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Don't Fence Me In: Make Your Career Bigger Than a Job Title
Published on 11/12/2015 by Breanne O'Day
Humans have a long history of trying to categorize things that ought not to be categorized. Chiefly among them is humans.
Some instances of this are benign, like the ludicrous assumption that you must be exclusively a cat person or a dog person, or either a Star Wars fan or a Trekkie (hello, J.J. Abrams). Other times, it's more harmful. There are a lot of implications that come with definitively labeling people as masculine or feminine, or confining them into economic classes (think French Revolution or any young adult dystopian novel ever).
The same rigid classification exists in the traditional view of careers. Think back to college when you were carefully selecting a major that would carry over to your lifelong occupation. You probably changed majors at least once; if not, you certainly knew people who did. And it's no wonder—careers are traditionally stringent, requiring you to focus on one thing and stick to it if you ever want to advance. We've all heard the old adage, "jack of all trades, master of none." Choosing between all of your interests to pinpoint just one might have felt remarkably like choosing the right grail to drink out of in Indiana Jones.
"You must choose…but choose wisely." –Grail Knight
Fortunately, for young professionals today, the landscape is broadening. By now, you know that your major hardly dictated your identity in the workplace. What you may not realize, though, is that neither does your job. The term career now embodies a great deal more than simply a job title. Millennials are finding new ways to creatively expand their careers beyond the label of their current positions. This is just as well, since they are also changing career trajectories more frequently, both between different jobs and even different industries. Here are 5 ways to make sure your career transcends your job title:
1. Freelance.
It's on the rise in the workplace, and Millennials are at the height of that growth, with 38% of workers under 35 freelancing. Technology is making it easier to find extra work, and the best part about this is that it doesn't have to mean doing more of the same job. If you are a young professional today, you were new to the workplace or about to enter it when the Great Recession struck in 2007-2009. Jobs were sparse, and that's still recovering. You probably don't have the exact position you hope to land as your dream job one day. You may not even be in the right field yet. But by freelancing with the talents and passions for which you don't have an outlet in your current job, you gain valuable experience while broadening your career. It's now perfectly legitimate to include freelance work as part of your professional identity both on social media profiles and in face-to-face networking. You're doing professional work in your freelance area, so claim it.
2. Market your career.
Presence is now just as important as the actual work you do when it comes to defining your career. Listing your experience on your resume is no longer enough; you should have a digital footprint that verifies it. In some fields, this means keeping an ongoing portfolio on a personal website. In others, it's as simple as staying active and engaged on relevant social media. Share the work project you just finished online with your personal contacts. Repost the article you read about change in your field, and even comment on it. If someone looks you up online, it shouldn't be difficult to figure out what you do for a living.
3. Add at least one duty to every job you hold.
Instead of having a static job, have an exploratory career. There is always something extra you can bring to the company that employs you. Find it.
Maybe you're skilled at creating social media content at a company with a weak social presence. Perhaps you have a gift for proofreading or training customers on products, or you enjoy taking photos and your company doesn't have any updated images on Google Business. You may have to try offering a few different suggestions to your manager before you find an area where it makes sense strategically for your company, but there is somewhere you can add value beyond what you were hired to do. Not only does this give you a wider range of experience, but it also shows that you are adaptable, a prized trait in today's changing climate.
4. Bring your hobbies to work.
No one wants to talk to a person who only knows one thing—the odds are immensely against it being anything of interest. You have interests beyond work, so show them. If you're working on a blog or building a DIY farm-style table, don't keep it to yourself. Eclectic interests provide the entryway for personal connections. Not only will showing your true self in full color at work allow you to better network with your colleagues, but it may also lead to freelance or job opportunities. The more interesting you are, the more marketable.
5. Keep learning.
It's a mistake to think that someone who is a "jack of all trades" is a "master of none." Learning is not a zero-sum occupation. You can grow professionally and learn new skills without sacrificing your other areas of expertise. In fact, it's beneficial to your career. There's a growing need in the workplace to demonstrate adaptability. Having a career throughout which you have updated your skills exhibits just that. Don't feel like you have to pick only one of your strengths and focus on it alone. Entertain all of your skills, and learn new ones.
Your job title shouldn't be a label that confines you to one category of professional work. There are a growing number of ways to expand your career into something beyond your current role. Your career should be as unique as you are, utilizing all of your talents and skills and gaining new ones along the way. So don't feel pressured to specialize in just one thing. If Michelangelo had stuck to his specialty (sculpting), the Sistine Chapel as we know it would not exist. Keep finding ways to add to your professional identity, and your career will become much more than a job.
Originally published on Young Professionals Nashville.


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Product: Sony VCT R100 Lightweight Tripod
Price: $34.99
Type of Product: Camera/Video Tripod
Our Rating: 9 out of Ten
The Sony VCT R100 Lightweight Tripod – Product Overview
A great value tripod with 3-Way Pan/Tilt Head that is compact and light enough to fit in a backpack. When folded up it only reaches 14 inches in length but when extended fully it reaches a comfortable 40 inches.
The 3-way pan/tilt head makes moving and pointing your camera an easy task because you don't need to fiddle with the tripod itself – it also makes steady shooting with a video camera a breeze!
The tripod's durable black aluminum construction means it is capable of supporting more than two pounds in weight.
The package includes a reliable tripod case for safe transit and a manufacturer's limited 1 year warranty on parts plus a 90 day warranty on labor.
The Good & The Bad
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- Well made and sturdy
- Fantastic value for money ( low price )
- The 3-Way pan head is surprisingly fluid and smooth when compared to other tripods in it's class
- The locking mechanism is cam-lock
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- The maximum extension of this model is only at 40 inches
- It's designed primarily for equipment weighing less than 3 pounds
- Does not offer a quick release function
Who is The Sony VCT R100 Lightweight Tripod for?
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Our Final Opinion on The Sony VCT R100 Lightweight Tripod
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It's compact folded dimensions make it easy to take out on field trips, studio shoots and even on holidays! It does seem a little short in some instances but again this down to it's unique folding feature.
We found it worked best with slightly lighter cameras so if you are planning on shelling out on a DSLR you may want to go for a tripod that is suited to the increased weight.
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19 June 2017 | Follow
Almost 260 people turned out to vote at the decision day
16 community groups in Monkton, Prestwick and Symington are celebrating after landing fresh funding to help support their work. Almost 260 people turned out to take part in the latest decision day on Sat 17 June.
The event is part of a new way to encourage people to get actively involved in local decision making known as 'Participatory Budgeting'. Building on the success of recent community funding decision days, the latest 'marketplace event' saw 17 ideas from 16 groups displayed to local people, who then voted to award funding.
Up to £20,000 was available at the event, with groups funded up to £1,000 for local projects and up to £3,000 for projects that benefit the wider community. Voting was open to anyone living, working, volunteering or studying in Monkton, Prestwick and Symington, aged 10+.
Among the successful projects: Improvements to Shaw Park to improve the quality of the pitch for Symington Caledonian; an exercise programme for Monkton Senior Citizens; new equipment for the Symington Gala Committee; training to help ease social isolation for the New Life Trust's Diamonds Befriending project; and helping bring puppet events to life through the 1st Monkton and Prestwick Girls Brigade.
Leader of South Ayrshire Council, Douglas Campbell, said the money would make a real difference, "We're committed to working with our communities to deliver investment and services that help people to realise their full potential.
"Our series of decision days, which allow people to vote on funding for local projects, have been embraced by communities, with hundreds of people having taken part in more than a dozen events across South Ayrshire in the last year.
"After the latest event, successful groups can now take forward ideas that will benefit communities in Monkton, Prestwick and Symington, and I wish everyone the best of luck as the projects get underway."
Key themes for the funding included: reducing social isolation and loneliness, addressing transport issues, access to services, and keeping local people independent and well. The money is being made available from South Ayrshire Council and the Scottish Government.
The 'Decision Day' event took place at Monkton Primary School on Saturday 17 June between 10am and 12noon.
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Heartworks Burlington
Heartworks School in Burlington was founded in 2004, and our successful and popular program warranted doubling the space in 2006. Heartworks Burlington is located on the waterfront, close to Waterfront Park, which provides a wonderful green space for the children, in addition to our existing play yard, as well as spectacular views of Lake Champlain and the Adirondacks. The waterfront location also provides many opportunities for learning about the seasons as children explore this landscape daily. Heartworks in Burlington enjoys free on-site parking as well as easy access to public transportation and the Burlington Bike Path.
Our Preschool Program:
At Heartworks Preschools, we are truly engaging in the "Work of the Heart;" our name reflects our commitment to provide a nurturing academic, social and emotional experience for each child. Through school-wide themes such as Stories Around the World, Animal and People Homes, and Family and Friends, as well as a STEAM Program in the afternoon, we build on children's natural curiosity about their world, with programs designed to enrich each child with a passion for learning, faith in the goodness of humanity, a deep connection with the natural world and a strong sense character development sch as compassion for all living things. In this warm and welcoming environment children feel safe and confident to gain developmental skills, enabling them to experiment, to ask questions, to develop supportive relationships with teachers and peers and ultimately to open their minds to the important lessons that will help them become successful learners and good citizens in their community and the world.
Read about a typical day in a Heartworks Classroom.
Meet Our Staff
Our Heartworks faclty are experienced and kind; most are state-certified with degrees in Elementary or Early Childhood Education. Teachers differentiate instruction to meet the distinctive learning needs of each child and they guide children to recognize their unique potential, while maintaining a compassionate approach. Within small classes, teachers strive to model exemplary character and curiosity, spark each child's interest in learning and help each child to be successful as she or he navigates the world. Meet our Director and Enrichment Teachers.
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Continues from post - Woman's Courtship (Part 1)
|Photo credit: Christopher Philip; BodyLanguageProject.com
♀ Sensitive signs: When she finds him relation worthy, she unconsciously touches very sensitive parts of her body. She touches below throat or simply plays with necklace. She gently touches or caresses neck by fingers. She unconsciously makes sensitive part facing towards him. She fidgets with ear rings or tops, gently moves fingers through hairs or places palm on chick.
Inside skin of forearms (above elbows and below wrist) is very sensitive and has strong significance for expressing desire.
♀ Flattering flute: Folks freely fall for flattery. It's a common experience and she utilizes her sweet voice for same. She tries to pronounce words very softly, slowly and carefully so that he shouldn't get hurt by any mean.
She deliberately asks him about current events, activities, social engagements and future plans.
She deliberately asks him about current events, activities, social engagements and future plans.
♀ Sole submission: Neck is the most vulnerable part of human body and it signals one's submission towards other under the influence of either fear or fondness. Woman's neck has very aesthetic value in her appearance. When she decides to move ahead in relationship, she tilts herself at one side so that exposed neck becomes visible to him. She would laugh quietly and look at him while doing so. It's one of the firm signals from her in courtship.
♀ Pink proposal: In normal condition, blood flow gravitates towards lower part of body. But when she gets excited or emotionally charged, it starts circulating in upward direction - towards torso and face. Her chicks start turning pink (light red) and stays so for a considerable amount of time. It's evident on fair skin than darker. It's clear biological indication of her soaring sensations. Chicks are very sensitive part of face and has large network of veins under its skin. Many woman brush their chicks pink as part of their makeup.
♀ Intimate invitation: Intimate gaze has an enormous appeal. When he looks at or talks with her, she holds gaze downward and looks at ground, torso, palms, fingers or nails and fidgets with objects on laps. She hardly makes eye contact with him or may cross her arms over chest. She blinks eyes steadily, sings softly or smiles.
♀ Womanly woos: As compared to man's strong hunting and wrestling wrist, she has very lean and slender wrist that has great care taking capabilities. She allows her wrist to swivel, sway or hang loose in front of him. She makes gestures to show gentleness and flexibility of wrist. She fidgets with bracelets or bangles.
♀ Caring contact: First touch is very crucial for forming social or personal relationship. To cross personal threshold, one has to touch other to affiliate. Women are more social and touch friendly then men. According to experts, woman initiates first touch in 90% of cases. Touch necessarily should not be firm or grabbing but it's fleeting and brief as if it happened accidentally.
♀ Adorable appeal: Like men putting hands on hips, she does same to look very appealing and challenging. She puts one or both hands on hips and stands facing towards him. Also, she puts entire weight on one leg and let other point in the other direction. She performs cat walk while passing in front of him. She sways hips while dancing.
♀ Tempting toss: We already came to know about appealing power of hairs and she takes an advantage of same. She allows her hairs wave on her back. She lifts and throws them behind shoulders. She jerks neck so that hairs would move backward and forward on torso or bounce over shoulders. Even if she short hairs, she does it.
♀ Follow me: After considerable interactions and signaling, its time to make an ultimate appeal. She passes by him, stands or sits facing her back to him. She looks at him over her shoulders very briefly and looks forward or continues conversing with other. It's her appeal to him for following her.
Looking over shoulders while she stands is sure strike right on his heart.
Looking over shoulders while she stands is sure strike right on his heart.
♀ Let's dance: When she stands or sits (rather he allows her to) close to him, she lifts her face and starts looking at his face passionately. She plays with him with her hands or teases sportingly. She moves back and forth, tries to grab his attention and asks him to dance with her.
Related Articles:
1) Man's Courtship 2) Primary Attraction 3) Courtship and Dance 4) Woman are body language experts 5) Why we smile? 6) Why we wave hands at others? 7) Importance of eyes in relationship 8) Smell of love 9) What we seek in partner? 10) Why women apply makeup on face? 11) The ways woman provokes her man to be protective 12) Side-way glance of interest 13) Couple in trouble?
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1000+ term body language dictionary: http://www.bodylanguageproject.com/dictionary/
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300+ page body language eBook: http://bodylanguageproject.com/the-only-book-on-body-language-that-everybody-needs-to-read/
1000+ term body language dictionary: http://www.bodylanguageproject.com/dictionary/
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Yup, those are my thick thighs and fat feet in the photo. And?
Body shaming – people still do that? Good thing we don't care. It's taken society way too long to realize that our bodies are pretty amazing. Really, what was the hold up? There are so many reasons why we R-O-C-K!
We can actually fit our boots. Skinny ankle syndrome…we don't have that issue. Our legs and ankles look good in anything.
Perfect cuddle partners. Yasss, come lay your head on mama's pillows. Our fluffiness brings warmth and comfort that makes you want to lie around for hours.
We don't mind cooking…or eating. Salad on the first date? Boy, bye! Just because we're packing a few extra pounds does NOT mean that we're on a lifelong mission to lose weight. And because of that we can cook up a feast that makes you want to relax for the rest of the day *see point #2 above*
We get better massages. Oh yes masseuse, WERK that flesh. There's a bit of extra ground to cover here but hey, you have the honor or rubbing on all this goodness. Thank you!
We prove naysayers wrong. Big girls can't do yoga? False. We aren't flexible? False. We're lazy? False. We're unhealthy? False! You can't find "it" down there? Sounds like you need more training to operate this ride.
We have quality pieces in our wardrobe. I've said it before and I'll say it again. God built us like brick houses, but these clothing companies weren't ready! Because of this, we don't build our wardrobes at certain stores and boutiques that shall remain nameless here. We'll spend the extra money to make sure that we look good AND feel good in our clothes, because we're classy like that. Men, you'll always be proud to show us off.
Ok maybe that's enough for one post. I really don't want to overwhelm you with the awesomeness of us.
What do you love the most about curvy women?
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Roku with remote and power supply. Works great just got a smart tv and no longer need it. Has been reset ready to use.
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Nintendo Direct tonight focuses on upcoming titles
It's only been over a week after the Smash Bros. Direct and now Nintendo have a brand new one coming tonight.
According to Nintendo, it will focus on both Wii U and 3DS titles that will be coming out by the end of the year and 2015. What can we expect to see? Personally, I'm sure we can expect some details regarding the aforementioned Smash Bros., as well as the upcoming Pokemon remakes for 3DS, Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire. Probably some new information regarding DLC and amiibo functionality for Mario Kart 8.
Could we maybe see some new titles for 2015 be announced? Highly unlikely; don't hold your breath for a Majora's Mask remake or a new Metroid game.
The Nintendo Direct airs tonight at 10pm UK time (5pm EST), and you can watch by following this link: https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Misc-/Nintendo-Direct/Latest-Nintendo-Direct/Nintendo-Direct-698557.html


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A word from editor,
Over the last few months, the BLUR team has been working hard and probably under more pressure than ever before. On the eve our fifth anniversary, things started to get complicated really quickly. It wouldn't be honest of me to claim it was completely unexpected; however, I did expect certain events to occur a bit further down the line. As with everything in life, the future always finds a way to creep up sooner than we think. For reasons still unknown to us (well, we're being modest), the number of downloads of our free issues skyrocketed toward the end of 2012, putting us between a rock and a hard place. Our small server began to crash under the influx of tens of thousands of requests, reaching our bandwidth caps and resulting in frequent downtime, which is unacceptable for a digital magazine of any kind, let alone one that serves gigabytes of photo-heavy PDF downloads. We tried switching to Dropbox, but we reached bandwidth caps in mere days, and all other solutions seemed temporary at best.
Huge readership is a reason to celebrate for any magazine, and yet there we were, completely dead in the water with no finances, relying only on server space borrowed from friends to distribute free material in the midst of a financial crisis eating away at the savings and morale of most of the team. After five years, there was simply little left to give. The rest of the story you know: BLUR decided to find a rather drastic solution for this crisis; we reached out to you.
Implementing a payment system that allowed our readers to freely donate $1.00 or more to download our issues proved to be one of the best decisions we've ever made. Although the influx of cash was modest in these first two months, not only did it give us breathing room in terms of server resources and save us from closing down entirely, but it also gave us new wings and a much-needed morale boost. Although it's too early to make any financial plans, as much of our readership still needs to come to terms with the new order of things, there is reason for optimism. We've invested as much as we can to expand, showing that we're not here for the profit but to offer a better BLUR experience to a wider international audience as well as to grow into a bigger promotional platform for even more photographers in search of exposure.
And we've started immediately.
As soon as we were able, we launched a completely new, special edition called BLUR Gallery 2012, which is freely available for download from our website. Also, you might have noticed that this issue came out a month early. There's nothing wrong with your calendar—indeed, we're going to ramp up production to a bi-monthly cycle, churning out at least six issues in 2013. Our new issues have been redesigned and optimized for viewing on the iPad and other tablets. We've increased the amount of whitespace, enlarged the font, enlarged all hyperlinks and improved the navigation. We've expanded Gallery 24 into Gallery 36 and introduced three new editorials covering photography genres previously less prominent in BLUR. And as a cherry on top, we're now able to afford a proper dedicated web server and are working on a brand new website that will be launched in the coming weeks, equipped with a responsive HTML theme compatible with PCs, tablets, and smartphones alike. And that's just the beginning; we're preparing to launch many more surprises from this upgraded platform in the coming months.
In a way, you could say that, thanks to you, we get to thank you even more—by giving you more of what we do best: great photography, more accessible, more often.
So let's keep those shutters clicking.
Robert Gojevic | founder | editor in chief
CLOSE-UP Eolo Perfido, Italy
"There are different types of creative photographers. I think all the elements you mentioned are fundamental. For me personally, the people on my team are a very important factor. After all, the photography world is a bit like cinema: many different skills come together in the process and every one of them needs to be rewarded financially. The photographer is like the director, the one that has to make the whole shoot work. Knowing how to manage different resources is a key element in advertising photography. "
PROJECT Julien Mauve & Pauline Ballet, France
"As we began imagining a mutual project, Pauline and I really wanted to create something special, which hadn't been done before... so we decided to write about the most common theme of the universe : love."
WET PLATE Ed Ross, USA
"Wet plate photography is relatively difficult to do well consistently. And by "to do well" in this context, I mean to create plates with good contrast and artifact-free, or "clean." The literature, historic and modern, is replete with "problem solving" recipes for one ailment or another. I have had my fair share of head-scratching problems. Those problems are a frustration when you are trying to work your way through to a resolution, especially when they are spoiling a shoot. But there is also satisfaction in that problem-solving process. No, I would not change a thing."
INSTANTION Andrea Tonellotto, Italy
"Surely it's the fact that you have pastel colors, a bit in contrast with the sharpness of the digital photography so fashionable now. This gives instant photos a retro, dreamy look that fascinates me so much. It also helps to create the atmosphere I'm after in my pictures. Magic! Even now, it still amazes me when the picture develops in my hand—simply magic!"
PLAYSTICK Erin McGuire, USA
"On The Surface is a new and ongoing body of work that explores my feelings of deception and abandonment. The recent discovery and diagnosis of a life-threatening illness for a beloved family member, along with the realization that the illness had gone unnoticed for some time, has forced me to look at my life and my work in a new way. These images of abandoned homes are digital composites made from Holga negatives to intentionally deceive the viewer. How the deception manifests itself is left to the personal history, emotions, and imagination of the individual viewing the image."
PINHOLE Victor Senkov, Belarus
"I mostly used medium format cameras and was never interested in pinhole photography before. When I had my Bronica stolen, I ordered a new camera.But for a month I had only an old Lubitel in my hands. I decided to make a pinhole on its base. The idea was to use it independent of the main glass waist level finder. It took about an hour to remove the glass, cut a plate from a can, and make a hole with a needle and hammer. I didn't make any calculations. It was a pure act of creation."
ANALOG WABI SABI Kitamura Mika, Japan
"As I look at photographs, what comes to my mind is always the same: what is it that's not there? What is it that the photographer chose to omit? Thinking about these things helps me to see the photographs a little bit more precisely. The next thing I consider is that we live surrounded by the enormous number of things that we did not choose, as opposed to the things that we did. How is it that we don't see/choose them? This is exactly how we reach the point of seeing/choosing, by permission and not through refusal.."
TETRA Yury Bird, Ukraine
"Long exposures, sharp light transitions, meditative minimalism, and a theme of loneliness – all come together in my photographic style. I don't have any heroes in photography, but I really enjoy the masterpieces of Ansel Adams, Michael Kenna, and David Fokos. In some ways, I could call them my teachers. I prefer works in black and white, but I also work joyfully with color as well. Photography is a lifestyle, a form of self-expression, and a meditation, while at the same time it's sorrow and gladness."
WIDE Deon Reynolds, USA
"Investigating and documenting the rich history of the American West has become a passion of mine. What appears to be a desolate, abandoned, corral most of the time, comes to life in the Spring when cattle are gathered and the annual ritual of sorting and branding occur. I am drawn to the stark landscape of the Great Basin where ranching still happens the old fashioned way."
OPEN Yurian Quintanas Nobel, Netherlands/Spain
"Every year, on the 19th of August, thousands of Orthodox, moved by faith, flock to the holy mountain of Grabarka to celebrate the Transfiguration. Many of them arrive on foot, on their knees or carry the traditional Orthodox cross for many miles as a sacrifice to God. On their arrival, the pilgrims place their crosses into the ground and start to pray. They continue their prayers throughout the night, hoping to receive health for themselves and their families and salvation for their dead ancestors."
PROEYECT Simon Lalia, Germany
"The last meal is a customary part of a condemned prisoner's last day."
Gallery 24
- Follow me | Yevgen Romanenko | www.romanenko.org | Ukraine
- Tea | Peyman Afnani | Iran
- Resistance | Arcadius Mauritz | www.arcadius-mauritz.pl | Poland
- Teatime | Yusuke Sakai | yusuke-09-11.wix.com/yusuke-sakai-photo | Japan
- Invisible landscape | Alexandre Manuel | www.alexandrephotography.com | Portugal/France
- Blue | Dimitri Bogachuk | www.dimitribogachuk.com | Ukraine
- Lady In Red | Mohammadreza Rezania | www.sensecreator.com | Iran
- Kate | Anastasiia Sapon | www.anastasiiasapon.com | USA/Ukraine
- Winter minimalism 2 | Zoltan Bekefy | www.zoltanbekefy.com | Ireland
- Gay | Armen Aghayan | www.aghayanphoto.com | Armenia
- Behind the Mask II | Ivana Miletic | www.ivana-miletic.com | Croatia
- Valentina | Maria Kanevskaya | www.mariakanevskaya.com | USA
- Art play | Saukov Evgeny | evgenysaukov.500px.com | Russia
- Taj Mahal | Saukov Evgeny | evgenysaukov.500px.com/ | Russia
- Dylan | Strickland | www.photoexmachina.com | United States
- Mourning | Amber Lee Hays | www.amberleehaysphotography.com | USA
- Forbidden Love b | Marioandrea Barbantini | www.mizukovideo.com | Italy
- Manitu | Florin Constantin | www.florinconstantin.ro | Romania
- Winter fairytale | Jovana Rikalo | facebook.com/JovanaRikaloPhotography | Serbia
- Continental | Alexandru Crisan | www.alexandrucrisan.darkfolio.com | romania
- The Hunter | Migle Golubickaite | facebook.com/MigleGphotography | Lithuania
- Snow White | Josipa Bjelobrk | Hrvatska
- Mariana | Eugenia Kirikova | kirikova.finegallery.net | Russia
- Summertime | Mahesh Balasubramanian | facebook.com/bmaheshphotography | India
- A cold rush | Chaitali Mitra | facebook.com/chaitalimitraphotography | India
- Escape | Viktoria Kollerova | 14782.portfolio.artlimited.net | Slovakia
- Fly | Pavel Titovich | www.titovichphoto.com | Russia
- Lightfall | Deyan Stefanov | www.behance.net/deyan/frame | Bulgaria
- Nude 05 | Jim Read LRPS | www.jasread.com | UK
- Softly 2 | Ana Panić | www.anapanic.com | Serbia
- Nature itself | Sergei Bal | Estonia
- Midnight Fairy | Maroussia Podkosova | www.maroussiapodkosova.com | France
- Pseudo Spring with Sara | Gregory G. Geiger | www.lessthan4.com | United States
- Blur'icicle | Konjo Kalonji | facebook.com/KonjoKalonjiPhotography | USA
- Follow Your Life Lines... | HeavenMan (Tóth Gábor Gyula) | facebook.com/heavenmanphotography | Hungary
- Curved | Carly Erin O'Neil | www.carlyoneil.com | USA


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Environmental Responsibility
Environmental issues are a prime consideration in the planning and construction of all modernization projects. This will mean extensive use of recycled materials, sustainable energy sources, particularly solar, and procurement of more energy-efficient machinery.
Along with functionality and operational efficiency, the Airports Modernization Program also seeks to introduce, maintain and enhance environmental, social and cultural elements that can set Hawaii's airports apart from facilities elsewhere, and to design projects to be environmentally sustainable. For example, Kona International Airport at Ke`ahole will be the first airport in the world to be cooled by deep ocean water. Once the system is proven, it will be added to other state airports.
The Airports Modernization Program will apply Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) accreditation. This is the nationally-accepted benchmark for the design, construction, and operation of high-performance green buildings.
LEED promotes a whole-building approach to sustainability by recognizing performance in five key areas of human and environmental health: sustainable site development, water savings, energy efficiency, materials selection and indoor environmental quality.
Sustainability is an integral part of the goals of the modernization program. As the State embarks on such a comprehensive program, it is recognized that there is great responsibility for all involved to understand and respond to the issues of sustainability as the program is developed and implemented. The program recognizes the sustainability efforts made by both governmental and non-governmental organizations in Hawaii and the aviation community, and endeavors to support those efforts as much as possible. This includes, but is not limited to:
· Hawaii Lead by Example State Agencies' Energy Initiative
· Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative
· Global Warming Solutions Act
· Hawaii Energy Code
· Hawaii Guidelines for energy efficient buildings
· Hawaii 2050 Sustainability Plan
· ACI-NA Sustainability Committee
It is the intention of the Airports Modernization Program to join other airports that are taking leadership roles in the development of airport sustainability standards, and committing to continually improve and evolve the sustainable performance of all facets of the airport organization and operation. A strong sustainable program facilitates evolvement of best management practices and a constant progressive development of standards for balanced performance.
The benefits of this are clear. It just makes good sense for the airport. Performance based development will provide the greatest opportunity for responsible operation. A high performing airport will minimize waste, responsibly use resources, provide efficient connectivity, create jobs and generate revenue.
To carry out DOT-A's Sustainability Program values and objectives, DOT-A has developed guiding documents for individual airport reference, including Sustainable High Performance Guidelines (SHPG) to facilitate the integration and implementation of sustainable best practices in all Modernization projects. The Guidelines are intended for use at the project level only, and includes best practices for general construction, occupied buildings, support facilities, roads and runways, utilities and infrastructure, and other civil projects. This document supports and recognizes all sustainability efforts being made by both governmental and non-governmental organizations in both the Hawaii and aviation community.
SustainableHNL (sHNL) for Honolulu International is the first airport sustainability initiative and pilot for the Hawaii's airports system.


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Oh, Sandy!! Leave it to women to pack a whopper! Batten down your hatches and fill up your bath tubs. Hurricane Sandy's paying the East Cost a BIG visit! I've braved the weather outside, long lines, and bought 'essentials' to sustain me, if the power goes out. My friends kid that I'm always prepared (thank you, Brownies) in the event of a catastrophe, but I have to. As a single woman, I have to rely on Me, Myself, and I.
In honor of Sandy's visit, I've complied the "The Single Girl's Guide to Surviving Sandy".
1. Be a Hoarder
Self explanatory. If you find yourself getting nervous, create a smooth jazz or relaxing playlist on your mp3 player to help calm your nerves. This will also keep those who haven't picked up a book in years sane!
4. Take a shower at 6:30 pm (before the power goes out)
Ladies, just because a hurricane's coming through does not mean you should neglect what's really important--Personal Hygiene. For those dating, you never know when you might get a 'visitor' to keep you safe when the eye of the storm hits. Always be prepared.
5. Stock up on water and fill your pots, bathtub and buckets with water.
Another important essential. Ladies, I know we are often watching our weight, however 'weight loss by dehydration' is not a smart fad you want to embark on. We need to stay hydrated for several reasons:
- Your body needs water to keep your organs functioning properly. Plus, drinking water helps flush out the toxins in your system, hence drinking more water = frequent visits to the bathroom.
- A well hydrated person often has clear healthy skin.
- Your body needs enough water to regulate your body temperature. This will be key if your power goes out.
- Water keeps your body from dehydrating after Lolatini's, Martini's, and the other hurricane alcohol concoctions of your choice. You won't wake up with hangovers.
5. Catch up on your reading or those books collecting dust in your library
6. Keep calm and have a glass of wine!
At the end of the day, stress, and panic get you nowhere. You might as well make the most of the situation. Stay indoors, stay safe. Enjoy your time off, grab a book, a throw or blanket, relax on the sofa and a have glass of wine. love+live.life!


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hope you like Big Little Lies! i loved it. i also hope you like After You. I got some new clothes from Target earlier this month.. but even though it is cool enough to wear them i'm not ready to admit that hahahaReplyDelete
I'm on the fourth HP book. I've only read the first four once, and that was like as they came out. I started the fifth book twice and could not force myself to read it, so I'm rereading from the beginning and this time I will read 5-7 and I get to read The Cursed Child at the end! I'm loving it...but then again, I haven't gotten to the dreaded book 5 yet...ReplyDelete
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Republican national chairman Richard Richards says three or four more Democratic congressman are negotiating to change parties, following the decision by Rep. Eugene V. Atkinson to join the GOP.
Mr. Atkinson, who represents a steel mill district outside Pittsburgh that was carried by Jimmy Carter last year, announced his party switch in the White House Rose Garden with President REagan at his side.
Mr. Richards declined to identify potential converts. But the Washington Post quoted White House and GOP political strategists as saying the likely candidates are Reps. Larry Mc-Donald of georgia, Richard C. Shelby of Alabama, and Ronald M. Mottl of Ohio.


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White Papers
on 'PLCs & PACs'
A practical guide to programmable logic controllers
Do more with PLCs12/14/2015
When to Use Multi-Function Safety Relays
Often the Best Choice for Applications Where SingleFunction Relays Aren't Capable Enough and a Safety-Rated PLC is Overkill07/23/2014
Redundancy for OPC
Redundancy in a process control system means that some or all of the system is duplicated, or redundant. The goal is to eliminate, as much as possible, any single point of failure. When a piece of equipment or a communication link goes down, a similar or identical component is ready to take over.04/21/2014
Lambda Tuning -- the Universal Method for PID Controllers in Process Control
Lambda tuning gives non-oscillatory response with the response time (Lambda) required by the plant. Seven industrial examples show the relevance and simplicity of this method. Will Lambda tuning work in your process control loop?10/22/2013
PLCs and PACs Simplify Data Acquisition
This white paper explains how businesses benefit from the in-depth information that new PLCs and PACs can provide on processes, machines and manufacturing operations.09/16/2013
Security for Industrial Automation and Control Systems
The security of industrial automation and control systems becomes increasingly critical as different networks are connected and systems are integrated in a collaborative manufacturing environment. For industrial automation and control systems the potential impact of an attack maybe more serious than for computer systems in general. Users of industrial automation and control systems need to pay correspondingly increased attention to these issues.05/15/2013
I/O Solutions for Temperature Monitoring
Sensors used for temperature monitoring and data acquisition can be quite varied. Applications ranging from simple room temperature monitoring to highly sophisticated batch process control can all be highly dependent on obtaining accurate temperature readings. The primary types of sensors used for this purpose are resistance temperature detectors (RTDs), thermocouples, integrated circuit temperature detectors (ICTDs), thermistors, and infrared sensors.05/15/2013
Upgrading Your DCS: Why You Might Need to Do It Sooner Than You Think
As the next generation of distributed control systems (DCS) becomes firmly established in the marketplace, each manufacturer must face the issue of upgrading. DCS vendors already have plans to phase out support of many current platforms, so it's critical that you develop your own plan for moving forward. The most proactive plants already have a plan in place, while others might continue scavenging for spare parts to keep their existing controllers alive for as long as possible. Of course, every control system has a limited lifespan and must be upgraded eventually. The big question is when. Download this white paper to learn when you should upgrade your DCS.06/04/2012
Signal Conditioning and PC-Based Data Acquisition Handbook
The third edition of this handbook has been totally revised to include new chapters on Electrical Measurements, Vibration and Sound, Displacement and Position Sensing, and Transducer Electronic Data Sheets (TEDS). It also includes several new subjects and expands on selected items including Fundamental Signal Conditioning.
All chapters have been enhanced to address more practical applications than theoretical measurement issues. They cover a major topic with sufficient detail to help readers understand the basic principles of sensor operation and the need for careful system interconnections. The handbook also discusses key issues concerning the data acquisition system's multiplexing and signal conditioning circuits, and analog-to-digital converters. These three functions establish the overall accuracy, resolution, speed, and sensitivity of data acquisition systems and determine how well the systems perform.
Data acquisition systems measure, store, display, and analyze information collected from a variety of devices. Most measurements require a transducer or a sensor, a device that converts a measurable physical quantity into an electrical signal. Examples include temperature, strain, acceleration, pressure, vibration, and sound. Yet others are humidity, flow, level, velocity, charge, pH, and chemical composition.04/23/2012
Convergence and the Programmable Automation Controller
Ensuring your PAC-based control system is an integrated, robust and flexible information producer helps improve business performance, lower costs and uncover unique opportunities for competitiveness.
All companies seek ways to make their businesses grow for the long-term. Ask any manufacturer today what he/she needs in an increasingly challenging economy. It's likely to include cutting costs, improving yield, increasing functionality and becoming more competitive in the global marketplace.
Manufacturing convergence helps companies meet these business drivers - globalization, innovation, productivity and sustainability - by more closely aligning manufacturing technologies and production system operations with the rest of the enterprise. This convergence is enabled throughout the manufacturing environment with the technologies of convergence - control, power, information and communication.03/24/2010
Benefits of State Based Control
State Based Control is a plant automation control design based on the principle that all process facilities operate in recognized, definable Process States that represent a variety of normal and abnormal conditions of the process. State Based Control, implemented with the latest developments in object-based technologies, delivers direct benefits to its adopters in a variety of Operational Excellence categories. It results in productivity increases, higher asset utilization of both people and process, automated responses and recovery for abnormal conditions and provides an environment for knowledge capture directly into the control design.03/23/2009
PACs for industrial control, the future of control
As the technological differences between PC and PLC wane, a new class of controllers is emerging for engineers who require higher loop rates, advanced control algorithms, more analog capabilities, and better integration with the enterprise network. The Programmable Automation Controller (PAC) describes this new generation of industrial controllers that combines the functionality of a PLC and a PC.02/07/2007
A disciplined approach to control system development
This article explains the basic method to rapid control system development, as well as ways to create a reliable system model that a virtual controller may be developed against.09/22/2006
Implementing MPC to reduce variability by optimizing control valve response
In this paper, a model predictive controller is configured to simultaneously manipulate a small valve and a large valve, eliminating the problems inherent in split-ranged and valve-position controllers.12/12/2005


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It has taken longer to build than Grand Central Terminal - five years versus three - but the new Stamford train station is now open. It is not completely finished even now, but after innumerable delays, cost overruns and construction problems so serious that they required the complete rebuilding of certain sections, no one is likely to worry too much that there is still no escalator on one side of the tracks or a tunnel beneath them.
What there should be worry about, however, is the station building itself. For $40 million and all these years of labor have brought forth only a mouse, and a highly unfriendly one at that.
The new station, which is portentously known as the Stamford Transportation Center, replaces the dreary old shack that was Stamford's former station with a building that has a harshness almost unequaled in contemporary architecture. The new station is a hard-edged building of concrete, metal and glass, with an ambiance that can make an airport concourse seem as warm as a country kitchen.
What could the architects have been thinking? We build almost no train stations these days, and Stamford's was a rare opportunity to prove that our age was up to the task. But this is as if they were saying to us: So, you want a modern train station? All right, we'll give you a modern train station - and you can rest assured it will have none of the sentiment about old buildings that passes for architectural style today. This one will be toughness all the way. Promising Idea Falls Apart
There is nothing wrong with architectural forthrightness, of course, but it works best when it is paired with competence, and that seems to have been in short supply in the evolution of this design.
The basic concept of the station, which forms a bridge over the train tracks, was by the architectural firm of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, and there is nothing wrong with it; having a modernist box leap over the tracks even makes for a certain amount of visual drama from afar. But this promising idea fell apart entirely when it was put into the hands of the architects assigned to actually designing the building, the firm of Wilbur Smith & Associates of Columbia, S.C.
They produced a structure with so much harsh concrete that it seems almost to be trying to imitate the look of Interstate 95 next door. The pedestrian entrance is through an enormous concrete vestibule, roofed over but not fully enclosed, through which escalators rise to the main concourse on the level above the train tracks. Riding an escalator in a harsh, unheated concrete enclosure is an odd sensation, like being in a cross between a department store and a prison.
Alas, the rest of the station tends to feel more like the latter than the former. Even the main concourse, the large room that fills most of the bridge structure over the tracks, is cool and unwelcoming. While this room does have glass walls facing east and west over the train tracks - and genuinely pleasing views of the trains gliding in and out of the station - the glass is blocked by steel cross-braces that form huge X's across the windows and enhance the sense of being trapped. At night, without the tempering effect of natural light on the space, the mercury vapor lighting makes the room feel positively gruesome. Uncomfortable and Inflexible
The chief attraction of this room, and its greatest advantage over the old station, is that it is clean and fresh. But there is virtually nothing else to recommend it. The seating is uncomfortable and inflexible; there are, as yet, no stores or newsstand, and there is no signboard to announce the Metro-North and Amtrak trains. The one exception to the dismal state of affairs in the station's interior is a witty sculpture by Tim Prentice that consists of a group of windmill-like and mobile structures; together they give the station its only real spirit.
The problem here is not merely esthetic. The new station does not function particularly well, either. There is not, for example, a clearly established ''front door'' - which side of the bridge over the tracks do you enter from? Worse still, where do you meet people? Most troubling on the functional scorecard, though, must surely be the absence of any sheltering or enclosure for the track platforms. The problem at Stamford always was that the tracks were exposed, with not enough protected waiting space close by.
Now that $40 million has been spent, much of it paid by the Federal Government - compared with the $24 million originally budgeted - that problem is no better than it was before. And it may actually be worse, since the bridge structure of the station can sometimes act as a kind of wind tunnel, making weather conditions on the platform even more severe than they had been before this huge project began. Gracious, Rounded Colonnade
Beside all of this, the relative mediocrity of the 850-car parking garage that is an integral part of the project (it is joined to the station via a glass-enclosed footbridge) is barely worth commenting on. This, too, is of concrete, and like many aspects of the station itself it was poorly engineered and had to be substantially reworked midway during the construction process.
There is a much happier story just beside the Stamford station, and that is an office building called Metro Center. Designed by David Childs of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill - a partner who was not involved in the work on the station - Metro Center is far and away the best speculative office building yet erected in Stamford.
It is a simple seven-story structure of cast stone and brick, to which fairly straightforward classical details have been applied. The only variation from the straight box is the half-circle curve on one end, giving the building a gracious, rounded colonnade facing the highway.
The impressive thing here is how much this easy and decent building manages to do within the constraints of making basic and conventional office space. This is no Renaissance palace, but it is no cheap paste-on job, either. The columns and cornices seem comfortably integrated into the facade, and come off as neither pretentious nor false. Metro Center is an object lesson in the right way to do a fairly simple building. Its low-key classicism is the perfect work of restrained background architecture - even though, by comparison to the dreariness of its surroundings, its quality makes it leap into the foreground.


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As educators I think we all have days...maybe weeks or months where we wonder if the work we are doing has an impact on kids, families, and communities. Sometimes we can get caught up in the routine of "doing school" and the days run together. In those times it is nice schedule something to bring the focus back together. Sometimes it just happens...
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Yesterday we had 2 events that made me walk out of the door feeling incredible about what our teachers do everyday. Both were part of our routine, but there were pieces that made me look at things differently...and it was wonderful. Each month we have an all school meeting...consisting of birthday announcements and a story centered around a theme for the month or some of the PBIS data we have addressed as a need. This month our meeting fell in the same week as Homecoming (we are a K-12 building...which is awesome and the subject of a blog post in the near future) and specifically on 80s dress up day at the high school. So...we did a quick contest with the elementary staff in which we split into two groups, I gave a song title from the 1980s and they had to tell me the artist. All 385 students were the judges and pointed to group that got the answer correct. It was meant to be very quick. As I looked at the 2 groups from the back of the gym I had this overwhelming sense of pride...not because they knew the answers (even though a few were born in the 80s!) but because I saw them laughing as they went through the game...genuinely laughing...and enjoying just being together. It was great.
The second event happened after school at our all staff meeting. We have been talking at great length about Finding Super in kids. I asked our staff members to bring their class lists to the meeting and when they got there I gave them some time to look at each student on their roster and write down what they believed to be that child's superpower. As I watched them write I noticed a few things. First and foremost...it didn't take them long to identify a superpower for each student...which made me feel great about the relationships they have formed. One of the real stories to me was the look on their faces as they wrote. A smile, little chuckle, nodding of the head...it was subtle, but they were so invested in the process of identifying great things about their students...and that was very cool. I asked them to share a few superpowers of kids with the people at their table and the conversations were awesome. Teachers who had particular students in the past added their view, they were laughing, and I could really tell that they really knew their students. The follow up was simple...do the kids on your list know their superpower? Have you told them? At 3:00 today our kids will walk out of this building poised for a 3 day weekend...and I have no doubt that they will know their superpower on the way out of our doors.
I love our staff. I love that they are honest, even when it it uncomfortable. I love that they tell me to put my phone away. I love that they tell me to slow down. I love that they are willing to have tough conversations. I love that they take on additional tasks because they know the work needs to get done. I love that they laugh together. I love that they are willing, absolutely and unequivocally,to do what is best for kids.
I hope every leader has a day like yesterday. A day where you walk into school thinking it is just another Wednesday and walk out knowing that the collective effort is making a difference in the lives of kids. We are not perfect...but that is not the expectation. The expectation is continued growth and working toward our vision of a "Community that works, learns, and succeeds together." There is no other group that I would want to take that journey with than the one that resides at 336 E. Hoover Ave in Fall Creek Wisconsin. Go Crickets.


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Solving: CA0055 Could Not Load dll in Code MetricsPosted on
Recent in my project we had a problem with a TFS build when calculating the code metrics of the code. The error we ran into was the CA0055 Could not load file. Searching on the internet gave me some hints but not the solution in my case.