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Oh, hey, happy Saturday
First, I'd like to apologize to Conor Cunningham for the blatant theft of a blog title.
That's what you get for not posting in three years (like the desert miss the rain~).
Why am I here? Why am I writing PowerShell, my sworn enemy?
I do it for you. I'm trying to be a good open source maintainer, so you don't end up with a useless (hmpf! useless!) script on your servers. Instead of saying "go ahead and drop it if you don't want it", I'm going to properly address the issue.
Here's where I've been so far:
Well, alright, so at least I'm narrowing things down.
He's going to spend $10,000 on brunch for Ernie after this.
Adventures In PowerHELL
But hey, you know, PowerShell has a Copy-Item command.
According to the laws of "what's the most obtuse way we can give people to clobber files together", we have to use not one but TWO commands!
We have to Get-Content and pipeline (|) it to Set-Content.
Sounds reasonable, let's get going.
Where will we go next? Follow along!
Alright, let's try a different command. Maybe the administrator thing is silly. Maybe I'm stepping in the wrong direction.
What… What doesn't exist?
Maybe I'll try using -LiteralPath, because that's an option. I like options. If I could drive, my Citroen would have 42 ski racks.
Access is still denied running in Admin mode. That's nice. Time to stick in some humorous dialog while I try to figure out something else to do.
Breaking through!
We're having fun, really.
Alright, now we have to try to exclude sp_BlitzQueryStore!
So uh, about that.
Holy cow, it took 15 minutes of tinkering to get this working.
Apparently if you want to do what I'm trying to do, you can't use (???) -Filter. Maybe? Something like that? You need to use -Include and -Exclude. And you need to… surround your path in quotes. And use a wildcard at the end? I don't even understand how I ended up here, honestly, I just kept changing things until something worked.[Sometime around 10:30]
Finally this is what worked.
Get-ChildItem -Path "C:\Users\$env:username\Documents\GitHub\PublicTools\*" -Include sp_Blitz*.sql -Exclude sp_BlitzQueryStore.sql
So an hour and a half later, I have a list of files. I still have to get their content and set their content. This is fun. Learning. Hey, does anyone have a book on Replication?
Alright, so knowing just enough to be dangerous, after a pipeline I can pass in [something] from the previous command. So, I tried $.Name, and $.Path and $.FullPath. They all threw about the same error.[Sometime around 10:45]
My wife is now standing in the office doorway asking me when I'll be done. Good question.
At first glance, never.
Oh… Select-Object.
Shout out to Cody Konior for being the only person to blog about this using -Property *.
Alright, so now that I can get the right path, all I need to do is figure out how to pass that to Get-Content. Fingers crossed. Here we go.
Oh. I need a ForEach loop. Okay.
Get-ChildItem -Path "C:\Users\$env:username\Documents\GitHub\PublicTools\*" -Include sp_Blitz*.sql -Exclude sp_BlitzQueryStore.sql | ForEach-Object { Get-Content $_.FullName }
If anyone's wondering, Brent left 45 minutes ago to to try to smother himself with a pillow.
But success! We're now able to print the contents of every file out to the console. That must mean we're close to being able to dump them to a single file.
Get-ChildItem -Path "C:\Users\$env:username\Documents\GitHub\PublicTools\*" -Include sp_Blitz*.sql -Exclude sp_BlitzQueryStore.sql | ForEach-Object { Get-Content $_.FullName } | Set-Content -Path "C:\Users\$env:username\Documents\GitHub\PublicTools\Install-Core-Blitz.sql" -Force
Wrap up
If you're out there wondering why people hate PowerShell, here's a good example of why. There was a whole lot of nonsense just to get some files copied into a single file. None of it was intuitive, and it took a lot of searching and tinkering to get things right. I can't imagine what it's like when you have to do something more complicated.
Now I have to go watch the Emoji movie sober and my wife is mad at me.
Thanks, PowerShell.
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Guys, I love your SQL work, it has helped me a lot. But when it comes to pshell (as with most general purpose programming languages) if you aren't going to RTFM then don't expect to have much success typing random syntax that seems to you that it should work the way you would prefer.
In my ETL work I regularly convert complicated and unneccesarily complex SSIS packages using multiple temp tables, multiple sql statements, multiple stored procs (that still ends up being buggy) into a few lines of pshell. You just need to RTFM!
Ken! It's almost like you found the point by accident. As someone who doesn't regularly convert complex etc and so forth, even reading the manual and blog posts and Stack q&a doesn't make things easy.
[[ It's almost like you found the point by accident. ]]
LOL. story of my life!
I agree it is not easy to learn pshell. It is however IMHO a gigantic improvement for windows system management and general text and file tooling. Most very powerful tools are like that. You can hurt yourself very easily if you don't know what you are doing.
Anyways, again, want to say thank you for the great SQL work you guys do. PLUS I should cut you some slack – because it is Saturday!
ROFL. I will say my initial work with Powershell was much the same example. I personally feel like the get child item is still one of the most confusing cmdlets there is for filtering. Once you get over the initial learning curve it can be incredible and a major Time Saver, but there is definitely work that has to be put in first. Some interesting use cases I've recently come across:
Ran network latency test from each server to push to capture average network latency as load scaled up.
Ran parallel queries against SQL server after dynamically replacing tokens in template query ( was less work than dynamic SQL)
Copied SQL backup from one server to another with 2 lines of code using dbatools.io
Generated average latency y metrics on SQL query for app by running dbatool.io Test-DbaNetworkLatency
For me it's been a painful but rewarding process that is now more reward than pain. 🙂 don't forget the slack channel has a PowerShell group and if you get stuck anyone would be glad to help, saving ya some time.
Great article though. Enjoyed it 🙂
^ what he said
Thanks, Sheldon. Yeah, the dba tools crowd does a great job. I have a high level of respect for their ability to deal with PowerShell.
Computers are only intuitive as your familiarity with them. PowerShell is no different. I am very familiar with PowerShell and the solution to your problem seems intuitive to me. But, this was not always the case. Now that I have become proficient with PowerShell, I have found that many things are easier than alternatives.
Stick with PowerShell. I am sure as you become more familiar with PowerShell, it will become more intuitive.
[[Computers are only intuitive as your familiarity with them]]
not sure I agree. As a programming language's syntax moves closer to natural language, programming in that language become more "intuitive". As the notation and syntax moves further away from natural language, it becomes less intuitive. But natural language is ambiguous,imprecise, and open to misinterpretation. Pshell is terse, almost formulaic. Very unlike like natural language. But like mathematical expressions vs. natural language, precise and concise, and capable of tremendously powerful expressions succinctly.
I'd respectfully disagree that posh is succint. Native cmdlets are really wordy unless using aliases which I know aren't a great practice. For example….
The .net way in PowerShell
If(![io.directory]::exists($path)){do this}
The PowerShell cmdlet way
If(!(test-path $path -itemtype container)){do this}
That is also using positional arguments for the first path.
I'd say my favorite thing had been using .net in PowerShell to be flexible with devops type tasks for build and database automation.
It was VERY painful at the beginning but now I think nothing of throwing together a generic list of string and get generating a query queue with PowerShell parallel the runspaces. Lots of pain to get there but MAN is it worth it!
Natural language is intuitive because we are familiar with it. It's ambiguous nature is what makes natural language not intuitive. English is full of phrases and expressions that mean something different than the words used. This fact makes it difficult and non-intuitive for someone learning English. One difficulty English speaking people have a difficulty with learning Chinese is using the same sound with different pitches have different meanings. To the Chinese, this is intuitive, but not for English speaking individuals, such as myself.
The biggest thing about PowerShell, in my opinion, that makes it intuitive is it's consistency, not just in it's commands, but also the parameters of these commands. But, at the same time, some verbs are not always intuitive, such as when create, add, or new should be used for creating a function.
Intuitive goes beyond spoken, programming, or scripting languages in relation to computers. For example, selecting an object or multiple objects. With a mouse, click on the object, or control click for multiple. On a touch screen, long press for each object selected. Neither are intuitive for someone using a computer for the first time, but after couple of hours, it becomes second nature.
As an example of one approach I might take, not better just what I'd be more comfortable with…. Might give you some future ideas. Upgrade to PowerShell 5 for sure. Lots of cool stuff.
#requires -version 4.0
$WorkingDirectory = "C:\Users\$env:username\Documents\GitHub\PublicTools"
$InstallBlitzFileName = [io.directory]::combine($WorkingDirectory,"Install-Core-Blitz.sql")
set-location $WorkingDirectory
$files = Get-ChildItem -Include sp_Blitz*.sql -Exclude sp_BlitzQueryStore.sql
$_ | get-content -raw -encoding UT8 | out-file $InstallBlitzFileName -force -append -encoding UTF8
Hahaha, that looks great, but I understand none of it. If you write a blog post with an explanation, I'm all ears.
Or whatever it is that absorbs blog posts.
Liver? Kidneys?
oh boy, Erik vs. Powershell…who won? Were there any dead or injured? Erik, I'm quite suprised, you as a very cool SQL-Admin and still fighting PowerShell? Hm.
Yeah! Back when I had a real job, I didn't have any use for PowerShell aside from running Cluster commands here and there.
So I get stuck in this weird feedback loop. Every time I use it it's painful, so I never use it.
I'm fine with that, too. No one's hiring me for my PowerShell prowess anyway 🙂
🙂 "back when I had a real job..". What does Brent think about this statement? Does Erik take the job here seriously? 😉 but all joking aside: in my option being Windows-Admin using PowerShell is not just "nice to have", it's a must-have! You're right: being a SQL-Admin it's (still) not a must-have, but using PS in an environment with many SQL-Machines, makes the life so much easier…
Hi Brent , Erik, you both give so much to the sql community , it is really appreciated, reach out to the contributors at http://dbatools.io and I'm sure You will find Dba and power shell guru willing to give to you help you as you have help us. I sit on the fence I marvel at the sql MVP and the powershell MVP . Erik you could turn your pain of learning Powershell in to an instructional video basic Dba skills with powershell. SQL programming is about thinking in sets that is a different mind set solve problems Row by row. Powershell is again a different mind set. All Have advantages, I hope you have the time to gain the knowledge to choose which technology to use.
Your post remindes me of the the first steps of an accidental DBA discover, fear, frustration , failure then confusion why did that work. Please persist with power shell. It is very powerful
Hi Bob,
I think Brent also suggested that I ask someone in the SQL Community Slack channel, but I was overly optimistic about how simple it'd be.
As for a video course — I do very dumb things with PowerShell very clumsily. I'm not sure anyone would want to pay to watch me do impractical things incorrectly for hours on end 🙂
Another enjoyable read, Erik! Thanks for sharing!
I blame my gravitation towards PowerShell on my early DBA years that I spent on the unix platform (Oracle and Informix). There was no GUI and we did a sh*t ton of scripting in either ksh or bash for performing many of the tasks that a SQL DBA would probably do in SSMS. So when I came to Windows/SQL Server about 10 years ago, one of the first things I searched for was a similar tool, and it just so happened that PowerShell was really starting to take hold at the time. The inner workings of PowerShell are much different than a unix shell, but the concepts hold true, so it was a pretty natural fit for me.
That said, I can totally understand your frustration. It can be frustrating to learn anything new, but PowerShell/.NET is vast and I have to agree with you, sometimes not very intuitive. You never know what you don't know, right?
Thanks for the dbatools.io plug. Great people there and we're doing a lot of great things! We have a very active presence on slack and on twitter and love to help all levels of PowerShell programmers.
Hey Chris,
Yeah, it can be frustrating, but the problem I run into with PowerShell (vs. other stuff that I need/want to learn) is an enthusiasm gap. I'll give you an example: the first SQL code I was ever really confused by was Jeff Moden's Delimited Split 8k function. It was really hard for me to wrap my head around at first, but I thought it was so cool that I really wanted to figure it out. Any frustration didn't really feel frustrating because I was mesmerized by how it worked. I'm yet to have that kind of moment with PowerShell.
That's why I'm glad other folks have, and they they write those dbatools. Heh.
I would solve filter/exclude with an additional "Where-Object". Advantage is that you can filter also different properties like date or size.
Get-ChildItem -Path "C:\Users\$env:username\Documents\GitHub\PublicTools*" | Where-Object { $.Name -ne 'sp_BlitzQueryStore.sql' } | ForEach-Object { Get-Content $.FullName } | Set-Content -Path "C:\Users\$env:username\Documents\GitHub\PublicTools\Install-Core-Blitz.sql" -Force
if you want exclude mulitple filenames use a string array and filter with "-notcontains"
Get-ChildItem -Path "C:\temp*.txt" | ? { ('b.txt','c.txt') -notcontains $.Name } | foreach { $.name }
Hi Steffen,
Yeah, if I needed to filter out directories or something, I probably would have ended up there. Just didn't have any other 'types' to work around here.
Nice example, though!
This reminds me of my time trying to understand CROSS APPLY … I still don't get it 🙂
I wanted to like PowerShell… I was so excited when it first came out, and have a background in both sysadmin (*nix and Windows) as well as programming (including .Net). However, I just find it very awkward and also struggle to find documentation that is actually helpful. Most times I need a task done quickly and end up rapidly failing back to batch files just to get things done in a reasonable timeframe.
Howdy Brian,
Yeah, that's unfortunately been my experience as well. "Oh I'll just throw something together with PowerShell and…" hours later I just do it by hand.
I will have to agree with Eric on all this. I've been banging my head against PS for a few years. I am somewhat competent (I have deployed a good number of production scripts), but whenever I have to start something new I usually fumble around for awhile (I hate that!!). Even trying to 'retro fit' some existing PS code functionality in a new solution, I usually find at the end my new code looks nothing like what I started with (after a few hours of trial and error and research). That is also frustrating. I don't ever really feel like I am making progress on 'truly' understanding the 'sweet spots' of programming with PS. Don't get me wrong, PS is super super powerful and it does stuff amazingly fast and well. Maybe I am just not over the 'hump' yet. Of course the latest wrinkle is the new SQL provider (after having spent so much time learning how to configure, invoke and use the last one). The new SQL provider is clearly better and easier to use but it's yet another thing that needs to be assimilated into my head, while I try to 'un-learn' the old ways. Oh well… that's programming!!
Curtis — my favorite is when you write one script that does one thing, and another script that does another thing, and then you try to feed one into the other and… neither works!
Powershell is great and can help a ton!
For this example sql cmd mode syntax could possibly be a simpler solution.
:r "...\scripts\file1.sql"
:r "...\scripts\file2.sql" etc and the install sql cmd script can live under source control along with everything else.
Try this: Get-ChildItem * | Get-Content | Set-Content output.sql -Force
Add filters where needed
For a DOS solution robocopy would probably be the way to go. It allows excluding files on the command line and it supports wildcards in the file name.
Comparing powershell to DOS is probably not the best comparison.
The tool you're familiar with is usually going to be less painful than the tool you have never used.
A more apt comparison might be to compare the powershell to C#.
It's more of a middle ground between a shell and a large language.
Mike — Right, but I explain in the post why I chose not to go with Robocopy.
I should read the entire post before commenting…
"Learn in an afternoon" – that's after you've spent all morning with it, too. See? It all works out.
I appreciate the glimpse into your time w/ PS to do a simple task.
Peter — yes, it's like the meaning of "day" in Genesis 😉
I'm not trying to minimize your effort, but this appears to do the same thing but with less pain:
Get-ChildItem -Path '.*' -Include sp_Blitz*.sql -Exclude sp_BlitzQueryStore.sql | Get-Content | Out-File -Force Install-Core-Blitz.sql;
It saves a few keystrokes, I guess, but it introduces things that I don't understand.
What does
'.*' do?
Why is
Out-File better than
Set-Content? Or different?
I'm not sure getting to this code instead would have been less painful.
for the '.*', I was running this command in the directory where the scripts were. It serves the same purpose as the 'C:\Users\$env:username\Documents\GitHub\PublicTools\*' in your eventual command does. As for out-file vs set-content, I feel like the latter is a more general purpose "write to a thing that can be written to" vs "I'm definitely writing to a file". The main point I was trying to make is that you don't need to iterate over the files with a foreach loop; get-content will accept and output a stream.
It didn't seem to do that when I tried, but alright. Anyway, I'm sticking with what I have. I think this blog post pretty thoroughly documents the purpose of the code.
A co-worker and I feel your pain…..we have doubts about this book. LIES
Ah, well, you know, the other problem is about right here:
> Publisher: Manning Publications; 2 edition (November 25, 2012)
This Thanksgiving, the second edition will be 5 years old. As soon as you finish the book, your skills will be outdated.
@Kelly @Erik There is a more recent book 😉 https://www.manning.com/books/learn-windows-powershell-in-a-month-of-lunches-third-edition I started learning and working with PowerShell before working with SQL Server so my <3 for PowerShell came about from that.
oh god my sides. it was like watching an old man yell at kids to get off his lawn, but in words.
definitely been there though. "what's this dollar sign underscore nonsense?"
the fun part is when you get into comparison operators. muscle memory says "=" after a where clause, powershell laughs in your face with "-eq"
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1. Cookies. There are a very few fruits and veggies that are still truly seasonal, at least around the Boston area. Asparagus is available all year round. So are tomatoes (granted they're sad tomatoes). But pumpkins and cranberries are two fruits are still seasonal. You can only available a few weeks a year. This to me makes them better, you appreciate them so much more. We've had pumpkins up the wazzoo. We've had pumpkin soup, pumpkin and pancetta pizza (I highly recommend this one), and yesterday there was Pumpkin and Pecan cookies.
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Hey whats crackalackin my peeps! This week has been a little interesting so I will relay the best parts back to you!
Monday we went bowling as the elders in our district than to a buffett where we engorged ourselves with food. After the buffet we were invited over to a members house for dinner and so then had to do some samoan ab crunches and put more food away! It was super hard! But we gave a great message with them and the sisters investigator who came. They asked me how the gospel has blessed my life, and so I related how it helped me with my family relationships especially with people I had a hard time getting along with and seeing how loving them can bring you closer together. It was a great spiritual lesson.
Tuesday we didnt have much, just street contacted all day. But while we were on the subway doing some jundo, an older lady followed us onto the train, down 4 cars, two more cars as me and elder anderson split up to see who she would follow, and then off the train and around the station! We were freaked and so we hid for about 10 minutes till the next train came and we got on and booked it home! Freaky!!! Taht night we met with another member who is in the Bishopric, Gong Min Suck. It was great had some Bulgogi! Pineapple and Grapes, then shared a great message with them. And played with their son Dae Gwan!!! Super fun little fireball!
Wednesday we had zone training in Uijeonbu. Lots of changes here, first off, we have to teach the 5th lesson now before baptism! Crazy! The church also just chose us as a pilot mission for 2 new pamphlets for misionary use, one called Meet the Missionaries and the other is called Who is God. They can be really useful, except they gave us two, and told us we cant give them out! We are still trying to figure out how to use them effectively! Sounds fun, we are excited to be able to use them! On the way back home I was just a big bugged about how everyone was talking about miracles in their area and finding and baptisms, and yet me and elder Anderson struggled to find someone to teach for weeks and still havent seen anything yet. I was becoming impatient and it was hard for me to look forward at the "seeds planted" when I wanted to start "Harvesting". We all talked and just tried to look for some stuff that may help us out soon.
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Friday weekly planning was cut a little short as we had to take a taxi to an appointment that was about a 45 minute walk from our house! We met Ee Jay Jun, Jason for short, who wants to learn english, and so we did the family english program! We didnt teach him but just met and set expectations for what actually happens. We ate and then street contacted that night. I met some buggers but I held my self and was proud that I didnt blow up on them.
SAturday morning we met with Jason andactually started teaching him. The teaching went great but the lesson went better as he listened well and asked some small questions. We are really excited and hope he progresses well! Then later on Saturday we taught english and that was fun, me and elder Anderson gave the spiritual message about family history and Introduced family search, which has taken a big chunk of our mental capacity trying to get people to do family history work! Super fun I wish more people would do it!
Sunday was a normal sunday. Went to church and thought about The atonement the entire time and how I am blessed to have it in my life and utilize it every day. I have been studying about doubt this week and I see that by having faith in Christ and his Atonment as stated in Lectures on Faith we erase any room for doubt by having knowledge of Christ and his Atonement. So i am truly grateful to have it in my life. The rest of the sunday was spent trying to understand sacrament meeting, helping members with some stuff around the church, then we visited some less actives who acted like they werent home and finally went home to study the rest of the night. I battled the natural man for 20 minutes in me as I sat in my chair fighting off thoughts and feelings in me. It was a strong battle that felt like forever, and no matter what I did I felt like I couldnt win. But as I continually tried focusing on the Savior and on Heavenly Father and my calling, I was able to get enough strength to fight off everything and get out of that bad situation. It was crazy! But then I studied the book of mormon by candlelight for fun! Super fun night that ended with Me and elder Anderson watching the 50th year celebration of the church in Korea and the prophet joseph smiths 200th birthday celebration! Super fun!
So yeah thats my week in a nutshell. Studies were good as I focused on Faith and Obedience this week and really tried to exercise faith in everything that I did. Reading the lectures on Faith by Joseph Smith really helped too! Its a great read for anyone that wants to learn more about faith.
Today isnt p day because tomorrow is temple day, So im on exchanges today with elder Grimshaw and we have some appointments lined up. We are pumped to go to the temple tomorrow too! I love having it in our mission and being able to receive the blessings of it every couple of weeks!
Well I have to get going and finish some other stuff up! Hope everyone stays safe and has a great week!
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You must have heard about synthetically manufactured anabolic steroidal compounds that are solely meant for body building or muscle bulking purposes. Masteron falls under the same category of AAS or androgenic anabolic steroids that is responsible for rapid stimulation and growth of muscle tissues for increased vitality and body strength. It is the brand name for the generic compound drostanolone propionate and is available as injectable forms of standardised strengths with medium androgenic and anabolic properties. Masteron is also derived chemically from a derivative of testosterone called dihydrotestosterone (DHT) from where it gets the androgenecity. Many professional body builder, weight lifters and athletes use the drug from enhanced performance output by relative increase in the muscle mass and energy levels. While helping in the growth and gain of muscle tissues, it does not count for the weight gain as well which one of the most beneficial aspects of the product. On the contrary, it may account for subsequent weight loss depending on your diet chart and regular workout schedule. For bulking cycles, Masteron is one of the most preferred choices of professional fitness enthusiasts and you can easily know about its dosage regulation by visiting the official online website for further information.
What is Masteron? The actual definition:
Masteron/Drostanolone has been in popular demand since many decades because of the advance and fast muscle building effects that it imparts on your body. Masteron is not the only brand name by which it is known across the world. Some other popular brands of drostanolone propionate are as follows:
- Masterone
- Masteril
- Permastril
- Blackburn compound
- Drolban
- Mastisol
- Metermon
- Prometholone
- Medrostestron propionate
While the brand names for a particular chemical compound is discussed, there will be obviously question raised on its name and origin. The molecular formula of Drostanolone propionate is C23H36O3with a molecular weight of 360.53 g/mole. The half-life of the compound is 2 to 3 days, which accounts for approximately 48 to 72 hours. Since the half-life of Masteron is more, the effects of the compound remains in the system for a longer time. This is the reason why it is recommended to administer the dose strengths under a health expert. Adjusting the dose strength is every crucial when you administer a compound with prolonged half-life. The oral bioavailability for the compound is 0-2% while the intramuscular availability is 100%.
How to regulate the dosage cycle?
Masteron works by posing anti estrogenic effects on the body. This means that it specifically triggers the inhibition of estrogen receptors in the male body, which reduces the risks of gynecomastia (enlargement of the breast tissues). But this is a side effects with respect to a female body. Therefore female users should use the product under expert guidance so as to keep away from adversities.
The recommended dosage of Masteron/Drostanolone stays within the range of 75 mg to 100 mg per week. The dose strength can be increased or decreased according to the resistance power of the user. Exceeding 400 mg of Masteron per week can give rise to unwanted health hazards.


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Requisition ID: req2257
Job Title: Instructor- Cyber Security
Department: Computer Science
Location: Columbus Campus
Employment Type: Faculty
Employment Status: Board Approved
Bargaining Unit: CSEA(Faculty)
FLSA Status: Exempt
Compensation Type: Two Semester
Compensation Range: $73,000-$75,000 (based on twelve-month schedule)
Schedule: Monday-Saturday (daytime, evenings and weekends). Must be available to meet required scheduling needs.
Job Description:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to satisfactorily perform each essential duty listed below. Reasonable accommodations will be made for persons with disabilities, covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act, in accordance with its requirements.
Duties are numbered for convenience, and do not indicate order in terms of importance, frequency that the duty is performed, or the amount of time spent on the duty.
1) Teaches assigned courses as scheduled in accordance with current department-approved course descriptions, course outlines, syllabi, and procedures. 2) Assists, as appropriate, in the maintenance of instructional materials and laboratory facilities. 3) Contributes, as appropriate, to the development, selection, and improvement of instructional materials, laboratories, and other instructional facilities. 4) Provides leadership in the development, maintenance, and design of course description, course outlines, and syllabi. 5) Recommends modifications to the curriculum, and participates in the design of new curricula. 6) Employs and provides leadership in the design and development of appropriate assessment techniques to measure students' performance in achieving course goals and objectives. Communicates progress in the course to students in a timely manner. Determines and submits students' grades in accordance with established college policies and procedures. 7) Keeps accurate and appropriate records in accordance with the Faculty Handbook and departmental policies. 8) Participates in the identification of students with academic or other needs, and responds by utilizing an appropriate resource. 9) Advises potential or current students within the discipline. 10) Maintains posted office hours in accordance with departmental and college policies. 11) Maintains a personal portfolio for tenure and promotion review and other career-related needs. 12) Employs student, administrative and self-appraisals to establish goals and objectives for professional development, and participates in professional development activities. 13) Contributes, as appropriate, to the planning, evaluation, and/or presentation of college professional development programs. 14) Provides feedback, as appropriate, regarding the general operations of the department, the division, and the College. 15) Participates, as appropriate, in the interviewing, selection, and orientation processes of department faculty and staff. 16) Provides advice and/or assistance to faculty within the department, division, or College. 17) Attends faculty meetings as called by the President, Provost, Dean or Department Chairperson; and participates, as appropriate, on departmental and divisional committees. 18) Provides leadership in keeping the department current in the discipline. 19) Provides consultative assistance to and advises, as appropriate, student organizations and groups. 20) Contributes to the community and/or the profession as a representative of the College. 21) Participates on local, statewide, or national levels in the advancement of the discipline and/or the two-year college mission. 22) Contributes, as appropriate, in additional duties and responsibilities based upon the expertise of the Instructor and the needs of the department, division, or College. 23) Works assigned schedule, exhibits regular and predictable attendance and works overtime as required to meet workload demands.
24) Performs other related duties as required.
Usual Physical Demands: The incumbent of this position typically exhibits the physical demands identified in the Functional Job Analysis on file in the College's Human Resources Department and which is periodically reviewed and updated. Physical demands listed in the Functional Job Analysis are not job qualification standards, but are used to help the College assess and determine reasonable accommodations for otherwise qualified individuals covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act.
The employee regularly sits, stands, reaches, and uses a computer. Employee occasionally bends, stoops and lifts items up to 10 pounds.
Working Conditions: Normal office and classroom working environment.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Knowledge of: on-line instruction techniques and methods; Microsoft Office; Blackboard; internet research. Skill In: providing quality instruction (developmental, multicultural, applied learning) and support to a diverse student body; learning technologies and use of multi-media technology to enhance student learning; instructional planning and presentation; incorporating critical thinking, effective communication, and other general education outcomes in course content Ability to: perform student learning outcomes assessments; demonstrate teaching strategies that focus on student-centered learning; demonstrate a commitment to improving student learning through innovative strategies that aid student success and retention and reflect industry trends; adapt to multi-campus organizational work environments, as well as changes in the discipline.
Minimum Qualifications:
Master's degree in Computer Science or a related degree with at least three years' applied IT industry experience in Computer Security, Cyber Security, Information Security or Networking. State Motor Vehicle Operator's License or demonstrable ability to gain access to work site(s).
Preferred Qualifications: Five years' applied IT industry experience. Teaching or training experience. One technical security or networking certification.
Additional Information: Applicants must be willing to work with high school students and teachers to fulfill the college's commitment to College Credit Plus which may require travel to central Ohio's schools. Applicants are encouraged to submit a cover letter detailing how their qualifications align with the needs of this position.


text: Hi I am in the middle of slowly stocking my tank (details shown ) Presently I have 11 lemon tetras all doing well but not that good at finding the food ! I have thirty assorted shrimp all doing well . Sadly I had 9 corydoras harbrosus wild caught which are nearly all dead .I have two left one will die and I fear the other will as well as he will be all alone . When they arrived two weeks a go they had a pink glow about them especially around the head and gill area and were not very active thats when I started to worry . I moved them all from the large tank into a hospital tank after losing three and treated them with some uni pet antibacterial (internal ) I do not want to replace them with the same kind as I think that they are just to tiny to cope with all the stress . Can anyone advise me of a smaller member of the cory family that is hardy (not the dwarf ones ) Also should I avoid wild caught fish ? All my levels are good zero ammonia , nitrate and nitrite , ph 6.5 but I am bringing it up to 7 before adding anymore fish .


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Who needs flowers and chocolate when they can be surprised with something as adorable as this?
Paul knows me beyond well.
Kuromi was fascinated with the knitting magazine that rode home with her. Her little devil tail was twitching with excitement at the prospect of helping me knit!
She was so excited to start learning that she got in to my coffee!
Adorable, yes?
Kuromi is a Sanrio character I wasn't familiar with, but she's SO cute! I love her little coif.
In other crafting news, my charms are finally done! I had to give them a few days between coats of paint to dry and then I had to cut all the head pins down to size. They turned out really great for a first attempt though!
From left to right: An adorable little fortune cookie, a Bob-omb (from Mario) – you can't see his little wind up key but it's there! Then there's a Mario mushroom, a delicious cupcake with purple frosting and sprinkles (with a cherry on top!) and lastly, a sour lime wedge.
I coated these with three coats of mod podge for shine and to hopefully preserve the paint. They're pretty light so I could probably get away with hanging several from my ds, but I'll probably just switch them out regularly and more than likely I'll wind up giving some away.
I've been consumed with cute stuff lately and had this idea for little expressive faces:
I made 12 of these little guys and they're about 3/4″ in size. I thought I'd given them all different expressions, but it looks like I got two pissed ones in there lol. Whoops! These are set up like charms too so I could use them as such or use them in jewelry. I haven't decided yet. I just love them.
A couple of weeks ago, Hammie surprised me with the 2008 Stitch 'n Bitch Pattern a Day calendar. There's all sorts of nifty knitting info in it like history, Stitch 'n Bitch groups from all over the US, patterns, etc. Every morning it's like opening a gift and when I wake up and get some coffee in me I flip to the present day. Today's pattern is a raglan with buttons down one raglan seam and I have to make it! I already foresee a few mods but it's such a cute (there's that word again!) sweater. I probably won't make it right away, but I'll see if ravelry has it in their data base and queue it. I haven't even looked through my new Interweave Knits yet (Kuromi's been hogging it) so I'll probably wind up with even MORE projects I want to start.
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It's Sunday – Liquid Day.
Last night I slept on the sofa so that I could rest my leg on the armrest so that it'd be truly elevated as I find that in bed I toss and turn and my foot ends up not elevated.
I am going to work tomorrow so really wanted today to be all about resting by foot. Also, I have my second Ayurvedic Nutrition class on Wednesday, so I had to do some reading for that.
In the afternoon I found myself struggling to stay awake, but I have to as it's very Kapha imbalancing to have afternoon naps unfortunately.
Apple and Carrot Juice with Chia Seeds.
I have read so much about Chia Seeds and how good they are for you, that I bought a packet and did some research about how to use it. They are very warming in nature, therefore good for Kapha.
I'm going to make a pudding sometime this week using Chia seeds but for today, I used about a tablespoon in my juice. I thought it made sense as it's suppseod to be very filling and as I'm trying to only consume liquids on Sundays, I'm interested to see if it keeps me full(er).
Spicy Cauliflower Soup
Small portion of spicy potatoes with one chapati
Hmm, I was actually quite hungry by about 4pm. I didn't fancy more soup so ate a very small portion of left overs from the fridge. Having said that, like most weekends, the times I ate my breakfast and lunch, were completely out of sync with the time of day.
Spicy Cauliflower Soup
Throughout the day I had herbal tea and of course a couple of 'cuppas' as I cannot do without my 'cuppa'!
I enjoyed very much reading my course material. I am so excited so see what this journey will bring. It's very motivating that I have been doing this for two weeks and I have lost 2 kgs (4 lbs) whilst doing no exercise whatsoever.


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Giving Back
At Roots + Wings School of Art and Design it is a priority to find unique ways to give back to students, families and our surrounding community.
We do this in a number of ways – and are always looking for more creative opportunities! Here is a summary of our ways we are already giving back:
FREE community events
We do countless events with local community schools and organizations – where we come and make art, experiment and innovate with folks for free!! We host FREE Pop Up Adventure Play days at our campus which happen sporadically though the year. They are a wonderful opportunity to gather with your community, meet new people and try new things together! AND there are numerous other ways we are out and about in our Asheville community and around the world. Connect below...
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Click here to check out what we are doing with our connecting the ANDs projects here and around the world!
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We volunteer as a community program provider for the Asheville Middle School irl program. Through our After-school Community Design Lab explores the power of art and design for community change.
The One Neighborhood Project
We work with the River Arts District Business Association, OpenDoors of Asheville and Artists to connect students with real time learning with RAD artists in their studios. Find out more here.
A FREE program for students during the school day which brings problem solving and independent thinking into the classroom through the tools of art and design to every student at a school through 1+ hour long experiences in their classroom during the school day. Each experience has been created to connect with National Common Core standards, teaching 21st Century skills like innovation, collaboration, and critical thinking. Engaging each of our students in a design-thinking platform encourages creativity and innovation through exploration, risk-taking, play, and practical application. Find out more here.
OPEN DOORS of Asheville
OpenDoors of Asheville has generously partnered with us to help provide partial scholarships for students in our programs as well as funding for our INNOVATION HOUR™ program. We offer our studio space for making labs with Open Doors students monthly. Find out more about OpenDoors Asheville here.
We offer scholarships to our programs as often as we can through our own scholarship fund, and partnerships with community organizations. Find our more here.
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If you or your business or organization would like to join us in financially supporting scholarships, guest artists, programming at local schools, or other opportunities – please connect with us below, or make a donation here! We will gladly add you to our Roots + Wings Ambassadors page and spread the word about your kindness wherever we can!


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Signature Boxed Lunches // 15
*All G&H boxed lunches are served with your choice of sandwich, our freshly made side of the day, and a hand crafted sweet.
Chicken Salad Sandwich – Our house recipe of fresh natural whole chicken, plump red grapes, fresh cilantro, celery, scallions, sesame oil and a little mayo.
Italian Sandwich – House made Basil Pesto, fresh mozzarella, prosciutto, provolone, and sopressata on ciabata bread
Pimento Cheese BLT – An update on a classic recipe served on locally fresh-baked sourdough bread
Vegetarian-House made humus, red onion, organic greens, avocado, and Compari tomatoes on multigrain bread
Spiced Turkey Ruben- Pastrami Turkey piled high with new kraut, our own spicy remoulade sauce, and Jalsberg swiss cheese on local baked rye bread
Signature Salads // 13
*We use the freshest greens and organic produce (when available) for our salads. All G&H salad dressing are made from scratch and are gluten-free.
Garden Salad– Romain lettuce, cucumbers, grape tomatoes, multicolored bell peppers, chunks of fresh feta, and your choice of all while meat natural chicken, char-grilled flank steak, chicken salad or sockeye salmon with our signature balsamic dressing
Organic Spinach Salad– Fresh organic baby spinach, goat cheese, walnuts, dried cranberries, grape tomatoes, and english cucumber slices and your choice of all white meat natural chicken, grilled flank steak, chicken salad or sockeye salmon with our signature balsamic dressing
Italian Panzanella– House made croutons, multicolored bell peppers, fresh basil, capers, cucumber, Compari tomatoes, and all white meat chicken dressed lightly with a tarragon vinaigrette
Grilled Tuna Niçiose – Fresh cut Yellow Fin Tuna on a bed of farmers market green beans, with an organic hard-boiled egg, tomato, kalamata olives, and broiled new potatoes, and dressed with a lemon shallot dressing
Green Goddess – Organic red leaf lettuce with all white meat chicken avocado, red onion, fresh blueberries, blue cheese and apple smoked bacon.
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Mouhamad Ahmad receives a scholarship to CSCMouhamad Ahmad of Dearborn, Michigan, son of Kayed Ahmad and Fayda Hachem, received a scholarship to Chadron State College. Mouhamad received the Cal Fitch Math Scholarship for $1,195. Mouhamad i...Fall 2014
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Bottomline:Imagine with all the looks you possess you still have smelly toes, please to be girlfriend there are things I just can't withstand.
By Oluoch Bendafton
To be girlfriend, I know you are doing good and that's why I eye you, I also know that a good number of boys are on your heels crying to be given a chance and most importantly I know that you don't have a man or maybe you willing to stomach me too because from our candid conversations you don't want me out of your life.
I also want you in my life, but you are either playing hard to get or proving hard to get. From our talks you know that the only time I worked so hard for anything was way back during mealtime back in high school and I swore never to work hard.
You putting me through a challenge that I know I will overcome; the test of time. It doesn't matter when all that matters is how long but when all this is done, they said hard work pays. I hope you know how to cook and you are not the type of girl who adds water on kales in the name of kale stew, because if it is that then tell me why am I wasting my time.
I know you are a clean girl but what I am not sure is if the odor from your armpit smells garlic. If this is so tell me now so that I can start helping as early as possible, I just don't want my boys talk behind my back. Imagine with all the looks you possess you still have smelly toes, please to be girlfriend there are things I just can't withstand.
I won't lie that my love for you has no limits, but trust me when I say I will always be by your side to correct you, love you and pamper you when I want something from you. I don't want to promise you things that even my own mother never showed me. I will give you the love a mother shows to her only son; at least I have been there.
You know I knew my boys before you so you don't expect me to give you more attention than them. You don't expect me to cut my links with them for you. Sports' betting was sweet heart before you and thanks to it I get airtime to call you.
It will not be that bumpy trust me, I like going out on weekends to listen to some good music and have splendid time so I may think of tagging you along if only you promise not to cause a scene when another woman tries to dance with me in the event of you having two left feet.
I am also a good cook, so any time you don't have the psyche to get dirty in the kitchen, trust me when I say I have you on that one because it is no doubt that I love my intestinal worms and I will do anything just to see them contented .
I am a man of surprises but I like them when they are positive so don't come to my house without notice unless you want to be the watch lady .on your birthday I will surprise you that I promise so don't keep on reminding me anytime we start conversing.
Sorry I forgot to tell you, I will give you all the attention I can afford to pay but only when I am not playing FIFA. I will keep a copy so when we start dating I will remind you.
Yours truly,
The writer is a public relations student
Oluoch bendaftone on twitter


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Read this tip to make your life smarter, better, faster and wiser. LifeTips is the place to go when you need to know about Mobility Scooters. and other Wheelchairs topics.
Lime green versus champagne. Directionals versus floodlights. New tires versus the standard. Sound like choices for your first car? All of these are important when designing mobility aids. For example, you can request a crutch/oxygen tank holder add-on for your mobility scooter. You can select a color that turns heads. You haven't felt this empowered since you bouth that little juice coupe. Some other add-ons to consider--note that they all have additional charges, just like at the car dealership:
• Foam-filled tires, if you can request them, don't slow you down as much. No flat tires!
• Wire baskets for shopping till you drop!
• A tiller if your hands can't grip with full strength. It's just like using the handlebars of that first two-wheeler.
• Throttle extensions so you can brake better.
• Left-hand or right-hand drive options if you have a stroke in either side of the brain.
• Powerful headlights, and directional signals if you can get them.
• Seat with extra foam padding, swivel seat or high-end "captain's chair."
Thanks to mobility aids add-ons, your stylin' new scooter looks less like most medical electric mobility scooters and more like that souped-up hot rod you had in high school.
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As a child I had a bad dream. I woke up terrified, in the dark. I called for my mom. When she came She turned on the light. "It was just a dream," she said. I asked her to leave the light on.
With the light on, everything was ok. I could see what was really there and didn't see the things that scared me.
Verse of the day: For it is you who light my lamp; the Lord my God lightens my darkness. (Psalm 18:28 ESV)
God is our light. He lights our lamps. In His light I do not have to be frightened, because I "see the truth" and In His light, my fears are not there.


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oh hello, welcome to my little world- I'm back and Ive decided i needed color in my blog world- October is the best month out of all the months for me- now - OK , it is my birth month and its happy October for so many girls- even our Jessica opal has has had her birthday on the 9Th, now you know why her middle names opal-mmm - its Octobers birth stone-now Fred from fredsworld- happy anytime to you- yesterday was a funny little day here in spring time Australia- young Angie had a sleep over on Friday night and on Saturday morning- i had a knock on the back door- sorta like this- knock knock- yes I'm coming- well it was our not so happy next door neighbor-I'm there just smiling as you would all do- any way my young Angie and his tomboy ( girls) friends - well they sorta broke of some of his lower tree branches, any way this is what he said to me- I'm sorta smiling by now- i think i had some pixies down the back paddock last night- mmm did you- yes they have stripped my tress bare- any way young Angie then said in his boys voice- mum i made a circle of Branch's to make a fairy ring-he thought the young girls would like to see 1 being made- ( in my mind - i was thinking , yes i would like to make 1 as well) i looked at our neighbor and just smiled and said you didn't stand in side the circle- he looked at me and he just said .............la la la - im of to put my raspberry lip stick on - enjoy your day.......
Saturday, October 13, 2007
Posted by oldflowers4me at 6:54 PM
Labels: october-
4 comments:
- Rosemary said...
You always make me laugh.
Glad you are having such fun.
- October 14, 2007 at 12:56 PM
- Cheryl said...
what a wonderful story Jo!
love what you did with the broken branches
happy October to you!
must be a great month for great people because my very favoritest and onliest daughter just had a b-day last Friday! the big 7!
have a wonderful evening - Stash
- October 15, 2007 at 5:28 AM
- Sandra Evertson said...
Happy Birthday Month!!
To You!
Sandra Evertson
- October 16, 2007 at 1:02 PM
- Lori said...
Jo, i love your colors! what a wonderful story...and Happy Birthday to you and your very lovely Jessica Opal, i hope all of your Birthday Wishes come true:)
- October 16, 2007 at 4:57 PM
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NPR put out a list of public-recommended '100 Composers Under 40', and once again, the list reminded me just how strongly I desire to be considered among this community of people, and my uncertainty about my position in it.
I've been working on many creative projects, and sometimes I feel like I'm doing the right things and that I work with the resources available to me. Then sometimes I feel like an elusive 'fame' or 'recognition' or the lovely 'ability to pay the rent' is just beyond my grasp. And as to how people reach this upper echelon of supporters or recognition, this is elusive as well, and may be even somewhat of a mystery to the composers themselves.
Fame and fortune in a 'classical composer' sense is a tricky subject. There's rarely much money involved for most projects until you get bigger commissions or grants. Usually very little PR, and few star-studded red-carpet events. But there is a certain level of flexibility, of name recognition, that one can have, knowing that somewhere, people have heard of you (or ideally, have heard, and/or enjoyed) your music, and know who you are. Rue the day that an unknown 'fan' comes up to me and says, 'You're Nathan Hall, I love your work!', because you will probably get an unexpected hug, and then your picture will be taken, and then the picture will mailed to my parents with a note that says 'Hey mom! A stranger knows who I am!'.
In Iceland, I feel ever closer to being a part of the 'right' circle of people, who do similar things as me. While in Iceland, I have had the pleasure of meeting, five of the musicians on this NPR list! And hearing works by one other as well. Iceland seems to have an unusually high number of composers in the mix; two of them are in Sigur Rós and four of them are involved with a great music studio/label/company/think tank called Bedroom Community. I am completely am on the Nico Muhly/Daníel Bjarnasson/Kjartan Sveinsson cheer squad, or I don't think I'd be on this Fulbright in this wacky place called Reykjavík. I wanted to see why Iceland nurtures this kind (I'd like to think 'my' kind) of creativity. But usually I end up as the participant, the audience member, while others get the limelight. I wasn't born here, I don't speak fluently, and I haven't known anyone here longer than 8 months. Some events here have made me feel like I'm in fifth grade again, where I wasn't allowed to talk to the cool kids because I wasn't dressed appropriately or something (in this case, it was wearing dress shirts, suspenders, and ties, just like their dads. The 90's were weird like that).
It seems that half of the list lives in New York City. I've probably met five additional people on the list, all in NYC. And then one or two others I've met across the States. But I'm a little sad that New York still is THE place to make your big break. I thought the world was a little flatter by now. I love New York, but there are so many other amazing places for culture and landscape and ideas in the world!
Okay. Now I took a day away from this post and I've come back with a positive spin, rather than me just throwing a little pity party for myself.
1. I can hope that the light at the end of the tunnel is fast-approaching. I'm still creating interesting works and continuing to work, no matter where I am or for what media. Just keeping on doing work is the most important thing.
2. Some of these people on the list, well most of them, have such different life experiences than me. I can't expect to model my life after someone whose childhood, upbringing, education, location(s), was so different than mine.
3. This list was pared down from over 800 names! There are probably limitless talents out there that didn't make the cut either. Sometimes I wish the general listening public was more interested in breadth of knowledge, but it's hard in this keyword/tagging/twittery world to have good name recall like that. Even I find myself just flipping through to names of people I recognize, rather than checking out the people I don't know. This I should change!
4. There's no use being jealous of other people's fame when they're people you either really admire. Owen Pallett, I've never met you, I'd love to though, you were about 10 feet away from me at the Warhol Museum once in Pittsburgh but you had a cold and I didn't want your germs, sorry. But girl, you work so hard and tour yourself crazy, I could never play show after show like that. And so many concerts are probably for little to no money. I wish I had 10% of the cool opportunities you have, though; talent seems to flow forth from you! While still being humble and funny and extremely good-looking, too.
5. Daníel Bjarnasson, on this list in fact, told me that most of his big projects have all happened in his last five years. As he and many of these composers are a couple years older than me, I'm going to think that my big projects may be just beginning, that at 28 I'm still on the 'young' end of 'young(ish) composers', especially by classical music's standards. I think the more colleagues I meet and chat with, the more I'm strangely reassured that I've got a good thing going, and I'ma keep doin' it.


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This is the story of a physically disabled man who drifts cars. He's a familiar sight at grassroots drifting events, participating competitively in these, mostly around Melaka, and he's known for his flamboyant drifting style.
To those in the know, he's called 'Pak Busu'. His real name is Halizamri Haji Mustapa – born and raised in Melaka, the son of a martial arts teacher is Malaysia's one and only disabled drifter.
He grew up in a large but caring family, but has shaped his life to never expect anything from anyone. When the drifting craze hit the country a decade ago, it inspired him to take up the sport. "I was born deformed, but it's something that I had to do," he explained.
His independent nature and steely determination eventually led to him taking up drifting as more than just a hobby or interest. This drive has kept Pak Busu active in life, and he hasn't allowed anything to hinder his desire to lead a normal life.
He's a trained and certified automotive mechanic, and runs his own workshop in Batu Hampar, Melaka. He also runs a stall at nearby night markets where he sells petai. This is a man who gets his hands dirty and pulls out all the stops to make an honest income in order to provide for his family of four.
At the coming Malaysia Speed Festival (MSF) Finale 2017 on December 2-3, Pak Busu will be taking part in the Street category with his Toyota Corolla GL KE70, which he prepares for competition by himself.
His Corolla is a pretty highly tuned and specialised drift machine – it features a swapped Nissan SR20-DET turbo engine and five-speed gearbox (along with a higher 4.7:1 final drive ratio) as well as a suspension from the Nissan Silvia S13. The car's steering rack and ratio have also been modified to offer more angle, important for high-angle slides.
But it's the controls that are very obviously altered and highly personalised – some serious thought and welding work went into making it possible for Pak Busu to drift his beloved beast, something that he's immensely proud of. "These are modifications that I made myself, with the help of some good friends," he said.
Pak Busu will be taking part in the MSF Drift Gonzo target-style drift competition at the MSF Finale 2017 that will be held in Sepang International Circuit this December 2-3.
The MSF Drift Gonzo will take place on December 2 (Saturday) and will preview a full season event in 2018. Those who are interested to participate can register and pay online at the MSF website. Early bird registrations start from RM220 per driver.
Tickets for Saturday will be from RM10 per adult, and from RM20 per adult for Sunday, for early purchasers. Tickets can also be bought on-site at the SIC. Entry is free for children up to 15 years old. For more information, visit the event information page on the MSF Racing website or its Facebook page.


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What We Do
It is critical for our centre to succeed that every member of the team accept and practice that we are one team, physically separated by the U2 and O2 rooms but we have the mind set of one team.
The philosophy that we have embraced must be weaved through the centres vision is that at Lollipops Educare Birkenhead we believe that the four principles of Te Whaariki underpin our philosophy on how the children within our care learn and develop. The staff acknowledges and support that our curriculum is bi-cultural and our practices within the centre reflect this.
The ongoing success of our centre rests with all staff. We must always present a professional attitude at all times with our children, our parents, and just as important with each other the key word being respect.
It is also important that all staff use the resources that the centre has in a positive way so that reasonable waste is kept to the minimum.
Without a doubt the most important part of our centre are the children. We are privileged to have the responsibility of the care of the early education of the children. I again take extracts from our philosophy.
For children to be empowered, educators will provide opportunities for children to create and act on their ideas.
We believe that in order for children to develop holistically, we must look at the child as a whole: "cognitively, socially, culturally, emotionally and spiritually" (Te Whaariki, 1996). We believe that all children must be treated as individuals and respected for their uniqueness.
At Lollipops Birkenhead the staff are committed to role modelling and supporting positive relationships. Reciprocal relationships are paramount in the positive development of relationships between staff, parents and children.
Family and Community
It is important that our centre is viewed in a positive way by the local community.
At Lollipops Birkenhead we believe that the inclusion of family and the community are an integral part of the positive development of a child. We will work with parents in partnership acknowledging their role as the child's first teacher.


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51. The Informant! 3/5
52. Good Will Hunting 4/5
And here we have the beginning of my Matt Damon obsession.
53. Ghostbusters II 3/5
Much discussion between Mr C and I over whether the original or this second one was better. I still maintain the original was better.
54. Julie & Julia 5/5
55. Law Abiding Citizen 4/5
56. The Men Who Stare at Goats 5/5
57. 2012 5/5
58. Die Hard 5/5
After four very excellent but up to date films, we delved back into the archives for a little bit of Bruce. Just as excellent. I still wince at the thought of the bare feet and broken glass though.
59. Lost 4/5
60. Sherlock Holmes 3/5
61. Lethal Weapon 4/5
Lethal Weapon was a film I had always heard about, but really had no idea what it was about. I sort of thought it was more of a Top Gun style film, but it was far more funny than I'd imagined. Mel Gibson isn't exactly flavour of the moment, but the film was good.
62. Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait 3/5
That World Cup has a lot to answer for.
63. Big Fish 3/5
64. Superman Returns 1/5
65. Dorian Gray 2/5
A couple of films I was disappointed in. Big Fish came highly recommended, and whilst it was not as, erm, stupid as I thought, it still was just that little bit too nonsensical for me. Superman Returns was just ridiculous. Dorian Gray was not a patch on the original.
66. Up in the Air 4/5
67. Valentine's Day 2/5
68. Green Zone 3/5
A series of new films, all good in their unique ways. And when I call Valentine's Day good, I mean terrible, but I had wine so I was happy.
69. The Love Bug 3/5
70. Shutter Island 1/5
I was chatting to my friend about Shutter Island recently, and she loved it, whilst we hated it. After dissecting it, we came to the conclusion that firstly, it was promoted completely wrong, and secondly, I only liked it once the mind games came in to play. If I could have just seen the second half of the film, I would have been happy.
71. Post Grad 3/5
72. No Way Out 4/5
No way out was such a surprise hit for me. A random Kevin Costner film on the iPlayer, and I found it completely fascinating.
73. Heidi 3/5
74. The Rookie 4/5
75. Apollo 13 5/5
76. The Day of the Triffids 3/5
77. Contact 4/5
Mr C highly recommended Contact, and I was really enjoying it but could have done without the big CGI section at the end. Looking back, I would score this film lower because of that.
78. South Pacific 3/5
79. Whip It 4/5
80. Bandits 3/5
Bandits was another surprise iPlayer hit. Bonus Bruce!
81. Wallace and Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit 3/5
82. The Bounty Hunter 4/5
83. The History Boys 2/5
84. Brooklyn Rules 2/5
85. Notes on a Scandal 3/5
86. Leap Year 3/5
87. Hot Tub Time Machine 3/5
88. At First Sight 3/5
A good run of films, but none really stand out, except of course Hot Tub Time Machine. I may have undermarked this one. We still shout HOT TUB TIME MACHINE to each other. Because we're fun like that.
89. Back to the Future 5/5
90. Back to the Future II 5/5
91. Back to the Future III 5/5
I was so amazingly excited to watch these. I love them, obviously, and Mr C and I had never seen them together. But as he predicted, I'm sad that they have been done now. It's not like I can never watch them again (as if!) but I can never Film Watch them again. Boo.
92. Cop Out 4/5
93. Kick-Ass 5/5
Two great new films above…
94. Killers 2/5
95. Frozen 2/5
…followed by two pretty terrible ones.
96. Mrs. Doubtfire 4/5
97. The A-Team 5/5
98. The Usual Suspects 4/5
99. Primeval 3/5
100. Inception 4/5
The A-Team and Inception were the real winners of this one. Mr C and I ended up in an argument about The Usual Suspects despite the fact I'd tried to defend myself beforehand saying I always disappoint people when they make me watch their favourite films. At one point I declared the Film Watch experiment over and done with and that I never wanted to watch any films ever again.
Clearly that was heat of the moment nonsense, and you should stay tuned for the next 50. This is far too much fun to give up now!


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2008 Quotes
If you're jumping into an Amber Zone, you'd better be at least a little shady. ~Anonymous
I have these odd dreams. ~Anonymous
Tony F: "You guys start out in Solomani-claimed space."
Keith F: "ALL space is Solomani-claimed. It's just that much of it is also not controlled by the Solomani."
Tony F: "You're not wearing your space suit?"
Mark K: "No, just the helmet with my regular clothes…isn't everyone dressed like that?"
Tony F: "No. They're all in vacc suits."
Megan H: "I guess he didn't get the memo…"
Megan H: "DRAIN McPhail!"
Tony F.: "All we need is your thumb!"
Tony F: "McPhail is in the hands of the natives…being reduced to a syrup."
Tony F's Players: "Ewwwwww!"
Firefly-Traveller Crossover:
Megan H. (as Kaylie) "It's been two hours and we're STILL on the plan?"
Mark K. (as Zoe): "The plan will take two hours. It will take about twenty minutes to die…"
Frank C. (as Simon): "This is a terrible idea! And I don't even know what it is yet."
Keith F. (as Jayne): "Do we have a plan yet? You people are wasting a powerful lot of air..."
Megan H. (As Kaylie): "You pass enough wind for all of us, Jayne."
Mark K. (As Zoe): "Anyone else think this 'plan' will fail & Wash will have to swoop in & rescue us?"
Everyone: "Yeah."
Juliean G. (As Wash): "If we have two limos then this will be simple. Well, not 'simple' but we can do it."
Keith F. (as Jayne): (Impersonating a caterer): "Hey doc, lookit! They gots little cans of cheese you can squirt in yer mouth!"
(Proceeds to empty a can of cheez-wizz down his throat).
Frank C. (as Simon): (Impersonating a party guest): "Jayne, those are usually reserved for crackers."
Mark K. (as Zoe) (Just plain disgusted) "Seems about right."
Stargrunt II quotes:
Guy C. "What happens after triple suppression?"
Juliean G. "You get double-secret suppression."
Mark K. "You guys gotta get in here before my die rolls get bad."
Keith F. "Too late…"
Jim L.: "Drunks in the open: Fire for effect!"
Jim L.: "We're not alcoholics. We don't go to meetings! We're not QUITTERS!
Guy C. "I don't think it's going too bad."
Frank C. "Your men are surrounded. Try telling THEM it isn't too bad."
Strength on Strength Quotes:
McPhail: "Don't bother our technicians."
Frank C.: "Oh, we're not gonna "bother" them - we're gonna 'KILL' them."
Tony F. (as Zhodani
Commando Leader): "You proles have defective genetics."
Frank C. (as Prole
Commander): "I'm really gonna miss these guys."
Tony F.: (is rolling against penetration.) "An EIGHT!"
Megan H. (rolls) "A nine."
Tony F. "I…I rolled an eight."
Keith F. "Oh good. You're just a little bit defeated, then."
Tony F.
(Real Zhodani Hero) : "We're being *decimated*!"
Frank C.: "Not really. "Decimated" means we lost one man in ten. This is more like we're being ANNIHILATED."
Keith F.: "Don't you feel better, knowing the proper extend of our massacre?"
Tony F.: (thinks about it for a moment, then) "NO!"
(The Zhodani are running through units like water)
Tony F.: "I blame our Intelligence..."
Megan H. "Oh don't say that. You are clever, clever men…"
Mike M: "I wasn't talking to you…"
Tony F.: "I'm Zhodani. You're always talking to me."
Keith F.: "We gotta hit the Imperials when they're 'shaken'."
Frank C.: "Yeah, THAT's gonna happen."


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Consumers Cut Debt In Third Quarter
Consumers continued to reduce their credit card debts into October, according to a new report by the Federal Reserve Board. The fall marks the seventh straight drop in consumer debt.
Among the notable changes in October's report were the enhanced borrowing available to companies and consumers and an overall improved economic outlook.
However, despite the increased willingness to lend on behalf of issuers, the report saw a fall in the demand for credit from July through September, according to The Wall Street Journal. Lending conditions today remain tighter than before the economic downturn.
"Americans are borrowing less and paying off more debt than in the recent past," Donghoon Lee, senior economist at the New York Fed, told the Journal. "This change, which we continue to study carefully, can be a result of both tightening credit standards and voluntary changes in saving behavior."
Total consumer debt dropped 0.9 percent in the third quarter and was down 7.4 percent - from a peak in 2008 - to $11.6 trillion, the news source says. With mortgages and home equity removed, consumer debt fell by another 0.3 percent.


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LOS ANGELES (CBS.MW) -- Walt Disney Co. will pay $2 million to settle a racial discrimination lawsuit related to a questionable promotion at one of its Los Angeles radio stations, according to a report in the Los Angeles Times.
A Disney spokesman did not immediately return a call seeking comment.
The suit, filed in August 1999 by an employee at the company's KLOS-FM, alleged that a promotion for "The Mark & Brian Show" was "racist and sexually degrading." The station distributed black, plastic gardening tools that it called "Black Hoes" to listeners and advertisers as part of the promotion.
"Hoe" (sometimes spelled "ho") is a slang term for "whore."
"In the KLOS case ABC was navigating through tricky waters, trying to support a popular and profitable morning show while remaining sensitive to community interests and also its public image," said Tom Taylor, editor of M Street Daily, a radio industry publication. "The fact that (Disney President) Bob Iger personally flew out to Los Angeles last Fall to meet with CORE in Los Angeles shows you how seriously they took (this) situation."
CORE is the Congress of Racial Equality.
Taylor also noted, however, that Disney didn't fire anyone from KLOS.
Disney (DIS) shares fell 9/16 to 37 15/16. See related discussion.
Cablevision/NBC unit, Ifilm in pact
Rainbow Media has agreed to take a 5-percent stake in film-related Web portal Ifilm under the terms of a multi-year pact.
Financial terms were not disclosed.
Rainbow will provide Ifilm with on-air promotional time, delivered over several years, on its Independent Film Channel cable network. Ifilm and IFC will exchange content and cross-promote throughout their web, television and print properties.
Rainbow is owned by Cablevision Systems and General Electric's NBC unit. Cablevision (CVC) declined 9/16 to 67 5/8, while GE (GE) fell 3/8 to 56 3/16.


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More results coming in now. The final outcome is far from certain, though the swing toward the Conservatives appears to be stronger then the exit poll suggested. This means that a hung Parliament might be avoided. Meanwhile, the high turnout has caught election officials off guard. People have been turned away from ballot boxes all over the U.K. Sheffield, in the north of England, resembles Broward County, circa 2000. The government has already promised an investigation. David Dimbleby, the BBC's Walter Cronkite, in his final stint as host of a national election, is barely disguising his frustration. The refrain among the British? 'It's like we're America!'
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The only catch is that although I drew them I didn't actually draw them. Well I attempted to scribble something but I struggled to picture the characters in my head. In the end I think one of the difficulties was that I was given an abstract character with no visual prompts to help visualise it. The other difficulty was that I couldn't logically think of a way to combine these separate elements to make sense. They were more like misfits. Some useful advice was to pick out similarities like in the case of the aquatic clown, I started to draw a face like this.
At the time I didn't realise the similarity in the mouth that I had drawn to a fishes mouth.
So I think visual research is going to be the way forward in future.
So in regards to the actual brief, I've been given two themes. Mythical and Space Opera. So what we have to produce is a character bible which contains a synopsis of the show and drawings of 3 characters. The good guy, the bad guy and the sidekick. in all sorts of poses camera angles and expressions. So in order to not mess up I am going to be doing a lot of visual research on mythical creature stories and space themed stuff.


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Rafael Puyol. Vicepresident. IE Foundation
7 April 2010
The Spanish political scenario seems to be currently preoccupied with who is wearing what or who goes hunting with who, while the country's real problems – unemployment, levels of consumption, mortgages are pushed aside. Just what kind of country do we live in?"
Many Spaniards have been left speechless by the deplorable spectacle played out recently by Spanish media and politicians. These are dark days indeed. It would seem that the Spanish population should be interested in whether or not politicians pay for their suits, or should care that other politicians are allegedly spied upon, or that ministers hunt without a license and the wrong company. Don't get me wrong: Whoever buys a suit should pay for it, nobody should be spied on without legal justification, and no hunter should pursue his hobby without a license and with unsuitable companions.
What worries me is elevation of comparatively trivial issues to levels of key importance while things that really matter for the general public do not receive the attention they deserve.
Tailors, spies and illegal hunters are hot topics in the political arena while the number of persons seeking employment in this country is approaching a staggering 4 million, wages are frozen, people default on their mortgages, cars remain unsold, and making it to the end of the month is fast becoming mission impossible.
"Ubinam gentium sumus" – what kind of country is this? – my old Latin teacher used to say. The phrase reminds me of that Mafalda cartoon where she and her brother Guille look on while her parents are fighting in the other room. Sadly, we could apply her comment to our own current situation: "Do you think we are in good hands?"
We won't be as long as there are no remedies for the real ills that plague us. As long as relevant issues don't take center stage in national politics. As long as public servants don't get past voicing mere conjectures and start formulating ideas. As long as they don't refocus their timid short-term approach and start looking after people and the nation instead of aiming at preserving or gaining power.
If designer suits, mata haris and illegal hunters continue to make front-page news, we´re in trouble.


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Bob Livingston May Decide Today to Challenge House Republican LeadersBy Juliet Eilperin
and Guy Gugliotta
The Washington Post
Rep. Bob Livingston, R-La., may decide as early as Friday to challenge Speaker Newt Gingrich, R-Ga., after counting votes of GOP colleagues disheartened by their diminished House majority, Republican members said Thursday.
As rank-and-file lawmakers directed more post-election recriminations at the House leadership, Rep. Steve Largent, R-Okla., was actively seeking to oust Majority Leader Richard K. Armey, R-Texas, and members said he has proposed working together with Livingston in an insurgent "slate." Republican sources said Livingston was reluctant to commit to the proposal.
Gingrich moved aggressively to shore up his own support, telephoning 30 colleagues Thursday and receiving public pledges of loyalty from both Majority Whip Tom DeLay, R-Texas, and Republican Conference Vice Chair Jennifer Dunn, R-Wash., Gingrich spokeswoman Christina Martin said.
But Conference Chairman John A. Boehner, R-Ohio, himself under attack from nearly a half-dozen aspirants and a potential candidate for the majority leader post, in a telephone conversation Wednesday told Gingrich he should consider stepping down, sources said.
Martin declined to characterize the two leaders' discussions. "I cannot discuss a private conversation between two members, particularly between two friends," she said.
Although Gingrich is fighting back, knowledgeable Republican sources said he was not secure enough to lobby on behalf of the rest of his team, particularly Armey, who has been a target of rank-and-file critics for months and could be especially vulnerable now.
During a day of rumors and speculation, at least a dozen Republicans from all factions tossed their hats in the ring or had them tossed in by others who demanded changes in leadership offices ranging from the speaker down to vice chair of the House GOP.
And if members could not agree on who would seek what, particularly in the lower levels, there appeared to be widespread agreement that some change was necessary after Democrats gained five House seats Tuesday in a stunning off-year rebuke to the Republican revolution that swept Gingrich to power in 1994.
Watts said he was urging colleagues to "keep your powder dry" until the House GOP organizational meeting Nov. 18, but some Republican sources said some members may demand that leadership elections be postponed.
From conversations with several members and party insiders, however, it was clear Thursday that the central figure in any leadership shuffle is Appropriations Committee Chairman Livingston, who abandoned plans to retire this year to be on hand to run for speaker because he was certain Gingrich would step down in 1999 to run for president.


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So get this, I'm just finishing up a great batch of Odd13 beers I got from Dale Roberts when what do I find in the back of my beer fridge but a can of Odd13 Doctor Cougar Saison with Brett. Now, this sucker has to be about a year and a half old, but before we go any further let me tell you it was amazing, and yet another example of a beer holding up well with age.
Conventional wisdom says beer is best drunk fresh, and I agree with many styles that is true. A beer like this, however, packed with spicy Brett funk and grassy herbal hops ought to age gracefully, even if I didn't intend to age it. We'll see about that, shall we? But first, from the website:
A petite Saison, pale in color and without much cover for its delicate yeast and hop flavors. Highly drinkable, with low alcohol content but assertive character. A hint of Brettanomyces causes this beer's flavor to evolve continuously.
Ingredients from the website:
Fermentables: Castle Pilsen, Acidulated, Dextrose
Hops: Czech Saaz, Styrian Goldings
Odd13 Doctor Cougar Saison with Brett has an alcohol content of 5.1% by volume with 28 IBUs. I decanted my can of Doctor Cougar from my Fizzics draft beer system. This is the second saison I've enjoyed from Odd13, the first being Master of Unrelated Science Dry Hopped Saison.
So, into the Fizzics goes Odd13 Doctor Cougar Saison with Brett! Cans work as well as bottles and the device was able to decant all the contents of the can perfectly. This was the first can, in fact, that I used with my Fizzics. I got the same intensification of the aroma here that the system usually delivers; indeed, the nose was exploding with funky Brett character. Taking a sip, the beer has a crisp biscuity maltiness laced with spicy rye, think funky Brett notes, and at the last a long lingering herbal grassy German hop bitterness. Green peppercorns and coriander like spice abound here, too.
Aren't cougars in popular culture supposed to be older anyway? Maybe I'm onto something here…..
And remember, try a new beer today, and drink outside the box.
*Pricing data accurate at time of review or latest update. For reference only, based on actual price paid by reviewer.


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