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A review of 50 Great Myths About Atheism (2013) by Russell Blackford and Udo Schuklenk
I was excited to find the familiar name of Russell Blackford in a book in my local Pennsylvania library. I had to check it out. It turned out to be delightfully enlightening.
The 50 myths about atheism are grouped into themes. "What is atheism?" is addressed at beginning and end. How broad or narrow is the term? Is it absence of belief or denial of all theistic effects in the world? Is it akin to Marxism, Satanism, is it political, or just another religion? That last question, "Is atheism a religion?" requires asking the underlying question "what is a religion?". This gets complicated.
Using my own life experience, I could attempt to answer some of these but philosophers answer it better. I found this book so useful as a reference to addressing these frequently asked questions, I must purchase it.
I understand why religionists would believe these myths and reject the philosophy of nonbelief. Atheism threatens the values association with religion. Believing such myths, such as "atheism robs life of meaning and purpose," is a way to reinforce the believer's own belief. I get it, I just find it untenable. This philosophical treatment highlights the complexity of human social interactions and issues. There may be no one "right" answer.
Popular opinion is rooted in confusion, ignorance, pride, and tradition. Myths reveal people's fear within themselves. Aiming these value judgements at atheists externalizes these fears to a group. There are endless examples of society doing this with other groups as well.
This book is fair to religion in general. Yet in addressing several myths, the authors take on popular religious apologists. One in particular, Dinesh D'Souza, comes out looking like the self-righteous fathead that he is. Rational discussion reveals how ignorant and wrong their anti-freethought rhetoric is.
The section on why atheism arose contained excellent information. The authors collect thoughts from various references, noting the following factors: rise in alternative philosophy, the growth in secular theories of ethics, the success of science and rise in natural understanding of world, the increase in investigation into Biblical texts, the questioning of tradition, religions conceptions and the subsequent decline in literal belief in doctrines, an emphasis on logic and analytic investigations, the effect of wars and the feeling of abandonment by God, the advent of mass communication and rise of urbanization all mixed together to draw people towards an atheistic outlook.
My particular interest was the role science played in this shift. The last chapter includes the discussion of science versus religion and the dwindling human need to invoke a disembodied intellect as a cause. Humans grasped the fruitfulness of a naturalistic approach of science and a fruitlessness in invoking supernatural hypotheses. This clearly suggests "we live in a world without miraculous agents and powers." It was not the intent for science to undermine religion, but the process is what it is. Maybe someday that will change, note the authors, but we've gone so far down the methodological naturalism path, it's not realistic to think it will. "We live a world very different from what the world religions once seemed to describe." Thanks, Science!
Are science and religion compatible? The short answer is "no". The long answer is "no". I once thought Gould's NOMA was a nice idea. I see how it is not useful now. The authors lucidly unpack the reasoning and the attempts to create a truce or to mesh the two "magisteria," but as I go on through life, I agree this just will not work. Early work, especially Newton's, appealed to the actions of a God. Early modern science was accommodating to Christianity, keeping within a narrow range of natural philosophy. Until it didn't.
This was my favorite take away: If the bible was divinely inspired, why don't scientific findings that we have made match up with what is written? When the religious doctrines have to be modified or reinterpreted to conform with man's discoveries, what does that say about the Bible and doctrines being divinely inspired to begin with? Yep, more solid rocks in the foundation for an atheistic view that the authors conclude is the "honest" and "reasonable" worldview to have.
Useful discussions on these issues are not simple. This book makes examining the myths, misconceptions, and arguments about religion and lack of religion coherent and compelling. I strongly recommend it.


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Penta have been looking pretty good lately. They beat LC 2-0, BEAT NA'VI, beat SK, and EZSkins. They also lost some close ones vs SK, Vexed, and G2. Ever since picking up Spiidi they have just proved themselves and been looking better and better. Starix, krystal, tabsen, and tahsin are all great fraggers, but really Spiidi ever since his accusition from mouz really has stepped it up and is top fragging almost every game. One thing that seperates them from EFrag is the fact that they seem to have more team play and actual strats.
EFrag have been looking worse and worse. Around APM this year they broke out after their accusition (formerly GPlay), beating even TSM at that LAN. They are just insane aimers, any five of these players can literally carry the team by themselves. Dream3r lately has been stepping up the most though and is standing out. The thing is, their map pool isn't as strong as Penta's, they have gone back to their "force buy every round" ideology, and in general don't have good results. 3-0 loss vs F3, Barely barely edging out BX3 in Double OT on map 3, barely taking teams like GF, LC, and Ducks on certain maps.
While EFrag can be a good team they have been very bad lately, while Penta has been good. But, with as good as EFrag can play, this is pretty risky and I wouldn't go anything over small on Penta.
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From the moment she began her first part-time job as a teacher's assistant in a church-operated daycare center, Davenia knew that she had a passion to work with young children. That job led her on a journey to study early childhood special education as an undergraduate at the University of Maryland, College Park, and then to work as an early interventionist, working with children from birth through age three, who had varying disabilities, for Prince Georges County Public Schools (MD). There, she coordinated parent support groups, toddler groups, assessed children, made home visits and assisted to transition children into school-based programs. She "absolutely loved" empowering the families of young children and working to assist each child to meet developmentally appropriate milestones. She also loved working directly with the children and their families and as a mentor for new teachers and pre-service teachers.
After she obtained a doctorate in early childhood special education, she began her work in higher education, serving as an assistant professor in both special education and early childhood education. She taught classes, advised students, supervised interns, and published.
In 2007 she joined the team at Washington Adventist University (formerly Columbia Union College), where she served as the Director of Field Experiences for one year and the Chair of the Education Department for two years. Her department experienced tremendous growth as they forged partnerships with local public school systems, enhanced internship experiences within our Seventh-day Adventist partner schools, began development of online education courses, and also benefited from grant funding in excess of $1 million for their early childhood education program.
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Texas Theatre open this weekend
Marcus and Bea Monroe, along with the M3 Palace Theater in Colorado City, are pleased to announce that the Texas Theatre II in Sweetwater is finally up and running. With the recent installation of air conditioning and heating, the Texas Theater is now open and showing movies, starting this Friday.This weekend's shows include "Legends of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole" and "Paranormal Activity 2." The films will run throughout the weekend from Friday, Nov. 26 through Sunday Nov. 28."Legends of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole," the children's film based on the popular selling children's books, is rated PG with a run time of 1 hour and 30 minutes. It will be showing on both Friday and Saturday night at 7 p.m.The thriller "Paranormal Activity 2" will be showing on both Friday and Saturday nights at 9 p.m, and Sunday night at 7 p.m. The film has a run time of 1 hour and 31 minutes and is rated R.Admission prices for the films are $6 for adults, $4.50 for children 12 and under, and children under 3 get in free.More movies are slated to be released at the Texas Theatre II, including the kid-friendly films "Megamind" and "Tangled" and "Unstoppable" featuring Denzel Washington. Also, the first part to the finale of the Harry Potter franchise, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1" is coming soon.The Texas Theatre II also offers private showings for birthdays, groups, churches and day cares. As a reminder, please inform the theatre and reserve your private showing as soon as possible.For more information about the re-opening of the Texas Theatre II, call 325-829-7708; for showtimes, 325-728-9294; or visit www.3mmPalaceTheater.com."Thanks again for all your support," says Marcus Monroe. "We appreciate everyone's support and patience during this time."


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Tyburn was an infamous execution spot west of London, used since medieval times. The Tyburn "tree" - a unique, multi-person gallows - erected in 1571 became a popular public spectacle, drawing crowds of thousands.Tyburn Tree blog is less blood-thirsty but hopefully topical, interesting and informative, if slightly bent to my personal topics of interest - books, writing, history, technology, with a smattering of politics and dash of pop culture, science and the downright strange. So "take a ride to Tyburn" and see what happens...
Monday, January 31, 2005
Wolves Eat Dogs
Wolves Eat Dogs - Martin Cruz Smith
Cynical, melancholy Moscow special investigator Arkardy Renko has a serious problem. One of Moscow's newly minted billionaires has taken a fatal plunge off of a twenty-story condominium - suicide or murder? As Renko dryly observes "We prefer suicides. Suicides don't demand work, or drive up the crime rate."
In his fifth book featuring his laconic, down-trodden detective, Martin Cruz Smith is at the top of his game. Wolves Eat Dogs takes Renko, filling his role as Moscow's most dogged and quixotic gumshoe, from the heady environs of the new Russian elite down a twisted, wayward path into a deadly quietly radioactive heart of darkness, the 30-mile Exclusion Zone surrounding Chernobyl.
Tautly written, intriguing and quite frankly offering a more humane glimpse of the Russian pysche then western fiction typically offers, Wolves Eat Dogs is a terrific and unique mystery, with Renko, as ever, leading the reader deeper and deeper into uncharted territory - in this case, the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, with its eerie abandoned towns, burgeoning wildlife, icon-thieves, corrupt car parts dealers and obsessive scientests. Smith weaves an involving and immersive mystery with first-rate characters and plotting, in a very unique setting. I highly recommend it!
I would also recommend a look at Renko's earlier adventures - Gorky Park, Polar Star, Red Square, and Havana Bay.
Find out more about the Chernobyl nuclear disaster at Chernobyl Info, Chernobyl: A Nuclear Disaster and the Chernobyl Children's Project International. For a more detailed look at the overall health impact of the disaster ten years after, visit the Nuclear Energy Agency's Chernobyl Assessment page.
Why not take a visit to the Exclusion Zone? Follow along with Elena's motorcycle run through the Zone at Kiddofspeed - Ghost Town. Here are some more photos to check out.
Interestingly enough, due to a dearth of human presence, the Exclusion Zone is rapidly becoming a natural haven for Ukrainian wildlife.
Thinking of playing tourist? Better read this first.
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Wednesday, January 26, 2005
Shadow Divers
Shadow Divers: The True Adventure of Two Americans Who Risked Everything to Solve One of the Last Mysteries of World War II - Robert Kurson
There is something deeply fascinating yet profoundly unsettling about this book.
It is, among other things, a story of high adventure, obsession and the cold face of imminent death. Shadow Divers is the true story of a group of deep-sea wreck divers who challenge themselves on the thin edge of the survivable, diving more than 200 feet into the cold Atlantic, venturing into twisted wrecks like the Andrea Doria and others, hunting souvenirs, bragging rights and a shivering adrenaline high.
Shadow Divers focuses on John Chatterton and Rich Kohler, who, investigating a mysterious wreck off the New Jersey coast, discover lurking 230 feet below the surface, a ghost from World War II, a sunken German U-Boat lying where none should be. Driven by the challenge of uncovering and identifying the boat, Chatterton and Kohler undertake a seven-year odyssey, diving repeatedly into the chill depths of the sea and into the musty records of World War II to discover the secrets of the wreck.
Deep-sea wreck diving is among the world's most deadly endeavors and the dives on the shadowy U-Boat are no exception. Kurson's vivid prose pulls the reader into the situation and at points is so profoundly tense it is almost impossible to put down. It is, as the expression goes, like watching a train wreck about to happen...terrified fascination and sick amazement are at war in your stomach when you read this book.
Kurson's narrative weaves the lore, dangers, technology and practices of deep-sea wreck diving, with the characters and practioners of the sport, pulling you into the excitement and the discovery...so when disaster strikes, although not unexpected, it is deeply unsettling, horrifying and vivid.
Similar to Jon Krakauer's book Into Thin Air which recounted the terrifying 1996 disaster on Mount Everest that cost five lives, Shadow Divers left me with a certain empty, morbid and questioning sense of "why?" and a mixed bag of both admiration and head-shaking irritation at the often pointless thrill-seeking.
Overall a definite first-rate book and one of the very best of the year.
Interested in learning more about U-boats? U-Boat.net is the place to go. Also check out the terrific Nova documentary and supporting website "Hitlers Lost Sub", for a look at the Shadow Divers' submarine, a virtual tour, maps of other sunken U-boat wrecks and an interactive feature on the chilling dangers of wreck diving.
Here's the website for the Wreck of the Andrea Doria, described by Kurson as "Mount Everest" for wreck divers. If you are wise, you will just stick to reading about the wreck...
Here's the Atocha, for the red-blooded, gold-hunting treasure-enthusiast in your family...
And some last thoughts...
They might have split up or they might have capsized
They may have broke deep and took water
And all that remains is the faces and the names
Of the wives and the sons and the daughters.
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Thursday, January 6, 2005
Ray Harryhausen: An Animated Life
Ray Harryhausen: An Animated Life - Ray Harryhausen, Tony Dalton
In the prehistoric days before the advent of a thousand digital channels, DVD's and VCRs, my local television channel would run a Sunday Afternoon Matinee. My brothers and I would sit, enthralled, watching Godzilla stomp Tokyo into smoky rubble, or some slithery beast ooze out of a bog and chase down some hapless passerby, or watch, as some wooden-voiced actor bounded about the screen improbably fighting a dozen skeletal swordsman or a towering bronze statue.
More often then not, we were watching the uniquely detailed work of Ray Harryhausen.
Ray Harryhausen: An Animated Life is a glorious, fascinating and fun meander through the life, films and career of one of Hollywood's pioneering special effects masters. Harryhausen's magical beasts and evocative stop-action special effects were a source of inspiration for dozens of today's directors and directly led to the current state-of-the art work of such luminaries as George Lucas and Steven Spielberg (although Harryhausen himself notes that despite the exquisite detail of today's computer-generated special efffects, he still prefers models and stop-animation for their "soul").
Harryhausen's highly illustrated book traces his roots in the special effects industry, his mentors Willis O'Brien and George Pal, and the various film influences (King Kong naturally enough)that shaped and impacted his work on such films as Mighty Joe Young, The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms, Valley of the Gwangi, Jason and the Argonauts, The 7th Voyage of Sinbad, Clash of the Titans, and, my personal favorite, Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger.
An Animated Life is fundamentally a book for a film buff, so temper any expectations of a detailed or seamy insider look at Hollywood in the 50's and 60's. You will however love having the curtain pulled aside on how Harryhausen and his cohorts pulled off much of their cinematic sleight-of-hand. For someone infected with the romance of the pulp films of the era, An Animated Life is a fabulous book but...
If however you really don't care for silver screen derring-do, the deep background on the Rhedosaurus, foul monsterous creatures from the depths or magical mythological beasts.. well, ...what the heck is wrong with you? Get a life.
For a complete round-up of Harryhausen's work, check out the ever dependable Internet Movie DataBase or read the profile at Sci-Fi Masters.
Check out this tribute to Harryhausen (with special guest appearance by He-Man's Skeletor), its just plain...surreal.
Check out this online explanation of Dynamation that gives you a good overview of how Harryhausen brought his intricate creatures to life or visit the Stop-Motion Animation site for some lessons on how you can develop your own stop-motion film.
Now I have to go, my six-year old son and I have to snuggle up, eat popcorn and watch The 7th Voyage of Sinbad... love that cyclops.
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Release Date: June 10, 2016
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Society was rocked when the Cathedral appointed Allegra, Contessa of Marsina, to negotiate the delicate peace talks between the rebelling mage slaves and the various states. Not only was she a highborn mage, she was a nonbeliever and a vocal objector against the supposed demonic origins of witchcraft. Demons weren't real, she'd argued, and therefore the subjection of mages was unlawful.
That was all before the first assassination attempt. That was before Allegra heard the demonic shrieks. All before everything changed. Now Allegra and her personal guards race to stabilize the peace before the entire known world explodes into war with not just itself, but with the abyss from beyond.
So much for demons not being real.
A new Krista book! That's always a cause for celebration. Krista writes both fiction, an assortment of speculative fiction genres, and non-fiction. At this point, there are only a few of her books that I haven't read or that I don't own, including her non-fiction. Yes, she's just that good. She's a must-read and an auto-buy. In fact, not only do I have the ARC the author sent, which this review is based on, but I also bought a finished copy. :)
"The Demons We See" didn't disappoint. The story was well done, and kept me reading. I didn't want it to end and I'm impatient for the next book in the series (Okay, so I'm generally impatient but darn it, I need to know who survives!). The characters are interesting, even the secondary ones. Ball brings them to life and makes them real, even when they are oh, so different from the reader. Allegra is snarky, rude, compassionate, stubborn, feisty, a little bit innocent, and sometimes desperate. She means well and she learns from her mistakes; she's definitely not perfect.
There's humor, action and romance. Ball tackles some weighty subjects - bigotry, sexism, sin and redemption, among others - wrapped up in an engrossing story. A few times, the story took second place to the messages Ball has woven into the story but for the most part, it flowed right along. And whether yu agree or disagree with what she says, she makes you think. You can enjoy the story as a straight-up action fantasy story or dig deeper; the story works either way. The story is set in an Earth-type, Middle Ages inspired world. There's sword play, politics, intrigue, religion, betrayal, love, torture, and death. It's not a happy book but there are happy moments and there's hope. I'm not sure where Ball is going with her story arc or how events will play out but I'm along for the journey.


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The Many Faces Of Mark One
One of the most impressive aspects of the Mark One module in XLN Audio's Addictive Keys is the sheer range of tones it's capable of. While a quick surf through the presets can give you a glimpse of this, it's only when you poke around within the Edit Page for yourself that you get real sense of the breadth of tone on offer here.
At the heart of the instrument's flexible nature is the range of line and mic signals you can blend, which provide a massive variety of sounds even before you start applying any processing in the Channel Strip. You can go from a super-close presentation based just on the Line signal, all the way to a 'diffuse droplets' patch focusing on the two ambient mic pairs instead, all without a speck of effects work. My favourite signals here are the soft stereo spread of the 'Dim D' signal (presumably modeled on the classic Roland Dimension-D chorus), never quite crossing the line into pure chorusing, and the warm envelopment of the PZM floor mics, so different in style to a simple reverb effect.
But the real star of the show for me is the modulation effects: the Chorus with its beautifully musical Octave Mode and variable stereo width; the Phaser with its stepped (and tempo-syncable) LFO shapes and the gossamer whistle of its higher resonance settings. And the Tremolo, which will just as happily deliver auto-panning and auto-wah if the fancy takes you. But what really expands the options is that each line/mic signal has its own Channel Strip, so you can pile up to eight independent modulation effects on a single instrument!
But there's more, because the Sample Playback settings offer other modulation options as well. The Pitch tab gives you a Vibrato facility with variable Rate and Depth, for instance, while the Filter and Volume tabs' multi-stage envelopes can easily trespass into analogue synth territory, especially if you turn up the filter resonance and switch off the Release Samples. And if you open up the Addictive Keys Session Settings, and you take this concept even further by assigning several modulation-effect parameters to be controlled from, say, your mod-wheel in real time, or adjust the whole instrument's pitch-bend range to allow insane two-octave pitch divebombs.
It may be a vintage instrument, but that doesn't mean it can't sound fresh!
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Senate panel passes MARPOL Annex VI measure
The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee last week approved legislation cosponsored by Committee Vice Chairman Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) to amend the Maritime Pollution (MARPOL) Act. The "MARPOL Annex VI Implementation Act of 2008" (H.R. 802), would amend the "MARPOL Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships" by requiring the U.S. Coast Guard and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to administer and enforce vessel air emission standards.
This amendment would allow the Coast Guard to enforce air emissions standards on all vessels in the navigable waters of the United States, all vessels departing from or inbound to a U.S. port, and vessels that are a party to the convention operating within the United States Exclusive Economic Zone.
"In Alaska, close to 90 percent of the state's consumer goods arrive through the port of Anchorage. Unfortunately, these same vessels currently comprise one of the world's largest uncontrolled sources of air pollution," said Senator Stevens. "This amendment strikes the right balance between strengthening our environmental protections while preserving the navigational freedoms critical to our national security interest and is consistent with international law."
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You might have a dog who is recovering from an operation or injury or needs medication and there is nobody at home to take care of him/her.
Dogs with special needs will be addressed on an individual basis and can be enrolled and taken care of while they recover. Doggie Den does not charge for taking care, keeping your dog seperate from other dogs, or for administering medicine - this service is included in the daycare cost.
Please note however that all vaccines MUST be up-to-date and your dog must be free of parasites and any contagious illness.
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What do you think about "reality" TV ghost shows?
Last year, I went to an old friend's Christmas party. I wore a diaphanous white dress, gold heels and my mother's mink jacket from the 70s. I obviously expected to leave my (super chic, super soft, it's totally okay because it's vintage) jacket at the door, but when the hostess told me I'd also have to ditch my shoes, I took pause.
This chick wants me to take off my shoes and walk around her house barefoot in the company of forty strangers? Seriously?
I would have worn a completely different outfit had I known. You know, one that included SOCKS.
A few days later, I popped by an acquaintance's house party with friends. I walked up the entrance stairs of the Victorian house and immediately saw the rows of shoes lined up against the wall.
"Ummmmm…Is this a no-shoe house?" I asked as my friends answered the question by removing their TOMS. (Does everyone EVERWHERE wear TOMS all of the time or is this only in San Francisco?)
"Yeah," my friend replied. "He's super strict about it." And then she plodded towards the kitchen where everyone was congregated. BAREFOOT.
"Ohhhhhh," I said. "Okay." I looked down at my feet protected by only a pair of satin ballet flats. "I'll be right there."
And then, as my friends made their way towards the group, I did a quick pirouette and skipped down the stairs. Sure, I like a party. But I like not having ringworm even more.
Unfortunately for my feet, I could tell stories like this for days. Times I had to leave my suede over-the-knee Stuart Weitzman boots in the shadows of a dark corner; parties where I roamed barefoot, cracker crumbs nesting between my toes; wine dates where my metallic heels were quickly shoved in a closet, but the dog was allowed to hop from couch to couch.
And no, thank God, my shoes have never been stolen a la Carrie in "Sex & the City." Of course, that's probably only because I'm too cheap to throw down $485 for a pair of Manolos. Oh, and because my friend aren't thieves. (Because there's nothing good to steal MOST LIKELY.)
But here's the thing People Who Make Me Take My Shoes Off at Their House:
You want clean floors and carpets?
I want not to ever EVER have to drag the sole of my foot and the tips of my toes across your kitchen tile. Don't even get me started on that rug in your bathroom.
I don't care how clean you are. I am one of the cleanest people I know and I promise you, if I have a party, there's stuff on the floor that I don't want to step in. WHICH IS WHY I WEAR SHOES AT MY PARTIES.
Well that and because shoes are basically the final touch of ANY outfit EVER.
But I get it. It's not about me. (This is what I'm learning in therapy and ew, I really have to spend $200/hour to be told the worst news ever?) So, People Who Don't Allow Shoes in Their Home, I am willing to compromise.
I will take my shoes off and abandon them, lonely and friendless, in your foyer, but here's what I want from you in exchange:
1. If you have a "shoe-free" home, I want warning. Whether you're inviting me over for coffee drinks or for a surprise birthday party you're throwing for me, I want advanced notice that when I step into your house, you're going to require me to remove my flipflops/sandals/flats/heels/boots/whatever. (I know, I know. I just judged all of those people who wear TOMS and then admitted that I cruise around in Reef flipflops half of the year. I'm such a hypocrite and my flipflops don't even get homeless kids a new pony.)
The reasons I ask for this "no shoe" disclosure are simple.
A. If I know I have to take my shoes off, I can make the decision about whether I want to go to your home at all. Honestly, if you're having a party and you're not one of my very best friends, I'm probably going to stay at home with a bottle of wine, an US Weekly, and my boot collection. You won't even miss me and, frankly, more wine for everyone else!
B. If I do decide to come over, I can plan accordingly. And by "plan accordingly," I mean "wear socks." Nice socks. Socks with no holes. Thick socks that will act as an almost-shoe. Because, no, even tights will not do in this situation. I will still be able to feel the remnants of your breakfast toast as I skulk across your breakfast nook.
C. I can plan my outfit accordingly. The other day I got stuck removing my boots when I was wearing leggings and a long sweater. The leggings and sweater alone were hideous. It was the boots that really brought them all together. You can think that I'm shallow, but you totally know what I'm talking about.
D. Basically: I just don't EVER want to get stuck roaming someone's home barefoot. I'm not a weird germaphobe, but I just feel like there are things in your home that shouldn't end up in my home because they attached themselves to my heel. Those things include, but are not limited to: animal hair, human hair, lint, food particles, urine, and bacteria from feces.
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Food Photographer in DevonA local delicatessen based in Torquay had been searching for a commercial food photographer to help support the launch of their new website and advertising campaign. We initially spoke about the brief on the phone and they wanted to emphasise the wholesome home cooked style of food. But they didn't want to use stock images, so we discussed shooting it like was for a recipe book, so the customers could see the food been created in stages. It gives a more personal approach to the food so the customers know that the food has been created in store and is of the highest quality ingredients. I know that the images will be used for the website, advertising flyers and in the local newspaper. I also know the owner has been nominated for business woman of the year. When shooting commercial photography projects it's very important to go through the details of what the images are to be used for and to get the creative ideas bouncing between the photographer and the client. So when the brief is complete we both know what we are doing. We looked through recipe books, so I could get an idea of the style of food photography the client did like and more importantly the style of images they didn't like. So the following week we had the date set for the shoot and the food was prepared. So below is a small sample of the images supplied. I particularly like the scotch eggs being prepared. When placed together in a montage it works so well.
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During my evidence session on 21 November 2001,
I promised further clarification on several issues:
(1) Response to Andrew Turner's request
for targets linked to the five general objectives. (Q. 253)
The five aims set out at the beginning of the
speech underpin one of the Department's three objectives, namely
"to enable all young people to develop and to equip themselves
with the skills, knowledge and personal qualities needed for life
and work". A full statement of the Department's objectives
can be found in the DfES document "Education and Skills:
Delivering ResultsA Strategy to 2006", which also
contains the associated targets. Targets relating to the five
aims include those for achievement at ages 14, 16 and 19, up to
the year 2004.
In addition, the Secretary of State for Education
and Skills and the Learning and Skills Council have endorsed the
target, proposed by the Modern Apprenticeship Advisory Committee,
that 28 per cent of young people should enter Modern Apprenticeships
by the age of 22, by 2004.
The EMA evaluation includes some 20,000 interviews
with young people and their parents. The data collected includes
courses studied and qualifications obtained but there has been
limited analysis of this aspect so far. There is evidence that
young people in EMA pilot areas are more likely to be studying
for vocational qualifications than young people in the control
areasbut without further analysis it isn't possible to
say if this is an EMA effect or merely the result of lower previous
attainment in the pilot areas. We will discuss with the evaluators
how best to explore the issue once they have completed their work
on analysing the attainment data.
Within the original 15 pilot LEAs, which are
the focus of the evaluation, four variants of an EMA approach
are being examined. The cost of a national scheme would depend
on which EMA model was chosen. These 15 LEAs were chosen on the
basis of the research design. However the extension to a further
41 LEAs focused on areas with low participation and high deprivation.
So in the third of the country now covered by the pilot there
are proportionately more EMA eligible young people than would
be the case nationally. We expect to spend around £156 million
on EMAs in the 56 pilot LEAs in 2001-02.
The guarantee was first given in the summer
of 1999. As I indicated to the Committee it has been repeated
many times, most recently in this year's manifesto.
The RTG is based on the information LEAs have
provided to the DfES through their Section 52 budget statements
about delegated funds allocated to schools with sixth forms in
the baseline year of 2000-01. We consulted LEAs on those figures
between August and September this year. We then uprated the figures,
revised where necessary in the light of this consultation, for
inflation at a rate of 3 per cent per year for two years. This
is because the LSC begins funding sixth forms from the start of
the 2002-03 financial year. This process gives a baseline RTG
for each school, which has been notified to the LSC.
The LSC is currently finalising its first sixth
form funding allocations, which it intends to issue in early December.
For each school sixth form two calculations are made. The first
is what the school would receive for 2002-03 under the RTG. The
second is what it would receive under the LSC's own funding forumla.
For the RTG calculation the LSC will adjust
the baseline figures provided by the DfES to reflect pupil number
changes. They will compare the pupil numbers that underpinned
the 2000-01 LEA allocations, as shown on the Section 52 statements,
with the latest available figures, which were supplied to the
DfES in the September 2001 pupil count. They will use the sum
of £2,600 per pupil, both for losses or gains in numbers,
to derive an adjusted real terms guarantee. This is the
figure that the LSC will use when making the 2002-03 allocations,
and is the figure below which the school's sixth form funding
will not fall.
The LSC will also calculate what each sixth
form would receive under its own funding formula, again using
pupil number data from the September 2001 pupil count, plus data
from the same return on the qualifications that are being studied
by those pupils.
Where the real terms guarantee figure is the
higher of the two totals, we have made it clear that a school
will receive that amount. Where the formula figure is higher we
have always said that schools will receive that amount subject
to overall affordability.
The LSC will also carry out this process in
future years. So I can reassure you that a sixth form will not
lose the real terms guarantee if it loses a few pupils one year.
It will have it recalculated each year in line with changes in
pupil numbers, just as its formula funding level will be recalculated
each year.
Ivan Lewis MP
December 2001


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Rheological behaviour of ethylene glycol-titanate nanotube nanofluids
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Experimental work has been performed on the rheological behaviour of ethylene glycol based nanofluids containing titanate nanotubes over 20–60 °C and a particle mass concentration of 0–8%. It is found that the nanofluids show shear-thinning behaviour particularly at particle concentrations in excess of ~2%. Temperature imposes a very strong effect on the rheological behaviour of the nanofluids with higher temperatures giving stronger shear thinning. For a given particle concentration, there exists a certain shear rate below which the viscosity increases with increasing temperature, whereas the reverse occurs above such a shear rate. The normalised high-shear viscosity with respect to the base liquid viscosity, however, is independent of temperature. Further analyses suggest that the temperature effects are due to the shear-dependence of the relative contributions to the viscosity of the Brownian diffusion and convection. The analyses also suggest that a combination of particle aggregation and particle shape effects is the mechanism for the observed high-shear rheological behaviour, which is also supported by the thermal conductivity measurements and analyses.
KeywordsRheological behaviour Ethylene glycol Titanate nanotube Nanofluid Thermal conductivity
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The symptoms of throat polyps, which are also sometimes called "vocal cord nodules," include a hoarse, husky voice and scratchiness when breathing and speaking. The condition rarely causes any pain aside from a sometimes sore throat, and people often mistakenly think they have laryngitis or seasonal allergies until they receive a diagnosis of polyps from their doctor or care provider. In most cases, the more polyps a person has — or the larger the growths get — the more intensive the symptoms become. Shooting ear pain and sinus pressure are two of the more extreme symptoms, and fatigue and general weakness can also result. In most cases, as soon as the polyps are removed or shrink away, the symptoms will disappear.
One of the first things people with throat polyps notice is that their voice becomes hoarse and deep. It can be hard to speak loudly, for instance, and people often say that their tone has a breathy, raspy quality. Singers often find that their range shrinks a little bit, too, and they may not be able to hit notes as high or as low as they used to. The change is normally gradual, which can make it difficult for people to pinpoint exactly when it began.
People with throat polyps frequently also complain of a scratchy soreness that doesn't seem to go away. In most cases this is more of an annoyance than a real problem, but it is usually noticeable. Smoking or spending time in smoky environments can make these symptoms worse, as can talking, singing, or otherwise using the voice for long periods of time.
In extreme cases — that is, in cases where polyps have grown very large or occur in wide groupings — patients may experience a sharp shooting pain that seems to go from ear to ear. The nerve connections in the ears, nose, and throat are very closely connected, and in most cases there isn't actually anything wrong with the ears at all; pain is felt here, though, because of the way the nerves cross. Pressure in the sinuses may happen for the same reasons.
Exhaustion and fatigue is rarer, but have been documented in some cases. Fatigue often starts with the voice; lecturers and singers in particular usually find that they aren't able to deliver talks or concerts for as long without experiencing cracks or breaks in their voice. It can spread to the body generally, too. People suffering from this symptom often feel weak in most of their major muscles, and often have difficulty doing many physical activities.
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Excellent consumer sentiment will not continue unabated in September. Both income expectations and propensity to buy decreased. On the other hand, economic expectations increased slightly. GfK forecasts a decrease in consumer climate for October of 0.1 points in comparison to the previous month to 10.8 points.
However, consumers believe that the German economy's solid growth trend is set to continue in fall. Therefore, economic expectations will also increase after losses from the preceding month. In contrast, the previous five-month upswing in income expectations ceased in September. Propensity to buy also suffered due to the downturn. However, both measures remain at their current high levels so that a slight trend reversal downwards can be viewed more as a stabilization process.
Economic expectations increase
After the setback of the preceding month, income expectations in September stabilized and increased moderately. With an increase of 3 points, the indicator compensates for part of the decrease from August. It currently stands at 33.4 points. The indicator's clear increase of 26.6 points in comparison with the preceding year can also be viewed as a clear indicator for the continuing positive economic sentiment.
Germans still view their economy as being on the upswing and the employment market regularly sends positive signals. The unemployment rate has continued to drop while the working population has carried on growing. According to forecasts by economic experts, more than a half-million employees should be added in this year alone. Currently, the workforce totals more than 44 million people, which is the largest number ever in the post-reunification era. This strength is also trickling over into the growth figures for the gross domestic product. According to figures from the German Federal Office of Statistics, the adjusted calendar figures (taking into consideration of the difference in the number of business days) for the second quarter show GDP growth of 2.1 percent in comparison with the preceding year, after growing by 2.0 percent in the first three months of the year.
Income expectations: record pace comes to an end
The months-long record pace of consumer income expectation finally came to a halt in September, at least initially. After five consecutive increases, the income indicator finally took a hit, losing 8.7 points. Still at a considerably high level of 52.7 points, it has nearly achieved the previous year's level exactly (September 2016: 52.6 points).
Therefore, in spite of the drop-off, the income expectation level remains high. In view of the excellent employment market situation, the Germans are assuming that they will also have to record significant increases in income. The German Federal Office of Statistics supports this optimism. According to a recently published report, real wages have increased by 1.2 percent for the second quarter of 2017 in comparison with the same quarter in the preceding year. In comparison with the first quarter of the year, this doubles the growth rate because the increase amounted to 0.6 percent from January to March of 2017.
Since legal pensions in Germany are based on the changes in employee wages, retirees are seeing considerable growth in their earnings. They can then support the income indicator as well.
Consumer mood at very high levels
Despite minimal declines, propensity to buy also maintained exceptional levels in September as well. The indicator lost 1.1 points and is currently showing 57.0 points. In comparison with the preceding year, the numbers indicate an increase of plus 4 points.
Thus, German consumers continue to be in a good buying mood. When an employment market is at its best, it ensures the employees do not have to fear for their jobs. This leads to increased planning security, especially when planning major purchases or expenditures, even if doing so might require applying for a loan.
In combination with good employment numbers and significant increases in income, the exceptional buying mood will also trickle over to peoples' purchasing behaviors. Thus, retail revenues increased in July by 4.2 percent in comparison with the previous year (real: 2.7 percent) according to figures from the German Federal Office of Statistics. The fact that retailers were able to increase sales by 4.6 percent (real: 2.8 percent) in the first seven months proves that this was not a passing fad.
Consumer climate: first decrease after five consecutive increases
Following on from 10.9 points in September, GfK is predicting a decrease to 10.8 points for October. Thus, the indicator must allow for slight losses after five consecutive increases. Regardless, however, consumer sentiment remains in good shape. The domestic economy will therefore continue to contribute significantly to overall economic development in Germany.
GfK confirms its forecast made at the start of the year, whereby real private consumption will increase by about 1.5 percent this year.
Despite the excellent domestic situation, this situation is not without difficulties. Internationally, a number of risks are threatening to impact the economic situation in Germany. The tension regarding North Korea's atomic program has been increasing; Brexit negotiations are progressing slowly but surely; and other regions in crisis like Syria and Iraq are still in flux. In addition, how the US government will position their trade policy in the future remains unclear. Increases in their protectionist tendencies would also affect exporters, like Germany. In this case, consumer economics could also expect to be negatively impacted.
About the study
The results are an extract from the "GfK Consumer Climate MAXX" study and are based on around 2,000 consumer interviews per month conducted on behalf of the European Commission. This report presents the indicators in graphical form and provides predictions and detailed comments on the indicators. It also provides information on consumer spending plans for 20 areas in the consumer goods and services markets. The GfK Consumer Climate Study has been carried out since 1980.
Consumer climate refers explicitly to all private consumer spending. However, retail trade, depending on the definition used, accounts for only around 30 percent of private consumer spending. Services, travel, rent, health services, and the entire wellness sector account for the rest.
GfK's forecast for 2017 is an increase in private consumption of at least 1.5 percent. According to data from the German Federal Statistical Office, private consumption rose by 2.0 percent in real terms in 2016. Again, this does not concern retail sales but instead refers to total consumer spending.
Propensity to buy, like all other indicators, is a sentiment indicator. It queries whether consumers currently consider it advisable to make larger purchases. Even if they answer "Yes" to this question, there are two further requirements for making a purchase: The consumer must have the necessary money for such a large purchase and must also see a need to make this purchase. Furthermore, this only actually concerns durable goods, which also require a larger budget.
The results of the consumer climate survey are obtained from monthly interviews of around 2,000 people who are representative of Germany's population. This survey tool is subject to constant quality controls, particularly in order to ensure that it is representative. The particularly high quality of this survey is also demonstrated by the fact that it is used and approved for surveys in the field of empirical legal research (for example, the danger of confusing products). This means that the results have the status of an expert report and must be recognized in court.
For more information: Rolf Bürkl, tel. +49 911 395-3056,
email@example.com and at http://consumer-climate.gfk.com/login/
GfK is the trusted source of relevant market and consumer information that enables its clients to make smarter decisions. More than 13,000 market research experts combine their passion with GfK's long-standing data science experience. This allows GfK to deliver vital global insights matched with local market intelligence from more than 100 countries. By using innovative technologies and data sciences, GfK turns big data into smart data, enabling its clients to improve their competitive edge and enrich consumers' experiences and choices.
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A Confusion of Princes is a new science fiction book by Garth Nix scheduled for release later this year. In the book, Khimri discovers that being a Prince — one of many with super-human abilities constructed into bodies and minds — means not that he is above the ordinary people or "normal" humans. Instead, he learns that he is the ultimate puppet. As he is forced from dangerous situations into unmanageable crises, he discovers the power of love and the ability to determine his own destiny.
This book was something I seldom find in books I've reviewed lately; it was fun to read. Khimri began the book as a very smart 16-year-old know-it-all. He matured into an intelligent adult who knew the dirty little secrets of the rulers. He failed often. However, he usually failed forward, trying to do what he thought was required of him. The manner in which Garth Nix portrays Khimri's dreams and experiences makes the book both amusing and dramatic. I highly recommend it.


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Sen. Mitch McConnell recently offered a solution to the student-debt crisis. He didn't provide any assistance to struggling students by closing tax loopholes for the uber-wealthy (that's the bill he filibustered).
Instead, at a town hall meeting in Oldham County, McConnell explained that "the best short-term solution is for parents to be cost-conscious in shopping around for higher education alternatives. Not everybody needs to go to Yale. I don't know about you guys, but I went to a regular ol' Kentucky college. And some people would say I've done OK."
McConnell's last sentence is certainly debatable. But as a Kentuckian who is directly benefiting from Yale's generous financial aid policies, I take issue with his premise.
Yale prides itself on a need-blind admissions process and has pledged to meet 100 percent of every accepted student's demonstrated financial need. That means every Yale student (including a middle-income student like myself) can graduate debt-free.
Sure, I work to help pay for expenses. At school, I work part-time in the Yale Admissions Office and do a weekly night shift in my residential college's snack bar. Right now, I'm spending the summer interning for the Kentucky Democratic Party.
Yale costs about $60,000 a year, but not everyone pays that (I certainly don't). In 2014, the average Yale scholarship was $41,250, and the college provided more than $119 million in need-based financial aid. Best of all, if your parents make $65,000 a year or less, Yale's parental contribution is absolutely nothing. Zero. All of this can make Yale much more affordable than state schools, and especially for-profit colleges.
Yale is by no means alone among prestigious colleges in offering bountiful financial aid.
If your parents make less than $150,000, Harvard University promises they will pay at most 10 percent of their income. Princeton has seen a 150 percent increase in financial aid payments since 2003. I'm not aware of any such promises at the University of Louisville, where McConnell got his undergraduate degree. In fact, the full fare for a Kentucky resident in 2014-15 is more than $18,000 for tuition, room, board and books.
Of course, it's true that a high-achieving Kentucky student could attend state schools for free through lucrative scholarship programs, the Governor's Scholars Program and/or by turning high school grades into cash through the Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarship program. Indeed, many of my high school friends spurned offers from prestigious schools to do just that, receiving an excellent education at a bargain price. (Some are actually making a little money in the deal.)
Unfortunately, those are not options for the vast majority of students.
In Kentucky, 62 percent of students leave college owing an average of $22,384. That's a lot, especially for those from low-income families. Instead of being able to re finance their loans to a lower rate under the filibustered plan offered by Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, they are pushed to McConnell's suggestion of for-profit schools, some of which have shaky reputations.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with an education at a state school. But if you're worried about paying for college, that's actually a reason to apply to Yale, not the other way around. Yale strives for diversity in every class: racially, socio-economically, and culturally. Yale needs more applications, not fewer, from high-achieving students in Kentucky, especially those from rural areas and low-income families. To all of those on the precipice of applying to college, don't listen to McConnell and put your dreams on the back burner because you're worried about debt.
Kentucky has a brain-drain problem, with many of our brightest students leaving to attend college out of state and never coming back. I love Kentucky (just ask any of my Yale friends about my behavior during University of Kentucky basketball games) and plan to put my Ivy League education to work improving the state that will always be my home.


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Definition of Humbled
1. Adjective. Subdued or brought low in condition or status. "His broken spirit"
Definition of Humbled
1. Adjective. Feeling the positive effects of humility. ¹
2. Verb. (past of humble) ¹
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Definition of Humbled
1. humble [v] - See also: humble
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1. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man by James Joyce (1916)
"pallor and her eyes, humbled and saddened by the dark shame of womanhood. While his soul had passed from ecstasy to languor where had she been? ..."
2. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1799)
"humbled !—that is a hard expression. ' ffn-jel. The occasion was harder than the expression—she, who treats a serious proposal as a jest—she, whose levity ..."
3. An exposition of the Creed by John Pearson (1857)
"He humbled himself so far as to take upon him our nature ; in that nature so taken, he humbled himself to all the infirmities which that was capable of, ..."
4. Matthew Paris's English History: From the Year 1235 to 1273 by Matthew Paris, John Allen Giles, William Rishanger (1889)
"However, after much discussion, inasmuch as the king humbled himself and promised that he would thenceforth abide by their counsels without hesitation, ..."
5. Ninety-six Sermons by Lancelot Andrewes (1849)
"He humbled Himself, made obedient unto death, even the death of the Cross. For this cause hath God also highly exalted Him; and given Him a Name above every ..."


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Camper Jam 2018
Camper Jam
From the publishers of Volkswagen Camper & Commercial and VW Bus T4&5+ magazines.
Camper Jam is a family friendly, fun filled show with a chilled out, take it easy vibe.
Highlights over the weekend include live bands, hundreds of traders, a taste bud tantalising food village, children's activities, fun fair and the ever popular "cooking in a camper" competition. There's no better place to admire the beauty of a VW Bus. You may be a first timer with an interest, out to buy one or just plain crazy about them. One thing's for certain, you'll have a great time whatever your level of interest!
Set in the beautiful Weston Park, Camper Jam has become one of the most anticipated and highly regarded VW Camper shows on the calendar.
2018 Announcements
Our 2017 Camper Jam Highlight video is here!
We hope you enjoy watching it as much as we did making it. It's extra long this year for our 10th anniversary, there were so many happy moments we just couldn't stop...
Thank's to all of our crew who work tirelessly to make it all happen. They're now working hard on our next show Camper Calling, we hope to you see many of you there this August Bank Holiday weekend.


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The tech-support strategy being undertaken by two area school districts will make a lot of sense to anyone who's ever turned to a child for help with the remote.
Students haven't yet returned from summer break at Lake Zurich Community Unit School District 95, but some are already working to help set up the district's technology rollout. In Mundelein Consolidated High School District 120, officials are planning to deploy students in a similar fashion.


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1. CAD Operator – Design Document Management responsibilities:
a) Manage as-builts and ensure repository has up-to- date drawing sets
b) Perform minor updates to as-builts after receipt from contractor
c) Assist CAD team with drawing updates as required
d) Generate CAD files from audit redlines
e) Provide testing support for custom CAD applications
f) Contribute to CAD process improvements on standards and procedures
g) Provide an additional level of interaction and information sharing between the primary
team and the CAD/BIM team
h) Support for tools development
i) Set up coordination layouts
j) Coordinate A/E fit-out drawing package before team's review and approval
k) Create new AutoCAD blocks as required
l) Review consultant delivered drawings for in-flight changes driven by team
m) Ensure consultant delivered drawings/models have been done to customer standards
and update if required
2. Required skills:
a) Self-starter and able to multi-task and prioritize
b) Some familiarity with IT technology (not required to be a deep expert)
c) Able to self-manage their own workload
d) Able to work effectively within the customer culture, in multiple groups, facilitate video
conferences with multiple stakeholders or specialists; i.e. – reaching out to stakeholder in
other client groups for information, and managing design consultants as necessary.
e) Good researching skills (data is often times not obviously available)
No formal supervisory responsibilities in this position. Provides informal assistance such as technical guidance, and/or training to coworkers. May lead project teams and/or plan, and supervise assignments of lower level employees.
Manages 3rd party project delivery resources/team. Responsible for identifying training needs, tracking performance, coaching, and motivating team members.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE
Bachelor's degree (BA/BS/BEng/BArch) from College or University in a technical area of study. Minimum four years of related experience and/or training.
CERTIFICATES and/or LICENSES
PMP (US and/or Canada) and LEED AP preferred.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Strong organizational and analytical skills.
Ability to provide efficient, timely, reliable and courteous service to customers. Ability to effectively present information.
Requires advanced knowledge of financial terms and principles. Ability to calculate intermediate figures such as percentages, discounts, and commissions. Conducts advanced financial analysis.
Ability to comprehend, analyze, and interpret complex documents. Ability to solve problems involving several options in situations. Requires advanced analytical and quantitative skills.
OTHER SKILLS and/or ABILITIES
Intermediate skills with Microsoft Office Suite. Ability to read and understand architectural drawings. Knowledge in MS Project, leases, contracts, and construction practices.
Decisions made with thorough understanding of procedures, company policies, and business practices to achieve general results and deadlines. Responsible for setting work unit and/or project deadlines. Errors in judgment may cause short-term impact to department.
Thank you for your interest in CBRE. This position is being published in an effort to build our candidate pipeline for our upcoming opportunities. If an opportunity opens that matches your qualifications, we will reach out to you at that time. We are building a world-class organization with a world-class team and appreciate your interest in CBRE.


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Robert McMullan said it was his ``civic virtue`` that took him to the Broward County Courthouse last week to serve as a juror.
But his virtue was not rewarded.
Instead, he came away from the ordeal vowing that if he were called to jury duty again, ``I will try to get out of it.``
The problems, which dozens of other Broward County jurors also have experienced recently, include:
A lack of parking spaces that has forced some jurors to drive around for as long as 45 minutes to find a space. McMullan, a Lauderdale Lakes grandfather, and others have even received $10 parking tickets, and some jurors have had their cars towed for parking illegally near the courthouse at 201 SE Sixth St., Fort Lauderdale.
Irritating delays at the four elevators that take jurors to the fifth floor for their orientation in the assembly room.
A lack of seating in the assembly room, which has only 300 seats for the more than 400 prospective jurors that show up for a typical session.
``Serving jury duty in Broward County is not a happy experience at all,`` McMullan said.
Trial Court Administrator Carol Ortman has noted all the problems in a memo to various county officials, who will be meeting on Feb. 14 to discuss the situation. Ortman said there are no short-term solutions, especially to the parking problem.
``It is grossly insufficient,`` Ortman said. In the memo, she states, ``These individuals (jurors) must report at a given time and are outraged that there is virtually no place to park.``
Although Court Coordinator Donald Huguelot warns the prospective jurors to move their cars out of tow-away zones, many don`t know where to park their cars without getting ticketed.
``I came in and was going around and around looking for parking. I finally pulled into a private parking lot, and a lady there said I`d get a ticket,`` said Annette DeNardo of Margate, who spent 35 minutes Monday morning looking for a place to park.


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During the day the Sa Clastra Bar also offers a delicious selection of teas and coffees, accompanied by traditional sweets.
Sample the Hilton Classics (Club Sandwich, Hilton Burger, and Caesar salad) in a relaxed setting.


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Support Team
The Mobile Health crew based in Christchurch.
Stuart Gowland
Medical Director
Dr Gowland is the visionary behind the Mobile Health Solutions project. A Christchurch urologist and sometime member of the New Zealand Board of Surgery and Australasian Board of Urology, Dr Gowland was awarded the Queen's Service Order in the New Year's Honours list of 2001 for services to medical standards and rural health. He specialises in combining video communications with surgical care for rural patients and is pioneering telepresence in New Zealand. His objective is to access the best medical care available for patients here through the global collaboration of clinicians via telepresence.
Mark Eager
Chief Executive
Mark has a Nursing background. He has been with MHS since 2007. Mark manages the team at Mobile Health, as well as the relationship with the Ministry of Health and many of the DHBs throughout New Zealand.
Gavin Hurring
Steerologist (aka Driver)
With 35 years professional driving experience, Gavin has developed a comprehensive knowledge of New Zealand roads. As one of the two Mobile Surgical Unit drivers he is also responsible for deployment of the Bus at each site, ensuring the onboard systems are able to support safe operating theatre practice.
Jim Wilson
Steerologist (aka Driver)
With extensive experience driving trucks and coaches on both sides of the Tasman, Jimmy joined the MHS team in 2001. Since then he has supported Gavin in driving the Bus around the country on its five week circuit.
Micky Prendergast
Micky has been driving trucks since the early 80's. He has a vast experience in logging, freight, bulk, and oversize loads. Also spending over ten years trucking in America hauling freight, produce, and owning his own business hauling cars. He joined Mobile Health in July 2016 and as the "newbie" has had to learn quickly a different aspect of truck driving, with the daily running of the onboard systems.
Sue Wallace
Service Scheduler
Prior to joining MHS, Sue managed medical information at Canterbury District Health Board for 29 years, managing both the medical records and clinical coding for Christchurch Hospital. Sue has a Health Records Management Diploma and her medical knowledge and experience ensure that she is well equipped for her MHS role of coordinating surgical services with base hospitals.
Heather Nielsen
Patient Liaison Coordinator
Heather has been working for MHS for a year as an anaesthetic technician and has recently taken on the role of patient liaison coordinator. She comes to us with an extensive background in the medical field. She has been a registered anaesthetic technician for the last 16 years and has held an educational role as a national assessor for anaesthetic students, through the Auckland University of technology, for four years.
Heather is responsible for conducting patient follow up questionnaires for all patients treated on the surgical bus. She also manages stock supplies for the bus and general office administration.
Pauline Proud
Rural Health Development Co-ordinator
Auckland Based
Pauline joined MHS in December 2011 , and works in Auckland, extending the capacity of the rural education and professional development programme. She has professional relationship, project and programme management experience, has designed and delivered adult learning programmes in the public health sector, and comes from a nursing and human resource management background.
Pauline has a real interest in novel and effective provision of professional development for professionals working in rural communities, having provided training and promoted virtual professional teamwork around the country, including working with remote communities.
"Barriers to professional development for rural practitioners are considerable. In this role, I feel I have a great opportunity to contribute to innovative and meaningful solutions that value the skills and experience, and support practice within our rural communities"
Andrew Panckhurst
Marketing Manager
Andrew has extensive sales and marketing experience previously working in both high tech manufacturing, and the business to business sectors. He joined MHS in 2008 and manages all marketing and promotional activities, including the annual Nurses Meeting / Rural Health Symposium.
"Being able to visit rural and remote sites is an interesting part of the role especially as the MHS team is always made so welcome in the rural communities. My role is extremely varied, I especially enjoy being able to capture our events and activities on film.
Pam Gove
Accounting Manager
As the Accounting Manager, Pam takes care of our payments and receipts and provides accounting information to the Management and Board. Originally from South Africa and having qualified as a member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants in the UK, Pam worked for various National Health Board organisations in Finance and in Management prior to immigrating to New Zealand. Pam claims not to know 'Suzie the Waitress'.
Dave Hopkins
Software Developer
Born in England, Dave Hopkins has worked as a software developer in Europe and Australasia. He has been involved in designing software for the medical sector for many years, and is currently responsible for developing purpose built systems for Mobile Health Solutions.
Dave Withell
Maintenance and MMT Service Scheduler
Dave is responsible for scheduling the Mobile Medical Technology (MMT) lithotripsy vehicle, a role which includes booking all site visits, and liasing with specialists to book patient treatments. He also oversees all maintenance of the vehicles. Dave has worked at MHS since 2000, initially working in the IT department.
Tess Hazelhurst
Marketing Coordinator
Tess is one of our newest team members. Her main role will be assisting Andrew with event coordination, filming, and promotional activites. She is a recent graduate of Otago University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Performing Arts and Dance, and a Bachelor of Commerce majoring in Marketing Management.
Tess has spent time working for start up businesses in both Wellington and Dunedin, specialising in online marketing and consumer behavior. Tess also has a background as a dancer, and taught hip hop, jazz and contemporary dance for three years in Dunedin, as well as working for a cabaret company.
"I feel incredibly lucky to have landed such an amazing job not long after University. Having grown up in a rural town, I've seen the benefit of the surgical bus first hand. It's fantastic to be able to contribute to Mobile Health."


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This past holiday season we were introduced to Eyes to Kill Silk shadows, pots of a new formula of "damp powder," loosely pressed, highly metallic eyeshadow. Now Armani has unveiled 12 permanent shades. They've changed the name slightly (these shadows are now called Eyes to Kill Intense), but they're still $32 each.
I said there were 12 permanent shades, and you may be wondering what happened to shades 1 and 3. I don't know why, but the release of these two colors have been delayed. My sales associate said to expect them in June, and I will absolutely swatch the range again when those two become available. Until then (for your reference), shade 1 is Blast of Blue; shade 3 is Purpura.
Lust Red is a blackened red purple. Pulp Fiction is a steely cornflower (blue-purple). Gold Blitz is bronze. Khaki Pulse is olived golden brown. Sweet Fire is peony pink. Champagne is pink champagne. Rock Sand (which I am unable to say without getting The Police song stuck in my head) is white. Airy Jade is slightly blued silver. White Punch is peach. Moonlight is ice blue.
I swatched these shadows with a sponge-tipped applicator, and I definitely went for full metallic volume, but Eyes to Kill Silk/Intense shadows are more versatile than that. Last time national artist Tim Quinn was at our counter doing makeovers, I saw him use his fingers to lightly smudge one of the Eyes to Kill shadows onto a customer's lid, for a sheer wash of color. Definitely feel free to experiment if you get a chance to play with these.