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Lecturer: Arthur T. Benjamin, Ph.D.
Quick: What's 25 × 45? How about 742 × 300? Or 4821 ÷ 9?
Most of us, when faced with math problems like these, immediately reach for a calculator or a pen. But imagine if you could perform these and other seemingly difficult-but surprisingly easy-calculations right in your head. Seems like an impossible feat? It's not.
One key to improving and expanding your math potential-whether you're a corporate executive or a high-school student-lies in the powerful ability to perform mental math calculations. Solving basic math problems in your head is a gateway to success in understanding and mastering higher mathematical fields such as algebra, statistics, and calculus. It's a skill that offers other lifelong benefits, including
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Mental mathematics also is valuable when you're shopping for groceries or figuring out how much to tip at a restaurant. And perhaps the best part? Learning how to do mental math can be fun-especially when you're learning in the company of Professor Arthur T. Benjamin of Harvey Mudd College, one of the most engaging and entertaining members of The Great Courses faculty. The Secrets of Mental Math, his exciting new 12-lecture course, guides you through all the essential skills, tips, and tricks for improving and enhancing your ability to solve a range of mathematical problems right in your head.
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Mental math, as Professor Benjamin demonstrates, is not as daunting as it may seem. In fact, it's an ability you already have-you just may not know it. Performing calculations in your head is all just a process of breaking down a large problem into simpler and simpler problems until it's finally reduced to a single answer.
Assuming no detailed knowledge of mathematics other than what you learned in elementary school, Professor Benjamin has designed The Secrets of Mental Math to be accessible to anyone looking to tap into or strengthen his or her mental calculating skills.
In the first part of the course, you focus on specific strategies for performing the basic nuts-and-bolts operations of mental mathematics.
Adding any two numbers up to three digits
Subtracting any two numbers up to three digits
Multiplying any two numbers up to two digits
Dividing any number by a number up to two digits
Dr. Benjamin fills each lecture with a wealth of practice problems to follow along with and get you engaged in the joys of mentally solving math problems.
Once you've gotten these four fundamental operations down, you then branch out into some interesting directions that continue to hone your mental math skills. Among the exciting skills you'll develop are
how to find approximate answers using the art of "guesstimation";
how to quickly find squares and square roots;
how to improve your memory for numbers (including phone and credit card numbers) by using a simple phonetic code;
how to approach enormous calculations with increased confidence and accuracy;
how to mentally determine the day of the week of any date in history; and
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And his accompanying course guidebook is filled with additional problems you can use to practice your newfound skills.
Discover Valuable Mathematical Tips and Techniques
Throughout The Secrets of Mental Math, Professor Benjamin leads you through some fun-and memorable-techniques for tackling specific mathematical calculations. Here's an example of one strategy he calls "Create a Zero, Kill the Zero," helpful for determining the divisibility of any odd number that doesn't end in 5.
Is 1232 a multiple of 7?
Start by adding or subtracting a multiple of 7 to create a 0 at the end (1232 + 28 = 1260).
Kill the 0 from the new number (1260 becomes 126).
Add or subtract a multiple of 7 to create another zero at the end (126 + 14 = 140), then kill the 0 at the end.
Determine whether the new number is a multiple of the original divisor (yes, it's 14).
Thus, 1232 is a multiple of 7.
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But you'll get more than just fun strategies to help make mental math easier. Learning with Professor Benjamin is like having a supportive coach right by your side-someone to encourage you, challenge you, and instill mathematical confidence in you. It's this same teaching method that has won him a host of prestigious awards from the Mathematical Association of America, including the Deborah and Franklin Tepper Haimo Award for Distinguished College or University Teaching of Mathematics.
So prepare yourself for an unforgettable adventure in mental mathematics. Enjoyable, eye-opening, and immensely rewarding, The Secrets of Mental Math makes basic math quicker and easier than ever before. And it's a powerful way to take your first, more confident steps into the intriguing-and undeniably fun-world of numbers.
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08. The Speed of Vedic Division
09. Memorizing Numbers
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Australian Red Cross nurse and aid worker Noela Davies has received nursing's highest international honour, the Florence Nightingale Medal which is awarded by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
Ms Davies, a registered nurse and midwife, has worked for Red Cross in conflict zones around the world. The Queenslander, currently based in Mt Isa where she works for the Royal Flying Doctors, has been on Red Cross missions to countries such as Afghanistan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Liberia, and North Darfur in Sudan.
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'I was drawn to aid work in the early 1990s while I was on holiday with my family in Papua New Guinea, there I witnessed an immunisation program - that was my inspiration,' Ms Davies said.
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Australian Red Cross' Head of International Programs Donna McSkimming said: 'Noela Davies and her fellow Florence Nightingale Medal recipients are inspirations to us all in their efforts to help Red Cross fulfill its lifesaving mission. Noela is a credit to Australian nursing, an ordinary Australian who has made an extraordinary contribution.
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The lesser curvature of the stomach, extending between the cardiac and pyloric orifices, forms the right or posterior border of the stomach.
It descends as a continuation of the right margin of the esophagus in front of the fibers of the right crus of the diaphragm, and then, turning to the right, it crosses the first lumbar vertebra and ends at the pylorus.
Nearer its pyloric than its cardiac end is a well-marked notch, the incisura angularis, which varies somewhat in position with the state of distension of the viscus; it serves to separate the stomach into a right and a left portion.
The lesser curvature gives attachment to the two layers of the hepatogastric ligament, and between these two layers are the left gastric artery and the right gastric branch of the hepatic artery.
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Emma Watson:A Warm Embrace
March 17, 2011 by Post Team
Emma Watson, Emma Watson is lucky. Not only is she the new face of beauty giant Lancome, it is also a warm embrace, French male model, all in the name of work.
The Harry Potter star was in Paris last week shooting her first commercial for the brand with the noted fashion photographer Mario Testino.
Last night saw her filming scenes with Cyril Descours, a beautiful French model that acts as a love interest of Emma chic in the ad.
Naturally Emma could not keep the smile from his face and seemed to have fun despite the cold. Showing off her impeccable French manners, Cyril carefully wrapped a blanket around Emma's bare legs between shots. Hot and thoughtful? You are lucky Em!
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'Row, row, row your boat…' – Christchurch Rowing Club
John Newth tells the story of Christchurch Rowing Club
Published in February '16
In the years after World War 2 there was an upsurge of interest in sport. Partly it represented a return to normality; partly it was a reminder of the camaraderie that was one of the few positive aspects of military service; partly it was a celebration and thanksgiving by those who had returned unscathed that their physical powers had not been taken away from them. It was in this climate that Christchurch Rowing Club was formed at a meeting at the Kings Arms Hotel in the town in February 1948. The meeting was chaired by B A Mead, who became the club's first chairman. 'If we are going to have a rowing club, it must be a successful one,' he declared in no doubt ringing tones. 'It must have a reputation not just in Christchurch but all over England.' In its almost seventy years of existence, the club has done a fair job of achieving that ambition.
In its very early days, it was a rowing club without any boat to row in, but Westover and Bournemouth Rowing Club, which was already almost a hundred years old, offered its upstart neighbour strong and generous support, including the loan of boats. In May 1948, however, the fledgling club acquired its first boat, a racing pair christened 'Twynham'. By August of that year there were already a hundred members, and in the same month, the new club announced its arrival in the most spectacular way by winning the Dudley Ward Challenge Cup for four-oared boats at Poole Rowing Club's annual regatta, beating on the way clubs that were much longer-established and much stronger on paper. Then, to prove it was no fluke, they won it again the following year.
In its early years, the club launched its boats from the Quomps. Its changing facilities were on the first floor of Place Mill, the former monastic building hard by the walls of the Priory. It was hardly a satisfactory arrangement and it was not long before the club moved to an asbestos Nissen hut-like building at Wick Ferry. By 1965 the club was strong enough to build its present clubhouse on land granted to it by Christchurch BC on a 99-year lease; a grant of £3600 was given by the Department of Education and Science towards the total cost of £8600. The building was designed by a local architect, Roy Bishop, and incorporates the 'flying balcony' which makes it so distinctive. Beneath the foundation stone a time capsule was buried, containing a copy of the Christchurch Times, some Beetle Club forms (in tribute, one can only assume, to the fund-raising efforts of organisers of Beetle Drives) and some newly minted coins – pre-decimal in those days, of course. The new clubhouse was a symbol of how well-established the club had become, and the 1960s marked the start of the club's modern-day successes, with Christchurch RC crews distinguishing themselves at Henley Royal Regatta and other prestigious events.
Today, the club has some 350 members, of whom about a half are active rowers. A new member will be made to feel welcome and will soon be recommended to a 'learn to row' course at the Hengistbury Outdoor Centre in Christchurch Harbour. Given that the club is run entirely by volunteers whose availability is inevitably variable, this has been found to be the best way to ensure that everyone has the very basic skills, as well as an awareness of safety and other factors. Then, in the case of an adult recruit, the rowing committee will help him or her to find a place in a suitable crew where the basic training can be built on and more sophisticated skills developed.
Juniors – those aged between 12 and 16 – are treated separately, going out mostly in sculling boats. Sculling involves two oars and is preferred for juniors because rowing with one oar in a pair, four or eight is an asymmetric activity which can be detrimental to bodies that are still developing. So the juniors at Christchurch RC operate mainly in river boats and take part mostly in inland regattas at places like Dorney Lake and Holme Pierrepoint near Nottingham. It seems to be working: two of Christchurch's under-16 oarsmen have recently joined the bottom rung of the GB rowing squad ladder. To encourage new recruits from this age group, the club has close connections with Twynham School, where it helps to organise the indoor rowing club, and with Bournemouth Collegiate School, which is a separate club but uses Christchurch RC's facilities.
Rowing is a sport that can be suitable for all ages and at the other extreme from the juniors are the masters – a new title for those who used to be called veterans. A four regularly takes to the water from the club that includes three rowers over the age of 75. More significantly, there has recently been an explosion in the popularity of women's rowing – and a proportionate improvement in standards – with almost half of Christchurch RC's rowing members now women.
Given its position close to where the River Stour meets the less placid waters of Christchurch Harbour, Christchurch RC rows in both river boats and coastal boats. River boats tend to be sleeker, whereas coastal boats are wider and have a higher freeboard and have a slightly shorter slide up and down which the seat runs. The seats are often slightly offset from the centre line, too, but there is a trend towards what are called FISA boats (FISA being the international organisation that administers rowing), where the seats are aligned, so single sculls are becoming more common. FISA boats are also wider and longer than traditional coastal boats. In terms of technique there is not much distinction between river and coastal rowing, although the shorter slide means a slightly different body position and the rougher water encountered in coastal rowing can be a test of a rower's skill in controlling the blade. Coastal rowing is not to be confused with gig racing, as practised in Swanage, Weymouth and Lyme Regis (see March's Dorset Life), which happens in much sturdier, clinker-built boats, on fixed seats and with a completely different grip on the oar handle.
There are twelve regattas along the South Coast each season and Christchurch RC sends crews to them all, culminating in the South Coast Championships. The highlight of the year is its own regatta, normally held in late June. Crews race along a course from just upstream of the clubhouse to a turning point near Christchurch Sailing Club and back again. It is a feature of coastal racing that it involves a 180° turn, and a skilled crew with a good cox can do it in three strokes. As well as the summer regatta, the club organises in March a 'head' race, that is a time-trial, from Mudeford beach up the harbour to the sailing club.
Any sports club faces a basic philosophical question: is it about winning trophies, or does it exist to provide the maximum amount of pleasure and exercise to as many people as possible? At Christchurch RC, there is a natural pleasure when its crews do well, but the first priority is to have all its members out on the water, enjoying themselves. For that reason the committee advises on, rather than dictates, the make-up of crews. Ideally, a group of people who enjoy rowing together will work towards competing in a regatta; they will take it seriously and be keen to win, but the main aim is enjoyment. The club's president, Peter Staddon, who joined as a boy cox in 1960, admits that it is a tricky balance to hit but has no doubt that the club is about the flexibility for people to enjoy themselves rather than about pot-hunting: 'We've been through that,' he says. 'It's great when you're winning, but the club must focus on all levels of rowing because if too much emphasis is put on those elite crews, there is not enough development of the whole club.'
Rowing is not a cheap sport, with a sculling boat costing around £6500 and a coastal four north of £10,000. The club also has to pay an annual fee to Bournemouth Water Company for the ten moorings which the company could put outside the clubhouse but which would impede the club's access to the river. Over the last fifteen years there have been strenuous efforts to put the club on a sound financial footing. Whether or not it has 'a reputation not just in Christchurch but all over England', the success of those efforts, plus the high levels of both performance and enjoyment achieved by its oarsmen and oarswomen, mean that Christchurch RC is by any standards a notable success story. ◗


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Use your Monash University ID card or Library membership card to borrow books and other items from any of our Victorian campus libraries.
Find Monash University Library resources using Search. Manage your loans by signing in to Search and then selecting 'My Loans' before placing a request or checking your current loans.
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- Undergraduates (including Monash College): 30 items for 2 weeks.
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Todays Commercial Real Estate Problems
Cause and effect revealed.
May 4, 2009
Commercial real estate, unlike residential, has typically been financed with five- to 10-year loans, the lender not requiring amortization or providing a guarantee of renewal. The borrower does not offer a personal guarantee of payment. That makes it vulnerable to foreclosure on maturity.
Most commercial real estate has been initially financed at a 75 percent or 80 percent loan-to-value (LTV) ratio, with the additional constraint of a 1.2 to 1.5 debt service coverage ratio. That is, the first mortgage principal should be less than 75 percent or 80 percent of the property value, and net operating income should exceed the proposed debt service by 20 percent to 50 percent, the ratio often depending on various risk factors in the given type of property.
When lenders had ample funds to offer, however, their due diligence may not have been adequately rigorous. Many lenders' due diligence consisted primarily of a third-party appraisal, with some allowing the proposed borrower to select the appraiser. Once a loan is originated, many lenders do little to monitor the property's performance. Lenders are often unaware of problems until default. Non-recourse financing is common. The lenders' only recourse is to the property, not to the borrower.
The appraisal is often the most critical part of a loan submission package. Purchasers — or those seeking to refinance — may approach appraisers until they find one who is acceptable to the lender and appears to be accommodating of their needs. Thus, the 75 percent LTV ratio could be based on an overly generous valuation.
How the Appraisal Works
The appraiser usually attempts to apply three approaches (cost, sales comparison, income). The income approach is considered the most relevant for income property, so greater weight is assigned to it than to the cost or sales comparison approach.
The income approach begins with an estimate of potential gross income, which assumes that all the rent is collected at 100-percent occupancy. The premise of the appraisal can be based on existing leases (leased fee) or on market rents (fee simple). Tenant percentage rents are included for a shopping center when justified by tenant sales. A vacancy and collection allowance is subtracted. Miscellaneous income (late fees and various charges) is added to derive effective gross income.
Operating expenses are listed and subtracted from effective gross income to result in net operating income. These expenses include real estate taxes, casualty insurance, management, repairs and maintenance, utilities, replacement reserves, and so on. The resulting net-operating income is then capitalized (divided by a capitalization rate) to derive the value estimate. All too frequently, tenant improvements (TIs) and leasing commissions (LCs) are omitted from the process of deriving cash flows because they are not annually recurring.
A discounted cash-flow worksheet may be provided to articulate changes over time for each variable and to specifically provide for a reversionary value. Many analysts will point out that use of a capitalization rate automatically provides for a reversionary value. Despite the need for periodic remodeling, the income will be capitalized in perpetuity when the discount rate is equal to the capitalization rate.
Example: Let's suppose a neighborhood shopping center physically consists of a 50,000-square-foot grocery store as its anchor tenant, plus 25 smaller tenants of 2,000 square feet each, also totaling 50,000 square feet. Although there is currently a 20 percent vacancy rate among smaller tenants, due to poor prior management, an optimistic appraiser expects a stabilized vacancy rate of 96 percent.
The optimistic appraiser expects that the owner can reduce maintenance and repairs by $20,000. The appraiser does not include leasing commissions or tenant improvements on the grounds that they are not annually recurring. This optimistic appraiser applies a seven-percent capitalization rate, whereas others would apply eight percent. Pro formas are shown below.
ACTUAL OPTIMISTIC Potential gross income Grocery store at $6 per sq. ft $300,000 $300,000
Local tenants at $10 per sq. ft
Local tenants at $12 per sq. ft
600,000 Less: Vacancy and collection –100,000 –24,000 Add: Miscellaneous income 5,000 10,000 Effective gross income $695,000 $886,000 Operating expenses Real estate taxes –150,000 –150,000 Insurance –50,000 –50,000 Maintenance and repairs –50,000 –30,000 Management –30,000 –30,000 Total operating expenses $280,000 $260,000 Net operating income $415,000 $626,000 Leasing commissions –32,000 (not included) Tenant improvements –18,000 (not included) Cash flow before financing $365,000 $626,000 Capitalization rate (decimal) .08 .07 Value, based on above $4,562,500 $8,942,857 Loan at 75 percent $3,421,875 $6,707,143
Thus, by making some relatively small differences in assumptions, all causing the value to change in the same direction (upward), an optimistic appraiser can deliver a value at nearly double the amount the property is worth based on actual experience with reasonable assumptions of the future.
Subsequently, even when the property and the market experience no changes, a realistic appraisal of the same property at $4,562,500 will face a debt of $6,707,143 at foreclosure. The 75 percent LTV ratio has become a 147-percent ratio. With small negatives occurring, including a market increase in the capitalization rate, the LTV may become 200 percent (that is, the property is worth only half the debt). This may help explain why the John Hancock Tower — the tallest building in New England — sold in March 2009, for half of the price paid in 2006.
Current Economic Climate In the current economic climate, subsequent events may bring negatives to rent rates and vacancy rates, causing values to deteriorate.
Real-estate owners often look at their property as a cash cow to be milked. After arranging the first mortgage, owners may get a second mortgage or sell the land and lease it back, removing any remaining equity. The increased debt service payments required will jeopardize the first mortgage and potentially wipe out all secondary lenders on foreclosure.
Nonrecourse loan provisions and capital structures that avoid personal liability facilitate the borrower's exit after removing more cash than was ever put at risk. Even when the owner has been able to meet required periodic payments, he or she will be unable to retain the property when any loan comes due. Refinancing during the credit crisis will be unavailable.
Thus, the easy credit terms of a few years ago will soon begin to haunt financial institutions, many of which have been under excessive stress in the past two years.
Jack P. Friedman, CPA, ABV, CFF, is an author, appraiser, and litigation support real estate economist in Dallas, Texas. He holds the CPA/ABV/CFF and is a state-certified appraiser, with ASA, MAI, and CRE designations. You can reach him by visiting www.realexperts.com.


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Jerry_03 posted a topic in Install Windows from USBI have a Asus Eee PC 2G Surf (which has no cd/dvd drives) and i tried to install XP Home Ed w/ SP2 on it. I used nLite (using this guide and this one), made an ISO and followed this guide which uses USB_MultiBoot_8.cmd. everything went well until i tried to install it. i changed boot priority to the usb in bios. Pressed Esc on boot, selected my usb drive to boot from. selected the 1st TXT option. it loads XP installation (the normal blue screen that says windows setup at the top). then all of a sudden it crashes and i get BSOD that says the following: i dont no where the problem occured, maybe something i did in nLite or while creating the usb boot. ive tried using 2 different usb thumb drivers - Verbatim Store n' Go 512mb and PNY Attaché 2gb both with the same error. ive searched this forums for answers without finding any, so sorry if theres already a post about this. any ideas on how to fix this? if no one finds a way im thinking of 2 other ways to try to install xp, either use a full install of XP instead of a nLited version or use a USB-HDD (which is an external drive right?)


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UNOPS supports the successful implementation of its partners' peacebuilding, humanitarian and development projects around the world. Our mission is to serve people in need by expanding the ability of the United Nations, governments and other partners to manage projects, infrastructure and procurement in a sustainable and efficient manner.
Working in some of the world's most challenging environments, our vision is to advance sustainable implementation practices, always satisfying or surpassing our partners' expectations.
With over 7,000 personnel spread across 80 countries, UNOPS offers its partners the logistical, technical and management knowledge they need, wherever they need it.
A flexible structure and global reach means that we can quickly respond to our partners' needs, while offering the benefits of economies of scale.
Peace and Security Centre
The UNOPS Peace and Security Centre (PSC) is a principal service provider in the field of mine action with the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS), UNDP, UNICEF, Governments of mine-affected countries and other mine action partners. The Centre is responsible to administer, provide support and oversight of the day-to-day management of the Project Field offices, both according to the client requirements and in line with UNOPS rules and regulations.
It is headed by the Centre Director who has the overall authority and accountability for the performance of the Peace and Security Centre on behalf of its clients.
Job Specific Background
UNISFA Mine Action Programme (UNMAS-UNISFA) supports the implementation of UNISFA's mandate in the Abyei Administrative Area and the Safe Demilitarized Border Zone (SDBZ) between Sudan and South Sudan. As UNISFA-Abyei is only funded through the UN Peacekeeping Assessed Budget, UNMAS is fully integrated into the UNISFA organigramme on the substantive side of the mission.
Mine action operations reduce the threat of landmines and explosive remnants of war (ERW), enabling freedom of movement within the UNISFA area of responsibility. UNMAS-UNISFA has field offices in Abyei, Kadugli and Gok Machar, as well as a support office in Entebbe. Most of the programme's finance, administrative, human resources and logistical functions are conducted out of the Entebbe Support Office. The programme's assets are spread across four locations, with some assets loaned to its implementing partners within the Area of Operation (AoO) under a right of use agreement modality.
The Logistics and Assets Management Officer, who will be based in Entebbe, Uganda, will report directly to the Support Services Officer of the UNMAS-UNISFA, under the guidance and overall supervision of the Programme Manager and Chief of Operations. The incumbent will be required to travel frequently within the Mission's Area of Operation (AoO), in particular to areas where the programme's assets are located. The incumbent can expect to travel regularly to Abyei, Kadugli, Gok Machar and Juba, security permitting.
The Logistics and Assets Management Officer will be responsible for supporting the programme related functions in the UNISFA AoO in the following areas
Streamline asset management services, focusing on achievement of the following results
Review and update the existing asset management and accounting system for all UNOPS managed equipment and properties in accordance with UNOPS asset management policy
Streamline Abyei's programme wide asset management framework in collaboration with the Support Service Officer (SSO) in country
Review and assist in the day-to-day management and reporting of assets, maintain an accounting system for all UNOPS managed equipment and properties in accordance UNOPS lease and asset management policy
Conduct inspection and physical verification of all stores and equipment, ensure databases are up to date on the quantity, quality, serviceability, and location of relevant equipment/items
Ensure that a register for assets, non-expendable property and equipment is maintained/updated for all programme locations on a regular basis
Implement internal control system which ensures that goods in transit are tracked and monitored and the asset registry records are updated on a regular basis
Prepare relevant asset disposal documentation for review and approval in accordance with UNOPS rules and regulations
Provide assistance to ensure efficient logistics services, focusing on achievement of the following results
Contribute substantively in the development and implementation of a comprehensive logistics system that will operate in accordance with UNOPS logistical procedures
Implement a coherent programme wide logistical supply system which will come into effect in accordance with UNOPS procurement rules and regulations
Carry out all programme logistical services in accordance with UNOPS rules and regulations
Facilitate knowledge building and sharing focusing on achievement of the following results
Organize trainings for the support and operations staff on supply chain, logistics and asset management processes to ensure the capacity building of the existing support staff at each programme location
Ensure that programme appointed support staff are fully aware of UNOPS rules and regulations regarding asset management, as well as programme specific asset management framework
Ensure compliance with relevant asset management rules and regulations, and in doing so ensure that support staff is able to carry out asset management functions independently and in accordance with relevant rules
Introduce and synthesize lessons learnt and best practices in logistics and asset management
Contribute to knowledge networks and communities of practice
Perform other related duties as required
Advanced University Degree (Masters Degree or equivalent) in Public Administration, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Asset Management or related subjects with at least two (2) years of relevant work experience; or a First level University degree (Bachelors Degree or equivalent) with four (4) years of experience; or a Secondary school diploma or equivalent with eight (8) years of experience may be accepted in lieu of advance degree.
Minimum two (2) years of experience in asset management, supply chain management, cargo management or logistics; or two years of combined experience in any of the aforementioned fields
Experience in supporting projects and working with clients is required
Valid driver license is required
Professional Certification in Supply Chain Management is desired
Professional Certification in Asset Management is desired
Previous experience working with UNOPS or other UN agency is considered an advantage
Experience in managing assets for an international organisation is an asset
Previously work experience in Sudan/South Sudan is desired
Ability to adapt and engage in implementation of new systems is desired
Excellent inter-personal and communication skills is desired
Communication: Speaks and writes clearly and effectively; Listens to others, correctly interprets messages and responds appropriately; Asks questions to clarify, and exhibits interest in having two-way communication; Tailors language, tone, style and format to match the audience; Demonstrates openness in sharing information and keeping people informed.
Planning and Organizing: Develops clear goals that are consistent with agreed strategies; Identifies priority activities and assignment, adjusts priorities as requires; Allocates appropriate amount of time and resources for completing work; Foresees risks and allows for contingencies when planning; Monitors and adjusts plans and actions as necessary; Uses time efficiently
Client Orientation: Considers all those to whom services are provided to be 'clients' and seeks to see things from clients' point of view; Establishes and maintains productive partnerships with clients by gaining their trust and respect; Identifies clients' needs and matches them to appropriate solutions; Monitors ongoing developments inside and outside the clients' environment to keep informed and anticipate problems; Keeps clients informed of progress or setbacks in project
Fluency in English (Speaking, reading and writing) is required
Knowledge of other UN languages is desired


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Singapore Air Show 2012
February 16, 2012 by staff
Singapore Air Show 2012, Singapore hosted military brass from across Asia this week at the region's biggest arms and aerospace bazaar, almost 70 years to the day since it fell to Japanese forces sweeping across Southeast Asia during World War Two.
Japan has since become allied with most other Asian nations. It is now China which is the behemoth others are eyeing with unease.
And bigger defence budgets, means sales of fighters, weapons and other tools of death and destruction are higher than ever before.
At the Singapore Airshow, salesmen in business suits escorted visitors in the sweltering heat to mock-ups of the world's most advanced jet fighters, helicopters and transport aircraft parked on a tarmac. Nearby, inside a vast air-conditioned hangar, state-of-the-art radar and surveillance equipment were exhibited and deals for missile systems were being inked.
Interest is shifting away from ground weapons like tanks and guns,anlysts said, to jet fighters, maritime patrol aircraft, radar and in some cases submarines.
Asia's mostly littoral nations are less concerned now with old neighbourhood rivalries, focusing more on the need for force projection across seas,anlysts said.
For many, a resurgent China is the main threat.
"Other than India-Pakistan and the Korean peninsula, the contested spaces in Asia are maritime spaces, particularly the South China Sea," said Andrew Davies, a programme director at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute.
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text: Hasbro created a Lost Temple of Akator playset, as a tie-in for the 2008 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull movie. The set includes an Indiana Jones figure and an Ugha Warrior. The temple itself features a breakaway door, boulders, quicksand, a tree, vines, and a secret staircase.


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America's Navy
Lowe Campbell Ewald
- December 19, 2012
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Take the world's most powerful sea, air and land force with you wherever you go with the America's Navy app. Learn more about the Navy; the vessels and weapons, their global activities and share your favorite stories with friends via your favorite social media venues. Features include: Stay up to date with the latest Navy news and stories. Learn about the Navy ranks and ribbons. View and interact with our latest uniforms. Get up close and personal with all of the Navy's high-tech equipment. Find a recruiter.
Downloaded for uniform info... but The "assets failed to download" continuously and frustratingly. I had this app on my old Samsung Galaxy S3. I now have had my Samsung Galaxy Note 3 for a while and this app fails to work. I'm very frustrated. Please fix? EDIT: Originally submitted this review months ago... still no fix or response from the creators. Don't waste your time with this piece of crap application with zero support of the part of the creators.
Please fix it Please fix the uniforms and the video in this app, everytime I tried to download it the extracting.... appears on my screen and after a second failed to download assets appeared, please fix it as soon as possible. Thank you and Full Speed Ahead.
Above & Beyond It shows everything in large.pictures,very nice and clear. Explains a lot of stuff that anyone would need to know. For how much information is on the app. its is very easy to get to things. I love it. Oh and there's even a game! Awesome app. #Go.Navy.
Awesome navy app The only thing is that in my htc one sv android the uniforms and suits info dont appear and it dont let me download or see them but other than that its great.
Resplendent, but... All seems well but the uniforms section/portion won't load. Not sure if its my phone but I doubt it. Please fix
Dont need it Sucks that MEPS disqualified me for sports enduced asthma even though i passed 2 pulmonary function tests and ADHD because i took meds up to 6th grade. Im an AB honor student and i run cross country and track for gods sake! Government sucks so much
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CINCINNATI -- New York Jets wide receiver Eric Decker, who was hoping to play Saturday night despite limited practice time due to a quadriceps injury, was a late scratch in the team's 25-17 preseason win against the Cincinnati Bengals.
Decker, who signed a five-year, $36.25 million contract in free agency, has been limited in camp with a variety of relatively minor injuries. He played only 11 snaps in the Jets' preseason opener and practiced only once last week because of the quadriceps injury.
In the end, the Jets erred on the side of caution. Two other offensive starters also were inactive -- running back Chris Ivory (ribs) and tight end Jeff Cumberland (Achilles tendon).
Defensively, they were without starting cornerbacks Dee Milliner (high ankle sprain) and Dimitri Patterson (calf, quadriceps). Former safety Antonio Allen made his debut at cornerback with the starting unit.
Rookie Jalen Saunders, their top punt returner, didn't make the trip after a one-car accident Friday in New Jersey, the team said. He remains hospitalized for monitoring, coach Rex Ryan said after the game. The team declined to say what, if any injuries, he suffered.


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Produces the set intersection of two sequences by using the default equality comparer to compare values.
Assembly: System.Core (in System.Core.dll)
public static IEnumerable<TSource> Intersect<TSource>(
this IEnumerable<TSource> first,
IEnumerable<TSource> second
generic<typename TSource>
static IEnumerable<TSource>^ Intersect(
IEnumerable<TSource>^ first,
IEnumerable<TSource>^ second
static member Intersect<'TSource> :
first:IEnumerable<'TSource> *
second:IEnumerable<'TSource> -> IEnumerable<'TSource>
Public Shared Function Intersect(Of TSource) (
first As IEnumerable(Of TSource),
second As IEnumerable(Of TSource)
) As IEnumerable(Of TSource)
- first
An IEnumerable whose distinct elements that also appear in second will be returned.
- second
An IEnumerable whose distinct elements that also appear in the first sequence will be returned.
Return ValueType:
A sequence that contains the elements that form the set intersection of two sequences.
Type Parameters
- TSource
The type of the elements of the input sequences.
first or second is null.
This method is implemented by using deferred execution. The immediate return value is an object that stores all the information that is required to perform the action. The query represented by this method is not executed until the object is enumerated either by calling its GetEnumerator method directly or by using foreach in Visual C# or For Each in Visual Basic.
The intersection of two sets A and B is defined as the set that contains all the elements of A that also appear in B, but no other elements.
When the object returned by this method is enumerated, Intersect yields distinct elements occurring in both sequences in the order in which they appear in first.
The default equality comparer, , is used to compare values of the types that implement the IEqualityComparer generic interface. To compare a custom data type, you need to implement this interface and provide your own GetHashCode and Equals methods for the type.
The following code example demonstrates how to use Intersect to return the elements that appear in each of two sequences of integers.
int[] id1 = { 44, 26, 92, 30, 71, 38 };
int[] id2 = { 39, 59, 83, 47, 26, 4, 30 };
IEnumerable<int> both = id1.Intersect(id2);
foreach (int id in both)
This code produces the following output:
' Create two integer arrays.
Dim id1() As Integer = {44, 26, 92, 30, 71, 38}
Dim id2() As Integer = {39, 59, 83, 47, 26, 4, 30}
' Find the set intersection of the two arrays.
Dim intersection As IEnumerable(Of Integer) = id1.Intersect(id2)
Dim output As New System.Text.StringBuilder
For Each id As Integer In intersection
' Display the output.
' This code produces the following output:
' 26
' 30
If you want to compare sequences of objects of a custom data type, you have to implement the IEqualityComparer generic interface in a helper class. The following code example shows how to implement this interface in a custom data type and provide GetHashCode and Equals methods.
public class ProductA
public string Name { get; set; }
public int Code { get; set; }
public class ProductComparer : IEqualityComparer<ProductA>
public bool Equals(ProductA x, ProductA y)
//Check whether the objects are the same object.
if (Object.ReferenceEquals(x, y)) return true;
//Check whether the products' properties are equal.
return x != null && y != null && x.Code.Equals(y.Code) && x.Name.Equals(y.Name);
public int GetHashCode(ProductA obj)
//Get hash code for the Name field if it is not null.
int hashProductName = obj.Name == null ? 0 : obj.Name.GetHashCode();
//Get hash code for the Code field.
int hashProductCode = obj.Code.GetHashCode();
//Calculate the hash code for the product.
return hashProductName ^ hashProductCode;
After you implement this interface, you can use sequences of ProductA objects in the Intersect method, as shown in the following example.
ProductA[] store1 = { new ProductA { Name = "apple", Code = 9 },
new ProductA { Name = "orange", Code = 4 } };
ProductA[] store2 = { new ProductA { Name = "apple", Code = 9 },
new ProductA { Name = "lemon", Code = 12 } };
// Get the products from the first array
// that have duplicates in the second array.
IEnumerable<ProductA> duplicates =
store1.Intersect(store2, new ProductComparer());
foreach (var product in duplicates)
Console.WriteLine(product.Name + " " + product.Code);
This code produces the following output:
apple 9
' Get the products from the first array
' that have duplicates in the second array.
Dim duplicates = store1.Intersect(store2)
For Each product In duplicates
Console.WriteLine(product.Name & " " & product.Code)
' This code produces the following output:
' apple 9
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Supported in: portable .NET platforms
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text: HTC has officially launched its flagship phone for the summer – the HTC Sensation. The 1.2GHz smartphone was leaked earlier today with pictures and detailed specs – here's the full reveal. Billed as a true multimedia smartphone, the HTC Sensation sports a sleek, high-end design, with contoured glass all around the edges that helps protect the screen. The aluminium unibody makes a comeback, while the screen is SLCD with a qHD display, with 35% more pixels than a regular display – so 16:9 ratio for true widescreen. A new-look HTC Sense features a new unlock screen with a ring you pull upwards, while that delightful weather widget gets even more features with further weathery animations. The phone is indeed powered by a dual-core processor from Qualcomm, which apparently allows for twice as fast app launching, better multitasking and faster browsing. There are also added features: a better email interface, better calendar and Wi-Fi printing. Apparently the camera is better than ever too – eight megapixels with 1080p video recording and an instant capture feature for immediate shutter action. We can't wait to test this one out, as we have yet to be impressed with an HTC camera. The Sensation supports DLNA, so you can wirelessly stream media to DLNA PCs (such as Windows 7 ones) or DLNA TVs. It's also the first smartphone to feature HTC Watch, the movie download/streaming service we first heard about on the HTC Flyer. HTC Watch is fully integrated into the Sense interface so you can easily share files too. 'Video, gaming and reading books have become more popular with consumers, turning their smartphones into pocket-sized multimedia centres,' says HTC Europe president Florian Seiche. 'New superphones have to be designed with that new reality in mind.' The HTC Sensation will be available on Vodafone UK from the middle of May, and across Europe from the middle of June.


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A paranoid schizophrenic who claims he heard the voice of Kojak actor Telly Savalas telling him to kill people has been detained indefinitely in a mental hospital after trying to murder two women in terrifying random attacks in London.
Archibald Foster, 48, said the voice of Savalas had been urging him to kill people so he could become the black president of the USA when he struck twice within weeks last year.
In both cases police say the women only narrowly escaped death after "horrific" attacks and praised passers-by for going to help them.
In the first instance Foster, who had been living in a Sydenham community hostel, knifed Ann Nguyen, 26, in Bromley Road, Catford on August 22 last year.
The victim told Woolwich Crown Court that she saw Fotser looking at her as she walked along a street near her home.
She said: "I was aware he was staring at me. His face showed no expression.
"He made his way gradually across the pavement and was at arm's length, that's when I saw the knife."
Foster tried to stab her in the stomach "at least six times" and she suffered injuries to her hand, arm and leg.
She said: "The movements were continuous. I was screaming. The male said nothing. He showed no emotion. It was as if it was a normal everyday occurrence."
Ms Nguyen was only saved from more serious injuries by her handbag, which she used to shield her stomach and by the intervention of a 69-year-old passer-by, John Wayre, who grabbed Foster and pulled him off the victim.
Foster fled the scene and weeks later struck again attacking careworker 31-year-old Krisztina Kun as she walked to work across Plumstead Common on September 5.
She told the court : "Out of nowhere I had my eyes covered from someone behind me."
At first she thought it was a friend playing a joke but then felt a knife on her neck.
She said: "I felt the knife being drawn back and forth across my throat in a cutting motion."
She is only thought to have survived the attack because Foster used the blunt side of the knife by mistake.
Foster then continued to attack her as she lay on the ground, before walking off.
She was airlifted to hospital suffering from five serious stab wounds to her legs and further knife wounds to her hands, fingers and neck.
Police arrested Foster shortly after the attack on a bus in Plumstead. The knife was found in his bag.
Foster was deemed unfit to enter a plea and the jury found him guilty of attempting to murder both victims.
His Honour Judge Topolski praised Mr Wayre's bravery saying it was "breathtaking, helping an innocent person without regard to himself". He issued Mr Wayre with a Judge's commendation for bravery and £750 from the public purse.
Investigating officer Acting Detective Sergeant Stephanie Chance said: "I would like to thank the two victims for their courage and the support they've given to the investigation throughout. This was a horrific, unprovoked attack on them both and I wish them the very best for the future.
"I would also like to commend the bravery of each of the witnesses who went to the aid of both victims. Without their courage and intervention these attacks could well have been fatal.
"I am very pleased with the sentence, a very dangerous man is now off the streets and is receiving the care and treatment that he requires."
Speaking afterwards, Hungarian national Ms Kun, told the News Shopper newspaper that said the injuries meant she would never have full use of one of her hands again.
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April 23, 2010
Writer for hire
There are a lot of similarities between seeking representation from a literary agent and looking for a job in the business world. And some very key differences. In the latter you provide a cover letter and resume. With the former, you send a query letter and a writing sample (depending on the submission requirements for that agent/agency). In either case, your goal is to wow them with one page so they want to learn more.
Once you have sent your information off, the waiting game begins. It can be long. The standard response time for literary agents is eight weeks. If they respond at all. Some simply do not if they aren't interested. The same is true of many companies.
When you are looking for a job, you normally respond to a specific posting. You discover an opening for an actual position and apply for it. When querying literary agents, your letter is almost always unsolicited. There is an old term in the industry for it - Slush. Your letter and writing samples are placed in what is called the Slush Pile.
Most literary agencies take unsolicited queries very seriously. They understand that there are some really good, even great, undiscovered writers out there. And there are agents who go above and beyond to make sure they read every query they receive. I have watched HR professionals sort through their piles; it would make you cry.
When you apply for a job, you are one of hundreds or thousands hoping to land that one position. When you are seeking representation from a literary agent, you are one of hundreds or thousands of unsolicited emails in his or her inbox. Placed in a pile s/he might spend 30 minutes a day reviewing.
You weren't asked to "apply." There is no specific opening to fill. If you manage to grab someone's attention and your project hits the right nerve with the right person, you've got a potential match. (And all that means is that you might be asked to provide further writing samples. In which case you still have a long way to go.)
Let's say you make it through this process and sign with an agent. Congratulations! You have only just begun. From this point forward it typically takes a year for fiction to be published, and as long as two years for nonfiction. Your work will be torn apart (even though you thought it was polished). The name could be changed. The publisher may come up with a cover design you hate. You've heard of signing your life away — when you enter in to a book deal you sign your work away.
When you are hired for a job in business, you agree on compensation in advance and can rely on receiving a paycheck at specific times. When you are a writer signing a book deal, you may - or may not - receive an advance against royalties. Any further payments are dependent upon your book actually selling.
Your agent will have to negotiate for every 100th of a percent of those royalties, and there is no guarantee you will make anything at all on your book. Plus, it is very likely you will have to spend your own money and a lot of time and effort to market your book to ensure it does sell; publishers are doing less and less marketing.
So if the process is such a hassle and there are no guaranteed rewards, why do so many people want to be writers? Is it the potential for fame? To see their name on the page and on the shelf? In most cases I doubt it. (Although I can say from experience that seeing your name on a bookstore shelf is very cool!) Writers are writers because they have to be. It is not what they do, it is who they are. Writing is in their blood. They can't help but write, and they would do it even if there was no chance their work would ever be published.
Of course, I can only speak for this writer's motivation. For me, it is the chance to share a story and make a difference in someone's life. That is what drives me. It keeps me up late at night in front of the computer screen, when my body is screaming at me to go to bed. Because nighttime, after my daughter has gone to sleep, is the only opportunity I have to write. My current full time "job" keeps me very busy...
4 comments:
I did not have an agent; I just kept sending out my manuscript and getting rejection letters! I did that for about 9 years then it all paid off on December 5, 2008 when I received my first contract.ReplyDelete
It's been a very busy year and a half, but it's been well worth it. I love being a published author and I hope to be at it for many more years. I do have my second book written and ready to go out and I'm working on a third, that I think may be a series, who knows!
You should take "job" out of quotation marks. It definitely IS a job :)ReplyDelete
I'm right there in the trenches with you - writing, editing, querying in between loads of wash, dirty dishes and diaper changes ;-)ReplyDelete
I agree with you on many, many levels. I figure I have about as good a chance of getting published as having a walk-on role in the next Harry Potter movie. But I'm up for the challenge. All it takes is a little magic!ReplyDelete
Love your blog. Keep writing,
- Jennifer Swan
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