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This is one of the best arguments to do away with public sector unions.
Liberal Icon Franklin Delano Roosevelt said it best.
… Meticulous attention should be paid to the special relationships and obligations of public servants to the public itself and to the government. All Government employees should realize that the process of collective bargaining, as usually understood, cannot be transplanted into the public service. It has its distinct and insurmountable limitations … The very nature and purposes of Government make it impossible for … officials … to bind the employer … The employer is the whole people, who speak by means of laws enacted by their representatives …
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Teacher Francesco Portelos in the rubber room.
He's paid $75,000 a year to do nothing, he says
This Staten Island teacher wants the world to know he is paid $75,000 a year to do nothing all day long.
More than two years after the city shut down the so-called rubber rooms that served as detention centers for teachers, Francesco Portelos sat in front of a live cam Thursday, killing time.
"I want people to see where their tax dollars are going," said Portelos, 34, who taught technology at Intermediate School 49 until last spring, when he got yanked from the classroom, he said.
"I'm getting paid $75,000 to sit around."
The live cam showed him surfing the Internet. On the conference room table in the foreground, he'd carefully laid out a small yellow "Don't Tread on Me" flag on top of a copy of the teachers union paper.
Portelos, who is the elected chapter leader of his school, alleges he landed in his own private rubber room after he ran afoul of administrators.
He says he caught his principal "engaging in financial misconduct."
IS 49 Principal Linda Hill did not respond to messages requesting comment.
Teachers are now assigned to administrative duties instead of being sent to "rubber rooms" — but they have repeatedly claimed they don't actually do anything on those assignments.
Portelos' live cam seems to prove their point.
"They came after the wrong guy, and I'm not taking it lying down," he said. "My methods are not conventional."
But schools officials insisted times have changed.
"All teachers who have been reassigned are working under supervision in an administrative capacity," said spokeswoman Connie Pankratz.
"Francesco Portelos has been extremely difficult to work with, was transferred twice, and there are multiple investigations pending against him."
Schools officials said they did not know if the special schools investigator was also looking at Hill.
Portelos plans to continue his live stream Friday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., unless he gets blocked by administrators.
"I'm very tech-savvy, and for the short five years of my career used that knowledge to educate and improve the school," Portelos emailed the Daily News.
"Now I have to use my tech savviness to survive."
Visit http://www.ustream.tv/channel/quickercam to see him at "work."


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It's painful for your child and you've tried everything for their chronic ear infection. Homeopathy and osteopathy provide a solution.
Chronic Ear Infections in infants and children are commonly treated by homeopathy and osteopathy when conventional treatments have failed. Acute ear infections are generally caused by microorganisms such as bacteria and viruses that migrate from the back of the throat along the Eustachian tube, causing an infection in the middle ear.
The Eustachian tube is a structure which runs from the middle ear to the back of your throat, high above your soft palate. Acute ear infections are treated by conventional physicians with antibiotics based on the appearance of the ear drum and other symptoms such as fever, loss of appetite and ear pain. Homeopaths, of course, treat with remedies and osteopaths treat with gentle manipulation. It is safe in most cases to delay antibiotic treatment for up to 48 hours, while waiting for the remedy to work. I do not object to antibiotics for ear infections if absolutely necessary.
However treated, acute ear infections are simple and tend not to recur. Yet, there are some children who seem to get these infections frequently and are on multiple rounds of antibiotics without resolution of the problem. Sometimes parents are told that the angle of the Eustachian tube is the cause and as the child grows, the angle will change and the drainage will improve and there will be fewer infections. This cannot be true. If it were true every child would have chronic ear infections until their Eustachian tubes matured! Finally, in desperation, surgery to place plastic tubes in the eardrums is recommended. This helps change the pressure in the Eustachian tubes and promotes drainage of fluid to the back of the throat. In my experience, this should very rarely be needed.
The real problem usually involves allergies to either food or environmental factors such as dust, dust mites, pets, cigarette smoke or mold. The tissues in the throat and the Eustachian tube itself will begin to swell in response to the allergens and this will block the flow of air and fluid in the tube. Tonsils and adenoids, both lymphatic glands, will also swell in response to allergens. The adenoids are glands which sit right at the entrance to the Eustachian tubes and as they swell, the tube itself is blocked. In the old days, tonsils and adenoids were routinely removed in children who were frequently sick. These days, surgeons operate on the other end of this system by putting a plastic tube in the ear drum to relieve the negative pressure in the middle ear caused by the blockage.
Homeopathy offers a better solution by treating the child's constitution and reducing or eliminating the allergic sensitivity. This treatment is gentle and gradual taking several months or a year. Acute flare-ups are also treated with homeopathic remedies and antibiotics are reserved as a last resort. Osteopathic treatments can help assure that the bones of the cranium are all rhythmically moving as they should thus reducing any blockage in the Eustachian tubes. Chronic ear infections are frequently related to a restriction of one or both of the temporal bones. The temporal bone is the cranial bone which surrounds the structures of the middle and inner ear. Gentle treatment of the neck and upper back will also help with drainage of lymphatic fluid and encourage proper function of the ears, nose and throat.


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WhatIWore: I recently read something cool - classic Breton shirts have twenty one stripes to represent Napoleon's victories against the British. I double counted and oui! this shirt fits the bill!
Something else I noticed just as Adam began snapping today's outfit photos…
I've been wearing versions of this outfit a lot lately. At the lake last weekend I wore the same tee (seen here) and jean shorts every day. Last weekend, it was an older striped tee and
mom wide leg jeans and the same hat-skirt-sandals-adorable baby in my arms-combo a couple weeks before that. Ya know what they say #ifitaintbroken….
When: July 7, 2015
Hat: Handcrafted by yours truly!
Shades: Karen Walker 'Super Duper' in Crazy Tort
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BCCI not happy with team, but won't sack Dhoni
The BCCI is not giving indications about removing Dhoni, however, a source said the Board is very unhappy with the team, which did not win a single match in the Super Eights stage of the mega event for the second year in a row.cricket Updated: May 14, 2010 15:43 IST
India's early exit from the Twenty20 World Cup has led to speculation about Mahendra Singh Dhoni's future as the team's Twenty20 captain.
Although the BCCI is not giving indications about any such move, a source said the Board is very unhappy with the team, which did not win a single match in the Super Eights stage of the mega event for the second year in a row.
"Obviously we are not happy with the performance of the team but it does not mean that we are thinking of removing
Dhoni as Twenty20 captain. These are media speculation and we cannot comment on such speculation," a top BCCI source said.
Dhoni is under fire for his tactical blunders during the World Cup and according to another source, the selectors want to exert pressure on him by putting him on notice when they sit down to select the Indian team for the Asia Cup next month.
The source said Dhoni would be given the captaincy on a tournament-to-tournament basis.
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Dhoni's captaincy has not been upto expectations in the Twenty20 format and the selectors are contemplating trying new options.
The names of Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir are doing the rounds for the job.
Indian players went into the World Cup after participating in the six-week-long IPL, which ended just five
days before the mega event in the West Indies.
After being knocked out, Dhoni, who led the team to the title in 2007, had stated that IPL's post-match parties had
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Today is the first day of Advent, the start of the church year, the year of the Gospel of Luke. So you may wonder, why do we start at the back of the book with this doomsday sounding story of the coming of the Kingdom of God?
I'm not sure why we always start with "eschatological" readings – which is just a long fancy word to say the end of time, the time in which Christ comes again. However… it might be to remind us that we read the whole story as one that is not over yet.
Especially at this time of year in which the culture gets so wrapped up in sentimentality – we can use a reminder that Jesus, the Son of God, came with a purpose. Jesus came into the world as one of us to set us free from the powers that threaten to destroy us. But that's not all. Jesus promised to come again. In our lesson today we are reminded, the Kingdom of God has come near – but it is not complete. God is not done. That means we live "in the meantime." And Jesus has a job for us – so pay attention.
Pay attention. As Jesus says, there will be strange earthly signs and signs of war. For the people first hearing Luke's Gospel, they would think immediately of the destruction of the temple in 70 AM. That was a terrifying time for the city of Jerusalem and for both the Jews and the new Christians who fled the city as refugees.
People today might worry about terrorists in Paris or refugees fleeing Syria or Russian planes being shot down over Turkey. Some have worried out loud about whether this is a prelude to World War III.
Jesus does not pacify his followers of any age. Bad things are going to happen. But Jesus' message is not to prepare for the end of the world or to succumb to fear. He does not issue a call to arms or to fight. But neither does he give platitudes. Instead, Jesus gives two commands. First: "Be on Guard" so that we are not distracted or our senses dulled with dissipation – that is wild and reckless living, drunkenness or the anxieties and fears of this life. Secondly: "Be watchful." In other words, don't ignore the world around you. PAY ATTENTION. Jesus knew – and told his followers – that the world is a dangerous place but he also knew – and demonstrated by his actions – that the world was a place in great need.
Pay attention, because as followers of Jesus, you and I, like Luke, have a role to play. We know the end of the story. Our job, a job that we have been called to do by Christ, is to both do Christ's work in our world of need and be witnesses to Jesus at work in our world. We are called to be witnesses to God's work in our world because, by faith, we are able to see what others do not.
I heard this story at a conference a few years ago about two young fish swimming along and they happen to meet an older fish swimming the other way, who nods at them and says "Morning, boys. How's the water?" The two young fish swim on for a bit, and then eventually one of them looks over at the other and says, "What the heck is water?"1
Sometimes it's the most seemingly obvious things that don't get spoken – that don't get named. As Christians, as followers of Christ, we are called to name the water. We are called to point out the work of Christ. Others don't have eyes to see it.
Another story. A Christian and an atheist were having an argument about faith. Finally the atheist said – you know, I tried prayer once. But it didn't work. The Christian said, "Really? What happened?" The atheist said, "Well, I was out in the middle of a snow storm up in Alaska and I had completely lost my way. I thought I was a goner for sure. So I prayed to God for help."
The Christian said, "Well… you're here aren't you? Your prayer must have been answered."
The atheist replied – "No. I got lucky. Two Eskimos on a dogsled happened to be going by and they stopped and brought me back to safety."2
How would you interpret that story? The Christian saw it with eyes of faith. The atheist saw it as good dumb luck.
As followers of Christ, we can see that we are swimming in the water of the Kingdom of God. And so we are called to "Pay Attention" to Christ's work in our world. We are called to point out the work of the Holy Spirit. Christ has come. The Kingdom of God is not just near – it's here! Christ has come… And Christ will come again.
But what does that look like? Knowing that we live in the waters of the Kingdom of God, how do we live out our lives – especially when situations when things look dire?
One May day in the early years of the Connecticut House of Representatives, the room was bright and so the delegates were able to do their work by natural light. But then, right in the middle of debate, the day turned to night. Clouds obliterated the sun, and everything turned to darkness. Some legislators thought it was the Second Coming. A clamor arose. Some wanted to adjourn. Others called for prayer. A cry went out to prepare for the coming of the Lord.
But the speaker of the House had a different idea. He was a solid Christian believer of good faith and not easily rattled. So he said, "We are all upset by the darkness and some of us are afraid. But, 'the Day of the Lord' is either approaching or it is not. If it is not, there is no cause for adjournment. And if the Lord is returning, I, for one, choose to be found doing my duty. I therefore ask that candles be brought."
And so they went back to their desks and resumed their debate."3
Do your duty. It sometimes feels rather ordinary. How do we, as one Christian wrote, get caught "living the sort of life that makes people say, 'Ah…so that's how people are going to live when righteousness takes over our world."4 The truth is that often other people won't notice.
And yet, whether other people notice or not, Jesus calls us to care for one another. And so we: feed the hungry: bring dinner to shut-ins at dinner at your door; supply food to the foodshelf, provide breakfast for the community, brighten someone's day with a gift to the NEAR toy exchange. These are ways – seemingly ordinary ways – in which we, as followers of Jesus, can love and serve the neighbor.
Loving and serving the neighbor takes practice. And it takes intentionality. On youth trips, one of the questions that we ask the youth in the beginning of the day is to pay attention to how they see God at work. It's amazing what they share at the end of the day after they have spent the day looking for God's work. Some see someone helping a child. Others recount the hard work that they did – and the grateful response they received. Still others note a small kindness – an act that might otherwise have been forgotten.
And so, brothers and sisters in Christ, I urge you to be a part of God's work in our world AND pay attention. Pay attention because the Kingdom of God is at work in the world.
And…. if you have eyes of faith to see it – then Jesus Christ asks you to share that Good news with others so that all can see. In Jesus' name. Amen.
Pastor Pamela Stalheim Lane
November 29, 2015
1 2005 Kenyon Commencement Address - May 21, 2005 by David Foster Wallace
22005 Kenyon Commencement Address - May 21, 2005 by David Foster Wallace
3 http://cep.calvinseminary.edu/sermon-starters/advent-1c
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Dashon Goldson, the 30-year-old two-time Pro Bowler, has been traded from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to the Redskins, the teams announced Friday.
The Tampa Bay Times first reported the development.
The deal cost Washington a 2016 sixth-round pick, NFL Media's Albert Breer reports, per a Redskins source. Tampa Bay included a 2016 seventh-round pick along with Goldson in the deal. NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport adds the trade saves the Bucs $4 million in salary-cap space, per a team source.
The move is yet another aggressive push by the Buccaneers to clear out any defensive players who do not work in Smith's scheme. The team shed Mark Barron in a similar fashion last October and are now doing the same with a free safety who signed a five-year, $41.25 million deal just two years ago. Darrelle Revis, another expensive piece of a once-feared secondary, has now donned two different uniforms since his one-year hiatus in Tampa.
This offseason, we've seen Washington continue to make some smart, if understated moves in free agency. General manager Scot McCloughan is looking to make his team more competitive, but only at a certain price. He was on the same 49ers staff that selected Goldson in the fourth round back in 2007.
Goldson is owed roughly $4 million guaranteed in 2015, according to league records. However, the Bucs are going to absorb that money as part of the deal, per The Washington Post.
This offseason, we've also seen coaches take a stranglehold on their systems. Like the Eagles' Chip Kelly, Smith hasn't been afraid of dealing players who no longer fit what he is trying to do with the Buccaneers.
Having made it to a Super Bowl in the past, he'll get the benefit of the doubt for now.
A new uniform and system should give Goldson an opportunity to repair his on-field credentials after two critically poor seasons in Florida. While his struggles might have been system based, they were enough to allow the veteran to jet for a late-round pick.
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This Labor Day Weekend, I decided to stay in town and make it a real New York City weekend. It's a good weekend to go places that are normally busy because the city really empties out.
On Thursday night we had a little weekend preview by stopping at Prince St. Pizza for a pepperoni square and then going to a horror film at Williamsburg Cinema. Friday night we ate at Brooklyn Crab in Red Hook and then popped into Sunny's bar and Bait and Tackle for drinks. Saturday we had some emergency bike repairs then took a group ride to The Cloisters. We had beers in Harlem before eating burgers at Corner Bistro in the West Village. Sunday I had to work a little in the morning before heading to The Rockaways to watch the big waves roll in from tropical storm Hermine. We made a pit stop at Rippers for some beach joose, then went into Chinatown for dinner at 69 Bayard. Monday we returned to Chinatown for dim sum and then took the ferry to Governor's Island. We ended the day with a burrito picnic in Prospect Park. We hit all of my favorite kinds of food in four days and did a whole bunch of very New York things along the way. It was a good mix of old hits and first times. I would say it was 100% more fun than getting stuck in holiday weekend traffic.


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Please join our member, Lyn Drathring as she discusses Self-Care: Movement and Meditation!
With movement & meditation you can realize improved mental clarity and soothing toning effects on the body.
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Arguments in Reply Brief Are Not Limited to Designated New Grounds of Rejection
The Fed. Cir. (In re Durance) vacated the decision of the Board and remanded based on the Board's failure to review appellant's reply-brief arguments. In asserting the obviousness of the claimed apparatus for dehydrating organic material, the examiner relied on three different aspects of the primary reference in the final rejection, in the examiner interview summary and in the examiner's answer. In the examiner's answer, for the first time, the examiner argued that there was no structural difference between the claimed invention and the combined teachings of the prior art references citing a structural identity argument. Appellant's challenge to the structural-identity rejection in their reply brief was not considered by the Board, citing waiver under 37 CFR 41.41(b). The Fed. Cir. found appellant's response in their reply brief to be a proper response to the issue first raised in the examiner's answer, despite the issue not being designated as a new ground of rejection and thus error by the Board's failure to review appellant's argument. A reminder to address all issues in your appeal brief as your reply brief should be limited to new grounds of rejection and issues addressed in the initial appeal brief.


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Well-appointed, contemporary cabin with breathtaking views and southern exposure. Upon entering the home, you are greeted by large windows and sliding glass doors that connect the living room and dinning room to a spacious deck. An updated kitchen with breakfast bar, 4th bedroom, half bathroom and spacious living room with a wood-burning fireplace complete the main level. Upstairs there is the master suite and two bedrooms that share a large bathroom. A two-car garage, ample parking and mature landscaping make this home an ideal retreat.


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Early Takedown adopter, Coach Michael Ritter and his Wauseon High School (OH) Tomahawks, captured the Division 2 Championship at the AAU Duals in Florida recently. Their achievement was recognized in a recent WIN Magazine article.
"We used [Takedown] with the new features to score all our matches at Disney," said Coach Ritter. He continued "it was a great way to test out the new features and they worked great."
Congrats to Coach Ritter and the Wauseon team! With Takedown installed multiple iPads, Wauseon has scored roughly 1,400 matches over two seasons.


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"So, what was the food like?", I'm often asked when I speak about Senegal. Well, I'm pleased to report the food is – largely – delish. Ok, the pizza tends to suck, but at least it's a safe option if the restaurant looks dodgy. The burgers are bizarre, as your fries come stuffed inside them. Still, once you've overcome this mindfuck, they taste remarkably good. Spoilt Westerners should also give up all hope of decent coffee: expect a sachet of instant, perhaps blended with another sachet of dried milk powder, scalded in boiling hot water, then drowned in sugar. However, if you order expresso, you might actually get a brew extracted from real coffee beans, even though it might be bitterer still than Hillary Clinton's regrets.
Apart from these endearing quirks, the food is amazing. The rice alone is legendary: I've never tasted anything quite so aromatic – cultivated in Casamance, it has a natural fragrance that puts the bland packs of grain in our supermarkets to shame. Chicken is popular, as is fish and seafood, as well as beef and mutton. Pork? D'uh – it's off the menu, as this is a largely Muslim country. There's plenty of couscous-based dishes making use of local staples such as sweet potatoes, tamarind, and plantains.
One of my absolute favourites is Thiebou Jen, which means, quite simply, rice with fish. You cannot over-estimate the importance of this dish in the public imagination. "I'll find you a lovely African woman", said Oscar to me one night, "one that cooks the best Thiebou Jen ever." Of course, I didn't have the heart to tell him that I'd rather pay good cash money to dine out at a restaurant for an NSA bit of nosh than to be hooked into matrimony by a piece of fish.
The proper way to serve Thiebou Jen is in a large metal bowl, which is then set on the floor so that a group of people can sit around it and share. I've been invited to eat like this with by the waiters of a beach bar in Warang, and seen tailors interrupt their sewing to hunch over the same communal repast in Dakar's medina. Who knows, perhaps I'll learn to cook it myself – and then surprise my African friends with my domestic skills. With any luck, one of them will marry me.


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A fantastic abstract sculpture finely crafted of Raspberry Alabaster, reflecting an abstract torso figure and mounted on a wooden base. A gorgeous decorative piece with beautiful movement, veining and shape. Display on a table top, shelf, pedestal or within a niche. Artist unknown, unsigned. Circa 1960's.
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Horus heresy. Black shield terminators. Part 6
So here we are. The terminators are done and finished. Next up will be the rest of the marauder squad. I will also see if I have parts for a second marauder squad as well. Having a good time converting things up :) .


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Kimberly Rixon '12 couldn't have asked for a better job when she graduated last June with a degree in Social Work. She joined the team at the new Crisis Solutions Center run by the Downtown Emergency Service Center (DESC), the largest multi-service agency serving homeless adults in the Puget Sound area. The agency is nationally recognized as a leader in services for chronically homeless adults with behavioral health disorders.
The Crisis Solutions Center provides short-term residential treatment for up to 40 people at a time. Admittance, which is voluntary, is only by referrals from an emergency room or first responder.
"We provide a safe, therapeutic alternative to jail and hospitalization for people in a crisis due to mental illness," she said recently.
Before coming to Seattle University as a transfer student from Bellevue Community College, Rixon spent a year volunteering in inner city Atlanta at a food bank and an after-school program. Her kindergarten students came mainly from immigrant families, and she became a liaison between the families and the schools and other community resources. She continued working with immigrant families when she returned to Washington and did her senior Social Work practicum at Compass Housing Alliance.
"Working with adults in downtown Seattle as part of my Compass internship got me interested in mental health," she said. "I saw the importance of housing in creating stability in the rest of a person's life."
She soon met Bill Hobson, DESC's executive director, through a class at SU and learned more about the value of integrating housing, mental health, and substance abuse treatment for people who are homeless.
For many, the Crisis Solutions Center is a critical stop in breaking the revolving door of homelessness and hospitalization. A voluntary program that maintains a full-time staff of psychiatrists, nurses, social workers, and case managers, the center is designed to connect people with the supports they need to avoid the next crisis. Some return to their homes within 72 hours; others stay at the center for up to two weeks.
"I see a lot of people who have never received mental health treatment," Rixon said. "Most have had some interaction with a health care provider, but not a consistent relationship. Those with chronic mental illnesses need a long-term solution that includes housing with comprehensive support services. DESC is providing that solution."


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The purpose of the positive assessment is to reassure and provide direction.
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The Blooming Genius Empowerment Approach TM is a way of working with young people that utilises a range of coaching techniques and models to remove barriers to learning, leading to student empowerment, academic success and lasting self-efficacy.
It is particularly useful for children who have neurodiversity, either diagnosed or undiagnosed, who might find the typical reward/punishment cycle exhausting and unachievable.
We teach the approach to adults supporting these children in schools and at home.
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Cascade is a training package for foster carers and prospective adopters, developed by a group of experienced educationalists and psychologists, which provides a new and innovative approach to working with young people to explore issues, find solutions and impact sustainable change.
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2017 Touge Battle Bracket Final Results
After months of development, the all new Touge Bracket Battle format debuted on day 2 at The Speed Ring in 2017. The Results were outstanding with both spectators and competitors alike praising the exciting new format. This new presentation for Time Attack takes the traditional drivetrain class separations and removes them, pitting two drivers against each other based on lap times alone resulting in closely contested head-to-head battles and adding a new element of consistency into the mix for Time Attack. Here's how it all shook out at the end of day 2.


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British Columbia is the Kingdom of wealth;
where mountains are imposed on a turbulent Pacific Forests surround the cities.
Nature forges culture.
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The province of British Columbia has one of the most diverse ecosystems in the world: forests, beaches, meadows, swamps, mountains, oceans, rivers and lakes create habitats for a multitude of species of wild fauna and flora.
In addition to the amazing beauty of every part of the country, the education system in this province is among the most recognized around the world. British Columbia is also home to a transfer system recognized worldwide, which means students can move from one level of qualification to the next and from one educational institution to another. This gives students the flexibility to choose the path of study that best suits your educational goals.
Living and studying in the various communities in Canada offers high quality academics, research opportunities and attractive, safe, open, life styles on campus and off.


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This Japanese Antique Edo Imari Porcelain Namazu Hakkakubachi Bowl was made about 150-200 years ago dating to the 1800's Edo period of 1800-1868. It has quite an unusual and extravagant blue and white decoration, one I am not familiar with on the inside and one I could not find. Namazu is the medium size of the bowl. Hakkakubachi is the word for an octagonal bowl, it is handmade of beautifuil white porcelain. It is painted in underglaze and overglaze blue. It is quite abstract. It is not signed as many of the older bowls were not.
It is in excellent condition, no cracks or chips. Please see the pictures and ask any questions. We are non-house smokers and do not smoke around our wares and our very careful with them to have clean hands and in the packing. We are careful to check incoming items for any unusual smells. Again please let us know if you have any questions. This is a purchase from a well- known and honest, quality antique dealer in Japan.
Size Width 5.8 inches or 14.8 cm, Length 5.7 inches or 14.5 cm, Height 2.0 inches or 5.2 cm
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Imari porcelain
Imari porcelain 伊万里焼 is the name for Japanese porcelain wares made in the town of Arita, in the former Hizen Province, northwestern Kyūshū. They were exported to Europe extensively from the port of Imari, Saga, between the second half of the 17th century and the first half of the 18th century. The Japanese as well as Europeans called them Imari. In Japanese, these porcelains are also known as Arita-yaki 有田焼. Imari was the trans-shipment port for Arita wares. There are many styles including Nabeshima and Kakiemon. It was the kilns at Arita which formed the heart of the Japanese porcelain industry.
Though sophisticated wares in authentic Japanese styles were being made at Arita for the fastidious home market, European–style designations of Arita porcelain were formed after blue and white kraak porcelains, imitating Chinese underglaze blue-and-white wares, or made use of enamel colors over underglazes of cobalt blue and iron red. The ware often used copious gilding, sometimes with spare isolated sprigged vignettes, but often densely patterned in compartments.
Imari or Arita porcelain has been continually produced up through the present day.


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Hello- my name is Donald Pash (You can call me Don)
I would Like to welcome you to "Focus to Frame" photography and thank you for visiting my website. I am a landscape, nature, wildlife and cultural event photographer. My real passion is capturing the natural world through my camera lens. I want the viewer to be drawn into my photos with a sense of reality and being there. I hope to arouse the curiosity for people to want to visit and experience places on this beautiful planet that I have had the opportunity to visit. The landscape, wildlife, nature, and peoples of different cultures are what send me out to do photography. I capture a stamp in time at that exact moment that can be, as the old saying goes "have a picture worth a thousand words."
I started my photography way back in 2008 when I visited Yosemite National Park for the first time. I had a little Sony point and shoot camera my wife let me use at the time. When I took those first images of the waterfalls and the beautiful landscape and viewed them on my computer, I was hooked. Right then and there I decided I'm going to be a photographer. I signed up for the professional photographer course through New York Institute of Photography. While taking this course, I purchased my first DSLR camera and a couple of lenses. After I completed the course and receiving my certificate, I began practicing what I had learned. To this day I am still practicing and learning every day. I have traveled all over the Western United States including Alaska and Hawaii taking pictures. I have even made a trip down the Rhine River capturing photos of the Castles that set on the banks of the Rhine. What a beautiful experience that was.


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LeBootCamp.com's Valerie Orsoni Tells You How to Look Hot This Summer!
Valerie Orsoni, celebrity trainer and author of Le Personal Coach and founder of LeBootCamp.com has some great summer tips for getting into shape- fast!
When celebrities and friends go vacationing at the beach, they enjoy, like the rest of us, spending their day on a towel on the beach, reading the latest best seller or listening to some music.
Let's face it to keep their body all toned our dear people friends don't spend their whole day like a whale on the beach. They take advantage of being at the beach to exercise, sometimes very discreetly (and sometimes less).
Celeb Coach Valerie Orsoni is sharing with you their summer tips to get in shape like a star without sweating it too much. And then you too will enjoy a heavenly body when summer ends….
Cameron Diaz: she is not the only one to use surfing to burn the calories of her rich American-style diet ((Kate Bosworth, Elle MacPherson, Evangeline Lilly, Kate Hudson, Courteney Cox, and yes even Jennifer Aniston have tried to tone their body using this approach as well).
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Surfing is a highly physical activity that will engage your entire body, thereby burning more calories. Because you need to work on yrou balance, too your deep abs will work more than you simply do crunches and you will get this oh so sexy flat tummy.
To truly burn calories quickly make sure you start with a few classes (group classes work fine for this sport). Otherwise, by trying to find the perfect way to glide you will end up spending so much time in the water that you won't burn so many calories
Summer Rx: Sign up for surfing classes if you plan to go to the beach this summer. Two hours a day and with a healthy diet you can lose up to 4 pounds of fat a week!
Sarah Jessica Parker uses LeBootCamp fave ab-toning technique: the plank! While at the beach and every 20 minutes or so she discreetly goes into a plank position and holds the position for 1 min. This is perfect to tone your deep ab and get a sexy flat tummy without getting a manly looking six-pack.
Coach's Feedback:Regularly engaging one's body is the best way to see quick results without sweating off your waterproof make up! It is also almost impossible to injure yourself by just contracting your muscles.
Summer Rx: When you are on your towel, enjoying some good-mood sun rays remember to regularly go into a plank position. Don;t overdo it though. Start with 15 sec segments making sure your body is totally engaged and flat. If you start arching your back it is a sign you need to rest. No need to go over 1 min. It is best to do several sessions as opposed to one long one.
SummerRx #2: you can also add a few complete stretches of your body, inhaling while stretching your arms above your head and pointing your toes and exhaling when your hands come back down on the sand while your feet flex.
Jessica Alba's perky breasts: when she does not have her dumbbells with her,she uses whatever she finds, usually magazines and holding them in her hands (while she is lying down on her towel), she brings then up towards the sky and back down towards her torso and repeat.
Coach's Feedback:An easy exercise that won't over tone any of the engaged muscle groups thanks to the fact that the weight is not heavy.
Summer Rx: Lying down on your towel, back is straight with your lombars well on the ground (to avoid back pain) and not arched, take a full bottle (make sure the cap is screwed on tightly!) and, with one hand on each side of the bottle, bring it upward (almost straightening your arms but not blocking them) and bring it back down towards your torso. Repeat until it burns (go slowly) then add 5 reps.
Summer Rx2: If you don't go to the beach you can get the same results with the Hindu prayer (Lindsley you have the description for this one)
Eva Longoria applies one of LeBootCamp's fave booty-toning technique! When on her towel, she sits at a 90-degree angle, her legs straight with toes pointing and back straight as well. She then contracts one cheek, lifts it from the towel and puts it down a few inches forward and repeats on the other side then again and again until she reaches the end of the towel.
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Easy and efficient exercise to tone our tush. No warm up necessary.
Summer Rx: repeat 5 times per day. If you don't go to the beach you can also do it at home while watching TV: during the commercials just jump off the couch and sit on the carpet and "walk with your booty"
Summer Rx#2: you can also tone your booty by doing my fave exercise: the Brazilian Move!
Monica Cruz (Penelope's sister) also follows LeBootCamp's tip about walking in the water at the beach with water at thigh level: nothing beats it to reduce the aspect of cellulite and tone your thighs into gazelle thighs!
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Another free way to tone your body walking in moving water will also help burn more calories than simply walking on the ground, improve blood flow and because the water is usually colder than 37 degrees, your body needs to expand some energy to keep your body temperature, and the sand creates a welcome massage of the sole of the foot
Summer Rx: If you go to the beach aime at 30 min walk in the water (at thigh level) on an empty stomach every morning (after your morning green tea and sobacha).
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The team's quest to take out Vandal Savage leads "DC's Legends of Tomorrow" to 1959 Oregon, where Captain Cold goes gangster, White Canary finds her inner healer and Atom and Hawkgirl face racial prejudice while posing as an interracial married couple.
RELATED: David-Jones Discusses Connor Hawke's Possible Return to "Legends of Tomorrow"
Joe Dante directs "Night of the Hawk, which airs Thursday, March 10 at 8/7c on The CW.
The team tracks Savage (guest star Casper Crump) to a small town in Oregon during the 1950s. Upon arrival, they discover there have been a recent string of murders and they suspect Savage is involved. Professor Stein (Victor Garber) and Sara (Caity Lotz) go undercover at a psychiatric hospital, where Savage is working as a doctor, to find out his plan. While there, Sara meets a nurse named Lindsay (guest star Ali Liebert) and sparks fly. Meanwhile, Ray (Brandon Routh) and Kendra (Ciara Renee) pretend to be a married couple to gain the neighborhood's trust, but an interracial couple in the '50s isn't something that goes unnoticed. Soon, Savage is at their door. Joe Dante directed the episode written by Sarah Nicole Jones & Cortney Norris (#108).


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How do you prepare for something that doesn't exist?
In medicine, what tools will be required to build a better future for providers, patients, and the many advocates who work to make health realized?
Like our predecessors before us, embracing an unknown future will likely require solutions that are part rigorous methodology and part instinctual art. I am confident that the rigorous methodology that makes science unique among fields of scholarship will continue to advance discovery in health and disease management. But how can modern-day physicians and health advocates use the art of our practice to increase health literacy, connect the dots between health and society, and optimize our relationships with complementary fields?
When I saw the Oreo Super Bowl ad, I knew. This is what medicine should be doing. Not pushing sugar sweetened products, but utilizing moments to capture national attention around a singular idea – health.
For those of us interested in the exciting opportunities new technology offers the field of medicine, Oreo taught us that capturing national attention may be as simple as fostering thoughtful application of new media; media that for all said purposes, is free (although the thoughtful application part definitely requires a significant investment…more on that in future posts).
It is clear that consumers are now making decisions in the context of an online network of peers where they collectively share cultural experiences and discuss trending topics in news and popular media. This is an incredible opportunity to key into consumers who are looking for health information, information that data suggests some are using to make health decisions. Interacting with patients on their timetable, moderated by their thoughts and comments, and based on their personal priorities, allows medicine to have a greater impact beyond the confines of our offices and medical centers. And I'm not just talking about e-visits (although this is an interesting and potentially great idea), I'm talking about engaging a national audience in a conversation about health, identifying partners in this work, and aligning all of our interests to reach a common goal – health.
Part of preparation for any unknown outcome is recognizing opportunities to take steps in the right direction. New technology, like that promoted by incubators like Rock Health and thought leaders like Wendy Sue Swanson, MD and Bryan Vartabedian, MD, will definitely define the future of our field; a future that I hope is rooted in simplicity, transparency, and good old customer service.


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An agricultural cooperative invested in setting up organic apple orchards with anti-hail nets. They also acquired agricultural machinery to support the production of organic beef.
Projects & Practice
An example of sustainable cultivation of olive trees and extraction of olive oil using innovative ultrasound techniques.
A unique example of a rural business which achieved economic profitability based on innovation and environmentally-friendly practices.
A farmer in a Less Favoured Area turned to organic agriculture and began growing ancient varieties of cereals. He has achieved sustainability through niche, quality production.
Tularù is an organic and multi-functional closed-cycle farm born that began life as a centre for sustainable production. It offers an alternative approach to solving current environmental, social and economic issues for farms.
The project made an Ekso Bionics Exoskeleton available to patients in rural areas. This enables community rehabilitation of patients recovering from spinal injuries, strokes and brain injuries.
RDP support helped a family farm to generate added value by applying a sustainable model of production through biodynamic agriculture.
A dedicated communications campaign to promote the launch of the Rural Development Programme (RDP) in Finland.
An example of a large-scale previously state owned farm, which now successfully combines economic sustainability and the provision of public goods.
RDP support enabled a home-based business that sells quality vegetarian food products to increase its production capacity and reach out to an international market.


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So, I never knew who this queen was until I saw her slaying on the red carpet at the BET Awards show. Nandi Mngoma is a musician, TV presenter, and actress from South Africa. She is named after African Zulu Queen Nandi. She received prasie from all fashion critiques when she showed up to the BET Awards wearing something from her debut clothing line, Colour. She rose to fame in 2011 with the release of her single 'Tonight' and gained further fame with the release of her album, 'Nandi' in September 2012. She was born in Maphumulo on March 20, 1988 and raised in Durban, Kwazulu Hatal.
You can follow this queen on IG and/or Twitter: NandiMngoma


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"They would not talk to people, but they started talking to the dog." How two dogs, Bjorn and Jackie, are helping to treat children
Thanks to the EU, canistherapy support has become available in Belarusian city of Brest.
Belarus: At the age of 16, he had never even studied music. Now, he is an opera singer: This is Andrey's story
Until he was 16 years old, Andrey Mikulchik, from the Belarusian city of Maladziečna, had never studied music. However, he went on to become an opera singer, and has already performed in both Italy and Belarus.
Coming to a city near you: EU Sustainable Energy Week 2019
Eastern partner countries eligible for EU Sustainable Energy Awards for the first time. Shaping Europe's Energy Future is the theme of this year's EU Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW), which will happen across the EU and in the Eastern Partnership region from 17 to 21 June. Since 2006, the EUSEW…
Energy-efficient modern street lighting in Ocnița and Cantemir thanks to EU support
Street lighting can be easily managed and made energy-efficient. This is being proven by Ocnița and Cantemir, the first two cities in the Republic of Moldova where smart, street lighting control technology has been installed. The installations are part of the EU-funded "Covenant of Mayors –…
Ašmiany and Biaroza: How to live better with the help of energy efficiency
For years, the European Union has been helping small towns in Belarus to implement their ambitious energy efficiency projects. Within the framework of the new round of the "Covenant of Mayors – Demonstration Projects" programme, a kindergarten in the town of Ašmiany will be modernised, while modern…
Business Incubator in Nisporeni helps beginner entrepreneurs turn their ideas into reality with EU support
The business incubator in the Moldovan town of Nisporeni is one of the largest in the country. Funded with EU support, it now hosts 36 entrepreneurs.
How to turn an idea into a successful business: stories from the Business Incubator Singerei
The working atmosphere in the Business Incubator (BI) Sîngerei is felt right at the entrance. Behind every door is a fully functioning business with employees, modern equipment and an entrepreneur developing his or her idea.
Three examples of how Belarusian science is involved in solving shared European problems, bringing results also to their own country
Horizon 2020 is the European Union's programme aimed at developing science and innovation. Representatives from Belarus took every opportunity to participate in it and cooperate with scientists and researchers from other European countries.
Ten years of the Eastern Partnership: how do young Eastern Partners view their ties with the European Union?
Last December at the Eastern Partnership conference in Vienna, a correspondent from the Segodnya website in Ukraine, Krystyna Zeleniuk spoke to 'Young European Ambassadors' from all six Eastern Partnership countries.
How MOST unites professionals: a Belarusian doctor learns how the Dutch manage the pregnancy process
Yekaterina Shilkina, a gynaecologist from Minsk, was immersed in the practice of obstetrics – the branch of medicine covering childbirth and midwifery – when she went to the Netherlands for an internship in the framework of the EU-funded MOST programme.


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|The initial production plans for Mori Seiki's new North American will focus on its X-Class machines, like the NHX 4000, one of the NHX Series developed to control operating costs by reducing the number of parts, but also to respond to the machine shop market's demand for tools that perform with high speed and accuracy, rigidity, and energy savings.
| Groundbreaking at the Davis, Calif., site of Mori Seiki's North American manufacturing plant. Shown are Tetsuya Iwata (Consul General to Japan in San Francisco), Dr. Masahiko Mori, Joe Krovoza, Natsuo (Jim) Okada, and Mark Mohr.
One of the world's largest designers and manufacturers of machine tools is setting up production in North America. In line with previous reports, Mori Seiki broke ground on a 200,000-square-foot factory on a 14.5-acre site in Davis, Calif. The Japan-based machine tool designer and manufacturer opened its 70,000-sq-ft Digital Technology Laboratory (DTL) nearby in 2009, where it researches and develops machine tool designs, machine control systems, and pallet systems. The earlier report estimated the project as a $60-million investment. Construction is set to finish on the new plant in the fall of 2012.
Mori Seiki has been developing software and machinery at DTL since 2000, and that unit now has 80 employees. Establishing a manufacturing base in North America creates further opportunity for R&D in the U.S., according to the company. The Northern California region also provides a good selection of engineering talent, for example from the University of California campuses at Davis and Berkeley.
The new plant will be Mori Seiki's first manufacturing operation in North America, and the company projects employment in the range of 100 to 150 at full operating potential of up to 100 machine centers per month. It has four plants in Japan and one in Switzerland, the DIXI Machines operation in Le Locle, Switzerland, which Mori Seiki bought in 2007. It produces and markets the DIXI brand machines but also uses the Swiss site to manufacture Mori Seiki machines.
Once the North American factory is in full operation Mori Seiki estimates its total capability will be approximately 900 machines per month. It said that volume would be in line with the global expansion of machine tool sales it anticipates in the coming decade.
"Our initial targets are our horizontal machining centers, the X-Class NHX4000 and NHX5000 Series," said DMG/Mori Seiki USA president Mark Mohr of the production plans at the California operation. "Our next product under consideration is the DMU 50 and potentially other X class machines."
Mori Seiki and Germany's DMG have a cross-ownership arrangement and co-market their machine designs and technologies worldwide. In the U.S., the two groups have consolidated their business as DMG / Mori Seiki USA, headquartered in Hoffman Estates, Ill.
Manufacturing domestically will create strategic advantages for the organization, principally in terms of currency exchange. "If the value of the U.S. dollar declines, it will become fiscally advantageous to manufacture machine tools in North America, eliminating the cost of importing from Japan," explained CEO Dr. Masahiko Mori. The company expects that adding the North American manufacturing plant will offset the exchange-rate disparity and ensure the quality, precision, and value of its products.
"The West Coast location makes it very easy to work with our Japanese colleagues," Mohr added. "For instance, we will be importing ball screws and spindles from our own manufacturing facilities in Japan, not for purposes of cost saving but because they're simply the highest quality."


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Nothing like ice cream to dry the tears.
Hillary Clinton tried cheering up her top campaign aide Huma Abedin with "big ice-cream sundaes" after the FBI reopened its investigation into her emails because of a laptop belonging to Abedin's then-husband, convicted sex offender Anthony Weiner, according to an upcoming tell-all book.
"It was wrenching to watch the pain this news caused Huma. She was distraught," Clinton campaign communications director Jennifer Palmieri writes in an excerpt of "Dear Madam President" published by Time Magazine on Wednesday.
"I watched as Hillary hugged her and was able to help calm Huma down. On the flight back to New York, Hillary insisted all of us have big ice-cream sundaes in an effort to cheer Huma up."
The depressing scene unfolded onboard Clinton's campaign plan on Oct. 28, 2016 — just moments after ex-FBI Director James Comey had announced that the bureau was reopening its probe into her email servers.
Comey's announcement dealt a serious political blow just days before the election, and then-candidate Donald Trump pounced on the development, reigniting his accusations that Clinton was a corrupt candidate who couldn't be trusted.
But the Clinton camp quickly learned that the FBI had reopened the probe because of Weiner.
A laptop that the disgraced New York congressman had used contained duplicates of emails that Abedin had sent relating to the Clinton campaign, and the FBI reopened its investigation because bureau officials speculated that the emails could contain new information.
As it turned out, the emails were not new or pertinent at all, but that didn't erase the damage that Comey's announcement did to Clinton's candidacy.
Abedin was heartbroken by the announcement, Palmieri wrote.
"Hillary and I sat with her in our cabin on the plane as Huma sobbed," she writes. "'He is going to kill me,' was all Huma could manage to say in between sobs. She had been through so much in her marriage and on the campaign and had always managed to stay focused on her job and wear a brave face through whatever crisis she was facing. This was a rare moment when she broke down."
Abedin ended up divorcing Weiner shortly after he pleaded guilty to transferring obscene material to a minor in May 2017. He was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison in September.


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The conference also features panels and workshops, open mics, group meals, and 34 unofficial showcases.
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At last - a five year land supply comes to the aid of our villages
I'm pleased that from today it will be harder for developers to put in speculative bids to build houses where they are not wanted in South Cambridgeshire. But this respite will be brief if there is any trimming of the housing plans that the council is waiting for the government inspector to approve.
Tinkering with the housing plan, known as the Local Plan, would mean that South Cambridgeshire villages would once again be at the mercy of speculative developers. Put simply, if the Lib Dem administration which takes over on Wednesday at South Cambs Council takes out some of the locations for houses, then the district will again fall below its housing targets, and it will again be open season for unwanted developments in our villages.
For the last four years, since 2014, South Cambs District Council has battled to prove that it has enough land for new houses, against what the Government sets as a housing target. If a council can't prove that it has enough land allocated for housing, known as a "five-year land supply" then it makes it easier for developers to put in speculative bids for housing, and get them pushed through on appeal, even though the council's planning committee has turned these bids down.
Now South Cambs has declared it does meet Government targets for new housing land, following an updated assessment last week.
Let me say that despite repeated asks by local councillors, including me, of government ministers and planning officials to quicken the pace, the Local Plan has taken four years and is now due to be released by the planning inspector in June.
Since June 2014 the Council had not been able to demonstrate it had enough land supply, which has meant that housing applications could not be assessed against local planning policies that control the provision of housing, such as village frameworks, and planning decisions have instead been tilted towards delivery of more housing.


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How many times have you walked into a room and said to yourself, "Why am I am here again?" Or you have gone to the fridge and asked the exact same question! I'll be honest.... this has happened to me too many times to remember! It gets so annoying because when you deiced to go sit back down, you remember why you went into the room or fridge. Well this madness has to stop! Let me show you a simple method to prevent this from happening ever again!
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The hardest thing about knitting toe-up socks is the cast on. Once you've mastered that, you'll love this technique. Shelly will guide you through the magic loop cast on , a simple heel construction and all the tricks to use every scrap of yarn, and deliver socks that fit perfectly, every time.
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Growing Pains
Lately I have been talking to a lot of either experienced sound engineers or people who want to become sound engineers, discussing their career paths, experiences and expectations. During those interviews one question kept popping up: what advice do you have for people who are starting out in the industry and are eager and willing to learn? It got me thinking about my own journey and the experiences - good and bad - that shaped my approach and philosophy on live sound. Here are five pieces of advice I have for budding future audio professionals:
1. It is about relationships
One of the most important things you have to realise is that although we keep discussing the technology, live sound is ultimately a people business. You are mostly working as a part of a technical crew, who are there to support the act. The artists you are working for, the producers, managers, the audience - there are numerous relationships you have to create and maintain if you want to become successful. Make sure that you are courteous, kind, and approachable. Saying "please" and "thank you" even under the most stressful of circumstances lets people know that they are appreciated. Try to remember the names of people you work with, even if just for one night while touring at a venue that you will probably never visit again. Always be ready to help out - you might be a part of the audio crew, but if the lighting guys need a hand, lend it. I rely heavily on the support from tech crews and fellow engineers- talking to them can sometimes present solutions or time-saving ideas that are beneficial to everyone. In a nutshell: be a team player that people can rely on and have your back, because they know you have theirs.
2. Give it time
Realising that you have to be in it for the long haul is probably something you should figure out early on. I have been learning about sound and engineering for more than 20 years and the more I learn, the more I realise how much more I have yet to learn. My approach to live audio mixing is constantly changing (I have written about some of those revelations in Live Mixing or Mastering and Sound Check Priorities articles) and learning new ways of doing things better, faster, and with more reliable outcomes is a daily occurrence - and I love it. I truly appreciate the fact that I still find new and exciting fields of audio I can dive in and explore extensively - it keeps my interest and deepens my passion. So if you think that audio is something you can learn in a few months and then rock the biggest stadiums and do large shows reliably and consistently day in and day out, I think you should reconsider your career path. There are absolutely ways to get there faster (courses, books, videos) - but getting there faster just means you have to devote more hours in a day towards your goal. There are no corners to cut, you simply have to put in the hours.
3. Do the grunt work
My own personal journey started when I was 10 years old and I started playing bass in a school band. The really crappy sound system we had then was an 8-channel active mixer and two worn-out speakers that were already considered ancient when we got them. But it was enough for me to get me thinking (even at that age) how components of an audio system are connected together and why I have to plug something in a particular socket, otherwise there would be no sound. A few years later I started working for a local rental company, running stage cables, carrying speakers, connecting amps. And while I was doing that, I got first hand experience with signal flow, PA behaviour, and all of the roles that make up a live show. During my breaks I would sneak up to front-of-house and watch engineers mix, I watch bands prepare their gear and listen to how rooms, venues, consoles, PA systems would affect the overall sound. Even today, I still get called out to do low budget shows as favours for friends and colleagues, and I try to make the best of the situation. I always consider every job, even the crappiest ones, as learning opportunities. If you do the same, there is a great chance you could get to a level you envision yourself doing today. I consider no job too small, no gig beneath me, no act "so not worth it" that I can't realise something new that might make me either a better engineer or sometimes a more grateful human being (take a look at my Educational Disasters piece). If you don't shy away from work, chances are that work won't shy away from you.
4. Realise that "good sound" is subjective
The same way we all see colors a bit differently, we also hear sound slightly differently. Not only that, but we are also heavily influenced by the content, which causes different emotional reactions with various individuals in the audience differently. I can't tell you how many times I have been working at events, where there were multiple musical acts, performing different music genres. The same audience that enjoyed the first act, came to the FOH position complaining that the second act was either too loud, too harsh sounding, too (insert an annoying quality at your discretion)... There was no measurable change in loudness, from my end no perceived difference in frequency response - the only thing that changed was the musical genre, which triggered a negative emotional knee jerk in some audience members, who as a result started complaining about sound. Please, be extremely careful here not to dismiss the opinion of the listener off the bat - always consider if their complaints are valid and take them under consideration. But also realise that the sound a certain engineer created could be completely valid, it is just you that do not like it. All engineers have the "I would have done it differently" mode turned on when listening to other people mixing - and it is great. It means that you imagine the sound differently from them and would probably approach the work from a different angle. All I am trying to emphasise here is - do not consider your sound to be the ultimate sound that everyone should create "if they knew what they were doing". Listen to other people's opinions and work with an open, non-judgmental mind and try to deconstruct the way they hear music - it might reveal something that you could improve or use yourself.
5. Approach sound from all possible angles
My stomping ground is doing sound for bands as FOH engineer, so this last point will be driven from this experience. I have found that learning about music from all possible angles adds immensely to my level of proficiency. As I have mentioned, I started out as a musician and I have played everything - from the smallest of bars to the large open air festivals. So I have first hand knowledge about music creation process, arranging, singing technique, musical instrument sound design and performing on stage - the musicians approach to music. I also have a project studio, where I have learned about the recording process, microphone selection and placement, post production possibilities and mixing/mastering process - the recording engineer's approach to music. I have taken courses on sound system design where I have learned about PA system placement and alignment, acoustical principles of amplified sound and ways of covering a venue in ways that help deliver sound within the minimum variance approach - the system tech approach to sound. All of these aspects help me in my work and provide handy tools when talking to musicians, system engineers, tech crews, producers - all of the people involved in making a show happen. I would say that most of the successful engineers I know work with the same approach - learning about every aspect of your craft not only provides a working vocabulary, but helps you understand the intricacies that are a part of creating a live show. Even if it seemingly does not relate directly to live sound or mixing, that knowledge will help you become a better live audio professional.
I know that when people ask me about advice on how to become live audio engineers they expect me to tell them to learn about microphones and consoles. They do not realise that all of that is second to your personal approach to sound, which might be much more instrumental in ensuring that your career is successful than really nailing down the attack and release times for a particular compressor on a particular vocal. Although technical prowess is very important, in my book it is always second to being a punctual, reliable and helpful team member that is always hungry for knowledge. If you can develop that attitude, it will help you enjoy your work for years to come - not only because of the work, but because of true friendships that you will develop with the people that share your passion.


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Join Angel City Sports on Saturday, March 25th, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm at the beautiful Rose Bowl Aquatics Center for our first Adaptive Swim Clinic of the year!
This event is for all ages and experience levels, from beginner to advanced athletes looking to improve their skills. We'll have a number of adaptive swim coaches to work with you in the pool, whether you're just learning to swim or looking to sharpen your intermediate/advanced technique.
Participants with any physical disabilities or mobility impairments are welcome, including those with visual impairments.