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Dr. Urban heads the Translational and Outcomes Research (TOR) group at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. TOR spans the process of discovery, development, and evaluation of targets and interventions to improve outcomes for individuals at risk for cancer. The translational component involves working closely with clinical as well as laboratory researchers, and with patients as well as with healthy individuals. It involves comparative genomics and proteomics and the development of statistical methods to analyze gene expression and biomarker data. Our emphasis is on early detection and immunotherapy for prevention of cancer and/or recurrence of cancer, particularly ovarian and breast cancer. The outcomes component emphasizes modeling and cost-effectiveness analysis, including mathematical modeling of disease progression, modeling of the behavior of biomarkers in the absence and presence of cancer, and measurement and analysis of costs and quality-of-life. The work of TOR investigators includes interventions for current patients, both preventing recurrence (for example, vaccines to prevent recurrence of ovarian cancer) and improving quality of life in cancer survivors. It includes intervention trials, both randomized and Phase I.
Dr. Urban is also the Co-Program Head of the Women's Cancer Research Program (WCRP) at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. The WCRP focuses on improving clinical outcomes in patients with reproductive malignancies at every stage of disease. The themes of the program are (1) developing novel treatments based on identification of genetic alterations involved in the malignant transformation, (2) prevention of relapse and eventually primary disease using immunotherapeutic strategies, and (3) early detection of disease.
In September 1999, Dr. Urban and colleagues at several West Coast collaborating research institutions were awarded an NCI Specialized Program of Research Excellence (SPORE) grant in ovarian cancer, which was renewed in July, 2004. The "Pacific Ovarian Cancer Research Consortium/SPORE in Ovarian Cancer" is a community-based, multidisciplinary, translational research program that involves clinicians, laboratory scientists and public health scientists. Its broad based approach takes full advantage of the scientific expertise available locally and allows the pooling of clinical resources, thus facilitating population-based studies despite the low incidence of ovarian cancer. POCRC research projects include: discovering genes that influence the responsiveness of ovarian cancer to chemotherapy treatments, creating an ovarian cancer vaccine that would attack ovarian cancer cells as soon as they develop, developing a statistical model that can estimate a woman's risk for developing ovarian cancer, and refining and improving the use of blood tests used to detect ovarian cancer. The POCRC also includes a Developmental Research Program and a Career Development Program. The group has established a well-characterized ovarian specimen repository housing over 200,000 individually identified specimens, and shared their findings with the broader research community through numerous presentations and publications.
In 2002, Dr. Urban was awarded by the DOD a "Center for the Evaluation of Biomarkers for the Early Detection of Breast Cancer." Investigators from 10 institutions are working together to evaluate breast cancer biomarkers for their contribution to the early detection of breast cancer. The study's goal is to define a biomarker panel that can be used in conjunction with current screening methods to improve early detection of all breast cancers, particularly aggressive cancers and those missed by mammography. Blood and tissue specimens for biomarker analysis are collected from women having annual mammograms and breast-related biopsies or surgery. This study utilizes the ongoing Mammography Tumor Registry for Breast Cancer Research to follow participants throughout the study and monitor their mammography data and breast cancer outcomes.
Her R01 awarded in 2002, "Modeling Ovarian Cancer Screening for CEA," allowed her to improve the accuracy of a previously developed microsimulation model of ovarian cancer screening by accounting for heterogeneity in the disease and in the population screened, in order to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of using a marker panel longitudinally to detect developing disease. The model now accommodates use of (1) a panel of serum markers for screening and (2) risk-based screening, incorporates QOL effects of both screening and disease, and incorporates updated screening and treatment costs. These efforts enable us to identify the potentially most efficient strategies for ovarian cancer screening and to report their cost-effectiveness.
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1998-2005, Member, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Public Health Sciences Division, Cancer Prevention Research Program
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If you watch "Kell On Earth," you probably like Stefanie Skinner. In a world that sees clients, employees and interns dropping like flies, Skinner is die hard.
She spoke to us about the recent employee exodus, her nervous breakdowns and the misconceptions viewers may have about the gal that keeps the "Revolution" rolling.
In the last episode, lots of viewers were shocked to see Stephanie Vorhees leave. We knew she was going at some point, but not this soon. Why do you think Vorhees didn't work out?
People's Revolution is not one of those places that's going to hold your hand. Half of it is common sense. Like the one time I stepped out of the office, she's calling me 20 times and text messaging me. Then, I finally picked up my phone and was like, 'did you even look? This is common sense. You know where everything is.' I think a lot of it was that she wanted to be given all of the direction, instead of taking initiative. At People's Revolution, you kind of know within the first month whether you're going to make it there. Spelling a client's name correctly on a press release? That just takes common sense.
Several times, she had a hard time stamping invites. How hard can that be?
Anybody could have done it. We could have had three-year-olds doing it. It's not brain surgery.
In the last episode, not only did Vorhees leave, but so did Elide and then Andrew hired the "Mad Twitterer," as we call her, who basically tweeted herself out of a job. Is it really that hard to find good help?
It is hard to find good help. I see some of these kids and I joke around with the interns half the day saying, 'you guys must be playing tricks on me.' They'll like forward calls and not get all the information. I mean, 'it's not your first time answering the phone and you've been here for two months. What are you guys doing?' Sometimes I sit there and wonder how did these people cross the street this morning. It's basic. You're going into a professional environment. Yeah, I'm on Twitter. Yeah, I'm on Facebook and, yeah, I blog, but it's not like when I first started at People's Revolution or any profession.
To a certain extent someone should be able to express their excitement at getting a new job. What was the line that the "Mad Twitterer" crossed?
When she started talking about being on-camera and being a part of the team. She was talking as if she got the job before she even got into the elevator. When you're told in your interview do not tweet, do not blog, that's building a bridge of trust. We do deal with a lot of confidential information. She also mentioned she was part of the cast. She wasn't really there to work. She thought she was there to be a TV star.
In the last episode, Vorhees and Elide were gone and the senior staff left for London and the office was a ghost town, then you and Andrew [Mukamal] started freaking out. What was that like?
There was a moment when Andrew and I looked at each other and said, 'oh f***. Like what the f*** are we going to do?' It was like all the big kids were out. I have been in the office when everyone was gone, but this was literally the first time I said, 'oh f***, we're really alone.' So, I really just took the moment to try and be proactive and do my best in running an office that usually operates with more than two people.
In the promos for the next episode, it looks like you're having a rough time. What was going on?
Pretty much jumping off the ledge? At that moment in time, I was really stressed out. We were really understaffed. I was doing all the Fashion Week wrap reports and all the follow up press. Aside from all that, I was doing all the showroom appointments, so my workload really quadrupled. So, when they came back from London they were like, 'where's this, where's that.' Meanwhile, I was also picking up all the pieces of what the Stephanie Vorhees disaster created. So, at that moment when they came back from London and Emily [Bungert] was asking where all the stuff is, and I'm like, 'listen, I'm the only person here.' It was just kind of the way it was approached. I literally felt I was being attacked by every single person in that office. I saw the previews, too, and I was like, holy s***. Looking back on it, I can't believe I was so upset.
Our readers are really worried about your stress level. Kelly told us that you had been making cries for help for a while. How long was it before people realized you were really stressed out?
Not until after we stopped filming. Like people didn't get it. I would sit there like, 'I'm going to have a nervous breakdown. I'm one person and I'm literally doing the job of five people.' And they would be like, 'give me those labels' or 'where's this report.' Kelly and I laugh about it now. I've never felt that stressed out before. I've been learning to delegate a little bit better. I've really taken the last couple months as a big growing point for my career. I'm learning to deal a little less with the emotions and dealing with getting the results.
What's the best lesson you've learned while working with Kelly?
The best thing I've taken away from working with Kelly is just if you try your hardest and you're dedicated, it's going to get you somewhere. There's a lot of people who say they work in fashion, but they get to work at nine and they're out by five. If you're willing to go that extra mile, the rewards you're going to receive from that will be so much more worth it.
Are there any misconceptions about you that you want to dispel?
There are some misconceptions. I read on a blog that I don't want people to show me up, which really isn't true at all. I'm really a team player and that kind of upsets me. It's not true. At the end of the day, I'm really here to do a job. It's not about getting the gold stars at the end of the day. It's just about proving myself in an industry that's really hard to break into. I work that hard, because I'm showing them this is why you picked me. And then there's, 'oh raccoon eyes' and 'Stefanie doesn't eat,' which is not true at all.
Well, you proved that one wrong in the last episode with all the stress eating you did.
I really ate those ten cookies.
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ROI is history - How to survive a recession
With the global financial crisis hitting event budgets, meetings professionals need to understand why it makes perfect sense for management to cut event costs and what they need to do to change their minds, if indeed they should.
By Dr. Elling Hamso, Managing Partner, European Event ROI Institute
When the chips are down, budgets are cut, it is happening now, and meetings are high on the list. This is exactly the sort of knee jerk reaction companies need to avoid.
At a time when competition is fierce and customer loyalty is dwindling, the customer hospitality event, the product launch or the user conference are more important than ever. Canceling team-building events, strategy seminars, sales force kickoffs, incentives and staff training courses when employees are already feeling insecure about their futures can be hugely counter productive. The one thing you want to do in a recession is to keep your best staff motivated and on your side, slashing your internal events budget won't do this.
Managers are not stupid, they are smart – that's why they are managers. And in times of recession they do smart things, that's how they keep their jobs.
If managers knew an event would make a profit, or that increasing event spend would yield far greater financial benefits, would they cut the budget? Of course not. However, many important management decisions are based on estimates and confidence in plans and budgets designed to achieve success. Management build factories based on estimated future sales, they buy companies based on estimated future performance and confidence in the ability of their staff to make the acquired company a success.
So why don't they approve your event budgets? Because they are not confident your plans and budgets will make a profit. It's as simple as that.
The ROI Methodology is the cure
Measuring the return on investment (ROI) after the event is not the answer. ROI is history. In a recession it is too late to find out afterwards if your event made a profit. Instead, you need to apply the ROI Methodology as a planning tool, like it is supposed to be.
The ROI Methodology is a robust process that enables you to set objectives and measure results at every level. It is a powerful tool for ensuring your events achieve the highest possible ROI, as well as establishing how big your budget needs to be before diminishing returns set in, the point when an increase in the event budget would start to produce a smaller increase in the results.
The first step – Level 4 in the ROI Methodology (see illustration) – is to develop and explain the Business Impact objectives; or how your meeting or event will directly affect the orgainsation's bottom line. Will the meeting increase sales and/or reduce costs? These are the only two alternatives, the only way to create profit.
Once you have established these, you need to set objectives for what delegates need to actually DO after the meeting – not just what they should think or feel – in order to increase sales or reduce costs. This is Level 3.
Next, you need to set objectives for what delegates need to learn at the event; what cognitive change must take place before any behavioural change is effected. This is Level 2. Learning in this context is quite broad. You learn attitudes and values, to know other people (trust and liking) as well as information and skills. What needs to happen at Level 2 is also referred to as Education, Networking and Motivation, or Inform, Connect and Engage.
Finally, you need to set Satisfaction objectives (Level 1) – this means satisfaction with hospitality and content, the creation of a good environment for learning.
Now you have a set of multi-level objectives that logically connect one level with the next.
The Meeting Architect is the physician
From this you can design your meeting. As a meeting planner, you design the form and content of the meeting to achieve Level 3 – Application objectives. You know what you need participants to do after the event to create the Business Impact, so how do you make them do that?
This is the job of the Meeting Architect, a person who designs form and content, finds the right venue for the learning environment, plans networking activities with explicit learning objectives, ensures that the right speakers speak with excellence about the right topics and engage the audience through discussions and exercises to ensure they will not forget the message.
The Meeting Architect understands how to communicate using the five senses, he understands the impact light, sound and even food have when creating different atmospheres for networking and learning.
In good times, or if you have a proven record for designing events which deliver the highest possible ROI, you probably don't need to present your form and content design with the budget application, but today you probably must. If you are not an experienced meeting designer, find one! Someone who has the broadest possible knowledge and experience in subjects like behavioural psychology, sociology, education, presentation design, sound, light, group dynamics, facilitation, networking technology, webcasting, virtual meetings and more. In short, someone who knows how to create behaviour change through a meeting experience.
If you say that applying the ROI Methodology as a planning tool will take too much time and is too difficult, or if this is more than what you do for every meeting, then I understand why your budgets are being cut. As meeting and events professionals, this is exactly what we need to be doing for every event, large or small, in order to achieve the best possible ROI. Doing it today is a matter of survival. Without a proper set of objectives and a meeting design to achieve them, you may not get the budget, and there is no event, and maybe no longer a job.
Dr. Elling Hamso is a Meeting Management Consultant and Managing Partner of European Event ROI Institute. He writes and speaks frequently on subjects like ROI, Meeting Architecture, Supply Chain Management, virtual meetings and meeting with the Millennium generation. You may write to him on email@example.com.
European Event ROI Institute is a partnership of consultants dedicated to the art and science of making meetings and events achieve the objectives of their stakeholders at the lowest possible cost. Courses in the ROI Methodology are held regularly in 16 major European cities. Go to www.eventroi.org for more information.
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Jewish World Review July 6, 2011 / 4 Tamuz, 5771
Chronicles of Higher Education
By Paul Greenberg
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Higher education keeps getting lower. And not just in this state, where the core curriculum at the
Happily, this sad trend has inspired a familiar reaction. Over here, as state universities cut back on required courses that once were considered necessary for a well-rounded education, small liberal arts colleges have taken up the slack. Now comes word from
These new schools are part of an old tradition. Isn't that how the first universities in
Even in the darkest times, learning was kept alive by communities of scholars, whether in ancient monasteries or through that new invention, the university. No matter how dark the times, some never give up on the light. May their tribe increase in our time, too.
But it won't be easy, reviving the standards of higher education in this country. Case in point: The most obvious message of an article in the
The article was supposed to be about the educational background of state legislators in this country. It put
The only thing clear about such a report is that whoever wrote it needs to rewrite it. After getting his facts and stats right. This kind of "research" makes our state legislature here in
The best response to the report came from state Senator
Counselor and Senator Luker noted that he got his law degree from the
The savvy senator seems quite aware that having a degree is no guarantee of being educated. Sir
Whenever the all too obvious shortcomings of American education -- higher, lower or in between -- are pointed out, the most predictable response from the defenders of the educational establishment tends to be delivered in pure educanto, a lingo designed to obscure rather than clarify meaning.
In that sense, educanto is much like the newspeak of George Orwell's "1984," the purpose of which was not only to provide a medium of expression for the party elite but also to make all other modes of thought impossible, language would have become so muddled.
Educantists realize there is no greater threat to their domination of American education than clear thought rendered in clear language. No wonder they abhor plain English and try to avoid it at all costs, lest they say something meaningful and give the game away.
The use of verbal fog to disguise, confuse and generally fend off any salient criticism is scarcely new. Specialized jargon has long been the first and last resort of those in any field who would like their views to appear well grounded when they're just hot air.
"We have seen many great Scholars, meer Learned Men, and Graduates in the last Degree of Study, whose English has been far from Polite, full of Stiffness and Affectation, hard Words, and long unusual Coupling of Syllables and Sentences, which sound harsh and untuneable to the Ear, and shock the Reader both in Expression and Understanding."
This is not a new problem, but one that has metastasized with the expansion of bureaucracy in education and just about everywhere else. Its surest symptom: language that's more pretentious than meaningful.
Conclusion: Whatever sage exclaimed, "Oh, Justice! What crimes are committed in thy name!" may not have considered all those committed in education's.
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In world market metals are used most widely in every production area. Nickel is one of the unavoidable metals used in stainless steel production. A recent study showed that for next few months Nickel prices may lift due to a seasonal rise in demand for Stainless Steel. This sudden rise in demand for stainless steel will starts from beginning of the next year to middle of the year.
Nickel, an ingredient of stainless steel, has already seen high prices on the London Metal Exchange shake off a weak performance current year, running ahead of other metals in recent years. But this high price won't stay for long due to output from major new mines gearing up and a surge in Chinese pig iron output fuelled by cheap Asian ore.
Expert people like Nic Brown, head of commodities research at Natixis in London, also quite confused about the time span of this sudden rise. He said, "There could be a little bit of seasonal pick up, but I struggle to see how nickel prices can improve significantly next year".
Nickel ore comes from both Indonesia and Philippines in substantial amount and definitely in a cheap price. Therefore additional supply for big Nickel projects around the world. So far in this year according to statistics Nickel is the worst demanding metal compared to other six LME base metals. Nickel lost its value very slowly since hitting a peak of $51,000 per ton in May 2007. But over the past two weeks, Nickel was the most demanding metal of the all.
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I have a confession–I am a busy woman. To be perfectly honest, I have yet to meet a woman who is not busy. I have so many different roles, responsibilities, and jobs to do that some days I am just plain confused. Add to this my habitual procrastination and you get a confused crisis ready to break at any given time.
Not exactly conducive to living a peaceful life. It can be extremely stressful for everyone around me and it's just not healthy for me either.
I was recently given some advice by a wise woman. She was speaking at a conference I was lucky to attend and she told us all to do the tasks we least like to do first so that we can truly be in the moment the rest of the day. I had to sit back and think about the last time I was truly living in the moment. Eventually it hit me, I just don't live like that. I honestly could not remember when the last time I was 100% present in anything. What a revelation!
I don't think I was the only one.
We all have responsibilities and worries. There will always be something that we should be doing, another bill that must be paid, a family member who needs something, more responsibilities, another crisis, something new to worry about. That's just reality.
What we can do is take some time every day to be in the moment–even for just 5 minutes. Spend some time with a loved one, do something to nourish your soul, take care of your body, exercise your mind–whatever you choose to do–be there completely. Whatever you are worried about will still be there when you are done. But by allowing yourself to be where you are when you are, even for a moment can help you deal with everything else.
Not only does allowing yourself to be fully present benefit you–it will also benefit those around you. We've all talked to someone who we knew just wasn't listening to us. How many times has that "someone" been you? What have you missed because you are so busy worrying about later that you cannot see right now?
So today, pick something–anything and give it 100% of your attention. Don't worry about tomorrow or next week or next month. Live in the present–this moment, right here, right now.


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How do you like your coffee? With milk or without? Cappuccino, Macchiato, Espresso, Latte? Served to you by a hansom Italian barista? Are you a coffee aficionado? Do you even care if your coffee comes from a drip filter, espresso machine or straight from the jar?
Here's my take on coffee:
I love real coffee from an espresso machine.
I love the smell of fresh ground coffee as much as the taste.
I drink Italian coffee at home... so there.
I love my coffee out of a proper coffee cup. Yes, I'm a coffee snob.
I don't like coffee on the run ie. walking around and out of a paper cup (see above). I like to sit down and drink my coffee, preferably in an Italian coffee shop, but my kitchen is where most of my coffee drinking takes place... usually imagining I'm in Degraves Street.
I could drink coffee in the morning before breakfast, with breakfast, after breakfast, just before a workout (for the performance enhancing benefits, of course), after a workout (as part of my recovery), before lunch, with lunch, after lunch, in the afternoon to get me through the mid-afternoon slump, after dinner to enhance the dessert eating experience and at night (and suffer the owl-like consequences). I could drink coffee reading the newspapers, watching TV, alone or with company. But the truth is, I usually have one cup of joe every other day. Because if you think I blather endlessly to you about this, that and the other thing now, who knows how much worse it would be if I actually drank more than that.
Oh, and I like coffee with coffee cake... though it's not like me to gild the lilly... much.
Coffee Crumble Cake
cake adapted from Donna Hay's Seasons, crumble topping from Belinda Jeffrey's Mix & Bake
Serves 6
For the Cake:
150g butter, softened
130g brown sugar
1 egg
1 egg yolk, extra
150g plain flour, sifted
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 tablespoon instant coffee
1 teaspoon hot water
60ml buttermilk
For the Crumple Topping:
40g plain flour
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
30g brown sugar
30g cold batter, cut into small pieces
30g coarsely chopped pecans
Make the Crumble Topping:
Put the flour, cinnamon and brown sugar into a food processor and whiz them together for 10 second to mix. Add the cubes of butter and whiz again until the mixture resembles course breadcrumbs. Add the pecans and pulse a few times so that they break up a little more and mix in. Tip the mixture into a bowl and set aside.
Make the Cake:
Preheat the oven to 160 degrees C. Grease a 18cm round cake pan and line the base with baking paper.
Sift the flour and baking powder into a bowl and set aside.
Place coffee in a small cup, add hot water and sit to mix.
Place butter and brown sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer and beat until pale and fluffy, about 8 to 10 minutes. Add egg and egg yolk and beat well. Add the dry ingredients and mix on low speed until just combined. Add the coffee mixture and fold it through the batter.
Spoon the batter into the prepared cake pan. Scatter the crumble mixture over the cake and bake for 1 hour or until a skewer inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean. Remove it from the pan and let to cool on a wire rack. (When you invert it to remove it from the pan, a little of the crumble might escape, but not much.)


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EZ Tags pull double duty as traffic monitors
EZ Tags keeping track of traffic speeds
TranStar's real-time maps get their info from stickers on your windshield
How do traffic managers know when the Gulf Freeway has slowed to 20 mph or U.S. 290 has bogged down in the evening exodus to the suburbs?
It's not the freeway cameras, although those provide good visual feeds for emergency responders and television stations. The regional traffic agency, TranStar, actually sucks speed data from the 1.7 million EZ Tags stuck to the windshields of Houston-area vehicles.
Even when they're on toll-free roads, the toll tags act like tiny data plankton zipping around in the sea of Houston traffic.
Using 393 sensors placed along highways and major roads, TranStar takes constant speed readings from these toll transponders known as EZ Tags. The cars with tags are the sample pool representing all Houston drivers.
Computers track how long a single EZ-Tag takes to move between each sensor, combine the readings from thousands of tags, and calculate an aggregate speed for a two-mile stretch of roadway. The information is used to build TranStar's online real-time map, where clogged roads appear in red and free-flowing routes are green.
TranStar also uses the toll tag data to post estimated travel times on digital message boards on the highways. Drivers can also have personalized route information e-mailed to their mobile phones.
But rest assured: What the technology won't do is use your EZ Tag to catch you speeding.
First, the sensors only read the last four digits of each eight-digit individualized tag number. Second, the raw data from individual tags is erased every 5-7 minutes, and only the collective speed is retained for each stretch of road.
Officials with the Harris County Toll Road Authority emphasized that the TranStar system has no way to access the personal or credit card information of EZ Tag holders.
Readings used since '95
"The transponder basically yells back a number to their reader," said Gary Stobb, the authority's director. "It doesn't connect to our account information."
TranStar covers 13 counties and is jointly managed by Harris County, the city of Houston, the Metropolitan Transit Authority and the Texas Department of Transportation. The agency has been using toll tag readings since 1995, and was the first in the country to use tag data for traffic management. The 393 sensors cover 812 miles of roads.
Perhaps unknowingly, drivers with toll tags have been passively performing a civic duty for years.
"People who are driving on the roads with their EZ tags are helping us know what's going on with traffic," said TranStar spokeswoman Dinah Massie. "They're helping their fellow travelers," she said.


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Doubts are building about whether American Apparel can stay in the U.S. — and in Los Angeles.
Even after the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Monday, American Apparel Chief Executive Paula Schneider said management had no plans to move manufacturing operations from Los Angeles to foreign soil. The restructuring that lies ahead, she said, will enable American Apparel to keep production in the U.S.
"That's what makes us a really important company and a company that needs to thrive and be saved," she said.
But many analysts said American Apparel may have no choice — and that the company would be foolhardy not to be planning a move soon.
"There is too much emphasis being placed in having things made in America," said Lloyd Greif, chief executive of investment banking firm Greif & Co.
The company needs to move, he said, "if they want to survive."
Company executives have consistently pointed out the benefits of manufacturing in Los Angeles. Not only does American Apparel Inc. prominently tout its "sweatshop-free" wages for employees on billboards, but it can respond to trends in the market and rush new products to stores quickly.
American Apparel employs about 4,600 sewing and manufacturing workers in Southern California.
The labor costs in Los Angeles are dramatically higher than those in other countries skilled at apparel manufacturing. A garment employee working a 40-hour week — at California's minimum wage of $9 an hour — will earn $1,440 a month. In comparison, monthly minimum wages for apparel workers are $68 in Bangladesh, $90 in Vietnam and $127 in Mexico, according to the International Labor Organization. It is $156 in China, where wages have climbed in recent years.
American Apparel workers have historically earned even higher wages, an average of about $12 an hour. But after production slowed down this year, several workers said they are earning closer to $9 an hour.
Either way, it's an untenable situation for a company that has suffered heavy losses and must now claw itself back into profitability, experts said. Net losses have totaled nearly $384 million over the last 5 1/2 years. Revenue has slipped for four straight quarters.
The bankruptcy will clear away much of American Apparel's debt, an albatross that saddled it with crushing interest payments. But that won't be enough to ensure its survival, experts said.
"This manufacturing model makes no sense," said Josh Arnold, an equities analyst and contributor to financial site Seeking Alpha. "It costs way too much money."
Retailers that are manufacturing in the U.S., especially trendy fashions, often have a hard time competing against those that produce overseas, analysts said. That's especially true for American Apparel, where core customers are teenagers and twentysomethings who care more about price and quality, analysts said.
Producing garments in the U.S. can drive up prices enormously.
A long-sleeved shirt made in the U.S., for example, costs about $13.22 to make, including $7.47 for labor, according to the Institute for Global Labor and Human Rights. That same shirt in Bangladesh would cost $4.70, with 22 cents in labor costs. (Costs for both have risen since the report was published in 2005.)
Conditions will only get worse for American Apparel once L.A.'s minimum wage is raised to $15 an hour by 2020.
"Millennials are having a hard time getting a job," Greif said. "The last thing they are worried about is, 'Hey, I want to pay $10 or $20 more for a garment that's made in America.'"
Young shoppers are interested, however, in buying apparel that is made in factories with good working conditions, Greif said. The brand won't be hurt, he said, as long as garments are produced in facilities overseas that don't use child labor and other abusive practices.
American Apparel has also faced immigration problems before.
In 2009, American Apparel fired 1,800 skilled workers after an immigration inspection uncovered questionable employment documents. Some analysts say the company's financial troubles started at that point.
"After that immigration audit, American Apparel had to scramble to replace inexpensive, experienced employees with expensive, inexperienced employees," said Matt Covington, a managing director with Conway MacKenzie, a financial consulting firm. "It really seemed like the made-in-America economic model didn't work after they lost such a high percentage of workers."
But some experts said that American Apparel is simply too married to the made-in-America concept to ever change.
"Their brand is too heavily predicated on the U.S. manufacturing," analyst Arnold said. "They have backed themselves into a corner. I don't think there is any circumstance that would make that change happen."
The clothier could also consider another option: moving to a cheaper part of the U.S.
Some U.S. clothing companies have begun moving parts of their production back to the U.S. from overseas — a process known as reshoring, analysts said. Rising wages in countries such as China, as well as higher transportation costs, are spurring the trend.
Some are coming to states with a rich history of textile manufacturing and lower minimum wages. South Carolina, for example, follows the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour.
"Maybe there's a way to manufacture in a different part of the U.S.," Covington said. "Shift its labor jobs to a less-expensive locale."
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Findings Reveal Number of Full-Time Jobs Supported and Tax Revenues Generated by Local Arts Sector
What: Metro Nashville Arts Commission will unveil the results of Arts & Economic Prosperity 5, the most comprehensive economic impact study of Nashville's nonprofit arts industry ever conducted. More than 80 local arts organizations gathered data for more than a year. The study reveals the level of economic activity as well as the number of full-time jobs the arts industry in Nashville/Davidson County generates. The study's findings also show how much tax revenue the nonprofit arts sector produces for Nashville and is part of a statewide effort to document the impact of the arts in rural and urban communities with the Tennessee Arts Commission and Americans for the Arts.
When: Thursday, July 27, 2017 at 10:00 a.m.
Where: Nashville Ballet, 3620 Redmon Street
Who: Mayor Megan Barry; Director of Metro Arts, Jen Cole; leaders of local arts and culture organizations, and board members of the Nashville Arts Coalition.
Webcast: The press conference will be taped via the Metro Nashville Network and available on the Metro YouTube channel and www.artsnashville.org the next day.
Media opps: Mayor Megan Barry, Metro Arts Director Jennifer Cole and Kelly Corcoran, board member of the Nashville Arts Coalition, will be available for interviews and photo opportunities for 15 minutes after the press conference concludes.
Info: Coffee will be served, and parking is free at the Ballet School lot on Redmon Street.
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text: Annapurna Siklis Trek gives you opportunity to learn one ethnic group called Gurung culture and lifestyle. Annapurna Siklis trek is also picturesque of natural things. Annapurna Siklis Trek is also known as Royal Trek which is known is classical trekking and going popular in short treks in Nepal. For more details information : https://www.himalayanasiatreks.com/annapurna-siklis-trek.html


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which is no surprise to me.
He's always been like a lighthouse
that helps you cross a stormy sea.
But, I walk with my dad each day
I watch him sit up late at night,
My dad is like a tower of strength.
Hold his hand or pat his shoulder...
Now, as I watch over my precious dad
October 16, 1998
Dedicated to any man who has lost his child~!
All rights reserved!
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poem or work without original authors permission.
Though no one ever told me why
So when I fell and skinned a knee
No one came to comfort me.
And when some bully boy at school
So as I grew to reasoned years
And I could play that stoic role
Then one long night I stood nearby
And still I cry and have no shame
So those of you who can't abide
For men do cry when they can see
--Ken Faulk
Submitted by Janna Dougherty
And there among the isles,
Where perfect summer reigned complete,
I trod white beaches with glad feet,
That stretched out many miles.
But there was one beach not the same:
It was a beach of night.
Black sands, dark waves, a moon on high,
Where nightbirds gave their lovely cry;
I asked, "But is this right?"
"Is this dark scene, in Paradise,
"Misplaced, though beauty-filled?"
He answered, "No mistake was made.
"This beach was always Heaven-laid,
"And central in My will."
"You see," He said, "Now take a look,
"At this unusual sand."
I scooped a handful, held it, amazed,
For there, to my astonished gaze,
Were gemstones in my hand!
He smiled, and pointed to the moon,
The black beach, and the night.
I then remembered how I cried,
But found His living love inside,
As He made all things right.
"This beach," He said, "remembers all
"The dark times you went through.
"Its sands are crystal tears I shed,
"Its ocean is the love I said
"Will always be with you."
By Milo Tsukroff
23 December 2000
This pain is much too hard to bare, once again Im kneeling by my chair.
You know griefs heartache and pain, you see my tears that fall like rain.
You know this has brought me to my knees, help me Lord, Im begging, please.
This world has no meaning since that awful day, I had to stand by while you
led my son away. I know Heaven is our home and glory is so grand...
But, I cant help my family when I cant even stand.
Everyone expects more from me because I am, The Dad.
They dont understand he was the best friend I ever had.
Lord, Ill never understand why our children have to die, but would
help others know when this happens....even strong men cry.
~Charlene Dickerson~ ©2001
of having his heart broken and tears that fall like rain.
Men you say are stronger and never show their fears,
they dont let life destroy them, a fortress through the years.
Let me tell you of a battle waged daily on this dad,
leaving his heart in shreds with no happiness to be had.
Death came to call and took his loving son,
it left his heart broken, his world undone.
This battle has him crying and crawling on his knees,
if you listen you can hear him begging, "Why God, please?"
He sees what it has done to his children and his wife,
as they live daily with griefs never ending strife.
Now his closest friend, his son, lives beyond the sky,
and when death comes to take your child..... even strong men cry.
~Charlene Dickerson~ ©2001
A father is a person who is forced to endure childbirth without an anesthetic. He growls when he feels good and laughs very loud when he is scared half-to-death. A father never feels entirely worthy of the worship in a child's eyes. He is never quite the hero his daughter thinks . . .Never quite the man his son believes him to be. And this worries him sometimes. (So he works too hard to try to smooth the rough places in the road of those of his own who will follow him.)
A father is a person who goes to war sometimes . . .and would run the other way except that war is part of his only important job in his life, (which is making the world better for his child than it has been for him.)
Fathers grow older faster than people, because they, in other wars, have to stand at the train station and wave goodbye to the uniform that climbs onboard. And, while mothers cry where it shows, fathers stand and beam . . .outside . . . and die inside.
Fathers are men who give daughters away to other men, who aren't nearly good enough, so that they can have children that are smarter than anybody's. Fathers fight dragons almost daily. They hurry away from the breakfast table, off to the arena which is sometimes called an office or a workshop. There, with callused hands, they tackle the dragon with three heads; Weariness, Works, and Monotony. And they never quite win the fight, but they never give up.
Knights in shining armor; fathers in shiny trousers: There's little difference as they march away each workday. I don't know where father goes when he dies, but I've an idea that, after a good rest, wherever it is, he won't just sit on a cloud and wait for the girl he's loved and the children she bore. He'll be busy there too . . .repairing the stars, oiling the gates, improving the streets, smoothing the way.
~Author Unknown
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Bloom's Taxonomy Triangle - Great Resource For Teachers #highered #infographic
Via Educational Technology Guy
- Remembering: arrange, define, duplicate, label, list, memorize, name, order, recognize, relate, recall, repeat, reproduce, state.
- Understanding: classify, describe, discuss, explain, express, identify, indicate, locate, recognize, report, restate, review, select, translate,
- Applying: apply, choose, demonstrate, dramatize, employ, illustrate, interpret, operate, practice, schedule, sketch, solve, use, write.
- Analyzing: analyze, appraise, calculate, categorize, compare, contrast, criticize, differentiate, discriminate, distinguish, examine, experiment, question, test.
- Evaluating:appraise, argue, assess, attach, choose compare, defend estimate, judge, predict, rate, core, select, support, value, evaluate
- Creating: arrange, assemble, collect, compose, construct, create, design, develop, formulate, manage, organize, plan, prepare, propose, set up, write..
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Brett Eldredge Multiplies in Rosy 'Drunk on Your Love' Video
plays all the parts in his "Drunk on Your Love" video.
The singer took his acting skills to the next level by playing the lead and supporting roles in the three-minute clip, which was shot in South Carolina and directed by Joel Robertson. In it, Eldredge acts as the love interest, boyfriend, cop, florist, singer, restaurant chef and taxi driver.
"We wanted a romantic and beautiful place to shoot the music video and that's why we chose Charleston," Eldredge says in a press release. "It's a magical city. The video is a lot of fun and I'm playing multiple versions of me so there were a lot of wardrobe and location changes. My favorite character was playing Officer Brett and I got to arrest my brother and rough him up a little so that was fun. I had to cuff him but for the life of me I could not figure out how to work the handcuffs."
Eldredge also plays an evil chef who tries to sabotage one of the Bretts who is on a romantic date with a new love interest. Once Boyfriend Brett gets a taste of the hot sauce in his meal and runs out, Chef Brett jumps in to win the girl over. But getting a glimpse of Chef Brett and Singer Brett performing beside her, she is understandably creeped out and runs out of the restaurant to catch a cab, where — you guessed it — Cab Driver Brett is waiting.
No amount of flowers can undo this strange date. Lucky for Eldredge, he has plenty of girls out there who would gladly take her place.
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SOFTWARE HOUSE INTERNATIONAL and cloudPWR have signed agreements to provide participating agencies with cooperative purchasing of AIRLIFT Software under the NASPO cloud solutions contract.
AIRLIFT Software products available for purchase include RESPOND, CONNECT, REGISTER and Enterprise Capture and Content Management integrated solutions.
Contract #04913
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A Content Platform for the Digital Age
BOX is an enterprise content management platform that solves simple and complex challenges, from sharing and accessing files on mobile devices to sophisticated business processes like data governance and retention.
This contract is for cloudPWR which will act as a local resource for WA state's public contract for Box software.
Contract #06915
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Contract #06915:
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As an ALT, being flexible is a must.
Often it's the case where you arrive at one of your schools and what you've planned for has been changed without you knowing. It happens.
To read the original entry, please click here ( http://darlosworld.co.uk/2013/04/20/by-the-way-could-you/ )
It also might be the case where upon your arrival you're presented with a challenge to perform some task in a very short amount of time. It happens.
I'm not complaining, nor do I see this kind of event as neccessarily a bad thing. Things often change regardless of what plans you may have. Sudden requests can appear out of nowhere. Not just in the workplace but in life in general. Though they can be bothersome, think of them as a way to keep you on your toes.
So why am I writing this if I'm not complaining? Well, I just wanted to show off one of my sudden requests.
Make a banner with your name and birthday
I had about five minutes in total, with the result being not too bad.
Oh! And also don't be afraid to have a crack at repairing a broken laminator if you think it'll help people (especially if it broke via natural causes under your use).


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Monday, December 1, 2014
Cyber Monday Specials and a Video!
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with us and I love the
gift card holders made
with the Bubble Box Fri-Dies!
Carla from Utah
Thank you for sharing the video.ReplyDelete
I do love this Christmas Carols stamp set. The simplicity of those flowers make great effective cards! Wonderful!
I am loving the Christmas Carols set, it's fabulous and the flowers can be used all year round! Fab video too! xxxReplyDelete
LOVE the Christmas Carols set, and the Bubble box die projects you showed. All your specials were clear and I like how you highlighted different dies and stamps. Loved Catherine's video here too!ReplyDelete
This Christmas Carols set is one of my favorites and I need to pull it out again! Love how Catherine used it on her cards. xxxReplyDelete
I liked all the inspiration. Thanks for the prize chance.ReplyDelete
Thanks for the video. I will have to put this stamp set on my wish list.ReplyDelete


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Getting to Karamea involves taking one of the most beautiful drives in the world: North from Westport along the coastal road, which affords stunning views of the Tasman Sea, river valleys and jagged mountain ranges.
The road then crosses the Mohikuniui River and goes up into the densely forested mountains of the Kahurangi National Park.
You'll pass ancient tree giants, pass beneath majestic tree ferns and go high over the Karamea Bluff before dropping into the broad alluvial coastal plain at Little Wanganui. You'll pass happily grazing dairy herds on lush green pasture, the expansive Otumahana Lagoon and then over the mighty Karamea River before arriving in the township of Karamea.
There is a bus service that operates daily (except Sunday) between Westport and Karamea. The Karamea Express departs Karamea for Westport at 7.40 am and leaves Westport for Karamea at 11.30 am. Enquire at the information centre or i-Site nearest you to make a booking on the Karamea Express.
Karamea has both an airport and a heliport, with options catering specifically to the tramper or those wishing to combine getting to their destination with magnificent scenic viewing. Westport has a larger airport and has two flight daily to and fromn Wellington. Cars can he hired in Westport at the airport.
Golden Bay Air connects Wellington/Golden Bay and Karamea.
Many people arrive in Karamea on foot via the Heaphy or Wangapeka tracks, but by road Karamea is about 1.5 hours drive north of Westport. There are several worthwhile, signposted attractions en route:
Drive or hike up straight up from the sea to 600m. See the spectacular inclined railway dropping down to the coast, tour old mine workings and ghost towns, and gain access to several tramping and walking tracks.
This pleasant seaside village has several cafes and shops. Neighbouring Ngakawau is the start of the Charming Creek Walkway, a 5.5km (one way) track along an historic mining tramway, which traverses a gorge that is home to an endemic species of plant found nowhere else on earth.
At the Mokihinui River the road leaves the coastal plains and climbs up and accross the Karamea Bluff Ecological Area, an area of outstanding natural and scenic beauty containing some of the most spectacular and varied old-growth rainforest it is possible to see from a car window in New Zealand.
Lake Hanlon is a small, picturesque lake a short stroll from the road, completely enclosed by virgin rainforest.


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The Alter Eagles
No other Eagles Tribute show has a Don Henley look-alike that sings just like him on drums! No other Eagles Tribute show has a Glenn Frey clone on guitar and vocals! This is by far the most authentic representation of The Eagles in their prime in the world! Any fan of the Eagles music will recognize the subtle complexities of instruments and vocals paired with exacting harmonies when attending an Alter Eagles event. As one instant fan noted, "You were flawless at the Band shell. Being a fan who has seen the Eagles countless times I can say you were fantastic!"
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I saw this picture in a magazine, and really liked the colours and shapes of the flower. I though it was a great starting point for some work. I used gouache paints to create the image below. I consciously tried to focus on the colours seen rather than the shapes. Overall I think this gives an impressionist effect.
I then created this mixed media piece; using felt, threads, papers and beads. It was quite fun to make. I think some parts of this are more successful than others, I particularly like the centre of the flower.
Tuesday, 12 May 2009
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Thanks so much for your lovely comment.
I can see you love felt as much as me.xx
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Thanks for your comments! It was great fun to use felt, I find the whole wet felting process quite therapeutic!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous19 May 2009 at 08:14
Hi there - thanks for your comment on my blog. Thought I'd pop by and take a look at yours :) I love the mixed media flower - really beautiful - and it's great to see what inspired it and how you developed the idea. Lovely work. I'll definitely be back for more!ReplyDelete
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text: I've been unsuccessfully trying to get nss_ldap to work. I've chased down hundreds of google searches over the last 3 days, and I can't seem to get a centos system to authenticate against ldap. Every daemon on the system is running into the same problem: nss_ldap: could not search LDAP server - Server is unavailable sshd, nscd, httpd, you name it.. slapd is clearly running, telnet localhost 389 actually connects me to it. I've run authconfig, /etc/sysconfig/authconfig agrees. I'm at a complete and utter loss. I've followed every how-to out there, RH, Openldap, Debian, FreeBSD I can verify ldap is working, I can't seem to get any PAM applications to use it. Peter -- Peter Serwe http://truthlightway.blogspot.com/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20091216/5e3a2650/attachment.html>


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With dinosaurs breaking through the building before you even walk inside, The Children's Museum of Indianapolis is actually the world's largest museum for children. Until January you can experience the first-ever museum display based on Peabody Award-winning TV series Doc McStuffins. There is a lot for children to tinker with and adults are not forgotten, there are things that you will enjoy, like the permanent Dale Chihuly exhibit, an antique carousel and a water clock, two-stories high!
On October 2nd this year the Please Touch Museum celebrated their 40th anniversary and they will never let you down. It is a great place to go visit with children of all ages. Kids can put together, schedule and maneuver their own trains in Centennial Exploration, or excavate balls and unload them with a front end digger in City Capers. There are numerous fun places to explore. There are arts and crafts and painting classes, a toy supermarket, and even an Alice in Wonderland display.
With a big wire structure at the entry way where the kids can climb 2 levels, the Boston Children's Museum welcomes everyone with 3 floors of activities. There is a KEVA planks building area, a construction zone, golf balls going down a swirly trail in Raceways, a school bus, and of course some trains. The museum provides a fantastic mix of calm activities and places to be rambunctious.
Delivering ground-breaking learning prospects for children, the Children's Museum of Houston has incredibly comprehensive agendas for kids of all ages. With a wealth of games and hands-on activities such as a Bubble Lab, they feature an interesting Matter Factory for the young scientists, an inventor's workshop, an Eco Station, a visit to a mountain village in Mexico, or a place for kids to play different roles such as a policeman, a nurse, and a doctor.
Providing a hands-on learning laboratory for kids ages birth to 8, the Kohl Children's Museum offers interesting and educational workshops that are a lot of fun. Kids will always find something to suit their interests such as Cooperation Station , Habitat Park, Nature Explorers, Ravina Festival Music Makers, Pet Vet or Play Café are just a few of their many permanent exhibits.
With four floors of activities, the Liberty Science Center is a synergistic learning center and a museum of sciences. Test your skills in Wildlife Challenge- an outdoor obstacle course, get a close-up view of life inside a bee hive in Home is where the Hive is or using only your sense of touch navigate a meandering, twisting, jet-black passageway in Touch Tunnel.
Port Discovery Children's Museum's motto is to educate children and to inspire enduring inquisitiveness. With exhibits such as Kick it up!- an indoor soccer stadium, and when not in use it turns into an arena where kids can skate, snowboard and surf through tricky paths, you can show your moves in i Danceoff, or solve a perplexing case of the Baffle family in Miss Perception's Mystery House.
Boasting a Planetarium, a Giant Screen Theatre and their very own COSI Lab Spaces where in real time you can witness scientific discoveries, the 320,000 square foot space where you can immerse yourself in the olden stories of the sea in Ocean, where Poseidon controls a fabled playground; examine your talents as an armchair astronaut in Space or unlock the secrets of an ancient civilization on a remote island in Adventure.
Presently under expansion, promising a "bigger, better, bolder museum" in April 2017, MCM retired all their previous exhibits and showcasing only three; Hop on board and visit the Island of Sodor with Thomas the tank engine & Friends™ in Explore the Rails! solving simple and intricate problems gaining skills like telling time, math and physics and spacial relations. The brand new Forces at Play invites you to get wet and wild as you take a grasp of the power of water and air.
Pledging to engage, challenge, and inspire every visitor, gained this organization Trip Advisor's Certificate of Excellence in 2014 and 2015. Here you will find an authentic 1838 Log Cabin where you are taught to churn butter, harvest vegetables, write with quill pens, see the bustling city of Possible-opolis™ made of 90% recycled articles, discover nature in the center of Madison with the Rooftop Ramble, or learn about sustainability with aquaponics in the tilapia tank, planting in the greenhouse, and examining worms turn organic waste into compost in the Urb Garden.


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A Living Dream
"dreaM Endlessly has helped me to forge out my own path to my destiny in life in so many ways. Whether it was helping me find a job, or write an appeal, never once was my self-determination taken away from me. Instead dreaM Endlessly worked to empower me in all of my goals whatever they may be. Every one's situation is different, but dreaM Endlessly meets you where you are as an individual and works alongside you to ensure that your dreams are literally coming true. There once was a point where I absolutely believed in my mind that I could never return to college because of every barrier imaginable: finances, grades, being a first generation college student. I'd come to believe that college wasn't an option for me, even though, in my heart, I still wanted to go. dreaM Endlessly helped me to burry every imagined disability, through counseling, encouraging, and sound advice. I was forced to see that sometimes the only barriers before you are the ones you make in your mind. They helped me to realize my true identity and the reality of my goals. There were bumps along the way, but that never stopped dreaM Endlessly from rerouting the path to my destiny, and in this I learned that there is absolutely nothing before me that can keep me from "moving forward".
Now that I'm at college again and I can hardly believe it, I realize that dreaM Endlessly helped me to see who I really am and what I am capable of when I didn't even know it. I can hardly believe that I'm back at school sometimes, and every day is truly a miracle. If waking up in the place I thought unattainable wasn't enough, I got here lacking some serious basic needs, needs I couldn't even really see because I was just so excited to be back at school. When asked if I needed anything, I admitted some of my needs because of the absolute rush it was getting me back to school—One minute I was staying with my aunt, and the next, I have room and board and a meal plan and there is no way I'm missing anymore days of classes. Imagine my awestruck wonder when I received immeasurably beyond all that I could think, imagine, or ask for. Crowded inside of my room, was everything a college student could ever need and then some. There was no room to walk. The help that I received with my appeal, and actually seeing myself back at school was blessing enough, but dreaM Endlessly took me that step further and made it possible for me to get here and remain here soundly so that I can focus on the work I'm really supposed to be doing. For an entire month, through all of the contacts that dreaM Endlessly sent to me, I received package upon package and reward upon reward to the point that I seriously could not believe my life sometimes. Things that were happening to me because of dreaM Endlessly, just don't happen to ordinary people. Sometimes I'm still dumbfounded, but now I'm looking forward to all the possibilities before me. Possibilities I never imagined until I got together with dreaM Endlessly, and started dreaming. Never be afraid to dreaM, sometimes, those dreaMs become realities." -Chanel H., Current dreamer
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The OSI Group began in 1909 in Chicago when a German immigrant called Otto Kolschowsky opened a butcher shop, and retail meat market. He was successful, and at the end of the decade expanded into the wholesale meat business. He moved his operations to Maywood in Chicago.
The name changed to Otto & Sons in 1928. The company continued to be a thriving business after World War II. In 1955, a man named Ray Roc opened the first McDonald's restaurant in Des Plaines, Illinois. Before it opened, they had a verbal agreement with Otto & Sons to supply the restaurant with meat locally.
As it grew, their company supplied all the local McDonald's franchises that opened. Ray was a franchise dealer, and eventually became CEO of McDonald's. OSI changed from a regional supplier to global supplier during this decade. The company had pressure on them to provide a consistent quality products that were affordable to consumers.
The new technology of flash freezing foods helped Otto & Sons with their business. When the McDonald's chain consolidated their suppliers Otto & Sons became one of their four major meat suppliers. In 1973, OSI built a plant in West Chicago for manufacturing food product just for McDonald's.
The plant had machinery for flash freezing hamburger technology. They supplied meats to local restaurants and stores and to the global market for McDonald's . In 1975, they became OSI Industries. Sheldon Lavin joined the company in 1975 and had been an investment advisor to them for many years.
During the 1980's OSI Group expanded their business with joint venture with established food companies in Brazil, Austria, Mexico, Hungary, Poland, and the Pacific Rim. In 1987, they established a joint venture with the K & K Foods company in Taiwain, and in 1990 a joint enterprise with China.
In the US the OSI Group partnered with National Pizza and Foods and opened a new plant that processed hotdogs, bacon, and sausage. In the early 2000's, OSI began processing poultry products. They purchased Moy Park in the UK, Amick Farms in the US, and Weihai Poultry in China. In 2002, OSI expanded into fresh produce market.
Over the last several years, the company formed has joint ventures with companies in China and Europe. It has established a global trading platform in Europe for meat, poultry and other products. In 2016 they acquired Baho Food that is in the Netherlands and Creative Food Europe in the UK.
Today, OSI Group continues to focus on food safety, sustainability, providing a wide range of products worldwide, and developing new food products for the consumers and the wholesale market.
Learn More: www.forbes.com/companies/osi-group/


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* This GIF file is
- a GIF file which shows "Happy Hacking".
- a MS-DOS COM program which shows "Happy Hacking".
% cp hh.gif
% dosemu -dumb hh.com
Happy Hacking!
- a Perl program which converts a ASCII formatted COM file.
If you provide no arguments, it converts itself. So, you can do
% perl hh.gif > hh.pl.com
% dosemu -dumb hh.pl.com
Happy Hacking!
There are no binaries or control code in hh.pl.com.
- a Ruby program which converts a ASCII formatted COM file.
% ruby hh.gif > hh.rb.com
% dosemu -dumb hh.rb.com
Happy Hacking!
- the Perl program shows "be" if you provide 1111 as the command line option.
% perl hh.gif 1111
- a Java program in jar which shows "assimilated".
% java -jar hh.gif
- the word *WILL* is hidden in the GIF file in UTF8.
- this is an animation GIF, after waiting 10mins, the image shows "You".
- "Resistance" is embed in this GIF image.
* The outputted ASCII formatted COM file is
- a COM file
- a Perl program which produces the original COM file
% diff =(perl hh.pl.com) hh.com
% diff =(perl hh.rb.com) hh.com
- a Ruby program which produces the original COM file
% diff =(ruby hh.pl.com) hh.com
% diff =(ruby hh.rb.com) hh.com
- a Python program which outputs "futile"
% python hh.pl.com
- a Haskell program which outputs "is"
% cp hh.pl.com hh.hs
% ghc hh.hs
% ./a.out
* Overall, the hidden phrases are "Resistance is futile. You will be assimilated"
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The world we're living in is more interconnected than ever. Whether you're learning Spanish, German, Mandarin Chinese, or even English, learning a learning a second language benefits everyone around the globe. There are many ways to do it, whether it's through classes in college, apps on our phone, software on your computer, or talking to friends or family members who speak another language.
However, one thing is certain: the best way to learn a language quickly is through methods of immersion. There are many ways to learn a new language in an immersive context, but one of the best ways to get truly fluent and immersed in a language is if you study abroad. So, follow our language tips and you'll be able to take advantage of everything your host country has to offer!
As one of our most valuable study abroad language acquisition tips, keep in mind that it pays to start learning the basics before you pack your bags. Whether you have a few months or just a few weeks to prepare, there's a lot you can do to make sure you can carry on basic conversations, ask for directions, and participate in classes.
Your home university may offer courses in your target language. However, if it doesn't, then consider an immersion course that gets you active and engaged while letting you hone in on grammar, syntax, and even cultural do's and don'ts that let you hit the ground running once you arrive.
If you want to be as proficient as possible, opt for a class where English isn't allowed from the time the class starts to the moment it finishes. This will force you to think in the target language you're learning, while letting you practice intuitively, with an instructor who can guide you along with classmates also learning at your level.
If you're going to a popular study abroad destinations in Europe, there's a tendency among locals to revert to English if they notice you're anything less than fluent in their native tongue. This is especially true in Germany, the Netherlands, and in Scandinavian countries where many natives, particularly those in larger urban areas, will speak to foreigners in English. Don't be discouraged! As another one of our key study abroad language tips, we have a few ways you can avoid that "English trap."
It can be difficult to stay immersed in your new language if you're only learning a few hours a week or if you're in a specialized program where English may be your language of instruction. However, there's a number of things that'll benefit you as you're learning a second language.
Find a native speaking student looking to brush up on English as a second language. Having a study partner helps when you're trying to learn a learn a new language in segmented, one-on-one conversations, and you'll have a unique opportunity to learn from a native speaker at your own pace. Break up study sessions into portions that involve you giving instructions on English conversation as a native speaker while alternating with your study partner who'll teach you as well.
Regardless of your skill levels, living with a host family when you study abroad is among the best ways to learn a language or culture quickly. This can work in tandem with our other study abroad language tips, as you'll be forced to overcome any initial language barriers. While that may sound nerve-wracking, keep in mind that your host family will be patient and will be prepared to help you learn as much as you can.
This can be especially helpful when it comes to studying abroad in places where English language skills may not be common such as Japan, Saudia Arabia, or China. Make it a point to regularly participate in chores to learn names for common household objects and directions. Also, attend meals to learn more about your host family's culture, local cuisine, and manners.
When you're out and about, make sure to engage with locals as much as possible. Go to bookstores to hone your skills in reading and writing. Practice ordering coffee or tea at a local cafe. On the weekends, go to local bars and restaurants if you'd like to get a feel for how native speakers socialize. As one of our key study abroad language learning tips, remember to speak as much as possible. Even if you falter or stumble over your words at first, it'll be great practice for you to learn from.
In between classes and homework, remember to experience as much of your target language's media as possible. Watch local news programs, comedies, dramas, and even dubbed American sitcoms if you want some extra practice!
As with casual conversations, the important thing is to remain immersed, even in your free time. Visit local libraries and check out books that align with your studies or personal interests. Are you studying something in a STEM field? Look up math or science reference works that focus on tops you're already familiar with. How about something in the arts? Look up regional fashion, fine art, or design publications. After you're done, quiz yourself on comprehension. Here's another study abroad language tip: mouth the words to yourself or whisper if you can. Remember, the more you speak, the more you practice saying words naturally.
While you're studying abroad, our language tips can also be put into practice if you travel frequently. Many popular study abroad destinations have advanced railway and public transit systems, especially in Japan and Europe. So, take advantage of your local transportation options and hit the road!
Look for destinations within your host country that are popular with locals. Take tours as much as you can (especially ones that are in the language you're learning.) This will help you see sights with a local, native speaker's frame of mind, and it'll give you more opportunities to hone your comprehension and listening skills.
As an added practice tip, consider keeping a travel journal while you're abroad. This will give you a chance to reflect on what you've learned while writing in your target language.
While this may be a costly, long-term option, living abroad offers the best opportunities for full language immersion. After studying abroad, these language tips can be used for work, travel, and everyday life in your new home.
If you're set on living abroad permanently, there are a number of ways to go about this. Many countries have long-term visa programs and may even offer relocation incentives for native English speakers, especially if they plan on teaching English.
After you've settled your residency details, remember these tips and tricks. Traveling abroad is always exciting and can open up your own life to new experiences. So, whether or not you plan on settling down or you're setting your sights on traveling the world, these language tips will help you keep an open mind wherever you are.


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What are 10 of the best things to do in London at Christmas? The list of possibilities is quite extensive. After all, Charles Dickens invented Father Christmas, didn't he? 😉
Ok, ok, that's a bit big, but really, when you think about the spirit of Christmas and the whole idea of gift giving and the celebration of the event, London is absolutely one of the places in the world that you want to be. There are so many things to do here in winter, but my absolute favorite thing to do is chill out at home in the evenings! We are even exploring some of the services offered by Custom Controls London because we would love to have a home cinema at home to make movie night that little bit extra special!
So what are the things to do in London at Christmas that MUST be on your list of activities? Let me show you, Sunny friends…
Things to Do in London at Christmas: Winter Wonderland
As a girl who grew up in Daytona Beach, Florida and spent tons of time at Disney World, I can safely say that you should 'Let it Go!' when it comes to your reservations about Winter Wonderland rides in London at Christmas.
In fact, if you ask me, the rides at Winter Wonderland are more exciting than those at Disney World. Scout's honour! That's if you're interested in being flipped and tipped. It's my favourite holiday activity, as you'll see in this video.
Make sure if you are going to Winter Wonderland and want to make it extra special, that you read my review on How to Make Winter Wonderland Wheely Fun! 😉 It's about the VIP experience on the Wheel.
Things to Do in London at Christmas: Ice Skating
Another fun activity that you will find in many festive Northern climate cities during the holidays is ice skating. In London, during the holidays there are many places to slide across the ice (hopefully on your skates and not your bum!).
You can join the crowds at Hyde Park Winter Wonderland or visit Somerset House. Other options for ice skating in London include: Broadgate Ice Rink, Canary Wharf Ice Rink, Hampton Court Palace Ice Rink, Ice Skating at Wembley Park, Natural History Museum Ice Rink, and the Tower of London Ice Rink.
Things to Do in London at Christmas: Shopping
Of course, there's the obvious things to do in London at Christmas, which is shopping. Your Christmas shopping is going to get expensive so make sure you start saving for Christmas early on in the year. To keep it simple, you'll want to stay focused on the shops on Regent Street, Carnaby Street, and Seven Dials. Make sure you watch out for the shopping nights in these areas because they offer discounts to customers that are really valuable!
I'll be sure to announce the shopping nights in my newsletter. In fact, I already sent the Seven Dials Christmas Shopping party with 20% discount information to subscribers. To make sure you don't miss the other ones, subscribe here.
Things to Do in London at Christmas: Afternoon Tea
Who is able to visit London and skip afternoon tea? Not me!
There are many hotels that pride themselves each year on their festive Christmas afternoon teas. This year, you may wish to visit the Conrad St. James Snow Queen Afternoon Tea. It's offered from November 23 2015- February 11 2016. I had the chance to preview it in October. My review will thoroughly explain why I choose it for this year's Queen of the Christmas Afternoon Tea!
Although, that afternoon tea is certainly riveled by the One Aldwych Hotel's long-standing Charlie and the Chocolate Factory inspired afternoon tea, which will be offered at least until the remainder of this year.
Popular Christmas afternoon teas from 2014 include the Corinthia Hotel and the Sofitel St James, who offered the Buche de Noel French inspired tea in honour of the hotel's French ownership.
Things to Do in London at Christmas: Hogwarts in the Snow
One of the newest iconic things to do in London at Christmas is visiting the Warner Bros Studio Tour. From November 13, 2015 – January 31, 2016 the 'Hogwarts in the Snow' tour is offered. Iconic sets are decorated for festive scenes, the Great Hall is lined with trees, and the Hogwarts castle model is covered in a blanket of filmmaking snow.
Unfortunately, the Christmas dinner in the 'Great Hall' for December 3, 2015 is already sold out, Sunny friends. Make sure you read my blog post on what the studio tour involves before heading to Watford, London.
Things to Do in London at Christmas: Charles Dickens Museum
Visiting the Charles Dickens Museum is a great activity any time of the year. Aside from touring the inside of one of Dickens' homes, the museum has year-round activities for literary lovers. They offer Dickensian Walks, Costumed Tours, and a reading group. You can read my review of the Charles Dickens Museum to learn more about what's inside for you.
Things to Do in London at Christmas: Elf
Just a few streets away from the Charles Dickens Museum is the Dominion Theatre on Tottenham Court Road. From now until January 2, 2016 the show based on the 2003 hit film starring Will Farrell is running in the West End. You can see a trailer of the show here.
Things to Do in London at Christmas: See Santa
Seeing Santa at Christmas is everyone's dream. There are many places around London this is possible. At Westfield London you can climb aboard Santa's sleigh for a cinematic adventure. Santa's Snowflake Grotto this year at Kew Gardens will have dancing lit-up fountains, a choir of holly bushes and a scented fire garden.
Royal Albert Hall has children's tours with Victorian-themed stories and activities. If you're a Florida girl like me and sometimes prefer a tropical climate over a snow storm, Santa's Grotto at the Rain Forest Cafe might be something you consider too.
However, I'm told one of the best experiences for adults and children hoping to see Santa is at Leeds Castle, but that is a bit outside of London.
Things to Do in London at Christmas: IceBar London
If you're thinking that it's not appealing to subject yourself to -5° Celsius on purpose when it's already very cold outside, you obviously haven't been to the IceBar in London.
Soon after Mr. Sunny proposed to me, we visited the IceBar on a cold night in December. It features a 'cold sensory experience where the walls, bar, table and even your own personal glass are made from Torne River ice which is harvested from the pristine winter wonderland of Jukkasjärvi in Northern Sweden.' We also stayed for dinner after enjoying the subzero drinking experience. You can read more about my thoughts on the food and review for the Icebar here. Mr. Sunny and I highly recommend it!
Things to Do in London at Christmas: Drink Beer and Mulled Wine
Finally, something the British people do year round is drink. So, the holidays means you can enjoy festive ales at pubs while you're sitting by the fireplace at your favourite local. You can also experience the traditional autumn/holiday beverage, mulled wine (AKA 'Viking Blood').
Ok, before you panic and feel like I've drained all the fun out of Christmas with that last picture, let me clarify that mulled wine is made with a recipe of red wine, various mulling spices and raisins. It's not a drink for me. The smell is quite strong. However, it seems to be quite popular with everyone else in London at Christmas time.
If you haven't visited the Sunny in London recommended Pub Crawls yet, make sure you do that too. Mr. Sunny and his father (both life-long Londoners) also recommend The Good Pub Guide 2016.
*US Readers can click here to find the The Good Pub Guide 2016 on Amazon.com here.
Things to Do in London at Christmas: Shopping Guide
If you're visiting London and need shopping advice, you can watch the videos below. For printable maps of the areas I recommend, visit here.
Things to Do in London at Christmas: Your List?
That's a quick list of my must see and things to do in London at Christmas. What do you suggest, Sunny friends? Don't miss the 2016 video on 'Christmas Things to Do in London That You Can't Do in NYC' on the Sunny News YouTube channel!
Please leave your thoughts, experiences and questions in the comments below. Of course, if you found this valuable, I'd love it if you pinned it or shared it on your other social networks!
Happy Holidays to you!