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The expert on CBNRM, Nature-based Business and Enterprise Development will conduct the baseline assessments and technical analytical work to inform the design of interventions under Component 3 (Sustainable financing for implementation and upscaling of the integrated landscape management approach). His/her work will support the identification of viable business and enterprise development and investment opportunities, analyse the barriers to start-ups, conduct preliminary analysis of potential return of investments and make recommendations for creating an enabling environment for businesses and enterprises to be supported. With support of the Sustainable Forest Management and Landscape Restoration expert, the Nature-based Business and Enterprise Development Expert will lead the feasibility studies to determine the profitability of a public works programme on bush-clearing and the potential for establishment of an enterprises based on the use of the timber products from cleared bush material. This expert will also lead a rapid livelihoods/socio-economic assessment: data collection and analysis on the current natural resource-based livelihoods and propose recommendations for interventions that can further support the improvement of livelihoods through CBNRM approaches to management of forests, wildlife and other ecosystem goods.
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Map the number and types of active private businesses and community enterprises currently generating jobs/employment and income from the utilisation (including value addition) of natural wood, forest and non-timber products in the sites/landscapes;
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A compilation of preliminary recommendations for the establishment of a forest and landscape restoration investment framework and financial strategy for possible future adoption by the Environment Investment Fund;
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In all, Ms. Shrader provides nearly 30 years of management and political experience including 12 years representing a pharmacy benefit management company and other heath care entities as a contract lobbyist. Ms. Shrader served as the CEO of the Kentucky Tourism Council, the Paducah Area Chamber of Commerce, and the Kentucky Association of Health Plans. She led the government affairs efforts of the Generation & Transmission Electric Co-op and was the director of a state-wide political think tank focused on electing pro-business legislators.
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a year ago, the Lithuanian Film Centre, in collaboration with Vilnius Airport
and the support of Gediminas
Almantas, CEO at SE Lithuanian Airports, launched
a highly innovative and progressive project: FilmBox LT, the very first airport
cinema in Eastern and Northern Europe.
the passengers traveling through Vilnius airport are able to enjoy a
pre-flight film as much as an in-flight film. The theatre screens Lithuanian
shorts – live–action, animation and documentary in cooperation with the
Lithuanian Short Film Agency. The screening is organized in three programs and
the repertoire is refreshed regularly, depending on the production of short
films. Moreover, in order to offer
the audiences a more intriguing repertoire, FilmBox LT also showcases shorts
from a different country every month.
This new tradition was launched by the
Latvian National Film Centre in October 2015. Since then, FilmBox LT has
presented the best recent shorts from Estonia, Latvia, Denmark, Sweden and
France as well as a Eurochannel short film program. Because of the focus on
Poland during the Meeting Point Vilnius industry event at the Vilnius Film
Festival, the focal country of the month of April was Poland.
kind of a perfect possibility to know other countries' short films and our
country's short films because short films usually do not have many
possibilities to screen except for short film festivals," said Liana Ruokytė-Jonsson, one of the initiators of
FilmBox LT and the Head of Film Promotion, Information and Heritage Department
of the Lithuanian Film Centre, adding that "this is one of the finest examples
in Lithuania and elsewhere of how business and cultural institutions can
cooperate by focusing on feelings and experiences of people rather than profit."
the public's reaction has been very positive so far. According to the
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and certain passengers come to the airport early to check-in in order to see
the films. The movie theatre is also a hit among the airport staff who visit it on their lunch breaks.
Film Box LT cinema is located in the departure area of Vilnius Airport, next to
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CH.89: If you were to categorize or describe the style of your artwork, what would it be and why?
CB: My style is hard for me to define in words; it is in continuous evolution. Maybe I could summarize it as form meets space- suitably vague! I think the world gets into a panic if it can't define things… but I personally don't mind.
CH.89: Where do you draw your inspiration from?
CB: At the moment my inspiration comes predominantly from observing/ communing with nature; the walks I take, the things that draw my attention- and the forms I collect to sketch and study, then it all gets processed, explored and translated through my inner world. I love to look at factual books on pattern, sacred geometry, nature guides on birds/trees/flowers/mushrooms… and on it goes.
CH.89: Can you talk a little bit about what your creative thought process is like when starting a new project/ piece of artwork?
CB: To be honest, I try not to think too much, it ultimately puts me off doing anything! I start projects through an overwhelming impulse to create. A huge enthusiasm builds in me. it's like my mouth starts watering at the idea of drawing something… I just love whatever it is, and want to know it inside out. It all just evolves from there.
CH.89: Is there anything in particular that you would want people to take from your artwork?
CB: I hope to make works that inspire people to look again at the things that are normally overlooked…. I hope to feed the viewer's senses- make visually beautiful things… saying that, I don't make work with a viewer in mind.
CH.89: Can you talk a little bit about your lifestyle as an artist and what that is like?
CB: I live in Southern Oregon now, emigrating, from london UK, 3 years ago. I am married to another artist (Matthew Picton). My lifestyle as an artist has changed as much as my living location; I work at my art about 5 hours during 4 days of the week (whilst my son is at school) Putting the hours in is paramount as my present way of working takes a lot of time (I finished a large drawing recently that took 8 months to complete.) I mentor a group of children one day a week. An essential component of my artistic practice is daily yoga/meditation, to get myself in the right mental or emotional space. If I ever feel frustrated or bored whilst doing my work- I go for a walk or read a book…. I don't see the point in embueing my work with boredom! I like to travel and visit cities, galleries, Museums when I can.
CH.89: When starting out an artistic task, do you think it is better to have a particular direction/set plan guiding your way? Or, is it better to act on impulse and go from there?
CB: A bit of both approaches is best for me. When I was younger, it was all about impulse. Now I do preliminary work, and formulate a broad plan – and often impulsively stray from it!
CH.89: What is one major lesson you've learned as an artist thus far?
CB: Never do work just to make a sale. Your heart and enthusiasm have to be in it, or it is devoid of creative worth.- somehow rendering itself powerless and undesirable- usually.
CH.89: Do you regard personal style & taste to be of highest importance?
CB: Yes I do….
CH.89: What do you consider to be the hardest thing about being an artist?
CB: Finding the right representation, gallery. I wish artists could have patrons like in the time of the Renaissance- we could all do with a Medici !
CH.89: What is one thing you love about being an artist?
CB: Freedom to do what I want.
CH.89: Is there anyone in particular, any artist's that inspire you in any way?
CB: David Hockney, and his latest work.
CH.89: What do you think of technology in terms of being a useful tool for artists today?
CB: Boring. But necessary.
CH.89: Do you think being an artist allows you to view the world differently from those who don't follow creative paths?
CB: Of course, but hard to quantify how. I feel I have a lot less stress than those that do so called normal jobs.
CH.89: Do you enjoy traveling? If so, do you have a favorite city?
CB: Traveling is a passion for me. I love San Francisco.
CH.89: Do you have a favorite author or book?
CB: Hafis (Rumi poet), Eckhart Tolle 'Stillness Speaks'. I'm more of a factual book reader these days.
CH.89: Any future goals or plans for your artwork?
CB: I always have about 5 years worth of plans. My goal is to to remain an artist.
CH.89: What does being an artist mean to you?
CB: It's the only thing I have ever wanted to do, I love my daily existence as one.


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On each of the three mornings of Yearly Meeting, we meet for an hour just before breakfast, in a small room next to the cafeteria. This time allows us to start our day in reflection on scripture and God's working among us. Each morning's study considers an aspect of the Yearly Meeting theme, using the words of the Bible and early Friends as a way of opening our hearts and minds to God's Word for us today.
Friday 14 June 2002 - Testimony, Testifying, Witness, Witnessing
The Greek word martureo means to witness or testify; it has a legal connotation, and implies that one is testifying of things that one has personally seen or experienced. Its English derivative "martyr" reminds us of early Friends' experience that authentic testimony often leads to suffering and persecution for the person witnessing..
We can connect the biblical metaphor of "the way of the Lord" with the walk we are to walk; to "let our lives testify" means to be living in the reality of God's presence and all that implies.
"On the Firstday I went to the steeplehouse, and after the priest had done, I spoke to him and the people what the Lord commanded me; and they were in a great rage, hurried me out, threw me down, and haled me before the magistrates. A long examination they made of me, and much work I had with them. They threatened my life, if ever I came there again; and that they would leave me to the mercy of the people. Nevertheless I declared truth amongst them, and directed them to the light of Christ in them testifying unto them, "that God was come to teach his people himself, whether they would hear or forbear". After a while they put us out (for some Friends were with me) among the rude multitude, and they stoned us down the streets." (George Fox, 1652)
Bible readings: Psalm 119
- John 1 - 1 John 1
Handout from the actual session
Saturday 15 June 2002 - The rubber and the road: the daily cross of Christ
"But the light within, which doth convince thee, will show thee, when the mind goeth forth; and show thee the daily cross, which is to crucify that carnal mind; for the carnal mind minds carnal things; and the cross is to the will of man, for it shall never enter." (George Fox letter XIX, 1652)
"In looking at the world around, we may be apt to think that the day is very far off when the Lord's Kingdom shall be established in peace: but to those who, through the regenerating power of Christ, have become subjects of the Prince of Peace, that day has commenced already; and whatever storms may rage without, they will experience peace within." (John Yeardley, 19th century Friend)
"It is the nature of true faith to beget a holy fear of offending God, a deep reverence for his precepts, and a most tender regard to the inward testimony of his Spirit. By his Spirit, God's children in all ages have been safely led to glory. For, as they that truly believe receive Christ in the soul, so it is true that those who receive him thus, receive power to become the sons of God. That is, they receive an inward force and ability to do whatever he requires, i.e., strength to mortify their lusts, control their affections, resist evil influences, deny themselves and overcome the world in its most enticing appearances. This is the life of the blessed Cross of Christ and it is what thou, O man, must take up if thou intendest to be the disciple of Jesus. Nor canst thou be said to receive Christ, or to believe in him, while thou rejectest his cross. For, as receiving of Christ is the means appointed of God to salvation, so bearing the daily cross after him, is the only true testimony of receiving him. Therefore it is enjoined by him as the great token of discipleship, 'If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross and follow me' (Matt. 16:24)." (William Penn, No Cross No Crown)
Bible readings: Luke 9:18-27
- Matthew 16:21-28 - Isaiah
Handout from the actual session
Sunday 16 June 2002 - Two Friends Testimonies: Peace and Equality
The Bible's overall "take" on equality seems to be that all people are equal before God, and equally "unequal" compared to God. Outward social convention is not the important thing. We have no business treating our sisters and brothers as "less than," and if we do, we should expect to suffer the consequences from the One who is greater than any of us or all of us. This seems to apply to any dimension along which humans develop a sense of superiority to one another, whether ethnicity, religion, gender, social class, etc. So many of the gospel stories revolve around the humanly-privileged party being shown less worthy than the humanly-disadvantaged.
Those who are "in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit" are those who can fully experience true equality. "For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made [us] free from the law of sin and death." (Rom 8:1-2) The "body of Christ" (Rom 12) is a beautiful picture of this synergistic coexistence in one organic whole, in which no human is "better than" another. "For as many of you as have been baptized into Christ have put on Christ. For there is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye all are one in Christ Jesus" (Gal 3:27-28). "For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond (doulos) or free; and have been all made to drink into one Spirit" (1 Cor 12:13).
One of the most pervasive forms of outward human inequality in biblical times was slavery, or servanthood (neither the Hebrew ebed nor the Greek doulos distinguishes between the two). "The disciple is not above his master, nor the doulos above his lord" (Matt 10:24). But Jesus told his disciples, "Whosoever will be chief among you, let him be your doulos, even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many" (Matt 10:27-28). An important aspect of the gospel is that we are to assume the role of doulos to one another, and all become douloi of God. Paul says, "Art thou called being a doulos? care not for it: but if thou mayest be made free, use it rather. For he that is called in the Lord, being a doulos, is the Lord's freeman: likewise also he that is called, being free, is Christ's doulos." (1 Cor 7:21-22).
Hebrew: shalom - from a root meaning to complete or make whole.
Greek: eirene - personal well-being, the absence of violent conflict, a fruit of the Spirit
Both words are used to denote a situation in which there is no war or other
violence, and no enemy present. More broadly they connote well-being and prosperity.
Peace is closely related to messianic or apocalyptic hopes - a future time of
peace in contrast to current strife. In keeping with early Friends' "realized
eschatology," they often write as if the "kingdom of God" is
already manifest. Peace prevails when people "walk in the way of the Lord."
It is a function or fruit of righteousness: being in right relationship with
God and one another.
Friends today like to quote an excerpt from a letter of early Friends to King Charles II of England:
"We utterly deny all outward wars and strife, and fightings with outward weapons, for any end, or under any pretense whatever; this is our testimony to the whole world. The Spirit of Christ by which we are guided, is not changeable, so as once to command us from a thing as evil, and again to move us unto it; and we certainly know, and testify to the world, that the Spirit of Christ, which leads us unto all truth, will never move us to fight and war against any man with outward weapons, neither for the Kingdom of Christ, nor for the kingdoms of this world ... Therefore we cannot learn war any more."
You can read the entire document at http://www.quaker.org/peaceweb/pdecla07.html. Its purpose seems mostly defensive, assuring the reader that Friends pose no threat of violence because they use no "outward weapons" and they are interested in the "kingdom of Christ" rather than the "kingdoms of this world." Friends' weapons are "spiritual not carnal," their way is the way of the Lord not the way of the world.
Bible readings: Ephesians 6:10-17 - Galatians 5:16-26 - Psalm 37
Handout from the actual session
Additional handout: Peace Testimony soundbites
Additional handout: Testimony of Equality


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The Manager of Technology Partnerships is responsible for managing all aspects of the IEI Technology Partner Roundtable, a select group of technology companies committed to advancing customer solutions and building the distribution grid of the future through innovative technologies and in partnership with IEI member electric companies. The Manager will effectively engage technology companies in IEI programming, meet Roundtable revenue targets annually, and support IEI meetings, events, and publications. In addition to the Technology Partner Roundtable, this person is responsible for IEI content creation, for developing subject matter expertise, for supporting research and analysis as directed by IEI's Senior Director and Executive Director, and for performing important liaison functions between IEI, EEI and external stakeholders.
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Grow Empire: Rome Mod 1.3.78 is a Strategy game from the Station 1 Game Studio, which has been released on the Android Market for free. You are in the role of the Emperor, the powerful leader of the Roman Republic. Your goal here is to defeat other civilizations in ancient Europe with a rearmost army of soldiers, siege weapons, heroes and wild mercenaries. So get ready for the war and turn a small Republic in the heart of the Italian island into the greatest civilization in the world. Lead a bunch of poor peasants to fight hard in battles and become invincible fighters. Upgrade your castle so that you can defend yourself against other savage tribes. Conquer other territories to expand your territory and grow your country.
Some of the features of Grow Empire: Rome Android:
– In the style of tower defense (TD), strategic and role-playing games (RPGs)
– More than 1,400 waves of attack to survive
– More than 100 cities to capture in ancient Europe
– More than 1,000 building upgrades
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The seminar will cover the MARCH treatment algorithm and the top causes of preventable death in a combat/terrorism/active shooter type situation. This will include penetrating injuries such as GSWs, knife wounds, and secondary blast effects from explosives.
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Networking Administration and Tech Support: Computer Analyst
Networking Administration and Tech Support: Computer Analyst
Subject Area: Information Technology
Award: Associate of Applied Science
Minimum Credits: 69
Location: Peosta
Entry: Fall, Spring, Summer
The Computer Analyst program (Associate of Applied Science) offers two AAS options: Business and Web Programming and Networking Administration and Tech Support. The common core provides students with the flexibility of changing options at the conclusion of the first semester. Combining robust technical skills with strong communication skills is important to successfully prepare you for employment in today's computer industry. The program is designed to prepare students for a position as an application programmer, maintenance programmer, web designer or web developer, technical support person, microcomputer consultant, trainer, networking administrator or network support person.
Enrollment Process
- Apply for admission.
- Submit official high school, high school equivalency and/or college transcripts to the Admissions Office of the campus you plan to attend.
- Complete ACCUPLACER® reading and writing assessment and ALEKS® math assessment for course placement. Assessments may be waived based on previous college coursework or submission of valid ACT®, ACT Compass® or ALEKS® test scores. ACCUPLACER® scores are valid for three years, and ALEKS® scores are valid for 18 months.
Academic Requirements
2018-2019 Computer Analyst-Networking Administration and Tech Support
Fall Course Title Credits CIS:101 Computer Ethics 3.0
Programming Logic and Design OR
Project Lead the Way®–Computer Science Principles
CIS:197 Fundamentals of Web Design 3.0 NET:725 Networking Essentials 3.0 SDV:179 The College Experience 3.0 Spring Course Title Credits CIS:115 Intro to Large Computer Systems 1.0 CIS:207 Fundamentals of Web Programming 3.0 CIS:242 Information Security 3.0 ENG:105 Composition I 3.0 NET:156 Operating Systems 3.0 NET:684 TCP/IP for Networking 4.0 Summer Course Title Credits SPC:112 Public Speaking 3.0 * Psychology Elective 3.0 Fall Course Title Credits CIS:303 Intro to Database 3.0 CIS:505 Structured Systems Analysis 4.0 NET:103 Troubleshooting 3.0 NET:318 Windows Server and Workstation 3.0 NET:153 Advanced Networking 4.0 Spring Course Title Credits CIS:649 PC Clinic 2.0 NET:310 Virtual Machines 3.0 NET:402 Linux Network Administration 3.0 NET:946 Seminar 3.0 * Math Elective 3.0
This Associate of Applied Science degree program requires a minimum of 15 credits of transfer-level general education electives from Communication, Humanities, Math, Science or Social Science. Three of these hours can include SDV:179 The College Experience. If The College Experience course is waived or transfers in for less than three credits, an additional general education elective is required.
Math Electives: MAT:102, MAT:744, transfer-level MAT
Psychology Electives: PSY:111, PSY:112, PSY:251
Note: To graduate from this program, students must complete all required coursework with a "C-" grade or above and earn a minimum 2.0 grade point average.
Employment Information
The annual income range for Networking Administration and Tech Support graduates is $51,192 - $81,370.
Source: EMSI; Salary range represents 10th percentile - median annual wage for related occupations within a 100-mile radius from the center distance between Calmar and Peosta Campuses.
Future Ready Iowa is an initiative led by the governor to build Iowa's talent pipeline by meeting the goal of 70 percent of all Iowans to have a two- or four-year college degree, industry recognized certificate or other credential that meets employer need by 2025. Northeast Iowa Community College has the programs necessary to meet this goal.
Employers of NICC Alumni
Cottingham & Butler, Dubuque, IA
Crescent Electric, East Dubuque, IA
Dependable Solutions, Prairie Du Chien, WI
Dubuque Community Schools, Dubuque, IA
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Energy Manufacturing, Monticello, IA
Flexsteel, Dubuque, IA
Georgia Pacific, Appleton, WI
IBM, Dubuque, IA
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TC Networks, Dubuque, IA
Theisens, Dubuque, IA
Wartburg Theological Seminary, Dubuque, IA
Western Dubuque Community Schools, Farley, IA
Sample Job Titles
Account Focal: Systems Compliance Services
Branch Technician
Database & Help Desk Coordinator
Hardware Tech Support
IT Analyst
IT Support
Transfer Information
The Computer Analyst-Networking Administration program maintains formal articulation agreements with the institutions listed below. Students are encouraged to speak with their transfer college or university to verify that their planned courses at NICC will meet necessary requirements. Learn more about transferring from NICC.
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Carol, Patty and Jim
From: Carol Spooner
Date: Thu Aug 23, 2001 6:29 am
Subject: what democracy at Pacifica means to me
When my husband Gregory and I first got involved in the Pacifica fight 2-/12 years ago, the first thing we found out was that many had gone before us -- Lyn Gerry, Maria Gilardin, Curtis Gray, Jeff Blankfort -- and had done tremendous work -- documenting what had been happening at Pacifica since the late '80s/early '90s, trying to alert people, the staff, the LABs, the CPB, anyone who would listen -- and not getting very far. They were just "disgruntled former employees" who were brushed off by just about everyone who could have done something about it.
The first thing I did was go to Lyn Gerry's terrific web page www.radio4all.org/freepacifica and read the Archives. There I read the "Strategic Plan" for Pacifica -- the first version was approved by the board in 1992 & the second version in 1997. Reading those documents, I was horrified. It was filled with code words for let's pick our target markets in each signal area, dumb things down, get rid of the political programming, find some easy niche music & produce a few national programs to try to compete with NPR. And if we have any problems with local staff, then bust the unions and get rid of the volunteers, then pitch the paid staff against each other in competition for air time and job security -- purge all the interesting programs that sound a little funky -- go to strip programming, get rid of the Folios so no one can figure out what we're doing, look for foundation grants to pay for this so we're not dependent on the pesky listeners, and find some wealthy board members to help get us entrees to the big money donors.
That about sums it up in a nutshell. I wondered how anyone could read this and think this was a "vision" for Pacifica. There was no vision there. I had read the same document -- prepared by consultants who went to the same schools -- in other settings where the "ethic" had to change from "public service" to the bottom line ... particularly in the health care "industry" where nurses, doctors & patients needed to be re-programmed. Just change the buzzwords and the industry slang, and you could grind this "strategic plan" document out for just about any "business plan" where the employees & public need to be retrained and their ethics redefined.
Anyway, I thought, if the listeners had known about this at the time, they're too smart, they would never have approved this shit. So, that's when I first thought that we should have elected boards that have to discuss things, important policy issues, in the open and on the air with the listeners.
Then, in July 1999, when KPFA was shut down for 23 days and occupied by armed goons with FBI backgrounds and the board wasted over $500,000 on Lynn Chadwick's & Mary Frances Berry's little temper tantrum because we didn't want our station shut down and reprogrammed & we thought the idea of a sale was a bad one, too, I realized that no one had the power to vote the people responsible for this out of office. They had changed the bylaws so that they were accountable to no one but themselves, and most of them were asleep or bored or just didn't care ... so a few were driving things in this totally weird militaristic fashion and wondering why we didn't like it, and getting madder and crazier the more we told them we didn't like it, and more vindictive.
So, I started researching how to get rid of them, and found out we had to get permission from the California Attorney General to sue them. That was a project that occupied the next year ... we (12 listeners) were finally granted standing to sue in September 2000. (Actually, it is amazing that we were granted standing. To my knowledge the AG has not granted "relator" status to sue to remove directors in about 50 years.)
I never want anyone to have to go through that again. That was one of the main motivations for our putting in our complaint that the "listener-sponsor" must be granted "membership" status in Pacifica -- because they don't need the AG's permission to sue.
My friend John Whiting (KPFA in the '60s) wrote to me from London not long ago that the Lewis Hill's fear of takeover by "outsiders" caused him to create a system that was from the beginning vulnerable to takeover by "unassailable corruption" from within. That's what happened. And it happened slowly, almost imperceptably, over a 20-year period, I think.
So, as I was making the 1-1/2 hour drive down to the court hearing today, I was thinking philosophically about "what democracy at Pacifica means to me." I had lots of good thoughts, and I thought everyone who says anything about this nowadays gets tarred and feathered, so maybe its my turn. But, you know, despite resistance and doubters at KPFA, we really didn't have all that much trouble getting it done, other than the time it took to hammer out the election plan & then to convince enough people to be candidates and then hold the elections -- about a year, all told. But the conviction to do it grew all along, because most people believed it was necessary to preserve and protect what we had all fought so hard for during the lockout.
Now, most eligible listeners didn't vote. KPFA has 24,000 subscribers and only about 5,000 of them voted. I don't know why. Some people say that getting over 20% is great for a non-profit. Maybe so. I guess it proves what one of my friends says -- that most listeners just want the station on the air with the kind of programming they expect from KPFA without having to do much about it themselves. They have lives & KPFA informs their lives but is not their lives. But, I think we would probably have gotten about 100% voter return if we'd been able to vote the board out of office during the lockout.
We got good people on our first elected LAB. We come from different perspectives and from all over the signal area & we're half women & half people of color, and we don't agree about everything or even how to organize ourselves and some are more active than others ... but we're thinking about things and trying to understand what makes KPFA work & how we can make it work better, and how we can reach out to more parts of our community and serve them better & bring them into the dialogue ... and what criteria should be used to evaluate programming & how should decisions be made about the limited amount of air time available and who should decide & what kind of press pass policy should we have & what kind of fundraising should we do ... do we want to be the shopping channel for the left or is there another way? and so on...
I've been alternately proud and dismayed to serve on this first elected local board. I think it's a worthy experiment. I think we're up to it.
Good night!
( posted at: groups.yahoo.com/group/NewPacifica )
[From] Zuli
since i'm a new listener (within the last 2 years), i have alot of questions about what BAI was like pre-Utrice [snip]
How much influence, if any, did the listeners have over programming? What channels did we/they go thru in order to get changes made? [snip]
patty [replies]
Listeners had no influence whatsoever over programming ideas, complaints nor any other thing. We were and are money bags. Even complaints about Clayton Riley in 1999 were ignored and we were lambasted for bringing it up by some,
That has not changed. People liked the former programming more but we had no influence when we didn't like something.
The LAB as the liason to the station never was. Any problems or complaints went on deaf ears for the most part, except in 1999 when the takedown in Berkeley happened about 30 listeners went and helped to draft a letter of contempt to the National board.
This is precisely the reason for an accountable LAB by electing them and having recall, otherwise we have no influence whatsoever.
The culture of not letting listeners have any influence is ending. there will be accountablilty or the place is going down the tubes.
PS: sign up for a ballot at http://www.wbai.net and go to the elections page.
( posted at: www.goodlight.net/wbai )
From: jim Dingeman
Last night the Elections Committee of Concerned Friends of WBAI voted to implement and establish a timetable for elections for the Local Advisory Board. The vote was overwhelmingly approved and now the elections train is beginning to creep out of the station. The velocity of its speed will depend on the engine troubles , track conditions, efficiency of the switching mechanisms and its ability to guard against derailment or sudden flash floods of hostility but it will be repaired and put back on track regardless of such obstacles.
It is long overdue.
The subject undoubtedly will be the subject of heated debate on Monday next week at 6:30 PM at the Concerned Friends Coordinating Committee at 75 Varick Street at 6:30-7:00 PM when the meeting begins in Local 1707.
Yesterday some people had come from the annual PEN awards to heroes and heroines of battling censorship around the world. This event was filmed unquestioningly b around the world. This event was filmed unquestioningly by the people present, the victims of physical torture and REAL police repression understanding the importance of freedom of speech. This is in sharp contrast to the great hesitance some at the Concerned Friends retreat had to the unedited taping of their proceedings which ironically after all the squabbling was essentially recorded.
For almost ten years the changes and policy debates effecting tens of thousands of listeners here in New York and hundreds of thousands around the country have been handled in a insular setting because of the impositions of the gag rule and various regimes of spin control carried out by people of whatever "good will". This has meant that the source of nearly 80% of the revenue to the station from literally thousands of individuals has been gladly given resources donated under a false collection of intersecting lines of assumptions and information.
This has meant that well-meaning people have been duped time and time again since the idea of democracy now for them has been the democracy of their pocketbooks first, ask no questions later.
This basic lack of in-depth knowledge, so critical to the very essence of what a Pacifca station should be all about with its engaged and highly intelligent audience has led many to be participating in this struggle with incomplete of information and false premises for action.
A elections process is merely a first step to democratization. Those who by the present definitions of their role are in a advisory function can be held accountable if a repetition of the outrageous and deliberate control of information that has characterized the actions of many participants throughout this entire affair,, including LAB members, is repeated. The present WBAI LAB, however different than the one I served on, remains crippled by the fact that it can retreat into an imperious stockade mode with ease since only less than 25 people elect themselves into those positions.
Obviously the next few weeks in the lawsuits hold some critical possible decisions. First, the court will be asked to rule on whether Amy should be ordered back into the station. Amy has been playing a tit for tat game with her foes and the situation inside the station is marked by severe lines of tactical and strategic chasms. This gulf at the present seems difficult to repair.
The other more important issue looming is the court appearance that will decide whether the PNB can expand itself. I propose that several people be sent from different factions in New York to actually observe the courtroom proceedings and that extensive notes be taken from the back and forth in the courtroom so thousands outside the court can see the actual colloquy.
This decision will either expand the board or keep it at the 6-5 majority. If the PNB is able to expand the board, certain possible actions are likely. First, it is likely that Amy and her staff will be dismissed for good and further changes in staff at WBAI will happen. There is also a possibility that the local WBAI board, no friend of the PNB, mat be dismissed. That would depend on how the stipulations between the plaintiff and the defendants are interpreted.
The present LAB has been shunted aside and is operating without any access to the airwaves. It is maneuvering to tactically be able to take advantage of a settlement that would set up an interim board and resurface the 1997 by-laws before Pacifica changed them. Some on the board have expressed their total hostility to elections. Many reasons have been offered but the bottom line on all the arguments is that they imply that the multi-cultural,ethnic and racial mix of the listener base cannot be individually relied upon to make up their own minds, think critically and engage fully in debates that may effect the service(Pacifica) that they help support. Instead,we are given endless templates that at the core of them glibly assume that a self appointed "vanguard" can decide what is best for everybody else., devoid of any genuine scrutiny.
This is why the time for the elections train to gather steam out of the station has arrived and let it whistle the sunshine in
Jim Dingeman ( posted at: groups.yahoo.com/group/NewPacifica )
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I not stupid!!!
Yeah, this movie that we watched last meeting was very interesting and inspiring for us as mathematics teacher candidate and for us as human who live with many challenging. There are so many lesson that we can take as our modal to teach in the future. I wanna share about my experience that is related to the film which is "I not stupid".
Terry, yeah Terry Khoo who is obedient, pampered, a little bit of sissy, with a sister who hates authority, a father (Mr. Khoo) who is a typical Hokkien man with little finesse but a whole lot of conscience and a mother (Mrs. Khoo) who embodies the government of Singapore, who lives by the slogan "I only want what's good for you". And obedient, maybe I'm the opposite of it, don't think negatively about it. Let's follow this story J. I still remember when I want to continue my study, even to Junior High School, Senior High School or University, my parents doesn't follow me to do that, reason :budget, read: fee. If Terry's mother said "I only want what's good for you", my parents said "Actually, we want you to continue your study, but our money doesn't support your wishes, so please to understand this situation, you don't necessarily to continue your study"_ (more or less, kurang lebih seperti itu). I'm not Terry's look like do which is allowed what his mother said. Nevertheless, I try to avoid what my parents said, because I believe there are so many ways to go to Roma, as well as to find the solution which is getting higher education by lower fee or free, means that is getting a scholarship, because I need to get higher education, moreover we live in new era which is so many challenge that we have to deal with globalization era. With my belief, I'm sure that money is not primary obstacle, but the primary obstacle is we don't believe that we cannot realize what we want itself. I'm not being dissident person who are violated what my parents ask to me, because I will give them (my parents) a fact that I can get higher education without spending of much money. And, Alhamdulillah I have proven to them, and hopefully it will run well. 🙂
O ya once again, at the first time when I saw the title. I have a big question, why this movie writes the title "I not stupid", without to be 'am'??? It is certainly not great English, isn't it? Oh…actually, the Chinese title means "Kids Are Not Stupid" which is basically the whole theme of the movie.
As mathematics teacher candidate, if I have students who are annoying towards mathematics course, I guess, I need to tell my story, which means that everything has many challenge itself as well as mathematics subject. J


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30 August, 2011 by Tere Cultural Comment this articleThe Georgian National Ballet, regarded as one of the premier folk ballet companies in the world, visits Puerto Vallarta this weekend, at Teatro Vallarta. Read more →
Seduction at Sea
19 July, 2011 by kathy Play, Featured, Transportation, Sailing/Yacht Cruises, Tours, Water, Water Sports, Yacht Cruises Comment this articleSummer vacation in Punta Mita….. Your suitcase: packed. Your hotel room: reserved. Your jet: secured. Your yacht: uh oh. Not to worry, Mondrian Yacht Charters recognizes just how grueling renting a yacht on short notice can be and has introduced its 70-foot luxury motor yacht for a full seduction at sea on the Bay of Banderas. Read more →
Kids Learn Spanish and Surf
14 May, 2011 by kathy News, Play, Featured, Cultural, Surfing/SUP Comment this articleThis coming summer the Sayulita Spanish Immersion Summer Surf Camp for kids ages 10 – 17 will be back in Sayulita. This is an exciting, challenging, safe and rewarding experience Read more →
"Three Tenors" Opera Concert this Saturday
9 May, 2011 by Tere Cultural Comment this articleUnderstand that we locals don't enjoy the regular access to cultural events that those of you residing in cities do. So when opera arrives in Banderas Bay, we get excited. And so we're looking forward to an evening of opera, Saturday May 14, at 8pm. Read more →
Insider's Tip: Mita Carts to Avoid Holiday Traffic
17 April, 2011 by kathy Play, Services, Transportation, Land, Tours Comment this articleAs many of you see we are filling up with " Semana Santa" holiday travelers in Punta de Mita and the preferred way to tool around and see the sights in super style is Mita Carts. Read more →
The Life of Frida Kahlo – Final Performance this Tuesday
7 April, 2011 by Tere Play, Cultural Comment this articleEnjoy a unique and rare theatrical experience in Puerto Vallarta's beautiful new preforming arts venue, Teatro Vallarta, "The Life of Frida Kahlo". Final performance of the Season is this Tuesday evening, April 12. Read more →
Talking Waves and SUP with Gerry Lopez
14 March, 2011 by lynne Featured, Community, Horseback Riding Comment this articleTonight, March 14, from 7-9pm…a very special presentation by, and conversation with, one of surfing's legends: Gerry Lopez. Cielo, Hotel des Artistes rooftop; hosted by the CINCO Watersports Center, Hotel des Artistes, Punta de Mita. Read more →


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It's homophobia.
We've seen what Uganda is capable of; now it's the turn of Rwanda. Its own brand of homophobia is being debated in its lower legislative house today.
The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) points out that the article in the penal code that could make homosexuality a crime – Article 217 – is probably illegal:
Article 217 violates Rwandans' basic human rights and is contradictory to the Rwandan Constitution as well as various regional and international conventions. IGLHRC, the Coalition of African Lesbians (CAL), and Rwanda's Horizon Community Association (HOCA) will shortly issue a call to action to demand that the Rwandan Parliament withdraw this article. We urge the international community to act against this proposed law and support the equality, dignity, and privacy of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Rwanda.
The proposed code will criminalise "[a]ny person who practices, encourages or sensitizes people of the same sex, to sexual relation or any sexual practice". If the Chamber of Deputies approves, the draft code will go before the Rwandan Senate, most likely in early 2010.


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1. Melting Pot
Who doesn't love the Melting Pot?? Even though it is far and a little pricey, it is so worth it and a great date we treat ourselves to every once in a while! When we go, we go all out and split the cheese, salad, meat, and chocolate. YUM!
2. Dinner and a Movie
Dinner and a movie is our go to date. It was the first date Wesley took me on, and it never gets old for us. This month we had Mexican and saw Taken 2. Obviously Wesley's choice...my favorite part was that everyone good was ok at the end. Oh, and by agreeing I won next month's pick: Anna Karenina. I get excited about it every time I see the poster for it hanging on the wall in my sister's room!
3. Late Lunch Out
Working every other weekend, when your spouse doesn't, just...sucks. We try and do our best to do something fun for the few hours we are awake together on Saturday before I have to go in. Last week Wesley treated me to a late lunch/early dinner at our favorite restaurant in Fuquay: Tacos Mexico.
4. Pizza and Planning
So one night this month we were trying to figure out where to go eat and I suggested pizza. To me, this meant trying a new place downtown that had New York style pizza. To Wesley, this obviously meant "Pizza Hut." Since it was closer, we went with his choice, even though I secretly hated it. It ended up being so much fun! We had the place to ourselves, and we came up with the brilliant idea of going to Belgium and France for our anniversary next year. So all in all, best date night of the month!
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Minors and Concentrations
Minors and concentrations are structured plans of study consisting of a minimum of five courses for at least 15 credits. Successful completion of a minor or concentration is recorded on the transcript if the student has registered for the program as required. See "Admission to a Minor or Concentration" in the "Graduation and Program Regulations" section.
The difference between the two plans of study is that a minor is outside the specific discipline in which the student is majoring; a concentration is within the student's major discipline. Concentrations are available in a number of programs. Students should consult with their advisers on eligibility requirements and planning for graduation.
Minors are available in each school, as follows:
School of Business — for non-business majors: accounting, business, business analytics, finance, international business studies, marketing, pre-M.B.A
Roy H. Park School of Communications — animation, audio production, communication management and design, integrated marketing communications, international communications, journalism, live event design and management, still photography
School of Health Sciences and Human Performance — coaching, communication disorders, deaf studies, exercise science, health, health policy and management, integrative health studies, nutrition promotion, occupational science, outdoor pursuits, recreation, sport and exercise psychology
School of Humanities and Sciences — minors based in departments: aging studies, anthropology, art, art history, biology, chemistry, communication studies, comparative literature, computer science, dance, economics, English, environmental studies, French, German area studies, game development and technologies, graphic design, health communication1, history, international politics, Italian, and for non-legal studies majors: legal studies, linguistics, mathematics, philosophy, physics, politics, psychology, religious studies, sociology, Spanish, theater, translation studies, web programming, writing; interdisciplinary minors: Asian American studies, African diaspora studies, classical studies, counseling, educational studies, Jewish studies, Latin American studies, Latino/a studies, medieval and Renaissance studies, Muslim cultures, Native American studies, neuroscience, sport studies, women's and gender studies
School of Music — music
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The further you get back in your tree, the higher the chance that you and a relative share no DNA. It does not mean that you are not related, just that DNA from the common pair of ancestors has not been passed down to both of you. For example:
The probability that 5th cousins have no detectable DNA relationship is 69.8%
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Sewing upside down has never been sew much fun!
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BERNINA of America, the premier manufacturer of sewing, embroidery and quilting machines, is pleased to announce that Paula's Fine Fabrics, a BERNINA Dealer in Jacksonville, Fla., is hosting Sewapalooza, a hands-on sewing, quilting and embroidery workshop on Saturday, May 17 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. BERNINA Educator Nancy Bednar will lead attendees through three projects using embroidery, maching quilting and BERNINA accessories. The cost is $49 and includes supplies, use of BERNINA machines and accessories, lunch, and snacks. The event will take place at Paula's Fine Fabrics, located at 8358 Point Meadows Drive. To register, call (904)519-7705 or stop by the store.
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If your company is involved in warehousing with narrow or small aisles then the Reach Forklift truck is the ideal option for moving and stacking pallets and goods in confined spaces or where extension of the trucks forks are required to reach the load.
Whilst there is no legal requirement to hold a forklift truck driving licence, to ensure that your business is putting itself at least risk to its employees from accidents when Reach forklift trucks are in operation, the HSE (Health and Safety Executive) strongly recommends that you ensure that all forklift truck operatives attend a certificated training course provided by a professional RTITB organisation such as ACE Trainers of Basingstoke.
ACE provides Reach Forklift Driver Training to businesses in Oxfordshire, Devon, West Midlands, Berkshire, Surrey, Isle of Wight, Hampshire, Middlesex, Kent and Basingstoke. Their courses cater for all levels of forklift truck operative from novice to refresher courses for the more experienced forklift drivers.
The team at ACE offer the very highest standard of professional training from both male and female tutors in Reach forklift truck driving on either a 1 day course for the more experienced students, or training spread over 3 to 5 days for those who are new to driving a Reach forklift truck. They are happy to attend your business premises as long as you can provide an open area either indoors or outdoors, empty and loaded pallets, and ideally the use of racking and a quiet room in which to carry out the theoretical part of the training course.
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Survival missions are bonus missions added after the player completes the corresponding campaign mission.
Survival missions are akin to horde-style modes in other games in that it consists of a series of increasingly difficult waves.
Every fifth wave up to level 50 grants the player a unique piece of Survival Loot.


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Ever wanted to try your hand at crime writing? Well now you can, with the New England Writers' Centre's weekend in mid-June. Mr Tom Penrose tells Focus all about this amazing weekend coming up in Armidale.
Tell us how the Deadly Secrets – Crime Writers weekend came into being?
The idea for the Crime Writers weekend came firstly from the fact that crime novels are a very popular genre in Australia, with a number of very successful Australian authors writing in this field. It is so popular, that Australia has its own crime writing awards, the Ned Kelly Awards, which are awarded each year for both fiction and non-fiction crime writing by the Crime Writers' Association of Australia.
The second reason was that five years ago the New England Writers' Centre established the New England Thunderbolt Prize for Crime Writing, a competition dedicated to crime short stories. Many entries for this prize have come from the New England area. The centre sought to create an event that would assist aspiring crime writers to gain more knowledge on the art of crime writing from an established writer and to give local crime readers a chance to meet the author. With this in mind, the first Deadly Secrets Crime Writers' Weekend was run last year.
This turned out to be a very successful event and this year we have invited another award winning author to discuss their work and to run a workshop here in Armidale.
This year we have been fortunate to receive funding from the Regional Arts Fund's Country Arts Support Program for Deadly Secrets.
Who is the guest author this year?
This year's guest author is Emma Viskic. Emma was the winner of the fiction category in the inaugural Thunderbolt Prize back in 2013. Her writing career has gone from strength to strength since then. Her first novel, Resurrection Bay, won the 2016 Ned Kelly Award for Best First Fiction and an unprecedented three Davitt Awards: Best Adult Novel, Best Debut and Readers' Choice.
Emma studied Australian sign language (Auslan) in order to write the character of Caleb Zelic, the profoundly deaf investigator, in Resurrection Bay. The follow-up novel in the Caleb Zelic series And the Fire Came Down, will be out in September of this year.
Emma is also a classically trained clarinettist, whose musical career has ranged from performing with Jose Carreras and Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, to busking in the London Underground.
What does this year's program look like?
This year we are offering a diversified program over two days, Friday the 16th of June and Saturday the 17th, featuring library talks, panel discussions, book signing and a writing workshop.
On Friday the 16th, Emma will be appearing at the Tamworth Library at 11am. She will be discussing Resurrection Bay, its main character Caleb Zelic and how the book came about. This is a free event, but booking is necessary, as places are limited.
At 5:30pm, Emma will be at the Readers' Companion bookshop in Beady Street Mall to discuss her books and sign copies purchased on the night. This event is free, and refreshments will be served.
At 10:30am on Saturday the 17th, there will be a panel discussion at the Armidale Library entitled Killer Short Stories. The panel will consist of Emma Viskic, popular local author Bronwyn Parry (Storm Clouds and Sunset Shadows) and Maryanne Ross, winner of the 2016 Thunderbolt Prize for fiction. The panel will discuss the art of the short story. This is also a free event.
On the Saturday afternoon, the Armidale Bowling City Club will be the venue for a stimulating workshop conducted by Emma entitled Show and Tell: Writing Captivating Stories. This three-hour workshop commences at 1:30pm and will focus on writing emotionally engaging stories. With examples and exercises, Emma will help you make your writing come alive. This workshop is suitable for writers of all levels and genres. For prices, please see the New England Writers' Centre website; details below.
To round out the program, there will be an opportunity to have dinner with Emma and members of the New England Writers' Centre on Saturday evening. For details, please refer to our website; details below.
How can people book to join in the weekend?
For details of each event and how to book, people should go to the New England Writers' Centre website at www.newc.org.au
Thanks Tom.


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I just realised I haven't really been updating how my life's like ever since I got into this company I'm in. For those of you who don't know what exactly I'm doing for my life (except for wasting it away), I have finally managed to become a Web Developer. It wasn't easy for me to get a job like this, because not only do I have no experience in this field, no knowledge at all in PHP, HTML whatsoever, I didn't even really had a relevant module like this in my 3 years of Poly course. No wait, I had, think it was called Web Development or something similar with a "Web" word inside. All I ever did for that course was just using plain HTML and shifting things around here and there, I think I didn't even manage to complete the javascript assignment. So you can still say I don't know web programming haha.
Everyday's busy for me, I'm currently on my second project already. My company is one that works with hotels, and we help the hotels to make a website, through which people can make online booking of the rooms through the hotel website.
Time flies for me ever since I got into this company. Surprisingly this is already my 4th week. Every morning after getting into the company, used the computer for a while and it'll be lunch time. After lunch and coming back into the office, worked on the computer for a while more and it's around 5pm. The only difficult time for me is the process of waking up in the morning. The pain only grows with each day down the week.
I think I'm still in happy mode because I'm new in the company, I don't have a lot of work allocated to me, at least for now, they didn't really give me a deadline (but I still rushed to finish them though). Maybe I might be in depression mode later on.
Recently, I've gotten more and more bored. If I'm not working, I don't really have anything else to do. I finally managed to get a Windows OS running on my Mac, I installed Prius Online and got bored of it like < 10 minutes. It's either the games created nowadays suck to the core or I am really getting bored of games (which I think is the main reason sigh), well, most games created nowadays really suck though. There's nothing interesting to bitch about either since my life has been really peaceful and so to the people around me. Tsk, to think that me, the slackiest of slackers have nothing to do except for working, something must be wrong with me >.<
Okay, that's about it. Can't think of anything else to blog about wakaka. Glad that I've finally gotten out of IPhone programming. That's really a nightmare.


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LAPD Community Meeting • Sylmar
Tuesday, May 22, 2018, at 6:30 pm.
Senior Lead Officer, Keith Crawford from the Los Angeles Police Department.
Will be hosting a Community Meeting at the LAPD Sylmar Stop-In Station
13521 Hubbard Street Sylmar, CA 91342
(Corner of Hubbard & Gladstone next to the flower shop)
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The right is always bleating about the need to have pilot programs that test their market-based approaches to educational reform. How's this for a test?
The state's Private School Tuition Tax Credits program covers the cost of private education, often for children whose parents could afford to pay it themselves - while allowing affluent families to reduce the amount of income tax they pay into the state's general fund. . . . [read on]


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In a world that is dominated by technology and major changes that are used to disrupt different industries, it is becoming increasingly important for people to be able to try new things and get more out of the options that they have in medicine. This is something that has allowed people to do more and to try more with the options that they have available to them so that they will be able to make things better for everyone who is in different areas and who is suffering from different problems like pain and illness. Matthew Autterson is someone who is based in Denver and who is leading the way with the innovations that his company has come up with.
CNS Biosciences, the company that Matthew Autterson is the CEO and president of, is a company that works to make sure that they have different treatment options so that people can use them when they are in pain or when they need help with their health issues. It is something that has set CNS Biosciences apart from other companies and has made them among the most respected biomedical companies in the whole country. Matthew Autterson did that so that people would be able to take advantage of the things that he has found in the industry.
While Matthew Autterson has not always worked in medicine, he has done a lot in the past 10 years with CNS Biosciences. He knows a lot about running a company and also knows that doing the right things can make a huge difference for his own company. Matthew Autterson is good at what he does and he tries to make sure that he can help people no matter what problems they have or what ailments they are battling in different situations with their health.
For Matthew Autterson to continue the way that he is doing things, he needs to make sure that he keeps up with the latest trends and technologies. That means that he needs to follow different procedures and learn more about the things that are going on in the medical field. He also has to keep up with technology so that he will be able to help people with the issues that they have in neuropathic medicine for their own health and for their own opportunities to get better from simple treatments provided by his company. Matthew Autterson knows that all of his will contribute to a better healing environment for patients.


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I have been reading Colin Beavan's book No Impact Man lately. The book is about a man, Colin Beavan, and his family who decide to undertake the experiment of living with as little impact on the environment as possible. This mean no trash, no transportation not powered by a human being, and eating sustainably. For a family living in Greenwich Village in New York, this seems like an impossible task. But Beavan does it, and learns some valuable lessons along the way.
What intrigues most about Beavan is how similar he is at the beginning of the book to myself. He claims to be an environmentalist, yet thinks nothing of throwing out plastic containers of take out food. He, like myself, claim environmental beliefs, but resign ourselves to the fact that we live in a world that just will not be environmentally friendly not matter what we do. We talk to anyone who will listen about the need for personal changes to our lives, but go home to our cooled homes and unwrap the plastic from whatever will be dinner that night. In short, we're not living what we preach.
One of the things that Beavan starts out discussing, is the question of What makes my life better? Not just easier, but better. While this is a very existential question (what does qualify as a good life? Who decides what is good and what is bad? Is it based on material wealth? on quality of life? on the number of friends you have on facebook?) I think this gets to the heart of environmentalism. I try to live in an environmentally friendly way — I walk or ride public transportation everywhere, I recycle, I limit what I buy to only what is necessary — but the truth is that most of what I do comes from the fact that I am a broke graduate student living in a really expensive city. And what I deem as necessary are things like new clothes for school when I have a whole closet full of clothes that are perfectly good. If my building doesn't recycle one type of waste, I don't seek out other ways to recycle or reuse it. I just throw it out, each time thinking what a waste that is, and how my building should really recycle more.
My point in all of this, is that I think we are a generation of young people who have grown up with the idea that you have to recycle, that you have to turn off the lights when leaving a room (anyone else remember that turn off the lights commercial on Nickelodean? It still makes me think twice before leaving the lights on!) and yet that is not enough. If, in fact, we all decided to make some serious changes to the way we live, and the world around us in the process, we could have a huge impact on the environment. What if we all decided for one semester (4 months for all you non-students!) to be a No Impact Generation? to use less electricity, to make less waste? I know I am going to be making a conscious effort this semester to have less impact on the environment — even if it means saying no to my beloved back to school shopping.


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It has been a long but wonderful 7 months since my surgery. I have lost about 90 pounds and I am excited and looking forward to hitting the 100 mark! I have a follow up appointment with my surgeon this week and I will be talking to him about an issue I am having. You see, I am pretty sure I have developed an umbilical hernia. I'm hoping it's something that doesn't have to be fixed soon. I'd like to at least save up some sick & vacation time at work first. If I have my wish it will be fixed when my tummy tuck and breast lift are done! (I am definatly counting my chickens before they hatch!)
I have included 2 quick photos to document my journey! :O)
Quote of the day: Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude. ~Thomas Jefferson
Listening to: "Welcome to the Jungle" by Guns N Roses