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Please correct me if I'm wrong, but the Treatment Advocacy Center sounds prejudiced against those with mental illness. I've come to this conclusion after skimming a few posts. Can anyone refute this for me?
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Check out http://www.furiousseasons.com/ for a great deal of commentary about these people.
Fuller Torrey is the founder of TAC and he is a fascist.
No, they are good people who are trying to help only those people who are the most MOST sick – not the people who are posting mean things about them. Some people have said about them …
If I weren't committed and/or forced to go into the hospital, I would be dead. No doubt in my mind. I am glad to know you are out there working for the good of all involved with mental illness. – Diana Kern, Austin, Texas
Thank you for sending the Catalyst [TAC's newsletter]. The information in it is dear to my heart as I suffer from manic depression. In its ongoing battle, any legislation to improve my chances of necessary care is welcome. Your efforts in this regard are applauded. – Darry Burton, Nebraska
Fortunately I have not been hospitalized or severely symptomatic in over 8 years. Assisted treatment does work, it just requires more than a quick investment. Once homeless, I now work full time as a research technician at the Baylor College of Dentistry. – Petra Moessner, Dallas, Texas
Or read this: http://www.treatmentadvocacycenter.org/GeneralResources/pa17.htm
It is easy to say things like they are "facists" but they are the ONLY group working to get real help for people who are too sick to make their own decisions. That isn't everyone. But it is invaluable for a few people.
TAC was founded by people who suffer from the most serious forms of mental illness and their families. The focus of the group is on the most seriously ill. They are working on the politically incorrect issue of what to do about people who as a result of mental illness do not know they are ill, and need treatment. Their belief is that you should be able to help someone before they become "danger to self or others", not wait until after, as current law, from a practical standpoint, requires. The Consumertocracy believes it is 'stigmatizing' to talk about this group. TAC believes it is violence by the minority that tars the majority. They are not anti-consumer in any way shape or form. Consumers are on board and staff. Their work is supported by the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
Marissa, here are some posts about TAC from Furious Seasons.
TAC On Crack
What TAC Won't Correct, I Will
Fuller Torrey In Seattle
Thanks, Stephany. I was curious to search for posts, but didn't have a chance. Thanks for the easy references.
I'm actually surprised there are so many mixed feelings about the TAC.
Well, the thing with Torrey, is he is a leading expert[most vocal and well published] on schizophrenia. NAMI promotes him at lectures [like the one I attended in Seattle] and Torrey promotes forced medication out patient laws. With that type of backing, a person such as he can get laws passed. NAMI and Torrey are very vocal and highly visible, so it's that type of voice that will get noticed with negative media hype etc. TAC is also notorious for having stats wrong or misrepresented, giving readers that "off meds must be a killer" tone.
I remember Torrey stealing brains in 2005. Don't know what happened. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/29/AR2005062902923_pf.html
Lorraine and her husband, Frank Gagnon, filed a lawsuit in Cumberland County, Maine, claiming that SMRI did not obtain their consent to remove their 28-year-old son's brain.
The suit was followed by 10 others.
other link got cut.
I think Torrey has a mental illness of collecting brains.
February 22, 1998"We're up to 226 brains," Torrey says. "We have 44 freezers here just full of brain."
Has 2 posts of mine specifically referencing TAC. TAC is a hate group in my opinion. They say they just want to help the sickest of the sick but they also admit openly that they will do anything to succeed in their agenda of getting forced outpatient drugging and easier inpatient commitment laws including making people afraid of people with mental illness, which is what they do. Here is a link to a video that the executive director did with a Homeland Security expert of some sort, saying that people with untreated mental illness have killed more people than terrorists since 9/11 and claiming the number is 5,000 homicides in the U.S., which is a lie.
TAC works by fearmongering. You can not believe what they say on their website, that they are only trying to help sick people. Forced treatment doesn't help for one, and the laws they want will affect a lot more people than the small group they always say they are targeting before they go on to scare everyone about everyone with a psychiatric diagnosis.
It's interesting that both Torrey and TAC's executive director have siblings for whom psychotropic drugs have not worked and who are very sick despite being on medication. If they got their way, more people who don't respond to medication would be forced to take it against their will and get no benefit but get the serious medical side effects anyway.
Every time anything happens that might remotely be related to mental illness and is sensationalist, TAC puts it on their website and calls it a preventable tragedy. They also claim our state hospitals do a great job. Hah. They refuse to discuss or acknowledge the dangerous medical problems associated with taking the drugs they want to force on folks against their will nor the trauma of forced treatment.
Forgot to include the link to TAC's executive director saying we are like terrorists. Here it is: http://www.podtech.net/home/2844/mental-illness-and-homeland-security
Forgot this great post on PsychCentral about violence being overstated that includes this paragraph about TAC:
"Shame on the Treatment Advocacy Center
By the way, the Treatment Advocacy Center (TAC) should be ashamed of themselves for their fear-mongering ways and promoting the "10 times more likely" number as fact. It is truly embarrassing that an organization of their nature would be misconstruing the research to further its own political, forced-treatment agenda."
Just take the comments against them with a grain of salt – if you really read what they write and the actual STUDIES, instaed of just reacting to the issue emotionally, you will see they want to help people that the consumer radicals leave behind – the sickest people who can't keep a blog like Alison or Dawdy, who in my opinion both have a personal problem with the TAC staff (read their blogs and you will see – Dawdy is obviously mad at one or more of their staff people and Allison hates the former ED). It really has little to do with the content of their message or you would THINK people who cared about the sickest people would get on board. TAC fights for outpatient treatment – nobody getting locked in a psych hospital or in jail – and that to me makes the most sense. Ask the radical haters what THEY proposed to help the sickest and they will only tell you what they DON'T like. Don't take them too seriously – watch the posts – there are only about 6 of them anyway posting on each others' blogs.


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Some of you may have read the wonderful rescue stories from God's Little People of Chili and Cookie, but the woman behind the rescues, Joan Bowell, is, herself, nothing short of remarkable. In chatting with her, we found that years ago she had heard about, and was inspired by, the amazing work being done by Lynea Lattanzio at The Cat House on the Kings, perhaps … [Read more...] about Amazing Rescuer Joan Bowell: God's Little People are Her Treasures
Tiny Orphan Defeats the Odds Stacked Against Him
........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ When Joan Bowell was feeding some of the stray cats for whom she cares on a little island in Greece, she heard … [Read more...] about Tiny Orphan Defeats the Odds Stacked Against Him
What is the Best Song About Cats? A Question for the Ages
If you ask anyone to name the "best" or "top ten" of anything, regardless of to whom you speak, their lists will have some similarities and some great differences. If those people are in the same room, you could be in for the great debate. Not the greatest debate of all time. That will have to be another discussion. So, perhaps it is best to simply list out what others … [Read more...] about What is the Best Song About Cats? A Question for the Ages
Lumpy Helps Other Cats With Advice
Where do cats go when they need advice? Sure, as humans we have all different kinds of opportunities to reach out to other people in person or via media, but cats are not as fortunate. Until now. Lumpy Reich has decided to follow in the paw steps of his friend and housemate, Leah Reich. Leah has the distinction of being one of the first advice columnists on the internet … [Read more...] about Lumpy Helps Other Cats With Advice
Grieving Over the Loss of a Pet
We just lost one of our cats. She was adorable, the youngest of our four, with her own sassy personality, but a heart bigger than some people I know. She loved to snuggle, came when she was called, and slept in exceptionally strange positions. She was a light in our lives, one that was extinguished much too soon. There are those people out there that do not … [Read more...] about Grieving Over the Loss of a Pet

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Security is not the only reason why your savings should be in the financial system. One of the most important aspects of savings accounts has to do with the interest rate offered. Just as you pay interest to the bank when using your credit card or requesting a loan, it is the bank (or any other financial entity) that pays interest to you when you deposit your money, as you allow it to be managed so that it continues to grow.
Relatively low interest rates
It is common for banks to have relatively low interest rates, this because they offer other benefits and facilities that make them equally attractive; however, many times they launch specific campaigns in which they increase interest or create a new product, and it is worth doing the calculations to know if it suits you.
On the other hand, the banks, cooperatives and financial institutions, usually have very attractive rates and have the supervision of the ABC, so there is nothing to fear. In that sense, it is important to compare the alternatives to verify where you could get more interest. But how does the calculation work?
Obtain the interest rate
What you should do is obtain the interest rate, information that you can verify in each bank, or obtain all the rates available in the market directly through the Good Finance savings comparator.
According to this, if you have an average balance of 3 thousand soles, that is, throughout the year your balance will be around 3 thousand, the interest earned will be s / .135 (3000 x 4.5 / 100). Then, just by leaving your money in the bank instead of saving it under the mattress, you will get that profit. The best thing is that with savings accounts you can use the money when you need it, without any problem. Although the idea is that you do not do it and continue saving.
What other options are available? The The Good Bank with the Bruno Savings Account offers an annual rate of 4.25%, which, according to the previous example, would give an interest of s / .127.50. On the other hand, the Financial Trust, through the Word of Women Savings account, also grants a rate of 4.25% .
Minimum opening amount
Finally, do not forget that a point to consider is the minimum opening amount and the balance balance, that is, the minimum amount you must have in the account to avoid being charged maintenance. If you are thinking of opening your savings account, compare the alternatives in Good Finance.


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- In coffee: the trend among modern consumers looking for enjoyment, taste and refreshment.
- At home or on the move.
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- Using the product: Drinks
- And what's in it? Skimmed milk 75% (origin: EU), coffee 19% (water, coffee extract, decaffeinated coffee extract), sugar, thickeners: cellulose, cellulose gum, carrageenan, stabiliser: potassium citrate, caramelised sugar syrup, flavour, salt.
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- Is this product marketed in France? Yes
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The 25-year-old Poland international, who moved to Naples from Dutch side Ajax in a €35million transfer in August 2016, has been absent for the Partenopei this season because of the issue.
However, after Milik sat out of Poland's international fixtures during this ongoing two-week break to work on his fitness, boss Carlos Ancelotti is hopeful of having him fit for Saturday's Serie A match against Sampdoria.
In an added boost, reports in Italy are suggesting that the former Bayer Leverkusen and Augsburg man, who has scored 34 goals in 87 appearances in three knee injury-hit years at the Stadio San Paolo, is set to pen a new contract.
The summer arrival of Fernando Llorente has added some pressure on Milik this season, but he is expected to remain a big part of Ancelotti's plans.


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Google Launches Person Finder App For Japan Earthquake Victims
Following the earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Japan this afternoon, Google has launched a Person Finder app to help people find their friends and loved ones.
Following the earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Japan this afternoon, Google has launched a Person Finder app to help people find their friends and loved ones. The Person Finder: 2011 Japan Earthquake app allows users to search for someone or to provide information about people. The app is available in a number of languages, including Japanese and English.
Users simply click on their current situation – whether they are looking for someone or have information about someone – and then they fill out relevant information about that person. Users can also submit missing person reports. According to text on the app, there are currently around 6,900 records that have been submitted.
Google has also provided embed codes so that publishers and individuals can embed the Person Finder application on their blogs and websites and have also maid a Google Gadget available. Use the following embed code to embed the app on your site:
<iframe src="http://japan.person-finder.appspot.com/?small=yes&lang=en" width=400 height=300 frameborder=0 style="border: dashed 2px #77c"></iframe>
In addition to the Person Finder app, Google is also currently publishing Tsunami warnings to their homepage. According the current listing on Google's Homepage there is a "Tsunami Alert for New Zealand, the Philippines, Indonesia, Papau New Guinea, Hawaii, and others. Waves expected over the next few hours, caused by 8.9 earthquake in Japan."
Today the hearts and minds of people around the globe are with the people of Japan. Google is providing an amazing service with this Person Finder app. Please spread the word so that the friends and loved ones of those affected by this tragedy can use it to find one another.


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Who am I?
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I have written a few posts now and I thought it might be a good time to introduce myself to you. I was watching Amelie the other night and was inspired by the endearing way she managed to sum people up by revealing a few of their idiosyncracies to the audience. Also, contrary to what you … More Who am I?


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- Potatoes 1 large
- Onion 1
- Pepper 1
- Eggs 8 large • 130 kcal
- Olive oil 1 tbsp
- Salt to taste • 1 kcal
- Pepper to taste
One of the most beautiful reasons to know a little more about the world of cooking, is to learn how to behave ingredients and understand that behind preparations that appear to be very simple, there is a technique that guarantees success.
The Spanish potato omelette, is the best way to prove it. If you treat your meager ingredients with love, you will not need much more to do magic.
A beloved Spanish classic, Spanish tortilla or Spanish potato omelette, is a soul satisfying tapa. Tortilla española, one of Spain's most famous and beloved national dishes, is nothing more than egg, potato, and onion cooked in olive oil. And yet, when attention is paid to the technique, it's one of the most profoundly delicious dishes imaginable.
The comforting flavor of this classic Spanish dish is popular across the country and is served at almost every restaurant and coffee shops Made from potatoes, eggs and onions, tortilla can be served at any time of day, either warm or cold. We think it's the perfect centerpiece for brunch, just add a side of seasonal fruit and a pitcher of Bloody Mary's!
Here's how to make it.
- To prepare the omelette is essential to have a non-stick pan and a flat top to flip the omelette. If you already have it, get to work!
- Wash the potatoes very well, peel them and cut them into slices. Some people do not cook potatoes previously but if you want to ensure that all potatoes will have the same degree of cooking, bring the potato slices to the microwave oven for 3 minutes in the cooking function. Reserve the potatoes.
- Cut the onion and the pepper in brunoises and brown them in a pan with a spoonful of olive oil. Remove from heat.
- In the same pan, brown the potatoes on both sides and remove. Remove from heat.
- In a mixing bowl, add eggs, a pinch of salt and pepper. Beat with a beater until smooth.
- Spray the non-stick pan with oil and arrange the potatoes in layers and sprinkle with onion and pepper in small pieces. Pour in eggs mixture and cook covered for 10 minutes.
- Before turning the omelet, gently peel off the edges and drain excess liquid towards the bottom of the pan. Flip carefully using a flat top.
- Cook for 5 more minutes and serve with bread.


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I'm trying to setup a WDS between my rb751-2hnd and a tp-link 1043nd.
The rb is connected to the internet and working as access point with wds. the tp-link is the wds client.
The problem is:
When I connect to my routerboard, I can ping tp-link ip, but after a few seconds, it goes unreachable then starts answering pings and then goes unreachable again.
Ping results: http://pastebin.com/Fj3s3ndV
What I noticed is that this problem happens in regular time (8 seconds pinging and 11 seconds failing).
If I connect to wireless on tp-link, I don't receive the dhcp from the routerboard, and if I setup static IP, I can't ping the rb ip, but I'm able to ping the tp-link and also open its web interface. From the web interface of tp-link, I'm able to ping my routerboard.
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Registration opens for information security training event
SANS Institute returns to Dubai in November with four six-day courses focusing on security essentials, auditing, testing and detection of threats and intrusion
Information Security training event, SANS will return to Dubai in November hosting four six-day courses, each with an associated GIAC certification, led by SANS' instructors.
The event, which will run from Saturday 1st November to Thursday 13th November 2014 at the Hilton Dubai Jumeirah Resort, includes courses such as "Security Essentials, Bootcamp Style" led by Ted Demopoulos which covers the skills and techniques required to protect and secure an organisation's critical information assets and business systems.
"Students learn the most effective steps to prevent attacks and detect threats with techniques that can be applied directly back in the workplace, enabling them to remain at the cutting edge of cyber security." SANS Institute said in a statement.
Other courses include: Advanced Penetration Testing, Exploit Writing, and Ethical Hacking; Auditing Networks, Perimeters and Systems; and Intrusion Detection In-Depth teaching students how to detect and prevent intrusions.


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The Matrix of Illumination
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At last. I imagine that right now you're feeling a bit like Alice. Tumbling down the rabbithole. Let me tell you why you're here. You're here because you know something. What you know you can´t explain, but you feel it. You´ve felt it your entire life that there´s something wrong with the world. You don´t know what it is, but it´s there like a splinter in your mind, driving you mad. It is this feeling that has brought you to me. Do you want to know what it is? This is the world as it exists today: Children, among those wounded in the latest waves of airstrikes.. The civilian deathtole in Gaza is rising by the day and the humanitarian crisis is deepening. It's time that some of us woke up to this reality to understand that people who try to maintain empires and create empires do it by manipulating the people they're trying to conquer. Control. You'll have to let it all go Neo: fear, doubt and disbelief. Free your mind. Now if that isn't a hazard to this country! How are we gonna keep building nuclear weapons, you know what I mean?! What's going to happen to the arms industry, when we realize we are all one? It's gonna fuck up the economy! The economy that's fake anyway! See why the governments are cracking-down on the idea of experiencing unconditional love? The fact is: society today is backwards. With politicians constantly talking about protection and security rather than creation, unity and progress. The U.S. alone now spends about 500 billion dollars annualy on defense. That is enough to send every highschool-senior in America to a four year college. In the 1940s the Manhattan Project produced the first true weapon of mass destruction. Imagine what our life would be like today, if that group of scientists instead of working on a way of killing people worked on a way to create a self-sustaining abundant world. Life today would be very very different, if that was their goal. ..and you have to think beyond the narrow sphere of war into the wider sphere of politics and economics. When you think all this through and you find out what's involved in the long run.. [laughter] September 11 was the jump start for what is now an accelerating agenda by the ruthless elite. It was a staged war pretext no different than the sinking of the Lucitania the provoking of Pearl Harbor and the Gulf of Tonkin lie. In fact if 9/11 wasn't a planned war pretext it would be an exception to the rule. It has been used to launch two unprovoked, illegal wars: one against Iraq and one against Afghanistan. The destabilisation of Iraq is exactly what the people behind the government want. This war is to be sustained, so the region can be divided up domination of the oil maintained, continual profits reaped for the defense contractors and most importantly: permanent military bases established to be used as a launching pad against other oil barring, non conforming countries such as Iran and Syria. It's time to wake up. Together we must learn how to compose differences not with arms, but with intellect and decent purposes. As one who has witnessed the horror and the lingering sadness of war we yet realize that America's leadership and prestige depend not merely upon our unmatched material progress, riches and military strenght but on how we use our power in the interests of world peace and human betterment. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist. Yet we must not fail to comprehend its grave implications. Our toil, resources and livelihood are all involved; so is the very structure of our society. We should take nothing for granted. Only an alert and knowledgeable citizenry can compel the proper meshing of the huge industrial and military machinery of defense with our peaceful methods and goals. We -you and I and our government- must avoid the impulse to live only for today plundering, for our own ease and convenience, the precious resources of tomorrow. Everyone of us will go home, with the most profound impression of what a strong, vital people can accomplish. And I think that this journey has illuminated the minds of a 180 million people of what a great opportunity and privilege we have, to be associated together in our common cause. We pray, that peoples of all faiths, all races, all nations may have their great human needs satisfied; that those now denied opportunity shall come to enjoy it to the full; that those who have freedom will understand, also, its heavy responsibilities; that all who are insensitive to the needs of others will learn charity; that the scourges of poverty, disease and ignorance will be made to disappear from the earth; and that, in the goodness of time, all peoples will come to live together in a peace guaranteed by the binding force of mutual respect and love. Thank you, and goodnight. This it the paradox of life. One who's ready to die, never dies. Because as you explore the outer world your inside becomes deeper, your awareness becomes keener. And you start living as if you´re the first here. A start like Adam and Eve. Just think of the idea Why bother about the past, forget about it. You are the first man! The whole world is available to you, to explore.
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I worked at the Redcliff one summer, thats where I met my partner of 5 years 😊 great little place!
If it weren't for the howling wind outside I couldn't be certain we were back in Wellington. Our Christmas road trip around New Zealand's south island was so long (the longest vacation of our lives, in fact) that life on the road had become life as usual. Wake up in the campervan. Slide open the curtains. Coffee, oatmeal, peanut butter. Pee on a bush. Drive somewhere epic. Repeat.
It was our first Christmas in the southern hemisphere … and our first away from family. Back in the US, holidays meant a week off work to sit around the house with loved ones and overeat. Comfort in good company. But without any familiar faces this year, we turned to the open road in the land of the long white cloud.
Lumix, beware. I shot this trip with an iPhone 6. Here's 12 photos for our 12 days of Christmas.
Day 1: Wellington to St. Arnaud
Our campervan came with us on the ferry. While Walter enjoyed his privacy in the basement, we enjoyed ours on the deck. From Picton we drove two hours south in the star-splattered darkness to St. Arnaud, base camp for adventure one.
Day 2: Nelson Lakes National Park
In the morning we filled our backpacks and set off on a three-day tramp around Nelson Lakes National Park. New Zealand offers a surprising few number of loop walks. Most tracks are A to B which require two vehicles, a shuttle service or retracing ones steps. Nelson Lakes offers several outstanding loops that can be completed in a weekend or a week. We chose Robert Ridge to Angelus Hut to Coldwater Hut and back along the lake. About 18 miles. From the carpark it was seven hours up Mount Robert and along a knife edge ridge to Angelus Hut. This photo is indicative of the park's landscape. Alpine tarns. Mars. Massive summer snow mountains.
Day 3: Nelson Lakes National Park
What goes up must come down. Day three we lost all the elevation we gained the previous day. Pictured above is Jess beginning her steep decent along Cascade Track. Moments after this picture humpty dumpty took a great fall over a switchback wall, cutting her elbow and severely bruising her back. Thankfully her pack broke the 5-foot fall onto jagged rocks. That nothing broke but her spirit was a Christmas miracle.
Day 4: Nelson Lakes to Greymouth
Hurray! All in one piece and with the tramp behind us, we began our highly anticipated drive down the west coast. The South Island's west coast is famous for two things: isolation and rainfall. Boasting a staggering 21 feet of annual rainfall, it's no surprise that only .8% of the population lives here. The drive was immaculate. Bare-chested and footed I jumped out of the van at every turn to shoot the immense beauty. Lush hills and empty beaches, the drive reminded me of Maui's road to Hana. That night we grabbed a shower and a good night's sleep at Global Village in Greymouth, an A+ backpackers lodge.
Day 5: Greymouth to Jackson Bay
Further south we hit the obligatory stops at Pancake Rocks, Fox Glacier. In Hokitika we peeled off the main road and into the must-see Hokitika Gorge. The turquoise river behind us is #nofilter thanks to the magic of glacial rock flour. Later, back on the highway, we skipped the turnoff for Haast Pass and continued south along a forgotten road to the very bottom of the west coast. The sandflies in Jackson Bay must be experienced to be believed. We were swarmed within seconds. As for dinner that night, we rolled the dice with carbon monoxide and cooked inside the van. Even if we had died it would have been a better fate than those bugs.
Day 6: Haast Pass to Wanaka
Skipping morning coffee for good reason we awoke on day 6 and crested Haast Pass into Wanaka. Inland, the rain became extreme sunshine. So extreme in fact we both gave up our trail runs after 30 minutes for lack of water and stupid dry heat. We set up shop by the lake instead and read books in the shade.
Day 7: Mount Aspiring National Park
One major highlight of this trip was the Rob Roy Glacier Track in Mount Aspiring National Park. Thanks for the tip Sue. After negotiating a 50K dirt road with deep grooves and a number of river crossings, we arrived at the trailhead and began the three hour return hike to Rob Roy Glacier – AKA ecstasy of the eyeballs. Enormous blue-ice hanging glaciers melting into heaven-to-earth waterfalls. Rocky gray summits contrasted by summer flowers in the valley. Just wow.
Day 8: Queenstown to Te Anau
We spent the night in Queenstown with our new Wellington friends, Emily, Bethany, Claudia, Julia and their crew. They invited us to join them for dinner and the night at their place in Kelvin Heights. We gladly accepted, eager to absorb the good company and grab another night in the South Island's most cosmopolitain city.
Day 9: Milford Sound
Milford Sound is perhaps the most iconic travel destination in New Zealand. Tucked away in the southwest corner of the country, in Fiordland National Park, the drive there alone could provide a year of Instagrams. The high rainfall creates thousands of waterfalls that explode over of neck-crainingly high walls into the Tasman Sea. Like the sandflies, that shit must be experienced. All kayaking trips were cancelled due to high wind, so we purchased a well-worth-it sightseeing cruise from Southern Discoveries and enjoyed the scenery from a boat. Back in Te Anau we rocked a New Year's Eve concert that night at Redcliff Cafe. A bit of reggae metal with the locals, why not.
Day 10: The Catlins
From Te Anau we drove to the southernmost point of the South Island – Curio Bay in the Catlins. This was my favourite overnight of the trip. There we snapped pics of the world's most endangered penguin, the yellow-eyed, then drove out onto this cliff where we camped and watched the sun set over the Southern Ocean. Next stop: Antarctica
Day 11: The Catlins to Timaru
The beginning of the end. On the morning of day 11 we started our return north. From the Catlins we motored east around the southern shore, up through Dunedin and into Timaru for a much-needed night in bed (only our second of the trip). Along the way we stopped at the Moeraki Boulders – 60 million year-old wonders of science, rounded over the years by erosion and tourists jumping on them.
Day 12: Christchurch to Wellington
On our way to Picton we stopped in earthquake-ravaged Christchurch. Five years after unimaginable devastation, the city is still rebounding. Instead of buildings, cranes dot the skyline as builders from around the globe work put the city back together again. It's a sad story but a rare opportunity to start from scratch. Build the city people want. Make it smart and beautiful. I'm curious what becomes of it.
And just as Christchurch rebuilds itself, so too do we. Now back in Wellington, we're still adjusting to indoor plumbing and life as usual. Though thankfully it's still pretty unusual. Hope you guys had a wizard-filled holiday as well.


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Kenya Decorative Plate
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Handmade Kenyan soapstone decorative plates featuring a combination of bold colors, shapes, and patterns. Each plate is an original work of art and makes for a great new home present or a lovely gift for an African art lover. Great for home or office space.
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NORTH Wales native George North played a starring role in the national side's sensational fightback to get their Six Nations campaign off to a flyer.
The talented back notched a brace for Wales in their dramatic 24-19 win at their French counterparts to round off a stunning response after going in at the break 16 behind following a disastrous first period.
After Louis Picamoles and Yoann Huget went over for the dominant home side early on, the Welsh completely turns things around after the interval and got themselves ahead thanks to scores from Tomos Williams and North.
This was met by a swift response by the French, who got their noses in front yet again when Camille Lopez despatched a penalty, but North would have the final say when he intercepted an errant pass to go over the white wash for his second of the evening to seal Wales' tenth consecutive triumph in all competitions.
Head coach Warren Gatland, said: "Our game-management was poor but we found a way to win. It's nice to get out of jail."
"The message at half-time was to just raise the tempo. For me, the big difference between the two teams is that we've become a side that's probably forgotten how to lose and can dig deep like that.
"On the other hand, they're probably a team searching for some confidence, having not had a great run in the last seven or eight matches."


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10.02.2020 | Barcelona (ES)
International Conference on Clean and Green Energy - ICCGE 2020, 10-12 February, Barcelona (ES)
ICCGE 2020 will bring together innovative academics and industrial experts in the field of Clean and Green Energy to a common forum.
The primary goal of the conference is to promote research and developmental activities in Clean and Green Energy. Another goal is to promote scientific information interchange between researchers, developers, engineers, students, and practitioners working in Barcelona and abroad. The conference will be held every year to make it an ideal platform for people to share views and experiences in Clean and Green Energy and related areas.
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Next week's new releases are coming out on Monday instead of the traditional Tuesday on account of Thanksgiving, so The Record Exchange's weekly New Release Listening Party will take place at 6 p.m. MONDAY, Nov. 19, with Led Zeppelin's Celebration Day! Enjoy free Pie Hole pizza while you listen to Celebration Day and enter to win one of our raffle prizes – a Led Zeppelin CD collection or T-shirt!
Are you a proud owner of a Radio Boise KRBX Card? Bring it from 6 to 9 p.m. Monday and receive 20% off gift shop items and used CDs, vinyl, DVD/Blu-ray and cassettes (excluding collectibles – individual items $100 and over).
Speaking of our beloved community radio station, their new Radio Boise Tuesdays series at Neurolux is quickly becoming a new favorite on the music scene. The weekly series features local and touring bands as well as a Radio Boise DJ after each show. Radio Boise receives 20% of drink sales from every Radio Boise Tuesday show. You receive the benefit of DRINK SPECIALS at each one. The music kicks off at 7 p.m. — right after you've filled your belly with pizza and heard some new music at the RX!
Check out the Radio Boise Tuesdays performance schedule HERE.
Led Zeppelin – Celebration Day (multiple CD/video formats)
Bad Brains – Into the Future
Neil Young – Psychedelic Pill (Blu-ray audio format)
Kid Rock – Rebel Soul
Avett Brothers – Carolina Jubilee
Elvis Costello – In Motion Pictures
AC/DC – Live at River Plate
Kate Earl – Stronger
Elbow – Dead in the Boot
The Faint – Danse Macabre Deluxe Edition
Jason Isbell and 400 Unit – Live from Alabama
Frank Zappa – Various Reissues
Various Artists – Rhythms del Mundo: Africa
Porcupine Tree – Octane Twisted
Aeon – Aeons Black
Phillip Phillips – The World from the Side of the Moon
Oneohtrix Point Never – Rifts
Tim Hecker and Daniel Lopatin – Instrumental Tourist
Poison the Well – Opposite of December/Tear From the Red
Eva Cassidy – The Best of Eva Cassidy
Kylesa – From the Vaults Vol. 1
Miles Davis – Boppin' the Blues
Dexter Gordon – Both Sides of Midnight
Death – Spiritual Healing
Tech N9ne – The E.P. Series: E.B.A.H. and Boiling Point
Jay Ungar and Molly Mason – Fiddler's Holiday
Pitbull – Global Warming (deluxe edition also available)
John Denver and the Muppets – Christmas Together
Il Volo – We Are Love
O.A.R. – Live on Red Rocks
3 Doors Down – Greatest Hits
Kelly Clarkson – Greatest Hits Chapter 1
Various Artists – Sons of Anarchy Vol. 2
Various Artists – Life of Pi Soundtrack
Woe is Me – Genesi[s]
Brad – Welcome to Discovery Park
Sacred Reich – Live at Wacken
Grateful Dead – Dick's Picks Vol. 1
Grateful Dead – Dick's Picks Vol. 2
Sleep – Dopesmoker
Peter Buck – Peter Buck
Neil Young and Crazy Horse – Psychedelic Pill
Adele – Skyfall
Bad Brains – Into the Future
Isis – Temporal
Avett Brothers – Four Thieves Gone: The Robbinsville Sessions
Taking Back Sunday – Tell All Your Friends
As I Lay Dying – Awakened
Jason Isbell and 400 Unit – Live from Alabama
Chris Robinson Brotherhood – Older Guys
Whitechapel – Whitechapel
Clinic – Free Reign
Elbow – Dead in the Boot
Watain – Various Reissues
Venom – Fallen Angels
The Joy Formidable – Cholla
Kylesa – From the Vaults Vol. 1
Rory Gallagher – Tattoo
Devin Townsend Project – Epicloud
P.O.D. – Murdered Love
Melton Brothers Band with Ms. Alfie Moss – Livin' in the City
Stoneburner – Sickness Will Pass
Hasabe – Hasabe
Led Zeppelin – Celebration Day (various DVD/Blu-ray formats)
The Beach Boys – 50th Anniversary Live in Concert DVD and Blu-ray
Tony Bennett – Zen of Bennett DVD
Harry Nilsson – The Point DVD
The Replacements – Color Me Obsessed: A Film About The Replacements DVD
Archers of Loaf – What Did You Expect? Live at Cat's Cradle DVD
O.A.R. – Live on Red Rocks DVD
The Rolling Stones – Under Review 1975-83: Ronnie Wood DVD
Ike and Tina Turner – On the Road: 1971-72 DVD
Elvis Presley – In the Movies DVD
Rascal Flatts – All Access and Uncovered DVD
Wilson Phillips – Wilson Phillips Live from Infinity Hall DVD
Meatloaf – Guilty Pleasures Tour Live From Sydney DVD
Zombies!! Super Pack DVD
The Puppet Master 2 DVD
The Puppet Master 3 DVD
Pato Banton – Live and Seen DVD
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BLOOMINGTON — In the Indiana football team room, there's one sentence written in dark blue on one of the multiple dry erase boards.
In all caps, it reads "The habits you create do not leave you, they become you."
After a 10-point victory over Ball State last week to begin the season, the Hoosiers wanted to focus on the little things going forward. In a 52-0 shutout victory over Eastern Illinois, Indiana cleaned up some of the minor tendencies that kept the game close against Ball State.
It was the first shutout victory by Indiana since 2017 when the Hoosiers defeated Rutgers 41-0. It was also the largest margin of victory in Memorial Stadium history and for the Hoosiers since defeating Nebraska 54-0 in October 1944.
"Like Coach Allen said, we had to be more consistent," junior receiver Whop Philyor said. "Last week we weren't consistent. We were more consistent this week, and next week we're going to be even more consistent."
Indiana made sure the game was out of reach by the end of the first quarter.
In that quarter alone, Penix had 147 passing yards with an efficient 10-of-13 start. He got plenty of help from his teammates as he was able to consistently find the open receiver.
After an 18-yard pass to junior receiver Ty Fryfogle and a 15-yard pass to sophomore tight end Peyton Hendershot, Penix found freshman receiver Miles Marshall for his first career touchdown on a 10-yard cross route in the end zone.
"I just like us all getting the ball because it makes it more easy," Hendershot said. "It makes you want to go block and you'll get rewarded with a pass."
After sophomore running back Stevie Scott scored his third touchdown of the season to give IU the 14-0 lead, the Hoosier defense immediately gave the offense the ball back.
With EIU set to punt the ball away, freshman linebacker Aaron Casey had other ideas. He blocked the punt, which gave Indiana the ball on the EIU 32-yard-line.
In the first quarter, EIU had -8 total yards of offense, compared to 190 for Indiana.
It took Indiana only two plays from there to find the end zone. On what was just a screen play, Philyor broke multiple tackles and bullied his way through the EIU defense to make it a 29-yard gain. From there, junior running back Cole Gest found the end zone for the first time this season after returning from an ACL injury he sustained in 2018.
"He's a very talented young man," Allen said. "We feel confident in his knee and where he's at. We're going to need everybody. All those guys are fighting for touches and he's one of them."
Due to Indiana's ability to pick apart the EIU defense, Penix didn't need to play the entirety of the second quarter. Enter quarterback Peyton Ramsey, whose 64-yard touchdown pass to Ronnie Walker gave Indiana the 35-0 lead. He picked up where he left off in the third quarter.
Ramsey found fifth-year receiver Donavan Hale twice in the first drive of the second half, first with a 27-yard pass and then 43-yard pass, which resulted in him walking into the end zone untouched. The score gave Hale his first 100-yard receiving performance of his career.
"I feel like it's something I'm capable of doing night in and night out," Hale said. "Peyton and Mike did a good job of finding me when I was open."
The Indiana defense held EIU in check throughout the rest of the game by not allowing more than 100 yards of total offense until the fourth quarter. Indiana also had more touchdowns (7) than EIU had first downs (5).
Penix, Ramsey and freshman quarterback Jack Tuttle combined for 441 passing yards and four touchdowns. This performance also ended a nation-leading 19-game turnover streak for the IU defense. With No. 5 Ohio State coming into town next weekend to open Big Ten play, Indiana will need to continue working on the minor details that could decide how competitive the Hoosiers can truly be.
After the performance his team just put up, Philyor wishes his team was playing the Buckeyes today already.
"We come to beat teams like Ohio State, we aren't just trying to play them, we're trying to beat them," Philyor said.


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It's not even spring and there are already a number of words I'm over. No, not 'taper' (though that's one too), but just a few other words I've seen pop up here, there and everywhere.
With that, my completely unscientific list of the 5 already most overused words of 2014.
Curate. Curating used to be a word we only used in museums. Somewhere in the last year 'curate' has morphed into a word people are using anytime they pick something and want to sound like it's more than just picking something. "Our musicologist will now curate you a playlist that's perfect for your evening playing Yahtzee." "The travel itinerary was carefully curated to help you avoid other Americans." It's great we're respecting the lost art of the mix tape, thank you. But unless you put that Picasso on the wall, you didn't curate.
Viral. "Dude, that video of me jumping my bike off the roof and rupturing my spleen has gone totally viral!" You mean the video you filmed, uploaded and sent around the internet? Whatever happened to something simply being called popular? Maybe popularity is for old people and being 'viral' sounds younger. Who knows, but having just read David Quammen's excellent book Spillover, I prefer to save "viral" for nasty things related to the civet cat.
Hack. The next time I've got a terrible seat on an airplane, I'm going to sneak up to first class and when confronted proclaim, "ha, I totally hacked your seating plan." I recently read an article about how to "hack" your favorite recipe. Huh? This smart, short word is now being thrown around anytime someone wants to sound cool when talking about changing something. Changing something is easy. Digging into complex lines of computer code is hard. Let's save hack for the hackers.
Conversation. This word has gone totally viral .. err, become popular … in social media, especially with marketers. "Our new brand of snack mix is now on Twitter, join the conversation." Don't get me wrong, Twitter and other forms of social media are great. But there's little that's truly conversational about them. They're more like press conferences, with a bunch of people lobbing one-liners in somebody's direction, with another one-liner occasionally lobbed back. With the exception of the Sullivan family Thanksgiving, most of my conversations aren't like that. Thankfully.
Snow. See also: cold. Enough said.
Any words I've missed? Let us know in the comments below. It may go viral.
—By CNBC's Brian Sullivan. Follow him on Twitter @SullyCNBC


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An injury to Steve Carpenter took the gloss off a solid win at bottom-placed London last night.
The Coventry Blaze defenceman became tangled with a Racers player and fell awkwardly into the plexi glass at Lee Valley Rink.
He needed six stitches and had whiplash injuries that could rule him out of tomorrow?s game at home to Manchester Phoenix - a match which could see Blaze muster a challenge on second spot in the table.
There had already been concerns about the safety of the rink, and more temporary repairs were needed to cover up a gap in the plexi after Carpenter?s injury.
The conditions may have been far from ideal, but Blaze?s game was consistent and professional.
Hilton Ruggles ended a barren spell with two goals after being moved to the second line and reunited with Steve Chartrand, while Steve Gallace stepped up to the first unit.
Joel Poirier tipped a shot from Carpenter in for the opener in a first period that ended when the defenceman was hurt.
After the interval, but still with first period time being played, Graham Schlender latched onto a loose puck after Hilton Ruggles took out the sole London defenceman, and buried his shot in the net.
Schlender returned the favour for the third, taking the puck deep into the corner before firing it to the centre. Ruggles latched onto it and prodded it home for his first goal in nine games.
He was brushed, however, by Ashley Tait for the fourth, as they both met a long clearance into an empty zone. Tait skated to the net and roofed his shot with a neat backhand flick.
But Ruggles had the last say, going unchallenged for the fifth. London had several new players but the main threats to Blaze?s net came from mistakes by Coventry?s defence.
Luckily for Blaze, the Racers forwards weren?t up to the task, allowing Jody Lehman, who gifted the puck in front of the open net himself, a 22-shot shutout.
London Racers 0
Coventry Blaze 5
5.47 POIRIER, Carpenter, Tait
19.39 SCHLENDER, Ruggles
26.00 RUGGLES, Schlender, Chartrand
38.03 TAIT, Gallace
Penalty minutes: London 10, Coventry 12
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I am nearly out of my mind with stress over dealing with having the house repainted (inside, outside, and upside down), but I thought I'd take a moment to give a shout out to Mary Warner, who let us stay at her amazing loft just a few minutes from our house while the gloopiest and messiest of the work was being done.
I am horrified at all the grammatical errors on on my airbnb review and the inevitable ones in this post, but alas, I only have so much time before I have to get back to scrubbing my house clean of contractor dust. So, please forgive my bad english-I am so very tired and just barely existing on the fumes of my freakish, obsessive/compulsive drive.
Anywho, back to the loft! Really, the photos speak for themselves–so, so chic and cozy. We found this spot via airbnb.com, and it was definitely a great first experience with the online service.
more after the jump!
- 851 Ralph McGill Boulevard Northeast, Atlanta, GA
- ~$150/night
- Plenty o' parking
- Super responsive host
- Awesome design aesthetic, all the things
Before I booked, I wanted to make sure we were dealing with a legit human being (Be safe, people. The internet runneth over with the whack and wild) so I did some cyber stalking and could not have been more pleased with the results! Mary works in design/architecture and decided to list her home on airbnb as a part of her on going exploration of "the intersection of design and memory" as it relates to the definition of home. She documents her discoveries on her blog, coucouhome.com.
Mary is particularly interested in "home" as a sanctuary and ties in an outstanding philanthropic arm to her developing philosophy by giving a portion of her proceeds to Atlanta transitional housing and/or domestic violence shelters. She hopes to exhibit all her findings, interviews, and imagery in a collection, and you can find more on "The Domesticity Project" here.
If you are thinking of visiting Atlanta or live in the surrounding area and love an intown staycation, I hope you'll consider this hip, comfy, and conveniently located loft!
Any other airbnb fans out there?


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In the work place, there are some ingrained gender stereotypes that just won't shift, according to new research by Expert Market, and one of them is the impact hormones have on the work performance of women.
In a survey of more than 2,000 people from offices across the UK, 54 per cent of people said they thought the behaviour of women at work was dictated by their hormones.
In addition to this, more than half admitted to having made judgements about colleagues or employees based on their gender in the past. More than a third of those responsible for hiring people said they had taken into consideration the likelihood of a woman taking maternity leave.
Women were also not valued in the same way as men by many of those who answered the questionnaire – exactly half said they believed there were differences in the capabilities of men and women, while 14 per cent – more than one in 10 – actually believed it was right that a man should be paid more for doing the same job.
But their beliefs about women were not reflected in their perception of the prevalence of gender discrimination in the workplace – 86 per cent said they had never observed it with their own eyes, and 63 per cent said they thought the gender pay gap was not real.
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The researchers who carried out the study suggested the problem stems from the fact certain views of women, such as how affected they are by hormones, are not considered discriminatory by those who hold them.
Grace Garland, lead researcher, said: "The survey essentially shows most people do not think there is much discrimination going on – but conflictingly, they do believe in damaging stereotypes such as that the women they work with make decisions due to their hormones.
It might appear harmless enough to say these things, but when these same people are making hiring and firing decisions you have to believe it might impact who they select for a role or how they interact with their colleagues.


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Today you should read: Mark 6:30-56
Feeding 5,000 and walking on water… Are there two things that Jesus is more known for, aside from the resurrection? Here's the challenge for us though: familiarity often breeds complacency. We stop looking at these stories with wonder like we did when we first heard them. I hope that, today, you can see them with fresh eyes and regain perspective; Almighty God of the universe became flesh and dwelt among us (John 1), and He clearly made His presence known through miracles like we see in Mark 6.
In the feeding of the 5,000, there are a lot of neat things to account for. First, it's one of the few miracles mentioned in all 4 gospel accounts: John 6:1-15, Matthew 14:13-21, Mark 6:32-44, and Luke 9:10-17. Second, it happens at a pretty cool location: Bethsaida. That's where the Jordan River feeds the Sea of Galilee, which is the main water source for Israel.
Look at where Jesus is about to do a miracle of provision — right where the Jordan flows into the Sea of Galilee. Without the Jordan (which is ONE river fed by THREE principle tributaries (springs), Israel would have no life. It's their main water source. Here, in this "chance" location, Jesus is about to show somewhere between 8-10k people (5k men + women/kids) that HE is the source of life. HE is their provider.
The next story is of Jesus walking on water. The disciples were freaked out and were navigating through a storm with all their might. Jesus, desiring to show them His glory, walked out to them and restored calm. This was a huge moment for them, reiterating that this must have been the true Messiah. What struck me, though, is what I read in verses 51-52:
Then he climbed into the boat, and the wind stopped. They were totally amazed, for they still didn't understand the significance of the miracle of the loaves. Their hearts were too hard to take it in.
This was like taking a 2×4 on the noggin. How often am I like this? I see the Lord work and move, miracles happen all around me, and yet I still don't get it. I still struggle to trust Him. I question His plan. I balk at His provisions.
Here's a question for reflection today. I'd love to hear your responses in the comments section so we can encourage each other and serve one another in prayer.
In what area of your life do you question God the most? Or phrased another way, where do you consistently lack trust in God?
By: Todd Thomas — Worship & College Pastor


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Every career in the Air Force contributes toward the overall mission to fly, fight and win in air, space and cyberspace. Air traffic controllers do their part through ensuring the safety of pilots and aircraft that go through their airspace by making quick decisions and monitoring different variables.
ATCs separate traffic by staying in communication with the pilots as they land and takeoff. They plot aircraft positions on radar equipment and compute aircraft speed, direction and altitude. ATCs also radio the pilots, constantly relaying flight and landing instructions, weather updates and safety information.
"I try to make things as easy as possible for the pilot," said Staff Sgt. George Garrett, 56th Operations Support Squadron ATC at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. "They already have so much going on, my job is to make it as easy as possible for them to land and feel safe in their aircraft."
More than 14 months of extensive training is needed to become an ATC. Brief introductions to the ATC operator course are performed during a four-month period at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Once the ATC arrives at their first duty station, they focus their efforts and training on the basics of their environment. Day-to-day training involves reviewing binders and books of rules. After that, they work live traffic with an individual monitoring them.
Along with live training, an hour of aircraft simulation training is performed on a computer system. The aircraft's characteristics in the simulations are exactly the same as how they ordinarily fly, helping the ATCs get familiar with unique scenarios that might happen.
The ATC tower is utilized by approximately four ATCs on shift to get visual observation on the aircraft in their airspace. There are more than five cubic miles of airspace that tower ATCs oversee. More than 74,000 total annual operations are conducted, which are aircraft that are controlled through the airspace.
ATCs are broken into two central sections, ones who control the air and ones who control the ground movement.
"When you are on the ground or are taking off, you are talking to the tower," said Garrett. "As soon as you get into the clouds, that's when you're talking to radar approach control (RAPCON)."
More than 15 ATCs are on shift at a time at RAPCON. They are in communication with the pilots while they are in flight and when they start climbing to 6,000-plus feet. RAPCON ATCs sit in the low-light instrument flight rules room and use radar scopes, a screen with rings and dots on it, to identify where aircraft are in flight.
"Each little dot is an aircraft," said Garrett. "The computer system is reading GPS on the aircraft and radars are instantaneously giving that information and putting it onto the radar scope so controllers can use it. That allows the RAPCON controllers, because they don't have windows and can't see the aircraft 16,000 feet in the air, to be able to have a picture of what's going on."
Due to the similar aircraft that reside at Luke, separation requirements permits the aircraft to be separated 4,000 to 6,000 feet while taking off and landing. If aircraft get too close to one another, ATCs promptly look for solutions to resolve the conflict.
"Our whole job is to see those conflicts miles and miles out," said Garrett. "If a situation does arise, we take immediate action to correct them."
Combined, the tower and RAPCON oversee more than 8,000 cubic miles of airspace. Due to the amount of airspace the ATCs have to cover, their job can be stressful at times. Although, that doesn't hinder their performance of ensuring a safe flying environment in order to train the next generation of fighter pilots, according to Garrett.
"The Air Force's operations include large amounts of flying missions," said Airman 1st Class Sante Constantine, 56th OSS air traffic controller. "Our whole mission is flying and air power. If we didn't have ATCs in the Air Force to keep the pilots safe, how would we fly?"
RAPCON and tower ATCs continue to ensure the safety of the pilots, aircraft, and civilians on the ground by staying vigilant and spotting complications well before they happen. They continuously perform their duties, even under dangerous or extreme conditions, including combat situations. The 56th OSS ATCs are trained to be prepared for any situation that comes their way.