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125 pounds was the weight I thought was perfect for me.
4 was the size of pants I thought I should wear.
100 was how many calories I burned in one mile of running, approximately.
1200 was the number of calories I thought I should eat in a day.
Those numbers have been burned onto my brain since I was in my early twenties - maybe earlier.
We have relationships in every part of the fitness process - we have a relationship with exercise, we have a relationship with food and many of us, especially women, also have a relationship with the numbers. When I was a freshman in high school, my friend Jodi told me that if we multiplied our height, then that was our ideal weight.
My ideal weight came from a friend who heard it from someone who read it somewhere and I thought that number was gospel.
At 5'5, my ideal weight was 125 pounds. Less was okay, and throughout high school I weighed 115 pounds. But when I went off to college and gained a little weight. I was ok as long as I weighed no more than 125 pounds. Though I didn't proclaim to anyone that I was on a diet, the minute my weight went over 125, I ate nothing but salads and was strict about staying below 1200 calories, which was another number I soaked up from somewhere I can't remember. I also knew that running burned roughly 100 calories per mile, so I'd run three or four miles.
This was my unwritten rule for myself.
That is the unwritten rule for so many of us.
The rule of my ideal weight exploded in my face in my early thirties when I took up strength training. I was feeling stronger and enjoying the workouts but I wasn't prepared for the scale to go in the opposite direction. Instead of going from 130 pounds to 125, I went to 135. Then to 140.
Intellectually I knew what was going on - I knew that muscle weighed more than fat and blah, blah, blah, science. I knew that.
But I still could not reconcile this new number. Because the old one, as bogus as it was in its foundation (shockingly, not everything I learned in high school locker rooms was true…) was absolutely seared into my brain.
Seeing a number on the scale that was more than my ideal weight made me feel shameful. I felt bad about myself, despite what I knew intellectually.
For many of us, certain numbers bring elicit memories and emotions.
Maybe it was how much you weighed on your wedding day or when you graduated from college or some other positive time in your life. The ideal number in our head triggers positive memories or experiences. And that's what we want.
For many others, there is a goal weight in mind - those who have struggled with weight all of their lives might have a number in mind as an end to the journey.
Once I hit this weight….fill in the blank.
Once I hit this weight I'll be happy. Once I hit this weight I can stop going to the gym seven times a week. Once I hit this weight….
And it's not enough to intellectually understand that it's ok if your weight goes up when your muscle mass goes up and your body fat goes down. Because sometimes you can tell yourself over and over again that it's ok, but you never really buy what you're trying to sell yourself.
Developing a relationship with your body that doesn't have numbers is so. hard. to. do.
It is so hard.
Because we sure as hell don't like the other feedback we rely on, which for most of us is mirrors. Just this morning I got up, took one look at myself in the mirror, and was thoroughly disappointed with what I saw. I haven't trained consistently because of injury, so I feel sluggish and quite frankly, didn't like what I saw in the mirror.
I share that mostly because I know there are so many out there who feel the same way.
So what do we do? With the numbers and the feedback?
We work on it. I know - that work is hard and complicated. But we create awareness where we can, we remind ourselves, at every opportunity, that we are more than a number.
We ask for help.
We offer help.
We remind each other that we're beautiful.
We lift each other up.
In the words of the ladies over at Girls Gone Strong - "strong women lift each other up."


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"Developing a high-quality graphite project for the rapidly growing global battery market"
Kibaran Resources Limited (ASX: KNL) is an ASX-listed exploration company focused on unlocking the graphite potential of the mineral-rich landscapes of Tanzania, East Africa.
The primary focus is on the 100%-owned Epanko Deposit – a key graphite target within the Epanko Graphite Project area, which has been identified to host large flake graphite with 'expanded' properties. The Epanko Deposit has a JORC Indicated Mineral Resource Estimate of 12.8Mt at 10% TGC, for 1.28Mt of contained graphite. Work is now focused on progressing Epanko towards development.
The Company has secured offtake agreements for 100% of the initial annual production from Epanko with blue-chip companies. With the completion of a Bankable Feasibility Study, Mining Licence granted and debt funding discussions well advanced the Company is on track to becoming a major producer of high-value premium quality flake graphite.
The Merelani-Arusha Graphite Project, located in the north-east of Tanzania is Kibaran's second graphite project. The Tanga Graphite Project located south of Merelani completes the graphite portfolio of graphite projects for Kibaran.
With a strong portfolio of highly prospective graphite projects in the mining-friendly country of Tanzania, Kibaran is in a strong position to become a significant producer of commercial graphite and thereby capitalise on the growing global demand.

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Church Leadership
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Schedule an Event
April 15, 20178am - 4pmParish House, 65 South Street
The Parish House of The Presbyterian Church in Morristown is open the Saturday of Holy Week for anyone who wishes to walk the labyrinth, pray, meditate, read scripture or otherwise contemplatively dwell in God's presence. Come anytime and stay as long as you like.
Labyrinth instructions and prayer resources are available.
Contact: Rev. Sarah Green, Associate Pastor


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I didn't manage to get tickets for the Chelsea Flower Show this year so here's my own Chelsea garden in Stroud Green. I love the bronzes and purples of the heuchera, astrantia, cirsium and acer against the greens and whites in this border.
And here is the same border as an aerial view showing the different textures of the plants.
Here's another border. Geranium Johnson's Blue, aquilegia (I think Nora Barlow?) and self-seeded Alchemilla mollis and valerian.
Another border fringed with the ever-multiplying Alchemilla mollis! It's so pretty with raindrops on but I couldn't get a photo of those rare drops.
I'm keen on geraniums, especially blue ones. Here's the lovely Geranium Rozanne, much beloved, and deservedly so, by Carol Klein. It's out from June till October, but this is a very early flower.
I've also just discovered a newer relation to Rozanne – Geranium azure rush which I'm told has a more compact form and is even more long-flowering. I bought mine from Claire Austin which came in excellent condition.
I haven't got many roses, but who could fail to love the Rambling Rector – a cascade of unruliness, just like some unkempt Victorian vicar's garden.
Another rose I bought at this time from David Austin is New Dawn, which after several years has come into its own. Its a modern rose and flowers repeatedly and has the most delicate fragrance. Worth waiting for.
At the end of my garden is a pond with various planting around it. Here is a rush with some fish sculpture from Crocus floating above.
And lastly a picture of my pond. It looks tranquil but I have many newts, water snails, water boatmen and damsel and dragonflies. I even have a daily visit from a sparrow hawk sipping from the pond. There's been a pair nesting in the trees on the railway at the bottom of our gardens for several years now.


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Product Manager
360training.com is looking for a passionate, dynamic and strategic Business Unit Manager who will be responsible for the overall P&L of the assigned product portfolio to maximize revenue and margins while minimizing cost. This includes researching, prioritizing new opportunities and features to enable the company to Stay, Win and Change the game.
The Business Unit Manager ensures collaboration with sales, marketing, accreditation, customers, experts, product development, industry advisory board members and customer support to deliver outstanding products that ensure revenue growth, margin and customer satisfaction goals are met. Business Unit Manager must identify areas for growth and create strategic product line roadmaps to help drive adoption of the product and differentiating features.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities, include but are not limited to:
Overall P&L responsibility for the assigned product portfolio.
Entrepreneurial spirit with track record for delivering results in fast-moving environments.
Be a leader, owner and visionary of the 360training products and drive the product strategy for the assigned product portfolio.
Maintain a close pulse on financials for the product line and develop plans from a strategic, tactical and financial perspective.
Responsible for revenue growth through various sales channels such as B2B, B2C and others.
Superior analytical and problem-solving skills with demonstrated experience turning data into actionable insights
Proven track record of taking ownership and driving results
Deliver business cases with prioritized features, corresponding justification of investment and course approvals to a) Stay in the game, b) Win the game and c) Change the game
Forge partnerships with external third parties such as professional trade associations to assess partnerships, vendor relationships and product buy vs licensing opportunities.
Use data to perform analyses on several aspects like Product Performance, Forecasting, Consumption Patterns, Industry Trends and Customer Acquisition metrics.
Make key delivery decisions, such as pricing, packaging and positioning, based on product line performance metrics to meet revenue and profitability goals.
Interface with the sales channels and marketing team to conduct product trainings and develop product roadmap.
Responsible to interface with technology, content product development and marketing teams to enforce release schedules and meet deadlines to fulfil customer, revenue and margin objectives.
Strongly collaborative and effective in a cross-functional environment
Minimum Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Bachelor's degree in business, finance or marketing. MBA preferred.
Three (3) years or more of experience as a Business Unit Manager or Product Manager.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to deliver presentations at the executive level.
Ability to maintain relationships with peers, leadership and regulatory agencies.
Experience in eLearning industry preferred.


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Russ, James and Alan catch up with talking points, tips, tricks and questions answered.
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About a year ago, Lady Miss Sonic and I were drunk at Corrina's halloween party and decided to make this. That is all.
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Just In Time For Halloween
Tags: Betty white is my hero, Grandma's doing bjork covers, QVC is bad news., SHHHH
Srsly, I love my grandmas, even though the white one fills up my e-mail with ridiculous forwarded cute/joke things her friends send her and spends way too much of her money on quasi-useless crap from QVC and the guamanian one who I can barely understand and i'm pretty sure is probably homophobic. I wish i could get either of them to karaoke Bjork and Prodigy songs with me drunk. Can this lady be my grandma too? I want to karaoke "Enter Sandman" with her. Is "Enter Sandman" even available on karaoke? Maybe I can get her to play rockband with me at a a fairy-god-family gathering. I cant even play Rock band and I don't even know the words to "Enter Sandman" or any metallica songs for that matter. Oh well. I want Betty White to be my grandma too. Can you even adopt grandparents? Betty White and this lady are my fairy god grandmas in my head.
and in case you were wondering, yes I have been called a "freak" before.
My New Straight Girl Crush
Photoshoot or not, If you're going to wear leopard print, especially all over; you better fucking mean it. I have no doubt in my mind that Naomi Shimada means it. She's that kind of ridiculously pretty that makes me wish i actually liked vagina. She looks like she could rip someones arms off and bystanders would just be like "You are so cute!" I want to keep her in my pocket and play dress up with her when I get bored or sad.
Where Is My Mother?
SF pride weekend was a 4 day long hot mess. I drank like I had not been drinking almost everyday for the previous two weeks, my feet are blistered, and my phone kept dying. It was sort of a weekend to end all weekends. Or at least my liver.
Thursday; Carwin, Dylan, and I were supposed to attend the infamous grimey gay party The Crib for Robin's birthday. We began the night drinking and smoking weed in the hotel room. We left, I don't remember this at all. Eventually we arrive across the street from the crib, and I proceed to throw a fit about how much the crib sucks and demand we head back to the hotel. Again, still dont remember anything that happened outside of the hotel room. We return to the room, continue to get drunk and high. At some point, two of us end up in our underwear and some pg-13 cute shit goes down.
Friday; Carwin, Dylan and I get ready to head to my usual party, the epic BLOW UP at the Rickshaw stop to meet up with Virgil. Again, we begin the evening drinking and smoking more weed then head out to our destination. I proceed to panic because Dylan's wonderfully smart ass takes us through the tenderloin at night. We arrive at blow up where Virgil takes us out of line and throws us in through the VIP entrance. We begin dancing our asses off on stage where I run into Tori, Julia, Sarah, and Malea. Then Robin, Alicia, and Sophia appear out of nowhere. I continue to dance my ass off with Dylan until about 1:15 where we go outside to hangout until the party ends. I never leave blow up early, unless you're some sort of special. Virgil, Dylan and I head back to the hotel to meet up with Carwin and smoke more weed. Virgil and I head back to solano county and go to bed.
Saturday; Virgil, Sam, and I head out to Pink Party and meet up with Edric, Dylan, Robin, Dimarco, Joriz, Alicia, Esther, etc. I barely had anything to drink but managed to be in a good enough mood to be all peppy. At the end of the night, 8 of us have to shove into virgil's 5-seater car to head back to the hotel. I end up having to spoon with alicia at the bottom of the bed.
Sunday; This was probably the worst of the weekend. I was sober for the first half of the pride celebration, we managed to lose Sam, who later found Robin and Paul. I end up with Edric, Virgil, Mero, Michael and a few of their friends. While waiting for Alicia to come through with my vodka, The guys come through with a bottle of Bacardi Gold which they allow me to take straight to the face. My phone dies soon after. Eventually Alicia shows up with my vodka in a water bottle. I proceed to drink. Our whole group of about 15+ people begins to migrate and I somehow get separated from them and run into a boy I think I used to have a massive middle school crush on. I end up embarassing myself and make me sound like a pathetic drunk asshole. Although in the end I got his number, I ended up changing his name in my blackberry to "Don't Even Bother." I run my drunk ass around pride frantically searching for my friends when I run into a boy who's nipple I permanently damaged back in december. I use his phone to call Christian who informs me everyone is by the Asian Art Museum. I scurry back there and jump on Alicia and almost start crying. We all proceed to drink more. Robin, Paul, Virgil, Sam and I head back to Pauls car then back to Virgil's car where Paul and Virgil attempt to sober up. After 4 hours of hanging out by our cars, we finally head back towards home. We stop at Alicia's friends house in concord to sober up more before heading back to benicia/vallejo. We watch tv, eat pizza, and bitch at eachother for about an hour before we go home.
I have sort of been hiding from everyone ever since. I hung out with Dylan yesterday to dye my hair. We ended up getting KFC, smoking weed and rolling around my bed instead. I think I might be sort of freaked out by all my partying. Sure, it's summer, but I have been living like this since last August. I feel like I should be getting tired of it but IRL, I'm not, I can't, and I won't. I'm probably just not used to enjoying my life this much. But really, It's fucking amazing.
Hi,THE BANGZ are hot shit. I honestly love whatever all this jerkin bullshit is. This song makes me like it more. I think I am sort of late on this. Now someone show me how to jerk. Someone teaching me how to dance in general would be nice.
Personality Of Spam
Tags: Madonna Sucks now, Medusa, old things, rockstar spoof
I want to see this movie. It's like an old showtime movie special parody-ing Madonna's Truth Or Dare tour documentary called "Medusa: Dare to Be Truthful" Starring Julie Brown as Medusa. It's just one of those things that are funny because they are true.
Bands You Should Love Because I Say So: Kap Bambino
Kap Bambino pretty much completes a trifecta of Boy-Girl Electro-punk bands I am obsessed with along with Heartsrevolution and Crystal Castles. While similar in description, there's a ridiculous difference in sound. Crystal castles is a little more super nintendo on estrogen and molly, Heartsrevolution is a little more cute but heavily-armed anime super heroine, and Kap Bambino is a little more zombie raver bar fight. Which is why they're great.


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By Bob Each | PCRI Helpline Facilitator
Nineteen ninety five started out to be another great year. I had just started my fifty-first year on the planet and life was good. My two girls were in college. My wife had a good job as an intensive care nurse at a local hospital. I was nearing a thirty-year career with the IBM Corporation. We both had a decent income and were investing in real estate and stocks in anticipation of a long and comfortable retirement. Traveling the world and flying small airplanes was going to be high on the list of activities we would be indulging in, when that retirement arrived.
I felt my health was excellent. I skied in the winter months, jogged two or three miles most days, did my forty or fifty pushups, a dozen pull ups, and forty or so sit ups, every day. I always had a slight high blood pressure problem and to offset that, tried to eat a reasonably heart healthy diet as I understood heart healthy diets. Little red meat, no butter, skim milk, lean animal protein, fruit, and vegetables, was the normal diet. I even did the Pritikin Diet, invented by Nathan Pritikin, to keep the old arteries clear. At 5 feet 11 inches, I was a lean 170 pounds and felt wonderful.
As the 1995 months progressed, I noticed a slight change in my trips to the bathroom. Instead of emptying my bladder every 4 or 5 hours, I seemed to be going every 3 or 4 hours. I wasn't too concerned. I had few friends that were already dealing with BPH (benign prostatic hyperplasia). I felt I was too young to be dealing with any real health problems. In the past, if I had any type of health problem, I went to the doctor, and he helped fix it, or it just healed on its own. My family history showed a mostly long lived bunch with no real cancer or heart problems until they hit the seventy's or eighty's.
In early October, I went to see the friendly urologist. He did the usual "finger wave" and blood draw and told me I would be called in the next week with the results. As a week past, I became a bit concerned and called the doctor. A very pleasant lady told me the doctor wasn't in and she couldn't tell me the results. After I learned she had the results in her hand, I became "pushy and overbearing."
Finally, she relented and quietly told me my PSA was over 100. After I nearly dropped the phone, I regained my composure and thanked her for the information. Pat Walsh's book, Surviving Prostate Cancer, was purchased immediately and read cover to cover twice in the next few days. A week later, I'm in the hospital watching a big white eye pass back and forth over my body and trying to make deals with GOD. Please don't send me to x-ray. I knew if I went to x-ray things were bad. Ok, the tech said, "you're finished with the bone scan, but, you have to go to x-ray, we need to check several areas of your body." Several areas! Good grief, this can't be happening! To summarize; eight to ten bone mets, a PSA of over 100, and a PAP of fifty plus. An hour later I'm headed back to the doctor's office, in a total daze.
"We have a miracle for you Mr. Each", said the good doctor. An injection was given and a piece of paper was handed to me. A half hour later I'm back at my home and proceeded to indulge in a total meltdown. The rage and depression welled up in me to a level I still can't believe. After an hour, I called my boss and told her the cheery news. She listened quietly and told me to take the rest of the week off to do what I had to do. I felt she had written me off and later learned she had lost her father nine months after he had been diagnosed with the same disease.
The next month was a blur of doctor's appointments and dealing with massive depression. The more I studied this disease, and the more doctors I talked to, the deeper my depression became. The best longevity guess that a doctor could come up with was; "six months to three years, get your affairs in order." I'm a happy guy, but this really did me in.
Nobody mentioned I would have any side effects from the drugs. Well, I enjoyed a bunch of them. The Lupron flare, joint aches, extreme fatigue, hot flashes, depression, etc., etc.
In mid-December, I attended my first support group meeting at the Cancer Community Center in Westlake Village. At best I had mixed feelings about the whole process. I was the youngest guy there and the most messed up. I felt like I was talking to my friendly uncles and they really didn't understand my situation. They were discussing erectile and continence issues and I was thinking at a more basic "lizard" level. My twisted brain was fixated on never seeing my girls graduate from college, never meeting my future sons-in-laws, and never having to deal with those pesky grandchildren. One positive thing that came out of that meeting was a referral to the Los Angeles Prostate Cancer Support Group in Culver City. That was the first of several turning points in this nightmare odyssey.
The L.A.P.C. support group was the largest and oldest P.C. support group in Southern California. Normal attendance was around one hundred people with a sub-group of around twenty men who had very serious disease. That first meeting (January, 1996) I joined the "very serious disease" or "D" group. This group was still much older than I, but, at least, had similar disease and could relate to each other. Additionally, the next big milestone was a presentation by Dr. Stephen Strum (it was a two for one night). At the time, he was the only doctor who seemed to know anything about this disease and how to treat it. And, he was willing to share and teach. Wow!!!
The next morning an appointment was made for the next empty slot on the good doctor schedule. A week later my wife and I are sitting in his office with a couple other doctors and a pharmacist. For the next two hours, every blood test, x-ray, bone scan, and opinion was reviewed and comments made. Additional drugs were added to the Casodex and Lupron cocktail I was on; Fosamax for the bone and calcitriol, a vitamin D analog, which might slow the mutation ability of the cancer cells. At the end of the meeting, Dr. Strum shows me a graph that indicated a five-year survival rate of 23% with someone as advanced as I was. Twenty-three percent!!! WOW!!! That's 23% more than I imagined!!! I thought it was zero percent. I decided I could do 100% of 23%.
The months are passing. The PSA is dropping. Communication with other men, with this disease, is expanding. Several men have become my mentors. Harry Pinchot becomes my primary "go to guy". He spent three months in the UCLA Medical Library learning everything he could about the disease soon after he was diagnosed and ultimately, became one of the most informed laymen on the planet. We're doing dinners before support group meetings, lunches after support group meetings, computer fairs, hikes in the hills. I'm the exercise freak and he's the genius trying to stuff knowledge into my brain. By now, Dr. Strum has upgraded my drug program to include Aredia, a drug similar to Fosamax, but much more powerful. My PSA is dropping, but the descent had slowed considerably. Month 8 through 12 is a mere 10% decline and the absolute PSA number is still over four. Not a good situation.
Then the miracle arrives. It's a quiet Saturday morning in October of 1996 and my friend Harry calls. "I have heard of an herbal compound that some people think works well against P.C. Thinking about driving down to Orange County to check it out." "Wanna go?" "Sure."
Ninety minutes later we're sitting in front of a sales type guy and discussing an alternative herbal product. I had spent too much time and money on alternative therapies to believe in these types of things. BUT, this man showed us real data; in vitro, in vivo, and testimonials from the few men who had tried it—men, I could, and did, talk with about their results. A few hours later and $700.00 each, we left with a promise to see the product delivered to our home by the following Tuesday. Standard dosage was two pills, three times a day.
A month after starting on this product, the blood draw comes back with a PSA of 3.0, a full 25% drop. WOW!!!! More drop than the previous four months combined. Increasing the dosage to three capsules three times a day, another month later and the PSA came back at 1.8. Over a 50% drop in two months!!!
Now, I'm going to try really hard to compress time. For the last 15 years, we have kept the PSA below 0.1. I deal with all the side effects from long-term hormone deprivation, but I'm still here. I've watched those daughters graduate from college. In addition, one with a law degree and the other with a teaching credential. I've welcomed two fine young men into the family as my sons (in-law). Twelve plus years ago those grand children started showing up. Now I have three girls and three boys, totally beautiful and brilliant. Ok, ok- one of them is an adult. We mutually adopted one another and I adore her and they all have about thirty IQ points on me.
The bucket list is long and growing but check marks are increasing also. I made it back into the air a couple of years ago. Almost forty years after I stopped flying, my patient, gutsy, Certified Flight Instructor, signed me off to fly in my own little airplane. It and I are really old and slow but we are in the air together several times a month.
Luckily I have been able to travel the world. Drove sixty miles north of the Arctic Circle. Years later went to the Antarctic, let penguins stomp on my toes, learned territorial rights of 700lb sea lions-I can really exit fast, and will never be a Antarctic explorer. Too cold. Tried to climb Aconcagua (22,838 feet) in Argentina. Crashed and burned at 16,500 feet and had to walk back down, shucks. Visited Iguazu Falls and learned about "moon bows"- night time rainbows. Visited Africa three times. I will never forget the warm, wonderful people, the land and animals. Having a teenage elephant charge your vehicle really ups the heart rate. Looking a lion in the eye from a few feet is beyond scary. Having a monkey steal your lunch in Kenya is not something you see in old L.A.
SCUBA'd the Great Barrier Reef and was awed by the brilliant colors of a King Parrot in Australia. Stalked KEA birds (a large parrot) in New Zealand. If I had a brain, I would have brought a bagel and the silly bird would climb up my pant leg. I looked foolish and would have saved my knees.
Did some dumb things. Challenged a mother moose on a narrow trail in Alaska. Those things are huge and they will not back down when they have their baby close. I became much smarter in record time. It helped to have a dense forest nearby. Tried to play with small Lemon Sharks in Bora Bora. They don't play but they were nicer than the octopi. Octopi have no sense of humor. Sting Rays are nice. Never chase a barracuda. They chase back.
Explored castles in Europe. The Eiffel Tower at night is beyond belief. And you French folks were all nice. Where did you get that reputation for being not so nice? The KGB in Budapest was not nice. Cost me twenty bucks because we went one stop too far on my metro pass. Still have to visit Southeast Asia and the Amazon, maybe Italy and about a million other things.
I have a bunch of wonderful friends, great doctors, and I love them all. I have lost too many friends to Prostate Cancer. I worry about my grandsons because this disease could be inherited.
For all you prostate cancer survivors; keep moving, keep hoping, keep planning, and keep researching. For you guys that don't know how to use the internet, shame on you. It's the greatest library on earth. You can become a mini-expert in minutes. An eight-year old youngster can teach you. Just buy and share some ice cream with them. Get out of the house. Do the best you can. Follow your passion. Join a club! Be around people who don't have prostate cancer. They are cheaper than a "shrink." The airport and the sky are my refuge. There is no disease in either place. It "ain't" easy sometimes. Trust me I know. Some days I just want to totally "veg" and after 6pm my brain and body do everything they can to forget the world. It's still out there and it's an incredible place. Go visit it!


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20 November 2013
Relationships project criticises call to lower age of consent
The national youth charity, The Romance Academy, has said that a call to lower the age of consent is a red herring which skirts around the real issues of sexual health, informed decision-making by teenagers and sex education.
On 17 November Faculty of Public Health president Professor John Ashton was reported as saying that society had to accept that about a third of all boys and girls were having sex at 14 or 15 and a lowering of the age of consent from 16 to 15 would make it easier for teenagers to get sexual health advice from the NHS.
He also said that in countries with a lower age of consent, young people got involved in sex at a later age and teenage pregnancy rates were lower.
The call has been rejected by David Cameron and Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, echoing the rejection of previous calls to lower the age of consent, which was set for women at 16 in 1885.
Co-founder of Romance Academy, Alliance board member and newly-elected president of the Girls' Brigade England and Wales, Rachel Gardner, said: "I'm grateful to Professor Ashton for raising his concerns. However, I'm concerned that lowering the age will remove support from young people at the very stage in life that they need it most. In reality, the age of consent rarely features in a young person's decisions about whether to have sex or not, so keeping the discussion focused on lowering the age of consent is a bit of a red herring and ignores the simple truth that sexual behaviour is often something 'caught' not 'taught'.
"Evidence tells us that young people benefit from delaying the start of sexual activity. We welcome a discussion about what young people need and call for more to be done to help young people develop the emotional tools to build and sustain healthy relationships.
"In today's very sexualised culture many teenagers are being sexually traumatised by the violent sex they see online, so it's vital that we talk about how to keep them safe and empowered to make the right decisions about their relationships. Lowering the age of consent isn't the way to do this.
"It is important that the Evangelical community emphasises the importance of talking about sex and relationships in our homes and churches and that we re-enforce positive messages."
Romance Academy is a relationships project that tackles under age sex head-on and helps young people to resist negative pressures and make wise choices about relationships.


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Sacajawea "saki" Hall is a black feminist activist engaged in the collective struggle for human rights, social justice and transformation. With over 10 years experience on the local, national, and international level, saki has provided leadership for political mobilizations, direct actions, conferences, fundraising initiatives, and communications to numerous organizations, coalitions, and networks throughout the United States including People's Production House, the Malcolm X Grassroots Movement, the US Human Rights Network, and Cooperation Jackson.
She is one of the founding members of Cooperation Jackson and currently co-leads the Land and Housing Initiative, including the development of a Community Land Trust. saki leads Cooperation Jackson's Communications team and supports its Climate Justice and Just Transition work along with supporting the financial planning for the development of three Worker-Owner Cooperatives.


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High School Sports
PREP BOYS' BASKETBALL: Meridian preview
Coach: Shane Stacy
Last year: 13-17 (4-9 NWC), fin-ished sixth at Class 1A state tourna-ment.
Players to watch: Andrei Lintz (Sr., P), Luke Schweigert (Jr., G), Ryan Self (Jr., G)
Outlook: The Trojans lost a lot from last year's senior-heavy roster, which helped them to their best finish at state in school history. Not only did they lose a lot of talent, but also a number of mentally-tough players who helped them make their unexpected run to the Class 1A semifinals. Fortunately, they return two talented seniors who were a big part of that run in Lintz and Schweigert. Lintz led Meridian with 13.4 points per game last season and at 6-foot-5 should play a vital role in the post once again. Schweigert averaged 6.4 points from the wing. Both need to play leadership roles for the Trojans during what can be a difficult run through the Northwest Conference season for a 1A school, especially one that has five sopho-mores and only two seniors on its roster. Stacy feels Lintz and Schweigert should have not problem stepping up and letting their team-mates know that playing 2A and 3A schools will only make them better come playoff time. If that happens, it would not be a surprise to see the Trojans make another strong playoff push.
No. Player (Ht., Pos., Yr.)
1. Ryan Self (5-10, G, Jr.)
3. Cody Carlson (5-10, G, So.)
5. Joe Maderia (5-10, G, So.)
10. Tyler Wasilewski (6-6, P, So.)
11. Mike Ryan (5-11, G, Jr.)
12. Zach Slesk (5-9, G, Fr.)
14. Joey Sebens (6-3, G, So.)
20. Andrei Lintz (6-5, P, Sr.)
21. Mychael Cherochak (6-3, P, Sr.)
24. Mike Hayes (6-6, P, So.)
32. Luke Schweigert (6-3, G, Jr.)
33. Kyle Jackson (5-10, G, Jr.)
Nov. 29, at LaConner, W 55-51
Dec. 4, Nooksack Valley , 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 6, at Blaine, 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 8, Lakewood , 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 12, Bellingham , 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 14, at Lynden Christian, 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 19, Burlington-Edison*, 7:30 p.m.
Dec. 21, at Nooksack Valley*, 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 3, Lynden Christian*, 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 5, Mount Baker*, 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 8, Anacortes*, 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 10, at Sehome*, 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 15, at Bellingham*, 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 17, Blaine*, 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 23, at Lynden*, 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 26, at Friday Harbor, 7:30 p.m.
Jan. 30, at Mount Vernon*, 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 1, Squalicum*, 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 5, at Ferndale*, 7:30 p.m.
Feb. 7, Sedro-Woolley*, 7:30 p.m.


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Little kids want nothing more than to talk to mommy and daddy – sometimes a bit too much! But teens? We all know that changes in the teen years. You still see your baby even as they start driving, graduate, move out, and start their own life. Finding a balance between the baby you see Read more
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Two weeks ago, my dad was healthy. Old (in his 80s, he won't argue that point), but healthy. Within 24 hours, he was hospitalized and although he is home now, they never figured out what went wrong and he's still not well. It's the sort of thing that really makes you realize all the questions you Read more
This is from a book I am writing "26 Mental & Urban Life Skills" in my series "Survival Skills for All Ages." Given the events in Las Vegas last night, I decided to share this information on camouflage, cover, and concealment. I pray that you and yours never need it. Escape and evasion is always Read more
I don't hold with conspiracy theories that Google, Apple, Amazon or anyone else care what individuals are doing, but I am tired of feeling like I am supporting a few giant companies that keep swallowing up small businesses and getting bigger. I know I'm not alone in this but finding other choices can seem like too Read more
As summer is drawing to a close, parents start to want to toss their kids out. Not to anywhere in particular, just away. Anything to stop the bickering, the fussing, and the "I'm bored" comments. It isn't just you. At the same time, our bank accounts start screaming from the pain of vacations, camps, back Read more


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On October 14th, get ready for the finale of the Arkham series with Batman: Arkham Knight.
The trailer seen above was released today as well as leaked information on the October release date. If the description is anything to go on, it seems Batman has his hands full.
In the explosive finale to the Arkham series, Batman faces the ultimate threat against the city he is sworn to protect. The Scarecrow returns to unite an impressive roster of super villains, including Penguin, Two-Face and Harley Quinn, to destroy The Dark Knight forever.
Something you may have also noticed in the trailer is the newly designed Batmobile which Rocksteady Games has decided to bring into the finale to finish off strong. The final installment will only be available for PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 on October 14th.


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Would you like to play a meaningful role with North America's leading classical repertory theatre? At the Stratford Festival, we attract the world's finest talent, offering a unique experience for staff, artists, and actors alike. If you would like to be a part of this exciting organization, we are looking for someone to fill the role of…
Props Builder – Production department
As a Props Builder you should have a broad range of props construction experience in a professional theatre environment. The ideal candidate will have 8+ years of experience in both sculpture and carving skills. You should be organized, have the ability to pay great attention to detail and possess effective time management skills. Examples of your ability to troubleshoot and work well under pressure will be required.
As a Props Builder you will be expected to interact with other production staff, designers, and craftspeople, therefore good interpersonal skills and the ability to work in a team environment is essential. This position can be physically strenuous and require some heavy lifting.
Applicants must have a post-secondary education in Fine Arts or Theatre Production.
A portfolio demonstrating skills and a list of three professional references is required.
This is a one season contract position. Position will be begin January 13, 2014 and end May 9, 2014 with a possible extension.
We recognize that diversity – in our workplace, in our audiences and on our stages- fosters a rich and creative environment. We are actively engaged in building a more diverse workplace and encourage all qualified applicants to apply by November 30, 2013 to:
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How to Assemble and Install Your Keypad Entry System Arduino Project
When you put the keypad entry system Arduino project into the enclosure, you might want to transfer the circuit to a half-size breadboard that takes up less space and accommodates the Max72xx driver, transistor, and relay circuit. The LED display and the keypad are mounted to the front faceplate of your enclosure, so you won't need extra room for them on the breadboard.
Alternatively, you can transfer the circuit to a piece of stripboard and solder the components together for a more rugged finished project.
Whether you will keep the project on a breadboard or transfer it to a stripboard or perfboard, ribbon cable makes it easy to attach all the connections to the IC, and your enclosure won't end up as a rat's nest of wires. If you are using a breadboard, attach pin headers to the ribbon cable to ensure a stable connection.
If you are using stripboard, you can solder your ribbon cable directly to the board. A dab of hot glue applied at the point the ribbon cable meets the stripboard will relieve some of the strain on the soldered connections so that you don't damage them during installation.
You can also use the glue to hold your display, Arduino keypad, and circuit board. For a really professional finish, use an enclosure that has internal bosses onto which you can bolt your Arduino, stripboard, and keypad. However, choosing the right one for your components can be tricky, and these enclosures can be expensive. A bit of hot glue goes a long way.
On a stripboard, the copper strips on the underside will short together the pins of your LED Driver IC. You should use an X-ACTO knife or a stripboard trace cutting tool (Rapid #34-0600) to cut the traces. A 3mm drill bit will also do the job.
You run power leads from the wall to your enclosure and from your enclosure to the door strike or other lock actuating mechanism. You need to drill a small hole through the interior wall to the exterior wall. How you do this will depend greatly upon the circumstances of the door you are securing.
Is it an interior door or an exterior door? Do you need to drill through brick or masonry? Your particular circumstances will determine how you mount the enclosure and run the wire.
The power leads pass through holes in your enclosure, and you need to secure them to make sure they won't pull out or put stress onto your internal components.
You can either use cable strain relief glands, or you can create a sort of strain relief by affixing a wire tie (zip tie) to the cables on the inside of the enclosure. That way they won't be easily pulled out. A dab of hot glue on the interior will keep the cable from moving around.
The only remaining task is to install the door locking mechanism itself. You will likely need to use some light woodworking tools to shave off additional wood from your doorjamb to accommodate the electronic strike.
Remove the existing strike plate to reveal the bare jamb underneath. Mark the profile of the strike plate onto the wood and use a small chisel and hammer to carefully tap out the excess wood to accommodate your strike plate. You need to ensure that you have enough room in the door frame to secure it.
The final task is to screw the strike plate into the jamb and test the fit. Make sure the door latch travels freely into the strike plate. On most models, you can adjust the depth of the strike plate assembly to match your door latch.
Now, shut the door for the final test, and for good measure, lock yourself on the outside!


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About Ian
Ian is a queer photographer and artist that has always had a passion for working with animals. Ty's partner (going on ten years in 2018), the two pride themselves in their shared work ethic, views on training and behavior, and their ability to work harmoniously with one another.
Since 2007, Ian has dedicated much of his time to both volunteering and working with animals, whether working at dog daycare, walking dogs (or caring for cats), volunteering as a trainer for the Richmond SPCA "green team", assisting with training classes, working as an admissions counselor (counseling owners, behavior assessing dogs and cats, medical handling, etc.), happily greeting pups that visit Hound About Town, and more. Although compassion fatigue has led him to take a hiatus from working in shelters, animal rescue is something very near and dear to his heart. To this day, although it has evolved over time, he still plans to follow through on his childhood dream of having a small scale wildlife sanctuary (and possibly a retreat center for people and their pets).
Ian's contribution to Mantra Pet can be seen through his maintenance of the Mantra Pet website where he has written a portion of the content, provided all photographs displayed on the site (aside from most of the Mantra-Pet Instagram or otherwise stated), as well as the design of our current and future business cards, flyers, and other promotional material.
Photographing pets for shelters, daycares, and private clients alike, Ian has found that pet portraits are a wonderful way to combine two of the things he loves most.
In addition to maintaining the website, Ian also provides services such as:
Photographing pets (and the occasional illustrated portrait) for private clients
Commercial photography and graphic design for local businesses
Pro-bono or low cost photos of rescue and shelter pets
For more information and inquiries, take a look at our photography FAQ and price guide (buttons located below or in the navigation above). Ian can also be reached through the contact information below.
Phone: 347-724-5449 (please allow at least 24 hours for response)
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The latest offering from the New Haven Theater Company goes up this Thursday night and plays for the next two weekends. Following on the warm, fuzzy feeling that their production of Our Town inspired in the fall, the folks at NHTC have jumped into a more contemporary play about a fictitious town: Almost, Maine, by John Cariani. Co-directed by Megan Chenot (the Stage Manager in Our Town) and Margaret Mann (Mrs. Soames in Our Town), Almost, Maine finds NHTC returning to the same space—in the back of the English Building Markets on Chapel—where they staged Our Town, to take us to another "almost" town. Mann says the troupe really "bonded like a family" during the Our Town run, and remarks that she's never been part of a theatrical group where "the entire company gets along" so well, all committed to making "the best production possible." The group wanted to find a new vehicle quickly while still riding the good vibes from Our Town, both among the company and from the NHTC's fans and supporters. Megan Chenot knew of the popular winter play Almost, Maine, having staged it with high school students during her time at Cheshire Academy. It's a family friendly play, language-wise, and Mann calls it "funny and refreshing." And it's one of the most staged plays in our nation's high schools since its first successful run—in Portland, Maine—in 2004. The play was recently staged at TheatreWorks in Hartford.
Set in a small town in Maine, the play brings together 8 different vignettes, 4 in each act, framed by a prologue, interlogue, and epilogue. Each of the segments presents a couple finding love, losing love or grappling with love in some way, and all are happening more or less simultaneously on a winter's night around 9 p.m. Mann characterizes the dialogue as "charming and real," and Chenot—who is also a member of the musical duo Mission O—has written incidental music to help with the transitions.
Mann volunteered to work with Chenot when the latter proposed the play but didn't want to direct it solo. Mann has found that the process of working with her NHTC colleagues in this capacity has let her "direct the way I would like to be directed." Which is a way of saying that she doesn't see this as a production she controls but rather one where collaboration is the method. It's all about "encouragement, and trying things." Chenot praises her co-director for being "patient, kind, and so observant of every important nuance."
NHTC has developed a great feel for ensemble work as the same dedicated players appear again and again in their productions. Almost, Maine will feature 8 actors playing 17 characters, which means everyone gets at least two roles. That element of the staging—seeing actors change roles before your eyes—adds to the entertainment in such an intimate space as the English Building Markets. The scenic design is fairly minimal—with some of the props for sale in the Market itself—but there will be a scrim for an important special effect: the Aurora Borealis. And, of course, snow.
According to Mann, the play is very definitely set in Maine—way up in Maine. Maybe to the point where our sense of "north" becomes somewhat mythic. In any case, it's a play that seems to strike a chord with contemporary Americans, especially—perhaps—those who know what cold is. And those are the people who might enjoy a warm night of theater with the friendly faces of the New Haven Theater Company.
To add to the warmth: NHTC invites its audience to bring new or gently used winter clothing, to be donated to a local charity, as well as unopened cat food and clean blankets and towels, to be donated to the Purr Project of New Haven.
Almost, Maine by John Cariani Directed by Megan Chenot and Margaret Mann
The English Building Markets 839 Chapel Street, New Haven
November 14-16 and 21-23 at 8pm Tickets are $20 For more information, visit www.newhaventheatercompany.com


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NEW DELHI: After Najeeb Ahmed, another Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student has gone missing.
The student identified as Mukul Jain, a resident of Ghaziabad, is missing since Monday.
Reports said that Mukul, who used to daily commute from Ghaziabad to JNU, didn't return home on Monday, following which his family members started looking for him.
Mukul's kin informed the university authorities, who then went through the CCTV footages.
In the one of the CCTV footage, Mukul is seen exiting the east gate at 12:30 pm on Monday. Mukul's parents have registered a missing complaint at Vasant Kunj Police Station.
A missing report was registered in the evening of January 8. It is suspected that he was having some problems in his relationship, said a senior police officer from the South-west District.
Till now, no foul play has been suspected, police said.
Earlier, Najeeb went missing from the Mahi-Mandvi hostel of the JNU on October 15, 2016 following a scuffle with some other students, allegedly affiliated to the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP).


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345 Talbot Street, London, Ontario
This bright Talbot retail unit has 1609 sf of space, great ceiling height, good natural light, and is just steps away from Budweiser Gardens.
This excellent, ideally located property, has 1609 square feet of spacious, open environment with great potential for a retail business. It has great ceiling height, large front windows providing good natural light and exposed brick interior.
Located in the heart of Downtown London, on the west side of Talbot, next door to From Mars, and a Cafe/Restaurant, and just south of King Street and Budweiser Gardens.


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On the occasion of Bill and Melinda Gates sharing Time Person of the Year honors with Bono, I thought I'd talk a bit about my own attitude toward Microsoft. People who have been reading rc3.org since the beginning know that for a long time one of my major preoccupations was bashing Microsoft for its abuse of its monopoly power. (These days I seem to spend a lot of my time bashing President Bush for his abuse of executive power. What can I say, I fought the law and the law won.)
Anyway, I thought I'd talk about why Microsoft is not only no longer subject to my ire but really not even that much on my radar screen. The big watershed moment for me was when Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson issued his findings of fact in the Microsoft antitrust case. Even though Microsoft was never penalized, really, the simple fact that a judge who had heard both sides present their case in court agreed with me about Microsoft's business practices was pretty much all I need to move on.
The second thing is that one of my main fears about Microsoft turned out to be completely unfounded. For some time I was gripped with paranoia about Microsoft simply taking over the entire IT landscape. There was widespread fear that soon if you wanted to develop software, you'd be using Visual Studio and Visual Basic or Visual J++ or ASP or whatever, and that if you wanted to surf the Web you'd have to use Internet Explorer because every Web site would be using Microsoft's proprietary extensions. Of course, Microsoft's general PR strategy was to promote the idea that this was inevitable, and at the time, Microsoft was rolling over its competitors like a steamroller.
Mostly, I have the rise of open source software to thank for releasing me from that fear. Not only because its explosive growth, but because it's immune to the competitive tactics that Microsoft employed so effectively against other corporations. Open source software is fine as long as people want to use and improve it, and of course these days it's easy to make a very productive career for yourself based only on your ability to work on open source platforms. When that became feasible, suddenly there was a lot less reason to fear Microsoft's market power forcing you into working with tools that don't really interest you.
Blogging by Microsoft employees has also made a huge difference to me. I don't read that many Microsoft blogs, but the ones I have read put a human face on the company that it once lacked. It's a lot harder to categorically detest a company that employs people like Raymond Chen, Don Box, and plenty of others who I won't bother to list.
The final reason brings me back around to the Time Person of the Year thing. It's hard to be too angry at Bill Gates when he's throwing billions of dollars at problems that plague the people in the world who are most in need of help. Maybe he does so because he doesn't want to be remembered as a rampaging monopolist, as some people assert, but I think he does it because it's a good thing to do. More importantly, I don't really care why he does it. If people want to give away their riches to worthy causes in order to burnish their legacies, I approve. I'll be happy to assist in the burnishing, in fact.
I still don't approve of everything Microsoft does, but these days I see the company more as a gravitational force that has to be accounted for rather than as an evil entity that has to be resisted. Microsoft exerts a huge influence on our industry, but these days it's just not a great concern. I'm happy to have arrived at that point.


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"This beautiful and eye-opening novel takes place one year after 9/11, and the deeply rooted racism that became more aggressive after the attack. Intentional or not, Shirin's peers treat her differently than anyone else. She tries to get by under the radar, but it's hard to do that when Ocean, a popular white boy, takes an interest in her-- and not just because of her culture. Although it's based 16 years in the past, A Very Large Expanse of Sea is still an important and relevant novel in today's world affairs, and an essential edition to every literary collection."
— Andrew King, University Book Store, Seattle, WA
Longlisted for the National Book Award for Young People's Literature!
From the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Shatter Me series comes a powerful, heartrending contemporary novel about fear, first love, and the devastating impact of prejudice.
It's 2002, a year after 9/11. It's an extremely turbulent time politically, but especially so for someone like Shirin, a sixteen-year-old Muslim girl who's tired of being stereotyped.
Shirin is never surprised by how horrible people can be. She's tired of the rude stares, the degrading comments—even the physical violence—she endures as a result of her race, her religion, and the hijab she wears every day. So she's built up protective walls and refuses to let anyone close enough to hurt her. Instead, she drowns her frustrations in music and spends her afternoons break-dancing with her brother.
But then she meets Ocean James. He's the first person in forever who really seems to want to get to know Shirin. It terrifies her—they seem to come from two irreconcilable worlds—and Shirin has had her guard up for so long that she's not sure she'll ever be able to let it down.
Tahereh Mafi is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of A Very Large Expanse of Sea, the Shatter Me series, Furthermore, and Whichwood. She can usually be found overcaffeinated and stuck in a book. You can find her online just about anywhere @TaherehMafi or on her website, www.taherehbooks.com.


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Ballet 5:8's first visit to Oklahoma City this fall will include a day-long workshop at Oklahoma City Dance Centre! The workshop is suitable for intermediate and advanced dancers and will include ballet technique, pointe and Ballet 5:8 repertoire taught by Artistic Director Julianna Slager and Company Artists.
Saturday, September 26, 2015
10-11:30am Ballet Technique
11:30-12:30pm Pointe
12:30-1pm Break
1:00-2:30pm B58 Repertoire
Student registration for this workshop is through Oklahoma City Dance Centre. Pre-registration is required and space is limited, so don't wait to register! The cost is $45 per student.
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If you were expecting images of a rather naughty variety by the title of this post then you may be disappointed, but I hope not!
It's amazing how complex the eye of a fly is. We can't usually see this as they are too small and are always buzzing around at great speed. With today's technology it's easy to capture a very close up photo that shows us just how brilliant evolution is.
Take a look at these amazing photographs of extreme close-ups of various things such as insects, flowers, cats eyes and loads of other interesting stuff that we wouldn't usually see in such detail with our naked eyes.


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Clients can use Web Client and MultiCharts at the same time. The account is the same, and clients can use either platforms. However, the MT4 Exchange is a different account, and clients will not be able to use MT4 Exchange inter-changeably as they can with Web Client and Multicharts.
MT4 is a standalone third party trading platform which operates independently of your LMAX Exchange web trading account. Trades done on your MT4 account will not be reflected on your LMAX Global web trading account and vice versa.


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Let's try it in the key of 'E'
Owing to vast cultural differences, the former Soviet republic of Kyrgyzstan wouldn't seem to be a place where rap musicians could find much of an audience. But that hasn't stopped a group of human rights activists there from appealing for their help in a campaign to oust the US military from an air base that supports anti-Taliban operations in neighboring Afghanistan. The base isn't popular with a wide segment of Kyrgyz society, and anti-American sentiment peaked after the shooting death of a Kyrgyz truck driver two years ago. To the activists' chagrin, however, their government has tuned out all demands that it order the Americans home. So what next? Well, the antibase movement has come up with a new strategy – a prize for the best original protest song. It will, spokesman Igor Trofimov announced, hold a contest that's open to "rockers and rappers," and the winner will perform his or her composition at a mass demonstration outside the base. The payoff: $200. Then again, it could be as much as $1,000 if the judges are absolutely blown away by the effort. Alas, entrants are going to have at least two challenges to overcome. One will be to work the name of Trofimov's group – Sergius of Radonezh and Manas Generous – into the lyrics. The other? Finding words that rhyme with Kyrgyzstan.


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Grizedale Arts is a broad and dispersed network of activity which connects concentrated points of socio-cultural change. The purpose of this is ultimately to make art and artists useful and stop standing around at the edges smoking roll ups and talking about defining/describing space. In order to help its own community in the Lake District it is necessary to relate this and interact it with the current global conditions, and to see rural places such as its own, as part of a contemporary complex that is shaping the way we all live and work: i.e. getting some perspective. By connecting places like Coniston and Nanling it is possible to inject ideas and influence things in a way that benefits both situations. It makes the world more complex, more interesting, more related, happier. Diversity is generally a good thing and healthy for the ecological system, not just the tree hugging 'natural' system but also the social one. I don't subscribe to the view that all artists by default should love the environment because they are Guardian readers, but I do subscribe to the view that to make creativity effective it's got to operate as part of a system. It should make things work better, even through disruption, artists working as citizens, not just art people, to feel obliged to take part and help this process.
Back home the regeneration authorities can so only see in front of their own nose/wallet/retirement date. They can only talk in terms of direct economic outputs, how many jobs are you creating? How many bed nights? They basically do not have any imagination, these mid range businessmen, it's generally not in the blood and you can see it here too when they want to bulldoze the old houses and make it all just like everywhere else in rural China. These places like Nanling and Coniston and Egremont are complex and untypical, they need a bespoke approach to make them work well and nuanced understanding that evolves over time, it's not a quick fix and shouldn't be. Like any relationship it needs work and commitment. There are two ways to make a garden, one to buy in a load of plants and dump them in the ground in a day, or two to develop it slowly, feeding and getting to know the soil before you plant and talking to other gardeners about the best ways to control slugs and get the biggest marrows. I've seen enough of the world to see that the longest changes have the best effect. (Look what happened to the Liverpool Garden Festival Site)
China is now the prime economic, cultural, political power in this century. My geography teacher Di Jones told me it was going to be thus in 1985 and it stuck in my mind as something that was certain. In 1908 you could probably be forgiven to saying that America's rise to power was nothing to do with us, and we don't want to get in involved, but it's all too close now. I look at my children and think it will be highly likely that at least one of them will be working in China before I go.
The title of this project is a reference to the British pastime of Happy Slapping, the après-Burgess crime of beating someone up and snapping it on a mobile phone http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47Qrs3OQgV8 which is, in turn, a nod to the debate between friendship models and antagonism in cultural theory. Moving on from this polarised debate about how art and artists should behave surely lies in a more nuanced and complicated engagement with the world that is allowed provokes but also contribute constructive things. This is just how it is in communities and human relationships and so the Grizedale programme is not built upon a set of interventions but a set of real relationships built and maintained over time, through different yet comparable communities, of the art world, village, farming or any kind.
Happy Stacking is built around the slow build of relationships and culture, networked to comparators and relatives, that has the most lasting impact. This idea includes the squabbles and fall outs, going with what who/you know and taking a chance encounter, low-fi, hi-fi and med-fi.
The project is not necessarily radical but is certainly part of a prevailing condition that is looking to alternative models of production and distribution, which includes people like Nicolas Bourriaud, who is currently formulating his next art school bestseller in the Altermodernhttp://www.tate.org.uk/britain/exhibitions/tatetriennial/default.shtm and projects like the forthcoming 3rd Guangzhou Triennial saying Farewell to the Postcolonial.
Phase 1 of Happy Stacking has been completed, the relationships have been established and some ideas exchanged. The next phase is to network these relationships, to build on the ideas and maintain the friendships to maximise what use they might be across the system.


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Getting to know us
At Atos, we are striving to create the firm of the future by bringing together people, technology and business. Every day we power progress for our clients and partners, the wider community and ourselves. It is our uniquepproach that makes this possible.
Atos is anbsp;global leader in digital transformation with approximatelyemployees in 72 countries and annual revenue of around € 12 billion. The European number one in Big Data, Cybersecurity, High Performance Computing and Digital Workplace, The Group provides Cloud services, Infrastructure & Data Management, Business & Platform solutions, as well as transactional services through Worldline, the European leader in the payment industry.
With its cutting-edge technologies, digital expertise and industry knowledge, Atos supports the digital transformation of its clients across various business sectors: Defense, Financial Services, Health, Manufacturing, Media, Energy & Utilities, Public sector, Retail, Telecommunications and Transportation. The Group is the Worldwide Information Technology Partner for the Olympic & Paralympic Games and operates under the brands Atos, Atos Consulting, Atos Worldgrid, Bull, Canopy, Unify and Worldline. Atos SE (Societas Europaea) is listed on the CAC40 Paris stock index.
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How to have a Corporate Calendar in SharePoint Portal Server, whichwould display Appointments, created by Coordinator, to all clientsaccessing the Dashboard?And the Calendar should go with the style of the dashboard. Any help?
No real easy way to do so- Create an Appointment application in the public folder store of WSS,reference it in the URL of the web part- Use the Events web part located in the resource Kit and customize it ifyou need to- Create a new List with Sharepoint Team Service and reference it in the URLof the web part
With reference to Question ID:SPSFAQ060124 in www.spsfaq.com, I hadcreated a shared Team Calendar in a workspace.How to apply the dashboard site's style sheet(sapphire.css) to the TeamCalendar?
Don't know on top of my head but this will probably require a bit. I thinkyou need to look in the Web Storage Resource Kit


text: "What good do thoughts and prayers do?" the people ask. "They don't stop the evil, the atrocities. They don't meet the desperate needs." They have a point. I fully believe in the power of prayer. I've witnessed what it can do in hurting lives and desperate situations. I also believe a lot of the "thoughts … Continue reading Thoughts and Prayers and Elbow Grease


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Volume 3, Issue 1, Spring 1986
"Bats: Myth and Reality" Available in Video
"Bats: Myth and Reality", BCI's newest slide program about bats of the world, is now also available on video-cassette, making it accessible to more members and addressing the need for wider classroom use. This popular program already has been viewed by thousands of people in 14 countries.
Production of the video version was generously funded by The Humane Society of the United States and a BCI member who wishes to remain anonymous. We also thank Dr. Roger Caras for his assistance.
Order from Bat Conservation International-VHS or BETA (16 minutes with narration):
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"Do you know what you want?" Those six, dreaded words haunt my otherwise happy memory of a meal my friends and I enjoyed to celebrate graduating from university. It seemed such an important occasion: I wanted to get my menu selection exactly right. You can imagine the groans around the table after the third or fourth postponement of what should have been a trivial decision.
Even after years of studying and teaching decision-making and behavioral economics, I still occasionally stress out over even little decisions. So, I had high hopes for Decisive: How to Make Better Choices in Life and Work by Chip and Dan Heath. Would it make me more decisive? That is, more able to make decisions quickly and confidently, without second-guessing, regrets or anxiety?
My answer: Maybe a little, under some circumstances. The Heath brothers offer a bunch of reasonable and evidence-based ideas for making decision-making more "rational." Here are a few of them, with my take on each.
Widen your options. If you want to make better decisions, first make sure you're considering enough alternatives. If a decision is framed as "Whether or not to do X," it's is likely a sign that you haven't considered all the options. To come up with alternatives, think about the second-best use of the money (or time or other resources) or pretend the option(s) you're considering aren't feasible: what would you do otherwise? Explore what others have done in similar or analogous situations.
If your goal is to optimize your decision (and not just satisfice i.e., get to "good enough"), then widening options makes a lot of sense. I suggest brainstorming with diverse participants to come up with different options.
On the other hand, there are many circumstances, like the restaurant ordering experience I mentioned above, where optimizing is clearly not the right strategy. The author does not discuss when and how to use rules of thumb (heuristics) and intuition to decide quickly. I have written before about how these techniques can be better when time and information are limited, or when we've had a lot of relevant experience.
Reality-test your assumptions. The Heaths argue that you can't make a good decision if you begin with false assumptions. My decision to start a business would surely be doomed if it were based on a mistaken view that there would be little competition. To test assumptions, you should "spark constructive disagreement" by making it easier for people to disagree with you, asking questions designed to surface contrary information and checking yourself by considering the opposite decision. When I was considering the startup, I asked for candid advice from people I knew would give it to me straight. The feedback I got helped me set (slightly) more realistic expectations and improve my planning.
Who could argue against reality-testing? What better way to fight confirmation bias and the planning and sunk cost fallacies? However, reality testing can be time-consuming, subject to diminishing returns, and contrary to the goal of deciding quickly.
Attain distance before deciding. The authors advise us to view the decision as objectively, dispassionately and from as broad of a perspective as possible. It is natural to make decisions based on our personal experience, the "inside view." To avoid suffering from "What We See is All There Is (WYSIATI)," it's better to consider the 'outside view', such as the historical experience or the typical characteristics of the factors in the decision. I could have asked which dish diners order or compliment the most, which may be better than trying to predict what I'll like best.
Ideally, if we have lots of time and reliable information, we can update our beliefs according to a mathematical formula, such as Bayes theorem. We can also consider the decision from other points of view, especially those of people affected by the decision, but who don't have a say in it. For example, I may avoid the swordfish and tuna since they may be environmentally unsustainable.
Reduce emotion. The Health brothers also suggest we attain emotional distance from our decisions. They note that immediate emotions and knee-jerk reactions can be misleading. Attaining distance by making the decision more abstract should make it less emotional and perhaps more rational. Other related tactics include:
There's no question that taking a distant perspective can be helpful. It certainly helps you to slow down and think through a decision. However, emotions and intuitions can be helpful, especially when there is a moral, social or aesthetic component to the decision. For example, when composing a photograph, I'm relying almost purely on intuition and emotion to frame the image, set exposure etc. In my experience, most decisions have at least one of these qualitative components.
Prepare to be wrong. The authors recommend improving your planning by considering the best and worst case scenarios to bookend the potential outcomes of a decision. Assign someone the role of devil's advocate or create a pre-mortem to identify scenarios where the decision fails spectacularly. This will help illuminate hurdles and so you can proactively address them. At the same time, consider a "pre-parade," i.e., the possibility that you succeed beyond expectations, and how you'll handle that scenario. At Decision Fish, we consider both the possibility that companies are not interested in the product at all, or that instead there's too much demand for us to meet with our current technology. An especially interesting idea to reduce risk is a tripwire. This is a pre-commitment to cut losses and change course if a decision turns out badly. They help reduce inertia, avoid sunk-cost fallacy, use objective measurements of success, and paradoxically, encourage risk-taking by reducing risk. In our case, we have given ourselves until the end of 2018 to get our first customer. If we don't, then we are committed to changing our strategy.
Overall, I recommend "decisive." Will it really make you more decisive? Perhaps, if you have the luxury of time, money and other resources to research and widen your options; reality test your assumptions; attain distance and objectivity; reduce your emotionality and prepare to be wrong (and right)! These tactics will give you confidence that you considered all the options objectively and came to a "rational" decision. However, many real-world decisions must be made quickly and with limited information. Also, virtually all decisions have a moral, ethical, socio-emotional, or aesthetic component. The book offers little to illuminate these two features of quality decision-making. In short, if the situation demands decision-making a la Mr. Spock, this book may well make you "bolder" and "more confident." However, every Spock needs his Bones (and Kirk) to make the highest-quality decisions, even if its just about what to order for dinner.


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On the 18th of January 2018, I hand-painted a AT-LP120-USB turntable for Audio Technica. And I was joined by the talented Ryan Sauer, who made a time-lapse of the process. The song used is an instrumental mix of HOLE IN THE HEAD (by my band The Persian Drugs).
We started by spray-painting the whole thing black, then lightly pencil-sketching the design onto it. From there I filled in the orange, the yellow and then the white. All the while drinking sneaky-tinnys. Which in the video you can see I've spray painted each one black, haha. By the end of the video I've accrued a small pile of crushed black tinnys.
The design was based off the artwork for the 2018 Record Store Day slipmats. And I've attached the concept for the turntable below. I'll post some photos of the slipmats and Record Store Day murals soon.
Directed, filmed & edited - Ryan Sauer.
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Lotus: The Ultimate Challenge (DOS)
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DescriptionLicensed by the classic British car company, this game featured 2 modes of play - one has you racing against 19 computer rivals (with witty names such as Alain Phosphate and Crash-Hard Banger), and the other pits you against the clock.
There are 13 different types of races, ranging from Motorways to night-time to sections punctuated by roadworks, and some are lap-based with others being simple A-B. 2 players could play on a split screen mode.
The game's crowning glory, however, was the RECS editor, which allowed you to create courses of your own, with theoretically millions possible.
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Alternate Titles
- "Lotus: The Ultimate Challenge for your PC" -- DOS title
- "Lotus II: R.E.C.S." -- European Mega Drive title
- "Lotus III: The Ultimate Challenge" -- Amiga title
- "Lotus III" -- Post-trilogy title
- "Lotus II" -- US Genesis title
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- Games with manual lookup copy protection
- Lotus Challenge series
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|An excellent game.
|Tomer Gabel (4643)
|Not what it may seem...
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|ASM (Aktueller Software Markt)
|Sep, 1993
|10 out of 12
|Jul, 1993
|80 out of 100
|Power Play
|Oct, 1993
|73 out of 100
|PC Joker
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|Computer Gaming World (CGW)
|Aug, 1994
|PC Player (Germany)
|Sep, 1993
|70 out of 100
|PC Games (Germany)
|Sep, 1993
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|Oct, 1994
|60 out of 100
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Bonus gameThere is a hidden bonus game which was an updated version of P.O.D.. See here on how to unlock it on the DOS version of the game.
CarsIt appears that there are only three kinds of cars in the game, but there are actually five for you to choose from. The original three, the opponent's car, and the sprite car. All three were playable in early versions of the game.
EditorThe RECS track editor was originally planned as a data disk for Lotus 2.
PC version differences
The PC DOS version differs in some odd ways from the Amiga and ST versions of the game:
- from the selectable cars, the Esprit Turbo SE has been replaced by the Esprit S4 in the PC version
- some gameplay elements are not present, like the trunks in the forest level (so you can't jump over water)
- the screen's aspect ratio is wrong, causing the car sprites to be squeezed vertically
- even when selecting "Soundblaster", the game does not feature any digital sound effects.
Still, the PC port is quite remarkable as it is playable on a 286 with 12 MHz already and is almost perfectly fluid at 16 MHz.
- Amiga Joker
- Issue 02/1993 – Best Sports Game of 1992 (Readers' Vote)
- Power Play
- Issue 02/1993 – #2 Best Sports/Racing Game in 1992 (Amiga version)
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Author, historian and expert speaker Jan Cleere writes extensively about the desert southwest, particularly the people who first settled the territory. Her freelance work appears in national and regional publications including Arizona Highways Magazine, Persimmon Hill Magazine, Phoenix Woman, Tucson Guide Quarterly, The Desert Leaf, Chronicle of the Old West, and Arizona Garden.
In 2001, Jan received recognition from Arizona Highways Magazine for her article, "Hostess to the West," the life of Elizabeth Hudson Smith, a black entrepreneur in Wickenburg, Arizona, during the early 1900s.
Also in 2001, Jan was a finalist for the Sharlot Hall Alice B. Longan award (Prescott, Arizona), which encourages serious women writers at the beginning of their literary careers.
She serves on the Coordinating Council of the Arizona Women's Heritage Trail, and is a member of the Western Writers of America, Biographers International, National Federation of Press Women, Arizona Press Women, Women Writing the West, Arizona Authors Association, Authors Guild, Society of Southwestern Authors, Arizona Historical Society, Nevada Historical Society, Nevada Women's History Project.
Jan and her husband live in Oro Valley, Arizona, under the shadow of the Santa Catalina Mountains.


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So, I finally got a basic level working. This level is picking up the distance between the two seperate markers that I am moving around. It's figuring out if I put them in the correct position. One marker has to be the right distance away from the centeral marker as well as facing the right direction, the other marker needs to be next to the other marker before it starts pushing the ball.
The purple cube is a fan and the red is a battery. If you imagine that, then things are easier to understand. The fan has to be pointing at the ball and in the right direction and it also needs a power source.
I need to add in extra things like making it not matter where the fan and battery are, it will push the ball regardless rather than in that one position, and making the whole thing more game like.


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Kirby, one of Nintendo's most successful characters, first appeared in 1992 with the hit Gameboy game Kirby's Dream Land. He's back now with his new game Kirby: Planet Robobot. In this game, you play as Kirby, a little pink ball who must eat his enemies to gain their powers and save his own home. He's cute. He's cuddly. He's hungry. And he's super fun to play as.
Kirby's previous adventure was released in 2015, with the Wii U game Kirby and the Rainbow Curse. While good, this game (along with many of his more recent titles) was centred around a gimmick or a new spin on Kirby's eating powers and the abilities they gave him, which strayed from the original Kirby games. For example, instead of eating his enemies, he would turn into a little clay ball that you have to guide around by drawing platforms for him. In this new game, however, Nintendo went back to Kirby's roots for what feels more like classic Kirby.
In Planet Robobot, Kirby's home planet, Popstar, has been taken over by robots and it's up to Kirby to save the day. You move from level to level, eating enemies and solving puzzles to progress. In some levels you even ride in a robot suit to gain even more powers.
The levels are distinct from one another, and are very unique, which is impressive when the game has more than 30 levels. In one level you might be swimming through an ocean, and in the next running through a desert, bizarrely decorated with spaghetti, giant blenders and forks.
One of the Kirby games' strengths right from the beginning of the series has been their easy learning curve. They are immediately fun to play and simple to control with just four buttons. Anyone can play these games, even if you have never played a video game before, and Planet Robobot is no exception.
With all the new exciting abilities and fun, easy to play levels, this is one of the strongest games in the series. You won't just want to play it through once, either. It offers great replay value thanks to some hidden features.
I personally had a lot of fun with this game and think it is well-worth the $50 price tag. Kirby: Planet Robobot is available starting June 10, 2016, for the Nintendo 3DS, 3DS XL and 2DS systems.


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Spin how you want,, you implied I was not telling the truth, that is known as a lie where I grew up.. It's not appreciated, and is not acceptable.RottenApple wrote:First, I did not imply you were lying. Exaggerating and lying and two very different things. I implied that perhaps you are mistaken.E.Marquez wrote: The fact you address me as "my Friend" and then imply Im lying ends the discussion with you.. As I will not be baited by a troll.
Have a great day.
Second, I have been a member here for awhile and am not a troll. As long as you've been a member, and the number of posts that you have, I would think you would know the rules regarding personal attacks.
And finally, your complete overreaction to my statement implies that there is some truth to it that you know but are not willing to admit.
Second,, Id suggest if YOU can not observe unsafe driving of others due to there distractions, YOU are not paying attention... Please pay attention and not be so detracted, lest you be one of those I observe daily..
Back to the topic.
Ask any LEO that works the streets, if they see distracted drivers as a menace.. with observable infractions daily... Again I don't have the answer, but I do know there is an issue...
The respected lawyer says,, Do nothing, it cant be stopped, and we should not create legislature against the issue.
Perhaps.... but as taking the issue into ones own hands is frowned upon by the law as well.. What is the solution?


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Tel Aviv, Israel – June 18, 2014 - SysAid Technologies Ltd., a leading provider of IT service management (ITSM) solutions, today announced that SysAid has been named "Best Vendor" in the 2014 Service Desk Institute (SDI) IT Service & Support Awards. This award recognizes SysAid for having the most outstanding customer service record in the ITSM industry. The honor was announced at the SDI Conference 2014 on June 17 at the Hilton Metropole – Birmingham in the United Kingdom.
SysAid was selected over finalists Bomgar, Samanage, and TOPdesk for its innovations in ITSM customer service, including:
These service programs are aimed at building closer connections with SysAid customers and providing the best possible service experience.
"It was a unanimous decision. SysAid's innovative approach to managing customer relationships, the quality of those relationships, and the fact that they go the extra mile with SysAid on the Road is what gave them the edge over the competition," said Howard Kendall, Founder of the Service Desk Institute.
"In the last few years we've taken so many new steps to make IT service management easier for our customers and to bring them closer into our development plans. So we're very proud that SDI has recognized this dedication to customer service," said SysAid CEO Sarah Lahav. "Our customers' success is our success and we continue to grow as our customers grow; it is them we have to thank for this award."
"We now intend to build on this accomplishment and set the bar for ITSM customer service even higher next year."
Named "Cloud ITSM Solution of the Year" in the 2013/14 Cloud Awards, SysAid now serves over 1,500 customers with its multitenant SaaS solution, making it one of the world's most popular cloud ITSM solutions. And with over 10,000 customers across both cloud and on-premise, SysAid is also one the most successful global ITSM solution providers.
To learn more about SysAid, visit www.sysaid.com.
Founded in 1988, the Service Desk Institute (SDI) is the leading authority on service desk and IT support related issues, providing specialist information and research about the technologies, tools and trends of the industry. It is Europe's only support network for IT service desk professionals, and its 4500 members span numerous organizations and industries.
Acting as an independent adviser, SDI captures and disseminates creative and innovative ideas for tomorrow's service desk and support operation. SDI sets the best practice standards for the IT support industry and is the conduit for delivering knowledge and career enhancing skills to the professional community, through membership, training, conferences, events and industry awards. It also offers the opportunity for international recognition of the support center operation through its globally recognized Service Desk Certification audit program. Further information about SDI can be found at www.servicedeskinstitute.com.
Founded in 2002, SysAid Technologies Ltd. partners with IT professionals to make their work easier. The company provides IT service management (ITSM) solutions to more than 10,000 customers in 140 countries. From small businesses to Fortune 500 enterprises, IT departments use SysAid to deliver better service.
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Nominated as Assistant Secretary of Energy by President Reagan and confirmed by the Senate in 1981, Mr. Odle was responsible for the Department of Energy's legislative, public, intergovernmental, and consumer affairs programs, DOE's Office of Competition, and the environmental, health, and safety compliance of DOE facilities, including all DOE nuclear installations. He also served as the principal adviser to the Secretary in the formulation and review of national energy policy.
Prior to his DOE appointment, Mr. Odle was Washington Representative for International Paper Company. Joining International Paper in 1976, he specialized in liaison with federal agencies and departments, and represented the company before Congress on energy, environmental, regulatory, tax, and wage-price issues.
From 1973 to 1976, Mr. Odle served as Deputy Assistant Secretary and Acting Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. While at HUD, his primary responsibilities involved the financial and operational management of single and multifamily housing programs, and the administration of the nation's public housing program.
Prior to his service at HUD, Mr. Odle was a Staff Assistant to President Nixon at the White House.
Mr. Odle is a member of the District of Columbia Bar Association and is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Reagan Alumni Association, the Federalist Society, the Republican National Lawyers Association, the President's Cabinet of the Richard Nixon Foundation, the University Club of Washington, the John Carroll Society, Saint Mary's Church in Alexandria, Virginia, the Review Board of the Diocese of Arlington, and the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.
Mr. Odle serves pro bono as general counsel of several foundations operating in Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, as well as the Richard Nixon Foundation at the presidential birthplace, library, and museum in Yorba Linda, California.
Mr. Odle resides at 476 South Union Street, Alexandria, Virginia 22314, and may be reached at 703-549-3456, 917-628-0384, or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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