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I picked up a popular women's magazine at the hair salon and read an interview of a single celeb who said that she wanted to find a man who is "stronger" than her. I hear this fantasy from the women on my couch all the time. They desire the man who is decisive and commanding, The Boss or The Knight archetype.
Most of these women are in therapy with me because they've lost their sex drive; largely because their actual man, isn't a hero, a chief or a warrior. When I listen to their expectations, it sounds something like this:
A man should make a good living. He never asks you where you want to eat dinner. He makes the reservation and takes you there. He is to flirt and flatter, well and often. He should spontaneously throw you against a wall and tear your clothes off. He must demonstrate competence in the following areas: driving, handy work, oral sex and other various feats of masculinity. The ability to chop logs is a bonus. He should buy you a Coach handbag as a gesture of love, enjoy shopping for new bath towels, wipe your nose when sick, hold you when you're upset (without trying to tell you what to do), spank you like Christian Grey then read you a Rumi poem right after, all of this without you having to ask, of course.
When guys don't live up, women can get turned off. Libido is the perfect barometer for what you're really feeling and behind the lack of desire for sex is often an outrage and contempt that men aren't exactly what we think they should be: Ryan Gosling.
When you look into the living room and all you see is some dude in his boxers playing video games, it's a powerful moment of truth. The reality is that some men are depressed, incompetent or anxious, ingratiating pleasers. A bunch of them have no skills for seduction. Some lose their keys, forget to pay the bills and get lost while driving. They don't pull their share around the house (perhaps too tired from log chopping?). Some make less money than you.
Sure, none of this is sexy.
But as one of my girlfriends said to me, "When I don't know how to use the remote control and he has to show me how for the fifth time, he doesn't get fundamentally turned off by me."
Women literally decide to break-up, cheat or punish men when they aren't satisfying these expectations. It's fine for women to want men to provide, protect, thrill or even save them, but this extends beyond wanting. When a want goes unfulfilled, we feel disappointed. The rancor that builds inside women when men aren't that Knight in Shining armor suggest that these aren't just preferences, they're demands.
These unrealistic expectations destroy libido and ruin relationships. Further, they objectify men. Obliging men to be our savior is really just dependency disguised. Next time you notice that you're contemptuously intolerant of his inadequacy, take a look at your own fears. Pause to consider your own inadequacies. An exaggerated focus on him being wimpy could be a sign that you're not stepping up to your own power.
It takes a strong woman to allow a man to be a human being. A woman who can confront her own fears. We all have a deep yearning for safety, to be taken care of by some omnipotent being. Your man will never be this.
Ladies, there is no Knight in Shining Armor.
I know this sounds depressing, but it's actually not. This realization is one step closer to creating real love. I'm glad women have the power to leave when men aren't stepping up as partners, but let's not over-wield that right and lose in the process the fundamentals of lasting relationships: patience, acceptance and tolerance.
Not the glamorous side of love, I know. I hate to be the Cinderella slayer.
In therapy, the first step toward growth is grieving the loss of the Knight fantasy. From there, a new sense of personal efficacy begins. Ladies learn to armor up, strap on the sword and mount the horse. And when women learn to tolerate that there is no perfect safety in this unpredictable world, they can begin accept that man sitting on the couch.


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Kelly Clarkson enlists daughter for adorable gender reveal (PHOTO)
Boy or girl? Pregnant Kelly Clarkson enlisted the help of her adorable daughter, River Rose, to announce the gender of her second baby.
Clarkson and her husband, Brandon Blackstock, will welcome a baby boy into their family. The American Idol alum posted this photo of her adorable 16-month-old daughter, River Rose, on a slide and revealed in the caption that "River's gonna have a little baby brother."
Clarkson made the pregnancy announcement in August, when she started crying while performing a show at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
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"I was not planning on announcing this, but I'm totally pregnant," she told the crowd. "I didn't want you to think I was on pills or something! Everything is great. I haven't vomited yet — that's a win!"
Clarkson had suffered with extreme morning sickness while pregnant with River. "I don't know why they call it morning sickness. That's my big joke right now," she had said during an interview with the Today show. "It's like all day and all night."
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The singer has been able to rest at home and spend quality time with River, as her Piece by Piece tour had to be canceled because doctors told her she must rest her voice.
"I was so looking forward to sharing this tour with all my amazing fans in Canada and the U.K. Unfortunately my doctor is telling me I have to stay on vocal rest, but I am working hard to get better as fast as possible," she said in a statement.
The pregnant singer has been keeping a low profile since canceling her tour and announcing her pregnancy. However, she did share this cute picture with her daughter at one of her last shows.
As far as baby names go, Clarkson said while she was pregnant with River that they had names for both a boy and a girl.
"We already have a name for a girl or boy. We're not saying because I don't want anybody stealing my baby name," she joked. "We named our kid before we were even pregnant!"
We wonder if they will stick with nature names for their baby boy. Bohemian names like Lake, Blaze, Leif or Mars all have a cool sound to them. Or perhaps they are looking for a first name and middle name that start with the same letter, like John Jagger or Milo Michael? They could also stick with the "R" theme and go with a name like Ryan, Ranger or Ryker.


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First of the Tomatoes to germinate this year: Brandywines, (yay!) Cherokee Purple and Striped Roman.
In the seed-Lettuce departments we have the mysterious variety identified only as "Lettuce K" to this point, and -- this just in -- a couple of cells of "Merlot" -- a small, curly leafed variety, with the most intense deep-marron colour I have ever seen. The few plants I was keeping for seed last season got Take Out at the last minute by a dastardly Porcupine (or so I guess) so I was fearfully low on seed. Hopefully the current planting will rescue the situation.
I also noticed the very first couple of Dragon's Lingerie beans popping their heads out of the ground. Time to get the Hopi Black beans in, too, then (barring disaster) we'll be set for a year's-worth of dry beans. I'm pushing things a bit with the DL beans -- they're actually occupying a bed marked for Chillis in the rotation, but I'm betting I can plant the young Chillis out between the Beans, and then whip the Beans out before the Chillis need the space in any serious way.
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MyFeePlan has just updated their credit card processing software in order to cut down on fraud, company officials said.
"Over the last quarter we started noticing a pattern of fraudulent activity," said company spokesman Josh Fraser. "We then realized that we needed to put more precautions in place to make sure that we can detect as many stolen credit card numbers as possible before a card is charged."
Fraser said the company became aware of the problem in January, when customers started complaining in record numbers that they had charges from the company on their credit card statements that they didn't make.
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Back Cover Summary This is a fictional story about the struggle of two people, and how outside forces nearly destroyed their lives. Love kept them together, and they never gave up on each other. Even when unimaginable obstacles got in their way, and the word acanata never entered the picture. Friendly aliens assisted in nearly every way without giving up their advanced technology. They even destroyed one of their starships to see a safe return of the shuttle and its crew. This is an action packed story with lots of drama, and please donat do some of the stunts they did, this is fiction after all. All characters, names, and places are fictional along with everything else. All music is copyrighted by one record company or another.Mike, now looking at the stargate in full operation, sends a little video camcorder through strapped to a radio-controlled car, thinking, Leta#39;s see whata#39;s on the other side. After about ten minutes, the little car returns. He quickly retrieves theanbsp;...
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The Red Bank Catholic theater department had a very successful year. Overall, Shrek and the fall drama, Lost in Yonkers, received Basie nominations in eight categories. Congratulations everyone!


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Consultation meeting on WSIS Action Line C9 ''Media''
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UNESCO is one of the lead facilitating agencies for the implementation of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Action Lines. In accordance with the Tunis Agenda for the Information Society and the consultation of possible Action Line Moderators/Facilitators of 24 February 2006 in Geneva, which assigned UNESCO a role as an interim focal point for several Action Lines, UNESCO organizes the first multistakeholder consultation on Action Line C9 on 19 October 2006 at UNESCO Headquarters (Room IV) in Paris, France.
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- facilitate the initial contacts and sharing of information among multistakeholders on their priorities and expertise in the implementation of the Action Line;
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Information Modeling and Relational Databases provides an introduction to ORM (Object Role Modeling)-and much more. In fact, it's the only book to go beyond introductory coverage and provide all of the in-depth instruction you need to transform knowledge from domain experts into a sound database design. Inside, ORM authority Terry Halpin blends conceptual information with practical instruction that will let you begin using ORM effectively as soon as possible. Supported by examples, exercises, and useful background information, his step-by-step approach teaches you to develop a natural-language-based ORM model and then, where needed, abstract ER and UML models from it. This book will quickly make you proficient in the modeling technique that is proving vital to the development of accurate and efficient databases that best meet real business objectives. * The most in-depth coverage of Object Role Modeling available anywhere-written by a pioneer in the development of ORM. * Provides additional coverage of Entity Relationship (ER) modeling and the Unified Modeling Language-all from an ORM perspective. * Intended for anyone with a stake in the accuracy and efficacy of databases: systems analysts, information modelers, database designers and administrators, instructors, managers, and programmers. * Explains and illustrates required concepts from mathematics and set theory. * Via a companion Web site, provides answers to exercises, appendices covering the history of computer generations, subtype matrices, and advanced SQL queries, and links to downloadable ORM tools.From Conceptual Analysis to Logical Design Terry Halpin ... In a traditional data flow diagram, the various data flows could also be specified as labeled arrows connecting the ... In such high-level views, little or no detail is provided on the structure of the data store or on how the process manages to find the relevant data.
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The Motorola Moto X+1 to support 4K video recording
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This year, Motorolla plans to release the successor of the Moto X smart phone, the Moto X+1. Information on their newest flagship phone has recently been revealed online.
According to TK Tech News, the Moto X+1 can record 4K videos which, right now, not many smart phones can do.
Recently, a video taken using the Moto X+1 was released on the internet. Even though the quality is not that great, PockNow says that this could be cause of Youtube's compression. However, this video is not very reliable. According to Tech News, the phone used is actually a prototype. This can also explain why the video quality is not very good.
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The growth of the Global Crane market lies behind the increase in technological innovation worldwide. Several manufacturers are developing technologically advanced cranes that have better control systems and are more efficient. For instance, some manufacturers are developing cranes that are equipped with an electrical VFD system. This system has the capability to control the rotational speed of an alternating current motor.
Analysts forecast the Global Crane market to grow at a CAGR of 7.29 percent over the period 2013-2018. According to the report, the Global Crane market is driven by several factors, including the growth in the emerging economies. The growth in the emerging markets, especially China has been vigorous, which was primarily because of the ongoing industrialization, rising labor costs, and global trade activity. China's massive fiscal stimulus packages in the recent years make it a leader in the emerging markets.
This report covers the present scenario and the growth prospects of the Global Crane market for the period 2014-2018. The report covers the revenue generated through sales of cranes across all geographies. It presents the vendor landscape and a corresponding detailed analysis of the top six vendors in the market. In addition, it discusses the major drivers that influence the growth of the Global Crane market. The report also outlines the challenges faced by the vendors and the market at large, and identifies the key trends that are emerging in the market.
The Global Crane Market 2014-2018 has been prepared based on an in-depth market analysis with inputs from industry experts. The report covers the Americas, and the EMEA and APAC regions; it also covers the Global Crane market landscape and its growth prospects in the coming years. The report also includes a discussion of the key vendors operating in this market.
The report recognizes the following companies as the key players in Global Crane Market: Cargotec Corp., Konecranes plc, Liebherr-International AG, Manitowoc Co. Inc., Terex Corp., XCMG Group, Alimak Hek Group, American Crane and Equipment, Badger Equipment, Broderson, Coles Cranes, Columbus McKinnon, Exact Crane and Equipment, Favelle Favco Berhad, Furukawa Unic, Fushun Yongmao Construction Machinery, FUWA Heavy Industry, Genie Industries, Grove Cranes, Hitachi Sumitomo Heavy Industries Construction Crane, IHI Construction Machinery, JP Nelson Equipment, Kato Works, Kobelco Cranes, Link-Belt Construction Equipment, Little Giant Crane and Shovel, Manitex, Mantis Cranes Ireland, MHE-Demag, National Crane, Palfinger , Sany Heavy Industry, Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industry, Skyjack, Spierings Kranen, Tadano Faun, Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science and Technology Development.
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Market Driver
- Growth in Emerging Markets.
Market Challenge
- Need for Continuous Support and Maintenance.
Market Trend
- Development of Next-generation Cranes.
Further, the report states that despite the presence of several market challenges, growth in the Global Crane market is encouraging because of certain trends. Increased efforts toward the development of next-generation cranes can be observed. Several vendors are developing technologically advanced cranes that have better control systems and are more efficient.
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Exhibit 1: Market Research Methodology
Exhibit 2: Global Construction Equipment Market
Exhibit 3: Segmentation of Cranes by Product
Exhibit 4: Global Crane Market 2013-2018 (US$ billion)
Exhibit 5: Global Crane Market by Geographical Segmentation 2013
Exhibit 6: Global Crane Market by Geographical Segmentation 2013-2018
Exhibit 7: Crane Market in the APAC Region 2013-2018 (US$ billion)
Exhibit 8: Crane Market in the EMEA Region 2013-2018 (US$ billion)
Exhibit 9: Crane Market in the Americas 2013-2018 (US$ billion)
Exhibit 10: Top Vendors in the Global Crane Market 2013
Exhibit 11: Business Segmentation of Cargotec
Exhibit 12: Business Segmentation of Konecranes
Exhibit 13: Business Segmentation of Liebherr-International
Exhibit 14: Business Segmentation of Manitowoc
Exhibit 15: Business Segmentation of Terex
Exhibit 16: Business Segmentation of XCMG Group
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Global SCARA Robot Market 2014-2018: The Global SCARA Robot market can be divided into seven segments based on end-user: Electrical and Electronics industry, Automotive industry, Rubber and Plastics industry, Food and Beverages industry, Heavy Machinery industry, Metal industry, and Others.
Machine Tools Market in Germany 2014-2018: The Machine Tools market in Germany can be divided into two product segments: Metal Cutting Machine Tools and Metal Forming Machine Tools.
The Machine Tools Market in Germany 2014-2018 has been prepared based on an in-depth market analysis with inputs from industry experts. The report focuses on the Machine Tools market in Germany landscape and its growth prospects in the coming years. The report also includes a discussion of the key vendors operating in this market.
Global Telehandler Market 2014-2018: The Global Telehandler market can be categorized into seven segments; namely Construction, Agriculture, Industry, Mines and Quarries, Environment, Logistics, and Other markets.
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8 Reasons to love the warm and cozy Jeju Island Gatsby
Watching the warm and cozy Jeju Island Gatsby has become one of the most enjoyable events that I anxiously wait for. There are so many reasons to love the romantic comedy drama. Hopefully you have started on the show too. I have picked 8 reasons about why watching the show is such an enjoyable and romantic journey.
1. Location, Location, Location: Just fly me there! Beautiful on-location shooting makes you feel that you're right there on Jeju Island, one of the most beautiful travel destinations in Korea and also a top favorite filming location for many romance dramas. Almost every outdoor scene is framed by the lovely natural scenery at Jeju Island.
2. Delightful food and atmosphere: Part of the fun for travel is finding new places to sample interesting local fare. At Geon Woo's Warm and Cozy restaurant, you can find dishes made with the freshest seafood and ingredients, all blended perfectly by our nice and handsome chef.
3. Romance from resolving misunderstanding: Our two leads form an unlikely couple. Geon Woo (Yoo Yun Suk) is a son from a wealthy family and doesn't really care if his restaurant is making money, and he is softhearted. Jung Jo (Kang So Ra) is a city girl who wants to make a fresh start. She is tough on the outside and vulnerable on the inside. We can't wait for these two to kindle their romance, especially if Geon Woo can ditch his selfish and self-centered first love.
4. Adorable local characters: There are many colorful local characters such as the mayor with a secret modeling background, the lady divers with strong personalities, and a resident writer who blogs a little too much.
5. Double the romance, quadruple the fun!: Geon Woo's older brother (Lee Sung Jae) is a strait-laced businessman, that is, until he is rescued by a mermaid who was actually a no-nonsense lady diver. He feels that she doesn't recognize him as the true "black pearl" prince that he is, and he has become so infatuated with her that the ensuing comical scenes are so bellyachingly hilarious.
(These two should star in their own drama.)
6. So Ji Sub: I bet a lot of viewers wish So Ji Sub could stay longer on the show. He made a short but impressive cameo appearance as a store owner. Handsome as ever, the cameo was full of special tributes to his popular The Master's Sun drama, including the theme song.
If only Gong Hyo Jin was there too, but she's busy working on the Producer drama.
7. Sunrise: This was my favorite scene in ep 2 where Geon Woo and Jung Joo finally made it to the best spot on the island to watch the sunrise. I don't think it was special effects when we saw the sun wake up and rise slowly in front of the couple who are about to embark on an unforgettable journey.
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Just think, by the end of the drama series, you will have a collection of 16 fantastic recipes such as the mandarin tea at the end of episode 5. (I could really use a warm and cozy cup right now.)
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PETALING JAYA: Coastal Contracts Bhd's wholly owned subsidiary Coastal Drilling Pte Ltd has entered into a joint-venture agreement with Polaris Holdings SARL to set up CN Energy Holdings Pte Ltd to pursue opportunities in offshore gas treatment projects worldwide.
Coastal Drilling and Polaris will have equal shareholding in the JV company (JVC). Coastal Drilling's cash outlay for the investment in the JVC is S$5,000 (RM15,206) and will be satisfied with internally generated funds.
"The parties seek to optimise the combined strengths of each party in their respective fields to embark on international projects," Coastal Contracts said in a stock exchange filing yesterday.
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We are still blogging Chinese New Year stuff happened earlier this year. Haha… and this should be the last CNY post.
iTT gang gathered and went visiting at each others' houses.
We started at lunch time when we all went makan this char siew wantan noodles.
Took group shots at all the houses we went to.
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We played this epic card games the whole day!!
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MADRID — The Spanish film industry has never had it so good. Or not at least for the last 15 years, according to statistics published by Spain's ICAA Spanish Film Institute.
Spanish pics took a 16.4% theatrical market share over the first five months of 1999. Analysts have to go back to 1984 for a full year when domestic pics clinched a bigger market share — 21%.
Local pic market share dipped to 7%-9% in the 1992-94 period, then edged up to 12%-13% for three of the last four full years.
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Some reasons for Spain's enhanced market share seem clear: All four of Spain's top mainstream auteurs bowed new films in late 1998 or early 1999. In contrast, of U.S. releases, only "A Bug's Life" ($11.8 million) grossed significant B.O. over the same period.
In the January to May period, local big guns Alex de la Iglesia ("Dying of Laughter," $6 million from January to May), Pedro Almodovar ("All About My Mother" $4.4 million), Fernando Trueba ("The Girl of Your Dreams," $4 million) and Manuel Gomez Pereira ("Between Your Legs," $3.3 million) all fired off powerful B.O. fusillades.
The other top grossing foreign pics in Spain in the January-May 1999 period were upscalers "Life Is Beautiful" ($13.8 million) and "Shakespeare in Love" ($9.9 million).
With "The Phantom Menace" set to launch today on a record 350 copies, most local industryites predict Spanish pics' final market share for 1999 coming in around last year's 12%.
Trend to continue
But nobody now sees Spain's pic revival as a fluke. Factors favoring the renaissance include the emergence of new directors, far more aggressive marketing and changed attitudes toward local pics from cinemagoers.
A recent study by SGAE, an authors' rights org, suggested that core audiences for films in Spain are people younger than 35, especially in the 21-24 bracket, who belong to Spain's upper or upper-middle-classes, and who have a college education.
In the '80s, educated Spaniards rejected local filmmaking for its terrible gross-out comedies or (for them) tedious social-conscience movies. Young educated Spaniards now seem to identify far more with local pics and are increasingly discriminating about imports.


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What I understand by an author's love for his characters is a delight in their independent existence as other people, an attitude towards them which is analogous to our feelings towards those we love in life; and an intense interest in their personalities combined with a sort of detached solicitude, a respect for their freedom. This might be—indeed should be—a truism, but I suppose it to be one no longer. The writers whom we admire today do not appear to love their characters, and the critics who appraise their books show no sign of doing so either. For a writer or critic to show delight in a character would seem today rather naive, an old-fashioned response left...
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Demand for rental properties is expected to hold fairly steady, although there are some differences between localities. San Diego itself has the lowest vacancy rate at 3.4 percent, while the county's highest stands at 5.6 percent. The data is based on a survey of rental managers in the area.
Stabilizing vacancy rates likely mean demand for housing, both rental and otherwise, is reaching an equilibrium. It may become less volatile in the near future unless further developments in the area job market or national trends have an impact on demand and supply. The organization noted that rental demand is slightly high, suggesting that some rent growth might be a possibility. Investors should remain poised to act on any future developments.


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Scarborough Arts is looking to fill the position of Communications Assistant.
Application Deadline: September 22, 2017
Start Date: October 2, 2017
Scarborough Arts, a non-profit charitable organization, is the only artsorganization of its kind specifically serving the Scarborough community through innovative arts and culture programs for citizens of all ages. We bring artists to the community and community to artists.
This is an exciting time at Scarborough Arts as the organization leaps into the new year of programs, community partnerships, and major public festivals and events across Scarborough and on SA grounds. We are looking for someone to roll up their sleeves as they step into the creative environment that SA has to offer, and help this unique organization build a vibrant artistic prosperity across Scarborough.
This new position of Communications Assistant at Scarborough Arts, will report to the Communications and Marketing Coordinator. The person will be stepping in to supporting several key initiatives, such as: website population and content generation; media outreach; creation of design and creative elements and content; membership and public relations; social media content.
If you are passionate about community arts and have a strong commitment to the growth of cultural sector that makes a direct impact on community and individuals it serves, then Scarborough Arts is the place to be.
– Be the first point of contact for visiting guests, answering main reception line, and responding to inquiries via email
– Drafting press releases and any public communication messaging
– Support social media initiatives on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, and LinkedIn through posts, content, and research
– Support the development and content population of the new SA website
– Support the outreach efforts and ongoing communication with SA volunteers, members and general inquiries
– Provide program support on as needed basis, leading up and during events as required (set up, communications, invites/RSVP lists, greeting guests, scheduling and transportation needs)
– Assistance with processing memberships and mailing membership packages; maintaining membership database
– Work in collaboration with SA team to draft and design online, digital, and print materials as required by each program and initiative
– Provide administrative support to the organization, in the form of filing; office organization; petty cash reconciliation; deliveries/pickups; mail and printing; and others.
– Opening and closing the SA Bluffs Gallery
– Carry out other duties as assigned by Marketing and Communications Coordinator, in relations to marketing, communications, and operational needs
– Post-Secondary education in the field of Communications, Marketing, Arts Administration and/or other equivalent experience
– 1 to 3 years experience within a creative institution in Public Relations, Marketing or artistic role.
– Exceptional interpersonal skills, effective verbal and writing communication skills, copy editing skills
– Knowledge of Scarborough and borough needs is considered an strong asset
– Excellent knowledge of Microsoft applications/office (Excel/PowerPoint/Word), DropBox, Google Calendar, and Google Drive
– Knowledge of social media processes and strategies
– Creative skills and working knowledge with WordPress, InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, MailChimp, database management (CiviCRM), generating and producing design, web, communications elements and deliverables
– Public Relations experience. An outside of the box thinker to generate media coverage
– Self-motivated; works independently and collaboratively as part of a core team
– Imaginative and innovative problem solver
– Outstanding time-management, multi-tasking, and organizational skills, with strong attention to detail
– Adaptable to a flexible work schedule including evenings and weekends.
– Driver Licence and access to a vehicle considered an asset
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Benefits provided after 3 months.
Professional development opportunities provided by Scarborough Arts.
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Thank you to all those that apply, however, only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. No telephone or walk-in inquiries please.
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Scarborough Arts is an equal opportunity employer. Scarborough Arts is a charitable, not-for-profit cultural organization whose mission is to bring arts to the community and community to the arts.
Name: Marianne Rellin
Telephone: 416-698-7322
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Website: www.scarborougharts.com
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This financial ratio is very important and is calculated when we divide one's debt by one's income. To get the figure for one month, these amounts should be on monthly basis. This ratio depicts the credit worth of the borrower and whether he or she has the capacity to furnish this loan. The financial calculations are given below:
Monthly Loan (this will include all payments like house mortgages, house rents, auto loans, equity loans for house, consumer loans, educational loans, credit cards and any other debts).
Monthly Income (Net earnings of the business or net salary, any regular bonus payments or overtimes on monthly basis, interest income or any other source of income in a month). Be careful when including any earning that is not of a fixed nature such as overtime – your employer could reduce or eliminate overtime as a cost cutting measure and your calculations would be vastly overstated.
Debt to Income Ratio = Total Monthly Loan/Total Monthly Income.
Once you have calculated the ratio you need to interpret it to find the credit worthiness of the borrower. Any ratio with a value of 36% or lower is considered to be a good credit ratio. While persons with a ratio of 30% or less have an excellent debt ratio. Any person with a ratio of 36% or more is more likely to default and hence have to pay high interest rates for any loan. A ratio that exceeds 40% would most definitely mean you have a poor credit rating for loans. Different loans require different values of debt to income ratios. The ratio can be improved by reducing the amount of debt you have or increasing your overall monthly income.
Apart from the debt to income ratio, the lenders often look at the credit history or ranking of the potential borrower. This value is calculated in a complicated financial and statistical manner and cannot be understood by a simple borrower.
It is essentially important for any person to keep a close watch on his or her financial position on a regular basis. It will help him or her assess his/her credit position and see if the loans that are outstanding against the person are satisfactory. This will help in keeping control of the person's financial debt and avoid any bad or stressful situations. Even people with a bad credit history may be holding a loan for bad credit from http://www.creditpoor.co.uk and are likely to default on that, if the financial burden is too much. So keeping a close watch on your debt situation is vitally important for us all.


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GotNews.com looked into the sex scandal allegations surrounding Senator Ted Cruz and finds them utterly lacking. They come from supporters of Marco Rubio, not Donald Trump.
We sent people everywhere to hunt this one down. Frankly we don't think Cruz has it in him.
At least one Cruz mega donor is looking at helping two of the accused women file a libel suit against the National Enquirer.
In the wake of a massive $140M settlement against the Manhattan-based terrorist organization known as Gawker, the lawyers are circulating.
The story was very cleverly written, though, to avoid liability. The National Enquirer people know what they are doing when they write about how Cruz's dealing with a smear. This is what they write, "Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz is the target of a 'dirty tricks' campaign!" They blocked out the eyes and pixelated the women to avoid naming them.
We spoke to long time associate Katrina Pierson, who is currently the Trump's campaign spokesman, and she denied the charges to us repeatedly and emphatically.
Of course the National Enquirer story is 100% FALSE!!! I only speak to myself, however.
Carry on…
— Katrina Pierson (@KatrinaPierson) March 25, 2016
Former Cruz staffer Amanda Carpenter has also denied it on live TV.
Trump surrogate accuses Amanda Carpenter — to her face — of affair with Cruz https://t.co/cOjBm3dws2
— Justin Miller (@justinjm1) March 25, 2016
(We don't know about Sarah Isgur Flores, a former Carly staffer, and Cruz's relationship but it strains credulity.)
The rumors started from the Rubio camp after reporters and investigators started looking into the Rubio mistress allegations.
One of the tactics of the Rubio campaign when Cruz tried to land oppo hits on Rubio was to say that Cruz did it too! (Hence the deliberate, Alinskyite tactic of confusing Cruz's position on immigration.)
Chuck Johnson of Got News says, "The Ted #CruzSexScandal is 110% bullshit. It comes from Rubio people, not Trump people."
— Mike Cernovich ?? (@Cernovich) March 25, 2016
When we looked into Rubio's sexual impropriety several Republican establishment consultants started pushing a narrative that Cruz had cheated too!
The rumors, as best as we can tell, come from discredited GOP establishment consultant Rick Wilson who teased it on Twitter feed.
Do I have to do everything myself?
— Rick Wilson (@TheRickWilson) March 11, 2016
It's interesting, isn't it, how the affair story hits every single one of the GOP establishment's opponents: Fiorina (who endorsed Cruz) staffer (check), Trump staffer (check), and Cruz staffer (check).
We love a good sex scandal. Short of an assassination there simply just isn't anything that can take a politician down as quickly. Ask Kevin McCarthy and how we brought him down as potential speaker of the house.
Donors in Cruz's orbit find the story laughable to the point of ridiculous. None have ever described Cruz as being all that interested in women other than his wife. It's a love match between Cruz and Heidi Nelson Cruz. They really are inseparable.
In my limited dealings with the Senator I've noticed an attractive woman or two walk by or near us. I did not see Cruz's gaze change one bit. Cruz likes scotch and good conversation. He's a nerd, folks. As best as we can tell he's only had three girlfriends his entire life. Despite being a Cruz supporter I'm pretty much certain that Trump will win the nomination at this stage. If I had the evidence of a Cruz affair I would take him down in a heart beat for the good of the realm. I alerted the Cruz people that this story was circulating in the Rubio ecosystem about a month ago.
Now about the politics and the genius of this attack is that it helps the establishment hit both Trump and Cruz ahead of a showdown with Hillary.
GOP establishment consultant Liz Mair opened up the conversation by attacking Trump's wife, Melania ahead of a Utah caucus by circulating photos of Melania naked. (They weren't hard to look at, guys.)
Mair and Wilson are friends. Cernovich rightly noted this deleted tweet.
Hey @StopTrumpPAC: Why did you delete this tweet?! #CruzSexScandal pic.twitter.com/DVvsrX7cKY
— Mike Cernovich ?? (@Cernovich) March 25, 2016
Trump deliberately confused the anti-Trump PAC with a Cruz operation to attack Cruz's Goldman Sachs connected wife, Heidi Nelson Cruz. The truth is that Heidi wasn't a major player at Goldman after she refused to pressure her husband to stop the government shutdown.
But given that Heidi has more or less run as the second half of a power couple it enables the Trump's people and supporters to go after Heidi too.
I sent around all the mentions of Heidi to my off the record researcher community of Heidi in the Stratfor hack. (That conversation has now apparently leaked.) It shows pretty clearly that Heidi Cruz isn't the globalist that some would have her believe. This isn't the stuff of conspiracy theories. Though I initially thought there was something there it's pretty tame stuff upon review.
Cruz is clearly getting rattled by the attack on his wife as well he should. Cruz is denying it but blaming it on Trump.
It's a clever Trump style attack because now when people discuss Trump's long established history of sleaze and sex it won't really work because the narrative has been played out. Who knows how the politics will go on this.
There are some interesting connections between the Trump people and the National Enquirer, though.
Omarosa Manigault, a celebrity from the Apprentice, once had an office in the Enquirer's Los Angeles offices. She's now a spokesperson for the Trump campaign and denies any involvement in the story. She's now an editor for Reality TV magazine, a publication owned by the Enquirer's parent company.
The owner of the parent company of the National Enquirer is friendly with Trump but Trump's people are denying involvement.
Bottom line: A smear that originated in the Rubio ecosystem is now affecting the 2016 election as the war of words between Trump and Cruz escalates. I really want this election to be over so we can focus on Hillary Clinton. #TeamNoOne
Note: If I had Twitter or Facebook I could inform the public better. The fact that I cannot is another example of how Twitter and Facebook are ruining the public discourse and damaging me professionally.
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LORAIN — After weeks of repairs, Republic Steel's new electric arc furnace almost is ready to fire up again.
The furnace, also known as EAF, has been under repair since a Nov. 30 fire scorched the control equipment for the facility.
Five people suffered minor injuries and firefighters estimated the damage could be worth millions of dollars.
This week, Republic Steel Executive Vice President-Commercial Ted Thielens said the company is preparing the electric arc furnace to go live again.
"Regarding the new Lorain EAF, we are nearly complete with the cleanup and repair of equipment, and will begin the commissioning process next week," Thielens said. "We expect to actual start up the EAF, steel refining and the billet caster in February; followed by the bloom caster in March."
The electric arc furnace is an $85 million project expected to create almost 450 jobs at the Lorain steel mill. The project has been in the works for several years and has been praised for the potential good economic effects for the city and region.
On Nov. 26, 2013, Republic Steel announced the first heat at its new electric arc furnace in Lorain.
Four days later, Lorain firefighters were at the mill battling a blaze in the control building for the EAF.
Since then, the company has been quiet about details of the cause of the blaze.
Union safety coordinators Gene Leighty and Glenn Loughrie wrote a report about the fire for the United Steel Workers Local 1104's Lorain Labor Leader for December 2013.
"The fire took place at the oxygen valve stand," and the cause remained under investigation, the report stated.
The fire spread into the first and second floors of the cabin, a four-story concrete structure with controls, hydraulic and oil tanks and a transformer, the report stated. The wire trays and wiring running up to the fourth floor of the carbon/lime silos also were damaged, the report stated.
A consulting engineer determined the cabin building and structural steel were not compromised and crews began making repairs almost immediately after, the steelworkers' report stated.
"While there are many questions asked and not yet answered as to how and why this happened, the investigation is continuing," the steelworkers wrote. "We need to get up and running for the betterment of Lorain and Republic Steel."
The fire at the electric arc furnace was the largest one, but not the only one recently at the steel mill.
On Jan. 7, a fire broke out as workers used space heaters to thaw frozen pipes and insulation caught fire in a building at the mill, according to the Lorain Fire Department.
That fire, fortunately, did minimal damage, and no one was injured, Thielens said.
Republic Steel's 9-inch to 10-inch rolling mill already had shut down because of the weather and restarted operations Monday. The 9-inch to 10-inch shipping department was shut down for one day, but was back to normal operations last Thursday, Thielens said.
Space heater leads to Republic Steel fire (Jan. 8, 2014)
Republic Steel continues investigation of fire in Lorain (Dec. 3, 2013)
Republic Steel plans to restart arc furnace (with video) (Dec. 2, 2013)
2 hydrants out of service during Republic Steel fire (Dec. 1, 2013)
Fire erupts at Republic Steel's new electric arc furnace (Nov. 30, 2013)
Republic Steel fires up new electric arc furnace in Lorain (Nov. 26, 2013)


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Celadon Group Inc. of Indianapolis said Thursday that one of its subsidiaries has purchased Continental Express Inc. of Little Rock for $24 million.
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>> May 2, 2016 – Connor
I got out to the barn on Sunday morning, and it was the first day that it was really comfortable inside and outside of the barn. The weather just said, "Find more excuses to be here..." Not one to say no to the universe, I did.
- sorted my winter blankets. Threw one shredded liner away, took the rest home to be cleaned, except his sheet. He might still need that.
- cleaned out the corner my tack locker lives in.
- went through my grooming tote, cleaned it, and took photos so I can participate in that blog hop that's like a year old at this point.
- went through my secondary trunk and organized it.
- washed Connor's tail and tried out a new product that will get a review later this week.
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- gave Connor his first bath since October.
- clipped his goat beard, ears and bridle path.
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New Free Plug-in Enhances RenderMan Support in The Foundry's Look-Dev and Lighting Platform
Pixar Animation Studios released RenderMan for Katana, building a bridge between Pixar's rendering system and The Foundry's Katana look-dev and lighting platform.
The two companies announced a partnership to integrate Katana and Renderman at last year's SIGGRAPH, saying that their work together on Pixar short "The Blue Umbrella" [pictured, top] had convinced them that Katana and RenderMan together made a strong rendering and lighting combo.
Katana users can now take advantage of RenderMan Pro Server features such as path tracing, geometric area lights, improved volume rendering (including support for the VolumePixelSamples call), and a RenderMan shader suite. Also included is "it," the RenderMan Studio image viewer, which is now available as an alternate viewer inside Katana.
"We are excited that artists will now have access to the built-in RenderMan shaders out of the box," said Katana Product Manager Andy Lomas in a prepared statement. "This is only the beginning of what we can achieve together."
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Predictive PathAugust 1, 2012 – Articles Law Technology News
Predictive coding (aka technology-assisted review) involves the use of e-discovery software that helps document reviewers "train" the software to identify relevant documents, using mathematical algorithms. The goal is to minimize the review and production of irrelevant data. Predictive coding has been thrust to the forefront of e-discovery in recent months. Over objections, a federal court in New York and a state court in Virginia have approved the use of predictive coding for review and production of electronic documents in discovery. And a federal court in Illinois is holding hearings on whether the technology should be used to ensure the accuracy of the defendants' production of electronically stored information.
Whether you are looking at predictive coding to control the costs of electronic data discovery or to test the completeness of a document production, these recent developments can, and should, influence your litigation strategy. Parties can always agree to an EDD protocol — if you are looking to employ the technology, seeking an agreement is a good place to start. But, what if the other side refuses? What if your opponent insists on manual review or keyword searches, and won't consent to the efficiencies achieved by predictive coding? Here is a road map to help you secure court approval of predictive coding over objections, summarizing the current legal landscape, gathering relevant resources, and offering insight on how to persuade the court to adopt a predictive coding protocol.
Legal Landscape. Although predictive coding has been around for a while, there are few cases to date. Decisions in three pending actions break new ground and provide the beginnings of relevant guidance:
»Da Silva Moore v. Publicis Groupe, 2012 WL 607412 (S.D. N.Y., Feb. 24, 2012). United States Magistrate Judge Andrew Peck, a noted EDD expert, approved the use of predictive coding to aid in the review and production of approximately 3 million electronic documents. On April 25, 2012, Judge Andrew Carter, Jr., adopted Peck's decision. Peck explained that Da Silva Moore should be read to acknowledge that "computer-assisted review is an available tool and should be seriously considered for use in large-data-volume cases where it may save the producing party (or both parties) significant amounts of legal fees in document review."
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Learning space design has an impact on shaping the culture and outcomes of teaching and learning, and the success of the Incubator Classroom in VDA 40 started LMU's push toward more interactive and collaborative classrooms. Immerse yourself in designing and delivering your classroom instruction with a set of cutting-edge technologies, completely mobile furniture, and write-able walls to connect better with your students and engage them in learning. This flexible learning space is designed to encourage you to think outside the box and re-imagine a classroom in which learners have ownership. Scroll down to reserve your class, session, or event.
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January 15, 2009
Divided by a common speech
Regardless of their political persuasion, most people would have to agree that President Obama's Inauguration speech was penned with precision and delivered with no less aplomb.
What struck me is how many of his most salient remarks could apply equally to the current plight of the pharma industry. In fact they would comprise a rousing rally cry.
For example, few would deny that pharma's own "winter of hardship" could be attributed, in part, to "a consequence of greed and irresponsibility on the part of some" and "our collective failure to make hard choices and prepare the nation for a new age."
And how should we go about repairing the situation? To borrow the words of the President, we must "pick ourselves up and dust ourselves off." And we must "spend wisely, reform bad habits and do our business in the light of day," for "what is required of us now is a new era of responsibility."
What also struck me, however, is that I'd heard many of these remarks (albeit in different words) just a few days earlier in a speech delivered, not by Uncle Sam's commander-in-chief, but by Pfizer's communicator-in-chief.
Ray Kerins, vice president, worldwide communications, at the pharma giant was delivering the keynote at the Real-Time Communications conference and roundtables in New York on Jan.14.
And in a refreshingly frank and forthright session, Kerins focused on the need for the industry to change its ways and detailed a renewed push within Pfizer to better understand and engage all stakeholders.
"If we're not willing to engage, we only have ourselves to blame," said Kerins. "We develop life-saving medications, so how in the hell do we have such a bad reputation? It's mind-blowing." Or, as the President said, we should "choose our better history" and to "carry forward that precious gift." (The gift, when applied to pharma, being the ability to save lives, of course.)
Pfizer's first port of call was to start rebuilding trust with journalists. Kerins noted that when the story of the initial 800 layoffs broke on Jan. 13, Pfizer was dealing with local media who were not expecting a response from Kerins' team. "The idea that we have reporters out there who are thinking 'the corporation is not going to call us back' is a problem," he lamented.
But you could hardly blame the journalists for thinking that way. After all, Kerins admitted that before he came on board, there was an unwritten rule that Pfizer's media relations staff should throw out the first message they got. "I said, 'You what?' How do we even know what the story is if we don't talk to them? I don't ever want to see 'no comment' from Pfizer," he said.
So Kerins, determined to unbreak pharma's reputation, began inviting the press to meet his team at "fortress" Pfizer. More than 100 journalists paid a visit in 2008.
In the words of the President: "We will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist…For the world has changed and we must change with it."
But, warned Kerins: "We have to understand the environment better to know what we're changing to. Unless we're listening, we don't know what we're looking to change."
Of course, only time will tell if Pfizer is successful in following through on the promises. But saying the right things is better than saying nothing at all, and can quickly build you quite a following, to which at least one President can attest.


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I was completely thrilled when I was asked to be a Guest Creative Guide at A Vintage Journey for their current Challenge 19 "All Sewn Up".
Our lovely hostess Brenda Brown has chosen our challenge and I highly recommend that you pop over to check out the wonderful projects that the highly talented design team have come up with.
I feel very honoured to be working with them.
When the team from A Vintage Journey asked me to be a Guest Creative Guide, I was so excited especially when they said that the theme would be "All Sewn Up" how could an ex. Textiles teacher say no to that Lol! So I hope you enjoy what I've made.
For some time now I have been looking for a project to use some of the Tim Holtz fabrics.
I started with one of the Design Rolls to create a patchwork effect around the edge and gradually the project developed.
It began here:
After making this section I decided it needed a background to sit on and took one of the Tim Holtz Masks to sponge through (Latticework) with Silks.
I did this fairly randomly to give a Shabby Chic effect and this is how it looked at this stage.
The next stage was to start putting the whole thing together with the addition of some Text from the Word Play Alphabet die and some extra embellishments in the form of Gadget Gears die and Weathered Clock, cut in felt.
An old cardboard tube Lol! but it gives the top a lovely shape.


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Brain Terminal Catches Protesters at their Worst
Evan Coyne Maloney, creator of the Brain Terminal website, sent me a pair of DVDs featuring video from confrontations with the left. These expertly done pieces include a clip of a protest in NYC (in which protesters are given a chance to come up with a better solution to the Iraq problem) and a discussion with libs who attended Gore's January 15th speech on global warming (in record-setting single-digit temperatures).
Of all the videos available though, there was one that stood out -- the pro-Pallestinian rally at Rutgers University. Maloney had intended to film the pro-Palestine conference located at the Ramada Inn. He and his crew were soon forced to leave the hotel at the request of the other conference-goers, so they relocated to an adjacent lot. They were still hoping to get interviews, but the conference organizers "started hanging around the camera, calling us Zionists and warning people not to speak with us."
Maloney decided to go and film the rally taking place at Rutgers University instead. When he and his two crewmen go there, protest-ralliers tried to block their cameras with signs. When this failed to discourage Maloney, things got worse:
"Once again, I tried to move, but I was now completely encircled. When I tried to escape, the protesters then started smacking the camera with their signs, while others were shoving me from different directions. I started retreating, pushing my way back from the loudspeaker, all the while leaving the camera running and asking the protesters why they weren't letting me film. One man tried to prevent me from getting audio by unleashing a high-pitched squeal into the microphone. Another man asked me whether my camera was expensive, a question that--under the circumstances--I interpreted as a veiled threat.
Alexis and Tim also had cameras and were able to snap some stills and shoot few seconds of video. But they, too, were set upon by protesters. When they tried to use their cameras, protesters would put signs in the way. They dodged and weaved like basketball players, but at each turn, they were stopped. One protester with a masked face lunged at Alexis, threatening to break her camera and telling her, 'I'm gonna kick your fucking ass.' She was also hit by signs."
At this point, Maloney managed to attract the attention of local news camera-crews by yelling "Why are you trying to censor me?" The protestors stopped blocking and hitting him with their signs when the other cameras showed up, though one man continued to ask him periodically "are you nervous?"
Maloney was finally able to film the speakers at the rally. To get a full understanding of their vitriol, you really need to watch the film. The speakers, in between hate-filled anti-Israel diatribes, accused Maloney of being "small minded," an "agent provocateur," a Zionist and a Fascist, an "arrogant grinning idiot," and an "agent of the Mossad."
Maloney created a separate film dedicated to Mary Lou, a spokesman at the protest who accused the Jews of doing the same dastardly thing that Americans did in founding this country -- they were kicked out of one country, so they decided to go invade another and steal it from its rightful owners. The bottom line here is that it appears that the same people who hate Israel hate America. Take a good look at what this faction of the far left really thinks.