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Natives Fade In and Out of Santa Fe's Cultural Map
Historic Santa Fe was built on the conquest of Native peoples. Every Conquistador and his underling has a street, park or shopping mall named in his honor. But try searching for Popé Plaza, Calle Catiti, Tupatu Trails, or any other public byway honoring the 17th century revolutionaries of the Pueblo Revolt of 1680. They're nowhere on the map, literally.
In January 2016, the city's mayor, and Arts Commission, contracted Dr. Estevan Rael-Galvez, a former New Mexico State historian and artistic leader of the National Hispanic Cultural Center, to create a cultural map of the city. This kind of creative mapmaking was envisioned as a vehicle for the community to inventory its cultural assets, and prepare a roadmap for the way forward toward enriched equity and economic capacity.
On January 12, 2017, after a process of public engagement via meetings, surveys and public commenting, additional research, reflection and writing, the 112 pages of analysis, colorful graphs, charts, illustrations and appendices that comprise "Culture Connects Santa Fe: A Cultural Cartography" were unveiled.
Had Natives fared better in the cultural map than the street map? Were their specific cultural priorities made visible and given consideration in its "10 Strategies, 28 Recommendations and more than a100 Ideas to move forward?"
"There are many cultural institutions in Santa Fe that honor and feature Native Art, from the annual Indian Market organized by the Southwestern Association for Indian Arts, the Institute of American Indian Arts, the Museum of Contemporary Native Arts, the Wheelwright Museum, the Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, and the School for Advanced Research," explained artist Michael Namingha, Hopi/Ohkay Owingeh, whose family-owned gallery, Niman Fine Art, has been on the Santa Fe Plaza for over 25 years. A former city arts commissioner, Namingha was a member of the nine-person working group that helped guide Culture Connects.
These blockbuster institutions were front and center in the mapping under the headings of museums and cultural sites; Indian Market, which is estimated by SWAIA to bring 120,000 annual visitors to the city, was mentioned frequently as a key attraction and defining cultural experience. What was perhaps less apparent in the process were Native people themselves. From page 1 of the Executive Summary:
"[Santa Fe] is a place set in the context of indigenous homelands. Beneath the modern city lay the remains of a village including gardens, middens, and wall footings delineating houses dating from between A.D. 600 and 1425. Contemporary Native American Tewa communities still recognize the site as Po'oge (White Shell Water Place)."
But the thread of reality of Native peoples and their connection to place is soon obscured in the polite and gentle passages that follow. The land is "resettled" by the Spanish, people come from far and wide to the modern city. But nowhere do we learn that Natives now comprise only 5 percent of the city's population of 70,000, or anything about the complexity within that 5 percent.
Artist Valerie Rangel, who is of Jicarilla and Mescalero Apache, Diné descent, and was tapped by Rael-Galvez to be a table captain at the "Women and Creativity" event, provided this insight. "Santa Fe is a segregated and gentrified town," she explained, "with a diverse Native American population that comes from over a hundred different tribes."
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Rereading the map through that lens, one becomes more focused on the absence of Native variety and nuance. Frybread is mentioned, but that seems a poor stand-in as a cultural marker for all the other missing dishes and spice of Native life. This lack of detail is perhaps explained because Native participation in the public engagement events, where much of the information used in the mapping was obtained, was sparse.
"Despite efforts to spread word of mouth in our urban Indian community," explained Emily Haozous (Apache), "a lot of people didn't even know about it, which is unfortunate given that Santa Fe exploits the Native identity so strongly." Haozous, who is Allan Houser's granddaughter, also helped at "Women and Creativity."
Indian issues such as "encouraging greater enforcement of the Indian Arts and Crafts Act," and "respectful branding of multi-ethnic images," did find their way into the Cartography's Roadmap.
Brian Vallo (Acoma Pueblo), director of the Indian Arts Research Center, who followed the progress of the Culture Connects project in his role as member of the Santa Fe Arts Commission, welcomes the further "protection of cultural patrimony materials that continue to be sold and exchanged in violation of various federal laws." He also believes a branding policy is "important to preserving the integrity of all ethnic groups that comprise our city."
Other suggestions were potentially useful according to Vallo, such as organizing cultural exchange tours ("with proper planning"), increasing ethnic diversity on boards, supporting multi-lingual, multi-cultural and inter-cultural programming, for which he'd "like to see city departments, school system(s), cultural institutions, and the non-profit sector organize a more collaborative effort."
Regarding the "Entrada," a pageant that depicts the "bloodless" re-taking of the city in 1692 by Diego De Vargas, the Roadmap's suggestion states:
"Encourage all stakeholders involved in producing the annual Fiesta to create an inclusive experience that addresses existing social tensions, while engendering pride."
"That's impossible," Haozous responded. "Because there's no pride there for Natives. How can you feel proud for being made to feel shame for who you are? Our pain has to be acknowledged."
This story was originally published February 10, 2017.


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Dark's Knight: Mercedes-Benz Showcases a Brace of New Safety Technologies
We've all done it -- tried to push on through the inky blackness to make an appointment or keep some schedule, struggling to stay awake guzzling java or Jolt while fighting the 1000-yard stare. Well the safety mavens at Mercedes-Benz are rolling out a brace of new technologies in Spring 2009 on the new E-class and facelifted S-class to help reduce what the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates is 100,000 accidents and perhaps 1500 deaths a year due to drowsiness.
To reduce those numbers and eliminate possibly one quarter of all serious highway crashes, Mercedes-Benz has cooked up an elaborate computer algorithm to determine when a driver has become drowsy without resorting to staring at him or her via camera. Over 600 test subjects were wired up with electrodes monitoring brain function while they drove over a million kilometers with data-loggers recording terabytes of ones and zeros from all vehicle systems. The engineers were able to correlate periods of microsleep and drowsiness indicated on the brain scans with certain patterns of driver control inputs that were able to indicate drowsiness far more accurately than systems that monitor eyelid position and eye movement with cameras, something that's really hard to do through sunglasses or with glare on regular glasses. The most important of the over 70 vehicle-sensor input parameters is steering behavior, which tends to switch from active and precise steering to periods of no input followed by a jerky corrective input. After a few of these corrections the Attention Assist system lights a warning icon in the center of speedometer depicting a steaming cup of joe and says "Attention Assist: Pause!" The message can be cleared immediately -- if the driver dares. The only new hardware required for this system was a steering-angle sensor that's accurate to +/-0.1 degree (the standard ones stability control uses have a two-degree resolution). The system will be standard on the 2009 E-class and on all Mercedes-Benz models within three years.
To prevent drowsiness brought on by fatigue from trying to see the road at night, Mercedes-Benz is lighting up the night with Adaptive Highbeam Assist. Turn the high beams on and a forward-looking camera mounted behind the inside rear-view mirror monitors the traffic ahead and automatically dims the lights as necessary. But this is way more than the Autronic Eye headlamp dimmers of the 1950s. Since this camera knows where the traffic is, it can adjust the lighting to illuminate as much of the road as possible without blinding drivers. So if you're slowly closing on a car in your lane, the reach of the headlamps gradually recedes to the low-beam pattern. Likewise when a car approaches in the opposite lane, the beam pattern recedes quickly but keeps the road ahead of the other car illuminated. When the road ahead clears again, the light pattern returns to the high beam pattern gradually, not suddenly, so as not to fatigue the Mercedes driver. (Instead of a shade that snaps up and down for high/low beams like on today's bi-xenon lamps, there's a more sophisticated shade that rotates slowly with a stepping motor.) Tests show that pedestrians can generally be seen as far away as 850 feet with high beams on, almost 500 feet sooner than with low beams, but most drivers only use their high beams about 6 percent of the time. Mercedes believes that by relieving drivers of the hassle of flicking between modes and sparing them the eye strain of sudden changes in brightness will boost usage to 20 percent.
The system adds to the benefits of the existing Intelligent Light System, which tailors the light pattern to suit five different driving modes. Country mode (illuminates more of the shoulder on the opposite side of the road). Highway mode (above 55 mph it increases lamp output from 35 to 38 watts, and above 70 mph it extends the beam about 160 feet farther out). Enhanced fog lamps provide added illumination to the sides at speeds below 40 mph. Active lighting bends the beam to follow the steering wheel, illuminating over 600 feet more of the roadway in a sweeping turn. And finally there's the Cornering light function that comes to life when you signal or turn the wheel providing broad illumination in an intersection.
But wait, as they say on late-night TV ads, there's more: Night View Assist Plus augments the current S and CL-class's infrared camera system with pedestrian recognition. An infrared camera next to the visible-light one picks up infrared reflected back from beams located in the headlamp clusters. In addition to projecting this image on the reconfigurable dash display, the system interprets the scene and highlights pedestrians to make them easier to see as the driver glances down at the display periodically. The system will be optional in 2009 on the new E-class and facelifted S-class, again at an as yet undetermined price.
Drift out of your lane and Lane Keeping Assist will vibrate the steering wheel to discretely alert the driver. Unlike the officious Infiniti system, however, this one butts out when the driver is motoring briskly and clipping an apex or two. If combined with Blind Spot Assist, such a lane drift would result in a red warning triangle blinking in the mirror on that side if there was a vehicle nearby in either adjacent lane.
Of course, if you're determined to ignore all the warnings and actually fall asleep, there's probably no better vehicle to wake up in (suddenly) than a new S- or E-class loaded up with Distronic radar cruise control, which works with the PRE-SAFE Brake system to alert the distracted or dozing driver of trouble 2.6 seconds before impact, a second later it applies 40 percent braking, pre-tensions the seatbelts, starts closing window and sunroof, etc. Finally (this part is new) the system gives max braking 0.6 second before the inevitable, reducing impact velocity dramatically. Of course, during the big bang there's the cushioning protection of seven or nine airbags (knee, and front seat pelvis bags are the latest, rear side thorax bags are optional on E and S-classes), plus the option of new passenger-size sensing belt-force limiters in the rear seat (the belt is relaxed more for small folks, less for large ones based on how far out the belt was wound).
It's not by accident that statistics show Mercedes-Benz vehicles outpacing the fleet in the reduction of deaths and injuries over time.

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J. Cole's tearjerking visual for "Crooked Smile" not only pays tribute to the slain 7-year-old Aiyana Jones who was shot by a police officer during a 2010 home raid but delivers a strong message about racial profiling and the war on drugs. Director Sheldon Candis, whose latest cinematic contribution was the film Luv starring Common, recently spoke to VIBE about crafting an emotionally intense short film alongside Roc Nation's star student.
"J. Cole and everyone at Roc Nation basically contacted me and were like, 'Listen, we want to take 'Crooked Smile' and turn it into a social statement short film," Candis says. "Recently, we've had people lose their lives, innocent individuals during police raids from petty drug deals. ['Crooked Smile'] is a dedication to Aiyana Stanley Jones, a 7-year-old girl in Detroit who was unfortunately killed during a police raid."
It was the North Carolina-bred rapper, whose sophomore effort Born Sinner beat release date competitor Kanye West's Yeezus to gold status this past summer, who came up with the video's concept.
"I was on the phone with J. Cole and he was like, 'Listen, I really want to play Aiyana's older brother, so let's create a narrative story between me as this individual who does deal drugs… but is still a human being and he's so excited about spending the day with his little sister," he recalls, "but all the while the parallel is that there's a DEA agent who, on this day, is going to raid his home and then what happens when something tragic occurs."
Candis also gave kudos to Cole for nailing the performance. "I'm very proud of him. This is his first experience acting. He nailed it," he says. "He gives a very conflicted performance and it's all a very non-verbal, silent performance. He's my Ryan Gosling. (laughs)"
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Who can play Dean Martin? That is the question — with Jennifer Love Hewitt poised to star as Deana Martin in the film adaptation of Deana's best-selling memoir, Memories Are Made of This: Dean Martin Through His Daughter's Eyes. Joe Mantegna is lined up to direct and coproduce. and Bonnie Hunt is writing the script.
"I really don't know who could play him. We may have to do a big casting call," surmises Deana, who points out that the role spans decades. People have thrown out names including James Franco, Hugh Jackman, and even Johnny Depp, "but I don't know," she says. "There was something so special about him, so funny, with that charisma and that little gleam in his eye."
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Deana is touring the country with her "Deana Sings Dino" multi-media show this summer, but was back in Beverly Hills this week finalizing plans for a second collection of "The Best of the Dean Martin Variety Show." The first two-DVD set was just released a few weeks ago by Time-Life and NBC-Universal. It's done so well, the second is now targeted for fall — with bonus features including commentary by Deana, who appeared on the variety show herself many times.
For various reasons, including the working out of rights and residuals agreements, Martin's famous variety show has never been available on home video until now. Guests are a who's who of talent of the day — John Wayne and Jimmy Stewart, Orson Wells, Peggy Lee, Jack Benny, George Burns, on and on — but it was the preternaturally relaxed Dean himself who was the weekly draw, making it all look easy and fun. That's even though, as she points out, "it was very, very hard work, which I didn't realize until I was on the show." And that glass of scotch perpetually in Dean's hand was really apple juice.
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"He had his gimmick. He was the King of Cool, with the cigarette, the martini, the tux," she notes — but Dean in real life was far more complicated, aloof and mysterious. He was, Deana stated in her book, "not a good father, but a good man." That will be one juicy role.


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From Newsweek: https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-transgender-ban-military-1231958
The Trump administration's petition to the Supreme Court Friday to bypass the appellate courts and rule on the president's policy of banning transgender people from serving in the armed forces has been described by one transgender service member as a "desperate and cowardly tactic."
The leapfrog request filed on Friday to the Supreme Court has become a standard operating procedure for President Donald Trump's administration, as it seeks to skirt the appellate courts entirely on various policy decisions aimed at unraveling Obama era accomplishments.
Typically, the Supreme Court does not review cases until at least one appeals court has weighed in. The Supreme Court rules stipulate the court will only intercede before an appeals court ruling "only upon a showing that the case is of such imperative public importance as to justify deviation from normal appellate practice and to require immediate determination in this court."
"It's a desperate and cowardly tactic. He wants to undermine our rights and erase the people he loathes, but he is clearly afraid of the full attention his toxic policies deserve," Jack Schuler, a transgender man and former U.S. Marine signals intelligence linguist turned U.S. Army soldier, told Newsweek.
Representing both the president and Defense Secretary James Mattis, Solicitor General Noel Francisco wrote in his petition that the Trump administration's transgender ban, known as the Mattis policy, satisfies the Supreme Court's standard for review. The solicitor general said the issue is of "imperative public importance: the authority of the U.S. military to determine who may serve in the Nation's armed forces."
Francisco argued that prompt action was needed because district courts erred in their decision to grant preliminary injunctions, which prevented the Mattis policy from taking effect.
It was a day of ironic contradictions: The Trump administration filed the petition on the same week as the Transgender Day of Remembrance, an annual observance that honors the memory of those lost to anti-transgender violence, and just a day after Thanksgiving, when most Americans are out searching Black Friday deals and not the day's headlines.
Schuler told Newsweek that the president's political tactics are easy to spot. But the stark paradox on Friday centers on the White House request coming on the same day the president bashed a federal district court judge for striking down a version of Trump's travel ban, prompting a rare rebuke from Chief Justice John Roberts.
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Taking home the Top Employer Award for SMEs at the London ceremony on Tuesday evening, the agency was recognised as one of the premier UK firms for gender diversity and flexible working.
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Other winners of the Top Employer Awards, which is in its sixth year, include Vodafone for innovation in flexible working, Lloyds Banking Group for its policies supporting fathers, and Sky, which collected both the Career Progression and Overall Top Employer awards.
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Many of the students reflecting on the future of the safety profession during the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) Future Safety Leaders Conference held recently in Louisville, Ky., are optimistic about the future of the occupational safety, health and environmental (SH&E) profession and see opportunities in construction, manufacturing, and the "green" movement despite the troubled economy. In addition, many note their school programs' growth in popularity.
"I still see an increase in opportunities for safety professionals and the need for more SH&E professionals in the renewable energy and bio-fuel industries in the next 10 years," said Jonathon Ludrick, a senior studying occupational safety and health at Southeastern Oklahoma State University and member of the ASSE Southeastern Oklahoma State University Student Chapter. "I also think ergonomics is one area that is becoming more popular to study, as well as workers compensation issues and legal liability. Companies can save money by taking precautions before incidents happen, but most importantly lives can be saved."
"I think there are increasing opportunities in every area of safety," said Kendra Potsubay, a safety and environmental management senior at Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania and ASSE Slippery Rock University Student Chapter member. "Overall, I think the profession is growing and the current economy will probably not cause a big change in the SH&E profession because workplace safety is a key component in many companies. Some companies may see a decline in safety personnel but not too much; after all, there are still workplace safety standards that are in place and need to be followed."
ASSE Slippery Rock University Student Chapter Vice President Natasha Banks also sees an increase in students pursuing the occupational SH&E profession. A current senior studying health, safety and environmental management, Banks noted, "I see our major and department growing at Slippery Rock University. We have five professors in the program and I can definitely see the need for more. I remember when the program had around 30 students, now it is more like 85 to 100. The program is running out of space.
"At my university one of the top career choices and areas of study is in construction," added Banks. "One trend I am seeing is more women choosing the construction safety field. I do not know the exact numbers but I am definitely seeing more women entering the field at my university. I've even seen this change since I was a sophomore."
Banks is currently seeing opportunities within the SH&E profession. She will be interning with ALCOA, an aluminum company in Pittsburgh, this summer.
Some students are concerned with how the current economy will affect their job placement opportunities after school. Holleigh Humble, an ASSE student member and a graduate student in occupational safety at the University of North Carolina said, "It is intimidating out there right now in terms of job competition. The economy is not doing well and there is more job competition from safety professionals with a lot more experience than those of us who are just finishing school. Because of the poor economy, people with more experience and education are going to go further and receive more job offers than new graduates."
Jennifer Olson, an SH&E graduate student at the University of Minnesota, Duluth, and ASSE University of Minnesota Student Chapter president, noted that with the current economy "the demand for SH&E professionals in the workplace can go either way. Though I think companies are embracing safety and people are demanding more safety in the workplace, therefore there is a greater need for more SH&E professionals."
SH&E student attendees also commented on areas of safety they are studying, which include ergonomics, construction, manufacturing, industrial hygiene and maritime standards and regulations. To inform students of current trends in the SH&E profession, the Board of Certified Safety Professionals (BCSP) Executive Director Roger L. Brauer, noted during his breakout session titled "Achieving Success in a Safety Career," that the quality of safety in the construction industry is improving and the safety profession in this field also is growing. He also provided students with data from the BCSP January 2008 survey of Certified Safety Professionals (CSP), which showed that most CSPs were employed in manufacturing followed by insurance/finance.
Students at the conference also said they are studying arena safety, fleet safety, and building with a "green" design. Olson added, "The 'green' movement is affecting all industries. Currently I am working on a research project on LEED certification because I am interested in the environmental aspect of safety. With LEED certification, we know the costs and what it will take to build a brand new environmental or green friendly building but I am interested in finding out what it takes and how much it costs to change or update an already existing building into an environmental/green friendly building."
Along with hope for the future, students see the value of the occupational SH&E profession.
"I decided to study SH&E because I like change and in the field of safety, things are always changing. I am also passionate about the environment, I like to resolve conflict and I care about people, this is why I decided to become a SH&E professional," Olson concluded.
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Map of Wilsden with its 9 textile mills ().
Aerial photographic view of Wilsden, West Yorkshire.
Towns with historical textile mills near Wilsden.
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Cloudera Offers Search Platform for HDFS and HBase
[caption id="attachment_10219" align="aligncenter" width="399"] Cloudera's distribution including Apache Hadoop, with Cloudera Search's position highlighted.[/caption] Cloudera has rolled out the public beta of a search engine designed to surface data stored in the Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS) and Apache HBase. Cloudera Search is yet another element in Cloudera Enterprise, the company's Big Data platform. Cloudera Enterprise relies on Impala, its open-source SQL query engine for data stored in HDFS and HBase, as its engine for processing queries at speeds significantly faster than Hive/MapReduce; the platform also comes with additional layers of management automation and technical support. Apache Hadoop has evolved as a favorite framework for organizations with a need to crunch massive amounts of data across large hardware clusters. Developers have used Hadoop as a jumping-off point for the creation of platforms such as the aforementioned HBase, a non-relational distributed database modeled on Google BigTable and run atop HDFS. "Cloudera Search leverages the same data as Impala and MapReduce," Doug Cutting, Cloudera's chief architect (and co-writer of the Apache Hadoop framework), wrote in a June 4 posting on Cloudera's official blog. "It can index any data stored in HDFS, and it stores its own index in the same filesystem. This is a big step forward in simplicity and usability. Hadoop users will benefit from the ease of automatically indexing and free text searching the data in their clusters." Cloudera Search is basically a framework "much like MapReduce and Cloudera Impala," he added, and "leverages the same security as the rest of the Hadoop stack." In theory, that means administrators and other IT pros can restrict who can actually see HDFS data surfaced by the Search tool. Cutting also used the blog entry to make an argument for Cloudera Search (and its Hadoop underpinnings) over other data-search engines. "For years, databases attempted to provide search as a feature in their platforms but this approach was largely abandoned in favor of acquiring independent search products that require their own infrastructure, integration, and expertise," he wrote. "Hadoop's flexibility has made it a much better supporting platform for search and consequently a much more general-purpose platform than relational databases." But Cloudera faces a good deal of competition in the Hadoop space: EMC, Intel, Hortonworks, and a variety of other companies all offer tools for wrangling unstructured data via the framework. In that crowded context, an innovative bit of software can help a company stand out—but it's usually a matter of time before some competitor releases something similar. Image: Cloudera


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Each month a member of the Thought & Action Steering Group writes a short thought-provoking piece for the Newsletter. This month Nigel Girling asks…
Can engagement survive in a process-obsessed world run by the risk-averse?
Alongside my membership of the Steering Group of Engage for Success, I work in a professional institution which mentors many hundreds of leaders in more than a hundred organisations, including many major and multi-national names. Our candidates can be chairs, CEOs, senior leaders, operational managers or just starting out. Many trends are apparent but I want to raise one in particular:
In the younger, fresher less experienced managers and leaders I often see an enormous appetite for change, a desire to make a difference and a willingness to try new things, embrace new ideas and bring people together. They see opportunities everywhere and very few barriers to making things happen.
It is noticeable that this mindset is largely absent from the more senior leaders I meet, who are far more likely to be concerned about the consequences of change, organizational politics, the risks of failure and the implications of the new and untested. No surprise there, you may think.
But it raises a big question and it is this: Did they start out like the younger leaders and lose their ambition through years of corporate conditioning, or are the younger leaders simply cut from a different cloth? Is it perhaps evidence of a changing mindset and the impact of a very different life experience on attitude, approach and expectations?
If it is the former then the implications are possibly rather depressing, suggesting that these new brooms may well lose their bristles before too long, just as so many leadership generations have done before.
Oh, but if it is the latter, think of the possibilities.
We have been led by the risk-averse for so long, operated under the constraints of accountants, regulators, auditors, governance and process for so many decades that our entire operations are often designed primarily to achieve consistency and remove risk. In that quest, we have also removed virtually all prospect of innovation and much of the potential for engagement. It's pretty hard to get passionate about something controlled and designed entirely by someone else, especially someone else with whom you have no relationship or emotional connection.
I often watch with wry amusement as organisation after organisation and CEO after CEO makes pronouncements about their organisation's culture of innovation and plans for their re-invention, usually while presiding over a structure, hierarchy and systems that are designed specifically to regulate, constrain or better still prevent all innovation and significant deviation.
I've even known an organisation to have an 'innovation team' who meet on alternate Thursday afternoons. Because, as everyone knows, that's when people are at their most creative, obviously. In that same organization a manager told me that one of his team had come up with a great idea, but he didn't now know what to do with it, as neither of them were members of the innovation team. So, imagine if a new generation of senior leaders had a totally different mindset. What if they were open to ideas from everyone regardless of gender, ethnicity, religion, orientation or, whisper it, rank? What if they were comfortable with technology, with collaboration, with sharing the glory, with real diversity & equality?
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text: It's been a crazy two weeks, it started out I sold my Bullet boat, knowing I had plenty of guide trips on the calendar. I left out at 3:30am on Tuesday May 9th heading for a 6 hour drive to Wieda's Marine in Kentucky to pick up my new 2017 Phoenix 921 PHX. I'm so glad that Wieda's Marine started rigging my new Phoenix boat the day my Bullet sold. If you're looking for a new boat check them out, they sell Phoenix, Skeeter, Legend and Triton boats. I got my new boat out on the lake Wednesday morning to break the motor in before my guide trips started the next few days on lake Chickamauga. The spawn is over and the fish are starting to move back out to the ledges, there are still some fish hanging around brush and the mouth of creeks. The largemouth bass are still healthy and feeding good after the spawn. You can catch them on crankbaits, shaky head, dropshot, topwater, texas rig. If you're looking for a trip to catch largemouth bass and work on your offshore fishing give me a call.


text: The unique allure of Piaget lies in the audacity of its style. Charismatic and flamboyant, dazzling watch and jewelry creations embody the radiance that defines the Maison. Since its foundation in 1874, Piaget has been cultivating a spirit of luxury while emphasising its creativity, attention to detail and fully integrated watchmaking and jewellery expertise. Building on over 140 years of history, the ever-bold Maison continues to innovate by offering jewels in motion, elegant and extravagant High Jewelry collections, as well as remarkable watches. In a world unconstrained by boundaries, Piaget continues to explore unexpected creative possibilities, turning gold, stones and gems into brilliant works of art – making it one of the world's most prestigious watchmaker-jewellers.


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Technology and Professional Services Management
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Susan Gregory, Chair, EdD,
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Polly Buchanan, PhD, RD
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John G Cooper, PhD
Employment interviews are designed to judge the qualifications and desirability of a candidate for a job. Research shows that interviews are incredibly important in getting the right job. A study conducted by the Bureau of National Affairs pinpointed the most important factors in hiring applicants, with employment interviews being the single most important factor in getting a job (Elfner, 2006). Hospitality firms are placing greater emphasis on the ability of graduates to fit within their businesses (Pittaway & Thedham, 2005). Even though qualifications and skills are vital for selection, candidates should know how to set themselves apart from other candidates in interviews, and this can only be accomplished through thoughtful interview preparation (Chastain, 2002). The purpose of this study was to familiarize hospitality students and graduates of high schools, community colleges, and universities with the pre-interview preparation process. As a result of this qualitative action research, a practical video guide, titled You're Hired, was developed with appropriate handouts.
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Ammachathram, Thyagarajan V., "Enhancing student and graduate employability in the hospitality industry: A video project" (2006). Master's Theses and Doctoral Dissertations. 53.


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The New York Times' Justin Gillis suggested the other day that climate skeptics have only a single legitimate champion in the person of Richard Lindzen and that he has only a single area of scientific inquiry — clouds — that could possibly bear any fruit. There are many disproofs of Gillis's appalling contention, but one particularly potent one is Steve McIntyre's important blog piece, reblogged here from Climate Audit. Followers of climate science owe it to themselves to read past Climate Audit posts and Andrew Montford's crucial book The Hockey Stick Illusion. Even in the absence of such context, however, the obvious reliance of the Climatic Research Unit from the University of East Anglia (CRU) upon the small, cherry-picked dataset of Yamal tree rings is clearly a tale of scientific incompetence, at best, and fraud, at worst.
Phil Jones' first instinct on learning about Climategate was that it was linked to the Yamal controversy that was in the air in the weeks leading up to Climategate. I had speculated that CRU must have done calculations for Yamal along the lines of the regional chronology for Taimyr published in Briffa et al 2008. CRU was offended and issued sweeping denials, but my surmise was confirmed by an email in the Climategate dossier. Unfortunately neither Muir Russell nor Oxburgh investigated the circumstances of the withheld regional chronology, despite my submission drawing attention to this battleground issue.
I subsequently submitted an FOI request for the Yamal-Urals regional chronology and a simple list of sites used in the regional chronology. Both requests were refused by the University of East Anglia. I appealed to the Information Commissioner (ICO).
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The Egyptian setting has been out of vogue in the video game landscape for some time now (I don't consider those cheap puzzle and casino titles that clutter the app stores to be games). Twenty years ago, this was a different matter. Alongside the likes of Powerslave, Pharaoh and Sandwarriors, Electronic Arts' 1997 game S.C.A.R.A.B. lies smack bang in the middle of this mini craze.
The Egyptian gods are battling for supremacy and the sandstone cities are their battleground. All of the well-known gods such as Osiris and Anubis are here but while some are represented as controllable mechs, others are simply Machiavellian - an unseen instigator. The 'why' of it all is not explained and by his own admission, the designer/developer/programmer John Ratcliff has little interest in plot.
There are two sides in the game, with a maximum of three mechs per team. The gameplay is controlled in the first-person in an entirely polygonal game world which looked quite impressive in 1997, but even those with a high tolerance for mid-nineties 3D will find the visuals simplistic and sparse. The maps or cities are maze-like in their design with winding pathways suspended in mid-air to tunnels that only serve to disorientate. The game demands you to know every inch of the map and to utilise every strategic placement.
So far this all sounds very much like a multiplayer-focused FPS, but in reality that is not the case at all. While you can win by destroying all of the enemy mechs, the preferred method is to place towers around the city claiming the land within its radius. Cover the whole city with no enemy towers and you win. Needless to say, taking the gung-ho approach of Quake is a sure way to die quickly. More so than any similar game of the era, S.C.A.R.A.B. requires strategy. At the beginning of each match, you are given a short amount of safe time to collect power-ups and familiarise yourself with the surroundings. The problem here is that you are given no pointers in how to play. Even the manual and its help-file equivalent give little away. To get to grips with the game and its many, many intricacies you will need to put aside a hell of a lot of time so you can figure it out. And you'll die constantly during this time.
To add even more complexity, each of the three mechs have their own strengths, weaknesses, and selection of special weapons. Horus, for example, is the fastest among the three and can be equipped with rocket fuel modules that enable it to briefly fly. Sekhmet is slow but strong with a variety of mortars and formidable long-distance weapons at his disposal.
The learning curve is my biggest bugbear for this game. There are so many different items and strategies along with an enemy AI that is unforgiving. Perhaps playing against a human is a better experience, but I haven't attempted this option. The game supports LAN as well as online multi-player, but the latter no longer exists. If there are any fan servers, I am unaware of them.
The game still runs well natively on Windows 7 and 10, though I did notice some issues with the FMVs in the latter (game-play was fine though). The preferred method of control is by joystick, but I did find the use of a keyboard and mouse to be bearable. Switching weapons, calling towers and precise aiming can't be done on the run so you are left fumbling in more heated of situations. The cities are big enough that there's always a place to hide and take a breather if you can make it there unseen.
I gave up on S.C.A.R.A.B. after too many hours of excruciating play. You can only see the game-over screen so many times before it completely demoralises you. If you are better at such games than I am, or have the patience to actually get good, I can imagine that it could be very rewarding. It will either click with you or not and unfortunately, I couldn't get to grips with it.
To download the game, follow the link below. This is a custom installer exclusive to The Collection Chamber will run natively on modern systems. Reformatted Help file included. Tested on Windows 7 and Windows 10.
To download the game, follow the link below. This exclusive installer uses the DOSBox Daum build of DOSBox 0.74 running Windows '95. Manual, Reference Card, Control Guide and reformatted Help file included. Tested on Windows 10.
IMPORTANT - Remember to shut down the emulated version of Windows before exiting DOSBox. This could potentially result in errors, lost saves and corrupt data. Press Ctrl-F9 only when it is safe to do so.
22.07.2020 - Ver.2 - Now uses DOSBox Daum running Windows '95 which adds CD audio
Added Manual, Quick Reference Card & Control Guide
S.C.A.R.A.B. is © Electronic Arts
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Here is a overview sampling of a few of our great Listings in this category.
This great parcel lies in a secluded swale between two timbered hilltops. Wonderful selection of building sites with big views. You will love the mix of tall trees, hills and grass pasture meadows.
- Location: West of La Veta
- Acres: 35
Incredibly low price for beautiful mountain land in a gated community with an existing well system! Elk, deer, and bear are frequently seen in this private, yet conveniently accessible subdivision only minutes from LaVeta. This beautiful 49-acre lot will take your breath away. The adjoining Lot 12 is also for sale.
- Location: La Veta area
- Acres: 49
Experience Grandote Peaks Golf Club, one of the finest and most affordable golf courses in Colorado. You'll find this beautiful Weiskopf/Morrish layout at the base of the majestic Spanish Peaks with spectacular views of the Sangre de Cristo mountains.
Views – Views – Views. Plenty of wide open space here and the views of our Spanish Peaks are unbeatable. Wonderful building sites and great horse property.
- Location: 7 miles E. of La Veta
- Acres: 96
More big views from top ridges of Raspberry Mountain Ranch. SE facing views capture Spanish Peaks and NW all the way around to Silver Mountain and bald Mestas. Great homesite, great views and a great value opportunity. Underground utilities, covenant and minerals protected.
- Location: South of La Veta
- Acres: 35
Two beautiful adjacent lots on Ponderosa Dr. in Spanish Peaks. Open build-site settings with timbered backdrops. Street and driveway access on both ends of the lots. Grand views of Resort Mountain. Seller will even sell separately ($48k and $54k) but buy them both as priced here and take advantage of Seller-carry financing on good terms.
- Location: Cuchara
- Acres: 0.5
Also contact us on these or any other nice properties that may catch your interest.


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MONTREAL, July 23, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ATW Tech Inc. ("ATW Tech" or the "Company") (TSX-V:ATW) announces today the launch of a new website for its wholly-owned subsidiary, VuduMobile Inc. ('VuduMobile').
ATW Tech is proud to announce that its subsidiary, VuduMobile, has launched its new website last month. This major redesign is part of the new strategy to develop and position the product as an all-in-one messaging platform. The primary goal of this change is to better reflect the innovations brought to the VuduMobile platform, and to demonstrate the power and flexibility of our tool. The new content and visuals now better align with the modernized and refined brand of VuduMobile, and better meet the needs and expectations of our customers and prospects.
"The new website has already generated visitor growth of 156% compared to the same period last year. We have also signed over 20 new clients in the last two months alone. With our new website and our progressively growing sales, we are certainly heading in the right direction", said Ghislain Dallaire, Vice-President, Customer Management and Professional Services
Additional information on our subsidiary's new website can be found on www.vudumobile.ca
Additional information regarding the Company is available on SEDAR. The TSX Venture Exchange and its Regulatory Services provider (as per meaning assigned to this term in TSX Venture Exchange's policies) bear no liability as to the relevance or accuracy of this press release.
ATW Tech (TSX-V:ATW) is a leader in information technology, owner of several web platforms including VoxTel, Québec Rencontres, VuduMobile, Atman and Bloomed. VoxTel offers various interactive communication and landline and mobile carrier billing phone solutions. Quebec Rencontres is a web and mobile social network application catered to building serious and sustainable relationships. VuduMobile is specialized the text messaging business for enterprises through its unique, user-friendly and bilingual text messaging application and turnkey solution allowing management of text message management programs in all kind of businesses. Atman and its APIs enable companies to optimize their human capital. Bloomed is a cloud-based platform to manage data (smart data) on consumers and their behaviors, which is developed for marketing agencies and their campaigns for the consumer and corporate markets.


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The ADA and DRB made available a recording of a one-hour webinar about general loan refinance options.
The session, led by DRB's Alex Macielak, provides insight to available repayment options, including federal repayment options, loan refinancing, proposed legislative changes to these programs, and how those changes may affect dentists.
In an effort to help ease the burden of student debt, the ADA announced Sept. 10 an exclusive endorsement of Darien Rowayton Bank, known as DRB, that allows ADA members an opportunity to refinance existing federal and private student loans at a lower rate.
The partnership with the bank could result in savings in the tens of thousands of dollars, on average, in interest, according to the ADA.
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Making a proper Haywire Twist.
How to Tie Mono Leader to Braid - Albright Special Knot
The Albright Special knot is my knot of choice fo tying braid fishing line to mono leaders. The Albright is easy to tie, strong and very low profile and slides through the rod guides easily.
Highlights from The Saltwater Fishing Expo 2015 - (VIDEOS)
In case you missed it, here are some of the highlights from this year's Saltwater Fishing Expo in Somerset, NJ.
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How's your guys doing?
I hope you guy doing fine and have a great long weekend.
As for me here, ermmm... I'm having not so good long weekend as I'm not feeling so well. I've sore throat and feel so hot.But, whatever it is, I try my best to not just lying down on my bed so I decided to get up and write something on my blog. Yes, I've been away for awhile now, I am trying my very best to keep up with my 2018 resolution which is to write more useful article and consistent about it.So, today I want to share about some hard lesson I've learned from relationship, love relationship to be specific.So, without further due, let's read.
I love being in love...
I love the feeling that one human being care about me.No other feeling can compare with that. That's the best feeling ever.But, I don't know, love is so hard for me. Falling in love is easy and staying is love is super duper uber hard. I don't know why. Maybe some of you guys think, why is hard? love is give-take love and that's it, why its so hard?. Yes, it's easy. Give and take...ermmm. Maybe something wrong with me.If you have fallen in love before, you know what I mean or what I feel. There's nothing wrong with my love relationship, we are in good terms, he is good guy and I love him as much I can. I just don't know if the love that gave him is worth it or I don't know.
I'm lucky I've been in love relationship twice in my life ( as per I write this article but I hope the current relationship is my last ) and I am grateful for that. I've learned so much.Some of it make me reflected or look at myself even more and check on myself and do improvement and some of the lessons make me never forget who am I...
So, here it is.
I expect people will stay the same as a year ago.
I always thought people will stay the same yesterday, today and tomorrow or to be specific, people that you in love yesterday will be stay in love with you like forever. I've learned, I need work hard to make them stay in love and hopefully stay the same. People change a lot and sometime you don't know when they changed and why they change. This is the hardest lesson I've learned. I expect people that I'm in love with will be stay the same like when we first fall in love.Only God is stay the same no matter how much you change. No people will stay the same. I am not saying all people change, maybe some will stay the same, like my family, friends and hopefully my loved one.Change is not bad, sometime change can lead to something else that you never know.
The best yet to come.
I expect people will live based on "My standards".
I believe that everyone have their own standards of life. No matter who you are, you must be have your own standard. I admit that, sometime I tend to expect my partner to live based on my standard but I don't want to live on their standards. It's not fair, I know that. I don't know why am I being like that.I don't really know. Still working hardest on this.
I thought he will agree on everything I said, he is human that have his own opinion too.
As I write on this, I was laughed myself because I always expect my partner to always agree with everything as I said, even up till now.I know this fact but this one really hard for me to keep it low. I try again. Listen and listen.
He cannot read my mind, say the words.
Something that I still need to keep in my mind in my current relationship.
My partner is not mind reader so whatever I have in my mind, I tried my best to say it and let him know how I feel and what I think.Sometime it's so hard because I dont want him to feel hurt with whatever I will tell him especially when the time I am not satisfy with whatever he did. I need to let it out so he will know what am I thinking. I don't know about you but there's time I think he can read my mind so I start to act like "masam muka" or do something that make him notice that I am not satisfy with you. But, I think this is not really good. I still learn to improve on this.
I expect he will understand me ( no one can truly understand you...)
We both two different kind of person, different culture and different family background so I don't expect he will understand me very well. Sometime, he will not even understand me at all and that's make me "sakit hati" but I learned that, I need to let him know which area I want him to understand me more. This is one of the hardest process I've been go through.
He will always support you(not really)
I am grateful my partner seems always support me in everything I do now. Actually, I make him no choice...haha. But, I need to stop expect him will always support me and expect the good feedback all the time. I'm really like when I asked him about his opinion on my wedding photography and he said totally different. He make me want to improve and do better next time.
Treat people like you want to be treated
I read in Bible, A very important rule:
"Do for others what you would want them to do for you..." - Matthew 7:13
I know, we human tend to treat people that treated us nicely and ignore those who can't do the same to us. I also like that sometimes but I have learned I need to always remember this in my life. Treat people like I wanted they treat me.In a simple way, treat people nicely no matter what.
He will not always be around, he got his own life too.
No one really be with you all the time.
Just YOU will always be with yourself. Stop expecting your loved one will be with you like the Korean actor in the Korean drama, your love one is the REAL human. Sometime he can't make it and sometime he don't able to make it. I am not saying my partner is not always be around but I don't want to rely or lean on him 100% because I know, he is human being like me.Sometime he limited to do for me as I limited too.
Stop expecting people to love you if you don't offer your love in the first place.
If you don't love him at first place, he will never love you. I don't really believe in people that love you even though you not love them, that can be found in the silly and unrealistic drama. Stop living with that expectation. Only God is offer you love even though you don't love Him yet.
It's sound like I'm giving up on love, right? or I sound like I really have a bad experience in love. No, I'm not. I am happy that I have an bad experience in love, I learned a lot from that and I am happy with my current relationship, as I again learn a lot and keep improving myself.It's not an easy process but definitely, I want to give it try.
I am believe in love and I am love being in love.
Overall, don't expect too much on people. Love harder but don't be so hard on people. Follow the flow and always remember that, people can't satisfy you, only God can do that.So, love God first before you love others as people can make you disappointed but God will never disappoint you.


text: Kendal Foot Spa Bath Massager boasts all-in-one functions including motorized rolling massage, heating therapy, oxygen bubbles massage, and water fall and water wave massage. Besides, it features digital temperature and time control, plus LED display and remote control. Temperature can be adjusted from 20 °C to 48 °C. Waterfall function sprays water flow to simulate surfing effects to massage foot and calf while two water jets, with many massage air bubbles, simulate foot reflex zones. It effectively promotes blood circulation, improves metabolism, relieves fatigue, and smoothens the meridians (Qi system). This Foot Massager uses quality PTC heating semiconductor, meaning speed heating, constant temperature and secure multi-insulation protection. The body, made of high-quality plastic, provides high temperature resistance and aging resistance. The temperature indicator guarantees greater safety – blue light when below 42 °C, red light when over 42 °C. The built-in blowing hot air function will dry feet after use.


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Excursion To Pimpilala Falls
Hiking and Ascending the falls
The excursion to the Pimpilala waterfalls is an adventurous hiking activity. The Pimpilala Waterfalls are a remarkable series of cascades located at approximately 45 minutes driving distance from Cotococha Amazon Lodge. Here we will hike up, across, through and alongside the waterfalls. On the way down we will hike through primary Amazon rainforest. An expert guide will lead the way and take advantage of any opportunity to teach us about the wildlife and nature we encounter. We will surely come across many interesting plants with poisonous or medicinal properties.
Several parts of the trail are too steep to hike up. The guide will lead the way and connect a safety cord that can be used to climb up the rock face and waterfall. Climbing up through the cascade is exciting and challenging making this an excellent excursion for people in search of adventure and an adrenaline rush. There are three large waterfalls to ascend. After arriving at the final waterfall we will take a break and enjoy a boxed lunch. The final cascade also provides an opportunity to take a refreshing shower.
Depending on the amount of rainfall, the waterfalls can be powerful and some parts of the trail will be quite tough. Climbing up against rushing water and steep rock faces requires a reasonable fitness level and some upper body strength.
The direct distance of the trail is approximately 4.5 km, however, due to the curvy nature of the trail the actual distance covered is close to 8 km. We will leave early in the morning, and the entire hike will last approximately 3 hours.
- Please note that all itineraries are subject to change and availability without any prior notice.


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If you visit social networking sites at the office, it's probably best to limit your activity unless your posts are work-related.
More than half of U.S. companies don't allow employees to visit Twitter, MySpace or Facebook during work hours, according to a recent survey of CIOs conducted by Robert Half Technology. Many more restrict the amount of time employees can spend on the sites.
A similar attitude prevailed during the late 1990s, when employers routinely restricted access to the Internet. They changed course when they discovered its content had value.
Nevertheless, it's clear that many executives equate busy thumbs and writing on a buddy's wall with idle minds. Here's how the CIOs characterized their company's social networking policy:
CIOs were asked, "Which of the following most closely describes your company's policy on visiting social networking sites, such as Facebook, MySpace and Twitter, while at work?"
Their responses:
- Prohibited completely 54%
- Permitted for business purposes only 19%
- Permitted for limited personal use 16%
- Permitted for any type of personal use.10%
- Don't know/no answer 1%
Clearly some companies have embraced the concept of social networking, using it to communicate with employees, garner new clients or recruit new workers. But others are still concerned the sites will diminish productivity. If you work for a company that hasn't bought into the concept, play it safe by texting and tweeting on your own time, unless the CIO happens to tweet you first.
— Leslie Stevens-Huffman


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Southfield-based Colliers International Group Inc., a global commercial real estate services firm, has brokered the move of automotive supplier Bontaz Centre to a 40,000-square-foot headquarters facility at 1099 Chicago Rd. in Troy. The company was previously located in Madison Heights.
Bontaz Centre is an automotive fluid manager that specializes in subassembly design and production. Founded in 1965, the company has more than 4,000 employees and operates 24 locations globally.
Bontaz Centre will occupy the site beginning March 1, with a focus on industrial research and development. Throughout the first year the company will add an additional 20,000 square feet to accommodate its growing work force.
Peter Kepic Sr, a Colliers principal, and Peter Kepic Jr., senior vice president of Colliers International Detroit, represented the facility's landlord, while John Secco of Allegra Development handled the property's lease and sale.
Colliers International operates in 66 countries and employees more than 16,000 worldwide. The company provides a range of services to real estate occupiers, owners, and investors.
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Library Standards
Background of PAARL Standards for Academic Libraries
In an effort to upgrade libraries in private higher education in the Philippines, the Private Higher Education Sectoral Area of the Bureau of Higher Education made a study of the library resources in the country as of SY 1975-76. A survey was conducted using an eight-page questionnaire addressed to head librarians. The Fund for Assistance to Private Education (FAPE) distributed and retrieved the questionnaires through the assistance of the Bureau of Higher Education. One result of this study was a strong recommendation to implement a Tentative Library Standards for Private Higher Education, which was drafted by the study team and presented to a larger professional group at a national convention of the Philippine Library Association (PLA) on June 3, 1977.
In 1988, the Philippines Association of Academic and Research Libraries (PAARL) felt that the 1977 Standards needed upgrading to satisfy the current needs of tertiary education, which had undergone several changes. In pursuit of this objective, PAARL created a Standards Committee tasked to formulate the Library Standards for Academic Libraries in the Philippines. Miss Marina Dayrit, PAARL's founding president, was appointed chairman. Members of this Committee included:
Juana L. Abello, UST Perla T. Garcia, DLSU
Sarah C. de Jesus, UE Rogelio Mallillin, ADMU
Fr. Paul de Vera, OSB, SBC Esperanza A. Sta. Cruz, PWU
with Corazon C. Nera, as Recording Secretary
The proposed standards were presented to the general membership in a Seminar-Workshop held at the University of the Philippines-Visayas in Iloilo in October 1988, and again in the seminar-workshop on Map Utilization in the same year. The participants in the Iloilo public hearing were librarians from the Visayas and Mindanao, while those who attended the Manila seminar were librarians mostly coming from Luzon. The final document was submitted to the Department of Education, Culture and Sports and became known as the DECS Library Standards for Tertiary Education. It was issued as Inclosure no. 3 to DECS Bulletin no. 1 s, 1988.
In answer to the growing clamor for a revision of the Library Standards, PAARL conducted a seminar-workshop on Accreditation and Library Standards: Library Achieving Academic Excellence in 1995. This was followed by another seminar on Library Standards: Review & Update held in Davao City in 1998.
A Task Force on Library Standards was formed in 1999 to revise the standards based on the proposals agreed on during the Davao Conference. Headed by Ms. Loreto M. Seriña of Jose Rizal College, the other Members of the Task Force included:
Marlo C. Chavez, SBC Teresita G. Hernandez, CEU
Erlinda F. Flores, UST Veneranda O. Sajorda, UPH-R
Lolita P. Gonzalez, SSC Fe Angela M. Verzosa, DLSU
The draft was presented in the December 1999 issue of PAARL Newsletter and distributed at the General Assembly, held at De La Salle University, last January 28, 2000. At the Planning Workshop for the new Board for 2000, the incoming President, Ms. Fe Angela M. Verzosa, appointed Ms. Lolita Gonzales to chair the Task Force in place of Mrs. Seriña, who was subsequently appointed to the Board for Librarians. Verzosa also asked the Board to approve her plan to conduct a series of public hearings before the Standards are submitted for final approval, and to incorporate these hearings as part of the Conference Committee's scheduled forums. Three public hearings on the revised standards were scheduled as forums for the year 2000 in Manila, and one as a workshop to be held in Cebu City.
The first public hearing was held on March 17, 2000 at the University of Sto. Tomas, with Ms. Salvacion M. Arlante (UP), Ms. Belen Vibar (UAP), and Prof. Candida Agcaoili (UST) as panel reactors. Also acting as moderators were Ms. Sajorda (UPH-R) and Ms. Flores (UST).
The second public hearing was held on June 9 at the Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila, with Dean Ursula Picache (retired UP Dean and PAASCU accreditor), Dean Josephine Sison (UP ILS), and Ms. Perla T. Garcia (DLSU) as panel reactors. Ms. Lolita Gonzales and Ms. Verzosa served as panel moderators.
The third public hearing was held last September 13 on the occasion of the 11th Philippine Book Fair held every year at SM Mega Mall, Ortigas Center, Pasig City. Serving as panel reactors were Ms. Corazon M. Nera (CEU, UE), Ms. Teresita C. Moran (Ateneo Professional Schools), and Ms. Celedonia T. Cayaban (DLSU-College of St. Benilde).
The last public hearing was held in Cebu City during the Seminar on Back to Basics: New Strategies for Millennium Libraries" held at Holiday Plaza Hotel, October 25-27, presided by Ms. Lolita P. Gonzales, with Ms. Corazon M. Nera as resource person.
- 2010 PAARL Standards for Academic Libraries (download document in pdf here)
- Introduction to the 2000 PAARL Library Standards
- 2000 PAARL Library Standard for Academic Libraries
- Model Statement on Compensation Standards for Library Personnel (formulated in 2004 as an integral component in the 2000 PAARL Library Standards)
- Glossary of Terms Used in the Standards (download the pdf version here)
- DepEd DO. No. 56 series 2011 Standards for Philippine Libraries: School Library Media Centers (also available here in pdf)
- CHED Draft Requirements for Academic Libraries Common to All Programs (as presented in the 4th Marina G. Dayrit Lecture Series with the topic "Things You Ought To Know: IFLA Key Issues in Electronic Resources Collection Development and CMO Proposed Standard Guidelines for Academic Libraries" and posted on May 14, 2013 in CHED website)
- Personal Competencies Statement (drafted by the members of the Board for Librarians, led by Hon. Corazon M. Nera, and presented at the second consultative workshop meeting held on 5 September 2013, for the formulation of standards and competencies for the library profession, with the end in view of developing a National Competency-based Standards for Librarians (NCBSL).
- Competencies for Managing Information Services
- Developing a Competency Standards for Filipino Librarians by Fe Angela M. Verzosa
For other standards, please visit our PAARLWiki: http://paarl.wikispaces.com/Library+Standards
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CHED Draft Requirements for Academic Libraries Common to All Programs
Draft Proposal for 2010 PAARL Standards (First Draft)


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Wärtsilä Signs Extensive Services Supply Agreement
Wärtsilä has signed an extensive three-year services supply agreement with the Norwegian DOF Group in the end of April 2014.
The agreement covers services for all Wärtsilä equipment, including engines and propulsion as well as electrical and automation systems, for DOF's vessels with Wärtsilä equipment operating in Norway, Brazil and Singapore. DOF Group is a global company that provides a comprehensive range of purpose-built offshore vessels and subsea services to the offshore oil and gas industry worldwide. The company owns and operates a fleet of 77 vessels.
Approximately 30 vessels of DOF Group have Wärtsilä equipment on board, including Wärtsilä 34, 32, 26, 20 and Wichmann engines.
"With this agreement with Wärtsilä, we get advice on long-term planning based on our fleet's service needs. The aim is to increase predictability and ensure maximum uptime for our vessels," explains Lars Heine Njåstad, CPO of DOF ASA.
"Wärtsilä and DOF are long-term partners, and this agreement is an important milestone for us. The extensive agreement strengthens our cooperation with DOF Group, increases predictability of operations for our customer, and ensures DOF minimal downtime of their vessels," says Cato Esperø, Sales Director of Wärtsilä Norway.
A supply agreement ensures the availability of OEM spare parts and consumables. The agreement covers also manpower supply for maintenance work, spare parts reconditioning and workshops, extensive online services as well as customer trainings.


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|Femi Kuti
Nigeria's biggest music stars are getting ready to shine this weekend as the country's biggest music award event, The Headies is set to roll with full effect.
With the big nominees including international superstars D'Banj, Psquare, Sarkodie, Wizkid, 2Face as well as hit-makers Davido, Ice Prince, Naeto C, Iyanya and many others getting ready for the big day, organisers say Lagosians should brace up for a world class event, befitting of our home made stars.
The Headies, formerly known as The Hip Hop World Awards has undisputedly become a reference point in the Nigerian music industry. This year's edition will hold on Saturday October 20 2012 at Eko Hotel and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos.
Pre-event activities, comprising Veterans Night and a special CSR project, HELP THE CHILDREN, are all part of an exciting line up of events leading to the much-anticipated 2012 edition of The Headies.
Ayo Animashaun, Chief Executive Officer of Smooth Promotions and executive producer of The Headies noted that, "The Headies is not only about rewarding deserving artistes, it has been responsive to our society in many ways. One new way it intends to do so this year is its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) project tagged Help The Children which aims to bring succour to less privileged Nigerian children who are suffering from a prevalence of unclean water, low food supplies and diseases such as malaria, pneumonia, measles, whooping cough, polio, tetanus and tuberculosis.
"For over seven years, The Headies has been widely recognized as an awards platform renowned for breaking uncharted grounds since its emergence in the Nigerian entertainment scene. The Awards recognizes, appreciates and celebrates outstanding talents of the Nigerian music industry who, through their exceptional talents, efforts and struggles, have brought the music industry to a place of honour and esteem acknowledged even far beyond the shores of Nigeria," he concluded.
Veterans to be honoured during the Veterans Night include: Ken Caleb Olumese, Tony Okoroji, Daniel Wilson, Oritz Wiliki and Chris Okotie.
Other veterans to be honoured include Daddy Fresh, Stella Monye, Baba Fryo, Edi Lawani, Easy K, Pretty (Junior & Pretty), Fellyx, (Fellyx & Mozzyx), Alex Zitto, Edmund Spice, and Ras Kimono.
Majek Fishhook, Mandators, Edna Ogoli, Bongos Ikwe, Onyeka Onwenu, KWAM 1, Mike Okri and Blackky are also amongst the proud veterans.
Meanwhile, A-List acts scheduled to perform on Saturday at The Headies include Grammy nominee and Afrobeat icon Femi Kuti , Bez, Timi Dakolo and Styl Plus. Others are Praiz, Chuddy K, Davido, Eva Alordiah and Brymo.
Winners of The Headies Rookies Competition 2012 – Dammy Krane and Burnaboy will also be performing at the glamorous event.


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text: Brian was born in Anaheim, California. His family made the move from Anaheim to Las Vegas when he was 6 years old. In middle school Brian was introduced to the growing street art scene in America that inspired the need to create. His works mainly focus on acrylics while continuing to experiment with other mediums. Brian attended Las Vegas High School and during his time there landed an internship as gallery assistant at the Joseph Watson Collection. Brian recently graduated from the College of Southern Nevada and is pursuing a Bachelor's degree at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas


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Self-published are always looking for effective ways to market their books. There are a multitude of sites that cater to readers or authors or both. But there are other options that authors may have not considered.
Here are a few of the more off-the-beaten path options for marketing or selling your book.
Etsy is a world-wide, Internet marketplace for people to sell and buy unique goods. It is a place where people can sell vintage items or crafts or jewelry that they made. (I sell customized birthday invitation on my Etsy store – Another World Cards.) But it also can be a place to promote and sell your book – even if you only sell e-books.
Not a lot has been written about Etsy as a community and platform for authors. I ran across the suggestion of using Etsy on another blog, so I thought I would check it out.
A quick search brought up some books for sale – some were vintage or used books, but some were new. Quite of a few of new books were craft or how-to books. But there were some fiction novels – some that are print-on-demand and others that are instant download of e-books. (Limited to 20MB and it must be a PDF file.) And at 20 cents for a 4-month-long listing, Etsy is an inexpensive way to reach another market.
Etsy is not just about selling merchandise. It is also a place to connect with others. Etsy has its own community There are teams to join that are full of people with common interests. A quick search brought up a handful of teams for author promoting authors. You don't have to be a seller on Etsy to take part in the teams or forums.
In the forum section, you can ask questions about selling on Etsy, including how best to sell your novel. And best of all, if you can't find your answer there, help is only an email away.
I am sure all of you have seen a video on YouTube. Everything from crazy cat antics to scenes from your favorite movie or TV show to music videos appears on this site.
Anyone can set up a free account to upload video files for either public or private viewing. (I have often uploaded my kids' yearly birthday videos on the site and then just shared the link with family and friends. No one but those with the actual link can see the videos.)
Once a video for public distribution has been posted on YouTube, others can share the link, which makes it a great platform for viral campaigns.
I posted a book trailer on YouTube for my first book, Summoned. Now I know some authors love book trailers, and others don't see their benefit. A well-done book trailer can tantalize readers with details about your book and entice them to buy it. But it all depends on how many people view the trailer. YouTube's algorithms allow users to stumble across your book when they search for similar books or authors of the same genre.
You can also post your own videos as a video blog (also known as vlogging). Here you can post like you do on a regular blog, but instead it is a video of you answering questions or giving fans updates. If you keep your videos interesting and engaging, you will gain subscribers to your YouTube channel.
Though this may be a good marketing strategy, I have enough trouble keeping up with this blog that I am not considering vlogging any time soon.
Pinterest is a social media platform designed as a digital bulletin board where users can collect posts and website pages in one centralized place. Pinterest users create profiles, find and follow their friends and have the ability to tag these friends when "pinning" something that interests them. They can also "re-pin" their friends' "pins."
You can create multiple Pinterest "boards" or just have one. And you can make your boards private or public. Items that you or others have "pinned" appear in a visual feed. And no the site doesn't just have recipes and craft projects. It boasts so much more. Basically, any website or blog can be "pinned" on the site. Once on the site, it will show up in other user's searches.
Since Pinterest is a visual page, it makes sense to pin your book cover. You can also fill up a board with quotes from your book or even your book trailer. You can even pin contests and giveaways or offer Advance Reading Copies.
Beyond promoting your book, you can put together an "inspiration board" letting others know what inspired you to write. You might even consider creating a board of books that resonate with yours. Pin books of the same genre or feature a character similar to yours. The more links you create build connections that can result in more people finding you and your books.
So if you are a self-published author and haven't taken the time to check out Etsy, YouTube or Pinterest as a method of promoting or selling your book, I encourage you to do so and find out if any of these venues will work for you.


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Best Pension Plan in India: -This article is specifically addressed to young employees and will not discuss about the immediate annuity plans which are purchased at the beginning of their retired lives. Pension plans get policyholders a regular income during their post-retirement lives. Take expert's advice for retirement planning, saving and investing. Do not sacrifice retirement planning for child plans and avoid wrong investments also.
Below are some of the factors to identify the best pension plan in India :
No Guarantee
Majority of customers focus on best retirement plans instead of concentrating on its suitability. Avoid this habit because it is beneficial in the long run. Insurance experts suggest buyers to loot for the entire gamut of investment plans instead of looking for best policies. It helps policyholders to create a huge financial corpus for post-retirement life.
Charges and Transparency
Customers also need to be aware of the structure charges and how their money is being invested in the pension plan they have purchased. Online comparison of different retirement plans offered by various insurance companies in India gives a far better picture of how they are using investors' money.
Prefer Better Options
Instead of investing your hard earned money in a plan where risk level is high, explore some plans which offer guaranteed income and involve low-risk level. The idea is to invest in a pension plan which can support to build a larger retirement corpus and not just blindly invest in a policy that tagged as 'best'.
In case the person has assigned the role of retirement corpus to an investment, then liquidity should be the last concern for that investment. While investing money in a pension plan, remember that you're investing for retirement and not for short-term goals.
Compare transparency, safety, costs and returns of desired policies to select the best pension plan in India online. Without proper financial planning, a person will end up retiring without sufficient savings at hand. Generally, people have a tendency to invest in a plan that includes high risk and huge returns to avail good benefits. Delay in buying an online pension plan costs person badly. Know your exact requirement by getting an idea about how much amount is going to be adequate. Once customers know their needs, it will be easier for them to select the plan that suits their budget and requirements. Set a retirement savings goal with sufficient time span in hand and implement the plan accordingly to realize dreams.
Those who know the importance of pension plans will surely buy one when they start earning. Policyholders invest the amount over the span of the employee's career and then the eventual balance in the account is paid on retirement. These policies offer asset growth and financially protect better today than in the past. Manage your income professionally in a stable manner, so that pension plan can make a good difference in the long run. Use retirement plans to fund your golden years because these insurance products have the strength to save, invest and manage investor's money at any life stage.


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Valentine's Day Sayings
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- Love doesn't make the world go round. Love is what makes the ride worthwhile.
- Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind.
- Love is a grave mental disease.
- Kisses are a better fate than wisdom.
- Love may not make the world go round, but I must admit that it makes the ride worthwhile.
- To love and be loved is to feel the sun from both sides.
- The art of love… is largely the art of persistence.
- Love is something eternal; the aspect may change, but not the essence.
- A life without love is like a year without summer.
- Love is a promise; love is a souvenir, once given never forgotten, never let it disappear.
- Trip over love, you can get up. Fall in love and you fall forever.
- Life's greatest happiness is to be convinced we are loved.