched!
Hey Everyone!
Kingsisle's new mobile game, Everclicker, has released! Check your app store to get this fun game!
"The Star Devourer is running wild through the EverVerse with one thing on his mind... lunch! As the stars begin to vanish, so do the worlds they shine upon – worlds of beauty and wonder, whimsy and grandeur. Worlds that are home to the greatest heroes in the EverVerse. Heroes of courage and valor! Heroes of light and dark! Heroes who are determined to put those stars back where they belong, no matter what it takes!
One by one, heroes are answering the call. It's up to you to roam the worlds of the EverVerse and build an army of warriors, wizards, superheroes, and the occasional beekeeper. Smash a path through swarms of monsters and track down the Star Devourer, no matter where he may hide! Stop the Star Devourer and return the stars to the sky!
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See all of you on the Everclicker leaderboards! :D
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Hey Everyone!
The new May Monthly Newsletter (which you can read here) has an Avalon related sneak peak. Whatever KI is adding to the Spiral, it's Avalon related and coming during the summer.
"We're all getting very excited to "launch" into the summer season and a busier time in Wizard101. We've been hard at work behind the scenes on new things that will be catapulting your way soon."
My prediction is that we will get either an Avalon related bundle or pack. I thought that this catapult could be a possible furniture item that you could get from a pack. Or maybe for the bundle it is an item that comes with the house (like the Polaris house skating rink... forgot what the house was called lol XD).
I'm really excited for summer! Reasons you may ask?
1. No school
2. No homework and studying
3. More time to blog and play W101
4. More time to blog and play W101
5. More time to blog and play W101!
So this post isn't completely boring, I'll give you my own sneak peak! Hopefully some people read past the intro! XD I'm going to be hosting my Dragongem Den Anniversary event again during the summer. I've started a bit of planning but I still have loads of work to do. One month from today is the actual blog anniversary! I'm planning to have the event on that day but I don't know. I got to see if my co-hosts can play then! And, I have to actual meet-up with some people who I'd like to co-host! Obviously, I've got something to keep me busy when I'm not working on school projects.
Thank you for reading and I'll see all of you in the Spiral!
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After I had finished my May the Force be with You post, I decided to check Wizard101 Central because it has been a week since I've last checked in. To my surprise, I had a big red notification and I had no clue what it could be at first. Then, I saw the "You've Won!" inbox message from Jester, a moderator! I knew what this had to mean... I won the stormrider hare raffle!
I was super excited! Even though I already knew I had a good chance of winning, I thought my bad luck would get the best of me. Around 4/20/17, I checked the original raffle instruction post and it said 6,700 people had viewed it, and 4,000 bunnies were being given away. That's more than a 50% chance! I did the raffle at 12:00 at night on a weekday so I had no time to blog about it to encourage anybody here to enter. It had slipped my mind so easily! With the test realm and studying and homework, I was packed heavy!
Anyway, the main reason of this post is to celebrate Lady Stormrider! In case you don't know, she was a great player of Wizard101 and a great friend to members on Central. I never knew her, but that doesn't mean you can't remember her presence and impact on the game. We'll never forget you!
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Check out my article from today's Metrics Insider in MediaPost. Much of this is in response to an article written on Tuesday where concerns were raised around Clearspring's accreditation by ABCi for our analytics system. One tid-bit that I couldn't say in the article was that at Clearspring we use our internal Widget Analytics platform for measuring and reporting on Widget activity for publishers and advertisers. We also use a third party IAB-certified ad server for counting widget advertising impressions (widgets as ads as well as in-widget advertising). There is a reason for using two different systems – as well as a reason that the former cannot be IAB-certified. I understand the concerns that were raised, but the bottom line is that ABCi has been auditing other publisher web sites for over a decade. Log file analysis in many cases, yes. But nonetheless, the audits are to state that the publisher is reporting numbers based on a consistent, secure and transparent methodology. That was the goal of our audit as well.
Check out the article below – and I encourage you to read ABCi's response in the OnlineMediaDaily as well (link below).
Happy Friday everyone!
Keeping Up With The Technology Measurement Bullet Train
Tuesday's article about third-party auditors and standards triggered some healthy discussion in the industry this week about the responsibilities of standard-setting bodies and transparency. Much of the discussion was around the validity of metrics and third party accreditation when there is no agreed upon standard. ABCi posted about how its Digital Technology Accreditation Program works in the comments to Tuesday's article. I would encourage you to read their response as well as a follow-up article that ran in OnlineMediaDaily.
So, as I sat down to write this week's article, the thought of standards and measurement tools was obviously top of mind. Web analysts have a lot on their plate when it comes to answering business questions within their organization. How many UVs, sessions, page views on the site? How is email performing? Are our widgets getting grabbed and viewed on Facebook? How many comments on the message boards today? How do we stack up against our competitors? There is a lot to measure, and it is important to note that not all of that can be captured by an ad server or traditional Web analytics tools.
In my experience with Web analytics, we constantly run into the issue of trying to understand when to use which analysis tool to answer the most common business questions. Ad server data, audience Mmeasurement data and Web analytics data must be used like tools in a tool box. Are there comprehensive standards that bridge across all of these data sources? No, not yet. The business question will dictate which data source to use.
Then we come back to standard — there's that boring word again. Yes, standards. They are critical for the marketplace to conduct transactions and innovate. They are also important for setting consistency across the practice of Web analytics. The word "practice" is important to note here, because it truly is a practice. Gathering data, interpreting it and discerning if you can make a business decision or recommendation from it, is probably the hardest job of the Web analyst. Standards help guide the Web analyst in understanding how to interpret data from each of the sources that I mentioned above.
So what do you do if there is no standard for what you are reporting on? You definitely don't choose to just do nothing. The approach that I have always championed is transparency. This means defining how you are going to measure something, applying the best practices and standards that have been published by the IAB and WAA, and ensuring that the process is consistent and as transparent as possible. I mentioned in an article a few months ago that social media vendors need to "open the kimono" with respect to the metrics that they are publishing and the methodologies that they use. I still feel that way (and yes, they need to be listening, too). After all, customers and partners want to know that the data they base business decisions on is valid. Embracing transparency and opening up methodologies helps to build trust and confidence in a company, with or without published standards.
The bottom line is that the technology train is moving faster than anyone can keep up with, but that doesn't mean that online measurement stops.


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The master of British science fiction, Nigel Kneale, may be unknown to you, yet I can guarantee that his work has influenced one of your favorite programs or movies. It's actually unfair to limit his genre of choice to sci-fi as his work contains elements of supernatural thrillers and moody horror, all set within a relate-able context.
One his most influential pieces, 1953's The Quatermass Experiment, chronicled the launch of a manned space expedition and the unpredictable events when it returned. The unease with which the slow moving plot unravels may be lost on the modern viewer more accustomed with immediate payoff, but Kneale was working on a deeper level. His vision of space was more akin to HP Lovecraft than Ray Bradbury. There were unspeakably mysterious things in the world of the beyond, not just green men but something outside of our understanding. In The Quatermass Experiment, the horror is in actually making the journey into the limitless void. His influence can be seen in TV programs such as Doctor Who and the X-Files and motion pictures such as Life Force and Event Horizon.
I highly encourage readers to seek out Neale's work. When it was first screened, The Quatermass Experiment was essentially presented as live television and received an unprecedented viewership. In 2005 (the same year Doctor Who returned to TV), The Quatermass Experiment was updated yet retained its raw live-TV style and starred names familiar to readers of this blog such as David Tennant and Mark Gatiss.
The Stone Tape is perhaps on of Nigel Kneale's lesser known TV dramas, but is well worth a look. Screened during the 1972 Christmas Holiday Season, when it was once a tradition for British TV schedules to be filled with horror and supernatural stories, The Stone Tape bears a resemblance to some of Neale's equally enthralling radio dramas.
The Stone Tape's premise revolves around the collision of science and the supernatural. An enterprising technician is developing a new style of audio recording to compete with the foreign market. Much like Quatermass' British Space Program, national pride is a strong theme here. Electronics executive Peter Brock has chosen an old Victorian mansion for his work, but finds that parts of the structure date back much further. While the crew is setting up shop for a data warehouse, Brock's girlfriend Jill has an unusual experience when she witnesses the manifestation of a ghost.
After some skepticism, it is revealed that a previously blocked off section of the estate is indeed haunted. Rather than depart, Brock sees this as a challenge. No one has ever recorded a ghost, after all. If his team were to succeed in this endeavor, it would bring great notoriety… followed by financial success, no doubt.
Then things go pear-shaped.
If you are a fan of British TV and cult horror, this should be on your viewing list. While it is unavailable on home media in the US, you can watch the entire film online via YouTube!
Happy Halloween, my gentle readers.


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The word theme comes from the Ancient Greek word théma, which means "proposition or thesis," and that definition essentially holds true to this day:
Theme is meaning.
In literature, it's the meaning that the events of a story or the lines in a poem add up to.
For example, and as I've written before, the theme of the movie Rocky is: the triumph of the human spirit, even in the face of great odds.
I mention Rocky again now because I recently rewatched both it and also the movie The Wrestler — a fairly well-acted and well-made movie directed by Darren Aronofsky — and I'm more convinced than ever that The Wrestler was strongly influenced by Rocky. And yet, despite being similar in plot and subject-matter, they are diametrically dissimilar thematically:
The theme of The Wrestler is one of pure fatalism, even nihilism, as Darren Aronofsky's movies often are.
Because his themes, as everyone's themes, are a mirror and extension of the ideas he holds.
Where do themes come from?
Yes, themes come from ideas — specifically, the ideas which the artists holds with enough conviction to create an entire work of art around — and this is why all themes are not equal: because all ideas are not equal.
Far from it, in fact:
The ideas that made Ancient Greece one of the greatest civilizations in human history are, for instance, vastly different from — and vastly superior to — the ideas that shaped the National Socialism of NAZI Germany. Both of these cultures (as all cultures) sprung directly from the ideas at their foundation.
And just as the ideas that each individual holds shape each individual, so the ideas that dominate a given society shape that society. The reason this is so is that humans are a conceptual species: we survive primarily by means of our reasoning brains — i.e. we think — and ideas are thoughts. Thus ideas are the quiddity of the human faculty of reason.
The following is Sonnet 94, by Shakespeare, which is a much more complex poem than it may at first appear — containing as it does numerous interwoven metaphors, as well as a devilishly sophisticated sentence structure (note that the first eight lines are one long sentence, and that the entire sonnet consists only of two total sentences: pitch-perfect, well-claused, beautifully punctuated):
They that have power to hurt and will do none,
That do not do the thing they most do show,
Who, moving others, are themselves as stone,
Unmoved, cold, and to temptation slow:
They rightly do inherit heaven's graces
And husband nature's riches from expense;
They are the lords and owners of their faces,
Others but stewards of their excellence.
The summer's flower is to the summer sweet
Though to itself it only live and die,
But if that flower with base infection meet,
The basest weed outbraves his dignity:
For sweetest things turn sourest by their deeds;
Lilies that fester smell far worse than weeds.
Though deciphering the theme of this poem requires a close reading and rereading, I believe the subject-matter can be found in the opening line:
They that have the power to hurt and will do none
The following seven lines are an intricate pattern of metaphors which build upon the opening:
"moving … are as stone … unmoved, cold …. inherit heaven's graces … husband nature's riches from expense …. lords … owners of their faces [i.e. their expressions and perhaps their beauty] … stewards."
It is, in my opinion, easy to take for granted such dazzling linguistic virtuosity, as, at age 19 and reading it for the first time, I myself once did. Now, however, I grasp how challenging it is to put down lines like that — such apposite and careful metaphors written with such lapidary eloquence, and in such perfect and strict syllables and rhyme.
There is little question in my mind that "to temptation slow" is an oblique allusion to the biblical "slow to speak and swift to hear."
The second sentence beginning at line 9 introduces a new metaphor, which does not contradict but elaborates the metaphors he's already inlaid — specifically "The summer's flower."
In a way, the summer's flower is the subject of the entire third quatrain.
The closing couplet then unites the two sentences — and the metaphors — and it's been observed that that closing couplet (which incidentally also appears in The Reign of King Edward III, [1596] which is NOT a Shakespearean play, though many scholars have detected Shakespeare's hand in it) is an Elizabethan recasting of the well-known Latin apothegm:
Optima corrupta pessima.
"The best become the worst when corrupted."
Observe also that Shakespeare does not in this sonnet use any personal pronouns — I, me, or thou — as he often does use them. I believe this is deliberate and goes to his "unmoved" metaphors and his theme. I believe also that it is ambiguous whether in this poem Shakespeare regards being "unmoved" and "cold" as an entirely good thing or a bad thing. As one scholar put it:
"Perhaps Shakespeare is unable to bear the thought of his fair subject as baser than 'the basest weed.'"
I like that interpretation and find it authentic and touching.
Other close readers have detected a certain irony or even disdain in some of Shakespeare's language here — for example, line 7:
"lords and owners of their faces"
Which might be interpreted as possibly hinting at a kind of duplicity or deceptiveness, "a mismatch between the faces they put on and that which lies within."
I myself have always found this particular line — and the choice of the word "faces" primarily — the most interesting and cryptic lines in the poem.
There is also, perhaps, a certain negativity directed toward "the flower" — surely a symbol of the one he loves — the flower that "to itself only live and die…"
But is this saying that the flower is only concerned with itself in an unhealthy way?
Or is he, rather, suggesting that the flower by its nature cannot be kind or compassionate or empathetic, but is condemned (by its very nature) to the kind of coldness of those discussed in the third and fourth lines?
Or is he, as I actually think, saying that the flower is nothing to itself — it's above such considerations — though to the summer it is very sweet indeed?
Frank Kermode, an excellent Shakespearean, wrote that "Sonnet 94 may be a riddle of sorts, the answer being a charge against the fair lord for having committed such deeds as have made him the sourest of all."
I think this is smart. I also think it's intriguing. But in the final analysis, I don't think it's accurate.
I think the theme of this beautiful poem is at once simpler, in its elegant sophistication, and also more profound:
Humans are shaped by their deeds, which are shaped by their ideas.
Humans are the product of their theme.
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Sugar Baby 09.12.2018
I love the linguistics exercise and how images are formed with good writing. One of the reasons I think Shakespeare continues to inspire.
"Humans are shaped by their deeds, which are shaped by their ideas." ….So where do ideas originate? From our deeds? There must be a chicken somewhere
Hiya Sugar Baby! It is my opinion that our ideas come from our thoughts, which develop gradually and ultimately come from how accurately we observe the universe around us, and within us.
P.S. I'm the chicken.
I thought you were Dog…
You have me there, SB, Dog that I am.
Speaking of which, did you hear about the dyslexic atheist who didn't believe there was a Dog?
Yes, she did!
But you're right: that second one IS better — far better — if I may be allowed to pat that ol' dog on the head.


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A would-be burglar might have thought he got very lucky on Monday when he found an empty cruiser just sitting in the driveway. But, he soon learned that cops don't just leave keys around for the bad guys to take off in their cars.
The events that led to that realization, along with a chase through the woods and the arrest of one of the two men, started on Riverbend Road in Trumbull on Monday afternoon.
A burglary was reported at the Trumbull house just after 1:30 p.m.
As the first police officer was arriving, one of the two suspects was leaving the house. The cop confronted the man, so he ran back into the house, police said.
Soon, the officer realized that both suspects had left the house because one was sitting in the drivers' seat of the police cruiser. The second was next to the car.
When they realized that the keys were not in the cruiser, they ran into a wooded area.
Fabian Rodriguez was arrested, charged with burglary, interfering with police, criminal attempt to commit Larceny and larceny and released on $100,000 bond at about 9:30 p.m.
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It's a great song, and one of the many things I like about it is that it slyly makes reference to its own chord progression -- "I'll take a melody and see what I can do about it / I'll take a simple C to G and feel brand new about it" -- a small testament to Toussaint's cleverness as a songwriter. My discographically sensitive brain is drawing a blank on other song lyrics that refer to their own chords [edit: got one! "Hallelujah" by Leonard Cohen], but it's not exactly a common songwriting device. Given that, it was always a tad disappointing to me that the chords aren't actually C or G: the verse and chorus are an A, D, E. Just now, however, I noticed that the Frankie Miller version has the line: "I'll take a simple D to E and feel brand new about it." Hmm. Given that Garcia was singing the lyric and playing the chords, you would think he'd have noticed. I wonder what was up with that? Maybe his poet's ear was pleased more by the consonance of "see what I can do ... simple C to G" than the clunkier sounding "simple D to E"?
The other slight lyric change that I'd never noticed before was that Garcia sings "I understand why the old fisherman sail along, sail along [etc] / someday he'll be gone," while Miller sings it, "someday you'll be gone." I'm not sure which one I like more, but both are appealingly opaque.


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The Texas Motor Speedway Media Relations Department is located on the 6th floor of The Speedway Club outside of Turn 1 of the speedway.
By John Sturbin
Kevin Harvick will start on the pole for the 21st annual O'Reilly Auto Parts 500 after completing a three-segment sweep of Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series knockout qualifying Friday afternoon at Texas Motor Speedway.
Harvick toured TMS' repaved and re-profiled 1.5-mile oval in Fort Worth in 27.217 seconds and 198.405 mph in his No. 4 Jimmy John's Ford Fusion fielded by Stewart Haas Racing to cap the final, 10-minute session. Harvick topped Round 2 in 27.307 seconds and 197.751 mph and paced the opening session in 27.565 seconds and 195.901 mph.
"It's been an eventful day. Really just a lot of unknowns," said Harvick, who scored his 19th career Cup pole but first in 29 races at TMS. "The race track has rubbered in nice. We just have such a short amount of time to go out and figure out where you need your car and what you need to do. My guys did a good job of having a good car when we got here. It was about me getting in a rhythm. The car was a lot faster than me and I didn't want to make a mistake and tear it up. They did a great job.
"I think running the XFINITY car was a benefit today (in two practices) because of the track and entrances and exits to the corners changed and widened out. I think that will be the story of the weekend, the progression of the track and the cars and where all that goes. I'm looking forward to practice and racing tomorrow and hopefully having a good day Sunday. There's a lot of track position to be played. That first pit stall is a big advantage and for us that'll be good to have."
Friday's qualifications were the first on the track since it was repaved during the offseason, and re-profiled in Turns 1 and 2. Those turns now are banked at 20 degrees, down from 24 degrees. Turns 3 and 4 remain at 24 degrees. Turn 1 also is wider by 20 feet, increasing to 80 feet.
Harvick confirmed Turns 1 and 2 presented a huge challenge all day, which started with an extended 2-hour, 25-minute practice session.
"I think that's what everybody was looking for, something that was challenging," said Harvick, who bagged his second pole and fifth top-10 start of the season. "It's very hard when you get into Turn 1 because you're so used to where the corner used to be. It"˜s hard to pick up your reference points because the bottom is so far down there and you're so far out. You have to drive straight down the race track. It's hard to get situated in a couple hours. Hopefully that gets better as the weekend goes.
"The treacherous part right now is getting out of the groove. If we had the tire dragging tractor (aka Texas Tire Monster) still hooked up, I would suggest to hook it up and put it down in the groove and follow that groove we have put down. It was a huge help. The part they have prepared was very good but the inside and outside of that groove is very dirty and you can't get everything off the race track or out of the pores of the race track until the cars come and suck them all out going 200 mph.
"Having some more rubber drug along the race track would be a huge help for a second groove, if there is nothing going on tonight."
The Texas Tire Monster regularly has been grinding Goodyear rubber into the surface for over a month. The Tire Monster is scheduled to hit the track after Saturday afternoon's My Bariatric 300 NASCAR XFINITY Series race.
Ryan Blaney advanced from fifth in Round 2 to second in the final session with a lap in 27.270 seconds at 198.020 mph in the No. 21 Motorcraft/Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center Ford fielded by Wood Brothers Racing.
"I thought we got better and better each round, which was nice," said Blaney, who posted his fourth top-10 start of 2017 and third in five races at TMS. "You always want to get better and we did that. I think we've done that very well this year compared to last year. I think I've gotten a lot better at that and it was something we wanted to improve on. I feel like last year we were really good in the first round and not make the right adjustments or not go enough to keep progressing up positions through the sessions. I feel we've done a really good job of that this year. That's something to be proud of."
Clint Bowyer, also of SHR, wound up third overall after trailing Harvick in the first two sessions. Bowyer's best lap in Round 3 in his No. 14 Haas Automation Ford equaled Blaney's numbers for time at 27.270 seconds and speed at 198.020 mph. Joey Logano of Penske Racing will start fourth after lapping at 27.306 seconds and 197.759 mph in the No. 22 Shell Pennzoil Ford.
Brad Keselowski, the only two-time race-winner this season, qualified fifth at 197.563 mph in the No. 2 Miller Lite Ford fielded by Penske Racing. He will be joined in Row 3 by Jamie McMurray, who qualified his No. 1 Sherwin-Williams Emerald Chevrolet SS fielded by Chip Ganassi Racing at 196.492 mph.
Martin Truex Jr. led the Toyota camp in seventh after a lap at 196.421 mph in the No. 78 Bass Pro Shops/TRACKER Boats Camry fielded by Furniture Row Racing.
"It's tricky. It was good," Truex said of his lap. "You know, I couldn't get (Turns) 1 and 2 right the whole dang time, so it probably should have been better than seventh. I think the car was better than the driver today, so we'll work hard on it tomorrow and go get them on Sunday."
Seven-time and defending Cup champion Jimmie Johnson, a six-time winner at TMS , will start 24th in the No. 48 Lowe's Chevrolet SS following an opening session spin. Johnson flat-spotted three of his Goodyear tires after losing traction through Turns 1 and 2.
"I think we used up all our good luck at Homestead last year," said Johnson, referring to the season-ender in Florida last November. "I took the stripe and we were in position to run (Turn 2) and see what was going to happen. Chad (Knaus, crew chief) called me off when he saw the time. When I heard that, I dumped the throttle real hard to try and check-up and roll through the center so I could go through the corner slowly; and when I dumped out of the throttle it pitched the car sideways and I started chasing it going into the turn.
"I thought I had it saved and then I got into all those marbles and kept getting closer to the wall and spun. What's fortunate is that we've got a great car. I'm very happy to have Hitachi on the quarter panel taking it for a ride. And, I was screaming "˜Hitachi!' as I was getting close to that wall."
Defending event champion Kyle Busch of Joe Gibbs Racing was among a prominent group of nine drivers whose cars failed to get through NASCAR inspection in time to participate in the opening, 20-minute session. Busch, who scraped the Turn 2 wall during practice and damaged the right rear quarter-panel of his No. 18 Interstate Batteries Toyota Camry, will start 34th in the 40-car field. That's three spots better than perennial fan favorite Dale Earnhardt Jr. in the No. 88 Axalta Chevrolet SS.
Sunday's race, scheduled for 334 laps/501 miles, is set to start at 12:30 p.m. CT (TV: FOX, Radio: PRN, SiriusXM Channel 90 and locally on 95.9 FM The Ranch).
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The murky ethics of job applications and selection criteria
Is it ethical, or even lawful, for a public servant to pay someone else to write a job application?
Job applications and their associated dross, such as claims against selection criteria, are mostly awful documents. Many candidates who should know better can't seem to resist filling them with jargon, parroting the management phrases they think impress others.
Yet what makes these documents particularly painful to read is that so many are burnished well beyond the truth, often transparently so. This is especially uncomfortable for Australian readers, who are bred to despise tall poppies and arc up at any whiff of big-noting.
Still, it's hard to be objective about ourselves, so big-note we do. Casual work in a mail room morphs into logistics coordination. Updating a spreadsheet? That's database management. An EL1 officer once sat a few metres away from her minister at a meeting - ''demonstrated high-level liaison skills''.
The compulsion to inflate our achievements is not peculiar to the public service. The trouble for federal bureaucrats, however, is twofold. One is their statutory obligation to ''behave honestly and with integrity in the course of APS employment''. The other is that public servants' job applications assume a greater importance than those in other workplaces, because government recruiters must be able to ''prove'' that their employment decisions are merit-based. The paper trail can become crucial evidence in the event of an appeal.
Nonetheless, gilding the lily while on a job hunt appears to be no great crime. I am aware of one SES officer whose resume stated she held a master's degree; when it was revealed she didn't, she was given time off to finish her studies. And while individual agencies do occasionally ping staff for telling whoppers or plagiarising applications, tribunal case law suggests a rebuke or a demotion is a far more common penalty than a sacking.
But what of public servants who pay someone to write an application for them? This is no hypothetical; many APS job candidates are desperate for expert help, and a relatively large number of businesses vie for their money. It's unsurprising: the bureaucracy's Byzantine recruitment rituals force even junior staff to conjure up a couple of thousand words explaining how they ''support strategic direction'', ''communicate with influence'' and so on.
I can suggest one obvious way of demonstrating communication skills: write your own job application.
Nonetheless, as specialist recruitment writer Christine Makella, of the firm To The Letter, points out, government selection criteria can undo even great communicators. She says most of her clients have postgraduate qualifications and many are senior executives. Some are even HR or communications specialists themselves. ''Although they have good writing skills, it's a very specialised type of writing that's needed.''
Makella says there is ''absolutely nothing'' unethical about seeking professional help to write an application, even if one of the document's purposes is to demonstrate communication skills. She always tells clients to ''read through it and tweak it, and feel comfortable that it represents you''.
The reason people struggle with the process, she says, is they're too subjective. ''They're either too boastful, because they're trying to say how good they are, or they're too humble. Rarely do they come in down the middle.''
Makella takes between five to 12 hours to prepare claims against selection criteria. ''They're really arduous. I studied law, and I've spent longer on one selection criterion than I did on all of the reading and writing for a law essay. That's how difficult they can be, but [government agencies] are too lazy to change them.''
And that's where any blame should lie, she says: with the employer. The applicants are the victims. ''The employers want sophisticated writing; they don't want simple English. They're just so used to double Dutch.''
The employers want sophisticated writing; they don't want simple English. They're just so used to double Dutch.Christine Makella
Career coach Ann Villiers wrote the best-seller How to write and talk to selection criteria, but, like Makella, she is no fan of how the bureaucracy uses them. Villiers says generic criteria are mostly useless - ''particularly the one about 'strategic thinking' '' - and understands why applicants turn to experts.
''It's a highly specialised form of writing, which you don't use anywhere else. And in a competitive marketplace, why wouldn't you seek help to present yourself as well as you can?''
Yet Villiers prefers not to accept the occasionally lucrative offers to draft job applications, not least because of her discomfort with the ethics of doing so. She has reviewed candidates' drafts and given advice, but says ''people need to do it themselves''.
''Most selection criteria actually ask applicants to demonstrate their writing skills. I think someone's application needs to speak to their integrity, and who they are," she says.
''Also, I've had people come to me and say 'I've paid someone buckets of money to do this and it still doesn't work'. Smart selection panels should be able to pick them [professional applications]. And it will be exposed in the interview, anyway.''
Nonetheless, the business of recruitment writing appears to be booming, no doubt spurred by a tightening labour market and increased competition for fewer government jobs. But the question of whether it is ethical, or even lawful, for a public servant to pay someone else to write an application appears to have no simple answer.
The Public Service Commission says the issue is complex. ''We expect, for example, that public servants will be honest in the statements that they make in pursuit of promotion,'' its spokeswoman tells the Informant. She also notes that the Public Service Act's recent changes made it clear that not only existing employees but potential new recruits, too, are now obliged to be honest in their applications.
''At the same time, some employees may, for understandable reasons, find it hard to write their own applications and may prefer to seek professional assistance,'' she says.
''In some cases this may be because they don't feel they have sufficient time, for example, or it may be because some employees, out of simple modesty or inexperience in writing such material, find it difficult to talk about their own genuine achievements.''
Yet while there is no blanket ban on staff using businesses - or their friends, for that matter - to help write job applications, employees must still ensure ''that the claims made in those applications are honest and do not misrepresent their experience or abilities,'' the spokeswoman says.
''Equally, they will need to consider whether the use of professional assistance to write an application is likely to create a false impression of their own writing skills. This may be particularly at issue when applying for more senior positions, which place a premium on the ability to write well and present a convincing case.''
Ultimately, the commission says employees must exercise their own judgement, and ask themselves whether their application reflects honestly their claims.
So, with the exception of open plagiarism, it seems the practice of outsourcing one's own job hunt is lawful, and carries almost no risk of official sanction. Yet the ethical dimension remains murky. Disclosing the third party's involvement would be one way of sticking to the moral path, though it would be a brave job candidate who took that route.
Of course, an obvious solution is for government selection panels to break free of their fixation on the Integrated Leadership System, a guide initially developed for senior executives but which now subjects almost every prospective public servant to the regular torment of writing lengthy essays of meaningless tosh. Is it really too much to hope for a recruitment process that asks candidates simple questions that relate directly to the job at hand?
Markus Mannheim edits The Public Sector Informant. email@example.com
Markus Mannheim edits The Public Sector Informant and writes regularly about government.


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Matt Barranti remembers the first time he heard Foghat's Fool for the City. He was in 11th grade, hanging out with his friend Danny, two doors down from the Barranti home in Venetia, Peters Township. The album, which included the band's bluesy stomp, "Slow Ride," might not have been as important to Barranti as the Allman Brothers Band, which inspired him to pick up the guitar. But the memory came rushing back to him earlier this year, and with good reason: Barranti toured as a member of Foghat, opening every night's set with that album's title track. "It's so weird walking out and playing that thing and remembering what it was like when I first heard it," he says. "Forty years later, roughly, I'm onstage with that band. Shows why you never quit, doesn't it?"
But the slot with the British blues-rock legends is only one part of Barranti's musical world. His own group, the Matt Barranti Band, is poised to compete with blues acts from around the world. After winning the Western Pennsylvania Blues Challenge earlier this year, the group will travel to Memphis in January to compete against 260 acts in the 34th Annual International Blues Challenge. Bands from as far away as Israel and Norway will be competing for top honors in the five-day event.
While some competitors might be able to rattle off the list of Challenge prizes, Barranti has other things on his mind. "I just want to do good," he says. "Whatever comes out of it, I want to do the best I can. We've been rehearsing and rehearsing, going at it and refining things, trying to polish it."
Growing up, Barranti had a strong affinity for Southern rock. It shows in the Barranti Band's style, which features a strong boogie backbeat driving its electric blues. If the guitar solos touch on the influence of Duane Allman, it's no surprise. "I heard Duane Allman play, and I said, 'I want to know what that is. I want to know how to do that,'" he says. "I wanted to be able to convey that emotion with a guitar."
Though he took lessons, much of his schooling came by listening to records, repeatedly. "It was the '70s," he says. "The way we learned was pick the needle up [off the record], put it back down. Over and over, trying to hear what the notes were. And you tried to find them" on the guitar.
The blues comes in all styles and shapes these days. What sounds like three simple chords in one musician's hands can become an emotional testimony in someone else's. Repeatedly spinning records helped Barranti understand the keys to the blues. "I think notes are very important," he says, after reflecting for a moment. "Music needs to be melodic. It's not just getting up there and showing how fast you can play, or that you're able to play something that Jimmy Page played. You need to be able to make an emotional statement with your notes. I'm not a theoretical player, but I work on technique to the point where, if I'm having an inspired night, my fingers are able to do whatever's coming out, if that makes sense."
Over the years, Barranti has opened for numerous national acts, from the Allmans to blues artists like James Cotton and Jeff Healey. For a while, he hoped that someone would hear his playing and take him under their wing. Three years ago, after opening for Foghat at Jergel's, he was called backstage by the band at the end of the night. "They explained that everybody in the band has a backup," he says. "They liked the way I played slide guitar, so they asked me if I would be the backup player for Bryan Bassett. I said sure."
They sent him material to learn the songs, and even flew him to Florida to sit-in with the band. Barranti wasn't sure if anything would come of it, but last December, he woke up to an email saying Bassett was having heart issues and the band needed him. "They flew me to Florida, and we rehearsed for three days and hit the road. It was a blast," he says.
Throughout January, February and early April, he toured throughout the U.S. with Foghat. The group allowed him to show his personality during the solos, but some things were also written in stone. "'Slow Ride' needs to sound like 'Slow Ride.' You honor the original intent of the songs," he explains.
Barranti wasn't about to take it easy after getting off the road. His band went through some lineup shifts before settling on the current personnel: drummer/vocalist Greg McIltrot, keyboardist Fred Delu and bassist Willy Franklin. In addition to singing, McIltrot also blows blues harp, while holding down the tempo. Delu and Barranti have known each other since the '70s, but they just joined forces with Franklin and McIltrot this year. The guitarist calls them "the greatest musicians I've ever worked with."
Regarding the International Blues Challenge, Barranti says he's nervous, but adds that he'll be happy if his band makes it past the first round, since that's when most of the competitors get sent home. "If you make it to the finals, you have 20 minutes. I know guys that can't even tune a guitar in 20 minutes," he laughs. "And you've got 20 minutes to show everything you've got."
The band hosts a send-off party for the trip to Memphis on Fri., Jan. 12, at Moondog's, in Blawnox.


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After ten years of non-violent direct action and the murders of a number of civil rights activists, the administration of President John F. Kennedy decided that racial equality could not be resolved on an ad hoc basis. On June 12 the President addressed the nation via television. Kennedy's address was both inspirational and inspiring. He had decided to submit to Congress a civil rights bill that would, among other things, end discrimination in public facilities.1
Kennedy was assassinated before the bill was passed. It was up to his successor, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, to shepherd the bill through Congress. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was signed by President Johnson on July 2.
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Update: Rumors of Shooting Threat at Missoula High Schools Put Authorities and School District on Alert [AUDIO]
Update: Dr. Alex Apostle, superintendent of School District 1 in Missoula, acknowledged threats on social networking sites, but would not be specific. He said extra security is in place at all Missoula District 1 schools, but he did say that if parents decide to keep their children home today, he respects that decision.
Dr. Alex Apostle on KGVO Radio
Thursday evening, Dec. 20, a representative for the Missoula Police Department confirmed that they are aware of a shooting threat made to multiple Missoula high schools tomorrow.
Police officers have made contact with the student that made the threat and are closely monitoring the situation.
The police department spokesman declined to comment any further, in order not to make the rumor spread.
One of the sources of the initial threat may have originated on Facebook, and then went viral.


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Copies of the event guide will be widely distributed to libraries and venues in the coming weeks
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Heritage Week will take place from 18th to 26th August with events scheduled to take place at 60 different locations in county Wicklow over a space of nine days. This year as part of European Year of Cultural Heritage everyone is being asked to share a story, and make a connection. The theme has obviously resonated with communities, groups and enthusiasts all over Wicklow judging by the range and number of different events planned. Whether your interests lie in wildlife, archaeology, art, history, storytelling, music or outdoor activity there is an activity for you.
As in previous years the Wicklow Heritage Office has produced a free county event guide and all are welcome to attend the official launch of this on Thursday , 9th August at 6pm in the Brockagh Resource Centre, Laragh. This event will also coincide with the launch of the "Monastic Mappery" exhibition, focussing on the depictions of the Glendalough Valley via maps from 1600 to present.
National Heritage Week is co-ordinated by The Heritage Council and supported at a local level by Wicklow County Council. The majority of events are free and family friendly with plenty of activities to entertain, enthral and educate both school children and adults alike.
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SCOTTISH alt-rock outfit The Violet Kind are preparing for the release of their new EP OXTR; a captivating collection which aims to tackle issues surrounding rape culture and offer a catharsis to those who are survivors of sexual violence.
It's a dark and troubling subject but one that the trio have approached with delicacy and intelligence, particularly on latest song and video 'Speakeasy'. Full of highly evocative lyrics, the slow-burning track cleverly contrasts dark, descending melodies with bright chords and ascending melodies to instil a sense of narrative; lyrics and instrumentation working in tandem to create a powerful listening experience as the band oscillate between quiet moments of contemplation and bursts of cathartic energy.
Lead singer Katya Mansell sings, 'If I could have spoken easily / Time and time again I'd still say no' as they liken the actions of the perpetrator to Speakeasies; hidden bars which existed during the period of prohibition in 20th century America. It's a play-on-words that suggests all is not as it seems as they deal with the issue of consent and a survivor's ability to speak out.
Check out the track and video below.