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Initializing a single datacenter per workload type
Steps for configuring nodes in a mixed-workload cluster that has only one datacenter for each type of workload.
In most circumstances, each workload type, such as search, analytics, and transactional, should be organized into separate virtual datacenters. Workload segregation avoids contention for resources. However, workloads can be combined in SearchAnalytics nodes when there is not a large demand for analytics, as combining transactional (OLTP) and analytics (OLAP) workloads result in decreases performance. You can enable DSE Graph only on the nodes you want to query.
When you create a keyspace using CQL, Cassandra creates a virtual datacenter for a cluster, even a one-node cluster, automatically. You assign nodes that run the same type of workload to the same datacenter. The separate, virtual datacenters for different types of nodes segregate workloads that run DSE Search from those nodes that run other workload types.
In this scenario, a mixed workload cluster has only one datacenter for each type of workload. For example, if the cluster has 3 analytics nodes, 3 Cassandra nodes, and 2 DSE Search nodes, the cluster would have 3 datacenters, one for each type of workload. In contrast, a multiple data-center cluster has more than one datacenter for each type of workload.
- A good understanding of how Cassandra works. Be sure to read at least Understanding the architecture, Data Replication, and Cassandra's rack feature.
- Make sure your environment is suitable for your use case and workload.
- Review Recommended production settings for Linux.
- Choose a name for the cluster.
- For a mixed-workload cluster, determine the purpose of each node.
- Determine the snitch and replication strategy. The GossipingPropertyFileSnitch and NetworkTopologyStrategy are recommended for production environments.
- The IP address of each node.
- Ensure that DataStax Enterprise is installed on each node.
- Determine which nodes are seed nodes. Do not make all
nodes seed nodes.
Seed nodes are not required for DSE Search datacenters. Read Internode communications (gossip).
- Review and make appropriate changes to other property files, such as cassandra-rackdc.properties.
- Set virtual nodes correctly for the type of datacenter. See Virtual nodes.
This configuration example describes installing an 8 node cluster spanning 2 racks in a single datacenter with a default consistency level of QUORUM.
Suppose the nodes have the following IPs and one node per rack will serve as a
- node0 184.108.40.206 (Cassandra seed)
- node1 22.214.171.124 (Cassandra)
- node2 126.96.36.199 (Cassandra)
- node3 126.96.36.199 (Analytics seed)
- node4 126.96.36.199 (Analytics)
- node5 22.214.171.124 (Analytics)
- node6 22.214.171.124 (Search - seed nodes not required for DSE Search.)
- node7 184.108.40.206 (Search)
- If the nodes are behind a firewall, open the required ports for internal/external communication.
If DataStax Enterprise is running, stop the nodes and clear the data:
- Installer-Services and Package installations:
$ sudo service dse stop $ sudo rm -rf /var/lib/cassandra/* # Clears the data from the default directories
- Installer-No Services and Tarball installations:
From the install directory:
$ sudo bin/dse cassandra-stop $ sudo rm -rf /var/lib/cassandra/* # Clears the data from the default directories
- Installer-Services and Package installations:
Set the properties in the cassandra.yaml
configuration file for each node.
If the nodes in the cluster are identical in terms of disk layout, shared libraries, and so on, you can use the same copy of the cassandra.yaml file on all of the nodes.
Properties to set:Note: Use the yaml_diff tool to review and make appropriate changes to the cassandra.yaml and dse.yaml configuration files.
num_tokens: See vnode recommendations.
-seeds: internal_IP_address of each seed node
listen_address: empty
If not set, Cassandra asks the system for the local address, the one associated with its host name. In some cases Cassandra doesn't produce the correct address and you must specify the listen_address.
endpoint_snitch: snitch
See endpoint_snitch and About Snitches. If you are changing snitches, see Switching snitches.
auto_bootstrap: false
Add the bootstrap setting only when initializing a fresh cluster with no data.
- If you are using a cassandra.yaml or dse.yaml file from a previous version, be sure to check the Upgrade guide for removed settings:
You must include at least one seed node from each datacenter. DataStax recommends that you have more than one seed node per datacenter. Do not make all nodes seed nodes.
cluster_name: 'MyDemoCluster' num_tokens: 256 seed_provider: - class_name: org.apache.cassandra.locator.SimpleSeedProvider parameters: - seeds: "22.214.171.124,220.127.116.11" listen_address: endpoint_snitch: GossipingPropertyFileSnitch
- Set the properties in the dse.yaml file as required by your use case.
In the
(GossipingPropertyFileSnitch) or
(PropertyFileSnitch) file, use your naming convention to assign datacenter and
rack names to the IP addresses of each node, and assign a default datacenter
name and rack name for unknown nodes.
Note: The GossipingPropertyFileSnitch always loads cassandra-topology.properties when that file is present. Remove the file from each node on any new cluster, or any cluster migrated from the PropertyFileSnitch.The default location of the cassandra-topology.properties file depends on the type of installation:
Installer-Services and Package installations /etc/dse/cassandra/cassandra-topology.properties Installer-No Services and Tarball installations install_location/resources/cassandra/conf/cassandra-topology.propertiesThe default location of the cassandra-rackdc.properties file depends on the type of installation: Installer-Services and Package installations /etc/dse/cassandra/cassandra-rackdc.properties Installer-No Services and Tarball installations install_location/resources/cassandra/conf/cassandra-rackdc.propertiesThe location of the dse.yaml file depends on the type of installation: Installer-Services /etc/dse/dse.yaml Package installations /etc/dse/dse.yaml Installer-No Services install_location/resources/dse/conf/dse.yaml Tarball installations install_location/resources/dse/conf/dse.yamlThe location of the cassandra.yaml file depends on the type of installation: Installer-Services /etc/dse/cassandra/cassandra.yaml Package installations /etc/dse/cassandra/cassandra.yaml Installer-No Services install_location/resources/cassandra/conf/cassandra.yaml Tarball installations install_location/resources/cassandra/conf/cassandra.yaml Type or datacenter or cluster Number of vnodes (tokens) Cassandra-only 128 Spark 128 DSE Search-only 16 or 32 DSE Graph 128 DSE Graph when using with DSE Search 16 or 32 DSE Hadoop Not recommended.
If you want to use vnodes, be aware that vnodes can cause a sharp increase in the Hadoop task scheduling latency due to the number of Hadoop splits, which cannot be lower than the number of vnodes in the analytics datacenter. Using vnodes, instead of N splits for tiny data, such as 256 * N splits (N = number of physical nodes in the cluster), can raise job latency from tens of seconds to tens of minutes. However, job latency can be relatively insignificant when analyzing huge quantities of data that inherently have multiple splits and take hours to run anyway.
# Cassandra Node IP=Datacenter:Rack 184.108.40.206=DC_Cassandra:RAC1 220.127.116.11=DC_Cassandra:RAC1 188.8.131.52=DC_Cassandra:RAC1 184.108.40.206=DC_Analytics:RAC1 188.8.131.52=DC_Analytics:RAC1 184.108.40.206=DC_Analytics:RAC1 18.104.22.168=DC_Solr:RAC1 188.8.131.52=DC_Solr:RAC1 # default for unknown nodes default=DC1:RAC1Note: After making any changes in the configuration files, you must the restart the node for the changes to take effect.
After you have installed and configured DataStax Enterprise on all nodes, start
the seed nodes one at a time, and then start the rest of the nodes:
- Installer-Services and Package installations: Starting DataStax Enterprise as a stand-alone process
- Installer-No Services and Tarball installations: Starting DataStax Enterprise as a service
Check that your cluster is up and running:
- Installer-Services and Package installations:
$ nodetool status
- Installer-No Services and Tarball installations:
$ install_location/bin/nodetool status
- Installer-Services and Package installations:
Datacenter: Cassandra
|/ State=Normal/Leaving/Joining/Moving
-- Address Load Tokens Owns Host ID Rack
UN 184.108.40.206 21.33 KB 256 33.3% a9fa31c7-f3c0-... RAC1
UN 18.104.22.168 21.33 KB 256 33.3% f5bb416c-db51-... RAC1
UN 22.214.171.124 21.33 KB 256 16.7% b836748f-c94f-... RAC1
Datacenter: Analytics
|/ State=Normal/Leaving/Joining/Moving
-- Address Load Owns Host ID Tokens Rack
UN 184.108.40.206 28.44 KB 13.0.% e2451cdf-f070- ... -922337.... RAC1
UN 184.108.40.206 44.47 KB 16.7% f9fa427c-a2c5- ... 30745512... RAC1
UN 220.127.116.11 54.33 KB 23.6% b9fc31c7-3bc0- ..- 45674488... RAC1
Datacenter: Solr
|/ State=Normal/Leaving/Joining/Moving
-- Address Load Owns Host ID Tokens Rack
UN 126.96.36.199 15.44 KB 50.2.% e2451cdf-f070- ... 9243578.... RAC1
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MOOTONE – Color Matching System for MOO Cards
When I needed to order business cards for my new company, I wanted color accuracy from my favorite card supplier, MOO cards. So I made the MOOTONE Color Matching System, and now know exactly how my colors will print. If you are color obsessed like me, this could be the tool for you!
As a professional designer/maker/color aficionado... and recent entrepreneur, I turned to my favorite quick-turn business card supplier, MOO cards, to print a batch. Before pressing the dreaded order button (the one that MailChimp has captured the moment of, all too perfectly), I printed out copy after copy on the office color printers to see if I could understand how my colors on screen would translate to the colors in print. Moreover, I had no clue as to how they would come out from the printers at MOO. So I decided to make a MOO card Color Matching System.
A Hyper-Specific Color Matching System
Not to be taken to the bank trying to print my business cards half a dozen times to fine tune the colors, I thought I should print a test swatch of the colors I was using. Then I thought, what if I had a simple tool, much like other color matching swatches I used to use back in the day while I made a buck or two painting prototypes for Lord of The Rings and Harry Potter figurines. Having a swatch booklet, or card set could be a huge time saver and would allow me to match things like my favorite new backpack from Topo Designs. I made the magic* happen and ordered myself a set. *details on said magic below
100 LIMITED EDITION Color Matching Kits
Available now in two tiers: the first will be exactly the same as my set, covering all of the colors of the rainbow in exactly 50 MOO cards. If you want the rest of the palette, that is available too in a limited edition run of 100 units. The full 109 card set will be served-up with a GOLD FOIL Certificate of Authenticity.
The Deets
How do I ensure that I can even recreate the color on the cards? The magic of a color matching system is that if you submit your designs to MOO cards with the RGB or CMYK color listed on the swatch, the color will print as seen on your swatch in hand. Simply entering the RGB or CMYK values in your favorite design software will ensure a match w/ MOO prints. Colors will look different on your screen than on the card, but then again, that is the point of a color matching system, to give you that knowledge :).
Magic – Or how it all came together
A couple of aspects of making these cards were made possible by my obsession with ridiculous side projects, and any excuse to use programming to solve meaningless problems.
Since the process of making the cards could have been very tedious, and is still remains so, I wrote software to parse a custom JSON file and generate the cards for me. The Processing application I made generated a PDF with all of the swatches needed for MOOTONE. I am happy to share this code open-source, and also happy to help share why Processing is so powerful for this kind of thing and an infinite amount of other fun/powerful applications.
Paper Type & Finish
I'm so glad you asked. This can be important if you are a frequent MOO card printee. The Limited Edition set I am offering comes with the following paper type and finish:
Pre-emptive FAQs
Does MOO support this?
Officially, no. Do they have anything to do with this? Well, they are technically printing the cards, and don't seem to oppose the idea. In fact, if we get enough excitement around it, they might even endorse it :)
Do the MOOTONE colors match other color matching systems colors?
Nope. They share RGB and CMYK values, but they only match the cards you will have in your hand. Another color matching system's swatch will show colors as calibrated to their specification and MOO cards don't follow any official color matching protocol. This is a hack and has proven to be handy.
Does MOO ensure color matching?
Nope. I also have a feeling that they don't really want to be in that business. If color matching is important to you, then the MOOTONE Color Matching System is the closest thing you'll get to print on some smooth, stylish, new MOO cards.
What is the company you are starting?!
So, glad you asked! My new company is called Move38 and we are developing an entirely new form of tabletop games, ones that seemingly come alive on the table. You are encouraged to follow along at Move38.com, as we'll be launching our own Kickstarter soon enough :)
Special Thanks to Nick Bentley, for venturing to start a company with me, and being supportive of these silly side projects. Tomer Weller, for staying on my couch and helping with the very first python script for scraping color values. Che-Wei Wang, Taylor Levy, and Pau (with an active Kickstarter) for photography/video help, moral support, and general daily cheer. Jamie Tsukamaki, for helping me set up the beautiful workstation and home that provides creative inspiration daily, oh and loving me :)
Risks and challenges
NONE. Seriously. I love my set, it exists in final form (well, I might make a couple of small tweaks) and MOO is ready to print them the moment I have all of the orders placed.Learn about accountability on Kickstarter
Questions about this project? Check out the FAQ
Funding period
- (30 days)

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If you like hippos or cute animals then you will love these custom hippo rugs! Cute and creative hippo cartoons and pictures can be made into the perfect rug for a children's room or nursery. There are happy hippos, sad hippos, funny hippos, realistic hippos, and adorable hippos! A cute cartoon that is sure to warm your heart is a plump purple hippo that has a sheepish grin on her face as she looks up at the sky with her pink umbrella. Add humor to a room by getting a hippo rug that is funny! Try the cartoon with an adorable, purple hippo that is trying to play tennis but managed to get two tennis balls stuck in his nose. He has a surprised and worried look on his face that makes you smile.
Another hippo is a pink one that has grabbed hold of a green balloon and been lifted into the air unintentionally. He is wiggling his legs around with a worried expression as he wonders what to do. Or put a pink goofy looking hippo on your rug that appears like he's been caught in mid-laugh.
Try a different cartoon style on your hippo rug with a yellow baby in a colorful background with trees and a blue sky. Add love and harmony to your decor with the image of an orange mommy and baby hippo lovingly looking at each other in a happy blue background with palm trees swaying in the wind. Get hippo rugs with character using a cartoon scene with tons of different wide-eyed animals in a desert terrain.
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Peachy Skin creates just that: happy, soft, peach-scented skin. Use it all over your body and this nourishing lotion will repair and relieve dry, damaged skin. Natural peach kernels act as an emollient that heals as it restores the skin's hydro-lipid shield, soothing and hydrating for velvety, comfortable skin even in the worst environmental conditions.
To use as a hand lotion, simply apply after washing your hands, paying special attention to the cuticles and nails. As a body lotion, apply to the entire body after a bath or shower. Massage into the skin until it completely penetrates.


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Before the NBA playoffs started, experts as well as just about everyone in Boston had the first round matchup against Chicago as a basic cake walk into the second round. There has been more talks about Boston and Washington meeting in the second round then there has been about the actual first round matchup. Now that Boston has officially clinched the number one seed, it seems everyone forgets that it is actually a possibility Boston loses this series. Game 1 was a reality check to the people of Boston. The Bulls are a legitimate threat to upset Boston.
Let's start with how bad the Celtics actually are. They are simply not a real one seed. The Cavs took the one seed and handed it to Boston on a silver platter. In fact, Boston should be embarrassed. It was a complete slap in the face to all of Celtics Nation. They come into the TD Garden, beat you by 20+ points to prove they are better than you. Then, they rest their starters for the final four games of the season basically showing they are not one bit worried about home court advantage. Even Danny Ainge who owns the damn team has came out and said the Cavs are "the class of the Eastern Conference". Even their owner does not truly believe they are a one seed. If you don't believe the owner, check the numbers. Boston has a point differential net rating of plus-3.1. This is the worst net rating of a one seed since the 1980 Super Sonics (per USA Today). They also only won 53 games, which usually gets you around the three seed in most years. Some are even considering this to be the worst one seed EVER.
We cant forget about the Bull's now. This was a team who at the beginning of the year was considered one of the NBA's newly built "super teams". With the Rondo, Wade and Butler combination, this team had the potential to be higher than an eight seed. It was team chemistry that made them fall and eventually give up Taj Gibson and Doug McDermott. After the Instagram shots from Wade and Rondo, it seemed this team was far from a playoff hunt. But that was months ago, and the team has came together since then. It shouldn't be a surprise to people if this is when they play their best basketball. Dwayne Wade has got plenty of rest since his fractured elbow that kept him out the last month of the season. He should be primed and ready for a playoff push. He may be 35 years old and not able to dominate a series, but he can still hit big shots in the fourth quarter as he showed in game one.
The knock on Rajon Rondo has always been his lack of effort. No team wants a guy who spends all 82 games of the regular season giving minimal effort. However, theres a reason why he plays better in the playoffs. It's because he actually plays hard. When Rondo plays hard, he can play. How else can you explain him matching up one-on-one in the 2012 Eastern Conference finals against LeBron James? Rondo has always shined in the playoffs and he showed flashes in game one. Playing against his former team when people doubt him more than ever should really motivate him to play well this series.
Then of course there's Jimmy Butler. He is undoubtably the best player on the court in the series. A great two way player, Butler can go off for 30 points any night and can also shut down anyone he guards. If he can continue his consistent play of the regular season as well as build off his game one long range shooting, he may very easily be the X factor in this series. With Danny Ainge also not pulling the trigger at the trade deadline, it could lead to some extra motivation for Butler.
Finally, the Celtics face a huge rebounding issue. Robin Lopez dominated the glass, and especially dominated $30 million dollar man Al Horford. This is another case of Celtics Nation getting too caught up in the statistics. Sure Horford filled the stat sheet as he usually does, but he was horrendous on the matchup against Lopez. He had nine rebounds, but not one of them came in the fourth quarter. Al plays smaller than he is normally, but Lopez made him look microscopic in game one. He did everything right, except the one thing Boston needed him most for. If Lopez continues to win this rebounding battle, this series can be closer than most thing.
Now I'm not saying the Celtics are going to lose this series. Boston still has a much more talented roster and home court advantage. However, this won't be the cake walk most fans imagine and don't be surprised if the Bulls manage an upset.


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Is there any way to have FREE mobile phone service? YES!
Updated 11/19/2011 – Added link to VOIP on GTab.
Last year, I bought a T-Mobile G2 phone. But the T-Mobile service in my area is so weak that I disconnected from them. Still, I use the phone – without a contract and at no cost. I can make and receive regular phone calls with anyone in the US & Canada – at no charge. That is technology, my friend.
Someone in the front row has their hand up… "Can I do that with my phone?" they ask, excitedly! Well yes, if your phone is capable.
First, let me explain some of the problems of mobile phones:
- Phones have different Operating Systems (OS). No matter what you do, the OS limits you to whatever works on that OS. Some phones have been hacked and the Android OS installed on phones that were shipped with the Windows Mobile OS, etc. but that is either difficult or impossible – depending upon the phone.
- Phones are on different technologies. CDMA phones (Sprint & Verizon) do not work on each other's networks. GSM phones (AT&T & T-Mo) will not work on the CDMA networks at all. T-Mo and AT&T roam on each other's networks but their data protocols are different. The only common denominator is the EDGE data (about 60k).
- Phones are SIM locked. This means that an AT&T phone will not work with a T-Mo SIM card or visa versa. However, federal law mandates that carriers MUST give you the sim unlock code. After executing the code on your phone, the phone will work with a sim card from any compatible carrier (be aware of the data problems mentioned in the last paragraph).
- Phones are boot-locked. Some phones can hacked to give access to the boot-level or "root" of the phone. Phones can be "jail broken" (term usually given to such work on Apple phones) or "rooted" (similar work done on Android devices). Once a phone has been boot unlocked, the ROM and other firmware can be replaced or updated. However, all the physical limitations of technology are still present. A "jail broken" ATT iPhone will work on the T-Mo network but you can only use the data at Edge speeds. However, a jail broken Verizon iPhone will NOT work on the T-Mo or ATT network.
With all that said, there may be a real value in having an old (no contract) phone to play with. Especially if it is an Android device.
Here is what I did with my G2.
- I signed up for a Google Voice account and connected the phone as the primary answering phone.
- I called T-Mo and get the sim-unlock-code and executed it.
- I rooted the device and put CM7 on it (this has value but is not essential for the process)
- I shut down my account with T-Mo and removed the T-Mo sim card entirely. That means that there is no network – except WiFi. All other functions are retained. (Actually, I later added a pay-as-you-go sim for emergencies but this is not essential)
- I purchased the GrooVe IP app from the Android Market and set it up on the phone with my Google Voice acct.
- Now, I can make/receive unlimited (free) local and LD phone calls to/from my Google Voice number – at no charge. The only restriction is that I have to be within range of WiFi. That can be from my home network, most available public networks, a friend's network (if they allow you access), WiFi shared from another phone, or – in my case – from a Verizon MiFi device. (I only use the MiFi when I am traveling to assure that I do not lose access to the telephone system.)
This should be possible with any fairly new Android device. It may also work with another OS but I don't know. (It would require GrooVe IP or a similar app.). BTW, this is the same process I used on my GTab to use it as a phone – except that I could just begin at # 5 in the last list. Here is the link to my article on using VOIP on the GTab: GTab works for REGULAR phone calls
So, can you use your old phone for more than other people do? Tell us in the comments..


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Sacramento Marina Water Quality Monitoring
Sacramento, California
On behalf of the City of Sacramento, Foothill Associates collected and analyzed water quality samples from the Sacramento River at two locations within the Sacramento Marina dredging project site in accordance with the Clean Water Act Section 401 Water Quality Certification. Foothill Associates collected water quality samples twice daily for the project duration and prepared the water quality results report for the City of Sacramento. Samples were analyzed in the field or in the laboratory for pH, dissolved oxygen, temperature, turbidity, and settleable solids.


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An exciting Heritage Lottery Funded Heritage Building Traineeship
Traineeship Title: Heritage Buildings Trainee
Hours: 40 hours per week
Some bank holiday, weekend and evening work will also be required from time to time for which time off in lieu will be given.
Salary: £16,765 pa
Contract: 18 months starting 1 August 2017
Holidays: 28 Days including bank holidays
Chiltern Open Air Museum
We are an independent Museum and charity with a collection of 34 historic buildings, including a traditional working farm set in 45 acres of traditional Chilterns landscape.
Following a successful award from Heritage Lottery Fund for Skills for the Future, the Museum is pleased to be recruiting a Heritage Building Trainee. This new training scheme offers high quality, paid museum/heritage work placements for 18 months and trainees will leave the scheme with a range of work-based training and a wide variety of heritage building and rural skills to support future careers in these areas.
The Traineeship
These traineeships require a practical aptitude for learning new physical skills and a desire to work outdoors in all weathers implementing those skills in construction, as well as a love of historic buildings and landscapes. The nature of the work will be very physical for the majority of the traineeship.
Individuals will be expected to work independently once they are deemed competent by their supervisor. They will also be expected to take on responsibility for themselves and their work where appropriate.
Heritage Buildings Trainee
As a buildings trainee you will be learning about and carrying out the maintenance and rebuilding of the historic buildings at the Museum, which will include reconstruction projects such as the rebuilding of a World War 1 Nissen Hut, as well as carpentry/joinery, roofing repairs, masonry skills (in brick and stone), the use of lime mortars in the repair of traditional buildings and painting skills for repairing the existing collection of 34 historic buildings including timber framed, brick and cast iron buildings.
You will be assisting the Buildings Manager on historic buildings maintenance jobs and projects around site often juggling multiple projects and responsibilities so good organisational and prioritisation skills are key for this role as is an awareness of health & safety regulations.
You will also have the opportunity to work with and supervise volunteers where you will use your strong communication skills and people skills to get the best out of them while they work with you as well as continuously learning from them.
The role includes working with the Front of House Team as a duty staff member on up to two weekend or Bank Holiday days per month during the open season from April to October after training.
As a trainee you will be offered a supportive learning environment, with a close working relationship with a supervisor, and an individually-tailored training programme.
Short Placements
The project includes funding for you to travel and participate in additional training that you can chose according to your interests, including a number of short placement with another heritage organisation such as partner Owlsworth IJP, a local heritage building individual contractor and day study visits or training courses organised by you with support from your supervisors. Some of these opportunities may offer certification for your portfolio of achievements and qualifications for future employers.
Social Media
Trainees are expected to write a regular reflective blog about their learning and experiences at the Museum during their traineeship, these will be posted regularly on the Museum Blog section of the website. They will also be expected to keep photographic and video records of their achievements which may be used on the Museum's social media channels.
Preparing for future employment
You will also receive support in developing employability skills including preparing your CV, interview training, tailored support in short-listing potential employers and guidance on accessing heritage opportunities.
About you
To apply for this role you will need to have a strong interest in and a passion for heritage buildings and conservation.
You should have some practical experience in building conservation work or another relevant field as well as the ability to learn new practical skills and think creatively. You will need good problem solving skills, great interpersonal skills and the ability to work both in a team as well as on your own initiative.
You should be prepared to work outside in all weathers and often performing very physical tasks so a good level of stamina is also required along with a sense of humour!
If you have any previous experience of working with volunteers or volunteering yourself or experience of working in a heritage setting this would be highly beneficial as would any relevant qualification around traditional building skills.
You will need to be a car owner due to the location of the Museum, where there is no public transport and the nearest station is over 30 minutes walk away on narrow and unsafe roads. For reasons of health, safety & welfare, COAM takes it's 'duty of care' to employees seriously, and as you may from time to time have to work long days, depending upon the tasks that need to be competed, we also need to be assured that you are prepared to find lodgings locally.
Principle tasks
- To participate in the training plan for this trainee role
- To assist the Buildings Manager
- To work with and supervise buildings volunteers
- To learn and implement heritage building construction skills and the use of vernacular building materials
- To participate in the management and practical application of heritage building project work
- To assist with administration and routine operational tasks
- To assist with historic buildings maintenance
- To ensure compliance with health & safety regulations
- To assist with the operation and maintenance of traditional plant, machinery and vehicles
- To assist front-of-house functions with support when necessary and volunteer management
- To lock and unlock Museum buildings on a regular basis
- To take part in the duty staff weekend rota (approx 2 weekend days per month / Bank Holidays in open season)
- To assist with any task required for the operation of the Museum when necessary
- To promote the Museum to external organisations if required
Person Specification
- Some practical experience in buildings work
- An interest in and a passion for heritage building
- Understanding of the crucial role played by volunteers in the heritage industry
- Ability to learn new practical skills
- A positive attitude to learning
- Ability to think creatively
- Good problem solving skills
- A positive and conscientious attitude to work and people
- Good interpersonal skills
- Commitment to achieving high standards
- Good stamina levels
- Ability to work well in a team and with people from different backgrounds
- Ability to work on own initiative
- Attention to detail
- Good IT Skills using MS Word packages
- Ability to work flexible hours to suit workload and needs of the Museum
- Sense of humour
- Car owner
- Any relevant qualification, for example:
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>>If we are to accept gayness on the basis of its supposed
genetic roots, then we have no basis for condemning these other behaviors
that also have genetic roots.>>
I agree, of course; that is, I do not think we should accept gayness because
it is genetic. I do not believe I ever argued that we ought to accept
homosexual behavior beccause it was either genetically or environmentally
determined. I did argue that since it is NOT a "chosen" orientation, and
that seems to be fairly well established now with he probably exception of
the Exodus people, that arguments for "rehab" and "you can refrain from the
behavior" are only valid if one can show that the activity , itself, is
sinful in God's eyes. And to do this one needs to argue from the scriptures.
My web site, page 2, section 10, contains a plethora of these arguments, on
both sides, and references to many more. All sources cited are, I believe,
I bagan a study last week on the support the Bible gives to the pro-slavery
position held by many not only before, but during and, indeed, after the
Civil War. I'm only a short way into it -- this much seems clear -- the
Bible supports slavery a lot more emphatically with more citations,
statements of approval, and examples than it does a blanket condemnation of
all homosexual behavior.
To think slavery is prescribed by God, however, is, IMHO, a lot worse than
thinking all homosexual behavior is proscribed by God. So how do we handle
such problems? I suggest that many of us, including yours truly until
recently, simply put on blinders to large part of scriptural text. I don't
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I love his warm up shakes, and the throw looked pretty good.
His first stop when he arrived Friday afternoon was West Point, where he arrived by helicopter and did some target practice with cadets.
"He clearly knows what he's doing," Col. Casey Haskins told People."/He clearly knows how to shoot."
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The Admirals won 4-2 on the road against the Rochester Americans Saturday night. It wasn't pretty. It was actually quite a hot mess. But, for how things have been going lately, who cares! The Admirals overcame a 2-0 deficit before winning this game in a period that saw them only record three shots on goal.
It was the Amerks that did the early damage. They scored two goals from their first three shots and scored them twenty-five seconds apart from one another.
Directly off of a faceoff the home-side picked up the opening goal after the faceoff was kicked behind Felix Girard. Ian White made a bad read on the faceoff and went left as the puck fell to Joel Armia to the right of him. Armia had the time and space to flip back on his backhand and beat Marek Mazanec to score his seventh goal of the season.
Only twenty-five seconds later the Admirals were tossing a puck out of their own net again. Zac Dalpe was racing along the right wing wall and drew the attention of four Admirals on the ice. Dalpe lost his balance and made an amazing pass while spinning on his back to find Tim Schaller breaking down the slot. The only man tracking Schaller was Brendan Leipsic but the damage was done before he could have any say. Schaller scored a wrister to make it 2-0 off of his eighth goal of the season.
In the second period a big check by Matt MacKenzie on Girard caught the eye of Mike Liambas. This was a quick scrap directly following the hit and Liambas got a few blows on before earning a take down. This is one of those instances where I feel like throwing a fight card out the window because, even though it wasn't called on the ice, it was an instigator job from Liambas protecting his teammate. Like Girard on the check, I'm not sure MacKenzie knew what hit him.
The Admirals made a nice push following the bout by Liambas. Joe Pendenza, not a regular on the Admirals power-play, had a great chance to score from out in front of Andrey Makarov on an early power-play bid that was shot off the pads. He was put right back on the next power-play and scored off of a redirection with four seconds left in an Admirals power-play to score his fifth goal of the season.
With how the Admirals have been playing of late you might have thought a goal like this would have happened against them. Instead, another team in a miserable run had the bad bounce beat them. Leipsic appeared to be skating up to center ice to shoot the puck deep and finish his shift. Instead, the puck clipped the stick blade of Jake McCabe and managed to fool Makarov in net and go in. Fluke or not it goes down as Leipsic's fourth goal of the season.
Just over a minute into the third period the Admirals took a 3-2 lead. Leipsic wired a stretch pass that sent Colton Sissons off on a breakaway. He stayed near post and beat Makarov to the glove-side to score his eighth goal of the season and give the Admirals their first lead of the night.
The Admirals managed to seal this game up with an empty net tally for Austin Watson. It's his eleventh goal of the season, third goal in three games, and third empty netter. Another fun stat to think about. The Admirals scored twice in the third period to win tonight. They only registered three shots on goal in the frame.
A well-deserved shout out must be given to Mazanec for his efforts in net tonight. He may have allowed two goals in rapid succession in the first period but was lights out from that point forward – making twenty-eight saves when all was said and done. He's been in net over Magnus Hellberg these last four games not necessarily as a knock on Hellberg but just because of how solid Mazanec has played recently. While plenty of poor performances have been happening on this spell for the Admirals it's hard to point a finger at the performance in net.
If there was one moment in the game that the Amerks will be tearing their hair out over tonight it shouldn't be the Leipsic long range howler. It should be their failed conversion of a full two-minute five-on-three power-play in the first period when they had scored two-goals so quickly. The Admirals were pressing. Mark Van Guilder even played the bulk of the penalty kill without a stick. And the Amerks couldn't do anything. Game changer.
Ramblings: Tonight's scratches included Miikka Salomaki (illness), Garrett Noonan (healthy), and Johan Alm (upper body). Marek Mazanec made his fourth consecutive start in net for the Admirals. The last time he did such a feat was at the start of this season when he made five straight starts in the Admirals first five games.
Thoughts on tonight's game? Could the fluke goal for Brendan Leipsic symbolize that the bounces are going to start going the Admirals way? Where would the Admirals be right now without Marek Mazanec and Magnus Hellberg in net? Has quality goaltending bailed the Admirals out of massive struggles this season?
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For the most part, tradition is honoured in this image of Temperance. We have a mermaid just in the water off a sandy beach, with rocky outcroppings rising above and behind her: combining the sea and the land. It seems she may, like the mermaid in the Stars, have a split tail, as one part is held above water, and the other is in it. She pours liquid from a blue jug into a red jug, also suggestive of mixing different elements. She herself has wings, as well as a tail, and her hair appears short on one side, and very long on the other. The long side blows out as though in a strong breeze, though there is no other sign of it in the still waters around her or in her diaphonous scarf, which drapes over one shoulder and into the water.
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Hopefully, our family will manage to be more than the sum of its parts today. Big Boy had a test yesterday which means that I shouldn't go near him today, for the safety of my unborn child. And because his class teacher is also pregnant, he can't go to school, either. So, my Dear One has taken the day off work to care for him. I hope that, although I can't go too close, I can still be a helpful and healing presence, perhaps doing things in the background to assist, like preparing food and medications. It's really tough, being here but not being able to hold or cuddle him. Perhaps I'll also need a little healing help, to get through the guilt of not being by his side.
I am grateful for the reminder that I don't need to be in the mix to be of the mix.
Wednesday, 29 January 2014
Healing and the Middle Ground
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Oh :( I feel your pain, but as Ellen said, you'll heap the love on him tomorrow when it's safer for everyone, and meanwhile, you can send love to him through food :)ReplyDelete
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Tuesday, July 19, 2016
Back To Fashion For Inspiration...Where's My Muse?
Hi friends,
It's been a super busy summer for me. I can't tell you how many times I've tried to sit down and prepare a post just to find out (at the last minute) that my oldest has a basketball game/practice , or my youngest needs a ride across town to hang out with his friends. And when I finally get settled in to do a manicure, I run into painters block. Color minus the creativity. Let's face it, that's probably not what you're here to see. I can't even decide on a simple stamp to use. I've got nothing ladies. I'm drawing a blank here. Zero, nada, nani mo, nichego, niente, rien. Or in the words of my childhood friends, not a doggone thing. So what do you do when your brain and all your creative energies have gone on vacation? I pull inspiration from any place I can, that's what I do. After a recent shopping trip (much needed retail therapy), I used colors from a new outfit for my muse. Peach is a popular color this year, so I pulled out a peachy polish, a coordinating plum and a splash of gold. The design didn't come out quite like I planned, so I threw on a clear holographic topcoat because nothing solves a problem like holo or glitter (or both in this case). And voila! A light, summery peachy mani.
Either I keep shopping for clothes and bust my budget, or I do what I did last year and flip through magazines and surf the net for drool-worthy furniture and room decor that I can't afford. Now that's inspiration! So you might be in store for a few upholstery recreations. Odd, I know. But it works. Go with it.
Help me out. Tell me what you want to see. Drop me a comment below. Until next time,
Ciao for now!
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- 1 1/4 cup peanut butter
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 1 1/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 3 tablespoons milk
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 egg
- 1 3/4 cup flour
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- Preheat oven to 375 and line cookie sheets with parchment paper
- Cream together the peanut butter, shortening, brown sugar, milk and vanilla; mixing well
- Add the egg and beat in until just blended
- In a separate bowl sift together the flour, salt and baking soda
- Slowly add the cream mixture until just blended
- Roll into 1" balls, slightly flatten with your hand then criss-cross with a fork (dip fork in flour to prevent sticking)
- Bake for 8 minutes then cool on cookie sheet for 2 minutes before removing to wire rack to cool completely
- Cookie will firm up a bit when they cool - do not overbake
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Amount Per Serving: Calories: 385 Total Fat: 23g Saturated Fat: 6g Trans Fat: 0g Unsaturated Fat: 14g Cholesterol: 21mg Sodium: 352mg Carbohydrates: 39g Fiber: 2g Sugar: 20g Protein: 8g
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The brick mansion at 55 Myrtle St., Saratoga Springs, once belonged to the Calumet Farm, a Kentucky-based thoroughbred operation that produced Triple Crown winners Whirlaway and Citation, is for sale.
The 8,000 square-foot Victorian was built in 1887 and sits on three acres next to the fairways of the Saratoga Golf and Polo Club, behind the Saratoga Hospital complex. While the brick exterior, columns and porches retain their Victorian look, the inside has been decorated in a modern style and new plumbing, wiring and mechanical systems have been installed. I'm curious what you will think of the choices, since you so hated what had been done to the Brunswick Victorian. The house has five bedrooms, and 5 1/2 bathrooms.
Other features include the ceramic tile, crown molding, wood floors, skylights, six fireplaces, a sauna/steam room, whirlpool, walk-in closet, security system, garden, in-ground sprinkler, shed and a 14-car garage. The house has five bedrooms, and 51/2 bathrooms.
Taxes: $24,000. List price: $2.9 million. Julie Bonacio and Mara King of Roohan Realty are handling the sale.


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Transparency is key in enabling people to participate in the creation of wealth and well-being in society. In the past decade, free and open source software (FOSS) has become one of the major catalysts in increasing transparency by lowering the barrier to access the best software technologies. Software Freedom Day (SFD) celebrates this important role of FOSS in making this change happen globally.
The August 7th press release from Miami reads
Fifty coaches are standing by online to help innovative thinkers apply for the Knight News Challenge, a $5 million-a-year contest to move journalism into the 21st Century. The coaches-made up of past jurors and winners-will give News Challenge hopefuls a better chance of winning up to $5 million in prizes annually. They also hope to attract a more diverse range of ideas.
The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation has funded the contest with $25 million over five years. Its goal is to discover new ways of using digital technology to meet the information needs of geographic communities. Last year's contest received 3,000 applications. It named 16 winners.
And the best news for the open source community? The rules stipulate that applications must:
License proliferation has been a topic for discussion for quite a while now in the FOSS community and many would like to see the Open Source Initiative (OSI) fix this problem for good. In a license proliferation report, the OSI lists three problems that people generally see with license proliferation:
Dave Rosenberg has picked up the story being spun by The Standish Group that says
Open Source software is raising havoc throughout the software market. It is the ultimate in disruptive technology, and while to it is only 6% of estimated trillion dollars IT budgeted annually, it represents a real loss of $60 billion in annual revenues to software companies," said Jim Johnson, Chairman, The Standish Group International, Boston, MA
I agree with Dave's take, which is that this story is very much a glass half-full/glass half-empty story.
The O'Reilly Open Source Conference is one of the premier events for hackers, executives, users, and industry analysts to share and discuss open source trends, strategies, and perspectives. It has been so successful for so long that Microsoft couldn't let it continue without becoming a top sponsor, which they have now been for a number of years. One thing that sponsorship buys is a keynote speaking slot, and Microsoft's Sam Ramji took that slot on the final day of the 2008 conference.
Sam's message to the audience, which included leading open source companies, open source project leaders, board members, venture capitalists, etc., is that Microsoft is truly, truly interested in
Pamela Jones (aka PJ), the groklaw blogger, asks and answers the question OK. But What Does It Mean? (Jacobsen v. Katzer), saying that
It means that while OSI's handling of a list of approved licenses worked very well for a community made up of FOSS programmers, who are decent folks all on the same page overall, now that enemies of FOSS are attacking, we need a new organization to vet licenses going forward a lot more carefully, one made up of experienced FOSS lawyers, none of them with a history of hostility to, or ignorance of, the GPL, with the community as advisors.


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Trimble has recently released the Prolog 9.94 MR4 update. This new version contains updates to the connection between Prolog and Trimble connect, and also various bug fixes. For complete details on this update, click the link below to download the 9.94 MR4 update readme documentation, or reach out to your local Buildingpoint representative.


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By now you've probably heard about lawyer and Harvard Business School professor Ben Edelman, who threatened to sue a Chinese restaurant because the prices on its website didn't match his bill. It's not the $4 (or $12 — he wants treble damages), it's the principle of the thing, of course. (Despite his apology, it wasn't out of character. He's done it before.)
Edelman was obviously being a bully and a douchebag, but how many times have you heard a lawyer threaten someone with their law degree? "I'm a lawyer, and [reasons], so I will sue you if you don't give me what I want."1 I hear it all the time, and rarely related to anything more consequential than Edelman's $4. Heck, when I was younger and stupider, I did it myself. It never worked. I just made myself look like a bully and a douchebag.
Similarly, how many people have asked you to send a threatening letter on their behalf? If they have no intention of following through, or if there's no real justification for your threats (real or implied), it's just bullying and douchebaggery. Lawyers do this all the time. Even though empty or baseless threats are never productive and often counterproductive, many lawyers are happy to charge their clients to make those threats.
Guess what that makes those lawyers?
There is also the non-lawyer equivalent: "Don't you know who I am?" And the Web 2.0 equivalent: "If you don't give me what I want, I will leave a negative review on Yelp!" ↩


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Japan is the king of SCHOOL LUNCHES and in this episode, I find the answer to why — while eating a lot of Japanese school food.
School lunches in Japan are world famous for being super healthy and delicious. With extremely low childhood obesity rates, many have turned to Japan for solutions to feed their school aged kids in the cafeteria. But that's part of the answer. Japanese elementary school kids don't even eat in a cafeteria. They eat in the classroom ー with the teacher.
It is not possible to eat inside a Japanese elementary school (if you're a tourist) but there is a place in Tokyo where you can try nearly everything. Japanese parents take their preschool kids here to try it as well as older people coming back for a taste of nostalgia.
This magical place is called KYUSHOKU TOBAN (給食当番 ) and it's a place where you can not only try some of Japan's regional school foods from all over the country, you can also do it in an elementary school classroom! The 2nd floor is a near exact replication.
If you've ever wanted to be an exchange student in Japan — or return to 5th grade, here's your chance.
Unique Japanese School Lunch MENU Items:
★ AGEPAN: Fried baked bun covered in sugar and kinako (or other toppings like cinnamon or cocoa)
★ SOFTMEN: A special noodle served only in schools. It comes wrapped in plastic and should be dipped in meat sauce or stew.
★ WHALE: This was served in schools a long time ago because whale was more available and much cheaper than beef, chicken or pork. Today, it's no longer served in school but you can try some at izakayas around Tokyo and here at this restaurant. Whale is rarely eaten these days since the price of other fish and meats is significantly cheaper.
The program is highly regulated with calorie intake and nutritional value set for each scheduled meal.
Ingredients are usually local and meals are prepared from scratch.
There are no cafeterias in Japanese elementary schools. (They exist in high schools.)
Kids eat their lunches in the classroom with the teacher. They learn about nutrition and food responsibility in a hands on setting.
Milk is served with every meal.
All students eat the same meal. If a student hates an item, they have to stay and finish it.
Parents pay monthly for the school lunches, about $40 to $60 a month.
The Japanese School Lunch program started in 1954. After World War 2, resources were scarce and the government tried to make sure every child had a balanced meal.
Before World War 2, kids brought their own bento. The usual school food back then was the NORIBEN, rice, bonito fish flakes and roasted seaweed on a metal lunch box. Milk was a luxury item and there were few vegetables.
Japanese to English Explaination:
KYUSHOKU = School Lunch
OISHI = Delicious
KIRAI = hate (something)
OKAWARI = a second helping / refill
Google map: https://goo.gl/maps/FtmkxHPg3xz
Open 11:30 to 14:00 / 18:00 to 23:00
Closed on Sundays
Special thank you to Misato from the Let's Play Japan channel &
Mr. Seiichi, my 96 year old neighbor.
Note: THIS VIDEO IS NOT CREATIVE COMMONS.
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Music Credit:
Evening Melodrama by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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This show has been created and produced by John Daub ジョン・ドーブ. He's been living and working in Japan for over 18 years and regularly reports on TV for Japan's International Channel.


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Psychology is the scientific study of behavior and the mind. For many people the first thought when someone says they are a psychologist is to assume they are a therapist. However, psychologists study behavior and the mind from many different perspectives. Neuroscientists study how our biology affects our behavior. Developmental psychologists study how people change and stay the same from conception to death. Cognitive psychologists focus on basic processes like learning memory, sensory systems and perception. Social psychologists examine peoples' thoughts, feelings and behavior as related to the social world. Industrial/organizational psychologists are interested in applying psychology in the workplace.
Our undergraduate program at Bilkent provides students with the opportunity to learn about many areas of psychology. In addition, our program emphasizes research and encourages undergraduates to conduct research under the supervision of the faculty.
At the graduate level we offer both masters and doctoral degrees in psychology. Both degree programs emphasize research. Students may specialize in several of areas, but all have a cognitive focus. We also participate in the neuroscience graduate program.


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27) Find the speed of a 2.0g insect whose kinetic energy is 0.010J
30) A raindrop of mass 1.0mg falls at 3.0m/s when there is no wind. Find its KE when a wind of 5.0m/s is blowing.
33) A 2.0kg ball is at rest when horizontal force of 5.0N is applied. In the absence of friction, what is the speed of the ball after it has gone 10m?
37) What is the power output of a 1200kg car that can go from 25km/h to 100km/h is 12s? Neglect air resistance and rolling friction.
39) A ball is dropped from a height of 100m. Find its kinetic and potential energies when it is 50m from the ground.
43) A ball is dropped from a height of 1.0m and loses 10% of its kinetic energy when it bounces on the ground. To what height does it rise?
45) A waterfall is 30.0m high, and 1.00 x 10 kg of water flows over it per second.
(a) How much power does this flow represent?
(b) If all this power could be converted to electricity, how many 100W light bulbs could be supplied?
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My first love of writing was poetry. Well, actually, my first love of writing began when I was young and reading Fungus the Bogeyman, Watership Down, LOTR, The Adventures of Asterix, Judge Dredd, The Adventures of Tintin, the Earthsea Trilogy, and Lloyd Alexander's Chronicles of Prydain. I didn't start reading and loving poetry until I was in my 20s. And my favourite poets were (and still are): Dylan Thomas, Rilke, Ted Hughes, Blake, Byron, Kenneth Patchen, Holderlin, Shelley, Yeats, Wilde, Graves, Robinson Jeffers, Manley Hopkins, Johannes Bobrowski, Lawrence, Keats, Tennyson, Rimbaud, TS Eliot, Wallace Stevens, Theodore Roethke.
I still read poetry because I need to shake-up the prose, add some dimension to my own writing that needs to fill my creativity, not just space. And some of the contemporary poets I love are: Don Paterson, Joseph Brodsky, Seamus Heaney, Alice Oswald, Owain Sheers, Merwin, Tomas Tranströmer, Simon Armitage, Czeslaw Milosz, James Merrill, Brigit Pegeen Kelly.
And I've written poetry, a ton when I lived in a thatch in Ireland, staying up late beside the peat fire, scratching out poetry as I peeled tangerines and spat the seeds into the flames. I wrote mounds of crap and would go out to the tourlough in the evening, sit on a rock and look at the stars, hear a distant blackbird, and wonder what the hell I was doing. But I always went back to my reading and my writing, sometimes on the bus to Galway, sometimes on the grass in a copse of hazels. But the poetry didn't get any better with all the Irish moods and scenery around me.
I still write a few here and there, but I've never gotten the balls up to publish any. And I think you've got to be really invested in poetry to contribute and read all there is out there, which I don't do enough of. And I also get a bit discouraged because when I read these days, I see a good amount of poems that are literally prose in columns with no particular style or striking metaphors, or any real deep-rooted sense of technique and layered meaning. It's just a couple of prose lines broken up haphazardly, following a semi-serious poetical meter, but not really.
What I need to do is start reading more, that's my problem. Finding the stuff I like, finding that powerful language. And I'm not saying it should all be JH Prynne or Geoffrey Hill, but I think there needs to be powerful language in poetry, a language that is unconstitutional and breaks the mould of our regular speech, a language that touches the root of words but digs deeper in the way that poetry should if it's to be read. Or spoken is way better. Because I think poetry lives on the tongue, in the mouth. But even I read poetry more than recite it, read it aloud. That's where poetry lives, in the mouth with the tongue and the spit and the teeth and the air, fighting to be heard.
And that's when you get lines like these:
"And honoured among wagons I was prince of the apple towns." Dylan Thomas
"I would never have thought to be born here
So late in the stone so long before morning
Between the rivers learning of salt." Merwin
"Shelley's faint-shriek
Trying to thaw while zero
Itself loses consciousness." Ted Hughes
"At the next bend the bus broke free of the mountain's cold shadow,
turned its nose to the sun, and crept roaring upward." Tomas Transtromer
"While this America settles in the mould of its vulgarity,
heavily thickening to empire,
And protest, only a bubble in the molten mass, pops
And sighs out, and the mass hardens." Jeffers
"I think the dead are tender. Shall we kiss?—" Roethke
"It's not the lover that we love, but love
itself, love as in nothing, as in O." Don Paterson
"Pity would be no more,
If we did not make somebody Poor:
And Mercy no more could be,
If all were as happy as we." Blake
"Wait…, that tastes good…It's already in flight." Rilke
"By the beads you sleep, laden in scrip.
How can you love me in a dream,
Always walking from field to field.
You sleep on, seeded by snowy drift." JH Prynne
"Though nurtured like the sailing moon
In beauty's murderous brood." Yeats
"A hare stopped in the clover and sawing flower-
bells, and said a prayer to the rainbow, through the
spider's web." Rimbaud.


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Course Objectives
This is the first course in the Crystal Reports XI series. In this course, you will build basic list and group reports that work with almost any database.
Target Audience:
Crystal Reports XI: Level 1 is the primary recommended course you should take if your job responsibilities require you to obtain output from databases.
Please note: Crystal Reports has had multiple software versions released over the years. Please check that the version you are using matches to the course you will be attending: v10 and v11 were both released in 2003, thereafter versions 2008, 2011 and 2013 were released in the same year as their name.
Use a mouse
Type and use a keyboard
Navigate through Windows, organise folders and files
Work with Windows – Minimise, Maximise, Open, Close
A basic understanding of database principles, including: Relationships between tables; Joins and Primary Keys; Experience of using data manipulation software, such as Microsoft Access or Microsoft Excel
Prior knowledge of SQL is desirable, but not essential
Delegates will learn how to
At the end of this course you will be able to:
Create a report by using data from an existing database
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The Great Pagoda at Seringham. The Third Gopuram. [Ranganatha Temple, Srirangam.]
Photographer: Tripe, Linnaeus
Medium: Photographic print
Date: 1858
Photograph of the third gopura of the Ranganatha Temple at Srirangam, taken by Linnaeus Tripe (1822-1902) in 1858. The Ranganatha Temple is a sacred Vaishnava complex situated on the holy island of Srirangam. The building of the temple started in the Chola period but most of the works were carried out from the 13th to the 17th century under the patronage of the Pandya, Hoysala, Vijayanagara and Nayaka rulers. The temple covers an area of 63 hectares divided into 7 concentric enclosures with tall gateways or gopuras in the middle of four sides. These gopuras are pyramidal brick and plaster towers covered with bright coloured sculptures and a vaulted end with little pot finials. Tripe was in charge of one of the battalions of the 12th Madras Native Infantry, a regiment funded in 1824 and stationed in Madras. In 1855, Tripe was commissioned to take photographs for the British East India Company and the Madras Presidency which resulted in six albums, one of which is of Srirangam.


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Happy Friday! A new smoothie recipe and S+B stack… what's a better way to start the day?! I thought I would change things up a bit, and try blending two of my favorite smoothies together… The end result: My tie-dye blueberry & banana smoothie. The contrast of colors and flavors was a great new way to start the day!
Sisco+Berluti Stack of the Day! What are you stacking?
Tie-Dye Blueberry & Banana Smoothie
1 Serving
1 c. unsweetened almond milk
1/2 very ripe frozen banana
1/4 c. frozen mango
1/4. c. frozen blueberries
5 ice cubes
1 pinch of cinnamon
Stevia to taste
Combine almond milk, ice, cinnamon, banana & mango and blend until smooth. Pour half into a glass. Add the blueberries and blend until smooth. Pour the remainder on top of the banana & mango smoothie. Enjoy!
*Bulk it up by adding a scoop of vanilla whey protein powder or 1 tablespoon of chia seeds


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Wake County's new chief schools spokesman starts work
Tim Simmons officially starts his job today, March 10, as the Wake County school system's new chief of communications.
School officials said Simmons will receive a salary of $121,440 to be the main spokesman for North Carolina's largest school system. Previously, he was vice president of communications for the Wake Education Partnership. Before that, he was a longtime education reporter and later editor at The News & Observer.
The district also released the new salary for Marvin Connelly, who was appointed in December to be chief of staff and strategic planning. His salary is $136,377.
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Reporter - CFO Journal, The Wall Street Journal - NY
- Employer
- Dow Jones
- Location
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- Posted
- Apr 16, 2018
- Closes
- Nov 29, 2018
- Industry
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- Discipline
- Financial Journalist, Reporter, Reporting
- Job Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
The Wall Street Journal's CFO Journal is looking for a reporter to help readers understand the complexities of corporate finance, from cash management and accounting to M&A and succession planning.
CFO Journal is a must-read destination for finance executives and other professionals who need sophisticated news and analysis on corporate finance.
The position calls for a journalist interested in the changing role of the finance chief, and the dollars and cents behind business decisions. The right team player should have business-journalism experience, such as covering a corporate beat or financial markets.
The reporter must also demonstrate an understanding of - or eagerness to delve into - governance issues, management shifts and capital allocation in corporate America and abroad.
The ideal candidate will be able to think and write broadly and be adept at balancing short-term coverage and breaking news with features and longer-term assignments.
The writing needs to be sophisticated enough to appeal to finance chiefs, yet clear enough to be understood by other professionals with a keen interest in finance. This position is based in New York.
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