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If your work requires you to sit behind a desk most of the time, one of your concerns is having a comfortable place to work in. This includes having an organized desk, comfortable chair, and spacious table. Having the right kind of chair is important especially if your work is stationary because sitting for a prolonged period of time can cause upper and lower back pains. Whether you are working at home or in an office, having the right kind of chair will help you last longer in your work, and if you have an incredibly uncomfortable chair you would not be as productive.
Choosing the right kind of chair for your body is crucial. When you choose a chair, do not just consider its appearance or how it will appear in your office. Some of us like having all things in our office or home matching each other. However, finding a chair that will aesthetically fit your office is not so easy. You are lucky if you can find one that is also comfortable at the same time. In choosing a chair, you have to test it by sitting on it. It is not enough that it may feel comfortable for just a few seconds.


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WASHINGTON — The murder charge reads with stark simplicity: "In that Sergeant First Class Ervin M. Graves, U.S. Army, did, at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina, on or about 10 July 1993, with premeditation, murder Second Lieutenant Lisa Bryant, U.S. Army, by means of shooting her several times with a handgun."
As far as is known, the first time 2nd Lt. Bryant met Sgt. Graves was the night she died. To find death in a peacetime army in a Ft. Bragg billet within weeks of being commissioned would seem as unlikely as it is tragic for a young woman of such promise.

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"What makes this unique is (despite) the very rough circumstances in which these people are living, they still manage to find the time and effort to have companion animals with them."
from http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/dogs-monkeys-cats-2000-year-old-pet-cemetery-uncovered-in-egypt/ar-AAl138a
There was a Godzilla movie where space people kept baby Ghidorahs on their ships. When asked why they said "when we get lost they help us feel better." I'd always thought that something was lost in the translation, but in pondering it I think that if I were in a difficult place I'd truly wish that my cat was with me.
Sorry about that, we've been moving so I shut down the server for a the transition. Almost back now except for the media server which I'll get to when I find it in the boxes.
K. I have seen the texts and emails. Got it. It is thought that a blog is about posting. Got that too. But this isn't a "blog", it was started several years before that ugly term went viral. This is a web site, made from the ground up by me to test out how a web site is made from the ground up. A "blog" is a tool that people who don't know how to code and script use to promote themselves. Some are great, many are vanity plates.
And don't get me started on Facebook.
I put stuff here that I need to remember so I can go back and find it when I forget. Though sometimes when the whiskey hits me just right I guess I do use this as a place to vent or pontificate, there's no need to remember my foibles.
And if you truly want an update... click here
"It is essential to maintain a positive vision of the future, from which to draw our goals, the motivation to pursue them, and the compulsion to meet the complex human challenges we will face along the way"
-Kathy Sullivan, Astronaut. From her preface to The High Frontier by Gerard K. O'Neill
Honest. Go see it. For Fun at least. It is NOT what you have heard.
... and took our traditional December picture.
daboy's getting so big
I like Chess.
I like Hogan's Heroes.
Whoda thunk the coolest Chess set I'd ever seen would have been owned by Wilhelm Klink?
It's a very large Barleycorn variation, with a "Washington" Calvert style rook. Can't find anything exactly like it anywhere. But boy is this one quest worthy.
I'n not a big fan of pages just listing links but....
Gamespot did their biggies of E3 2014 and I'm full of pride for the great folks at Monolith! Shadow of Mordor *is* awesome!
And for Heinlein fen, take a gander at No Man's Sky. Please God, make it release the way they envision it.
Lego Movie is coming. The book is already here.
My son yelled across the Barnes and Noble store ...
...that we are in it :).
I'm a terrible person. I make my living teaching machines to keep track of minutia but I never remember anyone else's birthdays. Guess it's like being able to spot the best mechanic by looking for the guy in the most beat up car in the dealer lot.
In any case, I thank the long-time budds who wished me a happy and yes it was.
I've had this as my desktop image for a while now. I like it for several personal reasons, but I just finally noticed the dates.
1722 DOB, that means he was in his 50s during the famous Revolution work. 40s and 50s back then was like 60s and 70s today.


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Capital Credits
Frequently Asked Questions About Capital Credits
Q: What are capital credits?
A: Capital credits are one of the many benefits of cooperative membership. Because SREC is a not-for-profit cooperative, it does not earn profits. Capital credits are margins that remain after all expenses have been paid. These margins are then allocated to the members of the Cooperative after the Cooperative's annual independent financial statement audit.
Q: What are margins?
A: As outlined in the Cooperative's bylaws, margins result from revenues in excess of operating expense in connection with furnishing electric service. These margins represent profit in a given year which is allocated to each member's capital credit accounts. Margins are necessary in order to provide the Cooperative with working capital used to maintain and/or improve its infrastructure.
Q: What is the difference between allocated and retired capital credits?
A: An allocation determines your share of the Cooperative's margins in a particular year. Margins are allocated in proportion to member's electric usage. This is referred to as your capital credit allocation.
A retirement is the amount you receive back as a capital credit refund. Once allocated, the assigned margins (or capital credits) are retained by the Cooperative as a source of working capital used to maintain and/or improve its infrastructure.
Q: How are capital credits disbursed?
A: Each year, SREC's Board of Directors review the financial condition of the Cooperative to determine if a retirement of capital credits can be made. Capital credits are retired using a FIFO/Percentage method. That means the capital credits that have been invested in the Cooperative for the longest period of time are returned first. Capital credit retirement checks will be mailed to current and former members during the month of October once approved by the Board of Directors. The Cooperative is currently retiring capital credits on a 25 year rotation cycle.
Q: What happens to a member's capital credits if the member moves away from the system?
A: A member who terminates service no longer receives additional capital credit allocations. The balance in the member's capital credit account is maintained until it is retired in full. It is important you keep us informed of your current address and telephone number so you will receive your check when retirements are approved and paid out.
Q: Is the capital credit check considered income and will I be taxed?
A: Patronage capital retirement payouts are generally nontaxable income if energy was used for residential purposes. Patronage capital retirement payouts may be subject to tax if the energy was used for nonresidential purposes, such as in a trade or business that takes a deduction for the original purchase of electric. We suggest that you consult with your tax advisor regarding your personal situation.
Q: What happens when joint owners of a membership divorce or separate?
A: In the case of dissolution of marriage, the Cooperative must receive appropriate legal documentation as proof of the dissolution of marriage between spouses in order to make any changes in the ownership of the capital credits. Otherwise, if the capital credits were associated with a joint membership, they will remain in both members' names. If the capital credits were associated with a single membership, the capital credits will remain in the original members' name.
Q: What happens to my family member's capital credits if they have passed away?
A: SREC's Board of Directors will allow the capital credits to be retired early or paid back to the legal representative(s) of your family member's estate. Capital credits that are claimed early due to the death of a family member are returned at a discounted rate. This discounted rate is used to determine the present value of the immediate payout of the deceased member's capital credits. Present value is essentially a calculation to determine the current value of a future payment (the current value of $1 increases as time passes). The discount or present value rate for an immediate estate payout is calculated using: (1) the deceased member's capital credit account balance to be paid out in future years; (2) an interest rate which is equivalent to the Cooperative's current average cost of capital; (3) the Cooperative's current capital credit payout rotation cycle. For instance, if a deceased member has $1000 of capital credits which is scheduled to be on the cooperative current 25 year rotation cycle at the average cost of capital of 3%, the calculation would be: 3% per year, for 25 years is equivalent to approximately 47.76%. 47.76% of $1000 is equal to $477.60 or the present value of the payout. Forms to apply for an estate retirement payout are available at both of the Cooperative's office locations. Forms may also be downloaded from the "Member Services" section of the Cooperative's website. The required paperwork is to be received by March 31st of each year to be eligible for an estate retirement payout in June of that year, pending the approval of SREC's Board of Directors.


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- Fonds
- 1908-1961 [Microfilmed 1978]
The fonds consists of diaries chronicling Parfitt's life and activity in the construction business in Victoria (1908-1961).
Parfitt, Albert, 1885-1961
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The fonds consists of diaries chronicling Parfitt's life and activity in the construction business in Victoria (1908-1961).
Parfitt, Albert, 1885-1961
The fonds consists of certificates pertaining to Reeve's naval career.
Reeve, Albert S.
The fonds consists of correspondence files, accounting and financial records, log registers, safety files, accident reports and lumber sales records.
Alberta Lumber Company
Albion Bed Rock Flume Company fonds
The fonds consists of minutes of meetings of the Directors, a ledger and an agreement of the Albion Bed Rock Flume Company.
Albion Bed Rock Flume Company
Albion Cricket Club of Victoria fonds
The fonds consists of an account book, constitution and membership list of the Albion Cricket Club of Victoria.
Albion Cricket Club of Victoria
Albion Iron Works Company fonds
The fonds consists of minutes of directors' meetings, financial statements, Albion Iron Works Company's day book, a B.C. Foundry Order Book and a Shareholders Dividend book which contains various orders, contracts and photographs.
Albion Iron Works Company
Alden Wesley Huson (1832-1911), also known as West Huson, was a Vancouver Island entrepreneur, promoter, trader, and businessman with interests in a salmon saltery and cannery at Alert Bay, a coal mine at Suquash near Fort Rupert, and a quarry on...
Huson, Alden Wesley
The fonds consists of correspondence from R.T. Anderson in Lemon Creek, B.C., to his uncle, Alex Anderson, in Florida regarding conditions in British Columbia.
Anderson, Alex
The fonds consists of Alexander Begg's letterbook and questionnaires distributed by the Canadian Pacific Railway Land Department to settlers in the North West Territory and a manuscript of the "History of the North West".
Begg, Alexander, 1839-1897
The fonds consists of papers collected by Buckham, papers produced by him while working for the government, his private papers, photographs and maps.
Buckham, Alexander, 1914-
Alexander Caulfield Anderson fonds
The fonds consists of journals, certificates, notes and correspondence. Fonds includes Anderson's journal of an expedition to explore the interior of B.C.
Anderson, Alexander Caulfield, 1814-1884
Alexander Charles Harris fonds
The fonds consists of Harris' diary of travels on Vancouver Island, the Gulf Islands, the Mainland and the United States.
Harris, Alexander Charles, 1872-1955
The fonds consists of copies of letters and a photograph from Alexander David Pringle to his wife and father in England.
Pringle, Alexander David
Alexander Douglas Turnbull fonds
The fonds consists of Turnbull's files as an MLA and Minister of Health and Welfare as well as personal papers that reflect his association with various professional, national and community organizations. Ca. 42 photographs were transferred ...
Turnbull, Alexander Douglas, 1903-
The fonds consists of a letterbook.
Garland, Alexander T.
The fonds consists of letters inward regarding Hudson's Bay Company interests in B.C. and on the prairies and a scrapbook containing clippings and sketchbook, journals, and a log book from a voyage to California from Mexico.
Dallas, Alexander Grant, 1818-1882
Alexander Hugh Sutherland fonds
The fonds consists of scrapbook of Sutherland's poetry as published, including his annotations.
Sutherland, Alexander Hugh, 1870-1952
The fonds consists of diaries, letters and manuscripts, documenting Alexander Jardine's career, including with the Empress of Canada, Donaldson Lines, the Royal Air Force, the Royal Canadian Air Force, and the Royal Military College (Kingston).
Jardine, Alexander, 1914-
The fonds consists of Alexander John Doull's sermons, notes and addresses. [Also available on microfilm.]
Doull, Alexander John, 1870-1937
The fonds consists of letters and religious cards.
MacDonald, Alexander
The fonds consists of a narrative of MacLeod's work as coxswain, 1925-1951, and correspondence and a certificate regarding his retirement, 1962.
MacLeod, Alexander, b. 1885
The fonds consists of diaries of domestic life in Victoria. [Also available on microfilm.]
MacMillan, Alexander
The fonds consists of clothier's sales and account books of McLean and of Scotch House.
McLean, Alexander
The fonds consists of correspondence, legal and miscellaneous documents, a newspaper clipping and a "tintype" photograph .
Munro, Alexander, 1824-1911
The fonds consists of a certificate for civil defense and letters received upon retirement.
Munroe, Alexander
Alexander Naismith Mouat fonds
The fonds consists of Alexander Mouat's correspondence and pamphlets pertaining to the naming of Ladysmith, B.C.
Mouat, Alexander Naismith, 1863-1950
The fonds consists of promissory notes, accounts and receipts of Alexander Robertson.
Robertson, Alexander Rocke, 1841-1881
The fonds consists of a school exercise book containing a number of poems by Alexander Tolmie.
Tolmie, Alexander
The fonds consists of an account of a voyage to the North West Coast of America with observations of the manners of the inhabitants.
Walker, Alexander, 1764-1831
The fonds consists of Russell's diary.
Russell, Alexandrina, 1860-1937


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A lucky fellow over at the Phandroid forums scored two prototypes of the upcoming LG Star and uploaded a few pics to show it off. The device hasn't changed much since the first pics leaked two weeks ago, but this time we get to see some of the UI and the included HDMI port.
Just like the leaked Motorola Olympus, this Tegra 2 phone is also running Android 2.2. Originally we heard LG was going with a stock build of Android, but the new screens reveal a UI that looks a little like Samsung's Touchwiz UI with HTC's Sense UI widgets thrown in.
The tester includes a respectable Quadrant score of 1700+, but I'm not really confident in that benchmark anymore and I don't believe that Android 2.2 is even optimized to take full advantage of the dual-core Tegra 2 processor. We have heard that Honeycomb was designed from the ground up for dual-core hardware, so we expect the performance of the LG star will get even better in the coming months.
No carrier partners have been announced, but early renders of the LG Star included Verizon branding and one of our sourced indicated that T-Mobile would pick it up. Sprint and many regional carriers also have a strong relationship with LG, so the Star could show up on a number of carriers.
Look for more information about the LG Star at the upcoming CES in Las Vegas on January 5th.


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- 100% polyester
- Fastens with Velcro at neck
There are days when we are pretty satisfied with the comic superheroes out there. After all, there are a ton of them! They've got everything from flying abilities, to super speed, to even having the abilities to talk to squirrels! Sometimes we feel like there aren't anymore super powers left to use for anybody else in the world; but we're also strong advocates for the idea that there can never be too many superheroes! Is your child the next great one? Have they got an awesome idea for a superpower? Maybe for their birthday they've been asking for a chemistry set with extra plutonium included!
that might be a little dangerous for an eight-year-old. Until they get older, maybe you should just get them into figuring out just what their costume design is. This blue cape is a fantastic starter for their outfit. They can work on designing a logo on the front, and see if they're a fan of the mask, hood, or simply removing their glasses to conceal their identity. Once they hit double digits you can get them a secret lab so they can get to work on their powers.
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If he's not on the golf course during his downtime, President Obama is likely to befound either at a Democratic fundraiser or chatting up some celebrities, orsometimes both.
And if hehas to sidestep the illegal-immigration crisis at the border to hobnob with aceleb pal, all the better.
On day threeof the biannual Television Critics Association Press Tour at the Beverly Hiltonin Beverly Hills, California, Breitbart News and the assembled press got to hearfrom a couple of showbiz folks who recently had sit-downs with the POTUS.
(Frankly,it's a little surprising that the POTUS hasn't shown up at the TCA Press Touryet. I mean, Karl Rove was here a few years ago, and Obama does drop by L.A. ona regular basis to snarl traffic and collect checks from the entertainmentelite.)
Anyway, directorRobert Rodriguez was on hand on yesterday to talk to about his El Reytelevision network and one of its new shows, a spy drama called Matador (which got renewed for a second season in advance of its first-seasonpremiere on July 15).
(For FIFAfanatics, it's about a DEA agent who goes undercover for the CIA as a playerfor the LA Riot soccer team. Yep.)
But before Rodriguez hopped on a plane to Los Angeles, he playedhost to President Obama, who dropped by at 10:20 p.m.Wednesday night atRodriguez's lavish castle home in PembertonHeights, an affluent neighborhood of Austin, Texas.
Rodriguezraised the topic, mentioning he was "just talking to the president aboutit last night," during a conversation about Latinos in America wanting tosee themselves represented in entertainment.
Callinghaving Obama in his house "an amazing experience," Rodriguez said he's updatedthe Commander in Chief on what's been going on at the El Rey network.
"We'vetalked a lot with him," said Rodriguez, "identity and belonging and the needfor something like this. And he asked to be updated as things went on."
Eventhough Obama has been knownto skip the odd security briefing, it's comforting to know that he's fullyup to speed on the inner workings of El Rey.
But, Rodriguez, perhaps for reasons of national security, couldn'telaborate further.
"That wasthe gist of it," he said. "I won't go into too much details now, because Imight have to save that somewhere" … here a word was lost in thepress-conference transcript … "but it was pretty amazing. It was really aonce-in-a-lifetime chance."
Incidentally,Obama wasn't in Texas to make a visit to our embattled border, but for yetanother high-priced Democratic fundraiser. But one of the reporters had a question,not about the whys and wherefores of all these unaccompanied minors, some withcommunicable diseases, somehow crossing the southern border of Mexico and thentraversing the entire country to get across the southern border of the U.S, butabout some conspiracy theory he said he'd heard, regarding Texas Gov. RickPerry.
Here'sthat exchange in its entirety:
QUESTION: If I can ask another Obama question, just because it's pretty cool that thathappened, he also met yesterday with the governor of your home state –and Iwant to try to get this right–who has said that Obama is either incompetent orpart of a conspiracy to bring children from south of the border across theborder to–for some purpose. I'm not totally clear on how it wouldwork. Did you talk at all about that theory and how he's–the pressurehe's gotten on immigration in general?
ROBERT RODRIGUEZ: I didn't talk to him about that theory inparticular, but I can't really say what we talked about right now. Ihadn't heard that theory.
But that wasn't the last the TCA members heard about the president. Late in the day, during an extended presentation of new HBO shows,Foo Fighters lead singer Dave Grohl took the stage to talk about a new series he'sdirected, written and executive-produced–along with doing host duties- for thepay cable net.
It's called FooFighters: Sonic Highways, andit airs in October. Grohl and the band celebrated their 20th anniversary bydocumenting an eight-city recording odyssey that produced their most recent,and eighth, album. By visiting Chicago, Austin, Nashville, Los Angeles,Seattle, New Orleans, Washington, D.C., and New York, the series delved intothe unique musical contributions of each city.
Also, each visit contributed ideas–and appearances by locallegends–to one new song for the album, written by Grohl on the last day of thesession, incorporating words and impressions from the experience.
By way of background, Grohl has been a public supporter of Obama, dedicating his song "MyHero" to thepresident during a performance at the 2012 Democrat Convention in Charlotte,North Carolina.
In the course of filming, Grohl had a chat with Obama, who apparently impressed him less than meeting a amusician he admires from his youth, the guitar player of Austin punk band theBig Boys.
"I could sit with the president," said Grohl. "He's cool, man. Iknow that guy. But the guitar player of the Big Boys? Scared the hell out ofme."
One might wonder why Grohl had to seek out Obama to talk aboutmusic in America-aside from the president's demonstrated crooning talents whilesinging an Al Green tune, which had reportersgushing.
Said Grohl, "Because I wanted him to talk about America as acountry, where you have the opportunity to start with nothing, like Buddy Guy,make your guitar from strings and wires in your screen porch, and then become ablues legend that's inducted into the Kennedy Center Honors, or be ahigh-school dropout from Springfield, Virginia, that winds up in the Rock andRoll Hall of Fame, or being a kid from Hawaii that winds up becoming president."
He continued, "All of these people are really brave, driven, focused,passionate Americans. Most of them started with nothing, zilch, no training,just a dream. So I thought"…at this juncture, Grohl broke into a wide grin…"Well,God, who better to talk about that than my friend, President Obama?"
Who, indeed?One supposes he could have asked Florida Sen. Marco Rubio – whose Cuban-immigrantparents worked at such jobs as bartender and hotel maid – or Sen. Tim Scott ofSouth Carolina, a child of divorce raised by his single mother.
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Uggie, the lively Jack Russell terrier whose antics in Oscar-winning film "The Artist" stole audience members' hearts, became the first dog on Monday to leave his prints beside the likes of Marilyn Monroe and Clark Gable in front of Hollywood's famous Grauman's Chinese Theatre.
Dressed in a black bow tie and posing for photographers, Uggie sank his paws in cement in a ceremony that also marked his retirement from the movies. The 10-year-old canine, who hit the big time as French actor Jean Dujardin's cute sidekick in the silent movie, will appear at charity events, his trainer said.


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With terraces overlooking the sea or the garden and located in Sveti Petar na Moru, Apartments Niki are set in a garden with barbecue facilities just 1 km from the sea.
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Water based activitie...s can be enjoyed in the surroundings. Zadar Airport is a 25-minute drive from the property.
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Spring 2016 Black School of Business IBE Newsletter
Spring 2016 Interdisciplinary Business and Engineering (IBE) Newsletter
Penn State Behrend, Black School of Business
In this issue:
The Impact of Involvement
Alumni and Friends
Faculty Spotlights
Student Engagement
Interdisciplinary Business and Engineering: An Update
We are often asked where IBE majors work. The word cloud below are just some of the firms who have employed our grads. We will provide a word cloud of the types of positions in which alums are employed in the next issue.
In this issue of the newsletter, you will find a faculty spotlight on Dr. Greg Dillon, associate director for research and technology and associate professor of engineering, who teaches the capstone with Dr. Diane Parente, Samuel A. and Elizabeth B. Breene professor of management and program chair for IBE. We think you will enjoy learning about our Irish faculty member in IBE. Mitch Buchna is a junior IBE major who has written about internships and Christian Schiffer is a senior who has accepted a job as field supervisor for National Fuel Gas. A team of IBE students participated in the NOBE Conference in State College. Please note that we have officers in the national NOBE. Alayna Steel is our alumni spotlight. She landed one of two jobs at Freudenberg Medical in California in a rotational program. The competition was strong and we are thrilled to have Alayna represent IBE and Behrend.
Finally, given that we will have two sections of the capstone, forty-three students and approximately fourteen teams, it seemed appropriate to write about some of the projects available in the senior class this year. Happy reading!
Message from the IBE Department Chair, Dr. Diane Parente
The IBE major is growing and growing. We had thirty sophomores applying for entrance to major. There are another ten or more who have made inquiries and will take classes in the fall to qualify for ETM. Additionally, there are thirty freshmen who will be joining Behrend next year intending to major in IBE. Finally, we will have two sections of the Capstone in the fall and approximately forty-three seniors who will graduate in either May or December 2016. More on the capstone later in the newsletter!
The IBE Capstone
The capstone experience in IBE is a two-semester senior project. Each team of three (or four) works with a company to take a product or process and bring it to market within the existing corporate structure. The principle is called "corporate entrepreneurship" or "intrapreneurship." The projects take advantage of existing corporations in the Erie area and help them to reinvigorate their business.
The projects must have both a business and a technical challenge. Both student teams and the firms bid to make the alliance. The projects culminate with the Fasenmyer Conference in the spring. Student teams also participate in the poster competition. You can see several IBE project posters on the second floor of Burke.
We have also included an article describing the Smart Fork Lift Assist Project written by the sponsor, Ed Crow.
One capstone project is with the Applied Research Lab (ARL) in conjunction with the Department of the Army.
The IBCE Capst
This project is one that could increase business opportunities for FMC Technologies.
This project will be presented to the Penn State Behrend Council of Fellows in April 2016. Students have developed a prototype using 3D Printing. It is now "patent pending."
IBE Seniors Work on Smart Fork Lift Assist Project
Interdisciplinary Business with Engineering Studies seniors, Andy McCracken, Lauren Rosato, and Nick Stewart are tackling the issues military fork truck drivers face in the battlefield to move goods and equipment. Unlike factories and warehouses with flat and paved floors, material handling equipment operators need to move pallets and loads in varying sizes and shapes on uneven, soft, and sloppy ground... and they need to move them fast. Today, a forklift operator and "spotter" work together to approach the pallet, align with its lift points, and move it out.
The Smart Fork Lift Assist project goals were provided by government engineers in charge of current forklift equipment. The IBE team conducted interviews to better under two primary goals: decrease the time to engage the load, and do so with only one person, not two.
McCracken, Rosato, and Stewart approached the problem head on with a field trip to the National Guard Armory in Clearfield, Pennsylvania. There they were able to meet with U.S. Army operators to understand the full range and scope of the challenge. Further they were able to operate 5 ton and 10 ton forklifts where they experienced both the capability of the equipment and the difficulties of maneuvering. Blind spots were prevalent in almost all directions from the operator seat. They noted that the spotter was really the person in control of the machine telling the operator where to position the machine.
Based upon the results of this field trip and further study, the senior IBE team conducted an analysis of alternatives that considered operational, environmental, and reliability factors. Their analysis yielded two approaches: provide sensors to improve the situational awareness of the driver (e.g. cameras) or provide teleoperation of the vehicle to the spotter (remote control).
Currently, the team is building a prototype and will test it on the equipment during a second field trip to the National Guard Armory in April. Their results will be presented at the Fasenmyer Engineering Conference in the IBE presentations.
Ed Crow, project sponsor from Penn State Applied Research Laboratory, says that there are many problems the military faces that could be addressed by business and engineering teams such as those at Penn State Behrend. Not only can these problems be addressed with new and innovative ideas with this approach, but also the seniors then graduate with practical and hands-on experience that makes them very attractive as "graduates ready for tasking."
Alumni and Friends
Sadness To Report
It is with much sorrow that we report that we have lost one of our finest IBE alumni.
Kyle Liebold was a 2014 graduate of the IBE program. He lost his life in a tragic accident on his job on February 20. He was on a rotational leadership program with Norfolk Southern.
Kyle was a great advocate of the program and continued to offer support and notify current students of jobs. Kyle used his spare time at Penn State Behrend to volunteer at the Brookside Fire Company and the Perry Hi-Way Hose Company. He was actually one of the first firefighters on the scene at the "big fire" on campus when Dobbins Dining Hall burned. Kyle also attained certification as an EMT. As Dr. Greg Dillon said, "You could do a lot worse than to emulate Kyle."
Kyle always had a big smile for everyone and was one of those students that we will always remember. A number of the alums are interested in starting a scholarship in Kyle's memory. We are working with the college's Development office and Kyle's family to make that happen.
Peace to a fine young man who touched all he knew and didn't have the time to touch more.
Christian Schiffer
Senior Spotlight
How did you begin your job search?
I began going to the career fairs on campus in my sophomore year. I made several contacts at companies that I was interested in. This fall I began to take a look at companies that I would like to work for. I scanned their websites for job openings. National Fuel Gas was a company that I had made a contact with at the career fair and one that I was interested in starting my career with. A position was available and it was exactly what I was looking for.
What is your future position?
I will be a Field Operations Supervisor for National Fuel Gas. I'll be located out of the Oil City Service Center. Essentially, the position is a construction foreman job. I'll be using several skills that I learned from the IBE program and family business.
How do you think IBE has helped you to get the job?
The position required an engineering background due to the technical aspects of the job. The job requirements also included project management skills. IBE allowed me to have ample knowledge in both of these areas. My module focus was Project and Supply Chain Management and I ended up making it a second major. The IBE program helped prepare me for the position.
What is your advice for current students looking for an internship or full-time position?
If you are searching for any type of position while in school, take advantage of the career fairs and opportunities to meet with other companies that come to campus. Do not be afraid to approach them, even if they may not be "interested" in IBE students. Be good at marketing yourself and show potential employers how you can be an asset to their company.
Alayna Steel '15
Tell us a bit about your personal background. Where are you from? What did you think you would major in when you arrived at Behrend?
I am from Washington, Pennsylvania. I always wanted to become an engineer. My original plan was to major in civil engineering and transfer to University Park.
How did you end up in IBE?
I started out in civil engineering and quickly switched to mechanical. After two years, as a Mechanical Engineering major, I made the decision to switch to IBE because I saw the value in having multiple disciplinary skill sets. I also recognized that if I wanted to work into a leadership role, business experience would be required.
Which module(s), minors, or double majors do you have?
My modules were Operations and Supply Chain Management and Technical Sales. I also earned a certificate in Systems, Applications, and Products (SAP).
What advice do you have for current students?
I would tell younger students to be involved not only in the major but in organizations on campus, specifically the National Organization for Business and Engineering (NOBE) as the chapter's goal is to provide members with the ability to understand and learn to communicate between the business and engineering worlds.
Also, taking on multiple diverse internships that showcase your technical and business strengths will help potential employers understand your skill set and what you can offer as a potential employee.
What was your best experience in IBE?
The best experience I had with IBE would be the community within the major. The smaller class size gave us the opportunity to work together inside and outside the classroom. If anyone needed any help, whether a professor or classmate, someone was always willing to help.
Another thing that I liked, was being able to choose a module. This gave me the opportunity to concentrate on a specific set of skills that would be directly used in the workplace.
Where are you working? What is your job title? Why do you think they hired you?
I am working at Freudenberg Medical, a global medical contract manufacturing leader specializing in silicone and thermoplastic component and finished devices. My job title is engineer 1 and I am working in a rotational program called the Freudenberg Medical Academy. This rotational program is designed to achieve understanding of all functional departments at the Freudenberg Medical organization and enhance career development. I am currently located in Santa Barbara, California and will move to work in Louisville, Kentucky; Indianapolis, Indiana; and Kaiserslautern, Germany. I will complete the program in February 2017.
Freudenberg Medical hired me because of my open mind set on being involved in multiple functional areas and relocation. They also hired me because I am coachable and hold myself accountable for my actions. While moving to different areas, I'm enthusiastic about the feedback and am passionate about my role. Being coached and learning from my mentors is one of my favorite parts about of job.
What is the major skill you bring from your IBE major to your job?
One major technical skill set has been my experience with SAP. My first site in Los Angeles launched SAP a month into my stay. I was given the opportunity to lead the training for the engineering department on creating BOMs, recipes, and purchase requisitions. I also aided in the implementation strategy and data verification process.
Mitch Buchna
Internship Spotlight
What advice do you have for IBE students looking for internships?
Don't believe the whole "first-year students can't get internships" myth. Go to the career fair, be well prepared, and have a great résumé . Have a lot of confidence in your abilities, dress to the code, and show the companies that you are ready and determined to get an internship. Work with ACPC and get the help building a résumé and practice interviewing with them. If you do your research and work hard, you will get an internship whether you're a first-year student, sophomore, junior, or senior. Companies want striving, determined, hardworking individuals that want to work and learn.
Where did you begin your internship search?
When I was a first-year student, I wanted to be that guy that proved the "first-year students can't get internships" statement false. I spoke with Dr. Diane Parente and she gave me the guidance and tools to begin my internship search. I went to ACPC and spent time working on my résumé, learning how to interview, and becoming prepared to go into the career fair. I went to the career fair in the spring of my first year and walked out of there with two companies wanting to interview with me. I was on top of the world.
Where have you had internships?
I landed my first internship as a freshman at FMC Technologies located in Erie. While at FMC, I was a production support intern and learned what it was like to have my first internship and what it entailed. After FMC, I moved on to a company called Swagelok, also located in Erie as well. While at Swagelok, I was an engineering intern within their Valves and Services Group. While at Swagelok, I really challenged myself and improved upon myself and my abilities. For the summer of 2016, I will be working at GE Transportation in Erie where I will be a Project and Supply Chain intern and will continue growing and learning.
What is your ideal future career?
I would love to work for a company that pushes me and my abilities and helps me grow and learn within whatever role I take on. It would be a dream come true to work for a company like Orvis, Mathews Bows, Cabela's, or even John Deere, because I'm very passionate about the outdoors. It's hard to really say what my "ideal future career" would be simply because I love experiencing new things. I almost don't want to have an ideal career planned because something great might come along in my life that I would fall in love doing that I wouldn't have exactly planned out.
How do you think the IBE degree major helped you stand out?
The IBE degree helped me stand out because the degree is a perfect blend of two great fields. IBE helps link two different mindsets together to really have a great understanding of business and manufacturing. The degree is rapidly growing and companies love us. Every year at the career fair, I see more and more companies searching for IBE students, as well as seeing more and more students going after the IBE degree. IBE also has a lot of options and I don't feel tied down to one field or limited to one career.
Faculty Spotlight
Dr. Greg Dillon
Associate Director for Research and Technology Transfer and Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
What is your degree in and from where?
I have baccalaureate and doctoral degrees from the University of Limerick in Ireland. Both degrees were in materials engineering. For my doctoral research I studied failure mechanisms in advanced composite materials
What did you do prior to coming to Penn State Behrend?
Immediately before joining Penn State Behrend, I was deputy director of the Composite Materials Division at Penn State's Applied Research Laboratory in University Park. Prior to that, I was principal engineer in Advanced Development with Northrop Grumman. I also worked for Lawrie Technology in Girard, Pennsylvania, as a senior development engineer. My first job in the United States was as assistant director of the Composite Manufacturing Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
How did you first get involved with IBE?
Dr. Parente got me involved, almost during the interview process! We've been more or less joined at the hip ever since. Dr. Parente has been the chair and champion of the IBE program right from its beginnings and she is tireless in seeking ways to enrich the major and the student experience. She seemed to recognize very quickly that my experience in manufacturing and product/process development was a good fit for the capstone course and I got involved very quickly.
Why is IBE a good major?
I feel very strongly that industry has an increasing need for graduates that can speak both the language of science and engineering as well as the language of business. In my experience, engineers tend to know little or nothing about the business functions of an organization and business graduates are often very uncomfortable in the technical realm. The breadth of grounding in both disciplines is so solid in IBE that our graduates are rare and valuable assets that can thrive in both fields. IBE is primarily intended to prepare students to contribute in business functions of technology companies. Being equally comfortable discussing supply chain and product design, for instance, is quite a discriminator. And the word is out. The demand for our graduates is increasing and the offer packages are getting more and more attractive. Consequently IBE is the fastest growing major at Penn State Behrend. I'm immensely proud of what our graduates are achieving and as we continue to evolve the program, the future looks extremely bright. Gotta wear shades!
How do you feel the capstone class prepares students for future careers?
I believe that the IBE senior design class is a tremendous experience and one that demands maturity, inventiveness, thoroughness, energy, and determination from the student. The most important thing is that our industry collaborators have the student teams working on real problems that could have a great impact on their businesses. For many students, this will be the first time in their careers when they are asked to work on a problem for which the solution is not obvious. In fact, a major part of the assignment is to actually define the problem or challenge. Often the customer doesn't even know exactly what they need. This is precisely the way industry works. In my three decades as an engineer, I've never once had a boss come to me with a problem and a solution. The spectrum of assignments is nothing short of spectacular and our students come through time and time again! This year alone we have projects focused on providing logistical solutions for the U.S. Army, developing products to aid convalescents, evaluating radical new construction materials, evolving oil-spill cleanup technology, commercializing anti-microbial products and many others that are equally challenging and exciting. If there is a way to make the experience more representative of what lies ahead I'm not aware of it.
In addition to working on their own challenges, student teams provide frequent briefings to faculty, industry collaborators and classmates. Thus they are exposed to an amazing array of initiatives. Again, this is representative of the professional world. And, of course, team based projects allow students the opportunity to learn how to collaborate and hold each other accountable. We very much like to challenge the student teams to take ownership of their projects and think of themselves as part of the product or process development enterprise of their sponsors companies. It really is more than just a dress rehearsal for what awaits.
Student Engagement
Over the summer, think about what you will be doing next summer or semester. Where do you want to go?
In the Black School of Business, we want to prepare our students to thrive in the global business environment, whether it is working for an international company or in a multicultural setting.
Cultural agility is ranked as a top ten skill required by managers in all areas of business.
There is no better way to gain this experience than to take advantage of the Study Abroad opportunities available at Penn State Behrend.
Why Study Abroad?
- Prepare yourself for the Global Business Environment
- Expand your academic background
- Accelerate your personal growth
- Increase your career opportunities
Programs range from ten days to a whole year. Foreign languages are not required.
What are you waiting for? Start exploring now. It takes time to plan.
Visit the Study Abroad website and attend one of the Learning Resource Center's Study Abroad Information Sessions.
National Organization For Business and Engineering (NOBE) Update
The annual NOBE, National Organization for Business and Engineering, conference happened in February this year at Penn State University Park. Penn State Behrend was fortunate enough to send five NOBE members to the event along with a Behrend alumna. There were also other colleges there including McGill University, the University of Minnesota, and Drexel University. University Park put on a very informative and successful event with the help of Dr. Paul Lynch, an industrial engineering professor at Penn State Behrend. The event began on Friday and went until Sunday with events from speakers to a case competition. The case competition gave members a good experience about the process of dealing with real problems while being under a time constraint. There was also the yearly chapter updates along with elections of the National Executive Board for next year. Overall, this was a great experience that gave students a chance to network, learn new information, and find ways to improve their NOBE chapter along with Penn State Behrend as a whole.
Get Involved
Students: Attending just one (or ten) club event(s) per semester can change your path and perceptions for a lifetime. Previous event attendees have used the knowledge they gained from one conversation to earn their first interview, get their first job, change their concept of a specific job, or open their eyes to a world of possibilities. Take a deep breath, and walk through the door. You are welcome here.
Alumni and Friends: Your time, experiences, insights, and perspectives are valuable—perhaps more valuable that you know. We want to know what impacted your career, your perspectives, and your life. Tell us through the Black School of Business Facebook page, the newly-created (and growing) Black School of Business LinkedIn group, or by emailing Ariana Gloeckner, newsletter coordinator, at email@example.com.


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The PINS annual report shows that its decision to focus on local plan examinations and on processing major infrastructure applications has led to a deterioration in its performance on processing appeals.
Mike Kiely, Chair of the Board at the Planning Officers Society, told a Planning magazine reporter that he is not optimistic that PINS will be able to deal with its backlog any time soon, and fears that next year's local plan deadline could lead to further casework delays. "I suspect that some developers are probably thinking twice about going to appeal because of the time delays," he said. "They might even agree to some things they're not entirely happy with rather than be delayed by a further 12 months."
Kiely suggested that reviewing the depth of PINS's involvement with local plan work and the introduction of a "lighter touch" approach to simpler appeals could help to lessen inspectors' workload.
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The 49th annual Clio Awards, which honor "creative excellence" in advertising, are taking place this weekend in Miami. Ads from around the globe are competing for Clio statuettes in categories that include television and radio commercials, as well as billboards, print ads, and interactive multiplatform campaigns.
You can check the Clios' Web site to see if your favorite ad made the grade. But how best to keep up with the ad world at large, all year round?
Bob Garfield, the critic in residence at Advertising Age, writes a regular column reviewing current television commercials. He wields a from-the-hip style and a deep data bank of knowledge. (If a new ad is a rip-off of an old ad—even one from as far back as a decade ago—Garfield will remember and call foul.)
For a far more caustic (and also more frequently updated) take, I suggest Copyranter. This sometimes off-color blog is penned by an easily riled fellow who says he's worked as an advertising copywriter for the past 16 years. His daily entries are at their best when he's hating on the latest tin-eared blunders put forth by his brethren. Recent posts have seen him complain that a print campaign for the Economist seemed "aimed at childish doofuses" and that a Volkswagen ad was "a classroom example of tired borrowed interest." Not enough anger? Click over to Adrants for another dose of, yes, ranting.
If you're looking to find a particular ad—such as that one Schlitz spot that aired during Super Bowl XIII and has stuck in your memory ever since—check out Adland's massive archive of print and television commercials. They date from as far back as 1970 to as recently as last week. Sadly, you'll need to pay a fee to watch Adland's video clips, but if the ad you're seeking is from the 1980s, you may be able to find it at X-Entertainment, which maintains a large free collection of commercials that will make you nostalgic for the age of Atari and the California Raisins. Or perhaps you'd like to go even further back in time? The Retro Press blog posts old-time print ads ("The new Philco radio-phonograph plays any record on a beam of light! No needles to change!") and also maintains a fun gallery of vintage print advertising from the 1930s through the 1960s.
New York Times Magazine columnist (and Slate alum) Rob Walker keeps an online journal highlighting an advertising trend he's dubbed "murketing." The insight of murketers is that brands do best when they can manage to simultaneously mean different things to different demographic groups—which, of course, results in some rather odd attempts to appeal to wide swaths of consumers. The energy drink Red Bull, for instance, blends a vague slogan ("Red Bull gives you wings") with bizarre extreme-sport stunts and traditional nightclub promotions, creating a hazy brand image that appeals equally to athletes, clubbers, and tired office workers. Walker lays out his theory in well-written, entertaining detail in his new book, Buying In: The Secret Dialogue Between What We Buy and Who We Are (available early next month from Random House).
Perhaps the best book for anyone wishing to delve deeper into the black arts of mass persuasion is legendary adman David Ogilvy's Ogilvy on Advertising. First published in 1983, its many illustrated examples are by now a bit dated. But the book's ideas about how to reach the public with a powerful advertising message will likely never go out of style. Stressing the importance of "positioning," for example, Ogilvy recalls, "I could have positioned Dove as a detergent bar for men with dirty hands, but chose instead to position it as a toilet bar for women with dry skin. This is still working 25 years later." Another 25 years after Ogilvy wrote that, Dove's positioning remains essentially the same.
Joshua Ferris' 2007 novel Then We Came to the End is set in a Chicago advertising agency, and a central plot point involves the development of a pro-bono ad campaign. This sharp and funny look at the culture of the workplace will ring true to people toiling in other industries. But something about the characters' mix of smart, creative energy and brutal self-loathing seems specific to the world of advertising professionals.
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Bell Hooks Quotes About SexismQuotes about: Sexism
Part of the racialized sexism wants everyone to think that a 15-year old Mexican is not a girl, she's a woman. We know she's a girl. We can never emphasize this enough, because this is the fate of colored girls globally right now: the denial of their girlhood, the denial of their childhood, and the constant state of risk and danger they are living in.
As all advocates of feminist politics know most people do not understand sexism or if they do they think it is not a problem. Masses of people think that feminism is always and only about women seeking to be equal to men. And a huge majority of these folks think feminism is anti-male. Their misunderstanding of feminist politics reflects the reality that most folks learn about feminism from patriarchal mass media.
The struggle to end sexist oppression that focuses on destroying the cultural basis for such domination strengthens other liberation struggles. Individuals who fight for the eradication of sexism without struggles to end racism or classism undermine their own efforts. Individuals who fight for the eradication of racism or classism while supporting sexist oppression are helping to maintain the cultural basis of all forms of group oppression.
A central tenet of modern feminist thought has been the assertion that "all women are oppressed." This assertion implies that women share a common lot, that factors like class, race, religion, sexual preference, etc. do not create a diversity of experience that determines the extent to which sexism will be an oppressive force in the lives of individual women.
If we are ever to construct a feminist movement that is not based on the premise that men and women are always at war with one another, then we must be willing to acknowledge the appropriateness of complex critical responses to writing by men even if it is sexist. Clearly women can learn from writers whose work is sexist, even be inspired by it, because sexism may be simply one dimension of that work. Concurrently fiercely critiquing the sexism does not mean that one does not value the work.
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University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
B.A. Political Science, 1968
Legal Career
Richard Watson Law, 2014-present
Pulley Watson King & Lischer 1979-2014
Best Lawyers in America, 2004-2014
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Although I have practiced law in Durham, North Carolina for more than forty years, , I grew up in the small eastern North Carolina town of Red Springs. After graduating from UNC-CH, I spent three years in the Army, serving from 1969-70 in Vietnam as a forward observer with the 199th Light Infantry Brigade.
I have been in practice in Durham since January of 1974. Since beginning my legal career in Durham in 1974, I have an active member of the North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers and the North Carolina Advocates for Justice; the National Academy of Trial Lawyers and the National Advocates for Justice; The American Board of Trial Advocates (made up of attorneys for plaintiffs and defendants]; the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, and the Triangle Circle of Advocates, among other groups. I have been honored to present a number of lectures and presentations to professional CLE programs.
I have always been active in the UNC Law Alumni, serving most recently on the Board of the UNC Chapel Hill Alumni Board.
In my life outside the law, I am an ordained Elder in the Westminster Church in Durham. I also enjoy outdoor activities of all types and spending time with family and friends. I regularly compete in triathlons throughout North Carolina, and I especially enjoy fly fishing, salt water fishing, canoeing, sailing, duck and bird hunting. I am a history buff and enjoy reading history and traveling.


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EFC Africa 16 is here! The Angolan wrecking ball Bernado 'The Black Panther' Mikixi attempts to dethrone the dominant, undefeated heavyweight champion Ruan 'Fangzz' Potts in this epic EFC Africa heavyweight title fight.
Why go?
The EFC Africa welterweight belt is also on the line, as the Brazilian fighting sensation and EFC Africa Welterweight champion Jadyson Costa attempts to defend his title against dangerous Michiel Oppermann, the dark horse on an eight -fight winning streak.
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Carnival City, Corner Century and Elsburg Road, Brakpan
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Friday, 19th of October, 2012
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Save Room for the Adorably Unpretentious Spritz Cookie
I'm sure it isn't easy to be a spritz cookie. The underdogs of my family's Christmas dessert platter, the little green numbers sit amidst a heap of more impressive options; next to icing-drizzled, candy-studded, and intricately decorated competitors, it's no wonder the simple, Grinch-colored spritzes get picked last.
But every year without fail, once all of the other cookie offerings have been exhausted, my family falls upon the pile of wreath- and tree-shaped bits left over on the platter, only to find that it's impossible to stop. Right. This is why we make these. They are relatively plain and a bit off-puttingly verdant, but also crisp, buttery, addictive, and small enough to justify eating a forest's worth.
It's like accidentally saving the best for last.
Spritz cookies are the result of using a cookie press, a retro contraption that pushes dough through perforated disks to form cookies of all shapes.
My mother bought her first press — which we still have and use — from a drugstore when she was in eighth grade, after being totally enthralled by the one she used in her home economics class.
That Christmas, and every subsequent year, she made wreath-shaped spritz cookies for her family, keeping the dough its natural pale color but sticking a halved red (or green! yikes) maraschino cherry in each center.
Dying the cookies green — and adding sprinkles! — came later, when she had kids and got festive (she also dyed the milk in our cereal green on St. Patrick's Day every year).
Using the press was a holiday baking activity that my sister and I could take on even at a young age, pushing the dough my mom had prepared through the slot and onto a baking sheet in kid-sized cookie portions.
The cookie press caught my mom's eye when she was younger because she'd never seen her mom use anything like it, but for me, it's the opposite: I've never had a Christmas without spritz cookies, and even as our dessert platter gets cooler and less traditional each year, I don't think I'll ever let one pass without making sure the little green guys are included.
I will definitely never subject my kids to green maraschino cherries, but I know for a fact they'll be spritzing too-fat trees and lopsided wreaths from a press onto a cookie sheet, no matter what new trends hit the Christmas cookie scene.
They might eat all the space age 3D ones first, but at the end of the night, they'll have saved the best for last.
- 2 sticks (1 cup) unsalted butter, soft
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- Green food coloring (liquid or gel)
- 2 1/2 cups flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Sprinkles or colored sugar, for decorating
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Taylor Kitsch endured gruelling exercise sessions and embarked on "the most boring diet you could think of" for new movie John Carter.
The actor plays a former military captain who is transported to Mars in the sci-fi epic and he took on a strict regime to get him in shape for the role - but the lifestyle overhaul was a struggle.
He tells the Associated Press, "It's the most boring diet you could think of, really, it was four months before (filming) and seven months during, so an 11-month regimen with that.
"Training at 4.30 in the morning before you go to work, and then training for the four months before as well. And then during the day, you're training as well before takes.
"I'd say the emotion is probably the toughest thing especially, it's quite heavy some of the stuff he goes through."


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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- The last time that corporate rabble rouser Carl Icahn went after an industrial manufacturer -- in 2007, when he tried to buy auto-parts maker Lear ( LEA) -- his efforts failed. In disclosing his 9.5% stake in truck-maker Oshkosh ( OSK) Thursday evening, Icahn stopped short of calling it the first move in an attempted takeover bid. Instead, his filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, required whenever an investor builds more than a 5% stake in a public company, noted only that Icahn believes Oshkosh shares are "undervalued" and that he and his firm "seek to have conversations with management ... to discuss enhancing shareholder value." Still, news of Icahn's play pulled in the arbs and other traders Friday. Shares of the Wisconsin company, best known for building armored personnel carriers for the U.S. military, shot higher by 12% in late morning action, changing hands at $32.56 on volume of more than 4 million shares during a normally sleepy pre-July 4 trading session. In his filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Icahn said his affiliated funds paid $129.5 million for the nearly 8.7 million shares, including brokerage commissions and premiums for underlying call options. (The shares that back those options are also included in the 8.7 million total.) Before Icahn's disclosure Thursday, Oshkosh shares were trading at about $29, good for a forward price-to-earnings multiple of 9.14 (as judged against 2012 earnings forecasts). By comparison, rival truck-maker Navistar ( NAV) trades at a 7.9 multiple. Terex ( TEX), a construction-equipment manufacturer, has a 12.4 forward multiple, while tow-truck company Miller Industries ( MLR) comes in at about 12.2. Oshkosh had made hay over the last two years after winning a lucrative contract from the Pentagon to build a line of durable all-terrain vehicles specifically for fighting in the rugged landscape of Afghanistan. The win, which came as something of a surprise in the defense-contracting industry, was instrumental to Oshkosh, which was then facing financial difficulties, having acquired a crane-making company at the height of the boom. -- Written by Scott Eden in New York >To contact the writer of this article, click here: Scott Eden. >To follow the writer on Twitter, go to http://twitter.com/ScottEden. >To submit a news tip, send an email to: firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Compound Interest vs. Annuity
As a financial planner a client comes to you for investment advice. After meeting with him and understanding his needs, you offer him the following two investment options:
Option 1: Invest $20,500 in a savings account at 5.4% interest compounded quarterly.
Option 2: Invest into an ordinary annuity where $4,500 is deposited each year into an account that earns 7.9% interest compounded annually.
Set up the formula for compound interest for Option 1 and the formula for Future Value of an Annuity for Option 2 in an Excel spreadsheet to calculate the amount earned at the end of 5 years. Be sure to label all variables in your spreadsheet.
After creating the spreadsheet with the two different investment options, write a memo that addresses the following points for your client:
?Explain to your client what compound interest is.
?Explain to your client what an annuity is.
?From the calculations in the Excel spreadsheet for Option 1 and Option 2, explain which investment option is better for your client and why.
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Compound interest arises when interest is added to the principal, so that from that moment on, the interest that has been added also earns interest. A loan, for example, may ...
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You'll catch a glimpse into the worst hires in employment history, questionable family lineage, a hilarious first ski trip, amateur sheep herding, and a soggy camping trip sure to test any marriage. Attending decidedly awkward dinner parties or hayseed weddings complete with karaoke and inebriated attendants, or risking life and limb to aid the impoverished world-wide (with near-drastic results of misspoken Spanish), as each story is genuinely original and unexpected.
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Kate Hudson is adding more sizes to her Fabletics fitness range.
The actress and fitnesswear designer created her Fabletics brand in 2013 in the hope that other women would begin to see exercise in the same way she does - as a fun task and not a chore.
Kate is now extending her label's reach to even more ladies, by bringing out designs for curvy girls, with sizes going up to 1X, 2X and 3X.
"(Consumers) would say things like, 'You don't have it in my size'. And we obviously wanted to invest in that because that's what our whole brand is about, just getting everyone on board," Kate told Self magazine.
The idea for plus-size clothing actually came about two years ago, though it took time to develop the new products to ensure they were right.
And Almost Famous actress Kate says it's not a new range that she's launching, but an extension of what's already on offer.
"It's all the same line - we just extended sizing," she shared. "It took about a year. We didn't want to just do it for the sake of doing it, we wanted to make it right and have happy girls."
The whole collection is now available for purchase, and includes sports bras, leggings and shorts.
"As fun as the clothes can be, we want people to lead a healthy lifestyle, and a happy one. And to not feel daunted," she continued. "So how do you create an environment that's fun and doesn't feel super daunting for women who are trying to figure out how to do it?"
Accordingly, the star hopes that Fabletics will help create an inspiring, motivating, and educational community focused around fitness.


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Hi, I'm Yoko, a National License Tour Guide.
Having Lived in Seattle, Washington for six years in my childhood(3-9 years old), I speak with an American accent.
Now I live within a walking distance from Ueno Park, Tokyo, so I see a lot of International tourists walking around in my neighborhood every day.
(I'm giving some discounts on some of the tours, and I would appreciate if you could see things better at a reasonable price and I'm keen to introduce the places, so please check each tour.)
"Tokyo is larger than we thought and the transportations are so complicated," Swedish guys told me. I'm here to help you. I know well about Tokyo, Yokohama, Yamanashi etc. and I travel most of the parts of Japan.
I would appreciate if you could see more sightseeing spots with me as your guide and enjoy your stay.
I love to answer your questions, even though I became nearly breathless when I was with American guests, a family of three, curiously asking me questions after questions:-)
I appreciated their interest in Japan very much.
I also go mountain trekking for twenty five years. I've been to the summit of Mt. Fuji and Mt. Kitadake three times. Talking about Mt. Takao, maybe more than fifty times.
I hope we can enjoy the beautiful view together.
I'm looking forward to seeing you soon and having a good time together.
Hope to hearing from you soon.
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Yes! If you need to make changes such as removing or adding someone to your booking or changing the date or time of your tour, contact us by phone or email
After you secure your booking, the starting and ending points of your tour can be customized to your convenience (ex.: your hotel, nearby stations, etc.). Don't worry, we will take care of you! Some tours may have an extra fee for this service, make sure to check the tour page.
After booking a tour, the guide will accept (or decline) your booking within 24 hours. Then you will be noticed by email from Triplelights.
The price is charged per group. Which means that you make a one-time payment for your entire group and the price will not change if it is less or more people.
Some guides accept extra people (more than the specified number) for an extra charge. Please check for the extras on the tour or booking page, or contact your guide directly to clarify.
No. Your tour is private, only for you and your family or friends, there will be no other group of tourists together in your tour.
Yes, but there will be additional charge for that and it is not by car. The guide will go pick you up using public transportations. For further details, please contact your guide directly.
Yes, you can and you may be able to get a discount if you are traveling alone. Price depends on which guide you choose.
Yoko gave us a great tour of Mt Fuji and provided us with some great knowledge.
Thank you for your review. It was a great pleasure for me to meet such world travelers and amazing English gentlemen. I wish you could come again soon and shoot the beautiful Mt. Fuji and enjoy Yoshida Udon, which we couldn't try because of the traffic jam of the Obon vacation. Good luck with the editing!! I'll be looking forward to your works.
Myself and my sister were quite nervous coming to Japan, but Yoko was very helpful and showed us around the Tokyo area. We explored temples, shrines, the Metropolitan area, Tsukiji, and the intricate subways! I was confused on how to use the subway system, but she was very patient and helped us understand what we needed to look for. I would highly recommend planning a trip with Yoko, she is very knowledgeable and taught us about the many customs Japan has. Thank you again Yoko!
IIt was my great pleasure, Shahe. I appreciate your prompt review. I had a lot of fun myself showing you and your beautiful sister, Gassia, around the major sights of Tokyo. I wish you would enjoy exploring collector items at Akihabara and the rest of your stay in Japan. Please say hi to Gassia for me and show the pictures to your Mom, too. ^_^
Hire Yoko! You can't go wrong! Since it was our first time in Japan, I thought it would be helpful to have a guide show us around so we wouldn't waste time trying to figure out the subway, etc...Yoko wrote to me beforehand and wanted to know who was touring and what we wanted to see. I told her we were staying on the East side of town and wanted to see as much as possible on the East side. We narrowed it down to 6 sites and I wanted her help exchanging our JR vouchers for rail passes. She went to our hotel beforehand and wrote to me telling me the lobby was on the 24th floor and we would meet at a couch by the elevator. She also asked if it was ok if she picked up 24 hour metro passes for the day so it would be easier (and cheaper) to get around. I said yes. We met her with the passes and got an early start to the day. We started at the fish market where she knew where all the free samples were and we got breakfast and coffee at some of the vendors. This review could be so long because we packed so much into our day but I won't tell you all the details. I will tell you that we learned so much from Yoko. She told us a lot of the history and she kept taking pictures of us. She brought us to all the places we wanted to see and showed us how to navigate the subway, the JR trains and how to buy a PASMO card which became so valuable throughout the trip. We were running late and I had forgotten the passports that we needed to exchange the vouchers. Yoko said not to worry about the time and we took the metro back to our hotel for a quick stop to pick up the passports. She took us to exchange the vouchers and we were off to the next stop. We made it to all the stops and we were shopping at the end and I told her she could go if she wanted because I felt bad we were taking so long. She said it was fine. She was so nice to us. It was like we were visiting a friend or relative and they wanted us to see everything! After our very long day, she wrote to us to see how the rest of our trip was going in Kyoto and had recommendations there as well. She checked on us and gave us great guidance throughout our trip! I had told her where we were staying next when we came back to Tokyo and she had left us a train schedule for getting back to the airport on our last day. She couldn't have been nicer! Her English is perfect! She went above and beyond to make sure we had a great trip! Thank you Yoko!!
Thank you so much, Lisa, for such a detailed review!! It was a great pleasure for me guiding such a wonderful family like yours. All of you were so nice that I miss all of you so much. Ken was so intelligent that I was amazed of his reading The Shogun and the biography of Showa Emperor, making all the conversations much more fun. I appreciate you giving me all the information before I was going to ask you and your detailed requests made it much easier for me to make the itinerary. I'm grateful to know that you enjoyed the whole trip. I was also glad to hear from Jackie that she enjoyed the Sumida Fireworks on her own. I wish you would visit the Sato Sakura Gallery New York branch and see you soon during the sakura seasons from February to May in the near future!!
Ms Yoko is very professional, my family and I had an amazing day with her the and the way she explained in detail all the locations
I appreciate your review so much, Olga. I had such a good time with you and your lovely daughters and your nephew, even though the heatwave was quite tough. I hope I can see all of you and Kevin with your sister soon!!
There basically aren't words that I could use to describe how incredibly happy we were that we booked Yoko! We had three days in Mt. Fuji and needed to book a guide super last minute (like within 12 hours). Yoko was incredibly prompt responding and the communication was super easy. She took the train all the way in from Tokyo to meet us and had the whole day well organized and planned out. First off, Yoko (having lived in the US as a child) is completely fluent in English which was really nice for us since we don't speak Japanese. She was able to give us the history of the area, context, and knew all the right spots to hit up. We had a blast! During the tour, we mentioned to Yoko that we were trying to track down some "long lost" relatives in Japan (only using my great-aunt's journals from over 30 years ago). We shared the story with Yoko and talked about the challenges we were having hunting down our relatives info in Japan. Yoko offered to look into it for us... by the next morning, Yoko did some amazing investigative work and tracked down their contact info and even found them on *******! I reached out to them but had a little trouble communicating (again, not speaking Japanese). Yoko offered to reach out to them for us. She called them on our behalf and, over the next few days, was able to arrange a dinner for all of us in Kanazawa. We couldn't believe it, she was literally a miracle worker! On top of that, we were also interested in visiting the shrine for some of our ancestors in Matsumoto. She made more phone calls and connected with more relatives and was able to share with us the cemetery where they were buried (and even gave us instructions on how to approach the priest at the temple to have him help us find the right shrine). The whole experience was absolutely incredible and it never would have been possible without Yoko's assistance. The long short of it... Yoko really cares. The tour she provided was highly personal and customized and exactly what we needed. Before we met Yoko, we considered hiring a "private detective" in Japan to help us find our family (at a considerable cost). But... Yoko actually found them and she did it for free just because she cared and wanted to help us out. It was such a wonderful gift for us and we'll always be grateful! Thank you Yoko!!!
Thank you so much, Allison, for such a great review even though you're still on the road travelling Japan. I was so glad that you enjoyed the tour visiting Mt. Fuji World Heritage Center, Saiko Iyashi no Sato Nemba and Kawaguchiko Music Forest. Both of you, Allison and your elegant mother Sherrie, were so nice to me that it was a piece of cake making the whole day so sweet. I was interested in listening the stories how the Nikkei, Japanese Americans' family made it in Seattle/Bellevue. It was quite exciting trying to find your "long-lost " far relatives just like "A Girl with a Dragon Tattoo" or Alex Hailey's "Roots" but the Internet made it quite easy that I just needed to google the less common family name that the sister of Sadao-san, who guided your Great-Aunts in the 70s and the 80s, got married and had. I guess your late great-aunt Kazuko-san, Sadao-san and his sister helped you make it happen. By the way, the grave of your great-grandfather's brother and Sadao-san's you visited is at a Buddhist temple, not a Shinto shrine in Matsumoto City. I usually explain the distinction between temples and shrines, but I didn't have that chance that day. Please enjoy the rest of your trip in Japan and I would appreciate if I could have another opportunity to guide you in the near future. Thank you again for the wonderful day and the review. Please say hi to Sherrie for me.


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'The Amazing Spider-Man 2' Trailer: Does Gwen Stacy Die? — Watch
Is that Electro, the Rhino, Doctor Octopus, AND a young Green Goblin we see? The first trailer for 'The Amazing Spider-Man 2' debuted on Dec. 5, and the shocking number of new villains makes it quite clear that Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone might have a pretty tough go of it this second time around.
When we last left Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield) and Gwen Stacy (Emma Stone) in the summer of 2012, Spidey had been banned from seeing his newly father-less young girlfriend. But the new trailer for The Amazing Spider-Man 2 reveals that the couple is back and better than ever — that is, until the villain who murders her in the comics rears his ugly head. Will Gwen bite it in Spider-Man 2? Check out the trailer below!
'The Amazing Spider-Man 2' Trailer: Will The Green Goblin Kill Gwen?
Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy shied away from Gwen's iconic, shocking murder by casting a Mary Jane Watson in her stead, but from the looks of things, this new outing might be the last time we see Andrew's real-life girlfriend playing Gwen.
"Every day I wake up knowing that the more people I try to save, the more enemies I will make," Peter Parker muses as he stands above a breathtaking view of Manhattan. Seems like an understatement — this very spoiler-y trailer reveals Electro (Jaime Foxx), The Rhino (Paul Giamatti), a glimpse at one of Doc Oc's tentacles, and — most importantly — The Green Goblin (Dane DeHaan), who infamously murders Gwen in the Spider-Man comics.
So, will GG/Harry Osborn pull off the shocking crime this summer? As much as we love Emma as Gwen, it would be nice to see this legendary event played out on the big screen, especially with someone as talented as Dane pulling the metaphoric trigger. (If you haven't seen him in Chronicle, rent it. Now.)
'The Amazing Spider-Man 2' Trailer: All About Oscorp
The other big moments in the trailer revolved around Harry's return, and Peter's investigation into why Oscorp wanted to exploit his father's research. It looks like Peter and Harry will finally get to the bottom of what made the former's father public enemy number one, and this knowledge will likely end up turning Harry into the terrifying Green Goblin. Not sure about you, but we can't wait to see how it all goes down!
What do you think, HollywoodLifers? Are you excited for The Amazing Spider-Man 2? Will/should Gwen die?
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While the "Gang of Eight" immigration bill's future hangs in limbo in the face of various hurdles that have popped up recently, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) is confident that if it passes the Senate, Democrats will gear up their political machine to ram the legislation through the House.
Rubio's comments came during a Wednesday meeting with House conservatives from the Republican Study Coalition (RSC). Rubio's fellow Gang of Eight member Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) joined the meeting, as did Sens. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Rand Paul (R-KY), and Mike Lee (R-UT). Those four are adamantly opposed to the Gang of Eight bill, though they do support real immigration reform.
An aide in the room told Breitbart News that Rubio said "that once the Senate passed it," the Democrats "would pounce on the House to take it up."
"It was an oddly candid admission," the aide said of Rubio's remarks.
When asked if Rubio defended the bill in the RSC meeting, the aide said "not much at all."
That aide added that Flake did not say "much" at the meeting, "just defended the bill and purpose behind it."
Rubio's tepidity towards the bill during the RSC meeting comes as a high-ranking Senate aide told Breitbart News he and his staff are looking to abandon the Gang of Eight using other Republican offices. Rubio's spokesman Alex Conant has still not returned request for comment on that revelation.
Meanwhile, on the House side, ABC News reports immigration talks there have collapsed because Democrats are insisting illegal immigrants be given access to Obamacare.
Nonetheless, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has not walked back his promise to begin floor action on the bill in the Senate next week. Even so, Sens. Rubio and Bob Menendez (D-NJ) both say the group does not have the support of at least 60 senators, the bare minimum needed to pass the bill.
To make matters more complicated, Rubio has promised he will not vote for the bill as it currently is written without additional measures to strengthen border security elements.


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Helen Buday
Graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art in 1983. Twice nominated for a best actress AFI award. First in 1986 with For Love Alone & again in 2003 for Alexandra's Project. For her work in Alexandra's Project Buday was awarded Best Actress at the 48th Valladolid International Film Festival, 2003. She was also nominated for Best Actress for the Film Critic's Circle and IF Awards in 2003.
Helen has worked with Australian director Rolf de Heer twice first appearing in Dingo alongside Miles Davis and Colin Friels in 1990 & then again in 2003 with Alexandra's Porject co-starring Gary Sweet.
In 1984 Buday made her screen debut opposite Mel Gibson and Tina Turner, as Savannah Nix, leader of the feral children, in Kennedy-Miller's Mad Max III - Beyond Thunderdome. After a two-and-a-half year search Buday was chosen to play the lead role of Theresa in the film adaptation of Christina Stead's famous novel For Love Alone.
Helen's theatre credits include: A Midsummer's Night Dream (Sydney Theatre Company), The Three Sisters (Anthill Theatre), The Importance of Being Ernest (Melbourne Theatre Company) and The Doll's House (Belvoir Street Theatre), Macbeth (playing Lady Macbeth) for the Sydney Theatre Company, The Marriage Of Figaro for Company B, My Fair lady for The Victorian State Opera, Cabaret for The State Theatre Company of South Australia, High Society for the Melbourne Theatre Company and The Threepenny Opera for the Sydney Theatre Company.


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Training obligations
Updating author: David Whincup
- Save for health and safety training, employers are under no specific legal obligation to pay for (or sponsor) occupational or work-related training designed to enhance employees' qualifications and skills. (See The employer's common law and statutory duties and Occupational training)
- Induction and other forms of "on the job" training are necessary if new recruits (and people newly promoted or transferred) are to carry out their duties efficiently and safely. (See The employer's common law and statutory duties)
- Training (or the lack of it) may be a factor in determining the fairness or otherwise of an employee's dismissal. (See Dismissing the incompetent employee)
- Employers that pay for, or subsidise, external training courses for their employees have the qualified right to recover the whole or part of their costs if the employees in question leave their job after completing such a course. (See Recovery of training costs)
- Employees who are employed by an employer with at least 250 employees and who have at least 26 weeks' continuous service have the legal right to make a request in relation to study or training and have their request considered. (See Requests in relation to study or training)
- School leavers and 17- and 18-year-olds have the legal right, in prescribed circumstances, to be permitted a reasonable amount of paid time off work to enable them to pursue further studies. (See Time off for study or training: young persons)
- Safety representatives, union officials, pension scheme trustees and trade union learning representatives have the right to be permitted paid time off work to undergo training relevant to the performance of their functions or duties. (See Time off for training: safety representatives, Time off for training: pension scheme trustees, Time off for training: trade union officials, and Time off for training: trade union learning representatives)
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Aud block and city street restoration move forward
The Erie Canal Harbor Development Corp. board of directors met and adopted a modified general project plan for Canalside. The vote marks an important step forward for the Aud block and the City Street Restoration project.
The proposed changes to the 2012 MGPP include redevelopment of the southern portion of the Aud block, restoration of a city street, and revisions to the project budget based on increased private investment on the Webster block. A public meeting will be held on the modified MGPP from 6-7 p.m. Dec. 3.
"We are moving forward with projects that will enhance the waterfront experience of visitors and residents," said ECHDC Chairman Robert Gioia. "The idea is to build on the success we have already seen at Canalside with the events and attractions by adding more choices for entertainment, education and dining. ECHDC is pleased to see that the overall experience and sense (of) pride people feel for Buffalo and Western New York is growing with each new element of interest that is brought to the waterfront."
The southern Aud block is bounded by Main Street, Scott Street and the Canal System (Parcel A3), currently under construction. The southern Aud block, divided into smaller development parcels based on the historic street grid, will have a mixed-use building. The proposed South Aud Block Redevelopment Project includes ECHDC completing the core and shell of two buildings and full build-out of a third building, with up to 100,000 square feet total of mixed-use space, which is purposed to include a restaurant, a children's museum and a visitor kiosk, among other amenities.
ECHDC will also complete additional public infrastructure as part of the site work, including the reconstruction of portions of Lake Street and Lloyd Street, as well as bikeway trail amenities and signage. Additional interpretive signage will be included on the site.
The reconstruction of Commercial/Pearl Street between Marine Drive and Lower Terrace, including the intersection of Perry Boulevard, would improve the city street by using a complete streets concept. In addition, the parking areas under the Skyway located north and south of Perry Boulevard would be redeveloped for Canalside parking. ECHDC is expected to partner with the City of Buffalo, New York State Department of Transportation and Federal Highway Administration to complete the street work.
For more information on ECHDC, visit www.eriecanalharbor.com.