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Why are volunteers important?
Volunteer instructors make it happen!
Volunteer instructors are the backbone of LDWF?s hunter education program. Volunteers are connected to their communities and through their efforts more students can be reached. Volunteers as a group possess a vast wealth of information which has proven to be invaluable in passing on the knowledge and skills of the outdoors. Through the countless hours of teaching time they donate, thousands of students are taught the lessons of responsibility, conservation, firearms safety and safety in the outdoors. Each year 18,000 students graduate from hunter education courses taught statewide. Become a part of the team that makes a difference!
What courses are taught in our hunter education program?
Hunter Education, Bowhunter Education, Muzzleloading Education as well as providing instructions that teach other important hunting related outdoor skills.
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Serving as a mentor to pass on the tradition of hunting is a noble undertaking. LDWF sponsors hunts that target opportunities for youth and is looking for volunteers to help pass on the responsibility, knowledge and skills needed to make a hunter or an angler. In addition, volunteers are used for: and related programs that introduce people to outdoor recreational sports.
Benefits of Being a Volunteer Instructor
Incentives are offered to those who donate their time as volunteer hunter education instructors. The greatest reward though, of serving as a volunteer instructor is the self satisfaction of knowing you are helping to preserve the future of hunting by passing on a time honored tradition. For more information on instructor incentives follow the link for instructor resources.


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The American Humanist Association advocates progressive values and equality for humanists, atheists and freethinkers in the United States. We work to promote humanism--the idea that you can be good without a god.
Website: http://www.americanhumanist.org
Location: Washington, DC
Members: 776
Latest Activity: Apr 7, 2019
Humanist Press is the publishing house of the American Humanist Association, providing material for the humanist/freethought/atheist market since 1995.
With the largest print book seller in the United States now selling more ebooks than paper books, it was time the freethought movement invested in the future of publishing so that we can remain relevant and accessible to readers in the U.S. and around the globe.
With new ebooks becoming available on a bi-monthly basis, Humanist Press will have a regularly expanding catalog of interest to atheist and agnostic humanists everywhere. Visit HumanistPress.com
Darwin Day is a global celebration of science and reason held on or around Feb. 12, the birthday anniversary of evolutionary biologist Charles Darwin.
On this website you can find all sorts of information about Charles Darwin and the International Darwin Day Foundation. If you are hosting a Darwin Day event, you can post information about it on our events listing. You can also locate Darwin Day programs near you by searching our events section.
Let Humanism Ring! The American Humanist Association is pleased to announce that its 73rd Annual Conference will be held June 5-8, 2014 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Join hundreds of humanists, atheists and freethinkers in Philadelphia for a four-day celebration of humanism! The American Humanist Association will feature informative lectures, book signings, celebrity guests, networking opportunities, child care, fun activities and more!
Book your room early by calling the Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown Hotel at 1-800-325-3535 (mention the American Humanist Association) or visit the AHA's Personalized Reservation Page to get the special rate of $169 per night (subject to taxes). Rates increase after May 5, 2014 so reserve now!
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When he was an attorney and U.S. senator, Barack Obama established a record of pushing for stronger protections for whistleblowers – generally defined as someone who tells the public or someone in authority about alleged improper or illegal activity being committed by a government agency or by government personnel.
In 2008, then-presidential candidate Obama "said he would strengthen whistleblower laws for federal workers," the Tampa Bay Times' Pulitzer Prize-winning site, Politifact.com, has noted.
"Specifically," continued Politifact's J.B. Wogan, Obama pledged to "speed up the review process of whistleblower claims and grant whistleblowers full access to court and due process."
It was a pledge that, Wogan said in July, Obama generally appears to have fulfilled.
"As of this writing, Obama has improved conditions for federal whistleblowers, but he hasn't succeeded in getting larger, structural reforms passed through Congress," he wrote.
If that is accurate, then how is it possible that Attorney General Eric Holder, Obama's top Justice Department official, has prosecuted more whistleblowers during his tenure than all his predecessors combined?
'There's a problem with prosecutions that don't distinguish between bad people'
In an extensive report recently, Bloomberg News said that Holder has launched more legal action against government employees for alleged leaks under provisions of the World War I-era Espionage Act than even "law-and-order Republicans John Mitchell, Edwin Meese and John Ashcroft."
In all, Holder has indicted six people under that law, drawing a rash of criticism from a host of officials, including Washington, D.C.-area attorneys and other officials familiar with the law and the government's traditional employment of it.
For one, they say the aggressive persecution by the administration not only chills dissent and curbs free speech, it undermines the whistleblower process and Obama's initial pledge to "usher in a new era of open government."
"There's a problem with prosecutions that don't distinguish between bad people — people who spy for other governments, people who sell secrets for money — and people who are accused of having conversations and discussions," Abbe Lowell, attorney for Stephen J. Kim, an intelligence analyst charged under the Act, told Bloomberg.
Lowell, a high-powered D.C. lawyer, knows of what he speaks. His clientele has included Jack Abramoff, the former Washington lobbyist, and major political figures including one-time Democratic presidential contender John Edwards. He says the administration is using the Espionage Act "like a club" against government workers accused of leaking.
Obama and the Justice Department have defended the prosecutions on national security grounds (sound familiar?). But what they really mean is that "government officials who speak to the media can face financial and professional ruin as they spend years fighting for their reputations, and, in some cases, their freedom," Bloomberg reported.
For Kim, his problems began in September 2009, when he was working as a contract analyst specializing in North Korea. He was visited by FBI agents at his office in the State Department and was questioned about contacts with a reporter regarding North Korea's nuclear weapons program.
Within a year, he was indicted by a grand jury on several counts of making false statements and disclosing classified information.
"To be accused of doing something against or harmful to U.S. national interest is something I can't comprehend," said Kim, 45, who has pleaded not guilty in court. He faces 15 years in prison if convicted.
"Your reputation is shot; there is such a sense of shame brought on the family," he added.
Obama administration has itself been accused of releasing classified info
Kim is just one of five people who have been targeted by the Obama Justice Department for allegedly leaking classified information to the news media. The sixth case involves the Defense Department's pursuit of U.S. Army Pvt. Bradley Manning, who stands accused of sending documents to the WikiLeaks website.
Interestingly, the Obama administration itself has been accused of releasing classified information to various media outlets, which critics charge is part of a White House strategy of trying to burnish the president's foreign policy credentials in an election season.
That includes "operational details of the raid that led to the death of Osama bin Laden and attempts to disrupt Iran's nuclear weapons program," Bloomberg reported.
Those releases have also been criticized by GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney.
"Obama appointees, who are accountable to President Obama's attorney general, should not be responsible for investigating leaks coming from the Obama White House," he said in a speech at national convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in July. "Who in the White House betrayed these secrets?"


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It was a beautiful day on June 26th – hot, humid and a chance of rain, typical of early summer days in the Shenandoah Valley. Thirty lucky guests joined us indoors at L'Auberge Provencale for a cool, leisurely lunch in our Sunny Peach Dining Room. The ambiance was reminiscent of all that is Southern France and the essence that is Provence.
The "Taste of Provence" wasn't merely just another wine dinner – it was a Wine Experience. Guests dined around round tables, adorned in crisp cream linens and fresh garden flowers picked that afternoon. Rosemary bread and fresh baked French Baguettes were drenched in our house-infused Garlic and Herb Olive Oil. Our guests embarked on the traditions and customs hidden behind Provençale Cuisine; great conversation, food and wine!
The wines and food, paired perfectly with much thought and collaboration by L'Auberge Provençale's Executive Chef, Jacob Jasinski, Madame Celeste Borel and Wine Consultant, Jason Bise of Country Vintner Distributors. Every taste was a delight to all the senses. In between the flights of fare, Jason Bise took time to educate the party on the riches behind each region we were visiting in our minds and palates. Highlights of the meal started with the Caramelized Onion Mushroom Tartlet next to a bed of Oysters in Sorrel, Caviar and Citrus. The second and third flights showed off Chef Jasinski's talent for Duck Galantine, Petite Bouillabaisse, A Duet of Gazpacho, and not to overdo it, House Cured Duck Ham & Foie Gras Royale. Just when guests thought it couldn't be topped, Chef Jasinski sent out Local Lamb Rack & Loin and Slow Cooked Culotte, which melted like butter in everyone's mouth. The fifth and final flight ended the afternoon on a sweet note; showing off Citrus Crepes Suzette and Apricot Tart Tatin with cool serving of Nougat Ice Cream, a specialty of our Pastry Chef, Duane Copeland.
The company, food and wine told the perfect story of an afternoon dining delight in sun splashed hills of the Southern Region of Provence. We thank each of our guests who made the journey to Provence with us that Sunday afternoon in June. We look forward to our subsequent Wine Dinner next month.
Stay Tuned…
Our next Wine Dinner will be in August, 2011
Date & Time to follow
Featuring Wine Importer & Author, Roy Cloud
To Burgundy and Back Again: A Tale of Wine, France, and Brotherhood
Reviewed 5.0 out of 5.5 Stars on Amazon.com
Read the Editorial Reviews
The menu will feature wines handpicked from Roy's book and travels through France.
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Home Video Review: "The Scenesters"
Writer-director Todd Berger, who also stars in "The Scenesters" as writer-director Wallace Cotten, takes on documentarians, the found-footage film movement, TV crime procedurals, LA hipsters, mumblecore, local news, Hollywood scumbags, wannabe rockers and many other Los Angelenos in his new film, a courtroom drama about a documentary film crew on the trail of a serial killer. It's not nearly as confusing as it sounds, and much funnier.
Sherilyn Fenn (yes, the Sherilyn Fenn) stars as an assistant district attorney questioning a series of witnesses in connection in the trial of a serial killer. The film is a faux reality TV broadcast that's part comedy, part whodunit thriller, comprised of hardboiled noir, surveillance video, mysterious DVDs, and documentary footage.
The witness list is the cast and crew of "The Scenesters," (the movie within the movie) a doc about Charlie Newtown (Blaise Miller), "average schlub with a Sherlockian sense of deduction" who works on a crime scene cleanup crew. At the scene of his first murder, Newton meets Cotten, a crime-scene videographer, and his producer Roger Graham (Jeff Grace). Cotton and Graham are so taken with Newton's story that they begin to make him the focus of their filmmaking efforts, getting into arguments with each other about the film's editing and whether or not to focus on a possible love story for their new hero.
The film is so understated—the noir bits are unflinchingly deadpan, and the commentary of hipster snobbery is so dry--that it's easy to miss a lot of the humor, but it's definitely there. And the structure is remarkably inventive and clever, if a bit slipshod at times, but it's easy to forgive them their missteps.
Two years after the film's (very limited) theatrical release, it's finally available on home video. The deleted scenes work better than those included with most films because the movie itself is so structurally disjointed that many of these moments stand on their own. The making-of featurette starts out being interesting, as Berger talks at length about the genesis of the film and his take on Los Angeles history, but it's too long and starts get a little boring as it begins to focus too much on explaining the plot.
"The Scenesters" is a gutsy experiment that rewards the viewer's knowledge of Los Angeles, movies and TV with a funny and engaging hyper-meta crime story.


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Sabrina the Teenage Witch, one of the most iconic characters in the Archie Comics library, turns 50 this month. To celebrate, Archie presents the 50 most fantastical Sabrina stories in a digital compilation entitled
SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH: 50 MAGICAL STORIES. This news comes on the heels of last week's announcement that The Hub television network picked up Sabrina's latest animated series, Sabrina: Secrets of a Teenage Witch, set to debut in the summer of 2013.
Not only will this digital exclusive feature the greatest Sabrina stories ever told, collecting over 350 pages of content spanning Sabrina's entire history, it also includes the never-before-printed origin story, written by Sabrina creator George Gladir.
The year of Sabrina is just getting started as Archie Comics prepare to kick off a new era of everyone's favorite witch, so now is the perfect time to explore her roots with this magical milestone.
SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH: 50 MAGICAL STORIES is available for download at the Archie Digital Store this Wednesday 10/10.


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The friendly, picturesque community of Jasper, Alberta is the heart of Jasper National Park, the largest and most northerly of Canadas Rocky Mountain national parks and one of a group of four parks and three provincial parks which together are designated by UNESCO as the Canada Rocky Mountain World Park Heritage Site.
Jasper is a world-renowned vacation destination offering first-class visitor attractions, activities, facilities and services. The town nestles in a rugged, unspoiled wilderness of unparallel beauty; towering snow-capped mountain peaks provide the backdrop for evergreen forests, pristine glacier-fed lakes and waterfalls.
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Blue chip stocks, named after the highest-valued chips in poker, are prized investment holdings representing ownership in some the most successful firms in the economy. If you want to invest in companies that have proven their ability to ride out economic downturns and maintain profitability even when times get tough, you should take a look at these stocks.
SEE: How To Pick A Stock
Basic Characteristics of Blue Chip Stocks
A blue chip stock is a share of ownership in a large, well-established and stable company that has a long history of consistent earnings growth and dividend payments. Blue chip companies have a large market capitalization, strong balance sheets and good cash flow. Blue chip stocks have low volatility overall, but strong changes in the overall market can also have strong effects on these stocks. The performance of an individual blue chip company will tend to correlate closely with the performance of the S&P 500.
Many blue chip stocks are household names, such as American Express, Boeing, Coca Cola and Disney. However, a company doesn't have to be a household name to be a blue chip. You may have never heard of the following companies, but all are considered blue chips: ABM Industries, Donaldson Company and Kaydon Corp. There are tens of thousands of publicly traded companies, but only a few hundred are considered blue chips.
Blue Chip Advantages
Blue chips are supported by proven business models, slow but consistent growth and strong cash flow. They are a good option for capital preservation and their dividend payments not only provide income, but also help protect against inflation. Blue chips tend to be stable even during recessions and, because they're widely owned by both individuals and institutions, they have high liquidity. Blue chips are about as safe an investment as you can get, when it comes to investing in stocks.
SEE: 5 Popular Portfolio Types
Blue Chip Disadvantages
In exchange for the stability associated with blue chip stocks comes slow growth and lower returns. Growth stocks and real estate investments can offer higher returns to investors willing to accept greater risk. Blue chip stocks can also be expensive, and if you're investing in individual stocks, you need to make sure to diversify to avoid company risk.
How to Invest in Blue Chip Stocks
To invest in blue chips, you have a few options. You can directly purchase individual shares through a brokerage. If you choose this route, you might to want use a value investing strategy to try to purchase these stocks when they're underpriced.
An important characteristic of blue chip stocks is that they not only consistently pay dividends to their shareholders during times of better and worse company performance, but they increase their dividends more years than not. To locate stocks with an excellent track record of dividend increases, see the S&P's Dividend Aristocrats and Mergent's Dividend Achievers.
You can also invest in a basket of blue chip stocks through mutual funds and ETFs. Some of these funds have the term "blue chip" in the fund name, like the Bridgeway Blue Chip 35 Index, which provides diversification across a number of economic sectors, has a net expense ratio of 0.15% and has historically performed similarly to the S&P 500, though it invests less in consumer discretionary companies and more in information technology than the S&P.<br/>
Other funds are essentially blue chip funds even though they don't use those words in the fund name. An example is Vanguard's Dividend Appreciation (VIG) ETF. Its goal is to track the Dividend Achievers Select Index, an index of U.S.-based companies that have increased their regular annual dividend payments for the last 10-plus consecutive years. VIG has a 0.13% expense ratio and is heavily weighted toward consumer staples and industrials, which together make up 45% of its holdings.
The Bottom Line
If you want to invest in market-leading companies with a proven track record and low volatility, look no further than blue chip stocks, mutual funds and ETFs. They may not be as glamorous as the latest growth stocks, but they can quietly help you achieve your long-term investing goals.
At the time of writing, the author did not own shares of any securities mentioned in this article.
Banking On Blue Chip Stocks
Blue chip stocks, named after the highest-valued chips in poker, are prized investment holdings representing ownership in some the most successful firms in the economy. If you want to invest in companies that have proven their ability to ride out economic downturns and maintain profitability even when times get tough, you should take a look at these stocks.


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A handball referee was arrested for exposing himself to cleaners in a Gothenburg, Sweden hotel. The handball referee was subsequently sent home from the World Championships by the International Handball Association. But the games must go on.
It remains unclear why the official pulled his pants down in front of hotel cleaners.
Staff members at the hotel in Gothenburg where most of the World Championship teams and officials are staying complained that the referee had exposed himself in front of them. The cleaners relayed their complaint to hotel managers, who in turn called the police, according to TV4 news website Nyhetskanalen.se.
The referee's behaviour was unwelcome news for the International Handball Federation (IHF), which decided to immediately suspend this referee for the entire World Championships, according to a statement on its website.
The IHF has also asked for a report from the World Championship arrangers to determine what further action may be taken against the referee. [TheLocal.se]
Handbolls Bloggen [Nyhetskanalen.se]
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Nintendo's Monstrous Pockets
Pokémon has been around for longer than most today's gamers. In fact, it wouldn't be much of a long shot to suggest that many of the people who will buy Pokémon X and Pokémon Y were either too young to game or not even born when Pokémon Red and Pokémon Blue first released. The franchise has sold more than 245 million copies worldwide since its debut, and with the release of Pokémon X and Pokémon Y, it doesn't look to be slowing down any time soon.
If you're new to the series (is that even possible?), the Pokémon games revolve around catching wild animals and training them to fight for you. There are generally several other Pokémon Trainers throughout the city, and you'll have to pit your trained pocket monsters against theirs. The winner takes home the spoils.
Pocketing The Future
Pokémon X and Pokémon Y do stick to the formula of what's worked so well in the past. Just enough has changed to make anyone who wasn't quite into the last generation of titles run out to buy this one, but you've got to wonder what's next. You'd like to think a Pokémon MMO is coming, but with the success of the non-MMO titles, and the amount of fun experienced with X and Y, it's hard to imagine Nintendo and Game Freaks changing the formula too much.
With that said, Pokémon X and Pokémon Y do move the franchise one step closer to an MMO experience. The game offers players the ability to battle other trainers online. In fact, it's readily present at almost all times. Whenever you're playing, the Player Search System is active and connected to the internet. It allows you to see other players and divides into one of three groups: friend, acquaintance, or passerby. You can ignore these icons and continue with the single player experience, but the fact that you can almost always play against another trainer is a big deal. Even if you don't want to do battle, you can trade Pokémon or give gifts to the other players.
Touching The Past
Pokémon X and Pokémon Y certainly propels the series into the future with the online capabilities of the title. However, there's also a hint of the past. Using the touch screen functionality of the 3DS, swipe to the right to access Pokémon-Amie. Catchy French names aside, this mode allows you to take a step back into the days of Pokémon Yellow, only with far more interaction than you could experience with Pikachu in the classic title.
You can interact with any of the six Pokémon that make up your team. You can play mini-games with them, feed your Pokémon, or even stroke their fur (assuming they have fur). This isn't just for show either. You can earn special items that will decorate your room and draw in the attention of visiting Pokémon from other trainers. If your room is cool enough, the other Pokémon might even drop off special gifts of their own.
If taking a step back to Pokémon Yellow isn't your thing, swipe to the right one more time to reveal what essentially boil down to a training mode. Here you can partake in several exercises that use a soccer ball to increase the base stats of your Pokémon. The ability to increase stats on your Pokémon is huge for X and Y. You can finally go with the Pokémon you really like and train them to increase any lacking stats that may have prevented you from using them in certain battles.
I Choose You... Pokémon X & Pokémon Y
While Pokémon X and Pokémon Y are solid entries in the series, they are not perfect. As a 3DS title, you'd expect a decent amount of 3D, but it's limited to just the battles. In addition, by the time you're some 60-odd hours into the game, the practice of calling your Pokémon in and out is a bit tiresome and could use some streamlining. And while some would argue that Pokémon is more about adventure and less about being a role-playing game, the story is a bit lacking. If you were looking to get deeply involved in the story of Pokémon X and Pokémon Y, you may not find what you're looking for.
That said, Pokémon X and Pokémon Y are still some of the best Pokémon titles to hit the series yet. The online enhancements alone make this a must have for any true Pokémon fan. In fact, after playing through Pokémon X and Pokémon Y, it may make the wait for a Pokémon MMO that much harder. Hopefully Nintendo is listening, and we'll see a massively multiplayer online Pokémon title sometime in the future.
GAME's Verdict: 9/10
The Good:
- The classic Pokémon formula is still intact and better than ever
- Online integration is seamless and enticing
- Additional modes offer mini-games with a purpose
The Bad:
- 3D implementation could be better
- Calling your Pokémon out to battle and back can get tedious
- The story could be a bit more compelling
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Job Information
Deloitte Applied Artificial Intelligence - Artificial Intelligence - Manager/Architect in Charlotte, North Carolina
Work you ll do
AManager at Deloitte will manage and deliver components of client engagements that identify, design, and implement technology and creative business solutions for large companies. Key responsibilities will include:
Architect, Position, Design, Develop and Deploy enterprise solutions which include components across the Artificial Intelligence spectrum such as Chatbots, Virtual Assistants, Machine Learning, and Cognitive Services (e.g. Vision/Image, Textual/Language processing).
Manage teams in the identification of business requirements, functional design, process design (including scenario design, flow mapping), prototyping, testing, training, defining support procedures.
Formulate planning, budgeting, forecasting and reporting strategies.
Manage full life cycle implementations.
Develop statements of work and/or client proposals.
Identify business opportunities to increase usability and profitability of information architecture.
Experience with program leadership, governance and change enablement.
Develop and manage vendor relationships.
Lead workshops for client education.
Manage resources and budget on client projects.
Assist and drive the team by providing oversight.
The Team
Analytics & Cognitive
In this age of disruption, organizations need to navigate the future with confidence, embracing decision making with clear, data-driven choices that deliver enterprise value in a dynamic business environment.
The Analytics & Cognitive team leverages the power of data, analytics, robotics, science and cognitive technologies to uncover hidden relationships from vast troves of data, generate insights, and inform decision-making. Together with the Strategy practice, our Strategy & Analytics portfolio helps clients transform their business by architecting organizational intelligence programs and differentiated strategies to win in their chosen markets.
Analytics & Cognitive will work with our clients to:
Implement large-scale data ecosystems including data management, governance and the integration of structured and unstructured data to generate insights leveraging cloud-based platforms
Leverage automation, cognitive and science-based techniques to manage data, predict scenarios and prescribe actions
Drive operational efficiency by maintaining their data ecosystems, sourcing analytics expertise and providing As-a-Service offerings for continuous insights and improvements
6 years of relevant Analytics consulting or industry experience
At least 2 years experience working with SparkCognition, Expert System, Microsoft Cognitive Services, IBM Watson, Numenta, Deepmind, CognitiveScale, CustomerMatrix, IPSoft, Pega, Salesforce Einstein, Google Cloud Platform/Tensor Flow, or Amazon Web Services/Sagemaker, and common open source scripting languages
At least 6 months experience working with Amazon Lex or IPSoft Amelia
At least 2 years of experience in Natural Language Processing (NLP), Linguistics, Advanced Semantic Design
Demonstrated expertise with at least 3 full life cycle analytics engagement across strategy, design and implementation.
Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Empirical Statistics or 4 years equivalent professional experience
Ability to travel 80-100% of the time (Monday Thursday/Friday)
Experience designing and implementing Apache Open Source (Kafka, Storm, Spark) Frameworks to process end to end data management life cycle for NLP, Machine Log Algorithms, Text Mining algorithms.
Ability to work independently and manage multiple task assignments.
Strong oral and written communication skills, including presentation skills (MS Visio, MS PowerPoint).
Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills with the ability to exercise mature judgment.
An advanced degree in the area of specialization is preferred.
How you ll grow
At Deloitte, our professional development plan focuses on helping people at every level of their career to identify and use their strengths to do their best work every day. From entry-level employees to senior leaders, we believe there s always room to learn. We offer opportunities to help sharpen skills in addition to hands-on experience in the global, fast-changing business world. From on-the-job learning experiences to formal development programs at Deloitte University, our professionals have a variety of opportunities to continue to grow throughout their career. Explore Deloitte University, The Leadership Center. at https://zoomforth.com/s/deloitte/du#home
At Deloitte, we know that great people make a great organization. We value our people and offer employees a broad range of benefits. Learn more about what working at Deloitte can mean for you. at http://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/pages/careers/articles/life-at-deloitte-benefits-and-rewards.html
Deloitte s culture
Our positive and supportive culture encourages our people to do their best work every day. We celebrate individuals by recognizing their uniqueness and offering them the flexibility to make daily choices that can help them to be healthy, centered, confident, and aware. We offer well-being programs and are continuously looking for new ways to maintain a culture where our people excel and lead healthy, happy lives. Learn more about Life at Deloitte.
Corporate citizenship
Deloitte is led by a purpose: to make an impact that matters. This purpose defines who we are and extends to relationships with our clients, our people and our communities. We believe that business has the power to inspire and transform. We focus on education, giving, skill-based volunteerism, and leadership to help drive positive social impact in our communities. Learn more about Deloitte s impact on the world. at http://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/pages/about-deloitte/articles/deloitte-corporate-citizenship.html
Recruiter tips
We want job seekers exploring opportunities at Deloitte to feel prepared and confident. To help you with your interview, we suggest that you do your research: know some background about the organization and the business area you re applying to. Check out recruiting tips from Deloitte professionals. at http://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/pages/careers/topics/recruiting-tips.html
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The Op-amp Golden RulesFrom Horowitz & Hill:For an op-amp with external feedback
The Op-amp Golden RulesFrom Horowitz & Hill:For an op-amp with external "negative" feedback
But in real life the output will smack against one rail or the other and stay there.
Did you simulate it? (my link above, CircuitLab)Yes, Vout=Vin. Value of resistor doesn't matter. You can even put 0R.
there is a current gain even if there is no voltage gain.
Don't confuse more output current drive capability with current gain.
http://Cair to explain the difference then?
The BUF634 is a high speed unity-gain open-loopbuffer recommended for a wide range of applications.It can be used inside the feedback loop of op amps toincrease output current, eliminate thermal feedbackand improve capacitive load drive.For low power applications, the BUF634 operateson 1.5mA quiescent current with 250mA output,2000V/µs slew rate and 30MHz bandwidth. Bandwidth can be adjusted from 30MHz to 180MHz byconnecting a resistor between V- and the BW Pin.
You don't compute Iout/In in an opamp.
You don't call this beefier opamp as having "current gain"
If you look at a simple/typical opamp datasheet, you won't find this spec listed.
They don't call these opamps "current amplifiers" (or having current gain) just because it has a higher output current drive capability.


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So far, weeks of conflict produced more stalemate than resolution, policy disagreement among NATO partners, and hawkish US broadsheets like The New York Times and Washington Post calling for escalated conflict to oust Gaddafi.
In its April 14 editorial headlined, "Stop the Blame Game," The Times called for stepped up bombing, arming so-called rebels, and saying, "No political settlement in which the dictator remains in place will work. The West and its partners must be ready to maintain political, economic and military pressure until (he's) gone."
On April 16, a Washington Post editorial headlined, "The Libya stalemate," saying:
"THE CONTRADICTIONS at the heart of US policy in Libya are becoming more acute." On the one hand, Obama, France's Sarkozy, and Britain's Cameron said bombing will continue until Gaddafi's gone. On the other, Obama "acknowledged that the war between rebels and (Gaddafi's forces) is stalemated."
If he's "lucky," Gaddafi "will be betrayed and overthrown by his followers or somehow induced to step down voluntarily. We can only hope that the NATO alliance does not collapse between between now and then."
Never explaining a just cause for war (perhaps because there is none), The Times, WP, and most other major media sources want a major escalated conflict, no matter the horrific death, injury and destructive toll, including environmentally by irradiating Libya with depleted uranium bombs, missiles, shells, and high-caliber bullets, mostly killing civilians but harming everyone.
On April 15, Immanuel Wallerstein headlined his latest commentary, "The Middle East: Allies in Disarray," explaining the discord among allies and other nations, including Britain, France, Germany, Russia, China, India and Brazil, as well as Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan on other issues. "It seems almost no one agrees with or follows the lead of the United States."
America may retain global giant status, says Wallerstein, but it's "a lumbering giant, uncertain of where it is going or how to get there."
For years, he's said America is in long-term decline. Its "measure," he now believes, "is the degree to which its erstwhile closest allies are ready both to defy its wishes and to say so publicly." It's also "the degree to which it does not feel able to state publicly what it is doing, and to insist that all is really under control." The consequence, Wallerstein thinks, is "more global anarchy," but who'll gain or lose most going forward "is a very open question."
Perhaps with less belligerence, America would retain better relations with allies, especially non-belligerent ones, using their resources productively for commerce and development, not conflict.
However, the more Washington spends on militarism, the faster it frays ties with allies and trading partners, accelerating its decline as other noted analysts besides Wallerstein believe. Eventually, perhaps all its influence will erode, especially for attacking non-belligerents for entirely unwarranted reasons.
A previous article explained that, in 2003, Gaddafi came in from the cold, became a valued Western ally, had meetings and discussions with top officials like UK Prime Ministers Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, France's Nicolas Sarkozy, Italy's Silvio Berlusconi, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, and others. He also participated in the 2009 G-8 Summit in L-Aquila, Italy as Chairman of the African Union. At the time, he met and shook hands with Obama.
On May 16, 2006, Washington restored full diplomatic ties, removing Libya from its state sponsors of terrorism list. At the time, Rice called the move:
"tangible results that flow from the historic decisions taken by Libya's leadership in 2003 to renounce terrorism and to abandon its weapons of mass destruction programs....Libya is an important model as nations around the world press for changes in behavior by the Iranian and North Korean regimes."
She also praised Gaddafi's "excellent cooperation" in fighting terrorism. Moreover, he opened Libya's markets to Western interests, arranged deals with Big Oil, notably BP, ExxonMobil, Royal Dutch Shell, Occidental, France's Total, Italy's Eni Gas, among others. By all appearances, he joined the club, so why turn on him now?
He came around, but not entirely. Washington wants total subservience, useful puppets saluting when given orders. Gaddafi's "transgressions" include refusing to join AFRICOM, America's newest command for total control of the continent and Mediterranean Basin. All African countries participate except Sudan (now balkanized), Zimbabwe (an outlier), Ivory Coast (after regime change), Eritrea (likely on the hit list), and Libya, heading for conquest, colonization, and control of its wealth and resources, including perhaps its unreported most important ones.
An earlier article explained, accessed through the following link:
Besides its better known resources, profiteers covet Libya's ocean-sized aquifer, the world's largest fossil water system with enough of it to last 1,000 years at 2007 consumption levels. Oil is replaceable, not fresh water, making it all the more valuable, especially in private hands to sell at inflated prices, shutting out low-income Libyans from their source of life and sustenance, including for irrigation.
Money control is another issue as financial writer Ellen Brown explained in her article suggesting Libya's more about banking than oil. Controlling its money, that is, under a privatized central bank, (the newly formed Central Bank of Benghazi), replacing the state-owned Central Bank of Libya, creating its own money interest free for productive economic growth, not profits and bonuses for vulture bankers.
Money control alone got Gaddafi targeted for removal, Washington and key co-belligerents choosing their time to do it, a process now ongoing as a Washington-led NATO imperial exercise.
On April 15, a joint letter from key co-belligerents America, Britain and France affirmed escalated war until Gaddafi's gone, masquerading as "humanitarian intervention." Saying it's "impossible to imagine a future for Libya with (him) in power," it dismissed alternative outcomes as "betrayal."
Frayed relations aside, expanded Washington-led imperialism may leave Obama as vulnerable as Sarkozy, his latest approval rating at record lows and sinking.
On April 11, France 24 International News said one year before 2012 presidential and legislative elections, he "stands at a mere 20%." His party is split over his imperial policy in Libya and Ivory Coast, instead of focusing state resources on domestic needs during the current economic crisis.
Perhaps Obama's turn is next, handing trillions of dollars to Wall Street and spending more on militarism and imperial wars than the rest of the world combined, while slashing desperately needed social spending when it's most needed. Eventually voters will react when their pain threshold is reached and surpassed, creating a new battleground at home for change.
With Americans neglected in time of crisis, imagine an anyone but Obama campaign in 2012, a scenario another war won't change when majorities want current ones ended to devote more attention domestically.
Gaddafi's Unreported Agenda
As despots go, he's not all bad. Under his 1999 Decision No. 111, all Libyans get free healthcare, education, training, rehabilitation, housing assistance, disability and old-age benefits, interest-free state loans, subsidies to study abroad and for couples when they marry, and practically free gasoline. Moreover, Libya's hospitals and private clinics are some of the region's best.
Overall, though affected by poverty and unemployment like elsewhere, Libyans achieved the highest African standard of living because Gaddafi used oil revenues for economic development. According to "Qaddafi and the Libyan Revolution:"
"The young people are well dressed, well fed and well educated....Every Libyan gets free, and often excellent, education, medical and health services. New colleges and hospitals are impressive by any international standard. All Libyans have a house or a flat, a car, and most have televisions" and other conveniences. "Compared with most citizens of Third World countries, and with many (others), Libyans have it very good indeed," including decent housing or a rent-free apartment.
Gaddafi's Green Book, in fact, states, "The house is a basic need of both the individual and the family, therefore it should not be owned by others." It also covers other socially beneficial policies and says:
-- "Women, like men, are human beings.
-- ....(A)ll individuals have a natural right to self-expression by any means....;
-- In a socialist society no person may own a private means of transportation for the purpose of renting to others, because this represents controlling the needs of others.
-- The democratic system is a cohesive structure whose foundation stones are firmly laid above the other (through People's Conferences and Committees). There is absolutely no conception of democratic society other than this.
-- No representation of the people - representation is a falsehood. The existence of parliaments underlies the absence of the people, for democracy can only exist with the presence of the people and not in the presence of representatives of the people."
Green Book ideology rejects Western democracy and capitalism, especially neoliberal exploitation, another reason for wanting Gaddafi ousted.
Under him, Libyans get impressive social benefits. Also free use of land for agriculture to foster self-sufficiency in food production. Moreover, all basic food items are subsidized and sold through a network of "people's shops."
In addition, since the 1960s, women had the right to vote and participate politically. They can also own and sell property independently of their husbands. Under the December 1969 Constitutional Proclamation Clause 5, they have equal status with men, including for education and employment, even though men have a leading role in society.
The UN Human Rights Council Libyan Report
On January 4, 2011, its "Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review: Libya Arab Jamahiriya" said Gaddafi's government protected "not only political rights, but also economic, educational, social and cultural rights." It also praised his treatment of religious minorities, and "human rights training" of its security forces.
Had Washington and NATO not intervened, it would have been overwhelmingly approved. Now it's postponed, pending conflict resolution that either way may require reassessing internal conditions in a country deeply scared by imperial war.
A Final Comment
In his new book, "The Face of Imperialism," Michal Parenti defines it as:
"(T)he process whereby the dominant investor interests in one country bring to bear military and financial power upon another country in order to expropriate the land, labor, capital, natural resources, commerce, and markets of that other country. In short, empires do not just pursue power for power's sake. There are real material interests at stake, fortunes to be made many times over....The intervention is intended to enrich the investors and keep the world safe for them."
Claiming humanitarian, national security, nation building, or other motives is deceitful subterfuge. It's used to enlist public support for imperial conquest, plunder and control by replacing despots or democrats with useful puppets who know retaining power requires saluting and following orders.
Libya is a Washington-led NATO project for greater regional dominance, the rights and welfare of its citizens to be sacrificed for the interests of capital. It's how the dirty game always works but never gets explained frankly, truthfully and openly so people everywhere know who wins, who loses and why.
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About 11 months ago I wrote about the impending Entourage movie and at the time, this was my plot prediction: "Vince is happily married to the reporter he met at the end of the final season – they have 4 kids. Eric is now a big player in Hollywood, Johnny Drama is down on his luck after his TV show got cancelled and he lost all his money to a shady financial advisor; he now lives in Vince's pool house. Full Story
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It's Turtle and his girl this weekend in Hollywood pretending to be all shy and sh-t for the paps. Why??? Here are Jerry Ferrara and Jamie-Lynn Sigler at Madeo the other night. Jerry of course attended the Globes with his boys on Sunday. They went home empty handed. And deservedly so. This season was balls. Full Story


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One hopeful thing I keep hearing is that church membership keeps going down. I hear about the attempts of the Methodist church to attract/keep members from my dad. The late service now has "rock" groups, a video projector, and other "fun" things to keep the interest of younger members. I've heard that about other churches, too. I've heard the Rock Assembly of God church is a pretty "get down and boogie" kind of place, too. They're grasping at straws, and we're growing! It seems as time goes on the Christian religion keeps on getting more and more watered down. It's tending toward atheism, not the other way around.
Yes, I think you're correct about people becoming less active in churches (except the modern, progressive, rock 'n roll types..ha ha...they appear active) but I don't think Americans are letting go of god. I picked up my issue of Time yesterday and read the statistic that 92% of Americans believe in god. Back in 1944, it was 96%. That is a huge percentage and really makes me feel even MORE like a minority! But the number IS less. So I'll try to remain optimistic about this situation!
Church membership in the U.S. is down for the same reason bowling team membership and quilting bees circles are down in my opinion...nobody wants to join groups that expect too much of their time! And there are so many competing interests for our time and resources. The cost in terms of energy expended has a lot to do with moderate churches maintaining membership.
Your comment about 'fun things to keep the interest of younger members' made me recall something I read about a few years back: Surfers for Jesus. It just makes me laugh thinking about it...but it is another example of the desperate attempt to keep religious doctrine 'relevant to the youth". And the growth of (gasp) Christian Rock Bands.
Speaking of joining groups expecting too much time, I started to volunteer for JATV a little while ago. Since I've been on the citizen's for a few years I thought I should know a little about what I was advising about. I went to a demonstration of their equipment at the library, then training classes they put on. Then I somehow walked into doing the Farmer's Market videos, and now I understand how much mind-numbing time it takes to produce a video! So let me please promote my first farmer's market video!
Sounds good. I plan to do the Pie Ride this Saturday...it's all about the pie.
I'll probably check out the Farmer's Market on the 25th. My name is actually Joanna and I've been meaning to say so. MOJO comes from the Power Puff Girls cartoon...Mojo jojo the chimp. Just in case you were thinking I was meaning voodoo or something...ha ha. So, if I think I see you at the market, I'll say "Hi, this is Joanna, Atheist #7 in Janesville".
Every religious debate. Ever.
Getting back to your original statement, mojo, I think a lot of people here have hit the nail on the head. There are a lot of rational reasons to reject creationism and you would think that in today's modern society, such fluff would be virtually non-existant. When I was a child and had doubts of Christianity, my solace was that my parents were intelligent people, and that many people for many generations have come to the conclusion that Christianity was true, so all those people couldn't be wrong, right? Logic soon took over when I came to realize that not all adults were intelligent and a lot of people do a lot of stupid things for no good reason at all! And that's the point. It was not logic that made me a Christian. Christianity seemed to appeal to many other aspects of my brain other than reason. That's why it's such a hard debate. You can win an arguement over logic if one party subscribes purely to emotional pleas.
I don't really think that it is a fault of education. Although I graduated high school 10 years ago, I don't recall my science classes ever clashing with my religion. I never doubted science. To me, they were always separate. It wasn't until I went to a university in Texas that the issue ever came up. It was a bio101 class, and the professor spent 2 whole lectures on why science does not clash with religion and how you can still be religious and have confidence in science. But, that's Texas for you!! I guess it's a bigger issue in the South. It seems as though religion wants to be stepping on the toes of science and claiming their answers are better. But I think of the creationist movement as a positive. It brings the issue to the forefront and allows people to see the irrational side of religion.
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On any given Monday, if you find yourself craving pizza between the hours of 5pm – 11pm, then it's time for you to hit up Classic's Pizza & Sports Bar at Tuttle Mall Crossing. Classic's has your typical sports bar feel, complete with all the flat screen sports-watching you can handle. If you aren't into watching sports, you can still enjoy some billiards or casual conversation with some friends. At times the music can be a bit loud (and annoying), but if you read on, the food is definitely worth it.
Now, let's get to the good part: the pizza. One of my favorite foods of all time happens to be pizza. And, like anyone, we have all had our fair share of "good and bad" pizza. At least I know I have. Classic's pizza comes in four different ordering sizes: 7-inch, 10-inch, 12-inch and 14-inch. You can't go wrong with "Classics Pizza", which is any one-topping plus cheese. There are several specialty pizzas too, including supreme, Hawaiian, major meat, veggie, chicken veggie, barbecue chicken and dimo's margarita. I have tried all, but the chicken veggie and barbecue chicken. Personally, I don't think you can go wrong with any kind. The pizza is ALWAYS served HOT and within 15 minutes of ordering. The crust is just right – not too thick and not too thin and the toppings are more than generous. Take a look at the 14-inch pepperoni pizza I ordered last Monday night (see below) – every square inch of the pizza is covered with pepperonis. Classic's definitely doesn't skimp when it comes to toppings. Classic's pizza is comparable to Donato's, except that I think it tastes better, is fresher and (if you go on Monday Nights) is WAY cheaper!
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What do you guys think?....is putting a cake pan on a stove top a recipe for disaster?
Well I tried putting the cake pan on the stove top. It couldn't handle the heat and bowed so that only the center was touching the stovetop. Still, far more cooking power made it to the oil and dough as opposed to baking in the oven, so it fried up crunchy and slightly browned. I think the method is workable, but it would need a sturdier pan and probably a lower setting on the stovetop. The top of the dough was 100 percent uncooked, as you would expect. I removed the now crunchy and raw dough and improvised a very delicious calzone out of it. The crunchy part rolled to the inside while the raw outside baked in my pizzamaker. If I can perfect this method, I think it would prove to be faster than heating up a pizza stone. Also, it's more convenient to inspect the dough bottom while cooking on the stovetop, so that you can get the 'doneness' just right.
I rely on the bottom burner to heat my pan up and don't like using stove top burners. I use a good amount of oil to get pizza hut type crust.I preheat my oven to 550*F. when I throw my pizza in, I expect the bottom burner to glow red hot %50 of the time. The rack is right down lowest position. I peek under the crust often, but pretty much know this shouldn't turn black on the bottom. When it gets slightly brown I switch to broiler burner(top) and just leave the pan on the bottom rack and wait for the cheese to slightly brown and then call it good.
Well dang man...I thought you were going to cook it in the oven first and wanted to know if you could then finish it off on stove top. What in the world were you thinking....you just blew my mind bro!


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Wales has raised its land transaction tax (LTT) rate from £150,000 to £180,000 for all homebuyers.
The move was announced in response to a stamp duty exemption for first-time buyers spending up to £300,000 in England, Northern Ireland and - until 31 March 2018 - Wales.
As of 1 April 2018, all homes in Wales worth up to £180,000 will be exempt from tax.
According to the Welsh government, the new LTT rates will reduce the tax burden for around 24,000 homebuyers in Wales, including first-time buyers.
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Mark Drakeford, finance secretary of Wales, said:
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"The changes will benefit more buyers than the chancellor's targeted relief for first-time buyers - more than half of buyers will benefit from a reduction in tax relative to stamp duty land tax.
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Is Europe swimming away from commitments on bluefin tuna?
Posted on 04 June 2010
Where was Europe when Canada, Japan, Korea and the United States this week reconfirmed commitments to urgently establishing a science-based recovery and management plan for overexploited stocks of Atlantic bluefin tuna?Rome, Italy : WWF applauds Canada, Japan, Korea and the United States for this week's statement reconfirming commitments to urgently establishing a science-based recovery and management plan for overexploited stocks of Atlantic bluefin tuna.
But the global conservation organization is surprised at the absence of the European Union, whose fleets catch most of the fish, in backing the statement.
Released at an informal meeting this week of some members of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) in Barcelona, Spain - where countries met to "confirm their commitment to stock recovery and sustainable management" of the species - the statement reiterates commitments made in March in Doha at a meeting of the largest international wildlife trade convention, CITES.
"WWF congratulates Canada, Japan, Korea and the United States for this loud and clear statement but is alarmed to see that the EU is not among those endorsing the need for sustainable tuna management, especially after being a driving force behind the Doha commitments," said Dr Sergi Tudela, Head of Fisheries at WWF.
"Now more than ever, at a time when EU fisheries policy as a whole is supposedly being entirely reformed towards greater sustainability, EU backing is crucial"
The statement underlines the need to push for "a comprehensive set of measures for recovery", "accurate reporting", restricted fishing capacity, eliminating illegal trade, punitive action in cases of non-compliance with rules, and "monitoring, control and enforcement measures" at the next annual meeting of all ICCAT parties in November in Paris, France.
Specifically, Canada, Japan, Korea and the United States stress the need for "sustainable harvest levels to ensure at least a 60% probability" of recovery no later than 2022 - and that in 2009 ICCAT members agreed "to establish a 3-year recovery plan for Eastern Atlantic Bluefin Tuna at (the) 2010 annual meeting, based on advice from the (ICCAT scientific committee), and suspend (bluefin tuna) fisheries for the eastern (Atlantic) stock in 2011 if a serious threat of fishery collapse is detected".
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The Biggest Thing Out Of Thailand: An Elephant Orchestra
The Thai Elephant Orchestra is, remarkably, just what it sounds like. At a conservation center in Thailand, made for former work animals with nowhere to go, a group of elephants has been assembled and trained to play enormous percussion instruments, holding mallets in their trunks and sometimes trumpeting along.
David Sulzer — known in the music world as Dave Soldier — is a neuroscientist at Columbia University, a composer and the co-founder of the orchestra.
"Elephants like to listen to music: If you play music they'll come over, and in the morning when the mahouts take them out of the jungle, they sing to to calm them down," Sulzer tells NPR's Jacki Lyden. "So what we came up with was, well, maybe if we made ergonomic instruments that would be easy for elephants to play — for instance, marimbas and drums that are giant — perhaps they would play music."
Among those instruments is a sort of oversized xylophone that Sulzer built in a metal shop in Lampang, using the music he heard locally as a guide.
"The idea here was to get the instruments to sound like traditional Thai instruments, and make music that sounds like Thai music," he says. "That instrument ... is using a Thai scale, a northern Thai scale. And when Thai people hear it, they say, 'Oh, that sounds like some of the music that we play in the Buddhist temples up north.'"
The Thai Elephant Orchestra has produced three albums. Sulzer says that these days, when the elephants' musicality is questioned, he has an answer ready.
"What you do is you play some of the music to your friends, to an audience," Sulzer says. "We did this once to a professional music critic from The New York Times, who got pretty upset with me afterwards. And you say, 'Who's playing? Is this music?' And they'll say, 'Of course it's music.' So far, everyone has. You ask them to guess which group it is; that particular music critic eventually said, 'I bet it's a new music group from Asia.' I said, 'You got it.'"
Welcome back to WEEKENDS on ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News. It's time for some music - elephant music.
LYDEN: This is the Thai Elephant Orchestra. The elephants play enormous percussion instruments, holding mallets in their trunks and sometimes trumpeting along.
LYDEN: The man behind this extraordinary venture is the experimental musician who goes by Dave Sulzer. He says the elephants playing this music live at a Thai conservation center near Chiang Mai where former work animals with nowhere to go stay.
DAVE SULZER: Most of these elephants were working in the logging industry, and they needed somewhere to put them. And elephants can live to be 60 years old and older, and elephants like to listen to music. If you play music, they'll come over. And in the morning, when the mahouts take them out of the jungle, they sing to them to calm them down.
LYDEN: Those are their keepers.
SULZER: That's right. So we - what we came up with was, well, maybe if we made ergonomic instruments that would be easy for elephants to play - for instance, marimbas and trumps that are giant - perhaps they would play music.
LYDEN: So let's talk about a couple of these instruments. One of them is like a xylophone, and it sounds kind of like bells. Let's listen to a little bit of that.
LYDEN: Now, this is a 6-year-old elephant named Phong. And it's so pretty. How did you build this instrument?
SULZER: Well, I built that in a metal shop in Nong Pling(ph). But the idea here was to make music that sounds like Thai music. For instance, that instrument that you just heard is using a Thai scale. And when Thai people hear it, they say, oh, that sounds like some of the music that we play in the Buddhist temples up north.
LYDEN: Mm. It's really haunting music. Let's listen to another song. This one features, well, an - multiple instruments. An orchestral composition.
LYDEN: What are we hearing?
SULZER: You're hearing 14 elephants playing on 14 different instruments - all live, no overdubs, no editing - out in the, essentially, clearing in the jungle in northern Thailand.
LYDEN: Hmm. So often, you have humans who play along with them or sing along with them. And we can hear an example of that in this piece. It's called "Invocation."
UNIDENTIFIED MAN #1: (Singing in foreign language)
SULZER: That's Boonyang. And Boonyang is a mahout, and he's one of the most respected mahouts for a couple of reasons. First, he's in charge of one of the largest and most badass elephants (unintelligible) Luk Kob - who can be very difficult. And the religion in that area is Buddhism, but it's very, very flavored by the traditional animist religion of northern Thailand that was there before. And this prayer that he's singing is one of those animist prayers. It is a prayer to the elephant spirit.
LYDEN: So, David Sulzer, you've released three albums with the Thai Elephant Orchestra. It's really enchanting listening. But do people say to you: It's really nice. Is this music?
We have a wonderful answer for that, and I hope some of your listeners take it to heart and give it a shot. What you do is you play some of the music to your friends or an audience. We did this once to a professional music critic from The New York Times who got pretty upset with me afterwards. And you say, who's playing? You know, is this music? They'll say, of course, it's music. So far, everyone has. I mean, you ask them to guess which group it is. That particular music critic eventually said: I bet it's a new music group from Asia. I said: You got it.
LYDEN: Oh, he's pretty right.
LYDEN: David Sulzer is a neuroscientist at Columbia - his day job. Thank you so much for joining us.
SULZER: You bet. Thank you.
LYDEN: And for Saturday, that's WEEKENDS on ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News. I'm Jacki Lyden. Check out our weekly podcast. Search for WEEKENDS on ALL THINGS CONSIDERED on iTunes or on the NPR app. Click on Programs and scroll down. We're back on the radio tomorrow. Until then, thanks for listening. Have a great night. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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Travelling can be exhausting, and one of the best ways to make it more tolerable is to be as comfortable as possible. What you wear while you travel can make a major difference to your journey.
But what do you do when you are told that the clothes you have chosen to wear on your journey are inappropriate, and are faced with being kicked off your flight unless you change?
This is what happened to Emily O'Connor, from Solihull in the West Midlands, on her Thomas Cook flight to Tenerife.
O'Connor, 21, was going on holiday with her cousins when she was stopped from getting onto her plane by a flight attendant who asked her to change her clothing.
Clothing deemed too 'offensive' to be allowed on plane
According to a post on Twitter, O'Connor's outfit of a black crop top and high-waisted loose trousers was deemed "inappropriate" and she was told to "cover up" as she was "causing offence".
O'Connor had already been through security in the clothes and not been stopped. She was also allowed on her flight home in the same top.
Taking to Twitter to express her anger at the way she was treated, O'Connor said, "They had four flight staff around me to get my luggage to take me off the plane.
Flying from Bham to Tenerife, Thomas Cook told me that they were going to remove me from the flight if I didn't "cover up" as I was "causing offence" and was "inappropriate". They had 4 flight staff around me to get my luggage to take me off the plane. pic.twitter.com/r28nvSYaoY
— Emily O'Connor (@emroseoconnor) March 12, 2019
I stood up on the flight and asked if anybody was offended and nobody said a word.
"To top it off they allowed a man hurl abuse at me whilst the flight manager and four air staff stood and said nothing.
Left 'shaking' and 'feeling bullied'
"A man then shouted 'Shut up you pathetic woman. Put a f**king jacket on' – the staff said nothing to him."
According to O'Connor, the airline staff then did not leave her alone until she put on a jacket that her cousin lent her. After that, staff reportedly told everybody on the plane about what had happened, which O'Connor said humiliated her further.
She said that the ordeal left her 'shaking' and that she felt 'bullied'.
The trainee accountant made a poll on Twitter asking people to vote on whether her clothing was appropriate, and 79 per cent of voters said that it was.
Thomas Cook contacted Emily the following week and told her they were investigating. She then spoke to the head of cabin crew who also told her she was looking into it.
'We could have handled the situation better'
A spokesman for Thomas Cook said the Cabin Services Director had been in contact with Emily to clarify what had happened and to offer an apology.
They added, "We are sorry that we upset Ms O'Connor. It's clear we could have handled the situation better.
"In common with most airlines we have an appropriate clothing policy. This applies equally to men and women of all ages without discrimination. Our crews have the difficult task of implementing that policy and don't always get it right."
Other Twitter users commented on the double standard of what is acceptable for men and women to wear – or not – in public.


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Why should one learn to belly dance?For physical, emotional, spiritual, and intellectual expansion. Belly dancing introduces the individual to a multitude of creative, social, cultural, and fantasy avenues. Belly dancing combines dance movement with the crafts of drama, costuming, exercise, and self expression.The world of belly dance has many facets that may not be recognized by popular society all at once. Of course, the simplest benefit achieved is exercise. In todays world, we are all in search of an engaging physical practice that can keep us healthy. Beneath the surface of its fitness appeal, however, is a supportive sisterly community that shares a common understanding about what its like to be a woman and the liberating need to express oneself through the body. Belly dance is a language of the body and, as Ive come to understand it from Delilahs perspective (my teacher), it gives us opportunity for an expanded sense of communication. Its as if we were given a poetic voice, a new range of physical mobility, or an expanded singing range or a pair of wings to fly. Quiet, seemingly unarticulated individuals all of a sudden are given new powers of expression. Delilah, as well as many other dancers, know this art form as having valuable healing benefits for the psychologic growth and well being of women. Lorraine Lafata is a dancer and therapist in Boston, Massachusetts, who is working on deep levels utilizing the art of bellydance as a healing tool. She welcomes woman to share their healing stories through the art of belly dancing on her web column, Belly Dance as Healing Dance, found on the Visionary Dance web site.
How to learn to belly dance? Well, there are more lengthy answers on the Questions page, but you learn by witnessing the dance, the music and the intention. Belly dancing is a living art. Its handed down to you from someone who knows and opens you up to the intuitive understandings. You learn through classes, video, DVDs, web sites, reading materials, traveling to places and making friends with people. Its an adventure. This site strives to help you on your journey.
Where to learn to belly dance? Yoga and dance studios. Dancers living rooms, night clubs, dance floors, retreats, workshops and Middle Eastern dance parties.
What do I need to learn to belly dance? A hip scarf, a pair of hips and a desire to dance. No special shoes or expensive instrumentation. However, there are lots of other beautiful things to invest in and to feed your appetite for the dance, if you want to: costumes, music, DVDs, trade magazines, weight belts, jewelry, books, and artifacts . . .
What will the dance do for the individual who wants to learn to bellydance? It liberate them to a rich, personal, joyful experience of their life.
Who are the belly dancers I need to learn bellydance from? Yes, there are some fabulous artists that we need to salute who have paid their dues and who have paved a way for our advancing understanding of the bellydance. Through the Historic Timeline and the Styles of belly dance pages, we can see how belly dance, women, and human freedom of expression parallel each other.
When is it time to learn to bellydance? NOW! at any age!
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No movement is owned, it is only rediscovered Ruth St. Denis
There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into actions, and because there is only one of you in all of time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and be lost. It is not your business to determine how good it is, nor how valuable, or how it compares with other expressions. It is your business to keep it yours, clearly and directly, to keep the channel open. You do not even have to believe in yourself or your work. You have to keep open and aware to the urges that motivate you. Keep the channel open. Martha Graham
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Delilah and Visionary Belly Dancing | The Art of Middle Eastern Dance, by Shira Sirocco-music.com
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