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That is in the efforts negotiated between Greece and the European Union, in practice largely negotiated with the government of Germany, for Greece to largely cancel its debt in return for fiscal and economic policies which will convince financial markets that it will not build up new unmanageable debt, and that it will be able to generate increasing prosperity for its citizens in a sustainable manner.
This means in practice that Greece surrenders some sovereignty to representatives of European Union, European Central Bank, IMF, the german government, who check greek polices and keep credit lines open in return.
There are some similarities in Italy and Ireland, but Greece is the most dramatic case, and we will keep the focus hellenic in this post.
One reaction to this, is to refer to some destruction of greek democracy at the hands of the European Union and the government of Germany, and to claim that there is some foreign dictatorship over Greece, as a novelty invented by the EU/Germany. The main focus of this post is greek history, as a history of foreign intervention, but a few words on the current dictatorship claims.
Greece is a member of the European Union by choice and it is a member of the Eurozone by choice. Three EU countries negotiated opt outs from the Euro, the UK, Denmark and Sweden. Greece made no effort to do so. Greece's fiscal and economic plight is of its own creation, arising from the lack of political will to fund public spending with effectively collected taxes.
While during the Euro period before the crisis, Greece made some economic reforms, cutting subsidies to the state railway is one which comes to mind, it was too little to make Greece the sort of competitive economy which could sustain being in the same currency zone as Germany, the Netherlands and Finland. The biggest criticisms that could be made of powerful EU countries is that they failed to apply the fiscal rigours (wit regard to limiting public deficits and debt) to themselves, and German export industries benefitted from a low effective exchange rate when selling goods to Greece.
The last point had a period of fashion which passed, presumably because in practice german exports have not boomed since the launch of the Euro, so the idea that Germany rigged the Eurozone to suit its export oriented industries lacks supporting evidence.
While a greek decision to default on all its debt (and nearly of it has already been written off in practice under current arrangements) and leave the Eurozone would be highly unpopular with the EU and all member governments (even the more eurosceptic governments would be concerned about the turmoil on international currency markets which would lead to pressure on other currencies), and there would be some greek loss from the resulting harm to good will, Greece is free to leave and would do so if greeks voted for a government devoted to such a policies. Greeks have not voted for such a government.
Two general elections this year have not led in either case to a majority in the national assembly for default and leave. The results of these elections mean that though the greek public may not love current austerity polices negotiated with Brussels, Berlin etc, and are indeed in many cases suffering hardship, the greek public in its majority, regard this as the less bad option. Respect for democracy means respect for the greek electorate's decision rather than poorly reasoned ranting about dictatorship.
The above is all important, but my main concern is to point out that greek loss of sovereignty and debt crises are not something new, and are not something invented by the EU.
"My poor little Greece,
this polite bear invites you
to seek protection
under her umbrella
every time there is a storm coming".
Greece emerged under international tutelage, because it suited Russia, France and Britain to support greek independence from the ottoman empire.
Though there were certainly genuine sentiments in favour of greek independence at the time, there are other reasons for great powers of the time supporting independence. France wanted to colonise ottoman lands in north Africa, a task greatly eased by destruction of the ottoman fleet.
Great Britain shows its strength (its height)
to the other five big allies.
This is a lithograph
from the "New Aristophanes" newspaper in 1886.
It was the time
of the colonial expansionism of Great Britain.
Britain wanted to increase its influence in the eastern Mediterranean, and reduce ottoman influence, and Russia wanted a co-religonist state south-east Europe, weakening the ottoman empire, and even bringing near the prospect of a russian controlled Constantinople.
The outcome was that these three countries decided to assist greek nationalists against the ottomans and their egyptian allies. It is unlikely that Greece would have become independent when it did, 1830, without that intervention.
The european imperialism
in the service
of the "Eastern Question".
The fire that kept burning
was the work of the superpowers
that had named
the ottoman empire
the "Big Patient"
so as to justify their role
as its doctor from time to time.
("New Aristophanes" newspaper, October 1876).
The early greek state was chronically unstable, and after the assassination of the first ruler of independent Greece in 1831, a german prince was sent to be king, essentially by command of the three powers under the Treaty of London, which treated Greece as a protectorate.
Greek sovereignty was asserted by the 1862 deposal of King Otto, but his successor, King George from Denmark, was also chosen by the three powers.
The attitude to Greece's sovereignty at this time can be gauged by the Don Pacifico incident of 1850 when Britain sent a naval squadron to blockade the Piraeus (the port of Athens) to force the government to compensate a british citizen.
It was the time that Don Pacifico boarded the admiral's frigate and waited for the fulfillment of his demands by the greek state. The whole event was about to end and the british were forced to withdraw their initial demands after the political pressures of the other allies. Don Pacifico, the british jew received only a small fragment as compensation. Neither he, nor the british were satisfied by the results of the naval blockade. The revolution against the bavarians that british had invested on seemed to take its time. ("Traka-Trouka" newspaper, April 2nd, 1850).
Effective exercise of greek sovereignty was further hampered by four debt defaults crises during the 19th century: 1826 (preceding official independence!, relating to the purchase of warships for the revolutionary navy), 1843, 1860 and 1893. There was another default in 1932. The result of these defaults, which meant periods of years afterwards in which Greece was in default to creditors, meant that Greece was in default for 90 years of its post-ottoman existence before the present crisis!
The defaults limited Greece's sovereignty, which was further limited not only the wish to France, Britain and Russia to treat Greece as a protectorate, but also by extremes of internal political conflict which go back to the Independence War, and include the period of the 1919-1921 war with Turkey. There were even rival governments in different greek cities during World War One. That kind of instability itself legitimised the intervention of outside powers.
The most extreme loss of greek sovereignty took place during the nazi occupation of Greece from 1940 to 1945, though mostly ended in 194. This is part of a well known terrible period in european history affecting many countries and we can treat it as an exception.
More significantly with regard to greek history as a whole, there was a civil war from 1946 to 1949 pitting a communist dominated left against an authoritarian leaning right. That war reflects a long pattern of violent left-right cleavage, though previous conflicts were more between liberal republicanism and authoritarian royalism. The civil war had its roots in conflicts between different factions of the greek resistance to the nazi occupation.
The left received help from the communist led countries during the civil war (though probably Stalin never meant that help to be sufficient to undermine a previous agreement with Britain and the US that Greece could stay outside of the Soviet bloc), while the right received help first primarily from Britain, and then America. The end of the Civil War was a victory of British-US backed forces, leading to a period of constitutional democracy, but with authoritarian characteristics.
The hard right, the royal family and the military found even the limited democracy of the post-war period difficult to live with, but were themselves deeply split about the solution.
In 1967, a group of army colonels seized power and provided the solution. The United States has acknowledged since that it played a role in the 1967 coup, and Bill Clinton expressed his regrets while President (I presume national security conservatives in America are still fuming about this betrayal and softness).
Young athenians
know general Marshall
as the architect
of their future.
So the post-war political settlement in Greece decided by the United States, which further readjusted to abandon all pretence at democracy. Fortunately the terrible anti-democratic history ended with the fall of the colonels in 1974.
Queen Frederica of Hanover
Greece joined the European Union in 1981 confirming the transition to democracy, in which centre right and centre left governments were able to hold office without fear of internal or external subversion.
Looking at the current agreed consultation with external powers to overcome the Euro crisis, we see something much more moderate, consensual and democratic than previous greek history. Elected governments have tried to preserve Greece's place in the Euro and its credit lines, through negotiation with governments in other democracies, and international organisations which work through consensus not gunships or imposing heads of state.
If we wish to be more dramatic about the crisis we could say that Greece has gone some way towards being an unstable protectorate of the EU, but compared with previous crises, its a very mild and benign form of agreed intervention.
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Former GLORY middleweight champion, Jason Wilnis and Yousri Belgaouri will headline GLORY 45 SuperFight Series at the Sporthallen Zuid in Amsterdam on September 30, 2017.
Jason Wilnis is coming of a loss to Simon Marcus in their trilogy bout at GLORY 40 Copenhagen with Marcus recapturing the GLORY middleweight title. However, Belgaroui had won the most recent middleweight contender tournament at GLORY 40 and was supposed to be challenging Marcus next for the title; and alleged very recently that the champion is avoiding him for no valid reasons.
Four of the five match-ups that have been announced so far by GLORY including what could potentially be, contender for fight of the night in, Zakaria Zouggary vs. Massaro Glunder.
Zouggary had an exceptional promotional debut win at GLORY 41 Den Bosch against Yetkin Ozkul. Whereas, Glunder was runner-up in the GLORY 42 Paris lightweight contender tournament, despite fighting above his usual weight class and being a last minute replacement for, Stoyan Koprivlenski.
Here's how the the overall fight card is currently shaping-up as:
Middleweight Bout: Jason Wilnis vs. Yousri Belgaroui
Featherweight Bout: Zakaria Zouggary vs. Massaro Glunder
Lightweight Bout: Tyjani Beztati vs. Yodkhunpon Sitmonchai
Welterweight Bout: Eyevan Danenberg vs. Wellington Uega

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Whenever I go to another country, I always consider booking an Airbnb apartment. Outweighing the pro's and con's is always a must before booking an accommodation. In Jerusalem, my step-dad booked a gorgeous Airbnb flat. It was a large 2 floor apartment with a backyard, jacuzzi, a large living space, a kitchen, 4 rooms with private baths. The whole apartment could fit 9 people.
Only five of us occupied the space. There was more than enough room for us and our luggages. Usually, when going to a country where language is really and issue, I would really opt to book a hotel. Hotels offer concierge services and you can ask the staff for details on tours and directions. Thankfully, the lady who manages the listing speaks good english. Aside from that, she gave us her number to contact 24/7. She also gave us recommendations on where to go.
This flat is the kind of space that you would pin over and over again on Pinterest. Such a beauty. The only problem we had was the jacuzzi won't heat up. Aside from that, we were able to utilize everything– the kitchen, dining and the rest of the living space.
This apartment is situated in a beautiful location too. Jaffa gate is only a 20 minute walk, there's a jogging path nearby, a small grocery, a bank and a commercial area as well. For a price tag of 23,000 a night for 9 people – 2,550 for each person, this place is a steal!
If you are hesitant to book a place through airbnb, just choose the ones that has good reviews and a host that communicates well. Those are the two important factors when booking an airbnb. I have used the app around the world, so far, after 9 aibnb stays, and I have yet to encounter a terrible host.
Even though our stay in Jerusalem only lasted for four days, this place felt like home. Check out their listing HERE. If you are new to airbnb, use my CODE to book.


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Laser Classes for Estheticians
Estheticians are professional skin care specialists that work to help improve skin issues with cosmetic treatments. Some service estheticians may provide are chemical peels, microdermabrasion, facials, waxing, and more. These treatments are limited to the epidermal layer of skin.
National Laser Institute offers laser classes for estheticians looking to expand services they provide. In many states, such as Texas or Arizona, estheticians can become trained in laser technologies that they can then offer their own clientele.
Because the medical esthetic industry has continued to grow, more estheticians are seeking laser training. This is a ten BILLION dollar marketplace with over 2,500 medical spas open across the U.S. In fact, laser hair removal and photo skin rejuvenation are two of the top nonsurgical cosmetic treatments.
Laser Classes for Estheticians at National Laser Institute
National Laser Institute's laser classes for estheticians include hands-on training with the latest laser technologies. Estheticians will learn from leading medical professionals and laser technicians in this industry.
With NLI's comprehensive laser training course, estheticians learn a variety of in-demand laser treatments. These include laser hair removal, IPL photofacial skin rejuvenation, radiofrequency skin tightening, cellulite reduction, laser stretch mark removal, and many more.
After completing this comprehensive laser course, estheticians will feel confident and prepared to safely and effectively provide treatments to clientele.
Class Objectives
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I came to NLI directly out of esthetics school and with no job lined up after. I knew virtually nothing about lasers in the area of skin care but knew that it was what I wanted to do and that I wanted the best education available. After researching several different schools across the USA, I made my decision to go to NLI. All the staff, teachers, laser reps and guest speakers were professional, pleasant and very helpful. The teachers were all far beyond qualified to be teaching and had years of experience in the field of laser esthetics as well. I was very impressed with how available they made themselves for questions and even offered their help for after we left NLI and were out on our own. There is no doubt that NLI is committed to the success of their students.
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CICS Trans search returns OTRANS instead of TRANS
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CA SYSVIEW Performance Management
I attempted to view a specific transaction log for one of our CICS regions. Instead of returning incidents of the transaction, SYSView appears to return data based on OTRANS. The transaction I searched for does spawn other background tasks in the region. How do I cause SYSView to return only the specific, requested transactions.
Two options from the CTRANLOG display you can enter the SELECT command.
I.E. SELECT TRAN EQ ADMH or from the FORMATS display Command Screen Format Type Parm CTRANLOG CTRANLOG DEFAULT SELECT TRAN EQ ADMH
Or you can create a new format for the command using the SELECT statement.
Per HELP for the command:
Specifies the transaction that is to be displayed.
The "Tran" and "OTran" fields will be examined for a match.
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Latest News
|Current plans for digital TV channels on local relay transmitters
Tue 25 Sep 2007
DigitalUK has advised the following possible line up of digital channels that will be carried on the local relay transmitters after digital switchover. Please note that these lists may change in 2008, but they give an idea of the likely services available and dispels the myth that there will only be the present four channels.
"The relay transmitters will carry the three public service multiplexes. These multiplexes are currently known as Mux 1, Mux 2 and Mux B, but at switchover they will change to be BBC A, D3&4 and BBC B and it is these latter multiplexes which will be transmitted from the relays.
BBC One ITV1 BBC Four
BBC Two ITV2 Cbeebies
BBC Three ITV3 BBC Parliament
BBC News 24 ITV4 BBCi
CBBC CITV Community Channel
BBCi C4 Radio 1 (Radio)
C4+1 Radio 2 (Radio)
E4 Radio 3 (Radio)
More 4 Radio 4 (Radio)
Teletext Radio Five Live (Radio)
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Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Big Bear to Wrightwood - Mile 369!
I ended up taking a 3 day break at the hostel in Big Bear Lake. The manager offered me a job there (more like a free place to stay for a few hours of work a day) so I have a backup plan if some future injury leads to a lengthier recovery period. The IT band still felt a bit funny heading on that day but after massaging a knot out of whatever muscle that runs adjacent to it the pain went away. Of course, as soon as I recovered from that the side of my knee bone started getting store. I think it's Iliotibial band friction syndrome, which another long distance hiker said he gets near the start of every hike and eventually goes away. I did 5 miles yesterday and plan on only doing 5 more tonight to give it some time off.
That aside, I felt sluggish leaving big bear and did between 20 and 23 miles a day on mostly flat to rolling terrian, descending through the alpine forests outside Big Bear around 8,000 feet to the low desert at around 3,000 feet. Most of the trail wasn't especailly inspiring until we reached Deep Creek canyon. About midway through the canyon is a series of natural hot springs with man made walls around them forming large pools of varying water temperatures. I pushed myself to get 22 miles in so I could spend the night there and have a good soak. My feet, knees, blisters ankles all hurt but once I got into the water it felt amazing! The hot springs can be reached either by the PCT or a 1.5 mile hike from a parking lot, so it does attract people. It's also a nudist hang out but only about a quarter of the other people (and some of the hikers!) there were nude but that didn't bother me. The book that most through hikers use for information about the trail called Yogi's guide really derides the place but everyone that actually stopped there loved it. Some hikers seemed either perturbed or embarassed and walked right through. I guess they were expecting a totally private PCT-hiker only environment?
On Sunday, two days later, I rolled into Cajon Pass around 11 am, the location of an infamous MacDonalds 0.4 miles off the trail. Everyone goes there, despite claims of hating the place; hiker hunger is just too strong. I honestly haven't eaten at one in five or ten years but a double quarter pounder, large milkshake, salad (need those veggies...) and some chicken mcnuggets really hit the spot. I walked in with one friend, we met another we knew already there and about four more walked in over the course of the next hour or so. The prospect of a 6,500 foot climb in front of me loomed ahead and when offered a ride up trail to a trail angels house (the Saufleys) at Agua Dulce I couldn't say no. The offer came from a former through hiker of 2010 that was between trail crews and headed north on a slow schedule. The friend I walked in with, Guino, and I both went with him. He claimed that there was a daily shuttle from the Saufelys to an REI near Cajon Pass so I assumed an easy ride back. In reality, they go to a different REI in the opposite direction. I ended up talking (or yogi'ing) my way into a ride from a guy at the Mexican place I had dinner at in Agua Dulche. It cost $20 for his gas but saved me a sketchy hitch hike on Memorial Day for the hour long ride back to Cajon Pass. The guy used to be a parapalegic from some disease but had regained most of his motor functions except for his fingers and the ability to walk without a cane. You meet so many characters on this trail it never amazes me.
I got to Cajon Pass at 8 am the next morning, met a new through hiker named Skip already eating at Micky D's. We ate together and headed out up the hill. Skip and I hiked together for longer than I've hiked with anyone else on the trail, our paces were just very similar. We came across an amazing water cache 6 miles in with couches and chairs. Unknown to us at the time, two section hikers higher up on the mountain were watching us. We caught up to them half way up the next ridge and got some fresh pineapple and sodas from their friend who was picking them up. Around the corner was another water cache to break up the dry climb. Skip and I pressed on until about 4:30. He had already hiked in 6 miles to get to the McDonalds so that was the end of his day. I made a bowl of ramen with him and pushed on to a campground at the height of the ridge getting there just before 7:00. I counted it up and that day figured I hiked almost 7,000 vertical feet over 22.5 miles! I think that's the most single day climbing of the entire trip and represents over 2% of the vertical gain of the entire PCT.
When I got to the campground I saw three other hikers I already knew; Glide On who hiked the trail in 1979, and two lesbian girls Ninja Turtle and Raven Lady who I had been bouncing around with since before Idylwild. When I saw the two girls I yelled out "Breakfast at Micky D's and dinner with my LGBTs!", they got a kick out of that. I thought I might see them there since they had signed the hiker registers at the water caches earlier on the trail.
The next day I felt like crap and was happy to only have 5 miles to get to an easy hitch hike on Route 2 to Wrightwood. I didn't even have to stick my thumb out because a 93 year old man was just getting back from his morning walk at Inspiration Point (where highway 2 crosses the PCT the first time). He drove me into town while telling some stories of his own hiking adventures. He said one Memorial Day he went to hike Mount Balden-Powell (which I'll hit tomorrow) and woke up to over a foot of snow on his sleeping bag! It's interesting because most of my rides and off trail help seem to come from either retiree's or people close to retirement that have led interesting lives. I think it takes a few types of people to offer rides and help to strangers and most of those types make for pretty amazing people.
Most town days consist of picking up groceries and any other random things which doesn't take long. This town I had my bounce box shipped to (thanks Mom and Dad!) so I had a lot more on my plate. The bounce box is actually a reused deicing bucket filled with random things I only need intermittently and food that I can send up trail where grocery stores are lacking. This means long term planning is involved for where the box is going and what food it will contain. Some of the random stuff includes my camera battery charger and the backflushing thing for my filter which were both utilized at the bar. I also had to figure out where to send the box and buy some groceries for it and the next stretch. Fortunately another hiker, Slider, who I helped get rid of about 5 lbs of extra crap he didn't need in Big Bear wanted to buy me two beers as a thanks. We ended up at a bar (my spot point) where I could spread all my crap out on some picnic tables, go grocery shopping and mail the box up trail to Independence without having to lug my pack around all over town. Since we made the outside of the bar our home base other hikers naturally gravitated there and pretty soon there were eight of us hanging out. The bartender Paul offered Slider, another hiker Chris and myself a place to stay in his house for the night. We accepted and eventually learned that Paul used to be a CA state representative and later a big wig in the music industry. He drove us around to his amazing house at the top of a ridge with a view of Las Vegas in the distance. We cooked him a huge BBQ dinner as thanks and shot pool in his living room the rest of the night. I actually did really well, must have been the Young's Double Chocolate Stout I was sipping on.
Paul is an amazing guy but kept going off on long political diatribes against coporations, the government, utility companys, Wal-Mart, etc. I agreed with most of what he said but not to the extreme extent of it. Honestly though I'm not out here for that kind of crap but it was a small price to pay for an otherwise great night.
Today I hung out at a coffee shop and will soon be leaving for the trail. I'm planning an easy 5 miles to a water source and campground, then I can do 20 mile days all the way to Agua Dulche. My brother Chris might meet me out there for 60 miles or so which will either be great fun or terrible. Keeping my fingers crossed!
Look for another post this Monday!
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November 25, 2014 in Photo and Video (E)
[prMac.com] Minsk, Belarus - Ultralab is excited to announce the release of their new, very special photo editing app Ultramask. The app is about sleek geometric shapes, completed with crisp lines and dots that together create catchy ready-to-apply photo masks.
The 22 angular designs offer almost limitless opportunities for photo manipulation: they can be stretched, rotated and blended together. Users have full control of how the mask blends with the picture: one can adjust the opacity of the overlay, invert the colors and add a dust effect. Ultramask has a simple interface, and only a few taps are required to transform the photos into digital art.
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Senior Activity Service
Our Mobile Activity Companions bring the activities to senior citizen's places of residence. We aim to fight cognitive and physical decline.
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We provide stimulating activities to those who cannot get out as well as they could before. Our primary goal is to keep senior citizens mentally stimulated and physically motivated. We offer five programs to chose from, such as: Sit and Be Fit, the Wii, board games, music, crafts, art, Bible Study and much more. Each client's program will be tailor made to their interests and capabilities. Our goal is to enhance the quality of life for seniors.
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After over 20 years in the Risk Management industry, including the last 10 as a successful business owner, Janet's career change was due to her witnessing a personal hardship of her grandmother's decline in health. The decision was made to help every senior citizen maintain brain fitness and continue physical activity.


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It is a relief to know that we no longer have enemies and that we no longer make war. We now make "overseas contingency operations," the "operations" sounding like something surgical and precise. We also do not militarily surge (like the tide), we...haven't quite decided what it is we do when we send troops "overseas," and while what we do might be tide-like in its swell, it is likewise unnamed even as it increases and crosses over the ocean.
We now have "man-caused disasters" instead of terrorist attacks. The new euphemism--however less than belletristic--serves notice on the use of "disaster" the way most English-speaking countries use it, as a broad and casual term for something that didn't quite pass muster. A bad Internet date is a "complete disaster," as is spilling a creamy caramel latte onto your white linen slacks. "Disaster" in its most common modern usage is then diminished and, if not reversible, is at least recoverable. There will be other dates. Drycleaners are ubiquitous, especially in Manhattan.
The Obama administration equates disaster to attack and does away with terrorists entirely. They no longer exist and it follows that we then cannot be terrorized. We cannot be "mannized" either, but this is outside the rhetorical scope. Or is it?
Terrorists are now "man," metaphysically, as in God vs. Man, Man vs. Machine, Man vs. Nature. Man vs. Himself. Terrorists are human beings, all good men coming to the aid of their party, even if that party is one to which we never again wish to be invited.
Since we can no longer be attacked, we now must be disastrophied. Again, an impossibility. It is the imprecision of language that is in atrophy.
Man-caused disasters are separate from Acts of God (or natural disasters). Legally, Acts of God are funny things, at least in the insurance industry. A flood, as original an Act of God as is conceivable, is not recoverable from the Hartford. Men often fail to read their homeowner's policies closely and pay out of their own pockets. Not to put too fine a point on it, but in selecting the term "man," you wonder if the euphemism's author chose it specifically for its oppositional qualities.
We could be catastrophized or calamatized, but we cannot be disastrophied, which makes the selection of "disasters" seem unbalanced and impossible, lacking in a dynamic flow-through. It is purposeless language without a natural endpoint, whether hostile or not. Worse, it sounds like bushwa propaganda designed to rid America of any notion that we might, at times, engage in warfare. It also strongly implies that even a nation perceived as war-mongering can suddenly become bland.
On the other hand, the new lexicon removes defiance and aggression from the language. This might not be so detrimental as it appears. The language of the Bush administration had the unsettling thrust of mid-century American hegemony. We surged, we attacked, we...neutralized.
Today, there is no true north with language. We have now abandoned one language for another, trading too much emphasis for too little elucidation.
We may not want "enemy combatants" at Guantánamo Bay, but we are presently at risk of becoming both enemies and prisoners of our own language.
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Friday, April 3, 2009
God Created Man, Man Caused Disasters
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Joint Commission's New Director of Engineering Looks Forward to 'Connecting,' 'Learning' at AAMI 2018
Posted June 3, 2018
Kenneth Monroe, PE, MBA, CHC, PMP, director of engineering, Standards Interpretation Group, The Joint Commission
In late December, Kenneth Monroe took over one of the most high-profile positions in the world of healthcare technology management (HTM): director of engineering at The Joint Commission. Monroe, who previously served as an associate project director in The Joint Commission's Department of Standards and Survey Methods, is one of the featured speakers at the AAMI 2018 Conference & Expo in Long Beach, CA. Ahead of his June 4 presentation, Monroe sat down with AAMI News to share a bit about himself and his work at The Joint Commission.
Q: What drew you to a career in healthcare?
A long time ago, I was looking for a new job. I went to Northwestern University's placement office and found a listing for a project manager at Michael Reese Hospital on Chicago's South Side. At that time, Michael Reese was one of the three largest hospitals in Chicago. In the three plus years that I worked there, I learned a lot about healthcare, construction, and project management. The projects were varied and interesting. No two projects were the same. The days flew by, and I was hooked.
Q: How did you first get started at The Joint Commission?
About two years ago I saw a listing for an associate project director in The Joint Commission's Department of Standards and Survey Methods (DSSM) in "ASHE Careers." I was encouraged to apply by Jonathan Flannery at ASHE (the American Society for Healthcare Engineering). I applied for the position, then called my old friend George Mills to ask about it. George thought that given my background, this would be a great opportunity.
Just after starting at The Joint Commission, in early May 2016, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its final rule that required a complete rewrite of our Life Safety (LS) and Environment of Care (EC) chapters, which were my responsibility. We succeeded with a lot of help from the DSSM, Standards Interpretation Group (SIG), and SIG's Department of Engineering.
Q: You were appointed director in the Department of Engineering last December. What have your first few months on the job been like?
The time has flown by. The work of SIG's Department of Engineering is very different from DSSM. SIG is the customer service arm of The Joint Commission. Between answering questions, public speaking, and survey analysis, we have extensive public contact. My speaking engagements have been a combination of Joint Commission updates and straightforward education about the LS, EC, and Emergency Management (EM) chapters. Our group tackles questions asked by our surveyors, our customers, and consultants regarding the interpretation of our LS, EC, and EM standards.
Q: What has been the best part of the job so far?
The best part of the job has been meeting new people both inside and outside The Joint Commission.
Q: What are you hoping to accomplish during your first year in this role?
I am hoping for my team to tackle reducing hospital-associated infections (HAIs) by more robustly educating and supporting our accredited organizations in better facility planning, design, construction, and operations. Approximately 700,000 HAIs occur in U.S. hospitals each year, resulting in 75,000 deaths, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. We need to reduce this number to as close to zero as possible. I also would like to further assist our accredited organizations in energy management and reduction of use, and help facility directors at our accredited organizations focus on capital planning for their facility equipment. Finally, we are seeing more efforts to prepare for and prevent workplace violence.
Q: What are you most looking forward to about attending the AAMI 2018 Conference & Expo?
I look forward to connecting with experts at the conference about the issues they're experiencing with medical equipment and answering questions they might have about related Joint Commission requirements. I also am excited to learn how The Joint Commission can best support their work moving forward.
Q: What will your presentation focus on?
I plan to present a little about The Joint Commission and our survey process, standards development, and EM preparedness.
Q: What do you hope attendees will take away from your presentation?
I hope attendees will recognize that The Joint Commission is a consultative partner with our customers. I also hope they gain a better understanding of The Joint Commission's many quality improvement initiatives to improve patient safety and quality of care.
Q: What are the biggest challenges that healthcare organizations are currently facing? How is The Joint Commission addressing these challenges?
As we experience climate change and violence, healthcare organizations need to take stronger steps to provide a safe haven—not only for patients, but also for staff and visitors. As recent hurricanes in Louisiana and Florida have proven, organizations are expected to be the place of refuge for displaced people. Having plans to keep the lights on, regardless of the conditions outside, is a community expectation. To address this, we updated our emergency management requirements in November 2017. The updated standards allow for healthcare organizations to more effectively plan for disasters and coordinate with federal, state, tribal, regional, and local emergency preparedness systems.
Infection control is another large issue for healthcare organizations. We are working to help our accredited facilities reduce the risk of HAIs.
Q: What is the most common mistake/problem that healthcare facilities run into during a Joint Commission survey?
The Joint Commission recently released its top standards compliance data for 2017. For hospitals, nine out of the 10 most frequently cited requirements fall under the LS or EC chapters, including:
- The hospital provides and maintains systems for extinguishing fires.
- The hospital manages risks associated with its utility systems.
- The hospital provides and maintains building features to protect individuals from the hazards of fire and smoke.
- The hospital establishes and maintains a safe, functional environment.
- Building and fire protection features are designed and maintained to minimize the effects of fire, smoke, and heat.
- The hospital manages risks related to hazardous materials and waste.
- The hospital maintains the integrity of the means of egress.
- The hospital inspects, tests, and maintains utility systems.
- The hospital inspects, tests, and maintains medical gas and vacuum systems.
Q: In general, what is the best thing healthcare facilities can do to make sure they are always ready for a Joint Commission survey?
Healthcare facilities may find our frequently asked standards interpretation questions helpful. In addition, if any accredited organization has a specific standards-related question, they may contact SIG directly by completing an online form.
Q: What do you like to do outside of work?
Over the years, I have had a variety of interests. One of my two biggest hobbies was giving tours for the Chicago Architecture Foundation. Besides giving a variety of walking tours, I created tours of Chicago's elevated system and green buildings. My other major interest is Corvettes. I currently own three: a 1965, 1993, and 2002. I have worked on them, judged them for authenticity, and just plain enjoyed driving them. I have been a Chicago Bears and Northwestern University football season ticket holder for years, so you can say that I enjoy live football. Finally, music has been a big part of my life. I have been a subscriber to the Chicago Symphony and the New York Philharmonic. I play the trumpet and have performed in Chicago's Do-It-Yourself Messiah all-volunteer orchestra, as well as a local concert band.
Q: What was the best career advice you were ever given?
Maintain a healthy balance between work and personal life.


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Rangers in the West whose cattle have traversed rights of way over federal lands for in excess of a century, have suddenly come to realize that they are being held guilty for the first time of trespass on those federal lands and ordered to pay huge fines. A trespass is deemed to occur every time a calf, a cow, or a bull takes a step onto federal property off of the right of way. Not good about following street signs, cattle on the move rarely stay in their lanes. BLM and Park Service agents perch with binoculars from high points and aircraft, photographing every trespass, monitoring the brands on the cattle, and then circling back to impose fines on unsuspecting ranchers.
Folks who own cherry orchards come to find out from professors at the university that certain kinds of tart cherries contain high levels of antioxidants and other biochemicals that are effective in reducing the symptoms of arthritis. They give that information, including the studies, to customers who buy cherry juice. Agents of the Food and Drug Administration visit them unannounced, inspect their farms, demand their literature, and inform them that they must stop telling people of the effects of cherries and cherry juice on arthritis or their cherries will be deemed unapproved new drugs. The farmers can then be charged with selling unapproved drugs, sentenced to jail terms, and lose their farms.
Dairy farmers who harvest fresh milk from healthy cows and share it with neighbors or make it available to health food stores come to realize that several federal and state agencies, doing the bidding for large milk processors, will prosecute them because their milk is not pasteurized, without regard to the fact that the milk is healthy and contaminant free.
Parents who home school their children and elect not to obtain vaccinations for them, choosing to avoid any risk of injury from vaccines while simultaneously not exposing their children to public school environments, are surprised to learn that state health authorities insist that they vaccinate their children against their will, despite the fact that they pose no material risk of disease transmission to the general population.
Parents of a child dying of cancer are informed by attending oncologists that they can do nothing to save the child. The parents take their child to a clinic that offers an experimental drug for the cancer in question. The child takes the drug, begins to experience a reduction in tumors throughout his body. The parents are then informed that the FDA has determined that the child is ineligible to receive the experimental drug and must return to the failed regimen previously rejected by the parents and their attending oncologists.
A single mother who lives in the city and has two school age children decides after a second break-in to her home that she must arm herself. Delighted that she has maimed an intruder and stopped the break-ins, her delight turns to a feeling of helplessness when police arrest her and charge her with use of excessive force. She discovers that her successful use of her weapon to defend her home and children has resulted in a criminal prosecution for excessive force and a civil prosecution by the one she maimed for negligence, both entertained by the courts rather than dismissed. She ends up incurring huge legal bills, continues to suffer break-ins, and is sentenced to community service that forces her to leave her school age children alone at home for several hours each day.
A border patrol agent in pursuit of illegals who have crossed the border without authorization discharges his weapon and kills one in the course of that alien resisting arrest. The agent is prosecuted, convicted, fired, and given a life sentence.
These are all true examples of a bloated, all-consuming regulatory state that replaces a system of ordered justice with one of bureaucratic efficiency and that replaces respect for the rights of man and the rule of law with expansion of agency control over every aspect of enterprise.
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By Meghan Lancaster
With summer just around the corner, students and staff alike are counting down the days until the school year is over. Here is what Attleboro High School (AHS) students will be up to this summer.
By Meghan Lancaster
With summer just around the corner, students and staff alike are counting down the days until the school year is over. Here is what Attleboro High School (AHS) students will be up to this summer.
By: Jenna Berg
The Attleboro High School (AHS) 2016 Special Olympics was held last Thursday. This is the 28th annual Attleboro School Day Games, coordinated by AHS teacher and Project Unite leader, Mrs. Rebecca Halsey.
Special Olympics is funded by another popular school event, Polar Plunge- an event where students fundraise money and plunge themselves into the freezing ocean.
Students volunteer from AHS, Bishop Feehan High School (BFHS), and North Attleboro High School (NAHS) to form Project Unite. Volunteers raised money through Polar Plunge and asked friends and family members to sponsor them. All of the money raised funded the Special Olympics
The project is always successful, full of enthusiastic students who are always going all out for the themes during the plunge and games. Project Unite surpassed their goal of $18,000 this year alone with Polar Plunge, but there were also other ways of fundraising; AHS raised money through Senior Assassin, a game where seniors were allowed to eliminate each other with water guns.
Volunteers were required to wear a blue team shirt and to accent their outfits with red and yellow to accommodate the circus theme.
This year, over 650 athletes from 40 different groups participated in the games. There were about 300 hundred volunteers from AHS, BFHS and NAHS. This event was coordinated since September.
Athletes looked forward to this event all year, and the volunteers worked very hard to make it the best day for the participants.
Halsey said that her favorite part was working with the staff, and she loved seeing "the pieces coming together." The Attleboro Day Games is a huge event that takes a lot of organized effort in order to run smoothly. This year's event was the largest one yet.
Thursday's weather was warm and sunny, a great day for the outdoor event. Volunteers arrived early and helped with the setting up. Everyone was festive in their colors with tutus, socks, bandanas, suspenders and clown noses or bow ties.
The parade began and finished before 10 a.m. All the schools and groups were welcomed with a big round of applause. Music was blasting through the speakers, and people were singing along, creating a fun and positive atmosphere.
When the parade finished, the games began. Groups rotated around like a clock. Athletes competed in turbo jav, the softball throw, long jump or any running events such as the hundred meter dash.
Athletes could also go to Olympic Town, an area dedicated to games. Volunteers ran everything such as a dunk tank and face painting. Food was also provided for all participants.
At each event, all the volunteers met the athletes, and were filled with excitement. No one was left behind; everyone who competed was given an award.
AHS sophomore and second time volunteer, Julia Hayes said, "It is wonderful to be a part of an eye opening event." For the participants, it was very special to see how important the day meant to the athletes.
Abigail DesVergnes, an AHS junior, said her favorite part was the opening ceremony. DesVergnes also liked seeing the kids and how happy they were.
A BFHS student, Brad Nelson, volunteered for his first time this year with friends. He explained his favorite part of the day was "working with the kids."
Kyle Johnson is an NAHS senior who volunteered and participated in Polar Plunge all four years, and was the awards coordinator the past two years. He felt that the athletes "didn't always get as much recognition," which is why his favorite part was awards.
AHS student and project unite coordinator, Hadley Porreca, described the event as "magical." Porreca wanted to do everything she could to support their one day. All of the work that was put into it, was worth it.
The 2016 annual Attleboro School Day Games was a success. Volunteers are already looking forward to next year's event.
By: Delaney Nisbet
During the day on Monday, Attleboro High School (AHS)'s School Leadership teacher Mrs. Rebecca Halsey, presented projects that the class hoped would save the world some day in the future. Multiple projects were out on display in the pit for students who passed by to see.
"We are trying to spread awareness with these projects, so that we can save the environment" said junior Cassidy Dias, who was a participant of the "Ban the Bag" presentation.
Ban the Bag has been an ongoing project created by senior Patrick Collins in order to ban plastic bags from being used. "The plastic bags are harming the environment because the animals tend to eat or swallow them, and the bags are killing them" said junior Kassandra Alves.
Other projects that were presented were anti-tobacco support for Special Olympics and against drug abuse. "We are really trying to get everyone around us aware of the issue at hand. The best way to start is within the schools," said senior Samantha Spaziano who ran the Special Olympics table.
"The projects were a huge success and I'm so happy with how they came out," said Senior Morgan Fulton who had been working on the project almost all year long. Ultimately, the School Leadership projects were a success with raising awareness.
By: Jenna Berg
Students are offered a variety of opportunities to enjoy their senior year at Attleboro High School (AHS). One of the most popular activities is Senior Assassin. This is the fifth year the high school has been partaking in senior assassin.
A total of 91 students signed up to play in the class of 2016. The game started on April 3, 2016 and ends on the last day of class for seniors. There will be a winner on May 27 who will receive a $227.50 prize. The other half of the money will be donated to the Special Olympics.
The summarized rules of the game are as followed:
Many seniors have enjoyed the game but have some constructive criticism. "I wish there was less rules," Angelia Littig said.
For some students, it was enough to make them not participate.
"It's too stressful," said Tim Vermilyea. Students would have to constantly look over their shoulder to stay in the game.
Classmate Pat Lam agreed with Vermilyea."Too much stuff was going on," he said. During this time period seniors have to worry about final testing in their classes, Advanced Placement (AP) exams and senior prom.
Elizabeth Croteau, a player who surrendered said it gave her paranoia. Some students couldn't handle the stress.
The majority of the players thought the game was entertaining. Seniors Katie Patton and Hannah Petri said in a joint statement that they did it to "get involved" and that "it sounded like fun."
Nate Tellier said he decided to play because he was competitive.Tellier has already defeated two people and moved onto a third.
All the players would recommend the game to any of the underclassmen, and some juniors are already looking forward to the game. A common wish from participants was to have a purge night. Allowing players to break the rules eliminating any remaining players, running from 5pm to 5am..
As seniors, this is their "last hoorah." Students just want to have fun. With the class of 2016, senior assassin continues to be a popular and intense game. It appears that it will remain tradition here at AHS.
A quiet Sunday evening at Bliss Dairy in Attleboro turned into a life or death situation when a customer was choking on his meal, but 17-year-old Bliss employee Jacob Vieira of Attleboro leaped into action.
He saved the customer's life by performing the Heimlich maneuver.
Vieira, a junior at Attleboro High School, said he was alerted by the man's wife, who was shouting, "Is anyone here a doctor!"
With adrenaline pumping and not a little scared, Vieira grabbed the man, and on his first attempt at the Heimlich, cleared the man's airways.
The restaurant erupted in applause and the customer was overjoyed.
Golden Living Center chef, Gayle Rivera, 35, of Attleboro witnessed the incident, said it was "very scary," but was amazed by Vieira's quick action.
"Thank God, there are wonderful people in this world," she said.
Extensive hours Vieira spent working at the YMCA as a lifeguard, along with online CPR and basic first aid courses, taught him what he needed to know.
"This experience is truly humbling," Vieira said. "I'm grateful that all my training paid off."
Vieira said he hopes schools in the area will incorporate CPR training into their curriculum because you never know when it might save a life.
"I can't imagine what would've happened if nobody was there to help him," Vieira said.
Vieira said he doesn't know who the customer, but he was glad he could help.
Vieira's mother, Nancy, 45, part owner of Anthony Vieira Heating and Air Conditioning is proud of her son.
"He never ceases to amaze me. I know he would do anything to help someone in need," she said.
By: Meghan Lancaster and Amanda Lindley
The public schools in the district of Attleboro have recently received word that the city's budget for school funding will be reduced for the upcoming 2017 school year. The budget cuts include the possibility of faculty and staff layoffs, non-essential course elimination, an increase in class sizes, and raised fees for transportation and after-school activity programs, among other possibilities.
Although nothing has been confirmed as to what stays and what goes, the School Department has made it clear that making these budget cuts is one of the only options available to close the current $2.6 million General Government budget gap.
Mayor Kevin J. Dumas recently visited several schools in the district to inform concerned residents, one of which was Thursday May 5, at Thacher Elementary School.
"This is something we need to keep talking about because this is a huge problem," said Dumas at Thacher. He said that the City's process to solve the problem was "thwarted by the massive numbers of untruths and misinformation which have truly divided the people."
Initially, it was thought that the School Committee would have to cut $3-$4 million, but Dumas was able to redirect funds from elsewhere to the school system following the outrage of city residents. Now, the Committee is preparing for up to $2 million in cuts, which totals to 64 teacher layoffs, among other staff members.
Before official news of the budget cuts broke out, city residents gathered in City Hall on Tuesday, April 26 to convince the School Committee to pass a law allowing them to use funds from other departments.
"In order to get to the point where we even had this $800,000 to allocate towards the city, we already had a $2 million shortfall in all of the other 23 departments citywide," says Mayor Dumas.
Students at Attleboro High School (AHS) immediately expressed their concern with the budget cuts and planned to take action with an in-school walkout, but the plan was shot down once AHS Principal Mr. Bill Runey and some of the students decided that it would be counterproductive.
Instead, the school held two question-and-answer forums open to any student that wanted to receive official information about the budget crisis. Runey led the meetings, along with School Committee Chairman Mr. Stephen K. Withers, Superintendent-elect Mr. David A. Sawyer, School Committee Representative Mr. David Quinn.. They discussed the main causes of the City's debt and the reasons for which the budget cuts are the only possible resolution at this time.
The forums made it clear to students that the budget crisis is the effect of debts in both the City and Massachusetts as a whole.
The "2014 Chapter 70 Foundation Budget and Net School Spending" (Ch. 70) document establishes the minimum amount of money that the City is required to spend on its schools annually. If they spend less than 5% below that budget, fiscal penalties are put in place.
The Superintendent's recommendation to the School Committee included an increase to the school budget by $6.8 million, but the School Committee decided to vote for a level-service budget and an increase of only $4.2 million, which resulted in a $2.6 million General Government budget gap to create a balanced city budget. Usually, in order to reduce this gap, the City would increase property taxation. Right now, however, the city is unable to do so because Proposition 2 ½ limits the amount that the city can tax its residents.
Even though the City has funded $1 million above the minimum spending requirements, an increase of only $344,135 (0.5%) in State funding is simply not enough to sustain services in the Attleboro Public Schools in the upcoming year. Under the limits of Proposition 2 ½, the City may only raise new tax revenue of $1.6 million to cover the expenses for the entire City. Thus, a $4.2 million shortfall in any department cannot be made up solely within the limits of Proposition 2 ½.
The City is considering overriding Proposition 2 ½ so that they can tax more and avoid having to make budget cuts in the future, but there is no clear indication whether or not this plan will be put into place, or how long it will take if it is put into action.
Along with the news of budget cuts in the school system came a spread of misinformation. In order to separate fact from fiction, a joint letter from Dumas, Quinn, and Sawyer was published April 30 regarding Ch. 70 as well as some of the common misunderstandings surrounding the issue.
The letter made it clear that the other projects around the City, including the renovations at AHS, are not payed for through tax dollars and therefore are not affecting the school budget crisis.
For people who wish to contribute to the City's efforts toward helping the crisis, Bill Runey suggests that they donate materials – not money – to teachers. He says that this will cause the City to channel their funding from the cost of materials and instead put it towards teacher's salaries.
Runey also mentioned that he is in the process of planning a potential festival on June 16 to raise money for the High School, although no plans have been made definite yet.


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Long before Johnny Carver's first dribble in his driveway, he loved basketball. Basketball was a Carver thing. His father, and then his brother, set scoring records at Shawnee Mission Northwest High School in Shawnee, Kansas. Everyone expected Johnny to follow in their Converse footsteps and outscore them. And he would have, too, except his body failed him.
That, however, didn't end his love of the game. He still might make a career in the National Basketball Association, but not as a player. Instead of running up and down the court, he may be running the numbers in the front office.
Johnny Carver is a junior at the University of Arkansas' Sam M. Walton College of Business, and since he can't play on a team, he wants to help build one. He likes the sound of "general manager." The story of his life is so remarkable – and he is still in college – that Sports Illustrated has written about him.
From the age of 5, Mr. Carver could spout NBA names and statistics, a talent with which his parents entertained their friends. He has published a book, which he started writing while he was in high school. He has created a formula for ranking all the players in NBA history.
In pursuit of his basketball goals, Mr. Carver spent the summer of 2016 as an intern on the business side of the Indiana Pacer's franchise, where NBA legend Larry Bird is the general manager. At the request of AMP, Mr. Carver has written about his summer. He talks about the skills he took with him from the Walton school to Indianapolis, and about the things he learned in in the Pacers' front office that they don't teach you in college.Johnny also is a savvy marketer. He politely ignores all questions about the No. 1 ranking. You'll have to buy the book to find out who is the best. At his website, you can watch and read interviews with Johnny.
~ Jay Grelen, editor
By Johnny Carver
I was born to work in basketball.
My father played for Kansas State University and my brother for the College of the Holy Cross. At Shawnee Mission Northwest High School in Shawnee, Kansas, they both broke the all-time scoring record. I played competitively until health complications derailed my career prior to my senior year of high school.
I began to study NBA history at five years old. My parents showed me off to their friends, who would quiz me. As I grew older, I wanted to know everything about basketball, from its rich history to its tactics.
I was chosen as the lone basketball operations intern for the summer through an extremely competitive application process.
Every morning, I would walk from the parking garage into Bankers Life Fieldhouse through a connection bridge. I would then ride the escalator down to the lobby of the arena to get to my office. My family owns a small business in Kansas City, so the idea that my office was a giant basketball arena was so exciting. Every day I was aware that I worked in one of the coolest offices in the country. Work is a lot easier when you work at a sports arena. I interacted with players on a regular basis. Since I grew up in a family of collegiate basketball players, and around people who made it to the NBA, I saw them as regular people rather than as star professional athletes.
Now, thanks to the University of Arkansas and the Pacers, I understand better what it takes to keep a professional sports organization going so that it can have a history.
One course in particular, "Managing People and Organizations," prepared me to work under Indiana native Larry Bird, the Pacers' president of basketball operations.
Teams, like corporations, need to create a workplace culture. The most successful teams implement this culture and find employees who fit in the goals of the organization. The Pacers, both through management and players, have created a hardworking and humble culture under Mr. Bird's direction.
During my time with the Pacers, I used the analytical processes I learned as a business analytics minor to complete basketball-related projects for the Pacers' front-office staff. I used my understanding of finance from various business-core courses to work with the NBA salary cap. My experiences in Introduction to Business Law helped me better comprehend the clauses of the collective bargaining agreement for player contracts. Even learning Microsoft Office was an important skillset for my success.
The curriculum from the Walton College prepared me in a lot of ways. When you think of basketball operations, you don't usually see that as business oriented. But at the end of the day, I worked in an office and used the same business skills that most business interns use in other fields.
I learned the importance of good communication. You learn many technical skills in college, but communication is something that comes through experience. Business etiquette can mean something different in every environment. Every company has its own environment and its own set of rules, and the NBA is no different. I learned that it's important to be cognizant of that. Communication is the most important aspect of fitting into a workplace culture.
Sports business is different, because external motivation is so easy to find. Everyone is so competitive, and the common goal of pursuing a championship is an obvious one that everyone can get behind. Often times, businesses have to come up with creative ways to motivate their employees to work together and buy into the goals of the company as a whole. The people who work for sports organizations are mostly competitive and hard-working by nature. The fact that an entire city and fan base desperately wants your team to win amplifies the motivation.
People don't always think of sports as a business. People who play video games think that working in professional sports involves nothing but making trades and signing players. It looks so easy sometimes from the outside. But there are many layers, rules, and other obligations that come with working in basketball operations. They have computers, cubicles, and staplers just like any other company. The only difference is that their goal is to improve their team and win.
I was surprised with how much access and trust that they gave me. I felt like I was involved with a lot of really important processes as an intern. I hear stories of other internships where they felt like they were just given busy work, and I always felt like it was the opposite for me. Everything that I was involved with felt like it was important.
I want to work for an NBA organization in a position where I can be involved in basketball-related decisions. I feel like I have a great understanding of the game, but I want to continue to learn so that I can be a provide an impact that will matter.
My book Ranketology: A New Way of Determining Basketball's Greatest Player is based on an algorithm that I created to rank the best players in NBA history. The formula makes use of my ability to use analytics and statistics to approach the game from a unique viewpoint. My internship gave me experience I need to better understand what it takes to put together a competitive NBA team.
I built the algorithm on nineteen categories, such as NBA Finals MVPs, number of championships, total career points, number of times selected for the All-NBA Team, with each category holding a statistical weight. There are separate scales for players who played before, during, and after the NBA Finals MVP was created in the 1968-1969 season. Those who played before are measured on a scale that has eighteen categories (excluding the Finals MVP); those who played before and after are calculated using an average of both scales. I compared the best 75 players in NBA history (including 10 current players), and from that, I calculated their legacies. I determined these 75 by using the list of the 50 greatest that the NBA established in 1996. To that I added Hall of Famers who hadn't been included. I tested 10 current players to see who would work best in the system.
The first part of the book explains the algorithm itself and the results, and then I wrote profiles of each of the Top 25 players. In those profiles, I summarized their career on a year-by-year basis. Then I wrote about their accomplishments, such as their greatest performances, greatest achievement, and the legacy that each left in his era.


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Glass Clinic uses the highest quality materials on all work performed which is why our warranty is so great.
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The Glass Clinic promotes a safe work place and we strongly believe in automotive glass safety standards.
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Call Glass Clinic when you need the best prices for wire glass - also known as wired or security glass. These sheet windows have mesh that can run either horizontally or vertically that help prevent breakage or break-ins. In the old days this type of glass was accepted for fire rated windows but this is no longer the case. As technology evolves new standards become the norm in order to produce the safest conditions in modern buildings and architecture. These types of wired glass windows can be clear or obscure depending on your preference or desired look. Wired glass is a type of sheet glass that has metal integrated during the forming or production process in order to help prevent breakage. It is mostly used for security reasons to hold the glass together if it is broken, and to help discourage would be thieves. Other types of security and safety glass are tempered and laminated.
Tempered glass undergoes a process which heats up and then cools down the glass to make it much stronger. One of the advantages to tempered safety glass is the chances of breaking it or shattering are much less. The way that it is heated up and cooled down also makes it much more scratch resistant. There are specific situations where one might need tempered glass like hazardous areas or safety zones that might be in a public building or industrial area.
Lamination provides exceptional quality when one needs security glass. These applications have been used on military and government buildings and vehicles for years. This type of application can be ordered to size and thickness depending on the application. Bulletproof or high impact applications would require thicker and better quality materials to withstand the expectations you may have in mind.
We handle all commercial flat glass types.


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Luxury Glamping Comes To Shrewsbury Farm!
Planning permission has been given the go-ahead by Shropshire Council to bring glamping to a farm in Shropshire!
21 July 2017
Council Defends Shrewsbury 80s Festival
Shrewsbury Town Council has given the go ahead to the Let's Rock Shrewsbury 80s music event in the Quarry on 27 May 2017.
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SchoolNova calendar operate on the quarter system.
School year is divided into three (3) academic quarters of 10 weeks each (may be more or less at some years).
Annual (One payment plan) - tuition is paid once for the entire academic year (30 – 32 days of classes) and is due by the end of the 3rd week of the 1st quarter.
Quarterly (Three payments plan): - tuition is paid for each quarter separately and is due by the end of the 3rd week of each quarter. Enrollment obligates the parent or guardian for payment of tuition for the entire year.
Late fee If payment of tuition and fees is not received within 1 week after the dates specified, a late fee of $30 will be assessed on all outstanding monies. Starting 2016-2017 school year, the late fee has a progressive scale: late fee will be doubled if payment is not received 3 weeks after the date specified, $100 late fee will be charged if payment is not received 5 weeks after the date specified.
Failure to maintain timely payments per the financial arrangement agreed upon with SchoolNova may result in the student being denied admission to class. Students may not be admitted to class for the next quarter or re-enrolled for the following school year while there is a delinquent amount outstanding.
In 2018 – 2019 school year the cost of tuition is:
SchoolNova has siblings discount: if a family has two children, a 10% sibling discount is taken off tuition for the second child (the student enrolled in the highest grade level within SchoolNova is considered the first child). For families with 3 or more children, each child gets 10% discount. For the discount to apply, all children must be legal dependents of the same parent(s).
In addition, SchoolNova offers a 10% discount (on each of the classes) to students taking 3 or more classes.
We offer the following tuition payment plans:
Annual (One payment plan) – tuition is paid once for the entire academic year (28 – 30 days of classes) and is due by the end of the 3rd week of the start of the 1st quarter.
Quarterly (Three payments plan) – tuition is paid for each quarter separately and is due by the end of the 3rd week of the start of each quarter.
You can pay tuition and fees using one of the following methods:
SchoolNova at Stony Brook, Inc. P.O.Box 389 240 Main Street Northport, NY 11768-9998
You must include your Family ID number as account number or as a memo. Your family ID number can be found in your account on SchoolNova website (in "Contact Info" section).
Most banks offer it as a free service. Please check your specific bank services for details.
SchoolNova at Stony Brook, Inc. P.O.Box 389 240 Main Street Northport, NY 11768-9998
Pay to the order of: SchoolNova at Stony Brook, Inc. Please include your Family ID number.
There will be no "excused classes"; the payments for missed classes will not be returned. Special cases (relocation, long-lasting illness, etc.) will be discussed individually with the principal. If you have missed the class, the teacher will provide the classroom work and homework assignments. The teacher will also be available to discuss the material with you.
Each student will be charged for textbooks (mostly for math and foreign languages). School provides books directly from distributors at a very good discounted price. The estimated expense for Art class is $60/year.
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Man and Van Auckland
$79 per hour. One man, one van. (+GST)
$109 per hour. Two men, one van. (+GST)
In Auckland, finding a reliable, affordable moving or delivery service can be difficult. This is especially true if you have special items to move or a large package that needs to be delivered. Fortunately, Men in Vans is here to help.
What is Man and Van Service Auckland?
Men in Vans serves the greater Auckland area and provides a cost effective man and a van service helping you move your home or delivering large items from one place to another. Fully licensed and insured, Men in Vans offers a number of services that can help you move or deliver large items quickly, efficiently and safely.
Moving Company
The vehicles in our fleet are more than large enough to carry the items from your home in a safe, efficient manner. We have a team of experience relocation specialists that can help you in your next residential or commercial move.
Delivery Service
If you need to deliver a larger item such as a couch, bed or refrigerator, then a Man and Van is the answer. Our delivery service provides you with quick, efficient transportation of the items you need from one location to the next.
What are the Advantages of Man and Van?
A respectable company is built on delivering the best service possible to its customers. We take the extra effort needed to ensure that our customers get the best service possible. Whether you need a moving company or delivery service, we are here to serve you. In fact, our services are designed to fit your particular needs. This is especially true if you have a large or cumbersome item that needs to be delivered or perhaps moving particular items from your home. Whatever the case may be, call us and let us show you what we can do. We have set our rates to be as low and competitive as possible while providing the best service in the greater Auckland area.
Why You Should Choose Man and Van
There are a number of reasons why you should choose our company, but we feel the most important is our customer service. We understand that our reputation is built on providing the best services at low, affordable rates. However, we also know that our reputation is only as good as the last customer we serve. If you are in need of a moving company or delivery services, call Men in Vans today and our friendly, courteous staff will answer all your questions and provide the information you need about our services. We are the moving company and delivery service that serves the greater Auckland area, so call us and find out why more people are turning to Men in Vans.


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Letters to the Editor
Good luck with high Waterloo gas prices
Well congratulations, Waterloo, for having the distinction of having the highest gas prices anywhere. Two weeks ago you were $2.29 then went down to $2.18 and today (when this letter was written), July 11, you all went up to $2.39. The people in Belleville are enjoying $2.05, and Millstadt is at $2.18. I work in Waterloo, but I won't buy my gas there any longer. It's funny when the media mentions why gas prices are going down you raise your prices. I know you don't make your money off gas. It's the merchandise inside, but the gas prices bring people in. Good luck with that.
Tom McNaughton, Millstadt


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SavantLighting for iPhoneFree
Free Savant Systems iOS Version 1.1.1 Full Specs
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From Savant Systems:
The SavantLighting App delivers you control of your Savant Lighting Control System via iPhone or iPod touch. Features Include: Keypad Control View - Delivers familiar control with a button layout identical to the wall keypad right in the room Status View - Displays lights that are currently active, and gives you control to turn on/off each light individually Location View - Navigate and control lights via area or room location Favorites - Create Favorite buttons for lights you access frequently Energy Savings - Check current energy levels, dim lights to save energy An updated user interface that provides simple and streamlined controlThis app is compatible with Savant's lighting control system, including Savant SmartLighting Controllers (SSL-P002 and SSL-P018), and legacy FIVEk CCU. The system and app requires set-up by a Savant Authorized Integrator, via LiteWare5.0 or higher. Activation code is required, contact your Authorized Savant Integrator for more information.
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Ministry of Labour rules and regulation
The Ministry of Labour focused on the racking and storage system within Ontario last November of 2011. Facilities and operational procedure were diligently inspected for the safety of workers. This move is in line with the ministry's strategy Safe At Work Ontario, which was launched in June of 2008.
Precautionary measures and safe operational procedure guidelines were furnished to industrial and commercial business establishments for strict compliance in the workspace of its employees. The Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) and the Regulations for Industry Establishments designed a safety manual for racking and storage system.
The OHSA, in line with the racking and storage system, promoted the self awareness of workers in the system. OHSA promulgated clauses for employers to meet regarding worker trainings and seminars for strict compliance to facilitate operation. The employer should provide the worker with training regarding manufacturers' loading recommendations aligned with the governments' loading capacity, procedures to report racking damage such as worn out pallet, safe operation and function of mobile equipment used in racking such as forklift and a mandatory regular inspection of pallets and pallet racks on a daily basis.
What is the best racking and storage system?
Answering the call of the OHSA in its implementation of its rules and regulations regarding the safety of workers in and around the working area of the racks, the best racking and storage system should be ergonomic friendly.
Ergonomics implemented in the racking and storage business guarantees a safe and sound operation in the working area. Workers can do their job with ease while mobile lifting equipment will have enough space to manouver without the hazard of tipping other racks. Mezzanines are provided and designed for larger weight capacity. Ergonomics takes into account the well-being of workers thus integrating the design workspace of any business or office. Ergonomics is widely used in racking and storage systems in Ontario.


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Distance from Afton, WI to Stockton, CA
Driving distance between Afton, WI and Stockton, CA is 2,068.09 miles (or 3,328.27 kilometers). If you drove an average car (using about 3.6 gallons of gas per mile), the gas would cost you around $, since you would need about gallons of fuel.
Leaving from Afton, WI you would reach Stockton, CA in about 1 day 5 hours if you keep an average speed of miles per hour, assuming you don't make any breaks or get stuck in traffic.


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Deep Fried Hot & Spicy Jumbo Prawns £4.25
(served with a sweet chilli sauce)
Prawn Cocktail £4.25
(Succulent prawns served on a bed of lettuce in a marie rose sauce)
Deep Fried Garlic Mushrooms £4.25
(Served with sour cream and chive dip)
Chilli Prawns £4.25
(Succulent prawns in a chilli and garlic sauce served with crusty bread to soak up the excess!)
Potato Wedges with Cheese
& Bacon £4.25
(Potato wedges smothered in melted cheese and crispy bacon pieces)
Cheesy Potato Longboats £4.25
(Potato shells filled with cheese & tomato, served with sour cream & chive dip)
Crab Cakes with Chilli Sauce £4.25
(Thai crab cakes served with a drizzle of sweet chilli sauce)
Deep Fried Camembert £4.25
(Served with a redcurrant sauce)
Wings of Fire £4.25
(Spicy chicken wings)
Soup £4.25
(served with crusty bread)
Tennysons Platter £8.75
(Large enough to share!)
(Wings of Fire, Potato Skins, Onion Rings & Garlic Mushrooms served with Garlic Bread, Hot Salsa and Sour Cream & Chive Dips)
Main Meals
The following are served with a choice of chips, jacket or boiled potatoes, fresh vegetables or salad
Homemade Steak & Kidney Pie £8.50
(Made to our own recipe from local Lincoln Red Beef cooked in our real ales, topped with a shortcrust pastry)
Steak & Mushroom Pie £8.50
(Local Lincoln Red Beef and kidney cooked in Stout, topped with a shortcrust pastry)
Homemade Cottage Pie £8.50
(Made with the leanest locally produced steak mince)
Roasted Half Chicken £9.25
(Large half chicken.
Can be served with a hickory BBQ sauce for .75p extra)
Pan Fried Liver
with Bacon & Onions £8.50
(Strips of lambs liver pan fried with bacon & onions and served in a rich gravy. A firm favourite!)
Wholetail Scampi £8.75
(Large, succulent, wholetail scampi, deep fried)
Salmon Fillet
in Hollandaise Sauce £9.25
Homemade Fish Pie
in White Wine & Parsley Sauce £9.25
(Mix of fresh, local fish cooked in white wine, topped with mashed potato)
Homemade Beef Lasagne £8.50
(Made with fresh, locally produced lean minced beef to our own recipe)
Chicken Jalfrezi £8.75
(Tender chicken in a medium hot tomato, onion & pepper spiced curry sauce served with a warm garlic & coriander naan bread
Homemade Beef Chilli con Carne £8.25
(Made with locally produced lean minced beef, tomatoes and kidney beans. Can be hot, so not for the faint hearted!)
All our steaks are sourced from locally reared Lincoln Reds and cooked to your specification. Served with grilled tomato, mushrooms and onion rings, with a choice of chips or jacket potato.
Fillet £17.25
Sirloin £14.75
Rump £13.25
Peppercorn or Diane Sauce available for an extra £1.50
Gammon with Pineapple / Egg £10.50
All dishes can be served with rice, chips or jacket potato.
Homemade Vegetable Chilli £8.25
(Meat free version of our Beef Chilli, filled with lots of vegetables)
Spinach and Ricotta Cannelloni £8.25
Three Cheese & Broccoli Bake £8.25
(Chunky tomato & broccoli combined with pasta in a rich cheese sauce with a crispy cheese topping)
Vegetable Lasagne £8.25
Homemade Garlic Bread £3.25
Side Plate of Salad £3.25
Deep Fried Onion Rings £2.75
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Served on thick sliced White or Brown Bread
Cheese £3.50
+ Pickle or Salad £3.75
Cheese Mayo & Onion £3.75
Coronation Chicken £4.00
Chicken and Bacon £4.00
Tuna Mayonnaise £3.75
Egg Mayo and Cress £3.50
Prawn Mayonnaise £4.25
Ham/Salad £4.25
Bacon £4.00
Sausage £4.00
(with or without onions)
Chip Buttie £4.00
+ Chips £1.00 extra
Cheese £4.25
+ Pickle or Salad £4.75
Cheese Mayo & Onion £4.75
Coronation Chicken £5.00
Chicken and Bacon £5.00
Tuna Mayonnaise £4.75
Egg Mayo and Cress £4.50
Prawn Mayonnaise £5.25
Ham/Salad £5.00
Bacon £5.00
Sausage £5.00
(with or without onions)
Steak & Onion £5.25
+ Chips £1.00 extra
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Steakwich £5.00
Thin griddled steak served with
mayo and salad in toasted bread
Chicken & Bacon Club £5.25
Double decker sandwich layered with mayo, lettuce, tomato, chicken and bacon
Large Basket of Chips £3.25
+ Cheese 75p extra
Hot Panini or Ciabatta Roll filled with your choice:
Cheese, Onion & Tomato £5.00
Cheese, Ham & Tomato £5.25
Mushroom, Bacon & Tomato £5.25
Cheese & Bacon £5.25
Bacon, Lettuce & Tomato £5.25
Tuna & Cheese Melt £5.25
Tuna Mayo & Lettuce £5.00
Steak & Stilton £5.25
Coronation Chicken £5.25
+ Chips £1.00 extra
Halved Baguette, white or granary, topped with melted cheese:
Tuna Mayonnaise £5.00
Steak and Onion £5.50
Beef/Veg Chilli £5.75
Tomato Salsa £5.00
Chicken And BBQ Sauce £5.50
+Chips £1.00 extra
Choice of ham, mature Cheddar or Stilton or a mix, served with pickle, salad and a large white or granary baguette
Large jacket potato served with salad, filled with your choice of the following:
Cheese £5.25
Cheese and Bacon £5.75
Cheese, Mayo and Onion £5.00
Tennyson's Breakfast £5.00
(Egg, bacon, sausage, mushrooms, tomatoes, hash browns, beans and toast)
Vegetarian Breakfast £4.25
(Egg, vegetarian sausage, mushrooms, tomatoes, hash browns, beans & toast)
Kiddies Breakfast £3.00
(Egg, bacon, sausage, hash brown & beans)
Breakfast Sandwich £4.75
(Bacon & egg/sausage & egg)
Chilli con Carne £6.75
Vegetable Chilli £6.50
Baked Beans £5.25
Coronation Chicken £6.00
Tuna Mayo £5.75
Prawn Mayo £6.25
Large 1/4lb Steak Burger served with salad & relish
Hamburger £4.75
Cheeseburger £5.25
Chilli Cheeseburger £5.25
Bacon Cheeseburger £5.75
Chicken Burger £5.25
Tower Burger! £6.00
(+ Salad, Bacon, Cheese & onion rings)
BBQ Ranch Burger £6.00
(+salad, bacon, cheese, onion rings & BBQ sauce)
Vegetarian Burger £4.75
2 Plain Sausages & Chips
(Served with garden peas or baked beans)
2 Battered Sausages & Chips
Ham, Egg, Chips & Beans/Peas
Eggs (2) & Chips £4.00
All our soups are homemade and served with crusty bread
Mint Choc Chip
£1.20 per Scoop Mix and Match
All the following desserts are £3.75
and can be served with
cream, ice cream or custard
Sticky Toffee Pudding
Homemade Apple Crumble
Bread Pudding
Treacle Sponge
Spotted Dick
Pecan Pie
Lemon & Lime Tart
Alabama Chocolate Fudge Cake
Raspberry Meringue Roulade
Chocolate Sponge with Chocolate Sauce
Grimsby Haddock and Chips!
1/4lb Hamburger £3.75
1/4lb Cheeseburger £4.25
1/4lb Bacon Cheeseburger £4.75
Chicken Burger £4.25
Plain Sausage £0.75
Battered Sausage £0.90
+ Chips £1.00
Scampi & Chips £5.50
½ Roast Chicken & Chips £5.75
Fishcakes (2) & Chips £3.25
Large Portion of Chips £2.00
+ Cheese £2.75


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Barb - posted on 03/17/2012 ( 9 moms have responded )
I didn't breast feed long with my daughter I was going through an extremly bad time in my life not my daughter just other things at that point was very stressed and infected constantly and was alway on creams and stuff to make infections go away so had to go to bottle feeding with fromula and didn't want do, but started bleeding when I was pumping.I am not sure what I can and can't eat. I am not due till September and my prenantal class no one breast feed, but me so we didn't learn much about it. Anyways what foods would not be good to eat while breast feeding?
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