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Until now you might have been feeling overwhelmed, stuck, frustrated, cross, guilty even that you haven't figured it out. When you aren't clear about what you really want, it's hard to get started because you don't know where to start. And it's harder to ask for help too, because you don't know what help you want.
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I wish I could tell you that you just listen to me for 10 minutes each week and magic will happen, but you'll need to block out an hour or so to do the work. The results are SO worth it.
In the last cohort, 3 of the 9 participants had new job offers by week 4 and one woman negotiated a pay increase beyond her wildest expectations.
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The 12 modules are based on 100s of hours of one-to-one and group coaching sessions:
- Ambition – get clear on your goals and ambitions
- Contribution – understand your skills, strengths, and values
- Purpose – discover what is special about what you bring to the world
- Success mindset – identify what negative self-talk is holding you back
- Balance – harmonise the balance between you, your career and family
- Impact – explore your personal brand
- Practicals: CV – polish your CV even if you've taken a career break
- Practicals: Interviews – refresh your interview technique
- Practicals: LinkedIn – attract the right opportunities on LinkedIn
- Leverage – step up into leveraging and building your network with confidence and ease
- DIScomfort zone – get out of your comfort zone to experience growth
- Next steps – your ongoing action plan and how to keep it going.
Get a preview here – this is from module 4 on success mindset.
What else do you get from Complete Career Confidence?
- Weekly Career Confidence modules with videos and worksheets
- A one-to-one strategy call with me (value £200) to get clarity on your goals and ambitions so you make the most of your investment
- Group Q&A calls recorded if you can't make them live
- Accountability and actions every week to keep you on track
- Facebook secret group ask questions, get feedback, get opinions or be inspired with ideas. Open 24×7 so you can post when you want
- Access to LinkedIn Confidence course (value £200)
- Access to the Career Confidence Hub (value £147 for 3 months membership) downloads, checklists and other goodies are kept here as extra resources
Your investment
Your investment is £1500.
If you want your employer to sponsor your career development, get in touch and I will give you a proposal you can send to your manager or HR.
Work for a registered charity? Please ask for your 35% discount.
Still not convinced about the group thing and prefer to work with me one-to-one? Pop over here to find out about other ways to work with me.
Here's what other women say about working with me
"Sherry is an incredibly gifted career coach who is extremely personable and energetic." Aruna, Sheffield
"When I attended Sherry's Career Confidence Workshop, I was feeling particularly vulnerable and if I am honest, that my career as I knew it was over. A day with Sherry and other women changed that. I found renewed enthusiasm and a way to explore my career in different ways. Within the month I started my Women in Surveying Sisterhood Summit. Sherry has been a constant support since and I not only highly recommend her services but look forward to working with her again." Marion, Milton Keynes
"Sherry has been key to giving me the confidence and self belief to open my own business after an eight year career break." Hannah, Bromley
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"Sherry has a natural ability to pick up on someone's strengths and when you work with her she will help you get clear on what those are so you can really focus on what you are good at doing (even if you are not sure what these are)." Vicky, Hertfordshire
"This was my first experience of working with a coach and I wasn't sure what to expect. From the very outset I found Sherry extremely easy to talk to. Her coaching style put me at ease from the very beginning." Nancy, East London
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What if I change my mind
This is a career development programme, not a "done-4-you" course, so you must participate fully and take action in order to learn and see results.
I promise to deliver high quality content and learning and I'm confident you will get HUGE value.
However, if you invest in this programme and decide it is not for you, you may request a full refund up until the end of the first week. This allows you to work through the first module before the refund period ends.
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Dan's Auto, Good. Meineke of Liberty, EVIL
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Took my car for inspection to Meinike of Liberty to get my MO plates. Meinike said I was leaking power steering fluid, needed a new rack and pinion at $1100 to pass. Said, NO!
Took my car to Dan's Auto in Liberty. Dan looked at it, said, "There's rust and condensation on it, it's not leaking at all."
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Neuroshima Hex!
Cover of Neuroshima Hex! (first edition)
|Michał Oracz,
Ignacy Trzewiczek and
Tomasz Jędruszek
|Wydawnictwo Portal
(Portal Publishing House)
|Publication date
|tactical, Post-apocalyptic, military science fiction
|Setup time
|5 minutes
|Playing time
|20 minutes - 2 hours (player dependent)
|Random chance
|Skill(s) required
|Neuroshima Hex
|Big Daddy's Creations
|Big Daddy's Creations
|Michał Oracz
|Apple iOS, Google Android
|Board game
Neuroshima Hex! is a Polish tactical board game based on the Neuroshima role-playing game. It is published by Wydawnictwo Portal (Portal Publishing House). The game is set in the same post-apocalyptic world as its RPG counterpart.
Neuroshima Hex is played on a hexagonal board. Each player periodically draws from a deck of hexagonal cards called "tiles." Tiles symbolize different types of military units. Annotations on the tiles denote the combat strength of each unit. Each player has one special tile called HQ (headquarters). Players take turns placing their tiles on the board. The player chooses:
- which tile from their hand to play,
- where to place the tile on the board, and
- what orientation the tile should have. Being hexagonal, there are six possible orientations for placing each tile.
Normally a card does not move once placed on the board. Periodically a tile is played that initializes combat. At that time, cards are removed from the board based on the outcome of combat between pairs of nearby opposing cards. The game is nominally concluded when all tiles from the deck have been exhausted. The winner is determined by which HQ has taken the least combat damage.
There are three major categories of tiles in each player's deck:
- One tile representing HQ. This is always drawn and placed on the board by each player first. Other than HQ, the remaining tiles are sorted randomly in the deck.
- Units (also called "soldiers") are tiles representing military units. Annotations on a Unit card denotes its combat strength:
- how much damage does that unit inflict on enemy units
- whether that damage can only be done to adjacent tiles ("melee attack" markings) or more distant tiles ("ranged attack") markings
- in what direction that damage takes place (annotations on multiple sides of the hexagon denote the ability to attack in multiple directions simultaneously)
- "toughness," meaning how much damage can a unit sustain before it is withdrawn from the playing board
- special abilities such as defense from ranged attack, or the ability prevent an enemy unit from attacking entirely (so-called "net" units)
- Modules are tiles that augment the abilities of adjacent cards:
- increasing the strength of their attack
- increasing the range of their attack
- increasing their toughness (ability to withstand attacks)
- increasing the priority of their attack in the attack sequence of all the other tiles on the board (tiles take turns attacking one another based on another set of markings on each tile)
- healing damaged tiles
- allowing a tile to be relocated after being placed on the board
At the start of each player's turn, they draw three tiles at random from their deck. One tile must be discarded. The remaining two tiles may be placed on the board. Tiles cannot be placed on top of other tiles. The player may opt to discard more than one tile. Players take turns in this fashion until the board is partially populated with tiles. Randomly a player may draw a tile that allows the player to initiate combat. When this occurs, gameplay pauses while combat is resolved. Annotations on the tiles denote what priority each card has in the combat sequence. Cards marked with a "3" have first priority, "2" second priority, and "1" third priority. In other words, tiles marked with a "3" get to attack first. Once the outcome of those attacks are resolved (i.e., "dead" units are removed from the board) then tiles marked with a "2" get to attack, and so on. Once all phases of combat (phases 3, 2, 1, 0) have concluded normal gameplay resumes.
The objective of the game is to attack the enemy's HQ. Each HQ starts with 20 hit points. Gameplay concludes when one HQ is down to 0 hit points, or when all the tiles have been exhausted from a player's deck. The winner is determined by the player's HQ that has the most remaining hit points.
The game offers four armies (denoted by four different color schemes for tiles) which differ in their strength, mobility and flexibility, as denoted by differing annotations on each army's tiles. Normally the game is played by two players, though three and four player variations exist.
As a card game, Neuroshima Hex is essentially a much more complex version of War. In terms of strategy, Neuroshima Hex is similar to chess in that play emphasizes correct placement of pieces on the board, with occasional combat removing pieces from the board. The game is also available as a video game, with rules essentially identical to the board game, albeit with combat between tiles automated via software.
A second edition (in English) was released at SPIEL (the Essen game fair) in 2007, and a promotional 5th army (Doomsday Machine) was given to buyers at the Portal Publishing booth. At Pionek (a game convention in Gliwice, Poland) in 2007, a small supplement (Mad Bomber) was given out.
A French translation was released February 2008. In 2008, the game was published in English by Z-Man Games, with an expanded board and improved components; this edition includes the Mad Bomber and Mercenary tiles. Spanish, Italian, German and Dutch editions were released in 2010.
Three expansions for the second edition were released, so far only in Polish:
- Babel 13, in 2008
- Duel, in 2009
- Steel Police, in 2012
There are also several fan made expansions. Additional materials in multiple languages (inc. English-language translations of the expansions) are available at the relevant games articles at BoardGameGeek.
On 17 September 2010, the iOS version of the game was published on App Store,[1] with an Android version following on 13 June 2012.[2]
- ^ "Neuroshima Hex is now available on the App Store - Neuroshima Hex". neuroshimahex.com.
- ^ "Neuroshima Hex finally for Android [Version 1.1 is available] - Neuroshima Hex". neuroshimahex.com.
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- Official Neuroshima Hex! webpage (in Polish)
- Neuroshima Hex! at BoardGameGeek
- French Neuroshima fanclub webpage (in French)
- Biggest fan Neuroshima Hex! webpage including fan projects and new armies (in Polish)
- New Fan Neuroshima Hex! webpage (in Polish)
- Neuroshima Hex iPhone Game
- Neuroshima Hex Android Game
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The settlement was first recorded in 1603. The wooden church was built in 1720. An example of the craftsmanship of the carpenters in the region of Chioar, the oak building has as its spiritual patrons "The Holy Archangels".
The small rectangular structure has a disconnected apse and beams that support the simple roof. Two half-spires placed on the front side of the roof add to its beauty and greatness.
The bell-tower has a watchtower hidden by a fret-sawn parapet and decorated railing. The balcony has elaborately carved small arcades. The square curved spire protects the balcony and ends with a wrought iron cross adorned by the sun on its arms and by the half-moon on its top.
The porch has four tripled massive and beautifully carved supporting pillars, connected by a wedged corona and a parapet decorated with fret-sawn hearts at its bottom.
The arcade of the central pillars is separated by a carved cross and two solar rosettes. They beautifully complete the decorations of the porch as well as those on the braces and beams of the framework in the form of an old sickle blade.
The floor inside the church is a complete covering made up of big rectangular paving blocks that impose an atmosphere of durability and archaism.
The door between the pronaos and the nave has a framework made up of massive oaken four-folded pillars without decoration. They copy the tripled pillars of the porch.
The mural painting is painted directly on the wall. Only one scene is still visible, on the northern part of the nave. It can give us an idea about the manner in which the space was separated, namely in horizontal rows made up of rectangular and oval frames painted in light blue, red and yellow. Nowadays, these colors are rarely met with in other Maramures churches.
On the same wall, in the Sanctuary, we can see an interesting representation of a sun with human feature surrounded by wide rays, separated by a smaller three-colored Sun. On the vault of the Altar an exquisite image of a Cherub with sixteen wings framed in a rhombus is unique to this church.
In the apse, the Holy Table consists of two big stones. One stone serves as the base of the Altar, the other one is the support for The Tabernacle.


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Holy cow have I been busy!. A full week of security training for work kept me from posting during the day, and Apocrypha Wormholes in the Evening, plus fleet fights and tons of probing.
Found quite a few wormholes:
One with a pulsar that doubled my shield strength…
We setup an exploration fleet of Ravens and have been testing spider tanking in plex's in and around our home base.
We provided some cover for people to move titans and caps and had 930 ppl in a system with not a whole ton of lag.
More updates as they become available. I plan on taking some pics of our raven/golem fleet as we do a deep exploration.
Some notes:
1) Do not expect to get back to the system you jump from. We lost 3/4 of our fleet to a collapse. Remember to setup ships with probes before you get inside the WH in case of collapse
2) Sometimes there are holes to hi sec/ low sec and even other 0.0 systems. ( found one last night that went from a place 6 jumps from where I was based yesterday to Domain hi sec 0.8 space ..said hi then warped back through)
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Skills and Education for Innovation This strand of the Innovation Strategy in Education and Training aims to identify the skills required for innovation-driven societies and how education stakeholders can foster them. What skills are needed in order to promote innovation at the society level? The research literature on skills for innovation shows that innovative societies require a broad mix of skills.
Urban resilience Urban resilience is defined as the "capability to prepare for, respond to, and recover from significant multi-hazard threats with minimum damage to public safety and health, the economy, and security"[1] of a given urban area. Contemporary academic discussion of urban resilience focuses on three distinct threats; climate change, natural disasters and terrorism.[2][3] This article will initially focus on the challenges and disasters specific to climate change, and future additions on counter-terrorism, other disasters (earthquakes, tsunamis, solar flares, etc.) and sustainable energy strategies are welcome and encouraged. The urban impacts of climate change vary widely across geographical and developmental scales. A recent study [4] of 616 cities (home to 1.7 billion people, with a combined GDP of USD 35 trillion, half of the world's total economic output), found that floods endanger more city residents than any other natural peril, followed by earthquakes and storms. Flooding[edit]
6 Ed Tech Tools to Try in 201 6 About a year ago, I published an e-book called the Teacher's Guide to Tech. Over the last month, I have been updating it for 2016, adding over 30 new tools and refreshing the information I had about the original ones. I have to say, the 2015 version was excellent, but now it's SO MUCH BETTER. (To take a peek at the guide, scroll to the bottom of this post.) In the process, I discovered some tools that I absolutely fell in love with, and I wanted to share them with you here. Each of these tools can make your teaching more efficient and effective, and your students' learning deeper and more engaging.
Advocates Say Climate Right for Resilience Ratings BOSTON — Climate experts and municipal issuers see the capital markets — investors with more than $70 trillion in assets under management — as valued financing streams for resilience and green projects. Transparent carrot-and-stick bond rating criteria along resiliency lines would help, they say. "Now is the time to be pushing infrastructure projects," South Miami, Fla., Mayor Philip Stoddard, an aquatic scientist, said in an interview. "By the time sea levels are rising, no one's going to loan us money." Quirky weather is in the national headlines more frequently. As August began, and just as President Obama unveiled a major climate-change plan, severe flooding hit Tampa, Fla.; wildfires struck Northern California; a tornado touched down in Michigan; and severe thunderstorms knocked out power in parts of southern New England.
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Ahman Green Raises Awareness for Alzheimer's
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The new feature means no more forgetting to enable call reporting for every call extension and call-only ad.
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The Bing AMP viewer and Bing AMP Cache make AMP-enabled web pages accessible from Bing mobile search results.
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Passion drives you to become a more accomplished marketer, grow your career and go the extra mile. You're the reason we created the SMX® East workshop series. Join us for a training experience loaded with actionable SEO, SEM and social media advertising tactics. We're hosting four in-depth workshops Tuesday, October 23. Choose from: Advanced SEO […]
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Zinger Bingo is one of the most popular UK bingo brands, owned by Tau Marketing Services, a company which also owns several other successful bingo sites, and operated by Cassava Enterprises, a limited company from Gibraltar, which is part of the 888 Group, one of the most successful and largest organisations in the online casino and bingo industry. If you want to know more about Zinger Bingo, have a look at our detailed bingo review, where you can read all about this bingo brand. Here, we're going to discuss the Zinger Bingo withdrawal and deposit options.
If you want to register an account at Zinger Bingo, you will probably want to know what options will be at your disposal when it comes to funding your account. You can make a deposit from your Visa or MasterCard credit or debit card, but it is also possible to make a deposit via PayPal, Paysafe card and Neteller. Moreover, it is also possible to make a deposit via EntroPay. If none of these options works for you, you can always make a wire transfer deposit. One great option that is available to you is funding your account over the phone. Most of these methods are also available for Zinger Bingo withdrawal transactions.
The minimum amount that you can deposit into your Zinger Bingo account is £5. So, you are free to make a deposit of just five quid and then once you purchase bingo tickets and see the results, you can choose what do you want to do with the potential winnings. You can keep them into your Zinger Bingo account and buy new tickets, or you can choose to withdraw the funds that you have managed to win.
When it comes to Zinger Bingo withdrawals, this brand processes all bingo withdrawal requests within two business days. So, it doesn't matter whether you want to withdraw your winnings to your credit card, or to your Neteller or PayPal account, the request will be processed within two days.
However, the completion time for different Zinger Bingo withdrawal options may vary. Credit or debit card withdrawals are completed within five days, which means that you can expect the funds to reach your card in a frame of four to seven business days. MasterCard withdrawals are slightly faster, so if you have a MasterCard, you can expect the funds to reach your account in a period ranging from three up to five business days.
Wire transfer Zinger Bingo withdrawal transactions take a bit longer, you'd need to wait at least seven and a maximum of ten days before you receive your funds.
The Zinger Bingo withdrawal policy is quite simple. If you have deposited a particular amount via a certain payment method, and you've managed to end up with more funds than what you've initially deposited (i.e. if you have won), you will need to withdraw an amount that matches your original deposit before you can withdraw the rest of the funds via another method.
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ROH Death Before Dishonor 2016 PPV News & Notes
– Jay Lethal's year-plus ROH Title reign ended with a loss to Adam Cole in an epic 24-minute main event Friday night in Las Vegas. (Full Report)
– The Addiction (Christopher Daniels & Kazarian) retained the ROH Tag Titles against Tanahashi & Michael Elgin and L.I.J. (Naito & EVIL) in the semi-main event.
– Bobby Fish retained the ROH TV Title against Mark Briscoe.
Also on the show, Donovan Dijak became #1 contender to the ROH TV Title. However, Fish is scheduled to defend the TV Title against New Japan star Shibata at the ROH TV taping on Saturday night.
– NJPW's NEVER Openweight champion Shibata made his ROH in-ring debut with a victory over Silas Young in the second match of the PPV.
– The PPV also featured New Japan's IWGP World Hvt. champion Kazuchika Okada in singles victory over Dalton Castle.


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Choosing the Right Sized Generator
If you live in an area where you frequently lose power, it might be a good idea to get a backup generator. Generators use mechanical functions to stimulate electricity for your home when your utility power fails. The size of generator depends on what you want to do with it. Since generators can be pricy, it's necessary to know what size you need. Here are some things to know before choosing your generator size.
Size Matters
The size of a generator helps to determine how much power it can produce. Since fuel-powered mechanics inside of the generator create power, more space is needed for more power. Thus, how much power you need to create correlates directly to the price of the generator. If you have a tight budget, a good way to keep it under control is to buy no more generator than you need.
What You Power
The first thing to consider in choosing a generator is what you want to power in the case of an outage. If you live in an area where you might not get power back for a week or more, you might want to power your whole home. That way, you can continue living with as little disruption as possible. If you only lose power for a few hours or a day, you might only want to power a few essential circuits in the house. This way, you can continue powering appliances, such as refrigerators, and means of communication.
Size of Your Home
The square footage of your home is important to consider in choosing a generator, especially if you decide you want to power your entire home. A 1,000-square foot house needs a smaller generator than a 5,000-square foot house. A Guardian generator in Lake Forest or another varies in size depending on the size of the home it's powering.
If you're looking for a Guardian generator in Lake Forest, contact Penco Generators, Inc. Find them online at http://www.pencoelectricalcontractor.com/.


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If you're a real estate professional, you should join the ActiveRain community because:
- There are tens of thousands of your peers from across the nation. The interaction is unbeatable. And you'll learn how things are the same and different around the country.
- AR scores well with search engines. The more active you are on AR, the more times Google picks up your name and your content.
- You get points! It may sound funny, but it is nominally rewarding. The motivation is being featured in your local area. For example, I recently got the #2 slot in Owasso, Oklahoma. The more points I get, the higher up I'll rank in Owasso, then Tulsa County, then Oklahoma, etc.
ActiveRain is a website run by a company that wants to make money. When you sign up, you'll learn that your blog posts can only be seen by people registered at (and logged into) ActiveRain.com. If you want your blog posts to be viewable to the public, you'll need to commit to approximately $20 or more per month… yikes! … and that's the cheapest. When I was new, I got calls and emails along the line of, "Get your first month for only $1!" I didn't even blink at it.
To a non-registered visitor, my profile is visible: http://activerain.com/cliffpaulick
But my blog is not: http://activerain.com/cliffpaulick — AR erroneously tells the visitor, "This user has not entered anything in their blog yet."
But It's Worth It!
ActiveRain says their site receives, "…over two million consumer visitors per month." Even without paying, your profile is still viewable by the public–just not your blog. There are a lot of benefits. Why miss out on ALL THE GOOD just because of the drawbacks–isn't that like anything in life? For one thing, don't miss out on the referrals from other real estate professionals! (http://activerain.com/action/lead_referrals/)
How To Get ActiveRain Points
So you want to get on ActiveRain–or you're on AR and want to rise in the rankings. You're going to need points. Here are the basics on AR points from AR's "Scoring FAQ" page:
Home : Scoring FAQ
We've incorporated a unique scoring system into the ActiveRain Real Estate Network to reward members who contribute to building the network. You can look at it almost as an investment, by helping us build a great real estate resource. The more points you have the more visibility you will receive within the network. As the network matures there will also be other ways in that points will be beneficial.
Your current score, what actions earned you points, and your rank within your market area is visible from your profile.
Listed below are the current ways of earning points.
Profile creation (up to 1,000 points)
Automatically earn up to 1,000 points by creating a profile on the ActiveRain Real Estate Network. Scoring is based on how thorough the profile is, which fields are provided, whether a picture is uploaded, etc.
Inviting Others (50 points + 10% bonus)
If you invite other real estate professionals to the ActiveRain Real Estate network you will receive a point bonus equal to 10% of the total points that they directly earn. You will also get recognition on their profile as being the member who invited them which can help drive more traffic to your profile. Inviting new members can be one of the quickest ways to earn additional points.
You receive points for writing quality blog posts in your blog on the ActiveRain Real Estate Network. The first ten posts made in a week automatically receive 200 points when they are made and the scores may adjust over the next several days based off of a scoring engine that takes into account over a dozen criteria to try and determine quality. Only public and members only posts will be scored, and points won't be given to posts deemed to be purely advertising.
Helping other Members
When we see examples of members helping each other we may reward it. This may take the form of answering questions, making business referrals, etc.
Promoting the Network
If you do something to promote the network let us know and we'll reward you with points for it. For example writing about us in your offsite blog, mentioning us in one of your marketing pamphlets, etc. We like to reward creativity.
Providing useful feedback on site
Members who provide useful feedback or suggest features for the ActiveRain Real Estate Network may receive points.
Exploring the site
Take a look around this site, you may find many "secret" ways of earning points.
To supplement the above information, Jason Crouch offers some more in-depth tips on racking up the points. It's worth a skim or more: http://activerain.trulia.com/blogsview/702665/activerain-101—a-wealth-of-tips-for-newbies-and-veterans-alike
10,000 Points
I just reached 10,000 AR points. Wondering how it happened? You've come to the right place…
- Log in (100 points each day)
- Activate your AR profile (100)
- Fill in as much profile information as you can (516)
- Add a high-resolution profile photo (1,080)
- Write a blog post right away (750 if within first 48 hours)
- View your profile scoring summary (50)
- Write a blog post (225 + points for comments you receive)
- Comment on someone else's post (25)
- Reblog someone else's post (25)
As AR mentioned at the end of their FAQ page, just do stuff and be active and you'll get points for unusual stuff.
Score Summary
At your AR homepage, there's a link for "Points Summary", and your points are categorized as such:
- Profile Points
- Invite Points
- Blogging Points
- Blog Comment Points
- Linking Points
- Bonus Points
- Other Points
So you can see there are several ways to get points. Try to get points in each area!
If you're featured (i.e. Top 2 in your chosen location–I chose Owasso, Oklahoma), it'll look like this:
The First 10,000 are the Hardest
Originally, I thought of titling it "the Easiest" instead of "the Hardest", and some of you might suggest I change it back. However, I'd like to encourage you to reach your first 10,000, and hopefully by that time you will have realized the many benefits of professional networking and communicating on ActiveRain. Bookmark AR and sign in everyday and you'll be rewarded for your loyalty with timely articles, advice, and interactions.
I invite you to join ActiveRain, if you're not already registered. If you are, tell me what you think about AR points. [ Bob Haywood, are you out there? (He's a local friend and has a lot of points–just a friendly shout-out 🙂 ]


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text: So, I am sitting in my apartment, alone, all bundled up, drinking a glass of whiskey, reading tales of Christmas woe, and generally enjoying myself. When what should happen? A knock at the door. Are you fucking kidding me? On Christmas? I open the door, and it's the new owner of the house (I used to own the building, but sold it to him and his wife, and now rent the garden unit from them), and he has a gift for me! It's a huge tub of popcorn. I don't particularly care for popcorn, but the gesture sure was nice! Who gives their tenants Christmas gifts? So sweet! My faith in humanity is restored. Officially.


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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — As the fallout from the Jerry Sandusky pedophilia scandal at Penn State continues to play out in the prosecution of former university officials, state investigators have begun examining whether the school mishandled the case of a student wrestler who went on to become a Hollywood actor and director.
The wrestler, Nate Parker, was charged in 1999 with raping a fellow student. Despite his eventual acquittal, the case resurfaced in the fevered run-up to "The Birth of a Nation," of which Mr. Parker is writer, director and star. After the movie's triumphal reception at the Sundance Film Festival this year, the revelation that his accuser had ultimately committed suicide turned the spotlight onto Mr. Parker's past.
Interviews and documents reviewed by The New York Times, including court records, indicate that Penn State officials appear to have been lenient at times with Mr. Parker. Suspended from the wrestling team when he was criminally charged with rape, he was reinstated in the fall of 2000 while still facing trial. Within weeks, a female student trainer complained that he had exposed himself to her. But after she decided not to go to the police, despite the urging of the university, Penn State appears to have dropped the matter.
Now the Parker case has drawn the attention of the state attorney general's office here, which is prosecuting three former university officials on charges that they failed to report Mr. Sandusky's sexual abuse of children. One of the three, Tim Curley, the former athletic director, played a role in how the university dealt with the exposure complaint against Mr. Parker, according to interviews with several people, including the woman who made the complaint.
Prosecutors are trying to assess whether the school's handling of Mr. Parker suggests a broader pattern of inaction by the athletic department when it came to complaints of sexual misconduct, according to two law enforcement officials briefed on the investigation who are not authorized to discuss it publicly.
A lawyer for Mr. Curley declined to comment on the Parker case, saying that education law prohibits the release of information about students and that questions should be directed to Penn State.
Mr. Parker has no direct connection to the criminal case against the university officials and he faces no legal problems. He has consistently said that the rape accusation, in which he and a friend were accused of assaulting a drunken woman, was false, and that the encounter was consensual. And he said through his lawyer that he was never told of any exposure complaint, and that no such incident had occurred.
"This is the first Mr. Parker has ever heard of this," David J. Matlof, his lawyer, said in an email. "He recognizes the seriousness of the issue, but this claim is completely untrue."
But in recent weeks, investigators from the attorney general's office have questioned the woman, according to a law enforcement official with knowledge of the matter. They have also talked to the former Penn State wrestling coach, Troy Sunderland, and Robert Krimmel, a former assistant athletic director at the school.
Mr. Krimmel said in a recent interview that the investigator was largely concerned with how Penn State had handled Mr. Parker in relation to the rape case. But the investigator had asked, Mr. Krimmel said, about the exposure complaint, which Mr. Krimmel said that he did not remember.
Others, though, including Mr. Sunderland, and a State College police detective, have said in interviews or statements that they remember the complaint.
It is unclear whether the material being collected about Mr. Parker's time at Penn State will be introduced at the coming trial, expected to begin next year. The three administrators are charged with failing to report sexual abuse by Mr. Sandusky, who was convicted of molesting 10 young boys. A spokesman for the attorney general's office declined to comment on its investigation.
Though the reporting requirements for universities regarding acts of sexual misconduct are more comprehensive today, even in 2000, schools were on notice that they had to provide all students with a safe environment under Title IX, the federal law that mandates gender equity in education, according to some legal experts.
"Just because the person to whom he allegedly exposed himself didn't report it to the police doesn't matter at all," said Diane Rosenfeld, director of the gender violence program at Harvard Law School. "It doesn't relieve the school of its responsibilities."
Mr. Parker was eventually kicked off the wrestling squad for team infractions in February 2001. That fall, while still awaiting trial, he was able to transfer to the University of Oklahoma. After wrestling there, he was removed from that team for head-butting an opponent. Officials at Oklahoma said that they did not believe the university was aware of Mr. Parker's pending rape case when they admitted him.
As for Penn State, officials there said they could not discuss their disciplinary process because of student confidentiality rules. But the university said in a statement that "our clear expectations today are that an incident such as a student-athlete exposing himself to a student trainer must be reported and investigated."
When Mr. Parker was charged with rape in 1999, the university did suspend him from the team for a year. But in a lawsuit his accuser later filed against the university, she said that he had then harassed her, showing up, for example, one day outside her dormitory despite a university directive that they stay away from one another. Mr. Parker denied the harassment. The woman later settled her 2002 lawsuit with the university and received a payment of $17,500.
Though Mr. Parker was cited for violating the directive, officials eventually returned him to the wrestling team by the fall of 2000. That November, the student trainer said in an interview with the Times, Mr. Parker exposed himself to her. She said he had been "zeroing in" on her for awhile, paying her enough unwanted attention that she had asked her boyfriend to walk her home at night.
Then one day in a training room while she was giving him a routine back treatment, she said that Mr. Parker turned around to face her. He said that he wanted to show her something, she said, then slid his pants down, exposing the top half of his penis.
"I was shaken," the woman said. "I was crying."
She reported the incident to the team's assistant athletic trainer, Dan Monthley, who said in an interview that he wanted to help her because she "deserved respect." Mr. Sunderland, then the wrestling coach, said in a statement that Mr. Monthley had approached him, but he had asked Mr. Monthley to forward the complaint directly to their athletic department supervisors because he already had a strained relationship with Mr. Parker.
The student trainer said she then met with Mr. Curley and other athletic officials. They encouraged her to report it to the police, she said. But she decided not to pursue it further, she said, because she feared the impact that such a move might have on her college experience. She is not being identified because she is the possible victim of sexual misconduct.
"It was my decision not to report," she said.
That meeting appears to have been the end of the issue for Penn State. Mr. Parker continued wrestling for several more months until February 2001, when he was removed from the team for what the university described only as violating team rules. Chris Weaver, the State College detective who led the investigation into the rape charge, said that he did not learn about the exposure accusation until almost a year later, in the fall of 2001.
He said that earlier that spring, he had asked the university about the circumstances of Mr. Parker's leaving the team, because Mr. Parker was still facing trial. Detective Weaver said that Mr. Krimmel, the assistant athletic director, did not mention the exposure accusation at that time.
Mr. Krimmel said that he does not recall such a conversation with Detective Weaver.
Baine Kerr, a lawyer in Boulder, Colo., who specializes in Title IX law, said that Penn State should have done more to review the exposure complaint, even if the trainer did not want to pursue criminal charges.
"The fact that she's an athletic trainer escalates the obligations of the school, I think," he said, "because they're so vulnerable to the male athletes they're constantly having to take care of."


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The NFL quarterback position is the most heralded in all of sports. Quarterbacks control the game, placing them on a pedestal or made the goat. Regardless, everyone is looking for this person to lead. With this responsibility, it's fun to decide who is great and who is not so great, but what about the greatest? Some have been labeled greatest or even just great without earning it.
In order to make this list you need to be defendable. Someone, somewhere (likely bar setting) has made your case for being great. Some QBs are who they are and they should not be subjected to criticism. Jim McMahon was never the reason the Bears won, he just made sure they didn't lose. Few debate this and few (if any) insinuate he is the greatest of all time. Same goes for Trent Dilfer - right place, right time. Also, not winning a Super Bowl doesn't make you overrated. Dan Marino is properly rated as one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time. Who is hard to measure? Steve Young for one, but he has some pretty impressive stats and did fill in some pretty big shoes.
An honorable mention also goes to Eli Manning. He has won two Super Bowls and has thrown a lot of touchdowns. Manning has also been inconsistent and responsible for many losses. Manning just misses this list – he is overrated by many, but many also think he sucks, so it really evens out.
We're looking for longevity, quarterback ratings and team success here. We don't look at post-career work or drunken kiss proposals. Here are your 10 most overrated quarterbacks of all time:
10 Phil Simms
9 Joe Thiesmann
Joe Thiesmann was amazing in 1982 and 1983, leading the Washington Redskins to the Super Bowl both seasons (winning one and losing one). Prior to that, he was an okay quarterback that liked to pose with his shirt off. He also has an amazing head of hair. In 1985, his career was shortened by Lawrence Taylor, who essentially snapped his leg on national television. A shortened career doesn't help his numbers and he really had only two great seasons that were aided by a great running game. Redskin fans believe Thiesmann is the greatest of all time, but the reality is that he compares to Trent Green and has a career passing rating of only 77.
8 John Elway
If it wasn't for his final two seasons, John Elway would have been a punch line. After several seasons of making it to the playoffs, only to get demolished in the big game, it was turning into a guarantee until the Broncos beat the Packers in 1998. In addition to his two Super Bowl wins, Elway was known for his fourth quarter comebacks, always finding the "magic" to pull off a win within minutes or seconds remaining on the clock. Sounds good, right? Unfortunately you can't be one of the greatest of all time (which many place Elway) when you are a loose cannon with a career passer rating of 79. Oh, and the comebacks? Well, who do you think put the team down in the first place?
7 Michael Vick
Already a human highlight reel in college and continued when he joined the NFL, the Atlanta Falcons got to watch their team on Sportscenter each night because Michael Vick always did something amazing. Unfortunately, this never translated in terms of winning. Vick was a quality starting quarterback from 2002-05, but was already showing a decline when he was indicted for raising and training dogs to fight. He can no longer run, his passing isn't strong and his decision-making capabilities are questionable at best. Vick has not had a good NFL career and it's surprising he's still hanging out on NFL benches. His QB rating of 80 isn't half bad, but that's only because he really hasn't played much after a couple decent years.
6 Doug Flutie
One of the greatest college and Canadian quarterbacks of all time, Doug Flutie was never that good in the NFL. At times he was efficient and that's the best that can be said. For anyone that makes comparisons to Drew Brees or other elite quarterbacks, they should really do their research first. A Heisman Trophy winner for Boston College, Flutie threw one of the most famous "hail mary" passes of all time. In the NFL, his amateur skills translated to a 54 percent completion rate and only 86 touchdowns for his entire career. Despite these pedestrian numbers, each place he went (Buffalo, San Diego to name two) Flutie was considered as a potential savior. Unfortunately he just didn't have the talent to deliver. Remember Flutie Flakes? I had a bowl of these once ... one word - overrated.
5 Jim Plunkett
Also a Heisman Trophy winner, Jim Plunkett was the quarterback for two Raiders Super Bowl wins. We know about Raider fans - they are the guys that all appear to be on a work release program and never went back. Plunkett was a hard-hat, lunch-bucket type quarterback, so they liked him, to the point where they placed him as a great quarterback. Plunkett was not a great NFL quarterback. Adequate at best, he did his best to steer the Raiders success that was anchored by a great defense (Howie Long, Lester Hayes), a running game (Marcus Allen anyone?) and rumored rampant drug use (steroids, cocaine, etc.).
4 Randall Cunningham
In today's game we have quarterbacks that can do it all. They can scramble, throw and run the ball. Cunningham was one of the first "video game" quarterbacks, the guys that you never took your eye off of because you didn't know what great act they were going to perform next. The legend of Cunningham has grown over the years, but he only actually had three good seasons (1990, 1992 and 1998). The knock wasn't his reckless running, but his arm, averaging only seven yards a pass for his career. The problem is how Eagle fans regard Cunningham, believing had they given him more weapons they would have won during his time. The truth is Cunningham was more of a stat-padding quarterback that most won't admit.
3 Brett Favre
If longevity and "iron man" status makes a quarterback the greatest of all time, well then please remove Brett Favre from the list (my assumption is that Cal Ripken Jr. is your all-time greatest baseball player). Here's the thing about Favre: for one, he threw a lot of interceptions (many in late-game situations), so to be labelled as one of the greatest of all time, that's hard for me to stomach. Also, he was a product of a short passing scheme (West Coast offense), as well as surrounded by an incredibly defense led by Reggie White. Favre won one Super Bowl and it came with the Packers has the best defense in the league. Favre deserves to be somewhere in the top 25 quarterbacks; unfortunately too many want to put him in the top 10 and that's not accurate.
2 Bernie Kosar
Cleveland Browns fans are the worst, am I right? Bernie Kosar may be the best player in Browns history, but that says more about the organization than it does about Kosar. Anyone who puts Kosar anywhere near "good" needs to take a look at his numbers. Kosar was not a good quarterback and was definitely not great. His career numbers are 124 touchdowns and 87 interceptions. Only Cleveland would keep Kosar around and how does he repay them? Kosar can now be heard trashing the Cleveland organization. Just a terrible franchise that overrates a quarterback whose career numbers compare to Jake Plummer.
1 Joe Namath
Joe Namath is a very famous quarterback. One of the most famous of all time, but that doesn't mean he was that great of a quarterback. Part of this is because he played in New York and because of this attracted extra attention. If this list is greatest QB nicknames of all time then Namath would near the top ("Broadway Joe" is hard to beat). However, a career 50 percent completion rate and overall quarterback ranking of 65 is terrible. Namath's greatest achievements (in order): Guaranteeing a Super Bowl III win, his sideline fur coat and his drunken kiss proposal to Suzy Kolber. His football skills do not crack even the top 3.
Sources: NFL.com, Pro-Football-Reference.com


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The last race of the Point Series is done and in the books. The races are done, points are totaled and with all the last race shuffeling and bonus points it turned out like this.
Scott Harper - 2800
Jerry Evans- 2751
Allen Johnson -2738 (3rd place Tie Breaker, number of wins)
Wayne Rogers - 2738
Mike Clark - 2726
David Popham - 2683
James Adamson -2636
A huge thanks to Donnie Nelson for providing the Championship prize of a Brand New Engine to the 2013 Points Champion.
On a personal note:
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of my competitors, Terry Rae of TNT Race Cars, Bruce Triplett of RC4Less and to Twelve Designs.
To all of my fellow racers, you guys are the greatest. You race clean and pitch in when needed, what more could one ask for? If you get a win here at LPR, YOU EARNED it. It is like aNCS race here every time we run. It was a hard fought battle and you guys made me earn every single point. To say it was a blast is an understatement.
It is my honor and pleasure to consider you guys my friends and I am already looking forward to next season.


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– Execute all waiting duties when allocated to a section
(a) Set up table
(b) Accompany guests to the table
(c) Introduce and hand over the menu
(d) Introduce daily specials
(e) Take food and drinks orders
(f) Constantly scan the floor and monitor guests'
(g) Swiftly respond to guests' requests
(h) Anticipates guests' needs
(i) Serve food and drinks
(j) Ensure food is appropriately served
(k) Maintain table
(l) Collect payment from guests
– Maintain and run a section of the restaurant independently to a high standard
– Try and identify guests' age for alcohol serving restrictions
– Organise and participate as required in all training sessions
– Adhere to restaurant rules and regulations
– Role-model for waiters and peers
– Able to perform all waiter's duties
When supervising a section or two, making sure the above standards are being delivered by waiting staff, by being present on the floor leading and assisting waiting team by showing example
Other Key responsibilities:
– To make sure restaurant floor is always clean and set up before service
– To make sure BOH remains clean, set up and tidy at all times, before, during and after service.
– To make sure all consumables we use for the restaurant floor are present in all stations before service ( bill folders, coasters, candles, PDQ rolls, printer rolls, menus etc…) If stocks levels are going low, to immediately email management and request an ordering for the relative item.
– To make sure floor staff members are all groomed according our standards, it is your responsibility to make sure their breaks are being allocated fairly, and that they all return on the floor or for briefing on time.
– As closing supervisor, it is your responsibly to do the FOH & BOH 360 degree check before sending all the staff home and make sure all areas are clean, tidy following cleaning procedure in place.
– Commitment to continuous learning
– Commitment to continuous mentoring towards team members
– Pleasant and friendly while ensuring standards being followed
– Able to communicate well with different department
– "Face" of the restaurant and face of the team
– Able to anticipate guests's needs and staff needs
– Able to deal with stressful situations, absorbing stress and not sharing it with staff.
– Perfect product knowledge
– Service orientation
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Outrage of the Week: McDonald's impossible "budget" for low-wage workers
McDonald's, notorious for its underpaid, overworked, employees, has decided to show how it is actually deeply concerned for their welfare. So it has partnered with Visa, the credit card corporation, to launch a website to teach its low-wage workers hour to budget so they can get by on their meager wages, which average $8.25 an hour. That works out to $17,160 a year in gross, that is, pre-tax, pay even assuming full-time, year-round work with paid vacation and sick time.
The site includes a sample "budget journal" for McDonald's employees that starts by assuming that full-time, year-round job, which you can tell because that would produce a net income of just about what the budget gives: a little over $1100 a month.
It then requires a second job - remember, this budget is for people already working a 40-hour week. If you assume the same rate of pay, it'd take another 34 hours a week to net what this budget lists. So now you're talking about a 75-hour workweek, not include commutation.
Then look at some of the other figures:
$600 a month for rent? That won't get you a broom closet in most cities.
$20 a month for health care? Sure, if the only health care you ever require is some band-aids and a bottle of Pepto-bismol. If you want health insurance, an average plan for an individual is $215 a month. Even McDonald's company-subsidized group plan costs $14 a week - essentially triple the total this budget allows for health care.
Nothing for heating? Zero dollars?
And it doesn't even include line items for frivolities such as food or clothing.
Now, I do have to add that in response to the bad attention this has gotten, McDonald's did change one part of the budget: It now allows for $50 a month for heat - I wonder just where it is they think their employees live; what, do they all do a daily commute from Florida or someplace? The budget allows for that expense by taking money away from the "other" category.
At the site, McDonald's and VISA tell us "You can have almost anything you want as long as you plan ahead and save for it." Because, as we all know, the only reason low-age workers struggle is that they are just to lazy to plan and lack the self-control to save.
Rarely has classism - bigotry against the poor - been on such blatant display. What an incredible outrage.
First Footnote: Interestingly, the corporate-written "budget journal," available for download at the site, includes tips on "ways to save money," which include not using an out-of-system ATM to avoid service charges. But the list does not include avoiding using a credit card to avoid interest charges and does suggest having your pay automatically deposited to a payroll card - something on which VISA makes a profit.
Second Footnote: Last year, Bloomberg News found that it would take the average McDonalds employee one million hours of work to earn as much money as the company's CEO.
Friday, July 26, 2013
Left Side of the Aisle #118 - Part 6
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In early December, the U.K. Department for International Development published its Bilateral Development Review, the first of its kind since 2011. The document highlighted several key policies including an increased focus on using the payment by results method. In practical terms, this means that DfID's partners will only receive their share of funding after achieving specific program milestones. Between April 2015 and March 2016, a total of 748 million pounds ($947 million), or 74 percent of all new centrally-produced contracts was paid out through this method.
While this measure is seen as a means to improve the efficiency and overall performance of implementing partners by incentivizing the achievement of program objectives, many small and medium-sized organizations have voiced their concerns, stating that they lack the capacity to finance their initiatives upfront without DfID's support.
In the same report, DfID also stated that it will depart from providing general budget support in favor of more targeted financing. As the U.K. aid agency gears up for the next chapter in providing development assistance, it is not unlikely that there will be more shifts in the way it delivers aid.
Below, Devex ranks DfID's biggest private sector partners in 2015 based on their own published data. Many of the organizations on this year's list also made last year's rankings, with the exception of Palladium and MSI. This year, PricewaterhouseCoopers takes the top spot, receiving 92 million pounds, followed by Adam Smith International with 80 million pounds. DAI and its affiliate organizations moves up to the third spot, while Palladium, the conglomerate of GRM International, Futures Group, Palladium Group, Development and Training Services, HK Logistics and the CARANA Corporation enters the list with the fourth highest amount of funding. Crown Agents, meanwhile, closes out the top five with 64 million pounds. This amount includes a 35 million pound joint venture with Triple Line Consulting.
Due to security concerns, DfID has excluded all transactions with Afghanistan, which received 125 million pounds in project funding for fiscal 2015-2016. Financial intermediaries, such as banks and trusts, are also excluded from our ranking.
1. PricewaterhouseCoopers
Founded: 1998
Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
Chairman: Robert E. Moritz
DfID Funding: 92 million pounds
2. Adam Smith International
Founded: 1992
Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
Executive Chairman: William Morrison
DfID funding: 80 million pounds
Founded: 1970
Headquarters: Bethesda, Maryland, United States, and London, United Kingdom
President and CEO: James Boomgard
DfID funding: 73 million pounds
4. Palladium
Managing Director and CEO: Kim Bredhauer
DfID funding: 71 million pounds
5. Crown Agents
Founded: 1833
Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
CEO: David Richardson
DfID funding: 64 million pounds
6. Mott MacDonald Group
Founded: 1989
Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
Chairman: Keith Howells
DfID funding: 37 million pounds
7. Oxford Policy Management
Founded: 1996
Headquarters: Oxford, United Kingdom
Managing director: Simon Hunt
DfID funding: 35 million pounds
Founded: 1987
Headquarters: Amstelveen, the Netherlands
Chairman: John Veihmeyer
DfID funding: 31 million pounds
9. IMC Worldwide
Headquarters: Redhill, United Kingdom
Managing Director: Gavin English
DfID funding: 27 million pounds
10. International Procurement Agency
Founded: 1981
Headquarters: Bussum, the Netherlands
DfID funding: 25 million pounds
Founded: 1981
Headquarters: Arlington, Virginia, United States
President: Keith Brown
DfID funding: 23 million pounds
12. Abt Associates
Founded: 1965
Headquarters: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
President and CEO: Kathleen Flanagan
DfID funding: 16 million pounds
13. Maxwell Stamp
Founded: 1959
Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
DfID funding: 15 million pounds
14. Air Partner
Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
DfID funding: 13 million pounds
15. IPE Global Private Limited
Founded: 1998
Chairman: Sunil Mitra
Headquarters: New Delhi, India
DfID funding: 9 million pounds
Ma. Karen Brutas contributed reporting.
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2019 Orlando City Soccer Camps are now open for registration!
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Orlando City Soccer Camp coaches are handpicked exclusively to deliver this very special camp experience to both boys and girls ages 6-16yrs. Campers will be divided into age/ability groups and will enjoy either 3 or 6 hours of coaching each day for one week.
Each camper will receive an Orlando City FC camp shirt and Orlando City FC ball, a personal skills evaluation and a FREE TICKET to an Orlando Pride Soccer Game!
Players of all ages, background and skill level are invited to come along and learn from some of the most passionate soccer people from around the world. Groups will be divided based on age and ability.
Daily sessions will include SAQ/ ABC sessions, a daily technical focus, competitive gameplay, all encompassed in a professional Orlando City/ Pride-themed environment,
As a special bonus, each camper will also be provided with Challenger's new coaching App along with 20 free skill building videos!
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Getting Hired: Using the QR Code to Reinvent Yourself
Lots have been said about QR codes and its use in business and education. In our News section, QR code marketing success and fail stories abound, as well as the different ways for QR codes to enhance learning both inside and outside the classroom.
However, with a technology that is as flexible as the QR code, you are sure to benefit more using these codes for yourself. It is time to reinvent yourself using the QR code.
First, where do you put a QR code for yourself?
1. Resume. Just think of what a QR code can do for your resume. For one, it would make it easier for you to standout from among dozens, possibly hundreds of applicants. With a QR code, the recruiter's attention is immediately seized. It is different from the usual resume with just words and perhaps a picture.
What's more, putting a clever link behind your QR code would certainly help you get hired. If you are applying for a graphic artist position, you can link your best artwork as an image file, or perhaps link to your online portfolio. If you are trying to cinch a writer position, you can easily direct the QR code to your blog.
You can also go to Vizibility, an online service that allows you to select your top five Google search results. Vizibility also gives you a QR code that points to these search results. SO in a way, you are in control of what your potential employer sees about you online.
2. Blogs and other personal sites. You take a long time to brush up your website, or make sure that your blog is updated and well-written. Time to get the word out to your friends with a QR code. You could easily invite them with your QR code that links to your Facebook account, personal website, or blog.
3. QR Code Business Card. A QR code on a business card is not new, but you could make your business card stand out by having a QR code on it. It could be a simple vCard that allows your friends and colleagues to save your contact details conveniently, or it could be more interactive, asking them to follow you on Twitter or perhaps add you as a friend on Facebook.
Getting a QR code for yourself works for you because:
1. It's a great conversation starter. Imagine you're in a conference and there are 10 people who want to connect with the owner of a local business. You're number 11 and when you hand out your business card, it's placed together with the rest. With a QR code, you could easily break the ice, and the nice thing is that more or less, the other person — your recipient — is going to start the conversation.
It could be something as simple as "What is this?" or "Hmn, I've seen one before." or "How did you do this?" But it will be sure to break the ice and keep the conversation flowing.
2. Image enhancement. A QR code lets you communicate the fact that you are well-versed in new technologies and trends. Having the QR code in your resume can help you come off as in-tune with the times. It makes you appear as an early adopter, a thought leader, and an innovator.
3. Ease of sharing information. A QR code helps you to easily share the information you want to share. Let's say that you are in an interview and the recruiter seems genuinely interested in your previous work as a website designer. A QR code can easily point him or her to your online portfolio, rather than writing the URL down on a piece of paper. Conversely, think about the last time you had to write down the URL of a personal website or blog and lead them to an interest buyer at a networking event. With a QR code on your business card or resume, you have a way to easily share the information with your recipient!
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One of the more unexpected problems with a water heater is that it sometimes makes noises. In most instances, the noise is not cause for concern. In others, it could mean that water heater repair is on the horizon. If your water heater is being noisy, here is what you need to know.
What Is Causing the Noise?
There are several possible causes for the noisy water heater, but the most likely is that there is a buildup of sediment in its tank. Over time, sediment from the water supply finds its way into your hot water tank and settles at the bottom. As that happens, air can sometimes become trapped in with the sediment. When the water heats up, the air bubbles rise as steam develops and noise results.
Although a sediment buildup is likely the reason, there is a chance that the noise could be the result of fluctuations in the water pressure. Water heaters sometimes have heat traps installed that are designed to help with the efficiency of the appliance. Occasionally, the trap can cause a slight ticking noise.
The noise that is emitting from your water heater might not originate with the appliance. If your water heater makes a loud knocking noise, there is a possibility that a problem with your home's plumbing lines is causing it. When the water is abruptly cut off, the water is sometimes forced back towards the water heater since it no longer has an outlet to go. If that is the case, your water heater and plumbing lines could be in danger of disrepair.
What Can You Do?
If the source of the noise is sediment buildup, you can solve the issue without the need for a plumber. Simply draining your tank and flushing it can remove the sediment. You can use vinegar and a wire brush to clean the tank and ensure that all the sediment has been removed.
A noise problem caused by a heat trap can be easily resolved by removing the device. The trap is attached to the point where the heater is connected to your plumbing. It is important to note that removing the heat trap can have a slight impact on the water heater's overall efficiency.
Other problems, including water attempting to return to the water heater, needs to be assessed and repaired by an experienced plumber. Waiting to diagnose the problem and have it professionally repaired could lead to higher bills later.Share
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