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Available student project - Effect of large coherent vortices on Lagrangian statistics in 2D turbulence
Research fields
- Environmental Physics
- Physics of Fluids
Project details
In the project, a wide range of turbulent flows can be generated in the lab from periodic flows to chaotic flows using two different methods. One is the electromagnetically driven turbulence (EMT), by which both regular and turbulent flows can be made. The other is the Faraday wave turbulence, by which forcing scales and forcing levels can be controlled. Coherent vortices generation by waves will be investigated. Lagrangian statistics of the flow under different experimental conditions will be used to characterise the transport properties of the flow.
The project outline is as follows:
- Generation of 2D turbulence in the laboratory
- Generation of coherent vortices using waves
- Characterisation of surface flows and particle trajectories
- Effects of coherent vortices on particle dispersion
- Characterisation of transport barriers.
Main experimental techniques required for the project is particle image velocimetry for the Eulerian velocity field measurement and the particle tracking velocimetry to track particle trajectories for the Lagranigan statistics. Numerical analysis methods include spectral analysis, Lagrangian statistics such as single and pair particle dispersion [4], finite-time Lyapunov exponent, braids and others.
The project proposed a novel method of particle dispersion and transport barrier analysis. The analysis technique will be applied to several laboratory experiments in a broad range of experimental conditions.Laboratory studies of how different kinds of particles (dye, tracer particles or inertial particles) disperse in particular flows is of great value and will lead to better models of the mixing in natural environments.
Required background
Physics or engineering with basic programming skills and general laboratory experience
Project suitability
- Honours project
- Phd or Masters
Contact supervisor
Xia, Hua
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Celebrating Hillbrook Dental's Seven years of continuous membership to the BDA Good Practice Accreditation.
Dr. Sukhvinder Atthi
The British Dental Association (BDA) offers dental practice a way to quality assure their service and to inform patients that they are committed to working to a high standard of good practice set by the dental professional's national association.
The scheme has become a trusted mark of quality and depends on the whole dental team to comply with standards of good practice. We are assessed periodically throughout our membership to ensure our practice is meeting the Scheme requirements.
This ensures that the practice is a safer, happier, less stressful working environment.
Hillbrook Dental is committed to support patients towards achieving and maintaining good oral health. We aim to achieve the best possible outcomes for our patients.
Displaying the current year on our Good Practice Scheme plaque shows that our membership is up-to-date.
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Lucite Keychain with colorful beads in the shape of a Puff Heart. Heartis approximate 1.25 inches tall. Makes a great gift for Conventions, Valentine's Day, Christmas, Cancer Awareness and other events.
Dazzling 3-tone pierced Earrings and Pin Set. Pin may be worn as a Pendant.
Giraffe Charm in Gold or Silver. (Please specify color when ordering.) "Stretch and achieve new heights!"


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A Look at Our Upstairs Photography and Creative Workspace
A behind the scenes look at our upstairs space. It's where we take a majority of the photos you see on our website and throughout social media. We didn't use the upstairs when we first moved in. There was blue/gray office carpet and office furniture from past tenants. Not the most photogenic space. We eventually grew into it though, painting the walls a fresh coat of white and ripping up the carpet and painting the floors black. The upstairs has become what almost feels like the heart of our space. It's where we do much of the fulfillment, hold our private meetings, take most of our photographs and where we put together our online shop. What once was an underused space now feels really special. It's where we have some of our most fun.


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rate lock period
A lock-in, also called a rate-lock or rate commitment, is a lender's promise to hold a certain interest rate and a certain number of points for you, usually for a specified period of time, while your loan application is processed. Depending upon the lender, you may be able to lock in the interest rate and number of points that you will be charged when you file your application, during processing of the loan, when the loan is approved, or later.
Rate Lock Period
In most cases, the terms you are quoted when you shop among lenders only represent the terms available to borrowers for a very short period of time who are settling their loan agreement at the time of the quote. The quoted terms may not be the terms available to you at settlement weeks or even months later.
What Is a Lock-In?
A lock-in, also called a rate-lock or rate commitment, is a lender's promise to hold a certain interest rate and a certain number of points for you for a specified period of time, while your loan application is processed. (Points are additional charges imposed by the lender that are usually prepaid by the consumer at settlement but can sometimes be financed by adding them to the mortgage amount. One point equals one percent of the loan amount.) Depending upon the lender, you may be able to lock in the interest rate and number of points that you will be charged when you file your application, during processing of the loan, when the loan is approved, or later.
A lock-in that is provided when you apply for a loan may be useful because it's likely to take your lender several weeks or longer to prepare, document, and evaluate your loan application.It is important to recognize that a lock-in is not the same as a loan commitment, although some loan commitments may contain a lock-in. A loan commitment is the lender's promise to make you a loan in a specific amount at some future time. Generally, you will receive the lender's commitment only after your loan application has been approved. This commitment usually will state the loan terms that have been approved (including loan amount), how long the commitment is valid, and the lender's conditions for making the loan such as receipt of a satisfactory title insurance policy protecting the lender.
Will Your Lock-In Be In Writing?
All lenders have government regulated Loan Estimate form (LE's) that set out the exact terms of the lock-in rate agreement. This form must be provided to you in writing within three days of locking your loan interest rate and other origination charges.
If a lender is offering you a verbal lock-in agreement, seek different advice from a professional loan officer with a proven track record who can protect your interest and ensure you are treated fairly.
Will You Be Charged for a Lock-In?
Lenders may charge you a fee for locking in the rate of interest and number of points for your mortgage. Some lenders may charge you a fee up-front, and may not refund it if you withdraw your application, if your credit is denied, or if you do not close the loan. Others might charge the fee at settlement. The fee might be a flat fee, a percentage of the mortgage amount, or a fraction of a percentage point added to the rate you lock in. The amount of the fee and how it is charged will vary among lenders and may depend on the length of the lock-in period. Ask question up front to ensure you understand the terms of your rate lock.
How Long Are Lock-Ins Valid?
Usually the lender will promise to hold a certain interest rate and number of points for a given number of days, and to get these terms you must close on the loan within that time period. Lock-in periods of 30 to 60 days are common. But some lenders may offer a lock-in for only a short period of time (for example, 7 days after your loan is approved, while sending your loan documents to title) while others offer longer lock-ins (up to 120 days) for new construction purposes. Lenders typically charge a higher fee for the longer lock-in period. Usually, the longer the period, the greater the charge or fee.
The lock-in period should be long enough to allow for settlement, and any other contingencies imposed by the lender, before the lock-in expires. Before deciding on the length of the lock-in to ask for, you should find out the average time for processing loans in your area and ask your lender to estimate (in writing, if possible) the time needed to process your loan. You'll also want to take into account any factors that might delay your settlement. These may include delays that you can anticipate in providing materials about your financial condition and, in case you are purchasing a new house, unanticipated construction delays. Add some contingency time, just in case unexpected delays occur.
What Happens If the Lock-in Period Expires?
If you don't close your loan within the lock-in period, you might lose the interest rate and points you had locked in. This could happen if there are delays in processing or closing whether they are caused by you, others involved in the settlement process, or the lender. For example, your loan approval could be delayed if the lender has to wait for any documents from you or from others such as employers, appraisers, termite inspectors, builders, and individuals selling the home. On occasion, lenders are themselves the cause of processing delays, particularly when loan demand is heavy. This sometimes happens when interest rates fall suddenly.
If your lock-in expires, most lenders will offer the loan based on the newer prevailing interest rate and points. If market conditions have caused interest rates to rise, most lenders will charge you more for your loan. One reason why some lenders may be unable to offer the lock-in rate after the period expires is that they can no longer sell the loan to investors at the lock-in rate. (When lenders lock in loan terms for borrowers, they often have an agreement with investors to buy these loans based on the lock-in terms. That agreement may expire around the same time that the lock-in expires and the lender may be unable to afford to offer the same terms if market rates have increased.) Lenders who intend to keep the loans they make may have more flexibility in those cases where settlement is not reached before the lock-in expires.
Some mortgage companies will permit you to extend the loan for a few days, but that offer is entirely up to the secondary market condition at the time. Working with a strong, nimble, and reputable lender is the recommended course of action.
How Can You Speed Up the Approval of the Loan?
While the lender has the greatest role in how fast your loan application is processed, there are certain things you can do to speed up its approval. Try to find out what documentation the lender will require from you.
Much of the information required by your lender can be brought with you when you apply for a loan. This may help to get your application moving more quickly through the process. When you first meet with your lender, be sure to bring the following documents:
The purchase contract for the house (if you don't have the contract, check with your real estate agent or the seller).
Your bank account numbers, the address of your bank branch and your latest bank statement, plus pay stubs, W-2 forms, or other proof of employment and salary, to help the lender check your finances.
If you are self-employed, balance sheets, tax returns for 2-3 previous years, and other information about your business.
Information about debts, including loan and credit card account numbers and the names and addresses of your creditors.
Evidence of your mortgage or rental payments, such as cancelled checks.
Certificate of Eligibility from the Veterans Administration if you want a VA-guaranteed loan. Your lender may be able to help you obtain this.
Be sure to respond promptly to your lender's requests for information while your loan is being processed. It is also a good idea to call the lender and real estate agent from time to time. By calling occasionally, you can check on the status of your application, and offer to help contact others such as employers who may need to provide documents and other information for your loan. It is also helpful to keep notes on your contacts with the lender so that you will have a record of your conversations.
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Wednesday, March 14, 2018
Bali All-sorts pattern used in making Isisford quilt.
These two quilts made by Pauline arrived today from Isisford. The first, SF49ers, is being quilted with the happy times e2e machine quilting pattern. The second, Bali All-sorts has been adapted from Kathy's Bali All-sorts pattern, and is being quilted with the plush e2e pattern.
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Project Description
Liaison is a multiplayer fetish game about awkward intimacies. It uses VR technology to accurately track positioning in physical space but is not a VR game. Eschewing the serious (though not the significant), Liaison explores constraint, fetish gear, and bodily entanglement from a place of both frustration and delight. Players are asked to don restrictive controllers that act as a catalyst for the release of inhibition via the gamespace. As players contort their bodies into intimate, often entangled shapes, building a multi-sensory landscape through collaborative movement and hampered but heightened physical communication, their actions serve as an allegory for the ways bodies and negotiations create play within Queer BDSM space.
Maxwell Lander is a photographer, designer, gamemaker, and hedonist killjoy. Their work often blurs the line between disgust and desire, and involves a lot of fake and real blood and fake and real sex toys. Currently, they are enamored with games that let people get close and awkward and Virtual Reality technology as a physically disruptive medium for Queer and kinky play. In particular, they're interested in work that critically engages with masculinity in ways that range from the subtle and playful to brutal and unnerving.


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The inaugural "Media Matters" column:
By Ramesh Prabhu
JOURNALISM is the world's best profession.
I believed that when I first became a trainee sub-editor in 1981.
I believed that when, after more than 20 years as a journalist in Mumbai, Dubai, and Bangalore, I was given a golden opportunity to give back to the profession as a journalism teacher at a media college in India's Silicon Valley.
And I believe that even today as I revel in the joys of journalism when sharing my experiences with my students, year after glorious year.
Of course, I am not the first person to assert that journalism is the best job in the world. The credit for that goes to the late Gabriel Garcia Marquez, whose essay on the subject has been shared and re-shared multiple times on the Internet.
Nobel laureate Garcia Marquez, the author of the much-loved classics One Hundred Years of Solitude and Love in the Time of Cholera, knew what he was talking about. After all, he had got his start as a journalist in his native Colombia many years before anyone outside his home town had even heard of him. By 1997, when he wrote that illuminating essay, he had become a global phenomenon, but he did not forget his debt to journalism. Here is a telling excerpt from his final paragraph:
No one who does not have this in his blood can comprehend its magnetic hold…. No one who has not had this experience can begin to grasp the extraordinary excitement stirred by the news, the sheer elation created by the first fruits of an endeavour….
No one has put it better.
Today, I consider myself extremely lucky to be able to spend quality time with young media aspirants, many of whom have since forged successful careers in newspapers, television channels, and magazines, both in India and abroad.
I absolutely love what I do. Every year I now get to interact with — and learn from — a fresh batch of students. And I think I am a much better journalist today because my students keep me on my toes with their questions; in order to do a good job of the answers, I am constantly updating my knowledge base.
I also love books, music, films — in fact, almost every form of popular culture — and it's fascinating for me to be able to discuss what I read, listen to, and watch with Gen Next.
I must add a few words here about how technology helps the faculty-student interaction. I use e-mail to send my course material in advance so that the students can prepare for debate and discussion in my class. I also alert them via e-mail to interesting articles and links. And I publish two blogs. One is The Commits Chronicle, which takes a close look at happenings in the college and on student activities. The second blog, The Reading Room, focuses on reading, writing, and journalism.
Facebook is a big help — I use it as a distance education tool and my status messages are mostly about something important in the books I have read and on news articles that I want future journalists to read. And I upload pictures that my students may find interesting; of course, I write an appropriate caption for every photograph because caption-writing is a skill which I aim to teach in class as part of the journalism course.
Facebook has other productive uses, too: when I took part in a charity run in Bangalore (four times so far) to raise funds for an NGO that works with underprivileged children, I used my status messages as regular event alerts in the hope that at the right time in their lives my students will give serious thought to helping disadvantaged communities.
All this is by way of introducing myself and this new fortnightly column on the joys of journalism. In the coming weeks and months, with the help of "Media Matters," I hope to enthuse my readers into taking up journalism as a career. Why? Because it is the best job in the world.
THINK ABOUT IT: "Four hostile newspapers are to be feared more than a thousand bayonets" – Napoleon Bonaparte
· Ramesh Prabhu is professor of journalism at Commits Institute of Journalism & Mass Communication, Bangalore. Commits offers a full-time two-year MA degree course.
· "Media Matters" welcomes questions from readers who would like to know more about careers in journalism. Please send in your queries to firstname.lastname@example.com.
- ALSO READ: "The future of newspaper journalism", my piece in the 35th anniversary issue of Khaleej Times.


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Hot trends for 2017
Now is the perfect time to shake off those "Winter Blues" and create a new look for your home to make it Summer ready!
Grainne Devlin, Creative Director at Brisbane based Interior Design firm, Design & Co shares her insights into the 5 hottest trends to help you get your home ready for the coming season.
- Show-Off your clutter
"The days of absolute minimalism have gone", says Grainne, "it's now time to make your house look like a home again! We've been hiding our precious treasures away for too long, its time to create beautiful visual displays and put the detail back into our houses, making them softer, cosy and more lived in. Don't go overboard though - too many pieces on display and it can become overpowering!"
2. Metals, Metallics and Semi-precious stones
Metallics are ever evolving, and Grainne foresees we will move away from shiny metallics towards matte finishes and oxidised metals. "I love to see furniture and decor items made using chunks of quartz and agate combined with rich timbers and metals. Dressing your doors with handles in brass and semi-precious stone will be a big part of our interiors in 2017. A definite move away from copper, Bronze, Brass and Gun Metal or pewter are the metals to use, especially in bathrooms and kitchens."
(handles from Hepburn Hardware)
3. Sustainability
The days of the 'throw away" culture for interior items are gone according to Grainne. Furniture pieces that are made to last and are reusable are essential for the modern interior, with many homes using reclaimed and restored furniture. Now is the time to get Nana's table from the attic and have it restored or even remodelled with a contemporary twist. "Design & Co clients are increasingly asking for bespoke pieces made by skilled craftsmen which are durable and long lasting, and will be handed down over generations. These custom pieces will complete the luxury look for many home interiors in 2017."
4. Escapism
As we spend more and more time in front of computers or smart devices during the day, we will seek to create a tranquil haven of calmness where we can escape to in our homes. Nooks and hideaways with relaxing furniture - deep sofas, oversized floor cushions and textured chunky weaves and soft cottons will give us that chill out place to relax - and, ok, probably catch up on our instagram feeds! Bringing the 'outdoors in" will also help create this calming environment with huge plants creating internal green spaces, making it feel like summer indoors!
5 Colour
Grainne predicts that green and blue will be the key colours in many interior spaces next year. "Vibrant emeralds combined with rich royal blue tones will help create a commanding atmosphere in any home, especially if mixed with metallics. At the lighter end of the spectrum, a soft aqua hue teamed with a soft jade or sage green will bring a hint of summer to any corner. Playful bright accent tones of deep coral and vivid yellow will be balanced with a sophisticated dark navy base to create a palette that is both optimistic in attitude and contemporary in aesthetic."


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Inside the ropes: Aug. 1
The secondary shone in 11-on-11 play, making four interceptions during the morning session. That included a spectacular, leaping pick of a Brian St. Pierre pass by free agent Grant Mason (Michigan). Fittingly, the session ended with an interception by free agent cornerback Jovon Johnson (Iowa). This prompted much celebrating among the defensive backs.
"They say it's contagious," said cornerback Ike Taylor. "Hopefully, we can keep it going. … It's hard for us to make plays, so when we do, we have to celebrate a little bit."
He's alive!: First-round draft pick Lawrence Timmons (groin) once again sat out practice, but he did do some pass-defense drills with team orthopedist Dr. James Bradley, who would hold out a ball and move it in the direction he wanted Timmons to go.
Safety first: Strong safety Troy Polamalu made the play of the day when he reached over Heath Miller's right shoulder and intercepted a Ben Roethlisberger pass. Miller dropped a pass from Charlie Batch earlier in the session.
Go, Willie, Go!: Second-year receiver Willie Reid continued to impress from the slot position. On one play, Reid hauled in a short pass over the middle from Batch and sped down the right sideline toward the end zone. On another, he burned Grant Mason, which prompted coach Mike Tomlin to yell, "Hey, Willie Reid, all right!"
Trickery: The kicking game got crazy late in the afternoon session. First, holder Daniel Sepulveda took a snap on a field-goal attempt, picked it up and raced around the right end. Later, the team lined up for a 52-yard field-goal attempt, and kicker Jeff Reed took a direct snap and pooch-punted. When Reed went to cover the kick, he was on a collision course with linebacker Clark Haggans and ducked out of bounds. Reed turned to reporters, laughed, and said, "He would have kicked my (butt)."
Nice haul: The receivers had their moments during 11-on-11 play in the morning session, particularly on a series of red-zone plays that started at the 15-yard line. Santonio Holmes made a leaping touchdown catch in front of Bryant McFadden, and Walter Young jumped high in front of Taylor and landed with both feet in-bounds in the back of the end zone. Later, in the middle of the field, Hines Ward made a one-handed catch in front of Taylor.
Legends of the game: Hall of Famers Joe Greene and Franco Harris watched part of the afternoon session together on the hill behind the bleachers at newly christened Chuck Noll Field.
Getting his kicks: Directional punting wasn't supposed to be rookie Daniel Sepulveda's strongsuit, but he put on an impressive display of it during the morning session. Sepulveda seemingly placed the ball wherever he wanted — left sideline, right sideline, down the middle.
Warding them off: On a red-zone play in the afternoon session, the Steelers lined up with three tight ends, a wide receiver (Ward) and a running back (Najeh Davenport). QB Charlie Batch connected with Ward on a short touchdown pass.


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LSU Athletic Training is a pioneer in the use of sound nutritional practices for student-athletes with three full-time dietitians and multiple nutrition interns.
Rebecca Moore is in her second season with the program. Moore works directly with the gymnasts to make sure that there nutrition needs are met for complete success inside and out of the gym.
Moore provides an interactive and innovative approach to educating student-athletes on the importance of the timing, quality and quantity needed to sustain elite-level activity. Moore is an excellent educator on nutrition as she provides both team seminars and individual consultations for the gymnasts.
LSU boasts three "fueling stations" on campus that provide student-athletes the opportunity to eat healthy snacks to maintain peak physical strength throughout each day. The fueling stations are located in the Cox Communications Academic Center for Student-Athletes, inside the Football Operations Center weight room and in the Tiger Stadium weight room.


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Focus on Energy - Business & Marketing Grant (Wisconsin)
Last modified on September 25, 2013.
Financial Incentive Program
| Wisconsin
|Focus on Energy - Business and Marketing Grant
|Incentive Type
|Industry Recruitment/Support
|Applicable Sector
|Commercial, Installer/Contractor, Systems Integrator
|Eligible Technologies
|Solar Water Heat, Photovoltaics, Wind, Biomass, Anaerobic Digestion
|Active Incentive
|Implementing Sector
|Energy Category
|Renewable Energy Incentive Programs
| Up to 50% of costs
|Maximum Incentive
| 10,000
| http://www.focusonenergy.com/Incentives/Renewable/
Wisconsin Focus on Energy offers several state-wide grant programs to support the development of renewable energy projects and industry infrastructure. Individual grant programs are intended to offer support in specific areas of the renewable energy market to help implement projects that otherwise would not be completed, or to complete projects sooner than scheduled. The Business and Marketing Grants provide financial support for developing business skills and marketing materials for organizations and businesses that provide renewable-energy services. Grant recipients and projects must be located in a participating utility's service territory. The program website above contains an interactive tool to assist people in determining their eligibility for different programs.
Grants will be awarded to assist renewable-energy businesses and organizations in developing business plans, gaining market recognition, understanding their market better, training employees, gaining certification and other related activities. The current application lists PV, solar water heating, customer-owned wind, and non-residential biomass combustion systems that produce electricity or thermal energy as eligible technologies. Grants under this designation will not be issued for the purpose of purchasing renewable energy equipment or for research and development activities. Up to 50% of project costs will be funded, with a maximum grant of $10,000. Focus on Energy also imposes a $500,000 limit on the amount of incentives that an individual or business can receive from the program per fiscal year.
Click here for more information on other renewable energy grant opportunities from the Focus on Energy Program.
Incentive Contact
|Contact Name
| Focus On Energy - Renewable Energy Program
|431 Charmany Drive
|Madison, Wisconsin
|Zip/Postal Code
| (800) 762-7077
- Incentive and policy data are reviewed and approved by the N.C. Solar Center's DSIRE project staff.[1]


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CINCINNATI - With a most disappointing season finally over, Larry Johnson couldn't contain himself any longer. Johnson said after the Chiefs' 16-6 season-ending loss to Cincinnati yesterday what had been obvious for some time: He wants out of Kansas City.
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"Hopefully, my future is not with this organization," Johnson said after rushing 10 times for 18 yards. "The things that have been going around, I'm not saying it's" all "their fault. Half of it is mine with off-the-field" stuff "and other things that go on.
"On the football field, my role definitely diminished once I got back. I felt like I wasn't getting as much" work "as I thought I could and helped as much as I could. They shifted their powers to other players on this team offensively. You kind of feel your time is up in this city and with this team."
The Chiefs are in the process of changing general managers. Carl Peterson is now out, and Chairman Clark Hunt will soon be hiring his replacement.
The two will then decide on whether Coach Herm Edwards is retained. But Johnson said he wants out regardless of what other changes the Chiefs might make.
"It's the environment," he said. "It's got everything to do with the environment. It's what everybody needs. The city is tired of me. The organization has kind of run its course" for him. "It's time to move on regardless of what kind of changes they could make. I've been here when they made other changes. It's just time to let go."
On the other end of the spectrum, Tyler Thigpen made his pitch for why he should remain the team's starting quarterback.
And one of his most outspoken supporters, Pro Bowl tight end Tony Gonzalez, said Thigpen's future might affect whether Gonzalez is interested in returning to Kansas City next season.
"Look at the way I've played," said Thigpen, in his second year with the team. "Look at the way the offense has moved. Look at the way, you know, guys are so much more energetic when they're out there with me. It's like those guys got a second wind in the second half of the season, when I became the starter."
Thigpen said his performance yesterday shouldn't be all that coaches consider while deciding whether to move forward with Thigpen or pursue another quarterback.
Johnson's tumultuous season included a four-game midseason break. He was benched by the Chiefs for three games for being late to meetings and other team obligations. He was also suspended for one game by the NFL for a violation of its personal-conduct policy.
Johnson was charged twice recently with simple assault in separate incidents in Kansas City.
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There's no guarantee the Chiefs will use the spread next season even if Edwards is retained.
"I've never been a seven-carry-a-game back and expect to break 200 yards," Johnson said. "That's never been my style. I wish it could be to help the team a lot more. It's just not me." I'm "more of a wear-a-team-down, get your yards in the third and fourth quarter when you just really pound on them."
The problem, Johnson said, isn't with his abilities. He's 29 and took a physical beating during his league-record 416-carry season in 2006.


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Introduced back in season 2 of Game of Thrones, Davos Seaworth is one of the longest lasting supporting characters on the show. Having first served on Team Dragonstone with undying loyalty to Stannis Baratheon, Davos has moved on in recent seasons to serve Jon Snow in the North.
He's also a point-of-view character in George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire novels, making Davos a character that's important on both page and screen.
If Davos Seaworth is one of the longest lasting side characters, he's certainly one of the most loved by fans as well. Davos often acts as the voice of reason that cuts through the chaos of Westerosi politics (as well as Melisandre's manipulations), earning him a strong base of fan support throughout the HBO series.
He's a character that's closely aligned with the audience, reacting honestly to the show's events with appropriate bewilderment and passion, just as viewers are at home.
Fans share his wariness over Melisandre, cried right along with him over the fate of Shireen, and are just as big of fans of Lady Mormont as he is.
However, there's a lot more to Davos than what viewers see on screen. Here are the 15 Things You Didn't Know About Game Of Thrones' Davos Seaworth.
15 He Has Seven Sons
Davos' relationship to his son Matthos Seaworth was a major plot point back in season 2 and helped emphasize the devastation of the Battle of the Blackwater when Matthos died due to Tyrion's wildfire trick.
However, the show cut out a significant side to Davos' character: he has six other sons in the books, with four of them perishing at the Battle of the Blackwater, making the battle even more traumatic for Davos.
Besides Matthos, Davos has sons named Dale, Deyon, Maric, Allard, Devan, Stannis, and Steffon. The oldest five are in service to House Baratheon on Dragonstone alongside their father, and Devan is squire to Stannis Baratheon himself.
The show chose to cut most of Davos' sons from its storyline in order to lean down Team Dragonstone. Instead, writers condensed them all into Matthos.
Davos also has a wife named Marya that the show has largely ignored, but it has referenced her once or twice in earlier seasons.
14 He Had Ulterior Motives When He Brought Stannis Food
The foundation of Stannis and Davos' relationship traces back to Robert's Rebellion, when Davos, then an infamous smuggler, brought onions and salted fish to Stannis and his men at Storm's End (hence his nickname "the Onion Knight").
While many attribute this act to Davos' kindness of heart, the smuggler had other ideas in mind when he set off to rescue Stannis and his men from starvation.
When a fan once asked George R.R. Martin what prompted a simple smuggler to become involved in Robert's Rebellion, the author had one answer: money.
Martin said that Davos was sniffing out the best possible profit when he landed on the idea of getting food to Stannis, knowing that if he brought the onions to King's Landing he would merely be paid the price of onions – but if he brought food to the besieged Storm's End, the trapped and starving men would pay significantly more.
Though Davos ended up as Stannis' most loyal supporter, their first meeting was based solely off of Davos' desire for personal profit.
13 He Didn't Lead Stannis' Blackwater Fleet in the Books
One of the most significant moments in the relationship between Stannis and Davos in the Game of Thrones television series is when Stannis entrusts Davos to lead his fleet in the Battle of the Blackwater in season 2.
Not only does it show viewers how much Stannis trusts Davos, but it makes the tension between the two men that much greater when Stannis suffers his harsh loss at the Blackwater.
However, in the books, Stannis gives his brother-in-law Imry Florent the command of his Blackwater fleet. Imry proves to be largely incompetent at the job, with Davos attempting to give him tactical advice that goes ignored. Imry's choice to ignore Davos' key advice of sending scouts ahead of Stannis' ships condemns the Baratheon fleet to failure.
Imry Florent has a brief appearance on the show during the Battle of the Blackwater (he can be seen telling Stannis that hundreds of his men will die). However, this is yet another aspect to Davos' storyline in the books that is altered by the show in order to streamline Team Dragonstone and complicate the Davos/Stannis relationship.
12 Stannis Took the Fingers Off of His Non-Dominant Hand
One of the most well known facts behind the relationship between Davos and Stannis is how Stannis cut off the tops from four of Davos' fingers after Robert's Rebellion as punishment for Davos' illegal smuggling.
Stannis only removed a portion of the fingers (as opposed to the typical sentence of the removal of the whole hand) because Davos' smuggling did help the men at Storm's End.
One of the lesser-known facts behind this story is that Stannis even went so far as to purposefully take the fingers off of Davos' left hand, with the knowledge that it was his non-dominant side, in order to further soften the sentence.
The television version of Davos has this switched: his right hand has his fingers removed, as actor Liam Cunningham is left-handed.
Cunningham has said that Game of Thrones uses a combination of CGI and practical effects (a sewn up glove that Cunningham has to hide his bent fingers in) to make it appear as though Davos has fingers missing on the show.
11 He Wasn't Stannis' First Choice for Hand of the King
Similar to how the show wrote Stannis as choosing Davos to lead his fleet into the Battle of the Blackwater, writers also had Stannis immediately choose Davos for his Hand of the King. Again, this was a choice by the showrunners to reflect how much Stannis trusted Davos as an advisor and friend.
However, this was different in the books. In A Storm of Swords, Davos returns to Dragonstone after the events at the Blackwater and learns that Stannis has named Alester Florent, head of his wife's House Florent, as his Hand of the King.
His stint as Hand is brief, however-- Alester is later imprisoned by Stannis for treason after attempting to secretly negotiate with the Lannisters.
While the show makes it blatant that Stannis trusts Davos, it's portrayed in a subtler manner in the books. Though Davos isn't Stannis' first choice for Hand, Stannis asks his thoughts about the situation with Alester. When Davos gives honest advice, Stannis promotes him to Hand.
The books show Stannis testing Davos as a true advisor, going more in depth to explain why Stannis chooses to place his faith in Davos.
10 George R.R. Martin Created Davos to Shed Light on Stannis
It's a noted trend of the A Song of Ice and Fire novels that author George R.R. Martin typically avoids awarding point of view chapters to kings.
Robb Stark, Robert Baratheon, Geoffrey Baratheon, and Stannis are all denied the ability to narrate events in the books.
Martin has said that the creation of Davos originates back to when he was planning out A Clash of Kings and realized he didn't want to give Stannis Baratheon his own POV chapters.
Instead, he decided to create Davos to allow readers insight into the actions of Team Dragonstone without hearing from Stannis himself.
That being said, Martin still believes Davos to be an important character in his own right. The author has said that he tries to avoid POV characters from "just being a pair of eyes" and prioritizes that character's story above all else.
Martin knew Davos had a compelling story to be told, so his addition to the novels was a positive choice all around.
9 Davos and Stannis' Actors Are Close in Real Life
Davos and Stannis share a close and complicated relationship in both the books and television show. However, there's another layer to the relationship viewers see on screen, too: Liam Cunningham and Stephen Dillane, who plays Stannis, are also friends in real life.
Cunningham has explained that he has missed Dillane's company on set in the seasons after Stannis' death.
"I shall hugely, hugely miss the scenes that I've had with him because he's a master of the truth," Cunningham once said. "He's an extraordinary actor. I miss him. I miss him hugely."
The two first bonded on set over their similar approaches to scripts and scenes, which come from Cunningham and Dillane's history as theater actors in the UK.
While Dillane has said he isn't a huge fan of Game of Thrones itself due to its brutal nature, the actor has described his favorite memories on set as being the ones with Cunningham and Carice van Houten (Melisandre). The three even had a farewell dinner together before Dillane left the show.
8 Liam Cunningham Doesn't Know What Davos is Like in the Books
There are two camps within the Game of Thrones cast: those who have read the books and those who haven't. Davos' actor Liam Cunningham happens to be in the latter group, despite the fact that Seaworth is a POV character in the novels.
Cunningham has explained that, when he took on the role, he consulted showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss on whether or not they recommended he read the books before playing Davos.
Benioff and Weiss apparently told Cunningham that he might want to avoid reading the book version of Davos due to the fact that reading his character's internal thoughts on the page might complicate his efforts to portray Davos through a visual medium.
In the end, Cunningham has said that the showrunners were right, and that avoiding the books has actually been beneficial to him as an actor.
7 He Isn't as Close To Shireen in the Books
One of the most tragic deaths in the Game of Thrones television series was that of Shireen Baratheon. When season 6 aired, one of the biggest questions was how and when Davos would find out that Stannis and Melisandre burned Shireen at the stake, and how he would react.
The confrontation scene between Melisandre and Davos during the season 6 finale was one of the show's most memorable moments, with Davos tearfully forcing the truth out of Melisandre before Jon Snow.
In the show, Seaworth and Shireen grow close after the Baratheon princess learns that he is illiterate and devotes her time to teaching him how to read.
Though these scenes between Davos and Shireen are touching, none of them occur in the books, with the novels placing a far greater distance between the Princess Shireen and the Onion Knight.
Shireen never visits Davos in his cell, nor do they have their touching moment where Shireen proclaims Davos as her friend, traitor or not.
Instead, the novels have the Baratheon's Maester Pylos, who teaches Seaworth to read after he is released from his cell.
6 Some Fans Think He's Azor Ahai
Although the majority of fans think Azor Ahai – the prophesied hero who "shall be born again amidst smoke and salt" and defeat the White Walkers -- is Jon Snow (or maybe even Daenerys Targaryen), there is a running fan theory that Davos himself might be the future savior.
The theory originated on Reddit by user FollowTheBeard, who outlined why Seaworth is a possible candidate for the prophecy. FollowTheBeard wrote that Davos was "born again" after his survival of the Battle of the Blackwater.
A different part of the prophecy says that Azor Ahai will wake dragons out of stone, and the fan theory has an answer for this part, too.
In season 6, when Melisandre fails to bring Jon Snow back to life right away, she and everybody else leaves the room in disappointment – all except Davos, who stays behind and eventually sees Jon gasp back to life.
Though Davos is an unconventional choice and is will most likely not be the hero of the prophecy, the links that FollowTheBeard points out are still interesting and entertaining.
5 He's the Game of Thrones Version of The Godfather's Tom Hagen
Davos has to be one of the best political advisors in the whole of Game of Thrones. Let's be honest: who else could give Jon Snow his iconic King in the North introduction before Daenerys Targaryen?
Davos has proven himself to be a strong fighter by surviving season 6's Battle of the Bastards, but he's somebody you'd want in your corner because of his sharp mind and honesty, not his battle skills.
According to Liam Cunningham, Davos is the Westerosi equivalent of Tom Hagen, Don Corleone's consigliere (counselor) in Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather.
Cunningham has said that Davos "isn't one of the boys" because he's not big on fighting, but "commands respect because of his loyalty and his decency and his lateral thinking, and because he's not fearful of his own demise. He tells hard truths."
Davos is able to keep his ego in check and devote all of his energy to protecting the leaders he believes in, skills that are in high demand in the Game of Thrones universe.
4 He's Been to Eastwatch Before
The premiere of Game of Thrones season 7 showed Jon Snow anxious over The Wall's Eastwatch-by-the-Sea, since he knows that it's the castle closest to Hardhome, the latest territory that the White Walkers took over back in season 5. As a result, Snow sends Tormund and the wildings to go help man the castle and provide a proper defense.
Season 7's episode 5 is in fact titled "Eastwatch", foreshadowing that the Night's Watch castle will have a serious role to play this season. Coincidentally enough, the character of Davos has his own ties to Eastwatch-by-the-Sea.
In the books, Stannis sails for The Wall at Davos' advice in response to Maester Aemon's call for aid. Stannis, Davos, and the rest of the Baratheon camp reside at Eastwatch for a time before Stannis brings his forces north of The Wall to defeat Mance Rayder and the wildlings.
Though this battle was depicted on the show, the series has not made it clear if Davos has been to Eastwatch-by-the-Sea before or not.
3 Melisandre Might Have His Finger Bones
After Davos suffered his painful finger removal punishment by Stannis, the ex-smuggler famously hung his finger bones in a pouch hanging around his neck to serve as a constant reminder of where he came from. In the books, Davos notably loses this pouch during the Battle of the Blackwater.
One of the running fan theories surrounding Davos in A Song of Ice and Fire is that the mysterious priestess Melisandre actually stole these finger bones at some point.
Compelling evidence for this theory comes from Martin's A Dance with Dragons, in a scene where Melisandre is explaining how she conjures up glamors-- or magical illusions to disguise someone or something as another being or thing entirely.
As Melisandre is explaining how this is possible, she says the strongest glamors are built out of bones, even going on to explicitly say a bag of finger bones would work. Due to the tension between Melisandre and Davos, some fans think she purposefully stole his finger bones to form a glamor of Davos for future use.
2 Liam Cunningham Originally Auditioned for a Different Character
Cunningham plays Davos Seaworth so well that it's hard to imagine him as anybody else. As it turns out, the Irish actor initially auditioned for another role during the casting process for season 1.
However, Liam Cunningham couldn't get his schedule to work for the shooting schedule of season 1, so he had to take a pass on Game of Thrones at that time.
David Benioff and Dan Weiss liked Cunningham so much, though, that they insisted he come back the next year to read for a character in season 2. Benioff and Weiss thought that Cunningham's audition was "incredible," and the rest is history.
Cunningham hasn't revealed which character he first auditioned for, but he has said that he would have loved to play Tywin Lannister.
Could Cunningham have originally auditioned for the part of the formidable head of House Lannister?
1 Cunningham Needed UFC Training to Prep for Davos in Season 7
Up to this point in Game of Thrones, we haven't seen too much combat from Davos. Even in the season 6 "Battle of the Bastards" episode, Davos didn't have any of his own fight scenes, unlike some of the other main characters in the battle, such as Jon and Tormund.
However, Liam Cunningham's latest preparation process for Game of Thrones suggests this is going to change some time in season 7.
Last summer, UFC coach John Kavanagh posted on his Twitter and Instagram account, showing both himself and Liam Cunningham sparring in the training ring. This not only foreshadows more combat scenes with Davos, but also suggests that fans might even see him fight without his sword.
Davos might have the chance to use his new UFC skills against the White Walkers by the end of season 7, but the thought of fighting in hand-to-hand combat against the undead is truly terrifying. Could this be where Davos meets his end?
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Sometimes the greatest changes occur within, and you never see evidence of their occurrence. But for Camp Now, in these past few weeks, that has not been the case. The developments that have been brewing for months and years (even decades!) have started to take a physical and very public form. Our decision to pull the "peace trigger," as we call it, was a long time coming, even if it snuck up on us in the end. But isn't it true that many of the best things happen spontaneously? Well, that's what I've been finding anyway—to be true in my own crealitated life.
Spontaneity hit last night, when I finally crealitated a haircut I'd been considering for weeks. Although I had thought about cutting it off for a long time, of course I didn't plan on cutting it off at midnight, on a rainy Wednesday night. But, the factors were just right... My haircutting friend was awake and available and I happened to have a pair of scissors in my desk. It turned out that my spontaneity was contagious, when another friend who hadn't even considered getting a cut, jumped in for one as well. Afterwards we both felt renewed. Was it the missing hair that made us feel lighter or was it the thrill of spontaneous action?
For all of us at Camp Now, it has certainly been thrilling to watch our content meet its intended audience, and to see an organically growing reaction to its presence in the world. In the end, everything we work on is meant to be shared—shared with you, by us and then again by you! For in Crealitation we never want to passively receive information. We decide what to believe in, and then we decide what to do with our beliefs. If you believe in crealitating a better life and a better world, how can you enlist others towards that goal?
In Crealitation, we also believe in taking the time you need to crealitate the life you want. And while that process can be as long as time itself, the first step to take is in this moment, whatever you decide to do with it. Just to be clear, that step doesn't have to be cutting off your hair in the early morning hours!
Good fortune and lots of spontaneity in all your moments,
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This build takes advantage of the great critical damage that a scythe can dish out along with a very reliable and fast recharging shadow step to suprise opponents.
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- Max Armor with Critical Strikes headpiece and Minor rune of Critical Strikes
- Best Vigor you can buy is required and the rest is down to user preference (whether you prefer more energy or health)
- Sundering or Cruel Scythe of Fortitude with "I have the power!" inscription or "Guided by fate" inscription (depending on energy level)
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- Before engaging cast Way of the Master,Critical Eye and Assassin's Remedy.
- Choose a target (preferably a squishy) and shadow step with Aura of Displacement.
- Spike with your attack skills in order.
- Pressure targets with you quick activation skills and do not use Wearying Strike without a quick attack after or without Assassin's Remedy up as otherwise you will be weakened with your next attack.
- Resurrect fallen allies with Resurrection Signet.
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- Enchantment Removal
- Anti-Melee Hexes such as Empathy and Price of Failure
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|Recognizing and Controlling Security Threat Groups
|By Terry Campbell, Professor, Purdue University Global
|Published: 03/11/2013
Due to fiscal shortfalls and concerns, the managing and control of our prisons are even more important. Corrections is used to making due with less. This does not distract from recognizing and controlling security threat groups. As we enter 2013, corrections is reminded: "Security Threat Groups" are still a threat to the overall safety and security of our prisons.
Many of our prisons and jails have excellent mission statements and policies and procedures in place related to prison gangs/security threat groups. These programs are in place to track and record threat groups and members. If a prison or jail has limited resources and is struggling to implement security threat group awareness; there are ample amount of agencies at the city, county, state, and federal levels willing to assist and share important information. It is more important than ever to implement security threat group awareness. The institution must recognize a gang problem and/or potential gang problem exists.
Corrections personnel also must be aware of reasons why inmates join these security threat groups. These can consist of protection, viewing the gang as family, a need to belong and/or be accepted, means of support, want to control their environment, etc. This is part of the ongoing security threat group awareness process.
Institutions face many challenges when dealing with the security threat groups. If these challenges are not dealt with timely, then these challenges will only escalate and lead to more serious problems. Institution administration and staff must be focused and recognize who the gang members are. The major security threat groups within a prison will vary from state to state.
Classification, as you know serves several purposes. Information collected will aid in properly assigning inmates and/or security threat group inmates to correct security levels, housing assignments, job assignment (if applicable), and other considerations. The institution should designate someone as security threat group coordinator. This officer will work with other staff in coordinating activities, collecting information, training, communication, dissemination of information, and identification of security threat groups and members. This is a vital role to assist in maintaining the safety and security of the institution.
Institutions work very hard in identifying security threat group members and validating this information. Validation can consist of the following identifiers, but not limited to; tattoos, gang colors or symbols, photos, confiscated material, interviews, drawings, graffiti, membership roster, gang organization chart, terminology, written messages with symbols, non-verbal can consist of gang signs, etc.
All staff must be trained in security threat group awareness and recognition. Policies and procedures must be in place and enforced to provide directions and protocol to use when identifying potential security threat group inmates and incidents. There is a tremendous amount of information generated on a daily basis. The trick is being able to analyze this information, and disseminate to the correct staff. This information is another useful tool to assist with improving the overall safety and security of the institution. Again, this information is essential in properly managing these types of offenders, developing housing strategies, identifying any trends and patterns, assisting classifications, security, etc.
Many states have implemented a zero tolerance policy regarding security threat groups. At the same time institutions must be proactive in their efforts managing and controlling this population. This can consist of controlled housing, administrative segregation, inmate(s) formally being charged with violating institutional rules, loss of privileges, continuing to develop new strategies for controlling security threat groups, monitoring of inmate telephone calls excluding legal and/or privilege, and improving communications at all levels.
Everyone in law enforcement needs to note; our prisons and jails often have more comprehensive collection of gang intelligence information then local law enforcement. We must put forth efforts in continuing to work toward improving communications with other agencies. I recognize at times this is often a closed door. Yet, this does not prohibit corrections from continuing to reach out. The use of effective communication is a powerful tool and can be advantageous to all.
Some of our security threat group inmates validated are going to be released. This can consist of transfer to another prison, discharge, parole, early release, etc. When this occurs an information packet can be provided to officials. This ongoing sharing of information and effective and effective communications allows for improved safety and security. Not only in corrections, but other jurisdictions as well.
I mentioned previously corrections face many challenges regarding security threat groups. Many challenges also exist to improve communications and sharing of information. We must not ignore that one of our goals is the ongoing safety and security of the institution. This includes other inmates, staff, victims and victim's family, general public, etc. While maintaining the above, we cannot become complacent and ignore the remainder of the inmate corrections population.
Staff also must be aware of those security threat group members who want to renounce their gang affiliation and/or membership. Does the institution have a process in place to do this? Corrections needs to be prepared and creative in being able to control for security threat groups. Unfortunately, these security threat groups continue to thrive. Many prisons are beginning to experience an influx of new inmates. Some of these inmates are from other countries and entering our correctional systems. Some additional characteristics consist of them being extremely violent and having a military background. We know what security risks these are and must adapt to deal with them.
Lastly, corrections as I mentioned previously, has a tremendous amount of gang-related information. There is a need to continue providing information and communicating effectively with other law enforcement agencies. Many doors with law enforcement agencies are open, yet some agencies continue to have closed doors. This is another challenge for corrections and I have no doubt there is light at the end of the tunnel. Stay safe, and I, as well as others, appreciate the job that all do.
Terry Campbell is a criminal justice professor at Kaplan University, School of Public Safety and has more than 20 years of experience in corrections and policing. He has served in various roles, including prison warden and parole administrator, for the Arkansas Department of Corrections. Terry may be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com .
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Neck pain is very common, especially amongst people sat in front of computers all day. So it's an area I'm very interested in.
What we do makes us what we are.
By this I mean that our everyday activity, or inactivity, greatly influences what our body becomes. An example would be that if you're on bed rest your muscles become weaker or if your knee is in a plaster cast the joint becomes stiff. It's not rocket science.
Sat in front of a computer screen all day has an effect. We tend to sit in poor posture which in real terms means:
• The muscles that give our neck strength and stability get weaker
• Neck joints stiffen because they're not moving
• Poor postures increases strain on your neck
So it's no great surprise that neck pain amongst office workers is very common.
The exercise that takes pride of place here has to be good. It has to change our activity because we are what we do day in, day out, remember? It's not enough to strengthen neck muscles or to make your neck move more easily, it must also improve your posture and the way we move.
Improving static posture and moving in good posture will help us attain:
• Strength in deep stability muscles
• Mobility in neck joints
So what are you waiting for?
Neck Retraction Exercise
Sit on a chair with your back supported.
Keep your face straight and upright, then pull your face backwards and upwards.
Because the neck joints are at an angle you should grow taller. You are now fully retracted.
Relax back into the starting position and repeat 5 times, am and pm whilst at work. Of course.
The exercise is to go from normal sitting to an over corrected position. This action will work the muscles that give the neck strength and move the joints and improve your ability to have better posture.
To improve your posture on the last retraction just relax partially so you're keeping a little retracted.
But you still must make that massive step for mankind and choose your improved posture regularly.
Because if you don't, remember… what we do makes us what we are!
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Come join the Rendina Team for the chance to work with a company that offers top notch quality, a collaborative and driven team, and numerous opportunities to develop your skills and career. We are passionate about what we do and reward those who feel the same.
We currently have an opportunity for a Property Manager in Tennessee and other assigned states. This position is responsible for providing day to day property management services of assigned medical office, commercial office and retail accounts. The Property Manager may supervise a staff of assistant property managers, property administrators, customer service managers and building maintenance personnel based on the size and needs of the assigned portfolio.
Key Responsibilities:
- Establish, and maintain strong working relationships with all tenants, property owners, project developers and their designated representatives.
- Develop the property's strategic plans for the market of business it serves that are consistent with the established company strategic plans, and ensure the proper execution.
- Inspect properties on a regular basis to determine the efficiency and condition of building.
- Initiate and authorize expenditures, appropriations and commitments on pricing strategies.
- Prepare and ensure timely completion of monthly and quarterly management reports and annual business plan/budget.
- Manage the operation of staff and vendors at properties.
- Responsible for the collection of tenant rents.
- Participate in other outside activities consistent with the company's and the owner's responsibilities in the community, including civic and business organizations.
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employee(s) will be required to work as a team and follow any other job related instructions and to perform any other requested job-related duties. Team members are expected to perform these duties with an enthusiastic attitude and to assist wherever necessary to accomplish the Company's overall goals.
The ideal candidate will possess:
- Minimum 5 years of experience in medical office and commercial property management.
- Bachelor's degree in Real Estate, Business, Finance or other related field is preferred.
- Real estate accreditation such as CCIM, CPM, RPA and/or real estate license preferred.
- Strong effective leader with solid organizational and interpersonal skills.
Travel to sites throughout the United States with overnight travel required.


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Dear Friends, I'd like to introduce to you another regular contributor to my blog, Jonni Pollard. Jonni is a dear friend, meditation teacher and co-founder of 1 Giant Mind, an organisation to reduce and prevent stress-related lifestyle disease and mental illness by assisting people all over the world with learn-to-meditate programs, resources, and research.
Jonni and I met through a mutual friend earlier this year. Beyond the practice of meditation (something which I've blogged about in the past) we've had incredible conversations about life, purpose, relationships, literally everything. Jonni is the kind of friend that drops gems of information all the time, I'm left ecstatic after hanging out with him and, therefore, was compelled to ask him to contribute to my blog and to share his knowledge, thoughts and ideas with you.
Jonni will be blogging fortnightly. And the first and obvious question is this...
What is Meditation?
Today "meditation" is a word that is referenced a lot. You often hear people say that "their meditation" is going for a surf or jog or riding a bike or dancing or listening to music. Others describe meditation through a variety of techniques, sitting or lying down, eyes open or closed, with their attention on objects, images, sounds, thoughts, ideas.
So I feel it is better to answer this question with another question...Why would I want to meditate?
The reason I meditate is to have the experience of being beyond the madness of my frenetic thinking mind and to be able to witness the mind and all the activity that can goes on in there. Meditation allows me to recognise that I am in fact not my mind but the witness of it. This enables me to have a choice to experience life without having to think about it, rather, simply experience it with pure awareness. When I do this, I feel connected to my deepest creative inspiration and feel empowered to freely express this without fear, doubt or limiting self beliefs. Why? Because all the stuff that stops us from being all of who we truly are (which is so magnanimously awesome by the way) is in our minds!!!
So if you dig why I meditate and want to have the same experience, allow me to offer a definition of meditation that will enable you to find a technique that will deliver the outcomes you desire.
Meditation is the simple practice of enabling the mind to effortlessly and naturally settle down into its least excited state. In this state you can find a place of just BEING. In this just being you can experience the mind as a vast calm infinite reservoir of creativity, adaptability and compassion.
I want you to stop reading this right now and take a moment to reflect on those three qualities and what it would mean to have unlimited creativity, adaptability and compassion all the time. How different would your life be?
This is what meditation can deliver.
This kind of meditation is best practiced sitting up with the eyes closed using an anchor of awareness such as a mantra (a sound effortlessly repeated in the mind) or the breath. It can be done for as little as 10 minutes a day to have a profound effect in your life.
Like anything, the more you do it, the greater the effect. I personally meditate for 20 minutes twice a day and I can honestly say that it is hands down the best time I have ever invested in myself! Now considering we have to live with our minds for the rest of our lives, this is actually a pretty smart investment.
The quality of your awareness and mind governs your life experience. If your mind is constantly scattered, worried, uncontrollable and fearful, you can guarantee that these themes will feature in your life story.
It's not until you are able to go beyond the condition of your mind and establish your self in Being, that place of unlimited creativity, adaptability and compassion, that you will be able to experience your truest self and live life from there.
Meditation as I have defined it, causes this to naturally and effortlessly happen.
Feel like meditating?
Next blog, I'll share some easy great ways to get started. Got any questions about this, let me know and I will happily respond in the next post.


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An account for the laymen of the successful campaigns in research and public health control against hookworm infection, malaria, and yellow fever. Major and minor figures are well characterized. Mr. Williams' narrative is journalistic but not of the gee-whiz style. He brings his three stories right up to our times, including mention of the work of the World Health Organization.
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Eric studied at The Art Students League of New York and graduated from Montclair State University with a Bachelor of Art in digital illustration and animation. A drawing teacher, artist, and musician.
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Britain has led opposition to a campaign by MEPs with German support to install Jean-Claude Juncker, an advocate of a United States of Europe, in the EU's top job after his political party won the largest number of seats in the European Parliament.
But a poll carried out across 15 countries, including Germany, in the immediate aftermath of European Union elections has found that only eight per cent of voters are able to name Mr Juncker as the spitzenkandidat, or leading candidate, of the European People's Party (EPP).
"How can voters have 'chosen' the next president of the European Commission when they have never heard of him?," said Daniel Hannan MEP, the secretary general of Alliance of European Conservatives and Reformists (AECR), the Tory group in the EU assembly.
"In fact, people voted in 28 separate elections on national issues. In Britain, for what it's worth, only 0.18 per cent of voters supported the candidates of Juncker's EPP."
The polling, carried out for the AECR by Advanced Market Research, also found that over 90 per cent of people were unable to name any of the publicly funded European political parties, such as the EPP - which did not stand candidates outside London and only gained 28,000 British votes - that are claiming a democratic mandate to run the commission.
In Germany, where Angela Merkel has been forced into reluctant support for Mr Juncker, over three quarters of voters were unable to name him or any other of the candidates nominated by EU political parties for the commission job, including Martin Schulz, the German Socialist MEP who is president of the parliament.
Ninety-nine per cent of British voters had never heard of the former Luxembourg prime minister who is now claiming he has the mandate of European voters to head the commission, the EU executive in Brussels that drafts all European legislation.
The poll, which interviewed 12,132 adults, found that, even when told that EU-level political parties had run candidates for president of the commission, 90 per cent said this should not be the criterion for their appointment.
Mr Juncker's office declined to comment on the opinion poll.
In a further blow for Mr Juncker, Matteo Renzi, the Italian prime minister, dismissed the idea that he should take the job following the EU election result on 25 May.
"Before you agree on a name, let's agree on a programme and agenda. None of the presidential candidates has obtained an absolute majority," he said.
Mr Renzi's opposition to the spitzenkandidaten process combined with Britain, the Netherlands, Sweden and Hungary means there is a blocking minority to any attempts to install him via a vote of EU leaders next month.
MEPs are organised into European political parties such as the EPP or the Socialists. In 2009, the Conservatives broke away from the EPP to set up a more Eurosceptic grouping, the Alliance of European Conservatives and Reformists.
This year funding for European political parties was £87 million, including a £52m taxpayer subsidy for MEPs to spend on their campaigning in the elections.


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Medallia GovCloud Now FedRAMP Ready
Achieving this significant milestone paves the way for full authorization
SAN MATEO, Calif., April 5, 2018—Medallia, Inc. (www.medallia.com), the leader in customer experience management software, announced that Medallia GovCloud is now FedRAMP Ready, the first step on the path towards full authorization based on the stringent technical and security requirements mandated by federal agencies. Thanks to the positive results of this initial review, Medallia is on its way to becoming FedRAMP authorized.
"The timing couldn't be better," said Borge Hald, CEO and Co-Founder, Medallia. "The President just released his Management Agenda last week, which prioritized Improving Customer Experience with Federal Services, and Medallia GovCloud is designed to help government agencies serve citizens better at lower cost. We are ready to support the objectives laid out by the President for high impact programs to improve the citizen experience across more federal agencies."
Medallia GovCloud enables agencies to understand, in a single platform, citizens' experiences across all touchpoints, and based on that knowledge, improve operations and optimize citizen interactions. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, which is committed to making veteran experiences predictable, consistent, and easy, already uses Medallia GovCloud as its software of record for building trusted, life-long relationships with veterans. The VA will soon put Medallia in the hands of approximately 300,000 employees to enable them to deliver better care more rapidly.
FedRAMP, the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program, is a government-wide program that standardizes security assessment, authorization, and continuous monitoring of cloud products and services so government agencies can select private sector cloud services with full confidence. Medallia's FedRAMP application was reviewed and affirmed by Kratos SecureInfo, an accredited Third Party Assessment Organization (3PAO).
"Our security program is designed to meet the challenges of all our customers, including federal agencies, who have very high demands for security and privacy of their customers' data," said Hald. "We are not only committed to FedRAMP today, but also to continuously building on our capabilities to give our federal and commercial customers ongoing assurance that protecting their data is our top priority."
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Medallia's mission is simple: to create a world where companies are loved by customers and employees alike. Hundreds of the world's best-loved brands trust Medallia Software-as-a-Service application to help them capture customer feedback everywhere the customer is (on the phone, in store, online, mobile), understand it in real-time, and deliver insights and action everywhere—from the C-suite to the frontline—to improve their performance. Founded in 2001, Medallia has offices in Silicon Valley, the D.C. Metro area, New York, London, Paris, Sydney, Buenos Aires, and Tel Aviv. Learn more at www.medallia.com.