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"Seafarers are our priority"
IMEQ© is a leading provider of remote online Pre-Employment Screening and Psychosocial Risk Assessment especially designed for seafarers and maritime personnel.
Our pre-employment & psychosocial screening utilizes instruments that assess psychological health and personality factors that can affect a person's resiliency and wellbeing in psychologically demanding job roles or workplaces.
At IMEQ© we recognize that seafarers are the heart and soul of the maritime industry, and that seafaring is a high risk occupation associated with a number of psychosocial risk factors linked to poor mental health.
IMEQ© was founded in 2016 with a mission to safeguard crew psychological health and safety, while decrease risk factors associated with poor employee psychological health and workplace safety. Our mission to creating resonant working environments for onboard employees and ashore personnel is consistent with our vision:
"Happier Seafarers Safer Journeys".
Our digital platform utilises standardized and evidence based assessments, an advanced test flow process and machine learning algorithm, that provide objective data on psychological & personality traits, attitudes and skills to simplify the hiring process and improve job fit.
At IMEQ© we are committed to helping maritime companies and organizations create psychologically healthy and safe workplaces by providing recruitment services, mental health trainings, and consulting services to increase organizational well-being, optimize workplace safety and enhance employee satisfaction.

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Needing a Business and Corporate Law Lawyer? Business and corporate workplaces are subject to a solid lawful system and would somehow battle through their undertakings without sound lawful counsel. Business and law lawyers give that counsel that can help secure and shape the system for any office. They have long periods of involvement inside the field which gives them the edge with regards to realizing how to secure and propel an organization. With true arrangements and present day strategies, business and corporate law lawyers can help business, all things considered, from those simply heading out to the individuals who have been customers for as long as 80 years.
Customers need to have a firm comprehension of the best arrangements, agreements, and preparing devices to stay with the working and developing. On the off chance that an organization is deficient with regards to the lawful assets, it risks losing cash. Other negative aftereffects can incorporate awful exposure, investor and property debates, and displeased representatives. Notwithstanding, if an organization winds up in trouble, business and corporate law lawyers can guarantee that the legitimate instruments are used without limit. These instruments will set the preparation for future thriving and accomplishment of a business.
Business and corporate lawyers offer something beyond the counsel and basis expected to deal with exposure. Banking and money law, work and work law, consolidations and acquisitions are only a couple of regions that a lawyer can assist with. Their insight likewise ventures into the domain of dealings and drafting of agreements, just as business progression arranging and development law and prosecution.
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Solar 4 RVs is fully operational online during Victorian lockdown
Date Posted:3 August 2020
In line with the latest government directive, Solar 4 RVs will not be able to serve our customers face-to-face in our showroom whilst Stage 4 Covid-19 restrictions are in place in Melbourne. The good news is we are an experienced online retailer so you can still visit our online shop and contact us by phone or email.
With customers from all over Australia (and beyond), we are well accustomed to providing personalised solar solutions by chatting over the the phone or by communicating via email.
We will continue to operate the same business hours as usual (8:30-5:00 weekdays and 9:30-1:30 Saturdays).
Stay safe. Diagnosing possible cases of COVID-19 early, even when symptoms are mild, helps health experts control the spread of the virus. By getting tested when you have symptoms you will be doing your bit to protect all Australians.


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The Peoria County Election Commission will be mailing new Voter Registration Cards to all registered voters beginning Thursday, September 28, 2023.
"This mailing is required under the National Voter Registration Act and helps us to maintain accurate and up to date voter registration records," stated Elizabeth Gannon, the Executive Director for the Election Commission.
The Commission asks that you review the information on the card carefully. The card contains district information along with Polling Place information.
"A handful of polling places have changed, so be sure to check in the upper left-hand corner of your new voter registration card," continued Gannon. All polling place changes are also listed below.
Your Voter Registration Card is not required to be shown prior to voting; the card is strictly for informational purposes only. If name and/or address information has changed, please follow the instructions found on the back of the Voter Registration Card to properly update your information. Anytime you move or change your name you must re-register to vote. Failure to do so may impact your right to vote.
If a Voter Registration Card is received, but no one by that name resides at the address, please return the card to the Election Commission office. If you do not return the card, we assume the voter lives at the address.
Updated Polling Places:
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the Peoria County Election Commission at (309) 324-2300.


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Genesis Energy LP agreed to provide downstream services for crude oil and natural gas from two deepwater Gulf of Mexico fields produced through a floating production system owned by Murphy Oil Corp. unit Murphy Exploration & Production Co. - USA and investment funds managed by Ridgewood Energy Corp.
The King's Quay floating production system, or FPS, will process up to 80,000 barrels of oil per day and up to 100 MMcf/d of gas from the Khaleesi/Mormont and Samurai field developments, according to a Dec. 11 news release. The FPS is in Green Canyon Block 433 in the Gulf of Mexico and can handle additional subsea developments in the future.
The FPS will tie-in subsea to Genesis Energy's Shenzi lateral and crude oil production will be delivered to the Cameron Highway or the Poseidon crude oil system for delivery to shore. Gas production will tie-in subsea and will be gathered on its Anaconda system connected to the Nautilus gas system for shore transport.
Oil and gas deliveries are expected to start in mid-2022.
The contracts for the fields include life of lease dedications and take-or-pay components, but Genesis will not require capital to connect the FPS to its assets.
Subsea engineering and construction contracts for the Khaleesi/Mormont development are yet to be awarded, while pre-front-end engineering design work on the Samurai development is ongoing, Murphy Oil said in a December investor update.
Khaleesi/Mormont is estimated to have a gross resource of about 165 million barrels of oil equivalent, composed of 90% liquids, while Samurai has an estimated gross resource of roughly 60 million boe, also composed of 90% liquids.


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SFBW Sponsored Many Regional Collaborations
Somehow, after nine years, SF Beer Week still manages to feel like a genuine regional holiday, a community matter, despite obvious marketing motivations involved. It all clicked again this year as beer fans made their way from around the region and beyond.
Down by the waterfront, the Opening Gala kicked off the 10th annual SFBW as about 4,000 beer seekers sampled from among 123 independent craft breweries of the greater SF Bay and Monterey Bay Areas. A snaking queue for Russian River Brewing Co.'s Pliny the Younger again provided the longest wait, with fans discussing this year's hop blend as they braved the line a second time.
Journalist Jay Brooks offered the annual community toast he first intoned back in 2009. He was flanked by his fellow co-conspirators from the first SFBW – Celebrator editor-publisher Tom Dalldorf; Dave Keene, owner of the Toronado bar; 21st Amendment Brewing Co. co-founder Shaun O'Sullivan and Magnolia Brewing Co. founder Dave McLean; Vic and Cynthia Kralj of The Bistro, home of the long-running Double and Triple IPA festival; and Beer Chef Bruce Paton. Old friends clinked new glasses then scattered in search of rewarding refills.
A Guild Spreads its Wings
Starting in year two, the founders of SFBW placed their baby in the hands of the nonprofit SF Brewers Guild, which continued to encourage brewers and venues from the region to host events, though Guild membership was strictly city-based.
Each year, before Beer Week, Guild members met at an SF brewery to make an official SF Beer Week collaboration beer (or perhaps two), proclaiming civic solidarity.
This year's Gala marked the first step in the SF Guild's current multi-year expansion into a regional organization for independent brewers. To celebrate this future unity, collaboration brew days blossomed in Santa Rosa, Livermore, San Jose and Soquel. San Francisco brewers pulled together an all-city brew at Speakeasy, tallying five collaborations for five geographic chapters of the expanded Guild. In addition, to fulfill a "ten collabs for ten years" vision, brewers within the city limits whipped up five more inventive beer projects.
In Soquel, near Santa Cruz and Monterey Bay, local brewers plotted a 7% ABV Salted Caramel Stout, communicating via the SF Brewers Guild on-line forum. According to Dustin Vereker of Discretion Brewing, the host brewery steered the brainstorm to styles they knew they could execute well, and presented a first draft recipe to tweak. Uncommon Brewers of Santa Cruz hand-made a batch of caramel candy for brewday. Adding Monterey Bay sea salt, the assembled brewers dubbed their beer, "A Bay of Our Own."
"For me, the best part of a collaboration brew is when the boots hit the ground. Getting a bunch of brewers together in one place to participate and share knowledge and stories is truly special and bound to be a good time," said Discretion Brewmaster Michael Demers.
The East Bay contingent collaborated at Shadow Puppet Brewing, a year-old brewery in Livermore. According to founder Brian Blackburn, most communication happened online, but brewers congregated on blend-day to sample combinations of coffee beans for the smoky creation.
In Santa Rosa, at Henhouse Brewing, Collin McDonnell hosted North Bay brewers for the mash-in of a cascade-hop-driven West Coast IPA called "Instant Classic," then plot their future chapter of the Guild.
Three SF breweries in the Dogpatch neighborhood – Harmonic Brewing, Triple Voodoo Brewery and Magnolia Brewing – seized on possibility of enhancing the dank, marijuana-like aromas of certain hop varieties with different blends of terpenes, natural flavor compounds now available to give aromatic diversity to recently legalized cannabis products. Deviating from a typical collab, each produced a (non-psychoactive) variation at their respective breweries. "It was interesting to see consumers' reactions when trying them, in that some people enjoyed the balance, while others wanted more weed flavor," said John Verna of Harmonic.
Some brewers designed additional unofficial collaborations to debut at the Gala and during the long week that followed. Celebrator Beer News initiated two collaborations. Drakes Brewing Co., when offered the verbal prompt to make a beer called "-30-" (the last-century end-of-story mark typed into newspaper articles), came up with a smooth Triple IPA. Responding to editorial requests, brewer John Gillooly executed the burly beer with a mixture of old and new hops, including Idaho 7.
Meanwhile, Marin Brewing Co.'s Arne Johnson responded to the Celebrator's prompt for a Russian Imperial Stout with flaked oats to be called "Flake News," by brewing up a rich silky specimen and devising label copy that playfully urged to "consider Putin some away for aging."
Beer Week Debutants
The first year brewers, as always, were thrilled to meet the public and fellow brewers at the Gala. Matt Sager, Head Brewer at the East Bay's award-winning Danville Brewing surveyed the Gala participants around him. "This is great," he exclaimed. "Everyone's here — you're amongst the people you respect in the industry."
"I've been coming to this event for years as a beer geek," said Fran Fitzharris, co-owner with her husband, Sean, of the four-year-old Brewery Twenty Five, in rural San Benito County. Pouring at her first Gala, Fitzharris continued, "I always wanted to be part of a guild. I wanted to be part of a beer family, to participate in a group."
Following the Gala, the Double IPA Fest at the Bistro continued stronger than ever, handing out coveted awards on a sunny day.
Some personal highlights included watching homebrewers show up at Woods Beer Co. in Oakland to have their buckets and carboys filled with fresh wort for their own beer-making endeavors before stopping in at the Good Hop in Oakland where Melissa Myers, former brewer, now beer bar maven, poured the collabs she made with brewers and a cider maker this year. Almanac Beer Co. reprised its inspirational Beer Talks event, this time at the new Alameda brewery location, while next-door Admiral Maltings provided new craft ingredients for dozens of special beers poured throughout the region. A rambunctious pub crawl around Bernal Heights with Marin Brewing Co. and Monkey Paw Brewing Co.'s brewmasters, a mellow evening socializing at ThirstyBear Organic Brewing Co.'s Cask and Queso cheese extravaganza, astonishing hopped ice cream at Barebottle Brewing, hanging out with Societe Brewing Co. at City Beer Store, cavorting at the Celebrator Anniversary party on the second Saturday, and dropping by the 21st Amendment Brewer's Tea with live music on the final Sunday were a few highlights that convinced us that this holiday week continues to shine brightly. (In the spirit of full disclosure, Gail worked part time on SFBW this year.)
Cravings for a Beer Dinner
The Rare Barrel Sour Beer Co. in Berkeley presented its first pairing dinner in a newly-launched kitchen. The meal, created by chef Charis Whal, was themed around the singular oak barrel known as pH1. Co-founder Alex Wallash played host to two 16-person diner seatings in a cozy dining room created by stacking walls of barrels and strings of lights within the larger taproom space.
As Wallash noted, good storytelling would have put the featured beer at the end of the evening, but flavors placed the starring beer with the first course, a delicate steelhead crudo. The delicate tart saison came out of pH1, the barrel that first launched New Belgian Brewing's sour program, then was given to Russian River Brewing where it birthed Beatification, (inspiring the name of The Rare Barrel), then was gifted back to New Belgium, then presented to TRB, and was recently passed along as a surprise for Peter Bouckaert, former Brewmaster of New Belgium, now at his own operation, Purpose Brewing Co. When the TRB team emptied pH1 for the last time, the beer inside was set aside for this dinner. La Folie and Beatification also accompanied delectable courses. At the end, each thoroughly satiated diner received a limited-edition pH1 bottle to go.
It Never Gets Old
According to Guild executive director Joanne Marino, this year's Gala was approximately the same size as last year's, but within a less cramped venue.
However, through the rest of the week over 800 events were lined up, about 100 fewer events than last year. When asked why, Marino attributed the shift to a more thorough vetting of events to assure they conform to the guild's long-standing guidelines. "The SF Brewers Guild represents small and independent craft brewers," she explained. "When events are submitted we take a look at whether independent brewers are the focus of the event."
With last summer's sale of Anchor Brewing Co. to Japan's Sapporo Brewery, one of the key SF organizations removed itself from the independent category, though various Anchor events took place on the side all week long.
As for the future, Marino is eager to see how the Guild's expansion influences SFBW. "As the change into a regional guild plays out, that's going to have a very positive effect on Beer Week," she opined. She looks forward to watching the different areas embrace the week proactively. "I think that's going to be exciting and invigorating for SF Beer Week."
Philadelphia writer Brian Kolesar, visiting for the fourth time, reflected, "What I saw in 2018, after a five year absence, was SF Beer Week still staying rather true to its original model. There still is a noticeable feeling of community, partnership and support for the local."


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KATHMANDU: The Supreme Court has decided to hear all writ petitions filed against the government's decision to dissolve the House of Representatives in the five-member constitutional bench headed by Chief Justice Cholendra Shamser Rana.
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January 12, 2016, 7:30pm-9pm
Los Angeles Contemporary Archive
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Los Angeles, CA 90021
Johanna Breiding's practice stems from photography, considering the medium's history, its representational role and limits. Expanding to video and installation, Breiding locates her work within the intersection of analog and digital technologies, the construction of gender and cultural identity, and a critique of heternormative ideologies within the personal and social space. Recent projects address a range of topics, including the death of analog photography via small town Keeler in Owens Valley, CA; the art historical canon of Land Art through portraiture and landscape photography; and the notion of hyperobjects and the (Post) Anthropocene. Breiding previously taught undergraduate and graduate courses in New Genres at the San Francisco Art Institute and will be teaching a workshop at California Institute of the Arts in the Spring. She is based in Los Angeles and originally from Switzerland.
From 7:30-9pm, Johanna Breiding will join us for a lecture and Q & A to discuss her work and recent collaborative show titled Epitaph for the Family which was on view at Human Resources, Los Angeles in November 2015. Epitaph for the Family was named one of the best shows of 2015 in Los Angeles by Art in America.


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25-4169a. (a) (1) No officer or employee of the state of Kansas, or any municipality, shall use or authorize the use of public funds or public vehicles, machinery, equipment or supplies of any such governmental agency or the time of any officer or employee of any such governmental agency, for which the officer or employee is compensated by such governmental agency, to expressly advocate the nomination, election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate to state office or local office. The provisions of this section prohibiting the use of time of any officer or employee for such purposes shall not apply to an incumbent officer campaigning for nomination or reelection to a succeeding term to such office or to members of the personal staff of any elected officer. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the statutory duties of the commission on judicial performance pursuant to article 32 of chapter 20 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto. (2) The provisions of this subsection shall not apply to the use of internet connectivity provided by the state of Kansas or any municipality to any candidate or elected official. (3) Except as otherwise provided in this section, no municipality shall permit or allow any person to distribute, or cause to be distributed, within any building or other structure owned, leased or rented by such municipality any brochure, flier, political fact sheet or other document which expressly advocates the nomination, election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate for state or local office unless each candidate for such state or local office is permitted or allowed to do so in the same manner. (4) For the purposes of this subsection, the term municipality shall have the meaning ascribed to it in K.S.A. 12-105a, and amendments thereto. (b) Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a class C misdemeanor. |
History: L. 1991, ch. 150, § 15; L. 1998, ch. 117, § 13; L. 2008, ch. 145, § 6; L. 2009, ch. 143, § 13; L. 2015, ch. 85, § 10; July 1. |
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22 Apr Drive Thru Covid 19 Testing Available in Greene and Hawkins Counties April 25-26
The Northeast Regional Health Office is hosting COVID-19 drive-through testing events for the community April 25-26, 2020. Nurses and/or National Guard medics at each site will collect nasal swabs from those who want to be tested, and test results may be available within 72 hours after the samples arrive at the lab, depending on lab volume.
"Anyone with health concerns, or who has concerns about the health of a family member, is invited to come to one of these locations this weekend to receive testing for COVID-19," said Northeast Regional Health Director, Rebekah English. "This testing will be provided at no cost to participants, and those who come for testing can remain in their vehicles throughout the process."
Sample collection for testing will be offered at the following locations and times:
Saturday, April 25th between 9 AM – 3 PM
Greene County Fairgrounds
123 Fairgrounds Circle, Greeneville, TN
Sunday, April 26th between 9 AM – 3 PM
Volunteer High School
1050 Volunteer Street, Church Hill, TN
The Northeast Region's Coronavirus Public Information Line is open from 8 AM-6 PM, Monday- Friday at 423-979-4689. Tennessee's Coronavirus Public Information Lines are open from 11 AM to 11 PM, daily at 833-556-2476 or 877-857-2945.


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Sharon Peake is a gender equity expert with over 20 years of experience in global businesses. She is a registered psychologist, a certified coach and the Founder and CEO of Shape Talent – the equity, diversity and inclusion experts for complex multinational organisations who are serious about gender equality.
Can you tell us a little about your background and the company?
I am an entrepreneur, an equity, diversity & inclusion expert, a certified psychologist and a coach. Although I was born and raised in Australia, having lived in England for over 20 years, I now call the UK my home. In 2017, I launched Shape Talent a gender equality consultancy which works with large organisations to create gender inclusive organisations, through our consultancy and women's development programmes. I am the creator of the Three Barriers to Women's Progression Model, measuring the impact of societal, organisational and personal barriers which prevent women from taking senior positions in organisations.
How did the idea come to you for the company?
After working in corporate HR for several blue-chip FTSE companies for over 20 years, I got frustrated with the slow pace of change in women's representation in leadership and wanted to be an active part of the solution. I therefore launched Shape Talent where I get to work with insightful clients and a brilliant team, partnering together to actively dismantle the workplace barriers that women face.
How have you been able to gain funding and grow?
I have bootstrapped my growth. As a service-based business I'm fortunate that I haven't needed large cash outlays, such as manufacturing or technology investments. As a consultancy, our biggest overheads are our team costs. I have a flexible workforce, with a small core team of employees and a larger team who work as associates. This makes it easier to manage costs.
What are the key successes?
There are a few things that I am really proud of: requalifying as a psychologist in my 30s after five years of additional study, working as the Group Director of Talent Management in an FTSE10 business during the third biggest global M&A transaction in corporate history, setting up Shape Talent and driving it from nothing to 7-figure revenues in three years after returning from maternity leave. A few months ago, Shape Talent won Diversity & Inclusion Consultancy of the Year, which was wonderful recognition.
What were/are the challenges and how have you overcome these?
I faced various professional challenges – the acquisition of my employment and subsequent redundancy, burnout and health scares – but I always felt I could see a path through these. But the biggest challenge I faced was a fertility challenge partially associated with me prioritising my career in my 30s, which meant I very nearly missed the chance to become a mother. I am incredibly grateful to live in a time of modern science and advanced IVF options, which, after a long and hard 5-year battle with pregnancy and various miscarriages, allowed me to become a mother in my 40s.
What are your plans now/for the future?
I am focused on growing Shape Talent and helping more organisations address gender equality in a meaningful and sustainable way. It is important to me that our work reaches the biggest possible audience, in order to really help accelerate gender equity. The team and I have exciting plans for growth with new products, research and partnerships coming out this year.
What would you like to share with others to encourage them to start their own entrepreneurship journey?
I would say that every journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. You don't need to have sorted out all the details when you start, there is a lot you can figure out as you go. There is a lot to be said for being experimental and trying things out to both figure out what works for your clients, but also, importantly, to figure out what works for you. What I am doing now – running a B2B consultancy working with organisations to dismantle systemic barriers for women – is fundamentally different to what I started out doing, which was career coaching for women. I wouldn't have known that my earlier idea was not enough to sustain me – intellectually or financially – had I not experimented first.
Can you share your top tips for entrepreneurial success?
Tenacity, perseverance and a belief in yourself and your mission. A lot of work in a start-up, or scale-up, can be very un-sexy. There have been days where I have felt like the CEO, CMO, CFO, Head of Sales, Facilities Manager and Administrative Assistant, all in one day! At its best it can be thrilling and stimulating and at its worst it can be tedious and stressful. But even on the tough days I have always reminded myself of why I am doing this and why this work is important.
Who are the 5 people who inspire you the most and why?
- Malala Yousafzai – for her unbelievable courage in standing up for what is right, even at great risk to herself and her family
- Emmeline Pankhurst – for helping secure women's right to vote in the UK against immense opposition
- Jacinda Ardern – for showing the world that politics can be done in a different way, a way that is kind and compassionate
- Dame Virginia McKenna – for her unrelenting commitment to animal welfare and conservation, using her considerable profile to help those who cannot help themselves
- My daughter – for reminding me of the simple things in life, and what is really important
What are your favourite inspirational /motivational quotes?
"You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think" – A A Milne
"Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to follow you" – Ruth Bader Ginsburg
What are your Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn social handles and also website links so our readers can connect with you? (paste actual links please for ease)
Website: https://www.shapetalent.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/shapetalent/
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CONTEXT is Everything...
With the emergence of Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TC3) in 1996, the vital importance of operational context, constraints, and threats revolutionized practices in pre-hospital medicine. These TC3 guidelines emerged because normative traditional civilian trauma practices did not translate well into the context of unconventional tactical environments. Law enforcement tactical units, military SOF, and civilian rescue personnel, such as mountain rescue and wildland firefighter Rapid Extraction Module Support (REMS), operate in non-linear, unpredictable, and high threat environments. Rescue tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP's) must continually evolve and are in dire need of the same contextual fulcrum for change. The mistranslation of vertical access and rescue customs and practices, to an environment with uncertain and unrecognizable hazards, can lead to catastrophic failure.
The Need for CHANGE...
Striking the critical balance between adherence to an approved standard or context specific best practice and the inherent operational demands of a highly variable, time compressed, and threat saturated operational landscape is the challenge we must acknowledge. Long-standing (legacy) cognitive processes for vertical mobility are often rendered irrelevant or devolve into the illogical in a VUCA-T2 (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, Ambiguous, Threat containing and Time-compressed) environment. Irrelevance is often rooted in comparing operational TTPs containing mission- specific benchmarks to misinterpreted vertical response gold standards. This "friction" is often due to the end-user misinterpretation, not the guideline scope or job performance requirements (JPR's).
Why would a guideline like NFPA 1006 or 1983 require end-users to utilize 12.5mm rope, 40kN steel carabiners, and twin (or dual) rope systems during operations like mountain rescue, REMS, RTF, or any tactical operation, when doing so would potentially directly effect response efficiency, team safety, and casualty outcome? The answer is they DON'T!
Wisdom to know the DIFFERENCE
When searching for that elusive "Gold Standard" to dictate requirements such as rope diameter, prescribed operational techniques, mandated hardware, and convenient universal equipment minimum break strength (MBS), program administrators for vertical teams often look to the fire service, mountain rescue or "rappel master" certification for that "one" perfect standard to dictate how they will rescue and what they must use. By default, many cite equipment mandates from NFPA 1983, Standard on Life Safety Rope and Equipment for Emergency Services not realizing that this standard is a manufacturer's standard, not an end-user's. Although it can be used as a reference to end-users for design and testing specifications, it does not mandate any equipment to an operational team. NFPA defers the decision for equipment utilization, preferred System Safety Factors (SSF), and rigging techniques to the operational organization's AHJ (Authority Having Jurisdiction). NFPA 1983 acknowledges that certain vertical access and rescue situations meet a critical threshold outside the application of this guideline's specific relevance.
"This standard shall not specify requirements for any rope or associated equipment designed for mountain rescue, cave rescue, lead climbing operations, or where expected hazards and situations dictate other performance requirements." (NFPA 1983, Section 1.1.5)
This is of critical importance for mountain rescue, USSOCOM, federal response teams, fire/EMS based rescue task force (RTF), disaster response (SAR), and wildland firefighting rapid extraction modular system (REMS) teams. These "other performance requirements" may be in the form of gear utilized and/or techniques employed.
There is no one "way" to rescue, the "way" changes based on the operational threats, constraints and organic assets at hand. The environment plays a critical role in the way we rescue at any given time, on any given mission - we must forge principles to create our "best practice" in realtime, while interacting with the given unpredictable emerging variables.
There is no guarantee of a textbook "bomber" anchor, optimal length of rope, or preferred accessory hardware or software. Dynamic vertical response demands rapid rigging decisions based on experience, depth of knowledge, innovative problem-solving, and highly adaptable vertical kits and components grounded in requisite diversity.
We are committed to serving and supporting those "Outlaws of Physics" who work in unforgiving environments "where expected hazards and situations dictate other performance requirements"...those pirates who savagely Rescue under a Black Flag!


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Guide to country cottage holidays in the South East of Ireland
Do read through our guide on what the South East of Ireland has to offer for country cottage holidays. Those who wish to experience the thrill of being amongst rugged scenery, clear waters and expansive mountain ranges can head towards Ireland's south east for a self catering cottage break. Encompassing Carlow, Kilkenny, South Tipperary, Waterford and Wexford, the south east of Ireland promises unrivalled natural beauty, rich historic & archaeological treasures and abounding natural amenities.
Country cottages in Carlow, Kilkenny, South Tipperary, Waterford and Wexford.
Promising a wealth of variety, this region offers tourists ample opportunities to indulge in athletic activities along the lush coast or experience pampering in world renowned spas. From rejuvenating to experiencing varied attractions, there is a vast array of leisure and recreational activities to enjoy in this part of Ireland during a stay at a self catering cottage.
During a country cottage stay, you can experience superlative scenery in the awe-inspiring south east of Ireland. This area promises a memorable self catering holiday. There are innumerable opportunities to indulge in water sports along the long stretches of golden sand beaches.
Waterford is one of the oldest cities nestled in Ireland's south east. The famous Waterford Crystal Store is a spectacular attraction in Waterford and highly popular among those visiting the city. The meeting point of three sister rivers, this alluring city boasts a mesmerising coastline and several magnificent mountain ranges, which run from east to west. During a self catering holiday, there are many lively towns and villages to explore and several shopping venues and some restaurants with real gourmet delights.
You can explore the Copper Coast, which is among the 17 Geoparks in Europe and a prominent attraction. There are also a number of spectacular festivals where you can get a flavour of culture and tradition of Ireland.
In addition, you can wonder at the remarkable beauty of the gardens nestled in this region of unadulterated beauty. The adventure centres, surf schools and water parks offer plenty of opportunities to thrill seekers to get their adrenaline running.
Famous for its romantic stretches of golden beaches, Wexford is tucked in the sunniest corner of Ireland's south-east. This peaceful and picturesque place provides ample opportunities for activities such as fishing, angling, cycling and gravity extreme adventures. From bizarre festivals to fascinating historical sites, there is plenty of choice for every visitor.
Whilst on a country cottage holiday you can find out about the history of south east Ireland through top attractions such as Hook Head lighthouse, The Irish National Heritage Park and the Dunbrody Famine Ship. These are some of the spectacular historical highlights of the area.
Wexford Festival Opera and New Ross Piano Festivals, which depict the culture of Ireland, prove to be a welcome change for many visiting this destination. Besides, you can attend the Duncannon Sand Sculpting Festival and the Strawberry Festival, which provides visitors with an amusing chance to reconnect with their inner child.
During a self catering cottage holiday, there are several historical and archaeological sites to visit such as the South Tipperary Monaincha Church, Redwood Castle, Saint Cronans Church Cross and Round Tower, Leap Castle and Tipperary Christian Fellowship. There are also many lush green gardens, such as Killurney Garden, Celtic Planatarum Dundrum, Camas Park Garden and the Turtulla Garden, among other natural attractions.
Those seeking a peaceful relaxing holiday can head towards Kilkenny. During a country cottages getaway to the south east of Ireland, you can explore many pretty little villages near Kilkenny, which are dotted around and near the tranquil River Nore. Also, whilst in Kilkenny don't miss the chance to enjoy exploring the narrow medieval side streets of the area.
There are various adventure activities to enjoy, such as golfing, fishing, angling and horse racing. The Gowran Park is a spectacular site for horse racing. Moreover, Kilkenny is bestowed with several shopping venues, which will appeal to those who love a bit of retail therapy. Among several landmarks and natural attractions, Kilkenny Castle and Gardens, The Potter's Yard, Rothe House & Gardens and Nore Valley Park-Pet Farm are some of the prominent tourist attractions.
With the picturesque beauty of the sunny south east, Carlow offers a multifarious mix of lively festivals, along with magnificent historical sites and rejuvenating countryside. Awe-inspiring visitors, the River Barrow and dramatic Blackstairs Mountains are perfect for walking, angling and boating venues.
Depicting the cultural heritage of the historic Carlow town, Brownshill Dolmen, Ballyloughan Castle, Carlow Cathedral and Triple Bullaun Stone are some of the spectacular historical buildings to visit. Arboretum Lifestyle & Garden Centre, Ashlawn Garden Centre and Arboretum Inspirational Gardens are other prominent points of interest offering innumerable opportunities to gardening enthusiasts enjoying country cottages getaways.
Endless opportunities for sightseeing, adventure and outdoor activities amidst picturesque landscapes are some of the real delights for tourists on a self catering holiday in the South East of Ireland. Enjoy browsing on Country Cottages Online for family self catering, pet friendly cottages, romantic retreats or luxurious country houses. We trust that you will have an enjoyable time in this part of Ireland.
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I'm returning from a conference focused on ePortfolios, and it's given me the occasion to think a bit about fields and disciplines.
Electronic portfolios are familiar to many, but what many in writing studies and elsewhere may not know is that ePortfolio is now an area of study. The field is both global and diverse, composed of people who play many different roles in higher education, among them faculty from several different home disciplines, including at this conference scholars in history, design, math, education, psychology, political science, and medical research. In addition, ePortfolio practitioners and scholars include career center directors, technology specialists, advisors, experiential learning directors, institutional researchers, and faculty developers. Such diversity of membership means, among other things, that these colleagues bring with them very different understandings of research and research processes, different experiences with distribution and circulation of information, and, often, different perceptions of the appropriate purposes of ePortfolio: are they chiefly for assessment, for learning, for identity development, for finding employment, or for achieving another aim?
Despite these differences, and despite some interesting differences in the cultures situating higher education from one country to the next, those working on ePortfolio efforts have during the last decade formed what they consider a field. A professional organization, the Association for Authentic, Experiential, and Evidence-Based Learning (AAEEBL.org), was formed with its purpose, in part, to help in coordinating and consolidating efforts. AAEEBL hosts and co-sponsors various meetings, among them an annual international meeting, several annual regional meetings, and several webinars. An open-access journal, International Journal of ePortfolio (IJeP), was created in 2011. Several co-authored and co-edited volumes on ePortfolios have been published. A FIPSE-funded research effort, the Catalyst Project, brought together over twenty US institutions of higher education to develop a model of ePortfolio implementation, while the European Union funded a similar three-year project. As this quick description suggests, then, there is currently considerable ePortfolio activity, which has also been identified, like writing, as a high-impact practice. Still, in this context it's a bit difficult to imagine this field, which is still in the process of becoming, as a discipline, but that's probably true of all fields in the early stages of development. Some will remain a field, while others will grow into a discipline.
Comparing this nascent ePortfolio field with rhetoric and composition reminds me both of writings studies' history and of our current status. For those teaching writing in post-war US schools, like those working in ePortfolios now, there was a similar moment of activity and coordination. What structures, these teachers of writing asked, might foster conversations about pedagogical practices, provide for wider circulation of emerging practice and knowledge, and contribute to a sense of collegiality? In 1949, in response to these needs, the Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC), a professional organization with a scholarly journal, was created. Other scholarly areas within this new field of rhetoric and composition also organized—and continue to do so: the Council of Writing Program Administrators was formed; Computers and Writing hosted conferences related to the journal Computers and Composition; the National Writing Centers Association went international; the Journal of Second Language Writing was created; and most recently, the Association of Rhetoric and Writing Studies (ARWS) Undergraduate Programs, focused on the major in rhetoric and composition, was created, as was the Lifespan Writing group, which just held its inaugural conference the last week of May. These more specialized groups, which several scholars and teachers understand as fields in their own right, are in relationship to what has become the discipline of rhetoric and composition. Precisely what that relationship is strikes me as a very interesting question, one that, of course, might be different from one group to the next.
What's also interesting to me—and I hope to you—about this comparison of ePortfolios and writing studies are a couple of other things. One is that looking at another emerging field like ePortfolios casts in relief the status of composition and rhetoric. Another is that at the same time that we have learned about writing, about the teaching of writing, and about the many contexts of writing, we have also had something of a center to support the development of specialized areas. Consequently, many in rhetoric and composition identify with at least two areas, if not more—with rhetoric and composition, digital composing, and writing assessment, for example, or with rhetoric and composition, visual rhetoric, and community literacy. And a third observation is that our development into a discipline wasn't planned: as we identified increasingly important questions to answer and positions to advocate for, we organized, in the process creating a flexible disciplinary framework allowing for, even fostering, exchange, debate, and, often, a contingent coming to terms. Not least, during this concurrent longitudinal and horizontal development, rhetoric and composition's attention to pedagogy has continued to inform the discipline, and in that dimension, we appear unique among disciplines.
How and why rhetoric and composition might be a unique discipline, and how important that is for our future: those are good questions, I think, for us to consider.
Kathleen Blake Yancey is Kellogg W. Hunt Professor of English and Distinguished Research Professor at Florida State University and past president/chair of NCTE, CCCC, and CWPA. The recipient of several awards, she has authored/edited many articles/book chapters and books, most recently Composition, Rhetoric, and Disciplinarity.


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Behind the Peaceful Gaze: Biopic of a Yogi
The life of Paramahansa Yogananda, author of Autobiography of a Yogi, wasn't an easy one. His biopic, Awake: The Life of Yogananda, gets behind the influential guru's peaceful, penetrating gaze.
Yogananda, who arrived in the United States in 1920, attracted thousands of attendees at his cross-continental lectures and made the ancient teachings of yoga accessible to modern Americans. But he also faced racism in the Deep South, betrayals by students and friends, persecution in the media, and, at one point in his life, financial ruin.
Codirected by Oscar nominee Paola di Florio and Sundance winner Lisa Leeman, the documentary recreates Yogananda's life through audio and video footage, newspaper clippings, and reenactments that propel the narrative forward and elucidate his teachings on meditation, oneness, and devotion.
Awake also features interviews with a who's who of celebrities, scholars, and direct disciples of Yogananda. Kripalu presenters Deepak Chopra and Krishna Das offer their thoughts on Yogananda's legacy; Andrew Newberg, MD, comments on the neuroscience of the guru's teachings, as well as meditation in general; and the late George Harrison talks about the impact that Yogananda's autobiography had on him.
But the most inspiring words of wisdom come from Yogananda himself: "Create a church within yourself, where you are the minister in the temple of your own soul."
"The technique of meditation, recharging the body battery with cosmic energy, is not a creed or a dogma, but a science of the soul and spirit."
Intrigued? Watch the trailer.
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Dustin P. & Jenius McGee are finally bidding farewell to Rick Grimes as they recap AMC's The Walking Dead Season 9, Episode 5 entitled, "What Comes After."
What has befallen our hero? Does he live? Does he die? Does he decide to cook s'mores and invite all the walkers to sing around a campfire?
You'll have to tune in to find out!
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NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is set to succeed the Hubble Space Telescope by Spring of 2019. But before it can launch into space, it needs to undergo ground-based testing to ensure everything works correctly.
Image Credit: Ball Aerospace via NASA
The JWST currently resides inside of NASA's historic Chamber A in Houston, Texas. Inside, it undergoes frigid temperature tests to ensure that it can endure space-like conditions. NASA also takes advantage of the situation by performing other tests in the chamber.
Not long ago, NASA moved forward with a ground-based optical alignment test. It involved angling all the individual primary mirror fragments just right so that they would reflect incoming light into the JWST's sensors adequately.
Related: The primary mirror of the James Webb Space Telescope is now complete
But tests didn't end there; one merely led to another. After aligning the primary mirror fragments, NASA commissioned a piece of calibration equipment dubbed the AOS Source Plate Assembly (ASPA). It bolts to the primary mirror's center and shines various laser wavelengths down the JWST's optical system to ensure everything points where it needs to.
Image Credit: NASA/Desiree Stover
As NASA puts it, these laser lights behave a lot like the different light sources that will emanate from distant stars when JWST takes its first glance at the cosmos. It works a lot like this:
"Intricate equipment is required to test an instrument as complex as the Webb telescope. The ASPA allowed us to directly test key alignments to ensure the telescope is working as we expect, but its location meant we had to have a person install over 100 fiber optic cables by hand over the primary mirror," said Allison Barto, Webb telescope program manager at Ball Aerospace.
"This challenging task, which Larkin rehearsed many times to ensure it could be performed safely, also offered the opportunity to check the alignments by taking this 'selfie' prior to entering the test."
Related: When one eye in the sky isn't enough...
As it would seem from the testing, the automated mirror alignment system operated as anticipated, and the light reflected as expected. Fortunately, this means the mirror alignment system should work correctly in outer space when the JWST gets launched in 2019.
Notably, ASPA is a ground-based alignment-checking mechanism and won't be fastened to the James Webb Space Telescope when it launches. Once assembly of the JWST is complete and NASA finalizes a few additional tests, it will be ready to explore the cosmos.
It should be intriguing to see how the JWST will revolutionize space exploration. With all the time and effort going into the project, one can only hope that it will help humanity learn something new about the universe.
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Hibs confirm departure of sporting director Graeme Mathie following seven years at Easter Road
News of the sporting director leaving was widely reported earlier this month as the Easter Road club made their latest reshuffle behind the scenes.
Mathie's time with the green-and-white half of Edinburgh saw a reversal of the team's fortunes as they ultimately bounced back from their 2014 relegation, winning the Scottish Cup two years later and establishing themselves as a top-six Premiership side again.
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Chairman Ron Gordon said: "I would like to thank Graeme for all of his dedication and hard work throughout his time at Hibs, both as head of player recruitment, and most recently as sporting director.
"Graeme also took on added responsibility as interim head of academy and his passion for youth development was noted by all who worked with him.
"We wish him every success for the future."
Mathie added: "It's been an honour to have been part of the evolution of Hibernian for the last seven years. When I look back to when a small group of us arrived, the scale of the challenge was obvious.
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"I'm proud to have served Hibernian, initially as head of recruitment and latterly as sporting director, during some unprecedented times on and off the pitch.
"I leave assured that there are strong foundations in place across coaching, recruitment, analysis, sports science, medical and the academy. I wish those involved in the next steps every success.
"My children have grown up as Hibernian supporters and I look forward to taking them back to Easter Road sometime soon to get behind a team I have no doubt can achieve success on the field in the near future."
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The top two met at Windmill Street as Railway View took on Pack Horse in a game that could decide the destination of the Macclesfield and District SFL championship.
The result, a 3-3 draw, suits Pack Horse as they're three points behind with two games in hand but the fight is by no means over.
It was the visitors who opened up a two-goal lead midway through the first half courtesy of Jordan Hitchen's free kicks. The first squirmed agonisingly through the grasp of keeper Gaz Hughes, the second found stand-in striker Nick Stone whose header was well saved by Hughes but Alex Baird stabbed home from a yard out.
Railway came storming back and by half time they were level, Ryan Stewart scoring twice from the penalty spot.
Railway substitute Fran Oliver did his utmost to disrupt the Pack defence but it was Pack Horse who regained the lead on 62 minutes, Hitchen yet again scoring a free kick.
There was still more drama to come as with 11 minutes left Hughes' long punt upfield fell to Mike Harrison, who lobbed keeper Dom Chell from 30 yards to level the scores. The finale was frantic but saw no further goals.
At Mary Dendy Fields, Broken Cross turned around their poor form to defeat Vale 3-0. Steven Webb headed the hosts into a first-half lead but it was substitute Zak Hall who made the real difference, scoring with his first touch to make it 2-0. Cross had chances to increase the score but it was left to another substitute, Jonathan Flower to take the plaudits as 10 minutes after coming on, he tapped home from close range at the far post to secure the points.
Boarhound hit Prestbury for six at Bollington Rec thanks to two goals apiece from Craig Hayes and Ben Hamand and further goals from Matt Delargy and Josh Sneddon.
Hayes and Hamand had put Boarhound 2-0 up but Prestbury pulled one back through Craig Trodden's free kick. The second half belonged to Boarhound as they scored four without reply.
Fermain let a 1-0 half time lead slip as they succumbed 5-2 to Queens Arms. The introduction of Queens' Ryan Foster made the difference as, within minutes he'd won a penalty which Jake McGarry converted and then he finished the game off with a volley of his own. Inbetween there was the small matter of a hat-trick from Stu Ainsworth.
Bruce go top of the First Division after a 14-0 victory over under-strength Sporting Weston. There was never any doubting the outcome of this game as Sporting took the field with only eight players but in Mark Gidman they have an outstanding goal keeper and he made a string of fine saves to keep the score down. Scott Meszaros hit five, Alex Tomlinson three, and Tim Hammond and Callum Loftus two each with Paul O'Rourke and Steven Marshall also finding the net.
There was a big win too for Tytherington Juniors as they scored six times at Poynton Village. The home side only trailed 1-0 at half time but having used all their substitutes they fell apart when they also lost their goalkeeper to injury.
Carl Barlow helped himself to a hat-trick and there were further goals from Alex Hibbert, Sam Fraser and Sam Dale.
In a game of two halves at Clarke Lane, Poynton Legion hung on to take all three points after seeing their three-goal lead nearly wiped out in the second half as Albion stormed back.
Albion had the better of the opening exchanges but fell behind when Si Williams netted.
Albion had the chance to equalise from the spot but Ash Mernock pulled off a fine save.
Two minutes later Matt Roylance's volley made it 2-0 and added a third soon after.
The second half was totally different as Legion were under the cosh and although Liam Wilkinson and Josh Leva scored Albion couldn't find the third goal their performance deserved.
Inter Macc and Chilli Banana played out an entertaining 3-3 draw but Inter will be kicking themselves they let slip a two-goal advantage, Dan Smith and Matty McBride both on target. Graham Boultbee made it 2-1 before a long free kick from Jimmy Baskerville found Jonny Leigh who nodded in.
James Slater put Inter back ahead and they had a golden chance to close it out but Simon Gibbon put his penalty wide.
Inter were made to pay when Josh Williamson made it 3-3 to earn Chilli a point.


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By joe
- 4 minutes read - 700 wordsIn a good Freep article today, Katherine Yung described some of the dilemmas surrounding raising capital in the state of Michigan.
Unfortunately for the state, the political echelon is targetting "advanced manufacturing", as a priority, among several others.
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Well, there is truth to that. But 2 years ago, during the initial 21st century fund effort, 700+ entrants applied for funds. Probably close to 400 companies. Quite a few would be called startups. The number of entrants should give the political echelon here a clue that we may in fact have a large group of people literally crying out for funding. The issue is that the funding is largely non-existent in the state and otherwise highly focused in several very narrow areas, some of which are, such as "advanced manufacturing" not necessarily what the state needs. I am not saying Katherine is wrong, her analysis is correct. The large manufacturing companies have dominated the business landscape. Completely. It is hard for a small company to get funding here, in large part due to the lack of capital for new companies, due to the dominance of the manufacturing industries. Well, as manufacturing companies race with each other to set up new shops in China, some of us are trying to grow small companies here in Michigan. And we are running into a lack of local VC and generally funding choices. If the state of Michigan wishes to get serious about startups, and growing companies in the state, I invite them to speak to small business folks like me. Eliminating the SBT is a step in the right direction. We can use that money to partially pay for a real live working person (hint, taxes and consumption in the state). If the federal government wishes to grow the economy, they might want to consider zeroing out the self employment tax. I can hire a person for several months with the money I save on that tax, and they will be consuming and spending money, as well as paying taxes. Now make getting small investments easier, bringing more capital into the state to invest, and more VC's, specifically those with a track record of success in high tech … well … Well, since we are in 25th place in the country, and the Bay area is about 3x the second place folks, who are 1.1x the third place folks … These are estimates from the PWC Moneytree survey. See https://www.pwcmoneytree.com/MTPublic/ns/nav.jsp?page=region . The midwest as a total was 4.46% of the $5.6B investment in Q1 CY2008. Silicon Valley was 33.71%, about 8x the midwest area investment rate. Michigan is a fraction of that 4.46%. Looking over that list in the midwest, "advanced manufacturing" doesn't quite show up. IT services and computing is in the noise. 1 deal at about $2M. In Silicon Valley, software, IT services, and computing took in a total of $604M in Q1. Thats 2.3x what was done in the entire midwest. Wonder if we (the midwest) are doing something wrong? Most of the groups we have heard about getting funding here, have been getting it from out of state. Then the investor wants the company to move. Taking all those nice high wage high value jobs with them. Uh … whoops. We had a brief discussion with someone that wanted us to move our company to Ontario. No issues with Canada, I do like it there. But that change was a little bigger than we want to make right now. All these things are interconnected. VC's mean startups (well if they invest in the state, and they should be given incentive to do so), and startups mean jobs. Jobs mean more taxes, and more ancillary jobs. Startups (not "advanced manufacturing") mean jobs that are less tied to the manufacturing sector, which is learning to speak Mandarin as rapidly as possible (and there is nothing wrong with this, manufacturing will always seek the low cost producer of their products and raw materials for their products … they have to). I want to thank Ms. Yung for a good article. Hopefully the political types will read it, and realize that there are issues that need to be addressed.


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Developer El-Ad Properties spent $675 million on The Plaza in 2004, a purchase that hasn't exactly panned out for them. The building's condos sold out fast (after a $300 million renovation and conversion), but those sales were followed by equally quick lawsuits and complaints about building finishes, "attic-like" penthouses, and opulence that wasn't quite opulent enough. El-Ad never seemed fed up (and there have still been major deals), but it's not totally surprising that they're about to sell the place. India's Sahara Group is in "advanced, exclusive negotiations" to purchase the hotel, according to the Post. The price is around $600 million, $400M of that for the 100 condos and 130 hotel rooms, and the remaining $200M for the underground mall. The company has apparently already forked over a 10 percent down payment.
The flip attempts of Plaza residents are a frequent topic around here?often because they don't go well. The building's last three sales to close, according to StreetEasy, went for 5.1 percent, 22.6 percent, and 2.2 percent off of their (PriceChopped) asking prices. And there's a lot on offer in the building right now: StreetEasy shows 27 units on the market, from $1.285 million to $11.995 million (aver ask: $3,608/square foot). Several of them are already willing to take a loss from their last sale prices.
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Home » Jazz Musicians » Bob Siebert
Bob Siebert
I sometimes perform on the African thumb piano. "Pieces of the TRANS-World Suite" is a solo CD of my music performed on a variety of these instruments.
My latest project is my collaboration with bob Lepre. I perform on a Circuit Bent SK1 Keyboard and he plays electronic percussion. My 1st recording for the SK1 was "Rrrring tones!" This piece received is premier at the Spark Festival of Music and Art @ the University of Minnesota. We are presently work on a CD called "Tunes for Tomorrow, Noise for today". This is a collection of original pieces and classic Jazz standards
You can listen to samples of my work at cdbaby.com/bobsiebert, iTunes and YouTube.com/bobsiebertsmusic.
In addition to my Knabe grand I enjoy playing any well maintained acoustic piano, particularly the 9 foot Steinway on the "Live at Steinway Gallery" CD I've performed on a variety of electric keyboards starting with my customized Wurlitzer piano on my CD "New Day" to the proteus piano module on "Pictures" and "My Bohemian Legacy". My vast collection of African Thumb Pianos are always a joy to play, particularly outside, where they seem to connect with nature in some special way! these can be heard on the "Pieces of the TRANS-WORLD Suite" CD. My newest keyboard is the circuit bent SK1. This instrument was built by Patrick Gill 4 years ago. It is my electric keyboard of choice at the present time. Lastly is my Schoenhut toy Piano. I have some pieces for it which will be posted to YouTube shortly.
Influenced by the prepared piano works of John Cage, bird songs heard in his neighborhood, and Dadaism, Bob Siebert presents his own flavor of compositional quirkiness with Rrrring Tones. The charming album features 15 short pieces, all of which were written for and performed solo on a circuit-bent Casio SK-1 keyboard, an instrument built by Patrick Gill. Minimalist and intelligent throughout, Bob's album carefully blends harmonies with the sometimes grinding, sometimes-pure lo-fi tones of the SK-1, treating it as a serious instrument, rather than a funked-up toy. And in the tradition of an expert programmer or B-3 master, Bob varies the circuit-bent sonic tapestry in perfect synchronization with the music he creates. Unconventionally musical, unconventionally good. -Michael Gallant Keyboard Magazine
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I have been teaching for the last forty years. Many of my students have gone on to careers in the music business. My philosophy of teaching consists in self motivation of my students, an emphasis on creativity and musical exploration, and a solid background in technique and repertoire. I'm in the North New Jersey area. My availability is on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 10:am to 6:30PM. I charge $35 per 1/2 hour at my studio. Lessons are once or twice a week, either 1/2 or full hour


text: Indonesia often falls into the long shadow cast by other developing markets – Brazil, Russia, India and China – also known as the BRIC countries. But with the fourth largest population in the world, Indonesia is growing rapidly, as evidenced by the growth in smartphones. The digital picture Several factors have come together to create a 'perfect storm' driving the move to digital in Indonesia. Almost half of the population is under 30, there's been a rapid rise in the emerging middle class and there is a strong cultural desire to be part of a community. These factors have created a new and dynamic class of digital consumers who are using their connected devices not just to work and play, but also to make life easier. Smartphones are a key part of the evolution. Although internet usage is in its infancy, communication and information gathering are popular. As in other markets, social media is one of the main online activities, reflecting the social nature of the country's culture. Facebook, Blackberry Messenger and Twitter are becoming accepted ways for people to communicate with each other. With this move to digital, it may be no surprise that Indonesia is one of the fastest growing smartphone markets in the world. Sales increased seven fold in the past five years, with more than 50 million devices purchased in 2013/2014. In fact, smartphones accounted for 53% of all devices sold in 2014, up 17 percentage points from the year before. With internet penetration currently at 56%*, the increasing number of smartphones means more Indonesians will have access to the web. This year 40 million more people will be connected this way. As this connectivity becomes more sophisticated, it offers a great opportunity for app developers and manufacturers in particular. So it's a good time to get to know the country's smartphone users. Some key facts about the Indonesia smartphone market: Handsets in transition The market has gone through a handset transition in the past five years. In terms of operating systems, Android has experienced rapid growth since 2011. In 2011, market penetration for Android stood at 24%, but by the end of 2014 that had grown significantly to 88%. This means the number of Android devices sold each year since 2011 has doubled annually. Top features Almost two thirds (68%) of smartphone sales in Indonesia are dual SIM card, allowing users to manage two phone numbers from one device. Since 29% of smartphones sold in Indonesia have a 4" screen, there is an emerging opportunity for these larger screens that offer users a more enjoyable viewing experience on their handset. Retail therapy With five million more people every year entering the urban consumer class, there are even more ways for brands to connect with consumers. A particular gap in the Indonesian market is mobile commerce. We know from our work on the purchase journey in other markets that mobile plays an important part in researching, considering, purchasing and providing feedback all sorts of items, from clothing to airline tickets. As more Indonesians are connected to retailers via their smartphones, it will be important for brands to deliver a consistent service to maintain loyalty and grow their business. Delivering an excellent experience and engaging with people in the right way throughout their journey will be the key to success. For more information contact GfK Digital Market Intelligence *GfK Point of Sales Tracking data 2014


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Schmich, Fabian and Szczurek, Ewa and Kreibich, Saskia and Dilling, Sabrina and Andritschke, Daniel and Casanova, Alain and Low, Shyan Huey and Eicher, Simone and Muntwiler, Simone and Emmenlauer, Mario and Rämö, Pauli and Conde-Alvarez, Raquel and von Mering, Christian and Hardt, Wolf-Dietrich and Dehio, Christoph and Beerenwinkel, Niko. (2015) gespeR: a statistical model for deconvoluting off-target-confounded RNA interference screens. Genome Biology, 16 (220). pp. 1-12.
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Small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) exhibit strong off-target effects, which confound the gene-level interpretation of RNA interference screens and thus limit their utility for functional genomics studies. Here, we present gespeR, a statistical model for reconstructing individual, gene-specific phenotypes. Using 115,878 siRNAs, single and pooled, from three companies in three pathogen infection screens, we demonstrate that deconvolution of image-based phenotypes substantially improves the reproducibility between independent siRNA sets targeting the same genes. Genes selected and prioritized by gespeR are validated and shown to constitute biologically relevant components of pathogen entry mechanisms and TGF-β signaling. gespeR is available as a Bioconductor R-package.
Faculties and Departments: | 05 Faculty of Science > Departement Biozentrum > Infection Biology > Molecular Microbiology (Dehio) |
UniBasel Contributors: | Dehio, Christoph |
Item Type: | Article, refereed |
Article Subtype: | Research Article |
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Friday, April 26, 2019
Friday Music with Les Paul & Mary Ford
Officially on a big time 20th century music bent on Way Too Damn Lazy To Write A Blog, this blogmeister has been binge-listening to the innovative and incomparable guitar-slinger, guitar builder and recording technology innovator Les Paul, the only musician also in the National Inventors Hall of Fame and Museum.
Having made his name first as a country-western guitarist, then as a band member in Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians and ultimately with his own trio, Les was hired by Bing Crosby.
Clearly, Les was extremely adept at accompanying vocalists even early on in his recording career.
After further success as an ace accompanist with The Andrews Sisters and as a last-minute sub for Oscar Moore in the first Jazz At The Philharmonic concert, Les Paul would join forces with talented vocalist, fellow guitar-slinger and wife-to-be Mary Ford.
The duo soon became one of Capitol Records' top selling recording artists. On radio, Les and Mary co-starred in the 15-minute Les Paul Show.
The Les Paul & Mary Ford records, including 16 top 10 hits between 1950-1954, sold millions.
The duo were the biggest recording artists in the business until the emergence of Elvis Presley.
Les, always a builder and tinkerer, figured out how to add more recording heads to tape machines, utilize multiple tape recorders and create multi-track recordings.
Using a makeshift recording studio in their garage, Les Paul and Mary Ford created hit records for Capitol Records in which Les' guitar and Mary's voice became an orchestra.
The musical couple hosted their own syndicated TV show in 1954-1955.
Celebrated by guitarists from Pat Martino to Steve Miller to Jimmy Page: Les Paul's innovations and inventions in building electric guitars.
Les retired from performing in 1964 and dropped out of sight to concentrate on new guitar designs for Gibson.
He ended said retirement by recording two albums with his pal and fellow "string king" Chet Atkins, Guitar Monsters and Chester & Lester.
Les was among the few luminaries from the swing and bop eras to live long enough to carry that blazing musical brilliance into the 21st century. He held forth weekly at New York City's Iridium Club - and look who showed up to pay tribute.
Les Paul & Mary Ford - here's to you!
Thanks a million for the great sounds! For more, see the official Les Paul website.
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Sunday, April 21, 2019
And This Blog Loves "The Duke Of Earl"
While we at Way Too Damn Lazy To Write A Blog missed the TCM Classic Film Fest and shall, having found ourselves increasingly and seriously homesick as our March-April CA trip progressed, also miss the epic 2019 San Francisco Silent Film Festival (and drive all the blog's cinephile readers away by covering other totally unrelated 20th century pop culture topics), we never miss a favorite song.
At the top of the list of ridiculously catchy tunes from the halcyon days of 1960's AM radio (KFRC, KYA and KDIA where I grew up), even higher than Mother-In-Law by Ernie K. Doe and Quarter To Three by Gary U.S. Bonds: the one, the only Gene Chandler's 1962 hit The Duke of Earl.
It's a great tune and Gene's snazzy getup tops Bela Lugosi, Liberace and Screamin' Jay Hawkins.
Gene Chandler sang this hit with pleasure for 50+ years!
Amazingly enough, The Duke of Earl made it into the late 20th century.
In 1991, the Latino American hip hop group Cypress Hill sampled it 29 years after The Duke Of Earl topped the charts.
What do the kings of doo-wop and hip-hop have in common? Well. . . in this writer's estimation, a certain goofy, tongue-in-cheek sensibility and humor underlying a strong desire to entertain and give the audience their money's worth, not unlike the aforementioned Screamin' Jay Hawkins.
Lyrically, Cypress Hill's (would-be) macho tough guy anthem Hand On The Pump is more akin to Elton John's Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting than Gene Chandler's doo-wop masterpiece, even though one suspects neither the glam pop star Englishman nor the very thoroughly 420-ed Cypress Hill in actuality administered "beat-downs" ever.
Few recording artists had the temerity to actually cover The Duke of Earl. One musician who did was Alex Chilton.
Alex Chilton, as he did with many 1960's tunes, rearranged Gene Chandler's classic as a rock n' roll song, gave it his all and had fun in the process!
The fact that Alex Chilton, the uncrowned king of covers throughout his solo career and even in his concerts with Big Star and The Box Tops, tackled The Duke Of Earl should be no big surprise. Alex covered one of this blogger's favorite 1967 hits, Brenton Wood's classic "The Oogum Boogum Song."
As far as this blogger knows, Alex did not cover Brenton Wood's second big 1967 hit, Gimme Little Sign. Possibly he did and it was never recorded; didn't call Alex Chilton the uncrowned king of covers for nothing!
Meanwhile, here's Brenton Wood performing Gimme Little Sign on Top Of The Pops - and sounding great as usual.
While asking just how I might wrap up this post, the notion arises that some readers of Way Too Damn Lazy To Write A Blog might want to sing The Duke of Earl at home. Why not? Here are the lyrics - have fun!
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Thursday, April 11, 2019
Tonight: Jeff Sanford's Cartoon Jazz Octet Rocks The House at Savanna Jazz in San Carlos, CA!
At Savanna Jazz in beautiful downtown San Carlos tonight at 7:30: rip-roaring and inventive sounds courtesy of Jeff Sanford's Cartoon Jazz Octet. In tonight's program, amazing music from the 1930's will be rocking the house in 2019.
The intrepid ensemble - Jeff and Hal Richards on reeds & flutes, Mark Rosengarden on drums, Zachariah Spellman on Tuba, Simon Planting on acoustic bass, Andy Ostwald on piano, Eric Wayne on trumpets, and Randy Johnson on guitar, banjo and vocals - will tackle the epic music of John Kirby & His Sextet, Raymond Scott, Jelly Roll Morton and more.
Today is the birthday of Cartoon Jazz Orchestra composer-in-residence Lenny Carlson, so tonight's repertoire shall include several new original tunes by Mr. Carlson, which sfall be included on the group's upcoming CD release "Nothing Wrong."
There will be eccentric, wonderful and very challenging-to-play songs by American composer Raymond Scott.
We shall also hear great tunes by Raymond Scott collaborator (and member of Jazz At The Philharmonic and the mighty Verve Records house band) Charlie Shavers, the brilliant trumpeter, composer and arranger who "jazzed the classics" for the John Kirby Sextet.
The Date: Thursday April 11, 2019
Showtime: 7:30 p.m.
The Place: Savanna Jazz Club
1189 Laurel Street
San Carlos, CA 94070
Club: (650) 453-3683
E-mail: email@example.com
For more info and musical coolness, see the Cartoon Jazz Orchestra official website.
Saturday, April 06, 2019
Comedy Greats Hawk BOOOOOOOOOZE!
Way Too Damn Lazy To Write A Blog, obsessed with vintage print and TV advertisements from the mid-20th century, did a post in August 2017 about celebrities plugging alcoholic beverages, featuring everyone from Lucille Ball to Orson Welles to Dan Duryea. Makes me think of this Red Skelton routine. . .
So, before Pinterest makes searching online for ads either obsolete or expensive, let's kick off this post about comics selling alcoholic beverages with Ernie Kovacs. It comes as no surprise that Ernie Kovacs appeared in this campaign for Hueblein ready-made martinis, although it does surprise me that I could not find even one ad featuring Ernie's martini-lovin' Percy Dovetonsils character.
Hard to think of a better spokesperson for "cocktails in a bottle."
Can one imagine Ernie and Edie Adams performing Spike Jones' Cocktails For Two? Yes!
Far and away, the king of print advertisements featuring comedians plugging BOOOOOOOOOZE would be Smirnoff Vodka, owned by. . . G.F. Heublein & Brothers. None less than the King of Late Night, Johnny Carson of The Tonight Show, appeared with a St. Bernard to promote a Smirnoff + Fresca cocktail. . . to which we say, don't knock it unless you've tried it - and, PLEASE, don't skimp on the vodka.
A frequent guest on The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson was comedian Buddy Hackett, who portrayed a fireman with a mission to save dull, boring, floundering parties with plenty of social lubricant Smirnoff vodka in this ad.
Wally Cox, star of Mr. Peepers and Underdog, as well as the comedian who waxed the novelty record There Is A Tavern In The Town, also liked his Smirnoff!
There was a successful campaign plugging the use of Smirnoff Vodka in a cocktail called The Moscow Mule. While the always glamorous Julie Newmar was in many of the ads for The Moscow Mule, quite a few of them featured comedy greats. None other than Woody Allen - see 10 Classic Celebrity Booze Endorsements for more - starred in several "get blasted as Sputnik at a Smirnoff Mule party" print advertisements.
We at Way Too Damn Lazy To Write A Blog mostly remember The Moscow Mule as a gag (at 2:49) in the classic Tex Avery MGM cartoon Symphony In Slang (1951).
Another celebrity generally not associated with heavy drinking who appeared in ads for alcoholic beverages was Groucho Marx - but, in demand for endorsements, did this one for Smirnoff.
Not to be outdone, Harpo also did Smirnoff ads.
Although Chico would definitely have needed the money and fit nicely in a Smirnoff print ad, he had passed away in 1961. Zeppo and Gummo of The Marx Brothers did not endorse Smirnoff, even if they drank the stuff.
It is rather difficult to believe that were not A LOT more print ads with movie stars and cinematic luminaries of the 1920's and 1930's plugging BOOOOOOOOOZE! W.C. Fields! John Barrymore! Errol Flynn! Joan Crawford! John Ford! Walt Disney and his crew of hard-partying animators at The Mouse Factory! Charley Chase!
Well, at least one ad featured silver screen icon Buster Keaton, who, by the time in his life that appeared in this ad was not guzzling fifths of Smirnoff Vodka daily. . . as he may well have been when he co-starred in What! No Beer? with the shy, retiring and low key Jimmy Durante.
George Burns, the great comedian (and All-Star straight man in Burns & Allen) was headlong into his successful second career as a solo act when he did this ad from Black Velvet Imported Canadian Whisky.
We close today's post with another guy who also headlined print ads for Canadian whiskey. While he's not somebody who would be regarded as a comedian per se, these ads, seen 40 years later, are definitely funny (as are his golden throats record albums). That would be the one, the only Telly Savalas, not only the star of Kojak and the macho action flick The Dirty Dozen, but the unfortunate victim of evil killer doll "Talky Tina" in a memorable, unsettling and creepy episode of The Twilight Zone. "Feel the Velvet, baby!"
For more, see Vintage Ad Browser and Retro Musings.
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Remote Learning
Remote learning has not been the panacea it was projected to be for the last 10 years. It is interesting to see that it takes a pandemic to come along and prove that remote learning has consequences for which educators in some cases are poorly prepared to confront.
The challenges of online learning reflect weak preparation by schools for their teachers.
At #maxwellschoolmadrid, we have been using #googleclassroom for a few years. The knowledge of the tools in our Google for Education network helped us move almost seamlessly from the classroom to online teaching.
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Jennifer Lopez pulls off an epic birthday surprise for Alex Rodriguez!
Jennifer Lopez just pulled off an epic birthday surprise for fiancé Alex Rodriguez!
During ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball, the triple threat popped up on A-Rod while he was broadcasting the Yankee-Red Sox rivalry game in Boston. Along with his daughters, J-Lo surprised the former Yankee with a sweet cake to celebrate his 44th birthday.
This wasn't her first sweet gesture for Rodriguez for his birthday. On Friday night, Lopez brought her fiance on stage during her Miami concert to celebrate his big day, which was officially on July 27. She was joined by her twins, Max and Emme, and Rodriguez's daughters, Ella and Natasha, as they gathered around him to sing "Happy Birthday."
"Celebrating you today and everyday my love... you are one of a kind, my hurricane and my calm in the middle of the storm...thank you for being such a beautiful light in my life," Lopez wrote on Instagram on Saturday. "Wishing you the most beautiful birthday ever!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY 13!!!"
Lopez also just had a big birthday. She turned 50 on Wednesday and celebrated the occasion with a mega Miami bash. A source told ET that the soiree got underway around 7 p.m. on Wednesday, but Lopez and Rodriguez did not arrive until around 9:30 p.m. The couple left the party around 2:30 a.m., according to the source, after rocking out to performances by stars like DJ Cassidy, DJ Khaled, Fat Joe, Ashanti and Pia Toscano.
"It's been a birthday to remember. I can truly feel the love from all of you. ❤ Yesterday was a dream," Lopez wrote in her Instagram post. "I have watched your beautiful birthday videos and I must've cried 20 times. It was just another great reminder of how thankful I am for all the beauty and love I have in my life."
"Thank you all for being a part of this great feeling! @arod, Benny, @quayaustralia, @prettylittlething and so many more! ??? The party continues tonight!!! #itsmypartytour," she added.
J-Lo also celebrated Alex Rodriguez 's birthday by posting an adorable video tribute featuring their blended family on Instagram, which was sweetly captioned, "HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALEX!!! WE LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!"
For more on the lovebird's adorable birthday celebrations, check out the articles below.