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Reef Entertainment's upcoming Rambo is an odd beast. It embraces its over-the-topness, it embraces its seemingly poor reception amongst certain members of the gaming community and yet it trucks on like Microsoft in the face of all that criticism that was leveled against them when they first embraced DRM, just until the pre-order numbers smacked some sense into them.
Part of the charm of the new Rambo game is that even though we know that the game is on-rails, a lot of the video gives the impression that maybe it's not quite as on-rails as we all previously thought? Or maybe it is?
In the other video, we were mostly treated to a lot of on-rails gameplay in the minute-and-a-half video. Forgot what it looked like? Check it out in the video below.
The reality is that I don't know what to think of this game. In some way I actually, absolutely love the dedication Reef has taken to the thematic recreation of this classic franchise in the form of a visually stimulating game that at least pays tribute to one of cinema's most iconic (anti) heroes.
On the opposite side of the argument, the game is kind of terrible looking in a way. It looks like the controls and animations are kind of stiff and the AI doesn't seem all that attentive. However, if the game really is an on-rails shooter then it's not like AI is going to matter all that much.
Again, I'm torn because this could either be really terrible or terribly fun. In a way, I imagine a lot of long-time fans of Stallone's guns-and-muscle franchise may be inclined to pick this game up if it's cheap enough just to rekindle some nostalgic joy of playing through the action movies in a brand new way.
Then again, if Call of Duty can maintain its superior popularity and it's about a control string or two short of being a rail-shooter itself, I can't knock Reef for focusing the Rambo game on the same sort of concept and giving players plenty of shooting and explosions to round out the experience in equal manner to Call of Duty or a dozen other AAA, hand-holdy, linear, grey-and-brown, feces-colored shooters out there.
Rambo: The Video Game is set for release on the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. You can learn more about the game by paying a visit to the game's official website.

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You're In Love…But Which Type?
Over the years, through self-study and exploration, I've learned that there are three types of love: Eros, Philos and Agape. Understanding the three types of love has been enlightening for me and has improved the quality of my relationships.
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Many people dream of meeting "the one," getting married, and living happily ever after. Especially as women, we dream of romance and falling in love with that special person.
This type of love is known as Eros love, which is that emotional or romantic love that constitutes the feeling of being "in love." Eros love is that intense sexual desire or overwhelming longing or craving for someone.
However, there are other types of love that we need in our life, namely Philos love (friendship love) and Agape love (unconditional love). To feel completely satisfied and fulfilled, we need all three loves to be present in our lives.
However, too many of us only focus on romantic (Eros) love, and we look for someone to "complete" us. We just want to get married and "live happily ever after."
Over the years, through self-study and exploration, I've learned that there are three types of love: Eros, Philos and Agape. Understanding the three types of love has been enlightening for me and has improved the quality of my relationships. Here's a summary:
Eros Love: The English word "erotic" is derived from Eros, and it has to do with the sensual passions. Eros love is also known as romantic or emotional love, and it constitutes the feeling of being "in love." This love is best expressed through our senses—touch, sight, hearing, and so forth. Eros is similar to lust, which is that intense sexual desire or overwhelming longing or craving for someone.
Eros or lust is generally hormonally driven. Estrogen and testosterone are the hormones that work like magnets to draw men and women together. Eros love is good in a relationship if it is balanced with the other two loves because it allows for intimate sexual relations with someone and keeps the flame and spark in the relationship.
Philos Love: This type of love is the natural affection between people. Philos love is about companionship and connecting with people to share life's journey. It is sometimes called "friendship love," and friendship is the foundation of a successful relationship. This is true whether it is a marriage, or boyfriend-girlfriend, a relationship between family members, or a relationship with co-workers or friends.
Agape Love: This type of love is from God, and it is an unconditional love. Agape love is above Philos and Eros love. It is a love that is totally selfless; like when a person gives love to another person even if this act does not benefit her or him in any way.
Whether the love given is returned or not, the person continues to love (even without any self-benefit). This type of love provides the stability and binding commitment to a marriage. Agape love helps bind the marriage commitment because you vow to love your spouse as God loves―unconditionally. Agape love is not helped by emotional infatuation or highs, but is as constant as God's love.
I encourage everyone to find balance in their love relationships, not by focusing just on a romantic (Eros) love, but also by creating Philos and Agape love relationships in their life.
All three types of love are necessary in a marriage or committed relationship. Agape love (unconditional love) helps make the marriage commitment last, Philos love (friendship love) will make it strong, and Eros love (emotional/erotic love) will make it sweet. If your marriage or committed relationship has all three of these elements, you're on your way to something very special and rare that you should treasure with all that is in you.
Black Star News columnist J.J. Smith is a Dating and Relationship Expert, Author, Radio Host, and Corporate Executive. J.J. Smith is the author of "Why I Love Men: The Joys of Dating" (order at www.jjsmithonline.com/jjsmith-products.htm ).
More information on J.J.'s dating advice can be found on her website at www.jjsmithonline.com. She is also the host of "Real Talk with JJ and The Fellas" which offers an intelligent, provocative discussion on dating, love, sex and relationships and airs on www.wsRadio.com. J.J. may be contacted by email at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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BANNER ELK, N.C. --- Karrie Miller has been named the Lees-McRae women's soccer assistant coach, announced Vice President Director of Athletics and Club Sports Craig McPhail Monday afternoon.
"I am excited to have someone with Karrie's experience on our staff. I am sure she will provide great leadership to our young women," said McPhail. "We continue to strive to be one of the best NCAA DII women's soccer programs in the Southeast and today is an example of our commitment to that goal."
Prior to coming on board at LMC, Miller spent the last six seasons as the head coach at Newberry College. She led the Wolves to a 54-51-8 record over that span, including four seasons of eight wins or more. The Erskine College graduate (1990) led Newberry to the first round of the NCAA DII Women's Soccer Championship after winning a career-best 13 matches. The Wolves fared well in South Atlantic Conference play under the direction of Miller while sporting a 30-25-4 record.
Miller was a key component in the development and structure of an inaugural women's collegiate soccer program to be competitive in the Big South Conference in 2000 while serving as the head coach at Coastal Carolina. She sported a 47-50-16 record from 2000-05, including a Big South Championship in 2003 when the Chanticleers went 10-9-2 (4-1-1 Big South). Miller went 19-17-3 in league play. Millers' squad succeeded in the classroom as well while they were named to the Academic All-American team by the NSCAA for four consecutive seasons (2002-05).
She was named Big South Coach of the Year on three occasions, including twice at Coastal Carolina (2000 & 2003).
"We are very excited to add someone with Karrie's wealth of experience to our staff. She has been very successful everywhere she has been and is going to be a great role model and mentor to our players," said head coach Nick Whiting.
Throughout her coaching career, Miller has been heavily involved with the Olympic Development Program in both South Carolina and Alabama, serving as the Program Director in South Carolina from 1995 to 1998.
Miller was the assistant coach at the University of Alabama for a year (1997-98) and the University of South Carolina for a stint from 1995-97.
"I have known Karrie for a number of years now and am grateful that she has decided to come to Lees-McRae and help continue our strong tradition here. She is a wonderful teacher of the game, but an even better person and that is going to fit in very well with the culture we have established," praised Whiting.
Miller was a three-time NAIA All-American during her collegiate career at Conference Carolina foe Erskine. She was inducted into its hall of fame in 2001.


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WASHINGTON (AP) — Outhouse not cutting it anymore? Maryland has a loan program for homeowners who want to install indoor plumbing.
Low-income Maryland homeowners can apply for low-interest loans under the Maryland Indoor Plumbing Program to pay for items like wells, septic tanks, connections to septic systems and purification systems.
"You go to western Maryland, you go to the Eastern Shore, you go to other places that are not around your major metro areas and there are a lot of people who are of lower income who don't have adequate indoor plumbing," said David Klingler, program director for special loans with the Maryland Department of Housing & Community Development.
The program is used, but not extensively, according to data from the recently opened data portal StateStat. In the first nine months of 2012, the most recent data available, 13 loans were approved for a total of $120,603.
The numbers don't paint the complete picture, said Klingler, because sometimes indoor plumbing is included in other housing rehabilitation projects.
While the loans do provide toilets for people currently using outhouses, that's not a majority of the work that is covered.
"Most of the things that we do at this point in time relate to septic and drain fields and to a certain degree connection to public water," said Klingler. "We only have had in the past a few where there was no indoor plumbing facility, but those as we've seen are rare."
Households with an income at or below 80 percent of the statewide or Washington metro-area median — $70,004 and $63,124 respectively — are eligible for the loans, which can be for up to 95 percent of the property's value. The minimum interest rate is 4.5 percent, though Klingler said that is based on the homeowner's ability to repay the loan and some are interest-free.
Maryland's neighbor across the Potomac offers a similar program to install or renovate indoor plumbing.
Virginia's Indoor Plumbing Rehabilitation program offers zero-interest loans to substandard housing where indoor facilities don't exist or are broken. However, the loans are available only in certain locations and most of northern Virginia — with the exception of Loudoun County — isn't eligible.
Virginia will sometimes forgive the loan, if a homeowner is unable to pay, but Maryland will not.


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Like clockwork, Bob Stoops has No. 12 Oklahoma in position to contend for a Big 12 championship.
If history holds, the Sooners (9-2, 7-1 Big 12) will beat TCU this week and have No. 7 Kansas State lose to No. 23 Texas to claim the conference crown outright. After all, Oklahoma has won the Big 12 championship in every even-numbered year since Stoops has been the coach.
Sooners players say they'll be pulling for archrival Texas to help them win the outright title but they have to take care of their own business Saturday against the Horned Frogs (7-4, 4-4).
One year after emphasizing the Big 12's "One True Champion" campaign, Stoops now says he'd have no problem accepting a split conference championship.


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Kreayshawn and Harmony Gabriel are in a Hood Battle
Kreayshawn—the self-directing, self-editing, mega-inhaling personality from Oakland—signed to Columbia this week. If you haven't seen "Gucci Gucci" yet, you might not know what this means. Check it out below, and then try to get it out of your head.
Kreayshawn came up in the hyphy craze, keeps good ties with Lil' B from the Pack, and tweets with Mistah F.A.B. Though she's in L.A. these days, hanging out with Odd Future and Soulja Boy, she still reps Oakland pretty hard wherever she goes.
It's easy to be conflicted on Kreayshawn. Let's face it, it's been a while since there's been a rising star out of the Bay Area, let alone Oakland. (Keyshia Cole's got love for the city but moved the hell out, and when I asked her once in an interview what East Bay spots she like to hit up on tour, she couldn't name any.) So it's exciting to have some Bay Area action going on.
But . . . is "Gucci Gucci" really the face of Oaktown?
Behold, two girls fighting over who's more hood!
"This chick @KREAYSHAWN is a rapper…yes. But hood? NO. She knows nothing about the streets she's not half as hard as she comes off as," tweets Harmony Gabriel, from Hustler and HBO's Cathouse. "Makes me sick..maybe if she was some type of hustler or came from the streets or had some type of ambition but she's trash to me. White chick acting hard throwing up gang signs from home made gangs…. #FAIL."
Lest one doubt Harmony's inherent hoodness, the credentials come forth:
"I got people in REAL hoods that can vouch for me I'm not hood now cause I GREW up I get big girl $ now but believe me I come from 'hood.'"
This triggers Kreayshawn's response:
"shut up with yor rants I'm from east Oakland u skanky."
Harmony, again:
"Who's hotter? Who's the realest? @KREAYSHAWN or @HARMONYG? #ImJustSaying"
At this point, if you're thinking it's time for Kreayshawn to take the high road, you're right.
"your a trip chicka I'm from east Oakland you can come visit my hood and tell me what you think… much luv anyways."
None of this sits too well with Harmony Gabriel, unfortunately.
"@KREAYSHAWN Yea that's all you got? Cause your mom happen to have you in east side oakland your hood!? Hahahaa!! Ask about me!! Buy my mags!"
Sensing unneeded drama, Kreayshawn then advises that she will "only reply to positive things from here on out," and Harmony Gabriel, after reminding people "I sold pussy" and telling them to wait for her upcoming rap video, declares herself the victor: "the title is mine the crown is mine."
And that, dear readers, is the hood battle of the day.
P.S. If you've been following the phenomenon of Kreayshawn, this excellent piece by Meaghan Garvey irons out a lot of conflicting feelings.


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New 2019 MitsubishiMirage G4 RF Sedan
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- Fuel Economy
- 33.0/40.0 mpg City/Hwy
- Exterior Color
- Pearl White
- Interior Color
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- Body/Seating
- Sedan/5 seats
- Transmission
- continuously variable automatic
- Drivetrain
- front-wheel
- Engine
- 1.2L I-3 cyl
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- Premium audio system
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- Exterior parking camera rear
- Remote keyless entry
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- 1-touch down
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- Air conditioning
- Driver door bin
- Driver vanity mirror
- Front beverage holders
- Illuminated entry
- Passenger door bin
- Power windows
- Rear beverage holders
- Remote keyless entry
- Speed control
- Tilt steering wheel
- Front anti-roll bar
- Front tires: 165/65SR14.0
- Front wheel independent suspension
- Power steering
- Rear tires: 165/65SR14.0
- Wheel size: 14"
- 1st row LCD monitors: 1
- AM/FM radio
- Premium audio system: Rockford Fosgate
- Primary LCD size: 7.0"
- Speaker type: Rockford Fosgate
- Speakers: 4
- Steering wheel mounted audio controls
- Wireless phone connectivity: Bluetooth
- Basic warranty: 60 months/60,000miles
- Corrosion perforation warranty: 84 months/100,000miles
- Powertrain warranty: 120 months/100,000miles
- Roadside assistance coverage: 60 months/ unlimited distance
- Front seats: bucket
- Leather shift knob
- Max seating capacity: 5
- Rear seat center armrest
- Rear seats: bench
- Cylinder configuration: I-3
- Drive type: front-wheel
- Engine liters: 1.2
- Engine location: front
- Fuel economy city: 35mpg
- Fuel economy combined: 37mpg
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- Fuel tank capacity: 9.2gal.
- Horsepower: 78hp @ 6,000RPM
- Number of valves: 12
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- Torque: 74 lb.-ft. @ 4,000RPM
- Transmission: continuously variable automatic
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- Rear cargo: trunk
- Compression ratio: 10.50 to 1
- Engine bore x stroke: 75.0mm x 90.0mm (2.95" x 3.54")
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- Engine horsepower: 78hp @ 6,000RPM
- Engine torque: 74 lb.-ft. @ 4,000RPM
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- Front hiproom: 1,186mm (46.7")
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- Interior cargo volume: 357 L (13 cu.ft.)
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By Vince25 on Sunday, December 01, 2019My Mirage G4 SE is a smaller than larger way of getting me around. The vehicle is ok good for uber and city with heavy traffic driving. Doesnt have the best gidi up. Good bang for the buck for fuel economy and mileage that's pretty much it though. Cuts through snow pretty good for its tiny size. I bought the basic g4 with no premium features gets me from point a to point be everyday so for 13,000 it's not a bad car but there is alot better alternatives out there to pick than this particular vehicle.
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I just noted two great new things to help those running Java on AIX and it seems hard to avoid Java these days! I was just monitoring a customer machine with 1500 WebSphere Application Servers (WAS) each with 100 to 150 threads so roughly 200,000 threads!!! More impressing was that just 20 Power7 physical CPUs was supporting this workload.
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text: Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - British International School, Dnipropetrovsk Get TEFL Certified & Start Your Adventure Today! Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in British International School, Dnipropetrovsk Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Ukraine View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message christmasJoined: 27 Jul 2009Posts: 49 Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2011 7:36 pm Post subject: British International School, Dnipropetrovsk Hello Has anyone heard of this school and have any insight into whether it is good or not. I have tried googling the city Dnipropetrovsk and couldn't find out too much information. It is a nice city to live in or is it too industrial and polluted. Do some people know English there or will I have a difficult time until I learn Russian. Please, any advice would be good. Cheers Back to top Kiwi303Joined: 20 Nov 2010Posts: 165Location: Chong Qing Jiao Tong Da Xue, Xue Fu Da Dao, Nan An Qu, Chong Qing Shi, P. R China Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2011 12:55 pm Post subject: Can't help with the school, but one of my UK friends boyfriend is in Dnipetropopvsk. He did time in the Royal Marines, including a short stint in the Marine Commandos (the RMs answer to the British Army SAS and the Royal Navy SBS, think SEALs with a brit accent) and parlayed that into working protection on an industrial magnate in Dnipetropopvsk. In his words: "F*K all to do, F*K all to see, smoggy as hell, but F*king Beaut pay." Given he's getting paid to stand between a sniper and his target when the sh1t hits the fan, and you're going to teach english... I think you can subsistute the "F*King Beaut pay" with "F*K all pay" Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Ukraine All times are GMT Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Where to Begin----------------General DiscussionNewbie ForumCurrent Events ForumTechnology ForumOnline Teaching Forum Africa Forums----------------General Africa Forum Asia Forums----------------CambodiaChina (Job-related Posts Only)China (Off-Topic)Hong KongIndiaIndonesiaJapanMalaysiaPhilippinesSingaporeTaiwanThailandGeneral Asia ForumVietnam Caribbean Forums----------------General Caribbean Forum Europe Forums----------------Czech RepublicFranceGermanyGreeceItalyMacedonia and the BalkansPolandRomaniaRussia & C.I.S.SpainTurkeyUkraineUnited KingdomGeneral Europe Forum Latin America Forums----------------ArgentinaBrazilChileColombiaCosta RicaMexicoMexico (off-topic)PeruGeneral Latin America Forum The Middle East Forums----------------BahrainEgyptIsraelKuwaitOmanQatarSaudi ArabiaUnited Arab EmiratesGeneral Middle East Forum North America Forums----------------General North America Forum Oceania----------------Australia/New Zealand You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum This page is maintained by the one and only Dave Sperling. Contact Dave's ESL Cafe Copyright © 2018 Dave Sperling. All Rights Reserved. Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group Teaching Jobs in China


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The registration day of the PKRA Beetle Kitesurfing World Cup, Saint Peter Ording, Germany brought the biggest PKRA fleet since the tour started in 2001, with 134 riders registered from 24 different countries. 81 men and 20 women are registered for the freestyle world cup and 39 men and 8 women are registered for the slalom world cup. The wind forecast is looking good for the week and especially good for Sunday. The organizers put on a beautiful opening ceremony with all the riders being called on stage carrying the flags of their nations.
81 men registered for the freestyle discipline, with the top 8 being qualified for the main event along with 2 wildcards, 71 riders will have to battle for 14 spots remaining to complete the 24 men ladder. The men's trials will take close to 8 hours to complete and will be geared towards finding the best 14 riders in the trials. The women will also have to go through trials with 20 women for 12 spots. The top 4 girls are already prequalified but the rest will have to earn a spot into the main event. With winds forecasted to start picking up Saturday afternoon the trial should get underway soon after the event begins.
The top two men riders on tour at the moment are Alex pastor and Youri Zoon. Alex pastor is the current point leader on tour but Youri Zoon won the past two German events and is looking for a hat-trick. On the women's side Gisela Pulido is the girl to beat, having one the past two events and being the point's leader. The trials will be extremely exciting with riders like Aaron Hadlow, Rick Jensen, Seb Garat, Micheal Schitzhofer and 66 more extremely talented riders.
The slalom discipline will be very intense with a very competitive fleet. Top riders like Bryan Lake and Julien Kerneur are here to advance their lead in the points ranking and showcase for the first time in Europe what slalom racing is all about. The slalom races will be going throughout the week because they need very little wind to get underway.
The opening ceremony took place in the village that is built on the beach of Saint Peter-Ording, during the kitesurfing world cup. This village will be hosting all the competitors and thousands of spectators throughout the 9 day event. The riders were called by their nationality and were all brought together on stage. This event shows how truly diverse kitesurfing has become and is being practiced throughout the world.
The main event will be broadcast live with Dave Tyburski covering all action heat-by-heat. Toby Bromwich will be taking pictures all week, providing a great opportunity for many riders to get some amazing shots. Make sure you check out www.prokitetour.com and follow us on Facebook and Twitter for the latest pictures, videos and photos.
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Sunday, April 10, 2011
I Know This Administrator!
South Bronx and I work in different schools, but the administrator he is describing sounds vaguely familiar. Read his post here.
Today's Newsday is still blaming teachers for all the woes of the schools. When will the media open their eyes to administrators who fall into this category?
Posted by Pissedoffteacher at 10:15 AM
Labels: 7-11 administrators, administrators, incompetence, media
6 comments:
- Ricochet said...
And somehow he manages to come down south and rain on our parade too!!
Super dweeb!!
- 11:20 AM, April 10, 2011
- CrysHouse said...
For the most part, I've been blessed with decent administrators. But I don't look forward to the liklihood that it will not stay that way through the majority of my career.
- 2:50 PM, April 10, 2011
- Anonymous said...
Jaba the administrator was overheard on a walkie-talkie telling her dean to "bring that black kid to my office." wtf.
- 3:43 PM, April 10, 2011
- Anonymous said...
Yes, I know this administrator and a few others like him/her as well! WOW. It is amazing how well this person knows my administrator.
- 4:26 PM, April 10, 2011
- Anonymous said...
Believe me, there was nothing like the administrator who really did look like Jabba the Hutt..... and his ethics were just as questionable.
- 8:26 PM, April 10, 2011
- Anonymous said...
I know one of these administrators but this one is a 'she', not a 'he.
- 9:47 PM, April 10, 2011
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Are you looking to work with kids? Or produce a parade? Perhaps, you would like to learn how a trail system is designed, help produce a play, go to work at a professional baseball stadium, put together a marketing plan, put on a teen talent show, work on the design of a new recreation center, work onstage at a concert, manicure a softball field, or work on a Sister City program. If any one or more of these things appeal to you than read on to learn about city of Clearwater Parks & Recreation Internships.
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We strive to give each student what they desire in "on the job" experience, while assisting each student in satisfying all the conditions set forth by the placing school. Our internships are structured around the individual goals of each student, and can be comprised of any one or more of the exposures mentioned below.
- Recreation Programming (Applicable degrees: All recreation fields, business/management, health & human development, sports management, etc.)
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Read more about the department's various programs and facilities
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- Read the Student Internship Information Guide
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- Or contact Patrick Carter, Internship Coordinator, for information via e-mail or phone at 727-562-4802 ext 3811.
To Apply
- Step 1 - Download Intern Program Application (Word document) or the Intern Program Application (PDF document)
- Step 2 - E-mail completed Intern Program Application along with resume and cover letter to Patrick Carter, Parks & Recreation Internship Coordinator
"Being able to see all these different aspects of the city really helped me learn about myself, personal strengths/weaknesses, and what I want out of a career."
-Katie Emery (Events & Festivals/Moccasin Lake Nature Park, Summer 2011)
"Overall, my internship has been a wonderful experience that I would recommend to anyone looking for an internship or who is interested in the field of Recreation. This internship gives students a great view of the 'working world' within the public sector."
-Amanda Douglas (Urban Planning, Summer 2011)
"Being here in the Long Center, they made me feel very welcome and important. I felt like I was needed, because I was doing such a great job, and it made me feel really good."
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"This internship has taught me a lot to say the least. It has tested my strengths and showed me my weaknesses that I can work on to better myself. I couldn't have asked for a better group of people to spend every Tuesday and Thursday with for this past semester. Everyone brings something different to the table, and yes there are those very stressful moments, but this group definitely has the energy to persevere through even the most stressful events."
-Kahla Sansom (Events & Festivals, Fall 2011)
"I truly enjoyed my experience and would recommend it to anyone. I will never speak less than highly of my internship and the experience I had. This internship really broadened my horizons and helped me to see the areas that I am most interested."
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"My supervisor was great, always had positive and constructive feedback to give me, and was helpful in every situation. The Athletics Internship is full of excitement and entertaining possibilities. Overall, I will say this; you will not find a better internship in the Community Recreation field. They are one of the city governmental agencies that 'gets it'."
-Jeff Johns (Athletics, Fall 2011)
I learned so much valuable real life work experience that I can take with me. After my 9 month internship I am very qualified to go after the jobs that I want. Now I have so much hands on work experience in my field.
Catherine Corcoran (Landscape Architecture 2013)
Working with Special Events and Athletics was truly amazing. I got the best of both worlds. The people I have met and the knowledge and skills I have gained are better than I could have ever imagined. I love this place and wish everyone here the best!
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I liked the fact that because of the large size of the Clearwater Parks & Recreation Departments, interns can specialize in specific areas of interest.
(Rob Thomas Recreation Programming 2013)
The job assignments are directly applicable to my degree and the scale of government allows for me to see my results on a faster timetable. I get to work independently on a myriad of assignments giving me flexibility to focus on what needs to get done with helpful and supportive feedback. It is great that there are so many events allowing me to meet other interns.
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BEAUMONT, Texas (AP) Johnathan Jordan scored 15 points and dished out a career-high 11 assists Saturday night, helping Texas A&M-Corpus Christi snap a 12-game losing streak with a 62-56 victory over free-falling Lamar.
Jordan, a sophomore, added five rebounds and three steals for the Islanders (2-12, 1-3 Southland), who also got 13 points and nine rebounds from Will Nelson and 10 points from Hameed Ali.
Donley Minor scored 13 for the Cardinals (2-15, 0-5), who lost their fifth straight. Stan Brown and Donnell Minton had 12 points apiece. Lamar gave up 24 points off its 15 turnovers.
The Islanders never trailed but saw Lamar pull within 57-54 on Keilan Blanks' layup with 1:26 left. But Jordan made five free throws in the final 23 seconds to seal the victory.
The Cardinals still lead the all-time series with A&M-Corpus Christi, 15-5.


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MEXICO CITY — When Margarita Zavala, the wife of Mexico's president, is reminded that newspapers here all ran front-page photographs of her attending a recent memorial service for two university students killed in drug violence, she frowns just slightly.
In the past few months, this discreet first lady has taken on a public role consoling the families of victims as Mexico's drug war claims a growing number of innocent lives. But she had not planned for her expressions of solidarity, as she called them — the phone calls, the unpublicized visits — to become so visible.
"I don't like to do it in a very public way because it is something very personal," she said Wednesday in an interview in her study. "I think it's really important, for somebody, for a mother to feel that she is not alone."
Ms. Zavala got even more exposure last week when she hosted Michelle Obama, who made a lightning trip here on her first solo foreign visit.
Speaking to high school and university students, Mrs. Obama departed only once from her prepared text — to praise Ms. Zavala. "She is smart, she is tough, she is passionate," Mrs. Obama said of her host. Later, Mrs. Obama told reporters that Ms. Zavala had given her a very informative presentation during an early-morning discussion that the two had held about preventing drug addiction.Continue reading the main story
Before she became Mexico's first lady more than three years ago, Ms. Zavala, 42, had a career as a lawyer and then as a member of Mexico's Congress. The daughter of lawyers, educated at a Catholic school and then one of the country's most prestigious law schools, she was a rising figure in the conservative National Action Party, where she met her husband, Felipe Calderón.
But when he became president more than three years ago, she slipped quietly into her new role, one that she said she had to make up as she went along.
In part, it was because she had three young children — the youngest is only 7 now — and wanted to make life as normal as possible for them. She still teaches a law course for the high school seniors at the children's school, the same one she attended. She said she had to explain what it meant for "their daddy to be on loan to the country for six years."
But she was also aware that her predecessor, who had presidential aspirations, had been a polarizing figure. Political tensions were high after Mr. Calderón won a close election in 2006 that split the country, and Ms. Zavala did not want to cause any controversy, said Sara Sefchovich, a professor at the National Autonomous University of Mexico who has written about Mexico's first ladies.
While she has worked to raise the profile of women in her party and is an advocate for women's rights in the workplace, one traditionally feminist argument has never swayed her: she opposes abortion. Her only political declaration since Mr. Calderón has taken office has been to condemn the legalization of abortion in Mexico City.
Other than that stance, Ms. Zavala has pursued her signature themes, supporting organizations that fight drug addiction and others that care for migrant children who are returned alone from the United States.
Even critics of Mr. Calderón's policies praise Ms. Zavala's warmth and open-mindedness. As a legislator, "she was sensitive, she was reflective, she liked to listen to the arguments of other women," said Guadalupe Loaeza, a social commentator who has met Ms. Zavala. A poll released Monday in the Excelsior newspaper found that Ms. Zavala was the most popular politician in her party, ahead of her husband, his cabinet and congressional leaders.
Whether Ms. Zavala has had a role in persuading Mr. Calderón to pay more attention to the social causes of Mexico's violence is unclear, but she has been at his side as he has begun to change some of the combative statements that characterized the first years of the battle he waged against drug cartels.
When the mother of two high school students who were killed at a party in the border city of Ciudad Juárez confronted Mr. Calderón in February, Ms. Zavala was there, too, listening intently as the distraught woman spoke.
She has visited the neighborhood where the killings took place, residents said, and she has followed up with calls to make sure that the victims and their families are receiving psychological and medical help.
"This terrible moment in the drug war fell on her, and consoling people comes genuinely from deep inside her," Ms. Sefchovich said.
When asked whether she might have political ambitions beyond her husband's presidency after it ends in 2012, she is quick to draw back from any suggestion of it other than to say that she promises to continue working to prevent drug addiction. "I have always thought about politics in its broadest sense, in the sense of promoting well-being," she said. "That doesn't depend on the position one is in."Continue reading the main story


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Possibly coming soon to an electrical distributor near you is the arc-fault circuit interrupter (AFCI). Although they may seem like just another new industry acronym to remember, AFCIs solve a specific problem. As defined in proposals for the 1999 NEC, an AFCI is a device that provides protection from effects of arc faults by recognizing characteristics unique to arcing, and then deenergizing the circuit upon detection of an arc fault. Its basic application is protection of 15A and 20A branch circuits in single- and multi-family residential occupancies.
Is the product really necessary? Absolutely-since more than 40,000 fires annually are attributed to electrical causes in fixed residential distribution systems, where equipment and wiring are not generally accessible to home owners. Similarly, electrical appliances, extension cords, and heating and cooking equipment cause more than 100,000 fires. The culprit is typically overheating from current flow or electric arcs in damaged or misapplied equipment.
Residential fire causes from electrical equipment According to NFPA data, fires strike indiscriminately-in every room and space of a dwelling. However, the highest incidences are in bedrooms, living rooms, attics, and attached garages. Most of these fires occur in the fixed wiring system, between walls and floors, and in unfinished areas of residences.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) estimates electrical equipment causes 155,100 or 34% of the 451,000 fires in residential structures. A high percentage of these fires in the distribution system and connected cords originate from arcing conditions.
Here is where the AFCI comes in to provide protection. It directly targets arcing occurrences within the fixed wiring and connections of the distribution system and through extension and appliance cords, when damage or improper installation occurs.
What about categories other than the distribution system? Most fires resulting from cooking and heating equipment relate to the heating element and its heating function as opposed to exposed electrical conductors. However, equipment in all categories has cords or wiring plus electrical connections subject to arcing when damage or misuse occurs. Fires caused by arcs in electrical cords of cord-connected appliances are of major concern. Let's look at several recorded occurrences that resulted, or nearly resulted, in a fire.
Shown in the following photo (in original article) is an example of pierced insulation. The Bureau of Fire Prevention in Cedar Rapids, Iowa collected this evidence from a fire occurrence. The three pieces of No. 12 AWG, Type TW copper wire were installed in a length of flexible metallic conduit, which firefighters disconnected after a call reporting heavy smoke. The overcurrent protective device did not open, indicating the current was not high enough or sustained long enough to cause opening. Although there is some melting of insulation on all three wires, a direct short circuit between wires did not occur. Exposed conductors of the red and white wires indicate arcing to the conduit, rather than to each other. Apparently, the tubing had become hot enough to melt the wire insulation. Firefighters discovered burned construction sawdust next to the concealed conduit, the source of smoke and smoldering. An AFCI would have detected sputtering arcs from the wires to the conduit and prevented this heating /smoldering sawdust.
Below is an example (in original article) of wound wires overheated from normal current flow. The wound cord apparently connected to a window air conditioner left unattended for a period of time. Normal current flow through the wound conductor caused significant melting of the insulation, resulting in arcing between conductors. In this case, the unit was unplugged before a fire occurred. The overcurrent protective device did not open because current was normal load current, except for occasional bursts of line-to-neutral arcing. An AFCI would not have prevented the melting of insulation nor potential ignition of the insulation from heating. However, it would have detected bursts of arcing and opened the circuit well before this degree of damage occurred.
The example above shows surface tracking at an outdoor porch lamp. The homeowner turned off the light when smoke, accompanied by a buzzing sound, occurred. There is evidence of arcing on the screw shell in the socket, from the energized tip of the light bulb. There also is evidence of arcing to the grounded mounting screw in the socket base. The arc was apparently tracking along the surface of the bulb's base, so much so that the base eroded from intense heat. If the homeowner did not turn off the circuit, arcing would have extinguished either itself or ignited insulation or other materials on or near the lamp. An AFCI would have detected the line-to-neutral arc or line-to-ground arc and opened the circuit.
In the photos [at right] (in original article), these high-resistance joints caused intense heat at a specific location, with arcing as a secondary effect. A loose connection is an example of a high-resistance joint. A glowing connection is a special case of a high-resistance joint, typically involving dissimilar metals and a loose connection. Extremely high temperatures are associated with glowing connections, sometimes exceeding the melting temperature of conductors at the point of connection. An AFCI will not detect a glowing connection or hot spot, unless arcing is present. However, as the hot spot degrades insulation or mounting materials, arcing conditions frequently result as a secondary effect. An AFCI will detect many of these.
The photo [top] (in original article) shows a basement receptacle used for 15 years for connection to a water distiller. Although the ground connection is present, it never connected to ground because it is an extension of a two-wire circuit. Apparently, there was a high-resistance connection leading to surface tracking from the ground bracket to each of the receptacle jaws. A line-to-neutral arcing fault eventually occurred, and the house filled with smoke. Eventually, the circuit breaker opened the circuit. A 234-in. wood board, on which the receptacle attached, appeared blackened but self extinguished.
The photo [bottom] (in original article), on page 62 (in original article), shows an attachment plug connected to a space heater. Again, a high-resistance connection caused degradation of insulation of the plastic housing and insulation on the cord. You can see how the cord insulation melted away approaching a direct wire-to-wire (line-to-neutral) arcing fault where the wires come together. An AFCI will not detect a high-resistance connection and would not have prevented damage to the plug housing. However, it would have detected a line-to-neutral arcing fault as the damage increased.
These are just a few of the circumstances that could lead to fire. Fortunately, these occurrences were arrested before a major fire developed, and we're able to see the cause in progress.
Below is a list of conditions in which arcing frequently results and may lead to fire. *Loose or improper connections. *Frayed or ruptured appliance or extension cords. *Pinched or pierced insulation on construction wire or appliance or extension cords, such as from staples or other fasteners. *Cracked insulation on wire or cords from age, heat, corrosion, or bending stress. *Overheated wire or cords. *Damaged appliances in which support or insulation for energized electrical parts is impaired. *Wire or cords touching vibrating metal.
Contrasting AFCI protection with overcurrent and GFCI protection OCPDs have been an integral part of distribution systems for so long that end users seldom have reason to think of the extensive protection they provide. They provide thermal protection for circuit components as might arise from overloads, and they provide short-circuit protection. These devices are already detecting and interrupting many of the occurrences that involve hazardous arcs when they are overcurrent conditions. They respond to a predetermined time-current characteristic; they do not have intelligence to respond to conditions below the characteristic, nor are they intended to, even if the condition is a continuously burning arc.
GFCIs provide another level of protection, primarily people against shock. A GFCI opens the circuit whenever leakage to ground is above 6mA and will detect arcing conditions when they are line-to-ground arcs in the part of the circuit protected. They cannot detect line-to-neutral or series arcs.
An AFCI targets arcing conditions that may cause fire (not detected by an OCPD). These presently undetected situations contribute to today's fire statistics. For maximum performance, the AFCI must be able to detect all arcs-series, line-to-neutral, and line-to-ground.
One of the great differences between an AFCI and OCPD or GFCI is in the various conditions an AFCI must detect or distinguish as non-hazardous. An OCPD responds to a single time-current characteristic. A GFCI responds to a single 6mA criteria. An AFCI must distinguish between a variety of potentially hazardous arcing conditions and safe energy. Enormous progress has been made recently by manufacturers of AFCIs and engineers/scientists developing the standard in understanding the variety of conditions an AFCI must respond to in order to be effective. A reflection of that understanding is in the variety of tests and conditions under the three categories of the draft standard. These address the majority of arcing conditions known to lead to fire.
What are the requirements for an AFCI?
Now that we have some idea of the problem, let's find out what an AFCI must do to deal with the problem?
A task force of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA), with participation by UL, developed a comprehensive draft standard for AFCIs. The draft is undergoing reviews within NEMA before its expected transfer to UL. Once UL has the standard, it must complete reviews, editorial work, and approvals before it becomes a formal standard.
In the interim, before availability of the formal standard, devices may be UL "Classified for Mitigating the Effects of Arcing Faults." The only products to be so classified to date are circuit breakers containing the AFCI function in addition to the normal overcurrent protection function. They are labeled "Underwriters Laboratories Inc. Listed Circuit Breaker Also Classified for Mitigating the Effects of Arcing Faults." Requirements in the draft standard provide a guide.
The list of tests is extensive; but the tests specific to the AFCI function are in categories: efficacy (arc detection), unwanted tripping, and operation inhibition.
Efficacy tests. These tests demonstrate the AFCI's basic functionality in detecting arcs. With arcing test currents from 5A up through the expected instantaneous operating current for an overcurrent protective device, the AFCI is required to open the circuit before conditions most expected to lead to fire ignition have occurred.
Unwanted tripping tests. Here, the AFCI is subjected to a series of tests with equipment or loading conditions that could look like an unwanted arc to some forms of AFCI devices. There are six loading conditions, with multiple tests under each condition. Several appliance or equipment loads are applied under each condition using adverse circuit and operational situations. New equipment and equipment with service life is used. The six conditions are inrush current (tungsten lamps, motors), normal operation arcing (switches, plugs, brush motors), non-sinusoidal waveform (electronic dimmers, shop tools, computers), cross talk (arc current on an adjacent circuit), and multiple loads (branch loaded to full load with various equipment).
Operation inhibition tests. This series of tests evaluates whether the AFCI can distinguish an unwanted arc even in the presence of other loads or conditions in the circuit that might attenuate, hide, or disguise the arc signal. This test sequence is perhaps the most demanding of the AFCI, because the device must find the arc among a variety of circuit loading and noisy conditions in the following four categories: 1)Tests for masking (a wide variety of loading conditions); 2)EMI filter tests (multiple filters and configurations) 3)Line impedance tests (several configurations including arc faults to a grounded water pipe); and 4) Minimum voltage (operation at 85% of rated voltage). The arc generator and criteria are the same for these tests as in the efficacy tests.
It's the author's understanding these test conditions are applied to AFCIs under evaluation by Underwriters Laboratories Inc. for products submitted to mitigate the effects of arcing faults. Because of the variety of conditions in present circuits, from hobby arc welders to computers to heavy shop tools, the earliest AFCI devices and the industry standard may not be sensitized to detect all conditions below the circuit rating of 15A or 20A. There's been little field experience from any source in describing the variety of normal conditions or hazardous arcing conditions. However, the AFCI meeting the requirements drafted will detect and clear the circuit with conditions described for the EIA and many other conditions understood to potentially lead to fire.
NEC proposals There are three proposals in the National Electrical Code Committee Report on Proposals for the 1999 revision cycle: Proposals 2-128, 2-129, and 2-130. Each proposes an AFCI be required in each 15A and 20A branch circuit for lighting, receptacle outlets covered by Sec. 210-52(a) through (h), and receptacle outlets in basements and attached garages. The almost universal coverage of 15A and 20A branches arises from the reality that fires start in every room and space of a residence.
In the May 1997 EC&M Electrical Code Watch column, Senior Editor Fred Hartwell correctly presented voting status of the proposals as 7 to 5 favoring, with an 8 to 4 vote required for acceptance. He also summarized negative vote comments. Below is an abbreviated response to some of the issues.
Availability of AFCIs for all panelboards. Just as all circuit breaker manufacturers offer GFCI circuit breakers, it' a reasonable guess that all will also offer AFCIs. Products other than circuit breakers may also be available.
Inadequate testing. This could relate to either field experience or to certification testing, such as for UL Listing. One company (Square D Co.) has had units in field tests since 1993 gathering data to support a solid design for a commercial product. Not only is the draft standard comprehensive, but it also has given the nine NEMA member manufacturers participating in its development significant exposure to the range of conditions the product must face.
Use European RCD concept instead of AFCI. The European residual current device (RCD) is typically a main unit in a panelboard with residual ground-fault protection similar to a GFCI, but with sensitivity set at 30mA or 100mA, instead of 6mA for a GFCI. First, this concept does not provide arc fault protection; it provides only ground fault protection. Second, when an RCD detects a fault, it opens the main and turns off every circuit in the residence. There is a companion 1999 NEC proposal (Number 2-264) that would permit AFCI protection to be located in a feeder rather than in each branch.
Line side or service entrance arcs. The concern here is potential nuisance operation when lightning or other disturbances cause line side arcing. One of the unwanted operation tests in the draft standard directly addresses this issue by testing with an arc on an adjacent circuit, and demonstrating nuisance operation will not occur.
We now have the technology to detect arc faults, one of the most damaging causes of fires in residences. Prototypes have been in the field since 1993, and a comprehensive standard has been drafted directly addressing fire causes in residences. There is every reason to begin immediately improving the safety of homes by requiring the installation of AFCIs.


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Dear Em.
Well just in from another hike and after drinking about a gallon of ice water I now proceed to write you a few words. It rained again last night and we had to plow through quite a lot of mud, which makes it harder work and it also makes the air very hot and damp. I am getting so I sweat very much latly, and we are all a mess of sweet from head to foot. Gee but it is hot. I am writing this postal now for I don't know what will come up this after noon.
Where is that letter from Henry. Gee I would like to have a loaf of bread for a feed. When I first hit here I couldnt eat the bread they handed out. I have got my bread appetite back again so look out and have plenty of it when I return. Gee they get me sore when they hand me a little stinking slice of bread. I could eat a loaf of bread and some coffee or tea every meal and be satisfied. But it seems as though bread is the dearest thing they have in the army.
Today (for I have eaten my dinner since I started this postal) we had a little peice of meat, some greasy gravy, beats, potatoes, pudding, cold water, and one slice of bread. Now if they had given me a loaf of bread and a cup of coffee, they could have given the rest of the stuff to some one else, for all I cared. The pudding was supposed to be tapioca, but (oh my) I am as hungry as a dog all the time but that is a good syne in this climate anyway.
Hope you are all well.
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It is nice to see that the FAA has apparently been allowed to keep all their air traffic controllers in airport towers instead of furloughing them once every 15 days. This was causing a huge mess in airports not to mention being a major inconvenience to passengers who had bought tickets expecting their scheduled flights to depart and arrive on time.
There is nothing like a little inconvenience though, especially for a politician, to either make heads roll or get a bill passed.
On my very first trip to Sterling in 1973, I was told the very popular story of why the Chestnut Street viaduct was built; supposedly it had to do with inconveniencing a politician. For years, the city of Sterling had asked the state for a viaduct over the railroad tracks that crossed Highway 6 which was the main thoroughfare into Sterling off of Interstate 76. The state repeatedly said "no" to the request for an overpass.
Apparently, sometime in the late 1960s, Governor John Love came to Sterling to attend a meeting but had to leave for Denver early enough to attend an important evening business session. From what I've heard, John Love had to wait quite some time, for a couple of trains, before he could leave Sterling. The governor and his entourage arrived in Denver that evening—quite late.
The story goes that within the month, funds were appropriated for a four-lane viaduct over the railroad tracks near downtown Sterling just because a politician had been terribly inconvenienced.
I think the FAA's problem could have been solved just as easily. It was publicized last week that the Washington politicians wanted the air traffic controller problem solved and voted upon before they left for vacation in late April. They didn't want to be delayed at some airport due to a shortage of air traffic controllers.
Picture it if the funds were still unavailable: Senator Hairy Reede and Congressman Jon Bainer (names have been changed to protect the "innocent") are on Flight 5678 from Washington DC to their home states for a vacation from their grueling legislative work. As they settle into the comfort of their first class seats, one on the left side and one on the right, the pilot comes on the intercom to say, "We have just been informed that due to the sequestration cuts, there is no flight controller in the tower at this time so we pilots are just going to play chicken to see who can get out there to taxi to the runway first. Liquor will be dispensed free of charge as will sleep masks. To prevent any panic, we ask that that all window shades be pulled down immediately. Thank you and enjoy your flight."
Simultaneously, a flight attendant picks up the microphone to speak to all first class passengers, "Since there are 22 young children on this flight, all in the coach section and all screaming, we are asking that those in seats B2, D4, E1 and A3 please agree to hold four of those wailing brats until after we are in the air. Those in non-compliance will immediately be moved to the coach area."
Bainer and Reede are part of that random first class selection. As Hairy and Jon each receive a squirming, screaming, unhappy bundle of sweaty, sobbing, and stinky baby, they get a glimpse of each other. One immediately yells to the other, "This is all your fault!" "Is not!" "Is too!" "Is not!" "Is too…"
Maybe inconveniencing a politician won't work to solve every crisis. But, it's fun to dream about now and then.


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U.S. Presidential Dollar Coin Collection
Includes 2 golden Presidential Dollars for each President, arriving in the order each served. Custom coin albums are YOURS AT NO COST.
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Even before the designs were revealed, the anticipation for the Presidential Golden Dollars was extraordinary. Now, with the Presidential coin collection, an exclusive presentation from The Bradford Exchange Mint, you have the first chance to own an important part of our heritage. Each Presidential Dollar coin is in Brilliant Uncirculated condition and is sent to you in the order the leaders served beginning with Issue One featuring the George Washington commemorative coins in a collectible panel. Soon after, you will receive Issue Two - the John Adams commemorative coins in a collectible panel, followed by your first of 2 FREE custom-designed Presidential dollar coin albums. Additional panels and golden coins, each a separate issue, will follow.‡
Released to the public in 2007 to great acclaim, this U.S.-minted golden coin collection honors our nation's Presidents, including Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln, and more. Each issue will provide you with 2 commemorative coins - one from the Philadelphia mint and another from the Denver mint. Also included are commemorative collectible panels that will preserve and protect your coins as well as provide valuable information on each President. Plus, you'll also receive 2 FREE albums custom-designed to organize, display and protect your collectible coins. But you have to hurry - after the die is retired for each Presidential Golden Dollar coin, no more will be issued. Strong demand is expected. Order now!
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- You will receive 2 golden coins for each President - one from the Philadelphia mint and another from the Denver mint, sent to you in the order each leader served
- Every Presidential Dollar is individually designed and minted with the name and likeness of the President on one side and The Statue of Liberty on the other side
- Each commemorative coin features a special edge-incused design, inscribed with the year of minting as well as the time-honored phrases "E Pluribus Unum" and "In God We Trust" (moved to the obverse in 2009)
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Root cause analysis (RCA)
LP200The key elements of an RCA process discussed include working from existing corporate information systems to capture events and incidents where RCA will be beneficial. Prioritize incidents and formally launch the RCA study by defining the problem. Collect and preserve evidence that will provide evidence on the incident. Expose the causes of the incident by building a "why?" tree. In general each incident will have three types of root cause:
- Technical
- Human
- Organizational
Course objectivesTo equip students with root cause analysis techniques in reliability and condition monitoring programs to enhance the scope and quality of on-site investigations. And to provide students training in specialised techniques to identify the true root causes underlying a problem and to help ensure that results of the study includes realistic corrective action.
Recommended for
- Service, maintenance, machine repair, or plant/facility engineering staff of an industrial plant, OEM facility, institution, public utility or commercial building which uses rotating equipment.
- Managers and technicians at industrial plants and OEM facilities responsible for rotating equipment performance and reliability.
- Rotating equipment engineers, reliability engineers, millwrights, mechanics, and maintenance supervisors.
- Those interested in rotating equipment performance.
PrerequisitesRMI On-line course
- Lubrication analysis basics, WI140
Participants must have read the following documents on @ptitude Exchange:
- Basic elements of a comprehensive root cause analysis program, NC_0702
- Bearing failures and their causes, P1410_E
- Root cause analysis, GS02003
- RCFA report template, GS02008
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- Precision maintenance skills, part 1
- Precision maintenance skills, part 2
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SXSW Interactive Adobe Creative Camp
Edge Reflow Preview and several other key releases of our Edge Tools and Services into the Adobe Creative Cloud. Now, we're happy to showcase Reflow and many other web tools at SXSW Interactive at our Creative Camp on Sunday, March 10, 2013!
The day will feature five sessions and panels where you can see the Adobe Creative Cloud in action with the latest tools and services that let you create content for the modern web. And specific to Reflow, don't miss session number two with Product Manager Jacob Surber on "Concept to reality: Creating Adobe Edge Reflow." Jacob will share his insights on how we created the first comprehensive tool to help designers create responsive comps.
Follow us on Twitter @Adobe and @Reflow leading up to and during the Interactive festival to catch all the Adobe SXSW news – and don't forget to join the conversation with #AdobeSXSW. Hope to see you there!


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Bypassing Probate with Beneficiary Designations
You may be able to meet your estate planning goals very simply through the proper use of beneficiary designations. You're likely familiar with beneficiary designations on life insurance policies, 401(k) plan assets, and IRA accounts, but you may not be aware that you can designate beneficiaries on other types of assets as well.
You may establish a transfer on death (TOD) or payable on death (POD) beneficiary designation on your bank accounts. This same type of beneficiary designation is also available with many brokerage accounts. Contact your brokerage company to establish a beneficiary designation on your personal account.
In a few states, you can have a beneficiary designation on your personal property and real estate. Contact your county's registrar of deeds office to find out whether this option is allowable and to figure out the process to register your beneficiary designation on personal property and real estate.
If you own assets titled joint tenants with right of survivorship, that account already has the equivalent of a beneficiary designation. Your joint owner will automatically inherit 100 percent of the asset balance upon your death.
Assets that transfer to your heirs automatically upon your death aren't subject to the terms of your will. The ownership of the account (joint tenants with right of survivorship) or the beneficiary designation takes precedence over your will. Those assets will be transferred directly to recipients without going through a long, tedious, and expensive probate process. Your will actually doesn't become effective until it has been entered into probate. The probate process typically takes 9 to 24 months to complete. By structuring your assets to minimize the number of items and total dollar value of assets that have to go through probate, you will save your executor (the one who you assign in your will to do this time-consuming, thankless job) a lot of time and your estate a lot of money.


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Coco Cubano
Located on a prime corner position on the ever evolving and eclectic enclave that is Greville St, Prahran, Coco Cubano is a living tribute to all things Cuban. Stereotypical Cuban photographs adorn the walls including cigars, vintage cars, Che Guevara, coffee beans and family portraits of moustached men. With the Coco Cubano philosophy being 'Viva la revolucion! Be the revolucion', they encourage you to get amongst it with a wide selection of coffee, chocolates, cocktails and tapas menu. Despite their political differences and embargo the Cubans were not denied the humble American burger. Accompanied by a $15 jug of Sangria (Sunday arvo's only) we ordered the Wagyu burger that came on wholemeal bun with a 100% Wagyu beef mince with onion, bacon, cheese, capsicum, garlic aioli and some thick cut chips.


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Junk bonds are getting expensive again. The average junk-bond price is up to 104.3 cents on the dollar, still well below the 107.2-cent record seen last May but above the 103-cent level at which many bonds can be called by their issuers. The junk-bond market is already up 1.95% so far in 2014, and the market's average yield is down to 5.37%, per a benchmark Bank of America Merrill Lynch index, with an average spread over comparable Treasury bonds dipping below 4 percentage points again to of 3.92 percentage points.
Peter Tchir of TF Market Advisors points to a large bearish option trade that took place yesterday on the iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond Fund (HYG), one of the two big junk-bond ETFs (the other being the SPDR Barclays Capital High Yield Bond ETF (JNK)). "I like the trade," Tchir writes today. "The simple explanation is that high yield has no upside."
Among the problems with getting any more appreciation out of the junk bond market, Tchir cites an average price of 107.5 cents bonds within the HYG ETF, saying that price naturally will gravitate toward par as those bonds near maturity. He says longer-dated junk bonds have a lot of interest rate risk, and on "risk off" days, junk bond spreads have been widening faster than treasury yields have declined.
"There remains value in the high yield space, but you really need to be in lower rated credits, or smaller, more esoteric issues," Tchir writes. "Some mutual funds do a great job in that space so you have to find them, because at these levels, high yield just doesn't offer much upside other than the coupon. And if you want coupon, go to loans."
Similarly, high-yield guru Marty Fridson of the FridsonVision research firm wrote this week that the lowest-rated junk bonds have "represented the least overvalued segment of the high yield market" over the past few months, adding that they high-yield asset class as a whole remains "extremely overvalued."


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Wind power – abrasive solutions for new construction and maintenance
The requirements for materials used in the wind turbines industry are subject to ongoing technological change and know no bounds. Not only do manufacturers of OEM components have to fulfil the highest expectations - the entire industry is constantly facing new challenges.
Composite fibre materials are the answer. They are used whenever components with unusual combinations of properties are needed.
Perfect sanding results can only be achieved if the abrasives are optimally adapted to the sanding application (manual or machine sanding) and the accessories used (backing pad, hand sanding block, etc.). Easy-to-understand application recommendation ensure a perfect surface.
Lighter, stronger, more elastic, more precise, safer, more economical. In these times of rapid technological change, the functionality and properties of composite fibre materials know virtually no bounds and can be significantly enhanced by processing with abrasives.
The requirements for abrasives are exacting and constantly changing. The products are therefore of a modular construction and are adapted to applications: edges are cut or deburred and surfaces are sanded. This provides the ideal basis for the lines of force, functionality, finishing, coating and appearance of products.
The advantages of composite fibre materials are, thus, perfectly complemented by a customised sanding process. They lie in, amongst other things, the largely elastic deformation behaviour, the adaptable stability and rigidity, highly integrated design options, dynamic resilience, a low coefficient of expansion, a good raw material basis, a low investment requirement and ease of repair.


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2014 Olympic Opening Ceremony uniforms: hits and misses
If I didn't know better, I'd say many of the countries at the 2014 Olympic Opening Ceremonies on Friday were maybe, even accidentally, borrowing some of the 2014 spring trends such as color blocking, pastels, classic blacks and whites, geometric prints and statement coats.
And some countries…well…I don't know what they were thinking. Or what year they thought it was. Some countries needed Tim Gunn to step inside their design room, furrow his brow, bring his thumb and index finger to his chin, and tell those designers to just "make it work."
And for the record, I loved the escort for each country. Otherwise known as the adult version of the Childlike Empress from The Neverending Story II: The Next Chapter.
Check out the list below of my favorite fashion hits and misses of the 2014 Sochi Olympics Opening Ceremonies.