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While some breeds require minimal grooming efforts when it comes to their hair, all dogs benefit from a basic grooming regimen that includes the care of more than just their coat. Do it yourself dog grooming should be considered a routine part of caring for your canine companion to ensure good health. These dog grooming tips will help you to maintain your dog's appearance and good health.
Rub a Dub Dub, A Dog in a Tub
Unless your dog revels in rolling over stinky surfaces or is being treated for a skin condition, you should try to restrict bathing the dog to not more than once a month. The first thing to keep in mind when learning how to groom a dog is that excessive bathing can dry out your dog's skin and coat. When bathing your dog or puppy, always select a mild shampoo that is specifically labeled for use in dogs or puppies. The water should be warm, not hot, and take care to prevent water from getting into the dog's ear canals and shampoo from getting into the dog's eyes. Do not allow the dog to drink the soapy bathwater from the tub. After the bath, dry the dog as thoroughly as possible with an absorbent towel, and keep the dog away from drafty areas until the coat has completely dried. If you choose to employ a hairdryer, always use the lowest setting. Hold the dryer at least six inches away from the surface of the dog's body.
Brush, Cut and Style
You should research your dog's breed to determine the specific grooming needs of its coat. Some breeds, such as the bichon frise, require periodic trips to a groomer for the haircuts that maintain the breed's characteristic appearance and to maintain a neat coat. In between these visits, you may need to engage in brushing sessions at home. The type of brush and the frequency of brushing are dependent on the breed's coat grooming needs and on the dog's activities. Your breeder or groomer is a good source for dog grooming tips that are specific to your dog's breed. Longhaired breeds, such as the Afghan hound, require extensive daily brushing to prevent tangles and painful mats. Smooth-coated breeds, such as the boxer, may not have hair that tangles, but wiping them down with a grooming mitt two to three times a week helps to maintain a shiny coat by stimulating and redistributing the natural oils of the skin and coat. Double-coated breeds, such as the Australian shepherd, should be brushed out two to three times a week to remove the loosened, dead hairs from the coat and reduce shedding. Bathing and brushing sessions are perfect opportunities to look for any skin abnormalities, such as scabs, rashes or flaking, and new lumps or bumps. Any such observations should be addressed by your veterinarian.
Check Under the Ears
If your dog has earflaps that hang downward to cover the opening of the ear canal, then your dog also has an elevated risk for developing ear infections. Each week, lift the dog's earflap and take peek underneath. If you notice black or brown debris, you will need to clean the ears. To accomplish this, fill the ear canal with an ear cleaning solution. Holding the ear canal opening closed, massage the base of the ears vigorously for several seconds. Let go of the dog, and allow the dog to shake its head. The debris that was loosened with the solution and the massaging action will be shaken out of the ears. This task can be messy. Consider performing ear cleaning within a shower stall, a mudroom or outdoors. As a final step, you may wipe out any remaining debris that is visible with a gauze pad or a wad of cotton that has been moistened with the ear cleaning solution. To eliminate the risk of injury to the eardrum, do not use cotton-tipped applicator sticks to clean your dog's ears. If your dog's ears appear red and inflamed, if the dog is shaking its head or scratching at its ears, if excessive debris continually reappears in the ears or if the ears have a foul odor, then you need to bring your furry friend to the veterinarian.
Manicure and Pedicure Time
Before trimming your dog's nails, you will need to gather your supplies to have within arm's reach during the procedure. The most important item is a styptic product that will stop the bleeding that occurs if you trim a nail too short. Such products are available in any pet supply retail venue. If your dog has white nails, you can easily see the pink blood vessel within the nail. Using the appropriately sized dog nail trimmer, make the cut in front of the tip of the vessel. If your dog has just one white nail on a paw, use that nail as a guide to visualize how much can be trimmed from the darker nails. If your dog's nails are all black in color, you will have to trim small amounts at a time off of the first nail until the appropriate length is achieved. If a nail is trimmed too short and bleeds, apply the styptic product to the nail to stop the bleeding. The blood vessel grows with the dog's nail growth. If your dog's nails are trimmed once each month before they have grown excessively long, the vessel will remain short as well. To file the sharp edges that can be created when trimming a dog's nails, take your dog for a walk on a paved surface after the manicure and pedicure have been completed.
My, What Clean Teeth You Have
Brushing your dog's teeth is not just about freshening its breath. A home dental care routine is an essential do it yourself dog grooming ritual for maintaining your dog's overall health. The oral bacteria that accumulate over time result in periodontal disease, which can progress to adversely affect your dog's vital organs. Brachycephalic breeds and toy breeds are especially prone to these perils. By brushing your dog's teeth at least three times each week, you will reduce the amount of plaque accumulation. Select a toothbrush that is appropriately sized for your dog's teeth, and always use toothpaste that is specifically formulated for use in dogs. Dogs do not spit out their toothpaste. Pet toothpastes do not contain the detergents that are found in human toothpastes and are therefore safe for your dog to swallow. Once you slip the toothbrush under your dog's lip, brush the outer surfaces of the teeth. The entire process should not take more than five minutes to accomplish.
The first step in learning how to groom a dog is to teach the dog to accept the spa treatment. When you welcome a new puppy into your family, be sure to acclimate the youngster to being handled for grooming. Play with the puppy's feet, rub its ears and brush the coat. Those baby pearly whites may fall out soon, but brushing them will give your puppy an early start to learning and accepting the routine. Always reward your puppy or dog at the end of each grooming task to keep the experience positive. A well-groomed dog will exhibit the picture of good health inside and out.
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Mayfair Neighborhood in London: Inspired by the famous London neighborhood, Mayfair 02 is a modern frame featuring polished navy acetate with a white acetate accent. It also features a matte steel lavender metal brow bar that is hammer textured for added style. The navy gradient lenses and frosted white glass signature side inlay finish this fun frame.
Frame Color: Polished Navy Acetate with White Accent
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Lens: Navy Gradient
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The Mayfair frame features exclusive Olivia Palermo temple tip plaques and comes with a unique hard case and cleaning cloth designed by Olivia. All Westward Leaning sunglasses use only the finest materials and best craftsmanship. Each frame is meticulously handmade in Japan and features high-quality shatterproof lenses with 100% UV protection. The Mayfair shape was designed to be comfortable and flattering on all face shapes. Its super-durable construction and smooth, high-quality hinges ensure these will be your favorite shades for years to come.
All Westward Leaning sunglasses are designed to be flattering and comfortable on every face. Our handmade acetate frames are highly adjustable for the perfect fit, from very loose to very tight. Learn more about how to adjust the fit of your glasses here.
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Functional Fitness / Crossfit Training Glossary
AMRAP – As Many Reps As Possible
Box – Crossfit Gym
BW – Body Weight
C2 – Concept 2 rowing machine, A brand commonly used at crossfit boxes
C&J – Clean and Jerk
CLN – Clean
DB – Dumbbell
DL – Deadlift
FS – Front Squat
GHD – Glute Ham Developer is a machine designed for Posterior chain exercises to develop strength in glutes, lower back erectors, hamstrings and calves. It is often also used for Sit-Ups.
Heroes – One of a number of Crossfit bench mark workouts named after actual military, law enforcement or firefighters who were killed in the line of duty. These workouts are typically very difficult. The most famous of which is the Murph
HRPU – Hand Release Push Up
HSPU – Hand Stand Push Up
KB – Kettlebell
Metcon – Metabolic Conditioning Workout
Mod – Modification
MU – Muscle-ups
Rep – Repetition
OHS – Overhead Squat
Plyo Box – A wood, foam, or metal box used for plyometric training
Pood – Unit of weight measure for a kettlebell (1 pood = 35 lbs)
PR – Personal Record
PU- Pull Up
Rep – Repetition
RM – Rep Max
Rx – When a WOD is performed without any adjustements
Scaling – Modifying the prescribed workout through options normally provided to allow people that cannot perform the Rx version of the workout
SDHP – Sumo Deadlift High Pull
T2B / TTB – Toes to bar, a core exercise. Hang from a pull up bar at arm's length and raise your toes to touch the bar.
TGU – Turkish get up
The Girls – The commonly used name for several Crossfit benchmark workouts. The names are arbitrary and not named after real people.
Wall Ball – Both the commonly used name for Soft Medicine Balls as well as the name of an exercise where you throw a "Wall Ball" upwards and agains a wall:
WO / W/O – Workout
WOD – Workout Of The Day


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Chimney Is Pulling Away From The House
If you notice that your chimney has begun to pull away from the house, you need to have it fixed right away. This is an indication that your foundation walls and home have begun to shift or sink. Sometimes chimneys are built on a foundation that is not connected to the rest of the home increasing the risk of settlement. Whatever the case should be, if the chimney continues to pull away from the home, it could lead to more structural damage to the home.


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E-books @Delaware County Community College: User and Software Requirements
User Requirements:
In order to download e-books to read offline on a computer, e-reader, smartphone, or tablet, you will need to create the following two accounts:
Adobe ID: Used to authorize devices in Adobe Digital Editions and Bluefire Reader for Digital Rights Management.
My EBSCOhost Account: Used to download e-books from EBSCOhost. Select Sign In at the top-right of the EBSCOhost interface to create an account.
Software Requirements:
Depending on what kind of device you use, you will need to install one of the following free software applications to read downloaded e-books:
Reading on a computer (Mac or PC):
Adobe Digital Editions: Install on your computer. Free software used for Digital Rights Management.
Reading on a portable e-reader:
Adobe Digital Editions: Install on the computer you will use to transfer files to your e-reader. Free software used for Digital Rights Management and to transfer files from a computer to an e-reader.
Important information for Kindle users.
Reading on a smartphone or tablet:
Bluefire Reader App: Install on your smartphone or tablet. Free software used for Digital Rights Management.


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The Pew Research Center states that only 9% of all the Americans do not own any gadget, while 85% of those under the age of 65 own cell phones, 70% of them own a laptop, and 74% have an MP3 player (like an iPod o any other one).
Moreover, another research showed that people use their smartphones at least 120 times a day either to check their social media profile, to send an email, or to text a friend.
Technology is overwhelming the lives of young people these days. It takes their times and changes daily routine. And it is not always a bad thing, as with the development of new tech solutions students can benefit greatly from using certain apps.
We have created a list that, in our opinion, can absolutely revolutionize the day-to-day lives of young people. Wondering what these apps are?
In about a second we will introduce you apps for college students. So, go check them out!
7 Apps That Every College Students Needs
1. Grammarly:
No matter what your major is, writing will accompany your all the way down to your graduation (and even after that). Therefore, you need to find different ways to automate your writing. And one of such ways is to use Grammarly for paper revision.
The app is absolutely fantastic in everything concerning paper revision and proofreading, as it detects possible mistakes, analyzes your writing, and points out places that should be changed for a higher text quality.
With this app, revision of a literature review will be super fast and easy.
2. Dropbox:
Students always have tons of notes to share with their friends, books that have to be stored somewhere, images, copies, textbooks, and recordings that need to be saved somewhere. That is why Dropbox is a must-have for them.
It allows you to upload and save files to which you need access online. You can share these files with your friends by granting them access to it.
The only thing to take into consideration is that to use this app, you need an Internet connection. It won't work otherwise. But other than that, it is a great app that helps your store important material without losing them.
3. Evernote:
This app allows you to take custom notes and save them across the devices. You can not only type in information, but also attach images, sound recordings, take screenshots, and to-do-lists all in one place.
Then the app automatically sync all the data across your devices so you can access them whenever you need.
Evernote can keep you organized and make the studying process so much easier for you, so download it today!
4. SelfControl:
If you know that getting distracted is one of the things you are inclined to, then SelfControl is a perfect app for you.
The app blocks access to different sites for a certain time and help you stay focused on work instead of jumping from an activity to an activity.
You can specify what time the website will be blocked at, but you won't be able to unblock it before then. So, be careful with what you say.
5. Viber:
Communication has never been easier. Viber is that bridge you need to stay in touch with your friends at all times. You can text them, send them files and images, take photos, call and even make video calls.
And these things are possible via one app. You will good Internet connection to do all this, but that should not be a problem on campus.
6. Remember The Milk:
To keep you organized, Remember The Milk guys have developed an amazing application that allows you to create lists of things you need to do, get reminded about those plans, integrate the app with other apps, organize your daily routine and set deadlines for each task.
You will be surprised with how much you can do when your plans are well-structured and organized. So, get it today!
7. PocketGuard:
Finally, an application to help you control your finances. Developers of the PocketGuard promise that you will become a much more organized with their help. You get to see how much money you have at your disposal, what your income is and how much you spend on different things.
The app allows you to categorize things to see where you spend the most and how exactly you can optimize your expenses.
Student life will become a much easier thing if you download these apps and let them help you make the most out of the time and resources you have as a student. So, stop wasting your precious time and get these must have student apps to structure and organize your day-to-day tasks for you.
Besides, If you have some other apps every student should take advantage of, do not hesitate to share with us. We are all ears!


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Spring Newsletter – 2012
The Lay of the Land
Tim's Playbook
Moving Thought Upstream: The Times They are a Changing: By Tim Supple, President
Bob Dylan's refrain holds true for us all. However, in my 25 years in this business, these changes are unparalleled. For the first time in the history of oil and gas exploration the leases holding undeveloped acreage account for far more reserves than the acreage held by production. Five years ago, 80% of the value of a typical exploration company was based on Proven Producing Reserves (PPR), with some minimal value, normally around 10% – 20%, given to Potential Undeveloped Reserves. However, with the advent of unconventional shale, the opposite is now true. It is common to see E&P company reserves of Proved Producing Reserves in the 20% range and Potential Undeveloped Reserves at 80% of the company's reserves. The difference is because of the low risk of drilling in the shale plays, the "Potential Undeveloped Reserves" are now carried as a real asset and has a greater value then Producing Reserves.
Proof is in the Metrics
For example, Range Resources reported to investors that at the end of 2011 they owned 4.4 Tcfe Proved Reserves and 44-60 Tcfe Resource Potential Reserves. (January 2012 Company Presentation). For the same period, Chesapeake reported 18.8 Tcfe of Proved Reserve and 111Tcfe of risked unproved resources potential and 338 Tcfe of unrisked unproved resource potential. (February 2011 Investor Presentation)
With the largest "Asset" value of the E&P now in "undeveloped acreage", the test for E&P Company land departments will be how to maintain the value of oil and gas leases on undeveloped acreage, which will be expiring, or require pugh clause rentals, both vertical and horizontal, and/or timely development. Today, it is common to see leases with many tracts on sophisticated lease forms which include more and more "special provisions". The days of the standard Producers 88 or standard company forms is quickly coming to an end. The next round of leasing will see even more "special provisions".
As you already know, reporting new lease acquisitions and lease maintenance with paper, Excel, Word, FileMaker, Google Docs or Access, just will not work.
You Have a Choice
That is why we designed iLandMan to allow the field brokers and their clients to run reports on a tract by tract, well by well and/or unit by unit, basis. By using iLandMan, the Landman now has the ability to greatly increase the profitability of his company, not only during lease acquisition, but also through lease management and maintenance. If you're not using iLandMan to create and maintain the value of your company's greatest assets, Non Producing Reserves, you should call us.
At the next management or Board meeting, when they ask you, "What is the value of our company?", you will have the exact acreage number as of that day. Only iLandMan can provide real time, accurate net acre reporting allowing the Landman to be the main value generator for the company.
"Yes, the times they are a changing". iLandMan can help you change with the times.
iTech. You are the "i" in iLandMan
Interactive, On-Demand Training Now Available
iLandMan customers can now login anywhere, anytime, to our new on-demand, interactive Web-Based Training. The Training is divided into multiple sections according to the workflow of the program and can be started and suspended allowing the individual to pick-up right where they left off. Each section requires interaction from the user and ends with a quiz. The quiz allows the learner to use their new found knowledge and gauge their proficiency instantly. This sets iLandMan's training apart from traditional training programs because iLandMan provides hands on experience you need to complete the courses. These new skills are applied immediately in the field.
Here are some of the things you will learn with our first release of training modules.
The Overview helps you understand what can be expected when using iLandMan and visually introduces you to the program. It also provides insight into what you will learn in the training courses.
Tracts are the very substance of the iLandMan program so understanding how it corresponds with the rest of the system is crucial. This section looks into all aspects of what is involved in having a complete tract record. It will cover everything from chain of title to the status of owners who have been contacted for lease negotiations.
Lessees dictate a certain type of ownership that will eventually be tied to contracts. This training helps users understand not only the definition of a lessee but also how to query, add and edit them.
Contract Preparation
iLandMan offers the opportunity to prepare contracts within the system and track changes that have been made to it. This section provides guidance on how to fill out contract templates that can range from leases to mineral and royalty deeds.
Contracts include all types of contractual documents acquired by he landman in his duties, such as oil and gas leases, assignments, pipeline right of ways and seismic permits. This module explores a typical oil and gas lease and how it is entered and linked to tracts within the system.
Owners range in definition from surface to minerals, each having an address, phone number and tax identification number, etc. This section offers training in how to put in a complete address book record, as well as how to edit and search these records.
Once the training is complete, learners will be "iLandMan Certified" and will be able to print out a certificate demonstrating their new proficiencies.
Access the modules today by going to our website at www.ilandman.com, click on the services icon and go to training. Once you have completed the training please send us a message and tell us what you think!
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Map Surface and Mineral Tracts Using Fully Functional Seismic and Leasehold GIS Maps based on both Surface and Mineral Ownership
Now your maps tell you where you have surface rights or mineral rights under contract and what type of contract.
Querry a MPA that shows the tracts where seismic permits exist and mineral leases from surface owners only, mineral owners only, or both.
©2012 iLandMan. All Rights Reserved.
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Mileseva Monastery – Kamena Gora
Mileševa Monastery was built between 1218 and 1219, and frescos were painted from 1222 to 1228. It was founded by king Vladislav, son of the king Stefan Provovencani (eng. First-Crowned), and grandson of Nemanja. Vladislav built Mileševa to be his legacy and a place where he would be buried.
One of the most famous frescoes in the Monastery Mileševa is "White Angel". It is consideredas one of the most beautiful works of Serbian and European medieval art.
The medieval city Mileševac, situated on the very beginning of the canyon of the river Mileševka – represents a very well preserved and significant natural area, a haven for many rare and old species. The name Kamena Gora (eng. Stone Mountain) was given after the landscape in which it is located – a forest on a rocky mountain, i.e. "a mountain on a stone". The oldest inhabitant of Kamena Gora is an old pine that was estimated to be 400 years old.
As a guest of our apartments you'll get 20% discount on this and any other excursions that we organize. Contact us and find out more about the promotional offers we've prepared for you.
- Departure at 9h
- Coffee break at Zlatar
- The planned arrival is about 11:30h at the Mileševo Monastery
- Continuation of the road to Stone Mountain.
- A visit to the Stone Mountain and the famous Holy Pine, over 400 years old, over 13m high
- Lunch break or coffee break
- Return to Zlatibor around 17h.
- Price per person 1650 RSD / children up to 10 years 1000 RSD
- The minimum number of passengers required for an excursion by van is 5, by minibus 15, by bus 35.
- The final deadline for cancellation is one day before departure.
- The full payment (100%) at the time of booking.
Included in the price:
- Transfer by new, comfortable bus / minibus to the mentioned route
- Tour guide services
- Travel organization costs
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Why does the AHRA treat abortion as murder in statute?
There are numerous inmates serving long sentences, including life sentences, at the Idaho Department of Corrections, for killing preborn human beings. But, we currently have a prohibition of prosecution for murder in our law that allows mothers, and people they authorize and hire, to kill their own preborn children (Idaho Code 18-4016). That partiality is inequity and violates the Idaho Constitution's provisions for equity and justice in Article I, Sections 2 and 18.
The AHRA provides a legal remedy that speaks to the issue of why abortion is wrong – that it actually is murder.
Would all Idaho abortions be prosecuted as murder after the AHRA passes?
Is the goal of the AHRA to punish and imprison women for abortions?
What about Idaho women who go out of state to procure abortions after the AHRA passes?
What about Roe v. Wade and other federal court cases?
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The Global Financial Crisis or GFC as some like to call it has struck projects across the world and placed lots of companies and people out of work. However, there is a bright side for some, including governments and public place developers who have seen prices fall and timelines shortened as companies become available due to a lack of private development work.
In the UAE were upto 75% of projects are now on hold has allowed Museums such as the Abu Dhabi Louvre and Guggenheim to get projects started for 30% less than one year ago. The Louvre broke ground in June and The Guggenheim is currently undergoing pre-qualifying.
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Anesthesiologist are Physicians who have completed medical school and then completed a residency in Anesthesiology. As MD's they are part of the perioperative team with expertise to provide patients with anesthesia for a variety of procedures and surgeries. Typical anesthetics range from mild sedation and monitoring for cataract surgery, anesthesia for endoscopy and colonoscopy, as well as anesthesia for major surgeries such as heart surgery and brain surgery.
Paul D. Weir, M.D. is a board certified physician anesthesiologist with five years of post medical school training. Dr. Weir has a second board certification in Critical Care Medicine
As physicians with significantly longer and more extensive training than other classifications of anaesthesia practitioners, physician anesthesiologists are the most qualified to make anaesthesia related perioperative medical decisions. Physician anesthesiologists are primarily responsible for the safety and well-being of patients before, during and after surgery. This may include placing them in the state of controlled unconsciousness called "general anesthesia", the provision of "regional anesthetics" where only a portion of the body is made numb, or administering sedation when indicated for the relief of pain or anxiety. These anesthetics provide continuous pain relief and sustain patients' critical life functions as they are affected throughout surgical, obstetrical or other medical procedures.
Paul D. Weir, M.D. has 30 years of experience in providing safe anesthesia care
Where as a General Anesthesiologist gives anesthesia for the entire body, a regional anesthesiologist gives anesthesia for a selected part of the body. Most anesthesiology practices in West Hills provide both types of anesthesia. The most common regional anesthetics that patients are familiar with are dental anesthesia and labor epidural anesthesia.
The basic principle is that a local anesthetic (novacaine, lidocaine or similar drugs) are placed next to one or more nerves and the nerves become numb.
The most common techniques are spinal anesthesia, epidural anesthesia, upper extremity block for shoulder, hand or wrist surgery, and lower extremity blocks for hip, knee and ankle surgery.
Paul D. Weir, M.D. is proficient as regional anesthesia techniques


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words of wisdom :: friendly advice :: aphorisms :: warnings cautions :: who knows?
If you don't listen to others who came before you, you'll make their same mistakes. One of mine is on this post – I didn't listen to the one about editing. I have 100 comments, questions and suggestions here. You've been warned, so you can leave now or read to the end.
- you will practice differently than we do today, or at least how I do today
- don't ignore the legacy of how we got here
- be an architect, don't just do things that architects do
- there are more important things than architecture
- not everything needs to be digital – you are human, use your hands
- if architecture isn't important to you, don't do it; go find out what is important to you – you'll be happier
- promote the profession first, then promote yourself
- learn to draw…with a pencil on paper, not because you need to be an artist, but you need to think and you need to communicate in person
- your clients won't be as impressed that you can make digital images as they are that you can draw on a napkin in front of them…while you're speaking
- make digital tools more usable, more human, more intuitive
- be ready to explain why it is there
- don't be preachy…be a leader
- don't be silent, don't be loud, be heard
- allow people to disagree with you
- people make decisions from their values…their values are not yours…it's ok
- if you want people to be tolerant of you, you must be tolerant of them, regardless
- cubes are good, start there
- a leader is different than a boss
- smile at everyone
- practice good hand lettering skills, it's our legacy
- your handwriting does matter; you'll need to write out something someday
- people are watching you; give them something to applaud
- get involved in your community, give and volunteer
- learn how to put a building together – all of it
- learn how to edit
- give critique and accept critique
- think critically
- don't tell them how it functions, tell them how it works
- go get coffee and breathe…take a long walk on a warm day
- there is no form or function, there's architecture
- what you like now will seem trivial and trendy in twenty years
- build something with your own hands, get dirty, scrape your knuckles
- power tools are really cool; learn to use them
- you will face new issues but have to contend with old ones
- fix what we broke, learn from what we fixed
- old buildings are beautiful…find a way to keep it before you demolish it
- write new history; learn history too
- concrete will always be beautiful
- you may never see the change you effect…keep going
- ask the right questions
- things will change rapidly but some things will never change
- some things should never change
- futuristic architecture will always be more radical than current architecture
- not everyone wants things to change; deal with that
- find better questions
- learn which structures have real character and keep them
- reuse what we have, adapt it, modify it, but respect it
- understand that many people like suburbia, find out why
- don't criticize them, make it better, teach them, show them alternatives
- understand why people like rural environments
- learn how to plant a garden
- be adept at building codes
- everyone can benefit from architecture, how can you show that?
- never make excuses, just apologize and stop talking
- learn how to sketch upside down
- being an architect should fill you with pride that comes out as humility
- get your license…no more excuses…none
- stop complaining, start doing
- be articulate
- carry a sketchbook…everywhere
- have friends that are not architects
- get to know people just because they're people
- be mature, grow up, take responsibility
- own it, then repent or celebrate
- people like bricks, it keeps the wolf away
- be authentic, design authentic, use authentic materials
- no one owes you anything – go earn it
- the best things in life come after years of hard work
- it is worth it; it does matter – someone will eventually notice
- why is that there? if you don't know, get rid of it
- who cares that it's not your fault, move on
- find more than one solution – the first one is either brilliant or terrible
- accept that not everyone cares as much as you do, but find out why
- passion is your fuel even more than coffee
- eat healthy and exercise in your 20's
- if it isn't your best, do it again
- be patient, this will take a very long time
- find out what you don't know, don't accept that you don't know
- learn how to detail really well, be good at creating details clearly
- put on a black shirt and pants and save your creative energy for your work
- a Sharpie marker will always help you find a solution
- sketch everyday
- master something
- who cares if your feelings are hurt, did it challenge your thinking?
- use a pencil or pen to think…it's quicker and you can do it anywhere
- don't be that architect that contractors and clients complain about to me
- find the right tool for the job…it might be a computer, a laptop or your phone or a tape measure (or paper clips, gum and a pack of matches)
- understand why people are resistant to change
- the sun got the man to take off his coat, not the wind…live that
- don't get jaded, it's supposed to be hard
- I doubt you're ready to have your own firm – you'll know when it's right
- if you're not going to pursue being good at this, go do something else that you can be good at doing
- make them value the profession
- no one else can do what you can do
- listen to music from your parent's era and imagine them at your age
- seek out someone who is good and study them
- read
- study
- practice
- think
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future architects: #architalks
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Dear Future Architect, Listen Here
Keith Palma – Architect's Trace (@cogitatedesign)
Dear future architects, are you credible?
Michele Grace Hottel – Michele Grace Hottel, Architect (@mghottel)
"Dear Future Architects,"
Stephen Ramos – BUILDINGS ARE COOL (@sramos_BAC)
Dear Future Architects: Don't makes these 4 Mistakes
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Dear Boy in the Plastic Bubble,
Michael LaValley – Evolving Architect (@archivalley)
Dear Future Architects, Be Authentic
Marica McKeel – Studio MM (@ArchitectMM)
Dear Future Architects: 4 Perspectives
Evan Troxel – Archispeak Podcast / TRXL (@etroxel)
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Dear Future Architect,
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Dear Future Architects..
Michael Riscica – Young Architect (@YoungArchitxPDX)
Dear Future Young Architects… Please Quit Screwing Around!?!!
Enoch Sears – Business of Architecture (@businessofarch)
Dear Future Architects: A Confession
Bob Borson – Life of An Architect (@bobborson)
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EXCLUSIVE: A stellar cast has been locked for Felt, a political thriller that tells the story made famous in All the President's Men, from the vantage point of the top FBI official the Washington Post called Deep Throat. Writer-director Peter Landesman, who previously landed Liam Neeson to play No. 2 FBI man Mark Felt and Diane Lane to play his wife Audrey, has just about set the complete cast, minus the actor who'll play the pivotal role of Bob Woodward.
Here are the new additions to the cast: Scandal's Tony Goldwyn will play FBI intel chief Ed Miller, and Kate Walsh will play his wife Pat; Josh Lucas plays FBI No. 3 Charlie Bates; Dexter's Michael C. Hall will play John Dean, architect of the Watergate cover-up who was desperate to plug the Washington Post leaks; Marton Csokas and Tom Sizemore play Felt's FBI rivals Pat Gray and Bill Sullivan; Wendi McLendon-Covey plays Felt secretary Carol Tschudy; Ike Barinholtz plays Angelo Lano, who headed the FBI investigation into the leak; Bruce Greenwood plays Time magazine reporter Sandy Smith, to whom Felt also leaked Watergate intel; Spotlight's Brian D'Arcy James plays FBI special agent Robert Kunkel; Noah Wyle plays Stan Pottinger, who prosecuted Felt and other FBI officials for ordering break-ins to search homes of suspected domestic terrorist radicals, without warrants; and Maika Monroe plays Felt's daughter Joan. Colm Meaney and Ray Donovan's Eddie Marsan are closing up deals to play CIA men.
Ridley and Giannina Scott head the list of producers on a project Landesman wrote and has been trying to get made for eight years. Marc Butan's MadRiver Pictures will finance and produce alongside Scott Free Productions, Playtone and Cara Films. Landesman and the Scotts produce with Gary Goetzman, Tom Hanks, Butan, Jay Roach and Anthony Katagas, with Steven Shareshian and Michael Schaefer exec producing with Nik Bower, Deepak Nayar, Peter Guber and Peter Strauss. Endurance Media's Steve Richards also joined the project as a financier and producer, along with Torridon Films and Riverstone Pictures. Production starts May 2.
Landesman, who most recently teamed with Ridley and Giannina Scott on Concussion, said the movie will "change the accepted history of Watergate and the dissembling of the presidency and modern American politics." He also said there is an untold parallel tale: while Felt was guiding reporters to revelations that would bring down the Nixon White House, he was also in a desperate search to find his estranged daughter, who had embraced a counterculture lifestyle and whom, they feared, had become part of the web of suspected domestic terrorist groups like the Weather Underground that had become such a high priority to the FBI. Felt's over-aggressiveness in that area was his undoing and led to his resignation and conviction (he was pardoned by Ronald Reagan).
"While the reporters were chasing and Nixon was covering up, there was this humming engine of secrecy and intrigue unfolding within the walls of the FBI," Landesman said. "It was all driven by this one man, Felt, who had been No. 2 in the FBI behind J Edgar Hoover, and whose motivation for doing what he did was most importantly to protect the institution he loved, against an assault by a corrupt president who wanted to turn the bureau into his version of the KGB.
"Right or wrong, he felt what he did was the last defense of the American ideal. Watergate happened around the time Hoover died and Nixon was going to use the opportunity to take over the FBI and turn it into his own mechanism for control," Landesman said. "Felt saw this coming and made a decision to betray the FBI secrecy code, in order to protect the FBI. At the same time, there was this Shakespearean drama going on in his home, after his daughter vanished and entered the same counterculture groups that the FBI was trying to take down. So while Watergate was unfolding, he was hunting for his missing daughter he was afraid had vanished into the arms of his enemy. And nobody knew his motivation was his missing daughter."
Landesman spent years researching, and dismisses the criticism that Felt's motivation was at least partly sour grapes for being passed over by Nixon for the top FBI job he coveted.
Said Landesman: "Did he feel he deserved the job? Absolutely. But he betrayed the FBI to save the FBI and made the ultimate sacrifice because the FBI was everything to him. His last play was to counsel acting FBI director Pat Gray, in his Senate confirmation hearing, to confess that Nixon and John Dean destroyed classified Watergate files. He built this house of cards, and that last play brought them all down. The story has the components of a suspenseful spy thriller, but there are huge reveals about his motivations."
Landesman said he was grateful to Neeson and Lane for committing early and hanging in while the project got pieced together with indie financing, which is how movies like this get made nowadays. He said that after Felt languished, the project regained momentum after he asked the Scotts to come aboard while they worked in the NFL film Concussion.
"Ridley and I are delighted to have such a strong cast for our latest project with Peter," said Giannina Scott. "These are some of the finest actors working today and we can't wait to get underway with them to tell the fascinating story of Mark Felt."
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Sermons on Various Important Subjects
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This is a religion book. God hath all creatures at his command; he hath power to press the most reluctant into his service, and to compel them to bear his messages and execute his orders; as we see in the case of Balaam and Jonah. God can make use of man to this end, either by reconciling them to himself, and attaching them to his interest or by overruling their corrupt and vicious designs to effect his holy purposes, without their consent or knowledge. Most of the prophets were brought into his view, and made desirous to honor him. Many pagan princes, and others, who knew him not were yet made instrumental in doing his pleasure and executing his designs. The divine sovereign never wants for agents to accomplish his purposes. He sitteth on the circle of the heavens, and orders the affairs of the universe in such a manner as to do his pleasure.


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Cocoatech Releases Path Finder 5.1.1
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We've received thousands of complements, suggestions, and a few bug reports since the release of Path Finder 5.0 and we have been updating the application as fast as possible to get everything just right. Almost every feature has been optimized for CPU and memory usage to ensure rock solid stability and performance. The result is the best version of Path Finder ever.
No one likes to wait months to get software updates, we try our best to get new features and improvements in customers hands as fast as possible. We've been releasing almost two updates per month and will continue on this schedule for the foreseeable future.
Path Finder is a file manager that looks and operates much like the Finder, but with many extra features and enhancements. Path Finder is optimized for single window use, eliminating the clutter of overlapping windows.
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* Tabbed file browsing
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* Drop Stack - Drag and Drop files to the stack, then navigate to new location, then drag off
* Path Navigator - Displays the current path and you can click on any folder name to quickly navigate
* Quicklook window - Hit space bar to display a quick preview of a file
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Editorial: Iowans need to know: What are your plans to fix Medicaid, Governor Reynolds?
Though her predecessor launched the experiment of Iowa's $5 billion health insurance program, the newly elected governor has defended it and is now responsible for its future
There are more than 2.1 million registered voters in Iowa. About 40 percent of them did not vote in the midterm elections. The majority of the 1.3 million who did gave Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds four more years in office. They also gave her a GOP-controlled Legislature.
This is troubling news for the Iowans who rely on Medicaid, the health providers who serve them and taxpayers. Despite many problems with privatizing management of the $5 billion health insurance program, Reynolds has refused to return it to state control. She has defended and perpetuated an experiment set in motion by her predecessor that relies on for-profit insurers to manage care for more than 700,000 people.
Now Reynolds fully owns responsibility for this program, and she must explain to Iowans her vision for its future.
Over the past year, Reynolds has done little in response to complaints from low-income Iowans who lost access to health care. Per-patient costs have increased, and hundreds of millions of public dollars have padded insurers' profits instead of paying for patient care. She has threatened financial penalties against managed care organizations for late payments to providers, but it's too soon to know whether the sanctions will be sufficient.
"The privatization of Medicaid has been a disaster for the health care industry in this state. We're not getting paid for our work, and our patients aren't getting adequate coverage," said Dr. Hans House, an emergency room doctor at the University Hospitals in Iowa City and a professor of emergency medicine. He recently spoke on behalf of the Iowa chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians.
Hospitals have warned Reynolds that changes in the way they are paid for emergency care will cost the state's largest hospitals tens of millions of dollars in lost revenue annually and lead to layoffs.
State officials told hospitals in July that the two private insurers contracted to manage Medicaid would no longer fully reimburse for emergency room care if the primary symptoms the patients initially report turn out not to be an emergency.
Consider the implications of that. A patient goes to the hospital with chest pain, suspecting he is having a heart attack. If tests show no heart problem, the Medicaid insurers will not pay the hospital. Hospitals were unsuccessful in appealing these payment changes, and Reynolds did not respond to a reporter's inquiry about them.
Iowa's newly elected governor must start responding to these and other major problems.
University of Iowa Health Care reported to the Iowa Board of Regents earlier this year it has cut 487 jobs as payments from government sources, largely Medicaid, fell by millions of dollars. The loss of health care workers doesn't help Iowans get needed care, whether they're insured by Medicaid, Medicare or private insurers.
So what is the plan, Governor Reynolds?
Because the future looks bleak if Iowa continues on its current course. An article in the October issue of Governing magazine provides a glimpse into what Iowans might expect from Centene, the third insurer contracted by the Reynolds administration to take over management of care for patients beginning in July 2019.
The article features Jose Nunez, a Los Angeles trucker on Medicaid assigned to Centene. When Nunez's retina became damaged, the insurer denied payment for treatments. He was left nearly blind, lost his driver's license and lost his job.
Meanwhile, Centene has seen its stock price soar 400 percent in recent years and paid its chief executive $25 million, the highest pay for any CEO in the health industry. The company is among two of California's most profitable insurers but operates some of the "worst-performing Medicaid plans," according to Governing.
Yet the Reynolds administration has invited this company to Iowa.
Perhaps the more than 660,000 Iowans who voted for Reynolds support the privatization of Medicaid. Perhaps the 40 percent of registered voters who did not cast ballots don't care. Regardless, Reynolds has an obligation to step up and explain her philosophy and plans for the future of the health insurance program.
Because it is a matter of life and death for Iowans, regardless of their political leanings.


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One of my favourite historic aircraft in Australia is the Imperial German Air Service Albatros D.Va (serial number D.5390/17, manufactured around August/September 1917), a World War One scout aircraft displayed at the Australian War Memorial ANZAC Hall, Over the Front: The Great War in the Air exhibition in Canberra. The predecessor of this aircraft was the Albatros D.III which entered German service in December 1916 and was able to help maintain German air superiority up until early 1917. By mid-1917 Allied fighters such as the British Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5 and French Spad VII regained control of the skies though and a new scout aircraft was once again required (aviation technology was moving rapidly in these early air combat days).
The Albatros D.V which replaced the Albatros D.III, first flew in April 1917 and was fitted with a new and more powerful Mercedes D.IIIa 180hp engine which increased the overall speed of the aircraft. 900 D.V models were produced but they had an issue with upper wing weakness and failure which obviously caused much concern with German pilots as it was said to be worse than the D.III (the D.III had a similar issue with the lower wing failing in dives. Note: the proposed D.IV variant never went into production)! This aircraft was a capable fighter but obviously not 100% suitable and immediate improvement was required.
From August 1917 to mid 1918 approximately 1,600 improved Albatros D.Va models were then produced. Delivery of this model began in October 1917 and featured strengthened wings but this added weight reduced the performance gained from the more powerful 180hp Mercedes engine original fitted in the D.V model. Ultimately, despite structural improvements, even the new models still had issues with lower wing failures in a dive, so a small auxiliary strut was added to all D.V/D.Va outer wing struts to help improve the situation (which was not overly successful).
By early 1918 the type was obsolete and outclassed by new Allied fighters but the D.Va variant flew on until the end of the war in November 1918 (although by April 1918 it was being replaced by the superior Fokker D.VII scout). Despite its issues many of the top German air aces of World War One scored many of their air to air victories flying an Albatros scout aircraft (Manfred von Richthofen – see below, scored three-quarters of his victories in Albatros scouts).
AWM Albatros D.Va
What is so special about the Australian War Memorial Albatros D.Va? Well firstly it is one of only two original aircraft of its type left. The other surviving example is in the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC. I have been lucky enough to see both aircraft in person on a number of occasions (both museums are a personal favourite to visit).
The Australian War Memorial Albatros D.Va (serial number D.5390/17) features much of its original printed five-colour lozenge linen fabric and painted camouflage pattern of mauve and green on the wings and tail. It was armed with 2 x two MG08/15 7.92mm machine guns that were synchronized to fire through the propeller arc. Although fitted with a Mercedes D.IIIa 180hp engine it is not the original one installed in the aircraft when manufactured in 1917, that is curiously fitted in a Pflaz D.XII at the museum (see my next post for more on this aircraft)!
The history on how the Australian War Memorial example came to be on display at the museum is quite interesting too. On December 17th, 1917 six Albatros D.Va scouts believed to be from Royal Prussian Jasta 29 based at Bellincamp attacked an Australian Flying Corps (AFC) No. 3 Squadron Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8 two-seat reconnaissance aircraft (serial number A3618) that was flown by pilot Lieutenant J. L. M. Sandy with observer Sergeant H. F. Hughes. The AFC aircraft defended itself for a number of minutes and managed to shoot down this Albatros D.Va, which was flown by Leutnant Rudolf Clausz (he was wounded and crash landed).
Two other AFC No. 3 Squadron R.E.8 aircraft joined the dog fight and after a further 10 minutes of combat, the remaining German aircraft broke off and left the engagement. Unfortunately Sandy and Hughes had both been killed by a single bullet during the ensuing engagement, strangely the R.E.8 kept flying in a straight line and eventually crashed some 80km away after running out of fuel!
Clausz crash landed in the lines of the 21st Battalion, 2nd Australian Division AIF and was taken prisoner. Under heavy artillery fire the aircraft was recovered by personnel of AFC No. 3 Squadron. The Albatros mainly only had bullet damage to its fuel tank, so it was repaired and then flown to the United Kingdom where it was test flown by the Royal Flying Corps Aeroplane Experimental Station.
Australia lodged a claim for the aircraft as a war trophy which was approved. It was displayed at Australia House in London in early 1918 and was then dismantled and shipped to Australia in May 1918.
During 1920 the Albatros D.Va was exhibited in Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney. From 1941 to the early 1960's it was displayed at the war memorial before being stored at Duntroon military college. Reconstruction and restoration began in the mid 1960's. With the aim to keep the aircraft in its original condition, this was a major job and was not fully completed until 2008 when the aircraft was returned to display at the war memorial. At almost 100 years old it looks pretty good!
NASM Albatros D.Va
The other surviving D.Va on display at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum (NASM) in Washington DC (serial number D.7161/17) served with the Imperial German Air Service Jasta 46 (formed at Graudenz on December 17th, 1917) before being captured in April/May 1918. It is one of the last batch of 550 aircraft produced that were at the frontline by April 1918 and also features the distinctive lozenge camouflage scheme on its wings.
The aircraft is understood to have been a gift from the French government and arrived in the United States as a war trophy in 1919. It was originally presented to the De Young Memorial Museum in San Francisco on July 13th, 1919 and then sold for just $500 into private hands again in 1947. A Smithsonian curator persuaded the new owner to donate it to the Smithsonian collection (if packing and shipping costs were covered), which finally funded its transport to storage in Illinois in 1949 and then to Washington DC in 1952, where it remained in storage again until restoration commenced in 1977.
The operating squadron was identified during a restoration of the NASM aircraft from 1977 to 1979 when the original layer of paint was uncovered and showed green and yellow stripes on the tail which were the markings for Jasta 46. It was also discovered that it is constructed from components of different Albatros D.Va aircraft. The workmanship of the wings are of a different quality indicating they were manufactured in separate locations and not at the same time, also the national insignia painted on the aircraft differ with both straight crosses on the wings as well as the earlier Iron Cross on the fuselage. These variances perhaps indicate wartime repairs to the aircraft (the aircraft also has damage from a bullet that passed through the right machine gun mount, through the emergency fuel tank and into the right magneto).
Other Signficant AWM World War One Artifacts
Within the Australian War Memorial ANZAC Hall are some other impressive artifacts from World War One, including those linked to Manfred von Richthofen the "Red Baron", the leading World War One German air ace with 80 air to air victories. He was officially shot down by Canadian RFC pilot Arthur "Roy" Brown over the Western Front on April 21st, 1918 but later research indicates it is highly likely that ground troops from a battery of Australian Field Artillery firing machine guns and rifles at him were actually responsible for his death (only one bullet was found in his body. It had penetrated his right armpit and then through his heart, indicating the shot came from below, not behind or above). Richthofen was only 25 years old. Given he came down near Australian lines, AFC Number 3 Squadron being the closest, assumed responsibility for his remains.
Richthofen's Fokker Dr.I Driedecker triplane apparently landed mostly intact, but before it could be secured souvenir hunters had pretty much pulled it apart! Some parts of the aircraft and some of his personal effects are today held by the Australian War Memorial including his fur-lined flying boots and the control column and compass from the triplane. They are displayed next to the Albatros D.Va in ANZAC Hall today.
Mephisto, the last Imperial German Army A7V Sturmpanzerwagen World War One tank is also on display within ANZAC Hall. Normally Mephisto is part of the Queensland Museum collection where it has been since 1919 but currently it is on loan to the Australian War Memorial from June 2015 to April 2017, for their World War One Centennial exhibition.
Another significant piece of German aviation history within the collection is a 1918 Pfalz D.XII scout. More on this aircraft in my next post.
Australian War Memorial – Albatros D.Va Scout Aircraft
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum – Albatros D.Va


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The Federal Government has long encouraged and supported a collaborative approach to planning and decisionmaking in the criminal justice system. In the 1970s, the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, a grantmaking agency, worked with state and local coordinating and planning councils to establish common goals and funding priorities to meet them. Other projects, such as the National Jail and Prison Overcrowding Project (NJPOP), made similar programming efforts. Jointly funded by the National Institute of Corrections (NIC), a federal agency, and the Edna McConnell Clark Foundation, a private organization, NJPOP recognized that unless all parts of the system that contribute to the growth of jail and prison populations participate in decisionmaking about the best use of existing resources, jails and prisons will continue to fill. Such collaboration required tremendous effort by all parts of the system. Each part had to be willing to try to understand the roles and responsibilities of the others, to compromise on issues, and to acknowledge and respect others political realities.
In recent years, numerous federal initiatives have continued to work for empowerment of communities by encouraging the use of collaboration by criminal justice policymaking entities, including Comprehensive Communities, Weed and Seed, Community Oriented Policing Services, Violence Against Women Office (VAWO), Safe Kids/Safe Streets, the Office of Justice Programs Drug Courts Program Office, NIC, and the Office of Justice Programs. Many of these programs represent federal interagency or interbureau collaboration. To ensure that the goals of collaborations are successfully met, philosophical hurdles and entrenched organizational structures must be overcome through training and commitment of resources.


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"His genius, then, is at one with the genius of the form of the novel itself: Dickens willed into existence the most capacious and elastic and versatile kind of novel that could be, one big enough for his vast sentimental yearnings and for every impulse and fear and hesitation in him that countervailed those yearnings too. Never parsimonious and frequently contradictory, he always gives us everything he can, everything he's planned to give, and then more."
Jonathan Lethem, Introduction to Dombey and Son (Modern Library Paperback Edition, 2003)


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Thanks to Ruth at FlixChatter for the prompt, I'm joining in with my first post for 'Thursday Movie Picks', started by Wandering through the Shelves.
This week we've been asked to list three to five films suitable for seniors.
The Way (2010)
Directed by and starring Emilio Estevez, this film captured my heart the first time I watched it in 2012. Telling the story of a father whose son died while attempting the Camino de Santiago, it is a compelling story of loss and remembrance. It is all the more poignant as Estevez stars as the son and his own father, Martin Sheen, portrays his character's father.
Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)
Another of my favourite films from director Taika Waititi, I've chosen this as I feel that seniors would enjoy the offbeat charm of Sam Neill's character, Hector. It's a wonderful clash of personalities and upbringings, youth and older age.
The 100 Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (2013)
This Swedish film from director Felix Herngren is full of charm and humour. It centres on Allan Karlsson, who as the title suggests, leaps out of a window on his 100th birthday and begins quite the wonderful journey.


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Date 25th October 2007
Is this the future for GPS; are you one step away from your next SatNav being subsidised by advertising companies?
After years of talk sprinkled with a good measure of hype, location based services are still dragging their feet. The GPS industry is still keenly looking for the most suitable business models, Amongst all the noise, is it possible that the push start needed lies in subsidised, even free, handsets?
adNav, a GPS marketing solutions company, has signalled its upcoming launch of Boomerang, an ad supported mobile concierge system integrated with GPS navigation aimed to help both business and leisure travellers while away from home. Scheduled to launch in November, adNav have announced their product at CTIA Wireless I.T. and Entertainment in San Francisco this week.
Powered by Tele Atlas digital map data and content, the system offers unlimited access to services such as restaurant, movie, event and city guides, weather, currency exchange calculators, live flight information and mobile Internet access connected via mobile networks and WiFi. It even contains mobile room service and games to while away the time in your hotel room.
Boomerang will be offered, depending on partner, at little or no cost to the end user.
"The Boomerang will revolutionize the interaction that consumers have with their travel service providers," said Mordy Loksen, Co-Founder and CTO of adNav. "By offering a product with constant connectivity, we have a multitude of exciting applications already and many more in the works that create an accurate, reliable offering that will enhance any trip."
Boomerang will be available to travel service providers through adNav�s partner hotels and car hire companies as an added value concierge service for guests. Local recommendations will be constantly available via a connection through the virtual concierge desk.
When a traveller arrives at an adNav partner hotel or car rental, they will be offered full functioning voice guided GPS navigation, including unlimited access to the web through WiFi and cellular networks.
Additionally, users will have access to hundreds of pages of geo coded city and restaurant guides allowing them to touch the desired destination in the city guide and receive directions through GPS.
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Thank you for inventing the CJ Socket and making it available to the Prosthetist's toolbox. I attended your excellent one day seminar which was one of the best I have ever attended for depth of knowledge and completeness of any new technique. There will be many amputees across the country who will smile many more times in the day due to the CJ Socket. I truly liked the seminar and the technique, and you have a naturally educational demeanor. – Pat Peick, CPO
My feeling, having used it now on 5 or 6 different patients, is that it addresses almost all the socket problems that we have had over the years with almost all the different rigid and semi rigid designs. Across the board, all of the people I have put this on have had increased comfort in sitting and standing. They no longer feel like they are sitting on a fence all the time and toileting is easier. I now use this as my first choice of socket design for all my AK patients. – Frank H. Twyefort, III, CPO
I have had some really great success with this socket system. Unlike other transfemoral socket techniques, the CJ is intuitive and the learning curve is short. I don't need to make multiple check sockets to get the fit that is best for my patient. The patients I have used the CJ on are amazed at how easy it is to don and they all love the user adjustability feature of the CJ that allows them to improve their comfort on the fly! Therapists and doctors that I have shown the CJ to have been very impressed with this socket and when they observe the results on the patient, they are even more amazed! I am very pleased that Keith has shared this concept with me, as the CJ has become an invaluable tool in my prosthetic toolbox! Thanks Keith- you the man! – Jason Rizzo, CPO


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By Nick Brown
NEW YORK, March 20 (Reuters) – Puerto Rico's bankrupt power authority, PREPA, has appointed Walter Higgins as its new chief executive officer, the utility said on Tuesday, on the six-month anniversary of Hurricane Maria's destruction of the island's power grid.
Higgins was CEO of Bermuda-based Ascendant Group Ltd from 2012 to 2016, and has 40 years of experience in energy industry management roles, PREPA said in a statement. He will succeed interim Executive Director Justo Gonzalez.
Maria struck Puerto Rico in September as its most destructive storm in 90 years, cutting electricity to all 3.4 million of the U.S. territory's residents. Six months later, tens of thousands remain in the dark.
The storm proved the downfall of ex-CEO Ricardo Ramos, who resigned in November after a U.S. congressional committee launched a probe into PREPA's awarding of a no-bid, $300 million repair contract to tiny, Montana-based Whitefish Energy Holdings.
Governor Ricardo Rossello later canceled the contract, then, in January, announced plans to privatize PREPA over the next 18 months.
The utility was crippled even before Maria and in bankruptcy to shed some $9 billion in debt. Its weak infrastructure, which not been modernized in years, was no match for Maria's 155-mile-per-hour winds.
Higgins inherits an entity long beset by frequent management turnover and a staff that shrank from more than 8,600 people in 2012 to around 6,000 last year, a reflection of Puerto Rico's broader population exodus as it battles a protracted recession.
As it works to recover from Maria, Puerto Rico is also working its way through the largest bankruptcy in U.S. government history, with $120 billion in bond and pension debt, including PREPA's debt.
Reinventing PREPA as a nimbler, partly privately-run company, and shedding its debt, is a key piece of that process.
Higgins, a former U.S. naval officer, has held management roles at Sierra Pacific Resources, Atlanta Gas Light Company and Portland General Electric Company, among others, PREPA said in Tuesday's statement.
At Ascendant, whose BELCO subsidiary served as the sole power utility in Bermuda, Higgins navigated three hurricanes and led an initiative to restructure electricity rates on the island, the statement said.
"We have a real opportunity here, not just to restore power but to eventually deliver lower-cost, reliable power for all the citizens of Puerto Rico," Higgins said in the statement.
Ernesto Sgroi Hernandez, who chairs PREPA's governing board, called Higgins "a distinguished leader and industry visionary."
(Reporting by Nick Brown Editing by Tom Brown)
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History is filled with valuable "growth opportunities," and we can learn a lot from those who have travelled a road before us. This makes accident-site analysis invaluable.
One of the biggest studies of motorcycle accidents is the European Commission's MAIDS, or Motorcycle Accident In-Depth Study, which was co-funded by the European Commission. Investigators looked at 923 cases of motorcycle accidents.
The primary cause of all accidents were determined mostly to be attributed to human error. Human error falls into four main categories: perception failure (not seeing), comprehension failure (seeing but not understanding), decision failure (seeing and understanding, but not reacting properly) and reaction failure (seeing and understanding, but not reacting at all).
Vehicle drivers (as opposed to powered-two-wheelers) were found to be at fault in just over 50 per cent of the time. Primary contributing factors to their human errors were, in order of frequency:
- Perception failure: 36.6 percent
- Traffic-scan errors: 62.9 per cent
- Faulty traffic strategies: 40.6 per cent
- Speed differential: 4.8 per cent
Information derived from motorcycle accidents clearly show us that other vehicles are a detriment to the health of any biker. Bikers need to drive to be seen. This is why it is important that riders learn defensive riding strategies. We cannot control other drivers, but we can control how we ride in their midst. Defensive riding means that you are compensating for other drivers' stupidity.
But we're not that perfect either. Riders of powered two-wheelers were at fault a whopping 37.4 per cent of the time — and we tend to be at fault over four times more often than drivers when it comes to speed. Primary contributing factors to our human errors were, in the same order as above:
- Rider inattention: 10.6 percent
- Traffic-scan errors: 27.7 per cent
- Faulty traffic strategies: 32.2 per cent
- Speed differential:18 per cent
And keep in mind that these numbers precede hand-held communication devices (iPhones, cells, androids and other thingamajigs). We need to manually add this deadly distraction to our mental-alerts systems.
Maybe I'm biased having worked for almost a decade as a motorcycle safety instructor, but I do strongly recommend motorcycle training for all riders, experienced or not. We need to compensate for others, and we need to sharpen up our own emergency responses. Decision failure and reaction failure can be overcome with proper training.
Thinking you know something when you actually don't can be detrimental to your health. And when flesh meets metal, who's at fault becomes trivial; it's the biker who pays. The burden is on us bikers to do everything we can, so that we can continue to play on two wheels.
We have great safety schools on the Island and fantastic instructors. Do yourself a favour, do your research, and smarten up by taking a course.
Britt Santowski has been riding since she was 25, and served as a Chief Instructor with the Vancouver Island Safety Council, where she taught for nine years.


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Book Review: The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin
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In my last post I discussed how I believe I've become a better writer by belonging to a weekly critique group. My Coffee and Critique group is a source of inspiration. About 8-10 writers show up each week, but some weeks we have a dozen or more members sitting around the table drinking beverages and offering suggestions on manuscripts.
As the middle child in a family of seven, I'm comfortable being a part of a large group and I'm all about inclusion. But in some instances, smaller has its advantages.
In addition to my weekly critique group, I belong to a small group of women writers called In vino veritas--in wine there is truth, or IVV for short. Our IVV monthly dinner is an occasion to share candid, casual, and confidential conversation that doesn't leave the table.
Once a month the four of us meet for dinner at an Italian restaurant, where our first order of business is to order wine. After we toast one another, we enjoy dinner, drink some wine, and share ideas about writing, publishing, freelancing, teaching, editing, books, and almost anything related to writing.
We also talk about our families and our problems; we share our successes and insecurities and continue to talk until one of the employees dims the lights and lock the doors. Oh, and the servers there love us. Last night the waitress we had in December came over to our table to day hello. She told us she wished we would've sat in her section. Did I mention we all are friendly and courteous to the wait staff and are big tippers?
On nice evenings we stand in the parking lot and talk some more. It is a relaxing, yet invigorating evening.
I truly believe that just as "iron sharpens iron," when writers are in the company of other writers, be it a dozen or only two, they too sharpen their writing skills and become better writers.


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An aircraft must have sufficient stability to maintain a uniform flightpath and recover from the various upsetting forces. Also, to achieve the best performance, the aircraft must have the proper response to the movement of the controls. Control is the pilot action of moving the flight controls, providing the aerodynamic force that induces the aircraft to follow a desired flightpath. When an aircraft is said to be controllable, it means that the aircraft responds easily and promptly to movement of the controls. Different control surfaces are used to control the aircraft about each of the three axes. Moving the control surfaces on an aircraft changes the airflow over the aircraft's surface. This, in turn, creates changes in the balance of forces acting to keep the aircraft flying straight and level.
Three terms that appear in any discussion of stability and control are: stability, maneuverability, and controllability. Stability is the characteristic of an aircraft that tends to cause it to fly (hands off) in a straight-and-level flightpath. Maneuverability is the characteristic of an aircraft to be directed along a desired flightpath and to withstand the stresses imposed. Controllability is the quality of the response of an aircraft to the pilot's commands while maneuvering the aircraft.
Static Stability
An aircraft is in a state of equilibrium when the sum of all the forces acting on the aircraft and all the moments is equal to zero. An aircraft in equilibrium experiences no accelerations, and the aircraft continues in a steady condition of flight. A gust of wind or a deflection of the controls disturbs the equilibrium, and the aircraft experiences acceleration due to the unbalance of moment or force.
The three types of static stability are defined by the character of movement following some disturbance from equilibrium. Positive static stability exists when the disturbed object tends to return to equilibrium. Negative static stability, or static instability, exists when the disturbed object tends to continue in the direction of disturbance. Neutral static stability exists when the disturbed object has neither tendency, but remains in equilibrium in the direction of disturbance. These three types of stability are illustrated in Figure 2-11.Dynamic Stability
While static stability deals with the tendency of a displaced body to return to equilibrium, dynamic stability deals with the resulting motion with time. If an object is disturbed from equilibrium, the time history of the resulting motion defines the dynamic stability of the object. In general, an object demonstrates positive dynamic stability if the amplitude of motion decreases with time. If the amplitude of motion increases with time, the object is said to possess dynamic instability.
Any aircraft must demonstrate the required degrees of static and dynamic stability. If an aircraft were designed with static instability and a rapid rate of dynamic instability, the aircraft would be very difficult, if not impossible, to fly. Usually, positive dynamic stability is required in an aircraft design to prevent objectionable continued oscillations of the aircraft.
Longitudinal Stability
When an aircraft has a tendency to keep a constant AOA with reference to the relative wind (i.e., it does not tend to put its nose down and dive or lift its nose and stall); it is said to have longitudinal stability. Longitudinal stability refers to motion in pitch. The horizontal stabilizer is the primary surface which controls longitudinal stability. The action of the stabilizer depends upon the speed and AOA of the aircraft.
Directional Stability
Stability about the vertical axis is referred to as directional stability. The aircraft should be designed so that when it is in straight-and-level flight it remains on its course heading even though the pilot takes his or her hands and feet off the controls. If an aircraft recovers automatically from a skid, it has been well designed for directional balance. The vertical stabilizer is the primary surface that controls directional stability. Directional stability can be designed into an aircraft, where appropriate, by using a large dorsal fin, a long fuselage, and sweptback wings.
Lateral Stability
Motion about the aircraft's longitudinal (fore and aft) axis is a lateral, or rolling, motion. The tendency to return to the original attitude from such motion is called lateral stability.
Dutch Roll
A Dutch Roll is an aircraft motion consisting of an out-ofphase combination of yaw and roll. Dutch roll stability can be artificially increased by the installation of a yaw damper.


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Pork With Cherry Sauce
¼ c flour
1 pork tenderloin, cut into 1" slices and pounded to ¼" thick (I used pork chops)
3 T EVOO divided
2 large shallots, thinly sliced (1c)
¼ c red wine
2 c frozen cherries thawed
2 tsp grated ginger
Cooked polenta, for serving
Place flour in shallow dish. Season pork with salt and pepper, then coat with flour, shaking off excess. In large skillet, heat 1 T oil over medium-high. Working in batches, cook pork until browned and cooked through, 2 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate and tent loosely with foil. Add remaining 2 T oil and shallots and cook 6-8 minutes. Season, add wine and broth and cook, until reduced by half, 3 minutes. Add cherries and ginger and cook until softened, 2 minutes. Return pork to pan along with juices and cook until sauce has thickened slightly, 2 minutes. Serve over polenta.
Per serving (4) –
343 cal
15g fat
31g pro
21g carbs
2g fiber


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AUSTRALIAN sporting history will be made on Sunday morning (AEDT) when Nathan Walker becomes the nation's first NHL player.
The 23-year-old was left out of the Washington Capitals' season-opening win over the Ottawa Senators on Friday. However the team announced he had been selected to make his debut against the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night (Sunday 10am AEDT).
Walker joins an illustrious list of Australian sporting pioneers in the US including Luc Longley (NBA), Joe Quinn (MLB) and Colin Ridgway (NFL) — the first Australians to play in each of the major American leagues.
It's the culmination of a long and arduous journey for Walker, who grew up in Sydney and played professionally in the Czech Republic before moving to the US to chase his dream four years ago.
Walker had already made history by being named on the Capitals' opening roster for 2017/18, securing selection after several impressive campaigns for their American Hockley League (AHL) feeder team, the Hershey Bears.
Walker, born in Wales, grew up in Sydney after he and his family emigrated from the United Kingdom when he was two. After his brother Ryan was exposed to the sport, it became clear Nathan had pro potential and he moved to the Czech Republic at age 13 to play minor and then junior hockey.
"It definitely made me a little bit more independent earlier on," Walker said.
"I think it just made me mature quicker." On the ice,
Walker said practising twice a day with HC Vitkovice's under-18 and under-20 teams helped his game mature.
"It's definitely a big jump," Walker said. "You've got a lot more time to work on your skills while you're younger."
Walker has played just seven games in the Australian Ice Hockey League. Internationally, he had six points in four games as Australia won the International Ice Hockey Federation World Championship Division II in 2011 and then two assists the next year in the IIHF World Championship Division I.
Walker said he hasn't thought much about being the first Australian to play in the NHL.
"At the end of the day, I'm just another guy on the team, another guy in the league, another guy playing the sport we all love," Walker said.
Walker is no stranger to NHL history. After playing for the United States Hockey League's Youngstown Phantoms and American Hockey League's Hershey Bears, Walker became the first Australian selected in the NHL draft when the Capitals took him in the third round in 2014.
Washington general manager Brian MacLellan has noticed significant strides in Walker's game since then.
"He's developed into a good penalty killer," MacLellan said.
"We've always liked his speed and his compete level, those were the two things that we really liked about him. He just continues to become a better player — better positionally, he reads the game better, more intelligent on his reads – instead of being a pure energy player."


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Kajetánka is a luxury residential project in Prague 6 that offers a variety of exclusive properties for sale from luxury apartments to top floor spacious Penthouse.
Rebirth of Kajetánka
Kajetánka is a unique residential development on expansive grounds of a 16th century Baroque chateau located just two kilometers from Prague Castle in the distinctive neighbourhood of Prague 6. Over four centuries, Kajetánka has been home of an idyllic vineyard, a serene monastery and the lavish gardens of a grand family estate.
Today Kajetánka is fully restored, with four luxurious apartment buidlings and the renovated Orangery. Like their forebears returning to their country manor, today's residents will find in Kajetánka a lush, private sanctuary-an ideal residential retreat in the heart of a vibrant city.
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- Select a class to view settings for that class.
- Select Settings on the left sidebar.
- Select the Teachers tab at the top of the page.
- Select the name of the teacher with whom you wish to share the class from the drop-down menu.
- If the teacher is the main teacher for the class, check the Primary checkbox.
The primary teacher will be listed as the teacher in student/parent accounts and on printed reports.
- Select the desired permission level from the Permissions drop-down:
- View Only: Can view grades and attendance but cannot edit anything.
- Limited Edit: Can edit grades in existing assignments but cannot add new assignments, edit attendance or change class settings.
- Full Edit: Can edit all class settings, grades and attendance but cannot modify teacher access.
- Full Moderator: Can edit anything in the account including teacher access.
- Once you click the green Add User button, your Gradebook will be shared with the selected teacher and will appear in his/her Engrade teacher account.


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