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This project started out as a quote I wanted to share in this season of gratitude and turned into a PicMonkey tutorial! While working on making the pinnable image below for Pinterest, it occurred to me that this could be a teachable moment, too. I think PicMonkey is a great photo editing tool for the novice photographer and even the more advanced photographer can use it with great success. So, I've written yet another PicMonkey tutorial for you!
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Here's the Thornton Wilder quote I chose to share with readers:
"We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures." – Thornton Wilder
We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures. - Thornton Wilder. #freeprintables Click To Tweet
With Thanksgiving right around the corner, I looked for quotes about gratitude to share over the next few weeks working up to Thanksgiving Day. But, we have a dilemma in Southern California – a shortage of truly autumn-inspired photo ops.
And since I've overloaded this blog with pumpkin photos these past few weeks, I decided that I wouldn't use yet another pumpkin photo for this quote! So, I look through my images to find one representative of fall. And, this is what I found…
A bunch of dead leaves in fall colors on our mulch! Plus, this picture is horizontal and not the favored vertical for Pinterest. But, I knew with PicMonkey's help, I could make this photo shine! So, here's a PicMonkey tutorial on what I did to make a pinnable quote in PicMonkey, just for you!
- Open PicMonkey and choose "Edit an Image" and upload a horizontal photo.
- Under "Basic Edits," click on "Rotate" and choose which way to rotate your photo to vertical and then click on "Apply."
- Next, resize your newly made vertical photo to a width you need (750 pixels is the width of my blog by 1128 pixels high). It helps to resize large photos (the original of this one is 6016 x 4000) to a more scaleable size because otherwise PicMonkey is slow to react to your changes and may even lock up!
- Then, choose "Sharpen" and click on "Unsharp Mask." Using the sliders, I changed the "Radius" to 3.02, the "Strength" to 50% and the "Clarity" to 3% and clicked on "Apply."
- Next, click on "Exposure". Again, I used the sliders, moving "Highlights" to 30, "Shadows" to -5 (that's minus 5) and clicked "Apply." Please note that sliding "Highlights" and "Shadows" bars will be different for every photo and also will depend on your personal choice.
- With the "Basic Edits" done, I moved on to "Effects," which looks like a magic wand on the sidebar menu in PicMonkey.
- Using the right slide bar, I moved down until I found "Burst" and clicked on that. It defaults to 50% and I thought that was perfect. I clicked "Apply."
- Then, I chose "Orton" and used its default settings of "Bloom" at 50%, "Brightness" at 50% and "Fade" at 30% and clicked "Apply." My photo went from the drab leaves scattered on the ground in the horizontal photo above to this fabulous vertical photo that screams autumn:
Wow! What a difference! Now I was ready to add my quote to this image to make a pinnable image for Pinterest.
Click on "Overlays," which is the butterfly on the left sidebar menu. The first overlay choice is "Geometric." Click on "Geometric" and the box drops-down revealing several choices. I chose the rectangle box because it can be scaled to my needs. The rest of the choices (square, circle, oval, etc.) can only be made larger or smaller, not scaled to your choice. When I clicked on the rectangle box, PicMonkey places the box on your image. Note that the box has both drag handles in every corner, plus a rotating handle at the top of the box.
Next, I enlarged the black rectangle. This can be done both by using the drag handles in the corners and the lines around all four sides of the box. I wanted about an inch margin all the way around.
Satisfied with the size of the rectangle, I changed the color to white. A pop-up box appears on the right side of PicMonkey's dashboard providing additional editing features. To change the color from black to white, I clicked on the drop-down arrow on Color 2 and clicked on the color white.
While my leaf-bordered white page now looks like a piece of pretty stationery, I didn't want that look for my quote. So, I used the "Fade" feature in the "Overlay" pop-up editing box and dragged it right until I reached the desired effect.
Now, in this part of the PicMonkey tutorial, I'm ready to add my text to the image. To open the "Text" section in PicMonkey, click on the "Tt" in the left sidebar menu. A myriad of choices appear, making it decision time!
I chose to keep the text clean and simple by choosing "Arial" for this example. In order to make the text box appear on your image, click on your choice of font. Then click on "Add Text" at the top of the list of text options. This automatically opens a text box on your image with instructions to "Type your text here." Insert your cursor in that box.
Rather than fiddle with all the options as I type my text, I chose to type my text all at once. Then I'll come back and resize, center, edit, etc. Once you start typing the text, a "Text" pop-up box appears on the right side of PicMonkey's dashboard. This "Text" pop-up box gives you more editing options.
Advanced "Text" Editing Techniques in PicMonkey
After you type your text, it's time to edit it for size, color plus centering (or not). Using the "Text" pop-up box, size and center the text on the photo by using the slide bar. Or, choose the font size from the drop-down arrow. Alternatively, this can be done by clicking on one of the text box handles and dragging it in or out until the desired font size is reached.
At this point, I decided that my "fade" wasn't enough on the rectangle box. I want more of the beautiful leaves to shine through! So, I faded it again by dragging the "Fade" bar.
Next, I wanted to add the author to the quote, so I opened another "Text" box. This font is called "Lavanderia."
Then dragging the text box into position at the bottom of the quote, I used the handles to resize it.
And, I combined the images to the photo by choosing "Combine all image elements" at the top of the dashboard.
How to Save Your Image in PicMonkey
Ready to save my masterpiece, I click on "Save" at the top of the dashboard (see previous image above), which opens this area of the dashboard (above). At this point, you are given an opportunity to name your photo (or not) because it defaults to the name of the image that you uploaded. For Google search engines and SEO (search engine optimization), I always rename the images that I add to my blog. I use very descriptive file names. For example, this one is named "how to save a photo edited in PicMonkey."
But wait – we're not done! (I bet you thought we were done with the PicMonkey tutorial!)
Resize Your Image for Printables in PicMonkey
If I'm creating an image that I want to share with readers that is "printable," i.e., readers can download it and print it on 8 1/2-inch by 11-inch copy paper, I need to resize it yet again so that it prints correctly for readers. So, I resized the photo to 2400 x 3300 pixels, which will print on 8 /12-inch by 11-inch paper.
Be sure to uncheck the "Keep proportions" box. Otherwise it won't fit. Obviously, this tactic distorts your original photo somewhat. But, for quotes, this distortion is insignificant. Alternatively, you can size and edit your image to 2400 x 3300 pixels first and save it for your printable. Then, you can downsize it to fit the width of your blog and save it again.
How to Print
To create a printable, you need to upload your saved 2400 x 3300 pixel photo (jpg) to a "Word" document. Then center it and save it as a PDF (a tutorial for another day!).
Here's a link to the printable image, so that you can frame it for the Thanksgiving holiday season: To Be Alive quote printable. Need a frame for this beautiful quote? I've got you covered! Check out these options on Amazon: 8 x 10 frames.
Plus, here's a pinnable collage to pin to your Pinterest board:
Thanks for sharing!
That's it for the PicMonkey tutorial! Here are a few more pinnable quotes for the Thanksgiving season (all link to a specific post on this blog):
I have many PicMonkey tutorials on my blog. If you want to learn more, just type "PicMonkey" in my search bar and all the PicMonkey tutorials will come up!
Oh, and one more thing: if you think PicMonkey might be too advanced for you to use with success, I taught my 9-year-old great-niece, Princess P, to use it the other day. We made some cute bags for a scavenger hunt that we found on this blog and thought we'd make something similar for a party we are having soon. So, cute out my PicMonkey tutorials and others and in no time flat, you'll be an expert!


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A sergeant from the Clarke County Sheriff's Department called police to report that an inmate had a gunshot wound, apparently received prior to the man's arrest. The inmate of Clarke County's jail complained of pain in his left leg.
According to police reports, a nurse said the man had a wound in his upper left leg that resembled a wound from bird shot through a shotgun. The man told officers he was shot by unknown suspects near the playground on Pauldoe Street. He said he had been shot sometime in May. He was arrested on a warrant on July 15, according to police.
The nurse said the wound was infected and could have been sustained in May.
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Judge Tells NLRB, Condo Manager To Settle Layoff Dispute
Following a hearing in the case, U.S. District Judge Stanley Chesler directed the NLRB, the Galaxy Towers Condominium Association and Local 124 of the Recycling, Airport, Industrial and Service Employees Union to participate in a settlement conference that would run daily until ordered otherwise by the court. Both the...
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Decluttering Your Closet in 5 Simple Steps
As we head into colder weather, now is the perfect time to get rid of those clothes you no longer want or need. Follow these 5 simple steps for a clutter-free closet.
1. Set aside enough time
Before you get started, be sure you have enough time to complete the task of cleaning and clearing out your closet.
There is nothing more frustrating than starting a big project like this, and then not having enough time to finish. Plus, you don't want to lose your decluttering mojo, right?!
2. The 4 s's to know
Get a couple of empty boxes. Mark each of the boxes with one of these "S" words – Swap, Sell, Store and Scrap.
1. Swap
Items in the Swap box are those you will give or swap with a friend who wears your size. You can also donate them to Salvation Army or Goodwill. These are clothes you do not wear any longer but are usable.
2. Sell
Items in this box are those you will sell at a consignment store or online. These clothes are still in good repair but no longer fit.
3. Store
All of your clothes (cleaned and pressed) and accessories for this season should go into one of this box. Of course, depending upon the number of clothes you have, you may need more than one "store" box. Be sure to set the "store" boxes aside out of the way.
4. Scrap
Items in this box are stained or torn and therefore no longer usable. So, they can be thrown out.
3. What will you wear this season?
Now that you have cleaned out your closet, it is time to start putting this season's clothes and accessories into the closet.
Pick out the things you know you will use most often and place them in a prominent place in your closet.
Get rid of clothes you no longer like or you know will not fit any longer. Take the remaining boxes out to the car so they are not cluttering your room.
4. Organize by color, size or outfits
Some like to place clothes in the closet by colors, others by length and still others by whether you wear them together. You will know the best way to organize them based on your own personal needs.
5. P.S., Try this handy decluttering trick
You may want to use this trick to help you learn which clothes you can purge once the season starts.
As you place items into your closet, turn the hangers around backwards. At the end of the month, look through your closet and see how many hangers face the wrong way.
Take those items out and re-evaluate whether you want to keep them or if they can find a new home with someone else.
Now that you're done, doesn't it feel great having an organized closet?! Be sure to do this exercise at the beginning of each season to keep your closet clutter-free.


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The END file extension is related to the Census of Employment and Wages. The *.end file stores various data.
There are 2 other file types using
the END file extension!
.end - CorelDRAW arrow-head definition data
.end - NovaLogic game cinematics file
END file extension - Census of Employment and Wages flat data file
What is end file? How to open end files?
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The END file extension is associated with the Census of Employment and Wages developed by Bureau of Labor Statistics. The *.end file stores flat data files.
The Census of Employment and Wages seems to be obsolete product without support from developer.


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What is GIS?
GIS stands for geographic information systems. GIS deal with spatial data and their analysis. They thus consists of data, the tools and procedures used to analyze the data, and the people doing the analysis. While GIS-like analysis has existed as early as the mid-nineteenth century, today the term GIS is associated particularly with software packages used to analyze spatial data. This software as several key functions related to the data: input, storage, management, retrieval, manipulation, analysis and modeling, output, and display. GIS serve numerous fields including but not limited to environmental management, urban planning, water management, health care research, and archaeology.
Welcome to Geisler Library's Research Guide for Geographic Information Systems or GIS
This guide is a starting point for your research using GIS. Please contact your librarians with any questions about using this Guide or doing research in this area.
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Believe it or not, now you could be able to control your television by waving arms in the air.
Washington: Believe it or not, now you
could be able to control your television by waving arms in the
An Indian-origin scientist, Ramesh Raskar, and his team
from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab, have
modified an everyday LCD screen into a TV that can "see" the
world in front of it in 3D.
"It means a viewer can control on-screen objects by
waving their arms in the air without touching the screen, let
alone a mouse or keyboard," Raskar said.
He said, "This is a level of interaction that nobody`s
ever been able to do before".
Raskar along with his colleagues Matthew Hirsch and
Henry Holtzman created a prototype of the screen called
bi-directional or BiDi that allows users to manipulate or
interact with objects on the screen in three dimensions. The
model will be presented at Siggraph Asia later this week.
"It will also function as a 3D scanner. If you spin an
object in front of screen, the software will stitch together a
3D image," he added.
Raskar`s team was inspired by the way manufacturers of
LCD panels, including Sharp and Planar Systems, are
experimenting with adding optical sensors between a panel`s
pixels so that it can act as a touch-screen interface, journal New Scientist reported.
But such displays have poor vision, like a camera with
no lens, says the researchers: they can clearly image objects
that are in direct contact with the screen, but anything
further away is blurred.


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Bank of America Eager to Settle ARS Probes
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Five glorious days to photograph the most dazzling bird species in Ecuador's imposing Andean valleys, mystical could forests and deep-green tropical forests. Be prepared to delve into Ecuador's most biologically-diverse bird photo reserves and eco-lodges looking for endemic hummingbirds, vivid tanagers, splendid toucans, skulking antbirds, agile warblers, and, many more.
Pick-up from Quito airport and transfer to San Jorge Eco-lodge Quito.
Overnight San Jorge Eco-lodge Quito.
Bird Photo Yanacocha Reserve & San Jorge Eco-lodge Quito:
Our journey begins with a hot cup of Ecuadorian coffee in the festive "Cucayo" breakfast room at San Jorge Eco-lodge Quito. After breakfast, we drive for 40 minutes to Yanacocha Reserve which runs through the Andean slopes of Pichincha Volcano. At this elevation, we will photograph several high-Andean hummingbird species such as the Sapphire-vented Puffleg, Great Sapphirewing, Buff-winged Starfrontlet, Golden-breasted Puffleg and Sapphire-vented Puffleg. Optional 1 mile trail photography to find the stunning Golden-crowned Tanager, Pearled Treerunner, Blue-backed Conebill, Black-chested Mountain-Tanager, Rufous Antpitta, Barred Fruiteater, and Rainbow-bearded Thornbill. Yanachoca is also home to the critically endangered Black-breasted Puffleg which is casually observed. We return to San Jorge Eco-lodge Quito for lunch.
Black-tailed Trainbearer. Photo taken at San Jorge Eco-lodge Quito. © Luis Alcivar
After lunch we head to the main hummingbird patio to set-up our first hummingbird multi-flash station. The hummingbird feeders at the lodge are visited by the Black-tailed Trainbearer, Green-tailed Trainbearer, the bizarre-looking Sword-billed Hummingbird, Sparkling Violetear, Tyrian Metaltail, Shining Sunbeam, and the tiny White-bellied Woodstar. Optional 0.5 mile trail photography around the lodge to look for the Tufted Tit-tyrant, Rufous-naped Brush-Finch, Azara's Spinetail, Crimson-mantled Woodpecker, Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager, Blue-and-yellow Tanager, Southern Yellow Grosbeak, Red-crested Cotinga, and, the Streak-throated Bush-Tyrant.
Overnight: San Jorge Eco-lodge Quito.
The Sword-billed Hummingbird at San Jorge Eco-lodge Quito. © Luis Alcivar
Birding San Jorge Eco-lodge Tandayapa - Hummingbird Sanctuary:
After breakfast at our Quito lodge we drive for 1 hour to San Jorge Eco-lodge Tandayapa Hummingbird Sanctuary located in the heart of Tandayapa Cloud Forest Reserve. Upon arrival, we begin shooting from the 4 observation decks overlooking our prime cloud forest reserve and the bird feeders around the lodge which will provide an incredible amount of birds species. The bird feeders in front of the main patio are visited by multicolored bird species like the Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager, Red-headed Barbet, Streak-capped Treehunter, Three-striped Warbler, White-winged Becard, Metallic-green Tanager, Crimson-rumped Toucanet, Golden-naped Tanager, Golden Tanager, Flame-faced Tanager, Silver-throated Tanagers and many more. Additionally, the hummingbird feeders in front of the breakfast room will be crowded with hummingbirds including the iconic Booted Racket-tail and the Violet-tailed Sylph.
The exotic Booted Racket-tails are commonly seen at San Jorge Eco-lodge Tandayapa. © Luis Alcivar
After lunch at our open-air restaurant overlooking the impressive valley of Tandayapa, we set-up our second hummingbird multi-flash station to get flight shots of the following hummingbirds: Western Emerald, Rufous-tailed Hummingbird, Andean Emerald, Fawn-breasted Brilliant, Buff-tailed Coronet, White-necked Jacobin, Purple-throated Woodstar, Purple-bibbed Whitetip, Green-crowned Woodnymph, and, the much sought-after Booted Racket-tail and Violet-tailed Sylph. In the late afternoon, optional 1 mile trail photography to look for the Scaled Antpitta, Toucan Barbet, Rufous-breasted Antthrush, Masked Trogon, White-winged Tanager, Beryl-spangled Tanager, Ringed Kingfisher, Chestnut-breasted Chlorophonia, Immaculate Antbird, Plain Antvireo, Uniform Antshrike, Russet-crowned Warbler, Black-and-chestnut Eagle, Bat Falcon, White-throated Quail-Dove, Golden-headed Quetzal, and, with some luck, the enchanted White-faced Nunbird.
Overnight: San Jorge Eco-lodge Tandayapa - Hummingbird Sanctuary.
Day 4
Andean Cock-of-the-rock LEK & Angel Paz Antpitta Feeding Station:
After breakfast at the lodge, we drive for 1 hour to the best Andean Cock-of-the-rock LEK hide in Ecuador (LEK: gathering of male birds that engage in competitive display). The Andean Cock-of-the-rock is without-a-doubt the most iconic and stunning bird species of Ecuador and from this hide, the cocks will be displaying and loudly calling at a distance of roughly 50 feet with birds occasionally flying much closer. After this unforgettable show, we will continue to Angel Paz's Antpitta Feeding Station where up to 5 (otherwise very rare and skulking) antpitta species can be closely photographed. Seasonally, all five species can be photographed including the Giant Antpitta, Yellow-breasted Antpitta, Chestnut-crowned Antpitta, Moustached Antpitta, Yellow-breasted Antpitta, and the Ochre-breasted Antpitta. At this same place, the Dark-backed Wood-Quail and the Rufous-breasted Antthrush also visit the bird feeders.
The Andean Cock-of-the-rock leks in the the upper valley of Tandayapa © Luis Alcivar
After Angel Paz we drive for 30 minutes to Old-Nono Mindo Road Hummingbird Feeding Station. Here we will set-up our our third hummingbird multi-flash station for hummingbirds. This place will have a couple of new species icluding the Speckled hummingbird, Gorgeted Sunangel, Empress brilliant, Velvet purple Coronet, Brown Inca and, the elegant Collared Inca. The banana feeders at this place are also visited by the endemic Plate-billed Mountain-Toucan. After a delicious boxed lunch we return to San Jorge Eco-lodge Tandayapa.
Overnight: San Jorge Eco-lodge Tandayapa.
Plate-billed Mountain-Toucan © Luis Alcivar
Day 5
Pachijal Tanager Feeding Station & San Jorge Eco-lodge Milpe Bird Sanctuary:
After breakfast, we drive for 1 hour to photograph several exquisite endemic bird species including the Glistening-green Tanager, Rufous-throated Tanager, Black-chinned Mountain-Tanager, Golden-collared Honeycreeper, Moss-backed Tanager, Black-winged Saltator, and, the Buff-throated Saltator. We will also use the playback to try on other non-feeder species including the Black Solitaire, Orange-breasted Fruiteater, and the Club-winged Manakin. Hummingbirds feeders at this place are quite active for photography with natural light. After a morning packed with colorfull bird and hummingbird species we drive down to San Jorge Eco-lodge Milpe for lunch.
The Glistening-green Tanager is one of the highlights of Pachijal Bird Feeding Station
After lunch at our eco-lodge, we have set-up our third hummingbird multi-flash station to capture several new hummingbird species including the Green-crowned Woodnymph, White-necked Jacobin, Stripe-throated Hermit, Purple-bibbed Whitetip, Green Thorntail, and the endemic White-whiskered Hermit. The banana feeders are visited by the Pale-mandible Aracari, Green Honeycreeper, Silver-throated Tanager, Thick-billed Euphonia, Orange-bellied Euphonia, Lemon-rumped Tanager, Crimson-rumped Toucanet, and seasonally the Chestnut-mandibled and the endemic Choco Toucan.
Overnight San Jorge Eco-lodge Milpe.
Day 6
Silanche Bird Feeders & Jorge Eco-lodge Milpe Bird Sanctuary:
After breakfast, we drive for 1 hour to Silanche Bird Feeders. At this brand new elevation, several stunning bird species will be available at the banana feeders including the Orange-crowned Euphonia, Dusky-faced Tanager, Lemon-rumped Tanager, Blue-gray Tanager, Palm Tanager, Silver-throated Tanager, and. the Golden-olive Woodpecker. The hummingbird feeders at this location are visited by the Green-breasted Mango, Purple-chested Hummingbird, Bronzy Hermit, and, ocassionally a Baron's Hermit and Purple-crowned Fairy. The forested area around the bird feeders are home to the Great Antshrike,Scarlet-backed Woodpecker, Violaceous Trogon, Pacific Hornero, and, Orange-fronted Barbet which can be summoned with playback. We return for lunch at San Jorge Eco-lodge Milpe.
The Banded Ground-cuckoo inhabits the lush forest of San Jorge Milpe. © George Cruz
After lunch at Milpe, we set-up our hummingbird multi-flash station again to go over any missing species from the previous day due to time or weather conditions. At 3:00PM there will be optional trail photography to go after the Broad-billed Motmot, Golden-winged Manakin, Club-winged Manakin, Choco Trogon, and, with some luck, the Crimson-bellied Woodpecker, Lanceolated Monklet, and, even, the Banded Ground-Cuckoo. For those not wanting to do trail photography, you may stay shooting hummingbirds at the hummingbird multi-flash station.
Overnight San Jorge Eco-lodge Milpe.
Day 7
Umbrellabird LEK & Mirador Bird Feeders:
After breakfast, we drive for 1 hour to photograph one of the world's most bizzare birds species, the Long-wattled Umbrellabird. At this hide, birds will be displaying at a distance of approximately 165 feet (50 meters), with some luck birds will display and fly-by much closer.
The Black-cheecked Woodpecker is one of the highlights at Mirador Feeders.
After the umbrellabird we return to Milpe for lunch. After lunch we drive to Miradord Bird Feeders. This place is visited by several species like the Black-cheecked Woodpecker, Rufous Motmot, Toucan Barbet, Blue-capped Tanager, Dusky Bush-Tanager, Scrub Blackbird, Stripe-headed Sparrow and seasonally the stunning blue-necked Tanager.
Overnight San Jorge Eco-lodge Quito.
Birding Antisana Ecological Park - Andean Condor Reservation
Once in the brink of extinction in Ecuador, the Andean Condor has now recovered thanks to several protected reserves like Antisana. After breakfast, we drive for 2 hours to this reserve with the Andean Condor as a main target but with other fantastic bird species also in mind. We first photgraph the road that leads to the entrance to the park where we will be greeted by very friendly Bar-winged Cinclodes and Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant. We will then make a stop by an observation deck which sits in front of the breeding cliffs to check for the Condors, if they are not active, we will return in the afternoon and check other places. This same place has a couple of hummingbird feeders which are visited by the Giant Hummingbird and the Great Sapphirewing. Once in the park, we will photograph along the road looking out for the Andean Lapwing, Black-faced Ibis, Paramo Pipit, Carunculated Caracara, Black-winged Ground-Dove, Ecuadorian Hillstar, Tawny Antpitta, and, with some luck an Aplomado Falcon,and the Black-billed Shrike-Tyrant. At around noon, we will have a boxed lunch in front of the 18,700 feet high snow-capped volcano to then drive to "La Mica" lagoon to check out for the Andean Ruddy-Duck, Andean Coot, Andean Teal, Silvery Grebe, Andean Tit-Spinetail, Many-striped Canastero, and, casually, a Cinereous Harrier.
The enourmous Andean Condor is the main focus of our trip to Antisana © Luis Alcivar
After exploring the lagoon, we return to the Condor sightseer, they are noticeably more active in the afternoon if it is sunny. From here, we are also more likely to see other raptors like the Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle and the Variable Hawk.
4:00PM: transfer to Quito airport or to any hotel in Quito area


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As companion to its volume of Wilder's collected plays, The Library of America's edition of his early novels and stories brings together five novels that highlight his wit, erudition, innovative formal structures, and philosophical wisdom. Drawing on the post-collegiate year he spent in Rome, Wilder fashioned in The Cabala a tale of youthful enchantment with the Eternal City in the form of a fictitious memoir of an American student and the enigmatic coterie of noble Romans who draw him into their midst. He followed this debut novel two years later with The Bridge of San Luis Rey, which catapulted him to literary prominence and earned him the first of his three Pulitzer prizes. "The Bridge," Wilder later wrote, "asked the question whether the intention that lies behind love was sufficient to justify the desperation of living." Set in 18th-century Peru, the book is a kind of theological detective story concerning a friar's investigations into the lives of five individuals before they were killed in a bridge collapse. An elegantly told parable, with credible historical ambience and psychologically rounded characters, The Bridge of San Luis Rey is primarily a probing inquiry into the nature of destiny and divine intention: Why did God allow these particular people to die?
The Woman of Andros, based on the Andria of Roman writer Terence, is a meditation on the ancient world filtered through the sensibility of a meditative courtesan; Heaven's My Destination, a departure from Wilder's historical themes, is a picaresque romp through Depression-era America; and The Ides of March takes up the story of Julius Caesar's assassination by imagining the exchange of letters among such prominent ancient figures as Catullus, Cleopatra, Cicero, and Caesar himself, "groping in the open seas of his unlimited power for the first principles which should guide him." The volume concludes with a selection of early short stories-among them "Précautions Inutiles," published here for the first time-and a selection of essays that offers Wilder's insights into the works of Stein and Joyce, as well as a lecture on letter writers that bears on both The Bridge of San Luis Rey and The Ides of March.
Table of Contents
The Cabala
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
The Woman of Andros
Heaven's My Destination
The Ides of March
Early Stories
– The Marriage of Zabett
– "Spiritus Valet"
– Eddy Greater
– Précautions Inutiles
– A Diary: First and Last Entry
– The Warship
Essays on Fiction
– On Reading the Great Letter Writers
– James Joyce, 1882-1941
– Gertrude Stein's Four in America
– Joyce and the Modern Novel
Notes on the Texts
For further information on the works within Thornton Wilder: The Bridge of San Luis Rey and Other Novels 1926-1948, please visit the Bibliography.
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After announcing the device in April this year, Microsoft-owned Nokia has finally made its flagship smartphone - the Lumia 930 available in India. The Windows Phone 8.1 powered Lumia 930 can be bought in India at the price of Rs. 38,649.
Nokia Lumia 930: Key Specifications
The Nokia Lumia 930 uses a 5-inch ClearBlack AMOLED display with Gorilla Glass 3 protection offering a Full HD resolution of 1920 × 1080 pixels.
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It is powered by a high-end 2.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor coupled with a 2GB RAM. It runs on Windows Phone 8.1 OS. The smartphone comes with the premium camera sensor. It is somewhat at the range of Sony Xperia Z3 in terms of camera.
It uses 20MP rear camera with Optical Image Stabilization (OIS), Autofocus, dual LED flash, and capable of shooting video at 1080p HD video recording at 30fps. At the front, it employs a 1.2MP HD front-facing camera with wide angle lens. Users will also get a Nokia Camera app. It houses 32GB internal memory, and apparently lacks a microSD card slot.
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The Lumia 930 also comes with a rich recording feature as it uses four microphones, wideband Voice and multi-microphone noise reduction features as well. Other features include Dolby Headphone, Graphic equalizer and Audio leveling among others.
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Applicants should have a good first degree (minimum 2:1 or equivalent), and 1 year's work experience in a relevant area. Applicants who do not fulfil typical entry requirements may be offered the opportunity to register for a Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip). If performance in these course units meets the standard required at the Masters level (a pass mark of 50%), these students upgrade to Masters registration at the end of the second semester and proceed to the dissertation. They then become eligible for award of a Masters degree.
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This programme is a practical and critical introduction to the philosophy, values, policies and practices of Human Resource Management (HRM) in the context of developing countries and transitional economies.
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provide participants with an understanding of contemporary developments in the HR field, and the ability to critically appraise them in the light of their own professional roles/backgrounds,
to develop a sensitive appreciation of the importance of the contextual settings of HRM.
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Heart-healthy biscuit topped chili casserole
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My mom was making this way before it was popular, back in the 70's! It's an easy dinner to make. The only thing I changed was I use ground turkey, whereas my mom used ground beef.
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- 1 lb
- ground lean turkey
- 1 medium
- onion, chopped
- 1 medium
- green bell pepper, diced
- 1
- 15 oz can, chili beans in sauce, undrained
- 8 oz
- tomato sauce, low sodium
- 6 oz
- tomato paste
- 1 Tbsp
- chili powder
- 1/2 tsp
- cumin
- 1/2 tsp
- hot pepper sauce, or more to your liking
- 1
- 12 oz can reduced fat flaky biscuits, refrigerated
- 8 oz
- light sour cream
- 2 Tbsp
- flour
- 1 c
- coarsely crushed corn chips
- 1 c
- reduced fat, shredded mexican style cheese
- 1/3 c
- green onions, chopped
How to Make Heart-healthy biscuit topped chili casserole
- 1Heat oven to 375. Lightly spray a 10" deep-dish pie tin w/ cooking spray. Place tin on lg cookie sheet. In lg non-stick skillet over medium heat, cook ground turkey, onion and bell pepper until ground turkey is cooked.
- 2Stir in beans w/ the sauce, tomato sauce, tomato paste, chili powder, cumin and hot sauce. Bring to a boil. Stir. Reduce heat to med-low. Simmer 5 mins. Open the can of biscuits and separate them.
- 3Press biscuits into bottom of pan, stretching up the sides and hanging over edge just a bit. Spoon chili mix into crust. In small bowl, whisk together sour cream and flour. Spread over chili. Sprinkle w/ crushed corn chips and cheese. Bake 30 mins or until bubbly and biscuits are light brown. Sprinkle w/ green onions before serving. I usually serve w/ extra sour cream, especially if using a lot of hot sauce!
About Heart-healthy biscuit topped chili casserole
Course/Dish: Biscuits, Casseroles
Main Ingredient: Turkey
Regional Style: Mexican
Dietary Needs: Low Fat
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Dynamic and stative are words that we don't use very often, so when they're connected to verbs, people often get confused. But it's not as complicated as you may think!
First, let's take a look at the words dynamic and stative.
Dynamic is an adjective which means there is continuous change or activity. So in English grammar, we used 'dynamic verbs' to describe an action. You may wonder why you've never heard of dynamic verbs before, but that's simply because they're more commonly known as 'action verbs'.
Stative describes a state or condition rather than an activity. Stative is a very uncommon adjective, which is why using it to describe a verb can really confuse people. So in English grammar, we use 'stative verbs' to describe a state or condition.
Dynamic Verbs:
Now let's take a look at some examples of dynamic verbs, and how to use them in sentences. There are hundreds of dynamic verbs, so I can't include all of them here. But for a more substantial list, click here.
Dynamic Verb Sentence Examples:
- "My legs are sore because I've been running every morning."
- "I can't stay late, I'm eating dinner with my parents."
- "I'm growing tomato plants in my garden."
- "I need to study for my exam tomorrow."
Stative Verbs
Let's take a look at some examples of stative verbs and how to use them in sentences. Once again, this is only a small list of stative verbs. For a more complete list, click here.
Stative Verb Sentence Examples:
- "My mom didn't agree with me."
- "I imagine you must be very sleepy."
- "I promise to take you to Niagara Falls tomorrow."
- "She didn't remember my name."
Now just to confuse you, there are words that can be both dynamic and stative depending on the context of the word. Here are a few examples:
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For example, you could say, "I have an uncle who lives in England." This would be an example of a stative verb because the sentence is describing familial relations.
You could say, "I'm thinking about getting a puppy." This would be an example of a dynamic verb because, in this context, thinking is describing an action – it is currently happening.
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A popular venue in Adelaide's west end, Supermild has experienced a revival at it's new home of 73a Hindley Street – across the road from the Sheesha Lounge and next door to the Hotel Grand Chancellor. Closing its doors in 2015 following the expiration of their lease, Adelaide's alternative crowds are embracing the renewed and rejuvenated bar that was a favourite at its original home for 13 years.
In its prime and up until its closure, this underground was often busy, staying open late on nights when other venues don't. Still hosted at a very small and dark venue, it plays a variety of tunes, from jazz to dance and grunge. Reviving the Wednesday night party scene, Mild Disco from 9pm brings you great drinks specials and resident DJs spinning.
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Manuel Alvarez Ortega is an MBA candidate at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. He is interning with Endeavor Entrepreneur company Aranda Software through Endeavor's eMBA Program.
I'm already halfway through my internship in Bogotá and time is flying. I came to Colombia from Hong Kong to work with Aranda, a local software company, on their expansion strategy in Mexico and Brazil. I must say that the experience has been quite rewarding so far both personally and professionally.
Colombian people have shown themselves to be very warm and welcoming. I arrived from Hong Kong at 10 p.m. and three of my co-workers were waiting for me at the airport. They took me to a very nice apartment they had rented for me and filled with food for the next few days. After taking the next morning to recover from my trip and jetlag, I was taken to Aranda's offices to meet the rest of my colleagues.
I'm lucky to have arrived just a few months after the company moved to their new offices, which are really nice. They have wide open and well-lit spaces: an entertainment room with sofas, a TV and videogames where you can calmly have a cup of coffee and chat with co-workers during breaks, and a meeting room where they gather the last Friday of every month to celebrate all of the month's birthdays with a cake and to introduce the recently hired personnel and talk about general issues.
Outside of the workplace, I've been able to enjoy visiting various tourist attractions, such as Monserrate mountain, the historical quarter of La Candelaria and even La Calera at the city outskirts for horseback riding. I've had the opportunity to rumbear (the local way to say "party") at night to and try the wide variety of dances (which, I have to admit, I still can't tell apart that well). The food has also been great. After one year in Hong Kong eating all sort of Asian food, which I love, I've enjoyed trying the different South American flavors. I almost cried when I ate my first good beef steak here. It is not easy to find them in China.
Working with Aranda has been awesome. It is very rewarding to work with a relatively new company that is fighting against the market leaders in the region in such a competitive environment as the IT industry. I have also been amazed by the entrepreneurial spirit I have sensed in the region, not only within Aranda, but everywhere. It grabbed my attention that several people asked me about businesses I have seen in China but not in Colombia and the other way around when I said I came from Hong Kong. That has not often happened to me in other places.
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Calibration and field application of passive sampling for episodic exposure to polar organic pesticides in streams
Rainfall-triggered runoff is a major driver of pesticide input in streams. Only few studies have examined the suitability of passive sampling to quantify such episodic exposures. In this study, we used Empore(TM) styrene-divinylbenzene reverse phase sulfonated disks (SDB disks) and event-driven water samples (EDS) to assess exposure to 15 fungicides and 4 insecticides in 17 streams in a German vineyard area during 4 rainfall events. We also conducted a microcosm experiment to determine the SDB-disk sampling rates and provide a free-software solution to derive sampling rates under time-variable exposure. Sampling rates ranged from 0.26 to 0.77 L d(-1) and time-weighted average (TWA) concentrations from 0.05 to 2.11 mu g/L. The 2 sampling systems were in good agreement and EDS exceeded TWA concentrations on average by a factor of 3. Our study demonstrates that passive sampling is suitable to quantify episodic exposures from polar organic pesticides. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Keywords: Passive sampling ; Pesticide ; Water monitoring ; Freshwater
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Job Opportunies
If you would like to work for us at Deans Restaurant in Perth, please email our Restaurant Manager with a CV and covering letter. We are highly regarded and thought of as one of the best restaurants in perth, so if you are ambitious and determined you are looking in the right place.
Here at Deans we are always looking for motivated people to join our driven, energetic team.
Current Positions
Chef de Partie / Senior Commis:
We are currently seeking a Permanent Full Time Chef to work alongside Masterchef and past Scottish Chef of the Year winner, Willie Deans. Your role will include general preparation of food using only the finest locally sourced, seasonal produce, you will also helping in the plating up of starters and / or desserts.
This offers a great opportunity to any ambitious chef who wants to grow and develop their skills working in a fast paced kitchen and working at the top of your profession. If you have a passion for cooking, enthusiastic and hard working please apply to the above e-mail address.
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IRSD students surpass state average on Smarter Balanced assesment
Scores from the 2016 Smarter Balanced Assessment, released by the Delaware Department of Education on July 21, revealed that the percentages of Indian River School District students who were proficient in English language arts (ELA) and math were higher than the overall state averages, district officials announced this week.
The percentage of IRSD students meeting or exceeding performance standards surpassed the state average in all content areas, they said, and in some instances, the IRSD topped the state average by double-digit percentage points. The tests were administered to students in Grades 3-8.
The district's best showing was in ELA, where 69 percent of fifth-graders and 65 percent of eighth-graders scored at proficiency levels 3 or 4. That exceeded the state average by 9 percentage points in Grade 5 and 11 points in Grade 8. Additionally, 63 percent of sixth-graders and 61 percent of seventh-graders achieved proficiency, exceeding the state average by 11 and 8 percentage points respectively.
Overall, the district's ELA proficiency rates in Grades 3-8 ranged from 56 percent to 69 percent, exceeding the state average at every grade level. The only area in which the district did not surpass 60-percent mark was in third grade (56 percent).
Math scores were not as strong, officials said, but Indian River still exceeded state averages in Grades 3-8. The district's best performance in math was in third grade, where 61 percent of students met or exceeded the standards. The remaining proficiency rates ranged from 40 to 57 percent in Grades 4-8. In Grade 5 math, 54 percent of district students met the standards, compared to only 41 percent statewide.
The Smarter Balanced Assessment is part of the Delaware System of Student Assessments (DeSSA), which replaced the Delaware Comprehensive Assessment System (DCAS) in 2015. The 2016 results are the second for the Smarter Balanced Assessment, which is aligned with Delaware's new academic standards, which are designed to be more rigorous.
"By focusing on the skills most important for success in college and the workplace, the results provide teachers and families with a snapshot of the child's progress, helping identify school and student strengths as well as areas in which support is needed," they said.
"While we are pleased to be ahead of the curve in relation to the overall state averages, our 2016 proficiency levels still leave much room for improvement," IRSD Superintendent Susan Bunting said. "With the exception of a few content areas, our performance levels compared to 2015 showed only minimal increases or decreases.
"We also have concerns about middle school math scores, which revealed that less than half of our students met the performance standards. These results are not unexpected, however, as students and teachers are still adjusting to the increased rigor of the new Smarter Balanced assessment.
"We are continuing to provide training and support to teachers as they strengthen standards-linked instruction. The results of these efforts are already evident in our fifth-grade math and sixth- and eighth-grade ELA scores, which showed significant improvement from 2015," Bunting added.
"Indian River is fortunate to have some of the most gifted educators in the State of Delaware. Thus, I am confident that our future scores will continue to exceed state averages and that the percentage of students meeting performance standards will also continue to increase. We will never lose sight of our ultimate goal of having every student achieve the performance standard in every content area."
IRSD and state scores for 2016:
English Language Arts
Percentage proficient on the standards
Grade IRSD State
3 56 54
Grade IRSD State
4 60 56
5 69 60
6 63 52
7 61 53
8 65 54
Percentage proficient on the standards
Grade IRSD State
3 61 55
4 57 51
5 54 41
6 43 37
7 44 40
8 40 38
The Delaware Comprehensive Assessment System (DCAS) continues to be utilized for science assessments in Grades 5, 8 and 10 and for social studies assessments in Grades 4 and 7. In 2016, IRSD exceeded the state average at all grades in science and social studies. Its best showing was in seventh-grade social studies, where 72 percent of students met or exceeded the standards.
Science and social studies scores are as follows:
Percentage proficient on the standards
Grade IRSD State
5 52 47
8 58 49
10 46 43
Social Studies
Percentage proficient on the standards
Grade IRSD State
4 60 59
7 72 57
Parents can view state, district and school DeSSA results on the Delaware Department of Education website, at www.doe.k12.de.us.


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Aquaculture Gains Sustainability Cred
Aquaculture still has its opponents in the U.S., but its supporters argue that it has become far more safer and sustainable. Is it time for a rethink as to how Americans source our seafood?
Sustainability: It's In the timing
The inefficiencies in our current centralized electrical grid have led to both increased costs and more fossil fuel consumption. What if there was a way for customers to take more control of their energy consumption during these times of peak demand?
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Community-based composting could help municipalities cope with the pesky problem of food scraps and yard clippings. TriplePundit spoke with two community composting organizations to learn about their challenges, as well as how they scaled over time.
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This week, Apple partnered with the Conservation Fund to donate 32,400 acres of forest to the Forest Society of Maine. The tech giant's gift connects over 1 million acres of forest that reach far beyond Maine's border with Canada.
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On Thursday, President Obama established the first U.S. marine monument in Atlantic waters. Some stakeholders are elated. Others, not so much.
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Minuteman Commuter Bikeway a Triumph of 21st-Century Mobility
As cities consider bicycling as part of their master plans, the Minuteman Commuter Bikeway is a key example of how bike paths can make traffic run smoothly.
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Tiny beaches dot the landscape everywhere in Cape Cod, which is Americana at its finest.
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My father died this morning just after I arrived back at the hospital, very suddenly but very peacefully. He remained true to his definition of a Southern Gentleman to the end. His interests included Duke, Duke basketball, the Duke Marine Lab, Duke baseball caps, and Duke reunions. He also loved birdwatching, scuppernongs, war documentaries, and his two cats, one of whom pined to death while he was in intensive care.
Sleep in peace, Daddy.


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Take It From EveTuesday, January 1, 2013
Take It From Eve
Stars: Stevie Rose, Kid Dynamite, Eve Howard
Scene 1 Spanked Houseboy
Eve is happy with her new houseboy Billy's efficiency and happy to accept his offer of a foot massage after a day on her feet. But she warns him not to tickle her – Eve hates having her feet tickled – three times, before forcefully admonishing him for tickling her anyway. Pulling him across her lap, she retrieves her favorite hairbrush from her purse and indignantly spanks her smart aleck employee over his jeans. Soon his pants and boxers come down, presenting the perfect target area, a bare bottom.Not satisfied that her bad boy has been thoroughly punished for his effrontery, Eve bends Billy over the couch end and reddens his tight buns with a thick leather paddle.
Finally, with a nod towards nostalgia, Eve instructs Billy to assume the face down position on her sofa for a good, old-fashioned belt spanking with a doubled leather belt. As Billy has never been spanked before, he feels every swat keenly, whimpering, whining and howling with pain throughout his entire ordeal.
Scene 2 Over the Housemaid's Knee
Billy gets his face slapped by Eve's beautiful new housemaid for being fresh. Stevie tells Eve of Billy's insult and Eve conducts a spanking tutorial wherein she and Stevie spank the impertinence out of the badly behaved houseboy. Billy is spanked over the lap of each woman in turn. The two women continue to punish Billy's bare bottom while he is bent across a table. While all of this is going on, all of Billy's clothes (and most of the alluring Miss Stevie's), are coming off, adding the embarrassment of exposure to the crisp, stinging pain of real spanking discipline. With his face and bottom cheeks burning with shame, Billy endures the added indignity of a trenchant scolding from Eve, who has employed him long enough to have noticed his many character flaws. Billy feels every swat keenly and yells his head off in distress from first to last.Traditional over the knee spanking and vigorous corporal punishment with paddle, strap, hairbrush and belt highlight Eve's latest video, co-starring fresh and charming 21 year old Stevie Rose. As Kid Dynamite learns to his dismay, Stevie is naturally dominant and only too willing to take a naughty, disrespectful male co-worker in hand. Eve only reinforces what Stevie has long suspected, that strong women have a duty to take control of silly, undisciplined boys.
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CAMP PENDLETON – Col. Ryuji Toyota, commander of the Western Army Infantry Regiment of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, said Monday that he was looking forward to learning more about the Marine Corps' and Navy's capabilities for amphibious assaults.
That opportunity started this week and continues for a month, as 500 Marines from the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force at Camp Pendleton train with soldiers from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force at the base and at San Clemente Island in an annual exercise known as Iron Fist. The U.S. and Japan have been key allies in the Pacific Rim since 1952.
U.S. Navy sailors and two ships will also participate in the training scenario to address some of Japan's growing concerns over China's increasing military might and an ongoing conflict between the two countries over the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea.
On Saturday, in his first foreign trip as defense secretary, retired Marine Gen. James Mattis visited Japan, where he reaffirmed U.S. support in defending Japan and the islands.
A dispute over control of the uninhabited islands has fueled tensions between Japan's and China's naval and air forces.
In 2012, Japan nationalized the islands, which are near rich fishing grounds and untapped natural gas.
"I made clear that our longstanding policy on the Senkaku Islands stands – the U.S. will continue to recognize Japanese administration of the islands and, as such, Article 5 of the U.S.-Japan Security Treaty applies," Mattis said in a news conference with Japanese Defense Minister Tomomi Inada.
On Monday, command staff from both nations held an opening ceremony at Camp Pendleton to celebrate the collaboration and kick off the training.
The event, planned to be held on an outside parade deck at the base, was moved into a gymnasium because of rain.
The Iron Fist exercise – in its 12th year – is meant to improve U.S. and Japanese collaboration. It trains the Japanese soldiers in Marine Corps strategies of operations from the air, land and sea.
Exercises start with a joint strategy planning to simulate an invasion, using combined arms, live-fire, amphibious assault and explosive ordnance training.
"Each year we continue to learn from each other and increase our interoperability and work on our military-to-military relationship," said Col. Chandler Nelms, commander of the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit. "It is essential we have key understanding on how we plan and execute an amphibious assault."
This year, the Marines will focus on training the Japanese in the use of the amphibious assault vehicle – a critical component of the Marine Corps' sea-to-land assaults because it allows Marines and sailors to respond anywhere from a naval sea base.
"This training is very important to us because we are going to establish a new amphibious brigade," Toyota said.
Amphibious assault vehicles travel at 6-8 knots and are powered by water jet propellers.
Marines will teach the Japanese soldiers how to drive the amphibious assault vehicles and do beach assaults.
The training will help the Japanese not only with assaults but also with the use of amphibious assault vehicles for humanitarian aid.
The current model of amphibious assault vehicle could be obsolete in a decade.
The U.S. has plans for a new model that is faster and less of a target than the current one, military officials have said. That new vehicle could deploy within 10 years.
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Wide character problem in data returned by server
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The data I am returning is marked as UTF-8 from Perl's point of view
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Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong here, and how I can fix it ?
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For 25 years, Business Life Magazine has been honored to present an annual cover story featuring outstanding women achievers who live, work, and serve their communities throughout our region. The meaning of success is often defined differently, depending on who is asked, but the one constant that we have discovered throughout the years is that volunteerism occupies the hearts and souls of successful women. Volunteerism plays an essential role in building a healthy community, and we are proud to introduce you to 26 successful businesswomen who have built their businesses, their families, and their communities while also sharing their hearts and souls through generous acts of volunteerism. We honor these women and we thank them.
Ani Bedrosian Adaimy
Past President
Armenian American Chamber of Commerce
Ani Bedrosian Adaimy, Past President of the Armenian American Chamber of Commerce, has been an account executive and title insurance sales representative at Lawyers Title Company in the Glendale-Burbank area for two years. Ani has worked in the mortgage and real estate industry for 27 years and feels blessed to work in a career that allows her to interact with individuals that enrich and fill her day with happiness. She says her greatest success comes from her relationships with the individuals that she holds close to her heart.
Ani was the first woman to hold the position of President of the Armenian American Chamber of Commerce, and she is a proud member of the Armenian Relief Society, Sepan Chapter, and the Armenian National Committee of America, Western Region. She is a member of the Glendale Association of Realtors (GAOR) and is active on the Cultural Diversity committee and the PR committee, which holds an annual fund raising event, Can Tree, to benefit the Salvation Army, Ascencia, and other community programs. Ani was named the GAOR Citizen of the Year in 2013 and Woman of the Year by New Horizon Family Center in 2005.
Ani believes the greatest obstacle in the workplace for women today is that women usually have more demands on their lives while juggling careers, household responsibilities, and family; and women are required to try harder, work harder and demonstrate more ability in order to achieve success. Although Ani has faced these obstacles, she has received a tremendous feeling of satisfaction in return.
Mary Ann Bennett
Soroptimist International of Altadena/Pasadena
Mary Ann Bennett has been actively associated with Pasadena Christian School (PCS) for 40 years. In 2009, she retired from her position as Director of Development, where she helped raise millions of dollars through fundraising events, foundation grants, and capital campaigns. After retirement, she worked part-time for two years as a consultant, and currently volunteers for fundraising events. While working at PCS, she was instrumental in raising the funds for a new preschool building and library, and she spearheaded a capital campaign for a new junior high complex.
In 1992, Mary Ann was inducted into the Altadena/Pasadena Chapter of Soroptimist International, and has served as a board member, VP of Finance, and currently serves as the club's treasurer and co-chairs the Action Committee. The club supports several agencies in the community, including Pasadena Door of Hope and The Women's Room at Friends in Deed. The club's fundraising events also provide scholarships to women who are head of their household and returned to school. She says that she is proud to be a member of a club that provides a platform for business and professional women to work together to achieve goals that members could not accomplish on their own.
Mary Ann also helps various non-profits in her community and across the country, by volunteering her time to consult with them about their fundraising and capital campaigns. She says she loves working with organizations, to help them achieve their dreams and goals.
Liza Boubari
Soroptimist International of the Verdugos
Liza Boubari is a clinical hypnotherapist and founder of HealWithin, a wellness and healing center specializing in women's issues. She is also the current president of Soroptimist International of the Verdugos. Liza says she was motivated to become an entrepreneur from the healing she feels can come through hypnotherapy. She believes that being an entrepreneur can be challenging until you are well established, and says she is a true believer that dreams do become reality. She feels we get what we ask for, and for many years, she wanted to become part of a big organization with a mission to help women and girls.
Liza joined Soroptimist International because it is a global volunteer organization, working to improve the lives of women and girls through programs leading to social and economic empowerment. She wanted to help create pathways for more women and girls to dream bigger, to be free of slavery, human trafficking, and free of being abused and violated. She believes reaching these goals will require change on many levels—individual, organizational, and global. She feels that change must start with each of us, today. She suggests to ask yourself what one step you can take toward the changes needed, either as a female committed to a better and healthier lifestyle, or as a female or male leader with the power and influence to bring about true change at home and in your organization. She offers an invitation to join Soroptimist International of the Verdugos to take a first step toward change.
Dolly Carl
Soroptimist International of Glendale
Dolly Carl was co-owner of a small business from 1970-1991. She retired from Glen Oaks Escrow in 2006 and has been a longtime member of Soroptimist International of Glendale. She says that Soroptimist International of Glendale meets many needs in her community, and the club has awarded many grants from the funds raised through the its many events. She says she has been part of the realization in her club that reaching out to the community in many ways is the key to retaining members and recruiting new members.
Mentoring is important to Dolly, and she feels there is a definite place for mentoring, whether professionally or personally. She says in her first secretarial position, she had a wonderful mentor who taught her the importance of taking pride in her work. She says it was because of his training that she has enjoyed mentoring others.
Dolly feels she has been successful in life. She says she was married to a wonderful man, had two lovely daughters, and she and her husband owned a successful business for 21 years. Dolly sold the family business, following her husband's passing, and then had time to give back to the community for last 25 years. She has volunteered with many organizations over the years and says she has loved serving on every board with which she has ever been involved.
Melinda Carmichael
Women at Work
Melinda Carmichael is the senior vice president of Wealth Management UBS Financial Services in Pasadena. She has worked over 35 years as a wealth advisor, offering financial planning, investment management, tax minimization, legacy planning, and philanthropy to her clients. She currently serves as treasurer for Women at Work, where she would like to see inauguration and growth of an endowment, and support from individual donors, to finance the organization until everyone reaches their full earnings potential.
Melinda was motivated to enter the world of wealth management after reading a small article in Time Magazine (circa 1980). The article featured information about the College for Financial Planning and described a certification that could be acquired by individuals with experience in real estate, insurance, accounting, or securities. Melinda choose to explore the securities industry and used her innate talents for financial planning and math. She found it rewarding and intellectually challenging, along with the pleasure of helping people achieve their financial dreams. Melinda says serendipity stepped in when she found a job working with a gentleman 20 years older who liked working with women. He mentored Melinda in an industry that Melinda says was not well diversified then or now. Melinda feels that the greatest challenge women face today is the latent biases that hold women back from achieving more. She feels that employers and society hold the first of the biases. The second is self-imposed by the individual, and with boldness borne of confidence, and a don't-take-no-for-an-answer attitude, women can be successful if they find their passion and follow it.
Marissa B. Castro-Salvati
Southern California Edison
Public Affairs Region Manager
Marissa Castro-Salvati has been the Public Affairs Region Manager for Southern California Edison (SCE) in West San Gabriel Valley and the City of Los Angeles for 18 years and has been in public affairs since 1983. She works to establish and maintain relationships with city councils and city staffs, other levels of government, opinion leaders, community organizations, and government agencies. She feels that her job offers her the opportunity and privilege of fulfilling her goals through her continued commitment of advocacy and support for the communities that she serves.
Marissa believes mentoring is important, and her late mother was her primary mentor in life. She says her mother pointed her in the right direction with much guidance, love and support. She feels her mother's advice to share one's wealth of experience, knowledge, and talents with others is important to achieve success. For this reason, Marissa seeks opportunities to mentor individuals, to provide them with positive feedback and insight that help them be successful. Marissa feels that one of the greatest challenges for women today continues to be unbalanced pay equity in the workplace, and inequitable representation in both public and private sectors.
Marissa defines success as the ultimate accomplishment of goals, whether it's on a personal or professional level. Although she feels that she has fulfilled many of her personal and professional goals, she continues to strive for other successes in life through personal and career development.
Vickie Fenton
Senior Director, Facilities
Vicki Fenton has been the senior director of facilities at Nickelodeon for three years and has been in facilities for 20 years. She oversees the functioning of building systems, including mechanical, electrical, fire/life safety, and elevators. She manages all the maintenance of buildings and grounds for Nickelodeon Animation Studios in Burbank and says her career goal is to be an integral part of building their new facility in Burbank.
Vicki says she loves what she does. She started in public relations, tried marketing, and landed at Universal Studios in the animation department. She loves production but feels her strength has always been managing people and making sure everything is running smoothly. Vicki has a fun personality and says that as "corny" as it sounds, her parents have been her mentors. As a kid, she observed her father's work ethic, the way he talked to his team, and how he treated people. She observed her mother in the same way and noticed how people responded to her. She says throughout the years, her parents have listened, advised, and counseled her when needed, and she tries to pay it forward whenever she can.
Miryam E. O. Finkelberg
Chief Administrative Officer/Executive Director
Law Offices of Finkelberg & Finkelberg
Glendale Latino Association
Miryam Finkelberg has been the chief administrative officer and executive director for Finkelberg & Finkelberg Law Offices since 1992, and has worked in the legal offices since 1982. Finkelberg & Finkelberg assists qualified disabled individuals to obtain Social Security Disability benefits. Miryam says working in this field offers a rewarding and gratifying feeling every time a client is approved.
Success for Miryam is fulfilling the many roles in her life, as a daughter, wife, mother, administrator, volunteer and friend. She says she was introduced to volunteering in 1995, and it has become her passion. She is an active member of several civic groups and organizations and has volunteered at her sons' schools.
Having the opportunity to improve lives, serve the community, and give back to society is her motivation for her volunteer work with the Glendale Latino Association, Cabrini Literary Guild, Kiwanis Club of Glendale, Soroptimist International of Glendale, Childhelp, Arturo Sandoval Institute, the Glendale YWCA, Friends of the Glendale Public Library, Friends of Rockhaven, GAMC Cancer Care Guild, The Campbell Center, and Glendale Arts.
Miryam feels that through volunteerism, she is able to assist organizations financially and otherwise. She is able to help improve access to education by awarding scholarships to Latino students; recognize outstanding community leaders for their contributions and leaderships; implement projects that focus on children and youth; raise funds for breast cancer services; improve the lives of women and girls by providing grants, awards and recognizing women who help other women and girls; and help victims of child abuse and neglect by meeting their physical, emotional, educational and spiritual needs.
Elissa Glickman
Glendale Arts-Alex Theatre
Elissa Glickman is the CEO of Glendale Arts (GA), which is a private non-profit organization in charge of managing the historic Alex Theatre and coordinating resources for artists, businesses, government agencies, schools, and community groups. Elissa has been in this position since 2012 and has been with the organization since 2004. She is primarily responsible for overseeing the management, rentals, productions, and restoration of the historic Alex Theatre and other GA programs. Before her association with GA, Elissa spent 15 years working with various organizations, such as the GRAMMY/MusiCares Foundation, Children's Museum of Los Angeles, AIDS Project Los Angeles, and the City of Los Angeles.
Mentors have been significant in Elissa's life. She feels fortunate to have had many people in her life who helped shape the professional she is today. In particular, Candace Barrett had a significant impact on her life and career. She taught Elissa to think and dream big, to remember the mission is the important thing, not to be afraid to take risks, and not to be afraid to fail. Elissa says these lessons became her mantra over the years, and she hopes she has passed them along to the many interns, students, and young professionals who have worked for her.
Elissa has been a member of the Glendale Kiwanis Club for more than four years. She joined at the urging of some very good friends and supporters of Glendale Arts and the Alex Theatre, and she says she has personally benefitted from the club's dedication to service and the community.
Billie Greer
Southern California Leadership Council
Since 2011, Billie Greer has been serving as the president of Southern California Leadership Council, comprised of three former California governors and several dozen business executives and community leaders. A non-profit, non-partisan organization, the Council was formed to provide leadership on major public policies critical to the economic vitality, job growth, and quality of life in the Southern California region. The Council is focusing on various issues that are regional in scope, including water reliability, international trade, regulatory reform, workforce development, energy solutions, among others.
Billie calls herself a multi-career junkie, who, in her 5th career, says she wouldn't have it any other way. She is a teacher, a public affairs professional that earned her stripes in a large firm, co-founder of her own government affairs company called Greer Dailey, senior staff member to Governor Schwarzenegger and now the Leadership Council. Billie suggests that as you look ahead in your career, new opportunities are sure to abound, and you should put aside your nervousness and don't over think. She says grab the new golden ring, you'll be re-energized, re-tuned and opened up to new exciting challenges as you play in a whole new sand box. She says, as you consider your next careers, think about engaging in the political process by running for public office. She knows that bright, fearless women can make an indelible mark as a council member, supervisor, state legislator, or congress member. She hopes that women think seriously about entering public office, she says women are losing ground.
Tamara Gurney
Founding President & CEO
Mission Valley Bank
Tamara Gurney began her career in community banking 34 years ago at American Pacific State Bank working as the executive assistant to the president. When the bank was sold in 2000, Tamara was Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Today she is Founding President and Chief Executive Officer of Mission Valley Bank in Sun Valley, a title she has held since the bank's inception in 2001. Tamara also serves as President of California Independent Bankers. She says she and her team are dedicated to providing unparalleled financial services and products delivered by skilled and creative bankers who truly love what they do. She says she and her team are committed to being a bank that is "more about the client and less about the bank."
Tamara's passion for building a better community runs deeper than banking. Her dedication of time and resources to a multitude of organizations allows Tamara to actively contribute to the community on a personal level. She serves on the board of directors of the Santa Clarita Valley Economic Development Corporation, Pacific Coast Banker's Bank, Boys and Girls Club of Santa Clarita Valley, College of the Canyons Foundation, Valley Economic Alliance, BizFed, Southland Opera, and the YMCA of Santa Clarita Valley.
Tamara defines success as the ability to help businesses and the people who run them financially flourish. She believes she is successful when the businesses she serves are financially successful.
Dr. Mirelle Hamparian
Armenian American Medical Society of Southern California
Dr. Mireille Hamparian is a board-certified ophthalmologist and eye surgeon who specializes in glaucoma. From her office in Glendale, Dr. Hamparian treats a wide variety of eye diseases, from diagnosis to treatment, from medical therapy to lasers and surgery. She is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, California Medical Association, California Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons, and the Armenian American Medical Society of Southern California. Dr. Hamparian says she is very proud of her service and encourages young Armenian American medical professionals to ba