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Composition 115.E1, Creative Writing I Wintersession Dec. 2016 - Jan 2017,
James A. Freeman, Instructor Department of Language & Literature, Bucks County Community College: Penn Hall Rm. 105 (215) 968-8150, 8am to 4:30 pm, M-Fri.
My office and hours: Penn 127 (215) 968-8155 Canvas class page 6 days a week, 12-1 Saturdays
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Writing Tutoring Center: Library 210, (215) 968-8044
Creative Writing I: Access the course through this address: https://bucks.instructure.com or through the college website, www.bucks.edu and Quick Links.
Required Texts: ACTIVE VOICE, James Moffett (2nd ed.), THE STORY AND ITS WRITER, Ann Charters, Ed. (8th edition used or 9th ed. new), IRISH WAKE iLLUSTRATED (2014 stories by Freeman--any royalties donated to a BCCC student scholarship).
Recommended: "Lady and Sierra's Storage Shed Summer" (an illustrated children's book by Freeman with any royalties donated to BCCC student scholarship); "Temporary Roses Dipped in Liquid Gold," poems by James A. Freeman (a fund-raiser for BCCC student scholarship) as a model for poetry technique(s).
Optional: THE ELEMENTS OF STYLE, Strunk and White (3 rd ed.); Points of View (Models for the Craft Writings) by James Moffett.
Course Description:
This course is a workshop-style exploration of creative writing techniques with emphasis on our own fiction, poetry, drama and creative non-fiction and group criticism of it. From the outset of the condensed term, we will read model writings by professionals, and we'll discuss their techniques in student postings on our class Canvas Inbox. Each of you will be expected to do at least three-five weekly postings reacting to your choice of our model readings from the Ann Charters book (electronic journaling) and to react at least once a week to another classmate's posting. Within a week, we'll begin creative projects of our own. As we continue to read and electronically discuss published samples, students will begin to submit their own works of fiction, poetry, drama or creative non-fiction for class workshop commentary on our labeled Canvas assignment tab Inbox space.
Each person must complete two project submissions by term's end (stories, groups of 3 to 5 poems, one-act plays or personal essays); at least two of these submissions must be offered for group feedback on our discussion board and be provided by your sign-up date (to facilitate thoughtful commentary); an optional third submission may also be submitted for class workshop or may be sent to the instructor on our Canvas Inbox feature.
Short stories or novel excerpts for workshop should be approximately 750 to 1,500 words (31/2 -8 pages); groups of 3 to 6 poems will vary in length and may be any combination of free or rhymed verse or in any established form. Each student must do one of the submissions out of their favorite genre'. Revision of our project submissions will be encouraged (that's one reason for the class critiques), and, if needed, use of the tutoring center (Library 121) will be required. Whatever the genre' of our submissions, I ask that each of you respond in a paragraph long posting on our bulletin space to each of your classmate's submissions within three days of its posting and to annotate each writer's workshop submissions in Microsoft Word or html for discussion and return posting to the author/class. We are developing a supportive yet honest community of writers, so your feedback is essential. If you're unsure of how to respond, observe one or two of my reactions on discussion board, and then dive in yourself. No one else can offer just your unique view.
Each week, I'll assign an electronic, student-led panel discussion of one of our model fiction writers or poets and his or her model work. Four students will serve on each panel and report their findings as short summaries on discussion board online. The rest of the class, having read at least one work in common by the assigned author, is encouraged to join in with questions and comments for individual panelists. First, the panel moderator researches the biography, time and place of the author, and reactions of literary critics to his or her work. The moderator then posts one thoughtful discussion board question for each of the other three panelists. The biographer must respond within three days with an answer to the moderator's question and a paragraph long minimum summary of the author's life. The social historian answers the moderator's question about the time and place the author lived in and provides a paragraph long summary of important events that had an impact on culture during the author's lifetime. The literary critic responds to the moderator's question and provides sample critical reactions to the author's work as well as his or her own overall reactions to the work we've read. A rubric e-handout link and online attachment will provide references and further instruction, suggestions.
We'll do six of the craft writings from the sequence of assignments in the ACTIVE VOICE book. Each of these stretching exercises will be submitted in our Canvas assignment tabs. (please do the Canvas tour for instructions on how to upload and submit) and graded 1 to 4 with commentary to derive a composite grade average on the 4 point scale equivalent to one of our graded project submissions. For that matter, one of the ACTIVE VOICE craft writings could easily be expanded and refined into a workshop project submission. Several of you may choose to do so. Grading is based primarily on the project submissions and the improvement in writing effectiveness they demonstrate, and the composite of the practice writings, as well as the electronic journal and panel discussion (graded holistically as either a 4 or a 1), although electronic attendance and discussions (through frequent, thoughtful postings) are considered essential too.
Grading Table Weights:
Each person will be expected to read the model and student works closely and to participate in our group dialogue. Since electronic journalling is required weekly, here are some guideline questions for fiction or narrative poetry or drama (pick at least two of three of these and run with them): Do I like this work or not? Why do I like or dislike it? What point of view is used? Why this point of view and not another? What do I think of the plot (sequence of action driven by character motivation)? What is the central conflict? What do I think of the way the characters (or persona in a poem) are developed? Are they realistic? Convincing? Rounded? Flat? Dynamic? Static? What is the writer's theme, if any (think about how the writer resolves conflict)? What do I think of this theme? Is it an important lesson or truth about human nature? Does it seem imposed on the drama of the art, or is the theme an organic outgrowth of those characters and that particular dramatic situation? A journal template and blog space will also be created online on discussion blog.
Your honest criticism and support will make this course a success. We must communicate frequently on our Canvas page, but, ultimately, it will be up to you to learn as much as you can about creative writing technique this semester. I will use Canvas learning modules, frequent Fireside Chat discussions and "pages" to guide us. Many aspiring writers want their egos massaged, want to be " rich and famous;" far fewer aspiring writers are willing to apprentice themselves to the craft with the kind of long-term dedication that rich and/or famous writers have practiced to get where they are. Here's wishing you strong creative writing and, even more importantly, clear improvement in your work! There is great value in "writing one's life," in making art, a journey of discovery and growth.
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Learning Goals and Theme Learning goals are determined by the course's major concerns: the students' continued development and refinement of creative writing skills, sequenced instruction in fiction, poetry, drama and creative non-fiction skills necessary to write original work in the genre's. These components unify the course in their intent to encourage the growth of students' critical thinking and understanding of literature. (This course also fulfills the specific Department and Core Curriculum Goals & Objectives as listed on pages 4+ of the catalogue).
Academic Integrity: "The expectation is that the principles of truth and honesty will be rigorously followed in all academic endeavors. This assumes that all work will be done by the person who purports to do the work without unauthorized aids. In addition, when making use of language and some idea not his or her own, whether quoting them directly or paraphrasing them into his or her own words, the student must attribute the source of the material in some standard form, such as naming the source in the text or offering a footnote" (2006-2008 Bucks County Community College Catalogue, p. 159).
In other words, students must do all of the writing themselves and document all non-original material except common knowledge. In addition, you may not reuse, recycle, or resubmit any previous work for this class without instructor's written permission; doing so is considered cheating. Only the tutors in the Tutoring Center and the instructor may give specific help with writing assignments - not family, friends, or neighbors.
At this stage of education, students should already know what constitutes cheating and why it's wrong. However, in any class that requires writing and/or research, the instructor ought to make plain, within the context of the course, what plagiarism is and how to avoid it. The Instructor will do so with readings, exercises, quizzes and discussion. I will also occasionally spot-check with detection software to check your papers to see that you fulfill the college's expectations as quoted above.
In addition, all workshop submissions and Active Voice assignments submitted for grading are required to have the following statement included at the end of the document, followed by the student's name or signature.
Statement of Academic Integrity: I understand the college policy regarding cheating and plagiarism; I have written this paper by myself and have not obtained it in whole or in part from another source, including previously written work of my own; I have used quotation marks or blocks indentations for all words quoted verbatim; and I have included citations for all borrowed ideas, whether quoted, paraphrased, summarized, or referred to in passing.
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Please copy and paste the above agreement at the end of each Assignment tab and Inbox public workshop submission.
On a positive note, how to flourish in this course:
"Let us go then, you and I…" -- T.S. Elliot
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Passive smoking refers to the smoke that non-smokers are breathing in from active smokers. People who spend time around smokers are breathing in the smoke either from the burning end of the active smoker's cigarette or the smoke expelled by the active smoker. This is also called involuntary or secondhand smoking.
Exposure to secondhand smoke can lead to very serious health problems, such as respiratory diseases, heart disease, and lung cancer. Cigarette smoke has more than 400 chemicals in it, and it creates air pollution. Passive smoking is considered a preventable cause of death that has killed thousands of people exposed to cigarette smoke in homes, workplaces, and/or public places.
Children are often passive smokers and receive health injuries that they would not have had if their parents did not smoke. Even a small amount of secondhand smoke can affect babies, children, and others. Even when smokers who smoke in the home try to do so near an open window, some smoke still remains and affects other people in the house. People who were exposed to secondhand smoke as children have an increased risk of getting cancer later in life, as well as asthma and respiratory infections.
Smoke from cigarettes is unhealthy for everyone, and while active smokers choose to smoke, passive smokers do not. Exposure to smoke is especially bad for those with asthma, but it is unhealthy for all people as well as animals. People who are exposed often get headaches, sore throats, and eye irritation. Dizziness, coughing, and nausea may also occur.
Mainstream smoke refers to the smoke that enters the smoker's body and is not exhaled. The smoke that is exhaled differs chemically, since it interacts with the tissues in the smoker's body. Mainstream passive smoking occurs when the non-smoker breathes in smoke exhaled by the smoker. This type of smoke is harmful, but sidestream passive smoking has been shown to be even more harmful.
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I am trapped in the home of a heavy smoker. He chooses to smoke two or three packets a day. Until I can change my job, I have to be exposed that smoke for some of my home life. I find it unbelievable but true that the human body can take so much punishment from organic poisons to the extent that he can smoke every 10 minutes through the day and night and not even realize it, whereas I start to suffer after about two cigarettes are smoked, even if they are smoked in another room.
But it is affecting him. He can't reach the shop at the end of the road without reaching for his puffer as he has
angina, so he asks me to buy the cigarettes for him that he will poison my life with later. He looks awful, unhealthy and pallid, with a face that falls into his ashtray each night. He smokes in his bedroom, he drops cigarettes on the floor in the lounge and his room. There are many burn marks.
I am not to worry, he says, because "they always go out." His intelligent mind is altered by his cravings so that he lives dangerously risking fire, heart attack, cancer etc., yet he tells me that he doesn't like smoking! It is so much a part of his life that he cannot stop it. I have witnessed him lighting cigarettes in his sleep at the kitchen table then dropping them into the tiled floor.
I am very much affected by this. I seal my room at night with sellotape over the cracks in the door. If I run out of tape, I use shaving foam and wet socks under the door -- anything to stop the smoke coming in while I sleep. I use industrial breathing apparatus to descend through the "Death Zone" in the landing every morning to reach the bathroom.
But at other times -- like now -- I am feeling the effects, like tension in the temples, tightness in the chest, that I am being poisoned. I take aspirin and long for the beautiful fresh air of the high road outside every morning.
And I live with the concern that this overweight, unhealthy chain smoker will keel over and die suddenly as he often looks like doing. I wonder how the management of Rothmans who are slowly killing him can look at themselves in the mirror each day. They are causing so much damage and hurt.
I am going to have to stop because the poison is too much now and I am upstairs, the smoker is downstairs. I am feeling really ill now! This is passive smoking and it is very, very wrong and completely evil!
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@KaBoom - A lot of people suffer health problems because of passive smoking. One of my great aunts passed away from lung cancer, and she never smoked a day in her life. She worked around people who were smoke though, just like your grandmother.
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I feel really bad for people who are forced to be passive smokers, especially people who work in bars and restaurants. If you work in a bar 5 nights a week, you're probably exposed to a ton of passive smoke which could lead to health problems later on.
My grandmother worked in an office that allowed smoking when she was younger, and she now has emphysema, despite the fact that she never smoked a day in her life.
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@SZapper - I don't see smoking being outlawed anytime soon, but we do have a lot more regulations about smoking now than we did. You can't smoke in most buildings, and in some states you can't smoke in bars and restaurants anymore. I think those are small victories, with maybe more to come.
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@cafe41 - I think smoking should be illegal too. As you said, it's bad for smokers and passive smokers alike, and now we know exactly how bad it is. I know people crow on and on about their rights or whatever, but I don't think smoking cigarettes should be a right.
We outlaw plenty of other things that are bad for people, such as energy drinks with too much caffeine and hard drugs. I don't think it would be that much of a stretch to just get rid of cigarettes too. But as you said, the tobacco lobby in the US is very powerful.
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I remember watching a short story that was trying to create awareness about passive smoking. A man was smoking in the train station and the person sitting next to him was eating his meal. Suddenly, he took the food and stuffed it down the throat of the guy who was smoking. When the smoker asked him what he was doing, the other man said, "Now you know how I feel about your smoking."
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@anon140983-- I wouldn't say that a passive smoker is at a greater risk, a passive and active smoker are at equal risk in my view.
Smoking is not something that harms the body less the more it is exposed to it. The chemicals in cigarettes cause cells in the lungs to die. So the longer someone smokes, the more damage there will be.
An active and passive smoker are essentially inhaling the same thing. So the damage to both of their lungs will be similar or same. The only difference is that an active smoker might be exposed to more chemicals over the long term.
A passive smoking fact, there are millions of people in the world who die of lung cancer without having smoked a single cigarette. But there are even more who die because of active smoking.
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I get so frustrated when people smoke in public places and make everyone else passive smokers. If someone chooses to harm their health by smoking, it's their decision. But no one has the right to affect my health like that.
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@Cafe41 - I agree with you but they say that smoking cessation is really difficult, especially among women. I think that we should offer government grants to companies that could design a drug that can slowly wean the smoker off of the drug.
I know that there are some are the market now, but this should be a huge push to get smokers to quit for good. They say that some of the damage can be reversed once a smoker quits smoking.
I know that if we knew then what we know now about smoking, cigarettes would have never been approved for sale in the United States.
I think that we should educate teenagers about the dangers of smoking by covering a federal educational program that shows the effects of smoking over time. I wonder if teens saw what smoking actually did to them physically, I wonder how many would choose to continue to smoke.
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@Moldova- Wow those passive smoking statistics are pretty grim. I really don't know how a product that we know kills people and leads to other destructive health conditions could ever be approved by the Food and Drug Administration.
I realize when the cigarettes first came out on the market many people were not aware of the long range results, but we are aware now. What is really sad is when television shows or movies portray smoking to be a cool act and teenagers watch this and want to emulate what they see on screen.
This is how kids turn into lifelong smokers because they start smoking at such a young age and become addicted fast. I know that there is a strong tobacco lobby in this country but we should still try to ban cigarette smoking because we know that it kills. The facts about smoking are too big to ignore.
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@Latte31 - I know what you mean. You always hear about cases of people developing lung cancer yet they never smoked and wondered how they got it.
I was reading that there are about 50,000 passive smoking deaths every year and that passive cigarette smoking can increase the potential for heart disease by 50%. It also causes more cases of bronchitis and pneumonia in children as well as increasing the breast cancer rate by 70% among women that are premenopausal.
I also read that effects of passive smoking can really limit your sense of smell and in some cases it can do away with it altogether. I have a friend that has this problem due to second hand smoke because her both her parents smoked when she was a child.
She puts on so much perfume but because she can't smell it, she does not realize that she over did it.
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Anon140983 - I think that both people will be damaged but even if the active smoker is used to the smoking effects it does not make it any less dangerous. Over time the smoker will have more damage than the nonsmoker.
I wanted to add that second hand smoke is really dangerous to those that inhale these toxic fumes. My husband's grandfather was a heavy smoker and my mother in law, a nonsmoker developed asthma as a result of the years that her father smoked in a car with the windows rolled up.
The effects of passive smoking are very real which is why I don't understand how people can smoke around children. Everyone now knows that smoking leads to cancer so why would you subject children to something like this?
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is a passive smoker at greater risk than an active smoker? an active frequent smoker must be used to those chemicals, right? let's say a volume of carbon monoxide goes into an active smoker's body, and the same volume of carbon monoxide goes into a passive smoker's body. who will be damaged more?
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Basic Time Management Skills
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Health Center Program Requirements
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The Let's Talk about Arthritis program is a prevention and self-management program on Arthritis designed specifically for the Migrant and Seasonal Farmworker population. It is designed to be implemented by Community Health Workers (CHWs) or Promotores de Salud. This comprehensive and interactive training includes the following Modules: General Overview, Structure of the Training Curriculum which consists of Training Content, Design of Lessons, and Resource Section. The complete program includes a training curriculum and CD with training resources such as the PowerPoint presentation, activity sheets, and participant handouts. Also, available is a teaching flipchart to be used by the CHWs to deliver one-on-one or group educational sessions.
FRESCO: A Heat and Sun Safety Program for Farmworkers
The FRESCO Program is a Community Health Worker (CHW) or Promotores de Salud delivered heat and sun safety educational intervention designed for farmworkers. This Program aims to provide community health workers with the skills and knowledge to effectively use the FRESCO materials to encourage farmworkers to make simple, practical, and lasting changes to protect themselves from heat and sun while they work in the field. This comprehensive and interactive training will include the following modules: Overview of the FRESCO Program, Community Partnerships and Outreach, and Farmworker Education on Heat- and Sun-Related Illnesses. The program includes a training curriculum with student workbook, flipchart, and a fotonovela to be used in the community for one-on-one or group educational sessions.
Healthy Environment, Healthy Lungs
Healthy Environment, Healthy Lungs is a comprehensive, culturally appropriate English and Spanish program especially designed for Community Health Workers (CHWs) or Promotores de Salud to implement a successful asthma education program. The intent of the program is that it will empower individuals with the knowledge they need to manage their asthma, and to access the proper channels for improving the environment. This comprehensive and interactive training includes the following modules: The Environment and Our Health, All About Asthma, and Community Empowerment. The toolkit includes a training curriculum and flipchart available for purchase. The program includes a training curriculum and an educational flipchart to be used by the lay health workers in the community.
Governance & Board Training for Board Members & Executive Staff
The unique role of the consumer majority board of directors within Community/Migrant Health Centers (C/MHCs) has been a critical component since the inception of the program in 1962 and at the same time can present challenges that require special management. In order to be an effective board member, it is vital to understand a board member's roles and responsibilities and the HRSA expectations of C/MHC board of directors. It is important to know how to cultivate the knowledge and expertise of the board members, the board's relationship with the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Medical Officer (CMO), and how to bring it all together to maintain a healthy corporation. Board and executive staff must work in concert with each other in order to achieve a healthy relationship and to fortify the corporation as a whole. Whether training is provided for the benefit of new members or as a refresher for established members, NCFH can facilitate a relevant experience for all participants in a bi-lingual modality. Training techniques rely heavily on an initial assessment of participants' needs and interests, and training is delivered in an interactive manner and responsive to the findings of the assessment. This training will assist participants in gaining a thorough knowledge of the components of being an effective board member in the following areas: the roles and responsibilities of board members, BPHC expectations of Migrant Health Centers, and an overview of a Migrant Health Center's mission, board structure and by-laws.
Community Engagement: Preparing Farmworkers for Health Center Board Membership
Recruiting, integrating and retaining migratory or seasonal agricultural workers to serve on migrant health center board of directors has been a challenge for many reasons. One reason is finding potential candidates who are available and prepared to take on the role of a board member. This training program addresses this challenge by motivating, empowering, and developing the leadership capacity of agricultural workers to serve in a health center governance role, such as in an advisory council or board of directors. Training participants will learn about the migrant health center program and its governance requirements, roles and responsibilities of board members, as well as the process for becoming a board member. This training is designed to be delivered directly to potential farmworker candidates prior to board recruitment but can also serve as a refresher for new farmworker board members. The training is available in English and in Spanish.


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Earlier this month we announced that this September thru October The Pink Cart is teaming with cosmetic brand Native War Paints to bring you The Pink Cart Nail Art collection. This collection includes 3 full size nail polishes, nail art placement glitters, a dotting tool and... a MINI PINK CART. The package sells for $25 plus shipping and with every purchase $3 will go to the American Cancer Society!
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Brits abroad could be shaking off their boozy image, with more choosing to save the last of their holiday currency (36%) rather than splashing out on final cocktails/duty-free alcohol (8%) or a slap up meal (10%), according to research published today by Moneycorp, the foreign exchange provider.
The survey marks the start of Moneycorp's 'Top Dollar' deal at Stansted airport, which offers customers the best exchange rate on US dollars anywhere in the UK. Moneycorp asked over 2,000 adults in the UK how they would spend their last $45 (around £30) on holiday. When faced with 'the dollar dilemma', a frugal 36% said they would either save the currency for a future holiday (19%) or convert it back to sterling and save the money (17%).
Customers buying £400 through the Top Dollar deal – available from Moneycorp branches at Stansted Airport – will get up to $45 (around £30) extra to spend on their travels, compared with using the high street. Customers buying £1,000 through the deal will get an extra $90 (around £56).
But it's not all belt-tightening for today's British tourists. The survey also found that:
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The X Factor – Dami Im Won As Did Channel SEVEN
Dami Im was the well deserved winner of The X Factor Australia with her stunning vocals and quirky look and it would have been a shock if she had not had won.
What was a shock was Jai Waetford was the first to be eliminated last night ahead of Taylor Henderson who had made a couple of errors on the Grand Final performance night.
Props to The X Factor that they managed to make a two hour show out of a 30 second announcement but seeing Katy Perry perform took away some of that pain. But hey it worked for SEVEN with ratings of 2.4 million.
Dami Im's winners single Alive is already number one on the single charts. Hopefully it will be the first of many for her. It will be interesting to watch her career both here and in Asia. She is different from the usual pop princesses we churn out in this country.
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- 1 Lizzie { 10.29.13 at 10:28 am }
Well done Dami, a gracious humble winner. Katy Perry looked cute but her hairstyle front-on looked a bit "mickey mouse"!
- 2 Andrea { 10.29.13 at 10:41 am }
I thought all three finalists were good sports and full of compliments for each other which was nice to see.
Jai seemed quite happy to come third, it was a surprise he wasn't second, and Taylor said that Dami was the nicest person ever so all in all, everyone was very happy for Dami to win so good luck to her.
- 3 Georgie { 10.29.13 at 12:45 pm }
Congrats to Dami and thank goodness commonsense prevailed. Almost restores my faith in engineered reality – almost!


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Salma Hayek, Eddie Murphy and Jack Black Expected at Clooney-Hosted Obama Fundraiser
Coming just a day after the president made waves by announcing his acceptance of gay marriage, the event is expected to fetch $15 million from deep-pocketed Hollywood supporters.
It's the most coveted party invite in town, but it'll cost you. The fundraiser dinner being held at George Clooney's Los Angeles home tonight for President Barack Obama -- cresting on a wave of Hollywood goodwill just one day after he voiced unequivocal support for same-sex marriage -- is expected to fetch "just shy of $15 million" in donations, a source inside the campaigns tells The Hollywood Reporter. And now names on the A-plus guest list are beginning to trickle out.
STORY: Clooney's Obama Fundraiser Haul Could Hit Nearly $15 Million
Expected to join the event's high-powered organizer, DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg, and previously confirmed attendees such as Barbra Streisand and Robert Downey Jr., are Jack Black, Billy Crystal, Salma Hayek, Tobey Maguire and fashion designer Diane Von Furstenberg. That's in addition to J.J. Abrams, CAA head Bryan Lourd and Chris Silbermann, president of ICM, who are also already scheduled to attend, sources inside the campaign confirm.
Attendees at the $35,800-a-plate dinner are expected to open their wallets and pocketbooks to the tune of $5 million - $6 million. An additional $9 million - $10 million is expected to come from the "Obama, Clooney and You" online sweepstakes to win a seat at the head table.


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If you find Brooke Rogers sitting in class at Ardrey Kell High, she won't be slouched in her seat like other classmates might be.
"Everyone says I have really great posture," she says, laughing. That's because Brooke has metal rods in her back to keep her spine straight.
After having successful scoliosis surgery a few years ago, Brooke, 17, started the first North Carolina chapter of the support group Curvy Girls, and she spends much of her time mentoring and supporting other girls with the condition.
"She has made a huge difference in the Charlotte scoliosis community," said Katherine Southard, a spokeswoman and board member for the National Scoliosis Foundation, who lives in Charlotte. (Southard was Miss North Carolina in 2009 in the Miss America pageant, and her platform was scoliosis awareness.)
Brooke was diagnosed with scoliosis, which is an abnormal curvature of the spine, when she was 10, but was told it was a minor condition. But the curvature got worse, and by age 14, doctors told her she'd need surgery.
Eighth and ninth grades were a tough time with an S-shaped spine: "Everything was sticking out and rubbing weird," she said, adding that she remembers wishing she looked like everyone else. "I felt really alone."
Brooke had successful surgery the next year, and she was immediately 2 inches taller with a straightened back.
Throughout the surgery process, her doctor, Michael Wattenbarger, said she could reach out to Southard, who was another patient of his. Southard met with her and told her about the international, peer-led support group Curvy Girls, which didn't have a chapter in North Carolina.
"From there, Brooke just ran with it," said her mom, Jonnie Rogers.
After her surgery, Brooke had a lengthy phone interview with founding members of Curvy Girls before getting the green light to start a group. "From there, it just blew up," Brooke said.
There are now about 20 active members in the group, and while most hail from Charlotte, some come from as far as the Triangle area and Asheville. Brooke organizes meetings every couple of months, but she's in constant contact with the girls, offering support and trading tips.
"She talks to girls I don't even know about," Rogers said.
Brooke has given Wattenbarger permission to share her medical information, like X-rays, with girls who have just been diagnosed with scoliosis for comparison. She also talks to them and their families in his office to offer advice and encouragement. Brooke and her mother also visit girls at the hospital who are having or who have had spinal surgery.
"I think it's a big help to our patients and the families (who are) going through surgery," Wattenbarger said. "I think it's a lot more helpful to talk to them."
Wattenbarger, who performs between 75 and 125 scoliosis surgeries in Charlotte a year, said scoliosis affects girls seven times more than boys. Brooke hopes to intern with him sometime this summer.
At Ardrey Kell, Brooke is mentoring three classmates who have the condition, and she often posts informational fliers in the nurse's office.
Looking toward the future, Brooke hopes to see a few things happen after she graduates. She'd like to see more Curvy Girl chapters in the state, so meetings are accessible to more girls. For her senior exit project, Brooke researched in-school testing for scoliosis, which has diminished in the Charlotte area. The screening, she said, is as simple as bending over and having someone observe how your spine looks.
"A lot of people are diagnosed later," she said. "It's very treatable if it's diagnosed early enough." She found that some insurance companies reimburse schools for testing.
Next fall, Brooke is headed to Clemson University, where she's been accepted into the nursing school. She'd like to be a pediatric nurse, and plans to make time to mentor girls with scoliosis in the future.
Southard said she's enjoyed watching Brooke transition from being a shy, struggling girl to one of enthusiasm and strength.
"People say some people put others before themselves, but Brooke really does that," Southard said. "She's really generous with her time and energy ... and it's refreshing to see someone her age care so much about other people."


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O-soto gaeshi (large outer reversal), again continuing on the theme of shinmeisho no waza (newly accepted techniques), was demonstrated. This technique is also featured in an unofficial kata called go-no-sen no kata (form of counters). In the particular variation demonstrated, tori receives uke's o-soto gari (large outer reap), moves his/her support leg backwards, and performs an o-soto gari at an angle.


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Today I thought I'd post a quick snapshot of the nails I had done for my holiday. A simple white french tip with a glittery silver line going across and a flower added to my ring finger. The bright white french tip is sure to go with any outfit and the flower makes them summery and adds a pop of colour. Very pretty and girlie. Acrylic nails are great for holidays as they're hard wearing and long lasting, at least at the place I get mine done, so I can be guaranteed that they will stay on for the two weeks that I'm away without lifting or pinging off. I absolutely love them.
I've got a post coming up next week where I talk about how I wear acrylic nails without damaging my natural nail when it comes to taking them off. Stay tuned for that as I think its something that will help a few people!
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Chicago Public Schools (CPS) reminds families that the application process for the 2014-2015 school year will close on Friday, December 13th. This process allows families to apply for the District's elementary magnet and selective enrollment schools, magnet cluster and open enrollment schools, and high school offerings including magnet, selective enrollment, International Baccalaureate (IB), military academies, and career and technical education programs.
"As the application deadline is quickly approaching, I urge those families who have yet to make decisions to explore their academic options and get those applications in," said CPS CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett. "CPS provides many high quality school options, and we have provided easy-to-use resources to help families find just the right school to meet the academic needs of their students."
Online applications must be submitted at www.apply.cps.edu no later than 11:59 p.m. on December 13th, and paper applications must be submitted to the Office of Access and Enrollment, 125 S. Clark St., 10th floor, hand-delivered by 5 p.m. or postmarked by December 13th. Families that intend to apply online need a Personal Identification Number (PIN) in order to use the online process. Otherwise, paper applications must be submitted and can be downloaded and printed from www.cpsoae.org (click 'Apply' and 'Application Materials').
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We don't notice it in our everyday lives, but having a strong core is linked to our balance, posture, back health and more. Core muscles are essentially the foundation to our body's movement whether walking, carrying a bag or exercising. Sure some of us work on our mid sections for bikini seasons, but here are ..
We all know that sitting for long periods of time can affect our health. In fact, no matter if you regularly exercise outside of work, it doesn't offset the damage done from all those hours on your backside. Here are some exercises which help get the body moving, stretching and working itself so it reduces the risk of cardiovascul ..
GOOD news for workers chained to their desk who are unable to do regular exercise: the "treadmill desk" is becoming a common sight in larger offices across the US, enabling workers to walk while they work - and stroll themselves thin. Some workers are losing as much as 25kg a year. But can people get enough exercise just from walking? is a ..


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In decades past, English speakers from abroad getting a job in Uruguay was a rarity. But now is becoming more common. The purpose of this updated post is to provide you with a perspective of Uruguay employment, as well as a couple of notes and tips on the subject.
In decades past, English speakers from abroad getting a job in Uruguay was a rarity. But now is becoming more common. The purpose of this updated post is to provide you with a perspective of Uruguay employment, as well as a couple of notes and tips on the subject.
Most of the English speakers I met living in Uruguay nine years ago were financially independent or had a retirement income. They were in Uruguay for the lifestyle and real estate opportunities.
In those days, the jobs held by English speaking foreigners in Uruguay were mostly political appointments, embassy jobs, and jobs with international commissions.
However as Uruguay's economy grew, I started running into more English speakers from abroad with jobs. Many were employed with international businesses with local interests--fields that included banking, agriculture, paper production, construction investment, and aviation. Their jobs took them to Uruguay, as opposed to choosing Uruguay as a place to look for a job.
But times have changed. Without looking very hard, I see more English speakers from developed countries choosing Uruguay as a place to come and get a job.
As an example, one of the cashiers at the small market where I shop in Montevideo is from New Jersey. My attorney's office administrator is from Australia. And when I spent a couple of weeks at a Spanish language school in Montevideo, the office manager was from England. And the list goes on.
Many of the English speakers coming to work in Uruguay are motivated by family ties or a love interest in Uruguay. Some are working in Uruguay as a short-term adventure. Others are in Uruguay to start a new life.
The majority of English speakers who get jobs in Uruguay also speak Spanish. But you'll find some that found work while still learning to speak Spanish.
But the trend is clear, more English speakers are coming to Uruguay and getting jobs. And judging from the emails I am receiving, a lot more people are interested in finding employment in Uruguay.
Uruguay job wagesThe per capita GDP in Uruguay (gross domestic product divided by the number of people in the country) has been going up every year for the last 12 years. In 2014 it was an amount equal to 21,100 US dollars per person per year--or 1,758 US dollars per person per month.
In February 2015 the average wage for an individual in Uruguay was equal to 652 USD per month. The average household income was equal to 1,836 USD per month.
Average incomes in Montevideo, Uruguay's capital where half of the population lives, are higher. The average pay for an individual in Montevideo is equal to 808 USD per month. The average household income in Montevideo is equal to 2,184 USD per month.
Bank workers, some government workers, and professionals make significantly more than the average. Unskilled service providers and laborers often earn less than the average.
Wages reported here do not include overtime, bonuses, or rent credits.
Uruguay employment benefitsWhile the wages in Uruguay are lower than fully developed countries, As a Uruguayan worker, you'll be a part of the largest middle class in Latin America. While you won't get rich, you will live with dignity.
In Uruguay, if you work more than 44 hours in a week or more than eight hours a day, you are entitled to overtime, which is often double-time. You're also entitled to Sundays off. If you work on a Sunday you may have the choice to trade it for another day off or received double-time pay.
You'll also get lots of paid holidays. And after working at the same job for more than a year, you're entitled to 20 consecutive vacation days with pay. And as you get more seniority, you get even more paid days off a year. Plus, you're entitled to an annual bonus equal to a full month's extra pay--every year.
As a worker in Uruguay, your benefit package includes a comprehensive medical plan. Your only out of pocket cost is a small co-payment when you see a doctor or receive medical services. You'll be eligible for retirement payments when you've put in the required number of years. And if you are injured on the job and cannot work, you'll be qualified to receive disability.
Besides job benefits, some of your living expenses in Uruguay may be less. Because Uruguay has a good public bus system, most people (about 80 percent of the population) get by fine without the need to own a car. You can get a basic home Internet plan with an incoming phone line for an amount equal to 15 USD per month. And if you want to continue your education, you can attend post secondary school and university for very little cost.
It is my understanding that one needs to be pursuing their permanent residency in order to legally work in Uruguay. (Check with Uruguay's immigration authority or an immigration attorney, to make sure you are within the law.)
In addition to being legally qualified to work, as a practical matter, you will need to have basic Spanish language skills to communicate with customers and co-workers.
Earn more money by working for a foreign entity with a presence in Uruguay
Some expats are able to make more money in Uruguay, than they would otherwise, by working for a foreign entity with a presence in Uruguay such as…
- Embassy posts, international commissions, and joint university projects
- International companies with service contracts to provide consulting, maintenance, or training programs for Uruguayan government-owned industries and private businesses.
- International banking and financial sector companies in Uruguay.
- International companies with regional bases in Uruguay
Several Uruguayan friends report that the best service job opportunities in Uruguay are in the beach resort of Punta del Este. Many Uruguayans from all over Uruguay come to Punta del Este to work long hours during the summer, where they can make as much money in a few months as they would all year in other parts of the country.


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NEW YORK CITY — Two NYPD officers who were slain in the line of duty in Brooklyn last year were each posthumously awarded the department's highest decoration — the Medal of Honor — on Tuesday.
Police Officer Alain Schaberger, who was pushed to his death off a Boerum Hill stoop last May, and Detective Peter Figsoki, who was shot to death in East New York in December, were among 42 members of the NYPD honored in the annual Medal Day Ceremony.
"Today we recognize the finest of the Finest — saluting some of the men and women who went above and beyond in answering the call of duty and responded bravely, judiciously and heroically in circumstances of extreme danger," said Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
"Sadly, today we also honor two of New York's Finest who we lost, dying valiantly in the line of duty."
Family members accepted the awards on behalf of the two slain officers.
Figoski's partner, Detective Glenn Estrada, captured Figoski's alleged killer and was awarded the Medal for Valor — the NYPD's third highest honor — at the ceremony Tuesday.


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You may buy these items, only to have them end up forgotten in the back of the closet or making you feel guilty about your bad purchase. But how do you separate what you like and find pretty from what you'll actually wear?
Determine what you like
You can make moodboards, use a Pinterest account to make one online or just take a sketchbook and draw, draw, draw! Try to figure out what appeals to you, overall speaking. Try to see what you find good-looking and tasteful in fashion, make-up, home decor, food, etc.
Don't spare anything that calls out to you, we'll weed out the true winners later!
Weed out the maybes
Now you need to tend to your personal style and taste and refine it. But how? Look at your bad purchases, either clothes, food or decor you don't quite like. What do they have in common?
Do you buy running gear despite being more of a slow moving kind of girl? Do you buy clothes with ruffles and find yourself struggling with them when you wear them? Do you buy knick-knacks and then get annoyed at having to move them to get stuff from the shelves?
It's alright. You can tweak these things after you find out what you don't like.
Turn the bad into good
First gather your winners and think about what they have in common. Then try to tweak you rejects based on that. If you are a homebody who keeps buying sporting gear, why not try yoga?
Try to think about what do you like about the rejects and then think about how to get it another way. Like the feminine flutter of ruffles but hate fidgeting with them? Try soft pink simple clothing or a tiny bow somewhere and see if it feels right!
If you need a hand with that, ask a friend! If they know you well, they're likely to be able to have a fresh view on things. If you could use another hand with examples, be sure to leave a comment below!


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A story about the survival of love and the human spirit in a time of war. Our world has been invaded by an unseen enemy. Humans become hosts for these invaders, their minds taken over while their bodies remain intact. Most of humanity has succumbed.
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I have been so stumped on this one. I cannot figure out how to lose the image link text: decorations specifically on hover for the splash image and playlist entry images below that. Since I am pulling from two external style sheets on this page is this something that should be done inline and if so how? Thank you. The page link is provided below.
Not sure if this will solve it.
Firstly – Why is the flash player in a 'a' tag?
Secondly try putting this in the class specific to the thing you want to remove the border from –
border-bottom: 0px !important; – Can someone else check this please – i have not had to use this code 'important' in a while so it might not be correct.
Thanx for chiming in on this Al. The <a> tag surrounds the player because of flowplayer config procedures for the type of setup I'm using..
Someone has since pointed me in the direction of specificity. I guess I'm still not getting it as I have tried the following and it doesn't work.
#content #playlist_wrap #pl a:link img, a:visited img, a:hover img, a:active img { text-decoration: none; }
I dont think its the text-decoration that is causing it. You have a border-bottom on both the big image and the things under when they are hoverd on.
Here is your code on screen.css line 16
a:hover, a:active { border-bottom: 1px solid #990000; }
that is what is causing the red line to appear, if you remove it, it will not happen.
I agree with you there but then I lose my text link format.
which links back to what i said on my first reply,
the main image and the things under it are both 'a' tags and so are being ruled by this 'a:hover, a:active' but they each have there own class aswell, so the main images class is player.
so in a.player, put
Also, like i said i havnt used this the important thing in a while so i might be using it the wrong way, you might have to google how to use it.
Ok i tested this on your site and it seems to work.
playlisttwo.css (line 39)
#pl div.entries a {
playlisttwo.css (line 3)
a.player {
add this code
Sorry I'm so late in responding back to you Al. That did it. Thank you very much for your help.
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A few days ago, ArenaNet finally spread the news of when you will be able to pre-purchase Guild Wars 2, and what goodies you can expect from pre-purchasing one of three upcoming editions. While still not an announcement of the much yearned for release date, the news is an important milestone in the development of the game. On April 10, those who are sure about the success of Guild Wars 2 will be able to voice their certainty with their wallets, and ArenaNet will be able to gauge the preliminary measure of interest there is in their ambitious project. In addition to this mutual benefit, the news also comes with an unspoken message – ArenaNet are steadily nearing completion. Good news all around, and that's not even mentioning the goodies all three editions will come with – a free ticket to all beta events, the ability to join the game three days ahead of launch, and a fashionable ring to aid you in early levels.
The official page ArenaNet has put up – https://buy.guildwars2.com/ – details the aforementioned editions, on top of the promise to accept digital pre-purchases come next month. The page fails to mention an important note here but one of ArenaNet's always helpful community managers pointed out on the Guild Wars 2 Guru forums: you will not only be able to pre-purchase physical (and in the case of some stores, digital) copies via retail, some retailers will also offer a pre-order program, meaning you can order without paying in full in advance – just in case you need to save up for that Rytlock statue that comes with the luxurious Collector's Edition. If you decide on pre-ordering instead of pre-purchasing, take note you will only have one-day headstart access to the final game, as opposed to three.
So, to reiterate the news, the three editions of the game that will become available for pre-purchase on April 10 are Standard/Digital Edition, Digital Deluxe and Collector's Edition. Although initially the official page only had a price tag on the Collector's Edition, recently the page has been updated to include the prices retailers and news sites have been reporting. As it has been known before, the first edition is priced at $60/£50/€55, while the Digital Deluxe is priced at $80/£65/€75. The ultimate edition – Collector's Edition – costs a whopping $149.99/£129.99/€149,99. This is what many fans came across as they read the news, and it's not hard to understand that, upon noticing the pricing, the excitement took a bit of a hit for many. Controversy has risen. Are such high prices justified? Well, let's start from the top.
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Ben Foster on Daniel Radcliffe: 'He's A Tremendously Courageous Human'
Daniel Radcliffe dresses the part of Allen Ginsberg as he heads to the Kill Your Darlings set in New York City on Monday afternoon (April 9).
The 21-year-old actor, with his iTouch in hand, stars opposite Elizabeth Olsen and Jack Houston in the flick.
Costar Ben Foster recently chatted with MTV about working with Daniel.
"In terms of Daniel Radcliffe, I admire him so much. He is a tremendously courageous human, great mind," Ben shared. "He's done some work in this film which I think is going to shock and impress and put to bed so many doubting minds. Everyone seems to be ready to cut the man down, and he's going to prove them wrong. He's a hell of a talent."
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Maine has always been known as an Upland Bird hotspot. Here at Loon Lodge is no exception, with ideal cover and lack of hunting pressure our hunters usually end up limited out at the end of the day. Maine is also a great place to train that new pup, our birds lack the fear of birds further south and hold better for the pup in training. Many miles of tote roads grown in with alders provide great habitat for our woodcock population and the many beech ridges in the region make for great grouse habitat. A lot of our older clearcuts are approaching the 10-15 year old age group and many thrive with poplar trees, a favorite of upland birds. All this adds up to great upland bird hunting and as an added feature we have one of the heaviest populations of snowshoes in the state.
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Tila Tequila: Bring on the Butches!Matt Richenthal at . Comments
In a shocking, hilarious admission, Tila Tequila says she's open to the possibility of finding a soulmate that is a "butchy girl" on the second season of A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila.
"They are much hotter this time. Before season 1, I didn't know that I would be into the dikish kind of girls. I thought I was only into lipstick lesbians," Tila said. "But the show actually helped me open up and I realized that I do like the butchy girls a lot."
Isn't it nice when people learn something about themselves?
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SOURCE: Canada Jetlines Ltd.
May 26, 2017 09:00 ET
VANCOUVER, BC--(Marketwired - May 26, 2017) - Canada Jetlines Ltd. (TSX VENTURE: JET) (the "Company" or "Jetlines") is pleased to announce that it has received an exemption from the British Columbia Securities Commission, and other securities regulatory authorities, that will allow the Company's variable voting shares and common voting shares to be treated as a single class for the purposes of applicable take-over bid requirements and early warning reporting requirements contained under Canadian securities laws. The Company applied for the exemption, which is effective immediately, to facilitate an investment in variable voting shares by non-Canadians, as defined under the Canada Transportation Act. This exemption is expected to facilitate trading in the Company's shares by non-Canadians.
Pursuant to an application by the Company, the securities regulatory authorities in each of the provinces and territories of Canada (except for Quebec and Nunavut where the Company is not a reporting issuer) granted exemptive relief (the "Decision") from:
Without the exemptive relief, shareholders were subject to these requirements based on the number of shares outstanding solely of the class held by the shareholder. This is a number that can vary without notice due to automatic conversions, which is in some respects not indicative of the shareholder's real ownership value. Due to the relatively small number of outstanding variable voting shares, absent the Decision, it would have been more difficult for non-Canadians to acquire shares in the ordinary course without the apprehension of inadvertently triggering the take-over bid rules or early warning requirements.
The Decision takes into account that the Company's dual class shareholding structure was implemented solely to ensure compliance with the foreign ownership requirements of the Canada Transportation Act. An investor does not control or choose which class of the Company's shares it acquires and holds. The class of shares ultimately available to an investor is only a function of the investor's status as a Canadian or non-Canadian (as defined under the Canada Transportation Act). The Decision considered the fact that the variable voting shares and voting shares have identical terms except for the foreign ownership voting limitations applicable in the case of the variable voting shares.
About Canada Jetlines Ltd.Jetlines is set to become Canada's first pure version ultra-low cost carrier ("ULCC") airline. With plans to operate flights throughout Canada and provide non-stop service from Canada to the United States, Mexico, and the Caribbean, Jetlines will service the 10 million passenger trips and 30+ secondary airports that go unserved or underserved across Canada. The Jetlines board and management teams are comprised of industry experts with extensive collective expertise in aviation, start-ups and capital markets, successfully receiving an unprecedented exemption from the Government of Canada that will permit it to conduct domestic air services while having up to 49% foreign voting interests.
For more information on Jetlines, please visit our website at www.jetlines.ca.
"Mark J. Morabito"Executive Chairman
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This news release contains "forward-looking information" concerning anticipated developments and events that may occur in the future. Forward looking information contained in this news release includes, but is not limited to, statements with respect to with respect to: (i) the effect of the exemption order; and (ii) the business plan and future airline operations of the Company.
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Forward looking information involves known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking information. Such factors include risks related to acts of God, the impact of general economic conditions, changing domestic and international airline industry conditions, volatility of fuel prices, increases in operating costs, terrorism, pandemics, currency fluctuations, interest rates, risks specific to the airline industry, the ability of management to implement Jetlines' operational strategy, the ability to attract qualified management and staff, labour disputes, regulatory risks, including risks relating to the acquisition of the necessary licenses and permits, financing, capitalization and liquidity risks, including the risk that the financing necessary to fund operations may not be obtained and the additional risks identified in the "Risk Factors" section of the Company's reports and filings with applicable Canadian securities regulators.
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Giving up-and-coming Tampa Bay technology workers more real-world experience and making sure their skills jell with the needs of local companies are some of the key recommendations in a much-anticipated report unveiled today.
This is not just another GeekFest report. It's a regionwide effort to keep Tampa Bay's technology workers competitive and abundant. And it lays the IT foundation critical to expanding the metropolitan area economy as demand for technology expertise continues to expand in the business world.
A core issue: How can Tampa Bay meet the need of companies looking for IT workers with the right tech skills and that magic "three to five years of experience" while freshly minted tech grads and dislocated workers retrained in tech struggle to find work?
Now comes the hard part. The enthusiastic backers of this report, a $65,000-plus project, must transform recommendations into results.
Recommendations include:
• Rapidly expand apprenticeships and internships so that workers in tech education programs also get plenty of real workplace time.
• Create education tracks as early as middle school to expose students to software programming — a key IT need — and related skills while they gain tech certification and work part time for businesses.
• Create on-campus student chapters of the Tampa Bay Technology Forum, the tech advocacy and networking group that is taking charge of implementing this report's recommendations. TBTF CEO Heather Kenyon says initial chapters at USF St. Petersburg and St. Petersburg College are in the works.
The recommendations require a sharp uptick in cooperation and partnerships between schools training people in technology and companies that insist they can't find enough people with the right tech skills. Business leaders also fret that without prompt action, the Tampa Bay economy may be constrained by a growing lack of competent technology workers.
The report is the brainchild of Rick Homans, CEO of the Tampa Hillsborough Economic Development Corp., who insisted the report look at metrowide workforce needs. Homans, who worked with Pinellas County economic development director Mike Meidel as an equal partner, said the report sends a "message to the business and political leadership that reinforces the spirit of regionalism."
The study came together in just five months by IT consultant Pat Gehant, hired by Homans and funded by private companies and public groups. Now Gehant will work for TBTF to help guide the report's implementation.
Meidel called the report groundbreaking for its regional approach. One benefit, he said, is that St. Petersburg College might create tech training programs that complement — not duplicate, as past habits would dictate — tech programs that Hillsborough Community College may offer.
What are the odds this report avoids landing on the Shelf of Forgotten Studies?
"I have confidence," added Ed Peachey, one of the study's backers as CEO of both WorkNet Pinellas and the Tampa Bay Workforce Alliance, "we will not let this one collect dust."
The report is online at www.TampaBayITWorkforceSurvey.org.
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The Modulation Delay is based on the same principles as the Flanger and Chorus effects, but you can set the delay time, allowing both chorus and flanging effects to be generated. It can also be used without modulation to create resonator or doubling effects. The modulation section consists of two LFOs with variable frequencies.
Although rich, combined flanging and chorus effects are possible, the Modulation Delay is capable of producing some extreme modulation effects. These include emulations of tape speed fluctuations and metallic, robot-like modulations of incoming signals.
Note: The right LFO Rate knob is available only in stereo instances, and it can be set separately only if the Left Right Link button is not enabled.
At 0°, the extreme values of the modulation are achieved simultaneously for all channels.
180° or −180° is equal to the greatest possible distance between the modulation phases of the channels.
Note: The LFO Phase parameter is available only if the LFO Left Right Link button is active.