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Discrimination can happen anywhere, from moments when you're walking down the street to times when you don't receive good service at a restaurant. Discrimination shouldn't happen, but if it does, it's important to take steps to eliminate it from your life. This is especially true if you face discrimination at work.
To tackle discrimination, you'll need to be able to prove it took place on the job. You can provide circumstantial evidence or direct evidence of discrimination to do that. Here are a few examples.
- Direct evidence
Direct evidence includes things such as recorded statements, witnessed situations of discrimination or written letters. For example, if your employer tells you he's decided to hire a white female and to fire you, a black male, because white women are viewed more positively in the workplace, you would have a right to file a discrimination claim. The evidence can be in the form of a spoken statement or in notes or memos.
- Circumstantial evidence
Circumstantial evidence is a little harder to use to prove discrimination, but it is possible. For instance, you could show that your boss tends to only hire young, white women whereas you're a young black male. You can show that the others in the company advance faster with less experience and that you face more criticism. If you can show that a situation has enough evidence of suggested discrimination, then you can build a case upon that alone.
You don't have to put up with discrimination. You have the right to work in a discrimination-free workplace, and there are legal avenues to help you.
Source: Workplace Fairness, "Proving Discrimination," accessed Sep. 29, 2017


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Anatase TiO2 thin films were deposited by DC reactive magnetron sputtering on glass substrates at 20 mTorr pressure in a flow of an Ar and O2 gas mixture. The O2 partial pressure (PO2) was varied from 0.65 mTorr to 1.3 mTorr to obtain two sets of films with different stoichiometry. The structure and morphology of the films were characterized by secondary electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy, and grazing-angle X-ray diffraction complemented by Rietveld refinement. The as-deposited films were amorphous. Post-annealing in air for 1 h at 500 °C resulted in polycrystalline anatase film structures with mean grain size of 24.2 nm (PO2 = 0.65 mTorr) and 22.1 nm (PO2 = 1.3 mTorr), respectively. The films sputtered at higher O2 pressure showed a preferential orientation in the <001> direction, which was associated with particle surfaces exposing highly reactive {001} facets. Films sputtered at lower O2 pressure exhibited no, or very little, preferential grain orientation, and were associated with random distribution of particles exposing mainly the thermodynamically favorable {101} surfaces. Photocatalytic degradation measurements using methylene blue dye showed that <001> oriented films exhibited approximately 30% higher reactivity. The measured intensity dependence of the degradation rate revealed that the UV-independent rate constant was 64% higher for the <001> oriented film compared to randomly oriented films. The reaction order was also found to be higher for <001> films compared to randomly oriented films, suggesting that the <001> oriented film exposes more reactive surface sites.
Poor indoor air quality is a source of adverse health effects. TiO2 coatings deposited on well-illuminated surfaces, such as window panes, can be used to fully mineralize indoor air pollutants by photocatalysis. In such applications it is important to ensure stable photocatalytic activity for a wide range of operating conditions, such as relative humidity and temperature, and to avoid deactivation of the catalyst.
In this thesis photocatalytic removal of the indoor-pollutant acetaldehyde (CH3CHO) on nanostructured TiO2 films is investigated, and in particular it is proposed how such films can be modified and operated for maximum performance. Catalyst deactivation can be reduced by purposefully changing the surface acidity of TiO2 by covalently attaching SO4 to the surface. Moreover, the overall photocatalytic activity on anatase TiO2 films can be improved by increasing the fraction of exposed reactive {001} surfaces, which otherwise are dominated by {101} surfaces.
In the first part of the thesis mode-resolved in-situ FTIR is used to elucidate the reaction kinetics of CH3CHO adsorption and photo-oxidation on the TiO2 and SO4 – modified TiO2 surfaces. Surface concentrations of main products and corresponding reaction rates were determined. Formate is the major reaction product, whose further oxidation limits the complete oxidation to gaseous species, and is responsible for photocatalyst deactivation by site inhibition. The oxidation reaction is characterized by two reaction pathways, which are associated with two types of surface reaction sites. On the sulfate modified TiO2 catalyst fewer intermediates are accumulated, and this catalyst resists deactivation much better than pure TiO2. A hitherto unknown intermediate – surface-bound acetaldehyde dimer with an adsorption band at 1643 cm−1 was discovered, using interplay between FTIR spectroscopy and DFT calculations.
The second part of the thesis treats the effect of increasing the relative abundance of exposed {001} facets on the photocatalytic activity of anatase TiO2 films prepared by DC magnetron sputtering. A positive effect was observed both for liquid-phase photo-oxidation of methylene blue, and for gas-phase photocatalytic removal of CH3CHO. In both cases it was found that the exposed {001} surfaces were an order of magnitude more reactive, compared to the {101} ones. Furthermore, it was found that the reactive films were more resilient towards deactivation, and exhibited almost unchanged activity under varying reaction conditions. Finally, a synergetic effect of SO4 – modification and high fraction of exposed {001} surfaces was found, yielding photocatalysts with sustained high activity.
The results presented here for facet controlled and chemically modified TiO2 films are of interest for applications in the built environment for indoor air purification and as self-cleaning surfaces.

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We were blown away by Froome's post-crash resilience and decision to run up Mont Ventoux. But how was his stride?
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In many ways, the work of Ghanaian police units trained to combat armed robbers, is far more dangerous than that of soldiers in conventional war theatres today. Soldiers battle enemy troops trained to kill or be killed themselves - and are thus ready to kill when confronted by opposing troops threatening them. Nothing complicated about that, thank goodness - especially when the military is tasked to wipe out super-ruthless terrorists on society's behalf.
On Civvy Street, on the other hand, the horrible reality and truth of the matter, is that Ghanaian police officers never quite know whether or not armed robbers they are called upon to apprehend, in crime-scene-emergencies, by the public, are drug-crazed criminals prepared to kill. Thus, theirs is an incredibly dangerous and stressful job that nonetheless needs doing to ensure public safety in our democracy - which desperately needs to maintain its global reputation as a haven of peace and stability in sub-Saharan Africa: to attract job-creating investors.
That is why we must not be so quick to condemn police officers forced by momentary exigencies to shoot to kill in live fire-fights with armed robbers - many of whom skillfully hide their criminal activities from family members and networks of friends: who invariably vouch for them and unfairly condemn police response teams risking life and limb to keep law-abiding citizens safe. We must never forget the haples surviving victims of armed robbers killed by the police - for they too deserve justice. Haaba.
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1910 Vanderbilt Cup Race
07 2020
Vanderbilia: A Unique Scorecard for the 1910 Vanderbilt Cup Race
The Home Insurance Company promoted its auto services in 1910 by publishing this unique scorecard for the Vanderbilt Cup Race. (4 comments)
17 2020
Mystery Foto #7 Solved:The Intersection of Old Country Road & Post Avenue in Westbury (1908 & 2020)
The Garden City Archives challenged you to identify this Mystery Foto of a section of the planned original section of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race course. (15 comments)
17 2019
Popular Mechanics (February 1938): George Robertson "Making of A Race Driver"
In a featured cover story in the February 1938 issue of Popular Mechanics (page 178), George Robertson, the winner of the 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race, wrote " The Rough Road to Glory". The article described what Robertson believed it takes to become a race driver while highlighting several of his race experiences. (1 comments)
18 2019
Mystery Foto #46 Solved:A View of the Motor Parkway looking West from the Officials' Stand/Press Box
Did you identify another section of the Motor Parkway that was used for the Vanderbilt Cup Races? (12 comments)
13 2019
Garden City Archives: The "Snake Turn" of the 1908-1910 Courses of the Vanderbilt Cup Races
As a follow-up to Mystery Foto #45, my favorite co-author Al Velocci and I visited Garden City historian Bill Bellmer and reviewed the one-of-a kind 1908 Motor Parkway Construction Book. Below is documentation of the "Snake Turn" of the 1908-1910 Vanderbilt Cup Race courses. (2 comments)
03 2019
Los Angeles Herald October 2, 1910: Harry Grant and his 'Black Beast' Alco & Tonight's Fireworks
Chuck Camp has forwarded this October 2, 1910 Los Angeles Herald article documenting why Harry Grant's Alco was painted black. (1 comments)
01 2019
Mystery Foto #26 Solved: The Dangerous Newbridge Avenue Bridge on 1908 Vanderbilt Cup Race Course
This weekend's Mystery Foto featured another important section of a Vanderbilt Cup Race course. (9 comments)
26 2019
Hemmings Classic Car: The Vanderbilt Cup- America's first internationally recognized road-race
The August 2019 issue of Hemmings Classic Car features an excellent review of the Vanderbilt Cup Races by Jeff Koch with the assistance of photos from my collection. (2 comments)
08 2019
The Family of Vanderbilt Cup Racer Herb Lytle Has a Reunion at the 2019 Indy 500
Herb Lytle was one of the great race driver of the early 1900s, participating in more races associated with the Vanderbilt Cup Races (6) than any other driver and the first Indy 500 Race (1911). Assisted by connections on VanderbiltCupRaces.com, several generations of Lytles celebrated Herb with a family reunion at this (6 comments)
10 2019
Historical Marker to Be Installed at the Merrick Avenue Motor Parkway Bridge Site in East Meadow
As part of the pilot program for the Motor Parkway Trail, Nassau County Department of Public Works is planning to install a historical marker on the site of the Merrick Avenue Motor Parkway bridge in East Meadow. (2 comments)


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Experience the unforgettable thrill of driving an F1-Style, open-wheel Formula Ford Race Car. This exhilarating full day experience will have you driving 24 laps around Wakefield Park circuit. No doors, windows or bumpers, it's just you driving at unbelievable speeds!
Driving a single-seater Formula Ford racing car is unlike anything else! You will be strapped into the open cockpit by a six-point racing harness with the quick release steering wheel in front of you. You'll have the gear stick on your right connected to a 4-speed close ratio, purpose-built racing gearbox. Seated only a couple of inches off the ground you can feel every bump and vibration as your super-responsive car reacts to every tiny adjustment you make. Enjoy 24 laps around the circuit with the challenge of going faster and faster each lap!
Once this experience has been confirmed changes are at the discretion of the experience provider and arranged directly with them according to this policy:
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Gather your crew to watch these great films about running that will keep you motivated to get out the door.
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I just got a great lead from Erik. It seems that Sweden has run out of garbage for running its waste-to-energy program. Fortunately, Norway has garbage it can spare. (I wonder if Erik's buddy Svein knows that.)
Check out Matt Hickman at Mother Nature Network:
"Sweden, birthplace of the Smörgåsbord, Eric Northman, and the world's preferred solar-powered purveyor of flat-pack home furnishings, is in a bit of a pickle: the squeaky clean Scandinavian nation of more than 9.5 million has run out of garbage. The landfills have been tapped dry; the rubbish reserves depleted. And although this may seem like a positive — even enviable — predicament for a country to be facing, Sweden has been forced to import trash from neighboring countries, namely Norway. Yep, Sweden is so trash-strapped that officials are shipping it in — 80,000 tons of refuse annually, to be exact — from elsewhere.
"You see, Swedes are big on recycling. So big in fact that only 4 percent of all waste generated in the country is landfilled.
"Good for them! However, the population's remarkably pertinacious recycling habits are also a bit of a problem given that the country relies on waste to heat and to provide electricity to hundreds of thousands of homes through a longstanding waste-to-energy incineration program. So with citizens simply not generating enough burnable waste to power the incinerators, the country has been forced to look elsewhere for fuel. Says Catarina Ostlund, a senior advisor for the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency: 'We have more capacity than the production of waste in Sweden and that is usable for incineration.
"Public Radio International has the whole story (hat tip to Ariel Schwartz at Co.Exist), a story that may seem implausible in a country like garbage-bloated America where overflowing landfills are anything but scarce." Read more.
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drazz wrote:DC Miniature Games tournament packs are about to be available. This will be the first set of these packs out in the world. (Remember, Marvel Universe Game is not, nor was it ever, a product of Knight models and never had a tournament pack.)
LunarSol wrote:A huge weakness of the Marvel game was that points didn't work out at all. I'm glad to see they're doing better with DC.
I'd have probably bought into Marvel had my forays into list building with it not regularly resulted in things like the 51 point X-Men list or the 47 points of Guardians available. Had the point scale been designed to drive the movie 6 Avengers to 50 points instead of an incredibly awkward 53 I think the game would have been an easier sell.
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A bit of hyperbolie. I mean to say that Knight Models are officially out of the Marvel line, and anything to do with it. So, Marvel models will not be allowed in DCU games/tournies, there's no support for either the game or the models. It's a sore subject for a lot of us.
em_en_oh_pee wrote:Any word on if they will be expanding into the other Lantern Corps?
AduroT wrote: em_en_oh_pee wrote:Any word on if they will be expanding into the other Lantern Corps?
My cynical side says unlikely unless they show up in a movie or video game. Knight doesn't seem to do much for current comic book characters.


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Pre-Professional Health Studies (PPHS)
PPHS 1000 - Foundations of Medicine
Credit(s): 1 Credit
This course provides a broad survey of premedical studies, the preparation for medical school admission and the medical profession. The class will address the specifics of medical school admission requirements and processes, academic coursework at the undergraduate and professional school level, the training of the physician and typical routines of a medical practice. The sequence of events from undergraduate coursework to becoming a licensed physician will be discussed. The class will examine how this sequence plays an integral part in the development of a capable physician. Medical Scholars may not enroll in this course.
PPHS 1020 - Intro to Helping Professions
Credit(s): 2 Credits
This course explores career opportunities in the helping professions. Eleven professions are reviewed including clinical laboratory science, communication sciences and disorders, education, health information management, nuclear medicine technology, nursing, nutrition and dietetics, occupational science, physical therapy, psychology and social work. Students receive presentations from faculty in each of these areas and engage in a number of assignments to increase their knowledge of those professions in which they are most interested.
Enrollment limited to students with a classification of Freshman or Sophomore.
PPHS 1050 - Medical Scholar
Credit(s): 0 Credits
This course is required (and is limited to) freshman Medical Scholars. A variety of activities are planned with some lectures, hands-on activities, and networking with the SLU School of Medicine students and faculty.
Students with a classification of Junior or Senior may not enroll.
PPHS 2000 - Introduction to Medical Research Class
Credit(s): 2 Credits (Repeatable for credit)
The Introduction to Medical Research Class is a lecture-based course designed to introduce undergraduate students to clinical research in an academic medical setting via lectures and group work. Throughout the course, the class will address a range of topics including medical ethics, research modalities and tools in evaluating studies. Attending emergency medicine faculty from Saint Louis University Hospital will teach the course. The class will look at how clinical research and the application of evidence- based medicine is used to change treatment standards in patient care.
Prerequisite(s): (BIOL 1040 or (BIOL 1240 and BIOL 1245)); (BIOL 1060 or (BIOL 1260 and BIOL 1265)); CHEM 1120; CHEM 1125
PPHS 2010 - Intro to Medical Research-Lab
Credit(s): 2 Credits (Repeatable for credit)
The Medical Research Lab will allow students to apply the skills learned during the Introduction to Medical Research Class. In the Medical Research Lab class students will work under the auspices of a primary investigator and possibly medical student teaching assistants to participate in a clinical research project. The project will primarily involve working in shifts in the emergency department to identify participants who would be eligible for active studies, consent these participants (if applicable), and to collect data from these participants. Other duties may include data/spreadsheet management, data entry, and analyzing information.
Prerequisite(s): PPHS 2000
PPHS 2930 - Special Topics
Credit(s): 3 Credits (Repeatable for credit)
PPHS 2980 - Independent Study
Credit(s): 1 or 3 Credits (Repeatable for credit)
PPHS 3930 - Special Topics
Credit(s): 2 Credits (Repeatable for credit)
PPHS 3980 - Independent Study
Credit(s): 1 or 3 Credits (Repeatable for credit)
PPHS 4910 - Internship
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This course is designed to introduce undergraduate student to the practice of geriatric medicine in a residential setting. Throughout this course students will participate in a variety of activities designed to foster greater awareness of the challenges and rewards of geriatric medicine. The internship consists of three hours per week volunteering, shadowing and actively engaging with residents at Beauvais Manor on the Park, and one hour per week participating in a class discussion. Students will be supervised by attending faculty from Saint Louis University's School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine (Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine) and supervising staff from Beauvais Manor.
PPHS 4930 - Special Topics
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PPHS 4980 - Independent Study
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Panorama Synergy's MEMS optical readout technology has the potential to create sensors that are substantially more accurate and sensitive than any currently available, as well as being more robust, less sensitive to heat and electrical interference and suitable for use in proximity to explosive materials and flammable gases. Following the announcement of two key partnership agreements in FY15, Panorama is scheduled to make its first commercial sales during FY16.
In Q115, Panorama demonstrated that it was able to simultaneously stimulate the moving parts of MEMS sensors and measure their data output with a single optical laser. This removes the need to stimulate the sensors electrically, creating the possibility of an all-optical sensor to detect explosives or flammable gases. This demonstration was followed in Q215 with the external validation of Panorama's first prototype detector by CSIRO, which can detect toluene, benzene and other petro carbons. In parallel, Panorama has secured title to the core technology and set up agreements with foundries for the manufacture of the company's technology in small batch runs ahead of large-scale manufacturing. Crucially, it has transformed its financial position, raising A$7.0m (gross) through a placing at A$0.36 and $1.8m through exercise of stock options. Management estimates that it is fully funded for the next 18-24 months.
This progress has attracted partners keen to incorporate the technology into complete systems. Panorama has an exclusive agreement to supply air quality sensors for Quantify's power management and environmental control systems. It also has a collaborative development agreement with ASX-listed Enerji to provide toluene monitors for Enerji's proposed next-generation waste heat-to-electricity systems. Panorama has been awarded a $50k grant to extend the sensor platform into other fields and uses such as health monitoring of electrical transformers and hydrogen detectors for monitoring fuel cells.
There are no estimates indicating potential revenues and profits available, precluding an informed view of valuation. However, the initial forward orders worth c A$2m that Quantify has secured, the first of which are expected to be delivered by the end of CY15 and the company's solid capital position (A$6.7m net cash at end FY15) provide a good base for first commercial revenues during FY16.


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A meeting with Santa: at his own home
"I'll never forget this trip as long as I live," said my little boy, giving me a hug.
That solitary comment certainly made it worthwhile: we were on a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Lapland to see Santa. That's right: the real Big Fella.
It was a magical trip and one the children will look back on with fondness.
After weeks of reading up on the different companies that offer Santa trips, we chose Esprit. It had a good choice of trips, wasn't the cheapest or most expensive but – most importantly – has a good reputation and offered a private meeting with You Know Who.
There are choices of day trips, two night stays and three night breaks. The thought of flying three and a half hours into the Arctic Circle, only to return after 48 hours was too much.
For us, Santa's Spectacular was the best option: a three night stay in the delightful town of Saariselka, staying in the Hotel Riekonlinna.
There would be an activity day, a 25 minute coach ride away from the resort, where we would enjoy a short husky ride, a reindeer sled ride, play ice hockey, toboggan, do a spot of ice fishing, watch a traditional Saami ceremony and drink enough warm berry juice to keep the cold at bay.
There was also a chance for the children to show off their artistic talents and do an ice sculpture and enjoy a spot of skidooing.
Of course, the extra day meant we had lots of free time. For us that meant tobogganing – seven hours. That's a lot of trudging up Europe's longest tobogganing run (1.2 km if you climb right to the top). But we did it because it was free.
We could not justify forking out for optional trips. A one-hour husky sled ride cost £89 per adult and £65 per child (aged 2-11), while one and half hours' snowmobiling would have been an extra £370.
But tobogganing was such fun, I frankly didn't care. Ploughing face first into a four foot deep snow pile because you can't control the small plastic tray you sat in produced streams of raucous laughter.
The snowsuits, thermal socks, gloves, hats and boots handed out upon arrival kept us toasty warm and as they got rather damp from the snow ploughing, snow angels and snowball pelting it was great to have the drying cupboard in our hotel rooms.
The Hotel Riekonlinna stands at the end of the tiny town's high street, close to the toboggan run. It is cosy and friendly with a bar that serves expensive drinks (a small local beer costs €5.30. Finland is notoriously pricey).
There is also a restaurant that serves a half-decent buffet breakfast – the usual array of breads, cereals and fruit, as well as a hot selection – but dinners didn't hit the spot with many of the guests.
The choice was limited and strict vegetarians might get very hungry. And only one pudding.
The bedrooms, although in need of modernising, were spotless and very comfortable. A bit too comfy: who'd have thought I'd have had the window open all night in the Arctic Circle in December?
But the children didn't care about any of this. Why would they? What they were interested in was seeing Santa.
As we travelled in a sled behind a snowmobile on our activity day through a forest to Santa's house, there was evidence that elves were definitely up to no good. Abandoned gifts and a tipped up sleigh gave the clues, but soon we saw them outside a festive-looking wooden chalet.
After a minute of play – with them stealing our hats and having snow shoved in our faces – we were ushered in to a lovely, warm room, festooned with decorations and gifts. And there he was. Santa. And he had my children's letters to him in HIS HANDS.
As he walked through the door, he exclaimed their names and they could barely speak. My son (8) was in total awe. How on Earth did Santa get our letters?
My daughter, who is ten, was rendered completely confused by the experience. As a Year 6 pupil, she is *on the cusp* with Santa. But there is no denying she loved the brief two-minute meeting with Santa – as well as the lovely gift of a reindeer in traditional Lappish costume.
So, was it worth it? It's a heck of a lot of money for we grown-ups and I wouldn't do it more than once. But it's a lifetime of memories for youngsters – and that's priceless.
Jayne Howarth and family paid for their three-night Esprit trip to Saariselka, flying from Manchester to Ivalo.
They stayed at the Premier Inn, Manchester Airport prior to the 6am flight to Ivalo.
'But I wanted to be Mary': the politics of the school nativity
It's that time of year when parents run around like loons, finding last-minute costumes for the school nativity, Christmas production or festive service.
(I dread the letters that emerge out of the school bag a week after they were sent from a stressed teacher, asking for nigh-on impossible costumes. Especially when you realise you have two days' notice to find a Major General uniform from 1844 or a Tudor-style dress, complete with ruff. And what have they got to do with Christmas, anyway?)
But, for some parents, it isn't the costume that fills them with dread: it's looking at the cast list.
Over the past few weeks, you might well have heard the complaints: "I see Tabitha is Mary AGAIN. She was Mary in Reception and took the lead singing role in Oliver last year." Or: "I see it is the Smith/Jones/Peters [insert appropriate family name here] show again. Why do teachers always pick the same children?"
I certainly have.
I have had conversations with parents whose children are at different primary schools complaining that it was usually the same girls and boys who took the starring roles.
They were not bemoaning the fact their own son or daughter hadn't been given the main part, but cast doubt on whether the schools offered the same opportunities to all.
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It was an interesting point: so, armed with neither evidence to support assertions nor an agenda, I asked the question on Twitter: do you think your school always chooses the same children for the lead roles in plays/team captains etc?
I posted the same query on Mummy Bloggers. It was also picked up by Jim Hawkins on Radio Shropshire and he had parents contact him in droves.
The responses were interesting, to say the least.
One caller to Jim claimed that when she was an active member of the PTA, her children were given main roles; when she left, they were no longer considered for major parts. Coincidence? Who knows.
Others were insistent it didn't happen. A few callers suspected it did.
Here are some responses I received:
Yep, the same girl at my sisters grammar got picked every year. It's always the kids with the starry names too! At my school it was Antoinette. She got to play Eliza Dolittle-she'd actually left our secondary school, but they brought her back to play it! (Claire)
At our school it's always the same kids who get the lead roles and while we all moan and groan about it, they are the kids who have charisma on stage and are capable of remembering all those lines! (muummmeee)
I don't think this goes on at Amy's school, but I do believe it goes on at another school I know of. It also seemed to be the same kids with the better roles – the ones that have all the best lines and all the best scenes etc. I remember mentioning it once and was hit with excuse after excuse about the fact that some kids are just shy and others really want to be in the limelight. But you could guarantee whatever the play, the "shy" kids were never given a chance. Shame. (Crystal Jigsaw)
I think at my daughter's school they definitely choose the same children over and over for the big speaking parts. I think that's because they are the loudest, but that does mean other kids don't get a crack. Until you know that you can stand up in front of the lower school and say a handful of lines…you don't know it. (Jennifer Howze)
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There are some children who shine on stage. Should we turn it around and say they shouldn't have the opportunity to do that so a child who doesn't gets to have the main part? I've sat through countless school productions and I've noticed the ones who are good in shows are the ones who are most comfortable on stage. Not all children want to be in the spotlight.Our school is excellent at ensuring there are five or six decent parts for the oldest children. They also give solos to the ones who are good at singing. It's lovely to see someone you perhaps thought of as quite shy singing like an angel. (Deb)
Other comments via Twitter included:
So far, they've been really fair at my kids' school, with kids who don't have parts in one play getting them in next one … Last year someone was really put out their daughter wasn't Mary & told us all. Pathetic. (@VWallop)
If they think that is a big 'problem' then they need a reality check (@LindaSJones)
It's a snapshot; it's not scientific; for me, it is an interesting topic for discussion.
I hate unfairness and hate to think that a school teacher would favour one child over another, although I know/strongly suspect it goes on in SOME schools.
I know that there are a goodly number of children who aren't interested in the starring role; some prefer to be the giraffe (I know, in a nativity, too. How does that work?) or the third tree on the left, but there are many who want to be given a chance, if only their teachers would offer them encouragement.
Let's give those shy children – who deep down would love to be given a chance to shine on stage as Mary, Joseph or the inn keeper – a chance. It might just give them the boost they need.
What do you think?
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Just another stressful Christmas
This week is going to be much better than last week. It is a promise I have made to myself and I am determined to see the funny side of life.
Last week, I experienced disheartenment, frustration and bewildermen. So close to Christmas, too.
First, I had the mother of all colds. Yes, I know you probably had one, too, but this is all about me. My cold was worse than the previous four years' worth put together. I lay under a duvet for two days and snivelled, ached and flopped, while child number two came out in sympathy and joined me for a weekend of coughing and spluttering.
But, a Christmas tree had to be bought, so I dragged my aching carcass to the local farm to see a handful of pathetic specimens left ("Should have come last week, love," I was told, by a ruddy-faced farmer, who clearly has not seen any evidence of the credit crunch this year. "I had more than 600 then.").
I chose the least ridiculous looking one and took it home. And there it stood it the garage, all forlorn for two days before I could muster the energy to find the decorations. I'm afraid it looks fairly rubbish with the adornments.
Low number two came in the guise of a bizarre self-inflicted accident on the way to work. Still weary and delicate from man 'flu, I reached into my car boot for my handbag. Then, in slow motion (as it always seem to be, but you cannot do a darned thing about it), I banged my head on the lock, which caused me to bring my gloved hand down to rub my head.
Instead, my gloved hand overreached my noggin and – for reasons that I cannot fathom – I ended up punching myself very hard on the bridge of my nose. There were chunters, a few tears of anger and sheer embarrassment and a throbbing sensation that was to last the day. A black eye for Christmas, madam? Oh, just what I always wanted.
Then I spent a fruitless day searching for a Christmas present that mother-in-law claimed wasn't in her bag of goodies that I'd bought for the children.
With an ill son resting in the lounge, I spent a total of FIVE hours looking for the missing DS game. Wardrobes were turned inside out, drawers were emptied repeatedly and beds were moved. Just in case.
Now in full panic mode, I try to re-buy the game online (now not available until January) and almost weep (again) in frustration.
I confess to m-i-l that the game is missing in action. It cannot be found. There is nothing we can do.
"What DS game?" she asks, puzzled.
"The one that you said was missing from the bag of presents," I wail.
"Oh, I've got that. It's the CD that's missing," she chirrups. The CD she said she was going to get.
Anger? Frustration? Helplessness? Tears?
Ah, yes. It must be Christmas. Happy Christmas to you all.


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- SUNRAISE (Sustainable Natural Resources Managent in the Arctics and High Mountains) project:
SUNRAISE (Sustainable Natural Resource Use in Arctic and High Mountainous Areas / SUNRAISE) is a Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices Capacity Building in the field of Higher Education supported by EU Erasmus+ programme and the project SUNRAISE aims to promote sustainable management of Arctic and high mountainous ecosystems in Bhutan, India and Russia (partner countries PCs) through enhanced tertiary education linked to labour markets and wider stakeholder circles. While the project is a collaboration among the eleven Institutions (Universitat Bremen, Paris-London UNiversitat, Salzburg, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Russian State Hydrometereological University, Federal State Autonomous Educational Institution for HE, Gorno-Altaisk State University, Altai-Sayan Mountain Partnership, Royal University of Bhutan, Kumaun University, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Central Himalayan Environment Association)covering six countries (Austria, Bhutan, Estonia, Germany, India, Russia).
This aim will be achieved through the following objectives:
- To revise and upgrade selected BSc, MSc & PhD programs in partner Insttitutions (PIs) to make them end-user-oriented & policy-relevant, and enhance opportunities for higher learning education.
- To develop SUNRAISE open education environment Platform (SUNRAISER) and online training services of the new generation (MOOC) for qualitative improvement of the education process and academic workflow support among universities and stakeholders across the PCs and EU Member States.
- To create sustainable feedback mechanisms to end-users, ensuring adaptive and practice-relevant teaching contents, knowledge co-production opportunities and stakeholder support to post-project course development and teaching.
- To develop capacity for academic mobility, shared experimental facilities and joint research by PIs and beyond.
Achieving of these objectives will significantly enhance the quality of educational provision in PCs, as the expertise of the whole consortium will become available to individual and group learners (including the students from other programs). The flexibility of learning trajectories will increase, the course contents will quicker reflect upon current and prospective demands of employers, and, with enhanced teaching and learning techniques, the overall learning process will become more productive.
Availability of online e-learning tools will make the SUNRAISE contents available to learners from remote regions, who's ability for physical presence at training venues is limited. PhD students will access research facilities at other PCIs through joint research arrangements and benefit from new methods and richer data for their thesis; this will strengthen exchange of expertise through the SUNRAISE network, and help to develop new areas of competence at PC universities.
Likewise, revision of research agendas PhD studies and integrating to them emerging problems and methods, will build teaching capacity at PCHEIs and motivate business and policy actors to engage in closer cooperation. The proposed vehicles for such engagement are national (RU) and regional (IN+BT) SUNRAISE sector collaborative platforms to be set-up for the Arctic and High Mountainous Areas (A&HMSCP in Ru & HMSCP in BT+IN) to create a community of practice, where academia would disseminate innovative ideas and visions of the future, while praxis partners enhance educational provision with their in-hand experiences and know-hows, review curricula, participate QA mechanisms and support graduates' entry to workplace.
- SUNSPACE (SUstainable developmeNt Smart Agriculture Capacity)
The SUNSPACE project is a is a Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices Capacity Building in the field of Higher Education supported by EU Erasmus+ programme. The aim of the project is to develop the capacity of the partner institutions on agriculture farming and technological innovation.
Farming is one of the important link in the food sector. Any failures in agricultural products cannot (or not easily) be eliminated by later stages of the chain. That why, this sector needs to be built on an appropriate organization and control of processes, and to provide assurance on the safety and quality of its products which consumers could trust. Smart farm is of foremost relevance for the sustainability of the farming sector in meeting this responsibility. This smart farming requires biotechnology, food standards, digital and sensing technologies.
It involves the incorporation of information and communication technologies into equipment and, for example, sensors (to follow temperature, humidity, light, and pressure etc.) and artificial intelligence for use in agricultural production systems, so implies the convergence between agricultural science and information science, which is not yet widespread. Small and medium sized farms, which build the majority of the global agricultural production, are traditionally slow in adopting the use of these innovative tools based on digital technologies for a number of reasons (e.g. not familiar with technologies, perception of an undesirable cost-benefit ratio, too much information provided without knowing what to do with it) (Bewley and Russell, 2010).
This finding is more true in some Asian countries where farmers have not learned how to earn more money by producing and marketing their produce in a better way. SUNSpaCe provides an Education and training System to help Farmers understand the use and usefulness of the new technologies. The overall objective of developing Smart Farm knowledge management system in Asia countries is to support the socio economic growth by strengthen Farmer in three target country: Thailand, Nepal and Bhutan. The common challenges of this three countries are: i) to get rid of their poverty as well as conservation of environment, ii) The Government of Bhutan aims to convert the whole agricultural area to Organic Agriculture (OA) by 2020. Thailand stablished a new strategies for developing Thailand's organic agriculture industry.
A vision has been set to develop Thailand as a center for the production, trade, and consumption of organic agricultural products. Iii) In Nepal, many projects and programs are promoting climate-smart agriculture and become a big challenges to succeed.To meet the specific requirements defined in section E, knowledge and know-how in biotechnology especially bio extraction and bio-agriculture techniques are essential for replacement of chemical fertilizers, weed-killer, pesticide, hormone, enzyme and minerals. These challenges will be addressed in logical structure begging by the identification of the skill priorities and the requirement of smart farm, developing an appropriate adaptive learning approach for smart farmers and design 4 training programs and learning materials to be trained in local and regional target partners farm.
- TROSA (Transboundary Rivers of South Asia) project:
- Background
River basin management is one of the important aspects of economic development and human wellbeing. In this context, Brahmaputra River Basin is one of such basins where millions of people are living who are significantly dependent on river water for their livelihoods such as agriculture, livestock, fisheries, and industries. Brahmaputra river basin is shared between the four countries – China (50.5% of the total basin area), India (33.6%), Bangladesh (8.1%), and Bhutan (7.8%) featuring the river basin as one of the unique trans-boundary river basins in the world (Barua, 2018).
Trans-boundary rivers are important as water is among the most shared' resources on Earth and about 50% the Earth's land surface area is comprised of shared river and about 40 per cent of the world's population lives in river basins (Jagerskog, 2006). Similarly, a significant number of people are dependent on the trans-boundary river crossing Bhutan's international border to India. It is estimated that there are more than 50 rivers flowing from Bhutan to Assam in India where more than 70% of the people in Assam depend on those rivers as natural resources for their livelihoods.
One of the concepts acknowledged in managing trans-boundary river basin management and governance is the Integrated Watershed Resources Management which strongly promotes holistic and participatory approaches in managing resources (Campbell, 2016; Reddy et al 2017; Budryte et al 2018). Moreover, certain traditional knowledge system of the communities is also important in river basin management as this has been practiced by communities since a long time. This project therefore analyzes the transboundary river basin management in Saralbhanga river basin shared by Assam and Bhutan with a special reference to Bhutan India hydropower cooperation.
- Project Objectives:
- Work package 1: Mapping river profiles, Land use, biodiversity and other ecological characteristics.
- Work package 2: document community knowledge and perceptions about water resource management, their livelihoods related to water resources, and role of women in decision making related to water resources management.
- Work package 3: Listing of Institution related to water governance in Saralbhanga river basin with special reference to the water sharing mechanism and hydropower cooperation between Bhutan and India.
- Partner Roles:
College of Natural Resources, Royal University of Bhutan, Lobesa: Jointly designs and conducts the research, takes principal responsibilities in communicating with Resource Persons and HUC Secretariat, handling the fund, preparing and submitting narrative and financial reports. Jointly takes responsibility in all project deliverables as stated in Part 9 of the ToR.
Bodoland University, Assam, India: Jointly designs and conducts the research, takes proactive role in communicating with Resource Persons and HUC Secretariat, contributes to the preparation and delivery of narrative and financial reports. Jointly takes responsibility in all project deliverables as stated in Part 9 of the ToR.
- Expected outcomes and longer term impact:
Expected outcome
This study is unique in the sense that the two different community living in the same river basin and sharing the water for their livelihoods but located in a different community. So this study would document the number of rivers and the management practices at local level. Such study is important in understanding and establishing the transboundary cooperation between countries even with regard to big rivers.
The second outcome is that though the institutions are geographically located very close to each other but in absence of such opportunities the research collaboration has not taken place. Therefore the through this project we would be able to collaborate and continue similar research in future. The third outcome is that the project definitely helps build capacity of researchers located in the upstream and the downstream of same river which can be hypothesized that the research would contribute to build partnerships and collaboration even beyond academic Institutions.
Long term Impact
Although there have been already national level cooperation but not at the state or local level cooperation across the national boundary. Therefore this study would offer the common ground and a window of opportunity to foster coordinated and sustainable water resources development and management between Assam in India and Bhutan. Such cooperation could serve as the unique example and a guiding principles for water based collaborative research and development in the region and beyond.


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"If you've never failed, you've never tried anything new." – (Einstein) But is this famous quote fit for tech giants like Apple, Samsung, SpaceX, etc? 2016 is ending with many new gadgets, smartphones and other tech innovations. But this year, we saw some major technology flaws and failures from different companies. So let's take a look at some of them. The SpaceX Falcon 9 explosion Facebook's dream was broken into pieces when on September 1,2016, the Elon Musk's SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket exploded on the launch pad during a test launch at Cape Canaveral. This video is nuts: Moment of #SpaceX explosion at Cape Canaveral. pic.twitter.com/Vu6aLF3YYs — Dan ...Read Full Post
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'Rabbit' has company this year at the Frankfurt Book Fair...a flying pig, purple gorilla and a few other friends, excitedly bursting out to introduce themselves in 'Never, Ever'! Along with all the other lovely books from Child's Play such as 'No', 'Harold finds a voice' and 'The Red Boat' to name a few.
A very kind and thoughtful
friend sent me this pic from the Book Fair today, which was much
appreciated and made my day! Hopefully I'll get to see the pair at the
Bologna book Fair in March.


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Hiking-Tour to lake Spechtensee
You start your Hiking-Tour to lake Spechtensee from our inn. In about 45 minutes you arrive at the natural moorland lake.
Along well marked forest paths you start your tour to lake Spechtensee. The lake is a natural moorland lake, which offers many opportunities to unwind. You can circle the lake in about 15 minutes. The path leads you past the bathing jetty, the lilies in spring and the Spechtenseehütte.
The lake is also suitable for swimming. With temperatures up to 25 ° C, the lake offers a cool-off on hot summer days. In the middle of the lake there is a platform, which is anchored in the 8 meters deep lake. Around the lake there is sufficient sunbathing area with natural shadows like trees and shrubs.
The Spechtenseehütte is very popular for its guests. It offers Austrian dishes and homemade pastries. Here you can strengthen yourself after a hike or after a bike ride.
The host Heribert Binderberger also offers his guests a bow course with 20 3-D animal targets. The course runs around the hut and around the lake. The course offers many original shots.
From the lake Spechtensee you can also go on further hikes. The wild and romantic Wörschachklamm, the Bärenfichten- and Stoiring-Alm are just a few suggestions.


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I know I skipped week 27. I forgot to take a picture. Week 27 and week 28 were so similar anyway. I'm in the 3rd trimester as of this week! I can't believe it! This has all gone by so fast!
I've had a good month of time. There have been little things here and there, like some carpal tunnel and the need to waddle by the end of the day, but overall the last month has been one of the best. Despite being so hot! I have this recollection that the summer before Wes was born wasn't so bad. I remember being mostly comfortable (temperature-wise) the whole summer. I forgot that I spent my days in cushy air conditioning. What a different world with a small child that likes to be outside. It's amazing how hot I can get by just sitting in the sun. And, yeah, how often am I just sitting? It's worth it though. I've really come to love being outside, even if I wish it were a little cooler sometimes. More importantly, it makes Wes so happy!


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UEFA Champions League
include: Qualifying (First, Second, Third), Play-offs, Group Stage, Knockout Phase
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Divide into TWO projects:
1. Qualifying + Play-offs (as TOURNAMENT)
2. Group Stage + Knockout Phase (as DIVISION_LEAGUE)
Why? Could I divide diffrenttly? → YES, but in my opinion this is best way.
Let's talk about Project 1 (Qualifying + Play-offs)
I didn't find bracket for Qualifying and Play-offs (even on official UEFA site), so let's see how it look like:
At the end of qualifycation got TEN (10) teams
All teams could be grouped in FIVE (5) columns
Let's try fill column to the right (starting from 10 teams)
10→5→2.5 (???) this mean we have to add fields at the beggining, so:
12→6→3→1.5 (???) again:
16→8→4→2→1 OK, good. 4 new columns. [8-4-2-1]
So, 5 columns + 4 columns = 9 columns
9 columns mean 8 depth bracket → see Mathematic Introduction
In jl You could create only 6 depth bracket, so You have to divide into sub-brackets.
Question HOW?
2 ways: and
Of course U could always divisde into more sub-brackets, but in my opinion: less sub-brackets → better way
Here are 6 sub-brackets: first one for Play-offs, and 5 other.
Question? Ask on forum please.


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Dubai International (DBX), Prague (PRG) and Munich (MUC) airports are benefiting from a rebound in travel by Russians – while lesser-known Minsk, the capital of Belarus, and Yerevan the capital of Armenia, have also seen a rising tide of Russian arrivals.
Insight from travel retail analyst, research and category expert, Counter Intelligence Retail show that in the 6-month period from September 2016 to February 2017, Russian outbound travel to DXB (based on scheduled international flights) rose by +21.6%, and to PRG and MUC it was up by +15.1% and +14.7% respectively.
These three airports were the only non-CIS airports among the top 10 that showed strong growth in the 6 months to February, according to data from CIR Business Lounge.
Russian PAX departing Russia on scheduled international flights (Sep 16-Feb 17)
Other non-CIS gateways in the top 10 had mixed results with Paris Charles de Gaulle up by +3.3%, but Beijing Capital Airport (PEK) sliding by -3.0%. Meanwhile Turkey's Istanbul Ataturk (IST) remained weak with a collapse of -22.1% and slipped out of the top 10 (see chart for the top 15 destination airports by outbound Russian volumes).
Commenting on the trend, Garry Stasiulevicuis, President, Counter Intelligence Retail, says: "This rebound is good news for duty free and travel retailers at some airports but not others. Dubai in particular should benefit as a global connecting hub. However, Istanbul continues to suffer from recent terrorist attacks and political factors. It is also worth noting that while Russians are travelling again – thanks in part to a stronger and more stable Russian ruble – numbers are still off their 2014 levels."
He continues, "Since October 2016 we've seen improvement in Russian passengers leaving the country, and as well as significant growth in these top performing airports, we're also seeing improvements in travel to APAC and China in particular, as we shared in February this year." [https://counterintelligenceretail.com/latest-news/asia-appeals-to-russian-passengers]
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The biggest increases in Russian travel have been to Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) – those countries formed when the former Soviet Union (now Russia) dissolved in 1991.
Among the top 10, Yerevan Airport (EVN) and Minsk Airport (MSQ) both saw Russian growth above +25% (see chart), while Dushanbe Airport (DYU) in Tajikistan was up by +24.8%. Baku Airport (GYD), the capital of Azerbaijan on the Caspian Sea, saw a +36.7% rise to 93,588 Russian passengers in the 6-month period.
"Travel retailers eager to capture spending from Russians could do well to look at some CIS markets that may be below their radar," says Stasiulevicuis. "For example, Yerevan in Armenia offered more Russian air arrivals in a 6-month period we analysed than Istanbul Ataturk and Frankfurt combined."
Moscow Sheremetyevo is the star performer
Moscow's three-airport system remains core to international outbound travel from Russia, along with St Petersburg Pulkovo Airport (LED). In the 12 months to February 2017, Moscow Sheremetyevo (SVO) showed the best increase in international departures, up by +17.6% to 2.15m, followed by LED at +7.3%. Moscow's other main gateway Domodedovo (DME) was flat over the period at 1.43m.
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When you're trying to do something great — or even something just a little above average — you'll always face haters.
Haters are people who criticize you for having ambitions, just focus on the negative.
Many times these people are sincerely trying to help you. But their "help" comes in the form of discouraging and negative words.
Here are some ways you can turn your haters into helpers. At the end I tell how I used haters to help me get a job as a software developer!
You should use the haters to motivate greater success.
I completed a bachelor's degree in software development in six months. I had people tell me it would not be possible to finish so quickly and I should make my goals more reasonable. This just gave me extra motivation to accomplish my goals. It feels great to prove someone wrong!
So when someone lets you know you can't do something, prove them wrong. Use their words as motivation to push yourself to accomplish your goals.
Learn from the haters
Like I mentioned earlier, many people that seem like haters are actually just trying to help. It is important to consider criticism before just dismissing it.
"Take criticism seriously, but not personally. If there is truth or merit in the criticism, try to learn from it. Otherwise, let it roll right off you." — Hillary Clinton
You should be humble enough to learn from anybody. While sometimes you should ignore criticism and negative words, you should always consider them first. Even the most hateful words can have a nugget of truth. It is important to learn from criticism without taking it personally.
I've been creating JavaScript training videos and posting them to YouTube. I have learned quite a bit from the comments that people leave on the videos.
Here's one comment I received:
"There are a bunch of mistakes in almost every video you make." — a YouTube commenter
To be fair, that person did begin with, "Beau, I love your videos." But critical comments don't always start off that way.
I'm actually grateful when people point out mistakes or tell me better ways of doing things. It's a great opportunity to learn! Everything I've learned from creating videos (and getting criticized) has helped me in my recent round of job interviews.
It would be nice if YouTube had a feature where you could fix a mistake without having to delete and re-upload the video, but I don't think this is going to happen soon. So in my case, learning from my mistakes is the best I can do.
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Haters helped me get my job.
There were other things that also helped me get the job. But here's how negative comments and internet trolls helped me in a direct way.
Jeff Scardino developed an idea called the relevant resume. Instead of filling your resume with accomplishments, you include job failures, bad references, non-skills, and missed honors.
Scardino recommends that your entire resume be filled with your failures. Many people have had success using a resume like this. It makes your resume stand out when employers are looking through many (almost identical) resumes.
I used a modification of this idea in my resume during my recent successful job search. Much of my resume was about how my experience and education was perfect for the position. You know, the standard boring stuff.
But I also included 'bad references'. I used the following bad references with links to the original comment:
"So you went to a fourth tier school and are shipping software that compiles but may not work. I strongly suggest you stay in teaching. #FAIL!" — a commenter on one of my Medium articles
"your explanations really need some work. there has been a lack of clarity in at least half of your videos that i've watched so far." — a YouTube commenter
I figured this would set my resume apart and when people clicked through to see the comments in context, and it would end up reflecting positively on me. Also, I hoped it would communicate how much I value honesty and transparency.
Not everybody I told about this resume idea thought I should go through with it. But my desire to prove them wrong motivated me even more. ?
I got positive feedback about this section on my resume from many employers, including the company that ended up hiring me. And here's what the CEO of another tech company said about that part of my resume:
"You're the first person that had a bad references section on their resumes that I've encountered. It was a welcome departure from the norms. Thank you for being honest, courageous, and open." — a personal e-mail from a tech CEO
Here is the actual resume I used, minus my phone number. Free free to use the format.
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Originally released in 2005 on the atcr label, this track was lodged firmly in Solarstone's Dj box for well over 12 months. Now it is back with a set of fresh re-rubs.
Dj Observer & Daniel Heatcliff drop a tasty thumping faily hard mix, which is featured on Solarstone's 'Electronic Architecture' comp. Deep Care follow up their massive 'Blacks' single with a really gorgeous melodic trance remix, real 'care' has been taken in the production of this mix with it's beautiful melodic elements. We've included the Original mix too which still rocks with its driving pulsating dirty electronic production, and also Jonas Steur's progressive trance remix is thrown in from the original package for good measure.
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