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NHQ:COMM - Communications Digital Volunteer (Monthly)
NHQ:COMM - Communications Digital Volunteer (Monthly)
This position supports the National Headquarters (NHQ) Communications (COMM) department, specifically the Social Engagement Team. This is a 100% remote (volunteer-from-home) opportunity. Communications Digital Volunteers use their social media skillset to help maintain and amplify the Red Cross message during steady and operational states. They also help community members, on social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn. Digital Volunteers are trained to help with tasks like social care, social monitoring and content creation and are asked to post from their personal social media accounts. During large disasters, these volunteers assist the Social Engagement team by monitoring online conversations about the Red Cross, providing resources to disaster-affected people and reporting on any Red Cross-related concerns in the community.Apply Now
Remote: National Headquarters,Remote: Northeast Division,Virtual Volunteer
Key Responsibilities
Steady state social media responsibilities may include:
- Monitoring for and engaging with any social media posts mentioning the Red Cross
- Searching for and thanking financial and blood donors
- Replying to people who have Red Cross-related questions or who are looking for health and safety courses
- Alerting leadership to any negative posts that may pose a significant reputational risk to the organization
- After advanced training, becoming a Digital Lead to other digital volunteers
Operational State social media responsibilities may include:
- Sharing information and correcting misinformation about Red Cross disaster response
- Connecting people who are seeking help with proper community resources
- Providing emotional support to followers during disasters
- Identifying trends and reporting back to the NHQ Social Engagement Team
- Supporting regional social media accounts, if necessary.
- With advanced training, positioned as the Digital Lead for large-scale disasters and supporting the operation on a national level.
- Reliable access to resources needed to volunteer 100% virtually
- Degree, professional experience, or volunteer experience in Communications/Public Relations, required
- Currently active on personal social media accounts, particularly on Facebook and Twitter, required
- Willing to utilize personal social media accounts to share Red Cross messaging and engage with others on the platforms, required
- Regularly check email and have regular internet access, required
- Intermediate to advanced proficiency in using social media sites, required
- Interest in helping spread the Red Cross mission and in helping others on social media, required
- Experience using social media content management tools such as Hootsuite, Tweetdeck, Sprout Social or Social Studio, preferred
- Knowledge of social media monitoring and developing social care responses during a crisis, preferred
- Willingness to comply with current public health and Red Cross policies
- New Employee and Volunteer Orientation (NEVO)
- Public Affairs Essentials (Online)
- Fundamentals of Disaster Public Affairs, National Response (Online)
- Communication School House Sessions available on the Exchange.
- Social Media Best Practices
- Social Media Doctrine Bulletin Overview
- Disaster Social Media Strategy: An Overview
- One-Take Video
- Psychological First Aid
- COVID-19 Public Affairs Training Overview (available on the Exchange)
Development Opportunities
- Learn more about social customer care
- Become intimately familiar with Red Cross Public Affairs messaging
Length of Appointment
One year commitment; renewable
Time Commitment
Digital Volunteers are required to complete at least one 3-hour shift per month (which can be chosen based on their schedule) as well as required to respond to at least one Level 5 disaster per year.


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Nowadays, I still scribble all kinds of notes on papers, but I prefer to prepare my learning stuff on my laptop which makes correcting and rearranging so much easier. Lots of writing, less of pens used up. I still had many pens disappear during my practise due to the fact that I never had a doctor return them after "just borrowing them for a sec", but I also accumulated many writing utensils as part of "welcome packages" at congresses or in form pharma giveaways at such events.
Until recently, all my pens were all over my drawer, but as I've emptied a box of cappuccino powder (which my coffee junkie sister claims is a sacrilege mere due to its existence), I put them all into the stable cardboard/metal tube to keep them organized. No decorations, not even a cardboard disguise, just a plain cappuccino box.
Finally, however, I found the time to change this sight into something more pleasant.
Ignoring the recycling instructions at the bottom...... I wrapped it in a turquoise-shaded paper that came with a huge fairy print. Making sure I cut it in a way to keep the fairy away, I wrapped it around the cardboard base. Then, I covered the meeting edges with a leftover-strip featuring a butterfly which I placed on a layer of green cardboard with a punched border. For some time, that was about it, but then I decided to add tiny pearls onto the border ornament to make it a little more interesting. And as one set of them didn't seem to do the job, I filled the spaces in between with even tinier pearls.
In the upper part of the tube, I concealed the paper edge with a tiny silver sticker...
... while the lower part is quite OK without it as it already has a silver border that comes from the metal bottom.
What I especially like about the paper itself is that it has a changing scheme of patterns and colours in pastel shades from green to purple and blue...
... and while the pens have a new home now, another cappuccino box is already waiting for its transformation.
A little contribution to the June collection of Create in Austria - artwork created by Austrians and/or in Austria.
- 613 avenue create: ATG
- a bit more time to craft: ATG
- butterfly challenge: M (butterfly, metallic, maybe a little bit of medium blue)
- crafting with an attitude: ATG
- crafty catz: ATG
- craftyhazelnutspatternedpaper
- create and inspire: ATG
- creative moments: ATG
- inspiration destination: ATG
- love to craft: ATG
- pennys papertake: ATG
- through the craftroom door: ATG
- wortartwednesday: ATG
- worldwide open design team challenge: ATG

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Calhoun Technologies: A leading provider of new computer Hardware, IT equipment, and much more
Calhoun Technologies is an online store founded by Mike Cunnien that provides new computer Hardware, refurbished networking gear, used computer equipment, and IT equipment.
Moreover, Calhoun Technologies is a multi-platform seller of refurbished IT equipment and new IT parts. They sell IT hardware, buy IT hardware, networking equipment, and lease computer parts from all of the best computer manufacturers: HP parts, IBM parts, Cisco switches, Dell parts, and SUN servers. The company offers many amazing deals and discounts like IT parts and Refurbished networking equipment are offered at up to 80% discounts from the manufacturer's list price.
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Calhoun Technologies is a leading online provider of computer equipment, refurbished parts, IT equipment, new computer hardware, and many more. The company provides premium quality products to its customers. You can select your favorite products from their products list, and they will deliver them to your doorstep. Their product range is so diverse, and their main aim is to satisfy its customers by providing high-quality products and services.
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This sparkling is made from the best selection of Glera grapes coming from the Prosecco area. Production takes place between Friuli and Veneto, in the area of the Prosecco di Treviso. After harvesting, the grapes are soft pressed and then vinified in white (without the skins) at 18° C controlled temperature. Particular attention is given to the fermentation temperature in order to enhance the aromatic characteristics of Prosecco.


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***Pledges Support To The Minister, President Buhari
By Obioma C. Appolos
Against its earlier demand that Senator Godswill Akpabio be redeployed to another federal ministry over allegations of flouting the rule of law in handling the affairs of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), the entire ex-militants from the Niger Delta region, have pleaded with the presidency to ignore all sack demands against the Minister of Niger Delta.
The ex-militants also stated that its plea for Akpabio to continue as Niger-Delta minister was predicated on their new knowledge that the Senator never had hands in the issues it earlier thought otherwise. They also added that he, Godswill Akpabio is the only one who has the magic wand to turn around the fortunes of the coastal zone for the good of the people.
Disassociating the Minister from the recent controversy in the Niger Delta Development Commission, they stated that facts available to them indicated that Akpabio did not mastermind the tranfer of the Commission's administrative powers from the presidency to his ministry.
On the recent court of appeal judgement which ordered a rerun in the Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District election in which the minister is a candidate, the ex-militants appealed to Akpabio not to run, saying he was more useful to the people of the Niger Delta being in the ministry than the Senate.
According to a press statement issued under the aegis of "Coalition of Niger Delta Agitators", signed by John Dukku and others and made available to Journalists in Abuja on Sunday, the ex-militants noted that they have been well informed of the required issues by Mr Imoh Okokoh, the leader of the beneficiaries of amnesty programme, Phase 2 in Akwa Ibom.
The statement read in parts: "From our investigations and contrary to our earlier belief, the movement of the NDDC from the Presidency to the Ministry of the Niger Delta had indeed commenced practically during the first tenure of the present administration when Godswill Akpabio was serving at the National Assembly as Senate Minority Leader and the immediate-past Board of the NDDC was inaugurated by the then Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Pastor Usani Usani and not the SGF, signaling that the Commission was indeed under the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs. Thus, it is very wrong to insinuate that the Minister, Senator Akpabio was the one who masterminded the transfer of supervisory powers to his Ministry.
"Secondly, from every indication, the appointment and inauguration of the Interim Management Committee for the Commission was indeed approved by the Presidency, and not the Minister's unilateral decision as erroneously believed in many quarters. Therefore, for Senator Akpabio to be wrongfully accused of usurping Presidential powers in doing what was done, amounts to very serious political blackmail and giving a dog a bad name. We hereby withdraw the ultimatum we earlier gave the Presidency to sack the Minister as this will not solve the present confusion and tension that we are having in the region. Rather, going by his antecedents as an astute and stubborn goal-getter, it is our candid opinion that he is our best man and the magic wand we currently have to get the Niger Delta region working.
"The Coalition acknowledges the recent Appeal Court judgement sitting in Calabar which cancelled the last Senatorial election in the Minister's Senatorial district, and calling for a rerun which is in his favour. However, we appeal to the Honourable Minister to jettison the idea of going for a rerun and rather remain as Minister, as the Niger Delta people need him more than his Senatorial district. The Niger Delta people believe so much in him and really need his services especially at this time.
"While regretting our earlier stance on this issue which we took out of misinformation and ignorance, we call on the various Niger Delta groups and individuals genuinely committed to the Niger Delta struggle, to rally round and support Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio who we sincerely believe will give the Ministry, the NDDC and indeed the entire Niger Delta region the desired positive change.
"We also advise the Presidency to ignore any individual or group attacking the Minister or calling for his removal as they are being sponsored by those who defrauded the NDDC at one point or another and are therefore afraid of the probe that has been instituted.
"On our part, we hereby warn all those calling for Senator Akpabio's sack to desist from doing so as any further attacks and embarrassment on the person of the Minister, shall be met with stiff opposition and resistance.
"Finally, we wish to assure the Honourable Minister, His Excellency, Senator Godswill Akpabio of our strong support to him. He should, therefore, settle down and work towards delivering the Niger Delta mandate through his Ministry and the NDDC."


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Jeff Leak, instructor of the upcoming Coursera Data Analysis course, wrote up a nice blog post, The Landscape of Data Analysis, explaining the topics to be covered in the course. The topics look good. He also made a video explaining how data science fits in with other disciplines such as: computer science, medicine, statistics, and so on. The video is short (less than 5 minutes), so it is definitely worth the time.
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female sambista Brazil ever had, is back to life singing duos with some of her favorite composers. The just-released CD is entitled Clara Nunes: ComVida a play with convida (she invites) and com vida (with life, alive). Among
those participating in the magic duos are Chico Buarque, Milton Nascimento, Paulinho da Viola, Martinho da Vila,
Nana Caymmi, Elba Ramalho and Gilberto Gil. Paulo César, the man who was her producer and husband, writes on the
liner notes to the CD: "This was a wrenching disc to make. There was such emotion in the studio. Some cried. Others
recast their vocals several times. All were moved."
ComVida is being released in the US by Hemisphere.
when the Bay Area Brasilian Club holds its annual Festa Junina (June Celebration) at the
arraial (hamlet) of Lorena Simers in Atherton. Now in its fifth
year, the event has become increasingly bigger, better and more
popular. Brazilians and non-Brazilians alike have been eager to dance forró and quadrilha (square dance) and to taste
pipoca (popcorn), canjica (white maize soup with milk and sugar),
amendoim (peanut) and bolinho de milho
(corn cake) all traditionally part of the event. Many even arrive
in comical Festa Junina costumes. For the first time there will be a sanfoneiro (accordion player). He is Brazilian Tatagiba. More information? Call (415) 334-0106.
Alberico Campana had the great idea of starting a Brazilian barbecue house in the Big Apple. After the show, he and a
group of Brazilians couldn't decide on where to go to get a
churrasco (barbecue). Campana is the owner of
churrascaria Plataforma, Jobim's favorite restaurant in Rio. The original meat house has become a spot for artists, musicians
and Bohemians who love red meat. The Plataforma New York (49th Street at 8th Avenue) is importing seven
Brazilians to work in the kitchen and promises to be a piece of Rio in the New York with
chope (draft beer) and specialties like picanhas, maminhas
and chicken hearts for the connoisseur. Another renowned
Carioca (from Rio) restaurant is also doing business in the US.
It is the Porcão (Big Pig) which opened a place for 300 people earlier
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No. 2 UCLA stayed its course with a sixth-straight victory in the form of a sweep of crosstown rival USC, while No. 14 Pepperdine upset No. 4 UC Irvine on the road in Wednesday action.
#2 UCLA def. #16 USC 3-0 (25-15, 25-18, 25-19)
- UCLA moves to 14-1, 3-0 MPSF; USC falls to 4-9, 1-2 MPSF
- Los Angeles, California
- Box Score
- USC Recap / UCLA Recap
The UCLA Bruins extended their current win streak to six matches, while moving to 3-0 in MPSF play and 14-1 on the season, marking the program's best start since 2005 (15-1).
Key Stats: The Bruins hit at a .458 clip, well over their .363 season percentage, which ranks second nationally. The effort included a .591 clip in the opening stanza and a .556 effort in Set 3. UCLA nearly doubled the Trojans' offensive output, besting USC 44-23 in kills. The homestanding Bruins also topped USC in aces (6-1) and blocks (9-7.5).
Stat Leaders: Junior outside Dylan Missry and senior opposite Christian Hessenauer each turned in double-digit kill tallies to lead the Bruin attack. Missry notched 12 kills and a team-best six digs, while hitting at a .429 clip. Hessenauer put down 11 kills at a .412 clip, while adding a team-high six digs and five blocks. National hitting percentage leader sophomore middle Daenan Gyimah added seven kills on an errorless .700 effort (7-0-10), while also chipping in five stuffs and a team-best two aces. Two other players – redshirt senior middle Oliver Martin and senior outside JT Hatch – managed six putaways each to round out the Bruin offense.
Junior outside Ryan Moss was best among the Trojans with nine kills, while redshirt junior outside Jack Wyett added six putdowns to go with a team-best four digs and four blocks. Freshman middle Sam Lewis served up the team's lone ace.
It Was Over When: The teams played to a 15-all stalemate in Set 3 with neither earning more than a two-point edge to that point. It was a one-point game late at 19-18 UCLA, before the Bruins turned it on to close out the victory. Hatch, Gyimah and Hessenauer notched kills in the final 6-1 run, which was capped by a pair of Gyimah aces.
#14 Pepperdine def. #4 UC Irvine 3-1 (25-17, 34-32, 13-25, 25-16)
- Pepperdine moves to 6-3; UC Irvine falls to 10-3
- Irvine, California
- Box Score
- Pepperdine Recap / UC Irvine Recap
Key Stats: Thirteen aces were the difference in the match for Pepperdine in a four-set road win over UC Irvine. The Waves outserved UCI 13-4, but the rest of the stats were fairly even. Both teams managed 51 kills, while UCI outhit Pepperdine .301 to .281. Pepperdine boasted a slim 8-7.5 lead in blocks.
Stat Leaders: Three Waves players turned in double-digit kill efforts led by redshirt junior outside David Wieczorek's 19. Senior outsides Alex Harthaller (13) and Colby Harriman (10) followed. Each of the three also served up three aces alongside junior middle Max Chamberlain. Harriman hit at a team-best .368 clip, while Wieczorek hit .350. Junior outside Michael Wexter put up four blocks, while Harriman added three.
Junior opposite Karl Apfelbach and freshman outside Joel Schneidmiller shouldered the offense for UCI with 17 and 14 kills respectively. Schneidmiller served up two of the team's four aces, while Apfelbach notched seven digs and an ace. Sophomore middle Matthew Younggren was next on the team with seven kills, hitting .538, while sophomore middle Scott Stadick and senior outside Aaron Koubi also notched five kills apiece. Stadick also put up a match-high five blocks.
It Was Over When: The Waves pulled away early, using a 6-0 run to go ahead 11-4 in Set 4. Two kills and a block by Wieczorek guided the rally, which was capped by a Harthaller ace. UCI was within five at 12-7, but would get no closer as Pepperdine scored nine of the next 11 to put things out of reach at 21-9. Harthaller notched three kills and the Waves served up three aces, two by Wieczorek and one by Chamberlain, in the run. UCI scored five of the next six, with two kills by Patrick Sohacki, and one each by Younggren and Apfelbach, but that only narrowed the gap to eight at 22-14. Two service errors and a Wexter putaway closed out the match for Pepperdine with the 25-16 win.


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Essential Oil Roller Pouch
~ Stores 3 Rollers x 8 ml-10ml
~ Magnetic Clasp
~ Padded to protect the rollers
~ Slimline Design to fit snugly in your handbag
Length 14cm or 5.5 inches.
Height 12cm or 5 inches.
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The outer fabric is Mauve Mandala Print.
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Holds 2 Bikes.
-Superior bike stability and fit with integrated anti-sway that prevent bike to bike contact and disappears when not needed
-Bikes are safe and secure during transport thanks to 7� of spacing between each bike
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Yorkshire > West Yorkshire > Hipperholme cum Brighouse > Bridge Road Works
Aerial photographic view of Bridge Road Works (Hipperholme cum Brighouse, West Yorkshire).
Map of Hipperholme cum Brighouse with its 22 textile mills.
Get the conversation started by leaving the first comment on Bridge Road Works using the specific Bridge Road Works comment form.
Yorkshire textile mills, 2010-23. This site is kindly hosted by Cédula de habitabilidad.


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Looking for a seasonal position with the potential for year-round employment?
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Satellite operator wins multi-million dollar award in arbitration against commercial satellite launcher
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At issue in the case was whether the satellite operator properly cancelled the launch contract as a result of the satellite launcher's failure to establish a timely launch heritage for its launch vehicle. The forty-nine page award followed fifteen months of preliminary proceedings and six days of evidentiary hearings.


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Council to deal with vacant billets
During the budget works session this morning, council members ran into issues with money being moved around in complicated ways. While discussing billets within the payroll, the council has decided to look into the ones that have been unfilled and to understand where that money is being spent. Issues were presented with some part-time employees being paid full-time wages, and Councilman Weston Lindemann of Ward 5 says some employees were even hired outside of their pay band. The council plans to look into billets that have been unfilled for over a year and to move that money to their legislative fund to where the council has more control over how it gets spent, or simply cut it out of the budget all together and put that money back towards their reserves.
"It makes it impossible or at least very difficult for the city council to understand where the money is being spent. When we pass this budget, its going to be based on what we expect to be real numbers. When you have a part-time budget, we expect them to spend only that amount for part-time. Instead what's happened is, they're moving money around in complicated ways to pay people more money and that's the type of thing we have to put more controls on in the system to prevent that from happening again," says Lindemann.
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Good Morning, NBA Top Shot squad! Happy Weekend! Hope you had some nice luck with your pre-register packs (more on these below), and have some moments ready to turn into tickets! Wait, what? You'll see.
We've had a flood of exciting action over the last few days, so let's get right into it!
New to Top Shot? Check out our Top Shot 101 section!
Score a pack? Send us a video of your pack opening and we might feature it on The First Mint!
Quick Hits
🔹 We got some juicy details during Friday's Office Hours regarding future packs, upcoming plans, Cool Cats, and more. Check out the full thread below for all the information:
🔹 Speaking of pre-registration packs… Community Lead Jacob Eisenberg hinted at these being a regular occurrence going forward, with another one happening as soon as next week! Queue haters, rejoice!
🔹 The next leg of the Cool Cats Master Challenge began on Thursday, with Zach Lavine as the reward. The theme was 'alley cats', with each of the common moments required featuring an alley-oop. Full details on what's needed here.
Minting Mayhem
We had plenty of new moments minted over the past few days — including the next Common Set, titled 'Hustle & Show'. These will feature some of the flashiest and grittiest plays from the 2020-21 season, and are expected to drop in the next few weeks. Check out this thread for more details.
Prior to the release of the Cool Cats 6 Challenge on Thursday, community speculation went wild with a 'former dunk champions' theory. Which… Didn't turn out great. Check out the chart Derrick Jones Jr., one of the main moments involved in the hype. Via FlowMarketCap:
That is QUITE the pump. However, the theme tying the common moments needed ended up being 'Alley Cats', leading to a massive dump off of those speculated moments. Be careful out there in the speculation streets!
Also minted — several new common moments. Is the community ready for the first Goga Bitadze moment?!
Season 1 Moment Plan — REVEALED 🎟
The much anticipated plan regarding the surplus of Series 1 moments dropped late Friday afternoon, and it could fundamentally change the Top Shot ecosystem. Full details, via the NBA Top Shot blog:
Wait, what's a trade ticket? Each moment on the platform will be assigned a value of one trade ticket. Have a bunch of junky moments you don't care about? Turning them in for tickets could make you eligible for a queue — with a pack of Series 1 moments as the reward.
That is a simple explanation, but it's a bit more nuanced — check out the blog above for the full details. While many have hoped that the 'burning' of moments would eventually be a feature, this is a somewhat similar move that provides some extra utility to the least desirable moments on the platform.
We have no word yet on how many trade tickets will be needed to be eligible for the queue, only that it would 'not be a small number' (via Dapper Labs' @AlanFalcon in Discord). The implementation is also 'months' away, and that the release of Series 1 moments would happen over an 18-month timetable.
Have questions? So did we. Check out this thread with some more information on the trade tickets, and the latest podcast that gathered some of the most pressing questions we had on the new system.
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text: This afternoon on Through Science to Health KPTZ's host Chris Bricker summarized some of the national COVID-19 statistics and Lynn Sorensen, RN reviewed Dr Locke's January 19 update to the BOCC and community. Vaccines to protect the populace against COVID-19 are being given through Jefferson Healthcare's drive up clinics with registration online through the JHC website. The rollout of the vaccine depends on supply that the state distributes each week to the counties. New guidelines were announced by the state of Washington this week on the tiers/ages eligible for the vaccine. The community is asked to be patient with the process.


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Newport Beach, CA (PRWEB) April 11, 2017 -- On March 28, 2017 SAIL Capital Partners was awarded its third recognition this year from a premier global business publication; the firm was crowned Most Outstanding Cleantech Venture Capital Firm by Corporate Vision Magazine in their Global Excellence Awards category.
Corporate Vision Magazine is an international business magazine and online publication that features business strategy, expert opinion, corporate case studies, emerging trends and more. It averages nearly 46,000 pages views per month and boasts a thorough and comprehensive global awards program.
Awards Executive Mark Toon writes: "Our Global Excellence Awards is one of our most popular and wide-reaching programmes…. The Global Excellence Awards were launched to celebrate and promote those firms and individuals that our team believe have done extraordinary and innovative work in their sector, industry or region."
According to their website, Corporate Vision's awardees are chosen based off "a combination of votes gathered from our network of respected industry partners and our own rigorous in-house research, performed by our dedicated network of industry insiders and corporate specialists."
CEO and Managing Partner of SAIL Capital Partners, Walter Schindler comments: "SAIL Capital has been recognized globally beyond my expectations as a thought leader in sustainable investment, and many of our early areas of focus have evolved into well established sectors over the last ten years, such as energy storage, efficiency, and water."
SAIL Capital Partners, LLC has invested in fourteen CleanTech companies, including those in energy, water, and other green innovation, over its sixteen-year history.
The firm is currently focusing on investment advising: "As we complete our exit from our venture portfolio, we are focused on advising large global investors on unique energy, water and infrastructure projects that will define our new path for years to come," says Schindler.
SOURCE: SAIL Capital Partners LLC
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Does Optic Neuritis Equal Multiple Sclerosis?
A 30-year-old female presents to her primary care physician with blurry vision in her left eye. She states it began 2 days ago, and since it hasn't gone away, she thought it was important to seek medical attention. She describes her vision as having a blurry area over the center of her visual field, with some mild pain in her left eye with movement.
The patient has no significant medical history except occasional migraines. The only medications she takes are oral contraceptives and she does not smoke. Review of systems is negative except for an episode of a "pinched nerve" in her left arm about 4 months ago which went away without any treatment.
Physical examination is grossly normal. Examination of the eye reveals extra-ocular muscles to be intact. Visual fields are normal in breadth. Visual acuity is diminished in the left eye. Examination of the fundus reveals the following:
The patient is referred to an ophthalmologist, who diagnoses her with optic neuritis. The patient has multiple questions about the diagnosis. She wants to know what it means and if it will get better. She also wants to know if she will experience any additional problems.
What should she be told?
Optic neuritis is characterized by a sudden loss of vision due to inflammation of the optic nerve. It is usually associated with demyelination, and consequently multiple sclerosis, but there are other etiologies as well.
Infectious causes of optic neuritis include herpes zoster, Lyme disease, syphilis, tuberculosis, cat scratch disease, toxoplasmosis, CMV, measles, mumps, and chicken pox. Autoimmune-related optic neuritis has been described in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus, Sjogren syndrome, ankylosing spondylitis, diabetes mellitus, temporal arteritis, and sarcoidosis.
Other causes of optic neuritis include ischemic optic neuropathy, which is more common in patients over the age of 50; neuromyelitis optica (Devic disease), which is a combination of optic neuritis and transverse myelitis; compressive optic neuropathies due to masses or tumors; toxic or metabolic causes, including drugs and nutritional deficiencies; and rare genetic causes.
The most common and well-known cause of optic neuritis is multiple sclerosis. The common pathophysiologic mechanism in these 2 conditions is demyelination. Accordingly, investigation for potential MS is typically required in patients who present with optic neuritis. The most appropriate test which can be performed is brain MRI, which will show the characteristic inflammation of the optic nerve seen in optic neuritis. Brain MRI can also show demyelination in other areas of the brain and MRI of the spinal cord can show demyelination in those areas as well, helping to predict the presence of multiple sclerosis. Lumbar puncture and visual evoked potentials can be used to assist in the diagnosis as well.
Management of optic neuritis should include two general principles - restoring vision and preventing the development of further demyelination (i.e., MS). Treatment should include pulse dose intravenous methylprednisolone, 1 gram per day. Oral steroids are not appropriate, as they have been associated with a recurrence of visual symptoms. A tapering oral steroid regimen is appropriate after the intravenous doses are complete.
Institution of an immunomodulatory drug is appropriate in the correct clinical setting, in order to delay the onset of MS. For the patient with confirmed optic neuritis, and other areas of demyelination on brain MRI, starting immunomodulatory agents is likely to reduce the rate of conversion to clinically definite MS. Patients with compatible clinical symptoms should be referred to a neurologist for consideration of treatment with an immunomodulatory drug such as glatiramer acetate or interferon.
In the patient described in the presentation above, a brain MRI should be ordered, and treatment with intravenous methylprednisolone is appropriate. The patient should also be referred to a neurologist for consideration of immunomodulatory treatment, based upon the results of her MRI.
Chu ER, Chen CS. Optic neuritis: More than a loss of vision. Aust Fam Physician. 2009;38(10):789-793.
Osborne BJ, Volpe NJ. Optic neuritis and risk of MS: differential diagnosis and management. Cleve Clin J Med. 2009;76(3)181-190.


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Coming up on this episode of Alison at Large: A one-on-one with J6 political prisoner Jake Lang. We will remember the infamous day and discuss the new book he has released behind bars. Plus a shocking ruling out of new Zealand… Regarding pedophilia. And "to censor or not to censor"… That is the question… And Elon Musk's latest maneuver may shock you. And B.M.W. introduces you to a car with a 'digital soul.'
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In the 17th Century both small children were sent to dame-schools at a age. The girls were not normally taught much book learning, but were taught how to be a good housewife. Have been taught how in order to cook. They were also taught the way to spin and weave and knit, just for home wear but for stores.
Fine knitting was well paid for, and was a matter of much pride towards knitter. Many complicated stitches were taught to the young females. The herring-bone being one type of fashion pattern. There was also the fox, along with the geese knitting schedules.
The girls were taught how to produce fashion trends getting initials knit into mittens and hose. The alphabet was knit into mittens and sometimes just a verse of finery.
Young women were taught to be gentle and learn fine embroidery. New fashion purses were made with fine embroidery and available in the shops. Another fashion trend was the making of paper flowers, called Papyrotamia. They were taught how to color fine art on velvet. They come across quilt piecing in a hundred different and hard designs. They were also taught the steps to creating bone lace with pillow and bobbins.
Boys were educated in, amongst other matters, Latin Grammar. The study of reading and writing was firmly etched on their minds.
The nineteenth century (Early Victorian 1837-1869) brought in a new fashion trend for young ladies. What a women desired was curves to enhance their womanliness. The fashion corset of tomorrow helped in order to those curves that women desired.
The late Victorian period of 1870-1900 seen the fashion corset go a step further. Curves on women were due to tightly lacing them their particular corsets. The fashion trend ended up being to have an 18 inch waist. This style was known as the hourglass see.
Then along came the twentieth Century. Women went to college and school. They began to compete with men for jobs. What they found not easy to compete with at first was the particular wage structure. Women doing equal work to men received considerably less wages. The equal parity in all areas of life for women had still not was delivered. Men were still the superior beings, in the professional regarding life.
However, shop although young women were failing to get equal wage parity to men, many still received a good income. As well as scenario created a new fashion novelty. The laddette fashion trend.
Young women began to spend out about most nights with their mates. They did not limit their drinking, regardless if they were working next week. A couple of small portions of wine or spirits has not been enough all of them. They felt compelled to compete with men.
They would see young men gulping down large glasses of beer. So that they began to drink large glasses of beer.
At closing time, they'd leave you house, legless. Be sick and then fall down. Many young women began to spend work feeling very ill. But that did not deter them from starting the drinking cycle over again a few hours later. They had to appear to be equivalent to, and sometimes even better, than men.


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We have been looking at business speeds performed over the last month inside a five-mile area of CloudHQ MCC1, and the highest speed seen was 2,738.37mbps. Out of a total of 143 tests, the average corporate speed was 266.64mbps, and the most recent speed test happened on September 28 at 9:51pm.
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Dear Friends,
I wrote this letter to Dina, after a long and difficult year. She thought that I should publish it. Perhaps other women will draw strength from it as well.
Have a happy and sweet year!
Dear Dina, my heart of gold,
This year has been difficult. Your tears didn't go unnoticed. I'm sure the tears I saw were only the tip of the iceberg. How many were shared with your pillow, how many were written into your blog, and how many have you held back?
Who can understand the heart of a Jewish mother? It is like you have a sixth sense that Jewish women have. It is a closeness to G‑d, as if you can sense His sadness as well. Sometimes, you sense His joy.
This is talked about in the last mishnah of the Tractate of Taanit, where we read that. On Yom Kippur, the girls would go dancing in the vineyards, just like Tu B'Av. What was special about those times? They are times of forgiveness of sins, and the girls could sense G‑d's joy, which caused them to go out and dance.
Now, if women can sense G‑d's joy, it would follow that they sense His sadness as well. And so you cry even more.
I think the deepest crying is for the children. I think this is why you identify so strongly with the haftorah of the second day of Rosh Hashanah, where we read of Rachel's crying for her children, and there is no one to console her. It just seems endless, with no reprieve in sight. So much work, so much selfless—giving and giving, with no gain, no reward.
The haftorah continues. G‑d says: "You can stop crying; there is reward for your work. There is hope; the children will return to their borders."
Moshiach is coming, and it's your work, your tears, your love and your joy that will have brought him.
Your suffering is not in vain. You will see the fruits of your hard work, and you will be honored. I don't know why G‑d chose us, but He did. We, like Rachel, won't give up, and we won't let Him down.
In this week's parshah, we read the words from Moshe to Yehoshua chazak v'ematz—"be strong and courageous." Perhaps it is our faith, joy and trust that will bring an end to this dark exile.
I am with you,
Your Yosef Yitzchak


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Miles Davis, an exacting man, excised many of Hank Mobley's solos from the recordings they made at San Francisco's Black Hawk club in April 1961. My surmise is that Davis was disappointed Mobley wasn't John Coltrane, a lazy, beside-the-point determination that has kept Mobley from his proper mantle. Even today the general belief seems to be that players like Coltrane and Sonny Rollins were the "heavy thinkers" of tenor sax in the early '60s, while Mobley was a song-and-dance man; they brought the brains, he brought the hard bop.
Here is a boxed set that opens a door on reality: Mobley was a tenor genius dogged by left-handed compliments, and if you think there was any member of the tenor pantheon with whom he could not hang, you need a better official hagiography. Having decamped from Davis' band, Mobley retooled his sound throughout 1962. Previously his attack had been of an aerated variety, vaporous tendrils of notes enveloping you like that pie smoke tempting hungry tramps from windowsills in early cartoons. From 1963 on, Mobley wielded a harder edge, a whip of rhythm that snapped and asserted, dispensing with the specter of blandishment.
Even Mobley disciples know little of his work post-1965, which is one reason why this box carries max value. In the autumn after the Summer of Love, Mobley blazed with one of his best units, featuring Jackie McLean on alto; Billy Higgins, his perfect partner in cerebral hoodoo, on drums; and a kind of fiery, postbop brother in Blue Mitchell on trumpet. They waxed 1968's Hi Voltage, and note the sparking kick (in thick, jute-like analog) of "Flirty Gerty," which sounds like a Larry Williams title and resounds as rhythm & blues from the far side of Saturn. Mobley was earthen, but he could get futuristic.
A Caddy for Daddy from 1965 ought to have been a kind of brand-maker, the Mobley set that made inroads to pop culture. Its prevailing groove is as danceable as any on Lee Morgan's The Sidewinder, which is apt, given the trumpeter's presence. Morgan is clearly stoked by how Mobley thinks, a constant theme of these disparate lineups. One listens to Mobley, but one also listens to other players listening to Mobley. Like Andrew Hill, who might seem more foil than ally, but their harmonic interplay throughout October 1963's No Room for Squares date is akin to a stylistic dance-off between Stravinsky (avant-gardist) and Handel (tunemaster), highlighting intoxicating overlap. A summer 1969 session in Paris netted The Flip, with Dizzy Reece on trumpet playing as if he were Mobley, and Mobley in turn working his upper register with a trumpeter's finesse.
Throughout this set, Mobley's solos seem a source of life; after a given song ends, we retroactively consider its totality as an overarching solo by the leader that just happens to have parts played by different instruments. He can shift shapes, but you always know he's Mobley. Melville was that way, and Dylan, and Miles too. At his apex, Mobley puts some more weight on that particular rarefied shelf.
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How good is good enough when it comes to quality of medical care? An interesting commentary tackles that question in today's online edition of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
It's crucial that we hold practitioners accountable to some standard of care, argue authors Harold C. Sox, MD, and Sheldon Greenfield, MD, but our current methods of quality measurement are "rudimentary."
Right now, a practice (or an individual physician) is not judged on an absolute standard; it is judged only in relation to others. The threshold for what constitutes quality care is fixed as a percentile of a distribution. It moves up and down as overall adherence rates shift.
That's a system that lacks consistency, Sox and Greenfield argue. But more importantly, they say, it's a system that's inequitable:
Practices differ in factors-disease severity, comorbidity, adherence, and preferences of patients-that affect the process and outcome of care. Because of these differences in case mix, ranking practices on measures of process or outcome, which is the basis of setting a threshold percentile, may not accurately reflect practice quality rankings. Said differently, process and outcome measures are driven by both case mix and practice quality. To fairly compare practices according to quality alone would require first removing differences in case mix by statistical adjustment. The inequity occurs because the system for quality measurement does not adjust for differences in case mix yet does require all practices to meet the same standard of quality.
A better way to assess quality of care, the authors argue, would be to shift the focus from process and outcome measures (such as hospital readmission rates), and zero in on decision quality. That would take into account:
The patient's knowledge of the factors involved in the decision, the match between the patient's values and the decision made (value concordance), and the patient's satisfaction with the decision process.


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'''Lasidious von Feldure''' is the [[Commanding Officer|Group Commanding Officer]] of the [[4IF|5th Group, 4th Imperial Fleet]]. He is known as a fiercely loyal Naval Officer whom is highly devoted to the [[Galactic Empire]] and protecting all it stands for.
'''Lasidious von Feldure''' is the [[Commanding Officer|Group Commanding Officer]] of the [[4IF|5th Group, 4th Imperial Fleet]]. He is known as a fiercely loyal Naval Officer whom is highly devoted to the [[Galactic Empire]] and protecting all it stands for.
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|Lasidious von Feldure
|Biographical Information
|Sa'ra von Feldure
|Da'mal von Feldure †
|Kal von Feldure, Fallah von Feldure, Da'lah von Feldure
|Imperial Service
Imperial Navy
|5th Group/4th Imperial Fleet
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Lasidious von Feldure is the Group Commanding Officer of the 5th Group, 4th Imperial Fleet. He is known as a fiercely loyal Naval Officer whom is highly devoted to the Galactic Empire and protecting all it stands for.
- "A commander must ask himself several times in the day, 'What would I do if the enemy were to appear now in my front, or on my right, or my left?'"
- — Feldure
Early Years
Lasidious von Feldure was born on Y-15 D353 to an upper-middle class, aristocratic family on Dantooine. Lasidious had for centuries past been the name given to the second son born to the Feldure family, also had it been the tradition for one son to be in military service and one to shadow the father and manage the family estate. Lasidious's elder brother Kal lacked the courage to face the dangers of military action and regarded the military profession with the opinions that come only from a coward's point of view. So Lasidious entered the Imperial Academy, to the shame of his Father a lifelong fool and puppet who saw the Galactic Empire as a villainous burden on the galaxy. He was a fool of a Republican by choice, that was to Lasidious's shame.
Imperial Academy
Under the guise of "Von Pook" Feldure entered the Imperial Academy and was happy to do so for his mind was beginning to work; Throwing away the shackles of his past he was anxious to learn, to know, to get on, and to serve the Emperor. He devoured books, learnt the ancient galactic campaigns, embraced the Imperial mindset and soon became the talk of the class. He was admired, envied; He claimed he was conscious of his growing powers and admitted he enjoyed his superiority.
Feldure, 2nd from left; during Imperial Academy basic training.
It was on the third month at the academy that he received the news that his father, the sole financial support of his youth, had died, killed in a local worker uprising. The galaxy had lost a rebellious old fool and Feldure's dull witted, cowardly brother had gained the family estate. From that day Feldure found himself dedicated beyond duty to the Empire, determined not to have such a pointless and naive life as his father and brother.
- "And now I am here, between stars, dreaming, and dissolving my melancholy in the full vent of Imperial service. To where will it take me today? Again to the verge of death? Still at the dawn of life, I must hope for many more days to come. It now feels a lifetime since I last saw my family, a parting that filled me with nothing but the greatest of joy. That was a time when I feared death, but now I do not, now I fear a life of failure. So what then drives me to not fear self-destruction? It is not through despair and a will to give-up because I'm lost in endless thoughts of the sufferings of life, no it is not, it is simple; death is inevitable, beyond our jurisdiction, so why not commit one's end to that of a greater cause? One that will live on when you are dust, and that is one reason why I will always serve the greatest of the Galaxy's causes, that of the Galactic Empire!
- I often wonder what spectacles await me when I return home, one spectacle of-course will be that of my family who will swiftly find themselves on their knees, laden with chains and kissing in fear the hand that strikes them!"
- — From Feldure's personal log as a FCPL
See Also: Recollections of an Imperial Officer...
Feldure graduated from the Imperial Academy and was immediately transferred to the Imperial Navy as a Cadet. He was assigned to the Fifth Imperial Fleet under Commander Mayas Lennorian. As a TIE/ln pilot Feldure quickly cut his teeth in combat within the inner core systems, suppressing smugglers and enemy military recon units. Feldure took the initiative to protect his comrades as much as possible and provide a firm leadership to his squadron whenever possible and was soon raised to the Sergeant ranks. Leading up to day 300 of year 11 Feldure took it upon himself to offer a proposal to Naval High Command, a proposal that would quickly see him working closely alongside Naval High Command in developing the roles of flight sergeants within the Imperial Navy and formulating a codex that would expand the duties, positions and powers available to them, including new positions of "Career Sergeants". Although Feldure's finalised proposal met the approval of the Imperial Throne the project had to be cancelled only weeks away from instigation due to new military reforms brought in by the new regime under Emperor Cherokee.
As the regime of Emperor Bonias had finally crumbled, and after around a year of service to the Empire, Feldure was elevated to Ensign.
On Year 12 Day 32 with great sadness, yet being carried by his strong will to fulfil a prosperous future in Imperial Navy, Feldure transferred from the Fifth Imperial Fleet to the 9th Group of the 1st Imperial Fleet as a Capital Ship commander. The Fifth had been his home since graduating from the Imperial Academy. But with the determination to further his career and experience as an Officer and Commander, Feldure set forth. From that moment Feldure's career progressed swiftly as more opportunity opened up for him and he was recognised for it.
- "Ensign Feldure, in recognition of your performance both with your former unit and since you have joined the ranks of the First Imperial Fleet, Ninth Group and by personal recommendation of Lord Admiral Seele and Admiral Blackrain, I herewith promote you to the Rank of Lieutenant Junior Grade. Congratulations, Lieutenant."
- — Captain Ascarion 9GRP CO; Year 11 Day 312.
5th Group
On Year 12 day 84 Feldure achieved his first command position when NCOMD appointed him as the new Executive Officer of the 5th Group of the 4th Imperial Fleet.
|Feldure enforces Imperial law.
- "The Empire expects great things of you; but will you be worthy of that trust? There are many more battles before you, more worlds to capture, more systems to liberate. You all burn to carry forward the glory of the Imperial Navy; to dictate a glorious peace; and to be able, when you return to your homes, to exclaim with pride: `I belonged to the glorious 5th Group!´
- Pilots, that conquest, I promise, shall be yours; but there is a condition you must swear to observe: to respect, carry and inspire your brothers in arms; to follow your leaders with respect and without demurral, and to give your all to your unit.
- `Sentients of the Galaxy, the 5th Group is here to break your chains; you may greet it with confidence. Upheavers and rebels toward progress and stability; hell has come to rain upon you!´"
- — Exert from LTjg Feldure's speech to the 5th Group as the newly appointed GXO.
As his second tour of duty was coming to a closure and only a few weeks after his appointment as XO, Feldure, newly promoted to Lieutenant, was finally given command of the 5th Group as LTCMDR Gentian stepped down. The placement made Feldure one of the most junior officers to achieve the honour to date.
- "You are in the midst of a conquest of which the effects upon the civilization and commerce of the Galaxy are incalculable. Each planet you meet will be relinquished of evil, fulfilled with prosperity and the usurpers of progress be punished for their weakness. The wisest, the most enlightened and the most virtuous will govern, and the people will be happy. But woe betide those who take up arms in favour of corruption and fight against us! There will be no hope for them; they will perish! We will teach them that it is easier to defy and to threaten us, than to defeat us!"
- — Extract from LT Feldure's speech to the 5th Group as the newly appointed Commanding Officer; Year 12 Day 167.
|Feldure working on the main Archive database.
On Y12 D39 Feldure was personally requested by Vizier Vaan to evaluate the Imperial Archives in preparation for a reform that he would head. The Archives had fallen into a minor state of chaos; The database system had not been kept up to date to a high enough standard and had, itself, become outdated. Feldure alongside II Director Ventidius went about redesigning the main layout of the Archive database, ripping out the unnecessary elements that had developed over the years and replacing it with a far more concise and appropriate system for the modern Galactic Public.
On first accessing the database Feldure had discovered that a vast majority of Imperial historical events had been left undocumented or worse still had been doctored. Other articles were out of date or missing vital information. He went about correcting this, reprogramming the database's main information category and storage system and removing dysfunctional staff members and hiring new. With the help of various Imperial command members he was also able to recover some documents and holo-recordings that had fallen out of public hands and re-display them within the Archives. Other than documents and other data, artifacts slowly began arriving for display and storage in the Archives. The initial reform was a great success and Feldure was soon appointed Director of the Imperial Archives under the approval of Grand Vizier Jorus Taidan.
Feldure headed the Imperial Archives for several successful months until the opportunity arose to take on a higher position. On day 231 of year 12 Feldure was placed by the Grand Vizier at the head of the newly formed Imperial Information Service, the mass media department of the Galactic Empire.
Legionnaire's Arms Tavern
The Legionnaire's Arms Tavern (also known as the L.A.T or LAT) was won by Lasidious in a skilled game of Pazaak from a one eyed Duros spacer who's name remains unknown. On arriving at the Tavern in the Trax sector Lasidious discovered the Tavern to be in ruins and to be the location of several families of squatting Ewoks. After the exterminators had finished dealing with the vermin infestation and after many months of restoration and modern technical instillations the Tavern was brought to the grand standard that can be seen today. On year 11 day 122 the Tavern was named the Legionnaire's Arms and on day 123 opened to the Imperial Public.
The Legionnaire's Arms although an independent public Tavern is exclusively for members of the Galactic Empire the Imperial Union and Nationalized Factions. The Tavern is mainly run by and used by off-duty Imperials, and even in it's infancy has seen many famous faces pass through its doors.
The Legionnaire's Arms Tavern's Holonet
An old picture in a new frame
On year 11 day 317 Lasidious threw away his assumed name of Von Pook and took on his true name and title. The reasoning for this sudden change yet remains publicly unknown.
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Krakonico Petermind
| Deputy Director of the Imperial Centre of Recruitment
Year 12 Day 241 - Present
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| Director of the Imperial Information Service
Year 12 Day 231 - Present
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Marullinus Gentian
| Group Commanding Officer 5GRP/4IF
Year 12 Day 154 - Present
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Kate Black-Granger
| Director and Principal Librarian of the Imperial Archives
Year 12 Day 86 - Year 12 Day 231
| Succeeded By:
Santiano Salazar
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Ardath Lemeth
| Group Executive Officer 5GRP/4IF
Year 12 Day 84 - Year 12 Day 154
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Recruit [E-1]
Cadet [E-2]
(Year 10 Day 357 - Year 11 Day 20)
Crewman [E-3]
(Year 11 Day 20 - Year 11 Day 84)
Flight Corporal [E-4]
(Year 11 Day 84 - Year 11 Day 129)
Flight Sergeant [E-5]
(Year 11 Day 129 - Year 11 Day 193)
Staff Flight Sergeant [E-6]
(Year 11 Day 193 - Year 11 Day 264)
Master Flight Sergeant [E-7]
(Year 11 Day 193 - Year 11 Day 312)
Ensign [O-1]
(Year 11 Day 312 - Year 12 Day 43)
Lieutenant Junior Grade [O-2]
(Year 12 Day 43 - Year 12 Day 147)
Group Executive Officer- 5GRP/4IF
(Year 12 Day 84 - Year 12 Day 154)
Lieutenant [O-3]
(Year 12 Day 147 - Year 12 Day 285)
Group Commanding Officer (Interim) - 5GRP/4IF
(Year 12 Day 154 - Year 12 Day 166)
Group Commanding Officer- 5GRP/4IF
(Year 12 Day 166 - Present)
Lieutenant Commander [O-4]
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With the means of communication that multiply, internet meetings, business trips, summer love … it happens more and more that we meet the perfect man (or almost) but several hundred kilometers from our place of life.
What to do ? Try a story from a distance or stop before it's too late? Jules, with his blue eyes, his summer tan, is it worth it to start waiting for a reunion six months later? Are distance stories impossible stories?
In short, far from the eyes, far from the heart?
When to try the relationship from a distance?
You lived close to each other …
… But, for professional reasons, you must separate. There is no point in hastening the rupture. If your relationship is a few months old, you might as well try everything for everything.
Especially if you have a DEADLINE (a deadline by which you will find yourself).
You met from a distance
… Like on the net, for example.
There, directly, it is more complicated. Your relationship will start with a lot of idealization of the other. Indeed, when you see it, you will live a nameless passion and, when you separate, your Jules will be even more beautiful in your memories.
As long as you can: avoid. At the risk of sinking into an OI : deep.
NOTE: If you haven't seen each other yet, this is, without a doubt, an OI.
You met on vacation
He is tanned, happy, relaxed, his skin has a taste of sun and salt… In short, you are crazy about it. You have known him for two weeks and already, it is time to separate. You hesitate to continue.
A word of advice: don't do it.
Holiday love is magic, because it is JUST holiday love. At the start of the school year, Jules will have lost his tan, will have gained dark circles, and will be stressed like all workers in winter.
So remember to remember the salt, the tan, the mosquitoes and the traces of your bathing suit.
=> In short, it is better to avoid long-distance relationships. But, as often in love, this is the kind of advice that we would follow if we were not in love…
When is distance communication possible?
Certain conditions are necessary for the long-distance relationship to work. Without it, it will only be a series of sufferings, frustrations, tears and others. Love – we tend to forget it when we love – it is, first, to do good. If your relationship brings you much more suffering than happiness, think about breaking up .
1. See each other regularly
" Out of sight out of mind ".
When you love, you sometimes forget the correctness of this maxim (or proverb, I never understood the difference). Being at a distance, OK. But never seeing each other is no longer a romantic relationship, but rather virtual.
If you do not want your / his feelings to wane, try to see yourself, at LARGE MINIMUM once a month.
2. Trust each other
Jealousy and distance do not mix much!
If you start to have
- suspicions
- to track your partner so that he justifies all his outings
- not to bear that he sees his friends
- constantly asking yourself if he really loves you
- to ask you if, right now, he's not fooling around elsewhere…
Might as well stop there. For you. At the risk of your life become hell.
You will not be able to effectively monitor the actions of your guy. Nor ask him to sacrifice an evening with his friends. Whatever he tells you, you have to take his word for it, you have no choice.
If trust is one of the bases for romantic relationships in general, it becomes ESSENTIAL from a distance. If you've been hurt too much, and it's impossible for you to trust a man (yet), don't try the devil. Choose a partner living closer to you.
Have a DEADLINE
DEADLINE is the deadline when the question of distance will no longer arise. One of the two (or both) will move to the same city.
It is not a question of making a life of two urgent, but that it is possible. Because, in the long term, the distance is untenable. It is only the solution to continue being together in the medium term.
The DEADLINE can handle the most difficult moments. It allows you to find courage when the distance becomes painful. Without it, there's nothing to hang on to.
If all DEADLINE is impossible, you might as well stop your story. It's like a bandage that is removed, better to go suddenly, than little by little. Because, inevitably, you will go towards the rupture.
NOTE: Likewise, it is important when you leave your partner on the station platform to know the date of your next weekend together. These are small DEADLINE which allows holding in the short term. We are less sad on the train since we can already think of the next appointment.
Have a busy life
We will not repeat it enough (here or in all personal development books, for that matter), nothing beats a busy life. In long-distance relationships, it will keep you from languishing on your lover, so far away …
The distance can even prove to be an asset in achieving your dreams and projects . Indeed, Doudou is far away, you have time for yourself, your work, your friends / your friends, your ambitions, your passions … So, by being a positive a little, distance becomes a boon.
How to communicate remotely?
By what means?
All means of communication are good for talking to the man you love. So we are thinking of alternating:
- SMS: This can be sent without reason, during the day. We alternate between humor, love words, sexting (erotic texting). We try as much as possible to avoid trivialities such as "Are you okay?" " And, we forget the SMS language which cruelly lacks elegance.
- Phone calls: If you want to have no more talking points when you see yourself, chat for 2 hours every night on the phone. Otherwise, keep long conversations as exceptional. Two or three calls a week will be enough.
- Mails: It's a bit like modern letters. The guys don't always hang on. But, it's worth trying a long romantic email and seeing Jules' reaction. If he answers, it's all good.
- Skype: Skype must have been invented especially for couples at a distance. It is a good way to discuss, but also, for students to revise "together" or at least "by seeing each other". And, if you are not cold in the eyes, you can even try a str**ptease via the cam.
- Letter: It's a bit old-fashioned, but it's so romantic. Avoid declaring your flame.
When to communicate?
There are no good rules in quantitative terms. The only advice: don't be the most demanding. Make yourself desired.
If, during the day, you send him 14 texts, 3 emails, and you call him 8 times during the day whereas he, only sends you a text once every two days: you will appear as so demanding that you will lose interest in him. You will become a "sticky" girl.
Do it according to him. Ask him for slightly less news than he does. It should automatically increase the frequency of its calls. The famous "flee me, I follow you" …
- think of being as often the one who hangs up first
- if you are in the middle of the evening with girlfriends, call later
- wait until he calls first, even if it itches…
In short, remain the inaccessible star.
Distance stories are not the simplest. Not always impossible and often much more passionate than others, they require certain adjustments (and we didn't even talk about the training budget!).
And you, could you try the long-distance relationship?


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The Aluminum Association's Foil Trade Enforcement Working Group filed antidumping and countervailing duty petitions charging that unfairly traded imports of aluminum foil from five countries — Armenia, Brazil, Oman, Russia, and Turkey — are causing material injury to the domestic industry.
In early 2018, the U.S. Department of Commerce published antidumping and countervailing duty orders on similar foil products from China. Existing unfair trade orders in the U.S., such as this, have prompted Chinese producers to shift exports of aluminum foil to other foreign markets, which has resulted in producers in those countries exporting their own production to the U.S.
"We continue to see how persistent aluminum overcapacity driven by structural subsidies in China harms the entire sector," said Tom Dobbins, president & CEO of the Aluminum Association. "While domestic aluminum foil producers were able to invest and expand following the initial targeted trade enforcement action against imports from China in 2018, those gains were short lived. As Chinese imports receded from the U.S. market, they were replaced by a surge of unfairly-traded aluminum foil imports that are injuring the U.S. industry."
The U.S. aluminum industry's petitions filed concurrently with the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) allege that aluminum foil imports from Armenia, Brazil, Oman, Russia, and Turkey are being sold at unfairly low prices in the U.S. — at margins of up to 107.61%. In addition, the petitions allege that imports from Oman and Turkey benefit from actionable government subsidy programs, eight from Oman and 25 from Turkey.
Between 2017 and 2019, imports from the five subject countries increased by 110% to more than 210 million lbs. While domestic producers expected to benefit from the publication in April 2018 of antidumping and countervailing duty orders on imports of aluminum foil from China – and have pursued substantial capital investments to increase their capacity to supply this product to the U.S. market — aggressively low-priced imports from the subject countries captured a substantial portion of the market share previously held by imports from China.
"Imports of unfairly low-priced aluminum foil from the subject countries have surged into the U.S. market, devastating pricing in the U.S. market and resulting in further injury to U.S. producers following the imposition of measures to address unfairly-traded imports from China in April 2018," added John M. Herrmann, of Kelley Drye & Warren LLP, the petitioners' trade counsel. "The domestic industry looks forward to the opportunity to present its case to the Commerce Department and the U.S. International Trade Commission to obtain relief from unfairly traded imports and to restore fair competition in the U.S. market."
Aluminum foil is a flat rolled aluminum product that is used in a variety of applications, including as food and pharmaceutical packaging and industrial applications, such as thermal insulation, cables, and electronics. The aluminum foil subject to the unfair trade petitions includes all imports of aluminum foil that is less than 0.2 mm in thickness (less than 0.0078 inches) in reels weighing more than 25 pounds and that is not backed. In addition, the unfair trade petitions do not cover etched capacitor foil or aluminum foil that has been cut to shape.
"The U.S. aluminum industry relies on strong international supply chains and we took this step only after significant deliberation and examination of the facts and data on the ground," added Dobbins. "It is simply not tenable for domestic foil producers to continue to operate in an environment of persistent unfairly traded imports."


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For the first time on her show, Wendy Williams spoke about the fact she's getting a divorce from her husband, Kevin Hunter.
TMZ broke the news that Wendy filed for divorce over news that Hunter was unfaithful, and it drove the talk show host to call it quits. This isn't the first time their marriage has been tested over cheating, but this time there are also reports of a longtime mistress and a love child.
To further complicate things, Wendy is actually living in a sober house right now, fighting alcohol addiction. If that weren't enough, her soon to be ex-husband is her longtime manager, and also serves as an executive producer on her show. Talk about a sticky situation.
Who knows where this will go, but that's a lot for anyone to deal with, especially a woman with a high stress job who is also in the throes of addiction.
We'll keep following the happenings for sure – until the next time it drips….


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UI Testing with Karate
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Rehan as Professor Tabani, Zinda Laash (The Living Corpse) (1967)
Though it bears a 'based on the novel by Bram Stoker' credit, this Dracula variant opens with Jekyll-style mad scientist Professor Tabani (Rehan) drinking a potion to gain eternal life. He appears to die, but wakes up in his coffin as a vampire. As the first vampire picture from a country (Pakistan) with no vampire tradition, Zinda Laash is free to make up its own origin myth. It dispense with Christian elements (which aren't even given Islamic equivalents), uses some familiar undead attributes (fangs, hating sunlight, etc) and invents a few variations (hearts are stabbed with knives so they can bleed out the stolen blood).
After the set-up, it becomes a Lollywood remake of the Terence Fisher Dracula (1958). Moustachioed journalist Aquil Harker (Asad Bukhari) visits Tabani's castle to investigate a spate of mysterious deaths and has exactly the same experiences as John Van Eyssen's Jonathan Harker. The vampire bride (Nasreen), Tabani's transformed assistant, attempts to fascinate Harker with several dances before she flashes fangs; Nasreen even has a hairstyle like Valerie Gaunt's in Dracula. Drawing from the novel, Tabani (who wears a Lee-style cloak) placates the woman when he hauls her off the (short-lived) hero by handing her a baby to eat. It's inexplicit and the baby is a stiff doll, but it' still a shock. The Peter Cushing role is taken by Aquil's hardhead brother (Habib), though a bearded inn-keeper does the Van Helsing bit by explaining vampire lore.
In black and white, inexplicit by Western standards, this has a contemporary setting (the final dash back to the castle is a car chase – making Tabani the first Dracula with a driving license). The odd interpolated nightclub song or dance on the beach amid a melange of borrowed music (including James Bernard, easy listening and Mozart samples) give it a peculiarly alien feel even as it reproduces familiar elements. Some sets are modelled on Hammer's (Bernard Robinson's trademark curly columns) so Fisher's camera angles can be reused. It climaxes with an extensive fistfight between good guy and vampire, which strays all over the castle (including falls down stairs into the crypt) and winds up with the praying hero accidentally knocking aside a shutter so blazing sunlight falls on Tabani and turns him into a skeleton. Directed by Khwaja Sarfaraz.
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Beechwood & Horsehair Body Brush
Pairing traditional Japanese rituals with modern day sensibility, each brush is designed for beauty and longevity. The ergonomic body brush in elegant beechwood means comfort and durability in each stroke. Natural horsehair bristles ensure skin stays soft and renewed as part of your self-care routine. Comes individually packaged in an elegant gift box.


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Microsoft is attempting to break down the walls surrounding console gaming. Phil Spencer, head of the company's video game division, detailed Microsoft's plan for game makers to create universal apps that can run on both Xbox One consoles and PCs with Windows 10, as well as smartphones, tablets and other devices running the forthcoming version of Windows. That includes HoloLens, Microsoft's wearable headset that gives wearers the ability to interact with three-dimensional images.
"Our goal with gaming at Microsoft is to allow people to play games wherever they are," Spencer told game makers Wednesday at the Game Developers Conference. "We know for developers that it's critically important for you to reach those gamers wherever they are."
Spencer said the marriage of Xbox One and Windows 10 would allow creators to make their games easily accessible to consumers, regardless of whether they switch between devices or where they buy apps.
"We know there are billions of people that play games across all devices," Spencer said. "Today, the world is segmented. You don't have linkage really between the places that your customers are playing your games."
Microsoft Corp. first revealed its plans to bring Xbox and Windows closer together at the Jan. 21 unveiling of HoloLens and Windows 10, when Spencer demonstrated the upcoming Xbox One game "Fable Legends" running on a PC.
At the annual gathering of game developers on Wednesday, Spencer demonstrated the cross-play functionality on stage with a pair of players on Xbox One seamlessly facing off against another duo on PC in a match of the competitive multiplayer indie game "#IDARB."
Spencer also teased that Microsoft will release an adapter later this year that will allow PCs to use wireless Xbox One controllers. No price was announced.
In a private demo after Spencer's talk, Xbox director of program management Michael Ybarra showed off other functionality,...


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In this post we are on a Central Bali day trip and drive from Mount Batur to Tegallalang rice terraces and the holy Pura Tirta Empul temple. On the way we will first visit a coffee plantation and learn about Bali's Luwak coffee, said to be the most expensive coffee in the world. Before reaching the south coast we will ...Read More »
Drive in Central Bali: Batuan, Goa Gajah, Mount Batur
This article will invite you on a scenic drive in Central Bali, through jungles and villages and up the mountain. To see all this we rented a car and a driver and headed north from the tourist areas. Driving through the artist villages of Batubulan and Batuan we went to see jewels being made and visited a painter's home and ...Read More »
How to Make a Bali Day Trip by Car
After arriving in Bali we booked a car and a driver to see the best places on the island. The next morning our driver was waiting for us and so we went on our first Bali day trip by car. He took us to Central and West Bali. We began the day watching Barong dance and then went to see ...Read More »


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Hate crimes in the United States could surpass last year's surge in attacks nationwide, with a rise in hate incidents targeting Houses of worship, from Jewish synagogues and Catholic churches to Muslim Mosques and Buddhist temples.
According to Axios, the number of hate crime incidents reported nationwide this year could exceed 2020's figures when the FBI said that domestic hate crimes in the United States rose to the highest level in more than a decade.
Updated FBI data released on Tuesday shows that last year, there were 8,052 single-bias incidents involving 11,126 victims, 13.3 percent of whom were targeted because of the offenders' religious bias.
The FBI defines hate crimes as offenses "motivated by bias toward race, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, sexual orientation, disability, gender, and gender identity."
Houses of worship across several faiths are also experiencing high levels of arson, vandalism, and other forms of destruction. Since May last year, there have been at least 100 acts of hate recorded against Catholic sites in the country, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) said on Oct. 14.
"These incidents of vandalism have ranged from the tragic to the obscene, from the transparent to the inexplicable," the chairmen of the USCCB's religious liberty and domestic policy committees said in a joint statement. "There remains much we do not know about this phenomenon, but at a minimum, they underscore that our society is in sore need of God's grace."
The chairmen called on officials "to step forward and condemn these attacks."
In May, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland in a memo directed the U.S. Depart of Justice (DOJ) to boost funding and make available resources to states and municipalities to probe hate incidents. He also directed prosecutors to ramp up both criminal and civil investigations into such attacks.
"Hate crimes and other bias-related incidents instill fear across entire communities and undermine the principles upon which our democracy stands," Garland said at the time. "All people in this country should be able to live without fear of being attacked or harassed because of where they are from, what they look like, whom they love, or how they worship."
The DOJ on its website lists a number of high-profile hate crime case examples, including a New York man who was arrested and charged with setting fire to a yeshiva (a Jewish school) and synagogue on May 19, 2021.
Ali Alaheri, 29, was caught on security footage piling and igniting garbage bags next to a Brooklyn building that housed a yeshiva and a synagogue. Hours later, surveillance footage showed him repeatedly punching a man wearing traditional Hasidic garb. The Justice Department noted that there was no interaction between the Alaheri and the victim prior to the attack.
If convicted, Alaheri faces a mandatory minimum five-year prison sentence and a maximum of 20 years' imprisonment.
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- Experience the energetic city of Istanbul, a bridge between continents
- Tour the Sultanahmet district, the keeper of Istanbul's ancient landmarks
- Enjoy a ferry cruise on the Bosphorus waterway
- Marvel at the otherworldly landscapes of Cappadocia
- Unearth the stories of Cappadocia's underground caves
- Discover the birthplace of the mystic Sufis, or Whirling Dervishes, in Konya
- Take a dip in the cotton-white pools and thermal springs of Pamukkale
- Step back in time on the streets of ancient Ephesus
Brief Itinerary
|Day 1
|Arrive in Istanbul and private transfer to your hotel in the Old City.
|Day 2
|Full-day private tour including the Hippodrome, Blue Mosque, Hagia Sophia Museum, Basilica Cistern, and the Grand Bazaar.
|Day 3
|Full-day private tour including Topkapi Palace, Spice Market, and a Bosphorus boat ride.
|Day 4
|Flight to Cappadocia and private transfer to your hotel. Afternoon private tour of the area.
|Day 5
|Full-day private tour of Cappadocia including its fairy chimneys and underground cities. Optional hot-air balloon ride in the early morning.
|Day 6
|Visit Konya for a private city tour, then continue on to your hotel in Isparta.
|Day 7
|Visit the thermal springs of Pamukkale and ancient Aphrodisias en route to your hotel in the area near Ephesus.
|Day 8
|Full-day private tour of ancient Ephesus and the Archaeological Museum, with included farm-fresh lunch.
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|Flight to Istanbul to connect with departure flight.


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During the fall, hundreds of millions of monarch butterflies living in eastern North America fly up to 1,500 miles to the volcanic forests of Mexico to spend the winter, while monarchs west of the Rocky Mountains fly to the California coast. The phenomenon is both spectacular and mysterious: How do the insects learn these particular routes and why do they stick to them?
A prevailing theory contends that eastern and western monarchs are genetically distinct, and that genetic mechanisms trigger their divergent migratory paths.
An analysis led by Emory University biologists, however, finds that the two groups of monarchs are genetically mixed. Their research, published in the journal Molecular Ecology, suggests that environmental factors may be the key to the butterflies' choice of winter homes, and to where they wind up in the spring.
"Our data gives the strongest signal yet that the eastern and western monarchs belong to a single genetic population," says Emory biologist Jaap de Roode, who led the research. "This distinction is important to help us better understand the behavior of the organism, and to conserve the monarch flyways."