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Much to my regret (or maybe not that much) the last few weeks I've had the opportunity to live some really regrettable, but certainly very revealing, experiences which have been the inspiration to more than one entry in this blog.
And I say unfortunate because in such a highly technologically advanced world in which we're living, filling our mouths by announcing to everybody the many innovations we come up with every single day to make our lives easier, more productive, supposedly to better communicate with others, it's really hard for me to confirm we are forgetting about the most fundamental of things: this whole thing is about people, human beings just like you and me.
But those experiences have also been revealing as they definitely proved that most entrepreneurs and business owners (which after all, are people too) remain as innocent as they've always been and still think that tools alone will solve their lives and will become the Solomonic solution their businesses need to succeed.
I cross my fingers and wish you're not one of them. Hopefully you're one of those few business owners who clearly recognizes that, on top of everything, the cornerstone of your business is its customers, and that those customers are human beings at the end of the day.
Customers are not always right, but they are always your customers to begin with.
We got used to saying customers were always right, but as the times have progressed and we have all moved on, we have already came to realize "our customers are not always right, but they will always be our customers", and whether you like it or not, and to put it down with the easiest words possible, your pocket along with your business depends on them.
When outsourcing areas within your relationship with customers can become a problem?
Your business grows as your customer base grows. They go together. As you get more customers, your sales increase proportionally, meaning more money coming in to your business and everything moves forward.
As your business grows, you will usually start to outsource some services.
It's natural that, as your customer base grows, you start hiring other companies to delegate some of the services you provide to your customers so that you can concentrate your efforts on other things. It could be, for instance, hiring a courier to deliver products your customers buy on your ecommerce site, or outsourcing your leads and new business development processes.
In any case, somewhere along the road, you have to start relying on external agents to completely fulfill your customers' demands and many of those external agents are not directly under your control and supervision.
Let me share with you one of those experiences I recently lived which will hopefully allow me to show you two things: one, that there is a moment in which the intervention of third parties within your relationship with customers can become a problem, and the second one being that regardless of this sort of "dependence" you must find a way to keep your business connected at all times with customers and keep control of the relationship.
My wife recently gave our two kids a mobile phone to each one as their summer present. The SIM cards corresponding to these mobile lines were sent to our house by Simyo (the mobile phone agent) through a delivery company, in this case, Zeleris. As they always do, and following their normal procedures, they called my wife to arrange the delivery date and estimated time frame, to which my wife replied that she wouldn't be at home, therefore I would be the one receiving the package.
When the Zeleris driver arrived to my place, and after having a rough start on the intercom, he finally knocked my door and, with one of those attitudes, handed me over the package. When I had to sign for it, he asked me for my wife's ID.
"Well, I don't have it" - I replied.
"What do you mean you don't have it? I need your wife's ID"- referring to her on a non-acceptable, personal way.
"Well, I have to say I don't have it" - I replied then because there was really very little I had to say.
"So what do we do then?" - the driver asked me, in a defiant tone.
"I don't know, because I don't have my wife's ID. For me it's the same if you take it back and come back tomorrow to deliver the package, and allow me to get my wife's ID if you need it"- I offered because it was all I could think of at that moment.
And for the "great finale" on the whole incident, he said: "I am the one who doesn't care" - and handed me over the terminal they use to collect data from the package's recipient, and I had to do a strong effort to keep myself shut and not to tell him he was being rude to me and that it wasn't the he should treat a client, so I signed the package off and grabbed it.
After closing the door, I had that strong sense of frustration as I watched myself being treated like that, on such an "I don't care" way, as if instead of being a paid service, he was doing me a favor.
A few days after the incident, and after the corresponding analysis I came to realize: That man is not the one to blame. For him, I'm really not his customer. For him, I'm nothing but another package he must deliver to meet his daily quota and that's about it.
When others handle areas of your relationship with customers, your business' reputation is on their hands.
Neither him nor his company have a business relationship with me. I will not pay them for the delivery but Simyo will. The person he has to report with is Zeleris, the one who pays his payroll, and Zeleris would respond to Simyo if it had happened that I sent the package back, which I didn't, for instance.
That's the main reason why he doesn't care at all about what happened (I should say "He doesn't give a sh.. but I'm not going there), although he should: If I reject the delivery of the package and say "bye, bye" to Simyo, Zeleris' driver doesn't care. He does have absolutely nothing to do with my satisfaction as a Simyo customer.
And that's exactly the moment in which this kind of outsourcing can become a risk for your business.
What things could you do to keep this from happening to you?
In such an specific situation as the one I narrated above, I think it would be interesting if Simyo had designed a way to contact me to confirm the SIM cards were delivered properly and that I had no problem with its delivery.
Make sure you have full control over what your customers experiences with your company, at all times.
Had a monitoring mechanism of this type being implemented, and had the people from Zeleris (the outsourced) been aware that their work was being directly monitored by their paying customer (Simyo), the story would have been completely different.
And I'm sure that in many situations like this, monitoring mechanisms can be implemented, so that you can always be sure that your customers are having a positive experience with your company.
Keep in mind that even something as simple as receiving a package is part of the overall experience your customers have with you, and even though it would seem as a minor thing, it doesn't mean it's less important.
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For him & for her Spa treatments. The Spa's philosophy fuses ancient expertise with modern innovation. A concept echoed throughout the contemporary Spa, bringing together the hugely beneficial rituals of Moroccan wellness and grooming including the Hammam using traditional Savon Noir, a black olive soap, infused with eucalyptus, Rhassoul and Salt Infused Steam Room along with treatments that have been specifically created by leading product houses.
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Albania Overview
Albania is a fascinating country not least because the people are of a wide variety of religious denominations. Indeed, despite Islam being the most prevalent, a significant proportion of Albanians are non-religious. There is growing demand for English tuition and, as usual in Europe, it is often easier for EU nationals to obtain the relevant work permits although young Americans may have the chance to teach with the Peace Corp. Most of the work is to be found in the capital Tirana but be warned that salaries are usually very low.
|Type of Institution
|Typical salary (USD/month)
|Typical hours
|Typical annual leave
|Language centres and kindergartens
|500 – 1,000
|Various but sometimes 6 days a week
|2 weeks plus national holidays
|British Council
|1,500 – 2,500
|Various shifts often including evenings and weekends
|7 weeks plus national holidays
|International schools and universities
|2,000 upwards
|8am – 4pm Monday to Friday plus some weekend work
|10 weeks plus national holidays
Main places for jobs
Typical requirements
Degree, TEFL certificate, EU national.
1. Experienced teachers are advised to check whether there are any present vacancies at the British Council Albania as the salaries far exceed typical positions.
2. For more detailed information on teaching English in Albania, visit the ELTA (English Language Teachers Association) Albania website.
3. Young Americans are encouraged to consider making inquiries about teaching with the Peace Corps.
Red tape
As with most countries in Europe, it is a lot easier for EU nationals to find work as the paperwork required is significantly less than when applying to employ non-EU nationals.
Cost of living
Low – accommodation, food and transport.
Tax and salary information
Employers generally pay your income tax for you and as usual you should expect to be paid on a monthly basis.
|Friendly and fascinating culture
|Not many paid teaching opportunities
|Wonderful beaches and mountains
|Not much opportunity for professional development
|Lots of opportunity for voluntary work
|Very low salaries
Directory of Recommended Schools, Language Centres and Recruitment Agencies
Would you like your school, language centre or recruitment agency to be listed here? Please contact us.
I have recently returned from Albania and want to go back to work there. I'm a UKTEFL qualified teacher and currently working on a degree. I wish to return there within the next 4-6 weeks, and desperately looking for work that will help me to be able to stay there.
The same for me. I am phd student. Recently I've come back from Albania. And I am looking for a job to stay there for a longer period of time.
I have a BA and MA in English and have been teaching in a TESOL environment for 7 years. I also have been teaching in the college level for 15 years. Looking for a position to teach in Albania.
I would love to get there because of the teaching experience and Albania's semi central location in Europe. I feel that I could easily visit most if not all areas in Europe from there, which vastly increases the value of my salary, as far as I am concerned.
The website you linked in your blog entry does not work. Can you please provide me with some helpful links so I can find out more information about teaching in Albania.
P.S. Does anybody know if you can teach there during the summer months?


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Shannen Doherty has some great news to share. The actress, who was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2015, revealed Friday that her cancer is in remission. "Moments. They happen. Today was and is a moment," the former "Beverly Hills, 90210" star wrote on Instagram. "What does remission mean? I heard that word and have no […]
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Path of Exile: Beginner Farming Guide
In Path of Exile, once you level up, or even while you are leveling, you are going to want to farm better gears. This guide will teach you what you need to know to start farming more efficiently. If you are not aware of what "farming" is, it's a term for gaining gear and/or other items, by exploring and killing the same types or levels of mobs. There are many ways to do this and some are more effective than others.
Certain mods on your gear will directly help you farm better so it's in your best interest to have these on your character when doing farming runs. These mods are Increased Item Quantity and Increased Item Quality. Let us look at both of them in more detail:
Increased Item Quantity
This will not help you drop better items, but it will help you drop more items. You can stack this mod as high as you want as there is no cap to its effectiveness. This stat will work on all items in the game including currency and maps.
Increased Item Quality
Arguably more important than the previous one, this will help you drop higher quality items. When stacking this stat you will be increasing your chances of finding Magic, Rare, and Unique items. The way this stat works is pretty simple; 100% increase will give you double the chance of finding magic items, etc. Players that have a background in the Diablo series will quickly realize that this is the same as Magic Find. This stat will have no effect on things such as currency and maps.
These stats can come from both item mods and from Support Gems (Rarity and Quantity), but be aware that Support Gem increases do not apply to kills made from DOTS (such as the cloud from Poison Arrow). Playing in a party will give you a 50% increased Quantity bonus for each party member besides you. Summoners will be glad to know that kills made by their minions will use both their values and yours. I highly recommend you stack up both of these values when farming as they will help you tremendously.
Be aware that over-leveling an area can cause your currency drop chances to go down, which is the last thing you want to happen. Read about Monster Mechanics.
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Known Your Craft
It will literally pay for you to learn the basic crafting recipes when doing a farming run. I have played in many parties during my Path of Exile time and many people pass up on white items even though they have socket combinations that match with a recipe, for example three linked sockets of each color which gives you a Chromatic Orb.
Read about our recommended essential recipes to make better use of your drops.
Item Levels
You should pick your areas carefully depending on which drops you need. The area's monster level will dictate what item level the items dropped there will have, so for example if you are farming gear for your alt you would need to go to the lower level areas. You can check the area's monster level either from the waypoint system or by pressing the map key (tab).
The item's level will effect which mods it can pick and will also dictate how many sockets it can have.
Note that maps only drop from level 60+ areas.
The Right Areas
Many thing that apply to leveling also apply to farming. For example having high movement speed, good damage, and playing in areas that you excel in will all help you farm faster. If you have time I suggest you also watch this leveling guide to get more tips.
Scrolls of Wisdom and Portal Scrolls are the most common and least valuable of the currency items, but this doesn't mean you shouldn't pick them up. Many people ignore these items and you can use that to your advantage; it's pretty common for me to be able to trade stacks of 100s for a higher value currency item.
Item Types
Getting to know the item types or at least writing them down can help you quickly filter out loot while playing. Path of Exile has a very deep item system and even a white item can be valuable if it has the correct stats. Dropping an item with an end-game item type along with good "white" stat rolls and increased quality can be worth a lot as this item be used to make a very good magic or rare. Note that the item type does not actually determine what mods an item can have, but it does effect the white stats.
Item Analysis
You can usually get a good idea of how good or how bad an item is just by looking at it in-game, but a full analysis requires you to compare data to online sources. Mod values, white stats, and in-built mod values are all available on the official site and you can use this data to check how good your item has been rolled. Refer to the previously linked page for said data.


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RISC platforms are difficult to test because consumers expect performance numbers that are directly comparable to well-known Intel benchmarks. I can offer those (see graphs A through D), but they do not bear out the high-end capabilities of machines based on non-Intel CPUs (i.e., the Alpha, PowerPC, and MIPS processors), which use fundamentally different architectures tuned for specific applications, such as 3D graphics, CAD, and video editing.
The Alpha processor shows clear superiority with floating-point calculations, which you find in abundance in graphics software. I designed a few new tests to complement the BAPCo SYSmark benchmarks that the Windows NT Magazine Lab uses, so I can measure and show the performance benefits of an Alpha. Graph E shows the timed results of test scripts running Elastic Reality (from Avid Technology), and Pro/JR. (a limited edition of Pro/Engineer from Parametric Technology), compared to run times on a standard 100-MHz Pentium.
The Elastic Reality script renders a morph between the faces of Ulysses S. Grant and George Washington, which is then saved to a video (.AVI) file (see "Elastic Reality" on page 72). The Pro/JR. script automates the exact design, layout, and rendering of a microscope.
All tests shown here (includ-ing the BAPCo benchmarks) are compared to a system that offers a low-priced alternative as a graphics workstation: a standard Intel board with a 100-MHz Pentium processor, 32MB of RAM, a 2MB Diamond Stealth 64 PCI video card, 1GB hard disk, 4X CD-ROM drive, and a 3Com Etherlink III for a total system cost of approximately $2950. The SYSmark rating is based on a suite of common office-automation packages, such as Microsoft Word and Texim Project, running operations similar to those of an ordinary user. The actual results are computed relative to a 486DX2/50 baseline system running Windows NT Workstation 3.51 (with 16MB of RAM) and are presented on a linear scale where a machine that rates a 200 is twice as fast as a system that rates a 100.


text: I don't know if it's in the close or distant future, but I'll get a gaming laptop sometime to, um, game. I'm making a list of games that will take advantage of the guy's graphic power, or at least games that look decent but are really fun! So I thought of asking for advice here about which game(s) to get. The thing is, I don't like anything that's really hard for the sake of being hard; I love games, but I'm not really good at them Another thing, no RPG/strategy stuff. After all these years of RPGs, I realized those are the most life-absorbing games. And since one of my life goals is to, um, get a life, that wouldn't help So I've trained myself to not like RPGs and their repetiveness (which, to my surprise, wasn't that hard... they really tend to be slow and repetitive) I like anything that's not too hard (or at least has an Easy difficulty setting) and is low on repetitive grinding and/or item collecting. Any suggestions? Games I've liked: Zelda's Portal Pokemon (I know it's an RPG, but it's too good!) Guitar Hero / Rock Band Any racer that isn't too realistic No-noes: Fallout 3/New Vegas Mass Effect (ok maybe I'll try it) Any GTA Tetris and puzzles in general Also, no gory stuff. I can't stand seeing blood in real life, much less the exaggerated ultra-bloody blood in bloody games


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On Debian-based distro (e.g., Debian, Ubuntu or Linux Mint), the package "ffmpeg" has existed as a "transitional" package for libav fork due to some political reason. So if you are trying to install "ffmpeg" package with apt-get, you will actually be installing libav tools, not the original FFmpeg, even when the latter is under active development. Starting from Ubuntu 14.04 (Trusty), the misleading transitional package "ffmpeg" has been removed from base repositories, but the official FFmpeg is still not part of base repositories on Debian-based distros.
If you want to install the original FFmpeg on Ubuntu or Debian, one way is to compile it yourself.
Here is how to compile and install FFmpeg on Ubuntu or Debian.
First, install prerequisites.
Download FFmpeg code, and build it as follows.
$ cd FFmpeg
$ ./configure --enable-nonfree --enable-gpl --enable-libx264 --enable-x11grab --enable-zlib
$ make
If build is successful, go ahead and install FFmpeg.
After installation, type "ffmpeg" command to verify the installation.
Troubleshooting during FFmpeg Compilation
1. If you are getting this error while running configure:
"ERROR: Xext not found"
Install this:
2. If you are getting this error while running configure:
"ERROR: Xfixes not found"
Install this:
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How do I upgrade my OS
I have Mac Mini with Intel Core 2 Duo 1.83 GHz running Mac OS X 10.5.8 (9L31a). Can I upgrade my software ? and how ?
- Asked by Brian G from Toronto
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You can upgrade to Snow Leopard.
Purchase the install disk from an Apple Store (online or an actual store front) for about $20.
While most people simply install directly over their present OS, I prefer to do one of the following:
1) back up my current hard drive partition with the old OS to an empty partition (on internal or external drive) by using Disk Utility --> Restore. (First make sure the empty partition is formatted as "Mac OS Extended (Journaled)" or GUID.) Make sure you can start up from the back up (hold option key while turning on computer, or use "Start Up Disk" in System Preferences). Then install Snow Leopard to either partition (preferably an internal partition).
2) install Snow Leopard to a new blank partition (use Disk Utility to create a new Partition and format as "Mac OS Extended (Journaled)" or GUID.) Install Snow Leopard to new partition. During install, the installer will search for other partitions with an OS. It will then ask if you want to import OS settings, Apps and files. Do this to have all of your information copied over to the new partition. Or, don't do this in order to have a fresh clean install of Snow Leopard.
After restarting in Snow Leopard, go to Apple menu and do System Updates until you are at OS 10.6.8.
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Urban is a free Wordpress theme from Paul Bennett, based around the idea of having posts displayed in a timeline. It features a scrolling timeline, inline loading of posts, pages, images and Youtube videos, realtime search that displays results as you type, tracking of your recently viewed pages, and other footer modules including twitter updates and last.fm recently played tracks.
Urban gives you several ways to represent your posts: Display the excerpt (default behavior), display an image, or display a Youtube video.
Displaying an image is a similar process to that of my previous theme, Viewport, however now there is no need to re-size your images manually, Urban will automatically do it for you! So:
- Write the article as normal.
- Click the 'Add an Image' button and upload your desired image.
- Copy the image link from the list that appears, click 'Save all changes' and close the overlay.
- Scroll down the 'Write Post' page to the 'Custom Fields' tab and in the key field enter 'lead_image' (minus quotes).
- Paste the image link you copied previously into the value box and click 'Add Custom Field'.
That's all that's required, now your post will be represented by an image which the reader can expand by clicking the magnifying glass that appears when they roll their mouse over a post.
Displaying a Youtube video is even easier! Simply:
- Write the article as normal.
- Scroll down the 'Write Post' page to the 'Custom Fields' tab and in the key field enter 'youtube' (minus quotes).
- Paste the complete Youtube link you from your browser address bar into the value box and click 'Add Custom Field'.
Urban will then go and grab the video screenshot for you, and users can watch the video by clicking the magnifying glass that appears over the post.
When you're done your 'Custom Fields' tab should look a little bit like this:
Other Options:
Urban offers some advanced options that blog owners may choose to activate. These are explained in more detail on the 'Urban Settings' page that will appear on your Wordpress Admin page when the theme is activated.
These options are:
- Enable tracking (no personal data is stored)
- Enable Last.fm
- Enable Twitter
- Enable Spell Checking
Download the Urban theme (.zip ~760kb).
Questions and Comments:
Limited support is available, just leave a comment on this page and I'll see what I can do.
If you like what you see here, and would like to talk about what I can do for you, get in touch!


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Matthew McConaughey Is Game for Magic Mike 2
"I'm talking to Channing about that."
It has been a long, sad month for those of us who built our 2012 around the release of Magic Mike, and we at Vulture have been coping as best we can — which means, mostly, speculating about a sequel. Channing Tatum keeps mentioning it. Magic Mike 2 might actually happen! And if it does, Matthew McConaughey is ready to get back in the (assless) chaps. "I'm talking to Channing [Tatum] about that," he told us at last night's Killer Joe premiere, when we asked about the sequel. "Let's get some more Dallas in there. Just stick with Dallas." Because he has more to, um, show us? As a character, we clarified. "He's a character who would love to give more of himself to you. [Wink.]"


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The couscous at Manhattan Beach Post -- how have we survived without it until now? The flavors are so right. Perhaps you remember that "OMG I love this", feeling from the first time you had the Crying Tiger Beef at Jitlada or a Kogi taco? Yeah, like that.
If you were part of the overheated throng attending the Gold Standard event this past March (thank you for coming), you may have sampled this. Other than the beer and ice cream, it was one of the most refreshing options there.
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Served as a side, this salad is elevated by fresh, seasonal ingredients; you probably could eat it all day, every day, and be none the worse for wear. Chef David LeFevre has transformed standard North African-style couscous into a salad garnished with feta cheese, Marcona almonds, lavender (!), pomegranate seeds, grapefruit and a few herbs and spices, melding it into something crunchy, smooth, cooling and utterly delicious. The type of food you can (and should) eat.
If you're in Manhattan Beach already or are just looking for an excuse, we highly recommend checking it out. While you're there, the lamb's tongue salad is pretty terrific too.
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Attorney Milligan is a Massachusetts drunk driving defense lawyer dedicated to aggressively representing and defending people charged with drunk driving in Massachusetts (OUI, DWI, DUI). He is one of the only few lawyers in Massachusetts that is board certified in drunk driving defense. He is the chair of the Massachusetts continuing legal education courses on handling OUI cases and has lectured other Massachusetts lawyers how to best defend clients charged with drunk driving (OUI, DWI, DUI). Attorney Milligan is a seasoned and experienced drunk driving lawyer who handles more drunk driving cases a year in Massachusetts than most attorneys do in their career.
You need a lawyer dedicated to Massachusetts drunk driving defense, who knows the law, and aggressively fights to obtain the best outcome possible.
If you have been charged with drunk driving in Massachusetts, finding the right attorney to best represent you in court is crucial.
Attorney Milligan is a member of the National College for DUI Defense (NCDD), the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL), and the Massachusetts Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (MACDL). He resolves a very high percentage of his Massachusetts drunk driving cases successfully.
Massachusetts board certified drunk driving defense lawyer, Attorney James Milligan represents clients charged with DUI DWI OUI throughout Massachusetts including Barnstable County, Bristol County, Essex County, Middlesex County, Norfolk County, Plymouth County, Suffolk County, and Worcester County. If you have been charged with drunk driving DUI DWI OUI in Massachusetts, contact Attorney Milligan for a Free Case Evaluation.


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Make whiteboard explainer videos
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- Description
Suspension luminaire for direct diffused lighting applications. Romeo Soft suspension lights feature a pleated cream silk shade that hides a frosted glass diffuser.
- Acid-etched pressed borosilicate glass internal diffuser.
- Plissé cloth shade. Injection-molded transparent polycarbonate diffuser support.
- Transparent, stamped polycarbonate dust protection screen.
- White, injection-molded ABS rose, galvanized pressed steel ceiling fitting.
- S1: Diffuser Diameter - 13.39 inch / Ceiling Canopy Diameter - 6.89 inch / Height- 179.92 inch Maximum
- S2: Diffuser Diameter - 19.69 inch / Ceiling Canopy Diameter - 6.89 inch / Height - 179.92 inch Maximum
- Light source: 1 x 150W E27 HSGS/F or 1 x 150W E27 IAA/W
- Brand
After first opening its doors in 1971 Flos acquired brands and opened new a new factory on a path to bring cutting edge creativity to the interior lighting industry. Their later collaborations with Achille Castiglioni in the 80's established Flos in the market by developing a family of lighting, the Brera Series. Later partnerships with contemporary talent including Philippe Starck, Jasper Morrison, Konstantin Grcic, Marc Newson, Piero Lissoni, Marcel Wanders, Patricia Urquiola and many others continued to propel Flos as a leader in modern interior lighting. Pairing with talented design professionals has become a core element of the company's mandate and extends to all areas of its brand including promotional activities and artful photography.
Having received much critical acclaim, Flos is a five time winner of the Compasso d'Oro Industrial Design Award and have secured commissions to illuminate several of Europe's great historical and architectural sites including Venice's Palazzo Grassi and the City of Amsterdam archives.
Today, Flos is a top choice amongst consumers for both private residences and commercial lighting applications. A versatile catalogue paired with a long standing reputation and design history makes Flos products a perfect addition to any space. www.flosusa.com
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Flos Romeo Soft S1/S2 Suspension Lamp Designed by:
- Philippe Starck , 1996
Philippe Starck
France 1949
"I like to open the doors of the human brain" - Philippe Starck
School dropout Philippe Starck jump-started his career by designing two nightclub interiors in Paris in the 1970s. The success of the clubs won the attention of President Francois Mitterand, who asked Starck to refurbish one of the private apartments in the Elysee Palace. Two years later, Starck designed the interior of the Café Costes, in Paris and was on his way to becoming a design celebrity. In quick succession, he created elegant interiors for the Royalton and Paramount hotels in New York, the Delano in Miami and the Mondrian in Los Angeles. He also began to produce chairs, lamps, motorbikes, boats and a line of house wares and kitchen utensils, like his Juicy Salif for Alessi.
During the 1980s and 90s Starck continued his prolific creativity. His products have sensual, appealing forms suggestive of character or personal identity and Starck often conferred upon them clever, poetic or whimsical names (for example, his La Marie chair and playful Prince Aha stool). Starck's furniture also often reworks earlier decorative styles. For example, the elegant Dr. No chair is a traditional club chair made unexpectedly of injection-molded plastic. While the material and form would seem to be contradictions, it is just such paradoxes that make Starck's work so compelling. Starck's approach to design is subversive, intelligent and always interesting.
His objects surprise and delight even as they transgress boundaries and subvert expectations. During the 90s Starck has also begun to promote product longevity and to stipulate that morality, honesty and objectivity become part of the design process. He has said that the designer's role is to create more "happiness" with less. For all his fame Starck's work remains a serious and important expression of 20th century creativity.


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Weather permitting, tennis archrivals Charles B. Aycock and Eastern Wayne will see action in the N.C. High School Athletic Association 3-A dual-team playoffs. The Golden Falcons (12-1 overall) entertain Southern Lee, while Eastern Wayne (11-3) travels to Currituck County.
On the Carolina 1-A Conference scene, Princeton welcomes Ayden-Grifton for baseball and softball games today. Rosewood and Spring Creek travel to North Duplin and North Johnston, respectively, for league battles on Thursday.
Continuing with the Carolina Conference, archrivals Princeton and Rosewood meet today to decide the women's soccer title. The Dawgs are 5-0 in conference play, while the Eagles -- the three-time defending league champions -- are 4-1. The winner clinches the No. 1 seed for the NCHSAA playoffs.
Eastern Wayne's semifinal-round game in the Eastern Carolina 3-A Conference women's soccer tournament has been moved to Thursday. The second-seeded Warriors (6-5-4) will entertain the Beddingfield-Kinston winner at 7 p.m. on the Little Big Horn pitch.
Wayne Christian continues its quest for a fourth consecutive Carolina Christian baseball tournament championship this morning. The top-seeded Eagles (14-2 overall) opposed Trinity-Durham for the title at 10 a.m. on the Community Christian diamond in Wilson. The winner grabbed the automatic bid to the N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association 1-A playoffs, which begin Friday.
The 12-team field was released this afternoon.
Southern Wayne (11-13) starts its ECC baseball tournament run with a home contest against fifth-seeded Kinston. The Saints swept the regular-season series. First pitch is 7 p.m. in Dudley.
Charles B. Aycock's non-conference softball game against state-ranked D.H. Conley for today has been canceled and will not be rescheduled. Southern Wayne travels to Beddingfield for a pivotal ECC game, while Eastern Wayne plans to celebrate senior day against county foe Spring Creek.
Goldsboro will compete in the season-ending Eastern Plains 2-A Conference track and field championships at North Pitt. The event begins at 4 p.m. on the E.R. McNair Field track.
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- Malaysian police chief revealed the identity of one of the passengers on board the plane as a 19 year old Iranian man and said it was "not likely" they were involved with a terrorist organisation. The investigation into the second person was ongoing.
- Four scenarios were being considered, including hijacking, sabotage, psychological problems with crew and passengers and personal problems among crew and passengers.
- The missing plane may have tried to head to another airport, according to an announcement from Malaysia airlines on Tuesday. The search area has again been expanded as it entered a fourth day.
- There has been no confirmation of any findings of debris. Earlier reports from Vietnamese authorities of debris were not substantiated.
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Few days ago, I bought this device and it works right, but I have a problem with printer. I use Ubuntu 11.04 and I'm trying to share a printer, HP Deskjet D4160, with Belkin Home Base and ubuntu doesn't find.
I tried graphical tools and they says there aren't any printer in my network, and smbclient -L belkin command says:
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Datos_2(E1) Disk Device(E) (JMicron,USB to ATA/ATAPI bridge)
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BELKIN Home Base
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smbclient command only finds a usb hard disk which is connected to Belkin Home Base.
I've tried other protocols like ipp, lpd, socket .... and any works,
I've tried the same configuration with Windows 7 and it finds my printer plugged.
Any suggestions or ideas ?
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Are you sure the Home Base has a printserver? Doesn't the W7 system use the 'Private Virtual USB Port®" function of the HomeBase to connect to the printer?
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Check the printer, print a test from the printer itself is still valid,Check the communication between printer and computer work, do a test from the computer printer.
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Carbonara has become a global phenomenon and at the same time a very misunderstood work of culinary art. We perhaps need a new cookbook which lists all the ingredients not to use.
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Since the first introduction of CAD and 3d modeling systems, code is behind most products. With generative design, the code becomes the design itself. Big data about user behaviour in combination with machine learning and adaptive production methods (Industry 4.0) will make highly personalized and adaptive design solutions the new normal. To master code, designers should be able to write it.
With the Internet of Things, the division between interaction design and industrial design is about to disappear. A designer should know how to code, prototype, and build intelligent products with embedded applications. Starting points are the Raspberry Pi, Arduino or Nanode.
Global economic, technological, social and environmental issues are getting increasingly intertwined. There are no simple solutions to complex problems. The ability to navigate complexity will be a key skill for the designer of the future.
In a globalized world, cultures can adapt, mix, or clash, and differences can be hard to handle. Deep-seated assumptions rooted in a designer's own culture can lead to products which do not work in other cultures – psychologically or in terms of use. Openness, the ability to emphatize, and an understanding of different cultures and users will be as important as understanding economy and technology.
In a world of limited resources, knowledge of recycling technologies, biodegradable materials, and the ability to design for a circular economy – by considering disassembly and recycling already during the design process – becomes increasingly important. Designers should be able not only to conceive new products, but to plan the way these products are made, unmade, and recycled. What comes around goes around.
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In his 1957 book "Mythologies", Roland Barthes analyses the Deesse (The nickname of the Citroen DS car, "goddess" in French) as a mythical object, and plastic as a mythical material. Plastic interests him because of its transformability, the metamorphoses it contains, being able to imitate everything. He finds it remarkable that plastics are given mythical names of Greek shepherds (Polystyrene, Polyvinyl) and writes: "The public waits in a long queue in order to witness the accomplishment of the magical operation par excellence: the transmutation of matter."
There is often something in an artifact which does not conform to the cognition and working mode of humans. Take, for instance, a glass door without handles. This door, in itself, opens and closes just as it is supposed to be. But people, searching for visual and tactile clues, for protrusions or moulds suggesting how that door is intended to be opened, have, in the absence of a clue, troubles with it. Donald Norman labeled this phenomenon "affordance".
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Concepts and assumptions determine how an organisation and its environment are seen. When plotting a course of action, managers implicitly rely on them. These concepts are the foundation for both daily decision-making and long-term planning. Once concepts are taken for granted, they are held implicitly, possibly impeding innovation efforts. Leonard and Straus found that thinking style preferences are becoming "hardwired" into brains and reinforced over years of practices and self-selection. When, in the course of an organisational change, the new outlook does not conform with held assumptions, these concepts can be the reason why people are reluctant to change.


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Ouch. This is going to leave a mark on Obama's frail psyche (via John E.).
A full-page Mitt Romney campaign ad in today's Cedar Rapids Gazette takes the form of an open letter from 13 Iowans who say they voted for President Barack Obama in 2008 but regret their choice and won't do so again in 2012.
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CDM Group promoted Kyle Barich to president of CDM New York and named Lori Klein, PharmD, director of client services and Chris Palmer and Ben Ingersoll executive creative directors for the shop.
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Klein previously launched the company's strategic consultancy, Platform Advisors, while CDM reorganized last year, spinning off its main agency as CDM New York and bringing in Barich from CDM Princeton to run it. The shop had a staff of 360, mostly based in Manhattan, with some based in the group's LA and San Francisco offices. The aim, said CDM Group chairman and CEO Ed Wise at the time, was to lend the network's flagship "more of a sense of completeness and identity as the borders are drawn."
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If we know what they are up to, then when can predict what they'll do next.
To validate your assertion, and those of us who agree with you, what will they (government) do next?
We have a highly motivated effort to install gun control.
We have an increase in request for surveillance.
We have the media influencing social opinion.
We have the education system manipulating a generation of children.
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as a uniformed service, may also be militarized and considered a branch of the armed forces by an act of Congress, or by executive order by the President of the United States, not only in time of war, but also in "an emergency involving the national defense proclaimed by the President."
The polar opposite of paranoia is inquisitive which is what your are being.
The absence of an effective government prompted two influential politicians, Franz von Papen and Alfred Hugenberg, along with several other industrialists and businessmen, to write a letter to von Hindenburg. The signers urged Hindenburg to appoint Hitler as leader of a government "independent from parliamentary parties", which could turn into a movement that would "enrapture millions of people". Hindenburg reluctantly agreed to appoint Hitler as chancellor after two further parliamentary elections—in July and November 1932—had not resulted in the formation of a majority government.
We have replaced Jews with Muslims, Gypsies with (most notably) Mexican Immigrants, and this guy is sounding more and more like Hitler did right before he took power. Are you scared yet? I am.
Originally posted by MrSpad
No. To try and compare the modern US to Nazi Gemany is a waste of time. Picking and choosing a few things here and their that seem first glance to be similar does not erase the fact that millions of things are completely different.
Originally posted by MadMax7
Mate, you're only scared because your paranoid.
And what was that about your grandmother in a mental institution. My grandmother said "what runs in the parents, runs in the children...".
But it's just a thought ? Seemed obvious to me.
Originally posted by ThreeSistersofLoveandLigh
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Two things for the record:
1. I am not paranoid. I have no reason to be, no one is out to get me. However, I am very afraid of the attitudes and sense of superiority that seems to be proliferating at an exponential rate in the country I call home. It is very reminiscent of the sense of Nationalism that made Germany a force to be reckoned with.
2. I'm a SHE
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I try not to feed the trolls
Originally posted by MrSpad
No. To try and compare the modern US to Nazi Gemany is a waste of time. Picking and choosing a few things here and their that seem first glance to be similar does not erase the fact that millions of things are completely different.
Originally posted by hakona
You realize that the 3rd Reich is called the 3rd Reich because it considered itself to be the 3rd German Empire? Much the same way as the French number their Empires and Republics ("Le Second Empire", "La Troisième République", ...)
Speaking of a 4th Reich in the US is complete and utter nonsense.
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Jean Laponce (1925-2016) joined our Department in 1956, as the first Full-Time political scientist. He directed the UBC political science honours program from the 1960s until his retirement in 1991. Jean left an indelible mark not only within our own community, but on the broader Political Science community. In particular, his service within the International Political Science Association (he was the only Canadian to become its president) and his commitment to international dialogue was monumental. Jean was interested in numerous areas of political science, and he established his expertise in linguistic politics, with remarkable works such as Langue et territoire (1990) and Loi de Babel et autres régularités du rapport entre langue et politique (2006). His academic contributions were prolific, and his service to the field was immense. He was a member of the Royal Society of Canada, and he will be remembered for his warm personality, modesty, and tireless energy. To read more about the Jean Laponce memorial award, click here. To read the Department's Obituary on Jean Laponce click here, and to see his former faculty profile, click here.
Mark Zacher was a professor for almost 40 years in the Political Science Department at UBC, 20 years of which he served as the Director of the Institute, International Relations. During this time, Mark made significant contributions to the scholarship of international affairs, however, it was through interactions with his colleagues and students that he made his most meaningful impact. Mark loved fraternizing with his colleagues and above all mentoring (and fraternizing) with his students. He took no greater pride than in the personal and professional successes of his students and it is a testament that many became amongst his closest friends (and often to their chagrin, co-authors). Following his retirement, many of Mark's friends, colleagues and former students established and endowed a program – the UBC Mark Zacher Distinguished Speaker Series that invites a top International Relations Scholar to UBC – to honour his contribution to the teaching, understanding and scholarship of international affairs. Mark Zacher died October 25, 2014.
Stephen Milne was a graduate of Oxford University and specialized in the politics of the Southeast Asian region, specifically Malaysia and Singapore. His published works include 'Malaysian Politics under Mahathir' and 'Singapore: The Legacy of Lee Kuan Yew'. He held academic positions in various universities around the world. He was a professor at Wellington, New Zealand, as well as the Universities of Singapore, Bristol, The Hague, and the Philippines. Together with his colleague, Hugh Mackenzie, he pioneered the use of exit polls of marginal seats to successfully predict the results of the UK general elections of 1951 and 1955. He was founding Head of the Department of Political Science at the University of British Columbia and was a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada from 1980. Stephen died May 31, 2014 survived by Diane Mauzy, professor emeritus of the UBC Political Science department.
Michael Wallace was a professor in the department of Political Science from 1968 until his retirement in 2008. He taught and researched in the subfield of International Relations and was a leading expert on nuclear war and weapons. He was a life long advocate for nuclear disarmament. Mike died March 21, 2011.
George Feaver was a Professor of Political Science at the University of British Columbia for over thirty years, and more recently Professor Emeritus. He held visiting appointments at University of Massachusetts (Amherst), London School of Economics, and the Australian National University. His main scholarly interests lay in the area of biography and history, and English-language moral and political philosophy, particularly the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. George died May 12, 2008.
W.J. Stankiewicz was a political philosopher with broad interests in the social sciences and published books on democracy, foreign policy, institutional change in Poland, ideologies and the importance of political theory. He was a professor at UBC from 1957 until his retirement in 1987. In 1997, Sam LaSelva along with Bogdan Czaykowski published a collection of essays in his honour entitled Holding One's Time in Thought and in his honour, Professor Marketa Goetz-Stankiewicz established the W.J. Stankiewicz Memorial Graduate Prize in Political Theory to recognize outstanding work in the area of political theory by a graduate student in the Department of Political Science, awarded annually for the best article-length work in the area of political theory. He died in 2006.
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The parish of Quedgeley lies on the bank of the River Severn, three miles south of the centre of Gloucester. Its close proximity to the city greatly influenced its development and today it still retains some of its sixteenth century houses complete with timber frames and thatched roofs. From 1939, a large proportion of the land was acquired by the Air Ministry for an RAF maintenance unit. The RAF still retain a strong presence in the area and their influence over the years has significantly helped shape Quedgeley to become what it is today.
Kingsway now has a community centre which is available to book for private parties. Eventually there will be a parish office in the centre to provide Kingsway parish services.
Kingsway sports pavilion is now open and in use for football and rugby matches. A cricket pitch will be in use for the summer season.
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We'll buy your existing property at 100% of its market value. You'll avoid all the stress of putting your house on the market, managing and paying for estate agents, and worrying about house buying chains! Interested? Find out more about Part Exchange.
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The Government backed Help to Buy scheme is available here. The scheme is open to both first time buyers and home movers alike, and means you'll need just 5% deposit to buy a new home.
With Help to Buy, the Government will lend you up to 20% of the value of your new build home via an equity loan. You will need to secure up to a 75% mortgage and put down a 5% deposit. You'll own 100% of your home from day one.
Help to Buy is also available in conjunction with our easymover scheme, which means we could help you sell your existing home and pay your estate agent fees. Find out more about how the Help to Buy scheme works.
This development is managed by the Bristol Taylor Wimpey regional office
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Teachers & Staff
Our Teachers are trained educators from all over the world. We recognize and celebrate their different accents and unique experiences. We consider this diversity an important strength of our program.
Our Staff of skilled educators and administrators support our teachers nurture global citizens and stewards of the environment.
Martita Abril, Movement Enrichment Teacher.
Martita's passion for dance and movement has inspired her career as a student of the form, as a dancer and, finally, as a teacher. While pursuing her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance at San Diego State University, Martita met Master Teaching Artist Kathryn Irey. "She opened up my interest in teaching children," says Martita. "She was so wonderful with children that I knew that I too wanted to learn to educate through the arts and inspire younger generations." Martita began to explore work with children, spearheading a workshop for a school of 80+ kids in an underprivileged San Diego community. She taught movement classes, as well as tap, ballet and tumbling to children in that city and later at the Manhattan Movement & Arts Center. She has created and directed multiple shows that combine artists from the US and Mexico to promote cultural exchange. At One World Project, Martita is a Movement Teacher who comes to all the classrooms one time a week to share her love of dance with the students. "I love to see them have fun while learning—building strength, confidence, socializing and becoming aware of their space while sharing it with others," she says. Martita was raised between the border city of Tijuana, Mexico and San Diego, California.
Cinthia Lucena, Assistant Teacher, Air Classroom.
Cinthia always loved spending time with children, and she found she had a natural way with them while working at the Center for Family Life Beacon in Brooklyn. "I believe children are the most important part of every society," she says. Currently pursuing her Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education, Cinthia works as an Assistant Teacher in the Forest Classroom (children ages 2 to 3 years old). She is especially passionate about helping her students develop new language skills. "I strongly believe bilingualism has positive effects on children's linguistic and educational development," she says.
"As a native Spanish-speaking teacher I can help children strengthen or develop new language skills. I also love introducing them to rhymes, songs, games, and counting in Spanish."
Knowing that she can make a difference in helping her students "develop into happy, healthy little people" is what brings Cinthia the most joy in the classroom each day. "To be able to show them how to use their own confidence and skills and see them build the closest of connections… this is one of best feelings you can get as an early childhood teacher."
Cinthia was born in Acupulco, Mexico and moved to Brooklyn at age 7 and has lived here ever since.
Ambar Díaz, Assistant Teacher, Sea Classroom
While studying for her Bachelor of Arts degree in Early Childhood Education, Ambar taught Kindergarten in the Laboratory School of Puerto Rico. Upon receiving her degree, she spent two years teaching Kindergarten and third grade at Colegio Bautista de Carolina in Puerto Rico, during which time she began coursework towards a Master's degree in Educational Leadership. There, she dedicated much time to developing the school's early childhood curriculum, which focused on creating early learning activities for the preschool and Kindergarten program. In 2015, Ambar moved to New Jersey and began teaching Kindergarten at Jump Immersion School, where she gained a deeper appreciation for Spanish immersion education.
Ambar says she became a teacher because she loves playing an active role in helping children develop their innate potential. She enjoys teaching at One World Project because of its mission to help children use their surrounding environment to create real-world learning opportunities, as well as its emphasis on the Spanish language.
Elyes Perez, Lead Teacher, Air Classroom
Elyes originally gravitated toward studying psychology because she wanted to work with families and kids. As a doctoral student, her research in developmental psychology allowed her to work with children of various ages in school settings. She soon realized she enjoyed working with young children in this environment because it allowed her to have a more consistent rapport with the children while expanding her knowledge of child development. Elyes enjoys being able to facilitate the learning process in a way that is creative, direct, and hands-on. This realization led her toward the preschool classroom, where she has enjoyed working for 11 years now.
Raised speaking Spanish at home, One World Project and its Spanish immersion education has been a perfect fit for Elyes. In addition to allowing her to incorporate her bilingual skills into her early childhood education experience, she says she appreciates how One World Project values global, play-based, child-centered programs. "Language is the window into a culture and creates open-mindedness."
Maria Rivera, Lead Teacher, Forest Classroom
After 12 years in Head Start and seven years as a Universal Pre-K lead teacher, Maria learned that her nurturing instinct worked best with 2-year-old children. During that time, she worked with a variety of support services, including psychology and therapy, which led her to pursue a dual Masters in Special Ed, as well as Early Childhood Education. Maria values the intimate environment and the opportunity to collaborate with other teachers at One World Project.
Gissela Arteaga, Assistant Teacher, Forest Classroom
Gissela got her start as a substitute at One World Project and quickly worked her way to assistant and, soon after, became a full-time teacher. As a result, she is well-versed in One World Project and its mission. From the concept of conservation and recycling to watching how children immersed in the Spanish language absorb it with such ease, Gissela brings a wealth of knowledge to her work.
She has always worked with children, caring for kids as a nanny for five years before joining One World Project. Her love of children naturally translates to working with kids under 4 years old as she fully understands the integral role that nurturing and play-based activities have in development.
Patricia Maldonado, Lead Teacher, Mountains Classroom
A veteran teacher, Patricia has been working with children for over 20 years. Throughout her career, she has taught children from birth to 19 years old and embraced Pre-K eight years ago. "There is nothing more gratifying than witnessing a young child learn something new, knowing you have been a driving force behind their growth."
A life-time learner herself, Patricia has a degree in Early Childhood Education and continues her studies in the same field. "I believe we all have something to contribute and I learn something from my students every day."
Born and raised in Park Slope, Brooklyn to Guatemalan parents, Patricia grew up in a bilingual home and has used that knowledge in her teaching.
While fluent in Spanish, Patricia is also conversational in Creole, French and Italian.
Belén Garcia, Teacher, After School Program
Originally from Spain, Belén spent time in Mexico City and Chile before moving to New York City 11 years ago. Beyond fluency in Spanish, Belén translates the language into English and has experience in private tutoring. She also studied the Arabic language and culture, leading to a degree in Arabic Philology.
Her wealth of experience, from educating her own three daughters, and knowledge of linguistics are evident as she creates a natural learning environment for children to acquire another language. She knows children learn best through play, and consistently engages learners in read-alouds, dramatic play and other child-centered activities
Christy Gomez, Lead Teacher, Sea Classroom
Christy is a native New Yorker and a committed educator with a Bachelor in Bilingual Education from Brooklyn College. Christy's work experience includes her role as a creative writing instructor at Oasis Summer Camp in Queens working with children from underprivileged backgrounds and as an integrated co-teaching student teacher at P.S. 89 where she gained valuable experience in a dual language program. Christy is fascinated by the way children "acquire language and how they do this in a school environment where we are all learning together." Having worked with many different age groups, she is impressed with the independence of very young children and is excited to learn more about how to incorporate multicultural inquiry into her teaching practice.
Christy, Colombian by descent, spent her summers as a child with family in Colombia and now lives in Queens.
Jenny Luna, Music Enrichment Teacher
Jennifer is an educator and musician passionate about incorporating music and movement into all aspects of learning. Before joining OWP, Jennifer worked at two different preschools in New York City where she had the opportunity to work with children in special education programs. Jenny is drawn to teaching because she enjoys the "opportunity to impart knowledge to children and assist them in learning things that will help shape their lives in a positive way." As a native Spanish speaker, she is committed to OWP's vision of building multilingual communities. She holds a degree in Contemporary Music from the Santa Fe University of Art and Design and is an active performer at various venues around New York City.
Born and raised in Alamo, Texas near the border of Mexico, Jennifer moved to Brooklyn in August 2011.
Michelle Morales, Assistant Teacher, Mountains Classroom.
Michelle brings a variety of experience that has contributed to her development as a teacher. As an account manager at Ferragamo she worked in a demanding environment requiring flexibility and a high degree of collaboration, and as an intern at the Families and Work Institute she was introduced to many of the theoretical principles that underlie OWP's curriculum. In addition, Michelle is an involved PTA parent in her own child's school and is committed to building active and responsive school communities. Her decision to focus on teaching stems from her belief that positive early childhood education experiences set the tone for future success in the classroom and in life. "Teaching Spanish," Michelle says, "enhances this growth. I see students gaining Spanish skills every day and I know this builds their sense of competency."
Michelle was raised in both New York City and Colombia.
Mónica Paillet Zurdo, Founder and Program Director.
One World Project's Founding Spanish Teacher Mónica Paillet Zurdo brings over a decade of early childhood teaching experience to One World including her pioneering play-based language acquisition curriculum. Mónica has a Master's Degree in Educational Psychology and a Bachelor's Degree in Education both from the University of Valladolid as well as extensive training in Intercultural Education. Mónica's work history includes jobs as a Speech Therapist for children 0-6, a Kindergarten teacher and the Academic Director and Teacher for the Colegio Español de Nueva York (CENY), a language immersion education program. As the founding teacher, Mónica has been instrumental in developing One World's curriculum and education philosophy.
Even before she began her career in education, Mónica spent years babysitting and always knew she wanted to work with children. "Every day, children ask you different, new, extraordinary things," she says. "There is always something surprising and enriching going on with children, and each one teaches you something fascinating about human nature."
Mónica recently became One World's Preschool Director, where she brings her love of children together with her reverence for education. "A better world requires better education," says Mónica. "I believe in the transformative value of school".
Mónica was born in Spain and came to New York in 2005.
Joanne Derwin, Founder and Executive Director
Joanne is a mother of two bilingual children and an experienced nonprofit manager, educator, and social justice advocate. Before initiating One World Project, Joanne worked at the Alliance for a Greater New York and Urban Agenda, organizations aimed at building a thriving, green, and just New York. Previously, Joanne worked at the Ford Foundation and helped manage three grant-making initiatives with a combined annual budget of $12 million. Joanne has also done research for Partners of the Americas and the Center for Public and Nonprofit Leadership in Washington D.C. and spent two years working as an English teacher in Alicante and Barcelona, Spain. She is a graduate in Environmental Studies from the University of Colorado, Boulder and holds a Master in Public Policy from Georgetown University. Her vision for One World Project extends from the kind of education she wanted for her own children. "I always want to concentrate on preschool… This is a very special moment for families and kids in building community." As OWP has grown, Joanne's vision has expanded as well, with the preschool forming a component of a larger community resource. "We want to keep people connected in a nurturing space that supports cross-connections culturally and linguistically."
Joanne lives in Windsor Terrace with her husband and two children.
Silvia Fernandez, Administrator. After working in Fashion, Finance and Marketing around the world in Spain, England and Germany, Silvia moved to Brooklyn with her family of four and found a job at One World Project. In her role as Administrator, Silvia handles finances and administrative matters, and she is a liaison between parents and the school. "I love the environment at One World Project," says Silvia. "I know everyone in our great community of families, which is very strong—we all support each other." Silvia herself speaks three languages (Spanish, English and German) and she learned her second and third languages as an adult, which has its challenges. "I have to translate in my head and concentrate to speak in another language," she says, adding that she is a huge proponent of One World's immersion program. "For children this age, there is no effort to learn to speak, it comes so naturally. These kids are not just learning language, they are opening up to global culture—they see the world differently because of this school."
Silvia grew up in Santander, Spain and lives in Brooklyn with her husband and two children.


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Port guide: Hamburg, Germany
Introducing Hamburg
Hamburg is Germany's second largest city (Berlin is number one) It is based on the River Elbe, which is 60 nautical miles from the North Sea and is commonly known as the "Gateway to the World"
Hamburg has two large cruise passenger terminals and numerous dry-dock facilities used by many cruise operators for standard and extensive dry-docking refurbishments. Previous cruise lines to use these facilities include all of Cunard Line, Fred Olsen and many P&O Cruises ships.
Hamburg is used as a turn around port for many cruise lines and as a port call. Some cruise lines homeport in Hamburg during the summer months for voyages to Norway and other Scandinavian countries.
It is a popular destination for tourists, with over 4 million visitors a year (600k from 189 cruise ships in 2014)
- Hamburg has over 2,300 bridges and has many canals running throughout the city.
- Hamburg is Europe's second busiest port. Handling 10 million containers a year and just under 10,000 port calls.
- Hamburg is one of the most popular ports for Christmas markets. The city hosts 15 Christmas markets in unison during the holiday season.
- Hamburg was named the Greenest city in Europe in 2011.
- The term "Hamburger" originates from Hamburg!
- Exploring Hamburg
coming soon!
- Getting around
Public transport in the city is very good and is split between rail, bus and ship. The operator of the majority of public transport services in the city HVV allow you to buy one ticket on one service and use it on another (i.e. bus and then a ferry) – they were the first company in the world to offer this system.
Hamburg has a six ferry lines running along the River Elbe. Although they are mainly used for commuters and trade, some offer sightseeing tours too. The U-Bahn comprises of 63 miles of mass transit rail within the city. 25 miles of this is actually underground.
There are over 600 bus routes and five additional inner-city train lines connecting throughout the city, providing efficient and easy access to locals and tourists in moving around. Some bus routes operate as often as every two minutes!
The port has plenty of taxis for private hire and the city centre is only a couple of miles maximum from the port entrance, so should be cheap. As usual, agree a fare before setting off!
The international airport is just 5 miles from the city and is the oldest airport in Germany and is the fifth biggest. Around 60 airlines offer services at the airport with European hourly departures to inter-connecting hubs and daily international flights.
- Beyond the port
coming soon!
- Popular shore excursions
Cruise lines that visit here offer the following shore excursions. Please check with your cruise line to see if they offer them and remember some excursions may be seasonal only!
Kunsthalle Hamburg
This art gallery and museum was founded in 1850 and is the largest gallery in Hamburg. Various highlights include numerous altarpieces, local artists works of the 14th century, and Dutch masters of 16th, 17th centuries. There are also fine collections of 19th-century French and Germany paintings and a substantial collection of modern and contemporary art. Programs for children and standard tours are available.
Hamburg Hop-on Hop-off Buses
The buses run every 30 minutes from 9.30-5pm daily. One ticket allows you access around the entire city on a bus, with commentary. Usually they have open-air buses in the summer and it's a great way to see the majority of the city. Look out for tickets that also include a River Elbe ferry tour.
Lübeck and Niederegger
This trip is usually 75-90 minutes each way from the port by coach and when you arrive, you'll see how Lübeck is simply beautiful! Full of history and tradition and once known as "Queen of the Hanseatic League" you can study the medieval Gothic architecture whilst sampling Germany's famous marzipan!
The Beatles, Beer & Bratwurst
Enjoy this tour around the city and find out where The Beatles first found their fame in the early 1960's!
You'll be taken on a short coach tour around the city to start with, including the old Warehouse Quarter, the Aussen-Alster (where numerous consulates are located), Speicherstadt, City Hall and the infamous Reeperbahn (also known as St Pauli) – Hamburg's 'red-light district', which is also home to the theatre and nightlife mile!
You'll step off the coach and see the venue (the Indra Club) where The Beatles on the 18th August 1960 first played. To finish off, you'll be taken to a traditional 'Imbiss' (a standing room only bar) where you can pick up a beer and a Bratwurst to go!
- Local cuisine
The city and region are well known for their fish dishes. Being a port city you can expect the freshest of catches daily as a wide variety of fish is brought in directly from the North Sea.
Also common is stew known as the Hamburger National, made of swede, carrots and potatoes with sausages or other meats. The main dish of Hamburg is actually these days a soup course and features oxtail in Madeira wine.
Many bakeries around the city sell the Rundstück (bread roll) and desserts, such as the Großer Hans (a flour dumpling)
Back in 1375 there was over 457 local breweries, with 270 of them exporting beer around the world. These days there are only two surviving local breweries, albeit one of them is the large brewer Holsten. However, beer is still a popular drink in the city.
- Where you are docked
The two passenger cruise terminals in Hamburg are: Hamburg Cruise Center HafenCity and Hamburg Cruise Center Altona, both are capable of processing cruise ships of any size. There are usually free shuttle buses into the city from the terminals put on by the local government. However, some cruise lines sometimes charge a small surcharge to use them.
There is also an annual celebration of the harbour (Hafengeburtstag) during the first weekend of May when many ships and small boats will sail down the river during large firework displays.
- Regional weather
Hamburg has a mild humid temperate climate with warm summers and no dry season. During the winter season Hamburg only has usually one or two major snow events. As it is near the North Sea, Hamburg is classed as having an oceanic climate with potential for rain fairly often.


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approx. 14 x 17" Oil on Panel
This painting was getting on my nerves after I saw it in the light of my new studio. I could see lots of imperfections in the surface and the colors looked dull.
The board I used to paint on wasn't masonite. It was some other board I had cut at the Building Company to fit this non-standard frame. Seemed like a fine idea at the time, but in retrospect, it was too crude. The surface wasn't smooth enough; plus, it absorbed too much gesso and sucked up my paint.


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A history of animation
It was animation that gave birth to cinema. Animating in fact means creating the illusion of movement from a sequence of still images. A movement is broken down into a series of drawings that are then projected so quickly that the eye is unable to distinguish each movement separately and, instead, sees continuous movement. This is the principle behind the invention of optical toys, followed by Émile Reynaud's pantomimes and later the animated photographs of the Lumière brothers.
Basically, all films are animated films. The Lumière brothers and those after them let their cameras roll, but a few patient artists have continued to make their films frame by frame out of different materials : paper, dolls, paint, clay... and more recently computer pixels.
Texts : Simon Gilardi, Denis Walgenwitz. Translation : Gill Gladstone. Production : Ciclic, partnered by the Conseil général d'Eure-et-Loir, 2014.
Sources :
. Le Cinéma d'animation, Sébastien Denis, Armand Colin, 2007
. Cartoons, le cinéma d'animation 1892-1992, Giannalberto Bendazzi, Liana Levi, 1991.
. Le Cinéma d'animation, Bernard Génin, Cahiers du cinéma, 2005.


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Monica S. Lam
Monica Sin-Ling Lam is a professor in the Computer Science Department at Stanford, and Founder of Moka5.
Professional biography
Monica Lam received a B.Sc. from University of British Columbia in 1980 and a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Carnegie Mellon University in 1987.[1]
Lam joined the faculty of Computer Science at Stanford University in 1988. She currently directs the Mobisocial laboratory at Stanford. She has contributed to the research of a wide range of computer systems topics including compilers, program analysis, operating systems, security, computer architecture, and high-performance computing.
In the Collective project, her research group and she developed the concept of a livePC: subscribers of the livePC will automatically run the latest of the published PC virtual images with each reboot. This approach allows computers to be managed scalably and securely. In 2005, the group started a company called MokaFive to transfer the technology to industry.
In another research project, her program analysis group has developed a collection of tools for improving software security and reliability. They developed the first scalable context-sensitive inclusion-based pointer analysis and a freely available tool called BDDBDDB, that allows programmers to express context-sensitive analyses simply by writing Datalog queries. Other tools developed include Griffin, static and dynamic analysis for finding security vulnerabilities in Web applications such as SQL injection, a static and dynamic program query language called PQL, a static memory leak detector called Clouseau, a dynamic buffer overrun detector called CRED, and a dynamic error diagnosis tool called DIDUCE.
Previously, Lam led the SUIF (Stanford University Intermediate Format) Compiler project, which produced a widely used compiler infrastructure known for its locality optimizations and interprocedural parallelization. Many of the compiler techniques she developed have been adopted by the industry. Her other research projects included the architecture and compiler for the CMU Warp machine, a systolic array of VLIW processors, and the Stanford DASH distributed shared memory machine. In 1998, she took a sabbatical leave from Stanford to help start Tensilica Inc., a company that specializes in configurable processor cores.
Lam chaired the ACM SIGPLAN Programming Languages Design and Implementation Conference in 2000, served on the Editorial Board of ACM Transactions on Computer Systems and numerous program committees for conferences on languages and compilers (PLDI, POPL), operating systems (SOSP), and computer architecture (ASPLOS, ISCA).
- Compilers: Principles, Techniques and Tools (2d Ed) (2006) (the "Dragon Book") by Alfred V. Aho, Monica S. Lam, Ravi Sethi, and Jeffrey D. Ullman (ISBN 0-321-48681-1)
- A Systolic Array Optimizing Compiler (1989) (ISBN 0-89838-300-5)
Lam has received the following awards and honors:
- Fellow of the ACM, 2007
- ACM Programming Language Design and Implementation Best Paper Award in 2004
- ACM SIGSOFT Distinguished Paper Award in 2002
- ACM Most Influential Programming Language Design and Implementation Paper Award in 2001
- NSF Young Investigator award in 1992
- Two of her papers were recognized in "20 Years of PLDI--a Selection (1979-1999)"
- One of her papers was recognized in the "25 Years of the International Symposia on Computer Architecture", 1988.
- ↑ Monica Lam, Dissertation: A Systolic Array Optimizing Compiler (1987); Advisor: H. T. Kung.
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- American computer scientists
- Carnegie Mellon University alumni
- Fellows of the Association for Computing Machinery
- Programming language researchers
- Stanford University School of Engineering faculty
- University of British Columbia alumni
- Women computer scientists
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