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The Commercial Brokers Association (CBA), a 501 c (6) not-for-profit corporation, is California's premier commercial real estate association promoting and serving the commercial market since 1994. Created by, and for, individuals in the commercial real estate industry, CBA is specifically designed to provide brokers and sales associates with a host of valuable services to make commercial transactions hassle-free.
Commercial Broker Exchange Santa Clara October 19th
CANNABIS and it affect on Commercial Real Estate Network with other Commercial Brokers and Investors! Plus, present your commercial listings and haves and wants! Date: October 19, 2017 Time: 10:00 AM […]MORE INFORMATION
CCIM Article on James Huang CBA Chair 2018
Read the informative article in CCIM Connections on James Huang of Sperry Commercial Global Affiliates LLC. This article appeared in the July/August 2017 edition of the "Commercial Investment REAL Estate" […]MORE INFORMATION
Commercial Training Series for 2017
22 Live Series of Commercial Classes and 9 Commercial Events New series begins in July for Pleasanton and August for Alameda Check the events calendar for dates and times There […]MORE INFORMATION
CBA Member Orientation November 15th
Welcome to CBA – About CBA – CBA membership types and renewals – Your CBA Member Benefits & tools for success – How to: · Set up your Personal and Company […]MORE INFORMATION
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Network with other Commercial Brokers and Investors at our NEW Commercial Broker Exchange location! Date: September 12, 2017 Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Location: Newmark Cornish & Carey 4305 […]MORE INFORMATION
New Vendors for CBA Members
CBA has recently signed agreements with RealNex, BuildOut and Leaselinks to provide their products and services to CBA members at a discount. RealNex BuildOut Leaselinks Current CBA Vendors […]MORE INFORMATION


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Microsoft Visio is used widely by a number of industries for creating flowcharts, diagrammatic programs and storyboards for software programmes and other products. While it is at heart a desktop programme, using software like Visio with your SMART Board has a number of benefits and is straightforward and simple to do. Here's a quick insight into integrating storyboarding software with SMART Boards.
Through a collaboration between Microsoft and SMART, Visio is an "Ink Aware" application. This means that SMART Board software can automatically distinguish between the active areas of the application and any buttons or toolbars. The result is that any button actions are achieved straight away, while you still have the freedom to draw, write and manipulate objects in the active work area.
When working with Visio this means all the buttons and features of the application work on your SMART Board in exactly the same way they work on a computer monitor. However, you have more freedom in the way you use them. Creating shapes and manipulating them into position using a mouse can be cumbersome, but on a SMART Board you can use either the special pen or your finger to select shapes, draw objects or move them around the work area. You select options or activate button choices with your finger or the pen, and you can also instantly switch to freehand mode so you can add notes and diagrams, which are saved within the application. People often find drawing with a pen or finger much easier than using a mouse, so the software becomes more effective to use, which encourages more people to join in.
Some of the other benefits of integrating storyboarding software with SMART Boards are:
The ability to share and collaborate with other people, both locally and remotely
Option to add notes, highlight features and save everything within one easy-to-distribute file
Large screen means you can include more detail or create more complex schematics
Unlimited workspace – you simply scroll to access more screen space
Instant access to any other content you want to view, such as images, websites, videos and other documents
Integrating storyboarding software with SMART Boards gives you a much better user experience and increases both productivity and creativity.
To find out more about how your could benefit from using SMART Boards in your business, give us a call today on 0118 336 0010.

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Third Annual Power Mile returns to Harrison Avenue
Over 500 runners, walkers, and spectators are expected to hit the streets of Lakeview on Saturday, July 29 for the Third Annual Power Mile Road Race. The Power Mile will take place in front of Edward Hynes Charter School at 990 Harrison Avenue.
The evening kicks off with the first-ever Celebrity Power Half Mile featuring several notable New Orleanians at 6:05 pm.
The Half Mile Youth Run takes place at 6:15, followed by the Open Mile at 6:30 and the Elite Mile at 7:00. Immediately following the last race will be a family-friendly party featuring live music, food from Central City BBQ, Reginelli's, and Elmer's Chee Wees, and beer from Urban South Brewery.
In the elite race, both of last year's champions will return to defend their titles. Under Armour pro runner Frezer Legesse and local elite Malia Cali of the Louisiana Distance Project set the men's and women's course records at last year's race.
Challenging Legesse will be last year's runner-up, RADrabbitPRO elite Brock Moreaux, as well as Lafayette's Kevin Castille, who last month set the world record in the men's 45-49 5,000 meters. In his first appearance at the Power Mile, former LSU track standout Blair Henderson is another contender to watch in the men's race.
A portion of the proceeds from the event will benefit Teaching Responsible Earth Education (T.R.E.E.). The Power Mile is organized by the Power Miler Track Club, a 501c3 nonprofit organization and a member club of USA Track & Field and the Road Runners Club of America.
For more information, visit powermilers.org/race.


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Military Pay
Everyone in the Air Force, and the DoD for that matter, is paid by the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS). Once you join the Air Force someone will set you up with a "myPay" account page on the DFAS web site. You can use myPay to manage almost anything finance related (e.g., download your W-2 tax forms, change how you claim on your W-4, set up allotments which are automatic transfers from your paycheck to separate bank accounts, or view your pay stubs.)
The first one you are likely concerned with is your military pay stub, which we call a Leave and Earnings Statement (LES.) There are a lot of other sites out there which explain how to view your LES, so I am just going to focus on how you can use the internet to calculate your military pay once you commission.
The LES is divided into three main financial sections; Entitlements, Deductions, Allotments, and Summary. Here is a breakdown of each:
Your entitlements are what the military owes or pays you. There are two main types of entitlements, Base Pay and Allowances. The main difference between the two is base pay is taxable, allowances are not. This is a huge unseen benefit of being in the military.
My LES is composed of the following entitlements:
- Base Pay
- Basic Allowance for Subsistence (BAS)
- Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH)
Base Pay
Base Pay is a publicly available number anyone can reference on the web. Click Here for the link to the DFAS site which has all of the military pay tables from 1949 to the present. To find your base pay, find your Time in Service (TIS) in Years at the top of the chart. If you are a non-prior at OTS, I assume your TIS starts the day you begin OTS, so your TIS will be "2 or less." Next, find your pay grade and you will see your "Base Pay."
The day you start OTS you will be a Staff Sergeant, which is pay grade E-5. The day you commission you will be separated as a Staff Sergeant and commissioned as a Second Lieutenant, O-1. Prior enlisted officers (over three or four years TIS, I can't remember), can qualify for O-1E which is a slightly higher rate.
The 2017 base pay for an O-1, 2 or less TIS is: $3,034.80 per month (taxable).
Basic Allowance for Subsistence (BAS)
The military pays us a standard rate per month for food. The military doesn't control how you spend this money, so you could technically spend $100 on rice and beans for the entire month and pocket the rest, but this is the allowance you are given. Every time I search for an official site for this I always find a different site. When I did the search today, the .gov site actually had the wrong number (it wasn't updated since 2014). Nonetheless, here is the site which matches what I get for BAS.
The BAS is the same rate for the entire year, one rate for officers and one rate for enlisted. Here is the site:
The 2017 BAS for officers is: $253.63 per month (non-taxable).
I honestly can't remember how this works while in OTS. I think you get BAS but since you have the chow hall available for each meal you eat they deduct it from your pay in the form of "Meal Deductions" under the deductions category.
Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH)
The military also gives us an allowance for housing. This rate is calculated by zip code, pay grade, and whether or not you have dependents. In the Air Force if you are single, you have no dependents. If you are married you have one dependent; you are the sponsor and your spouse is your dependent. If you are married and have two kids you have three dependents; you are the sponsor, your wife and kids are the dependents. The "with dependent" rate is the same regardless if you have one or seven dependents.
While in OTS as a non-prior you will not get BAH because you will be housed in the dorms. After OTS, your BAH will kick in once you arrive at your first duty station. For some, your first duty station is your first operational base, for others your first duty station is your tech school. It depends on your tech school length.
Here is the link to my post about how to tell if your tech school is a PCS or TDY:
If you are a non-prior with dependents my understanding for how this works is unclear, so this is only an educated guess. If you have dependents, your BAH may kick in for the zip code where your dependents are located once you start OTS. If that is the case you will get that rate until you check in to your next base. Ask the Facebook Forum for more details on this, the people there are "closer" to the issue and therefore more "in the know."
Click Here for the official site for BAH.
The BAH for an O-1 at Tinker AFB, OK, without dependents is currently: $1,140.00 per month (non-taxable). I picked Tinker AFB because I think it is one of the lowest BAH rates.
Entitlements Summary
Here is the summary of what a O-1 entitlements as of June 2017.
- Base Pay $3,034.80 per month
- BAS $253.63 per month
- BAH (Tinker AFB) $1,140.00 per month
I don't really know how the government knows what to take out for taxes (does anyone?) I am just going to give you guys hard numbers and you can use them to make an educated guess for yourself.
- Entitlements
- Deductions
Here is what I know about these:
- SGLI is life insurance. I pay $29.00 per month for $400,000 of coverage.
- SGLI Family/Spouse is life insurance for my family. I think it is $100,000 for my wife and $10,000 for my kids, something like that.
- Roth TSP: Through myPay you can set up a portion of your base pay to go straight to your Thrift Savings Plan (TSP). TSP is similar to a civilian 401K.
- Mid Month Pay: Given all of your entitlements, deductions, and allotments, the government calculates about half of this and pays you 1/2 on the 15th and 1/2 on the 1st. The "mid month pay" is what they pay you on the 15th.
Through myPay you can have some of your check go into one account and some of your money go into another account. Your primary account is going to be the one for your primary pay, allotments are for wherever else you want your money. I have my pay deposited in my checking account but I set up a $1,000 for a separate savings account. The $1,000 will show up in this section as "DISCRETIONARY ALT."
The only other thing on my Allotments category is TRICARE DENTAL which costs me $28.87.
If my base pay was $6,000 and I had $1,000 in deductions and allotments, the government would owe me $5,000 per month. The military will divide this in two and pay me $2,500 on the 15th and $2,500 on the 1st. The mid-month-pay in deductions is the former, the End of Month Pay is the latter.
After OTS you should be entitled to "Dislocation Allowance" or "Clothing Allowance" (ask me if you have no idea what these are), and these will show up as an additional line in your "Entitlements." For that month you will get paid more so your mid-month-pay may or may not be the same. A lot of times they won't adjust your mid-month pay but they will "catch up" what they owe you at the end of the month. Sometimes they will over-estimate your mid-month pay then correct it for the End of Month. Sometimes, they will mess up your pay then add a $389.17 deduction to your next paycheck. Bottom line, pay attention to make sure that what they are doing makes sense. If it doesn't, ASK FINANCE. If you don't, they will probably never know that something is wrong until 9 months later when they realize you were overpaid by $8,000. If you don't pay attention you won't notice something is wrong until you don't get paychecks for two months because they are re-couping the cost. This sounds crazy, but this actually happens.
Additional Resources:
Here is a site I found which spells out how to read an actual military LES:
Is Tech School a PCS or TDY?
This is another one of those questions where the answer is literally going to depend on what AFSC you are selected for. In general, after you complete OTS you will either Permanent Change of Station (PCS) to your first base then go Temporary Duty (TDY) to tech school, or you will PCS to your tech school and get a first base assignment while you are there (some AFSC's call the night you get your assignment "drop night.")
Here is the general differences between a PCS and TDY:
- Permanent Change of Station (PCS) – This is a more permanent arrangement. You are actually stationed at that base so you will get paid to have your own place (unless they make you stay in dorms).
- "Basic Allowance for Housing" or BAH is added to your pay for that duty location. Click Here to see the site which lists the BAH rate for all locations.
- In some cases at training bases you can also choose to live on base in which they will give you a house to live in on base but you will forfeit your BAH.
- A military version of "zillow" or "trulia" called "AHRN" can help you weed through a lot of the marketing when searching for a house to buy or rent. It is designed to help military members connect directly with realtors or property managers, and you can view pictures or descriptions of specific properties available. Click Here for the link.
- Temporary Duty (TDY) – Going TDY somewhere means you are just visiting that base. In this case while you are there you will get paid "per-diem" for that location. Per-diem includes an amount of daily money which goes toward food (again unless there is food available for free on base) and an amount of daily money allotted for lodging in an on or off base hotel.
- Click Here to see the site which will tell you how much they pay you per night for hotels. NOTE: The rate they charge you really doesn't matter to you because the government establishes a rate for that location, and the hotel is going to charge you that max rate. Basically the money goes straight from the government to the hotel, you are just the middle man.
- In most cases if you are TDY for a class (i.e., tech school) they will require you live on base first unless they don't have availability. If they don't have availability, they will authorize you to stay off-base and give you a "non-availability letter" for your records. Keep this because it will be required when you file your travel voucher.
- Click Here for the web site with contact information for the on-base hotels. They also list the rates, but similar to above the rates do not really matter to you because the government is going to pay you at that rate for lodging regardless.
Air Force Education and Training Course Announcements (ETCA)
To get the official answer on the course length for your tech school, you need to go to the Air Force Education and Training Course Announcements (ETCA) web site. Unfortunately, this site is restricted to those with .mil access only (someone with a military ID card logging in on a .mil computer). I am personally surprised by the number of people who don't know about this site. Each Course Announcement will provide details about the location of that course, the course length in Training Days, and specific logistical details students should know prior to arrival, and any other details needed for while they are there. This is all extremely valuable information.
The one thing the ETCA site doesn't really have is the exact class dates associated with a specific course. The people who have direct access to this information are Unit Training Managers, which are Air Force personnel who specialize in managing training for entire Air Force units. I think they have a separate database or site they can use to see all of the class start and end dates associated with a specific course, usually for the entire Fiscal Year.
Is my class a PCS or TDY?
Now that you know how to find the course information, the key detail which helps you determine this answer is the course length. If a tech school course is less than 20 weeks, you are going to PCS to your first base and go TDY to your tech school. If your tech school course is 20 weeks or more in length, you are going to PCS to your tech school directly from OTS. There are likely exceptions to this rule, but this is generally how it is going to work. Here is why.
The Air Force Instruction (AFI) on assignments specifically answers this question. As of May 26, 2017, this is how the AFI is written. I encourage you to go to the Air Force e-Publishing site and read it for yourself. Click Here for the e-Publishing web site and search for AFI 36-2110, Assignments. (Just search 36-2110 in the search box).
AFI 36-2110, Assignments (Downloaded May 26, 2017)
Paragraph 4.6. Determining TDY or PCS to Attend a Course of Instruction. The following applies when an Airman is to attend a course of instruction. The JFTR, Volume 1, U2146 establishes that when an Airman is to attend a course (or courses) of instruction of less than 20 calendar weeks, then attendance will be in TDY status (use the duration of the course(s) as shown in Air Force Education and Training Course Announcements (ETCA) (https://etca.randolph.af.mil) at any one location, or total duration of courses when attending two or more courses at the same location). (EXCEPTION: Assign enlisted Airmen graduating from basic training to school in PCS status if assigning them directly to a technical school regardless of the course length.) The length of TDY must not exceed the number of calendar days from the course reporting date to the final graduation date as shown in the quota allocation, plus all allowable travel time. Conversely, when an Airman will attend a course (or courses) at one location and the official length of the course(s) is 20 weeks or more, then the Airman will attend in PCS status. When an Airman's attendance status is TDY, but he or she remains at a location for 20 weeks or more (for example, if an Airman is required to repeat a block of training), the original attendance status of TDY based on the course length is not changed from TDY to PCS. Similarly, when an Airman's attendance status is PCS based on the course length and he or she completes the course (or is eliminated) in less than 20 weeks, the original attendance status of PCS is not changed to TDY. Upon determining attendance will be in a TDY status, then see paragraph 2.26.5, Table 4.1, and paragraph 4.6 below.
Will the Air Force Help You Move?
It took me about a year of doing this blog to realize how difficult it is for civilians to transition from civilian life to commissioned officer. Under perfect circumstances, your entire life is on hold until results come out because it is one of the most drastic life changes I can think of. Throw in delayed board dates, miscommunication with recruiters, or medical complications, and I can see why this blog is as popular as it is! Please, continue to ask me tons of questions so I can keep this blog relevant.
As I alluded to in my previous post, things happen very quickly after OTS. The first thing you have to worry about is how you are going to get from OTS at Maxwell AFB, AL to wherever your first base will be. In the last post, I talked about entitlements and provided a brief glimpse of how the military views travel days and Permanent Changes of Station (PCSing). In this post, I want to focus on our entitlement of the government helping us move our stuff. When the Air Force asks us to move the Air Force will hire moving companies to pack up our entire house free of charge, move it from one location to another, and unpack it at the new location.
Disclaimer: I am not 100% of how this works for civilians, so please let me know if any of this is inaccurate or misses the heart of the concern.
Normal Permanent Changes of Station (PCSs)
For a normal PCS you will normally find out where your first base will be about six months from when you would depart. This is getting an "assignment." About 60 days prior to your departure, you will get "orders" which is the actual AF Form 899 which authorizes or 'orders' you to move from one location to another. Once you get your orders you can start actually making travel arrangements such as setting up TMO.
TMO stands for Traffic Management Office, but it has evolved into a term which describes the process of the military picking up all of your stuff and moving it from one location to another. Technically, I think the term TMO is gone and it has been transitioned to the Joint Personal Property Shipping Office (JPPSO), but it seems like both are still used interchangeably.
About three days prior to graduation you will probably have a briefing at OTS describing this process. In general, TMO is divided into the following categories:
- Household Goods – the majority of your shipment. TMO will arrange for a local moving contractor to show up at your house and literally pack everything in your house up and put them in shipping crates. Washing machines, dryers, beds, dressers, couches, it all can go. Timing will vary, but in general expect for it to take two months for them to get your stuff from A to B.
- Unaccompanied Baggage – You can arrange to have TMO pick up a smaller shipment which will arrive much quicker, I think closer to six weeks. This cannot contain major furniture but can include air mattresses, silverware, a few pots or pans, sheets, or clothes. Again I think they say six weeks but it can be faster.
Moving After OTS
I have hesitated with making a post on this because everyone's situation will look completely different. In my mind here are a few ways you can make this move work:
- Drive to OTS with everything you own, and don't worry about TMO. If you choose this option I think you can set up a TMO shipment from your parents house or from a storage unit once you are fully established and settled at your first base.
- Drive or fly to OTS with the bare minimum, and leave the rest of your stuff at home or in a storage unit. Once you graduate you can have a TMO Household Goods or Unaccompanied Baggage pickup set up for your delivery at your first base. In this case you may be able to use a Power of Attorney to allow your family members to sign for the pickup when you are ready. In this case it would probably be best to have what stuff will go in which shipment pre-arranged with your family members.
- Drive or fly to OTS with the bare minimum, and plan to fly back home after OTS to move. This option would be hard to coordinate because it can take time to setup the pickups. Additionally, you may not have a lot of time after OTS and before you have to sign in to your first base.
Weight Allowance
I should probably mention that there is a weight limit for what you can ship for free through these entitlements, but in most cases it is more than enough. The JTR currently establishes the weight allowance for O-1's at 12,000 lbs with dependents, 10,000 lbs without dependents. Click Here for the source documentation.
Government Travel – Getting to Your First Base
Things move very quickly after you graduate OTS. Once you get your orders the first thing you want to do is go line by line to make sure everything is accurate. You will want to make sure it says where you are PCSing from (Probably Maxwell AFB) and where you are PCSing to (your first base). The thing that is really important is your Report No Later Than Date (RNLTD). This is the date by which you must be signed in to your next base.
For the sake of discussion we will say your OTS graduation date is 1 December. The Joint Travel Regulation (JTR) is the governing document which dictates travel entitlements for Air Force travel (in addition to all other services). For a PCS, we are currently given one travel day per each 350 miles of travel. If your first base is Wright Patterson AFB which is roughly 618 miles away, you would have two travel days (618 miles / 350 miles = 1.77 days).
Here is a link to the Defense Travel site Frequently Asked Questions: Click Here
In this case, this is likely how your timeline may look. AFPC may give you a RNLTD of 4 December.
- 1 December – Graduation
- 2 December – Travel Day #1
- 3 December – Travel Day #2
- 4 December – RNLTD
In my case, I wanted to have a little more time to travel since I was driving to my first base with my family (including small children). Luckily while I was in OTS I was able to request a RNLTD extension. The general process was to get approval from your Flight Commander, your gaining unit at your first base, then routing the paperwork through the Det 12/24 TRS Commander for signature. Once complete you route the paperwork through the personnelists at OTS (in the PAC counter) and they will submit it to AFPC for final approval. If approved (sometimes it isn't), the personnelists at OTS will give you ammended orders with a new date. The PAC counter at OTS is the overall point of contact for this entire process.
For the sake of discussion, your RNLTD gave you plenty of time or your extension was approved. The only thing you need to worry about is getting to your first base by that date. If you only have two authorized travel days but take longer, any additional days will be charged as leave. This is all done after the fact when you file your travel voucher; you don't need prior approval. As a general rule just keep all of your receipts because it will help you file your voucher when you get to your first base.
Here is how it could look if you take leave en-route.
- 1 December – Graduation
- 2 December – Travel Day #1
- 3 December – Travel Day #2
- 4 December – Leave
- 5 December – Leave
- 6 December – Leave
- 7 December – Leave
- 8 December – Signed in to first base
- 14 December – RNLTD
In this case 8 December will become your "Date Arrived on Station" at your first base, and it will start your clock at that base. For your travel, you will be charged four days of leave and given the two travel days for 'free.' It really doesn't matter where in the travel those leave or travel days take place, they just account for the aggregate number at the end. In this case you arrived prior to your RNLTD and that is no problem.
Preparing for OTS – Military Pay, PCSing, Getting a Sponsor
A graduate from class 17-03 (Det 12) sent me the following updates about OTS. He made a few really good points that I never thought about spelling out specifically in the past:
- Military Pay: If you are a civilian it may take a while for your pay to start kicking in. It is easy to think this is an issue with the OTS staff but changes to military pay in general take a long time. If all goes well for an active duty person, you can see changes to your military pay in as little as three weeks, but for anyone it can take up to several months. I think one of the main reasons for this is because it has to first make it through AF-level personnel then it has to be submitted to DFAS which manages the pay for the entire DoD.
- Tip #1: If your pay is messed up or you aren't getting paid at all, SPEAK UP. All leadership (OTS staff, operational AF, AETC training, etc.) acknowledges that not getting paid is a major, real issue. If you bring it up they will move mountains to help you out.
- Tip #2: Double check everything. Cross reference your base pay, BAS, and BAH with separate sources online. I'll do a specific post on this later with links and a brief explanation of a pay statement (LES).
- Tip #3: If something doesn't look right and you get paid a bunch of money you don't think you are entitled to, DON'T SPEND THE MONEY! Once DFAS figures out the mistake they can straight up stop paying you until the debt is paid.
- PCS'ing to Your First Base: After you get orders (AF Form 899) it will include what is called a Report No Later Than Date (RNLTD). This date will almost always be a few days after OTS graduation, so you need to plan for things to move fast after you graduate. The DoD basically takes your graduation date then gives you "travel days" based on the number of miles it takes to drive to your first base. The calculation is something like 350 to 400 miles per day. If it takes you two days/600 miles to get to your first base, you will be authorized to take two travel days where the AF will pay you a little bit per mile and for lodging.
- In the operational Air Force they give you a RNLTD a month or two past when you will actually take leave. Finance calculates these travel days first then any extra days you take to get from A to B are charged as leave.
- Your RNLTD CAN BE CHANGED. You have to get approval from your gaining unit so you will have to dig and dig for phone numbers and ask someone at that unit. The process when I was there was for your Flight Commander to sign a memo request, your gaining unit to approve the memo, then the 24 TRS/CC or Det 12/CC to finally approve it. Once they approve it you give it back to personnel and they amend your orders in 3-4 days (at the fastest). Check with personnel on the specific process when you are there.
- In summary, unless you have everything in your car and you are ready to drive straight to your next base, if you want to take leave you may have to request a RNLTD extension.
- Finally, Your Gaining Base will not know you are coming: We are an electronic Air Force and everything personnel related is tracked in a database. This includes PCSing, your personnel records, assignments, etc. Because OTS is off cycle to the rest of the AF, and because they can't load an officer assignment for an enlisted dude, your orders are cut by hand and manually produced on the AF Form 899.
- You as an OTS grad will bypass this normal electronic process, so you have to reach out and bridge this gap yourself.
- It is crucial you keep copies of your orders because unlike later in your career, you cannot log back in and just re-print them.
- Try to established the relationship with your first base as early as possible. Units are supposed to give you a sponsor to help you with your move. They will provide local info, tips, contacts for setting stuff up, getting you a temporary address, etc. Ask for them to assign you a sponsor because they won't know you are coming.
Comments from the grad:
– They're doing pretty different stuff between Det 12 and TRS 24 right now. In fact, the 24th is being unofficially called a "guinea pig" experiment right now as they're cramming all of the material into even fewer weeks, but still keeping cadets for the standard amount of total time. For example, I believe last week they had their CWT #2, SPT #2, PFA, and a briefing all in the course of a standard week. So it seems like they're trying to determine whether OTS can be further condensed. Also, we (Det 12) only had 4ish people sent home total, and they had already had 15 sent home by the time we graduated, and they still had a few weeks left.
– Our Det 12 class was the first one (according to staff) that was put 4 to a dorm room. It was pretty packed but we got used to it. Interestingly, this was also one of the first (or perhaps the only) class to have zero self eliminations. The staff is trying to figure out if there's a connection between the two, but I don't know what the future implications of this will be.
– I'd say around 20% of our class never received pay while at OTS. This might not be something to tell incoming students so that they don't worry about it, but OTS has acknowledged that their finance department is in need of change.
– They're getting rid of the ropes course this year. Bummer, because it's really fun.
– AEF was only two days for us, as our class was too big. Two squadrons went out for Monday afternoon through Wednesday afternoon, the other two for Wed afternoon through Fri afternoon.
– Maybe just give a little note to non-priors especially that there is a very good chance they'll be PCSing to their next duty station immediately after OTS. This is primarily for those cadets who might otherwise fly to OTS – I would have driven with my household goods from the Northwest for OTS if I had known that I would have a report date of 12 March after graduating 10 March.
– They're getting rideof TFIT in the next yearish – I think you already knew this. [NOTE, this has been confirmed to start for class 17-07 (click here)].
– They're looking at the possibility of offering online lessons prior to OTS so that there is less classroom/reading time and more application. I'm a big fan of this concept, but it's not official yet and might not happen for some time, if at all. Leadership seemed to be on board with the idea of it though.
– Don't hide stuff in laundry bags. They loved to check those.
Follow up comments from a recent 24 TRS grad:
I'm in 17-04, so I wanted to clarify and comment on the points from the 17-03 grad.
After Graduation – PCSing to Your Next Base
I have received this question a few times so I figured I may as well do a post on it. In most cases, you should know where you will be going after OTS fairly early. As a 13S I knew my next base well before I even left for OTS. Any time you permanently leave a base during your career it is called a Permanent Change of Station (PCS). Most, if not all, will PCS from Maxwell after training.
Prior Active Duty
Non-Prior Active Duty
Report No Later Than Date (RNLTD)
- A fixed amount per mile calculated by the DoD from your departing to arriving base (something like $0.60).
- Lodging for the allotted travel days you are authorized.
- Per-diem for the allotted travel days you are authorized.
The Perks of PCSing
- While you are traveling on orders hotels are only authorized to charge you a maximum rate if they have availability. This is calculated by county/zip code and you can find the maximum rate here. The reason I tell you this is because it doesn't matter how nice the hotel is, that is the maximum rate they can charge you for that location. I took advantage of this benefit by staying in Hilton's while I traveled from Maxwell to my first base. To get the most out of this, I also used my hotel rewards number so I got credit for the stay. When you book the reservation just be sure to ask for the 'military' or 'government' rate. The price difference was about $60 for most of the hotels I stayed in, so it was a considerable benefit.
- You can choose how you want to do this for the days you are traveling which will be charged as leave. When I PCS'd to my first base as an officer I actually used my hotel points so the price was basically the same when compared to the government rate. After I thought about it for a while I realized even though you are taking leave en route you are still traveling on official government orders. The rate you negotiate with the hotel is up to the discretion of the hotel so if you inform them you are on government orders and taking leave en route maybe they will give you the government rate anyways. Just be honest with them and have them make the decision, maybe it will save you $60. They are honestly probably just happy to have your business because if they don't give you a decent rate maybe they will lose your business.
- The last thing I will mention is one more entitlement I may have missed out on if I wasn't paying attention. Because OTS was a TDY en route instead of a PCS I also had the benefit of the government paying for whatever luggage I took to and from OTS. In order to set this up I had to go to the JPPSO office prior to leaving my last base. They gave me some paperwork told me once I arrived at my next base to just turn in the paperwork to their JPPSO office. Basically prior to packing my car I filled the gas tank and had to get my vehicle weighed at a certified scale. After I packed I did the same thing, then I was to drive to OTS. I had to do the same thing after OTS prior to leaving Maxwell. I was paid an amount per pound because I had to haul the weight with me during my travel. I will note that the amount authorized was different for a TSgt than a 2d Lt, but not by much.
Choosing Your First Officer Base/Assignment
I received the following comment on a post and I thought it would be beneficial for all to hear.
"Being that you have been active duty for a while, what things do you look for when deciding what your base choices would be? For example, my wife and I thought that proximity to family, quality, etc would be important."
This is a really tough question to answer because it really depends on what your priorities are, what career field you are in (or going in to), and what you want to do with your career. I will start by talking through some of the things I thought about over the years. I will separate this by enlisted vs. officer because the process or approach taken should be treated very differently for each.
My Enlisted Base Experience
When you first enlist you write down eight base choices available for your career field, but that is basically the extent of your personal influence on the situation. Once you submit your eight choices you are at the mercy of the available quotas outlined by AFPC. The basic criteria of these choices are PCS timeline, quotas (slots available) and rank. I submitted my eight choices for my first base but I ended up getting a base that wasn't on my list. If you are enlisted there are ways you can get a pretty good idea of the manning at each of the bases you are interested in and that can help you with getting the assignment you want. I didn't figure this out until several years into my career.
Since my first base chose me (instead of the other way around), I didn't really think about where I wanted to go. Once I got there, I began to realize there are a few factors which directly relate to your quality of life at that base. Here are a few I learned from my earlier assignments.
- Mission – Do some research on the missions available in your career field, and the overall morale associated with those missions. For example, in the Security Forces world there is a general dislike of the "nuke" or ICBM world due to the strict security requirements associated with the mission. Strict requirements means more challenges, and more challenges means less resources and manpower. Try to tap into the "general" missions first for example ICBM, fighter, bomber, research, space, etc. That will help you narrow down the bases.
- Overseas vs. stateside – Seriously, you want to go overseas. If you are younger you may desire to be closer to family. Once you join the military it becomes necessary to start your own life though, and the sooner you do the better off you will be. Everyone should do overseas tours early because it opens your eyes to the literal world around you, your parents are still young, and your kids or marriage is young (if you have them). Once you have more roots and a family you can do your time stateside and take care of your parents.
- City size – This matters to a lot of people, but the trick is that some people don't know what they prefer until they leave what they had. I lived in a very small area close to a medium sized city and moved to a base with a medium sized city, so my first transition was easy. Later in my career I moved to a fairly large city and realized I preferred that instead. Be cognizant of this but I wouldn't use it as a determining factor.
- Family (parents and siblings) – Despite what I said about cutting ties, I absolutely love my family. Being halfway across the US is tough, but I also had to accept I was in the military. You will have to decide this one for yourself. Think about factors such as driving time, airline ticket expenses, etc. If you are serious about a base actually calculate the airline cost because some bases may seem fairly close but be small enough that they require a regional flight on both ends which racks up the price.
- Church – This can be very important to some people. It can be very frustrating to be stuck at a base that doesn't have a church which meets your religious or spiritual needs. If it is important enough to you, you will want to do the research.
- Local Hobbies – What do you like to do, and what does your future base have to offer? If you know a location is similar you may be in good shape, but if your hobbies are drastically different from a base you may struggle. A lot of this is about attitude though. Having a positive attitude and being open to trying new things can completely change your experience.
- Crime, neighborhoods, parks – I wanted my family to have a healthy and safe environment around my house, so this began to play a role. Look up the crime rates and try to get a feel for the different cities you are looking at.
- Commute – What is the typical commute to and from work, and where do most people live? For example at one base I loved my 45 minute commute because it was a quiet and peaceful drive. At my next base I absolutely hated my 25 minute commute because it was gridlock every day. This one will likely vary throughout your career.
- Medical support – We decided to have our baby off base so the quality of local hospitals played a role in where we wanted to live. This is more of a decision for finding a part of town you want to live in, not finding a city you want to PCS to (since most cities have good off-base medical).
- Military culture – Some cities by bases love the military population for various reasons. Some cities hate the military population because of the trouble it can bring. Additionally, the culture of the city itself can be different based on the makeup of the population. If the city has the only university in that region of your state, the city culture may be college with a military population present. If a city has multiple bases in city limits, the entire city could feel like a military base. Keep in mind bases from other branches can have a different effect on the culture of the city.
- Schools – Think about how old your kids are and what grades they will be in for your assignment, and try to gauge the quality of the skills based on what you want for your kids.
- Know the assignment process. You may think it is all to chance but you should know how it is up to chance, and what part of the process is under your control (it is more than you think.) Know the regulations, and make sure you understand the timelines and AFPC processes. Knowledge really is power with assignments. Keep in mind there is a normal career field process and a separate process called "Special Duties." Special duties are different jobs which you can do outside of your career field. This can open up a few more options for people with limited assignment options.
- Once you know the process, do the research and make your decision. You should be making an informed decision based on what is important to you. Once you submit your choices just let the chips fall. The Air Force is going to do what it is going to do, and fighting it will only make your life more difficult.
- Embrace your next assignment. Get into what is fun to locally do there, don't gripe about not being able to do what you used to do. Every base will have things you like and things you don't like. Learn to accept the base for what it is, and focus on the things about the base you do like. Most of all, enjoy your time there.
- Again, always have a positive attitude. If your hobby isn't available there, find a new one. If there are literally no hobbies, go back to school. You can always grow and develop, and each base can define your life in a positive way.
- Although the above process and priorities aren't much different for an officer's first assignment, the process changes more and more as you progress through your career. In short, your career progression plays a larger role in where you go as you progress. An officer is expected to have a certain degree of experience within his or her career field. If you have done a job already, it would be bad to do the same job at a different base. On the flip side, you don't want to be a floater with no depth of experience. I wouldn't worry about this at first but just know that things change as you progress through your officer career.
- Instead of the enlisted process of 'submit your preferences and see what happens,' each officer has a career counselor (I can't remember the correct name). When you are hot for an assignment you submit an in-depth assignment preference profile and your counselor will contact to personally work your assignment. The assignment preference profile is called Airman Development Plan (ADP). You are of course limited by available openings, but you have to know the general gist of how you want the next chapter of your career to fit into your total career. This isn't as important for your second assignment, but becomes extremely important as you progress.
- This probably goes without saying, but the higher your rank, the less say you have on where can you go (lots of Lt slots but very few General slots). Additionally, saying no to assignments can close doors in your career that can never be re-opened. If you say no to an assignment you could be saying no to O-6 even though it is years down the road. DON'T WORRY ABOUT THIS until you are well into your career and have an idea what you want to do with your life. I tell you this to point out that you have to begin to think about other factors as an officer. Regardless of what you do, stay true to your own personal values. Don't sacrifice your family for an assignment which may help your career. Make every assignment decision with your family and not on your own.


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Here's the Question I Ask Myself? If we create sacred spaces outside the walls of our synagogues, will Jews Participate?
I believe that Jews want to engage in Jewish life and want to be part of a Jewish community. For many Jews the current model of the synagogue does not work and it is time to create innovative ways to connect to those Jews. And to create different models of what it means to be a rabbi in the 21st century.
Since the day I entered the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College my vision has always been to find ways to connect with Jews who do not feel welcomed in Jewish institutions, find ways to connect with those who do not want to belong to a synagogue, and to build an inclusive Jewish community, one that is welcoming to all who want to come. BTW it is not enough to just say "We are welcoming."
I want to meet Jews where they are in their lives and create sacred spaces outside the boundaries of synagogues. I want to talk and listen to Jews about Jewish life and to help them be with the God of their understanding. I think this is important because, as many of you already know, just because we built a synagogue does not mean Jews are going to come. I've been to some amazing synagogues and one of the reasons I'm studying to be a rabbi today is because I am a product of this amazing synagogue, and I had an amazing rabbi who mentored me and provided the best example of how I want to be in the world.


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Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, 7 April 1811
To James Madison
Monticello Apr. 7. 11.
Dear Sir
Your favors of Mar. 18. and Apr. 1. have been duly recieved. the extract from Armstrong's letter of July 28. 08. which you desire is in these words. 'my poor friend Warden writes to you, & asks from you the appointment of Consul for this place. I could not promise to do more than send his letter. he is an honest and amiable man, with as much Greek & Latin, & chemistry & theology, as would do for the whole corps of Consuls. but, after all, not well qualified for business. you have seen an order of Sçavans, really well informed, who, notwithstanding, scarcely knew how to escape from a shower of rain when it happened to beset them. he is of that family. No—the man for this place, ought to be a man of business, as well as a gentleman.' he then goes on to put Leavenworth's pretensions out of the way, should he have proposed himself. the letter is headed 'private,' altho relating as much to public as private transactions. what I saw of Warden, during the ten days or fortnight he staid here, satisfied me that he merited all the good which Armstrong says of him, & that he was by no means the helpless & ineffective man in business which he represents him to be. I knew, when I recieved the letter that Armstrong's fondness for point, and pith, rendered it unsafe to take what he said literally. he is cynical & irritable, & implacable. whether his temper or his views induced his dismission of Warden, his persecution of him now, will render public benefit by the developement of his character. I have never heard a single person speak of Warden who did not rejoice in his appointment, and express disapprobation of Armstrong's conduct respecting him: and I am perfectly satisfied that, if the appointment is made to attract public attention, it will be approved.— the other subject of uneasiness which you express must, I know, be afflicting. you will probably see it's effect in the secret workings of an insatiable family. they may sow discontent, but will neither benefit themselves nor injure you by it. the confidence of the public is too solid to be shaken by personal incidents. I do sincerely rejoice that Monroe is added to your councils. he will need only to percieve that you are without reserve towards him, to meet it with the1 cordiality of earlier times. he will feel himself to be again at home in our bosoms, and happy in a separation from those who led him astray. I learn that John Randolph is now open-mouthed against him & Hay.— the letter which I wrote lately to Wilkinson was one of necessity written to thank him for his book which he sent me. he says nothing in his letter2 of the anonymous letter in Clarke's book to which you allude. I have never seen Clarke's book, & know nothing of it's contents. the only part of my letter which regards Wilkinson himself is in these words. 'I look back with commiseration on those still buffeting the storm, & sincerely wish your Argosy may ride out, unhurt, that in which it is engaged. my belief is that it will; & I found that belief on my own knolege of Burr's transactions, on my view of your conduct in encountering them, and on the candour of your judges.' these are truths which I express without reserve, whenever any occasion calls for them. whatever previous communications might have passed between Burr & Wilkinson on the subject of Mexico, I believe, that on the part of the latter it was on the hypothesis of the approbation of the government. I never believed W. would give up a dependance on the government under whom he was the first, to become a secondary & dependant on Burr. I inclose you a letter from Pere Gabriel. in a Note of unfinished business which I left with you, you will see exactly how far he had a right to expect the government would go in aid of his establishment.—I fear the glimmering of hope that England might return to reason has past off with the return of her mad king to power. present me affectionately to mrs Madison, and be assured of my best wishes for your health & happiness, and that your labours for the public may be crowned with their love.
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RC (DLC: Madison Papers, Rives Collection); at foot of first page: "The Presidt US." PoC (MHi). Enclosure: Gabriel Richard to TJ, 9 Feb. 1811.
Armstrong's letter of 28 july 1808 (DLC) opposed the candidacies of David Bailie Warden and of Connecticut native Mark Leavenworth for the consulship at Paris, accusing the latter of drunkenness and fraudulent behavior (PTJ description begins Julian P. Boyd, Charles T. Cullen, John Catanzariti, Barbara B. Oberg, and others, eds., The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, 1950– , 32 vols. description ends , 23:424–5). sçavans: men of learning or science, savants (OED description begins James A. H. Murray, J. A. Simpson, E. S. C. Weiner, and others, eds., The Oxford English Dictionary, 2d ed., 1989, 20 vols. description ends ). insatiable family: the Smiths, particularly Robert Smith, recently removed as secretary of state, and his brother, United States senator Samuel Smith. TJ advised his successor on Gabriel Richard and other unfinished business in Memoranda to Madison, [ca. 4–11 Mar. 1809].
1. TJ here canceled "same."
2. Preceding three words interlined.
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Featured amenities include a computer station, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and dry cleaning/laundry services. Planning an event in Nice? This hotel has facilities measuring 646 square feet (60 square meters), including a meeting room. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
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We have included all charges provided to us by the property. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book.A seasonal tax is imposed by the city and collected at the property in cash: EUR 0.20 – EUR 3.40 per person, per night from October 1 - March 31 (low season); EUR 0.20 –EUR 4 per person, per night from April 1 - September 30 (high season). This amount has been determined by the local administration. For further details, please contact the property using the information contained in the confirmation received after booking.
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
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Lloyd Bentsen's Record
By Editorial Staff
Published October 1, 1988
Newsweek has led the media in labeling Democratic senator Lloyd Bentsen a "conservative," saying, "On most major issues, the Democratic vice presidential candidate stands with Bush rather than his running mate." However, a closer look at Bentsen's voting record reveals that his views are much more in line with his running mate, Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis.
When Dukakis announced Bentsen as his running mate, in an effort to gain votes from "Reagan Democrats" and the South, he caught political observers off guard; Bentsen was supposedly a "conservative." His conservativism stems from his support of contra funding, although he voted to authorize $75 million in U.S. aid to the Marxist Sandinista regime in 1980. But we need to look at the facts:
- Pro-abortion votes. Newsweek recently claimed that Bentsen is opposed to abortion, but his voting record reflects a radically different position. The Texas senator has consistently voted to weaken or abolish restrictions on the use of federal funds to finance abortions. On July 29, 1977, he voted to eliminate all prohibitions on the use of federal funds to pay for abortions, and then opposed an attempt to limit federal funding to instances where the mother's life would be endangered by a full-term pregnancy.
In 1987, Bentsen opposed amendments to bar the use of federal or District of Columbia funds to pay for abortions in the District. He also voted against a proposed constitutional amendment to overturn the Supreme Court's Roe vs. Wade decision, which legalized abortion.
- Fiscal policies. On the economy, Newsweek stated that Bentsen supports a constitutional amendment to balance the budget. Again, his voting record reflects an economic philosophy closer to his running mate, Dukakis, rather than Bush. He has voted to either increase taxes or prevent tax reductions. Although he commendably voted against a bill to hike taxes by nearly $100 billion for fiscal year 1983-1985, he later voted against an amendment expressing the sense of the senate that there should be no further tax increases until Congress reduced spending by $3 for every $1 in taxes gained from the 1982 bill (as it had pledged to do).
In 1987, he offered a motion to kill an amendment, which was approved, to express the sense of the Senate, "that the American taxpayer is already overburdened and that … federal tax rates should not be increased in any manner whatsoever, whether direct or indirect, and no new taxes should be created."
He has also opposed many attempts to reduce the federal deficit by cutting spending. On March 31, 1987, the Senate considered an amendment to cut the Urban Development Action Grant (UDAG) which spends around $225 million annually to encourage business and other investors to revitalize various projects. For example, $3.5 million was given to Florida to renovate hotels; $10 million was given to help develop a festival market mall in Philadelphia; and $15 million was given to clear a site for a new Chrysler Plant in Detroit. Bentsen voted against cutting funds for the program.
- Defense Issues. Although the media has often stated that Bentsen supports the Strategic Defense Initiative, again his record indicates otherwise. On September 17, 1987, he voted to uphold a two-year ban on any testing or development of the SDI that exceeded the narrowest possible interpretation of the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty. The day before that vote, he voted in favor of an amendment which express the sentiment of the Senate that the USSR violated the ABM Treaty. Why would he vote to uphold a ban when he believes the Soviets have violated the ABM Treaty?
Bentsen is one of the few remaining senators who voted in 1978 in favor of giving away the Panama Canal. This was in spite of polls, which demonstrated at the time that 80 percent of Americans opposed this move. According to the U.S./Panama Treaty signed by President Jimmy Carter on September 7, 1977, and ratified by the Senate by one vote, the U.S. agreed to turn over the canal to Panama in 1999.
The treaty was ratified in order to guarantee good relations with Panama and Latin America. However, Panama has no claim to the canal due to U.S. funding of its construction. The canal cost U.S. taxpayers $7 billion.
- Women's Issues. Like his running mate, Bentsen is an avid supporter of the Equal Rights Amendment. On March 22, 1972, he voted for the ERA. Prior to this vote, he opposed amendments to prevent the ERA from invalidating laws such as those exempting women from compulsory military service, or exempting women from combat duty. When it was obvious in 1978 that ERA had no chance of being ratified within its seven-year time limit, he voted for the 39-month extension of its ratification deadline.
The misrepresentation of Bentsen's political philosophy and background is either ignorance or a deliberate attempt to mislead voters into believing that they are electing another conservative cut from the same cloth as George Bush. Bentsen's actual voting record shows otherwise.
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What Has Changed Recently With Software?
Increased Popularity and Use Of E-learning Software
Since e-learning has turned into a common means of studying for people; it is possible to make use of the providers of top quality e-learning software available in the marketplace at this time. Different types of application have been produced to make learning much simpler than previously. As course modules are available over the Net; it is thus not necessary for learners to attend normal class lectures.
Inside the education sector, virtual classes have become a real possibility now. Pupils all over the globe may login towards the class in the same period, with a few programs providing the service to connect to facilities via meetings. Graphs and visual representations may be shared through the Net, according to which discussions can be conducted between pupils.
In organizations also, visual representations of related information may be contributed through e-learning modules. Through thinking, fresh suggestions could be mentioned, that would be applied within the businesses.
Through outsourcing businesses, understanding management application can be bought, which could help monitor and to check the employees' efficiency. By using this application, the trainers can give personal feedback to each student worker. This can be a large benefit when compared with conventional classes, where it is difficult to devote focus on each worker or pupil.
E-learning software is just a cost effective answer for you in the long run, as just fundamental computer abilities are required for one to use them. No downloads are required from the web. Such application play a significant component in offering practical teaching to employees. For sophisticated flight combat, for instance, fighter pilots are trained with the newest edition of the Flight Simulation software.
Due to the large interest in e-learning a lot of IT firms have forayed into the e-learning industry. In choosing a vendor that has been in the market for a number of years, attention should be taken, and cost must not be the only deciding factor. Furthermore, the application should be easy install and to use on one's computers.
Among the benefits of e-learning is the fact that customers around the globe can quickly focus on the same task or component at the same. A lot of people can share in suggestions together on community forums, forums and through talks, and study from each other in the process. As you can see, this is really exciting.
There are numerous different e-learning growth software being used on the market nowadays. Some that are employed for producing programs, fun activities and simulations. Others are accustomed to create random polls, application simulations and branched situations. Additionally, others may be used to produce slides with artwork, animations, and movies.
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Curves are much harder to achieve and they are more prone to movement than extruded kerbing, however you may have a carpark where only one or two pieces need replacing, in which case it is much more cost effective to just replace these lengths rather than lay extruded kerbing.
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No surprise: The Federal Reserve, under its new leader, Janet Yellen, announced that it will reduce its monetary stimulus by another $10 billion a month in April. The move was widely anticipated.
But then, surprise: At her press conference following the decision, Yellen indicated that short-term interest rates may begin to rise in the fall. With that simple statement, many investors, including me, began to think back to the last time interest rates rose sharply.
Twenty years ago, I was managing several multi-million dollar profit-sharing plans. I paid close attention to interest rates back then, because I knew that while most of the time, rising rates are good for the stock market and the economy, they can spell trouble for individual investors when they rise too quickly.
That's exactly what happened at the beginning of 1994, when the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note spiked by more than 30 percent in the space of three months.
When that move began, the reaction in the equity market was almost immediate. From a high near 500 in January, the S&P 500 declined by 7 percent before March was over.
But the period that followed the steep decline was arguably even more frustrating for investors: A nearly year-long consolidation phase, during which stocks stagnated.
Could 2014 Mirror 1994?
If history repeats itself, the fear of rising interest rates could create a consolidation pattern similar to the one we saw 20 years ago. The current bull market in stocks could transform into an even fight between economic bulls and economic bears.
And make no mistake: If that happens, 2014 will be a difficult and frustrating year for most investors.
But a long consolidation phase could also hold the promise of a major rally when it comes to an end. As a rule, the longer the period of uncertainty, the higher the probability that a big move will follow. That's what happened when 1994 became 1995:
Those of us who have experience with all sorts of market conditions realize that bailing out when the going gets tough is often a terrible mistake. Instead, I've learned from over two decades of managing institutional and retail portfolios that it's vitally important to stick to your discipline, especially during frustrating periods.
So even if interest rate fears turn 2014 into a repeat of 1994, try to take a longer-term perspective, and tell yourself that big gains could be right around the corner.
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What is in your photographic kitchen? What herbs, seasonings and flavours do you most use? Like cooking, photography is a mixture of various techniques to make the best experience for both you and the viewer. Photographers may use presets and plug-ins and software enhancements to flavour an image in the same way a master chef or cooking enthusiast would.
One question to ask is: are you using the same ingredients on all or most of your images? In the pursuit of some kind of "signature style", many people tend to use the same presets, or techniques, or seasonings, for everything they do. It is like a music group who finds a formula sound, and all of their work ends up sounding the same (I'm looking at you, Coldplay!).
It is risky to keep innovating and changing and challenging yourself through your work. You risk confusing or alienating your audience. But how then do you grow creatively if you keep doing the same thing over and over? I think of artists like Picasso, Matisse, Man Ray, Miles Davis, and The Beatles and countless others who continually challenged and innovated themselves and inspired their contemporaries. In the process, they created an expanding language that opened eyes and hearts.
Years ago, I stumbled on a book of drawings and early paintings by the Navajo artist R.C. Gorman. By that time, R.C. had long become an "industry", a factory artist who churned out "signature" artworks for busloads of admirers. But this book I found of his early works was amazing! I would place them on a par with many of Picasso's drawings. They were beautiful works from a skilled artist who, sadly, reached a point where he stopped innovating.
I believe you can create, innovate, and make totally new works, even if they contradict what you had done earlier. Let the audience come to you, instead of you trying to figure out what the audience wants. The best gift you have is to show others how the world looks through your eyes. In the words of America's beloved poet Walt Whitman, "Do I contradict? Very well, I contradict. I am large. I contain multitudes."
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I have a Canon 5D Mark III so I should not have any problem controlling the flashes. I also was referring to the RT version of the 600 flash. I thought that was the only version of the 600 that exists.
I also did not realize you can set the flashes from the ST device. The only problem I have ist he cost. The 600 flashes are around $600 new so I am limited in how many I can buy now.
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We learned the basic theory of electricity in our last blog, but here's a recap- Atoms make up everything in the universe, and those atoms are made of electrons, neutrons, and protons. When the electrons are feeling frisky they flow from atom to atom creating the flow of electricity. But how do we measure this, and how is it applied to our everyday use?
The three most basic units in electricity are voltage (V measured in volts), current (I measured in amps), and resistance (r measured in ohms). Voltage is the electric force that causes the free electrons to move from one atom to another. Think of voltage as the pressure needed to push the electrons through the conductor.
As explained before, current is electricity in motion. It measures the amount of electrons that can flow through a material like a conductor.
Resistance is the opposition of passage of an electric current through a conductor. Every material has an electrical resistance and it is the reason that the conductor gives out heat when the current passes through it. For example, in a standard lightbulb, over 90% of the energy is generated as heat.
Voltage, resistance, and current form the basis of Ohm's Law (I=V/R), which in a linear circuit states that if we increase the voltage, the current goes up and if we increase the resistance, the current goes down. I know this sounds really complicated, but we have an analogy that will really hit it home coming soon!
Both voltage and the current in the bulb determine how much energy is released in a certain time. The Watt (W) is a measure of power or how much energy is released per second. Imagine we have a light bulb and don't know the wattage. However, we do have an ammeter sitting around and can tell that the amperage of the light bulb when it is turned on is 0.625. The formula is W = V *A. So we multiply 120(US standard voltage) by 0.625 and discover we have a 75 watt light bulb.
This basic understanding of concepts and formulas is what Creative Outdoor Lighting uses to create beautiful and safe lighting for your home. As always, if you have any questions just give us a call!
Here's a definition recap:
Electricity: a fundamental form of energy observable in positive and negative forms that occurs naturally (as in lightning) or is produced (as in a generator) and that is expressed in terms of the movement and interaction of electrons
Electric Current: the time rate of flow of electric charge, in the direction that a positive moving charge would take and having magnitude equal to the quantity of charge per unit time: measure in amperes.
Voltage: an electromotive force or potential difference expressed in volts.
Amperage: the strength of an electric current in amperes.
Resistance: a material's opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms.
Wattage: the amount of power required to operate an electrical appliance or device.
Watts= Volt x Amps
Amps= Watts/Volts
Volts= Watts/Amps
Resistance= Volts/Amps