text: Applying for Financial Aid at James Madison University October 18, 2014 & November 15, 2014 1 Objectives To gain a better understanding of the following: The financial aid process at JMU Available sources of financial aid The scholarship application process at JMU What happens in subsequent years 2 Consult with Appropriate Stakeholders Talk to Those Involved in This Decision • If parents are assisting students with paying for college it is important students take the time to sit and discuss details with them • Financial aid is a long-term process How much debt are students willing to accumulate How much debt can parents afford 3 Learn More About Schools • • • • Understand the costs of schools Examine the types of schools Learn about individual deadlines of schools Try not to let cost be a large deterrent initially MANY colleges are willing to work with students If during the process you find a college is too expensive, then be realistic about what you can afford 4 Options • Personal savings • Investments (e.g., 529 plans, ESA's, Mutual Funds, etc.) • Payment plans • Part-time employment • Grants (federal and state) • Scholarships (institutional and private) • Federal Loans (student and parent) • Home Equity (risky!) • Private Loans (student and parent) 5 Payment Plan Example • Average semester cost of full-time in-state tuition/fees, room/board, and internet fee at JMU in 2014-15 is about $9,305 (fees can vary based on courses) • Payment Plans (generally 5 month option each semester) • $9,305 / 5 months = $1,861 / month • Are there items you can reduce in your budget or debt you can eliminate before college to help "cash flow" some of this? – – – – Car payments Improve food budgets Credit card or other consumer debt Other sacrifices to make for next 4 years to avoid long term college loan debt (Opportunity Cost of debt) – Community college to 4 year option 6 Applying for Financial Aid The 2015-16 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is the only application students at JMU need to complete to apply for all of the federal and state financial aid offered through the Office of Financial Aid & Scholarships That's it! One form! 7 EFC • Completing the FAFSA provides an Expected Family Contribution (EFC) number • This is how much the government believes the student and his/her family can pay for college that year • It is not a bill and you may pay more or less than this depending on where the student attends school and what aid is offered • It is the baseline schools use to determine a student's "need" level at each institution 8 PIN • The student needs a PIN to electronically sign the FAFSA • One parent on the FAFSA (not both) needs a PIN to electronically sign the FAFSA • You can secure a PIN at any time by going to www.pin.ed.gov • If you prefer not to sign it electronically, you can print a signature page to sign and mail to the government after completing the FAFSA 9 2015-16 FAFSA Priority Filing Date • March 1st, 2015 • This means your FAFSA should have been logged in at the federal processor by March 1st to be considered "on-time" • You can still complete a FAFSA after March 1st, but the funds available for awarding at that time could be limited 10 Professional Judgment • Unexpected issues not reflected on the FAFSA – – – – – – – Tuition expenses at an elementary or secondary school Medical or dental expenses not covered by insurance Unusually high child care costs Job loss or unemployment Parents enrolled at least half-time in a degree or certificate program Roth IRA rollovers Dependency overrides • Contact the financial aid administrator to discuss if these items can be considered in a Professional Judgment review • Issues such as credit card expenses, car payments, standard living expenses, and other "normal" daily items cannot be considered under Professional Judgment for federal and state aid purposes 11 Types of Financial Aid Available (FAFSA Related) • • • • Federal Grants (Pell and SEOG) State Grants (VGAP and CA) University Grants Federal Loans (Direct Loans, Perkins Loan & Parent PLUS Direct Loan) • Federal Work-Study Note: You will see these on a Financial Aid Award Notice 12 Types of Institutional Financial Aid Available • Institutional Employment • Off-Campus Employment • Scholarships (some may require a FAFSA be on file) Note: You will not see these on a Financial Aid Award Notice 13 Applying for Scholarships Find scholarships at www.jmu.edu/scholarships Prospective Students: – – – – – Freshman Scholarship Programs (Admissions & University Departments) Sarah Lanier Tabb Oliver Scholarship (Financial Aid) Foundation Scholarships (University Departments) Departmental Scholarships (University Departments) Private Scholarships (Non-JMU Sources) 14 Private Scholarships • Private scholarships can originate from any non JMU source • You can find some private scholarship searches at www.jmu.edu/scholarships • If you receive a private scholarship, complete an online Supplemental Information Sheet to inform the financial aid office regarding your good fortune • According to state and federal regulations, we must consider outside sources of financial assistance when awarding aid 15 Caution! Loan Repayment Example • • Dependent student beginning in 2015-16 and eligible for maximum Direct Loans for 4 years (assume student accepts the loans): – 1st year - $5,500 - no more than $3,500 subsidized (4.66%)* – 2nd year - $6,500 - no more than $4,500 subsidized (4.66%)* – 3rd year - $7,500 - no more than $5,500 subsidized (4.66%)* – 4th year - $7,500 - no more than $5,500 subsidized (4.66%)* – Total debt - $27,000 (aggregate maximum $31,000, no more than $23,000 subsidized) Standard Repayment Plan is 10 year – $282/month in loan payments – $33,829 repaid over the 10 year period – $6,829 paid in interest – This does not include any capitalized interest, which will increase the cost – Note: This is based on the 2014-15 rate of 4.66% (rates will differ each year) 16 Debt Consequences • Lost Opportunity Cost: – Loan payments will total $33,829 in 10 years, and $6,829 of this is interest! – $282/month invested with an average rate of return of 8% over 10 years is $51,591 – $282/month stuffed under your mattress for 10 years is $33,840 • What could you do now to minimize your need for loans with the goal of freeing up your income in the future? 17 Private Education Loans • • • • No FAFSA required Self-Certification form required Credit based products Often require a co-signer, who is just as liable as the borrower • Interest rate is often variable • No federal protections of benefits (e.g., deferments, cancelations, etc.) • Loan Comparison Chart Home Equity • Possible tax benefits • Generally variable interest rate • Eligibility could be for more than federal loan programs allow • RISK! – Making an unsecured debt secured – Upside-down in house 529 Plans • If a parent owns 529 College Savings Plans (prepaid or investment), then the value of the plans are included as a parental asset on the FAFSA • Parents must list the value of all the plans they own, including any for siblings of the student • The reason for this is the parent is the owner (not the student) and can designate beneficiaries at his/her discretion 20 What You Can Do Now • Review your budget • Consider cost of living adjustments • If your student is not a high school senior, complete the FAFSA4caster to secure an EFC • Use the JMU Net Price Calculator for an aid estimation 21 Budget! • Often overlooked…its not always about making more money • If you begin using a zero-based budget, you may find you are spending money on things you do not need now • Can incorporate college savings into your budget • Get control of your money! • Generally, you will spend less if you budget 22 Zero-Based Budget • Income minus expenses each month equals zero • This means you have told every dollar of income to do something very specific • If you stick with this for each category, you will likely avoid unnecessary debt and expenditures 23 Cost of Living Adjustments • Sample adjustments: – Cell phone: If your plan costs $200/month, eliminate some options to perhaps $100 – Dining out: If you spend $200/month dining out, cut back to $50 – Car payment: If you have a $400/month car payment, sell the car and pay cash for something less expensive – Total savings recouped in this scenario is $650/month that can be used towards college • This is merely one example and may not apply directly to you • Looking at where you spend money and reducing some of the "wants" can help make college more affordable • Track your spending (every dollar) for one month…it might surprise you 24 JMU Net Price Calculator • Get your Expected Family Contribution (EFC) by completing the FAFSA or FAFSA4caster • Go to www.jmu.edu/finaid • Select "JMU Net Price Calculators" on the top bar • Answer the applicable questions • Receive an estimated individual award immediately 25 Helpful Tools www.jmu.edu/finaid • Click on "Prospective Students" – Click on "Freshmen Checklist" – Click on "Financial Aid Timeline" – Click on "JMU Terms & Conditions for Financial Aid – Consumer Information" – Many other options available 26 Communication • The majority of communications (e.g. letters, e-mails, etc.) sent from our office are sent directly to students, not parents • The primary means of communicating with students once they are at JMU is through their JMU e-mail and MyMadison accounts 27 Questions If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact our office via one of the following methods: In person on the 5th floor of the Student Success Center By phone at (540) 568-7820 By e-mail at [email protected] On the web at www.jmu.edu/finaid 28


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Immanuel Kant was a German philosopher who is widely considered to be a central figure of modern philosophy. He argued that human concepts and categories structure our view of the world and its laws, and that reason is the source of morality (Rohlf 2010). Kant continues to hold a powerful position in regards to modern metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, political philosophy, and aesthetics (Rohlf 2010).
Kant's major work, the Critique of Pure Reason aimed to unite reason and experience. He was attempting to move philosophy away from the failures of traditional philosophy and metaphysics (Rohlf 2010). Kant hoped to end an age of speculation and resist the skepticism of thinkers such as David Hume.
Kant published many other important works on ethics, religion, law, aesthetics, astronomy, and history. These included the Critique of Practical Reason, the Metaphysics of Morals, and the Critique of Judgment.
Immanuel Kant's ideas influenced many thinkers in Germany during his lifetime. He moved philosophy beyond the debate between the rationalists and the empiricists. German and European thinking progressed after Kant's lifetime.
In Kant's entire life he never traveled more than ten miles from his hometown in Prussia (Rohlf 2010). He grew up in a priest household that stressed intense religious devotion, personal humility, and a literal interpretation of the Bible. Despite being raised in a religious household, he became skeptical of religion and was agnostic (Rohlf 2010).
Kant showed the ability to study well at an early age. He began university at the age of sixteen studying philosophy (Rohlf 2010). Kant became a private tutor in the smaller towns surrounding his hometown while he continued his scholarly research (Rohlf 2010).
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Business Development Manager
Mantra Energy International FZE is a premier Procurement & Supply Chain services provider. Since 2003, our team has supported outstanding procurement and supply chain solutions to the best-in-class organizations within the Oil & Gas, Petro Chemical, and Telecom Sectors in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Turkmenistan, Yemen, India and the U.A.E.
We are seeking an experienced, high-energy Business Development Manager, an aggressive self-starter who can work independently, be well organized, detail oriented and have excellent communication skills.
This role requires a strong knowledge of the Oil and Gas business landscape. You will be expected to execute the sales strategy and increase revenue through new and existing sales opportunities – specifically within the Oil & Gas, Petrochemical and Telecom verticals.
To succeed in this role, you will be expected to draw on your keen sales abilities for acquisition of new customers, maintain and nurture existing ones and drive the business forward. You will also work closely with the combined groups of procurement and supply chain.
Key areas of responsibility:
- 50% - Business Development- Be the key point of contact for a defined set of customers - that will include BP, SOCAR, STP, Bos Shelf- Striving to improve and reinvent yourself. - Existing relationships in the target Oil & Gas companies is an added advantage- Demonstrated track record leading significant revenue and overachieving targets- Strong communication, presentation and business acumen- Self-starter with an ability to work efficiently with minimal supervision- Strong customer focus and ability to relate well to others, internally and externally- Strong ability to generate, analyze and interpret sales related data and reporting- Make telephone calls and in-person site visits and presentation to existing and prospective customers- Calculate client quotations, negotiating and tendering contract terms and conditions that meet both customer and company requirements
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- Typically requires a minimum of 2 – 3 years of related experience with an Engineering Degree (Mechanical / Oil & Gas Engg. preferred) with MBA or 5+ years of oil field related sales experience.
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Located on an infill site in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood, the project involved the adaptive-reuse of the 1908 Pantages House, a city landmark, and the construction of a new five-story, wood-framed building. The single family house was converted into four apartments, a library, and other common space for the overall development, while the remaining 45 apartments are located in a new structure that wraps around the house in an L-configuration. The open space between the two buildings provides a landscaped shared courtyard. Using this approach, SMR was able to retain a piece of historic fabric in a rapidly developing neighborhood, while creating a total of 49 affordable housing units. Pantages Apartments is a BuiltGreen 3-Star certified project.


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Mindaribba House
A Mindaribba House wedding in The Hunter Valley region. Built in 1885 on the banks of the Paterson river, the house is filled with rustic charm and a hint of elegance.
Nicole & Chris contacted me last year with one of the most heartfelt emails I have ever received. They were having a small intimate wedding, mainly consisting of family on a beautiful property in The Hunter Valley.
The weather not looking ideal, having an entire month of rain in Sydney, the grounds had flooded at Mindaribba. This meant they held their ceremony on the balcony, beautiful flowers by Two Wild Hands put a nice touch to the ceremony location. The bad weather did not bother Chris or Nicole, they would just take whatever mother nature dealt them and they did, with style.
Venue – Mindaribba
Flowers – Two Wild Hands
Video – More Life Films
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Marjorie Celona Interview
Marjorie Celona – if you haven't heard the name before, remember you heard it here first, because she is going places. The Victoria, British Columbia-born author is on a launch tour for her debut novel right now. Simply titled Y, the novel has already generated all kinds of literary buzz, earned legions of devoted fans, and been nominated for the Giller Prize.
It tells the story of Shannon, born to a mother in the midst of turmoil and subsequently left behind at the door of the YMCA, where a man is quietly watching from his vehicle. The story is gripping from the get-go, and very hard to put down, as readers and critics far and wide have agreed.
Just 31 years old, one might expect Celona to be head-in-the-clouds giddy with all the attention, but she remains firmly rooted to the ground and down-to-Earth. We got to catch up with her and hear all about her sense of belonging, growing up on Vancouver Island, her favorite books, and how it is essential to work with a dog at (or on) one's feet. Read on for an interview with Marjorie Celona.


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Welcome to another week, and another edition of #marbled monday! Take a look at these beautiful end-papers from volumes in Special Collections & Archives.
Plutarch's Lives, 1727 [DE7 .P45 1727]
The Masterpieces of George Sand, Amandine Lucille Autore Dupin, baroness Dudevant : now for the first time completely translated into English, 1900. [PQ2397 .I8]
Plutarch's Lives, 1905. [DE7 .P5 1905]
These beautiful volumes are available for viewing in Special Collections & Archives Monday-Friday, 9:00-4:30.


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Peter Busby and Penny Gurstein have co-signed an op ed opposing the Edgewater mega-casino development. Peter Busby, Order of Canada, is a world-renowned architect and is Founder and Chair, Canada Green Building Council. Penny Gurstein is Professor and Director of the School of Community and Regional Planning and the Centre for Human Settlements at UBC.
Below their op ed, you will also find Peter's notes detailing some of the environmental, architectural, urban planning and economic problems with the casino plan.
Insular megacasino would add no value to Vancouver's downtown businesses
Also printed in the Vancouver Observer.
On April 9 and 10th, 2011, Vancouver City Council is holding rare weekend public consultations on the controversial proposed megacasino project adjacent to BC Place.
Council's ultimate decision on the project will test the fundamental values Vancouver has worked hard to achieve and will set forth a vision for the city's future.
Vancouver has made great strides distinguishing itself from most large North American urban centres. It's a city where urban-planning techniques and architectural styles are based on the core values of sustainable, economic, social and ecological development. Vancouverites see these values reflected in the growing collection of innovative green architecture, vibrant neighbourhoods, transit options, green space and lack of highways bisecting the city.
The proposal by Crown-owned BC Pavilion Corporation (PavCo) and Las-Vegas-based Paragon to build this mega-casino, boasting a gambling floor the size of two NFL football fields and 1500 slots, does not reflect a city renowned for its lifestyle, natural beauty and diverse cultural integration.
The presence of this megacasino in the downtown core threatens to undermine Vancouver's values while running contrary to the vision of a municipality that aspires to be the greenest city in the world in less than a decade.
The project does not align with Vancouver's vision of pedestrian and cycling-oriented neighborhoods and mixed-use architecture that integrates and enhances the surrounding communities. Instead, its massive floor plates will make it the bulkiest building downtown, a dominating form in a city that prides itself on its livable urban scale.
Inwardly focused and insular in design, casinos are by their very function a narcissistic drain on society. Through a combination of financial incentives, including inexpensive food and alcohol, casinos create tempting scenarios that dominate a visitor's reason for travelling downtown. As a consequence, casinos have limited benefits for surrounding neighborhood restaurants and businesses.
This is evident in the PavCo/Paragon proposal, with its vague and limited street-level retail, which it describes as being located to draw pedestrians into the facility as opposed to enhancing the community fabric. In fact, only one of nine eating/drinking venues is accessible from the sidewalk. This plan removes existing pedestrian access on the street, inhibiting movement and access in the heart of the city, leaving the area devoid of human scale and texture.
As part of the development of a provincial property, this site should make significant contributions to the public domain, adding to the vibrant atmosphere Vancouver currently enjoys. Instead, above the ground floor, a multi-storey blank wall becomes the most dominant feature of the proposal, running along an entire city block. The proposed exterior illumination schemes discourage pedestrian thoroughfare and will become outdated quickly. The casino has essentially made this block of Smithe Street its own – an unfortunate terminus for the world-renowned urbanism of the Downtown South neighbourhood, known for its extraordinary livability.
The proposal fails to advance the area with regards to housing diversity, office space, or mixed use development. It would however require a great deal of infrastructure that doesn't currently exist there and would increase the need for water, energy and food without providing a net increase to the overall sustainability of the area. The amount of parking the proposal recommends anticipates that many patrons will drive to the casino and will exceed the minimum parking requirements by a few hundred parking spaces, increasing vehicle traffic in the downtown core.
Provinces like Ontario and Quebec have documented the severe gambling addiction problems associated with their casinos and more often than not, affecting the financially vulnerable. One study published by Cambridge University Press suggests that for every dollar earned by a casino, it will cost society three dollars to manage problems like addiction, extra policing, bankruptcies, and family breakdowns related to gambling debts and other factors. Vancouver has a myriad of social problems pertaining to poverty, substance abuse and homelessness. Building an edifice that will amplify our existing social problems seems counteractive.
Land in Vancouver's downtown is finite. A mega casino is not an appropriate use of this limited, valuable, waterfront area. There are numerous and better options for this site. The Costco store by BC Place and Home Depot near Cambie St. and Broadway demonstrate how larger retail stores can provide a community-appropriate amenity to a neighborhood. Vancouver's downtown should be brought up when people talk about Melbourne and Portland, young cities with fresh perspectives on livability and sustainable development, not mentioned in the same breath as Las Vegas, Windsor, or Atlantic City.
This opposition to the PavCo/Paragon Casino does not signify anti-development. Rather, it reflects a demand for urban development that is consistent with Vancouver's civic values of social, ecological and economic sustainability.
Vancouver City Council must not approve the expansion of a gambling industry that can be socially toxic and economically dubious. It must reject the expansion of the Edgewater Casino. Vancouver can and must do better.
Peter Busby – Notes on the Edgewater Casino / BC Place "Entertainment Complex" plan
1. Social and Urban design issues:
· As part of the development of a provincial property, this site should make significant public contributions to the public domain. Instead, above the ground floor, a multi-storey blank wall becomes the most dominant feature of the proposal, running an entire city block. The proposed exterior illumination schemes will date quickly and seem gaudy in no time.
· As a public facility, the stadium should be as accessible as possible from all sides. Not only does the proposal dead-end the circulation ring around the building, compromising public circulation in the area, but it forces pedestrians approaching from the west to access the stadium from Expo or Pacific Boulevards. The area around the stadium is one of Vancouver's least pedestrian-friendly environments, already challenged and devoid of human scale and texture. Removal of any existing pedestrian permeability on the street will inhibit movement and access in the heart of the city
· The casino essentially has made this block of Smithe Street its own – an unfortunate terminus for the world-renowned urbanism of the Downtown South neighbourhood, known for its extraordinary livability.
· The massive floor plates of the casino will make this the bulkiest building downtown, a dominating form in a City that prides itself in the successful urban scale of most places and projects.
· What about the social cost? Other provinces like Ontario and Quebec have documented the severe gambling addiction problems associated with their casinos and more often than not, affecting the financially weak. BC has taken the high road on so many other social issues; why shouldn't we be standing strong against this?
· The size and scale of development is not in keeping with the goal of walkable, pedestrian and cycling oriented spaces.
· Casinos are inherently black boxes – inwardly focused and insular, the proposal shows extremely vague and limited retail at grade that is described as being located to draw pedestrians into the facility – only 1 of 9 eating/drinking venues is at grade
· Reports suggest that almost all of the revenue from the Edgewater casino is generated from "locals" who, on average visit 2-3 times a week for 25 hours/week – this is an addict – most new users are to come from "out of town" This paints a picture of users as a lethal mix of tourists who are visiting Vancouver (not for its beauty) and local addicts.
· Land Downtown is not endless. Is this an appropriate land use for such a prime location? There are much better uses for this site. Costco down the street and the Home Depot near Cambie and Broadway show you can put in larger retail stores and still provide an amenity to a neighbourhood. We probably want our downtown to be brought up when people talk about Paris, Vienna and London, not Vegas, Reno and Atlantic City.
2. Environmental issues
· How does this project contribute to the goal of the Greenest City?
· The project is 1.967 acres – "generally 2 acres or more" is needed to be applicable for a large site rezoning in the city – this site should be subject to the EcoCity requirements
· There has been no attempt to address the high energy usage of the casino by leveraging the adjacent residential land uses or using/developing district energy (Screening Study required under EcoCity to determine feasibility for district energy)
· There has been no recognition that hotels and casinos are massive users of potable water – lost opportunities to retain water and recycle for facility uses
· Their proposal to be "33% better than MNECB" (the Canadian Model National Energy Code for Buildings is the weakest energy code in the Western world, except for the USA, which doesn't have one!) will mean they will not meet the Vancouver energy code when the building opens. That means it's 22% better than ASHRAE 90.1-2007. Since the CoV's energy code takes precedent at the time of building permit (and the building permit for this building won't likely be complete until 2012 at the earliest), this building won't be designed to meet the CoV's newest energy code (ASHRAE 90.1-2010 to be adopted soon). They would be at least 3% worse than the building code before the building ever opened. If they open in 2015 they will be 30% worse than the building code at the time. It's something that they and the CoV need to clear up. The bar is constantly being raised. We need to design to anticipate higher standards!
· The proposal doesn't plan to pursue the rainwater quality control credit. Given they are on a brownfield, and right next to False Creek this is of concern, especially given the area of parking shown. Where's all that dirt, grit and oil flowing?
· Generally the whole issue of "equivalence" is impossible to verify. Without a third party to review their work they can claim credits like durable building (which they show on their spreadsheet) and never produce a document to show compliance with the credit requirements. They've also thrown some pools up on the roof and the new ASHRAE modeling requirements don't let you ignore that stuff anymore (that and the crazy plug loads from slots and the other gambling machines they want to put in there).
· They can't design to LEED equivalence. "Ensure all new provincial government buildings meet LEED® Gold or equivalent green standards." https://www.energyplan.gov.bc.ca/efficiency/ . If ICBC, VCH, and everyone else needs to design to meet LEED Gold why doesn't the BCLC? It is a provincial government organization.
· The electrical loads in a casino are extremely high. It's like a server room with all those slot machines, especially when it's open 24/7 365. Adding something like this to an already dense area is going to make it pretty hard for BC Hydro and the province to meet its carbon reduction goals.
· From a LEED ND perspective this adds nothing to the area with regards to housing diversity, office space, or mixed use development. It would however require a great deal of infrastructure that isn't there right now and would increase overall the need for water, energy and food without providing a net increase to the over sustainability of the area. The amount of parking they are adding suggests to me that they are anticipating this will be a driving crowd (exceed the minimum parking requirements by a few hundred parking spaces). This is nothing like the people who live in towers next to Costco and bring their stuff home by hand.


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Paris Smith Joins our #SelfLoveCampaign
Actress, Paris Smith, played Maddie on Nickelodeon's show, Every Witch Way, and has a few other roles up her sleeve. This talented actress also joined our #SelfLoveCampaign©, and we love her definition of self-love! Check out what Paris had to say below.
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Sunday, December 27, 2015
Holiday Watching with Netflix Canada #Giveaway #NowOnNetflixCA #StreamTeam
Netflix has a bunch of holiday movies and holiday episodes of your favourite shows.
Hannah has chosen to rewatch some of her favourites - notably Sesame Street and SuperWhy!
I've taken the opportunity to stream some horror when she's not around. I've binged Making a Murderer. As a fan of Dateline, it was interesting to watch a 10 hour documentary. If you start, you'll get pulled in and then super confused and frustrated. It's an in-depth look at a case that will leave you with more questions than answers.
I also started streaming "Scream" and it's sucked me in! It's just like the movies, packaged in TV form.
For New Years, my cousin is coming to visit and we will probably end up streaming with champagne and watching girlie movies.
What are you streaming over the holidays?
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Disclosure: I am part of the Netflix #StreamTeam. As always, opinions on this blog are my own.
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- Jess12/27/2015
I would love to stream Christmas with the Kranks!ReplyDelete
We have watched Christmas with the Kranks and Santa Paws. (Judy Cowan)ReplyDelete
I am watching Wentworth for myself and How The Grinch Stole Christmas for the kids.ReplyDelete
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I'm not streaming anything. I don't have Netflix. Always have wanted it though.ReplyDelete
- Cheryl12/27/2015
I don't have Netflix but would love this! I would love to watch orange is the new black, I've heard such great things about it and of course fuller house in February! I would love to watch Christmas with the kranksReplyDelete
We watched Elf & How the Grinch Stole Christmas.ReplyDelete
I have rediscovered Prison Break. I remember watching it when it first came out. I saw it on Netflix and have been rewatching it while my son sleeps :-)ReplyDelete
I would like to watch Christmas with the Kranks - I haven't seen it.ReplyDelete
- Jenn12/28/2015
We love watching Elf and How the Grinch stole Christmas during the holidays!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous12/28/2015
If I had Netflix I'd catch up on House of CardsReplyDelete
Christmas with the Kranks. Absolutely love that movie!ReplyDelete
- seham m12/28/2015
the grinchReplyDelete
Curious George's Christmas movie.ReplyDelete
I don't have Netflix, but would like to watch Breaking Bad.ReplyDelete
how the grinch stole schristmasReplyDelete
I'm looking forward to watch Christmas with the Kranks.ReplyDelete
We've been watching Grey's Anatomy when just the adults are around and The Grinch with the kids.ReplyDelete
I have been watching last man standing, but also watched Christmas with the Kranks during ChristmasReplyDelete
I will binge watch Scandal..I haven`t seen any of them yet.ReplyDelete
I did watch Christmas with the Kranks, but have been mostly binge watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer this month.ReplyDelete
We watched How the Grinch Stole Christmas (way to many times over the holidays). The kids loved the movie and requested it often!!ReplyDelete
- amber y
House of Cards and the Dawn of the CroodsReplyDelete
i heard elf was taken off but i am excited for fuller house in febReplyDelete
- naiddia p12/29/2015
I can't to watch Fuller House.ReplyDelete
If we had Netflix, we would be watching lots of Holiday movies!ReplyDelete
I think I would like to watch Myth Hunters.ReplyDelete
- Zoey Jiru12/29/2015
I'll be streaming a few Christmas classics, starting with Elf.ReplyDelete
I would like to watch Jessica Jones.ReplyDelete
I would like to watch the new Jessica Jones series.ReplyDelete
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Wednesday 07 June, 2017
Thriving in a World of Flux by Deborah Meaden
At last weeks' Women's Network Event, hosted by Coca-Cola European Partners, change was the word on everybody's lips.
The rapid evolution of the business world and shifting workplace dynamics has meant that the old rules of engagement no longer apply. Today, we are living and working in a constant state of flux, through increasing digitalisation and more decentralised ways of working, and it's up to us, as business leaders, to identify the necessary tools required to keep abreast of the transition. In our strides towards a gender equal workplace, and indeed one where gender becomes inconsequential, an agile approach is more important than ever before.
So, how best can we navigate this shifting scene? First, we must embrace the change and welcome the opportunities of inclusivity, as opposed to feeling threatened by it. The new order of business has the capacity to transform the workplace into a more vibrant, constructive and rewarding environment for all. While this may seem daunting to many, from my experience, women are naturally equipped with the empathetic skills necessary to thrive in a world of flux, so we have clear opportunities to step up and lead, and in a myriad of ways – whether through people management or simply by the way we act as an example by positively embracing this pace of change. With this said, it is a level playing field and everybody needs to feel empowered to play their part in recognising and working towards workplace diversity and equality.
So called 'softer skills' are the secret weapon. Good judgement, instinct and empathetic communication will eventually become more important than hard skills. Flexible working will become the norm, and the ability to be agile - switching between roles, reading and adapting to situations in real-time and staying up to speed - will become ever more essential. We're also going to see the emergence of new job roles that haven't previously existed. Those who wish to gain control over their careers will possess the ability to learn quickly, train and re-skill – helping to futureproof themselves professionally, their companies and their sectors.


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Hi, I'm going on the Marrakech and The Sahara trip and can't wait. Just posting a note to say hello :-)
Hi. Not long now. Im really looking forward seeing the desert and mountains. I've wanted to do this trip for a while now. Are you taking walking boots or shoes? I can't decide.
It is my first trip with Exodus and I'm very excited. I am thinking walking boots. Have you got an extra bag for camping? Ellen
An extra bag wont be a problem, just something light that can fold up easy. Ive camped out for one night in jordan and that was just amazing. Only prob with taking boots is that they are so heavy, well mine are. Should be nice and warm tho so wont need loads of heavy clothes. This will be my 5th exodus trip i think :-) Still gotta check my jabs are up to date! Miranda
My boots are heavy as well but thinking it would be worth it. I have my jabs tomorrow, not looking forward to that! Are you having Hep B? Ellen
I have just bitten the bullet and confirmed for the final place on this trip.... Not long to go now, must read the notes again and work out what I need myself! Tim
I can't wait to go I'm trying to get organised
Hi Ellen
Ive just checked the trip notes and it doesnt say we need hep B so im gonna give that one a miss. Luckily all my other jabs are up to date.
Just preordered the max currency we are allowed in M Dirham which only works out at about £85. Oh and got a travel guide from amazon winging it's way over sometime soon. So... Just need to check I have all the other bits and bobs and book my ticket to the airport then I'm good to go! Not long now.
Hi Tim
Glad you got the last place on the trip. Have you done many exodus trips before?
Hi, how did you order the currency, I was told it is a closed currency and could only get it once in Morocco. I have been looking at my clothes and trying to work out what I need.
Hi Ellen and Miranda.
Sorry for the late reply.. only just started getting emails to say there had been updates on the thread this morning... they seemed to be from someone else ... and those posts have since disappeared!
Anyhow... I have been on a couple of Exodus trips already... Delhi > Kathmandu - which was amazing. I want to go back to India. The other trip I went on was Cape Town > Vic Falls, also very good. The Wildlife in Namibia was amazing - if you ever get the chance!
I don't think my Hep B is up-to-date but don't think it should be a problem for this trip. Blimey 5 wks, 3 days... must get organised...
As for the trek, I think I will prob take boots as they mention ankle support, bit of a faff... but as the trip isn't too long will hopefully be able to pack relatively lightly!
Hi. I ordered the money online via Thomas cook for pick up from the local agency. It was very straight forward, well, so far. As long as the money is there on Saturday! I will let you know. As for boots/shoes, I have both but am tempted to still go with the shoe option simply too keep weight and bulk to a min. The travel guide turned up yesterday so will have a good look through at where we are going and what to expect. Will hopefully figure out which plug adaptor I need too. I think the weather is meant to be quite nice when we go so I'm also hoping to keep clothing to a min too as I have to cater for a sleeping bag as well! M
Got the min amount allowed. Apparently the best way to buy more when we are there is to take sterling.
I have actually got around to printing and starting to digest the trip notes..
I am probably going to take some Sterling and swap it at the airport on arrival for money. From the trip notes it reckons you can only take 1000 Moroccan in (approx £75) .... as we need around £60 just for the kitty I will just change a bit more on arrival.
As for power adaptors... if it is for a phone / mp3 / camera... I have a couple of these ones which are quite good...
http://toptravelgear.com/swiss-world-travel-mains-adapter-with-usb-port/ They work in most countries and have a usb port so with a usb lead can charge a phone or mp3 etc.. Because they will also let you plug into a UK socket I also use them as spare usb chargers here sometimes... saves carrying extra adaptors. A few manufacturers make similar designs, but I did read a few rough reviews on Amazon...
I am slightly concerned that the trip notes suggest a 4 season sleeping bag for March departures... as it is April the next day (3 Season suggested) I am hoping my 2 to 3 season bag and silk liner will be upto the mission! Only needed for one or two nights anyway so can always wrap up a bit I guess..
I think I have most of the rest of the kit (although I am sure I will find a few more bits I "need" to take! So hope that everyone else's prep is ok.. we will be there in 4 weeks!
Hi Tim
I also have a 3 season bag but I'm sure that will be fine. I did the Jordan trip which involved one night in the desert with the same bag and that was in November! Travel adaptors are next on my hit list and generally checking I have enough of the right kind of clothes, batteries etc etc. Getting excited about it now it's so close. :-) M
Hello All!
Just wanted to say hello, i'm coming on the trip too! Not long to go and i'm still completely unorganised! We should arrange a coffee meet-up at the airport? I'm sure we'll all be easily identified!
Hi Romina.
Ha ha - organised - what is that?
A meetup at Heathrow sounds good, I was going to suggest somethign similar. Have you been on any Exodus trips before?
I was supposed to be doing this exact trip in october however dues to ermmmm a slight problem I was unable to go! I'm sure i'll have plenty of time to explain on the holiday!
Any idea who's coming on the trip with us?
I am going to try and look at everything tomorrow and work out my clothes, footwear etc.
Getting very excited. Meeting up would be good.
Hi all I'm coming too but to be honest I haven't got much sorted as work seems to be getting in the way - so am hoping have everything I need from previous hols!! Next weekend must sit down and sort things! An airport meet would be good
Hello all
Thought I would say hello too, as I'm coming as well.
Like Ellen, first trip for me with Exodus and very excited. Thanks for the excellent and useful advice above as currently in the category of "not organised" at all.
Meeting at Heathrow would be good.
I've been totally snowed under at work and am now slightly panicking that I'm running out of time to get stuff sorted. Meeting at the airport sounds good. Although I might be trying to buy batteries and last minute stuff too.
and i've realised how little time off from work I have until we leave....
Re meeting, I guess it may prove difficult however i'm likely to be getting my final coffee kick in Costas before we fly so if anyone is passing call in?? That may just be easier....i'll have a red rose in my hair...haha
Hi Romina
Maybe we should all have something red? I will have a red rucksack. Will look out for you.
Sounds good I will find something red !!
Hope you are all well. see you in 10 days !!
Panic. Just realised it's a week to go and I hadn't even read the trip notes. Thanks for all the advice in the preceeding messages. No Dirhams, no hiking boots and nothing red but will probably be loitering around Costas! Kevin
Ok so with a week to go I decided I really should get organised - so got my bag and sleeping bag down from the loft and now have a week to panic over what clothes and how many pair of shoes! No doubt I will pack way too much - I really shoud have learnt by now ! Will look out for people wearing red round costas!
how much money is anyone taking ??
Hi. I think to cover the basics we're looking at around £210 but thats not allowing for buying many souveniers or alcohol! id rather have more with me just to be on the safe side. Any advances on £210? M
I was thinking about a similar amount of GBP. Also will have cards for ATM's where they do happen to exist and a bit of spare cash on top of that just in case. Always hard to pitch the amount to take!
As for meeting at the airport, my wardrobe is a bit lacking in red at the moment...(Maybe I am not up with this season :-0) However I will have my mobile with me and will be attempting to check in on the early side as I am a bit tall and like to try and get a exit row seat if I can. So my mob no is 07740 283420 if anyone wants to text at the airport and will aim for rendezvous at Costa.
Now must really start that packing list...
Cheers and meet you soon
Is everyone taking immodium tablets and rehydration salts? What about sun screen - I have factor 15 but now im thinking it might need to be stronger, apparently the avg temp is 29c right now!
I've got plenty of immodium to go around, and wet wipes and alcohol gel to clean an entire school trip of children!haha Yes I see that the temperatures are around 29c, maybe a higher factor would be better? I have factor 15 but i've got olive skin and plenty of loose fitting flowing tops to cover me up!
Think i'll take around £200 and have my card on me as there should be plenty hole in the walls in Marrakech.
I haven't even started to think about foot wear...arghh 6 days to go! Getting excited now!
I've just realised i've not got any yet! Did everyone just go for the Exodus cover?
I took the exodus travel ins. I'm panic buying last minute stuff today! :-/
Has anyone received the final joining instructions yet?
Previous docs mention that they will be sent out at least a week before the trip and I haven't seen them yet.
Hi Tim. I've had the joining instructions for a while, well for a couple of weeks at least. Miranda
Thanks Miranda, will chase them up
Been keeping an eye on the weather forecast for next week... it's looking like a real mixed bag! Time to re-evaluate what to pack again. M
Hi Eveyone, I'm going on this trip too, looking forward to it although not at all organised! Thanks for all the tips. I read a few reviews for the trip that said bags often don't make the Casablanca-Quarzazate connection so the advice is to take a change of clothes etc in our handluggage. I'll be doing that for sure but more because my sleeping bag takes up half my luggage so will need to overflow to my handluggage! Looking forward to meeting you all :) Lynne
Welcome Lynne! Where did you hear that the bags don't make the Casablanca-Quarzazate connection ? May have to rethink the packing for the 100th time this week! Weather looks like a complete mixed bag next week, so i'm packing a bit of everything!
Hi Romina! Sorry didn't mean to stress you with the packing! I just read it on the Exodus site, if you look at the reviews of the trip by people who have already done it. There were just a couple who said their bags didn't make it, they did get them a couple of days later though. Best to be prepared just in case. I'm like you, just taking a bit of everything and hope for the best! Hope your re-packing goes ok!
Wow can't believe we have one day to go. I have read that as well Lynne, I have a change of clothes in my hand luggage but I am worried about my bag size!!
Can't wait to meet you all, I have not got anything red but will keep an eye out.
Hi Ellen. Why are you worried about your bag size? Is it huge? Miranda
and i'm working all day tomorrow.....keep wishing and praying that the weather forecast will change to glorious sunshine all week! See you saturday!
Hi, Miranda - it's not huge but is a little bulky with pockets.
Sun would be good, I have packed layers
See you all tomorrow
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The 1939 adventure classic is transferred from British India to the American West, courtesy of Frank Sinatra's "Clan." Sinatra, Dean Martin and Peter Lawford play three cavalry officers, always ready for a brawl but willing to die for each other if need be. Sammy Davis Jr. a cavalry bugler who has aspirations of being a combat soldier. The three officers and the bugler take on a Napoleonic Native American chief, who plans to unify all the tribes and kill every white man in sight. Davis does his "Gunga" bit by blowing his bugle and warning the approaching cavalry that they're riding into a trap. About all that isn't pilfered from is the death of the noble bugler; Davis survives being shot up by the Indians with little more than a flesh wound! Peter Lawford also stars another Sinatra crony, Joey Bishop, playing the role originally essayed in by Robert Coote. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
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Well, Trent Reznor is finally on the inside.
The erstwhile Nine Inch Nails frontman's soundtrack for The Social Network, composed with English producer Atticus Ross, has been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Score. The announcement was made this morning in Beverly Hills by Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Tom Sherak and 2009 Best Supporting Actress Oscar winner Mo'Nique.
Reznor and Ross recently won the Golden Globe for Best Original Score: Motion Picture for their Social Network efforts, which New Yorker music critic Alex Ross describes aptly as "brutal, catatonic." In his acceptance speech, which was not televised, Reznor said, "A year ago I had no idea I'd have the opportunity to score a film. The idea of standing up here to accept this award is surreal."
In coda, he then Tweeted, "Holy s--t!"
The Social Network has four competitors for the Academy Award for Best Original Score: How to Train Your Dragon by John Powell, Inception by Hans Zimmer, The King's Speech by Alexandre Desplat, and 127 Hours by A.R. Rahman. The Awards will be presented on February 27.
Reznor and Ross will collaborate again with Social Network director David Fincher by composing the score to the U.S. film adaptation of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, set for release later this year.
No word on whether Reznor plans to wear a swan dress, but obviously he should. It could be black, for topicality.
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Q: After years of gentle ribbing from friends, I've decided to take a rather big plunge and sign up for a gym membership. My gym-free lifestyle has nothing to do with an aversion to physical fitness (I'm actually a bit of a health nut and an avid jogger) but because I've always been just straight-out wary of the places. I think this stems mostly from the "germ factor" and because in my mind, a gym can turn an otherwise lovely person into a grunting, impolite animal stripped of any sense of decency and decorum. Before I start paying my monthly dues and sweating it out with a bunch of strangers, I'm wondering if you have any pointers on the gym germ and etiquette fronts. How can I steer clear of treadmill-borne bacteria and not end up cursing someone out for doing something I perceive as rude?
A: A big plunge indeed, my friend. But not to fear … joining a gym for the first time ever (or for the first time in a very long time) isn't as bad as you might think it is. Below are a few tips on how to comfortably ease yourself into gym-going with no regrets as well as pointers on basic etiquette and germ-avoidance. Easy peasy. Let me know how it goes.
The buddy system: You shouldn't go through this alone. Join a fitness facility where a trusted friend or co-worker already has a membership so he or she can show you the proverbial ropes (and the rowing machines, ellipticals and weights). Or better yet, if you know anyone else who suffers from a case of gymphobia, encourage him or her to join with you so that you're both in it together. Hiring a buddy in the form of a personal trainer is also an option if you haven't considered it already.
The comfort zone: I may be preaching to the choir here but take your sweet time when it comes to vetting potential gyms. In addition to the "friend factor," ensure that you join a gym that you feel comfortable with, whether it's co-ed or same-sex only. Follow your instincts on this one … some gyms have certain "scenes" and for one reason or another, they often tend to cater to specific clienteles (i.e. hardcore muscle heads, chit-chatty 20-something women wearing full makeup, on-the-prowl singles, older folks etc.) Make sure that the gym culture at your top contender is one that you can tolerate. And if it means driving an extra 10 minutes to get there, so be it (that is unless it's so far away it discourages you from going). Other considerations include availability of equipment, special classes/programs, hours and what seems to be a biggie for you, cleanliness.
Sanitizing to the oldies: Yes, it's true, disease (bacteria, viral and fungal infections, oh my!) does thrive especially well at gyms, but if the one you eventually choose is properly maintained, this should be a non-issue. Feel free to grill the staff before joining a gym about their cleaning schedule and methods. They should take this very seriously. If they don't, take your business elsewhere.
Still, a gym's staff can't guarantee a completely germ-free atmosphere so you'll need to remain vigilant. Most gyms should have disinfectant spray readily available, so by all means, use it before jumping on a machine even if it appears to be clean … you can't assume that whoever was using it before had the courtesy to wipe it down. When it comes to the locker room, invest in a couple pairs of cheap plastic flip-flops and don't let them out of your sight (or off of your feet) unless you're looking to pick up a gnarly case of athlete's foot. When showering, skip the heavy-duty, chemical-laden antibacterial soap and get yourself a bar of naturally antibacterial, antifungal tea tree oil soap. And for the love of God, bring your own mat. Also important: If you have even the tiniest cut, scratch or blister keep it covered with a Band-Aid to prevent any unsavories from coming in contact with your skin.
The sweat-stained code of conduct: There's no doubt about it that while at the gym, some folks seem to enter "the zone" so deeply that they lose any sense of self-awareness and can come off as being, well, a bit inconsiderate. Don't let this dissuade you from attending. It happens. And if you're particularly irked by someone's behavior, feel to unleash ye olde stink eye.
A few gym etiquette basics that you should expect from others (and follow yourself) include: Dressing appropriately, not hogging equipment, not singing Katy Perry at full volume while on the elliptical, wiping down equipment after you use it, cleaning up after yourself (in the workout area and in the locker room), leaving the kids at home, using your phone (a big no-no), covering yourself in the locker room (I don't care how comfortable with your body you are, this isn't St.-Tropez) and practicing basic personal hygiene (that means using deodorant). Avoid hovering, cutting, gawking, eating and, last but not least, making excessive noise. Sure, a few grunts and groans are to be expected, but if a fellow gym-goer reaches this level and/or starts making noises commonly associated with the passing of kidney stones, then it's perhaps best to remove yourself from the area.
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Early Post-War Dinky Toys
Clive Unsworth treats us to a look at some of the wonderful early post-war smooth-hubbed Dinky Toys in his own magnificent collection…
Smooth hubs and white tyres are not be seen as a guarantee that you are looking at a pre-war Dinky Toy. While white tyres were not produced post-war, thrifty Meccano did use up existing stock and it's also worth remembering also worth remembering, tyres are easily swapped and some convincing repros have been made. The most reliable way to differentiate between a pre-war model and post-war model is to check the thickness of its axles. On pre-1941 models these were 1.6 mm thick, while post-war noticeably thicker, axles, at 1.98 mm, were introduced.
One of the most fascinating eras in the history of Dinky Toys is the early post-World War II period.
During the conflict, Liverpool, because of its strategic importance as a major port (handling the vast majority of the Transatlantic chain of supplies from North America, as well as providing anchorage for naval vessels), endured a heavy and sustained bombing campaign by the Luftwaffe. Indeed, with the exception of London, it was the most heavily blitzed area of the country. During these dark days, a government order prohibiting the manufacture and supply of miscellaneous goods (including toys) saw the Meccano, like those in so many other industries, turning its Binns Road factory over to the far more pressing needs of the war eff ort. Fortunately, despite wave after wave of aerial attack on the city, the factory remained standing.
After a hard won and costly victory, Britain's rise from the ashes necessitated the country to adopt an 'export or die' economic policy and a period of stark austerity on the home front followed. Meccano needed to get back in business again and so, in order to resume production as quickly as possible, dusted off its pre-war moulds. The only new tooling seen prior to 1950 was the No. 152 Jeep.
The great thing about the early post-war (1946-1950) reissues, though, is that, while they were cast from pre-war tooling, the metal alloy used was purer. This means they don't tend to suffer from the zinc pest that now blights so many of their pre-war counterparts, causing them to crack, crumble and in some cases even disintegrate.
Minor modifications, most notably the introduction of thicker axles, were made but for thrift's sake left over stocks of solid steering wheels and the pre-war silver and black baseplates continued to be fitted. And, contrary to popular belief, the old wheel design featuring smooth hubs was also continued for a very short time post-war.
Showcased here are a variety of examples of these Smooth-hubbed post-war reissues from my own collection. This is in no means intended as a definitive guide but rather as a small celebration of how Meccano brought its wonderful Dinky Toys back into play.
In the pre-war period, many Dinky Toys were produced as open chassised models and therefore did not feature baseplates, the brand name instead being cast into the body. The 24 and 25 Series models, however, saw the introduction of open mazac chassis, examples of which can still be found fitted to some of the very early post-war issues. Descriptions of the vehicles modelled, as well as the Dinky Toys brand name, began to be included on the variety of different baseplates fitted to the post-war releases.
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Job Role: SW Test Engineer – Performance Testing
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You will gather and document the outcome of test executions and all information needed to support ongoing measurements and reporting on risks, defects, tests, and coverage.
You will analyze reports discrepancies to determine the root cause and will evaluate script failures at a high level.
You will compare and analyze system behavior vs. expected results/KPIs based on business and technical requirements. Identifies issues, proposes system improvements and performs repetitive test execution to resolve identified issues.
You will participate and contribute to internal design reviews of testing materials.
All you need is…
B.A. /B.SC in IT/ Computer Science/ Industrial Engineering/ Systems Analysis.
1-5 years of experience/knowledge in Programming, testing tools and testing methodologies.
Hands-on technical experience in testing of software projects.
Why you will love this job:
You will have the opportunity to work with the industry most advanced testing technologies and help customers shift into the new testing realities of the digital world.
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Kate Phillips, Agfarm Regional Manager SA
In last week's report I mentioned that there was no rain on the forecast and that SA wouldn't see any… well of course it rained, not a lot but enough to wet the ground and add a little to the tanks. So, each week from now I think I will predict no rain and see if this get the skies to open. A good rain would be nice to have in the ground, but there isn't too much concern at this stage.
Hilary Hilux and I have spent this week driving around the Yorke Peninsular meeting growers, seeing stores and having a look at conditions. While it's dry in the golden triangle, there is still feed available and growers are starting their pre-seeding with the countdown to start only a month or so away.
Values this week have bounced around but have, in general, ended softer week on week. Wheat values have continued to trend downwards. H2, APW1 and canola have seen the widest swing, moving downwards $8-10/MT. Feed barley and the delivered markets continue to be the good news stories in South Australia, with F1 up $3/MT to finish Thursday at $253/MT, providing good opportunities for current sellers. The canola market in South Australia hasn't come back to the harvest levels that most were hoping for, it seems the only $500/MT canola number we probably see prior to harvest will be those in the new crop market, with a $512/MT being bid today.
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Baby brain – what's happening to me?
Many women report becoming forgetful during pregnancy. So if you find yourself hunting for the car keys more often, or missing important dates, then welcome to "baby brain". Here's the lowdown on those memory-lapse moments:
Researchers can't make up their minds
Evidence as to whether or not baby brain actually exists is conflicting. One Australian study found pregnant women and new mothers showed no decline in cognitive abilities when compared with non-pregnant women. Other research concluded that pregnant women performed markedly worse than non-pregnant women when it came to remembering to perform future tasks.
You're a little distracted right now
Many experts suggest memory lapses are down to a shift in focus during pregnancy rather than brain changes. In other words, you're more busy thinking about your little one right now, than paying attention to where you parked the car. Oops. It's not all bad, though – yes you might be a bit scatty right now, but your brainpower will have improved in other areas. One study found that pregnant women were better at detecting threatening stimuli than non-pregnant women, for example.
Lack of sleep doesn't help
Sleep deprivation can have a huge impact on cognitive performance. If you're struggling to get eight hours a night – which most pregnant women do – then it's understandable if you're a bit forgetful right now.
Give your brain a helping hand
Accept that you're going to be a bit forgetful for a little while and compensate by writing lists, leaving notes and using the reminder settings on your phone. Set a timer when you're cooking, and don't put off errands when they come to mind – research shows even brief delays can substantially reduce the chances of remembering to carry out tasks.
Motherhood makes you smarter
Rest assured your full mental powers will soon return. Studies even show grey matter volume increases in a number of areas of the brain following childbirth, and that mums are better at problem solving, handling stress and completing certain memory tasks. Your ability to multi-task will certainly improve dramatically when the baby arrives!
* We can only give general advice, but as each pregnancy can vary individually, please contact your gynecologist in case of questions or doubts.


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Studying/teaching Ukrainian: Conjugations
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Dear All:
This post provides a link to a valuable free online resource for learners, teachers, and speakers of Ukrainian who want to improve learning/teaching and speaking.
Grammar is one of the most difficult aspects of the Ukrainian language. In fact, one can learn how to read in Ukrainian just in 45 minutes (without any prior knowledge of Ukrainian), but using grammar to speak and write in Ukrainian requires more effort. This is explicated by the fact that Ukrainian has relatively complex system of grammatical cases: there are seven cases, the category of number (singular/ plural), and gender (masculine, feminine, and neuter). Combined together these grammatical categories yield about 42 (7 cases * 2 numbers * 3 genders) possible endings of a noun.
To help learners, instructors, and users of the language to speak more correctly in grammatical terms, the following website has been created:
This website allows users to enter a dictionary form of a word (e.g. мама) and get all the possible forms of this word (i.e. its conjugation). Besides nouns, this website also provides similar help with verbs and other parts of speech. Verbs, for instance, are conjugated according to the tense, the person, the mood (active, imperative) and other forms.
In addition to conjugations, each word (including the conjugated forms) contains accents, a feature which is of use to both beginner learners and speakers of Ukrainian to improve their language skills.
In brief, this post has provided a link to a website which helps to conjugate words and to check the correct accents in words and can be of help to learners, teachers, and speakers of Ukrainian.
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What's the newness "program" in the philosophical / brain science study of consciousness ... as in the school of "New Mysterions" (Nagel, McGinn et al.)?
What new possibilities for understanding consciousness will emerge by modeling it in a realistic virtual earth/virtual brains/bodyminds at the atomic, molecular, cellular and street view levels for many/all species?
It seems like we need to understand a lot more about genetics before we will be able to ask new questions about how consciousness or awareness "works" in humans, and in a variety of species.
Dear Victor,
Thank you for your interesting letter ~ http://scott-macleod.blogspot.com/2017/03/hello-dear-victor-and-angelaangelina.html. In addition to your interesting paintings and musings, I'm curious particularly about awareness as consciousness ... how is it that humans and other species are conscious? How does awareness work brain-wise - in
A) all the many many ways humans have experienced this subjectively, inwardly and deeply, to your yoga yogic-ally, to all the infinite qualia (infinite qualities) that humans experience {including the generation of new ideas and experiences of consciousness} ... to
B) our inability to explain consciousness from the third person, objectively, our inability to model it brain and bodymind-science wise?
These 1st and 3rd person experiences seem un-dovetail-able, irreconciable, unmeetable and un-joinable - again scientifically, brain and cognitive science-wise. And how far down the phylogenetic tree does consciousness go - sea slugs? bats? What is it like to be that blue whale in a pod in the south seas as scientific and philosophical humans, in English, think about and study this idea of consciousness (post Darwin, and with science-STEM) to co-constitute with language an understanding about a biological process which many species seem to have in common. It's a mystery ... a fascinating question ... a new mysterion (for some) ... philosophically, linguistically and scientifically and experientially. (Yes, there's
Colin McGinn's "The Mysterious Flame" (1999) -
Tom Nagel's "What is it like to be a bat?" (1974) - http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fac/iatl/activities/modules/ugmodules/humananimalstudies/lectures/32/nagel_bat.pdf - which address some of these questions ... see, too,
David Chalmer's Consciousness.net e.g. "Facing Up to the Problem of Consciousness" (1995) by David J. Chalmers - http://consc.net/papers/facing.html and http://www.iep.utm.edu/hard-con/ - ... and a recent book about
Octopus consciousness -
Other Minds: The Octopus, the Sea, and the Deep Origins of Consciousness (2016)
by Peter Godfrey-Smith
New Yorker article -
A philosopher's lifelong quest to understand the making of the mind (2017)
re -
From Bacteria to Bach and Back: The Evolution of Minds 1st Edition
by Daniel C. Dennett
and -
Consciousness Explained
by Daniel C. Dennett
https://www.amazon.com/Consciousness-Explained-Daniel-C-Dennett/dp/0316180661 -
re my -
Consciousness still unexplained
(see, too, my -
"From atom to cosmos: Getting loving bliss INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY neurophysiology as brain chemistry "correct" on-off switch wise, /Consciousness still unexplained: eg "third-person explanations and first-person experience" not reconciled -Will modeling brain atoms help? ... "
http://scott-macleod.blogspot.com/2017/03/from-atom-to-cosmos-getting-loving.html) - which reiterates many of the intractable aspects of this fascinating question, which another "teacher" - from whom I also learned but he was more a philosophical dialogist than teacher - of mine, G.A. opened my mind to) ...
And yogically ... go in ... unite the inner ease with the outer explanations (not always scientific ones in Yoga's roots ... and I'm a little bit of a nontheistic f/Friend or atheistic Quakerly-informed ) ... if we are able to model the brain at the atomic, molecular and cellular levels and street view levels, and in all 7,097 living languages, what new interesting questions will we be able to pose to actually potentially understand how consciousness works in humans and other species? Here's the beginnings of modeling the brain in 3D and for learning purposes - https://scott-macleod.blogsp
ot.com/2017/03/from-atom-to- cosmos-getting-loving.html - earthy quaky and warmy pooly. I hope to explore all this further here - https://scott-macleod.blogspot .com/search/label/consciousnes s - today, as well.
I'm particularly interested in consciousness, for example, metaphorically as a computer application or program - from the third person - and its potentially to generate new ideas, new programs, new awarenesses (e..g language and conversation seem relevant here, in addition to thinking, and especially how consciousness emerges from genes) ... nevertheless, consciousness or awareness is a mystery ... a new Mysterion (See the book review in Nature, "Thinking about consciousness" by Paul E. Griffiths http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v397/n6715/full/397117a0.html from 1999, as well as Emotion and the problem of psychological categories - Paul E. Griffiths
https://philpapers.org/rec/GRIEAT-5 from 2001) ... mind experiment-wise. And actually conceiving of programming this is as unsolvable at this time as is this question of how consciousness or awareness works ...
https://philpapers.org/rec/GRIEAT-5 from 2001) ... mind experiment-wise. And actually conceiving of programming this is as unsolvable at this time as is this question of how consciousness or awareness works ...
So, in a way, philosophical and brain/bodymind science questions of consciousness are an amazingly beautiful flag for those who think about these questions, - since they are unresolved questions ... for us human primates, post-Darwin ... who enjoy y/our Yoga ... as well
Does this Aquarian modality you write of have any connection to the Age of Aquarius sung so beautifully about in the Hair: The Tribal Love Rock Musical from the late 1960s - https://scott-macleod.blogspot.com/search/label/Hair%3A%20the%20Tribal%20Love%20Rock%20Musical?
Hair "Aquarius" AND "Let The Sunshine In" (the original Broadway cast)
Aquarius lyricshttps://www.allmusicals.com/lyrics/hair/aquarius.htm
While I'm inspired in ongoing ways by your Yoga, I'm also an appreciator of Iyengar's yogic vision of impeccability ... as well as missing my weekly ethnographic field work travels to Harbin ... which yielded this book ... http://bit.ly/HarbinBook and https://twitter.com/HarbinBook ... but which could begin again in May, if Harbin would like some copies of it for their bookstore ... and hopefully ... :)
Dave, what interests you philosophically about questions of consciousness, and re - http://scott-macleod.blogspot.com/2017/03/newnes-and-wolgan-valley-nsw-whats.html - (where I'm a little in the New Mysterion / and somewhat in the David Chalmers' schools relating to awareness / consciousness and brain science questions ... as well as the virtual world/brain modeling school (vis-a-vis Thomas Dean's at Google Research partial modeling of a fly's brain), - and which is my own new school re consciousness, I think - since modeling brains digitally at the atomic, molecular (see MIT's Scott Greenwald's recent "Electrostatic Playground" video), cellular and street view levels would allow us to address philosopher Tom Nagel's question - what is it like to be a bat (since we could/will conceivably be able to begin to experience the world digitally/virtually as a bat experiences the world) - as well as philosopher Colin McGinn's question about how can meat can be conscious - since virtually modeling atoms, molecules and cells - the "physical," and what meat is made up of - virtually, as bits - and in realistic multimedia {re the actual and the virtual - a focus of my Harbin book especially} will open avenues to understanding awareness emerging from the physical as consciousness.
Friendly regards,
... And how can brain meat be conscious - and in many species?
Your vegetarian Haggis afficianado, :)


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from "A Popular History of the Catholic Church" by Philip Hughes ( 1947)
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- Pink Himalayan sea salt, or other sea salt varietal (1 cup)
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