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Amazing Polly argues in this video that the Covid-19 lockdown is torture.
It's kind of a sensational claim which may be easy to dismiss in a knee-jerk reaction–though perhaps less so as our agony gets drawn out–but her analysis is right, truthful, and unnerving. Frankly, her argument is important. Let's go through it here.
Compare Amnesty International's definition of torture with what The Establishment is imposing upon us now.
They list eight coercive techniques used in torture to break a person down. It was written almost 50 years ago but it reads like a contemporary DNC internal document.
Isolation. That's the name of the game. "Stay home!" is actually a popular slogan now thrown at us by the ruling class. The training is such that even in shared spaces people are emotionally isolated.
Monopolization of Perception. The Establishment uniformly pushes the line that Covid-19 is the end of the world and if you don't stay at home with your mask on you are trying to kill grandma.
About half of Americans don't agree with this perception though and this is where The Establishment gives the game away. They could say: "Well perhaps there is good news! Some of our Conservative friends point out that the daily death tolls are getting lower, hydroxychloroquine with zinc is a great treatment, and they are happy to get back to work now!"
But instead, they try to destroy those of us who don't see the world as they do, either with boycotts, censorship, blacklisting, smears, or even quite literally, by trying to incite mobs to kill the dissenter.
Induce Debility or Exhaustion. They are forcing our businesses bankrupt and stopping us from staying physically healthy by locking up parks, beaches and gyms.
Threats. Everyday they come out with new threats. Just take a look at these screenshots. They speak for themselves.
Here are the rest of the coercion tactics.
Occasional Indulgences. They let us open up some of our gyms before shutting us down again. Here in Massachusetts they will let you go to some parks, if you make a reservation first!
Demonstrating Omnipotence. A lady in Oregon opened her salon and the Governor sicced CPS on her. A lady in Idaho took her kid to the park and the police arrested her. Meanwhile, The Establishment stands down, even encourages it(!), as mobs riot and burn and loot and attack, and encourage public funerals for dead meth head criminal Floyd. There is nothing fair about this. They are making up their own rules as they please. Flaunting their total power.
Degradation. We are not allowed full lives now. Just pseudo-lives. Give in and maybe they will let things get better! Oh and make sure you repeat back the phrase "Stay home! Stay healthy! Social distance!" like a good citizen.
Enforcing Trivial Demands. No singing in church. They're just rubbing it in with this one.
In sum, and in line with the definition of torture, we have one party controlling another unwilling party, inflicting pain, until we submit. I like Polly's summation that they want us to "regress to a childlike state because the only thing they want from us is to blindly obey them."
There can perhaps be debate and speculation on how conscious The Establishment's efforts to break us down are. Though they surely do seem coordinated and systematic. But there can be no disagreement that, in effect, the lockdown and its implementation is torture.
Covid-19 is real and can be deadly–though it seems that the virus has mutated and may be much less so now–but the real damage, much worse, is being done by the lockdown. Covid-19 as a pretext to torture citizens and bring us in line.


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Lower ACA Premiums May Mask Higher Overall Health Insurance Expenses as Out-of-Pocket Costs Rise for Consumers in 2020, According to eHealth Analysis
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 1, 2019 -- With open enrollment for 2020 health plans under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) beginning today, eHealth, Inc. (NASDAQ: EHTH) (eHealth.com) has released an analysis of federal marketplace plan data showing that lower 2020 premiums may be canceled out by higher out-of-pocket costs for many consumers.
"It's great news for consumers that premiums have stabilized and many people will see their monthly costs drop. But if you dig a little deeper into the 2020 plan data, you see that while average premiums are declining, out-of-pocket costs are increasing commensurately," said eHealth CEO Scott Flanders.
A recent eHealth survey showed that the number one thing people worry about when they need medical care is their out-of-pocket costs. However, 54% say that premium costs are their top consideration when shopping. Despite lower premiums, it is still important for people to review their coverage options for next year.
"Even if you received a notice from your insurer saying that your premium is going down, you need to compare options and make sure you have the protection from out-of-pocket costs you need should you or a family member fall ill," Mr. Flanders said.
Four Important Considerations Consumers Should Be Aware Of:
Premiums Are Declining
eHealth's analysis shows that 2020 premiums are decreasing for individuals and families compared to 2019:
- Average Bronze plan premiums are decreasing 3% (from $407 to $393 per month) for 40-year-old individuals and 4% (from $1,299 to $1,253) for a family of four.
- Average Silver plan premiums are decreasing 6% (from $542 to $512 per month) for 40-year-old individuals and 6% (from $1,729 to $1,633) for a family of four.
Out-of-Pocket Costs Are Going Up
2020 deductibles and maximum out-of-pocket limits are increasing compared to 2019:
- Average Bronze plan deductibles are increasing 4% (from $6,181 to $6,419) for 40-year-old individuals, while the average maximum out-of-pocket limit is also increasing 4% (from $7,458 to $7,731).
- For a family of four, average Bronze plan deductibles are increasing 3% (from $13,017 to $13,394), while the average maximum out-of-pocket limit is increasing 4% (from $14,916 to $15,462).
- Average Silver plan deductibles are increasing 6% (from $4,050 to $4,292) for 40-year-old individuals, while the average maximum out-of-pocket limit is increasing 5% (from $7,436 to $7,776).
- For a family of four, average Silver plan deductibles are increasing 5% (from $8,379 to $8,820) for a family of four, while the average maximum out-of-pocket limit is also increasing 5% (from $14,873 to $15,551).
Potential Costs for the Unsubsidized Remain High
In states served by the federal marketplace, middle-class individuals who earn more than about $50,000 and families who earn more than about $103,000 will not receive government subsidies. As such:
- An unsubsidized 40-year-old enrolled in a Bronze plan – the plan type most commonly selected by unsubsidized consumers – faces a potential financial responsibility of $12,447 for 2020, in combined average annual premiums ($4,716) and average maximum out-of-pocket costs ($7,731).
- An unsubsidized family of four enrolled in a Bronze plan faces a potential financial responsibility of $30,498 for 2020, in combined average annual premiums ($15,036) and average maximum out-of-pocket costs ($15,462).
Unsubsidized Consumers May Find Additional Options Beyond Government Sites
Consumers who do not qualify for ACA subsidies will often find additional ACA plans outside of government-run marketplaces:
- Healthcare.gov does not display all ACA-compliant health plans available to people who pay the full cost of their health insurance coverage.
- Many insurers offer "off-exchange" health plans that comply with the law and that may provide preferred costs or coverage.
Read eHealth's analysis.
About eHealth
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Forget about celebrating when your kids turn 18 or 21 – for many parents, it's the child's 14th birthday they're counting down to.
That's the age when it's no longer illegal to leave a child alone without reasonable provision for their care, in New Zealand.
Because "reasonable provision" can be a grey area, many people err on the side of caution and wait until that birthday to leave their child unsupervised, particularly for longer periods of time.
But even when they turn 14, it doesn't mean they're magically equipped to cope on their own. Maturity levels of teenagers can vary hugely and though some may be responsible enough to look after themselves from a younger age, others still need supervision at 14.
When is it okay to leave a child unsupervised?
- It's up to parents and caregivers to assess the circumstances, and make sure children and young people left alone are not in danger or at unacceptable risk of harm.
- This includes considering factors such as the child's level of maturity and understanding, where they will be left, how long they'll be left for and how often, and whether they'll be in charge of younger children.
- You also need to assess how they would cope in an emergency.
- Although many youngsters can happily keep themselves occupied when unsupervised, they may not be able to deal with a situation that goes wrong.
- Unsupervised children are more likely to put themselves at risk of harm, suffer an accident in the home, look at inappropriate material online and do things they know they are not meant to do – such as playing with weapons or sampling alcohol kept in the home.
- If your teenager is looking after younger siblings, they need to know what to do if their brother or sister gets upset or sick.
- They must also understand that very small children need to be constantly watched and they must be capable of removing potential hazards.
- The law applies not only to children who are left at home alone, but also to those left unsupervised in other locations, including vehicles and public places
such as shopping centres and playgrounds.
- Some places, such as public swimming pools, have notices specifying minimum ages for children left without adult supervision. Others don't, and this can be tricky – for example, is it acceptable to let a 10-year-old wander around a mall or hang out at a playground alone?
- Oranga Tamariki, the Ministry for Children, says it comes down to a judgment call by parents, who have to consider safety issues when deciding whether their children need a responsible adult with them.


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Anxious for TBoGT PS3 port!! Grrrrrr...
Reading the posts above about London, I think it'd be cool. I wouldn't mind Vice City being re-done, but I'd rather see a completely new place. Something that hasn't been made. GTA: Atlantic Ocean. That'd be epic. The enemy...sharks...lots and lots of sharks...ok maybe not.
GTA 5 Wishlist
silverballer95 replied to tilly's topic in GTA VNo more exclusivity for certain systems for DLC. I'd also like to see some small, more regular DLC (I.E. New weapons, cars, minigames), and every few months, for a while, get a new mission set. Too much to ask for? I hope not...
I read what you posted on the other site. Idk. If R* DID make another game involving San Andreas or Vice City, I'm sure they would stick to the RAGE engine. But I think V should have it's on independence in the series, like IV did. I mean, IV was a COMPLETE overhaul. Back to the main topic: If they do want to revamp an old city, I think Vice City would be the only smart choice, considering San Andreas isn't that old, and it's quite a large enviornment to revamp with a new game engine and everything. But I'd like to see a new city that we've never seen. Let's go Grand Theft Auto: Boston!
Any "small" PS3 clans recruiting?
silverballer95 posted a topic in MultiplayerI wouldn't mind getting back into GTAIV after a long time. It'd be fun to play with some other people who like to play GTA online. I know my way around the city pretty well, I like to snipe, I'm a pretty good driver, good at timing grenades (dropping one to blow up a chasing car), and I'm currently either level 5 or 6. So please get back to me if you're recruiting.
Burglar leaves his Facebook page on victim's computer.
silverballer95 replied to Damjan's topic in Members' LoungeLOL pwnd I mean, it's dumb enough to log onto facebook in that situation to begin with, but how stupid can you possibly be to keep yourself logged in?? Now we know to check the log in history on our computers if we think we've been burgled. lmao
Welcome to the forums! Make sure you get around to setting up your profile.
Would You Buy Ballad Of Gay Tony If....
silverballer95 replied to _Rx7_'s topic in Episodes from Liberty CityOh hell yeah! I wish they at least would have added the parachute in GTA IV to begin with. The only things I'd get it for (besides the missions of course) are the parachute and P90 w/ silencer. lol
Anyone like my DLC idea?
silverballer95 posted a topic in GTA IV Discussion + HelpThe N.O.O.S.E. is seen in missions enough times to be made into a DLC pack. Don't you think? Like, you get to play as a N.O.O.S.E. operative and you play through things like the drug deal with Niko, Johnny, and Playboy, the bank robbery, and any other N.O.O.S.E. raids that I forgot, and more. And some cool weapons with silencers, maybe add NVGs or TVGs like in SA. After this parachute and base jumping added to TBoGT, you can repel down buildings, just some cool tactical stuff like that, but GTA form. And you can change in and out of your N.O.O.S.E. uniform when not on Ops. Idk, I just like that tactical style, but to see it on GTA would be way cool. Anywho, reply and tell me what you think.
Oh yeah, I didn't see any posts about this, so just incase, the game has to do with the Cold War. If anyone gave it real thought, you'd realize that '70s espionage probably has to do with the Cold War.
Just to let ppl know, I think Team Bonzai went bankrupt and was too short on developers. So we're fucked with L.A. Noire until R* finds a new company to help. And we have quite a hand full of games coming from R* soon: AGENT, Cinatown Wars on PSP, Red Dead Redemption, Gay Tony. So I think this stuff will hold us off 'til (and if) L.A. Noire comes out.
Detective mode
silverballer95 posted a topic in MultiplayerOk. One person is the detective, and a couple of ppl are criminals. Turn off blips and player tags. The detective sees criminals beating up pedestrians. The criminals run and do whatever it takes to get away. Criminals cannot directly shoot the detective. They can shoot the detectives car 'til it blows up, pop the tires out, just can't pop the detective. The detective has to follow them as best as he can without loosing them. He can shoot the criminals. Also, pistols only is safest way to play, if you want to have a decently long game. Tell me you like it. I made it up.
What are you listening to right now?
silverballer95 replied to Chris's topic in Members' LoungeYou're mom moaning! OHHHHHHH!!! Jkjk lol
Second DLC: The Ballad of Gay Tony announced
silverballer95 replied to Chris's topic in GTA IV NewsI'd like to congradulate Husky for guessing the player correctly a while ago. When I heard you were gonna play as Louise, the first thing I thought about was Husky's thread. lol so congrats!
Homemade bottle suppressor mod?
silverballer95 posted a topic in GTA ModdingI don't know if you guys can do this yet, because I know everyone is still getting used to GTA IV modding, but I'm going to just throw this idea out there. Can someone make a mod so that a bottle is on the end of a glock pistol (normal pistol) for a silencer? Cause I know there is already bottles in the game, but I don't know if that really would make it any easier. I don't have GTA IV for the PC (all I have is a laptop) and I'd really like to see a mod like that. Even if you can't do it yet (no one might know how) just make a quick reply so I don't get any high hopes. funniest smiley EVER!


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So over the weekend, one of the bigger topics floating about the Internet involved Apple's new iPod Shuffle. After dissecting the new set of headphones it comes with, Boing Boing Gadgets discovered a very small chip on the inside of the headphones that was overlooked by nearly everyone. BBG speculates that the chip is some kind of proprietary DRM chip ...Read More »
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Gaming Awards
While the military usually commends the ultimate in respect and award, gamers are now branching out into awards. Have you completed the original Ninja Gaiden in a 10 minute period? Excellent. You deserve one of these NES medals for your courageous journey through the land of ninjas. Have you unleashed a 95-hit combo unto your opponent during a heated match ...Read More »
Smapler: Snap-on Arduino Design
The Smapler is quite the instrument. First off, you'll have to build it using your trusty Arduino since it's a shield that works in tandem with the microcontroller. It'll allow you to build some unique and interesting instruments as well. This new snap-on panel really gives it more of an instrument-like feel though, don't you think? It features 4 knobs, ...Read More »
Steampunk Ray Gun
Not much to say here except for a resounding "WOW." This ray gun is a steampunk creation that was found on Flickr user Tinkerbot's photostream. Seems Tinkerbot is all about designing fake ray guns that have a distinct vintage feel. After the jump, a selection of his best works that really put the "punk" back in the already enigmatic steampunk ...Read More »
Drum Machine Rings
Feeling nostalgic about the 1980s? Want to relive those moments of seeing New Order fire up a Roland TR-909 and go apeshit with it? Well here's a way you can do it without copious amounts of cocaine. Just pick up some of these slick rings modeled after samplers and drum machines. I'd tell you where to get some but Boing ...Read More »
Head-shaped Fish Tank
We don't cover too many aquariums on Gearfuse for obvious reasons (we're prejudice against tuna) but I love the look and design of this particular fish tank. It was designed by Nicola L. and is shaped like a human head. Coincidentally, in the above photo, the fish poses as the eyeball, leading me to believe that any stoner would spend ...Read More »
Sayonara Circuit City
March 8th. That's Sunday. So that means you officially have about 48 hours to make your way to the nearest Circuit City in an attempt to score huge deals. I mean huge deals, too, 'cause come Sunday night, Circuit City will be closing its doors for good. With 567 stores around the country, liquidating the $1.7 billion in merchandise would ...Read More »
Eee PC Shoved Inside A Keyboard
Forget netbooks. Displays and portability are both overrated. You need peripherals with entire PCs shoved into them and you need them now, hungry man. Lucky for you, ASUS had just enough time to whip up a keyboard with a whole goddamned computer shoved inside it. Standard 1.6Ghz Intel Atom CPU, 1GB of RAM, etc. Not a powerhouse, but hey, it'll ...Read More »
Verizon Wireless: Do You Want The iPhone?
Customers who are leaving Verizon Wireless are being asked to conduct an exit survey so VZW can find out why they left. The standard questions apply but one of the answers is raising some eyebrows. Can you guess? I'll give you a hint: it rhymes with iClone. Yes, Verizon Wireless is gauging how badly the iPhone is hurting its subscriber ...Read More »
Oh, Microsoft. You love to just fuck things up royally, don't you? You almost have a certain knack for it it seems. This time around, Microsoft is now declaring that it will no longer pay for shipping on broken Xbox 360 units. Says Consumerist reader Zach: "My Xbox red-ringed for the second time this weekend. Which is almost a relief ...Read More »


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2019 Awards
Congratulations to the 2019 Contra Costa County Arts Recognition Award Honorees:
Dr. Lawrence E. Anderson (Danville): - Founded and Conductor of the Danville Community Bank in 200, and is a lifelong Music Educator and Band Director. He was Director of Bands and Supervisor of Teacher Education in Music at UC Davis. His career began as Director of Music at Miramonte High in Orinda, and then served as a Counselor at Ygnacio Valley High School. In retirement he served as a student Teacher Supervisor for Chapman University in Walnut Creek. He has served as an Adjudicator at Music Festivals attended by elementary through high school music students in Contra Costa County and beyond, and by writing articles on music for Alive East Bay magazine.
Dr. Napoleon Dargan (San Pablo): Has developed a very successful, innovative, arts-based program for some of the most vulnerable in our community, addressing anxiety and depression. He also recently began a new program to support overweight and obese minority teenagers. He is a visionary and has been a true leader within the field of Arts in Health. He has great creativity in his painting and in development of arts-based programming. He has been an active member of Arts of Health and Healing for 7 years. He has built trust with Contra Costa Regional Health Foundation with his highly successful programs which funded the programs so they were available to the public free-of-charge.
Rosalinda Grejsen (Brentwood): Co-founded the Art Guild of the Delta, Inc, under the Brentwood Art Society. She is the Gallery Director at the Delta Gallery Community Art Center, Is President of the Brentwood Art Society and is currently chair of the City of Brentwood Arts Commission. Her leadership, vision and work with so many organizations helps foster creativity and camaraderie among artists, provides arts classes and lectures to children and adults, and helps raise funds for arts, cultural and educational programs throughout the community.
Leslie Noel (Lafayette) Founder and Director of the Peter Pan Foundation: It was founded to inspire children of all ages to find their inner talents and confidences; on and off the stage; all while engaging in philanthropy. This helps them to have the strength to help others around them. Over 2000 children/teens have participated in Peter Pan Foundation's performances and philanthropic events; which resulted in over $200,000 and more than 150 playstation video games to UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital.
Kelsey Wengel (San Ramon): A facilitator of learning and mentor to her students at Daugherty Valley High and works tirelessly to create community connections and provides unique opportunities outside of the classroom. Her "Beauty in Age" program partners her advanced students with a senior citizen at the Alcosta Senior & Community Center to create a meaningful portrait of the senior; which are then exhibited at the Center Gallery. She is also the Visual Art mentor for the San Ramon Valley Unified School district, and in 2019 worked with the art teaches at all five high schools in the District to curate a gallery exhibit. .
This year AC5 will also be presenting two Commission Special Awards:
Lafayette Town Hall Theater: The longest running and oldest continuously active theater company in Contra Coast County, is being awarded a Commission Special Award in Celebration of their 75th year of presenting theatre of the highest professional standards. They are also celebrating their 300th production of comedies, dramas, and musical entertainment during that same time. Their Town Hall Education program provides high quality theater education, and teaching teamwork and collaboration for children pre-k through high school and serves approximately 600 families per year. Adult classes, student matiness, Music and Comedy Events are also available to audiences for their enjoyment.
Blue Devils Performing Arts (Based in Concord): Is being awarded a Commission Special Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Arts for enriching the lives of more than 6,000 young people, in 1,800 families since 1957, through a commitment to youth development and performance excellence while providing enjoyment for the local community and audiences worldwide. There are currently 3 Drum & Bugle Corps, a Winter Guard, a Special Needs Guard, Blue Devil International, an Indoor Percussion group and the Diablo Wind Symphony within the Blue Devils Performing Arts Organization. The A Drum & Bugle Corps recently won their 19th Drum Corps International World Championship. BDPA has provided unique opportunities to their fans and members by offering performances and clinics with some of the greatest musicians, all over the world.


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Taking a closer look at new CDs from Tony Bennett /Dave Brubeck, Paolo Fresu and Roberto Magris...
Saturday, July 27, 2013
CDs of Note - Short Takes
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Thursday, July 25, 2013
Music from the cat in the hat
|Gregory Porter
During my interview with Porter for a profile published in the August issue of Hot House, the singer-songwriter said the hat has become his "vibe" since he moved to the Big Apple eight years ago. Get his thoughts on his music – and the hat – here.
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Tuesday, July 23, 2013
A Wonderful irony - jazz-style
|John Hampton Wagner with
Tommy Goodman and bassist Dominic Mancini
Wagner, who goes by the nickname Hamp, is a singer and trumpeter from Dayton, Ohio, where he emcees Sunday Night Jazz Central Jams. After visiting southwest Florida regularly for the past 10 to 12 years, Wagner said he and his wife bought a home in Venice FL and plan to split their year between Ohio and southwest Florida.
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Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Thanks again, Dad...
As it turned out, this past Father's Day was the last such holiday that I got to spend with my dad. He passed away peacefully in the hours of July 10, family at his side, after more than six months of significant health issues.
|Doug Franckling
Father's Day 2013
It's been said that a young boy's first hero is his father. In most cases, I think that's true. But I can only speak from experience. When we were much younger, before we went off to grammar school, a day seemed to last a lifetime rather than whiz by as they do now.
A good part of those long early 1950s weekdays was spent at play – and waiting for dad to come home from work so we could do what dads and sons do together. He'd putter around in the garage or fix things, and I'd be the apprentice with lots of questions. So many questions that my grandfather nicknamed me "Questions." Or I'd hang around the volunteer fire station with Dad as he did what needed to be done in our village in upstate New York.
One Saturday, he introduced me to what became a lifelong love of freshwater fishing. We caught a 14-inch rainbow trout that morning. Actually, he caught it – but he told everyone else that I was the lucky angler. Dad was like that. But I was luckier than he knew.
He was a man of few words – but spoke volumes through his everyday examples of how to live a life. Work hard, support and nurture your family, enjoy your friends, stretch your creativity and interests…. and seize every opportunity to travel – with Mom. (They made it to all 50 states).
That was Dad. And I thank him again for those lessons.
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Tuesday, July 16, 2013
Digging into the jazz side of Raphael Ravenscroft
It's one of rock and roll's most distinctive and memorable saxophone riffs – ever. In fact, many would argue the sax work was primarily responsible for transforming Gerry Rafferty's "Baker Street" into a mega hit.
Rafferty and producer Hugh Murphy had considered a variety of instruments for the tune's long instrumental break. Young U.K. saxophonist Raphael Ravenscroft got the call and laid down the bluesy riff for what became the featured track on Rafferty's 1978 album City to City.
"Baker Street" catapaulted Ravenscroft's productive career as a respected studio musician, saxophone technique book author, composer and film music scorer. After the Baker Street success, he went on to be featured on recordings by Alvin Lee, Pink Floyd, Robert Plant, Marvin Gaye, ABBA, Kim Carnes, Mike Oldfield, Mary Hopkin, Bonnie Tyler, Roger Waters, Willie & The Poor Boys, and Phil Collins' Brand X, among others.
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Wednesday, July 3, 2013
Keeping jazz relevant - tune by tune
I love it when jazz musicians find a way to make their music relevant to the moment. Take last night's edition of the weekly jam session at the Ramada Inn in Venice FL.
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Tuesday, July 2, 2013
CDs of Note - Short Takes
Taking a closer look at new CDs from Pascal Le Boeuf, Marc Cary and the Classic Jazz Trio…
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jobEQ Hall of Fame
The jobEQ Hall of Fame is a tribute to all of the people behind the company - those that have generously given their time, input, hard work, advice, and energy to this company. Except for being able to use the tools, the place in the Hall of Fame is the main compensation jobEQ has given some of the people mentioned here.
jobEQ was founded in 2000 by Patrick Merlevede, Peter Van Damme, Serge Deprez and Brian Van der Horst as initiative to develop emotional intelligent human resources tools, as a branch of the Integral Perspectives Group. Patrick brought the testing and human resources know-how, Serge the sales experience, Peter the technical background and Brian his marketing experience and his extended network. The company has grown through success, challenges, and the inevitable surprises. jobEQ became a thriving global business and we became an international group of friends sharing our experience and resources to make jobEQ happen, with many others joining us on our path.
Patrick Merlevede is jobEQ's main architect, as well as its current owner. Patrick worked on the iWAM test and developed the COMET and VSQ tools from scratch. He holds two master's degrees from the Catholic University of Leuven - one in economics and computer science and one in cognitive science. Check out the Books Patrick has written on Emotional Intelligence.
Peter Van Damme, with his consulting and business owner experience, helped to create the iWAM testing engine and helped Patrick and Serge to write the business plan. He holds a master's degree in mathematics and an executive MBA from Vlerick School of Management in Belgium.
Serge Deprez brought his extensive business experience to the table and helped work out the business plan and the product structure. He holds a degree in linguistics and a management degree in IAG.
Brian Van der Horst assisted with the construct validation of the iWAM questionnaire, including the construction of the initial French standard group, pointed out the direction for the VSQ questionnaire and shared his marketing ideas.
Rodger Bailey is the co-creator of what is currently known as the LAB Profile, and based on that experience developed a predecessor to the iWAM test. He holds a B.S. in Anthropology and a M.S. in Counseling. His coaching between June and October 2000 helped us set up iWAM.
Denis Bridoux also assisted in the iWAM construct validation and helped to translate the iWAM & VSQ questionnaires to French. Denis has a university degree in Linguistics. Check out the Books Denis has written on Emotional Intelligence. The French translation of many of the reports was the work of Christiane Van Eygen.
Of course, our many other translators also deserve a honerable mention. Marianne Kjær translated iWAM and much of the profiling environment to Danish. She holds a master's degree in learning processes from Aalborg University in Denmark. Hanno Ellensohn and Ulrich Geuther worked on the German translation of iWAM. Marco Danscheid did the German version of VSQ. Anna Ivanova translated iWAM and VSQ into Russian. Alina Tyl did the Polish translation of iWAM. Anwar Al-Faisal Al-Sabah from Kuwait worked on the Arabic translations of iWAM, VSQ and COMET. Annelies Boelaert and Marisela Piñeyro made the Spanish version available for both Spain and Latin America.
Shelle Rose Charvet, author of "Words that Change Minds," is one of the active promoters of jobEQ. She opened up the LAB Profile trainer/consultant community for jobEQ's iWAM tool and is one of the LAB Profile's leading specialists actively providing feedback on English, French and Spanish version of the iWAM questionnaire.
Next to our academic degrees and our business experience, most of the persons of the extended team are also certified as NLP master practitioners or even NLP trainers. Many of us are also certified LAB Profile consultants or trainers. Inside the NLP community, our friendship extends to Leslie Cameron, Judith Delozier, Robert Dilts, David Gordon, Charles Faulkner, John Grinder, Ph.D., and L. Michael Hall, Ph.D., for sharing their unpublished materials and discussing the history and the meaning of NLP metaprograms, which underlies the iWAM research.
We want to thank all of our customers for their business and their trust. They helped us to achieve impressive results. A particular mention goes to our pilot customers. Freddy Vandekerckhove of the City of Antwerp was one of iWAM's first customers, and people from his department such as Ingrid Siaens helped to edit the Dutch language version of iWAM. Michel Henry from SPS|Infoquest was another early adopter. His company offered also some statistical consulting which helped us to validate iWAM as well as our model of reference approach.
From an academic point of view, we should mention several professors who supervised research projects for which jobEQ's tools were used. Dr. P. Goris and Dr. R. Vereecken of K.U. Leuven supervised a LAB Profile-based whiplash research project by Patrick Merlevede. This research resulted in a peer-reviewed paper in the medical journal Coonsilio Manuque (1999). Dr. Alec Weich from the University of Westminster (UK) supervised a COMET-based project for Fusun Beyazkili's Master in HR Management. Similar projects were carried out by Bieke Cabergs at the Limburgs Universitair Centrum (Belgium) under supervision of Dr. Marina Vaes; by Nupur Malviya for her post-graduate in Psychology at Lucknow University (India) under supervision of Dr. Neelima Misra; and by Bert Imandt for a degree in Pedagogy at the Fontys Hogeschool (Netherlands) under supervision of A.H.G.M. Haeren.
Several users have helped us to define new products or helped to ensure a better wording of questionnaires, reports, brochures, etc. These include (in alphabetic order) Murielle Aufaure, Bettina De Boes, Carl Harshman, Claude Martin, John Lane-Smith, Marilyn Powell, Jean-Luc Monsèmpes, and Jane Sunley.
Finally, our thanks go out to the inventors of the Internet, because without the Internet not only would it have been impossible to share this page, it would have been very unlikely that all those persons mentioned here could have collaborated, given they are living in countries as diverse as Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Great Britain, Italy, Luxembourg, Mexico, the United States and Uruguay. For many of us, the Internet was the place we first met, and some of us have never seen each other "in real life."
Of course, a hall of fame is never complete. The list keeps growing and some heroes remain anonymous.
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The opening reception for Fiber Revolution was canceled this afternoon due to Hanna.. I will let everyone know when it will be rescheduled.Meanwhile here's my journal for this week 36{52}... I was procrastinating and catching up on my blog reading when I came across Melanie's post on simplicity. She is such an eloquent writer, she had me captivated, so I decided that the theme for my journals for the month of September will be simple. So above is my first attempt at simple. I thought I would just layer my composition and simply (heh) stitch it down, but I could not stop myself and wound up doing circles and lines galore. I am not sure if this is simple or simply boring... guess that's why it's just a journal....
September 06, 2008
Posted by Natalya Khorover Aikens at 12:49 PM
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6 comments:
- Kristin L said...
Not boring. Keep going on this theme -- it's a good one!
- September 7, 2008 at 3:01 AM
- sukipoet said...
I like simple things. i agree it is not boring. Your wonderful stitches give it pizazz.
- September 7, 2008 at 8:56 AM
- my croft said...
lovely, as always.
I'm very intrigued to see what unfolds for you in this series
- September 7, 2008 at 9:37 AM
- my croft said...
oh, and thanks for the nod. this "being out in public" thing is taking some getting used to...
- September 7, 2008 at 9:42 AM
- Norma Schlager said...
More like simply wonderful, as usual.
- September 7, 2008 at 7:47 PM
- Natalya Khorover Aikens said...
thanks for the encouragement! i will keep plugging along...
- September 8, 2008 at 4:15 PM
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|Can you believe it, my little puppy bro, Rach is 10 months old already, 20 inches tall and 28 lbs. They grow up so fast!
Sunday, March 08, 2015
Black and White Sunday: Puppy Rach is 10 months old!
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Very handsome puppy! It is amazing how fast they grow.ReplyDelete
Goes by fast doesn't it!! She is such a pretty girl!ReplyDelete
They DO grow up too fast! Enjoy the puppyhood while it lasts!ReplyDelete
Happy 10 months!!! So cute!!ReplyDelete
Happy 10 months, Rach! Have you started to plan your first birthday pawty yet?ReplyDelete
Love ya lots♥
Mitch and Molly
They certainly do. What a cute puppy! We have one that is 11 months soon. Idk where it went!ReplyDelete
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Speeches & Testimony
Chairman Jelena McWilliams' Opening Statement Second Quarter 2018 Quarterly Banking Profile
August 23, 2018
Good morning, and welcome to our release of second quarter 2018 results for FDIC-insured institutions.
The banking industry reported another positive quarter. Net income increased on higher net operating revenue and a lower effective tax rate. Loan balances continued to rise, net interest margins improved, and the number of "problem banks" continued to fall.
Community banks also reported another solid quarter. Their net income benefitted from higher revenue and a lower effective tax rate, and loan growth that was stronger than the overall industry.
It is worth noting that the current economic expansion is the second longest on record, and the nation's banks are stronger as a result. The competition to attract loan customers will be intense, and it will remain important for banks to maintain their underwriting discipline and credit standards. Prudent management of credit risk in this economic environment will continue to be an FDIC priority.
Chart 1:
Our first chart shows that net income for the industry was 60.2 billion dollars in the second quarter, up 25.1 percent from a year ago.
A little more than half of the dollar increase in net income was attributable to tax reform. Assuming the effective tax rate for the banking industry prior to the new tax law, we estimate that quarterly net income would have been 53.8 billion dollars, or 11.7 percent higher than second quarter 2017.
Community banks reported net income of 6.5 billion dollars in the second quarter, an increase of 21.1 percent from a year earlier. Assuming the effective tax rate for community banks prior to the new tax law, we estimate that quarterly net income would have been 6.1 billion dollars, an increase of 15.4 percent over second quarter 2017.
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Our next chart shows that net operating revenue totaled 202.2 billion dollars in the second quarter, an increase of 6.3 percent from a year ago. The increase in revenue was broad-based across the industry, as over 80 percent of all banks reported higher revenue from a year earlier.
The growth in revenue was driven by higher net interest income and higher noninterest income. Net interest income grew by 8.7 percent from a year ago due to loan growth and improved net interest margins. Noninterest income rose by 2 percent from a year ago due to higher servicing fees, fiduciary activities, and net gains on sale of other assets.
Chart 3:
Chart 3 shows that the average net interest margin for the industry was 3.38 percent in the second quarter, up from 3.22 percent a year earlier.
Community banks continue to report a higher average net interest margin than the overall industry. However, the gap has been narrowing. Large institutions have benefitted more than community banks from rising short-term interest rates, as large institutions have a greater share of assets that reprice quickly.
Chart 4:
Chart 4 shows that the share of longer-term assets relative to total industry assets remains at its highest level since the data has been collected, with over a third of industry assets maturing or repricing in three or more years.
Some banks responded to low interest rates by "reaching for yield" through investments in longer-term assets, while other banks reduced on-balance sheet liquidity – cash, federal funds – to increase overall yields on earning assets and maintain net interest margins.
The flattening of the yield curve in conjunction with banks having increased their proportion of long-term assets could act as a headwind in the future.
So far, increases in interest rates have been largely beneficial to most banks as assets have repriced at a faster rate and in a greater amount than liabilities. Repricing of deposits due to depositor demands for increased rates could result in earnings pressure for banks, particularly those that have a significant amount of long-term assets or those that are reliant on rate sensitive deposits.
Community banks are particularly vulnerable to interest-rate risk, as nearly half of their assets mature or reprice in three or more years.
Chart 5:
Chart 5 shows that loan balances increased by 104.3 billion dollars during the second quarter, as all major loan categories registered growth. The largest increases were in commercial and industrial loans, nonfarm nonresidential real-estate loans, residential mortgage loans, and credit card balances.
Over the past year, loan balances rose by 4.2 percent. This is a slight decline from the 4.9 percent annual growth rate reported last quarter.
Loan growth at community banks was stronger than the overall industry, growing 7 percent for the past twelve months, led by growth in commercial real estate loans, residential mortgages, and commercial and industrial loans.
Chart 6:
Our next chart shows that overall asset quality indicators remain strong. The noncurrent rate declined from the previous quarter, and the net charge-off rate remained stable from a year ago. Credit card balances registered the largest dollar increase among the major loan categories in net charge offs this quarter yet net charge off rates remain below crisis levels.
We continue to monitor trends in the agricultural sector. Commodity prices remain low and net farm income has declined by roughly 50 percent since reaching its peak in 2013. Agricultural loan delinquencies have ticked up but remain relatively low as many farmers have significant farmland equity to support shortfalls in revolving lines of credit. We will continue to monitor possible sector weaknesses, particularly at institutions with highly concentrated, sector-specific portfolios.
Chart 7:
Chart 7 shows that the industry's reserve coverage ratio, which measures loan-loss reserves relative to total noncurrent loan balances, increased to 117.7 percent at the end of the second quarter. The primary driver for the improvement in the reserve coverage ratio is the 7.7 billion dollar decline in noncurrent loans this quarter. This is the highest reserve coverage ratio since second quarter 2007.
Chart 8:
Chart 8 shows that the number of banks on the FDIC's "Problem Bank List" declined from 92 to 82 during the quarter. This is the lowest number of problem banks since fourth quarter 2007. Two new banks opened, and no failures occurred in the second quarter.
Chart 9:
The Deposit Insurance Fund balance was 97.6 billion dollars on June 30, up 2.5 billion dollars from the end of last quarter. The increase in the fund was largely driven by assessment income. Estimated insured deposits totaled 7.4 trillion dollars at the end of June, increasing 0.3 percent in the second quarter and 4.5 percent over the past four quarters.
Chart 9 shows that the reserve ratio—the amount in the Deposit Insurance Fund relative to insured deposits—was 1.33 percent on June 30, up from 1.30 percent at the end of last quarter.
As required by law, the Deposit Insurance Fund must achieve a minimum reserve ratio of 1.35 percent by September 30, 2020, which we expect to reach this year.
In summary, the banking industry reported positive results for the quarter. Higher net operating revenue and a lower effective tax rate boosted net income. Loan balances grew, net interest margins improved, and the number of "problem banks" continued to decline.
Community banks also reported a solid quarter with net income benefiting from higher net operating revenue and a lower effective tax rate, and loan growth that exceeded the overall industry.
While results this quarter were positive, an extended period of low interest rates and an increasingly competitive lending environment have led some institutions to reach for yield. This has led to heightened exposure to interest-rate risk, liquidity risk, and credit risk.
Attention to the prudent management of these risks will position banks to be resilient so that they can sustain lending through the economic cycle.
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Police and firefighter pension changes brewing
SPRINGFIELD -- A suburban Democrat might soon unveil a plan aimed at cutting suburban police officer and firefighter pension costs while leaving their retirement benefits intact.
But at least some mayors are expected to push back against the plan, saying their budgets can only be helped if pension benefits are scaled back.
The new plan could create a showdown on an issue that suburban mayors have been talking about for years as lawmakers face a May 31 adjournment date that's coming fast.
State Sen. Terry Link, a Waukegan Democrat, said he's working on a proposal that would try to raise the investment returns of local police and firefighter pension funds.
That way, he said, the more pension funds make in the market, the less towns have to chip in every year to pay for retirement benefits.
Among the tenets of Link's plan could be an effort to let small funds combine into a big one, saving administrative costs and maybe helping with rates of return. Another would allow funds to make riskier investments to try to reap more reward.
Link said he wants to avoid benefit cuts, particularly because the 2013 law to cut benefits for teachers and workers statewide faces a strong legal challenge.
"I think it's unconstitutional," Link said. "We don't want to create a battle."
Roselle Mayor Gayle Smolinski, though, said while she likes parts of Link's plan, mayors will want benefit cuts in order to save enough money.
"The benefits are to the point to where they're unsustainable," Smolinski said.
Plus, she argued, another recession could tank risky investments, leaving towns with even bigger payments to make toward pension funds.
Link's move comes as Gov. Pat Quinn is sitting on a controversial Chicago pension proposal that he's not yet signed into law or vetoed. Any suburban and downstate idea could get mixed into the overall political battle over pensions if lawmakers decide to move forward.


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One night / two days day Athens
Depart early morning from the port of Zakynthos with the ferryboat to Killini. On arrival drive along the Peloponnesian coastline via Patra and the first will be a rest stop at Egio. Continue on to Corinth where the coach will cross over the Corinth Canal and stop for a photo-stop. The canal is an amazing piece of engineering, originally thought up by the King of Corinth and by Alexander the Great, but it was Nero who actually turned the first soil with a golden spade. The works were abandoned by Nero due to rioting in Rome and were never finished until the late 18th century by a French Engineering company.Arrive in Athens and check into the hotel. Here you have the opportunity of lazing by the pool or going for a walk in the Plaka. In the evening the guide will have arranged an optional dinner for you with tasty Greek mezes and traditional Greek food.
The following morning, early departure for the sightseeing of Athens with a professional guide. The coach will first take you around the Athens centre, viewing the University of Athens, the Library and the Academy all built in neo classic style. Then on to the Parthenon where you will spend one and half-hours with the guide seeing the wonders of ancient Greece. Time will be given for photographs and browsing alone. After the Parthenon, the coach will then take you to the Olympic stadium which was rebuilt for the revival of the Olympic Games in 1896, from there, on to the Royal Palace to see the changing of the guards. These are the Royal Guards wearing the traditional costume! Then free time on your own to browse through the Plaka and Monasteraki areas to shop and have lunch.
After lunch drive directly back to Killini again via Patra for the ferryboat back to Zakynthos.


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Back in the summer of 2013, the Los Angeles Lakers pulled off a move that no one saw coming. Jordan Farmar signed a one-year deal with the team after choosing to leave a lucrative situation he had going playing overseas.
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Unfortunately, Farmar played on a team that won only 27 games and was looking to make a major splash in free agency. The Lakers almost were able to make that splash by courting superstar Carmelo Anthony, but ultimately fell short and as a result lost out on the opportunity to bring back players like Farmar that were interested in staying in Los Angeles.
With the Lakers waiting on Anthony's decision, Farmar chose to explore his options in free agency landing with the Los Angeles Clippers across the hall. Despite seemingly being a good fit as a backup for Chris Paul, things didn't work and as a result he was recently bought out by the team.
Farmar will clear waivers on Sunday and the Cleveland Cavaliers have expressed interest in signing the two-time NBA champion, according to Chris Haynes of Cleveland.com:
The Cleveland Cavaliers have inquired about recently-waived backup point guard Jordan Farmar, a league source told Northeast Ohio Media Group.
The dialogue was explained as a "feeling-out" process. Farmar, 28, was bought out of his contract with the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday. He clears waivers on Sunday. …
He's very much still a quality backup. He also has ties with Cavaliers coach David Blatt, playing for Blatt in 2011 with Maccabi Tel Aviv.
The Cavaliers are currently only one game above .500 at 21-20 after beating the Lakers and Clippers on back-to-back nights at the Staples Center. LeBron James and company have struggled to live up to expectations this season and as a result, the team has started to make moves to help right the ship.
Farmar would be a welcome addition to the Cavaliers backcourt as a viable backup for point guard Kyrie Irving. The Lakers could also use a player of Farmar's caliber considering their current situation at the point guard position, but have yet to show interest in another reunion.[divide]
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After Sandy: How Will the Market React to Apple Tomorrow?
In spite of the massive devastation unleashed on parts of the East Coast this weekend, including flooding in New York, the major markets in the city are slated to open again tomorrow. With Hurricane Sandy having kept markets shut down the past two days, it could be a hectic day on markets tomorrow as fund managers whose fiscal year closes at the end of October shed losing stock positions for tax benefits.
However, trading in Apple (NAS: AAPL) could be extra-hectic, considering the amount of news surrounding the company in the past few days. Let's take a check-in on what will be moving the company tomorrow.
Apple's executive shuffle
Late yesterday, news broke that Apple was shuffling its executive suite. Scott Forstall, who had led iOS development, and retail head John Browett were both booted from the company.
Browett's departure wasn't unexpected, as he'd been working as Apple's retail head only since the end of January, and his time with the company was marked by controversy. In spite of the industry-leading sales per square foot sales seen at Apple stores, reports leaked that Browett had focused on cutting payroll expenses and making stores leaner. With Apple still having only a handful of stores in China, a market where 15% of its revenues came from last quarter, that cost-cutting focus seemed misaligned with Apple's own focus on a top-notch retail experience and also its strategic opportunities. Giving Browett the boot seemed like the right call for both parties.
In Forstall's case, his departure came as a major surprise. At the time of Jobs' passing, Forstall was seen as an integral figure in the company, even receiving some press coverage as a future successor to Tim Cook. However, his star began to dim as recent product releases such as Siri and Maps were met with negative reactions. Not only that, but there were reports that tension between Forstall and other important executives at Apple were reaching a breaking point. Apple's decision to lead off its press release of Forstall's departure with an emphasis on the change's ability to "increase collaboration" hints to the fact Forstall and other key executives were clashing.
Its also telling that the day after his departure, Apple announced the delay of iTunes 11 tonight. Schedule-driven product release dates at the sake of quality won't be making the cut at Apple anymore.
The iPad Mini situation
Beyond the executive shake-up, the iPad Mini was also a newsmaker last weekend. The tablet was made available for preorder with some interesting results. While the white model of the iPad Mini sold out its initial allotment in a mere 20 minutes, the black iPad took a bit longer to sell out: 35 hours.
One obvious caveat: There are a lot of unknowns with preorders. We simply don't know the initial production number of devices until companies later (if ever) come up with a splashy press release of sales. In Apple's case, there could have been far fewer white iPad Minis produced than black ones. On the other hand, the initial run of black iPads could be larger than expected. Supply constraints have hampered recent launches, with the iPhone 5 still showing a three- to four-week delay in shipping.
Amazon.com (NAS: AMZN) was quick to deride the iPad Mini. Not only did it claim that the day after the iPad Mini's unveiling was the Kindle Fire HD's "biggest days of sales since launch," but the company also plastered an unflattering comparison between the iPad Mini and Kindle Fire on its homepage. Of course, Amazon produced no figures as to how many Kindle Fires it sold that day, so its own bragging of record sales comes with a grain of salt.
Speaking of competitors, yesterday saw plenty of news from two other players you might have heard of; both Google (NAS: GOOG) and Microsoft (NAS: MSFT) had events planned. In Google's case, its event to announce a trio of new devices was cancelled, but the big news was the company will sell a new flagship smartphone for $299 off contract and a new 10-inch tablet that goes on sale for $399.
Microsoft went forward with an event promoting Windows Phone 8, but it was largely lost in the news cycle around Hurricane Sandy. Perhaps the most notable part of Microsoft's event was when Steve Ballmer called Apple "the low-volume player" in every market it competes in aside from tablets. As Ballmer's comments came after an event for Windows Phone 8, an operating system with a mere 3% market share, he might want to reconsider that comment.
So much news set for one trading day
All this leads to the question: How will the market react to all this Apple news tomorrow? On one hand, the executive changes come as a surprise. With Steve Jobs gone, everyone's looking for cracks in the foundation at Apple, and an executive shake-up could be considered a red flag.
However, at the same time, Forstall's recent failures, including Maps, were readily apparent to users of Apple products. Not only that, but his departure also leads the way for more control of the interface of Apple software to Jony Ive, who is widely considered Apple's top talent and to this point focused on hardware design. Whether Ive succeeds in his increased oversight remains to be seen, but his track record is an unquestioned history of design success.
Therein lies the rub. While there will be no shortage of handicapping Apple based on its executive departures or iPad Mini preorders tomorrow, the real news comes down the line. If you're an Apple investor and there's an outsized move tomorrow, remember that we won't know the significance of iPad Mini demand probably until the end of the quarter, when the company reports. Likewise, the effects of Forstall's departure will take time to digest.
Apple's already the most newsworthy tech company, but the next six months just got a lot more intriguing.
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In customer support, empathy is everything—we need to be able to put ourselves in our customers' shoes, feel their pain, give them the kind of help we'd want to receive whenever we have a problem. Potential hires are even tested for empathy before joining the team. — Every once in a while, admittedly, my empathetic skills can be … challenged. And sometimes I make mistakes.
A great reminder on how important empathy is when it comes to customer support. Sympathy is one thing but you want support reps to be able to empathize with your customers.


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I'll be completely honest with you guys here, I know nothing about football whatsoever, but this week in the pictures from the past slot, I have a soccer special. Top reader and contributor [Howmuch?] recently located some interesting newspaper scans showing popular local teams of our area in 1921. Some of the names seem very familiar, and I'm hoping that readers can shed some light on the dashing young players in their team photos.
Also in the mix are a couple of images from the 1960's, which I'm sure will stir memories for those discussing the old Central Boys' School, pupils and teachers from which must surely be in these two teams.
I thank [Howmuch?] for another top quality contribution, and of course, David F. Vodden for putting together such a wonderful book. If you get chance, bag a copy – it's brilliant.


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dules, a leading provider of technology solutions for the restaurant and hospitality industries, announced that human resources executive Nikki Hall has been appointed as chief human resources officer (CHRO). In this role, Ms. Hall will lead employee acquisition and development, and oversee the strategic link between HotSchedules' talent and the Company's overall corporate growth. She will report directly to president and chief executive officer, Mike Arenth.
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I'm headed off for a family vacation next week and I don't think I'll be able to post from the road. I have big plans for the blog when I come back, though. There are many improvements I've wanted to make and I hope now that it is summer I'll have some time to do them.
One such idea is a feature called Reader Questions. So many people ask me excellent eco questions. I don't often know the answers but am eager to see what I can find out and share.
While I'm away, I'm hoping you readers can help me jump start an answer for one of our peers. A soon-to-be new mom wrote me asking about the safest and best options for infant formula. She is adopting a baby very soon and wanted to choose something good (obviously).
I've mentioned before how my first son ended up using formula (using BPA bottles, no less). I didn't really know to look into formula choices at that time. I tried a major brand and went with it. We had no problems, so I stuck with it.
But it is a good question. Knowing what we all know now, what are the best options for formula these days? Please add your advice in the comments below. I'll add my research and summarize when I get back. Thanks!
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After some further development of the rapidtar project, I've released version 0.2. The headlining feature is volume spanning, but other facilities have also been added or improved. The code for this project is available on GitHub and can be installed via cargo. Downloadable binaries are not yet available.
- rapidtar's library has been split off into the separate librapidarchive crate, whose API is subject to change and shouldn't be relied upon yet. The binaries remain in rapidtar and that package is what you should install if you want them.
- A new command-line utility called rapidmt was added, which adds an mt reimplementation that runs on Windows.
- rapidmt does not support all mt operations yet. The biggest omission is software eject.
- The new read and write subcommands allow copying files from or storing files on tape. This facility is block size agnostic; you can dump tapes regardless of how they were recorded.
- There is currently no way to dump files from, or write files to, a tape while preserving variable record lengths. rapidmt treats your tape files like, well, files. The notion of variable record size is very specific to tape and a special image format will need to be designed to archive such data.
- I have successfully tested this facility by dumping tapes people forgot to wipe when selling them to me off eBay. For obvious ethical reasons, that data isn't going to be used, but it was stored in Backup Exec format. This means that I now have legally acquired test vectors for a proprietary archive format that I could reverse-engineer. rapidbex, anyone?
- Written archives can now span multiple volumes.
- When the target volume runs out of space, rapidtar will prompt you to insert a new one.
- You can also force a volume change after a specific number of bytes written.
- Despite the fact that we only support it on "POSIX" format archives, file splitting is actually an under-documented GNU extension with some weird quirks. Like, the offset index goes in a global header, rather than the resumed file's header.
- Currently, we don't make it easy to reassemble split files if encountered by a non-GNU, but PAX-compliant unarchiver. In a future version of rapidtar, we will either move file splitting into a separate format flag (perhaps PAX_GNU) or change our archive headers to make manual reassembly easier.
- rapidtar now has tape device support on UNIX
- Caveat: Seeking definitely only works with Linux SCSI tape devices, since the IOCTLs are specific to that driver.
- You can now specify a --format of USTAR or POSIX archive format. The latter is the default and supports far more features.
- You can now specify a --label. Multi-volume archives will be labeled in sequence.
- Accumulated write totals and speeds are written at every volume change if requested.
- Ownership metadata (user/group) is now correctly archived.
- Instead of UIDs and GIDs, Windows uses SIDs, which are variable-length equivalents of UIDs and GIDs and cannot be faithfully represented in tar headers. Instead, we fill the UID/GID slot with 65534, which at least on Linux references nobody/nogroup.
- The name of the owning user and principal group of a Windows file or directory is faithfully represented in rapidtar's output.
- We also support the PAX extended uname/gname field if the username or group name won't fit in the USTAR header.
- Whoever designed this terrible, terrible, non-thread-safe, poorly documented API needs to be flogged. Would it kill you to call malloc()?!
- For that matter, who in their right mind thought it would be a good idea to allow getting the name of a SID to fail due to missing permissions!?
- Further improvements to overall system stability and other minor adjustments have been made to enhance the user experience.
- Fixed a bug where tape devices on Windows wouldn't open 60% of the time because I forgot a null terminator.
- Filemarks are now actually written between each tape file.
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So, I recently bought and installed a used PowerVault TL2000 to automate my tape backups. This is great, but I can't actually remote control it from the Linux command line. Media commands issued by mtx are failed by the drives. Instead of debugging firmware versions or what have you, I instead plan to write a new utility called rapidmtx which will allow issuing remote control commands to the device's web management UI. It probably won't be an exact replacement for mtx, but I want to retain enough functionality that I can script volume changes from within a tar operation. (This also means rapidtar needs to learn how to host subshells and scripts like GNU tar does.)


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Nearly every electronics device sold inside the United States radiates unintentional emissions and must be reviewed to comply with the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 15 before it can be advertised or sold in the US market. CFR Part 15's Subpart B deals with unintentional radiators such as computers that were not intended to produce radio waves. All Sanyo Denki' SANUPS UPS systems comply with CFR15 Part 15 Sub-B Class-A.


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In the world of construction, there is a big difference between residential and commercial projects. You would no sooner hire a commercial contractor to update the kitchen in your home than you would work with a residential contractor on your commercial office space renovation. But what makes these two branches of construction so different? Construction is construction, right?
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Both residential and commercial contractors construct buildings, but there the similarities end. Here is a little more information about residential and commercial construction and why they are not one in the same.
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Residential construction refers to working on building projects that are designed for the sole purpose of people living within the walls once the project is complete. Large residential projects may include condos, apartments, singly-family homes, multi-family homes, and cooperative societies. On a smaller scale, residential construction can also refer to simple home additions, kitchen renovations, and bathroom remodels. These projects usually require a single contractor and their team, or they may subcontract out to another individual, but still get the work done under their own company name. If you need a little more money to repair the house, then here you can get instant payday loans online with guaranteed approval. If certain skills are needed such as masonry or heavy equipment, residential contractors may hire other contractors to help complete the job.
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- Most commercial roofs are bitumen or TPO where residential roofs are shingle.
- Code requirements are much stricter for commercial buildings than residential buildings.
- Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems are much more complex in commercial buildings due to the size of the building and the occupancy levels.
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- Commercial construction often requires much larger and more expensive equipment (like cranes) and have greater infrastructure needs (elevators, bathrooms on each floor, and parking lots/garages).
- Residential buildings are much smaller and less expensive when it comes to materials, labor, and consultation costs.
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When Doubt is a Poison
Stories of sexual harassment in the science and skeptic communities are nothing new around here, despite the efforts of far too many people to dismiss them. To understand the impact of these instances on a particular survivor, I recommend that you read carefully a recent essay by my friend and mentor, Pamela Gay, about her own issues with harassment and the "Ripples of Doubt" that they cause.
When I hear the stories from Pamela and others of overt harassment by men in power in their communities, it disturbs me. I've been lucky to have avoided most overt forms of harassment and sexism, but that does not give me the right to discount the experiences of others. I can, however, be grateful for the teachers and mentors that I've had up until now that haven't treated me like a sex object or even just a less-well-respected scientists because of my gender. Like most women, however, I've become used to the constant "background sexism" that one faces from catcalls while walking down the street, or trying to fit in with the guys in the lab, or unwanted flirting that is probably well-meaning but really uncomfortable in the wrong situations.
When I came to work for Pamela, I knew she was pretty bad-ass. But I was only just starting to learn of the institutional sexism that she had faced in her career, even recently. I am one of the many who had teary eyes during her talk about changing the world for the better at TAM 2012, and I nodded along when she mentioned several instances of sexism in her career.
I was in fact present and listening when one of the most recent such instances occurred, and found myself bewildered when, as she explains in her recent post, she faced backlash from that talk. Interestingly enough, it wasn't backlash from the community of skeptics, since I expected that. In fact, her talk seemed quite well-received at the event and online after the fact. I was expecting the appalling denial and hostility that too many women in skepticism have faced when coming out with such stories or who say, "Guys, don't do that." That didn't happen, but I was even more confused when the attacks came from quite literally closer to home.
If Pamela hates herself for wishing it would go away, then I similarly hate myself for not standing up for her when this all went down. I, too, was paralyzed just watching the train wreck unfold over the last year. I saw my mentor deal with a maddening situation and PTSD and I did nothing to stand up for her in public. I, too, was scared of backlash and I let myself be silenced by my own doubt. Even now I'm trying to be careful of my wording lest the powers that be decide to get angry again. And this is: Royally. Fucked. Up.
I'm proud of Pamela for continuing to speak up despite all that has happened, this time about another harassment experience and how the harasser continues to make life difficult. It is hard enough to pursue an academic career, a career in science, or any endeavor about which you are passionate without, I think, having to battle self-doubt. Add to that the actions of people that make you feel worthless through intention or ignorance or stupidity, and you are compounding a problem that needs compassion, not more problems. What kind of world is this where I consider myself lucky in that I've only had to battle my own inner demons while others struggle with such extra burdens?
There is no more room to be complacent anymore. It is long past time to stand up and make a statement when something, someplace, someone is unsafe. It's time to end the victim-blaming and victim-shaming and expecting to have every instance of harassment spelled out in detail before we begin to take these claims seriously. Yes, we're skeptics, we need evidence and I GET that. But this isn't a precise scientific measurement; this is real, messy life. (Also? Real science is messy, too.) The patterns are becoming clear and it is foolish to ignore them. These aren't one-off claims but a constant stream of stories, experiences, and allegations, and I see no end to the flood that has begun.
The people who are coming forward with these stories are immeasurably brave, in my opinion. And I think they are doing some good in allowing more and more people to realize the harassment they have faced and come out in public, or to friends, or just to not take that shit anymore. Through this pain, I hope that we're building a better community of humans who are ready to stand up for each other. No, I'm not very optimistic about this in regards to the skeptics community specifically, but I see the ripples of hope spreading out amongst science bloggers, scientists, and many people that I have met through my involvement with skepticism. I've learned much from you here, and I hope to keep learning new ways to be compassionate and strong and grounded in reality, even if it's not the reality I've experienced personally.
I stand with Pamela, and I believe her. I hope I continue to have the courage to take a stand against harassment and bullying when I see it. I hope many of you will, too.
Want to help other women dealing with harassment in academia? Consider contributing to the American Association of University Women's Legal Advocacy Fund.