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25-1011.00 - Business Teachers, Postsecondary
Teach courses in business administration and management, such as accounting, finance, human resources, labor and industrial relations, marketing, and operations research. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
Sample of reported job titles: Associate Professor, Business Administration Professor, Business Instructor, Business Office Technology Instructor, Business Professor, Faculty Member, Instructor, Management Professor, Marketing Professor, Professor
Tasks | Technology Skills | Tools Used | Knowledge | Skills | Abilities | Work Activities | Detailed Work Activities | Work Context | Job Zone | Education | Credentials | Interests | Work Styles | Work Values | Related Occupations | Wages & Employment | Job Openings | Additional Information
- Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
- Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as financial accounting, principles of marketing, and operations management.
- Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
- Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
- Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional organizations and conferences.
- Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
- Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
- Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, and course materials and methods of instruction.
- Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
- Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, books, or electronic media.
- Advise students on academic and vocational curricula and career issues.
- Select and obtain materials and supplies, such as textbooks.
- Collaborate with colleagues to address teaching and research issues.
- Collaborate with members of the business community to improve programs, to develop new programs, and to provide student access to learning opportunities, such as internships.
- Supervise undergraduate or graduate teaching, internship, and research work.
- Develop and maintain course Web sites.
- Serve on academic or administrative committees that deal with institutional policies, departmental matters, and academic issues.
- Participate in student recruitment, registration, and placement activities.
- Participate in campus and community events.
- Compile bibliographies of specialized materials for outside reading assignments.
- Act as advisers to student organizations.
- Perform administrative duties, such as serving as department head.
Technology Skills
- Accounting software — Sage 50 Accounting
- Analytical or scientific software — SAS ; SPSS; StataCorp Stata
- Calendar and scheduling software
- Computer based training software — Almaris E-Learning Systems Financial Accounting Tutor; Blackboard; Instructure Canvas; Learning management system LMS (see all 8 examples)
- Data base user interface and query software — Data entry software
- Electronic mail software — Email software; Google Gmail; Microsoft Outlook
- Information retrieval or search software — DOC Cop; Google Scholar; iParadigms Turnitin
- Internet browser software — Web browser software
- Object or component oriented development software — R
- Office suite software — Microsoft Office
- Optical character reader OCR or scanning software — Image scanning software
- Presentation software — Microsoft PowerPoint
- Spreadsheet software — Microsoft Excel
- Web platform development software — Hypertext markup language HTML
- Word processing software — Collaborative editing software; Google Docs ; Microsoft Word
Hot Technology — a technology requirement frequently included in employer job postings.
Tools Used
- Compact disk players or recorders — Compact disk CD players
- Desktop computers
- Digital camcorders or video cameras — Digital video cameras
- Digital cameras — Compact digital cameras
- Digital video disk players or recorders — Digital video disk DVD players
- Epidiascopes — Opaque projectors
- High capacity removable media drives — Universal serial bus USB flash drives
- Inkjet printers — Poster printers
- Laser fax machine — Laser facsimile machines
- Laser printers — Computer laser printers
- Liquid crystal display projector — Liquid crystal display LCD projectors
- Microphone stand — Microphone podiums
- Microphones — Handheld microphones; Wireless microphones
- MP3 players or recorders — MP3 digital voice recorders
- Multimedia projectors — Computer projectors
- Notebook computers — Laptop computers
- Overhead projectors — Overhead data projectors
- Personal computers
- Photocopiers — Photocopying equipment
- Pocket calculator — Digital calculators
- Portable data input terminals — Interactive whiteboard controllers; Student response systems
- Scanners — Computer data input scanners
- Slide projectors — Carousel slide projectors
- Special purpose telephones — Multi-line telephone systems
- Tablet computers
- Teleconference equipment — Conference telephones
- Televisions — Liquid crystal display LCD televisions; Television monitors
- Touch screen monitors — Interactive whiteboards
- Videoconferencing systems — Videoconferencing equipment
- Web cameras — Webcams
- Education and Training — Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
- English Language — Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
- Administration and Management — Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
- Economics and Accounting — Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking and the analysis and reporting of financial data.
- Customer and Personal Service — Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
- Sales and Marketing — Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
- Communications and Media — Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
- Psychology — Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
- Mathematics — Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
- Sociology and Anthropology — Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins.
- Personnel and Human Resources — Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.
- Computers and Electronics — Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
- Law and Government — Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
- Speaking — Talking to others to convey information effectively.
- Reading Comprehension — Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
- Instructing — Teaching others how to do something.
- Active Listening — Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
- Critical Thinking — Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
- Learning Strategies — Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
- Writing — Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
- Active Learning — Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
- Complex Problem Solving — Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
- Judgment and Decision Making — Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
- Monitoring — Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
- Time Management — Managing one's own time and the time of others.
- Social Perceptiveness — Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
- Coordination — Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
- Mathematics — Using mathematics to solve problems.
- Persuasion — Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
- Systems Analysis — Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
- Systems Evaluation — Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
- Oral Expression — The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
- Speech Clarity — The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
- Written Comprehension — The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
- Oral Comprehension — The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
- Written Expression — The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
- Deductive Reasoning — The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
- Inductive Reasoning — The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
- Problem Sensitivity — The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
- Speech Recognition — The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
- Near Vision — The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
- Information Ordering — The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
- Category Flexibility — The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
- Fluency of Ideas — The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity).
- Mathematical Reasoning — The ability to choose the right mathematical methods or formulas to solve a problem.
- Number Facility — The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly.
- Originality — The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem.
- Selective Attention — The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
Work Activities
- Getting Information — Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
- Training and Teaching Others — Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
- Thinking Creatively — Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
- Analyzing Data or Information — Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
- Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge — Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships — Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
- Interacting With Computers — Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
- Processing Information — Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates — Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events — Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
- Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others — Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.
- Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People — Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems — Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
- Developing Objectives and Strategies — Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.
- Coaching and Developing Others — Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work — Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
- Communicating with Persons Outside Organization — Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.
- Provide Consultation and Advice to Others — Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics.
- Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others — Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.
- Developing and Building Teams — Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
- Documenting/Recording Information — Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
- Selling or Influencing Others — Convincing others to buy merchandise/goods or to otherwise change their minds or actions.
- Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings — Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
- Scheduling Work and Activities — Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.
Detailed Work Activities
- Evaluate student work.
- Guide class discussions.
- Develop instructional materials.
- Attend training sessions or professional meetings to develop or maintain professional knowledge.
- Stay informed about current developments in field of specialization.
- Advise students on academic or career matters.
- Administer tests to assess educational needs or progress.
- Prepare tests.
- Develop instructional objectives.
- Evaluate effectiveness of educational programs.
- Research topics in area of expertise.
- Write articles, books or other original materials in area of expertise.
- Order instructional or library materials or equipment.
- Select educational materials or equipment.
- Direct department activities.
- Collaborate with other agencies and institutions to coordinate educational matters.
- Supervise student research or internship work.
- Create technology-based learning materials.
- Serve on institutional or departmental committees.
- Perform student enrollment or registration activities.
- Promote educational institutions or programs.
- Plan community programs or activities for the general public.
- Compile specialized bibliographies or lists of materials.
- Advise educators on curricula, instructional methods, or policies.
- Write grant proposals.
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Work Context
- Electronic Mail — 86% responded "Every day."
- Indoors, Environmentally Controlled — 87% responded "Every day."
- Freedom to Make Decisions — 84% responded "A lot of freedom."
- Structured versus Unstructured Work — 80% responded "A lot of freedom."
- Contact With Others — 66% responded "Constant contact with others."
- Telephone — 57% responded "Once a week or more but not every day."
- Face-to-Face Discussions — 41% responded "Every day."
- Public Speaking — 43% responded "Once a week or more but not every day."
- Coordinate or Lead Others — 45% responded "Extremely important."
- Work With Work Group or Team — 44% responded "Extremely important."
- Importance of Being Exact or Accurate — 40% responded "Extremely important."
- Time Pressure — 55% responded "Once a week or more but not every day."
- Frequency of Decision Making — 47% responded "Once a week or more but not every day."
- Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results — 39% responded "Moderate results."
- Duration of Typical Work Week — 57% responded "More than 40 hours."
- Deal With External Customers — 47% responded "Extremely important."
- Spend Time Sitting — 50% responded "More than half the time."
- Letters and Memos — 52% responded "Once a month or more but not every week."
- Level of Competition — 51% responded "Moderately competitive."
- Frequency of Conflict Situations — 39% responded "Once a year or more but not every month."
Job Zone
|Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed
|Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
|Related Experience
|Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.
|Job Training
|Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.
|Job Zone Examples
|These occupations often involve coordinating, training, supervising, or managing the activities of others to accomplish goals. Very advanced communication and organizational skills are required. Examples include librarians, lawyers, astronomers, biologists, clergy, surgeons, and veterinarians.
|SVP Range
|(8.0 and above)
Percentage of Respondents
|Education Level Required
|Doctoral degree
|Master's degree
|Post-doctoral training
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- Social — Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others.
- Enterprising — Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business.
- Investigative — Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally.
Work Styles
- Dependability — Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
- Independence — Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.
- Integrity — Job requires being honest and ethical.
- Concern for Others — Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job.
- Initiative — Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
- Analytical Thinking — Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems.
- Self Control — Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
- Achievement/Effort — Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.
- Social Orientation — Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job.
- Leadership — Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction.
- Attention to Detail — Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
- Cooperation — Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
- Innovation — Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems.
- Persistence — Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.
- Adaptability/Flexibility — Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
- Stress Tolerance — Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations.
Work Values
- Achievement — Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.
- Independence — Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy.
- Recognition — Occupations that satisfy this work value offer advancement, potential for leadership, and are often considered prestigious. Corresponding needs are Advancement, Authority, Recognition and Social Status.
Related Occupations
Wages & Employment Trends
|Median wages (2018)
|$83,960 annual
|State wages
|Employment (2016)
|104,000 employees
|Projected growth (2016-2026)
|Much faster than average (15% or higher)
|Projected job openings (2016-2026)
|State trends
|Top industries (2016)
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2018 wage data and 2016-2026 employment projections . "Projected growth" represents the estimated change in total employment over the projections period (2016-2026). "Projected job openings" represent openings due to growth and replacement.
Job Openings on the Web
Sources of Additional Information
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- Academy of International Business
- Academy of Management
- Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs
- American Accounting Association
- American Economic Association
- American Institute of CPAs
- American Marketing Association
- Association for Business Communication
- Business-Higher Education Forum
- Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences
- Institute of Management Accountants
- Marketing Educators' Association
- National Business Education Association
- Occupational Outlook Handbook: Postsecondary teachers
- Society for Human Resource Management
- Teachers of Accounting at Two-Year Colleges


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3222 - 5 Star 2 Bdrm -1000 SF Sleeps 62 Bed 2 Bath Condo(1000 SF) w/ Full Kitchen, Living, Dining, laundry in unit.
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- 2 Bedrooms, 2 Baths
- Sleeps up to 6
- 2 King
- 1 Sofa Bed
- No pets allowed
1000 SF 2 bed 2 bath condo located on the 2nd floor, access to parking area and main clubhouse with indoor heated pool & hot tub, dry sauna and steam room. Beautifully renovated with hardwood flooring, granite countertops, and newer appliances. Two-bedroom condo is approximately 1000 sq ft with a wood burning fireplace and fully equipped kitchen. Large covered back deck to enjoy those cool mountain breezes. Pinnacle Inn Resort features a play ground for children, private tennis courts, mini-golf and shuffleboard. Guest privileges to the Beech Mountain Club in summer. Ski Beech Resort provides shuttle (weekends only) to Ski Slopes in winter.
Kitchen: Full Kitchen, Refrigerator, Coffee Maker, Ice Maker, Microwave, Toaster, Cookware
Living: Ceiling Fans, Linens, Washer & Dryer, Ironing Board, High Speed Internet, Fireplace
Business: Conference Room Available
Convenience: Area FitnessCenter, Nearby Grocery, Golf Course
Outdoor: Deck, Balcony - Covered, Hot Tub, Shared Pool, Tennis, Winter Skiing, Hiking, Biking
Geographic: In the Mountains
Entertainment: Cable TV

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Travelodge Cork Airport3 Self rated
Black Ash, Kinsale Road Roundabout Frankfield Road, Cork, T12 E2XY
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- Good
- 126 guest reviews
"Overall good experience at the hotel and was what I expected...."
"I have stayed here many times - Eddie Rocket diner is acrass from the entrance and the rooms are clean and comfortable. The taxi to the airp..."
"Excellent service is a consitent feature at any Travelodge I've stayed at and Cork was one of the best. Very helpful and friendly staff. Tra..."
"lovely place bite fare from rally that wee were down to see but lovely place..."
"The hotel was exactly what we wanted, clean, safe and comfortable...."
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The Cork Travelodge hotel is ideally situated (3 miles from Cork Airport & 1. 5 miles from City Centre)for those looking for a base to explore Cork city and county offering spacious, modern rooms together with unbeatable fixed room pricing. For the budget conscious family, corporate guest or short break customer the Cork Travelodge hotel cannot be beaten for low cost accommodation and value.
"Eddie Rockets" American style Diner open from 8. 00am to 11pm serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. Reception manned around the clock also offering an arrivals and departures screen giving all information for Cork International Airport. Travelodge Cork also offers complimentary parking for those arriving by car. Free Wi-Fi with unlimited data for all devices throughout the hotel.
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- Disabled Access Public Areas, Disabled Access Bedrooms, Wheelchair Access, Wheelchair Access To Reception, Wheelchair Access To Restaurant, Wheelchair Access To Disabled Car Parking Spaces
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- Pets are allowed
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Bulleit is a growing brand owned by the largest beverage alcohol company in the world, Diageo. Bulleit has certainly made a name for itself in the last 14 or so years. A lot of Bulleit's growth has to do with being embraced by the 'craft' cocktail movement that has taken place in the last decade. I don't have a plethora of facts to back that up admittedly but if you have been paying attention at your local upscale watering holes I think you'll agree.
The first product produced under the Bulleit brand was Bulleit Bourbon, a high rye grain bill made for Diageo by Four Roses distillery in Lawrenceburg, KY. Seagrams owned Four Roses since the early 1940's, and purchased the Bulleit brand name in the late 90's. Upon hitting hard times due to a diluted portfolio, Seagrams was purchased by Vivendi, who then sold it's whiskey brands to Diageo. Whew (almost done)! Diageo then sold Four Roses to Kirin out of Japan, but kept the Bulleit brand name, which was distilled at Four Roses under contract. That contract continues to this day for Bulleit brand bourbons.
In the last year and a half, Bulleit expanding portfolio saw the introduction of a rye whiskey produced by Midwest Grain Products (MGP, formerly LDI). In the last month they've released a 10 year old version of namesake Bourbon. The subject of this review is the company's orange labeled flagship as well as the new 10 year old. Let's get to tasting shall we…….
Bulleit Bourbon Frontier Whiskey, 45% abv (90 Proof), $25/bottle
Color: Medium Amber/Deep Orange
Nose: Caramel, fragrant and sweet orange rind, clove, vanilla, spiced honey, hints of banana, and wet stone. The nose is crisp, mildly floral, and razor sharp.
Palate Caramel and vanilla up front but overcome quickly by cinnamon red hots, orange rind, and clove. Healthy spices here but with an attitude that is not overly aggressive nor too "hot".
Finish Cinnamon, vanilla, lingering earth/minerality and barrel.
Overall: One sip and you'll see why Bulleit is loved by cocktail enthusiasts. It's clean and sharp leaning towards the drier side of things on the palate. As a neat sipper it works very well and offers versatility in a shaker to boot. Much like Four Roses Small Batch, when used to make an Old Fashioned or Mint Julep, the fruit and spice notes really come through. This one is not very frontier like at all, and that's probably a good thing.
Sour Mash Manifesto Rating: 8.4 (Very Good)
Bulleit 10 Year Old Bourbon Frontier Whiskey, 45.6% abv (91.2 Proof), $45/bottle
Color: Medium Amber/ Deep Orange/ Copper
Nose: Stickier, richer and fuller on the nose than little brother. Caramel candy, maple sugars, vanilla, citrus rind, black tea, clove, and a healthy backbone of wood.
Palate Caramel and vanilla wrapped around a fruity core of orange and red apple. The wood notes ramp up quickly at mid palate. Barrel spices abound (cinnamon, clove, and a bit of licorice bite) without being overly dry.
Finish Big barrel spice and wood notes. Subtle caramel sweetness. Moderate length.
Overall: Certainly the oak influence is ramped up considerably as you would expect, but not overly so. It's a bit sweeter, richer, and bolder than the younger Bulleit. It's also a great sipper neat, with a splash, or with a cube. I found the fruitier and sweet spice notes more pleasing to my palate on the whole, but keep in mind the $20 price difference. Is it worth it? If you are a Bulleit fan or a fan of drier bourbons I'd recommend this one.
Sour Mash Manifesto Rating: 8.7 (Excellent)


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The murder of a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Arizona during a horse-back patrol along a drug smuggling corridor on the U.S.-Mexico border has set the stage for Republicans to renew their criticism of the Obama administration's gun-sting-gone-wrong known as "fast and furious."
Federal authorities led by the FBI are investigating the shooting near Bisbee, Arizona that killed one U.S. Border Patrol agent and wounded a second. A third agent on the patrol was not injured.
The slain officer's name was released after notification of next of kin.
"Last night, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection family suffered the loss of Border Patrol Agent Nicholas J. Ivie at the hands of criminals operating on the border near Naco, Arizona," said deputy commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection David Aguilar. "Agent Ivie died in the line of duty, protecting our nation against those who threaten our way of life."
Aguilar added: "His death only strengthens our resolve to enforce the rule of law and bring those responsible to justice. Our thoughts and prayers are with Agent Ivie's family and friends in this difficult time."
The agents were assigned near the Naco, Arizona, station named in September in honor of the late Brian Terry, 40, a U.S. Border Patrol agent killed in a shootout with Mexican bandits in Rio Rico, Arizona, in December 2010.
Two guns used in that shooting were traced back to a gun sting being run by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives – an operation that has become a lightening rod for Republican criticism.
Rep. Darrell Issa, the California Republican who chairs the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, called the latest shooting "a tragic reminder of the dangers the brave men and women who guard our borders face every day."
Issa noted that he had attended the ceremony last month where agents based at the Bisbee station named the facility in honor of their fallen colleague.
"Authorities must investigate the full circumstances of this shooting," Issa said, urging everyone to "think of the families of these agents and avoid drawing conclusions before relevant facts are known."
Senator Charles Grassley, an Iowa Republican, also connected the dots.
"There's no way to know at this point how the agent was killed, but because of Operation Fast and Furious, we'll wonder for years if the guns used in any killing along the border were part of an ill-advised gun-walking strategy sanctioned by the federal government," said Grassley, the ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee. "It's a sad commentary. We all mourn for the Border Patrol agent who was killed near the border station named after another fallen hero and fellow agent, Brian Terry."
Senator John Cornyn, a Texas Republican, made no direct mention of the latest incident when he released a copy of his latest letter to Attorney General Eric Holder.
But Cornyn, a former Texas state supreme court justice and former attorney general of the Lone Star State, called on Holder to answer his year-old questions about whether the ATF had operated any gun sting in Texas.
Cornyn noted in his letter that one of the guns used to kill ICE agent Jaime Zapata in Mexico last year had been purchased in Texas in October 2010.
Congressional inquiries by both Issa and Grassley have "uncovered a trail of documents suggesting that ATF agents may have had probable cause to arrest the members of this gun trafficking ring approximately three weeks prior to the purchase of the weapon used to murder Agent Zapata," Cornyn said in his letter to Holder.
"At the very least, documents show that ATF could have arrested these criminals three months prior to Agent Zapata's murder, when they illegally transferred 40 weapons to an ATF informant," Cornyn wrote, adding:
"They were not arrested until after Agent Zapata's death.


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South Campus Sports AssociationJanuary 19, 2006
South Campus Sports Association seeks more playing fields on 65-acre tract
Youth Sports Group Starts $10 million Effort
Houston Chronicle
By ANNE MARIE KILDAY Chronicle Correspondent
A coalition of youth sports organizations serving thousands of Houston-area youngsters is kicking off an ambitious $10 million fundraising campaign to build more sports fields. The South Campus Sports Association is an alliance that includes West University Little League, West University Soccer Club, Southwest Football League, West University Softball Association, Houston Lacrosse, the Braes Bayou Little League and the West University Sports Tri-Sports Association. The leagues, which serve about 5,000 youth athletes from 60 different Houston ZIP codes, is facing a shrinking amount of available land and a growing demand for playing fields. The Southwest Football League is just one example of the explosion in youth sports. The league, formed in 2002, started with 150 players. It now has 600 football players — and demand from other young athletes. Will Bertron, the founder of the Southwest Football League, said the South Campus Sports Association will use a variety of fundraising methods to develop the land. "Securing the land, while a challenge, was financially the easy part," Bertron said. "The difficult part now is raising the money to develop it. "Some people say, 'Put up a back-stop or a goal post, and you've got a playing field.' It's more complex than that. There are issues like drainage that have to be taken into consideration." To meet the needs of youngsters involved in various sports, the SCSA was formed in 2002. The group borrowed money to buy 65 acres at the corner of West Bellfort and Stella Link, and developed five new sports fields on that site. The group last year successfully lobbied the city of Houston to change its plans to extend West Bellfort, from Main Street to Stella Link. The city's original plans for the street project would have cut the South Campus property in half — a possible danger to the youngsters playing sports. Extension altered After working closely with Mayor Bill White and the city of Houston's Public Works Department, the city agreed to change the West Bellfort extension so that it would run along the southern boundary of the sports complex. But the five temporary playing fields — three for football and two for lacrosse — will be demolished as soon as the West Bellfort construction starts in May. "We need to raise some capital so those fields can be rebuilt right away," Bertron said. The association recently announced a master plan for the 65-acre tract. It calls for construction of five soccer fields, three football (or lacrosse) fields, three Little League baseball fields, one junior baseball field and one senior baseball field, three softball fields and one other playing field for either softball or Little League baseball. The plan also includes a large park, Campus Park, a jogging path, pavilions with restrooms, flagpoles and landscaping. The shortage of area land for sports fields is a result of several factors, including new school construction programs at Pershing Junior High School, and Poe, Longfellow, West University and River Oaks Elementary schools. HISD construction Construction of the new McGovern Library and the Randalls' Holcombe shopping center also took away space that had once been used for youth sports. "We are at an interesting juncture with all of the HISD construction," Bertron said. "All of that has brought to the forefront the fact that the majority of fields used by youth sports groups are borrowed fields. We've had some very gracious hosts. "But their (the school district) primary concern is education. And if they need to build a science lab, or a computer wing, there is absolutely nothing sacred about those playing fields." The SCSA board, with the help of its member leagues, has already received $1.3 million in pledges during an informal stage of fundraising to fund development of South Campus. The SCSA also received a $300,000 matching grant from the West University Little League. Now the SCSA is reaching out to the community for $10 million to help develop the entire sports campus. Bertron stressed that while the leadership of the SCSA is predominantly composed of West University Place residents, many youngsters from different neighborhoods all over Houston participate in the association's youth sports programs. Although there are strict boundaries imposed on Little League baseball, the soccer, lacrosse and football programs are bringing together youth athletes from diverse backgrounds and neighborhoods, Bertron said. "Sports is a way to keep kids out of trouble — that's a huge deal," Bertron said. "And it is something we've already experienced in the football league." Challenger Division Bertron said the Challenger Division of West U. Little League, which serves youngsters with disabilities, also is open to male and female players from all areas of Houston. "The sports campus allows kids to meet other new kids from other areas of the city. All of a sudden, they are blended on to one team and it's been real nice to see," Bertron said. The campaign features a variety of ways to donate toward the project. They include naming rights for key projects to amenities such as benches, markers on a jogging path and trees. "We really hope that the entire community, including some of the foundations and endowments in the city, will wrap their arms around this project," Bertron said. "We are really hoping that people will understand we're not necessarily looking for a big check today, but a commitment over the next few years."


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Today was all about fermenting and salinity. The Coyotes worked with cabbage in salt, the Phantoms and Rubber Band followed up on their sauerkraut from Friday, and the Sand Leopards are experimenting with pickling in different levels of salinity.
This afternoon, fermentation expert and food-world celebrity Sandor Katz visited the school to talk to the kids about the use of salt in preserving food. We were lucky to catch him on his way back to New York from a fermentation festival in Petaluma.
Noah and his mom brought apples and honey in to share for Rosh Hashanah so we could all start out the new year on a sweet note.
At circle, the Rubber Band explained the process of osmosis with a short dramatic act:


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Documentary Movies
2007 Style Writing in Havana
2006 List of all actions in Cuba
'06 Exhibition in Havana
'06 Video Guerilleros
'06 Yemayá Mural
'06 Workshops
'06 Murals in Havana
2005 Săo Paulo
2004 CubaBrasil in Cardiff '04
2003 List of all actions in Cuba
'03 Mural in Regla
'03 Video Art in China Town
'03 Murals in Muraleando
'03 Mural in Pinar
`03 - 8th Biennial - Pabellón Cuba
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Cuba 2003 - DVD
During our project in Cuba 2003 the documentary movie
Collision & Fusion
was filmed. It already has been presented on movie festivals in Toronto, Montreal,
Berlin and Hamburg. It is available on DVD.
DVD - 63 min - shot & cut: Don M. Zaza - 29,90 €
From the entire material of the last three years at present one complete movie is due to editing. Its completion is planned within this year.
São Paulo 2005 - DVD
Out of our two-week stay in São Paulo in 2005 this 15 minutes documentary originated. The film is not sold
on DVD, parts of it however will be used in the new
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Actor Armie Hammer – Hunk of the Day
Not to be confused with Arm and Hammer, Armie Hammer's stardom is slowly climbing up the ladder with the help of his appearances in 'Gossip Girl' and 'The Social Network.' The Facebook movie couldn't even contain his hotness in just one character, he had to play two.
He's also appeared in a number of TV shows, like ' Veronica Mars' and 'Desperate Housewives,' and is in the works to play the Lone Ranger in the 2013 remake. We're all anxious to see him in a cowboy uniform, but what's most attractive is his debonair quality and his sophisticated swag.


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MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) — Officials in Washington state performed a special inspection six months ago on the Interstate 5 bridge that collapsed because there were indications it had been struck by a different vehicle.
An inspection report released Friday by the state Department of Transportation says inspectors brought in a bucket truck to examine the structure and identified tears, deformations and gouges on the northbound side of the bridge.
The report says the special checkup was done due to "impact damage," although state officials did not respond to a phone call seeking more detail.
The inspection report also details a variety of other problems with the bridge, including vegetation growing in panels, and rust. It also summarizes a variety of parts on the bridge that have been subjected to "high-load" hits.


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Daniel Carter "Uncle Dan" Beard (June 21, 1850– June 11, 1941) was an American illustrator, author, and social reformer who was one of the founders of the Boy Scouts of America.
Early life
Beard was born in Cincinnati, Ohio into a family of artists. As a youth, he explored the woods and made sketches of nature. He lived at 322 East Third Street in Covington, Kentucky near the Licking River, where he learned the stories of Kentucky pioneer life. The home is now located in the Licking-Riverside Historic District.
He started an early career as an engineer and surveyor. He attended art school in New York City. He wrote a series of articles for St. Nicholas magazine that later formed the basis for the American Boy's Handy Book. He was a member of the Student Art League, where he met and befriended Ernest Thompson Seton in 1883. He illustrated a number of books for Mark Twain, and for other authors such as Ernest Crosby.
Beard became the editor of Recreation magazine and wrote a monthly column for youth. He founded the Sons of Daniel Boone in 1905, basing it on American frontier traditions. He later moved his column to Women's Home Companion. After conflicts with a new editor, he moved to the Pictorial Review. Since Women's Home Companion retained the rights to the name, he simply renamed the organization to Boy Pioneers of America
He merged his organization into the Boy Scouts of America when it was founded in 1910. Beard became one of the first National Scout Commissioners of the Boy Scouts and served it for 30 years. The work of both Beard and Ernest Thompson Seton are in large part the basis of the Traditional Scouting movement. [1]
Beard also helped his sister organize the Camp Fire Girls and became president of the Camp Fire Club of America. Beard was a Freemason and an award for Masonic Scouters has been named in his honor.
Prior to the establishment of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, Dan Beard was recipient of the first and only "gold Eagle badge" awarded at the Second National Training Conference of Scout Executives held in 1922 in Blue Ridge, North Carolina.
Beard died on June 11, 1941, at his home (named Brooklands) in Suffern, New York. He was buried near his home at the Brick Church Cemetery in Spring Valley, New York.
The Daniel Carter Beard Bridge, which carries Interstate 471 across the Ohio River, was named for him. A life-size bronze statue of Daniel Carter Beard and Boy Scout, created by world-renowned sculptor Kenneth Bradford, stands in Covington, Kentucky near his boyhood home, now a National Historic Landmark.[2]
At the Philmont Scout Ranch in the Northern Region, there is a staffed campsite named after him. At that campsite scouts work on low impact camping and participate in team building activities. The campsite is also on the edge of the Valle Vidal, and much vegetation around it is burned down due to many fires.
See also
- The Daniel Carter Beard Masonic Scouter Award was merged with several others into the Community Organization Award.
External links
- Info on Beard from The Columbia Encyclopedia
- The Boy Pioneers: Sons of Daniel Boone full text
- The Outdoor Handy Book
- The American Boy's Handy Book
- Field and Forest Handy Book
- Shelters, Shacks, Shanties
- Info on Beard from Dan Beard Home
- Rare 100-Year Old Images of Daniel Beard at Lake Teedyuskung, PA


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A month ago, I promised to comment on a controversy over at scienceblogs.com about pseudonymous blogging (see especially here and here). The discussions there were about pretty weighty matters of science, including posts by the wonderfully pseudonymous DrugMonkey. But I never got around to it.
Last week, as the first volleys were being fired at this corner of cyberspace in the Opacity Wars, comments on one or two of the posts expressed outrage over pseudonymous blogging/comments, for reasons that weren't quite clear to me. But the sun was shining and the fish were biting, so I didn't have time for that either.
Then, yesterday morning, I read the NYT Magazine's piece by Emily Gould, called "Blog-Post Confidential: What I gained – and lost – by revealing my intimate life on the web". There's a lot about 'oversharing' and a lot of oversharing, as the author negotiates her life on-line.
Jesus H. Christ on a crutch, that's a lot of whoopdedoo about 'virtual personalities'.
Let's clear about my own pseudonymous status: This blog exists only because it is possible to have a layer of distance from the real person or people who actually do the writing here. (Oh, have I given away too much?) It is by design emphatically not intended to be the Log, where some of the brightest and most articulate minds in language sciences have a pretty authoritative (in a good way) blogal voice. In a way, it matters who those people are while they write about stuff they actually know about. A smart person reads everything with a skeptical eye, but the Log is about as trustworthy as the web gets. Even they, though, have a pseudonymous blogger in their line-up (Melvyn Quince).
In contrast, this blog exists just to create a chance to throw out odds and ends about language, mostly intended for people with nothing beyond a passing interest in language. This blog is a kind of anti-authority and I hope there's no oversharing in any sense. (If there is, I'll hunt it down and kill it.)
Sometimes the content is just linguistic data, but it's infinitely less focused than Jim McCawley's wonderful old "Linguistic Flea Circus" (a collection of English data that resisted and often still resist good theoretical accounts), nor ideologically loaded like the 'wild facts' that George Lakoff was said to bring to class back in the day. I don't give tremendous thought to most of what I put up, and if I did, I wouldn't post a lot of it or would rework it dramatically. (Case in point: The last post about a 'garden path' sentence might not really count as garden path to a lot of people who do syntax.) I definitely wouldn't be so brainstormy if stuff had my name on it. So, a pen name is comfortable.
A lot of our posts are about the discipline of linguistics at Wisconsin, language in Wisconsin, etc. For those things, it just feels better to have it come from a blog with a lot of local people serving as contributors: It doesn't matter who gets this stuff out, but it's good to have people know about what's happening among linguists at Wisconsin and related matters. Most of it is stuff I don't know jack about, in terms of linguistic science, but it looks like fun or potentially interesting or somehow worthwhile stuff.
Besides, the person typing these lines is not really a linguist, as many of the real linguists on campus would tell you very directly if you asked them. I don't have any kind of degree in Linguistics and the couple of courses (was it even that?) I had in Linguistics as a student were far away from almost anything that ever gets mentioned here. But maybe I'll start blogging about what I know some day. In the meantime, I am a kind of anti-authority on linguistics, or maybe more of an unhinged amateur rodeo clown on acid invading the LSA Business Meeting.
And we talk some about university and academic politics, a lot of it looking snarkier than one might be if this blog wasn't under a pen name. That stuff, I think, is stuff that needs to be said, and often badly needs to be said, and the person typing these lines regularly says more forceful things on these topics in public, but I'd just as soon not have the local papers quoting me by name and title. (And, yes, local news blogs do occasionally pick up stuff from this blog.)
Sure, we raised hell for a while with Safire and other prescriptivist baboons for their willful ignorance of the subject they earn a living from. Most people who care already understand how those guys work, but it's probably useful to have a reminder. I wouldn't mind having my name on that stuff, but it doesn't outweigh the reasons for being pseudonymous, and it could become a distraction.
One of the key bits of liberty that comes with a nom de plume is that I can report what I hear "on the street" about the field. That's a little like the gawker blogs that Gould has worked for, but much more like the uber-snarky non-news on wonkette.com. I assume enough sophistication on the part of readers to realize that this stuff really and truly is on the level of gossip — not refereed publications or conference presentations, even much more what people tell after the third beer than over a latte. This blog is to the Log as wonkette is to whatever the best newspaper in the country is.
If you find something here that has any value beyond a cheap laugh, it's yours to use (acknowledgments to Mr. Verb are welcome). But if you can't verify what you read here, I urge you not to take it too seriously. We don't. What you read here is worth what you've paid for it. At most.
Sunday, May 25, 2008
Blogging under a pseudonym
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So, the rumors about the Witness Protection Program aren't true?
- Mr. Verb said...
I cannot comment on that.
Maybe that's much like Karl Rove apparently refusing to comment on whether he talked to the Dept of Justice about pursuing the prosecution of former Alabama governor Don Siegelman.
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Despised Web Hosting Company GoDaddy Goes Down, Possibly Attacked By Hackers
Everyone who didn't drop web hosting company GoDaddy during one of its many scandals—The sexist ads, the elephant-killing CEO, its support of SOPA—probably wishes they did now. GoDaddy's DNS service, which makes web addresses legible to humans, has crashed hard. Millions of websites are offline. It's a shame so many innocent people rely on GoDaddy to run their websites because otherwise we'd have no qualms about celebrating something that would make GoDaddy's uniquely hateable CEO Bob Parson's day a little less pleasant.
A member of Anonymous named AnonymousOwn3r is claiming responsibility. Take that with a grain of salt: Anonymous has been claiming a lot of bullshit recently.


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View a list of rated Programs and Practices related to gangs on CrimeSolutions.gov.
Criminal justice agencies use a variety of strategies to combat gang-related crime.
Prevention refers to services, programs or activities designed to prevent people from joining gangs. Prevention often focuses on young persons. Situational gang crime prevention focuses more on the situational causes of crime and less on the dispositional traits of specific offenders and often addresses the environmental and opportunistic factors that influence offender decision-making.
Intervention seeks to draw gang members and close associates away from the gang lifestyle. Many programs involve law enforcement coordination with community- or faith-based organizations to offer education, job training and community service opportunities as incentives to quit the gang while still holding those receiving services accountable for continued delinquent or criminal activity.
Suppression, or gang crime enforcement, encompasses a broad range of criminal justice activities in which law enforcement, prosecution, probation and parole focus their resources to limit and assure accountability for the criminal activity of gangs and gang members. Suppression tactics may include:
Learn more about the role of gangs in prosecution.
To make anti-gang strategies most successful, an important first step involves conducting an assessment of the problem. An up-front assessment of a problem helps leaders understand the problem in as much detail as possible. The leaders can then focus planning and target their actions on a plan that saves time and money in the long run.
The assessment process generally consists of three steps:[2]
Learn more from "A Guide to Assessing Your Community's Youth Gang Problem" prepared by the Institute for Intergovernmental Research for the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
[note 1] Examples of conspiracy statutes brought to bear in gang prosecution include, but are not limited to, 18 U.S.C. § 371 and 21 U.S.C. § 846. "Conspiracy" is an agreement to commit a crime; some conspiracy statutes require overt acts while others do not. The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations statute, or RICO, is 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961-68.
[note 2] This section adapted from Institute for Intergovernmental Research,
OJJDP Comprehensive Gang Model: A Guide to Assessing Your Community's Youth Gang Problem, Washington, D.C.:U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 2009, pp 4-6. Retrieved December 2, 2010 from
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WASHINGTON (NNS) -- The United States will continue to sail ships on missions in international waters a Department of Defense official said March 10.
Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman said the March 8 incident in the South China Sea in which five Chinese ships surrounded USNS Impeccable (T-AGOS 23) - an unarmed Military Sealift Command vessel - won't hinder the United States from using international sea lanes.
The United States protested the Chinese activity to China's foreign ministry in Beijing and to the defense attache at the Chinese Embassy here. China rejected the U.S. protests March 10 and maintains Impeccable violated international law by sailing in the area.
The ship is an ocean surveillance vessel and was mapping the sea bottom when the Chinese ships approached. The Chinese ships included a Chinese navy intelligence collection ship, a Bureau of Maritime Fisheries patrol vessel, a State Oceanographic Administration patrol vessel and two small Chinese-flagged trawlers.
Two ships approached within 50 feet of Impeccable before the American civilian crew used fire hoses to challenge them. One of the Chinese ships approached within 25 feet of the American ship. Two Chinese trawlers then stopped directly in front of the Impeccable as it attempted to leave the area.
The Chinese allege the American ship was operating illegally in China's Economic Exclusion Zone. China claims a 125-mile zone.
"Our activities were in international waters, and we will continue to operate in international waters as appropriate," said White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, yesterday. "Our ships obviously operate fairly regularly in international waters where these incidents took place. We're going to continue to operate in those international waters, and we expect the Chinese to observe international law around them."
The area is about 70 miles south of Hainan Island. In 2001, two Chinese fighter aircraft challenged a U.S. Navy EP-3 patrol plane in the area. There was a collision between one of the Chinese fighters and the P-3, killing the Chinese pilot. The P-3 made an emergency landing on Hainan Island, and the Chinese detained the 24-member crew of the American patrol plane for 12 days.
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What a wonderful, very timely post for me and for all of us I am sure! If you or someone you know is encouraged by this post please leave a comment! It is so inspiring to see girls rise up and bless their parents.
We wish to dedicate this blog to our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. Without Him we are nothing. He's the creator - who breathed life into you and me. If you do not know Jesus, we encourage you to ask Him into your life today. What a difference He has made in our lives, and what a difference He will make in yours!
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But I did the same thing 2.5 years ago with the BLOB Streaming Engine. In this blog I explain how you can retrieve data out of the database using the BLOB Streaming Engine and a simple URL of the form: http://mysql-host-name:8080/database/table/blob-column/condition
Where condition has the form: column1=value1&column2=value2&...
Now I have to ask myself the question: why did we not manage to generate more enthusiasm for the idea?
Many agree that we can learn more from failure than success, so here is my list of top reasons for this particular failure:
- Every idea has its time. In the last 2 years the awareness of NoSQL solutions has grown a lot, making RESTful and non-transactional storage and retrieval much better known and generally acceptable.
- We had no platform on which to launch the idea. Without a server distribution a plug-in does not have a chance of real exposure (this was not obvious back when we started making plug-ins). Percona Server and MariaDB now present such a platform. This is great for the whole community, so support them! :)
- Our software had not been proven in production. And this is one reason why building software based on an idea, instead of an actual project requirement is quite likely to fail.
- We did it with PBXT and not a the main stream storage engine which everyone is already using. The really exciting thing about HandlerSocket is that you can use it to grab data in your existing database. This will allow it to spread like wild fire in a dry forest.
- It is obvious to me that we at PrimeBase have a marketing problem! We have no clue how to get a message across to the public. It is really quite sad, and great technology like PBXT engine-level replication and BLOB streaming may die because of this. The following points also show lack of marketing skills - so next time you see him, hug your marketing guy! ;)
- By using the name BLOB Streaming Engine, we did not make it clear that this works for all kinds data, not just BLOBs. (OK, and MyBS no was a terrible name - PBMS not much better - but "HandlerSocket" will prove that it has nothing to do with the name!)
- We did not show benchmarks. For me it was obvious that retrieval would be significantly faster if it did not have to go through the SQL interface. Besides, as a developer I know you can easily manipulate benchmark results, so I reluctant to present them (although I do) for my own software.
But to developers it is not always obvious that giving it away for free does not automatically mean it will get used. So to my hacking compatriots: I hope this list will help you to do things better!
P.S. Congratulations Oracle on release of 5.5!


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MIDDLEFIELD, Conn., Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Recovery and cleanup from Hurricane Sandy will prove a bonanza for construction and repair companies, and those they plan to hire, some business owners said.
"I always look forward to a natural disaster. The last two storms we had around here, the snow we had, helped out the contracting business quite a lot," said Doug Palmieri of Palmieri Construction in Middlefield, Conn.
Although repair experts still cannot visit many parts in the New York, New Jersey and Connecticut areas especially hard-hit by the storm due to flooding and road closures, customers have begun telephoning in search of help to remove branches, dry out basements and rebuild damaged roofs and homes, The New York Times reported Thursday.
"I drove around with my truck and a couple of people stopped me and asked for a business card," said Maria Goncalves of Queiroga Construction in Bridgeport, Conn. "Unfortunately for everyone else, it's going to be good for us."
Some companies expressed concern about finding additional personnel quickly, since a slowdown in the construction industry caused many workers to leave the field, the newspaper said.
"There is going to be so much manpower needed, and we are already spread so thin," said Bill O'Connell of Elite Public Adjusters, an insurance and adjustment company, as well as a repair company, in North Wildwood, N.J.


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HangMessage.com revolutionizes texting from boring to full of fun and surprises.Pick a specific address to hang a surprise message for your friend to receive as soon as they get to that location or even post it right where you are.
Send yourself a memo so once you arrive at that exact place, your phone will receive the self- reminder HangMessage and you'll never forget to buy an item from your grocery list ever again.
You can hang messages anywhere and control the parameters within which the receiver's device can pick up the message. Hang a message at your son's school telling him to "have a great day" or hang a message at the office reminding your co-worker of an "11a.m. meeting." You can even hang a message for yourself at the supermarket so once you arrive at the location, your grocery list will arrive to your phone as well! Once the receiver picks up the message at the location and reads it, you will get a notification of receipt. Now go ahead, get creative, have fun and start hanging surprise messages anywhere you'd like!
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Yachats, gateway to Cape Perpetua
If you are looking for a return to a quieter time and place, Yachats is it!
Nestled between the green forest and the blue sea, Yachats is still a small village where you can walk everywhere, where the shops are owned by real people who remember your name and are happy to see you, and where you can refresh yourself—mind, body and spirit.
And yet….it's also a happening place! Yachats residents are a quirky lot, full of curiosity and creative sparkle. They value their beautiful environment; they host festivals for music, mushrooms, and more; they build trails everywhere; they sponsor speakers and support youth activities. There is live music somewhere almost every night.
Yachats is the center of the central Oregon coast. In every direction, you will find places to explore and adventures to experience. Cape Perpetua offers tide pools, blow holes, whale watching, fungus finding, nature guides, and miles of trails.Yachats is the perfect place—for weddings, reunions, board retreats, craft workshops, or just a quiet getaway. On GoYachats.com, you can find all the information you need about lodging, restaurants, shops, services, facilities, and events.
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Diane C, Rhode Island
- 1/1/2014
About Me
Every aspect of planning a Disney World vacation is pure joy! From the moment I book a flight to Orlando, I'm hooked. I love sitting down with my children and figuring out where we want to spend each day. If I'm not planning a vacation for myself, I love when first time Disney goers ask for any tips. I want everyone to fall in love with Disney World. It's so exciting to help families who are experiencing the magic for the first time and and to know that I helped them have the best vacation ever.
About My Family
Many words describe our family: loving, supportive, goofy, and very busy! My husband and I have 3 children: Alex (13), Domenic (11), and Mia (5). Although we have a zillion activities, we love to spend time as a family. Sunday dinners are the norm and often include our large extended family who live nearby. With three children of such varying ages and interests, it can be challenging to find activities everyone will enjoy. Disney is our magical place where we make lasting memories.
About My Disney Experience
I took my first trip to Walt Disney World when I was 11. Since then, I've been back many times: as a honeymooner, with small children, as a get-away with my husband, with groups of friends, and with my extended family. Walt Disney World has something for everyone. It's a place where we can go as a family and know that everyone will enjoy themselves. It's been so much fun watching our children go from being satisfied splashing around in the fountains at EPCOT and tentatively meeting Mickey to conquering Disney's mountain attractions effortlessly and declaring Rockin' Roller Coaster the best ride ever!


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GWU Hospital holds pumpkin decorating contest | News
WASHINGTON (WUSA9) -- Decorated pumpkins are on display in the cafeteria at George Washington University Hospital.
The pumpkins are part of the employee pumpkin decorating contest. Judging for the contest began at 2 p.m. Thursday.
The results are in and the Operating Room team wins today's pumpkin decorating contest.
There were a total of 42 entries from different departments across the Hospital: OR, ICU, Security, Environmental Services, Engineering, Emergency Room, Occupational Therapy, were just some of the entries.
The decorated pumpkins include trauma pumpkin, Jimi Hendrix pumpkin, wound care pumpkin and many more. Click through these photos to see the rest.
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PunkBuster the original Anti-Cheat system for online multiplayer games.
- Real-time scanning of memory by PB Client on players' computers searching for known hacks/cheats
- Throttled two-tiered background auto-update system using multiple Internet Master Servers to provide end-user security ensuring that no false or corrupted updates can be installed on players' computers
- PB Servers can optionally be configured to randomly check player settings looking for known exploits of the game engine
- An optional "bad name" facility is provided so that PB Admins can prevent players from using offensive player names containing unwanted profanity or racial slurs
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We believe the right fit makes all the difference. We proudly serve 98% of the nation's largest hospital chains and healthcare professionals in more than 3,000 employee health, rehab therapy, occupational medicine, urgent care, and wound care facilities. We've learned specialty care providers need fast and agile systems. That's why our fully interoperable Electronic Health Records (EHR) solutions offer clients an end-to-end experience that includes practice management tools, compliant clinical workflow documentation, revenue cycle management (RCM), analytics and professional services.


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Best YouTube Moments in California Basketball: The NomineesPosted by Connor Pelton (@ConnorPelton28) on February 18th, 2014
Last month we introduced our new project, which is centered around determining the top YouTube moment in Pac-12 basketball history. We continue the nomination portion with California.
[ed note: These are just the top moments we could find on YouTube, which has a vast number and array of videos, but we won't be able to cover the entire 99 years of the conference.]
We open with a shot from who is quickly becoming one of the most clutch California players in the history of its program. Tied at 46 with the shot clock turned off on the road against #23 Oregon, the Golden Bears decided that they would either win it in regulation or head to overtime. Guard Justin Cobbs chose the first option, stepping back and hitting nothing but twine to put Cal ahead by two with 0.7 seconds remaining. Oregon's desperation heave at the buzzer fell well short, and the win kept alive what would end up as a seven-game winning streak for the Golden Bears. Read the rest of this entry »


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The Chicago Bears lost their best guard, Lance Louis, to the Miami Dolphins this week, so they've found a replacement. The team announced a one-year contract agreement with former New York Jets guard Matt Slauson on Friday.
If you were taking bets before free agency, you never would have guessed that Slauson, not Brandon Moore, would be the first Jets guard to find a team in free agency. Although if you were taking bets on which Jets guard was going to sign first, you should consult a professional.
(I might soon have a serious problem, too. People using the word "bet" on NFL.com before have been known to be struck by lightning.)
This makes six Jets starters to leave the team this offseason, and two offensive linemen signed to the Bears who will be expected to start Week 1. The Bears paid big money to tackle Jermon Bushrod; Slauson should have come for cheap.
Follow Gregg Rosenthal on Twitter @greggrosenthal.


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May 08, 2007
By Paul Feinberg
For the second consecutive year - and for the fourth time in five years - UCLA Anderson hosted the renowned PBS program "CEO Exchange." In each episode, two influential chief executives pair up for a lively discussion of topical issues. The show is hosted by CBS News' Jeff Greenfield, and broadcasts from the campus of one of the nation's top business schools. In this latest UCLA Anderson-hosted edition, "CEO Exchange" brought together Steve Wynn, chairman and CEO of Wynn Resorts, Limited, and Terry Semel, former chairman and CEO of Yahoo!.
"Betting on Big Ideas: How Taking Risks Can Reap Rewards" was taped in the Ralph Freud Playhouse. The studio audience included Anderson students, faculty and friends, including Robert Townsend, CEO and president of Black Family Channel productions. "'CEO Exchange' is one of my favorite shows," Townsend said. "I'm running a network and I like to see and hear how businesses are run." Click here to watch the episode (Windows Media).
Wynn and Semel each took their turn at center stage, as Greenfield moderated the conversation. Content emphasized how each executive developed his individual corporate and leadership strategies. Wynn recollected that he decided to enter the hospitality business as a teenager, when his family vacationed at Miami Beach's famed Fountainbleu Hotel. "It's good to be king," he recalled thinking as he observed the hotel manager at age 16 - a thought that proved an uncanny premonition. Semel, by contrast, was an accountant by training, who entered the film business as a salesman by chance - ultimately ascending to co-CEO of Warner Bros. (along with Robert Daly).
Passion was key to the success of both men. Wynn's passion for service and luxury accommodations transformed Las Vegas. He said gambling was not the key to the city's renaissance and intimated that, if anything, a reliance on gambling made it easy for Las Vegas hoteliers not to offer much more to their clientele. It was his belief that guests wanted fine dining and shopping - even great art to view - and that gambling would always be there for those who chose to partake.
For Semel, passion was how he and co-chair Daly managed to run a studio together, with nary a public disagreement. "We decided early on that any time there was a big decision to make, we would make it alone in a room," Semel said. "We'd make easy decisions in front of the staff. And when we disagreed on something, passion ruled between the two of us." Semel explained that the partner most passionate would get his way, even if the other disagreed. The key to making that formula work? Once a decision was made, the dissenting party helped the other to achieve success. "There was no jealousy between us," Semel said.
Later in the show, Semel and Wynn - who happen to be close friends away from their respective offices - joined Greenfield in conversation. The pair discussed how even after all of their career achievements, they needed the risk of new challenges. For Wynn, it was the sale of his Las Vegas Strip hotels and subsequent purchase of the Desert Inn, a property he turned into his latest and grandest Wynn resort. Semel stepped down as chief of Warner Bros., then stepped into an entirely new realm as head of Internet giant Yahoo! He left Yahoo! in June, 2007.
At one point, Semel recounted how he had to adjust to the Internet-lifestyle: conducting business from a cubicle, dining in the company cafeteria and foregoing a personal parking space. Naturally, this contrasted greatly with the "image-is-essential" world of Hollywood. It also contrasts with the flashy world of Las Vegas, with Wynn drawing big laughs when he noted that he'd "never give up my parking spot."
Even at this stage of their careers, both men prove patient, continuing to negotiate their businesses into the future. Wynn - who is studying Mandarin - told the MBA candidates in attendance that China "will be the overwhelming force in your lifetime" and that learning a new language and doing business in a different culture "makes me feel young again."
Semel, whose career shift was perhaps more profound, still takes the long view. "I don't see business as a one day scorecard," he said. "We always try to think three years ahead. I was trained to think long term, never quarter to quarter to quarter. If we're creating value, it's long-term value."


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Some of the stake young men presidency's responsibilities related to the Aaronic Priesthood include:
Orientation of Ward Young Men Leaders
8.3.4 [Ward Young Men presidencies] receive orientation and ongoing support from the stake Young Men presidency.
15.4.1 [Stake Young Men presidencies] orient newly called ward [Young Men] presidencies. They also provide ongoing encouragement, support, and instruction for ward [Young Men] presidencies and teachers.
Ongoing Encouragement, Support, and Instruction
15.4.1 They provide ongoing encouragement, support, and instruction for ward auxiliary presidencies and teachers. . . . They meet with these leaders regularly to learn of their needs, discuss the needs of the members they serve, and communicate information from the stake presidency.
Ward Quorum Visits
15.4.1 Periodically [stake Young Men presidencies] visit ward meetings and classes as arranged with ward leaders.
Leadership Training
18.3.2 The stake presidency convenes one stake general priesthood meeting each year. All Aaronic and Melchizedek Priesthood holders in the stake are to attend.
18.3.3 The stake presidency convenes a stake priesthood leadership meeting in connection with each stake conference. The presidency also convenes one other stake priesthood leadership meeting during the year, for a total of three such meetings annually. The purposes of these meetings are to teach priesthood leaders their duties, increase their abilities, and strengthen their faith.
In these groups, the stake presidency may provide instruction or invite high councilors, the stake Young Men presidency, and others to assist.
Stake Activities and Scouting
18.3.9 The stake Aaronic Priesthood–Young Women committee meets as needed to plan stake-sponsored combined activities for young men and young women. Youth should be included as much as possible in planning and carrying out activities such as youth conferences, dances, devotionals, and multistake events.
18.3.11 Under the direction of the stake presidency, [the stake Young Men presidency] conducts training and coordinates support for the individual Aaronic Priesthood Scouting programs in each ward.
They register as unit commissioners and serve as liaisons to Scouting units within the stake. They also participate in district committee meetings and roundtables.
18.3.11 Stake Young Men and Primary presidencies also offer ongoing training and support for ward Young Men, Primary, and Scouting leaders.
18.3.7 The stake Young Men president attends the stake council, which meets two to four times a year as needed. The agenda may include reports on stake auxiliaries and on stake activities and programs as needed.


text: January 11, 2019 | Leave a comment | Home Historic English Monastic Gardens There are not lots of traces or precise records of English monastic gardens left these days. he planting and arrangement demonstrating the cloisters containing a herbarium and a conduit—with the fish-pond, orchard, and vineyard outside the walls is found in twelfth-century plan of Canterbury, however it only gives a basic concept of the garden. But there is no other document even this complete belonging to this early period. The varied parts of all monasteries belonging to the same order were as invariable as circumstances allowed, pointing to the understanding that the plans and specifications of those on the mainland additionally give us an idea of the design of the English monastic gardens. An ancient monastery of St. Gall, in Switzerland left behind its design, which features significant information into the design of the prominent religious compound that belonged to the Benedictines in the ninth century. The monastery was created in a valley and its cultivated grounds were broken into four areas: the cloister-garth, the physic garden, the vegetable garden, and a burial ground that was also an orchard. A savina, which provided water for drinking and water fountains washing needs, was at the center of the grounds.


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The Jack Ridl Visiting Writers Series of Hope College will feature fiction writer Lewis Nordan and essayist David Griffith on Thursday, Feb. 21, at 7 p.m. at the Knickerbocker Theatre.
There will be a question-and-answer discussion with Nordan and Griffith in the Otte Room of Phelps Hall on Thursday, Feb. 21, from 3 to 4 p.m.
The public is invited to both events. Admission is free.
Southern writer Nordan is the author of a memoir, three short story collections, and four novels, including Southern Book Award winner "Wolf Whistle," based on the murder of Emmett Till, which occurred near Nordan's Mississippi hometown in 1955 when the author was 15 years old. Critics often compare Nordan to William Faulkner and Flannery O'Connor, and "Publishers Weekly" calls him "one of the best contemporary writers to portray [the South's] people," noting that he "does so with tenderness and compassion, in prose that rises and falls like plangent music."
Griffith earned his MFA in creative writing at the University of Pittsburgh, where he was taught and mentored by Lewis Nordan. Griffith is the author of "A Good War is Hard to Find," a collection of essays in which, according to "Dead Man Walking" author Sister Helen Prejean, he "offers gripping personal testimony to the difficulties of living out the Christian imperatives of love and forgiveness amid a culture that legitimizes government violence as the only 'real' way to establish social order."
Additional information may be obtained online by visiting www.hope.edu/vws.
Phelps Hall is located at 154 E. 10th St. The Knickerbocker Theatre is located at 86 E. Eighth St.