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About Hanuman Chalisa YantraLord Hanuman, Bajrangbali or Anjaneya is the protector of troubled, savior of distressed, and giver of absolute wisdom. The kind Lord is known to benefit all who call him from their hearts. The epitome of selfless service and pinnacle of strength and devotion is the one who can solve all our woes and bless us with profound bliss.
The blessed Hanuman Chalisa Yantra is a one-of-a-kind gold-plated Yantra with Complete Hanuman Chalisa printed in a miniature form, which is visible to naked eyes. This Yantra is Made-in-European Union with a patented technique for such small-scale inscription and comes in form of a beautiful pendant. This cutting-edge European technology results in engraving of miniature text permanently on a crystal glass. The gold plating on the pendant is of high-quality and long lasting. The back of Yantra is with Hanuman Raksha Kavach engraved to protect the one, who wears it, from all evil.
There cannot be a better way of keeping Hanuman Chalisa around, which in fact is like living in the shadow of Lord's blessings always. As it is said, no evil can touch the one who is blessed with Lord's blessings. This divine Yantra comprises complete Hanuman Chalisa, not just a single verse, making it a unique treasure for all devotees. This amazing Yantra comes with lifetime warranty of the inscription and is backed with an Authenticity certificate.
Power of Lord Hanuman
The power of Lord Hanuman stands undisputed throughout Hindu mythology. He is believed to be an incarnation of Lord Shiva and is known for his superior wisdom, strength, courage and unconditional devotion. The most celebrated Indian epics Ramayana and Mahabharata find a mention of him and give descriptions of his virtues and tales of his brave adventures. His devotion towards Lord Rama is what makes him worshipped amongst masses. Mythology is filled with stories of his extreme bravery and wit at various instances. The monkey-god is believed to have been so powerful that he was able to lift a whole mountain on one finger; also he was the chief ally of Lord Rama in the battle against Ravana for rescuing Sita. Even in Mahabharata, he finds a soul mate in Bhima and finds his place on the flag of Arjun's chariot.
The Hanuman Chalisa
'Chalisa' is derived from 'Chalis'; which means 40 in Hindi, hence, Chalisa is essentially a forty lined composition. Hanuman Chalisa is a set of 40 lined verses composed by Tulsidas in Awadhi. In the last stanza of the Chalisa, it is mentioned that whosoever recited it with full faith in the power of the Lord, will experience the divine grace of Lord Hanuman. Great men have born testimony to the fact that simple recitation of Hanuman Chalisa with unflinching faith in Lord Hanuman can bring the impossible to possibility. Swami Karpatri and Rambhadracharya also believed in the immense power of the Chalisa.
It is believed that when one recites the Chalisa with utmost devotion and a pure heart, Lord Hanuman himself make an appearance to listen to his prayer and bless his devotee. However, such experiences of immense energy are not common and require selfless and extreme forms of meditations. The recitation of this mantra in a fixed and prescribed format is also known to nullify the adverse effects of Saturn's movements on your astrological chart, according to Indian astrology.
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The Hanuman Chalisa Yanta is known amongst the devotees, as a means to invoke the blessings of Lord Hanuman on them. It is a harbinger of good health and prosperity into the life of its bearer. The hanuman chalisa yantra serves as the tangible representation of the deity and is a visual representation of the mantras. Numerous individuals have witnessed miraculous results through constant worship in the presence of these yantras. This yantra is known to help fight various ailments and health issues and also bring prosperity to individuals who place their faith in Lord Hanuman. People all over the world have witnessed the mercies of the Lord when they place their complete faith in him. This yantra is a manifestation of the means that you need to connect with the divine.
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New Year Brings MSRB Advertising Rule Change
Back in May, the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) received approval from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to amend MSRB Rule G-21, on advertising by broker-dealers or municipal securities dealers, and to adopt new MSRB Rule G-40, on advertising by municipal advisors. The accepted changes are set to take effect February 7, 2019.
Existing MSRB Rule G-21, which regulates municipal securities advertisement, will be amended to (i) offer specified content standards for advertisements by broker-dealers or municipal securities dealers, (ii) harmonize regulatory requirements with FINRA for general standards for advertisements, and (iii) codify MSRB interpretive guidance with respect to many of the MSRB's fair practice and fair-dealing obligations that follow from the MSRB's requirements set forth in Rule G-21.
New MSRB Rule G-40 will be adopted, and will specifically relate to advertising by municipal advisors in addressing professional advertisements and requiring principal approval for any advertisements by municipal advisors prior to their initial use. Lastly, existing MSRB Rule G-42 will be changed to incorporate a technical amendment correcting a cross-reference to the term "municipal advisor" defined in Rule G-42. To read the complete MSRB Notice, "SEC Approves Advertising Rule Changes for Dealers and Municipal Advisors," click here.
In addition, to assist municipal advisors with their compliance with Rule G-40, the MSRB recently provided guidance relating to the use of municipal advisory client lists and case studies. These FAQs can assist municipal advisors with their compliance with the MSRB's advertising rule. In addition, these FAQs illustrate the potential application of certain other MSRB rules to municipal advisors' use of municipal advisory client lists and case studies.
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Six Dollars an Hour: Confessions of a Gemini Writer.
For an antidote to seasonal saccharine, gulp down "The Black Friday Poems," which comprise the second half of Adam Matcho's moving, if dark-humored, debut chapbook about life at the ass end of the wage scale.
"Black Friday" is a mini-epic set behind the counter at a mall novelty store, where the clerks drink all day to weather the mind-numbing rush of holiday commerce. "We had the Blue Wave stashed / in the stockroom and anytime / we needed to refill or had to piss / or felt like we may puke, we staggered / into the back, replaced all the items selling out / on the sales floor. We topped off our drinks / each time." The signal encounter in "Black Friday" involves a self-righteous old man confronting the narrator over vulgar items known as "Pornaments."
In the first part of this 26-poem collection from Liquid Paper Press, "Bad Luck and Bad Jobs," Matcho covers clerking at an all-night convenience joint with similar results. While he doesn't land every metaphor and simile, his plain-spoken style and ironic but empathetic attitude win out, whether he's recounting ludicrous Post-Its his boss wrote or bluffing his way through an interview with "Loss Prevention." By day, Matcho now writes obits for the Tribune-Review. (He's also a columnist for online magazine The New Yinzer.) In Six Dollars, his "Why I Deserve A Raise" could anchor a Book of Common Prayer for working stiffs everywhere.
Attached to Earth.
Maureen McGranahan's two dozen poems constitute a nice little collection. The first several entries feel a bit unambitious: Poems about a handmade quilt, a childhood scene at an apiary and a discussion with her mother about cremation move along fine but fail to surprise. McGranahan, a local educator, is at her best with nonautobiographical material. Particularly sly and insightful is this Finishing Line Press chapbook's centerpiece, "Jesus and Peter," a sequence of six poems exploring faith, fate and male relationships. In two of the poems, McGranahan casts Jesus and his apostles in modern-day settings, including a swimming pool and a coffeehouse. "You know how to cure blindness / with mud -- teach me to do that," says Peter. "Christ folds his arms, leans / on the table. It's not a magic trick."


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A Look Inside the Final House of Yves Saint Laurent In Tangier: Paris perfume by Yves Saint Laurent, In 1983, yves st laurent desired to capture the sparkle of city of lights in a bottle and commissioned master perfumer sophia grojsman to do thus A cult classic Paris is a really feminine fragrance that opens with a whoosh of jammy rose and creamy violets. During the 1960s and 1970s, Saint Laurent was considered one of Paris's jet set." He was known to be both a heavy drinker as well as a frequent user of cocaine, and was regularly seen at nightclubs in New York City and France, for example Studio 54 as well as Regine's. Yves Saint Laurent was a great admirer of Marcel Proust who had been a regular guest of Gaston Gallimard, one of the prior owners of the villa. Forbes rated Saint Laurent the top-earning dead celebrity in 2009.
Mr. Pedraza isn't affiliated with Saint Laurent Paris, but agreed to comment as an industry specialist. The appeals court ruled that Saint Laurent Paris could continue to fabricate its monochrome red shoe, while Louboutin still possessed the red-one brand, so long as the product has a contrasting upper-half shade ( see narrative ). Yves Saint Laurent: The Retrospective at the Denver Art Museum will run through July 8th.
I really believe that this cologne has had some of it is initial notes replaced with some artificial ones... it may be the only real explanation regarding the reason why it smells so stuffy and so quite different now than when it did back in the 80's to late 90's.... it was one of their all-time favourite odors back then, they even wore it on their wedding day. they agree concerning the romantic quality of the cologne.
Paris doesn't work for me, however much they adore it, just because they cannot endure violets. Yves Saint Laurent PARIS is a really floral scent-a tremendous flower garden dominated by roses of all colors and sizes. It is actually not me. And they have to say that it does not cohere in just about any way with their concept of Paris. It had such a rich, distinctive odor that is so nicely emulated through Paris.
But it just was not appropriate for their skin - it didn't smell like roses on me, simply quite strong violet, and tons of talc powder - and something a little bitter. Paris feels elegant flirty and pure group, and given the fabulously cost-effective strength of this cologne, they Will find a way keep dabbing and enjoy their sample to get a good while. It is nearly 2am; so this will not be the greatest review. Paris EDT opens slightly sharp.
The next year Saint Laurent also became the leader of his own house: the sale of Charles of the Ritz to the U.S. pharmaceutical giant E.R. Squibb & Co. presented Saint Laurent and Berge with the chance of buying complete management of the group's couture activities. The next year Saint Laurent was given the International Fashion Award by the Council of Fashion designers of America.
The partners, helped by several former Dior workers and backed financially from the American J. Mack Robinson, officially opened the House of Saint Laurent on the rue Spontini in December 1961, presenting the first true Yves Saint Laurent collection-under the celebrated YSL symbol designed by Cassandre-one month afterwards. Throughout the 1960s Saint Laurent established his leading character to the Paris-and world-fashion scene. In 1983 the business introduced a cologne for men, Kouros.
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Computer Security Day is an annual event and a gentle reminder that we should never take our computers, laptops or any other device that connects to the internet for granted. This year it has even more poignancy falling as it does just before the demise of Windows 7.
Running for over 30 years, Computer Security Day falls on 30th November, and the key take-away points are:
- Stay Educated
- Stay Protected
- Stay Backed Up
- Stay Up To Date
Stay Educated: The more aware we are of the tricks scammers use to access our computers, the less likely we will fall for them. Listen out for news articles about the latest online crimes and schemes, or check out IT blogs such as our own that will keep you posted the moment a new element arises that you should be aware of.
Stay Protected: The more you protect your systems, the less likely you are to succumb to a breach. The better the anti-virus the better protected you are. This is especially true for businesses who should have a top performing business anti-virus to keep not only their data secure but to also protect their customers and suppliers.
Stay Backed Up: The more data you have on your machines, the more you stand to lose if you can't access it. As a home user you may feel you don't really have much on your computer and a backup isn't necessary. Would you really miss not having access to your emails and contacts? To those letters you have written. The photos you can access at the swipe of a finger? For businesses, having a professional backup procedure in place could be the difference between your business surviving a cyber attack or failing; 60% of small businesses fold within 6 months of a cyber-attack.
Stay Up To Date: The more up to date your systems are the safer they will be. On January 14th 2020 Windows 7 will no longer be supported and anybody still running this OS will become more vulnerable to attack, be you home computer user, SOHO (small office home office), small business or large.
What if I don't Upgrade my Windows OS?
- You will have no more security updates for your computer and will become an easier target for cyber criminals.
- There will be no protection from malware via Microsoft's Windows Defender Exploit Guard which comes as standard on Windows 10.
- Your software may stop working as all reputable software manufacturers will gear their products to run on the latest versions of Windows.
- Your computer will probably start to get slower – and slower – and slower.
- You will have issues accessing online banking and any secure, HTTPS websites as well as issues with browsers.
It may feel like the tech giants are forcing us into spending money upgrading our systems, whether this be true or not, technology is ever evolving and unfortunately the "bad" side of technology is too efficient at finding vulnerabilities. If we don't keep abreast with computer security measures, as home users this could be frustrating – for businesses this could be devastating.


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Anatomy books
Anatomy books
Anatomy: The most important basic books for physiotherapists and osteopaths
The scholars argue about which is the best anatomy book. We cannot answer this question either. One thing is certain: Anatomy books are needed by everyone who is trained as a physiotherapist or osteopath. You will learn anatomy, physiology and pathology in your physiotherapy/osteopathy training and need the right tools.
Our recommendations for anatomy books
Here we recommend the books Prometheus (learning package anatomy) by Michael Schüncke and Erik Schulte, by Sobotta Atlas der Anatomie (3 volumes) by Friedrich Pauslen and Jens Waschke or the Physiofachbuch by Reichert. There is the Atlas of Anatomy by Sobotta as a single volume to learn, understand and train anatomy. It is now available in its 24th edition and is precisely tailored to the needs of pre-clinical students – and relatively inexpensive.
Easier learning, understanding and training thanks to the new learning concept
The focus is primarily on the subject matter that is important for testates and physical examinations. The atlas and the website focus on exam-relevant knowledge right from the start. The new learning concept makes learning, understanding and training much easier. The image descriptions emphasize what is important. The clinical examples show anatomical details in their overall context. The drawings are optimized and the captions are reduced to the essentials. In addition, the Sobotta slipcase offers an extra booklet with 100 muscle tables for systematic learning.
A good introduction with the Prometheus learning atlas – internal organs
Prometheus – inner organs, is an important learning atlas with added value and a high safety factor. The authors Schünke, Schulte, Schuhmacher show the structure and embryonic development of the organ systems. The information is ideally packaged to get into the complex topic. It rounds off our examination knowledge and lets us understand the organs as part of a system. In Prometheus, diseases of the internal organs and diagnostic procedures are explained.
Prometheus Learning Cards – Little Helpers for Your Anatomy Examination
In addition to the textbook there are also the Prometheus study cards of anatomy. These anatomy learning cards contain handy knowledge for study and examination. The cards contain selected pictures and texts from the three Prometheus atlases. They are supplemented by specific questions with examination-relevant content. Ideal for on the road. Prometheus comprises a total of 367 flashcards with unique images. These are arranged according to body regions and concentrate in each case on a topic. The cards are handy and clear in terms of content, save time and make learning and repeating the material effective. The included ring makes it easy to take the selected cards with you wherever you go.
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Produce report: January 22
It's dream time out there in the produce aisle. Quality is great across the board and for once we won't be grizzling about cost (well, we won't unless we crave pricey pumpkin and maybe kumara too). Small blips, there's loads more fruit and veg to enjoy instead.
Capsicums and sweetcorn are must-haves now and cucumbers are plentiful too – they were 50 cents each at the Avondale market at the weekend. While you are scouring the stalls, look out for cheaper chillies, bright new-season radishes and local snow peas, alongside healthy mounds of snake beans. And it's time to buy up or pick plenty of tomatoes, preserving some in chutneys and sauces. See Jan Bilton's relish recipe here.
Those tomatoes make great confit too. As Warren Elwin says, slow-roasting them in good olive oil concentrates their sweetness and renders them wickedly flavourful additions to salads and sandwiches, soups, stews and sauces. Plus there's the flavoured oil to add to cooked dishes and dressings.
Tomato confit
Warren piles the sweet confit tomatoes on to toasted bagels which have been spread with goat's cheese or crème fraiche, spiked with a little lemon zest and horseradish. To serve, he sprinkles them with a little fresh chervil or dill and a squeeze of lemon. Lovely for a fresh-tasting summery lunch.
Confit tomato bagel
Remember to store tomatoes at room temperature — if kept under 12C the flavour and aroma will be affected which is why chilled ones are often bland and mealy. Instead, leave them (in a single layer if you can) stem side down, somewhere out of the sun.
It's time, too, to drag out those eggplant parmigiana and baba ghanoush recipes earmarked in winter — summer's bountiful days are here right now and eggplants are another very good buy. Eggplant parm aside, try Ray's version of Italy's melanzane sott'olio (eggplant preserved under oil). Stored in the fridge, it can be served as an antipasto or with chicken and fish. The leftover oil, like that in the tomato confit above, can be used for cooking, drizzled over bruschetta or in dressings.
If your eggplant hankering involves the golfball-sized Thai green ones, rather than the more common purples, head back to your Asian market where you will find good stocks to add to stir-fries and curries.
Fruit wise, lovely crunchy South Island cherries are at their best. There are only a few weeks left until they disappear again so give yourself a New Year treat. Prices are much lower now and the fruit is really sweet. Cherries belong to the stonefruit family but it's their relatives – plums, peaches and apricots – which are our fruit buys of the week. Eat as is, grill or bake them and bottle some too for future desserts or breakfast bowls if you have loads (see Jan Bilton's microwaved bottled apricots.
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A couple of young, entrepreneurial prostitutes were riding around town with a sign on the top of their car that read: "Two Prostitutes – $50.00."
A police officer, seeing the sign, pulled the ladies over and advised that they would have to remove the sign or go to jail. Right about that time, a minivan passed by with a sign on the side of it that read: "Jesus Saves."
"How come you don't stop them?" asked one of the girls.
"Well, that's a little different," the officer replied, "their sign pertains to religion."
The two ladies of the night pouted a bit, but they took their sign down and drove off peacefully.
The following day, the same police officer was running radar when he noticed the same two young ladies driving around with another sign on their car.
Figuring he had an easy arrest, he flipped his lights on and began to catch up when he noticed the what the new sign read: "Two Fallen Angels Seeking Peter – $50.00."
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Let's Live Happy!
Stella Stars...March Newsletter
Who else besides me loves the new theme for Hoopla 2014? Isn't it just perfect? What does happiness look like for you and how can Stella & Dot help you find that happiness? With Stella & Dot, we can be living a happier life, increasing our joy and building our success.
Incentives Galore.......
Team Stella Stars Incentive!
SILVER LEVEL: Book 2+ shows for March AND sell $2308, get your name in a drawing for these adorable printed Tory Burch flip flops!
BRONZE LEVEL: Book 1 show for March AND sell $500, get your name in a drawing for a bronze piece from the new Summer collection!
What is your Stella & Dot Goal?
Which of these would make you happy?
- earning a promotion?
- building your team?
- earning a Heart of Leadership charm?
- attending Hoopla?
- attending Hoopla as a Star?
- earning Level 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 of the Summer Incentive?
- all of the above?
There is so much to be happy about at Stella & Dot:
- Do you want to promote to Senior Stylist, Star Stylist, Earn your Heart of Leadership Star Stylist Status, or Associate Director? Then don't delay-- sign up for Home Office's Rising Star Program ASAP and get awesome incentives to keep you on track and focused no matter what your goal of career rank or Summer Splash incentive... you'll be so happy you did!
- The Summer Capsule Collection has launched and early indicators are that these pieces are going to sell, sell, sell. You can sample these pieces and our top trunk show bookers at 50% off until Monday, March 3rd (f you sold $250 between 10/1 - 2/19). The Summer Capsule collection launches to customers on March 4th
- Hoopla registration is open and the first 2000 to register are going to receive the Paris Market Tote (cobalt or black) and $200+ in FREE product. There are a few totes remaining so sign up today! This is a $250 value + you'll receive $200 in swag from the new fall collection at Hoopla and it is the most fun you'll ever have!
- The March Trunk Show Exclusive Offers are amazing and are going to increase your trunk show sales!
- We are launching the Republic of Ireland Encourage your Irish friends to register to be kept up to date, whether they are prospective Stylists, Hostesses or Customers. The website has links to the Founding Stylist registration form. TIP: type in "friends living in Ireland" or "friends of friends in Ireland" in your Facebook search bar to find your Ireland connections and reach out to them to let them know about this amazing opportunity or ask them for a referral.
- You can sponsor a Hostess with Style Rewards until 3/31
- Our March new Stylist special gives new Stylists a delicate display case in their starter kit
- Sampling for the Autism Awareness Boutique will be 3/21 - 3/26. We will be partnering with the HollyRod Foundation and here is a sneak peek of Holly Robinson Peete holding two of the items we will be offering.
A tracker and planning sheet for the Summer Incentive will be issued this week - be sure to set your Spring/Summer goal(s) and work with your upline or pacing partner to make a plan to ensure your success. Don't forget that I'm here for you. Reach out via my coaching website to set up an appointment to get one-on-one coaching to move your business forward or to ask questions!
Let's all live happy and make a big splash in March!
Our leadership ranks continue to grow!
Congrats to our Newest Lead Stylist!!
Top In SALES
1Lynn CooperFairhopeALUS$6,749.80***
2Sharon MetcalfeMobileALUS$1,979.90
3Jennifer DavisCrossvilleTNUS$1,743.95
4Margaret CookStarkvilleMSUS$1,440.27
5Dawn hollowayMountain BrkALUS$1,415.45
6Melissa SnowMobileALUS$1,404.75
7Christina AndrusGulf BreezeFLUS$1,276.80
8Monica BridgesHattiesburgMSUS$1,214.75
9Kristine LacaSacramentoCAUS$938.90
10Lisa KentSlidellLAUS$898.50
*** Stellar Seller - All of these Stylists also earned their 5% EOM volume rebate with >1500 PCV
In addition to the above Stylists, these fab ladies qualified in February with >500 PCV. Congrats on earning business supply credits and moving your businesses forward!
11Kimberly MurphyPensacolaFLUS$874.95
12Cathy HowellGrand BayALUS$734.00
13Elizabeth MillerVestaviaALUS$647.00
14Kristi BassBiloxiMSUS$600.00
15Ginger TurnerFairhopeALUS$590.00
16Jennifer AskewDecaturALUS$562.30
17Rebecca DietzenWest SacramentoCAUS$562.00
18Mandy BolesBiloxiMSUS$552.00
19Kacie ObradovichTuscaloosaALUS$531.00
20PHYLLIS BARBOURMobileALUS$519.50
21Dawn McGriffPisgahALUS$507.50
Congrats to these Stylists for being top in QUALIFIED sponsoring during the month of February!
Lynn CooperFairhope - 1 New Stylist
Holly VassalloSacramento - 1 New Stylist
Dawn hollowayMountain Brk - 1 New Stylist
Welcome to the Stella Stars family. These Stylists joined Stella & Dot in February:
Kristi Bass - Biloxi, MS
Sue Jared - Sparta, TN
Sarita, Gillespie - HIllsboro, AL


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The Falcon Works Hanley, was owned by J. H. Weatherby & Sons Ltd who established a works on site in 1891. The works originally specialised in earthenware but later went on to produce fine porcelain. The former extant hovel kiln most likely dates from the 1890s, although the inner kiln has undoubtedly been replaced many times since this date and is most likely mid 20th Century.
Originally the works had 5 kilns, but 3 where relocated to the south of the site in 1906 when the firm expanded. During this expansion the front range was added providing a new façade to the main street. Before the construction of the Potteries Way, the street was the main road north out of Hanely and was lined with many small potteries.
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Aging is an accelerating degradation of biological activities causing progressive malfunction, morbidity and death. Maintenance of fit organisms requires constant renewal of proteins to maintain cellular life, renewal of cells to maintain functional organs, and functional organs make-up healthy organism. This hierarchy, short lifetime of most proteins and the dependence of DNA destiny on dedicated proteins, means that maintenance of protein activities underlies maintenance of life. Similarity among mortality and disease rates suggests a common biological clock for aging and age-related diseases. Exploring the chemistry and biology of such clock, called intrinsic aging, reveals that accumulation of dysfunctional proteins damaged by oxidation correlates with increased morbidity and mortality caused by radiation and aging1,4. When protection and defense against oxidative protein damage become insufficient, or when protein susceptibility to oxidation increases, the inadequacy of protein turnover leads to accumulation of damaged proteins1-4 displaying variable deleterious phenotypic effects1-3. Protein damage determines mutation rates to the extent of being more mutagenic than the incurred DNA damage1. Our studies support a familiar concept5 that oxidative damage underlies aging and age-related diseases6. Specifically, we posit that aging and its countless manifestations, including degenerative diseases, can be viewed as snowballing consequences of age-related accumulation of damage to the proteome. Age-related diseases appear as emerging phenotypes of progressive damage to specific oxidation-sensitive proteins. The deterministic predisposition to particular age-related disease can be identified as "silent" mutational polymorphism sensitizing the affected protein to age-related oxidative damage. I promote a concept that aging and age-related diseases are progressive phenotypes of the patterns of accumulating proteome damage. Such concept predicts the reversibility of aging and offers strategies for prognosis, prevention and even cure of degenerative diseases by acting pharmacologically upon their root cause.
(1) A. Krisko, M. Radman, Phenotypic and genetic consequences of protein damage. PLOS Genetics, 9, e1003810 (2013).
(2) A. Krisko, M. Radman, Protein damage and death by radiation in Escherichia coli and Deinococcus radiodurans. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 107, 14373-14377 (2010).
(3) A. Krisko et al., Extreme anti-oxidant protection against ionizing radiation in bdelloid rotifers. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 109, 2354-2357 (2012).
(4) C. N. Oliver et al., Age-related changes in oxidized proteins. J. Biol. Chem. 262, 5488-5491 (1987).
(5) D. Harman, Aging: a theory based on free radical and radiation chemistry, J. Gerontol. 11(3), 298-300 (1956)
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The Cook-Peary files: October 15, 1909: The Parker-Browne testimony, part 2
Written on January 7, 2018
This is the 8th in a series examining significant unpublished documents related to the Polar Controversy.
The lecture Parker refers to took place on December 7, 1906. Cook's claimed success in Alaska led to his election as the second president of the Explorers Club later that year. Parker makes much of Cook having a silk flag. This seems trivial, after all, his explanation isn't implausible, or perhaps he took it along, "just in case."
Things to note in this section:
Browne asserts that Cook "went over the Eastern Ridge." This is actually what Cook believed the route he described did, but it was not the ridge that Parker and Browne attempted in 1912. Both Cook and Parker-Browne later referred to their routes as along "the Northeast Ridge," now known as Karsten's Ridge. That would not be accurate for Cook. It seems that Cook always confused the two separate ridges and believed they were one and the same. That is the only way to explain his various descriptions of his own fantasy route.
Notice that here, Parker, who has previously said it was "perfectly understood" that Cook would make no further attempts on the summit that season, now says he was "under the impression, however, that he did say so, but I cannot say definitely." Browne, however, testified that Cook said he would "absolutely do no climbing whatsoever." In fact, Parker seemed aware that Cook fully intended to make a reconnaissance of the mountain before heading for home, and testifies that Cook "announced" such a plan if his financial sponsor, Henry Disston didn't come up.
Parker makes a case against Cook using both his "summit" photo and his lack of other photos of his approach to the summit or surrounding peaks as evidence that he never made the climb. These are all valid points, but at that time didn't prove the climb wasn't made. Every one of Cook's photos, both published and unpublished, alleged to have been made during his climb, can now be identified today as having been made within the confines defined by Barrill's affidavit. At the time of Parker's testimony, however, none of them had been so identified.
Parker argues that Cook's estimate of the summit's elevation of 20,390 feet is worthless because it was his "impression" that Cook had no equipment that could measure such a height. However, Cook's estimate was more accurate than that published by Parker-Browne after the 1912 expedition on which they are credited with coming within 464 feet of the summit before turning back. They estimated the height at 20,450 feet. The actual height of Denali is 20,310 feet, only recently corrected from 20,320 feet.
Although there was not a "sea level station for barometer reading," John Dokkin was charged with keeping a record of the barometer readings at a known height, where he returned after parting with Cook and Barrill on Ruth Glacier. This would act as the check on the accuracy of any readings Cook took on the mountain that Anthony Fiala was referring to.
Notice that Parker again is uncertain when asked directly if Cook's barometers were adequate. When asked: "Do you know, as a matter of fact, that he did not have one that read to 20,000 feet"? His answer was "No."
The discussion concerning a "South Ridge" is confusing. Cook's climbing directions don't mention such a ridge in his published account, To the Top of the Continent, though they are vague, indeed, and have led many to conclude that they are impossible to reconcile with actual terrain, though others believe they are.
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- Michael Cohen in early 2015 reportedly paid a small tech firm for an unsuccessful effort to rig two online polls to help then-candidate Donald Trump.
- According to The Wall Street Journal, the president's former lawyer and fixer paid the Virginia-based firm roughly $US12,000 and a boxing glove previously worn by a Brazilian mixed martial arts fighter carried in a Walmart bag.
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Tests of symmetry—or marginal homogeneity—for nominal data are used when the counts on a contingency table represent values that are paired or repeated in time.
As an example, consider a question repeated on a pre-test and a post-test. We may want to know if the number of correct responses changed from the pre-test to the post-test.
Did students have the correct answer to the question?
Before Correct Incorrect
Correct 2 0
Incorrect 21 7
Note that the row names and column names have the same levels, and that counts represent paired responses. That is, for each observation you must know the individual's response before and after.
Also note that the number of students included in the table are 30, or the sum of the cell counts.
In essence, those students with the same response before and after don't affect the assessment of the change in responses. We would focus on the "discordant" counts. That is, How many students had incorrect answers before and correct answers after, in contrast to those who had the reverse trend. Here, because 21 changed from incorrect to correct, and 0 changed from correct to incorrect, we might suspect that there was a significant change in responses from incorrect to correct.
To grasp the difference between nominal tests of association and nominal tests of symmetry, be sure to visit the coffee and tea example below in the section "An example without repeated measures, comparing test of symmetry with test of association".
Appropriate data
• Two nominal variables with two or more levels each, and each with the same levels.
• Observations are paired or matched between the two variables.
• McNemar and McNemar–Bowker tests may not be appropriate if discordant cells have low counts.
• Null hypothesis: The contingency table is symmetric. That is, the probability of cell [i, j] is equal to the probability of cell [j, i].
• Alternative hypothesis (two-sided): The contingency table is not symmetric.
Depending on the context, significant results can be reported as e.g. "There was a significant change from answer A to answer B." Or, "X was more popular than Y."
Post-hoc analysis
Post hoc analysis for tests on a contingency table larger than 2 x 2 can be conducted by conducting tests for the component 2 x 2 tables. A correction for multiple tests should be applied.
Other notes and alternative tests
• For unpaired data, see the tests in the chapter Association Tests for Nominal Data.
• For multiple times or groups, Cochran's Q test can be used.
Packages used in this chapter
The packages used in this chapter include:
• rcompanion
The following commands will install these packages if they are not already installed:
McNemar and McNemar–Bowker tests
For a 2 x 2 table, the most common test for symmetry is McNemar's test. For larger tables, McNemar's test is generalized as the McNemar–Bowker symmetry test. One drawback to the latter test is that it may fail if there are 0's in certain locations in the matrix.
McNemar's test may not be reliable if there are low counts in the "discordant" cells. Authors recommend that these cells to sum to at least 5 or 10 or 25.
Exact tests
Exact tests of symmetry reduce to exact tests for goodness-of-fit. A 2 x 2 table is analyzed with a binomial exact test, and a larger table is analyzed with a multinomial exact test. Examples of these are shown in this chapter in the "Optional analyses: conducting exact tests for symmetry" section.
The nominalSymmetryTest function can conduct these exact tests easily.
Example of tests for paired data nominal data
Alucard teaches a Master Gardener training on rain gardens for stormwater management and one on rain barrels. He wishes to assess if people are more willing to install these green infrastructure practices after attending the training. His data follow. Note that there are 46 attendees answering each question.
Are you planning to install a rain barrel?
Before Yes No
Yes 9 5
No 17 15
Are you planning to install a rain garden?
Before Yes No Maybe
Yes 6 0 1
No 5 3 7
Maybe 11 1 12
Rain barrel
Input =("
Before After.yes After.no
Before.yes 9 5
Before.no 17 15
Matrix.1 = as.matrix(read.table(textConnection(Input),
[1] 46
Rain garden
Input =("
Before Yes.after No.after Maybe.after
Yes.before 6 0 1
No.before 5 3 7
Maybe.before 11 1 12
Matrix.2 = as.matrix(read.table(textConnection(Input),
[1] 46
Exact tests for symmetry
Rain barrel
digits = 3)
Dimensions p.value
1 2 x 2 0.0169
Rain garden
digits = 3)
### Note: This may take a long time
### Use MonteCarlo option for large matrices or counts
Dimensions p.value
1 3 x 3 2e-04
Comparison p.value p.adjust
1 Yes.before/Yes.after : No.before/No.after 0.0625 0.0703
2 Yes.before/Yes.after : Maybe.before/Maybe.after 0.00635 0.0190
3 No.before/No.after : Maybe.before/Maybe.after 0.0703 0.0703
1 fdr
Maybe to Yes, p.value = 0.0190
Before Yes.after No.after Maybe.after
Yes.before 6 0 1
No.before 5 3 7
Maybe.before 11 1 12
Effect size
Appropriate effect sizes for data subjected to McNemar, McNemar–Bowker, or equivalent exact tests include Cohen's g and odds ratio.
Considering a 2 x 2 table, with a and d being the concordant cells and b and c being the discordant cells, the odds ratio is simply the greater of (b/c) or (c/b), and P is the greater of (b/(b+c)) or (c/ b+c)). Cohen's g is P – 0.5. These statistics can be extended to larger tables.
Cohen (1988) lists interpretations for Cohen's g. These can easily translated into interpretations for the odds ratio. For example, the cutoff for the "small" interpretation is g ≥ 0.05, which would be 0.55 : 0.45 odds, or 0.55/0.45, or 1.22.
Cohen's g
0.05 – < 0.15
0.15 – < 0.25
≥ 0.25
Odds ratio (OR)
1.22 – < 1.86
1.86 – < 3.00
≥ 3.00
Rain barrel
In the output, OR is the odds ratio, and g is Cohen's g.
Dimensions OR P g
1 2 x 2 3.4 0.773 0.273
Rain garden
Dimensions OR P g
1 3 x 3 11.5 0.92 0.42
Comparison OR P g
1 Yes.before/Yes.after : No.before/No.after Inf 1 0.5
2 Yes.before/Yes.after : Maybe.before/Maybe.after 11 0.917 0.417
3 No.before/No.after : Maybe.before/Maybe.after 7 0.875 0.375
McNemar and McNemar–Bowker chi-square tests for symmetry
Rain barrel
McNemar's Chi-squared test with continuity correction
McNemar's chi-squared = 5.5, df = 1, p-value = 0.01902
Rain garden
McNemar's Chi-squared test
McNemar's chi-squared = 17.833, df = 3, p-value = 0.0004761
An example without repeated measures, comparing test of symmetry with test of association
As another example, consider a survey of tea and coffee drinking, in which each respondent is asked both if they drink coffee, and if they drink tea.
Coffee Yes No
Yes 37 17
No 9 25
We would use a test of symmetry in this case if the question we wanted to answer was, Is coffee more popular than tea? That is, is it more common for someone to drink coffee and not tea than to drink tea and not coffee? (Those who drink both or drink neither are not relevant to this question.)
This is an example of using a test of symmetry to test the relative frequency of two dichotomous variables when the same subjects are surveyed.
Input =("
Coffee Yes No
Yes 37 17
No 9 25
Matrix.3 = as.matrix(read.table(textConnection(Input),
McNemar's Chi-squared test with continuity correction
McNemar's chi-squared = 1.8846, df = 1, p-value = 0.1698
### Neither coffee nor tea is more popular, specifically because
### neither the 9 nor the 17 in the table are large relative to
### the other.
A test of association answers a very different question. Namely, Is coffee drinking associated with tea drinking? That is, is someone more likely to drink tea if they drink coffee?
Pearson's Chi-squared test with Yates' continuity correction
X-squared = 13.148, df = 1, p-value = 0.0002878
### Coffee drinking and tea drinking are associated, in this case people who
### drink coffee are likely to drink tea. This is a positive association.
### A negative association could also be significant.
Optional analysis: a 4 x 4 example with several 0's
As an additional example, imagine a religious caucusing event in which advocates try to sway attendees to switch their religions.
Matrix row names are the attendees' original religions, and the column names, with a "2" added, are attendees' new religions after the caucus. Note there are several 0 counts in the matrix.
Note first that the mcnemar.test function fails, namely because of the position of some 0 counts in the matrix.
Second, note that the multinomial.test function used by the nominalSymmetryTest function would take a long time to calculate an exact p-value for this matrix, so the MonteCarlo=TRUE option is used. The number of samples used in the Monte Carlo approach can be adjusted with the ntrial option. Some of the p-values in the post-hoc analysis cannot be produced because of the placement of 0 counts, but these should also be considered non-significant results.
Input =("
Before Pastafarian2 Discordiant2 Dudist2 Jedi2
Pastafarian 7 0 23 0
Discordiant 0 7 0 33
Dudist 3 0 7 1
Jedi 0 1 0 7
Matrix.4 = as.matrix(read.table(textConnection(Input),
McNemar –Bowker test
McNemar's Chi-squared test
McNemar's chi-squared = NaN, df = 6, p-value = NA
Exact test
digits = 3,
MonteCarlo = TRUE,
ntrial = 100000)
Dimensions p.value
1 4 x 4 0
Comparison p.value p.adjust
1 Pastafarian/Pastafarian2 : Discordiant/Discordiant2 <NA> NA
2 Pastafarian/Pastafarian2 : Dudist/Dudist2 8.8e-05 1.32e-04
3 Pastafarian/Pastafarian2 : Jedi/Jedi2 <NA> NA
4 Discordiant/Discordiant2 : Dudist/Dudist2 <NA> NA
5 Discordiant/Discordiant2 : Jedi/Jedi2 4.07e-09 1.22e-08
6 Dudist/Dudist2 : Jedi/Jedi2 1 1.00e+00
1 fdr
A look at the significant results
Pastafarian to Dudist, p-value = 0.000132
Before Pastafarian2 Discordiant2 Dudist2 Jedi2
Pastafarian 7 0 23 0
Discordiant 0 7 0 33
Dudist 3 0 7 1
Jedi 0 1 0 7
Discordiant to Jedi, p-value < 0.0001
Before Pastafarian2 Discordiant2 Dudist2 Jedi2
Pastafarian 7 0 23 0
Discordiant 0 7 0 33
Dudist 3 0 7 1
Jedi 0 1 0 7
Optional analyses: conducting exact tests for symmetry
The exact symmetry tests can be conducted directly with the binom.test and multinomial.test functions. These results match the results of the nominalSymmetryTest function.
Rain barrel
Before Yes No
Yes 9 5
No 17 15
Rain garden
Before Yes No Maybe
Yes 6 0 1
No 5 3 7
Maybe 11 1 12
Rain barrel
For a 2 x 2 matrix, x = the count in one of the discordant cells, and n = the sum of the counts in discordant cells. The expected proportion is 0.50.
You could also follow the method for an n x n matrix below.
x = 5
n = 5 + 17
expected = 0.50
binom.test(x, n, expected)
Exact binomial test
number of successes = 5, number of trials = 22, p-value = 0.0169
Rain garden
For an n x n matrix, observed = a vector of the counts of discordant cells. Expected is a vector of length (n * n – n), with each value equal to (1 / (n * n – n)).
observed = c(0, 1, 5, 7, 11, 1)
expected = c(1/6, 1/6, 1/6, 1/6, 1/6, 1/6)
multinomial.test(observed, expected)
Exact Multinomial Test, distance measure: p
Events pObs p.value
142506 0 2e-04
For post-hoc testing, reduce the matrix to a 2 x 2 matrix.
x = 0
n = 0 + 5
expected = 0.50
binom.test(x, n, expected)
Exact binomial test
number of successes = 0, number of trials = 5, p-value = 0.0625
x = 1
n = 1 + 11
expected = 0.50
binom.test(x, n, expected)
Exact binomial test
number of successes = 1, number of trials = 12, p-value = 0.006348
x = 7
n = 7 + 1
expected = 0.50
binom.test(x, n, expected)
Exact binomial test
number of successes = 7, number of trials = 8, p-value = 0.07031
Optional: Comparing odds ratio and Cohen's g
For a 2 x 2 table of matched counts, odds ratio and Cohen's g are precisely related, and their interpretations according to Cohen will always coincide. An odds ratio value of 1 corresponds to a Cohen's g of 0. Cohen's g approaches 0.5 as odds ratio approaches infinity. In the second figure below, the colors indicate Cohen's interpretation of less-than-small, small, medium, and large as the blue becomes darker.
Cohen, J. 1988. Statistical Power Analysis for the Behavioral Sciences, 2nd Edition. Routledge.
Exercises N
1. Considering Alucard's data,
a. How many students responded to the rain barrel
b. How many students changed their answer on the rain
barrel question from no to yes?
c. What do you conclude about the results on the rain barrel question? Include:
• The statistical test you are using, p-value from that test, conclusion of the test, and any other comments on the test.
• The effect size and interpretation.
• Description of the observed counts or proportions. Is there anything notable?
• Any other practical conclusions you wish to note.
d. What do you conclude about the results of the global test of the rain garden question?
e. What do you conclude about the results of the post-hoc analysis of the rain garden question?
2. Considering the coffee and tea example, Do you understand the difference between the hypotheses for tests of association and tests of symmetry? Would you be comfortable choosing the correct approach?
3. Ryuk and Rem held a workshop on planting habitat for pollinators like bees and butterflies. They wish to know if attendees were more likely to do a planting after the workshop than before.
Will plant?
Before Yes.after No.after Maybe.after
Yes 17 0 0
No 5 9 13
Maybe 15 0 7
For each of the following, answer the question, and show the output from the analyses you used to answer the question.
a. How many students responded to this question?
b. How many students changed their answer from no to yes?
c. What do you conclude about the results of the global test?
d. What do you conclude about the results of the post-hoc analysis?


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CALGARY - Royal Dutch Shell's plans to explore for oil off Alaska's northwestern coast are being closely watched in Canada with a mixture of hope and concern.
Earlier this week, the energy giant cleared a major hurdle when the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management approved a multi-year exploration plan in the Chukchi Sea, though it still needs to obtain other federal and state permits.
Shell isn't active in the Canadian Arctic these days, but both proponents and critics say the U.S. plans have implications for Canada.
David Ramsay, the Northwest Territories minister in charge of resource development, has been eager to see northern natural resources safely developed and says this week's U.S. milestone sends a good signal.
Doug Matthews, a consultant who works on northern energy issues, says any mishap with Shell's drilling program in Alaska could put a freeze on any further development, both in the U.S. and Canada, for years to come.
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The surface layers of soil contain the highest numbers and variety of microorganisms [10]. These microorganisms in soil play the important role of breaking down both, organic and mineral materials partly by enzymatic action and partly by taking the materials in as nutrients and metabolizing them further. Most of the breakdown products are used by the plants as nutrients or are lost into the soil environment. However, the rest of these breakdown materials are used to generate humus. Humus plays an active role to further enhance soil property, e.g. it improves the water-holding capacity of soil which makes more water available to the plants, a supply plant with nutrients, increases the adsorption of minerals, and contributes to soil aggregation [9]. Moreover humus increases the soil buffering capacity and stabilizes the soil's pH to further help the plants to take up mineral nutrients. Additionally, it darkens the soil color which increases the soil's absorption of solar energy
In addition, the decomposition of the plant and animal tissues by microorganisms can recycle energy and convert nutrients to forms that are usable for plants. Also, very importantly, microorganisms play vital roles in cycling of sulfur, phosphorus, iron, and many micronutrient trace elements [11]. The transformations of elements to various forms are described as cycle. In the carbon cycle, microorganisms transform plant and animal residues into carbon dioxide and the soil organic matter known as humus. In the nitrogen cycle, nitrogen is made available to plants only when it is transformed to ammonia (NH3) either by soil bacteria such as (N2 fixation) or by humans such as (manufacture of fertilizers) Soil bacteria also can return the nitrogen to the atmosphere by transforming NO3- to N2 or (N2O) gas
Another very important element found in soil is Phosphorus, which is critical for improving the soil fertility [13-14], thus increasing the forest and agriculture production. As shown in fig: 1.1 Phosphorus is usually found in rocks and it becomes available for plant after weathering and dissolving in the soil water. It is then absorbed by plants and then gets transferred to animals, the animal and plant residues containing this phosphorus can be recycled again by microorganisms. Additionally, fertilizers are also an important source of phosphorus in the soil


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Two paths converged to reveal secret truths splayed out like little forks in the road. They begged indifference, and forgiveness, in the cool morning air. And like a watercolour painting the colours ran and leaked into each other so it became unclear where one finished and the next began.
Trees jilted into the clearing that was the sky, their wiry branches reaching far, far away from the earth below. Their roots burrowed down with purpose and hunger, intuitively digging for survival.
As the road wound forward, it also wound back. And as those trees reached for the sky, they also reached for the core – somehow both strong and secure, and yet wild and free.
The crisp morning frost crunched under foot, as though nobody had ever walked that path before. There were no other footprints. The road was clear, the trees silent.
Dew-drops collected on leaves creating prisms of light. They reflected each passing moment on their tiny surfaces before eventually dropping to the ground, splattering all their secrets back into the earth.
The sun splashed its rays like gold across the road, the light dancing over shadows as the day began to break.
That was the moment.
And whether those two paths would run parallel, or veer off into vastly different directions, was irrelevant. The beauty was in the convergence – in that one splendid moment in time.
The road ahead would tell a different story, a story not yet known. And this was the very reason for being grateful for the here, and the now, and for recognising the beauty in the dawning of this brand new day.


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Another reason to avoid unnecessary use of antibiotics, especially in children: They may contribute to weight gain, according to a study in the International Journal of Obesity. Researchers from Johns Hopkins University analyzed health records of nearly 164,000 children ages 3 to 18 and found that those who had taken antibiotics at least seven times by age 15 gained, on average, an extra three pounds. That's not much, but the researchers suggested that the cumulative effect may continue into adulthood.
The connection to weight gain is biologically plausible, since antibiotics kill harmful bacteria but also other species that are vital to gastrointestinal health and that may affect nutrient and calorie absorption as well as appetite. Antibiotics are essential, even life-saving, treatments for bacterial infections, but too often they're inappropriately prescribed for colds and other viral infections that cannot possibly be helped by the drugs.


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How the IP Strategy Could Transform Canadian Innovation
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It was a "hallelujah moment," so to speak, when the Government of Canada announced its national Intellectual Property (IP) Strategy, highlighting IP as a priority for the country. After decades of neglect, IP is finally getting the attention it rightly deserves from Ottawa. The IP Strategy, announced on February 27, 2018, in the 2018 federal budget, promises $85.3 million over five years with $10 million yearly after that to support the strategy.
The IP Strategy underscores the need to ensure Canadians are IP-savvy and able to compete in today's new big-data, tech-driven and knowledge-based economy. While the government highlights conventional mechanisms such as law reform, there is a welcome focus on fixing the very system of IP in Canada. Canadian policy makers must be attentive to the institutional frameworks and socio-cultural and economic processes relating to IP from the very early inventive stages to the later commercialization stages and must craft solutions and provide resources to improve the IP system.
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Recommended Citation
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text: September 26, 2019 | Lee Easton Stand-By Personnel, a 21st Century Staffing Agency When one of our Stand-By Personnel staff members is talking to an individual, too often we hear, "I thought you guys just hired labor and welding people?" or "Yes, I know Stand-By Personnel. You have a Day Labor, and you put homeless people out on jobs." While this is true, we have moved forward into a 21st-Century agency and are now able to meet your 21st-century demands by utilizing modern technologies such as the internet and social media. Our professional Marketing staff works very hard to find the person who is best qualified for one of our three divisions – Skilled, Welding, and Labor. Our Marketing Staff works diligently every day to find new jobs and opportunities for our applicants by taking advantage of today's tools such as the internet and social media. Additionally, we have outstanding Customer Service Representatives who genuinely do whatever they can to understand the needs of each individual applicant, so that Stand-By Personnel can better help them in finding a job. Our CSR's ask each applicant questions so that they can get to know them better. They take time to listening to what each person has to say, and then they do a job research for that individual, based on their skills, ability, work history, and performance. Our Marketing Staff and Customer Service Representatives are a huge part of what makes Stand-By Personnel successful. Our three divisions, Skilled, Welding, and Labor on the surface might not seem universal, but truthfully, they provide jobs and networking opportunities in hundreds of industries throughout the Tulsa, Oklahoma region. Our Skilled Division hires applicants for the following positions: Accountants Data entry Clerical work Admin assistant Receptionist Janitorial services Housekeeper Mechanical work Electricians Machinist CNC Programmers Manual lathe Plumbers HVAC Heavy equipment Carpenters Concrete finishers Construction Packer Forklift Warehouse Shipping and receiving Quality control Assemblers Crane operators Our onsite State Testing Welding Division trains and employs a variety of welders, including: Headers Structural Vessels Pipe Sub-arc Our Labor Division is up and ready to go early in the morning. We provide all necessary PPE and equipment as well as transportation to and from work sites. In fact, Stand-By Personnel boasts the largest delivery fleet in all of Oklahoma. We deliver to over 100 companies in and around Tulsa, Oklahoma. Our labor crew has helped on construction sites, at special events, and in industrial and welding shops. Throughout our 25 years in business, Stand-By Personnel is recognized for helping hundreds of people get back on their feet. Our mission is to help as many people as we can, who are serious and committed in wanting to work. We will do whatever we can for those who are struggling trying to find that second chance. When working through the Labor Hall at Stand-By Personnel, you do not have to worry about having transportation. We will pick the employee up at designated places around Tulsa and take them to their jobsites and bring them back to our 1530 E. 1stlocation. In other words, we are no longer the stereotypical Labor Hall of the '80s and '90s. We are a 21st-Century Staffing Agency and love the challenge to successfully find good jobs for all our applicants in any of our Skilled, Welding, or Labor Hall Divisions. Working with an experienced staffing agency can help answer any questions you might come across as well! If you are looking for new full-time or part-time employment or you just want to see what great opportunities are available, our experienced Tulsa staffing agency can help you. Contact Stand-By Personnel today to learn more or text 'weldingjobs' or 'skilledjobs' to 888-111.


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Division Director
Recruitment #19-6126-01
|Date Opened
|Filing Deadline
|$56.24 - $68.38/hour; $116,979.20 - $142,230.40/year
|Employment Type
Permanent Full-Time Employment
|HR Analyst
|Tracy Gonzalez
|Work Location
Castro Valley
San Leandro
San Lorenzo
Union City
THIS IS A REOPENING OF AN EXISTING EXAMINATION. If you have previously applied or started an application for the Division Director, Examination #19-6126-01, read this entire bulletin. There are specific instructions on how to reapply for this position.
The scores and dispositions of candidates for this examination will be merged with previous exam participants. If you have previously submitted an application and choose to reapply, you new score/disposition will replace your current disposition.
Applications and Supplemental Questionnaires will only be accepted on-line.
The Alameda County Probation Department is an essential element of the County's system of public protection and human services. The Department's role is to reduce the impact of crime in the community by providing accurate, comprehensive and timely information and recommendations to the Courts, providing community-based sanctions and treatment for offenders, and working cooperatively with law enforcement agencies and community organizations with similar objectives. The Department provides a wide range of mandated and discretionary investigative, advisory, and supervisory services to adult and juvenile probationers pursuant to State law and the County Charter.
Under general direction, responsible for managing, implementing, coordinating and evaluating the work of a major functional program comprised of multiple units within the Department; provides program planning, management, technical assistance, review and evaluation functions of system and programs, in support of direct client services where these services are provided by County/Department staff, community-based organizations (CBO's), or independent contractors; coordinating, researching and evaluating outcome measurements of specialized grant funded programs; act as Department liaison with independent contractors or CBO service providers to ensure compliance with grant funded program regulations and grant or contract terms and conditions; and performing related work as may be required.
Please CLICK HERE for the full job description.
Possession of a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university. (Four additional years of related experience may be substituted for the degree requirement.)
The equivalent of two years' full-time experience in the Alameda County Probation Department at the level of Unit Supervisor or in an equivalent or higher level Probation classification in the Alameda County classified service. (Non-classified includes District Attorney's Office, Hospital Authority, and the Consolidated Courts.)
The equivalent of three years' full-time experience in a Probation or Parole setting which includes supervision and the implementation of broad and complex programs comparable to that of Unit Supervisor with Alameda County Probation Department.
Possession of a valid California Motor Vehicle operator's license.
Special Requirements:
Applicants must be at least 21 years of age at the time of appointment.
Possession of an automobile may be required.
Good driving record according to DMV negligent operator guidelines and qualification for automotive insurance.
State law requires that persons appointed to positions in this classification be citizens of the United States or must have filed for citizenship one year prior to employment application deadline date and must meet all other minimum requirements for Peace Officer status (Section 1031 Government Code).
Any felony conviction is disqualifying.
NOTE: The Civil Service Commission may modify the above Minimum Qualifications in the announcement of an examination.
Knowledge of:
· Principles of public administration and personnel management.
· Principles and practices of governmental budgeting.
· Principles of employee supervision and training.
· Organization and functions of the various departments of the County of Alameda.
· Provisions of legislation pertinent to probation services, public relations and community resources.
· Principles and techniques of organizational and management analysis.
· Principles and practices of program evaluation.
· Automated system capabilities and applications.
Ability to:
• Make decisions.
• Analyze and problem solve.
• Plan and organize.
• Exercise management control.
• Communicate orally and in writing.
• Demonstrate interpersonal sensitivity.
• Effectively utilize self defense techniques
• Effectively utilize a firearm
The examination will consist of the following steps:
1. A review of the candidate's application, and responses to the first two questions on the Supplemental Questionnaire, to verify possession of minimum requirements. Those candidates who possess the minimum requirements for the class will move on to the next step in the examination process.
2. A review of the candidate's response to questions three through six on the Supplemental Questionnaire to determine the best qualified; only the most suitably best qualified candidates will be invited to the oral interview process.
3. The oral interview will be weighted as 100% of the candidate's final examination score. The oral interview may contain situational exercises.
All candidates who pass the oral examination must successfully complete the following:
- BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION - includes a thorough check of police records, personal, military, and employment histories, and inquiry of persons who know you and evaluate whether you: respect the law and rights of others; are dependable and responsible; have demonstrated mature judgment in areas such as the use of drugs and intoxicants; are honest; and, are a safe driver.
After a conditional offer of employment has been accepted, appointees must successfully complete the following:
- PSYCHOLOGICAL EXAMINATION - given by a licensed clinician. You will be evaluated on the psychological factors related to successful performance to determine if you are presently suited for the difficult and stressful job of Division Director.
Appointees must also satisfactorily complete a probationary period.
Alameda County utilizes a Civil Service Selection System founded on merit. Such a system is competitive and based on broad recruitment efforts and equal opportunity for qualified applicants to test in an examination process designed to determine the qualifications, fitness and ability of competitors to perform duties of the vacant position. Many of our recruitments are targeted and specific to the needs of a current vacant position, in which case, the eligible list may be exclusively used for that current vacant position. Other recruitments many be more broadly used for both current and future vacancies, or for other alternate jobs with comparable scopes of work.
To learn more about our recruitment and selection process, please visit the "What You Need to Know" section of our website, www.acgov.org/hrs.
Selection Plan
Applicants will be informed via email with reasonable notice in advance of any examination process which will require their attendance. The following dates are tentative and subject to change based on the needs of the Agency:
Deadline for Filing:
Thursday, April 2, 2020
Review of Minimum Qualifications:
Friday, April 10, 2020
Review of Supplemental Questionnaire for Best Qualified:
Oral Interviews*:
*If designated as a combined oral examination/hiring interview, in addition to establishing an eligibility list, the oral interviews may serve as the final selection interview for vacancies in this classification.
***WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES TO THE ANNOUNCED RECRUITMENT & SELECTION PLAN***Alameda County and the Human Resource Services Department will make reasonable efforts in the examination and/or selection process to accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities and/or medical conditions in accordance/compliance with the State Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), Federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Alameda County's Reasonable Accommodation Policy and applicable statutes. To request an accommodation due to a disability/medical condition during this or other phases of the examination/selection process, please contact the assigned Human Resources Representative listed on the job announcement before the last date of filing. Alameda County requires applicants to provide supporting documentation to substantiate a request for reasonable accommodation. In order to qualify for a reasonable accommodation, applicants must have a disability/medical condition pursuant to the ADA, FEHA and applicable statutes. For more information regarding our Reasonable Accommodation procedures, please visit our website, www.acgov.org/hrs.
Alameda County offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that affords wide-ranging health care options to meet the different needs of a diverse workforce and their families. We also sponsor many different employee discount, fitness and health screening programs focused on overall well being. These benefits include but are not limited to*:
For your Health & Well-Being
- Medical – HMO & PPO Plans
- Dental – HMO & PPO Plans
- Vision or Vision Reimbursement
- Share the Savings
- Basic Life Insurance
- Supplemental Life Insurance (with optional dependent coverage for eligible employees)
- Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
- County Allowance Credit
- Flexible Spending Accounts - Health FSA, Dependent Care and Adoption Assistance
- Short-Term Disability Insurance
- Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Voluntary Benefits - Accident Insurance, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity and Legal Services
- Employee Assistance Program
For your Financial Future
- Retirement Plan - (Defined Benefit Pension Plan)
- Deferred Compensation Plan (457 Plan or Roth Plan)
For your Work/Life Balance
- 11 paid holidays
- Floating Holidays
- Vacation and sick leave accrual
- Vacation purchase program
- Management Paid Leave**
- Catastrophic Sick Leave
- Employee Mortgage Loan Program
- Group Auto/Home Insurance
- Pet Insurance
- Commuter Benefits Program
- Guaranteed Ride Home
- Employee Wellness Program (e.g. At Work Fitness, Incentive Based Programs, Gym Membership Discounts)
- Employee Discount Program (e.g. theme parks, cell phone, etc.)
- Child Care Resources
- 1st United Services Credit Union
*Eligibility is determined by Alameda County and offerings may vary by collective bargaining agreement. This provides a brief summary of the benefits offered and can be subject to change.
** Non-exempt management employees are entitled to up to three days of management paid leave. Exempt management employees are entitled to up to seven days of management paid leave.
All notices related to County recruitments for which you have applied will be sent/delivered via email. Please add @acgov.org and firstname.lastname@example.com as accepted addresses to any email blocking or spam filtering program you may use. If you do not do this, your email blocking or spam filtering program may block receipt of the notices regarding your application for recruitments. You are also strongly advised to regularly log into your County of Alameda online application account to check for notices that may have been sent to you. All email notices that will be sent to you will also be kept in your personal online application account. You will be able to view all of your notices in your online application account by clicking on the 'My applications' button on the Current Job Openings page.
Please take the steps recommended above to ensure you do not miss any notices about a recruitment for which you have applied. The County of Alameda is not responsible for notices that are not read, received, or accessed by any applicant for a County recruitment.
NOTE: All notices are generated through an automated email notification system. Replies to the email box email@example.com are routed to an unmonitored mailbox. If you have questions please go to our website at www.acgov.org/hrs. You may also contact the Human Resources Analyst listed on the bulletin for the recruitment for which you have applied.
Tracy Gonzalez, Human Resources Analyst
Human Resource Services, County of Alameda
510-272-5085; Email: email@example.com
Alameda County has a diverse workforce, that is representative of the communities we serve, and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment are based on merit, competence, performance and business need. Alameda County does not discriminate in employment on the basis of, race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factors protected under federal, state and local law. Alameda County celebrates diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive, and welcoming workplace environment.


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Wigtown Poetry Prize Showcase
Founded in 2005, the Wigtown Poetry Prize is one of the UK's best established writing competitions and a launchpad for many writers' careers. Refreshed and rebranded in 2019, Wigtown Poetry Prize welcomes entries from poets writing in English wherever they may live. Separate categories celebrate the best of Scottish Gaelic and Scots language poetry, while a special category acknowledges a rising talent in Dumfries and Galloway, and a new pamphlet prize is named in memory of Alastair Reid—local poet and a favourite with StAnza audiences.
In partnership with StAnza, the Wigtown Poety Prize 2019 winners were announced during Wigtown Book Festival. Come along today to hear last year's winners and find out more about the 2020 competition.
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