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(1) Current - I participate in a western WA-based security professionals association which gets a couple hundred attendees/quarterly meeting. The last meeting delved substantively into the implications of the new round of security breach notification laws, and ended with a provocative presentation stating that the current system for dealing with identity theft is neither fair nor viable and needs to be replaced by a system shifting responsibilities and liabilities back to those best able to deal with them - i.e., the data holders. Many comments and a substantial majority show of hands indicated strong agreement. (The presentation was by somebody in law enforcement who takes this kind of thing very seriously indeed.)
(2) Historical - I was really pleased to see Bruce cite Proxmire. I recently completed a major study of the history of US information protection laws (approximately as depressing as you might think, though perhaps for some different reasons), and it is a remarkable fact to note that the US once led the world in this area. This is political/cultural memory we should recover; we've already learned a lot, if only we remembered.]]>
You echo a theory I often hear -- businesses might do a better job of regulating themselves than some group that actively represents consumer interests (e.g. elected officials and government).
Could you please provide examples and define how business self-regulation, which has virtually no broad-base consumer advocate, is "better" for the consumer? How many people need to have their lives totally and utterly ruined by identity theft before a radical consensus group forms to fight-back in extreme measures? And how many people will a business try to silently pay-off to prevent organized resistance from growing?
In sum, is it not the very purpose of government and laws to be a representation of a broad-base of interests? If the laws aren't working, they can be changed/modified just like AB1950 followed SB1386. And no matter what happens, you can be certain that insurance companies will try to get in on the act.]]>
"Take credit cards, you're actually not liable for anything unless you authorized the transaction with your signature. No signature, no liability."
In practical terms this is not true. You only have 60 days to dispute your credit card transactions. Also, there is no such protection for your Checking Account. Fraudsters are free to drain your account. If they used the correct PIN (or even if they didn't), the bank can claim it was an "authorized" transaction.
My bank doesn't even have a way for me to put a stop on "electronic check" withdrawals.]]>
My only worrey about owning your own data is that the need to be safegaurds to protect it.
The Health Insurance industry for instance, will not alow you access to their services unless you waive all rights to privacy...
The legislation needs to specifically outlaw that type of bypassing activity or the banks will just refuse your custom...
Take credit cards, you're actually not liable for anything unless you authorized the transaction with your signature. No signature, no liability.
Speaking of that ID theft issue, I'm somewhat confused here. Why'd you call it "theft" when it's actually legal to do it?
The only way to fix that "everyone including their dogs and cats selling your personal information problem" is good data protection laws.]]>
Ultimatly this will hurt them, and force them to either find a different way to asses credit worthyness, or a better way to identify the customers in the first place.]]>
When consumers are tricked into giving away their personal account info by someone posing as a bank its called "phishing" and we blame the consumer. When banks give away an account holders money to someone else, its called "identity theft" and we blame the consumer.
Bruce makes an excellent point in noting that this isn't identity theft, it is fraud which is aided by banks and credit agencies giving away money and billing someone else by presumption. Until this becomes the financial responsibility of financial institutions they will continue to view the wake of lives wrecked by by ID fraud to just be part of doing business.]]>
Whoa, Bruce, you were right the first time. It's all about responsibility. Under regulation, the companies can CYA merely by following the regulations, and the Government is responsible it it doesn't work. With liability, the companies are responsibie for making it work. With good practices they can reduce their liability insurance costs. Far more effective than getting bureaucrats in the act.]]>
Joking aside, though, I agree that this is what is needed, and isn't really regulation at all, just a plain legal framework so that every party knows what is expected of them. Sort of like what the notions of "rule of law" and "equal justice under the law" are for, in the context of freedom.]]>
But regulation is necessary, considering we have people who fight creditors tooth and nail for years trying to clean up their name, spending thousands of dollars in the process. I've read too many horror stories of people who've ended up losing a lot more than their credit. The Federal Trade Commission has several good stories on their ID theft web site, a few of which I used as examples in a college article I wrote on ID theft.
By shifting the burden, it doesn't mean that consumers need to be less vigilant, as was stated above. You still need to keep an eye on your credit as that is what credit card companies and other creditors use to determine your credit worthiness. But it makes it easier for individuals to clean up the mess, so we don't have other people like retired US Army Capt. John Harrison, who spent years cleaning up his credit - and probably still is doing so - and was diagnosed with acute stress disorder in the process. You can read about his story on Bankrate.com: http://www.bankrate.com/msn/news/advice/IDTheft/ID-home.asp
Regulate the liability, don't regulate the solution.]]>
I am very comfortable using credit cards for shopping in stores and on line, even with all the opportunities other people have to take the number and try to defraud me. I've challenged charges before and never seen them again. My wife's wallet was stolen, and credit cards issued and used to a total of $2500 - and, after we wrote a letter of explanation, never heard anything about afterwards. For me, as a consumer, this seems like a very good outcome, and it certainly looks to me like companies that issue credit cards are sufficiently profitable.
If one part of the financial industry can accomplish this, why can't the rest?]]>
The banks are selling trust, pure and simple. If they are falling down on the most important job of all, maintaining public trust in capitalism, then a smart government is obliged to push them back in the right direction.
Even so, I am baffled as to why a person would ever be liable for a transaction they can prove they never took part in. That is really the crux here. Even without regulation, existing legal structures ought to be able to transfer liability to the parties that consummated the transaction rather than the person defrauded.
One would think this is Capitalism 101...and yet, here we are placing blame on a non-participating party to the transaction.]]>
Regulation and legal liability are not mutually exclusive, of course. With regard to identity theft, without too much analysis it seems sensible for the balance to be toward regulation -- with millions of comparatively small damage claims, the only cause of action which makes sense is class-action, and that is an extremely blunt tool. Blunt like a Cat D5, but blunt.
By contrast, with something like defective software, where potentially huge injury can occur to a very powerful entity (like a financial institution or insurance company which standardizes on Brand X and gets devastated by a worm), it seems as if legal liability would fare better. In each situation, a mixture of methods probably provides the best results.
Properly-crafted regulations needn't be destructive of competition. This isn't a situation (I hope!) where regulators dictate what services can be offered and/or at what price. I presume that the kind of regulatory outcome Bruce is referring to is one which confers upon identity holders (that's us!) a property right in their identity-related personal data. Once that property right exists in law, regulations which require compensation can go into place. This will increase the costs of production, so in that sense competition will decrease (fewer firms will be choose to produce) but this (I would argue) is not nearly as bad as the negative externality which the ChoicePoints of the world impose on individuals whose PII they traffic in and mishandle.]]>
Of course. The consumer pays regardless of the solution. But given that, isn't it better to have a solution that actually involves improving security? If the consumer pays the cost of fraud directly, nothing will ever improve. If the consumer pays the cost as a pass-through from the banks, security will improve.]]>
Exactly. In the end, the consumer pays thge cost regardless of how it flows. But if the financial institution is responsible, at least the money the consumer pays goes to solving the problem.]]>
I see an economic problem here, and it requires an economic solution. The two basic ways to solve the problem are regulation and liabilities. I have, in the past, preferred liabilities to regulation as a solution. But I'm slowly being convinced that regulation -- good regulation -- is a better solution.]]>
Just recognize that harrasment of innocent parties by banks and merhcants trying to collect on fradulent loans and charges made in the name of those innocent parties _because_ the banks and merchants lack adequate authentication technologies - is a crime. Just like any other kind of harrasment.
Make them pay damages and compensation to consumers which were harassed. It should be up to bank to prove that the charge is valid, not up to consumer to prove that it is fradulent.
The problem is not the poor protection of privacy - preventing information leaks is quite expensive and unrealistic anyway. The problem is lack of proper authentication prior to transactions - and not because there's no cheap and easy to deploy technological solution (such as smart cards and two-factor authentication).
"Identity theft" is a misleading name for the problem. The better name is "lazy bank syndrome".]]>
The rationale for putting the responsibility on the financial institution is that they are in the best position to safeguard against fraud. Often times the individual who suffers because of fraud isn't even aware that it happens - the banks are the player that decides whether any given transaction is valid, and it's a moral hazard problem that they aren't held accountable for the consequences of those decisions (assuming that they aren't if they comply with the regulations - I'm not up on the law).
And it's not necessarily the case that banks will all adopt these fancy and comprehensive systems. Certain banks may opt to just pay out for most instances of fraud that are small enough not to litigate - and pursue those that are. Others may choose strict policies like the ones you outlined - but will probably lose customers that are more concerned with convenience and not giving their bank all their biometric data.
In contrast to regulation systems, liability provides the opportunity for a rich competitive environment.]]>
The measures financial institutions will take will eventually come around and hit the consumer.
Whenever you trigger one of the fancy AI that will keep tabs on you, your account will be locked out until you can settle matters on Monday when you will arive at the bank in person to give a blood sample and a fingerprint sample.
Financial institutions are very good at making their customer pay for the cost of their operations.
Not that this is not a good idea - it is - but it is no magic solution.]]>
Yes, but I thought you were arguing against regulation, no? How do you make it their problem without regulation (e.g. "someone in power")?]]>


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If you are looking for a place that is beauty personified, if you're after a place that offers a serene atmosphere with spectacular views and if it is intended for some rejuvenation for the body and soul through natural Ayurveda Treatment, Kerala is your one stop destination then. Kerala the land which enjoys the tranquility of Mother Nature, has much to offer tourists. Stunning beaches, Majestic Mountain peaks, hill tops and picturesque landscape bewitched that during his visit to Kerala
1. Architecture tour with Fort Kochi
Fort Kochi is an amazing place to visit in Kerala. With its influence of Arabs, Chinese, British, Dutch, and Portuguese, Fort Kochi has a lot of architectural facts to look forward.
2.Watch Theyyam
They are staged in various temples of North Kerala, usually in front of the village shrine. Watch this exceptionally rare and beautiful dance form in the districts of Kannur and Kasargod or if you are lucky enough you can catch a performance in Kerala Museum at Kochi. Make sure you look up the dates of the events in online calendar before you visit Theyyam.
3. Watch the Neelakurinji Bloom in Munnar
Eravikulam National Park is one the most frequented tourist sites in Kerala because of Neelakurinji, which bloom once in 12 years and this rare sight is a fascinating experience. Also see the Nigiri Thar, an endangered species of mountain goat while going on a trek in nearby hills.
4. Bird watching in Kumarakom
For all nature lovers, Kumarakom Bird Sanctury is must on your list of places to visit in Kerala. Spotting rare migratory birds such as egret, waterfoul, heron, siberian crane, while on a boat cruise. About 3 hours from Kochi, easily reachable by bus or taxis.
5. Meal at the Floating Restaurant
Of all the places to visit on your trip to Kerala isn't complete until you explore the Veli Lake and dining at the floating restaurant at the laske is an amazing experience. Rowboat boat in the lake and check out the floating bridge linking the tourist village with the beach. Veli Village is located at a short distance of approximately 8 Km from Thiruvananthapuram.
6. Shikara rides in Alappuzha
About 4 hours from Thiruvananthapuram, Alappuzha offers some really stunning views of the backwaters. Other than enjoying the village life, the coconut trees, you can also see a variety of birds.
7. Get drenched under a waterfall
Few of the many attractions which make Kerala extraordinary are Athirapally falls aka Niagara Falls. Only 55 kms from the Kochi International Airport these falls are easily reachable by bus or taxis.
8. Enjoy Village life for a day
If you wish to have an authentic rural experience you should visit Kumbalangi Integrated Tourism Village. Exploring the local paddy cultivation, canoeing in mangrove forests, crab farming, fishing are amongst the many things to do in the village. The village is 14 kms from Ernakulam railway station.


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Grass Valley began its civilized credit with the Hill Nisenan, a branch of the Southern Maidu. The Nisenan settlements are based in a six mile radius within historic downtown Grass Valley. The Euro-American immigration to the area commenced in the 1840s, ending the native way of life for the Nisenan. Cabins and businesses were built in Grass Valley in the later 1840s and a Post Office was located in Centerville, which was changed to Grass Valley in 1852. Gold-bearing quartz was discovered in 1850. The gold mining activities continued sporadically for a long period of time with the Empire Mine and North Star as the largest out put in California, and was pivotal in attracting several ethnic groups to the area which still shape the character of Grass Valley.
Grass Valley's historic downtown core, fifteen blocks, continues to be the major supplier of goods and services to the community. The historic downtown still serves the needs of the community and is maintained as a retail, professional and civic center. The area houses scores of buildings that date back to the 1850s and has been the continuous shopping center for western Nevada County. The downtown district includes a 1942 deco movie house, the Del Oro, the contemporary Center for the Arts performance center, City Hall, police department, Post Office and a Carnegie Library.
The Grass Valley Downtown Business Association, GVDA, is organized using the National and California Main Street organization concepts. The GVDA continues to be the longest running Main Street program in California and the only Main Street Program in the Sierra.
Grass Valley is a community which demonstrates the sustained existence of a retail downtown that provides all of the services needed with its 25 food establishments, new and used book stores, markets, home décor, financial and apparel. The downtown is the hub of Grass Valley. The GVDA works to maintain a balance in business types and services offered throughout the area that serves close to 70,000 local residents.
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Oh, the randomness that is Tom Cruise!
Cruise appeared on MTV's "The Hills After Show" and offered advice for the show's fakest favorite (cough, cough) couple, Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt.
Cruise told hosts Jessi Cruickshank and Dan Levy that Pratt should have let his bride have the big wedding she always dreamed of.
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"If the girl wants the wedding, you gotta do the wedding," Cruise said. "She's gonna remember it forever. And you gotta make it a special occasion. Spencer, dude, you'll realize this later."
Easy for Cruise to say. He shelled out beaucoup bucks to give wife Katie Holmes a more than memorable wedding in Italy in 2006. Heidi, don't even think about it. While a European wedding may boost ratings, you can't afford it. Reality TV does not pay that well. Remember when Spencer borrowed money from Brody to buy your first engagement ring? Right…
Spencer quickly responded to the actor's advice, telling UsMagazine.com, "You all know how I feel about big weddings, but if Tom Cruise says so, it must be true. If Tom's the best man, we'll have a big wedding!"


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To call Object Storage an emerging technology would be inaccurate. There are already trillions of objects and hundreds (perhaps thousands) of petabytes of data in Object Storage public clouds, such as Rackspace Cloud Files and Amazon S3, in private clouds based on the OpenStack Object Storage platform Swift, and other platforms such as EMC's Atmos.
While Object Storage is already an established technology, it is one that is not widely embraced or understood. In this blog post, I will discuss what Object Storage is, what it is good for, and what it is not good for. I hope that by the end of this post you will feel that it is a technology that warrants some serious investigation!
What is Object Storage?
Before we talk about Object Storage, let's talk about the two other main types of storage: Block Storage and File Storage.
Block Storage
The most common examples of Block Storage are SAN, iSCSI, and local disks (be they JBOD or RAID). A Block Storage volume is attached directly to an operating system, and interactions generally happen within the parameters of a filesystem, although it is also possible to have a block device that is accessed directly at the bit-level. Block Storage is the "lowest level" of all storage types, and allows for convenient manipulation of data at a byte-level. This is useful for applications with heavy random I/O, and/or applications where only small portions of data are required.
File Storage
The most common example of File Storage is a NAS (generally using CIFS or NFS). File Storage involves the use of a network file system that acts as an abstraction layer between the OS and the underlying filesystem on the NAS device. The OS still sees the storage as a local filesystem, but it is not actually interacting directly with the filesystem on which the storage resides. Instead, its commands are interpreted by the network filesystem, and translated to commands of the underlying filesystem. This is convenient, because it allows different operating systems that may or may not support the actual underlying filesystem to interact with it in a uniform manner, which is very valuable when multiple machines need to be able to access the same content on a remote server. In this same vein, features like file locking (to prevent inconsistent states when multiple servers are writing to the same file) and access control are almost universal in the File Storage world.
Object Storage
So what makes Object Storage different from Block Storage and File Storage?
Access via API at application-level, rather than via OS at filesystem-level
First of all, Object Storage is not directly accessed by the operating system. It is not seen as a local or remote filesystem. Instead, interaction occurs at the application level via an API. Tersely, Block Storage and File Storage are designed to be consumed by your operating system, Object Storage is designed to be consumed by your application.
This has several implications:
- Interaction with objects is holistic. In other words, byte-level interaction is not possible. Instead, entire objects are stored or retrieved with a single command. Note that in some implementations it is possible to interact with ranges of an object, and e.g. modify files via a diff, etc. but the degree to which low-level interaction can be performed is very limited compared to Block/File storage. This limits the granularity of data interactions, but is immensely powerful for scalability by making all file I/O sequential, which is much higher performance than random I/O. It also aids application development by providing a higher level of abstraction than most conventional storage platforms (interaction is via RESTful conventions, which can be handled natively within the language, rather than having to resort lower-level conventions to interact with files).
- Interaction can occur via a single API endpoint. This eliminates complex LUN mapping, storage network topologies, etc. from the application infrastructure design. It also dramatically reduces the attack surface of the storage system, as the only available vector is the HTTP/HTTPS API and the service providing API functionality.
- Filesystem level utilities (e.g. POSIX utilities) cannot interact directly with Object Storage. There are some FUSE drivers out there that let you emulate this functionality, but the performance characteristics and feature set of Object Storage is far from ideal for this use-case.
- Object Storage is one (or potentially few in the case of multi-region deployments) giant volume. Virtually all storage management overhead of Block and File Storage is eliminated as a result (i.e. no more resizing or remapping volumes).
No directory tree (uses containers vs. a directory tree)
Second, Object Storage uses a flat structure, storing objects in containers, rather than a nested tree structure. Once again, many implementations of Object Storage can emulate a directory structure, and give the illusion of heirachy, but in reality the underlying storage is flat. This is another feature of Object Storage that allows for massive scalability: by eliminating the overhead of keeping track of large quantities of directory metadata, one major performance bottleneck that is typically seen once tens of millions of files are present on a filesystem is eliminated.
Metadata lives with the object
Another difference between Object Storage and the other storage types is that object metadata lives directly in the object, rather than e.g. in a separate inode. This is useful, because the amount of metadata that is desirable in a storage platform that is tens or hundreds of PB is typically orders of magnitude greater than what conventional storage engines are designed to handle at scale.
For example, imagine if you wanted to store all of the books in the Library of Congress in a single storage platform. In addition to the contents of the books, you want to store metadata including the author(s), date of publication, publisher, subject, ISBN, OCR date and method, copyrights, etc. etc. This data could range from a few KB to several MB per object. Traditionally, all of this data would have to be stored in a relational database, and an application built to relate this data to a specific object. Doing this for 35 million (and growing) objects represents a major challenge with traditional storage platforms. In an Object Storage system, there is no scalability issue, as this data lives directly with the object, and can be retrieved with a single API call without the overhead associated with a relational database.
Many of the features of Object Storage seem inconvenient at very small scales, but as data scale reaches hundreds of TB and moves into the PB range and beyond, these features become invaluable, and allow continued horizontal scalability for virtually any quantity of data.
Due to the design of most Object Storage systems (3 file replicas is the most common paradigm), durability levels at scale are extremely high compared to conventional storage solutions (think 99.99999% to 99.999999999%, 7 to 11 nines). Object Storage systems have internal mechanisms to verify file consistency, and handle failed drives, bit-rot, server and cabinet failures, etc. These features allow the system to automatically replicate data as needed to retain the desired number of replicas, which results in extremely high durability and availability of data.
Because many Object Storage platforms are designed to run on commodity hardware, even with 3x overhead, the price point is typically very attractive when compared to block or file storage. At scale, costs of pennies per gig per month are typical. Think the comparable or better durability than tape, nearly the same cost as tape, and the convenience and performance of hot storage, plus all the benefits of a "cloudy" storage platform.
What use-cases is Object Storage good for?
Currently the datasets best-suited for Object Storage are the following:
- Unstructured data
- Media (images, music, video)
- Web Content
- Documents
- Backups/Archives
- Archival and storage of structured and semi-structured data
- Databases
- Sensor data
- Log files
Note that projects like ZeroVM are turning Object Storage into a computable platform, making it suitable for semi-structured data applications (e.g. Hadoop/MapReduce analytics). I will be discussing converged storage/computable storage in a future blog post.
What use-cases is Object Storage not suited for?
- Relational Databases
- Data requiring random access/updates within objects
- API-level access vs. filesystem-level
- Flat structure vs. hierarchical structure
- Scalable metadata
- Scalable platform
- Durable data storage
- Low-cost data storage
- Scalable capacity (many PB easily)
- Scalable performance (environment-level performance scales in a linear manner)
- Durable
- Low cost
- Simplified management
- Single Access Point
- No volumes to manage/resize/etc.
- No random access to files
- POSIX utilities do not work directly with object-storage (it is not a filesystem)
- Integration may require modification of application and workflow logic
- Typically, lower performance on a per-object basis than block storage
In Closing
For businesses with large data storage needs, Object Storage bears evaluation. It can almost certainly provide superior scalability, durability, and price compared to existing storage solutions at petabyte-scale.


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Boeing's 2009 reflects 2008
The Boeing Co. delivered 106 more airliners in 2009 than the year before, but that doesn't mean business was better.
Rather, what the number shows is the effect the two-month-long strike in 2008 had on production at the company's Puget Sound-area aircraft factories.
New figures from Boeing show that the company delivered 122 jetliners in the fourth quarter of 2009 compared with 50 in the same quarter of 2008. That production figure brought yearly production for 2009 to 481 aircraft compared with 375 for 2008.
That annual production was within Boeing's predicted range of 480 to 500 jets for the year.
The question most Wall Street analysts are asking is whether the company will sustain that pace in 2010. On the basis of Boeing's predictions, the company should be able to at least match its 2009 production this year.
The company has announced it will cut production of its 777 twin-engine jumbo jet from the present seven a month to five a month in June, but it intends to keep assembly of its popular 737 moving at a pace of 31 a month in Renton.
The company should also gain some production from its 787 Dreamliner, which will begin deliveries late in the year if flight testing goes according to schedule.
The aircraft maker will suffer some production drops, because the 747 jumbo jet is transitioning to a new version, which won't be delivered to customers until 2011.
While some analysts suggest that 737 production could fall later this year if passenger traffic doesn't revive, Boeing noted that it still has 2,076 orders for the 737, 51/2 years of production even if airlines never order another of the popular jets. The 737 was the most frequently ordered Boeing jet last year with 197 new orders.
Overall, Boeing's order book had its worst year in the last 15 with just 142 net orders in 2009. Net orders are total orders minus cancellations.
The 787 Dreamliner, its production and testing running nearly 21/2 years behind schedule, suffered a net loss of 59 orders in 2009, but the plane still has 851 orders on the books. The first production airplane is yet to be delivered.
The 787 is so popular that Boeing last month broke ground for a second assembly line in North Charleston, S.C., to bolster production. Once the primary 787 Dreamliner assembly line in Everett gets up to speed, it is expected to produce 10 787s a month. The South Carolina assembly line will produce three Dreamliners monthly.
Until the Charleston factory is running, Boeing is creating a temporary second assembly line for the 787 in Everett, where it builds all of its other wide-bodied airliners.
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The Productive Operating Theatre - Programme launch
The Productive Operating Theatre programme will be launched on Monday 21 September 2009, at the Conference Centre at Church House, Dean's Yard, Westminster, London, SW1P 8NZ.
The programme is the latest from the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement's Productive Series and will focus on helping to create more efficiently run and effectively performing theatres. It has been designed to deliver significant improvements in:
- Patient's experience and outcomes
- Safety and reliability of care
- Effective team-working and staff wellbeing
- Efficiency and value
This event is aimed at:
- staff who work in theatres - including consultant surgeons
- anaesthetists
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- perioperative practitioners
- managers and operating department practitioners
- members of the Trust Board are also encouraged to attend, as their role in supporting this programme as an executive sponsor will be crucial
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Over the holiday, we took the kids to Surf Beach about an hour north of Santa Barbara. Guess we got tired of our local beaches and needed something different. So, while a lot of our family and friends are digging out of the snow, we weren't!
Snow, I mean sand angel.
Kaden's teepee.
Avrey always putting on a show.
This was sand dollar heaven. Our Santa Barbara beaches don't have very many so it was a lot of fun to go searching for them here.
Trey's running back moves on display trying to get past mom, not a chance!
We all had a blast playing around on the dunes as well. The kids found a new use for the boogie board since we were a little hesitant to let them go in the water with the bigger waves...see the final picture for our reason why!
I guess sitting wasn't enough...
Like father...
Like son's...
I guess I wasn't brave enough to try surfing, maybe next time.
Who knew snot mixed with sand could be so cute?
This location is pretty isolated, and with the cooler weather we had the beach to ourselves which made for a lot of roaming and running around.
Looking for a few last sand dollars before packing up.
We'd heard stories, but with the sign giving us no doubt, there was no chance we were letting the kids get in the water too far. The waves though, were really fun to watch and much bigger than we were used to. When we told the kids we were taking a little trip to a different beach they weren't so sure, but they're already asking to go back!


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Burlington leaders plan to discuss the process of hiring a new city attorney at the April 1 City Council meeting. Current interim city attorney Charles Bateman is retiring from his post Aug. 31.
Bateman has served as Burlington�s interim city attorney since 2011, when former city attorney Bob Ward retired from his 39-year career to run for Burlington City Council, on which he sits today.
The plan had been for Bateman to serve in the temporary position, but he�s been with the city for three years.
Now, it�s time to hire someone new, and Mayor Ronnie Wall wants to develop a timeline and hiring process with council during the public April meeting.
During the March 18, City Council meeting, Wall said he wanted to �start the conversation� because �time is ticking.�
Since Bateman�s last day is Aug. 31, Wall said, �We need to have this person in place, I would think, by Aug. 1.� City Council member Jim Butler said, �I think within 30 days (of Bateman�s retirement) might be too tight.�
Wall said the council members will have a chance to collaborate and answer timing and other questions at the meeting, including, �whether we want to hire a consultant, whether it�s a full-time or part-time� position.
�All those questions � we can answer right here in front of the public,� Wall said.
The meeting April 1 will be held at 7 p.m. in council chambers of the Municipal Building, 425 S. Lexington Ave.


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In this intensive course, Senior Tutorial Instructor Wayne Gorman teaches you how to apply Fibonacci relationships to your own trading. Wayne walks you through a host of charts and real-world exercises to show you exactly how to apply Fibonacci relationships alongside the Wave Principle and as a stand-alone technical tool.
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Top 5 Forum: New Year Resolutions, S4 KitKat and Android 4.3 problems
If you got a new toy over the holiday period or have simply had too much time on your hands, you've probably visited our forum recently. We've got new Mods, a great community, plenty of advice and assistance and lots of opportunities for goofing off. So if you haven't dived into the forum yet why not add that to your New Year's Resolutions?
New Year's Resolutions
It's that time of year again, where we set ludicrously unattainable goals for the year ahead. Come join the fun, share your plans for the next year and let us know when you fail miserably on your New Year's Resolutions!
Galaxy S4 KitKat update schedule
The dust may have only just settled with the Android 4.3 update for the Galaxy S4, but owners already have their eye on the next iteration, which will more than likely encompass Android 4.4.2 as well. As you probably know, the Android 4.4 update process was relatively painless and the 4.4.1 update was primarily designed to patch some issues with the Nexus 5. 4.4.2 came only a week later.
Reverting Android 4.3 back to 4.1.2
Even after all this time, there are still issues with the Android 4.3 update from Samsung. We published a guide to downgrade from Android 4.3 back to 4.1.2, but if you have any problems or questions, join this thread, whether it's nerves, questions, locked bootloaders or the dreaded AT&T brick.
Problems installing ebooks
One of our members wrote in with an issue he was experiencing installing books on his new Nexus tablet. One of our fantastic moderators, Sinkster, soon sorted him out for happy holiday reading. If you've ever had problems loading books to your Android, check out this thread.
TouchWiz Home has stopped/Gallery share force close issue
Another persistent Android 4.3 issue on Samsung devices, these two appeared a lot following he stability patch update. As one member memorably put it: Samsung fixed one problem to replace it with another. If you're experiencing any issues on the Android 4.3 firmware, let us know and we'll try to help fix it.


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Malaria in the Asia-Pacific is virtually invisible. Those living with the disease year after year reside in remote rural settings, unseen by the "important" people living in the enormous and gleaming metropolises of the region. This project aims to bring visibility to the people and their malaria burden via artistic photography of them and their environment.
Images are one of the most powerful forms of communication, especially in the medical field.
Photography is a storytelling tool to document life. It's a universal language that transcends cultural and language boundaries. An image showing a patient suffering from malaria, properly composed, speaks directly to every viewer as a human being – "this disease is misery."
The aim of this collection of medical photographs is to document the world and journey of those suffering malaria; bridging the patients, their immediate families, community care providers, and their place at the periphery of the modern world. My camera aim to capture their suffering, their isolation, their invisibility to the rest of us, and their humanity. My mission hence is to capture and communicate the human face of the Asia-Pacific malaria problem to audiences unfamiliar with it.


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Saturday March 28th, 1970
Nairobi, Kenya
This morning M.G. and I went to Westlands to do a bit of shopping. Phil and Ken stayed here and played. After lunch we took Phil home, picked up Alan, and went by the hospital to see Miller. Barbara rode home with us for she was going to ride to Limuru with M.G. and the journey girls. He was going to the G.A.-Father banquet. It was a very bad rainy night for driving. M.G. heard while he was out that one of the Safari drivers was killed-the African from Uganda.
While Mom and Dad were plotting ways to spend my inheritance I stayed at home with my buddy. I felt pretty good about not losing much on this shopping trip because after all I lived in Africa-yeah right! Well things must have gone as planned because soon they made it home in time for lunch.
We went by to see one of our friends who was in the hospital and ended up taking his mom back to her house. Just exactly why Dad was going to the G.A. (girls in action)-Father banquet I am not sure. Perhaps the time has come for my folks to fess up about my sister?? Actually Dad was most likely speaking at the shindig and offered to give a ride to those who needed it.
This year the Safari ran right by our house so we had ringside seats for the proceedings. Check out some of the driving techniques in the link to rallying I have included. You can easily see why on bad roads, in the rain, at high rates of speed, people would be apt to die.


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Sandwell Hospital life support death probe finds no clinical care errors
An inquiry launched after a husband switched off his wife's life support machine and then discovered she was alive three days later has found no mistakes in clinical care.
Malcolm Greenhill said he was told by Sandwell Hospital staff his wife Marilyn had just minutes left to live.
But she continued to breath unaided.
Hospital bosses have refused to reveal the full findings of their inquiry but said "estimating periods of death should always be avoided".
They have apologised for "mistakes made in communication."
'Update training'
Mrs Greenhill, from West Bromwich, was admitted to Sandwell Hospital after falling down the stairs and suffering a bleed on the brain on 3 May.
The life support machine was turned off but her family discovered she was still alive when they rang the hospital to organise the funeral.
They returned to her bedside but she died on 7 May.
A Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospital Trust spokeswoman said they had decided not to reveal the full extent of their investigation at the request of Mrs Greenhill's relatives.
Speaking about the conclusions of the probe, a statement said: "In this instance, more could have been done over the bank holiday weekend to maintain contact with Mrs Greenhill's family."
It added: "We are working with staff to update our training and documentation, given lessons from this situation."
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Galaxy 0 New York Red Bulls 2
Well New York goalkeeper Bouna Coundoul enjoyed the result – and the shutout (AP Photos).
Phil Collin has the game story. And a clever headline that sums things up, too.
It was the sort of night David Beckham and the Galaxy didn't want to watch – and the shot at right was taken in the warm-ups.
But Red Bull Coach Hans Backe was virtually giddy in seeing his team haul themselves into a tie in the East (at least temporarily) , calling it a "massive win on the road" and one of the team's best performances of the season:
"After the first three or four minutes we controlled the game. Our build-up was excellent and the passing game, the possession."
Backe said the man of the match was the "absolutely outstanding" Mehdi BallouchyI, acquired earlier this month in a trade with Colorado:
"I must say I'm surprised he's that good. He's all over the pitch. His passing game, he's so composed on the ball, wants the ball all of the time, gets our game going, sets up strikers, wide players. He was definitely the man of the match."
As it indeed appeared, Backe confirmed he told his team to go after the young inexperienced Galaxy centerbacks:
"When we had a team talk we said we had to press the center backs, make life hard for them as much as possible."
I spent much of the time after the game talking with new Red Bull and former Chivas USA defender Carey Talley and missed pretty much all the Galaxy players before they fled the locker room.
Sean Franklin had this to say after the game though:
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Pete Gray, the one-armed outfielder of the Memphis club, as "Most Courageous Athlete" of 1943
Dear Vance: What can you tell me about a Memphis baseball player named Pete Gray, who had only one arm? That seems like an unbelievable story. Is it true? — T.G., Memphis.
Dear T.G.: It seems like an unbelievable story only because you have never encountered a man, a prince among men, who bravely overcame all obstacles thrown in his path, ignored the naysayers, and eventually became an inspiration to the entire nation, and certain parts of South America.
I'm talking, of course, about me, and what I just wrote comes directly from the next installment in my Bound for Glory autobiography. In fact, I'm thinking about calling Chapter 37 "Charging Towards Danger" but I'm not sure it really conveys the bravery that I have shown during my many adventures. Why, just the other day …
Wait, you asked about that one-armed baseball player, didn't you?
His story is also remarkable in its own way, though you may have some of the facts wrong. Pete Gray wasn't a Memphian, and his name wasn't Gray. Peter Wyshner was born in 1915 in the little coal-mining town of Nanticoke, Pennsylvania. I don't know why he changed his name to Gray, and I don't know exactly how he lost his right arm. All biographies mention that he suffered an accident as a young boy, but one account says he lost it in a farming mishap, another says it was a truck accident of some kind, and another says that he fell beneath the wheels of a train. Either way seems pretty horrible, if you ask me.
Despite a handicap that would have kept most people off the field, Gray was determined to play baseball, and he got his chance in 1942, when he was 27 years old, playing outfielder for the Trois-Rivieres Renards team in the Canadian-American League. Gray batted by swinging with just one arm, which wasn't easy, but still managed 61 base hits that first year. In 1943 and 1944, he headed south and played for the Memphis Chicks, where he became quite a sensation here. Actually, an inspiration would be a better word, especially for young kids who had suffered similar misfortunes, as well as veterans injured during the war, and he often visited hospitals to encourage the patients there.
People flocked to the games to see how Gray played. He developed a method of catching the ball in his glove, flipping the ball in the air, tucking the glove under his armpit, then catching and throwing the ball back to the infield.
My pal JJ Guinozzo knows more about sports than anyone I know, and he mentioned Gray in his Memphis Baseball Encyclopedia: "While World War II was raging around the globe, one-armed sensation Pete Gray continued to amaze the sports world with his style of play. The lanky outfielder hit .333 and led the league in stolen bases with 58." As a result, says Guinozzo, Gray was named the Most Valuable Player of the Southern Association.
His achievements here weren't overlooked by his home state. The Philadelphia Sporting Writers Association named him the "Most Courageous Athlete" of 1943, presenting him with a nice plaque, noting that "With Less, He Achieved More."
Gray so impressed the scouts that he was called up to the big leagues in 1945, where he joined the St. Louis Browns as a left fielder and center fielder, and played in 77 games. But not all fairy tales have a happy ending. For one thing, professional baseball isn't elementary school t-ball. These guys are playing for money, and they want to win, and that means the opposing team isn't going to lob you any softballs just because you happen to be missing an arm. It seems the opposing pitchers soon figured out Gray couldn't really change his swing as quickly as someone with two arms holding the bat, so they struck him out with curve balls. His batting average dropped to .218, and team owners decided that wasn't good enough for the majors. Yes, I know, it sounds mean, but that's the way it was.
Another factor was the war — or the end of it. During World War II, most of the able-bodied players joined the armed forces. To keep the game alive, team managers hired people they might normally not consider. I'd like to think that Pete Gray would have been promoted, regardless, but the sad fact is that when the war ended and better players came home, he was sent back to the minor leagues. He played one year for the Toledo Mud Hens, one year for the Elmira (New York) Pioneers, and then one year for the Dallas Eagles before hanging up his bat and glove and returning home to Pennsylvania.
It's not clear — to me, anyway — how Gray spent the remaining 50 years of his remarkably long life. Guinozzo describes him as "a very quiet and bashful person who did not like or want attention due to his arm. After retirement in 1949, he spent a quiet life in his hometown of Nanticoke, Pennsylvania." Gray passed away in 2002 at the age of 87. He's buried in St. Mary Cemetery in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, where the inscription on his gravestone remembers him as "The One-Armed Wonder."
I'm glad that, upon his death, he hadn't been completely forgotten after all these years. The New York Times published a long obituary, noting that "his achievement was viewed as an extraordinary testament to his determination and athleticism, and it resonated beyond the sports world." His glove is on display in the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.
Memphis Mystery Photo
The photos "were made on top of a building in Memphis," wrote one of the young women, "but I am not sure of the building or what business we had up there."
The photos "were made on top of a building in Memphis," wrote one of the young women, "but I am not sure of the building or what business we had up there."
Dear Vance: Sometime around 1917, my great-great-aunt and great-grandmother came to Memphis and snapped pictures of themselves on the roof of a downtown building. Can you tell me where the photos were taken? — K.Y., Memphis.
Dear K.Y.: What with my photographic memory and enough brainpower to power a town the size of Itta Bena (when I really concentrate), it normally takes me about 20 seconds to answer such questions. And on quite a few occasions, I've had to tell the person: It wasn't even taken in Memphis.
But in this case, K.Y. knows the photos certainly were taken in Memphis, because one of the women in the photos remembered their trip here. First of all, the great-great-aunt was Ouida Louise Russell (also known to friends and family as "Aunt Ezzie"), and the great-grandmother was Cleopatra Blanche Russell (also known as "Mimi").
I know what you're thinking: Wow, this family sure came up with great names for their kids. Ouida and Cleopatra! The young women grew up in Yazoo City, Mississippi. Sometime around 1917 or 1918, according to family lore, the two girls ran away to Memphis and, among other adventures, scampered to the top of a downtown building and took pictures of each other. I don't know if this is Ezzie or Mimi, but that's not our concern here. Our problem is: Where was the photo taken?
Years later, it seems, Ezzie wrote to another relative, and remembered this: "They were made on top of a building in Memphis shortly after we 'migrated' from Mississippi. I recall the day they were made, but am not sure of the building or what business we had up there."
The photo provides just a few tantalizing clues. Taller buildings are dimly visible in the background, but not clearly enough to identify them. More intriguing, however, is the curious object visible over the top edge of the rooftop. It seems to be a sign mounted on a metal framework, with large script letters below a large circular company logo. We're looking through the back of the sign, so everything is reversed, but I still can't make out what it says.
K.Y. points out that the two posts (if that's what they are) supporting either side of the sign bear a striking resemblance to the twin smokestacks of a riverboat, but if that's a boat, it seems awfully close to the building shown here. And what are we to make of all that smoke in the sky? Or is that just some smudge on the original negative?
I rarely admit this, but I'm stumped. Any suggestions, anybody?
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With Uber and Grabtaxi implementing surging prices during peak periods and major events, Cabbies are looking to jump on that bandwagon too.
All we can say is, can you please don't. I don't want to start walking from point A to point B.
And here we thought with the introduction of Uber and Grabtaxi we'd have an easier time getting from point A to point B. No more hassle of standing in the hot sun at the side of the road trying to flag down a taxi.
All we've got on our hands now is a Taxi War.
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My TV abstinence experiment failed. Actually, it didn't fail, but it was cut short. Monday through Wednesday I didn't watch TV at all, even when I was in a hotel room in Phoenix Wednesday night. Do you know how hard that is? It's hard. But last night (Thursday), I got home from my Sonic shoot and felt that I deserved a little unwind time. Because during those 3 days of no TV, I actually did get a lot done. It happened to be a busy week so I didn't have that much downtime anyway, but I did find myself using that downtime much more productively.
So what will I take from my ground-breaking 3 days? It made me realize how much I watch TV just as a default. Like unless something else lures me away, that's what I do. What I'd like to do is reverse that so that I watch TV when I've done everything else, or at the very least to just watch what I really enjoy watching and not just sit there mindlessly looking for anything that marginally interests me.
This is all in theory of course. As I type this, the soothing sounds of some TV show I don't care about fill the room.


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Your Doctor. Your Board Certified Specialist.
Internal Medicine/ Obesity Medicine
Dr. Celayes joined Dr. O'Leary in mid 2016 as an integral addition to the physician's team. He has been graciously welcomed into the practice by our longtime patients and they are pleased with the exceptional continuity of care that they are receiving. Not only is he Board Certified in Internal Medicine, but he is adding further value to the team with his expertise in Obesity Medicine.
Dr. Gaston Moran Celayes is originally from Argentina and where he started his medical training. He did his Internal Medicine Internship at Michael Reese Hospital and Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois. His Residency in Internal Medicine was completed at Northside Medical Center in Youngstown, Ohio and he has additional training in Intensive Care Medicine. He is also multilingual and fluent in English, Spanish and conversational French.
With over 20 years of medical experience, the focus on his patient's overall health outcome is extremely important to him.
The practice of preventive medicine and diagnosing chronic illnesses such as Diabetes and Hypertensive Heart Disease. As your physician and specialist, Dr. Celayes is able to take a broad view of your medical history to develop a wellness plan of care to keep you healthy and living an active lifestyle.
Obesity is an overwhelming and increasing concern in the United States and it leads to multiple comorbidites including, but not limited to, Diabetes, Heart Disease, Osteoarthritis and even stroke. Dr. Celayes is able to utilize his training to educate, council and encourage his patients to change lifestyle habits to improve their current health status.
Through diagnostic screenings appropriate for the patient like specific blood tests, imaging and counseling, Dr. Celayes can ensure that an illness can either be totally prevented, or, be able to catch an illness at it's earliest stage to prevent progression by starting immediate treatment.


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I've just completed my round one work on XboxFriends.com moving to ASP.NET and bridging the gap between the WinForms world and the WebForms world. I've still got a lot of TODO: items, but at least what's up there now looks more like a semi-professional site than the two hurried together pretty much static pages that were there.
I'm really glad that ASP.NET 2.0 will feature a form of visual inheritance... not having that in the current version is really disappointing! Now I can get back to my WinForms comfy chair (where there is visual inheritance). ;-)
For those interested, take a peak at some of the exposed features available in the next version of XboxFriends. Here's a quick rundown of some of the features:
If you do take a peek, be sure to let me know what you think.
Special thanks to Stephen Swienton form answering answering a couple of ASP.NET questions.


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Archive for October, 2013
29 Oct
generational synergy
friday random ten – "essential, for the moment" edition
11 Oct
Even though the Government is still shut down, I went back to work on Monday, as I'd been, thanks to a broad interpretation of the Pay Our Military Act, determined "essential", at least until someone makes another decision that I'm not. Who knows if I'm going to get paid for it any time soon, though. […]
friday random ten – "another unpaid vacation" edition
04 Oct
So, it's the fourth day of the government shutdown. I haven't been to work since Tuesday morning, when I went in for fifteen minutes to sign the letter telling me I was "non-essential" and changing my voice mail to reflect the fact that I won't be available until congress gets their heads out of their […]


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When you read the Spotlight do you ever think to yourself "damn, that's me" or "my friend does the same exact shit"..well if you do, I want to hear it!
Starting next Wednesday I will be expanding the Spotlight to everyone.
Email me at email@example.com and give me a picture and a brief description and I will add them to the Spotlight. (You can keep their names or change their names, whatever you want)
Have it submitted by 11:59 Tuesday Night.
Today's Spotlight's are Knots & Spads.
Both those nicknames sound like something an annoying kid would name their dog right?
First up, Knots.
Knot's is a full blown pain in the ass. Not a heavy drinker at all, more like an extreme lightweight. When she is drunk she has no rules and gets destructive. First thing to go is her volume control. She will basically talk to you in screaming form. Second thing to go would have to be her manners, she cut's deep with her insults. A funny joke we all say about Knot's is that she can take it and she most definitely can dish it. I know that was reversed but that is usually how it goes with her. Everyone will be joking around with and she will smile and laugh and bottle it up and when you are least expecting it, BOOOOOM…she hits you with an insult that makes you want to crawl in a ball. Touche Knotto.
Prime Memory of Lenknotto – We were all little Freshmen in college and we thought we were awesome. We went to LI to go out by Closs for the night. We had a pretty decent sized group and we were having a lot of fun. Ms. Knot's got the drunkest, the quickest, and decided she was going to annoy the shit out of everyone for the rest of the night. First, she interrupted everyone's pool game. Second, she started making jabs at the other girls, and finally, she decided to take a little red straw from the bar, light it on fire and proceed to blow it in my face. I let her do it for about 5 times and finally I decided to take the straw, put it in the fire and gently tap the skin on her hand. You would think I soaked her in gasoline, picked her up and threw her into a fire. She was threatening to sue, she was going to have me killed. You name it, I was going to experience it.
All in all, Knot's is hilarious and I love her. Sure, she can be a pain in the ass, but every group needs one right?
And now..Spads
This guy will most definitely throw up the next morning. He is so nonchalant about it, its actually comical. "Hey Spads, what are you doing?" "Oh, i'll be right back I need to puke". It's that simple, and its that non discreet. Spads is tied with Amanda on how loud one can actually be while throwing up. If there is one thing I can say about Spad's that would keep it short and simple, yet speak volumes would have to be the word Woodjobs. I will never say anything else about it. He truly is Ellll Matadorrr (say it in a Spanish accent, roll your L's and R's)
Prime memory of Spads – Senior year of college, it was a Friday afternoon in April and we started day drinking. We were outside on my back porch, laughing, yelling and being loud. Someone's pocket pussy got ripped apart and actually thrown on the side of the house. Next thing we know, a cop walks in the backyard and tells us to keep it down "You can't be yelling shit like pocket pussy!". We all stopped with the PP talk but continued to drink. We came up with this great idea to go to one of the girls houses and piss them off. Spads had an idea to slam dunk on their beer pong table. The group of us stumbled to the girls house, awkwardly sat around and then started a fake game of beer pong. All of a sudden a half Mexican went soaring through the air and split the girls table in half. When I tell you this was one of the funniest things I have ever seen in my life, i'm not kidding. I actually was on the floor in pain from laughing so hard and I pissed my pants.
I love you Spads.
Thats the Spotlight for this week folks. I'm looking forward to seeing your suggestions.
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Product Design Teacher
- Recruiter
- Location
- West London
- Salary
- £27596 - £43348 per annum
- Posted
- 16 May 2019
- Closing date
- 15 Jun 2019
- Ref
- Contact
- Mikael Ahola
- Industry
- Schools, Secondary teaching, Design & technology
- Hours
- Full time
- Contract
- Permanent
- Listing type
- Job vacancy
REESON Education is looking for a Product Design teacher to work on an outstanding mixed school in west London. This is a full-time permanent post from September 2019 teaching Product design, resistant materials and graphics. The successful applicant will be joining an exceptional school with a truly brilliant reputation. This is an excellent opportunity to work within one of the best schools within London. This post is suitable for both NQT's and experienced teachers. To be considered for this opportunity, please forward an updated CV as soon as possible.
School Information
This is an outstanding catholic school situated in west London, this over-subscribed school has several applicants for every student place offered. The school itself has a long-standing history of academic excellence. Last year the school achieved well above the national average placing the school in the top 10% of school's nationally. Furthermore the school boasts an Outstanding Ofsted report in which the school was categorised as Outstanding in all categories. All in all this is an excellent place to work both in terms of students and staff members.
Required Skills and expertise
- Be an excellent, inspiring teacher
- Have a proven track record of improvement
- Be able to creatively contribute to the development of the students and the curriculum
Company Information
REESON Education is London's Premier Recruitment Agency. Established in 2006 by experienced teachers, education professionals and recruitment specialists, we have built our business and reputation on the core values of honesty, integrity and excellence.
We care about education and the provision of education and have established an excellent reputation with schools and teachers alike.
At REESON Education we work closely with a large network of Nurseries, Primary Schools, Secondary Schools and Colleges across London. Our client base provides us with an abundance of available daily supply, long term and permanent opportunities across all age groups in all areas of London.
MPS / UPS (dependent on experience).
To be considered for this opportunity, or find out more, please forward a CV as soon as possible.


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News Release
Friday, April 2, 1999
South Bureau Homicide VictimLOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT
Friday, April 2, 1999
On Thursday morning April 1, 1999, at approximately 1030 hours, the victim Margerite F. Nicholes was found lying in the hallway of her residence, which is located at 6104 Brynhurst Avenue, Los Angeles. Marguerite F. Nicholes was pronounced dead at the scene.
The investigation revealed that Marguerite F. Nicholes had sustained multiple lacerations to the head.
The motive is unknown.
One suspect has been taken into custody. However, the suspect's name is being withheld. Pending further investigation.
South Bureau Homicide Detectives are conducting the investigation. Anyone with information concerning this incident is requested to call South Bureau Homicide at telephone No. 213-237-1310.
For Release 8:00 am PST
April 02, 1999
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1. Petitioner is an attorney duly
licensed to practice law in the Commonwealth of Virginia and has been so licensed
since May 1980.
2. Petitioner was arrested on October 26, 2000 for the attempted possession of Ecstasy, a controlled substance, in violation of Virginia Code § 18.2-250.
3. On January 31, 2001, Petitioner entered into a Plea Agreement with the Commonwealth. Petitioner pled guilty to the charge of attempted possession of Ecstasy and was placed on supervised probation for a period of one year. The Court deferred further proceedings against Petitioner and agreed to dismiss the charges against Petitioner at the end of his probation period if Petitioner complied fully with the terms of probation. Thereupon, the criminal case against Petitioner was continued until January 31, 2002.
4. On February 26, 2001 the Board entered an Order suspending Petitioner's license to practice law and requiring him to appear before the Board and show cause why his license should not be further suspended or revoked
This provision for summary suspension
is clearly predicated upon a finding of guilt by a judge or jury.
In the matter at hand, Petitioner clearly pled guilty to a charge of attempting to possess Ecstasy. The plea was entered pursuant to Virginia Code §18.2-251, the First Offender Statute. This statute provides that a Court:
...upon such [guilty] plea if the facts found by the court would justify a finding of guilt, without entering a judgment of guilt and with the consent of the accused, may defer further proceedings and place him on probation upon terms and conditions. [Emphasis Added].
This is exactly what occurred in Petitioner's criminal matter. The Felony Trial Order-First Offender entered by Judge Jack B. Stevens clearly states that:
there are sufficient facts that
would justify a finding of guilt, and without entering a judgment of guilt
and with the consent of the defendant, defers further proceedings and places
the defendant on probation. . . [Emphasis Added].
Virginia Code §18.2-251 further provides that :
Upon fulfillment of the terms and
conditions, the court shall discharge the person and dismiss the proceedings
against him. Discharge and dismissal under this section shall be without
adjudication of guilt and is a conviction only for the purposes of applying
this section in subsequent proceedings. [Emphasis Added].
The words in ¶13E that authorize the summary suspension of an attorney's license are clear and unequivocal. There must be notification from a Court that, "an attorney has been found guilty of a Crime." [Emphasis added]. Petitioner has not been found guilty of a crime. The Court has withheld its judgment. If Petitioner complies with the terms of his probation, the Court will not make a finding of guilt. To the contrary , the Court will, indeed must, dismiss the charges against Petitioner.
It is accordingly ORDERED that the Board's February 26, 2001 Rule to Show Cause and Order of Suspension and Hearing in this matter be, and hereby is, RESCINDED and VACATED.
Petitioner acknowledged that the Virginia State Bar has the authority to investigate this matter and, if the Bar thinks it appropriate, to present Charges of Misconduct. The Board wishes to make it very clear that while we do not believe we have the authority to suspend the Petitioner's license pursuant to ¶13E, our ruling does not in any way limit the Virginia State Bar's ability to investigate and present to this Board Charges of Misconduct arising out of this same conduct.
It is further ORDERED that the Clerk of the Disciplinary System send an attested true copy of this Order to the Respondent, Francis Sullivan Callahan, by Certified Mail, Return Receipt Requested, at his address of record with the Virginia State Bar, Suite 630, 229 West Bute Street, Norfolk, Virginia 23510, and to Michael L. Rigsby, Respondent's Counsel, at Midkiff & Hiner, P.C., Suite 160, 9030 Stoney Point Parkway, Richmond, Virginia 23235, and hand-deliver to Paul D. Georgiadis, Assistant Bar Counsel, Virginia State Bar, 707 East Main Street, Suite 1500, Richmond, Virginia 23219.
Entered this ______ day of ____________, 2001.
The Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board
By: _________________________________
William M. Moffet, 1st Vice Chair


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Anderson Cooper and Madonna shared a kiss at the GLAAD Media Awards Saturday night after Madge presented the silver fox with an award honoring his status and accomplishments as an openly gay journalist.
The pop star was dressed as a Boy Scout, a pretty apparent statement against the organization's politics regarding homosexuals.
"Love thy neighbor as thyself," she said in her speech, calling for an end to gay bullying, which has led to suicide in some cases. "It's an atrocity to me, and I don't accept it," Madonna added, eliciting applause from the crowd.
Cooper was presented with the annual Vito Russo Award, named after the film activist and historian who was a founding member of GLAAD, the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation.
Cooper and Madonna embraced when the news anchor was presented, and he snuck in for a quick kiss before Madonna left the stage.
"I am only here tonight because I've benefited from what they and so many others have done," said Cooper, referring to activists like Russo and Larry Kramer. Cooper added that "being gay is certainly one of the greatest blessings" of his life, adding, "it opened my head and heart in ways that I never could have predicted."
Suze Orman, Rosie O'Donnell, Elton John and Tom Ford have won the media watchdog group's award in past years. Cooper came out last summer after years of speculation over his personal life.
Other winners included director Bret Ratner, who received the Ally Award, just a year after he use a gay slur at a news conference. He worked with GLAAD on a pro-gay PSA campaign as a mea culpa for his remarks.
NBC's Smash was named outstanding television drama, and the film How to Survive a Plague won for outstanding documentary.
The award for reality program went to CBS' The Amazing Race, on which gay couples have participated and won throughout the show's long run. Television journalism awards were granted to MSNBC's Being Transgender in America, and Good MorningAmerica's "Obama Endorses Marriage Equality" report.
Watch the video of Anderson Cooper receiving a GLAAD award from Madonna (and his sneaky kiss) below:


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Case Manager: Christie Woo
One of the most accomplished, recognized and respected practitioners in the field of entertainment law, Stanton "Larry" Stein, Esq. has over forty years of experience as a litigator. He has now agreed to add mediator to his law practice. As a founder of both a boutique litigation firm and a mid-size general practice firm, Mr. Stein's management and personal skills raised both firms to national prominence. His ability to understand and appreciate both sides of the legal issue, as well as his demeanor, allowed him to successfully resolve the vast majority of the cases in which he was involved as a litigator.
Throughout his distinguished career, Mr. Stein has handled some of the industry's most prominent and influential cases. His groundbreaking work in vertical integration has redefined the face of contract negotiation among networks, their affiliated production companies, and talent. He has also handled many high-profile cases involving licensing fees, revenue streams, profit participation, copyright infringement in reality television, defamation, rights of privacy, and rights of publicity.
Mr. Stein's breadth of experience extends to industries as varied as film and television, reality television, the recording industry, and new media. He has worked with actors, writers, directors, producers, musicians, high-net-worth individuals, entertainment guilds, talent agencies, personal and business management companies, independent production companies, and interactive gaming companies.
As a testament to his success, Mr. Stein has consistently been recognized by leading legal, business, and entertainment industry publications and organizations as a top lawyer in the field of entertainment law.
Mr. Stein is a Lecturer in Law at USC Gould School of Law and has taught the entertainment law class for the past twelve years. He has also taught the entertainment law class at Stanford Law School.


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Jeremy Irons and Sienna Miller will join Tom Hiddleston on Ben Wheatley's "High-Rise" at RPC.
An adaptation of J.G. Ballard's 1975 satirical dystopian novel, the story is set in a luxury ultra-modern high-rise building and follows a group of affluent tenants who revert to barbarism.
Cocktail parties degenerate into attacks on 'enemy' floors and once-luxurious amenities become an arena for primal and violent mayhem. Irons will play a visionary architect and Miller his devoted aide who strikes up a relationship with Hiddleston's character.
Additional casting is underway and filming gets underway in July in Belfast. Jeremy Thomas will produce.
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With Kudos to the Database Technology Group and MDE (Robert Lor, et all), Sun has released the "beta" versions of PostgreSQL - Optimized for Solaris in Solaris Packages format.
The packages are available at http://pgfoundry.org/projects/solarispackages/
To all the PostgreSQL lovers out there help us out to churn out the bugs before the official merge into Solaris. Feedback can be send to solarispackages-general at pgfoundary.org.