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Directed by Eyad Zahra
USA 2010, 84 minutes, Strand Releasing
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Yusef doesn't look like a punk when he joins a communal youth living situation in a grimy, kicked-in-the-economic-sack neighborhood of Buffalo, NY. Even after telling the story of his time spent in his experience of the perennial, punk rock passage known as the punk group house, to someone visiting just as the tenants are disbanding, he is told "he doesn't look like one." But wait a second. Does the young kid interviewing him mean he doesn't look like a punk — or a Muslim?
The real story of The Taqwacores — or one of the stories happening at the same time, and bleeding into the other, in a string theory putting a butterfly's wings into bondage sort of way — is that it is an archetypal "core" community house. That is, various flavors of contemporary (and timeless) punk rockers, from mohawk-sporting libertines who play pranks on passersby and crave affection from young women and wake and bake on skunk weed in the afternoon; jittery, horny, goofy skinheads who can barely control their libidinousness impulses; art-damaged feminist punk poets with gay comrades; and the other end of the squatter-spectrum, with ham-fists clenched in the corner, the rules-adoring straight edge scene-cop. You know, the usual milieu of misfit urban rebels living together for some god-forsaken reason.
Except that it is actually for God's sake — or their own shared belief in a deity, "taqwa" roughly translated to "God-fearing." The house Yusef comes to live in is also a place with a diverse mix of people within those people described above — the Muslims within the punks, and how they try to keep themselves and each other from being double-minded or disingenuous to the mutual causes they share. The guitar-playing hedonist wants to use his instrument during a praise service; the muscle-ripped legalist isn't so happy about that. The covered-in-a-burka Scripture expert teaches political liberation along with spiritual surrender, and um the muscle-ripped legalist isn't so happy about that either. The skinhead feverishly wants to get laid, even in the midst of a religious clan that seems to prize chastity and respect for sexuality as a very high value — and the muscle-ripped legalist finally has someone he can work his daddy issues out on.
Okay, so it was his bed the skinhead did the dirty deed on, with a more freedom-loving neo-convert to the tribe — but the resulting violence and contention in the community will be mind-blowing to punks who are used to more casual interpersonal politics. Hell, the uproar and the forgiveness within the commune-Koran study-beer drinking and pot smoking devotional group is such a hurricane, it makes the fierce tongue-clucking and smug finger-waving of Born Again Christians seem dispassionate. These people take perceived transgression very seriously — but then, comradeship is all they have. Very intimate, personal details about sexuality (and other behaviors) are either extremely disguised or transmuted, or severely dealt with. Everything becomes an argument, and character is often questioned — to a somewhat melodramatic extent in Taqwacores — but this is a subculture in an extreme minority, in several different ways, than mainstream America.
There is the possibility that this low budgeted but lustrous-looking adaptation of Michael Muhammad Knight's detailed novel of the same name will blow many fucking minds. As Pakistan-born Yusef is ingrained into negotiating a world of genuine spirituality among temptations and confusion, bonding over skating with new friends who share his musical tastes, and discovers masturbation (all of which many young men and women do in their teenage years, all over the country and the world), it becomes apparent that this is not simply a piece of religious propaganda. The sexual tension, even among the competitive male characters, and even with the repressive opinions of some of the more "core" fundamentalists in the scene, is more realistically and openly displayed than say a Christian punk movie of its type would be. The violence is senseless too, and even if it is shown that way, the values behind it are considered important enough for director Eyad Zahra to patiently show the characters struggle working through. (Almost too patiently — but then I would have kicked the straight edge guy out of the house the first time he glowered at me.)
But would (say) a Christian punk movie show fore-brand legalists and flamingly gay characters praying together, no matter how begrudgingly, as is done here? Would the tenderness of their shared devotion seem so universal as it still allows the unique personalities of its faithful followers? The Taqwacores has many potential audiences — any person with a spiritual belief who is trying to live in community and serve others would find it refreshing for even dealing with the topic. The current punk audience may be much more intrigued though — the original scene's old school nihilism long since considered passe and the hopes for either new or valid traditional values have been thirsted after since the fall of the first Bush. I have the feeling that most punks will consider Muslim punk to be too dialectical, too much of a burden to sort out, just from viewing The Taqwacores. And that's not to blame the film; it had a lot of diverse POVs to cram into 84 minutes — which might be a big surprise to many in itself.
As Yusef spends time alone with each member of the household and some in the surrounding neighborhood, the audience is shown how it feels to be different — to be thought of as a terrorist by rednecks at the gas station, or to be dismissed as a lesser brother by people in the scene who remembered people who lived there before you came along. The glorification of the mohawk-wearing punk as a symbol of peace is overt and stereotypical, but his love for his god and religious family seems genuine in his scenes. As the film slowly places him between the violent forces of tradition and the self-acceptance of new believers at a tumultuous punk rock show, the kind of group house show all punks throw whenever they have a house together, is just one example of plotting a story from deep experience.
This dialectic of the Taqwacores — that there are opposing interpretations of what it means to be Islamic, engaged together even when it war — ends in irredeemable conflict (carried out in the mosh pit), and like the world of punk and the suffering world of faith itself, is left crying into the void. And maybe the expression of that crying, along with the weeping itself, is more important than what it is directed to — the fact that it is being done together by people who have nothing else in common but their shattered, shambling, shameful humanity. Yet the revolutionary notion that this terrible violence may somehow be necessary in itself for both spiritual and growth is something the novelist and filmmaker are smart enough to imply, but not answer.


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I don't want to get into the gory details of what has happened in the last couple of weeks. Suffice to say, I am lucky, happy to be alive and loving every moment of it!!! Which reminds me, you should do the same:) I came {{{this close}}} to never, ever "seeing" you "guys" again and believe me when I tell you, I'm not dramatizing…Stop and hug yourself right now and while you're at it, hug anyone that's around you too!!!
I've learned so much about myself and others in the last couple of weeks. Things you would think a person of my age would have learned long ago. (thank you for all your kind birthday wishes, I don't mind admitting for one minute that I actually enjoyed having my birthday in the hospital! It's GREAT to be alive!!!)
Although this entire experience has been quite the eye opener, I feel the need to tell you there wasn't anything I could have done to prevent it from happening. At first it was difficult for me to understand that it just happened and it happened to me. Smoking or not smoking would not have prevented it, eating right, exercising, or any of those things that come to mind when you think about doing your best to stay healthy wouldn't have changed a thing. As the doctor explained it, it just happens sometimes. I was very fortunate to have a guardian angle watching over me:)
It's a bit ironic really. Regular readers to this blog may remember when my son took me to the casino for my birthday and I happened to win! Fact is, I am superstitious about winning around my birthday and this year I made an extra effort to buy instant scratch offs to move things along. Scratching and thinking, I'm going to win, lol, that's the gambler in me I suppose. Well, I may have not won big money, but I sure did win in a memorable way!!!
Perhaps, it is in our lust for living that we take life for granted. I realize this more now than I did only weeks ago but, another revelation has come to mind; pictures. Happy pictures that is, joyful pictures, in the moment images that bring a smile to our faces and essence to our minds. When we think about the reflections that cause those grins, don't they seem all so uncomplicated? Embrace them, appreciate them, and be thankful for them because it really is the simplest things in life worthy of our utmost appreciation. Your health is truly your wealth and don't let anyone tell you otherwise!!!
I don't know when or if I will be back to full time blogging anytime soon. You all "met" my daughter Michele when she gallantly tackled a couple of blog posts in my absence. Well, she and the kids are coming to visit in less than two weeks. Yippee!!! (another thing I've questioned in the last couple of weeks is all this social media stuff including blogging, is it really living?) I'm sure I'm in a "thank God I'm alive mode" which is causing me to question oh so many things. And I'm also sure I'll snap out of it once I'm physically feeling like my old self again which the doctor says may take quite a while. (I'm not even back to driving yet:( I'm working on it though and that means lots and lots of walking and breathing; yes breathing:) (after having part of your lung removed, it's important to get the remaining lobes to expand and stay healthy, so I'm told:)
Life really is short and yes, things really can change "in a New York minute." Marion is doing well and I am doing fine. We will both be focusing on building up our strength physically and mentally. We're on our own since my sister Maria had to return to her family in New York. Thank you all for your prayers and words of encouragement. You have no idea how much they mean to us, sending lots of hugs your way, Louise:)
As you can imagine, the garden has been keeping me quite busy. Not in the usual way of toiling and weeding but it has been just as active as usual even if I haven't been. As soon as the sun rises I go outside for a morning stroll. The doctors tell me it is very important to do as much walking as possible. Well I am, and I do believe my driveway is beginning to show worn signs from my little footsteps:)
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Americans for Tax Reform president Grover Norquist had harsh words for Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell (R) on Wednesday over a bipartisan agreement on transportation.
In an interview with NBC 12's Ryan Nobles, the anti-tax advocate said that McDonnell's support for the Virginia transportation deal, which will overhaul funding for the state's infrastructure, may hurt him politically.
"If the governor continues to push a tax increase in Virginia what party would he run for president for?" Norquist asked, referencing speculation about the Republican governor's political future.
The proposed transportation bill will increase the sales tax from 5 percent to 5.3 percent, and diverts more of that revenue to transportation funding. The measure would also eliminate the state's gasoline tax, which is currently 17.5 cents per gallon.
"The bipartisan failure to address our transportation needs for almost three decades has cost every citizen of this state thousands of dollars, and countless hours of time that could have been spent at home and at work," McDonnell said in a Wednesday statement. "This year, we have finally worked together, across party and regional lines, to fix this quality of life issue."
Norquist told Nobles that McDonnell's support for the measure would not sit well with Republicans, particularly with GOP governors like Bobby Jindal of Louisiana and Sam Brownback of Kansas looking to eliminate their states' income taxes.
"Virginia's raising taxes? You don't get to run for president as a Republican with 30 Republicans governors most of whom [are cutting taxes]... I don't think you can compete with that."
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Using Atomic Transactions to Power an Idempotent API was published on September 6, 2017 from San Francisco .Using Atomic Transactions to Power an Idempotent API September 6, 2017 San Francisco
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The software industry as a whole contains a lot of people doing a lot of different things, but for every developer working on new embedded firmware, there's about ten building the linchpin of modern software – CRUD apps that serve requests over HTTP. A lot of these apps are backed by MVC frameworks like Ruby on Rails or ASP.NET, and backed by ACID-compliant relational databases like Postgres or SQL Server.
Sharp edges in production can lead to all kinds of unexpected cases during the execution of an HTTP request – client disconnects, application bugs that fail a request midway through, and timeouts are all extraordinary conditions that will occur regularly given enough request volume. Databases can protect applications against integrity problems with their transactions, and it's worth taking a little time to think about how to make best use of them.
There's a surprising symmetry between an HTTP request and a database's transaction. Just like the transaction, an HTTP request is a transactional unit of work – it's got a clear beginning, end, and result. The client generally expects a request to execute atomically and will behave as if it will (although that of course varies based on implementation). Here we'll look at an example service to see how HTTP requests and transactions apply nicely to one another.
I'm going to make the case that for a common idempotent HTTP request, requests should map to backend transactions at 1:1. For every request, all operations are committed or aborted as part of a single transaction within it.
At first glance requiring idempotency may sound like a sizeable caveat, but in many APIs operations can be made to be idempotent by massaging endpoint verbs and behavior, and moving non-idempotent operations like network calls to background jobs.
Some APIs can't be made idempotent and those will need a little extra consideration. We'll look at what to do about them in more detail later as a follow up to this article.
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Q. What do you mean by "affirmation" and how is it powerful?
A. According to the dictionary, the word affirm means to validate and to state positively. Practically, this defines a nurturing communications style; one in which you talk to yourself and to others in a positive manner. In general, "positives" are more powerful than "negatives." Positives are a one-step process that creates a picture that you want the brain to follow. Negatives, on the other hand, require a two-step process. Words such as don't are meant to convey do the opposite of the picture that was just created in the brain. This is often difficult for a mature brain to figure out and may be virtually impossible for the immature brain to compute.
Some have said that by the time the average child reaches adulthood, most have heard between seven and nine negative comments for every positive. Consequently, it is no wonder that many people have no idea how to practice the art of affirmation successfully. In fact, they tend to reinforce unhelpful behaviors by speaking in a negative style (e.g., don't, can't, won't, shouldn't).
If your parents and other caregivers learned the art and science of affirmation from their ancestors, they likely would role model to the next generation. If not, they likely did not because you can only teach what you know.
In order to successfully validate and encourage others, you need to begin with you—because people tend to speak to and treat others in the same way they speak to and treat themselves. With some informed effort, you can learn how to speak to yourself confidently in a positive communication style; you can incorporate affirmation into your life on a daily basis; and learn to pass along the gift to others.
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shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £400, or on conviction on indictment to a fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years.
(2)In subsection (1) above—
"die" means the whole or part of any plate, tool or instrument by means whereof any mark of the nature of a sponsor's mark or a hallmark is struck on any metal; and
"mark" means any mark of the nature of a sponsor's mark or hallmark.
(3)For the purposes of subsection (1) above, a person utters any counterfeit die or article bearing a counterfeit of a mark if, knowing or believing the die or mark, as the case may be, to be a counterfeit, he supplies, offers to supply, or delivers the die or article.
(4)Sections 5(4)(b), 8(2)(a) and 16(2)(d) of the M1Forgery Act 1913, and so much of section 6 of that Act as relates to any die used for the marking or stamping of gold or silver plate, or gold or silver wares, shall cease to have effect.
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WASHINGTON — Bill Clinton's inaugural week bus trip from Thomas Jefferson's house, Monticello, to the capital is not exactly without precedent. One of his predecessors traveled all the way from George Washington's house at Mt. Vernon, Va., to the capital for his inaugural.
That predecessor was, of course, Washington himself. This was a journey for the first inauguration-in 1789, a good decade before there was any Washington, D.C., to speak of-and the capital that Washington had to trek to all the way from northern Virginia was New York City.


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TONY ADAMS was a better player and a more inspirational leader of men than Sol Campbell.
Does that make me racist? No, it does not. It means I have an opinion, that's all.
But Campbell's assertion, in his soon to be published authorised biography, that he "would have been captain of England for 10 years if he had been born white" has brought the race debate to the top of the football agenda again.
There's no harm in discussing an issue that clearly remains a deep-rooted problem and only last weekend the news that 17-year-old East Stirling player Jordan Tapping was forced to leave the field at Peterhead because of racist abuse leaves a sick feeling in the pit of the stomach.
He's a kid, for god sake. What kind of individual wants to reduce anybody to tears by berating them for the colour of their skin? That's a rhetorical question – we all know the answer.
But Campbell's comments, for me, do the debate a disservice. The former Arsenal and Spurs captain was a right good centre-half who won 73 caps and wore the armband in three of them – all friendlies. He is alleging institutional racism at the FA because he was not made captain on a permanent basis but he was operating in an era when Adams and David Beckham played and both men were excellent captains.
I interviewed Campbell only once. I found him distant and disinterested. He was put up for interview by the FA before the Euro 2000 qualification play-off with Scotland that ended in heartache for us in November 1999.
Adams was the polar opposite. He's had plenty of problems off the field with his alcoholism and there are some that would argue his behaviour was unbefitting of an England captain (then again John Terry wore the armband so maybe not).
But on the pitch he was a warrior – a defender who'd stop at nothing to keep the ball out of his net but who possessed a left peg a silky midfielder would've died for.
Adams was an engaging interviewee, even if some of his answers made you want to reach for the sick bucket. I remember one journalist asking, "Tone? What does being English mean to you?"
His answer went along the lines of, "Well, it's about enjoying four seasons in one day. It's being able to walk your dog on crisp, clear mornings in Hyde Park".
The Scottish journalists in attendance – this took place at Bisham Abbey in the run-up to England coming to Hampden for the first game – couldn't believe our ears.
This was David Brent two years before Ricky Gervais created him.
But for all that, Adams was a fine captain.
Terry Venables, Glenn Hoddle, Kevin Keegan, Sven Goran Eriksson and Steve McClaren were in charge in the 11 years Campbell represented England between 1996 and 2007.
Does anyone seriously think any of these characters would make the decision on the captaincy based on the race of the candidates? Do me a favour.
And who did Fabio Capello select as captain when he axed Terry? Rio Ferdinand.
The Manchester United defender would have led his country in South Africa 2010 had injury not deprived him of the chance. So Campbell's argument about institutional racism at the highest level of English football is shot to pieces.
He wasn't picked because there were better options available to the men who selected the teams. It has nothing to do with him being black. For him to suggest otherwise, to play the race card, does nothing to help the many, many real victims of racism. Lads like young Jordan, trying to make his way in the game by starting on the bottom rung of the ladder and hoping his talent will take him higher.
Then again Campbell has a book to sell, doesn't he? How much publicity would a book about a 39-year-old ex-England player get under normal circumstances?
Some but nowhere near the amount this one has received. So maybe he'll be sitting thinking, "Job done."
But at what cost?


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For just over an hour of last night's desperately disappointing 2-0 defeat against Croatia it looked like Paul Robinson would not only help England escape with a point but write his name in the history books.
But any hopes he had of equalling England legend Gordon Banks' record of seven successive clean sheets were cruelly destroyed after two mistakes which will live long in the memory.
In the build-up to last Saturday's 0-0 draw with Macedonia at Old Trafford, the 26-year-old Tottenham keeper had spoken of his dream of joining the list of England greats, to be uttered in the same breath as players from England's past such as Banks, Clemence, Shilton and Seaman.
But having produced a series of magnificent saves in the first 60 minutes, Robinson's performance fell apart in eight short minutes that will guarantee his night of destiny is remembered for all the wrong reasons.
Eduardo da Silva dealt him the first blow. Niko Kovac's 61st-minute cross drew Robinson and as he came for the ball he was wrong-footed and left stranded as the Brazilian-born Da Silva looped a header over him.
But that mistake was nothing compared to his howler eight minutes later when he took an almighty swipe at Gary Neville's back pass and the ball bounced humiliatingly over his foot.
It was a cruel way for England, who had defended so bravely, to lose but a particularly devastating way for Robinson to come unstuck having been the picture of consistency in England's goal for the last two years.
And the ironic jeers which greeted him whenever he successfully trapped a back-pass from a team-mate will have hurt the proud Yorkshireman. At the end, Ray Clemence, now a coach on the England staff, put his arm around him but it will have done little to ease the pain as the Croatian crowd went wild at their victory.
Until Da Silva's goal it looked like he was poised to become England's hero of Zagreb.
For all the debate about formations - and England's players at times looked like they were still discussing the issue some time after kick-off - Robinson was proving that in some games the most important position is the one that never changes.
His first save came in the 28th minute. As Croatia broke on the right of England's stretched five-man defence, Milan Rapaic whipped in a low cross to the near post which the lively Portsmouth striker Niko Kranjcar met with a sharp volley. But Robinson, who turns 27 on Sunday, was there with a brilliant one-handed stop. It was not quite in the same league as Banks' famous save from Pele in the 1970 World Cup, but it was certainly world class.
After dealing comfortably with Rapaic's free kick on the half-hour he then produced another fine save three minutes later from Kranjcar's powerful drive.
There was no doubt that playing behind three centre-backs for the first time was leaving Robinson more exposed than usual.
But having successfully reached half-time without conceding, Robinson carried on where he left off, producing another magnificent one-handed save to push Mladen Petric's header over the bar from a dangerous Kranjcar's corner.
From the resulting corner, he came bravely to punch Rapaic's cross to safety.
Prior to Da Silva's header here last night, Robinson last conceded an international goal in the 2-2 draw with Sweden in the World Cup in June.
Since then, Ecuador, Portugal, Greece, Andorra and Macedonia (twice) have failed to score against him in open play.
Had he and England managed to hold on for a 0-0 draw he would have equalled Banks' record which has stood for 40 years. That run was ended by the Portuguese legend Eusebio during England's march to the 1966 World Cup title.
That a little-known naturalised Croatian born in Brazil should bring such an ignominious end to Robinson's run summed up a night he and England will definitely want to forget.
Peter Bonetti With England leading 2-0 against West Germany in the quarter-final of the 1970 World Cup, Chelsea's Peter Bonetti, deputising for Gordon Banks, who was out with food poisoning, made a catastrophic blunder, diving too late to save a shot from Franz Beckenbauer, which resulted in the ball ending up in the right hand corner. Germany went on to win 3-2 after extra time.
| Those other blunders
Peter Shilton
Allowed a 20-yard shot from Poland's Jan Domarski to slip under his body and ended England's hopes of reaching the 1974 World Cup finals. Also cost Alf Ramsey his job.
David Seaman
Ronaldinho's free kick in the 2002 World Cup quarter-final from 35 yards, which looped over Seaman's head, is indelibly etched into England fans' memories. It signalled the end of England's World Cup hopes and, following a further blunder in a Euro 2004 qualifier with Macedonia in which Artim Sakiri scored straight from a corner, the end of Seaman's international career.
David James
With England leading 2-0 against Austria in a World Cup qualifier in Vienna on Sept 4, 2004, James was first beaten by a Roland Kollmann free kick before allowing a low shot from Andreas Ivanschitz to squirm under his body for the equaliser. James said: "It is a sickening feeling when a goal goes in like that."
David James
'Calamity' James was at it again in a friendly with Denmark on Aug 17, 2005. Replacing Paul Robinson, by now first choice, James made a rash sortie from his area and was dispossessed by Jon Dahl Tomasson, who crossed for Dennis Rommedahl to score with a tap-in. Denmark went on to win 4-1.


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Erlanger East expansion
• 22,000 square feet
• 17 treatment rooms
• Six-bed clinical observation unit
• 80 specialists working in emergency care
• 15,000 estimated visits in first year
Source: Erlanger Health System
Erlanger Health System broke ground Tuesday on a $7.8 million expansion to Erlanger East in East Brainerd, the first full-service emergency department to serve East Hamilton County.
Erlanger spokeswoman Pat Charles said construction should be finished in six months.
The new facility will feature 17 treatment rooms and will provide services to patients of all ages, Erlanger President and CEO Charlesetta Woodard-Thompson said.
"We will be treating everything from sports injuries to major illnesses for children and adults," she said.
While the ER will be full service, it will not function as a trauma center, officials said, and those cases will continue to be treated at Erlanger's Baroness Campus on East Third Street.
Joe Winick, senior vice president of strategic planning, said Erlanger executives believe the expansion will capitalize on expected growth in the eastern part of the county.
"The population for the east service area is expected to grow at a rate significantly greater than that forecasted for Hamilton County or the 13-county region served by [Erlanger] through 2014," he said. "The Erlanger East campus is the logical site to deliver emergency medical care and other medical services to this growing population."
Winick estimates about 200,000 people currently live in the area served by Erlanger East, and expects that number to jump to about 214,000 by 2014.
Officials estimate about 15,000 people will visit the new emergency room during its first year. Charles said Erlanger's four existing ERs will have about 112,000 visits this fiscal year, an average of about 28,000 visits per location.
The addition of emergency services in East Brainerd will ease some of the congestion at other facilities, Woodard-Thompson said.
"They can have full-service right here," she said at the groundbreaking. "And downtown, this will help us cut our wait times. We can actually do our traumas there and do the rest of our functions at East and North."
The expansion at Erlanger East also can help Erlanger get back in the black, Woodard-Thompson said.
"It should help the bottom line," she said. "We are the safety net hospital. This last year, we did $91 million in uncompensated care. Well, we've got to make that up by having private services."
Erlanger is funding the expansion by selling medical office buildings around Erlanger East and leasing back the space, Woodard-Thompson said.
The Erlanger board of trustees initially approved the plan for the new emergency department in 2003.
Contact staff writer Shelly Bradbury at email@example.com or 423-757-6476.


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DJ Logic Joins O.A.R. Once More
DJ Logic sat in with O.A.R. for the second show in a row earlier this week. After appearing with the jam-pop group at New Yorks Madison Square Garden, Logic traveled to Philadelphia to join the band at Philadelphias Festival Pier at Penn's Landing. The turntable master emerged during the bands encore for three songs: Dareh Meyod (34th & 8th Intro), Lay Down and This Town. O.A.R. will appear at Memphis, TNs Mud Island Amphitheatre this evening.


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It is hard to believe but Mom doesn't look much older now than she did in this picture taken in 1981...
This picture of Mom was taken in 1981..
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your mom is adorable...and so talented too...i just scrolled down and saw those gorgeous pillows that she made...i am wishing her a beautiful Mothers Day!!!ReplyDelete
Love the picture of your Mom. She is such a beautiful lady. And talented too. Guess we know where those creative genes came from :-)ReplyDelete
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Momma looks gooooood!!ReplyDelete
Sweet Mom, I always enjoy an update on your mom. Got your great package today...what fun! Baby girl promptly claimed the adorable bag and my husband put on the tiara...do you think I should be worried!!!!??? lol! Thank you so much - that was such a lift to get that today....:)ReplyDelete
Your mother is a gem. :) Happy birthday to Mom and you, Linda!ReplyDelete
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Because the builders LO probably can't get an approval with a 600 score.
They need to work with Wells to get that done. I would think Wells could get this done very quickly.
Pre-Approval is when they run you thru the DU system and it says yes or no. takes just a few minutes.
But if you were in the 400s there is no way you would have made it thru DU, even at 600 you will probably not make it thru their DU system.
Wells should be able to get you pre-approval this morning and send you a doc to show the builder.
A builder actually started building without a preapproval? Why would they take such a risk?
Earnest monies are different....we were required to plunk down $1k, but had to have an additional $4k within so many days. Hiring a realtor is your BEST bet. Going through the sales *help* can be a P I T A ! ! !
OP: This is all a learning process. If you don't get this house, there will be a better deal around the corner. Your time for homeownership WILL COME! Buying or selling a home can be SO EMOTIONAL, it's one of the most difficult things you will ever live through. When it's finished and you have the keys, it will be worth it. Stay strong.
If you do get your pre-approval, I'd use it as a bargaining tool to land yourself either a better deal, or more upgrades at a discount or builder cost. Contact the home office or have your realtor get her bat out, lol. Make this WORK for you!!!!!


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Brain and Brawn Games for Dogs
To keep your dog happy and healthy, you've got to enjoy some good playing time together. Both the mental and physical are warranted – mental challenges help stimulate their brain just like physical exercise works out their muscles. Below are a handful of games for your pooch.
1. Tug-o-war
This is a classic activity for a reason: few dogs will resist a vigorous pulling of rope with you on the other end. It's always exciting for them and, depending on the size of your doggie, might be a decent workout for you too!
2. Find the Toy
The idea behind this game is to teach your dog and make them think. If they have a number of toys, try naming one in particular from another room and see if they can bring the correct one to you. If you just start with one, over time they will recognize the name – then you can begin to name more to heighten the challenge.
3. Go Wild and Freeze
Originally thought up by the dog trainer September Morn, "Go Wild and Freeze" involves dancing and singing. You should start shaking around to get your dog really enthused. After a few moments, stop your sound and movement and instruct your pooch to sit. Once they do, start up your rambunctious boogie again. Reward your dog for behaving in spite of the game's energetic nature.
4. Fetch
The possibilities are endless on this game, but they bear repeating: use a stick or a disc or a ball and fling it through the yard, the hallway or park for time-tested back and forth fun. Certain breeds really, really take to this game, so you can keep them engaged for a long time.
5. Speak
Much like "Go Wild and Freeze" helps teach your pet self-control, "Speak" develops restraint as well. It does require them to be trained over time to bark at your command. If they can do so, have them sit and ask them to speak for you. They should bark just once. You can experiment with getting them to be quiet and louder by your command and reward them accordingly.
6. Hide and Seek
Another game that engages the canine cranium is hide and seek. Instead of them searching for a toy by name, they need to find you! It's much easier to play this activity with at least one other person who can help 'seek' with the dog. They can move around with them and say your name aloud – and you can be vocal to draw the dog's attention closer to your hiding spot if need be.


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Manual Brake Conversion
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Manual Brake Conversion
I just finished up upgrading the brakes on my fathers 1980 El Camino. This is a daily driver that I am testing several different master cylinders for a manual brake conversion swap. His brakes worked good before exchanging out all the parts, but I wanted to take out most of the variables when testing master cylinders. First and foremost, I wanted to make sure this 1980 El Camino did not have quick take up front brake calipers. In my research, quick take up calipers will make it difficult do get good pressure to the caliper when using manual brakes.
Here is the rundown of the parts I used:
Speedway Motors Big Bore Metric Calipers - PN# 91031040 $59.99 each
Bendix Titanium metallic front brake pads (FF Rated) - PN# MKD154 $38.22
Turned the stock rotors $30 Local Auto Parts Store $15 each
Edelbrock/Russel Stainless Steel Braided Flex Lines PN# 692100 $54.80
Wagner 7/8 Wheel Cylinders from an manual brake S10 PN# F110261 $13 each
Wagner Thermo Quiet Rear Shoes (EE Rated) - PAB514R from OReillys Auto $32.99
The Speedway Motors big bore metric calipers (2.75 bore v 2.38 bore standard) came with brake pads, but the pads did not have a rating on them. I DID NOT want to use a brake pad that would need a lot of heat to be effective. The weight difference between the two calipers is less than ½ of a pound. This is a daily driver and not an autocross car, so I chose the Bendix Titanium pads because my research and reviews showed them to have good cold clamping friction. Based on the EE rating, the rear shoes should also have good cold stopping abilities. Look on the pads or shoes when you buy them to make sure they have a rating on them. The higher up the alphabet you go the hotter the pads will have to be to work effectively. Pads or shoes with no rating on them should be avoided.
It was surprising to me to find a 24mm strait bore aluminum master cylinder on this 1980 El Camino. I didnt know they made aluminum ones with a strait bore for g-bodies. I had always been under the impression, because it was aluminum, that this was a step bore master for quick take up calipers. I do know for a fact that any NEW replacement master cylinders for g-bodies will for than likely be cast iron. So if you want aluminum master cylinder for power or manual brakes that bolt up to your brake lines, a rebuilt master cylinder may be your only option.
I changed out the 30 year old rubber brake lines with the braided stainless. The front lines were a little longer than the originals, but I routed them so they were not touching any suspension pieces. The rear was a little more difficult to replace because the clip that holds the rubber line to the frame was difficult to get at. The new braided rear line was fairly easy to install also.
The hardest part to the entire swap was installing the rear wheel cylinders. Getting the clip off was not too bad, but getting the clip back on was a pain. I did it with two c-clamp, and open ended wrench, and the lid off of an old battery terminal cleaner (dont ask for these details because I do not recommend doing it this way. G-H-E-T-T-O).
After the system install, bleeding the fluids, and bedding in the pads and shoes I took it out for a spin to test the brakes with the same master cylinder and vacuum booster from the original test with the original brakes. Even though I was able to easily lock up all four wheels, it seems to have a little more pedal travel before you could feel the brakes start to grab. I believe this has to do with the increased piston area in the front calipers and rear wheel cylinders while using the strait bore 24mm master cylinder. The 24mm master cylinder will have more pedal travel to fill the extra volume of fluid required by the calipers and wheel cylinders.
If keeping the vacuum booster, it might be best to step up to the step bore master cylinders that are used on the 1981 and up g-bodies. The primary bore is still 24mm, but it also has a larger step bore of 36mm that will increase the volume of fluid to the larger calipers and wheel cylinders.
For the manual brake setup, I am going to test the original strait bore aluminum master cylinder with 24mm bore.
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A new report from Verdict, reported here, labels 'showrooming' as a myth, basing this on the finding that only 2% of respondents had bought an item online while at a retailer's store.
I'm not convinced, having seen plenty of evidence of the growing use of mobiles when shopping offline, whether to purchase there and then or to check prices from rival retailers.
So is it a myth? Let's have a look at the evidence...
What is showrooming?
I think it's useful to define what we mean by showrooming, as it's a term which has been used widely, and is perhaps taken to mean different things by different people (myself included).
It has been used as a term to cover the very act of using mobiles to compare prices, check reviews and product details when in stores, though not necessarily purchasing online instead.
However, in Columbia Business Schools recent report, and elsewhere, showrooming means to actively choose to buy online after comparing prices, product details etc on mobile.
So, to me at least, showrooming could mean finding better prices using your mobile, but not necessarily buying it while in the store.
I suspect many people would complete the purchase later for various reasons - poor connections, preferring to buy using laptop or PC, or simply not wanting to stand there in the store adding their card details for payment.
According to Verdict's lead analyst, Patrick O'Brien:
Rather than making consumers agnostic about where they make their purchases, smartphones and tablets are used in stores mainly to check prices and product details. The idea that showrooming customers are wielding their smartphones in stores to purchase from rival retailers en masse is a myth.
Is showrooming a myth?
If someone goes into a store, finds the product they are looking at cheaper on Amazon, yet decides to complete the purchase at a nearby cafe, or when they get home, is this showrooming?
I'd say it is, as people are using their mobile to find a better deal, and the store in question has lost the sale. The loss of the sale is the crucial thing here, not the location of the transaction.
Perhaps Verdict is missing the point with this particular statistic, as it seems to suggest that, as just 2% of people in its study are actually buying via mobile in store, showrooming isn't a problem.
Yes, it may be that some retailers are using it (and online retail in general) as an excuse, but I think they should be concerned that customers are using their mobiles in this way, and they should be looking at ways to adapt to this.
According to a consumer survey carried out for last year's How the Internet Can Save the High Street report, 43% of UK shoppers now use smartphones while on the move to compare prices and read product reviews.
Q: Have you used your mobile to compare prices and look at product reviews while out shopping?
JiWire's Mobile Audience Insights Report for Q2 2013 found that, while purchasing in-store is the most popular for those who research in-store, showrooming may still be an issue for retailers as 37% purchase on a smartphone or tablet after researching in-store.
The same report also found a 25% increase in the use of mobiles in retail stores.
The previous two charts only look at the use of mobile in stores, but Columbia's report found that 21% of all respondents to its survey could be classified as 'mobile-assisted shoppers' who had used their phones for price and review checking while in stores.
70% of these 'M-Shoppers' reported that they have showroomed ('visited a store to look at a product, and purchased the product from an online retailer instead' - the report's definition) at least once in the past year.
This represents more than the 2% in the Verdict study, but this can probably be explained by its narrow definition of showrooming.
The Verdict research is contradicted by the findings of a recent Omnico-sponsored survey.
This found that one in ten respondents had used their smartphone to buy from a competitor while in store, a figure which rises to 15% for the 16 to 24 age group.
In summary...
With a number of reports, different ways of defining showrooming, and different ways of asking questions, it's hard to get to the truth of the matter.
It does seem that the figure of 2% of people showrooming, as Verdict suggests, is on the low side compared with other reports, but we could be getting into semantics here.
Whether people buy from a rival while physically in the store is less important than the fact that using mobile to assist with offline shopping is an upwards trend, and one that looks set to continue.
What's important is the lesson for retailers from this, and the steps they can take to minimise the impact on their sales.
In this context, labelling it as a myth is unhelpful, as it encourages retailers to think there is no problem.
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I agree. I think Verdict may have slightly missed the point of showrooming. Browsing offline and buying online is surely already much more commonplace than 2%. And it seems likely that it will be increasingly normalised in future.
(PS why pay 5p for a plastic bag you have to carry when you can get your goods delivered to your home for nothing?!)
Their definition of showrooming seems pretty misleading, whether this is on purpose or not only they know.
It would be very interesting to see the results if the timeframe between looking in-store and making the final purchase online were increased. Either way the store will be missing out on the purchase, which is surely the big issue to retailers.
@Mike - I think there is some confusion over the exact definition, but to make it just 'buying from mobile while in store' doesn't really address the issue.
Great piece. Definitions and semantics aside, 70% of these 'M-Shoppers' reported that they have 'visited a store to look at a product, and purchased the product from an online retailer instead'. The retailer loses the sale.
So how to get shoppers buying in-store? More engaging, fun, WiFi assisted shopper experiences. New Look's flagship store in Dublin is a great example: shoppers are invited to become 'star models' by trying on their favourite fashions, photos beamed to in-store screens, poses shared with their social networks to drive further footfall.
I think their definition is a bit off. What they're describing may well be a myth. I don't use my mobile to look up prices or to actually purchase the product but I have gone into John Lewis, looked at a TV then gone home to see how much it costs elsewhere and bought it from the cheapest, might be a different method but same difference to the retailers
I chuckle at the idea that showrooming is somehow a consequence of the "mobile device" age.
Twelve years ago (June 2002) we re-fitted our kitchen and decided to get Bosch appliances throughout. Fridge,freezer, stove, oven, extractor, washing machine, dishwasher...
I spent an hour in Comet (now no longer with us), looking at all the models we were interested in. Comet's price for everything was a shade over £6000.
I bought the lot on the internet for £3000.
Showrooming is ANY event where a shopper deliberately uses a physical store to see an actual product, but then makes their purchase online.
And it's been around since the first webshop went online...


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|Phil Melugin: When is it Time to Seek Home Health Care?
|Phil Melugin began his career in healthcare shortly after obtaining his Master of Education in 1990.
|Phil Melugin on How Phoenix Home Care Helps Clients
|Phil Melugin has embraced the concept of personalized home healthcare throughout his career.
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Phil Melugin: Why Phoenix Home Health is Unique
Phil Melugin has a long, successful career in the home healthcare industry, making it no surprise that his Phoenix Home Care has seen such great success. In a little more than a year after it was founded, Phil Melugin says Phoenix Home Care has experienced tremendous growth, with expansions to offices both in Missouri and Kansas. Phil Melugin attributes a large part of this success to Phoenix Home Care's unique business model.
As Phil Melugin explains, Phoenix Home Care was founded in 2011 with a mission to provide quality in-home care to residents in both Kansas and Missouri. Phil Melugin has experience in home healthcare in both states, as well as serving as president of an industry-wide organization. Through this extensive experience, he discovered that several qualities are integral to standing out in the field.
Since home healthcare requires a healthcare professional to enter a client's home, Phil Melugin carefully screens each employee during the hiring process. Part of this screening process ensures the employee shares Phoenix Home Care's dedication to providing compassionate, reliable service to each client, Phil Melugin states.
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Smartphones play a major role in today's generation but when it comes to some presentation, softwares which cannot be installed or used in smartphones, etc. you will totally rely on laptop and computers. It means like computers are the head of technologies like smartphones and other accessories. But the limitation of a desktop computer was its immobility and that was solved by the arrival of a laptop.
Laptop computers
A Laptop computer is a portable computer which functions similar to a normal desktop computer but it can be moved and handled easily. It is light weighted but need to be handled with care as if in case your laptop slips from your hand and fells down then it would get damaged, so you need to ensure that you hold it carefully. The weight and size of the laptop depends upon the display size, hardware and other factors. There are various best laptop brands which holds the top position in the market in the field of computers. You need to select the right one from those best laptop brands as a well known laptop brand will be durable and at the same time you can find its customer service nearby to you premises.
Notebook computers
The name itself describes about the type of the computer. Notebook computer is a personal computer which is very easy to handle and hold. The size of the notebook computer is just similar to a normal notebook and that is the reason it is known as a notebook computer. Due to its small size, the weight of the computer is also less compared to a laptop. It can be placed conveniently in a backpack or a briefcase. A notebook computer is a best option for a long distance travelling as there is no issue of its weight and handling. You can use them comfortably in train, aeroplane or any other mode of transportation without creating a mess to you.
Comparison between a laptop and a notebook computer
Whether it be a laptop or a notebook computer, both helps you to stay connected. Other than notebook, there are various other computer types which help you to pursue your task easily and comfortably and they are tablets, which is also known as tab, netbook, palmtop, etc. The major reason behind the arrival of notebook, tablet, netbook is nothing but for comfortable mobility.
Although laptop is a portable device, i.e, it can be moved easily from one place to another, the weight and size of the laptop makes it difficult. Due to the larger display of screen, hardware and other factors, the weight of the laptop also rises.
Notebook computers are ultra light and can be used easily while travelling. Due to this reasons, naturally the price of a notebook computer is much expensive than a normal laptop. The major reason that people face to purchase a notebook computer is nothing but its price. Best laptop brands are quite expensive compared to a normal laptop computer with basic features and the same thing is with notebook computers. Due to its light weight, it is very easy for the users to take it anywhere they wish.
Compared to the best laptop brands, a notebook computer's battery life is high and can be used more. The drawback of the notebook computers are nothing but it doesn't have an internal floppy disk nor has the ability to utilize CDs or DVDs which a laptop contains. So, if you are a person who uses DVDs or CDs for the daily work then the notebook computer is not beneficial for you although it has various other facilities and features. You must also know that a notebook computer also has a minimal graphic subsystem.
Compared to a notebook computer, a laptop has lots of power with various features that is missing in a notebook. Some of the basic features of a laptop are as follows-
As mentioned earlier, a laptop is heavier and larger in size compared to a normal notebook computer.
It has the facility of internal DVD-RW drive, an integrated modem, etc.
The speakers of a laptop are of high quality system due to which you can also enjoy various movies, tv shows and games with best sound effects.…


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For senior service provider networking professionals who implement, troubleshoot, and optimize Cisco service provider IP next-generation networks, the CCIE Service Provider Certification ensures that you have the expert-level knowledge and skills to build an extensible service provider infrastructure to deliver rich managed services.
Candidates who plan to take any Expert-level written exam for qualification or recertification purposes on August 30, 2018 and beyond, should refer to the Evolving Technologies v1.1 exam topics or to the specific Expert-level certification exam topics which outline the changes in the minor revision.
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You must pass the two-hour, written qualification exam covering concepts and equipment commands related to packet-based networking infrastructure, before you are eligible to schedule the lab exam.
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Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has issued a recruitment notification for the recruitment of Senior Medical Officers through recruitment notification. Candidates who have completed MBBS, PG Diploma can apply for the new recruitment notification from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)
Eligible candidates can apply offline for the Job Senior Medical Officers on or before 06/05/2015. Find more information about the vacancy like Age limit, Selection Process, Qualification, Application fee, How to apply etc can be found below.
|Company Name
|Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL)
|Vacancy Name
|Senior Medical Officers
|Educational Qualification
|M.B.B.S, PG-Diploma
|Total No of Vacancy
|07 Posts
|Rs.16,400-46,500/- p.m
|Job Location
|Last Date to Apply for this job
|Address for the Job Vacancy
|Senior Manager (HR), Medical & Health Unit, Vimanapura Post, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Bangalore Complex, Bangalore – 560 017
Detail of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) Senior Medical Officers Recruitment:
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), a Navaratna Central Public Sector undertaking, is a premier Aeronautical Industry of South East Asia, with 21 Production/Overhaul/Service Divisions and 10 co-located R&D Centers spread across the Country. HAL's spectrum of expertise encompasses design, development, manufacture, repair, overhaul and upgrade of Aircraft, Helicopters, Aero-engines, Industrial & Marine Gas Turbines, Accessories, Avionics & Systems and Structural Components for Satellite & Launch Vehicles. HAL, over the last six decades, has grown progressively into an integrated Aerospace Organization with the indigenous design & development of Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH-Dhruv), Intermediate Jet Trainer (IJT) & Light Combat Aircraft (LCA-Tejas). The ongoing major projects & programmes include ALH (both in military & civil roles), IJT, LCA, Pilotless Target Aircraft (PTA), Su-30 MKI & Hawk – Advanced Jet Trainer. Aligning with the emerging future requirements, HAL has conceptualized the indigenous development of Light Combat Helicopter (LCH), Combat Air Trainer (CAT), naval & trainer versions of LCA, Multi Role Transport Aircraft (MTA), Medium Lift Helicopter (MLH) etc. HAL is currently looking for Medical Professionals for appointment in HAL Medical & Health Unit including First Aid Center of ARDC, Bangalore in the following Disciplines/Areas :-
- Total No of post : 07
- Qualification possessed : MBBS, PG Diploma
- Paediatrics · Should be able to manage OPD, Ward Cases, NICU To attend all emergency calls and deliveries and cesarean sections
- Radiology Should be well conversant with different types of X-rays, Ultrasound Technology and CT Scan. Should be able to read MRI studies
- Medicine Should be able to manage OPD / Wards / ICCU cases independently and should be well conversant with interpretation of ECG, Computerized stress test and Echo-Cardiography. Experience in Nephrology preferred.
- Pathology Should be well versed in histopathology, biochemistry, microbiology, blood bank procedure/ activities & clinical pathology investigations. Should be able to interpret & report independently.
- Industrial Health Should have thorough knowledge of Factories Act and Safety aspects, Industrial Hazardous, Statutory requirements pertaining to industries
- General Duty · Should be able to manage OPD, Ward Cases and handle emergency cases and ICU Cases.
- Maximum Age (as on 06.05.2015) : 35 – 45 Years
- Scale of Pay (Rs.) : 16400-46,500/-
- Other Allowances / Facilities : In addition to Basic Pay, Variable DA, PF, Gratuity, Performance Related Pay, Rent Free Company Accommodation/HRA, Non Practicing Allowance @ 25% of Basic Pay , Perquisites & allowances under the Cafeteria System limited to 44% of the running Basic Pay, etc.., are also admissible as per Company rules.
Selection Procedure for Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) – Senior Medical Officers Post:
- Candidates can apply on or before 06/05/2015
- The Selections will be done through Interview. Date, Time and Venue of the Interview will be intimated to the shortlisted/eligible candidates by E-mail / HAL Website / by Post. Shortlisting of candidates will be done based on Experience/ aggregate percentage of marks in MBBS as per rules. Candidates short listed for Interview are required to bring the Certificates / Documents (Original and Photocopies) in proof of Age, Qualification, Experience, Caste, Training, Disability (As applicable), Ex-Servicemen discharge book (As applicable) etc and passport size photographs at the time of Interview.
- Only Indian Nationals are eligible to apply.
- Educational Qualification & Post Qualification Experience should have been acquired/ possessed by the candidate as on 06.05.2015. The date of declaration of results indicated in the mark sheet of the Final Semester/ Year will be considered as the date of acquisition of Educational Qualification.
- Candidates possessing Regular / Full Time qualifications prescribed for the above posts are only eligible to apply. In other words, the qualifications acquired through Part Time/ Correspondence/ Distance Education/ E-learning courses are not eligible to apply.
- The total maximum marks and total marks obtained for all the Semesters/ Years will be summed up to arrive at the aggregate percentage. No rounding off will be done. No weightage will be given to any particular Semester or Year. Candidate must indicate the aggregate marks (of all semesters / years put together) Diploma / Degree etc in the Bio-data form. Aggregate marks are to be calculated as shown below: Total marks obtained in all semesters or years X 100 Maximum marks (cumulative of all semesters or years)
- Wherever CGPA or letter grade in a qualifying degree is awarded, equivalent percentage of marks should be indicated in the application form as per norms adopted by the University/ Institute. Candidates are required to submit a Certificate to this effect from the University/ Institute at the time of Interview.
- Candidates who are employed in Government / Semi-Government / Pubic Sector Undertakings should apply through their employers i.e, through proper channel. Further, such candidates are required to produce 'No Objection Certificate' at the time of Interview from their employer failing which they will not be permitted to appear for the Interview.
- Contract Experience: a) Experience possessed by candidates engaged on Contract basis directly by PSUs/Central/State Governments concerned shall be considered as experience for the purpose of selection. In that case, Experience Certificate is to be produced from such PSUs/Central/State Governments, etc, indicating the contract engagement. As regards No Objection Certificate, the same needs to be in line with the Terms & Conditions of contract engagement and Rules applicable for such contract engagement in the concerned Organization. b) Experience possessed by candidates in Private Organizations on Contract basis shall be considered as experience, subject to scrutiny in terms of nature of experience, responsibilities, assignments, etc. c) Experience possessed by candidates engaged on Contract basis through Contractors by PSUs/Central/State Governments will not be considered as experience since the engagement is not direct. d) The contract experience possessed by candidates as at (a) & (b) above will be considered as experience for the purpose of selection only if the experience is in Executive cadre of the concerned PSUs/Central/State/Private Organizations.
- Once an employee avails himself of voluntary retirement from a PSU, he shall not be allowed to take up employment in another PSU. If he desires to take up the employment, he shall have to return the VRS compensation received by him to the PSU concerned. Personnel who have opted for VRS from other PSUs should furnish documentary evidence that they have deposited their terminal benefits with the concerned PSU before their appointment in the Company.
- For getting the reservation benefits under OBC category, the following are required to be adhered: The candidate must not belong to creamy layer.
- The name of caste of the candidate must appear in the 'Central list of Other Backward Classes'. The candidate needs to furnish their OBC Certificate as per the format prescribed by the Government of India (Not older than 6 months as on 06.05.2015) from the Competent Authority.
- Appointment of selected candidates is subject to verification of Caste (wherever applicable) and Character & Antecedents from the concerned Authorities, as per the rules of the company.
- Mere submission of application will not entail a right for claiming appointment. HAL reserves the right to cancel/ restrict/ enlarge/ modify / alter the advertisement/ recruitment process and/ or the selection process thereunder, without issuing any further notice or assign any reason whatsoever. The number of vacancies can be modified as per management's discretion.
- If the information furnished by the candidate in any part of the Bio-data is found to be false or incomplete or is not found to be in conformity with eligibility criteria mentioned in the advertisement, the candidature/ appointment will be considered as revoked/ terminated at any stage of recruitment process or after recruitment or joining, without any reference given to the candidate.
- Any sort of canvassing or influencing the officials related to the recruitment/ selection process would result in immediate disqualification of the candidate.
- HAL reserves the right to increase / decrease the specification depending upon the response. Candidates, staying beyond 30 miles away and attending Personal Interview will be paid to and fro TA (Rail fare) by the shortest route on production of proof of travel as per rules of the Company.
- If the candidates are found suitable for lower Grade / Post than the post for which they had applied and attended the Interview fulfilling all the requirements, they shall be offered lower Grade / Post. Appointment of selected candidates is subject to receipt of satisfactory Medical Report from the Company's Doctor as per the standards prescribed by HAL (Concerned Authority in case of PWD candidates). Decision of HAL Management regarding selection will be final. Further, HAL Management reserves the right to fill up or otherwise any or all the notified posts and also to fill up the future vacancies if any from the valid panel of selected candidates as per the rules of the company. The vacancies identified are to be filled up by external candidates only, through Direct Recruitment. Therefore, applications of internal candidates, if any, will not be considered.
- Candidates belonging to SC/ST category are required to submit the SC/ST certificate in the prescribed format enclosed at Appendix A. Candidates belonging to OBC category are required to submit the OBC certificate in the prescribed format enclosed at Appendix B. Candidates belonging to PWD category are required to submit PWD certificate in the prescribed format enclosed at Appendix C.
- Candidates applying for more than one Post will be considered only for the lowest post among the posts applied by them. Candidates who have work experience in the Private Sector and produce the experience certificate should submit the same in the letter head of the Company. The letter head of the company should have the details of the Company. Necessary information regarding the selection, interview etc. will be hosted on HAL Website www.hal-india.com from time to time. Candidates are requested to visit the website from time to time.
- Before applying the candidates should satisfy themselves regarding eligibility criteria desired for the post. Incomplete Applications will be rejected and no further correspondence in this regard will be entertained. Appearance of the shortlisted candidates in the Interview is provisional and it does not entitle them for any claim for the post. They will be treated as debarred ab-initio at any stage of the recruitment process incase they do not fulfill essential eligibility criteria. Last date of receipt of applications is 06.05.2015. Applications received after due date will be rejected. Court of jurisdiction for any dispute/ cause will be at Bangalore. In case of any clarification please contact Senior Manager(HR), Medical & Health Unit, HAL(BC) on 080 – 22323005 or write to us at email@example.com.
How to apply for Senior Medical Officers Vacancy in Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL):
Eligible candidates are required to send their applications, duly filled, in the prescribed format as at Annexure-I along with the Demand Draft, certificates / documents (Photocopies) in proof of Age, Qualification, Experience, Training, Caste (SC/ST/OBC certificate in the prescribed format), Disability (As applicable), Ex-servicemen discharge book (As applicable), etc by post only so as to reach on or before 06.05.2015 to the address as mentioned below. The candidate is required to write his / her name and the post applied for on the reverse side of Demand Draft, which should be forwarded, subscribing on the envelop, in bold, the Post applied for, Discipline and Advertisement Number. Senior Manager (HR), Medical & Health Unit, Vimanapura Post, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, Bangalore Complex, Bangalore – 560 017. Candidates are required to possess a valid E-mail ID, which is to be entered in the Application Blank, so that intimation regarding downloading of call letter for Interview can be sent. HAL will not be responsible for bouncing of E-mail sent to the candidate.
Important dates to remember :
Last Date to Apply for this job 06/05/2015


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Kevin Moore: New Features in WPF 3.5C'mon, Kevin, you are really hilarious when imitating Tim's British accent:P
Anders Hejlsberg, Herb Sutter, Erik Meijer, Brian Beckman: Software Composability and the Future ofActually "weak delegate" is the thing which I hope can be built into CLR3.0
UK Community: DeveloperDeveloper DayWe have too many brits on Channel9 really:(
Mike Swanson: SWF to WPF ConverterRossj wrote:This looks interesting
isn't there a Javascript implementation for the CLR?
Dude, do you forget JScript.NET?
London Niners: Tour, Drinks and Debateblowdart wrote:
jamie wrote:*blowdart - make a c9park!!!
I have little to no artistic talent. I know my limitations!
From the video, I know you are a funny guy, why not bring your girlfriend or wife with you that day?
London Niners: Tour, Drinks and Debateirascian wrote:
footballism wrote: Ian is really really an old man. I am just curious whether or not he's still writing code
Well thanks for making my day!
I've been self-employed as a "developer/lead developer" for the last 10 years (spent a brief period as an architect but missed the hands-on and took a rate cut to move back to being lead developer in that same organisation). The longest down time I've had between contracts has been 4 weeks (my choice - I wanted to go to New Zealand) so yeah, I still write code and people seem to be happy to keep paying me to keep writing code and (touch wood) renewing a contract has never been a problem - when I've left a company it's always been my choice.
Ian, you know, it's quite unusual in China to have old man like you still write code, there is an old saying in Chinese software industry, it goes like: if you cannot get promoted before the age of 33, you've got no chane in this trade, you should quit...irascian wrote:I think the problem for most of my clients over the last 10 years is they've typically hired all those wet-behind-the-ears youngsters who are too focussed on what's "cool" rather than what's cost-effective or what their customers want, so they hire an old fart like me to pick up the pieces of disasterous projects and mentor the silly young puppies
So, Ian, could you please tell me how many old men in your age who still write code in your country?
London Niners: Tour, Drinks and DebateIan is really really an old man, I am just curious whether or not he's still writing code:O
London Niners: Tour, Drinks and DebateNext time if Charles went to China, I will managed too meet him in person, anyway, I am the only Chinese who sticks here quite often;)
London Niners: Tour, Drinks and DebateSabot's girl friend is reallly cute:P
I have to say when I was in London, I also went to most of the places where Charles went;)
Irena Kennedy: From Russia with LoveShe is a girl, and she writes code, quite amazing indeed.
How-to: Query Vista Search From Your AppGood to see Ian's awesome screencast, but where can I get the source code of demo app shown in the video?
Karsten Januszewski: WPFjmacdonagh wrote:
I love this video. I just wish it was a little longer .
One question, can we get that VisualBrush manupulation demo (the one with the sphere and the physics) posted? I'd love to switch out what was on that VisualBrush with a video .
You can get the "15 Puzzle" demo source code from Tim Sneath's blog