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When I was growing up, I always noticed a fascinating thing with my elder stepsister and many of the girls I knew. As I grew older, I saw my girlfriends repeat this pattern. Once a girl would get a boyfriend, and as the girl started spending less time...Filed under Featured, Keeping a Job, The Role of Jobs in Today's World 4 Comments
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Too many people approach their job searches from the perspective of their own needs. They need a job, they need to make more money, they need flexible working hours and benefits. This is not the way to get a job. In fact, this "me-too" method of job seeking is unlikely to get you anywhere.
In this article Harrison discusses the importance of using association websites in your job search. One of the best places to track down jobs which (1) few people know about and (2) you stand good odds of getting an interview if you apply, is association websites. Associations are not experts in advertising themselves, and so the jobs on their websites are far less likely to be found by people looking for jobs online. The people you are competing with in the job market generally are not researching association websites for job opportunities and leads. Employers typically like posting jobs on association sites because applicants from association sites tend to be serious about their profession. If you are in the job market, using association sites for research is highly recommended.
Your résumé is an extremely important document. There are entire books written about how to craft them. I have written at least one myself. There are scores of résumé consultants, companies, and others that will work on your résumé for a fee. Hiring one of these services can be useful and can improve your résumé. Nevertheless, most résumés can improve dramatically by following the below advice.
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The Dangers of Getting Jobs Through FriendsBy Harrison Barnes on Nov 23,2018
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Karma, or the universal idea that you reap what you so, governs your career and your life; the karma that you create in the world determine most of the events in your life. Understanding and accepting this universal law empowers you to take control of your life, because you directly control what happens to you. The amount and type of energy that you put into your life will always return to you in kind.
Do work that you love, and make it part of your life and identity. Success comes to people who love what they are doing, because their work becomes part of their lives, and there ceases to be a separation between work and pleasure for them. If you are not doing something that you could not imagine yourself doing into your old age, then you are probably in the wrong profession.
Do something that comes naturally to you; if you feel there is something wrong in your life or career, it is probably because you are engaged in work that does not come naturally to you.. No matter what your interests, there is work out there at which you would excel and with which you would be comfortable. You must find work that you enjoy, and make sure that it comes naturally to you.
Setting in-depth goals really works, as it causes an unseen force to motivate you, and make you believe that you can accomplish them. Defining your purpose is merely your starting your point; a definite purpose takes on a life of its own when backed by a desire to translate that purpose into its material equivalent. Determine your destination, and set goals that will assist you in getting there.
Understanding what you do for a living is very important for your career. You should understand the generality of your specific profession. You and your career are a product. You need to know where and how to market yourself in the best way possible. You need to be relevant and understand the skills you are offering. Being a relevant product is essential for your success. It's easy to be relevant when you understand what you are doing and what purpose you serve. Being relevant is more than just getting a job. Being relevant also relates to serving the employers with the skills they need. You need to understand your market and what your customers want. This is the way to stay employed, and it is also the means to continual improvement.
The past does not dictate the future, so you should not use inductive reasoning to make conclusions about your life or career. Recognize when you are making incorrect conclusions based on past events, and switch to deductive reasoning in which you are not limited by the past. You will find your conclusions to be much more accurate, and you will succeed as a result.
Cherish your dreams, goals, and aspirations both while you are seeking them and after you attain them. If you dream of doing something, never stop short of the finish line. There is no point to goals or dreams if you do not enjoy and nurture the results once you achieve them; if you achieve something, you should make the most of it. If you stop caring once you achieve your goals, then you will never truly appreciate any of the goals you achieve in the future.
Use every available asset in your job search, including people; network with your peers and ask them about their own job searches. In doing this, you are taking advantage of the knowledge and experience of others, who have done the work that can influence your own job hunting success. Seek out this knowledge and learn from the experiences of others.
Your most important asset—in fact your only real asset—is your life force that makes you want to work hard in order to succeed. This force can achieve anything, and it is something you need to keep turned on at all times. If you can keep this turned on, you will succeed.
Maintaining a routine in both life and work is important to success. Not only do you need to establish a routine, you must make that routine demanding and push yourself to the limit. Budget a certain amount of time each week for networking, applying to jobs, brushing up your interview skills, and following up with employers. Such consistent effort on a daily basis will make a huge difference to your career success.
The best way to attain your goal is through small, incremental steps on which you can build. Establish a routine, and make sure you are consistently working towards some kind of goal. Start small, and always build upon what you have done before. Most people fail to achieve their goals because they believe everything should happen quickly and at the same time, instead of progressively building upon their past achievements.
Nothing gets accomplished when peoples' values are in conflict, so it is very important to work with an employer who shares your outlook and values. Find a work environment where you fit in, and where people like you. Value conflicts with your coworkers can undermine your performance, whereas a harmonious work environment reinforces your performance and values. Most cases of workplace excellence involve people in jobs that match their values, and finding this harmony will change your career and life.
You must seek to understand the different beliefs of the people around you. Everyone holds their own unique set of beliefs, and attempts to question or change them will only work to your peril. Therefore, you must seek out and work with people who share your beliefs. When people perceive you as having beliefs similar to their own, they will be much more likely to accept you and you will ultimately achieve more career success and happiness.
In this article Harrison discusses the importance of concentrating on your work and not getting distracted. The true value of the best executives comes from their ability to concentrate and get things done. If you can concentrate for a long period of time on a single issue, you will improve the quality of the work that you do. The qualitative aspects of your work are incredibly important because they end up determining your outcome. Good companies and employers value people who are organized and think through issues when they are working on something. You need to concentrate. You need to give everything you are doing your full attention. You need to work hard and be focused.
Repeat work is always more valuable to you than one-offs, however well-paid they may be. Companies succeed or fail depending on their ability to generate repeat business. Repeat work grants you more options and control over your life and actions. Even work with a lower salary, which might not initially seem appealing, can be beneficial if it promises repeat jobs.
True self-improvement actually has nothing to do with you, but everything to do with helping others towards their goals. Remember that nothing you do in your life is ultimately about you. Your goals and aspirations must be larger and greater than focusing solely on what you want; helping others will provide you with more spiritual, financial, and psychological benefits than any other kind of self-improvement.
Perceptions matter more than facts; others' perceptions of you, your perceptions of others, and how you control both are the most important aspects of your career. Realize the power of perceptions in your life and use them to your advantage. Aim to control and shape the perceptions that others hold about you by shaping the image that you project to the world.
Working with a recruiter can open more doors, and help you can jobs more effectively than if you were tracking down openings on your own. A poor recruiter, however, can leave you even worse off than you were on your own. Be very careful about the recruiter with whom your work, and try to find one that specializes in your niche or field.
Despite the obvious advantages, getting jobs through a friend or relative may ultimately harm you. When you do so, you risk lowering your colleagues' opinions of you, who may see your connections as evidence that you lack the skills to get your position on your own merits. Nonetheless, there are situations in which it is acceptable to take advantage of such connections, but you must be on your guard; make sure that the job you get is a good fit, and one in which you would perform well regardless of your connections.
You are rewarded in direct proportion to the value that you deliver, meaning that you have to deliver in order to reach your full potential. You will provide more value to others when you are focused on giving. People who under-deliver view their jobs as being primarily about them, while those who over-deliver see their jobs as being about others. Strive to develop a reputation for delivering rather than under-delivering.
Pursue your own dreams and become the person that you want to be, rather than what others might want. Living life according to the wishes of others is meaningless, and will bring you neither happiness nor success. Others do not understand your capabilities, goals, and interests as well as you do, hence their opinions should be your least concern. Have faith in your own potential greatness, and you will develop the confidence to act upon it and be the person that you really want to be, achieving true fulfillment.
You must constantly be sacrificing in order to ensure advancement in your life. You will always be called upon to make sacrifices in your life and career, and you must do so in order to grow. Take your job and career seriously, and remember that the work you do is sacred. The more you appreciate your work, the better your will get at it.
Marketing is crucial to your job search, because employers are essentially purchasing a product when hiring you. The more positive information your employer has about you, the more likely he or she is to hire you; personal stories create a connection between yourself and the employer. Stories that revolve around your motivation, dedication to your job, and drive for improvement will portray you as a hard worker with a positive attitude, who can longer grow in your current position for reasons outside of your control. ol.
In this article Harrison discusses how resisting change and not taking necessary and relevant action can be the biggest obstacles to a better career and better life. Resistance is something that prevents most people from ever changing. Resisting change can be highly damaging to your growth in your career and life. Instead of allowing your life to be controlled by external circumstances, choose to take action and bring about a change. Conduct a brutal self analysis if needed, to clear the blocks you have in your mind and to bring about change that is necessary. Most people give up. They do not persist. You need strategies and beliefs that will allow you to persist and persevere, so that you can change. The best strategy is to be focused, and this focus will help you overcome the resistance you face whenever you make an effort to begin changing.
Knowing your product is crucial to your career and life. Just as you must have a clear sense of your own product, you must seek companies with a strong sense of their products. Random products, or lack of focus on the right product, can be disastrous for businesses and individuals alike. You must not only have a product, but a product that people want, so concentrate on your product and its effective delivery.
There are many different types of suffering that it is important to balance in your life. Physical, psychological, and spiritual suffering are all interconnected, and you must balance them so that you do not experience any one in greater proportion to the others; balancing the suffering in your life will lead you to greater fulfillment.
You must share information freely, and never hide information from anyone. When you give away all your ideas you create the need to replenish them, which opens the door to creativity and innovation. Furthermore, sharing your ideas with others give you access to more ideas. People who hoard information tend to have stale ideas because they only share or seek innovation when relevant, meaning that their own store of information stagnates.
You can change almost every aspect of your life through good negotiation. You must view your career in terms of opportunities to negotiate the best possible outcome; when you do this and hone your negotiation skills, you will achieve far more wealth, security, and happiness than would be possible for those who do not negotiate. While negotiation is critical, it must not be overdone; simply realize that there are always more potential opportunities than what might initially be on offer.
When people are aware of others' expectations, they usually perform in accordance with them. Outside expectations can lead to either your success or your destruction; surrounding yourself with low expectations can, in turn, lead you to under-perform and further distance you from your career goals. When you surround yourself with people with high expectations, however, you will rise to levels you may not have thought previously possible.
Companies are constantly striving for greater efficiency, and jobs tend to disappear because they can be done cheaper elsewhere. Consequently, you must constantly seek to improve your own efficiency in order to retain your value to your employer. Work to always increase the company's output at the lowest possible cost. You will succeed if you find a position where your role is tied to increasing the efficiency of the company's work.
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Fort Hays State University > About FHSU > Academic Divisions > College of Arts and Sciences > English as a Second Language > Overview
The English as a Second Language (ESL) Program at Fort Hays State University is different from other learning experiences. It is designed to provide maximum listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills in a loving and supportive learning environment. International students from around the globe attend FHSU, and the ESL Program assists them in becoming fluent in spoken and written English, passing English competency exams, and preparing them for undergraduate or graduate study at FHSU.
Students are driven to build strong language skills and are given the opportunity to practice grammar and vocabulary skills through conversation in dynamic university classrooms as well as the environment overall. Students are also given individualized tutoring sessions and numerous opportunities to participate in group discussions with an accent-reduction organization. In addition to academic experiences, the diverse campus and town are a perfect combination that allows for excellent multicultural experiences in a friendly and safe community.
In addition to all this information, the ESL Program personnel are caring, patient, and helpful in all situations; in fact, the program simply recognizes themselves as an extended family rather than team of teachers.
We welcome you to research our program further to learn about what we have to offer. If you should need to contact us, please do so with any questions or comments.
Brochure (Arabic)Brochure (Turkish)
Dr. Brad WillInterim Director, ESLOffice: Rarick Hall 112Email: firstname.lastname@example.com Office: +1.785.628.5347

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First of all, minor typo: in the second paragraph after "Introducing hCard" you have "(of if you can, just to try this out)" and I can't figure out what "of" should be, "or"?
Secondly, why didn't you insert the user script in this page so we could try it out? If you have, it doesn't seem to work in Opera 9 or FF1.5.
Although the hCard microformat seems to work nicely, I don't like all of the other microformats, especially the conversation one.
Nice work Drew on this whole site!


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Better Startup Experience (Graphical Boot Sequence)
The startup experience needs to be flicker-free, seamless and shiny.
- Name: RayStrode, KristianHoegsberg, JonMcCann, PeterJones, DavidAirlie et al
Current status
- Targeted release: Fedora 10
- Last updated: 2008-07-23
- Percentage of completion: 50%
F9 has kernel modesetting for Intel hardware. Ray has been working on a prototype rhgb replacement called Plymouth. It was put on hold while kernel modesetting was maturing, and has been revived after F9. Modesetting is again in flux, though, since there are two memory managers in play.
The current plymouth sources can be found here: http://gitweb.freedesktop.org/?p=plymouth;a=summary . There are plymouth packages in rawhide already, modesetting drivers, aren't, so most people won't be able to see graphical boot up yet.
The new startup sequence (including quiet kernel, quiet grub, plymouth, smooth transition to the login screen) has been demonstrated at the Red Hat Summit and was shown informally to various people at FUDcon.
Usage cases/rationale
Requires changes to grub, mkinitrd, initscripts, gdm, X, possibly other packages. rhgb will be replaced by Plymouth. The extent of this project is getting a graphical boot sequence that is polished and professional looking.
Boot up could be made faster, too, but that issue is orthogonal and should be tracked separately .
Test Plan
- Verify that boot without rhgb in the kernel cmdline gives a traditional text mode boot sequence
- Verify that failure to set a mode in initrd falls back to a clean and simple text mode boot sequence
- Verify that the graphical boot sequence contains only a single mode switch from blank text mode
to graphical mode, and that there is a smooth transition from the startup animation to the login screen
- Verify that entering encryption passwords works both in the graphical case and in the fallback case
- Verify that specifying a mode in the kernel commandline works
- Verify that failure messages from service startup can inspected after boot
- Verify that dropping to a shell on critical errors works
This feature depends on plymouth getting into F10. It also depends on a ton of other things...
For a smooth and shiny experience, we want
- the mode should be changed early from text mode to the most optimal graphics mode available
- the mode should not be changed more than once
- there should be no other uncontrolled transitions
- there should be no text messages, unless the user presses Escape to see them
- there should be good, smooth transitions
The fallback if mode-setting fails or is unavailable is text mode.
Timeline of the current bootup
|grub info
|kernel boot
|initrd drivers
|text login
|gnome startup
|user session
Plan for improving this
- do away with mode switch for grub menu by default (ie, don't show the image unless "needed")
- Kristian currently has a patch for this. You press and hold ctrl (or any key) during boot up and the menu appears.
- make kernel, nash and init obey the quiet option
- There are patches for these, though the kernel keeps sneaking messages in.
- switch to graphical mode in the initrd, draw an animation and keep it running until gdm starts up
- We have an animation but need there are some changes we need to make to the X server and GDM to keep the transitions smooth
- rhgb goes away
- rhgb is already gone
- make the X server started by gdm take over the existing vt, mode and framebuffer content
- krh has a patch which adds a -nr ("no root") option which makes the root window keep the framebuffer contents that were around when X started
- improve the transitions animation -> gdm -> session
- firstboot runs on the gdm X server
This lets us start with a blank screen in text mode, then a single switch to graphics mode, then an animation, then the login screen fades in.
|kernel boot
|initrd drivers
|gnome startup
|user session
One complication is support for encrypted disks. This may require us to ask for a password in the initrd, before we have X or toolkits. The proposal for acceptable input-handling (at least as far as keyboard layouts are concerned) is to write an xkb-to-console-converter.
- Make grub not display a splash image unless the user holds down ctrl to get to a menu. Grub will have a near zero timeout, but users will be able to hold the key down at the bios before grub shows up.
- Make grub not report which choice was selected if the user didn't pick a choice #239760
- Make drm drivers/mode-setting happen in the upstream kernel (see http://www.ussg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0705.2/0893.html)
- Put drm drivers in the initrd
- If rhgb is in the kernel commandline, switch mode in initrd, use drmfb on vt7
- Put animation drawing app in the initrd, keep initrd mounted until that app exits
- For selecting the mode, make s-c-d set a kernel commandline like rhgb:mode=1600x1200 or similiar
- Open question: what about multihead ? answer for now: all heads painted in background color except one chosen randomly with animation
- Display animation all the way from initrd until gdm comes up, keep initrd mounted until it exits
- Redirect init output early on to a pseudo-terminal
- Have something that buffers the output, can buffer it on the initrd
- If something happens that drops us to a shell (filesystem errors), hook up a framebuffer console with
the pseudo-terminal
- If there are warnings in the saved bootup messages, show a "Show boot messages" button on the login
screen and/or in the notification area
- Need to start X on the existing vt, not set mode (unless we are still in text mode), preserve existing
framebuffer content
- Coordinate session startup. fade in ? might be able to do something nice if we have compositing
Contingency Plan
If things don't work out as expected, we can bring back rhgb from the dead.
Release Notes
- LuyaTshimbalanga: What happened to early-login project?
- "Ray Strode: early-login was ditched a while ago, though, Jon Nettleton recently started something similiar. See fedora-desktop-list"
- MartinJürgens: The shutdown experience should also be nice and shiny. Would be nice if this spec would include that.
- "Ray Strode: potentially, although I'd like shutdown to just be 'kill all processes that have open files' and cut power"
- MikePetullo: There is an effort to bring encrypted root filesystems to Fedora. One of the weaknesses of our work so far is that we can't provide an internationalized encryption key prompt very early in the boot process (i.e., in the initrd). Could this better startup feature allow us to do this?
- "Ray Strode: Given that encrypted block devices are slated for F9, i think we have to bring this into account. I talked to Jeremy Katz about this last week some. The answer to the i18n problem, may be to use icons instead of text. We could potentially have text, but it means bringing in my libraries, potentially translations, etc"


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The 8th annual Open House and Fly-In by Greg Koontz Airshows will be held Saturday, Oct. 20, at Dugger Field Airport (AL60) in Ashville, Ala.
"Every plane nut, neighbor and friend is invited," the flyer says, noting there is a $10 registration fee requested for all adult participants. Organizers say "please don't be offended by the fee," explaining that last year more than 40 people went though the food line without chipping in.
Food will be served at noon, with aerobatics scheduled at 1 p.m., a bomb drop contest at 2 p.m.; kid's rides thereafter.
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I was really just commenting on the one design fits all aspect and how that will affect sales. Once they reach a certain level of market share it will come to a point they will be well served by broadening their color pallet.
I have no comment on how they perform, how they are built (tho they certainly try to max out that German engineering angle) and I rather like their bar.
To touch on the hype of their engineering prowess, its as much a joke as the next company. They have a segment on their site talking about how the kite arc flares when sheeted in and reduces when you sheet out both expanding and contracting the projected area of the kite. What a load of horseshit. That has been the case with every inflatable kite ever produced. My first ever kite... a north buster circa 2002 that I bought used in 2003 did that and so has every kite I have ever owned since. Even the Germans pump the hype train. Or how about the graphic to help you choose between kites for your style of riding!!! Look down the page of the link below and see that they have the audacity to imply that both models of kite are super awesome at everything. They do have the humility to take off a half circle graphic of perfection for each model, but its gonna be tough to out do that next year!
I honestly have heard mostly good things about core, so not baggin on em, just pointing out that they are really not all that different from the next company.


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Pleased to meet you, I'm David Beckemeyer
Welcome. I'm an entrepreneur, developer and executive-for-hire in the San Francisco Bay Area with over 20 years experience in technology and executive leadership, including 10 years as Vice President and Chief Technology Officer EarthLink, Inc. My strength is identifying promising contrarian opportunities, conceiving strategies to exploit those opportunities, and executing on those strategies to full effect.
I'm currently Co-Founder and CTO of SocialSource, Inc. developer of the first and only crowdsourced parent-approved kids YouTube and web app for kids Phew!
What I Do
My passion is helping to build great companies, products, and services. I work with early stage startups to help prepare them for growth and investment. I have a proven track record of clarifying a vision and inspiring and engaging a team around that vision.
I combine business acumen with technical expertise to help develop and refine pitch decks, financial models, technical strategy, and business plans; and I serve as Advisor or Interim CTO for growing companies.
Post PC-era
The Post-PC era has arrived. I'm focusing almost all my energy on mobile -- smartphones and tablets, and related services.
"The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now."
About David Beckemeyer
David Beckemeyer is the provocative serial entrepreneur, trusted strategic advisor, consultant, and executive-for-hire to private entrepreneurial and corporate clients; and he influences even more thought leaders globally through his writings and talks across a wide spectrum of technology and industry categories. He has been involved in technology IPOs, acquisitions, and numerous private investment and strategic partnership deals.
David is probably most well known as the founding CTO of EarthLink, Inc. where he served for ten years, from 1995 to 2006, variously as VP Engineering, CTO, and VP R&D.
EarthLink pioneered the "all-you-can-eat" consumer Internet service model and was the first ISP to offer nationwide $19.95 dial-up Internet access.
Beckemeyer Development (BDT.COM) was a pioneering Internet startup founded in 1985. Long before there was a World-Wide-Web, David guided BDT.COM in providing general Internet consulting and design engineering services, large scale distributed systems, Intranet design and implementation, network security, firewalls, intruder detection and response, and Internet integration to a world-wide client base.
After leaving EarthLink, David founded TelEvolution, Inc. an Internet telecommunications firm with a patented platform that dramatically improves the economics of developing and delivering next-generation communications applications and services. TelEvolution provides the technology behind PhoneGnome, Voovox, Phweet, and other private-label VoIP brands and services.
Startup Consultant
David has worked with startups on strategy, technology, corporate development, and venture / exit issues throughout his careeer. He has consulted to startups across diverse industries-- from software, networking, cloud services, and social media, to mobile, entertainment, and consumer products-- and he has been an advisor or investor in numerous funded startups with several exits.
Interim CTO
David has also served in interim VP Software Development and CTO roles, and helped several firms deliver products and position for investment. David has founded or co-founded three technology companies and has served on the Advisory Boards of both startups and large corporations.
David is an active speaker and participant on conference panels.
On the content side, David authors the thought provoking, and sometimes controversial, Mr Blog technology, business news, and analysis site, as well as other blogs, and guest articles for various publications.
Early Career
David began his career in the early 1980's as a Software Engineer for Nicolet Zeta, developing firmware for pen-plotters, regarded among the highest quality at the time, and, subsquently, at Integrated Automation (a Teknekron Company), developing high-end document automation software, at the forefront of that technology.
David is a father, husband, and avid San Francisco Giants baseball fan. He enjoys camping, hiking, motorcyling, and the occaisional pub-crawl (not at the same time).
Projects and Open-source
Below are some other projects David has worked on, or continues to work on:
reInsta is a mobile social photo sharing app for iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad, with a unique "Bring Your Own Cloud Storage" Dropbox option.
Whispergram is a cross-platform instant voice messaging app for iPhones, iPods and Android smartphones. Combine the brevity of a text message with the expressiveness of the human voice.
140Plus is a service that lets you quickly and easily publish pages longer than 140 characters to Twitter.
My work generally falls into the categories of capital raise consulting, executive coaching business modeling and planning, software development, and technology strategy. This includes review and development of pitch decks, business plans, and financial models, as well as technical strategy and recruiting plans. I also assess teams and software, perform due diligence and provide practical guidance on software development and product delivery.
My focus these days is almost exclusively on mobile: smartphones and tablets, and related apps and services. However, my work has been both broad (across multiple industries and company stages) and deep (within technology, strategy, software, and operations) so don't be shy in communicating your company's needs.
Startup Consulting and Advisory
Over the past several years, I've helped launch companies, scale companies, develop products and deploy services. I've served (and continue to serve) on several startup advisory boards, and helped recruit others for advisory boards.
Examples of startup consulting include:
- Business model design and development
- Executive coaching
- Technical development and startup CTO work
- Hands-on software development and / or management
- Best practices deployment and operations
- Advisory board recruiting and / or participation
This work is usually structured on a project basis or as a part-time interim operating role.
Interim CTO
Many startups need an interim or part-time CTO to balance out the founding team and bring a technical best practices lens to the business. I've been the "technical guy" with deep and broad expertise supporting a wide variety of businesses for over twenty years and I look forward to bringing this experience to your startup.
Seed, Angel, and Venture Capital Consulting
Despite the image often presented in tech. publications, raising capital is hard - very hard. For example, a typical Sand Hill Road VC will receive 10,000 business plans and do 10 deals-- a 0.1% hit rate.
I've been through the process and can help in a number of ways:
Pre-Funding Prep:
- Financing strategy within the context of founder needs and objectives (who, when, how much)
- Positioning of the company in an optimal manner; Pitch development and refinement
- Preparation and refinement of other investor-related materials
Roadshow Support:
- Investor research; Creation of target investor lists; Management of "collective rolodex"
- Investor outreach and networking: getting meetings
- Investor introductions, presentations, diligence, and negotiations
I've served as Advisor, Consultant, or CTO to help companies accelerate the funding & closing process.
I get paid through a combination of fees, equity, and deferred compensation:
- For pitch decks and business plans, I typically charge an hourly or fixed fee.
- For Advisory Board work, I typically receive a nominal amount of equity.
- For Capital Raise, remuneration is usually a blend of retainer, equity, and deferred consulting fees (paid after the deal closes).
- For Interim CTO I get paid via a blend of retainer and equity.
Software Development
Allow me to put proven software best practices to work for you. I help companies implement software engineering best practices that are best suited for their needs.
The results are better team productivity, greater project predictability, and overall improved product quality.
I can help you answer questions like:
- How long should this project take?
- How much should this project cost?
- Should I build or buy?
- How many people will I need to achieve my objectives?
- What should we focus our technology resources on first?
Technical Expertise
I've been developing software, building networks, and managing teams for over twenty years, continuously improving my skillset to stay current on modern languages, protocols, development tools, practices, and methodologies. My expertise runs from low-level kernel OS and drivers to high-level user-interfaces, including Objective C, C, Java, Python, Perl, and PHP, to name just a few, and Javascript, HTML5, CSS3 web technologies, as well as Facebook and Twitter social networking APIs. I also have a deep understanding of IP networks, protocols, and many years experience with network engineering tools and practices. Platforms include iOS (iPhone/iPad) and Mac apps, Linux/UNIX server-side, Amazon AWS cloud services, and web/REST frameworks, all applying AGILE, Devops, and continuous integration methods.
Post-PC Era
iPods changed the media industry. iPhones changed smartphones forever and ramped even faster. Now, the iPad is experiencing three-times the growth of the iPhone and is leaving the traditional PC in the dust.
Smartphone and tablet shipments surpassed PC shipments in 2010. The installed base of traditional desktop PCs and notebook PCs is declining while the tablet market is enjoying rocketing growth.
Almost everything — from media to product design to health care to recruiting – is being "re-imagined" thanks to digital technology. The growing market for smartphones and tablets and easy access to information has already changed education, photography, publishing, financing and other industries.
In one area after another, we find small little companies are changing the world.
Your mobile strategy may be the most important part of your business.
In 2008, the mobile market was less than $1 billion. Today, there are more mobile devices on Earth than people. Mobile Ad Spending alone reached $13.1 billion in 2013. Users are overwhelmingly choosing tablets as their preferred way to access content. They are also using their smartphones and tablets increasingly to create content.
Smartphone and tablet adoption is changing the way consumers shop for products and interact with brands. About a quarter of all Internet shopping traffic on Black Friday 2012 was conducted using either a smartphone or tablet, up from just 6% in 2010. Apple iOS shopping was four-times greater than Android.
If you want to reach people, smartphones and tablets are critical. But simply reaching them isn't enough. Companies still need to offer something consumers really want and, with small displays that restrict placing ads, along with slower networks and slower CPUs, smartphones and tablets require that companies re-examine business models designed for the PC era.
Jumping on an opportunity and making money off it are two very different things.
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Today was our 5th (!!!) annual NJ Cavaliers Halloween Howl. We had about 40 dogs - mostly Cavaliers and 3 English toys - and about 20 people attending.
It was a gorgeous day!!!
My guys came as a cow and a pig. Lucky is always grazing on grass like a cow and Sparky loves to eat like a little piglet, so I thought these costumes were only fitting:
We also had three rescue B&T English Toys!!! Two are from the Parkersburg WV raid from three years ago and the little one is my sister's dog Gemma who came from a mill in Missouri:
In addition, we had a total of four dogs from the West Virginia (Parkersburg) raid in attendance! I think these dogs are loving life a lot more now than last time they saw each other. One of them is my Sparky, another is a B&T Cavalier named Mari and then two of the English Toys. They weren't the most cooperative with posing:
Here's my sister's Gemma (English Toy, aka Charlie or King Charles) as Carmen Miranda:
Here's just a few of the other dogs - this is the Cavalier Welcoming Committee:


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Almost two months ago, Dolby filed a lawsuit against RIM for infringement of their audio technology patents. Today, Research In Motion has signed an agreement to pay Dolby royalties for the use of these patents. So now that these patents are being paid for, I'm hoping RIM will make the most out of them to keep the sound quality of our BlackBerry devices top notch. The only official statement released is below:
We are pleased to welcome RIM into Dolbys family of mobile-technology licensees
- Is it a big deal for RIM to have wrapped up this lawsuit as quickly as it did? Let us know in the forums


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"Alternative Love" by Depard:Hot, powerful and agressive theme with a lot of energy. Will be great for action scenes, videos about racing, gaming, sports. You can hear overdrived guitars, synth bass, drums, and some cool effects. it is just modern rock for modern projects.
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Cub Scout Mathematics
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Belt Loop and Pin
Mathematics Academics Belt Loop
Belt Loop Requirements
Complete these three requirements:
- 1. Do five activities within your home or school that require the use of mathematics. Explain to your den how you used everyday math.
- 2. Keep track of the money you earn and spend for three weeks.
- 3. Measure five items using both metric and non metric measures. Find out about the history of the metric system of measurement.
Academics Pin Requirements
Earn the Mathematics belt loop, and complete one from each of the five areas below:
I. Geometry is related to measurement but also deals with objects and positions in space.
- 1. Many objects can be recognized by their distinctive shapes: a tree, a piece of broccoli, a violin. Collect 12 items that can be recognized, classified, and labeled by their distinctive shape or outline.
- 2. Select a single shape or figure. Observe the world around you for at least a week and keep a record of where you see this shape or figure and how it is used.
- 3. Study geometry in architecture by exploring your neighborhood or community. Look at different types of buildings-houses, churches, businesses, etc.-and create a presentation (a set of photographs, a collage of pictures from newspapers and magazines, a model) that you can share with your den or pack to show what you have seen and learned about shapes in architecture.
II. Calculating is adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing numbers.
- 1. Learn how an abacus or slide rule works and teach it to a friend or to your den or pack.
- 2. Go shopping with an adult and use a calculator to add up how much the items you buy will cost. See whether your total equals the total at check out.
- 3. Visit a bank and have someone there explain to you about how interest works. Use the current interest rate and calculate how much interest different sums of money will earn.
III. Statistics is collecting and organizing numerical information and studying patterns.
- 1. Explain the meaning of these statistical words and tools: data, averaging, tally marks, bar graph, line graph, pie chart, and percentage.
- 2. Conduct an opinion survey through which you collect data to answer a question, and then show your results with a chart or graph. For instance: What is the favorite food of the Cub Scouts in your pack (chart how many like pizza, how many like hamburgers, etc.).
- 3. Study a city newspaper to find as many examples as you can of statistical information.
- 4. Learn to use a computer spreadsheet
IV. Probability helps us know the chance or likelihood of something happening.
- 1. Explain to your den how a meteorologist or insurance company (or someone else) might use the mathematics of probability to predict what might happen in the future (i.e., the chance that it might rain, or the chance that someone might be in a car accident).
- 2. Conduct and keep a record of a coin toss probability experiment.
- 3. Guess the probability of your sneaker landing on its bottom, top, or side, and then flip it 100 times to find out which way it lands. Use this probability to predict how a friend's sneaker will land.
V. Measuring is using a unit to express how long or how big something is, or how much of it there is.
- 1. Interview four adults in different occupations to see how they use measurement in their jobs.
- 2. Measure how tall someone is. Have them measure you.
- 3. Measure how you use your time by keeping a diary or log of what you do for a week. Then make a chart or graph to display how you spend your time.
- 4. Measure, mix, and cook at least two recipes. Share your snacks with family, friends, or your den.
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Cub Scout Academics and Sports Program Guide, 2003 Edition (BSA Supply SKU #34299)
- Earning the Cub Scout Mathematics Belt Loop while a Webelos Scout is requirement 7 of the Webelos Scholar Activity Badge.
- Earning the Cub Scout Mathematics Belt Loop while a Webelos Scout is requirement 10 of the Webelos Engineer Activity Badge.
- Details on earning a Cub Scout Sports or Academic pin or belt loop multiple times
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On the first day of my first real job, a new colleague volunteered to take me to lunch.
She pulled me away from the office to issue a warning. Over salad, she explained that my new editor had a tendency to treat the women who worked for her poorly while fawning over the men. "Poorly," of course, was not the word she used.
A decade has passed. And when I think back on that boss, I can recall only one scene in which I sprinted to the bathroom in tears.
What comes to mind immediately, however, are the moments of encouragement and guidance from bosses and mentors, whether delivered at the office, on bar stools or over more lunches.
As three others attest to here, we've all been there.
Judy Gold
Partner, Perkins Coie LLP
Industry: Legal
Bad boss story:
To turn around a set of documents, Gold was once forced by her boss "to stay up all night at work on my birthday. I had to miss a concert. I'm pretty sure it was Bruce Springsteen. But it turned out that night, my house had a fire, and I was saved." Happy ending aside, Gold said, "My boss didn't care that it was my birthday. He didn't care that I had Bruce Springsteen tickets. I don't even think he cared that there was a fire."
Good boss story:
Gold said she has had too many good bosses to count, and the best treat colleagues like a family. Small gestures count. She once had a boss who helped her clean out her purse, which she described as "the abyss." Another gave her the earrings off her ears after Gold complimented her on them. "I still have the earrings."
Her "good boss" mantra:
"It's just like a marriage, where one shouldn't go to sleep angry. With an employee, you shouldn't go home angry. In my own life, I have this over-the-bridge rule. As you're on your way home, and you cross one of the bridges of the Chicago River, it's done. When you get to the other side, you've got to leave it behind. Just let it go. Forget about it. And I actually do it. It's over the bridge. And I tell others 'Don't take it over the bridge.' It needs to be the water under the bridge."
Cheryle Jackson
Vice president of government affairs and corporate development, AAR Corp.
Industry: Aerospace
Bad boss story:
Jackson worked for a boss who was open about pitting employees against each other. He seemed to relish stirring the pot "openly and behind the scenes, and then watch them go at it and try to outdo one another." Admittedly, it toughened her up. But no matter how strong or smart you were, no one could thrive in that environment, she said.
Good boss story:
While she was working at National Public Radio, then-CEO Kevin Klose called her into his office. Jackson thought she was going to be fired. Instead, he said he wanted her on his senior management team. But he told her to do some internal politicking first. She needed to win acceptance from those who would soon be her peers before he would promote her.
"He was the first one who showed me how to work internal politics," Jackson said. "He even laid out a plan. He found me a coach from my industry. … He helped me pull together a kitchen cabinet that was external to the organization. And he appointed someone who was very well respected in the newsroom to be my mentor. And he told me, 'This is your mentor. Your success is tied to her success.' ... I think back on that experience. He was so ahead of his time."
Her "good boss" mantra:
"Great bosses are excellent at taking talent and seeing potential in people."
Jason Fried
Co-founder and president, 37signals
Industry: Technology
Bad boss story:
Long before starting one of Chicago's most respected technology companies, Fried was a shoe salesman at a sporting goods store. "I don't remember her name, but she basically completely distrusted me from the start. She'd watch over me while talking to customers. She'd even hide at the end of the aisle and watch me. I could sense in her eyes that she was just shooting laser beams of distrust at me."
Good boss story:
In high school, Fried detailed cars at a Highland Park carwash, where his boss exhibited the opposite behavior. "Everyone in the past was always looking over my shoulder. I felt very watched over, compared with this guy, who, if I made a mistake, he would talk to me, but he operated on the assumption that I was doing it right and not wrong."
His "good boss" mantra:
A boss should trust his employees, a belief Fried has applied at 37signals. "I feel like the more rules there are, the less trust there is. So our employees work whenever and wherever they are most comfortable. At home, at the office, during the day or at night, it doesn't matter as long as they're doing good work. That's how we came to have people in 20 cities around the world working for us. That can only happen if you trust people."
Melissa Harris writes the Chicago Confidential column and can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com or 312-222-4582.
Twitter @chiconfidential


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This is it, folks. The final offering from our weeklong "Chromecast-a-day" contest. We've given away a half-dozen already, and today rounds it out.
To enter to win, just leave a comment on this post. That's it. We'll pick from entries through midnight PST tonight. We've got a little catching up to do, so stay tuned for a week's worth of winners.
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My Brady Hoke Speech before the Game. Prior to Kickoff
If I was Hoke here is my speech to the Wolverines before the Kickoff Classic.
Gentlemen take a knee. For some of you this is your first game of the beginning of your collegiate career here at the University of Michigan. That's pretty astounding to think you'd be here playing against the defending national champions and I can imagine you're all very excited to take to the field for the first time. This team was created in the 1800s as the most winningest college football program in the United States. It's record of 895 wins, 310 losses and 36 ties is proof of this fact that this is the best FBS school in college football. And you have the privilege of playing here on this team. It is an honor to wear that jersey, that helmet and those maize pants on gameday. Michigan's greatest have worn those colors from Tom Harmon to Fritz Crisler to Anthony Carter to Charles Woodson. Men have been canonized as heroes and legends in that uniform. That uniform though is not about the name on the back below the block M it's about the block M above it. It's about Michigan. It's about tradition and passion. Heritage and honor. Sacrifice and nobility. More importantly though it's about being a family. Being a family of Wolverines that have been on this Earth since college football first started out. This team is family. We depend on each other and count on each other to lead the way. Each and everyone of us. We are a team and nobody ever comes before the team. We don't blame one another, criticize one another or judge one another. We win and lose as a unit. As whole.
Today is the beginning of the journey of team 133. That's pretty big honor to be apart of. Knowing you're about to take the field as a member of the 133rd Michigan football team in school history. You are apart of history and today you can make history. Today is your baptism. It is the moment where you earn those maize wings you place on your heads and show this school, these fans and your family in this locker room that you belong here. That you belong with this team. It is your baptism by fire and you must be ready and willing to answer the call and I know you will be. You have busted your asses off all off season in the weight room, training facilities and practices and now at this very moment is when all of that pays off. This is where all of that dedication, sweat, pain and agony that you fought through to be here comes into play. You trained for this your whole life. You went out and made your dream of playing here come true now it's time to put that dream into action. Now it's that time to begin your road of success here at Michigan. Don't prove to me your worth prove to yourself your worth. Prove that you came here to do exactly what you sought to do and that's succeed. Success is only measured by how much effort you're willing to put forth into achieving it. Put forth every ounce of energy and electricity you have within you and I promise you that you will never fail.
Alabama is a strong team. They're quick, fast, physical and intense but you know what? So are we. We bust our asses off no matter who we play against, no matter how high they're ranked or how good such and such is on their team. It doesn't matter who we play because every game we are going to play like champions and fight like a championship team and tonight we are going to show Alabama that Michigan came to play and that Michigan came to send Alabama a message and that message is "Don't screw with us." "Don't take us for granted because we'll ram this ball down your throat and put you away in a wooden box when it's all said and done." We're going to hit harder, run faster and move quicker. Each tackle is going to be made with two hands, each catch made before running with the ball and each throw made with good decision and accuracy. Tonight we will test them to the brink and beyond. For you new guys this is your chance to make statement on this team and for you seniors it's the last time you might ever play them again so make this game one to remember when you become Alumni someday. This is the kind of game where dreams become reality and legends are made. This is where you stop becoming Mike or Tim or Daniel and become a Wolverine, where you become who you were born to be. Let's hit em hard! Hit em clean but more importantly let's play this game like it's the last game you'll ever play. Play like men on fire and make them see that fire in your eyes. LET'S SHOW THEM THAT MICHIGAN CAME TO DALLAS TO PUT A WALL IN FRONT OF ALABAMA. LET'S SHOW THESE SEC BOYS HOW WOLVERINES PLAY THE GAME! MAKE A STATEMENT. MAKE A STAND. MAKE THEM REMEMBER WHO YOU ARE! AND THAT'S MICHIGAN! LET'S GO BOYS!


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The 500,000 sf, 14-story One Angel Square in Manchester, England, is being promoted as "the most environmentally-friendly building in the world."
The structure earned a Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM) score of 95.16%, the highest score ever given by BREEAM.
Features include earth tubes for heating and cooling, double-skinned facade and rainwater harvesting. 3DReid was the architecture firm behind the project.


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I'm still going to steal his skooma.
He's just expressing his natural curio-sity.
I'm still going to steal his skooma.
Gee, this place is dead.
Those are fake.
Look: boobies.
Does anybody else occasionally return to this precipice of insanity (with the occasional Elder Scrolls reference) and spend hours perusing the vast, misunderstood wisdom embedded within these posts?
Me neither...


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Cook '66 Tells Students to Remember, Forget Wellby Howard Hewitt • November 4, 2010 Share:
A Chapel Talk favorite son returned to campus Thursday. Professor Bill Cook '66 visited campus to a packed and appreciative student, faculty, staff audience.
Cook, who spent the past two years at Wabash, is the Distinguished Professor of History at State University of New York at Geneseo. He is also known as one of the world's foremost scholars of Saint Francis of Assisi.
The always-colorfully dressed Cook received an ovation when he entered prior to the start of Chapel and made his way up the center aisle greeting old friends with handshakes and hugs.
His talk was titled "Remembering Well and Forgetting Well."
He led the students through a thoughtful lesson in life about remembering all sides of important events and also the importance of letting go.
"Wabash always remembers," he said near the end of his remarks. "Wabash needs to learn to forget as well."
No summary does it justice. Watch cook's entire Chapel Talk in the video below.


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Roasted Beets With Citrus
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Source: Recipe from Chef Nelson Cognac
Roasted beets are glazed with a zingy citrus sauce. Cloves add a hint of intriguing flavor to the tender beets.
4 bunches red beets, trimmed
1⁄4 cup olive oil
2 oz. butter
1 lemon, zested and juiced
1 lime, zested and juiced
2 oranges, zested and juiced
1 tsp. cloves, ground
1. Coat beets with olive oil. Spread beets on a sheet pan and roast in a hot 350° F. oven approx. 45 min. until tender. Remove from oven; cool.
2. With a small knife, peel away the outside skin and cut beets in quarters or eighths, depending on size of beet.
3. In a large skillet, sauté beets in butter. Add citrus zest, juice and cloves. Simmer 3-4 min., until heated through. Season to taste and serve.


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Dimensions Festival 6th-9th September line up additionsposted by Lucy, 12 Apr 2012
With just under five months left to go before the Fort at Punta Christo opens its gates, Dimensions clears the path and welcomes the final additions to its amazing line-up. Set on the picturesque Adriatic coast, Dimensions hijacks the Fort at Punta Christo. Known around the world as a mecca for Bass music lovers, Dimensions makes use of the beautiful surroundings with an intimate capacity, creating the perfect place to enjoy the deeper end of the electronic spectrum through some of the best sound systems in Europe.
Regarded by many from Detroit as one of the most driven artists in the genre, Carl Craig tops a bill of acts that have all been influenced by his sound. Known for releasing under a number of different names, Craig has always been one to keep the sound moving forward plotting roads across Jazz and Soul as his influence. Currently performing under the "Carl Craig Presents 69", Craig brings live Techno to a whole new platform with a large array of equipment and a truly amazing show.
Kieran Hebden is without a doubt one of the most diverse musicians London has produced and has played a huge role in some of the most memorable music the city has created. Known to many as Four Tet, Hebden has a career that dates back to the late 90¹s with a string of impressive albums on Domino Records. Drawing elements from Folk, Jazz, Electronica and Hip Hop, Hebden has worked with a wide range of artists from MF Doom to Radiohead. Currently living in New York, Four Tet sets sail for Croatia for a highly anticipated live performance.
Embracing the raw energy from live music, Dimensions welcomes a Mercury prize nominated four-piece band. Formed in East London, Portico Quartet have a delicate and cinematic sound drawing influence from a wide range of genres, encompassing both acoustic and electronic elements. Another great British act to perform this year have travelled the globe with their impressive live show and have certainly made their mark on the Bass music community. Signed to the prestigious Hotflush Recordings, Mount Kimbie bring the full live set up to Dimensions.
Tom Middleton is an artist who is no stranger to all things deep and wonderful. Prolific during the 90's as an ambient producer, Middleton is also well versed in House and Electro. This September Middleton joins Dimensions as Sounds Of the Cosmos, his new label which showcases a variety of styles all of which fit in perfectly with the vibe of the festival.
Glasgow has always produced exceptional talent and Koreless is by far the city's hottest new contributor. His break through moment was back in 2011 with his track "4D" which saw appreciation from Benji B and numerous Rinse FM DJ's
Alongside the live acts added, Dimensions boasts some of the greatest DJ's from Europe and America. New York's Morgan Geist of Metro Area joins Norwegian Disco prince Todd Terje, Swedish Deep House don Axel Boman and Spanish melancholic master, John Talabot.
Due to the capacity and scale of line-up at Dimensions not everyone will have the pleasure of attending; boasting a cutting-edge line-up and intimate setting, Dimensions has quickly become one of the most anticipated events of the summer amongst dedicated underground music lovers.
With tickets selling like Jungle records in the 90's, those that enjoy the soulful, deeper end of music are advised to jump on this opportunity.


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Fucksaw Professor (Sort of) Sorry for Demonstration
The professor behind Northwestern University's Hot Live Fucksaw demonstration has issued a statement today — and he's a little bit sorry, maybe. The Daily Northwestern has the full text of Prof. John Michael Bailey's apology, but here are some highlights:
I regret the effect that this has had on Northwestern University's reputation, and I regret upsetting so many people in this particular manner. I apologize.
He's sorry, everyone! Oh, but only kind of sorry. Shame on you, consumers of mass media:
During a time of financial crisis, war, and global warming, this story has been a top news story for more than two days. That this is so reveals a stark difference of opinion between people like me, who see absolutely no harm in what happened, and those who believe that it was profoundly wrong.
No harm no foul, Prof. We like where you were going with this any way. And really, who wouldn't want to watch a fucksaw demonstration in class? But he apologized, and it's now time to overanalyze the events of February 21st in true liberal arts fashion:
I am working with undergraduate students to arrange an event that includes high-‐level discussion and debate about the February 21st demonstration and the issues it has raised. I invite President Schapiro to work with us to help ensure that this event is as intellectually valuable as it should be.
Talking about fucksaws and squirting and their effect on human sexuality and the media in a room full of college kids promises to be "intellectually valuable."


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Communities in Caledonia, Chittenden, Orange, Orleans, Rutland, Washington, and Windsor counties eligible for assistance
Due to a number of new towns reporting damage, the Vermont Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security will hold an applicant briefing in Rutland County on August 21st in Mendon. The time, date, and location of all other previously scheduled applicant meetings are unchanged.
Updated list of Public Assistance applicant meetings:
Caledonia and Orleans Counties: Tuesday, August 13 at 10:00 a.m. at the Lyndon Public Safety Building – 316 North Main Street in Lyndonville.
Chittenden and Washington Counties: Thursday morning, August 15 at 10:00 a.m. at the Emergency Operations Center within the Department of Public Safety Building - 103 South Main Street, Waterbury, (photo I.D. required for building access)
Orange and Windsor Counties: Thursday afternoon, August 15 at 2:00 p.m. at VTrans Royalton Garage – 1953 Vermont Route 107, Royalton
Rutland County: Wednesday, August 21st at 2:00 p.m. at the Mendon Town Office.
Overview of disaster declaration:
Communities in Caledonia, Chittenden, Orange, Orleans, Rutland, Washington, and Windsor counties that suffered damage to public infrastructure during the rain and flooding of June 25 – July 11, 2013 have the opportunity to submit reimbursement requests to FEMA for 75 of eligible costs. President Barack Obama granted the counties a Public Assistance disaster declaration on August 2nd. In order to be eligible, a community in one of the designated counties must file a "Request for Public Assistance" for FEMA Public Assistance within 30 days of the declaration date (September 1st).
The Vermont Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security will begin the application process with mandatory applicants' briefings on August 13th, 15th, and 21st. The briefings will outline the requirements for receiving federal awards and maximizing eligibility of repairs.
Eligible Public Assistance projects include repairs to public roads and bridges, damage to public buildings, overtime for municipal employees during the response, and associated equipment rentals and contractor costs.
FEMA will assist the initial Public Assistance through its Williston, VT Joint Field Office. Additional personnel will be brought in to augment existing staff for DR-4140-VT as needed, and will work with the state to assist communities in preparing the necessary documentation for reimbursement under the Public Assistance program.
Communities in Caledonia, Chittenden, Orange, Orleans, Rutland, Washington, and Windsor counties are strongly encouraged to send one or more representatives to one of the meetings to initiate the process of applying for federal assistance.
Communities that have questions can call Ben Rose, DEMHS Public Assistance Officer at (800) 347-0488 or (802) 585-4719.
Contact: Mark Bosma, Public Information Officer, Vermont Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security, (800) 347-0488, http://vem.vermont.gov
Source: Division of Emergency Management and Homeland Security
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Just undisciplined play all around.
Not looking for excuses here or anything. But given the matchup tonight and the relative youth on this Pens roster, I think they're doing a decent job. They don't look intimidated at all. They need to clean it up a little bit, but with young teams like this, you're going to make mistakes and get sloppy from time to time against good teams like this.
I'd like to see them start pressing a little bit more on offense and just start getting the puck on net.


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Picture the scene. Your friend has called you up and suggested a weekend of food, merriment and non-stop gaming. You agree because logic dictates there's no better way to spend the weekend. You've rolled up at your friend's abode, you've got the snacks, fizzy drinks (or beer, whatever) and you've had the half-hour discussion about what pizza to get. You settle down to a Smash Bros marathon, and then you remember. You remember why you don't like playing games with your friends. Or just why you don't like your friends in general. The reason you should never mix alcohol or an unholy sugar rush with gaming and friends is because they're bound to have at least one unremembered irritating gaming habit. And when you're not in your right mind there's a strong chance you'll give in to the craving and leap across the sofa to batter them unconscious with your controller.
Nice article, certainly you can enjoy some words here away from console wars.
Hilarious article. I admit it, I'm the caveman (I hate when someone is trying to carry a conversation with me and I'm right in the middle of an intense GOW match). LOL good times


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This is a happy and motivational melody. Very pleasant and cheerful, happy and funny. The song that can be used in the movie, cartoon, play, performance, show, promotional video , advertising, birthday video and many more.
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All this chatter about a so-called global currency war is utter nonsense.
All that is happening is the Japanese are wisely taking steps to increase liquidity and depreciate their vastly overpriced yen. They are doing this in order to avoid deeper and deeper deflation. That deflation will sink the Japanese economy for years to come if remedial actions are not taken.
(Read More: Currency Wars Return, 1930s Style: Who Will Lose Out?)
Among all the big economies, none needs quantitative easing more than Japan's. All the Japanese have done so far is make cheap loans to banks, but with no concerted quantitative easing. But QE is coming this spring, when Prime Minster Abe appoints a new Bank of Japan head man.


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This book documents an exploration of the western landscape. The source of inspiration dictates the media used as well as the degree of realism or abstraction. These are all small works on paper containing experimental use of watermedia (watercolor, gouache, inks, acrylics and water-based pigments in crayon and stick forms. Several of these pieces begin with a textural ground in acrylic gel medium or sculptured acrylic pastes. Each media portrays a unique personality. Bold opaque gouache contrasts with the subtle transparency of watercolor. Inks flow across the paper only to crash into waxy crayons. The delicate pencil lines dance with flashy copper metallic strokes. The work combines an expressive impressionist painting style with glazing and various resist techniques defining space with layers of textures and calligraphic brush strokes. All of this work is available for sale. In some cases, limited edition giclee reproductions are also available. The Moon Series is available in a signed and numbered edition of fifty. Each moon is printed on canvas and gallery-wrapped on 12" by 12" wooden stretchers. Many of the mesas and mountains are available on canvas or on watercolor paper. Not every piece can be reproduced. However all of the images selected for limited edition retain the color and intensity of the original. Check out: http://www.absolutearts.com/portfolios/l/lelija/ I hope you will enjoy your climb from mesa to mountain—and that you continue to watch for the moon and planets.
Features & Details
- Category Fine Art
Small Square, 7×7 in, 18×18 cm
70 Pages
- Publish Date Oct 28, 2007
- Tags south west, Landscape, Moons, mesas, mountains, abstract, fantasy, collectible, contemporary, impressionist, color
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About the Creator
Lelija Roy
Denver, CO, USA
"My art is essentially energy translated into paint. This work combines emotional response with intellectual contemplation of the natural world. The degree of realism or abstraction doesn't matter. Capturing the energy of the light, color, movement and form—that's all there is!"


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Bradley Cooper's Roxbury hair
This one is for Katherine who just emailed me about having Bradley Cooper hotness confusion. Here's Coop at The Hangover 3 premiere last night in a rust (copper, brown, what?) coloured suit. Points for the variety. It's refreshing to see a man in something other than black or blue or grey. Not sure it's my favourite but the effort should be acknowledged.
As for his hair...
His hair is A Night At The Roxbury, non?
Please tell me you're old enough to know that reference.
I was at The Hangover 3 junket last weekend. And Coop's hair in the movie is probably the best hair he's had in all 3 of the movies. Which is what I told him during the interview. He seemed pleased. Then we talked about his, um, hair situation now. He said that they curl it every single day for American Hustler. Filming is apparently over now. Am assuming then that we should start seeing significant improvement.
What else can I tell I tell you about the interview? It was all three of them at the same time -- Cooper, Zach Galifianakis, and Ed Helms. All of them were very nice. Coop was in a plaid shirt and jeans. He looked good even though the hair was greasy. He's sexy in person, definitely, although I had to laugh when, at one point, Zach affectionately and jokingly referred to him as "Precious", as in "Where's Precious? Is he having his lunch?"
Interviewing three people when you have only four minutes is a f-cking bitch. You don't want to single anyone out. You worry that one person will do all the talking and then your show gets mad at you for not including each actor, in particular the actor who's considered the biggest "star". So I opened with Cooper, congratulating him on his Oscar nomination. He said thank you and congratulated me on my engagement. (I was wearing my 10 year anniversary ring.) Then he told me I had beautiful earrings. Then all four of us talked about whether or not my outfit was too matchy matchy after Helms pointed out that my top went with my shoes. DURING A JUNKET INTERVIEW FOR THE HANGOVER 3. In Las Vegas. Sometimes they can still surprise you.
For those of you who are curious, I was wearing this top over white jeans and these shoes. Too matchy matchy?


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TMC wrote:bigstrads wrote:I did find it quite funny that TMC refused to include a "Most Annoying Poster" of the year award because he wanted this to be ALL POSITIVE..............but then adds a "Post Whore of the Year" award.
Im thinking that NOONE wants that title............and the person who gets it (well, J-Rich) will neither claim, nor get any kudos for it.
I also like that he named it the "Bigs Award" but no-one has voted for me!
First, I won't reveal where the idea of that award came from.
And second, that award is more of a joke than anything. The one that wins it (J-Rich, it seems) won't get the prize we're planning to reward the winners with.
First off..................I was kidding.
RobDIKUM wrote:dude, you can't win an award that has your name on it. The name of the award is already a lifetime achievement award for that category. Anyway, weren't you the one that decided we should stop PM'ing about COD WW because it wasn't increasing our post count?
just kidding man, but J-RIch just sealed the deal today anyway with the two threads he started today. WOW!
Indeed it is a "life/boardtime" achievement for J-Rich.............as he has been useless, annoying, repetitive and just generally crap since the day he joined here.
I was bored the other day and looked back on Warriors Basketball from about 2 years ago, and found about half a page of new threads by J-Rich, just about nothing..............the way he posts 2 posts straight after each other with seperate thoughts, he used to do that with new threads!!! ...........the good thing was that not one of them had a response but he still kept on doing it.
Anyway, he is a joke...........we all know that, he should have been banned a long time ago but Hobbes never auth'ed it for some strange reason.
The COD thing, well, we might aswell post our thoughts in the thread man, otherwise its pointless to have it!..............13 pages of pretty much just me and you! ............weve got a way to go to beat the COD4 thread, that had 63!


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BERKELEY, Calif. -- Justin Cobbs made an 18-foot jumper with 1:35 remaining then added a pair of free throws and California hung on to beat No. 10 Oregon 58-54 on Saturday, handing the Ducks their second straight loss to an unranked team this week.
Allen Crabbe and Richard Solomon scored 13 points apiece, and Tyrone Wallace added 12 while helping the Golden Bears (13-8, 5-4 Pac-12) win back-to-back games for the first time since December.
Tony Woods had 14 points and eight rebounds for Oregon but failed to get a potential tying shot after grabbing E.J. Singler's missed 3-pointer with 5.2 seconds left. The Ducks (18-4, 7-2) were held scoreless over the final four minutes.
Fans rushed center court at Haas Pavilion and surrounded Cal's players in a raucous celebration after Oregon'sJohnathan Loyd's missed jumper as the buzzer sounded. It's the Bears' first win over a top 10 team in more than five years.
The frantic finish was in stark contrast to the first 35 minutes of the game when both teams struggled to find any kind of offensive rhythm.
Oregon shot 47.6 percent from the floor but made only one real solid run in the second half when the Ducks scored 11 straight to take a 50-42 lead.
That turned out to be the lone highlight of the week for coach Dana Altman's team. Oregon, which jumped six spots in the rankings this week, lost to Stanford 76-52 on Thursday.
Cobbs, who finished with eight points and seven assists, made his go-ahead shot from just inside the 3-point line after Singler missed from beyond the arc.
The two teams then exchanged airballs before Singler misfired again on a 3-point attempt. The ball glanced off the front of the rim and Woods appeared in position for an easy putback but David Kravish reached in to force a jumpball, giving Cal possession.
Cobbs then made two free throws with 3.9 seconds left, and moments later the court was a sea of yellow.
Suddenly the conference race is a lot more crowded.
Oregon will still maintain at least a share of the lead in the Pac-12 but there are five other teams sticking close. Arizona and Arizona State, which began the day one game behind the Ducks, play later Saturday evening.
Cal is certainly in the mix following its 10th consecutive win over Oregon.
It didn't start out so well.
The Bears missed 13 of their first 16 attempts from the floor, shot just 31.3 percent in the first half and repeatedly turned the ball over against an Oregon team missing one of its best defenders.
Starting point guard Dominic Artis - second on the Ducks in steals - missed his third straight game with a left foot injury and watched the game from the bench wearing a walking boot.
His replacement, Loyd, had five points and five assists early but fell to the floor with 16.4 seconds left in the first half and left holding his right wrist. He returned in the second half, his wrist heavily taped.
Even before Loyd went down Oregon looked flat offensively.
The Ducks got off to a sluggish start for the second straight game and led only 21-18 following Singler's 3-pointer with 5:58 remaining. But they were held without a basket the rest of the half and looked nothing like the team that had rattled off nine consecutive wins before getting blown out by Stanford by 24 points on Thursday.
Crabbe brought the Haas Pavilion crowd to its feet when he stole the ball from Loyd and raced the length of the court for a dunk that put Cal up 22-21.
Kravish later scored on a tip-in to keep the Bears ahead by one before Woods made four free throws to give the Ducks a 27-24 halftime lead.
Solomon scored six of Cal's first eight points coming out of the break but neither team led by more than three until Oregon's 11-0 run midway through the second half put the Ducks up 50-42.
David Kravish stopped the run with a 7-foot jumper and Crabbe later scored on a breakaway layup to tie the score at 54-all, setting the stage for Cobbs game-winner.


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Let's get two things on the table right at the top: Before this, I had never read any of the 70-plus books written by Peter Kreeft; also, I don't have a doctorate in philosophy. While the first wasn't a hindrance in reading Kreeft's "Letters to an Atheist," the second certainly was.
The book makes amazing and convincing points on possibly the most important topic of all time: Does God exist? As Kreeft writes in the introduction, "It makes a difference in everything. If God does not exist, then religion is the biggest hoax, the biggest myth, the biggest lie in the history of the world. If God does exist, then religion ... is the biggest truth, the biggest relationship in life: the relationship with the creator and designer of our existence, our identity, and our end."
Here's the premise, outlined in the book's first letter: Kreeft, a professor of philosophy at Boston College and a renowned author and speaker on Catholicism and the philosophy of religion, meets a young woman at a conference. She mentions to him that her brother is a smart, caring, compassionate atheist, and she is looking for resources that will better explain religion to him. This sparks Kreeft to send a letter to the brother, Michael, with the hope of engaging him in an ongoing debate about the reality of God and, if there is a God, his omnipotence and motives.
Kreeft says Michael is a real person and that the letters are real as well. The entirety of the book is made up of these letters — 45 in all — to Michael. Each letter builds off the previous one and is written as though Kreeft is responding to Michael's return letters (which, Kreeft acknowledges, are fictitious). While that might sound confusing, it's a great way to structure a book, as Kreeft expertly walks Michael (and the reader) point-by-point through the philosophy of religion, starting with Michael's main contention, which is this: all things that exist are provable by science, which God is not; therefore, God does not exist.
In the book, Kreeft comes across as genuinely caring and open to dialogue, although it's quite clear that, to use an analogy, he's a major-leaguer sharing the field with a T-ball player. Being a professor of philosophy since 1962, he seems to have all the answers. That being said, his answers often lead to more questions, such as: "Huh?"
Here is an actual sentence from the book: "I am tempted to do a philosophical analysis of the question, but I'm resisting that temptation (1) because we already discussed that under the label of 'scientism' and (2) because it would involve us in technical questions of epistemology, especially your presuppositions of nominalism and empiricism, and that would take a long time, for the clearest way to do that is by a tour through the history of modern philosophy to see the natural development and consequences of nominalism through the six centuries from Ockham to logical positivism."
See what I'm saying? (Obviously the book isn't all like that.)
That being said, I really did like this book (which won't be released until September, but is available to preorder on Amazon.com) and learned a tremendous amount from Kreeft (and from Googling all the words I didn't know) on how to dialogue with an atheist. Formatting the book in written letters was brilliant; the book is short to begin with (only 171 pages) and the conversational tone made it not only a quick read, but it really got me invested in the relationship between Kreeft and Michael and Michael's progress from atheism.
I'd love to read a follow-up from Kreeft called "Letters to a Deist" focusing on bringing Michael all the way home to Catholicism.
Scott Warden is associate editor of OSV Newsweekly.
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WHISTLER -- A 24-year-old snowboarder from Australia on the last day of his vacation has died after a fall on Whistler Mountain.
The man and a woman were snowboarding Thursday when they realized they couldn't continue on their chosen run because of the steep terrain. They removed their snowboards and tried to walk down. The man slipped, slid down the hill, hit some trees, and suffered a severe head injury, said Whistler RCMP Staff Sgt. Steve LeClair.
A mountain doctor provided advanced life support before the snowboarder was taken by helicopter to Whistler Health Care Centre. He was transferred to Vancouver General Hospital and died around 7 p.m. Thursday.
The man fell in an area known as the Blue Cliffs to the right of Ratfink on the north side of Whistler looking toward Blackcomb. LeClair described conditions as "bluebird": cloudless blue sky and sunny.
The man's name was withheld pending notification of his family. LeClair said he was from a town near Adelaide.
Coroner Barb McLintock said the man was part of a group of six to eight friends who had travelled as a group from Australia. They were on the last day of a five-day trip when the mishap occurred.
Whistler is a major destination for Australians — both as tourists and workers. In 2011, Tourism Whistler estimated that 34 per cent of the workforce at the resort were from Australia — second only to Canadians who comprised just more than 50 per cent.
The snowboarder's death is the second on Whistler this year. On Jan. 7, a 43-year-old skier from Oklahoma died when he skied and fell from a cliff above Franz's Meadows, a black diamond run.


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We Join FTC Event on Big Data E-Scores
Companies on the Internet are tracking you with vastly powerful Big Data algorithms to determine what to sell you, for how much and what financial opportunities (loans, accounts, credit cards) to offer you. Today at 10am, I join an FTC workshop on Alternative Scoring Products to debate the transparency and fairness of the system. Privacy and technology experts from industry, academia and the public interest will also participate. They include Professor Joe Turow of the Annenberg School of Communication at Penn, author of The Daily You: How the New Advertising Industry is Defining Your Identity and Your Worth (link is to an interview on NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross), and Ashkan Soltani, a privacy and technology consultant (formerly to the FTC) who also helped the Wall Street Journal crack behavioral tracking, scoring and dynamic pricing codes for its award-winning "What They Know" series. You can attend or watch online or watch it as an archive after the event.
The FTC has published a short blog explaining predictive scoring. Along with Jeff Chester of the Center for Digital Democracy, we have submitted a detailed comment (scroll down to see the full pdf) explaining our views. Only a few other comments have been posted so far, but you can file your own comments (due by 21 April) after you watch the workshop.
For many years, financial marketing that was based on your financial profile (your credit report) was conducted under strict "prescreening rules" of the Fair Credit Reporting Act of 1970. Companies could use your financial profile only for credit or insurance marketing (not general target or direct marketing) and if you replied to the offer, they had to make a "firm offer of credit." Importantly, if you choose to reject this use of your credit report, you have the right say no, or opt-out, to protect your privacy.
But in the new Big Data world, the firms claim that their uses of information don't "determine eligibility" and so don't trigger your FCRA rights; so, they assert, they don't have to give you any disclosure of their practices or the right to say no. They claim this even though their financial marketing offers -- essentially prescreening on rocket fuel -- are now being made in real-time (in hundredths of a second) and aren't based only on their compilation of financial data. Their algorithm also may include the powerful new added dimension of your location (from your mobile phone), as well as other data bits, all analyzed together in milli-seconds to decide where to lead you and what to show you and what to offer you. In our view, the vast majority of these instant decisions are still based largely on information that amounts to financial profiling and designed to encourage you to accept financial offers, whether good or bad for you.
For example, some of the non-transparent, deceptive pages you are led to on the Internet when you type "I need a loan," may appear to be lenders, but aren't. These websites are actually "lead generators," that ask you a few questions to determine your value and then auction you off to the highest bidder, often an online payday lender or for-profit school. Lead generators are the target of numerous enforcement inquiries, including by New York.
In a nutshell, if the protections offered by a regulated prescreening system for financial marketing are diluted by a switch to scores generated using largely unregulated Internet algorithms created through the sharing of cookies and all these other tracking bits between and among a vast interconnected network of business-to-business firms that consumers don't know about or do business with, consumers will be harmed.
As the authoritative National Consumer Law Center pointed out in its recent report on "Big Data," the Big Data algorithms, which may not be accurate or have any relation to your creditworthiness, also may implicate your rights under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of gender, race, age or other factors. Further, fellow workshop panelist Pam Dixon of the World Privacy Forum will point out today that some of the algorithms used by some players in the Big Data universe are targeting consumers based on "vulnerability-based marketing."
Here is a summary of the joint U.S. PIRG/Center for Digital Democracy comment:
The growing use of so-called "e-scores" —a form of invisible (to the consumer) online ratings — can help determine our credit worthiness, "lifetime value," or even the prices we pay. These e-scores can be used to blacklist or engage in discriminatory practices against individuals or even groups of consumers. We are aware that there are numerous online scores being generated for a variety of generally non-controversial uses, including predicting identity theft or fraud. However, we remain concerned that the largest and most important uses of online scoring are to substitute for the highly-regulated pre-screening regime that for years has governed the use of consumer credit reports for marketing purposes. Its proponents claim that the files developed are not on individual consumers, but on clusters of consumers. Its proponents claim online scores are simply a method for establishing audiences for serving ads. Not subject to the Fair Credit Reporting Act FCRA) regulation, they assert, are scores and other products that identify consumers on an aggregate basis (which for them means information narrowed to a small cluster of households at the ZIP+4 level) or consumers not named by name. We disagree with these representations and commend FTC for its inquiry.
CDD and U.S. PIRG also explain our work in a recent Suffolk University Law Review article "Selling Consumers, Not Lists." Probably the best news resource on E-scores is the 2012 New York Times article by Natasha Singer, "Secret E-Scores Chart Consumers' Buying Power."
I am looking forward to the debate. You can attend or watch online.
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The South American duo both got their names on the scoresheet in a routine victory for Andrea Stramaccioni's charges, increasing relegation worries for the toothless visitors
Rodrigo Palacio opened the scoring for the Italian giants after 30 minutes, before setting up Fredy Guarin for the home team's second to put the result beyond doubt.
Needing a win to keep up the pressure on Serie A leaders Juventus, the Nerazzurri began Saturday's clash in bullish fashion and pushed men forward in search of an early strike.
Pescara were full of resolve at the back, however, and Inter's first chance of the game came on the counterattack. Rodrigo Palacio did wonderfully to reach Fredy Guarin's lobbed pass, and flashed his shot across the face of the goal to fire a warning to the away team.
As the first half developed, Andrea Stramaccioni's men began to control proceedings. Pescara were left to feed off scraps during a spell of Inter domination, and only a persistent show of commited defending at the back prevented them from falling behind in the opening half-hour.
Antonio Cassano forced a save from Mattia Perin after latching on to Esteban Cambiasso's header, before Alvaro Pereira burst through on the left flank and rattled the side netting with a powerful effort of his own.
A goal appeared inevitable, and it came after 31 minutes courtesy of a fluid team move from the hosts. Christian Chivu's pass was left intelligently by Cassano and found the feet of Palacio. The Argentine still had a lot of work to do on the edge of the area, but a quick turn left Christian Terluzzi flailing before the striker hit his shot powerfully beyond the grasp of Perin, for his sixth Serie A goal of the season.
Although they had chances to further extend their advantage, the San Siro club looked comfortable and in complete control, with the midfield pairing of Javier Zanetti and Marco Benassi - separated in age by an incredible 21 years - assuring that the home team went into half time with a firm hold on the game.
Palacio needed barely 30 seconds after the restart to slide the ball into the Pescara net, but the ex-Boca Juniors star was called back for a marginal offside decision and earned a yellow card for his vigorous protest. Jonathan also raised the pulses of the home support, letting loose with a wicked shot from deep that flew just wide of the right-hand post.
Delfini were committing men forward, but that intent made for an increasingly shambolic display at the back. With just eight minutes played of the second half, a slick move from the hosts left the visiting defence in disarray, and Guarin was left with the simplest of finishes to make it 2-0.
The away side were left with a mountain to climb, and although they were enjoying more possession in the Inter half, there was no way through a defence led by stand-in centre-back Cambiasso.
A Mervan Celik header, that went comfortably over the crossbar, was about as good as it got for the visitors, as they succumbed to their 12th defeat of the season to move perilously close to the relegation zone.
Inter, meanwhile, leap temporarily back into third place in Serie A, although they will have to see how the dust settles on Sunday's league encounters before knowing their final position at the end of round 20.