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Characteristics of a great Polish translation project managerEnglish Polish translatorsPosted by Fiules Tue, August 07, 2012 18:24:41
The 6 critical characteristics of a great Polish translation project manager
Many aspects go into a quality translation program, from dedicated linguists to assisting software. But one of the most valuable parts of an effect translation program is to have a great Polish translation project manager. After all, they're the ones managing almost every aspect of your translation process.
When we begin work with a client we're often asked about our project managers, and their abilities, strengths and weakness. And if we're not, we're often surprised – because we consider them as one of the most important contributors of a client's satisfaction.
Having several years of experience being both a project manager and manager of the likes, I garnered a list of critical characteristics that I think every project manager of translations needs to have to really go above and beyond.
Exceptional Multitasker – It's no secret that a Polish translation project manager's day is filled with multiple tasks. Assisting linguists, developing processes and managing multiple project in multiple languages are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to daily activities. Being able to effectively multitask and manage multiple components of a project at once is critical to not only the success of each project, but to the sanity of the project manager.
Effective communicator –It is without a doubt that project timelines and Polish translation deliverables depend upon the clarity and timeliness of communications. Being a Polish translation project manager means having effective communication abilities to both understand the client and lead a positive performance from their team.
Problem solver – Like most things in life, challenges can arise. During Polish translations, it is how a project manager approaches them and the way that they are resolved that grows strong business relationships. In short, great Polish translation project managers make solutions rather than excuses. Even if there is a long, arduous project in front them, thinking outside-the-box and making solutions for the barriers results in a better outcome for all involved.
Positive –Facing demands from both clients and coworkers can be stressful. An average translation project manager may crack under pressure, but a project manager with a positive attitude can lead through difficult times. Not to forget that having a positive outlook and being easy to talk with makes most business conversations a lot more bearable.
Organized – Polish translation project managers are often faced with many different aspects of a project at once, such as budgeting, timeline development, editing, etc… In order to successfully implement all parts of a process, a project manager needs to be organized. And well organized, at that. Any missteps or displacements could mean timeline delays and frustrated clients. A great project manager will find an ordered structure that works and will stick to it.
Flexible – In the world of translations, there's no black and white. Between juggling office hours, meeting customer demands and assisting team members, a translation project manager has a lot to manage. From leveraging technical solutions to implementing process changes, being flexible and willing to make adjustments really speaks to the needs of clients and shows the project manager values their line of work.
Whether looking for the perfect project manager or looking to be one yourself, keep these six critical characteristics in mind. I know they keep our team going.
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10 things I would do if I won the lottery
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- AnonymousMarch 12, 2015 7:23 am
I'd do the same things! And good for you for wanting an investment property...so smart!ReplyDelete
It always blows my mind to hear how these people lost multi-millions after winning. I would do something very similar with giving some to my family and pay off all debt. I most likely would buy a house on the beach but nothing too extravagant. I would travel and invest the rest.ReplyDelete
Love it! I would definitely want to give back, save and invest most of it and of course have some set aside for fun too! :)ReplyDelete
i love the idea of #9! so crazy and fun. i mean why not?ReplyDelete
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I feel like I wrote a post years ago on this topic and I had similar ideas--give, travel, help the parents, pay off my house. Practical yet also fun.
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haha I love these posts because dreaming is always fun!! I'd totally travel - A LOT!! xo, Biana - BlovedBostonReplyDelete
Yes! I think I would do all of the above. Travel, travel, travel..and maybe buy a boat/yacht too!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 12, 2015 12:06 pm
Haha I love daydreaming about this kind of thing. YES to give some to my parents, save some and buy the most sexy car on the planet (and that should include a hot driver, because, priorities!).ReplyDelete
yeah i totally wouldn't tell anyone! and i wouldn't jump in coins, ouch! haha. i would pay off my house and all that, give money to my mummy, travel, travel, travel!! oh, and charity. so selfish!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 12, 2015 1:34 pm
Agree with all of these! I would love to buy a home in cash just so I don't have to worry about writing that rent check every month, haha. Oh and if you won, I'd like to go to Greece and Australia too please ;)ReplyDelete
Hahahah I agree that telling people about winning in the first place is a huge mistake. Put it like this, if I won the lotto no one would know. *sneaky hand rub*ReplyDelete
I would not tell a freaking soul I won.ReplyDelete
College fund for kids, gifts for dad and mum and you. Pay off the house. Investment home. A holiday. I'll splurge a but though. On silly things like DVDs and books and a bike. Cause I've lived very frugally for a very loooong time.ReplyDelete
This definitely sounds like the most logical sequence of events! I'd definitely have some fun spending it but there's no way I could ever blow that much money!ReplyDelete
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This is a wonderful list! I love your sense of humour and I would definitely do a lot of the same things if I won the lottery - especially giving money to my parents. Thanks for sharing :)ReplyDelete
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11. You can pay my student loans:)haha That would be the #1 thing on my list.ReplyDelete
Great list! I'd do a few of the same things - I'd buy my dad a new Harley, my boyfriend a new car and myself a Tesla, pay off my student loans and mortgage, travel, and then maybe use the rest to start up my own business.ReplyDelete
PREAAACH! I do not understand how people win millions & go broke in a year or 2. I'm far too practical. Even my dream car is realistic ha. I want a damn pick-up truck. The only possible way I'd blow it would be travel & concerts. But millions?!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMarch 21, 2015 11:47 am
I think I need to copy this post :) My #1 thing... tell no one. And then I'd go with your #2, 3, 4 and 7.ReplyDelete
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Ear acupuncture could help win battle of bulge
Washington – Researchers have said that a 5 point stimulation of outer ear can help shed the pounds.
According to the small study, using continuous stimulation of five acupuncture points may be better at reducing abdominal fat (the midriff bulge) than single point stimulation.
Auricular acupuncture therapy is based on the understanding that the outer ear represents all parts of the body.
The Korean researchers compared acupuncture of five points on the outer ear – shen-men (divine gate); spleen, stomach, hunger, and endocrine – and one point (hunger) – with sham treatment on 91 overweight adults (BMI of 23 or more).
Participants were asked to follow a restrictive (although not weight loss) diet and not to take any extra exercise during the eight week period of their treatment.
Thirty one people were randomly assigned to the five point treatment, which involved the insertion of acupuncture needles 2mm deep into the outer ear. These were kept in place with surgical tape for a week, after which the same treatment was applied to the other ear, with the process repeated over eight weeks.
Another 30 people were assigned to the same treatment process, but at just the one hunger point. And a further 30 were given sham treatment – with the same process and timescales, but with the removal of the needles immediately after insertion.
All participants were weighed and measured at the start and end of treatment, and four weeks in, to include BMI, waist circumference, body fat mass, percentage body fat, and blood pressure to see what impact acupuncture might have.
Among those who kept going for the entire period, significant differences were apparent after four weeks, with the active treatment groups showing a 6.1 per cent (5-point treatment) and 5.7 per cent (1-point treatment) reduction, respectively, in BMI compared with the sham treatment group among whom there was no reduction in BMI.
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So I am pretty late in the Goddess Test band wagon but I am really glad I read this. At first I wasn't so sure about this book for several reasons but by the time I got to the end it all made sense and I was definitely happily surprised.As a character I liked Kate. She was mature and she definitely was a great protagonist. She grew through out the story, but what I loved most was how she reacted to the situation she was in with having a mother with cancer. She was so loyal and such a good person. My problem with her was that she was extremely gullible at times. Which leads to my overall problem was that the beginning of this book was not very believable and was slightly corny. Usually I never think that about YA books and just go along with it but this one was crazy that some guy brings a girl you hated back to life and then you have stay with him for 6 months out of the year like the Greek Myth.After I got over that fact and started to get hooked I really enjoyed the story. Aimee used Greek Mythology in such an interesting way. In many ways she was able to humanize the Gods by making Kate think they were human. I was surprised by how the book ended and realizing what the Goddess Test was which it was based on the Seven Deadly Sins. I found it funny that when you put the way these characters acted and connected it to the Greek Gods they really were it made sense. I loved Henry as a character. He was definitely the character that had the most layers. I liked the spin that Aimee took saying Persephone had free will in the choice and by saying that she showed how her leaving him was so devastating for. He loved her so much and I am glad that he was able to move on with Kate. But it is weird that technically they are sisters so you can see a problem with him not truly loving her for her. But hopefully there will be more of a love story development in the sequel because that was slightly too fast! Also I was so confused by the whole love potion because I thought that was what was leading up to in their actual relationship but that is beside the point.So I definitely don't know where this story can go from here but I am super excited to see and for some reason I want Kate to have a relationship with someone other than Henry though I like him I just need to more conflict!
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Rainforests and Deforestation
Orangutans and Other Endangered Species
Despite being one of humans closest relatives, Orangutans are on the brink of extinction due to mans activities. Deforestation is one of the main threats to Orangutans and it is estimated that if the current rate of deforestation continues we are due to completely eliminate our tree inhabiting cousins within the next 25 years. Especially in Indonesia and Malaysia rainforests are being torn down rapidly, and in many cases illegally, and the native apes are being killed in their masses. It's estimated that only 54,000 Bornean orangutans and 6,600 Sumatran orangutans remain in the wild and the orangutan population has decreased by 90% over the last 100 years. The lush rainforests are also home to many other endangered species such as tigers, elephants and rhinos and it has one of the biggest number of plants, trees, birds and animals per acre in the world. Mans greed and ignorance is causing the habitats of all these beautiful animals to be destroyed and with the demand for resources being as high as it is there is little time to consider the welfare of the environment. Experts estimate that we are losing 137 plant, animal and insect species every day due to deforestation.
'Slash and Burn'
Much of the deforestation that occurs is for the sake of setting up palm oil plantations and people setting up these plantations tend to use a method called the 'slash and burn method' (yes it is as horrible as it sounds). The slash and burn method is where the trees, vegetation and the homes of these animals are cut down and then anything that remains is set fire to. The ash from this is then used as a fertilizer for crops, the slash and burn method is also popular among local farmers. The slash and burn techniques used can set fire to coal and pete buried deep in the ground which can escalate the fires further.
Main Reasons for Deforestation
Forests are cut down for many reasons, most of which are money related. Logging is a big driver of deforestation, operations which provide the world with paper and wood cause the cutting down of countless amounts of trees every day. The value of rainforest land is perceived only by the value of its timbre, not by its animals, plants or other species. Many loggers act illegally and build roads to access more and more remote forest areas, this causes more and more deforestation to occur. It's a pretty horrible cycle right?
The Amazonian rainforest in particular is rich in minerals such as iron ore, bauxite, manganese, diamonds, silver and gold. Mining companies cut down huge areas of forest to build roads and railways and to set up their establishments.
Rapid population growth and the rising of living standards mean a higher demand for food, fuels, minerals and hardwoods such as ebony and mahogany.
Also farmers clear acres and acres of land, normally using the slash and burn method, in order to have room to raise livestock or crops. All of these things are big contributors to the destruction of the rainforests.
Although rainforests only cover 2% of the earth they provide a home to 2/3 of all living species on the planet. Also almost half the every day medicinal compounds we use come from plants that are native to the rainforest, if there were to be a cure for cancer or aids it's bound to be found somewhere in the rainforests right? We should stop exploiting them and start conserving them before it's too late as more than an 1.5 acres are lost every second of every day! Humans greed and ignorance is going to result in the extinction of so many endangered and beautiful species if we don't do something about it now!
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We need old growth forests if we want to prevent soil erosion and climate change as well as clean underground water supplies.One reason the rainforests still exist is because of all the rain.Not like all the fires we always seem to have in North America.Grassland is fine as long as it is natural like we have in the plain states in the western United States.
South America is different than North America in this respect.
The buffalo herds of North America numbered in the millions at one time.
we need to do everything to save these animals I want my grandchildren to see or even now these animals are alive
Another great hub addressing an important issue, well done! :)
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Safety Charity: "Dismay" At Rise In Road Casualties
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Brake, a leading road safety charity, has expressed its "dismay" that the number of people killed and injured on the road has risen.
The Government's provisional figures suggest that in the year ending September 2014, 24,630 people were killed or seriously injured in the United Kingdom. This represented a rise of 4% compared to the previous year, up from 23,439. Of the 24,630, there were 1,730 fatalities which represented a rise of 1% (from 1,711).
Furthermore, there were 192,910 reported casualties of all types – which included minor injuries – which was a 5% rise from 184,087.
Road Casualties By Type
The number of people killed or seriously injured by road "user type" rose across the board in the 12 months to September 2014:
- Cars - up 3% to 8,770
- Pedestrians – up 1% to 5,540
- Peddle cyclists – up 8% to 3,500
- Motorcyclists – up 6% to 5,490.
The Department for Transport argued that: "Part of the reason for these increases over the rolling years is the unusually low number of casualties in the first quarter of 2013". Furthermore, the volume of traffic in the year ending September 2014 rose by 2%.
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Despite this, Brake has called on political parties to make "3, key general election manifesto commitments to get casualties falling":
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- "Introduce graduated driver licensing to allow new drivers to build skills and experience gradually, while exposed to less danger."
- "Introduce a zero-tolerance drink drive limit of 20mg per 100ml of blood, to stamp out the menace of drink driving once and for all".
Brake Deputy Chief Executive, Julie Townsend, said: "These casualty increases are the tragic result of a failure of ambition. They come on the back of three years of flat-lining road death and serious injury figures, during which the government congratulated itself on having 'some of the safest roads in the world' rather than making forward thinking decisions and setting targets to secure further reductions".
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Yesterday I attended a really interesting conference at the Wellcome Trust on 'Increasing openness, transparency and collaboration in the life sciences' with Sir Mark Walport and Sir Andrew Witty, CEO of GSK. Not the catchiest of titles, but it hid its light under a bushel.
At its heart was the importance of open collaboration. After all, in the UK we have a research ecosystem that is unique in the world, including academia, charities, industry and the NHS but we don't always work together as well as we could or should.
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GSK announced it will share all its anonymised clinical trial data openly through a web app, available to all researchers, for all its trials. And here's the key thing – that includes both successes and failures.
Both speakers also highlighted the importance of flexible models for intellectual property (IP). That sometimes a protective model for IP is the right route, but sometimes a more open stance will encourage research advance and commercial opportunity.
This chimes well with work that AMRC have under way. On November 26 we're holding a workshop on IP, where we will debate the different models of IP management and how to choose the right one that encourages innovation. And in January we are holding an industry/charity workshop highlighting how best we can work constructively together.
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Both speakers highlighted that openness and collaboration were not only the right moral stance for a sector that relies on public support, but just as importantly, working together and sharing data was good for research outcomes and good for business economics.
Here's what they said:
- As part of its Neglected Tropical Diseases Theme, GSK will release data for the molecules in its compound library for TB (as it has for malaria already), in attempt to accelerate drug development.
They have decided that whilst there is likely to be little economic benefit for commercial companies in this disease area, there is still really valuable research to be undertaken that may enable researchers to come up with new answers. They will therefore offer free and open access to these compounds to others.
- Of most interest to our sector was the GSK plans to open up, on the web, all their clinical trial data – whether those trials produced positive or negative results.
This means that researchers will be able to access anonymised patient-level data from all studies since 2007, alongside the GSK trial summaries and conclusions. Over time GSK will also release pre-2007 data, as their technology systems allow the app to access it.
Crucially this will include all trials, whether they were successes or failures. We all know that the insight from failure is often more interesting than the insight from success, but it is hard often to secure publication of these studies in key journals. So this is an important advance.
- An independent panel, which will include scientists and patients, as well as other specialists (but no-one from GSK!), will review proposals to use the data to ensure that a legitimate research question is being asked.
It's great that patients will have the chance to be involved in the panel, as we know that patients are highly motivated for their data to be (responsibly) used. The researcher will have an obligation to publish their outcome – success or failure – but apart from those conditions the researchers will be free to use the data in pursuit of their research.
This is a really interesting development – it recognises that openness is the friend of innovation and causes us to look again at our own preconceptions of IP and how best to manage it.
Intellectual property rights were intended to be a mechanism to reward innovation and risk but they may now becoming a brake on collaboration – just when science, industry and medicine need to pool their brains more effectively to bring research success. The GSK development shows that we might be on the brink of a new way of thinking about rewards to innovation – the old models of IPR and licencing for exploitation may be about to be broken.


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The Board of Trustees alumni election is officially underway as alumni can vote until May 4. This year's race for three open alumni trustee seats includes two of the incumbents — Alice Pope and Bob Jubelirer — and two newcomers — Jay Paterno and Robert Bowsher.
Current trustee Al Lord was originally up for re-election as well, but ultimately decided to drop out of the race after he made controversial comments saying he was "running out of sympathy for 35 yr old, so-called victims with 7-digit net worth," referring to sex abuse victims of Jerry Sandusky. He later apologized.
Jay Paterno, '91
Jay Paterno graduated from Penn State in 1991 and currently lives in State College. The son of legendary Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, Jay continued to run for a seat on the Board even when his mother Sue Paterno declined her own nomination. Paterno's platform focuses on going back to Penn State's roots — "uniquely enduring and unwavering traditions and values" — and building Penn State on new and revolutionary leadership.
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Alice Pope, '79, '83g, '86g
Incumbent Alice Pope is a three-time Penn State alumna, with bachelors (1979), masters (1983), and doctoral (1986) degrees in psychology. She currently lives in Brooklyn, New York and has served on the Academic Affairs and Student Life Committee during her tenure on the Board. Pope's platform focuses on five main goals: Support the university's academic mission, increase the Board's transparency, resolve ongoing questions about the Freeh report, reduce the size of the Board, and support the mission and culture of the university.
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Robb Schmidt will call the action as the Penguins make their first appearance in the NCAA Tournament in a decade. Youngstown State will start its postseason against No. 4 Indiana on Friday at 7 p.m. at IU's Bart Kaufman Field, and it will play Saturday against either Indiana State or Stanford.
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Full disclosure: I know Kate Carraway. She gave a great guest talk in one of my journalism classes last year. She's ambitious, and writes well. She also swears like a longshoreperson. I'm no prude, but I find a little goes a long way. When swearing becomes a predictable tic or habit, it loses a lot of its power to shock or convey tone or style. But that's just me.
In order to ensure it wasn't my imagination, I decided to do some content analysis. My friend recently lent me a wide-screen Mac, which makes this kind of thing much faster and convenient. Anyway, as of Friday, Feb. 27, 2009, I found 68 articles written by Carraway on the eye weekly site. Of those, 29 include swearing. Decide for yourself:
* them and us
BY KATE CARRAWAY January 09, 2009 15:01
"the shunned and the shunning, the fucked and the fuckers,"
* 2008 media round-up
BY KATE CARRAWAY December 23, 2008 21:12
"You know who had a fucked-up year? Journalists."
* A bah! on all your humbugs
BY KATE CARRAWAY December 17, 2008 21:12
"shit didn't get shate on December 25th"
*A decade of adulthood
BY KATE CARRAWAY January 14, 2009 21:01
"A decade! Surely in a decade you've figured some shit out, got some shit done. Once I saw a talk show where the hot and possibly batshit Cameron Diaz"
* Aussie Rules for Canadians
BY KATE CARRAWAY September 11, 2008 13:09
"To an outsider, Aussie rules football is essentially a crazy-violent fucked-up version of rugby,"
* Bonfire of inanities
BY KATE CARRAWAY August 25, 2008 06:08
"Regularly shit on for its Rosedale-coloured glasses"
"It's shit, but fun."
"Here, we don't value each other's social contribution enough to give half a shit,"
* CanCon 3-D!!!
BY KATE CARRAWAY January 14, 2009 21:01
"will already fuck with your head a little."
* Duff day afternoon
BY KATE CARRAWAY December 01, 2008 15:12
"Today, the first of December, is not only a day of shitty half-rain made bleaker by the oppressive Mondayness of it all,"
* First past the post
BY KATE CARRAWAY January 28, 2009 20:01
"where anyone who knows anything doesn't give a shit if you're Jewish or Indian or whatever."
* Freeconomics: how to live on $60 a week
BY KATE CARRAWAY January 07, 2009 21:01
"Dizzy shopaholics can fuck off:"
"It's fucking gnarly."
"It fucking sucked," types itself before I think about it.
"Sick of apples and shitty protein bars,"
* Henry Rollins
BY KATE CARRAWAY October 22, 2008 12:10
"I ask Rollins, a committed feminist, what he thinks about the media shitstorm surrounding Sarah Palin."
* Imperial Tattoo
BY KATE CARRAWAY September 26, 2008 16:09
"Going home on a packed Dufferin bus wearing a ludicrous, borrowed, children's raincoat, I accidentally dropped the splurgey Champagne on the downhill sloping bus floor and chased after it shouting "Shit! Shit!","
* Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience
BY KATE CARRAWAY February 27, 2009 10:02
"(or maybe Kevin's? Or Nick's? I don't fucking know)"
* Libraries need love
BY KATE CARRAWAY August 18, 2008 07:08
"Renewed, I stuck around to sneak-read some shitty magazines"
* Lustless love affairs
BY KATE CARRAWAY February 11, 2009 21:02
"the richness and radness of no-fucking friend-romances are usually undervalued,"
"Shit is not to be fucked with."
* Mia's Munky business
BY KATE CARRAWAY December 02, 2008 17:12
"(you know, genocide and shit),"
"(Translation: "Fuck your face, Bolton.")"
* Nuit, Blanched
BY KATE CARRAWAY October 06, 2008 11:10
"It's a smooshy clusterfuck,"
"Fuck "collective secular prayer," for now."
"which is loud as fuck and barred by security personnel"
"1:56: It's fucking cold."
"and get the fuck out of there."
"and lose my shit."
* Samantha Ronson holds Court
BY KATE CARRAWAY December 04, 2008 16:12
"after a too-long technical fuck-up that stalled her entrance."
* Social hibernation
BY KATE CARRAWAY January 28, 2009 21:01
"But socialize, in the winter? Fuck it."
* Taddle Creek tattler
BY KATE CARRAWAY October 24, 2008 13:10
"and several others that I haven't read yet because fuck, this just happened on Wednesday."
* Ted Rogers' footprint
BY KATE CARRAWAY December 04, 2008 13:12
"Bloor Street's businessy clusterfuck,"
* The Yonge/Bloor disconnect
BY KATE CARRAWAY December 29, 2008 12:12
"north-east corner's pigeon shit-dotted concrete slab"
"where long blue construction fences have been fucking up car and foot traffic for months."
* The art of Scarborough
BY KATE CARRAWAY December 12, 2008 14:12
"re-purposing our neighbourhood with pranks and fuckery"
* The bonfire rages on
BY KATE CARRAWAY November 03, 2008 16:11
"Modesty can fuck off, basically:"
"a few of my media-savvy friends gave me the "You've finally gone and fucked yourself" pity eyes."
"not for an endlessly brutal, tail-swallowing clusterfuck."
* The happy hoser
BY KATE CARRAWAY February 25, 2009 21:02
"Pro: Seamed hose are hot as fuck, but subtle."
* The ladies who breakfast
BY KATE CARRAWAY September 15, 2008 13:09
"Sometimes, when our nights are full of stupid and distracting shit like work and family and relationships,"
* What a Drake it is getting older
BY KATE CARRAWAY February 11, 2009 13:02
"took hold of the city's give-a-shit classes."
"has hosted a variety of usually shit-on artists and creators"
* What work means now
BY KATE CARRAWAY February 25, 2009 21:02
"and it's Athenian, biblical, Shakespearean shit."
"for coffee and cookies and shit-talk."
* Style tips: Feb. 12
February 11, 2009 21:02
"For a holiday that's tangentially about fucking,"


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Year 6 Turning Japanese 2013
On Monday 11th March a group of 18 Japanese secondary school students visited Four Oaks Primary School to work with Year 6 and the pupils were able to exchange ideas, songs and dances about their respective countries. The Year 6 pupils delivered a presentation about our school, and showed the Japanese gilrs some English country dancing and a Take Ten routine. The Japanese students sang songs, performed a tea ceremony, and then showed the Year 6 pupils how to write Japanese calligraphy, play with Japanese toys, and learn how to fold paper shapes, passing on their origami skills.
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STEVE VAI - "Performing At Rock In Rio 2015 With The Camerata Florianópolis Was A Career Highlight"
October 23, 2015, 3 years ago
Guitar Player recently spoke with guitar legend Steve Vai about his recent experience at Rock In Rio with 60-piece Brazilian orchestra Camerata Florianópolis for 90,000 festival attendees. Following is an excerpt from the story.
For Rock in Rio Brazil, Vai was joined by the versatile Camerata Florianópolis, under the direction of Maestro Jeferson Della Rocca, who also founded the group. In its 22nd concert season, the orchestra known for its symphonic work is considered among the most important performing groups in Brazil. In addition to the success achieved in several Brazilian states, the orchestra has achieved great recognition through tours of France, Spain, Germany and Italy.
"For me, performing in Rio de Janeiro at Rock in Rio 2015 with the Camerata Florianópolis was a career highlight," Vai says. "Feeling the intensity of the orchestra that was holding me up, the night sky, the notes under my fingers and in my mind's ear, and the aliveness of presence of the 90,000 people and their collective energy, all came together beyond my expectations. It was like standing tippy-toe at the top of Mt. Everest and sharing my secrets with the vastness."
Camerata Florianópolis maestro Jeferson Della Rocca added, "During the last song ['For the Love of God'], the audience began to sing in chorus to the melody. It gave us chills from head to toe to see nearly 100,000 people singing. Steve looked at me, and I looked at him. It was amazing."
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BRI and key members of the BRI team are committed to constant improvement and knowledge.
We recognise that membership in industry associations is essential as part of this improvement process. Today, BRI is either a corporate or individual member of a number of industry based associations including:
- American Society of Industrial Security (ASIS)
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- International Association of Bomb Technicians and Investigators (IABTI)
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It's very rare, but it happened recently on Long Island: a judge's ruling overturned a prenuptial agreement. Usually, to have a prenuptial agreement dismissed, one of the parties has to prove that the agreement would cause undue harm or that coercion was somehow involved in the signing of the document.
In the Long Island case, the wife of the owner of a successful smoke shop chain sought to prove that her millionaire husband coerced her into signing a prenuptial agreement. He reportedly sprung the document on her four days prior to their nuptials.
A major factor in the judge's ruling was that the husband didn't keep promises that he made to the wife. In particular, the agreement stated that the husband would put the wife's name on the deed of their home. He didn't do that, though. He also apparently told her that the prenup would be disposed of after their first child was born. She has since had three children in the 12 years of their marriage, and the agreement was only recently thrown out.
It's important to note here that property and assets were involved in these promises, hence the judge's ruling that the prenuptial document involved "fraud by inducement."
The spouses are estranged but still married, and their divorce journey has taken years. The prenup dispute had to be settled first, and now they can move forward with their marital split.
Other New Yorkers with significant assets need to be aware of the full range of options available through a prenuptial agreement. Knowing what will or won't hold up in court could be the difference between the loss and the protection of assets.
Source: Shine, "Wife of Millionaire Wins 'Unprecedented' Case to Overturn Prenup Agreement," Beth Greenfield, March 11, 2013


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by Jake Rossen [March 22, 2010] --
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You can trace mixed martial arts back to Brazil, Japan, and Rome, but the modern-day site of this country's first bare-knuckle, anything-goes elimination tournament was Denver, Colorado in November 1993. The UFC hosting events in that state is the closest they'll ever get to the league playing at home.
UFC on Versus 1, the awkward label for Sunday's first live card outside of Spike, was a lighting-paced assembly that served to put two contenders on the fast track to title contention. Jon Jones looked better than any 22-year-old has any right to against Brandon Vera, delivering elbows from the top position that should quickly become a major source of anxiety in the 205 division; Junior dos Santos proved he could handle a brick-necked BJJ player in Gabriel Gonzaga.
Both dos Santos and Jones are unique in that they haven't yet displayed any weaknesses in their games. Fights end when they want them to, and nobody has put them in any real trouble. Invincibility is a myth in MMA, but the fun is in seeing how far certain athletes can stretch the idea.
Next for Jones:
No backward steps: perhaps the loser of May's Quinton Jackson / Rashad Evans fight.
Next for dos Santos:
A test against one of the division's monster wrestlers: Shane Carwin or Cain Velasquez.
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Continued almost-relevance in the division, beating shaky fighters and losing to contenders.
The Missing-the-Point Award:
The UFC, for failing to use their brand identification to play up the WEC on Versus. The promotion got only fleeting mentions during commercial breaks for their April pay per view event, a big blank for DVR recorder users that speed through ads; UFC 111, a show that doesn't need the help, was the beneficiary of several spots. Nonsensical.
Exaggerated Hype Award:
James Irvin, for indicating that his fight with Alessio Sakara was up first because "everyone is looking for this to be a bloodbath." Kids under 12 admitted free!
Inkwell Award:
Irvin/Sakara, a fight where not only both athletes were heavily tattooed, but referee Josh Rosenthal had sleeve work, too.
Toughman Award:
Paul Buentello, for jamming up his pinky finger and then allowing a doctor to tug it back into place. Buentello would've done just fine in the Civil War.
The "You Try It, Genius" Award:
Anyone giving Buentello grief for tapping to elbow strikes to the thigh courtesy Cheick Kongo after getting worked over for two-plus rounds. Buentello is tougher than most humans: if he says Kongo's strikes to his legs were that bad, you believe it.
The 13th Annual Goldberg Award:
Mike Goldberg, for declaring Sakara a figure in "pro baxing" and then fooling us into thinking he could go an entire telecast without using the phrase "meteoric rise." (He waited until the closing seconds.)
New Questions
Which base is going to give Jones the most trouble?
In his career to date, Jones has had answers for everything from quality Thai boxing (Brandon Vera) to formidable wrestling (Matt Hamill, Jake O'Brien) to jiu-jitsu (Stephan Bonnar). Putting him in trouble may have to involve a striker that can dig into the mat for power shots (Quinton Jackson) or a wrestler that won't abandon his base for striking.
There is probably going to be interest on the part of promoters and fans to see him against a killer soon: after Vera, it's hard to argue he won't be ready.
Can Vera right the ship?
Vera looked good early on, dispatching lumbering heavyweights and backing up ego-talk with substance. Since 2007, he's been wildly inconsistent, toppling mid-tier athletes like Reese Andy while stalling out against Keith Jardine and Randy Couture. (In fairness, the latter was a fight he arguably won.) A sports psychologist might be in order.
Will the UFC's presence on Versus aid the WEC?
There were no mentions of the WEC during the UFC's broadcast Sunday, but whether that was a mistake or not depends on why fans run so hot and cold to the lighter-weight promotion. If it's lack of awareness, plugs would help; if it's disinterest, there's not much of a cure. Fighters below 155 lbs. often appear to be more well-rounded than their heavier counterparts, which means fewer of them have a distinctive style that can create audience intrigue. Traditionally, combat sports fans have preferred the bigger men causing concussions than the smaller men finessing their way to decisions.
Are referees getting the training they need?
While the veteran UFC officials (Herb Dean, Josh Rosenthal) performed to expectations Sunday, newer faces local to Colorado proved disappointing. An official overseeing the Daniel Roberts / John Howard bout allowed Howard to land multiple blows after Roberts had clearly suffered a power outage already. While it's not likely those kind of unnecessary blows could wind up being lethal, they could potentially result in more severe concussion in athletes. The official's mistake was being several feet away from the action instead of right on top of it. If that's an indication Colorado needs to better inform its employees, then they'd better make arrangements.
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JDA surveyed US manufacturers and wholesalers in February 2018 to see how they prioritize tech investments. Fully 43% of respondents said they were investing in inventory optimization to meet consumer demand and compete with Amazon, while 41% said they were focused on integrating planning and execution technologies.
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The possibilities of consumer IoT applications are a little more exciting, but using this tech operationally is clearly a high priority for manufacturers. There are many potential applications for the supply chain. Goods could be tagged with RFID or other sensors to better track inventory, planning, shipping, or even to collect and relay data like length of time at a location or temperature during storage.
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CycloGalaxy is shaped by the architecture of A Amado Art Space, Seoul. Its external roof space, how this is constructed over three levels and how it is visible from surrounding buildings and street level including cafés, apartments, restaurants, businesses, the buildings anonymity (until up close) in terms of use and so on. CycloGalaxy combines permanently rotating objects – Potato | Durian | Rock – with temporarily performed text or 'absurd homage' (written by John Reardon and Hyemin Son and performed by artist YoonSuk Choi) on the opening night of the exhibition
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This thing of beauty opens unto a sublime world like the intuitional media of a shaman who sees the future. This fascinating thing makes us fall into a new world born out of rolls of uncertain memory. Like the secret of the vegetable orifice – concealed in the bleak cry of ghosts – it makes us afraid and uncomfortable. It captures those of us who believe it testifies to reality. Its starchiness cajoles us. Starchy walls, starchy ceilings, starchy floors. This life form that is trying to break away from its plinth, to overflow into this world. Here God must intervene. God, in this way, not just revives life forms but pushes those to 'become.' This appreciation is inevitable here where shamanistic sensitivity is great with objects of great intuition.
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text: Sometimes I resonate with the euphoria of Pentecost: expectation, ecstasy, empowerment, and purpose. Sometimes I bask in the apocalypse of Easter: death-defeated, an empty grave, resurrection, new creation. For a season of the year I wait in anticipation during Advent: hope, change, imagination. But I think Good Friday plus Holy Saturday best encapsulates being a Christian: death, decay, stink, silence. What's in the news today? Politicians posturing, nations warring, economies polarizing, a fever-ridden globe with warming oceans, drought causing thirst, earthquakes toppling infrastructure, humans bombed and trafficked, natured cut down or slaughtered en masse. If there is a god this deity's silence is deafening. Atheist are wise in moving on without waiting upon the divine. Agnostics honest in doubting. Holy Saturday is the already, but not yet with an emphasis on the but-not-yet. It's ugly outside and Jesus is dead. Not "but he'll rise again" dead, just dead, in a grave, rotting. I understand why so many want to skip from Good Friday to Easter, but I don't think this is wise, for if Good Friday and Easter mean anything at all there must be a Holy Saturday in-between: the most honest, true to reality day on our calendar.


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Indonesia is the largest archipelagic nation on the planet. Satellite data from the Indonesian Aviation and Space Institute have shown that within the archipelago there are in total 18,108 islands. Only about 6,000 of these islands are inhabited with Java accounting for more than half the nation's population. Straddling the equator and wedged between the Indian and the Pacific Oceans the country covers three time zones and a total land area of 1,811,569 sq km. The map of Indonesia, when superimposed over the map of Europe, stretches from Ireland to the Ural. The distance between the two habitually mentioned extremities of Indonesia, the cities of Sabang (the westernmost on Sumatra) and Merauke (the easternmost on Papua) is 400 miles more than the distance between New York to San Francisco.
As the fourth most populous country in the world its population is estimated at 245 million of which 44% lives in urban areas. Life expectancy is 69 years and the literacy rate as reported by UNDP is 90.4 %. The republic of Indonesia is the third largest democracy in the world. The official state motto is 'Unity in Diversity' (Bhinneka Tunggal Ika) Some 300 ethnic groups call Indonesia their home and they speak over 500 different languages but since Indonesia declared independence in 1945, the official national language is Bahasa Indonesia, which is similar to Malay and written in Roman script. It is used on radio and television everywhere, and for all written communication in education, government and business. Nowadays English is widely understood and spoken in the tourist destinations.
About 85% of the population follows Islam, while 11 percent is Christian, and 4 percent is either Hindu, Buddhist, Confucian, or following traditional indigenous faiths. Freedom of religion is guaranteed by the Indonesian Constitution, and defined in the First Principle of the State Philosophy' "Pancasila", which uniquely and admirably upholds that all religions share the same Supreme God.
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Below you will find a list of FLAVA leadership. We welcome feedback from our members; if you would like to contact the FLAVA leadership team, please use the website contact form. Additionally, FLAVA encourages members to volunteer. If you would like to volunteer, please use the contact form.
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- President: Sue Robertson
- President Elect: Bettina Staudt
- Secretary and Communications Coordinator: Heidi Trude
- Treasurer: Margaret Hicks
- Conference Chair: JoAna Smith
- Past President: Dick Kuettner
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- Advocacy Chair: Dick Kuettner
Historian: Shirley Hall
Membership Chair: Andrea Machesney
Nominations Chair: Linda Fowler-Jones
Parliamentarian: Thomas Sones
Professional Development Chair: Karin Woodrum
Recognition & Awards Co-Chairs: Jennifer Thomas & Maria Lourdes De Panbehchi
Webmaster: Angela Gunder
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- Membership Committee Chair: Andrea Machesney
- Mentor Program Chair: Martha Davis
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- Professional Development Committee Chair: Karin Woodrum
- Recognition & Awards Co-Chairs: Jennifer Thomas & Maria Lourdes De Panbehchi
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- Assistant to the Conference Chair: Keisha Baylor
- Affiliates Liaison: Ruth Ferree
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Companies who do the work to come up with designs expect that they will be able to be the one to profit off of the design. The Halloween holiday is one that is a major boost for retailers and suppliers. This year, it is expected that Americans will spend upwards of $3.4 billion on costumes for Halloween.
A recent lawsuit by one company, Rasta Imposta, claims that big box retailer Kmart and its parent company Sears Holdings Corp. infringed upon a copyright. The Totally Ghoul banana costume for men is the item in question.
The issue started last week when Kmart decided not to offer humorous costumes from Rasta Imposta. Instead, the mass merchant reportedly found another supplier for these types of costumes.
The Totally Ghoul banana costume is reported as being a knockoff of the Banana Design that is copyrighted to the Rasta Imposta company. The complaint, which was filed in a U.S. District Court, lists the similarities of the costume, including the shape, line placement, banana end placement, cut out holes and method of wear.
Rasta Imposta claims that its reputation has suffered irreparable harm because of Kmart. The company also notes that it has suffered financial harm deemed as significant.
No matter how simple or complex a design, the copyright holder has a right to protect that design. This is often a complex undertaking, but it is one that is often necessary. If your company is facing a similar situation as what was just described, you should find out what types of legal actions you might take to enforce your copyright.
Source: Insurance Journal, "Kmart Accused of Copyright Infringement Over Halloween Banana Costume," Jonathan Stempel, Sep. 28, 2017


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The literary and operatic launch event for Judy Fong Bates' Midnight at the Dragon Café is tomorrow evening, so it seems timely to offer a reader response to this year's One Book selection .
I finished Bate's novel in four days and felt a little lost when there was nothing more to read about the struggles of an immigrant family in a small 1960's Ontario town. The narrator is a child, Su-Jen Annie Chou, whose parents and half-brother toil long hours in the Dragon Café by day and then climb stairs clogged with restaurant supplies to sleep in the living quarters by night. As the story unfolds, Su-Jen becomes an anguished witness to the unspeakable secrets and resentments that lock her mother, father, and adult brother in conflict.
Interested readers will want to check out the book for themselves, so I won't clog this post with too many details. I'd just like to highlight one of the truths that Midnight at the Dragon Café seared into my heart: the emotional price of immigration.
Although I haven't experienced the bitter hardship Su-Jen's family endured, reading their story triggered a painful memory of September 11, 2001 and the isolation it made me feel. I had been an American immigrant in Scotland for almost three years when the planes crashed into my psyche. And when the towers fell, the borders closed, and the phone lines jammed, I was suddenly aware of how profoundly stranded I was.
Su-Jen's mother seemed to have felt something similar every single day in Canada, not just on one terrible day: "For my mother . . . home would always be China. In Irvine she lived among strangers, unable to speak their language . . . . There was so little left from her old life . . . . But she described (it) with such clarity and vividness that I knew all those memories lived on inside her" (48-49).
I have a very personal wish for Torontonians, immigrants and non-immigrants alike. I wish for the ability to enjoy our lives in the present. I wish for inclusion, belonging, and community. That's why I enthusiastically recommend the experience of reading Midnight at the Dragon Café together.