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Regular Autopilot should be free
Regular Autopilot should be free
Your wish has been granted for all new purchases. The S/X/3 all include basic Auto Pilot in the price.
But I find it interesting you are complaining about the functionality, yet want it for free.
@dimag1001: would you support raising the base price of the car, and including it "free"? Because there's no such thing as free.
Although FSD sort of got redefined (features of EAP were moved to FSD), the actually Full Self Driving feature is not yet available in any car - you can buy it, but it will not be activated until next year pending completed development and regulatory approvals. FSD as offered today on new cars, does provide some nice features that are rolling out now:
- Navigate on Autopilot: automatic driving from highway on-ramp to off-ramp including interchanges and overtaking slower cars.
- Auto Lane Change: automatic lane changes while driving on the highway.
- Autopark: both parallel and perpendicular spaces.
- Summon: your parked car will come find you anywhere in a parking lot.
Once again we find yet another someone who wants something for nothing....
You are experiencing the world of buying from Tesla. They will lower prices and you will be not happy. This has happened to pretty much everyone here.
@dimag1001: Autopilot wasn't free when you bought your car (but you bought the car anyway), but now it is "free" (not really, but standard), which is what you asked for in your OP. Are you really expecting Tesla to give everyone who didn't buy AP before free AP now? And should they also give everyone who paid for AP before a refund since it's now standard?
Thats the problem, when ya got a company that flip flops on decisions, depending on which way the wind is blowing.
They have been able to do this because ppl buying their cars before model 3 had tons of money to throw out the window and prolly didnt fully understand what they were buying. Their model 3 customers now, are more value orientated and they are not liking the backlash now.
I cant wait till they go mainstream in Europe because if they do not fix some of their quality issues, they are going to fnd out about it because the consumer confidence there will go down and they will have less cars selling there.
@dimag1001: It's not okay, but that's how it goes, and Tesla can't make all current owners happy whenever they change something (and no other car company does that either). Keep in mind that sometimes the change is in your favor.
For example, I took delivery of two Teslas in December (an S and a 3), and within 6 weeks the price dropped about $19,000 between them (the reduced tax credit offset part of that drop). I wasn't happy about that, but I didn't expect Tesla was going to give me a refund.
Tesla has always made lots of changes to both pricing and features, and sometimes you win, sometimes you lose.
@xtcTesla - Yep, Tesla has such a poor product that it's the #1 in sales of ALL cars (ICE and EVs) in many European countries in March. Humm -must be everyone is stupid and don't know anything about cars and just toss their money away (not). Of course Tesla sells more than all the others without advertising makes it all the more sweet!
@dimag1001- Obviously some people do like getting ripped off with expensive packages offered by legacy automakers. I prefer Tesla's model of providing most features standard, such as a large screen and maps. It allows for a lower cost for everyone. AP hardware is required in all Tesla cars as it is used for a number of included safety features (extra priced options in most legacy cars). This includes AEB, Blind spot warning and Side collision avoidance. It's keeping with Tesla's goal to make their cars some of the safest cars you can buy at any price. Also price of all cars went up when AP was added as a standard feature - so it really isn't free like you've made it out to be.
Ditto what @TeslaTap.com said (+1 by the way, TT).
Other than that...
You seem to want to make the correlation that, merely because a feature is available as part of a vehicle's inherent infrastructure and/or might be accessible for a period of time to help you recognize its benefit, it should be made a 'standardized' feature for ALL owners even though they opted out of paying for it at the time of purchase or it simply wasn't available then!
Do you even listen to yourself?
Then you have the audacity to say someone's comment is "ignorant"! Bish please!! Just because the truth hurts is no reason for you to get belligerent with someone who calls you out on your BS.
@dimag sounds like he may be suffering from @EntitlementSyndrome.
Fist of all, in business world, nothing is free. There is no free lunch.
As a consumer, if you don't recognize that when you buy something, the fault it on you, not on the business whose primary goal is to stay in business by making money of the product you are buying.
That being said, let's look at other business when buying some of these so called safety feature, here is the article for your reference: https:// www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/mobility/2018/02/20/latest-vehi...
"Here's an example of the complicated pricing for the 2018 Chevrolet Traverse: If you go shopping for a base-model Traverse L that starts at $30,925, you can't get blind-spot detection, rear cross-traffic alert or rear park-assist. Those are available on mid-level $36,095 LT trims, but you'll have to pay extra to get them."
That's not even a luxury brand. It's Chevy. You have to pay $6K as a package to get those features and we are talking about a base model of $30K car which is lower than the average purchasing price of today which is $35K.
"Go for the $45,995 front-wheel drive Traverse Premier trim, and you can opt for a safety package that adds low-speed automatic-braking, collision alert, lane-departure warning, lane-keep assist and front pedestrian detection — but you'll have to pay an additional $475 to get it. Only on the $48,895 all-wheel-drive Premier trim do all of those features come standard."
You can see more examples in the article from different car makers, none of these safety feature is free, you either have to buy a much higher trim, or buy as part of a package.
Why do you think Tesla has to be different and include AP as free?
TACC should be free. Autopilot should remain a paid feature.
TACC is not a steering assistant, and is only aware of proximity of vehicles in front, and only adjusts speed. I still dont think this should be an autopilot packaged item.
let's see, Tesla give you a big battery, great Supercharging network access, and awesome car for the base price but charges you for Autopilot. Kona gives you a free AP with the $45K Ultimate package with pathetic charging network and only 'good' performance.
Then you chose the Tesla because it had better options. Now you complain that the Tesla should give you even more options that you decided twice you didn't want them enough to pay for them.
no comment (but silent head shaking and eye roll).
@Earl and Nagin ...
Like I said, just someone else wanting something for nothing.
All car manufacturers adjust features and prices, and have made many formerly optional features standard equipment. Tesla just does it a lot more often, it's a nimbler company.
It's not just the car industry that does this - the evolution of the computer industry comes immediately to mind, and there are other examples if one stops to think about it.
And wow, we sure do have a lot of wannabe MBAs and future CFOs and CEOs telling the real ones how to run a business!
@andy - You're wish is my command. TACC is now free with every new car purchase. As a bonus AP is also free! Wow, that was easy :)
Well done TeslaTap, you must be Elon's nome de plume. :-)
Either that or you pay attention to the web site.
Hey, I already said that in the first reply. Basic AP and TACC is now included for all cars.
@reed - Sorry! 3 days may be to much for my thread memory :)
"I already said that in the first reply."
So you did. A gold star for you and a lead one for me.
I paid CAD $6000 for Enhanced Autopilot when I bought the car in November 2018. LIke an idiot, I missed the chance to buy the FSD upgrade for $2600 in March and now it is $6600. I can't do it. $12,600 for something that now goes for $6600. It's robbery and has caused me to question Elon Musk and Tesla. I'm honestly thinking about selling my Model 3, which I otherwise love. This is betrayal of customer loyalty and terrible business ethics. If Tesla fails, it will be because of thinking like this. So tomorrow the price will increase by USD $1000, so likely to CAD $8000 or so. And my buyers remorse and anxiety will worsen.
I get that FSD is the future and that it comes with a hardware upgrade, etc. But it wasn't even offered when I bought EAP. This just sucks and it has made me regret buying a Tesla. And I hate that.
I will take that gold star and put it on the wall with the other one(s) that I might have gotten... :)
"I'm honestly thinking about selling my Model 3, which I otherwise love."
So, if you do sell your 3, what will you replace it with? Will the replacement have all of the features that your 3 has, and the feature your 3 does not have but you wish you could afford to add?
I and many other Tesla owners could have had more features for less money had we bought at a different time. Would have been nice, but dwelling on it does not improve the situation, it just makes one feel worse when they could be enjoying all the good things they have. Maybe a few visits to a shrink could help you - and others who feel the same way - get over the remorse and anxiety.


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The Village of Cumberland and the Coal Creek Historic Park Advisory Committee (CCHPAC) are pleased to announce the official opening of a Japanese-style bridge on the historic rail grade trail between Cumberland Chinatown and No.1 Japanese Town. A ribbon-cutting ceremony took place on Saturday, May 11th.
This project was made possible by financial support from many generous individuals and organizations, as well as in-kind donations. The bridge was designed and built by Island TimberFrame and features carvings of a Chrysanthemum and "Tranquility" in Kanji (Japanese characters) by local craftsman Rick Olson. Much consultation between a working group of CCHPAC and Island TimberFrame led to the project design.
We would like to thank: Cumberland Credit Union (First Credit Union); McElhanney Consulting Services Ltd., Kate Greening; Trilogy Properties VI Corporation; Sun Coast Waste Services; Cumberland and Royston Lions Club; Comox Valley Economic Development Society; Vancouver Island Real Estate Board; Vancouver Island Insurance Centres; Island TimberFrame; Rick Olson; CCHPAC working group (Ray Iwaasa; David Kydd; Tats Aoki; Bernice Takahashi; Mas Aida; Tako Kiyono); the Toronto-based No.1 Town Former Residents Group; Perseverance Creek Streamkeepers Society; and Village staff.
The bridge crosses a low point on the trail that is used by fish and other aquatic creatures to move between the ponds on either side of the raised railway bed. The bridge literally and symbolically connects the two former town sites: Chinatown (1888-1968) and No. 1 Mine Japanese Town (1893-1942). The railway line was completed in 1889 and transported coal from Cumberland (then Union) mines to the deep- sea port at Union Bay until 1935. The tracks were removed in 1953.
This well-used trail along ponds, wetlands and forest is part of the route for major mountain bike races, attracts bird-watchers, and is a favourite recreational walking and cycling path for locals and visitors alike.Search again

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Crochet is a fairly inexpensive hobby when you first start out. A basic aluminum metal hook will cost you a couple of dollars. A skein of yarn (cotton or acrylic) can be found at any box craft store in the $2-$5 range. Yarn and a hook is all you really need to get started crocheting. For a beginning crocheter, the investment is minimal, but once you're "hooked" on crochet, you find that there are additional tools that you'll want to have in reach to make crocheting more efficient and fun. Here are some of my favorite crochet tools that I've acquired during my 15+ years of crocheting which I find most essential when creating any basic or intermediate project.
Through the years, I've acquired quite a few different types and sizes of hooks. A majority of the hooks I own are Boye brand hooks. If you're not familiar with Boye hooks, they're constructed with a tapered throat and a "rounded to a point" head, which I find slips through loops easier, doesn't catch ply strands like basic hooks, and allows me to crochet faster. Some people prefer the design of Susan Bates hooks which have an inline throat and cylindrical head. It's all about your individual style and how you hold your hook that can determine which hooks are most ideal for you. I'm not here to dictate which is better, only providing information on which are my favorite. If you want to know more about the difference, benefits/disadvantages between some of the hooks available on the market and their hook anatomy, here's some good blog posts that I'd recommend reading:
- Crochet Hooks – How to Choose the Right Type and Size by Sandy Huntress
- Guide to Crochet Hooks by Nerdigurumi
- All about Hooks by CrochetCabana
Besides the Boye hooks, I also have a few Clover Soft Touch hooks (2nd from the top in the above picture) which I like because they feel smaller in my hand (compared to the Boye which have longer shafts) and provide additional comfort when working on intermediate projects. I'd highly recommend Clover brand hooks if you've committed to crochet and find its something you'll enjoy on a regular basis. Clover hooks tend to be a tad pricier (about $5-$7 a piece) than the standard aluminum hooks. The *Clover Amour Crochet Hook Set is quite popular right now, has ergonomic benefits, and looks fun and very colorful!
Earlier this year I purchased my first Furls hook. I'd been admiring them for a couple years but the price was way more than I could imagine spending at that time on a single crochet hook. They are praised for their ergonomic design, comfort, beauty, plus they benefit the user by relaxing the hand and wrist to produce more even stitches. Don't believe me? Just read all the testimonials on their site. I loved the look of them and finally decided to get one of the Candy Shop hooks with some birthday money I received. When my Strawberry H (5 mm) hook came (the first one pictured in the above picture) and I held it in my hand, I felt like royalty! It is so elegant and beautiful. I love the way it feels in my hand and how it just glides through stitches without catching. The head and throat are a good blend between the Boye and Bates style hooks so it's sure to please both parties. I've since purchased the Blue Raspberry F (3.75mm) and Green Apple J (6mm) hooks. I know I'll probably have to acquire the whole candy shop collection in time and then start on their wood heirloom hooks. Seriously, I want them all!
For more specialized projects like big bulky afghans or rugs, you'll need larger hooks that range in sizes N (9mm) all the way to S (19mm). These larger hooks make it easier to work with thicker, bulkier yarns.
Additionally, if you have interest in Tunisian crochet, you can purchase longer hooks (sometimes called afghan hooks) or interchangeable hooks with cables.
Yarn Bowl
A yarn bowl makes a nice vessel for holding your yarn while crocheting. The pink bowl pictured above was a candle holder I re-purposed to be a yarn bowl. Furls has a lovely wooden yarn bowl that would accessorize nicely with their wooden hooks. If you're inclined to use a yarn bowl while crocheting, you don't have to spend much to acquire one. A plain bowl would work just as well. If you want to get creative, you can make one as well from a variety of materials or containers.
*Small thread scissors are a definite must have in my arsenal. I use mine for almost each and every snip. Any pair of scissors will do so long as they aren't dull.
If pointy scissors are too dangerous to have out in the open while you're crocheting (those of us with babies and toddlers know all too well the constant worry/paranoia that their kid is going to maim themselves with anything sharp they find), I'd recommend the *Clover Yarn Cutter Pendant. It can be worn on a chain around your neck or on a key chain hanging from your project bag. It can snip your yarn in a instant when needed and won't harm little hands/fingers and certainly won't poke an eye out.
Project Bag
As a woman on the go, I just don't feel right when I don't have a book to read or a project on hook in hand when I'm waiting in a doctor's office or on my lunch break. I like to have one or two small projects with me wherever I go for that very reason. Sometimes the projects are small enough to just fit in my purse, but other times I like to carry them in a separate bag. I received a Thirty-one bag with my initials on it from mother-in-law a few Christmases back that I use. I find it carries quite a few projects. There are several pockets all around it to stash notions or hooks, or even some snacks that I keep on hand for my kiddo. I love taking it with me when we're driving in the car someplace because it stands up on its own, keeps everything contained, and it fits nicely at my feet without being too bulky.
A project bag can be any container you see fit to take along with you while you're on the go. I've got many canvas bags or reusable tote bags that I stuff yarn in. Even a simple plastic grocery bag works well to hold a project every now and then! Use whatever is most accessible to you.
Stitch markers
These are essential whenever you're working in the round. I hate to admit how many times I've decided to be lazy by not using stitch markers and have ended up frogging a project because I can't recall where the last round left off. Take it from me and save yourself the trouble of working twice as hard on a project when you can simply use these from the get go. You don't have to get fancy when it comes to stitch markers. I've used scrap yarn in contrasting colors as markers before. Just so long as its something that holds its place in the stitch, then it works as a stitch marker!
If you want to get a little fancier with your stitch markers than using scrap yarn, there are plenty of varieties available as notions at box craft stores, or handmade by others on Etsy. You could even try making your own (post forthcoming)! I made some beaded ones with jewelry pliers, clasps, and wire (as pictured above with the green, blue and yellow glass beads). Feel free to get creative!
Darning Needle
Yep. You're going to need a *darning needle for any crochet project you complete. Why you ask? Well, there's these things called loose ends which are the one thing most of us crocheters love to hate. They don't go away on their own. You have to weave them in your projects if you ever want to call a project finished. It's a necessary evil.If you use a multitude of skeins or color switches on one project, then you're doomed to be weaving ends in for all of eternity.
Yarn winder
A yarn winder isn't an essential tool for crochet, but I really enjoy making center-pull yarn cakes for use while crocheting. I purchased my *Stanwood Needlecraft Metal Yarn/Fiber/Wool/String Ball Winder from Amazon a couple years ago and found that it was super easy to set up and fun to use. I'll admit to winding yarn cakes just for the entertainment of it.
I said that the *yarn winder isn't essential for creating center-pull yarn balls because it's entirely possible to make them without any special equipment. To do so, just wind your yarn from the skein around your thumb with the beginning tail of the yarn hanging down from your hand. Keep winding the yarn around your thumb (while making sure not to wind too tightly). As you wind and the ball increases in size, it helps to rotate the ball on your thumb periodically to keep the yarn even. Continue winding and rotating until all the yarn is wound and you should have a nice center-pull yarn cake as a result. Maybe not as nice as the one below made with a *yarn winder, but it will be free standing and pull from the center.
Hope you've enjoyed seeing the goodies that I love to use while crocheting. Hope that you're inspired to expand your tool collection and learn new techniques that will grow your love of crochet.
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If your family identifies with a cultural minority group, you may bring vastly different life experiences to your social circles. This sentiment also likely extends to your children and their environment growing up. Among the issues minority families face in raising children is the achievement gap in school or the noted difference in academic performance between white students and minority students.
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Regime information for Maidstone Prison
HMP Maidstone is a Category 'C' Foreign National Prison that works in partnership through a multi agency approach to provide a safe, decent and constructive regime that challenges offending behaviour, reduces re-offending and prevents further victims. Regime activities include workshops, gymnasium, and education.
Maidstone is a centre for Category C Foreign National Prisoners (FNP) with between 3 and 30 months left to serve, and provides liaison & forums with Home Office Immigration Enforcement.
Education and Activities
HMP Maidstone offers various education courses as well as work opportunities including a printing workshop, waste management, horticulture, tailors and contract workshops. There are vocational workshops including bricks and decorating.
Physical Education
A purpose built Weights / Fitness room was opened in December 2004, which consists of free weights and fixed weight machines; also a range of Cardio Vascular equipment including cross trainers, treadmills, bikes and rowers. We have a generation 3 Astro-Turf Football Pitch.
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At present, HMP Maidstone delivers TSP (Thinking Skills Programme), SOTP (Sex Offender Treatment Programme).
TSP: Consists of 19 sessions (15 group and 4 individual sessions), plus the post programme review. Participants must have a minimum of 10 to 12 weeks to serve in order to complete the programme.
The aim of the Thinking Skills programme is to reduce re offending. The following areas of `thinking` are targeted by the programme; stop and think, emotional awareness, problem solving, perspective taking, offence free relationships, goals and values and seeing the whole picture.
TSP requires participants to practice the above skills by using them to identify and manage personal risk factors, develop personally relevant protective factors and to achieve pro social goals linked with relapse prevention.
SOTP: there are currently two types of SOTP programme run at Maidstone. The Core Programme – This is for Medium to High-risk sexual offenders as measured by the Risk Matrix 2000. It consists of approximately 86 sessions which are delivered at 5 sessions per week with up to 9 offenders on each group. The Core programme is designed to target belief systems that may be associated with sexual offending, help offenders develop a greater awareness of the harm caused to victims of sexual abuse and help offenders plan for fulfilling an offence free life.
The Better Lives Booster – This programme is for sexual offenders who have successfully completed one or more of the initial SOTP Programmes, including Core, Extended, or Adapted Programmes. The aim of the programme is to refresh, maintain and enhance learning from these previous programmes.
There are two versions of the programme available; a high intensity version delivered at three sessions per week for men within 12 months of release, and a low intensity version delivered at 1 session per week for men who have completed the initial SOTP Courses early in their sentence although they still have over 2 years left to serve. HMP Maidstone currently offers the high intensity version of the programme, which has 32 sessions.
Offenders should have a minimum of 12 months to enable them to have enough time to complete the course and the Case Conference


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June 20, 2012
TODAY has been a good day. I woke up feeling like death, like my blood pressure was low and I would faint and vomit, but all went well at the end of the day. I haven't been bombarded by suicidal thoughts, I went swimming for an hour, AND I designed a "50th Wedding Anniversary" invitation card for one of my dad's clients!
I don't like making invitation cards for his clients. They always want to muddy up the card by adding all their kids' names (and they're hispanic guys, so you know that's usually a lot) and fifty Hail Mary's and Thanks-Be-To-Jesus prayers on there. Seriously, just invite people! It's an invitation card! Give them the time, place and date and maybe throw in a "thank you" or "thanks to our kids for putting up with us" or "thank god we're still married after fifty years; it's a miracle". That's it! I'm proud of being Latina, but damn some of these old-school Catholic country-latino folks' ways get on my nerves!
It's tacky and embarrassing guys! You're messing up my design with all this other mess! But we need the money to pay the light bill, so I did it. I just did it and if felt good just getting it done despite the anxiety. I did it in just three hours too! That's a feat for me. I'm all "spaced-out" half the time.
Perfectionism and the Anxious Neurotic
One thing I had to learn from my Ex-Young Therapist is that I need to just get things done without obssessing, especially when the time calls for it! I'm a perfectionist, and despite what I was told about employers loving it when you say you're a perfectionist, I can tell you perfectionism–I mean hardcore perfectionism–is torture! It is self-sabotage and self-harm at its finest!
A perfectionist mentality maximizes your anxiety, and if you're mental like me, that's a lot of anxiety, which leads to less productivity because you end up lying in the ground all catatonic-like thinking you're having a heart attack or an aneurysm, which makes you not want to do anything anymore. "I can't do anything right because I can't do anything perfect!" Mouse says. Well, no shit Mouse.
So today, I set aside my perfectionism, and instead of trying to make the card look really good, I just tried to make it "somewhat good". And I got it done! It's not for me anyway! It's not my pet project, my baby, my ultimate design. It's a damn invitation card for country folks!
Drugs Once Again
I took this picture bellow. It's a picture of my current "meds" , which reminds me of the argument I had with Mr. Mackey last night. He kept telling me to remember about the drugs and alcohol and I said, "I got it, geez. Am I boozin' right now? NO! There are wine, vodka and whiskey bottles in the kitchen and I'm not even touching any of it. You don't have to keep telling me!"
Then I got angry.
"Hold up Mr. Mackey, just hold up a second. If drugs are so bad, why do these licensed doctors give me so many?! I know Mr. Mackey. I know they're the tested and approved drugs and all that, but why did the psychiatrist want to ADD Risperdal to the mix when I told her about the weeks after the overdose? I mean on top of everything Mr. Mackey?! Hmmm? I said no to her Mr. Mackey. I said no. I mean, I was barely getting off the Wellbutrin then and I know, I should've told her, but you can't even contact her! You have to 'go to the emergency room' if you think one of these drugs is killing you or if you think you're gonna kill yourself. And that emergency room is filled with like a hundred and fifty people despite the maximum capacity being a hundred. And some of those hundred and fifty are wounded with blood and guts and whatnot! But anyway, I said, 'I just… I think I need to go to the hospital, but maybe not right now. Uhhh, no, no. I'm not right now. I'm not going to overdose again. I'm not sure. I mean, yes right now I'm ok. I'm sure I'm not going to try right now, this very minute, but I've been flipping so much. I just don't want another drug is what I mean.' So that's what I said to her Mr. Mackey. I was being my own advocate, I think. Is that decision mmmmmmmkay? Is my decision to stay on what I'm on mmmmmkay? I don't know. I really don't Mr. Mackey. Mmmmmmkay, now what do you think?"
Mr. Mackey left, didn't even answer, just blinked with dumbfounded eyes and floated off. Poof. Flew out of my bedroom window, high above my roof with his big balloon head.
"Mr. Mackey?"
Sometimes I do think that since I started the Fluoxetin/Prozac–became a part of Prozac nation a month and a half ago–the "depressive symptoms" have improved, well some of them. I don't even know what I mean by that. That's how ambiguous these things are. I mean, I have more energy overall, I think. I can get out of bed much easier, but that's still not easy you still wake up feeling hopeless, having panic attacks and feeling nauseated.
The Wellbutrin could've been doing a better job. Doesn't that name sound funny, like it'll make you "well". Then again, I've just been bat-shit-crazy bouncing off the walls going from the depths of hell to the highs of heaven in ways I can't even describe. I have energy like I'm on crack! I hardly have an appetite. And I'm not sure I like that saying "bat-shit-crazy". Bats aren't shitty and they're not crazy because don't have such a complex psyche as we do, unless there's something we don't know about them and they're secretly plotting to take us down.
But anyway, how would I be able to measure the efficacy of the "meds" since I don't get to talk to the psychiatrist until the end of July? And besides, she never does any proper evaluations or anything. Plus, summer has come along! And my body almost always reacts kindly to the Sun or vise versa. And my mom got a janitorial job at a local gym, so I've been able to swim more regularly there. Here's the thing, I was bouncing off the walls five-six-seven weeks ago to the point where I was going to put myself inpatient at one of those horrid state hospital wards. I've made it thus far though. The ride's been bumpy, Himalayas bumpy, but I'm here.
I'm still feeling generally unstable though, so I don't know. I'm scared.
Shit, considering how this year's been thus far, considering I still don't know how Monkey Man L–one of the closest persons to me ever–died and I haven't been able to let that go, considering the increment of my feelings of worthlessness, considering the immigra–well you get it–considering all that and more, I think I've gotten a handle on it as much as I can. And though my anxiety is still sky-high most of the day everyday (hell, it seems to be worse), I think I'm alright today guys!
I'm chip-chip-chip-chipper! haha.
I currently weight 46 pounds, that's roughly 21 kilos. Here's a list of the drugs I'm on:
- 40mg Fluoxetine/Prozac – A fairly potent Selective Serotonin Re-uptake Inhibitor. Those are the white caps with the little dashed lines. The reason why I have two different kind is because one is a 10mg (I was initially on 20mg, then the psych decided to up it to 40, so I now have the 20mg. It all adds up).
- 400mg Carbamazepine/Tegretol – These are the little round yellowish-beige colored pills with the orange circle in the middle. They were initially for the neurological pain I started experiencing two years ago after I got the Bell's Palsy for the second time and for he third time in January of this year. Oh, snapples! I never got to writing my Bell's Palsy Part II did I? Hell, I think I've promised too many "Part II's". I need to stop doing that. Oh get this though. Carbamazepine is an anti-convulsant, so it helps reduce epileptic seizures, yet it's used for neuropathic pain which is what I have on my face, BUT… BUT… get this: It's also used as a mood stabilizer! So, it's of label use is for bipolar disorder. Am I getting a "two for one deal" here. It doesn't seem so. It seems like this shit my be making my moods flail around and flagellate my soul more?! (You can read Bell's Palsy: Don't Fight It, Just Be Part 1 here)
- Drisderol LF 50MU – That's the green one. This one is actually for the Osteogenesis Imperfecta-OI (aka Brittle Bone Disease, er, Condition). It's actually a new drug that doctors are trying on patients with Osteoperosis, which I also have due to the OI, but they said it should help. It's essentially just high absorption vitamin D.The genetecist and the orthopedic doctors discovered that my bone density has gotten even lower since I broke my arm in February. Got, it's been five months already! We're already halfway through the year. Anyway, Drisderol is what I take only on Wednesdays: "One capsule by mouth once weekly for three months, then twice a month for three more months." Wednesdays are the days I designated for the Drisderol.
- I ran out of Caltrate and fish-oils but I'm still taking B-12.
addendum: Oh at the pool today, two old ladies asked my mom how old I am. I was in front of her. Really? I know I'm tiny and use a wheelchair, but I'm not mentally retarded or deaf, well, I' slightly deaf and mental, but still, ASK ME, DIRECTLY! I used to get really upset when this happened but now I only get mildly upset. Sigh. Ignorance is everywhere.
addendum 2: Speaking of Bell's Palsy, I got the strangest search term today — "Fiona Apple Bell's Palsy". Weird. I don't think she's ever had Bell's Palsy but then I wouldn't know, would I? Oh well, at least I didn't get anything about a "hairy Hulk" or "girly Avengers"!
Much love from me and the Mouse, or just twice the love from me, a much more chipper Mouse!
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July 1, 2012 at 7:14 pm
and I thought MY meds looked like M/Ms… yours actually have the shape of the nutty m&ms… my coolest med has the shape of a house. 🙂
July 1, 2012 at 10:20 pm
Yeah, it has the shape of a house. Its called cyclobenzaprine, its a muscle relaxant when the antipsychotics are too mean


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I am knitting these finger puppets from Knitty during my daily commute. I can knock one of these little buggers over in one one-way trip...well minus the finishing - I wouldn't want to scare people on the tram with a big fat metal sewing needle. heck they might mistake me for a terrorist or something and apparenlty the police can now shoot people they suspect of being a terrorist. Scary.
So, I collect all the pieces on one end of one needle and then when I get home I finish them up. I have two bunny bodies and sets of ears on one needle at the moment. They're going to have to make way for tigers tomorrow though.
Today, after weeks of being a terrible friend I finally made an attempt at redeeming my friendship status by actually going to the post office, parcels in arms, to send long awaited packages to my long suffering craft buddies in Sydney. Silly to take so long because now the cold weather is well behind us and there is no cause for wearing $#^!*%@ or @#$%^ (can't say, they might be reading!) but I sent them anyway!
One more box to go tomorrow -
Terrible photographs, but that's what comes from commuting a far enough distance to knit a finger puppet - no natural light for blog photos.
I wish I had more time to blog, there are so many great sites out there. Maybe I'll do one of those bloggy round up things one day soon.


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USM game had quite a following at its time. It managed to put quite a dent in the following and sales of the soccer's Championship Manager series, and fans would often times find themselves quarreling about which one game was the better one. Today the game is trying to make a comeback, as USM 2012/2013 has been requested on social media sites by fans who miss the great experience. So, what was so special about the Ultimate Soccer Manager 98/99 game? The game offered more options to the player for starters; You were also offered more information about the players in your team, about other team's players and so on. This in turn allowed for a much more hands down approach to your strategy and management but at no times did it feel overwhelming. The level to which you were able to micromanage was there, if you wanted it, but it was not compulsory. Therefore USM 98/99 remains to the day a beloved game, one that many people still play and return to. So, do give it a try and hope that the last USM game will be a reality. For the future as well as for old good times sake!
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This is the best and neatest (and unfortunatly last) version of USM. For a manager of its time, USM was miles ahead, and included more features than you could shake a rather large stick at. Not only do you get a very well organised manager sim, but you also get to take the role of chairman and control the financial side of the club in a way not available in similar era games. The AI is a little weak, but the extra features such as match fixing, advertising deals and press responces make this game feel a little more real than the Championship Manager of the time. Definetly the best manager sim of its time, and a contender for best ever. You must play it!


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It has often been said that our lives are governed by fate and everything has been predetermined way before we were conceived into this world through our noble mother. It means that everything is cast in the stars and the way our lives turn out is set and out of our control. This means that our destination has long been derived and our journey there is but a path already charted out for us to follow step for step; this in short translates that we are but sightseers on the grand and vast journey of life. It is like tracing through pre-drawn lines that are already in place on a sheet of paper.
On the other hand, people argue that while many people believe that fate and destiny is the governance of our lives, the true ruler of our lives is actually known as choice. This is a contrast and contradiction to the first idea and this utterly dismisses and disregards the concept of fate/destiny. On this side, it is claimed that everyone has a choice in everything, and that it is these choices that we make that guide and lead us onto the roads that we have taken or are about to take. Every decision that we arrive at and come to will determine something and every choice we make will lay the route ahead of us; nothing is preset beforehand. This means that we are in full control of the way our life runs and we are the true masters of our own fate and destiny. It is like writing on a clean and fresh sheet of paper.
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As I mentioned in the Neuroscience Blog, the great news is that I have finally found a way to get the old Virtual Intelligence Matrix programs running on Windows 7! The programs used to have a option for people to register the software and essentially donate to the project. Given the age of the code and all the support we have had over the years, I think I will simple put a donate button on the download page, so if you would like to contribute to the continued development of the project, you can do so at your own discretion. Thanks, and I'll post on the main blog when the new versions are ready.
Update - VIM 2.0 is now also ready for download; it seems to be running great on Windows 7. Please leave any comments on the Neuroscience Blog, thanks.
Download VIM 2.0
Download VIM 2.0 here - there is a setup program for this one, rather than just an .scr file, so it is very easy to install and uninstall. Again, the default resolution is very low, so right click on the icon that shows up on the desktop and select configure to increase this. This is the full registered version of the program. If you have any questions or feedback, please leave comments on the blog.
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The ELTU at Kuliyapitiya Premises of the Wayamba University evolved through the North Western Province Affiliated University College (NWP AUC) and the Wayamba Campus of the Rajarata University of Sri Lanka.
The very first appointment to teach English was made during the NWP AUC time when Mr. K.M. Dissanayake was appointed as the first Instructor of the ELTU on 10.03.1995, who was later attached to the Faculty of Applied Sciences of the then Wayamba Campus of the Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, established on 07.11.1996. Later he was appointed as a member of the UGC Inter-university Committee on Teaching English on 20.02.1998 and the ELTU was entrusted with the task of conducting the GELT (Pre-University General English Language Teaching) for the students selected from the North Western Province to the national universities of Sri Lanka until its abolition in 2003 by the UGC.
With the establishment of the Wayamba University of Sri Lanka on 01.10.1999, the ELTU was detached from the Faculty of Applied Sciences and brought under the purview of the Vice-Chancellor as a common academic support unit, extending its services to both Faculties located at Kuliyapitiya premises. The Unit recruited two permanent instructors in 2001 and another in 2005. All these instructors were later promoted to the post of lecturer after they obtained their postgraduate qualifications.
Former Coordinators
The following Lecturers/ Instructors have overseen all academic and administrative functions of the ELTU at Kuliyapitiya Premises during the periods indicated before their names:
04.01.2006 – 03.01.2007 : Mr. M.K.S.M. Samaranayake
04.01.2007 – 03.01.2008 : Mr. K.M. Dissanayake
04.01.2008 – 13.06.2008 : Ms. W.S.A. Fernando
14.06.2008 – 22.09.2015 : Mr. E.M.H.J. Edirisinghe
03.09.2015 – 02.09.2016 : Mr. M.K.S.M. Samaranayake
05.09.2016 – to date : Mr. W.S.A Fernando
The vision of the ELTU is to be a premier English language teaching centre in the higher education sector of Sri Lanka.
The ELTU is on the mission to enhance language proficiency of the undergraduates by providing them with a wide assortment of teaching and learning opportunities that,
- foster listening, speaking, reading, writing and soft skills with great dexterity through an effective modus operandi,
- inspire students to become dynamic partakers in academic, social and professional communes, and
- facilitate to develop human resources with effective communication skills to meet the national development needs.


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Queen of the Orange Blossoms by Nicole Bruckman
Acrylic on Panel, 5″ x 7″
Current Exhibition at Flower Pepper Gallery: 6th Year Anniversary Show from October 21st to 28th, 2017
Previous Exhibitions at Flower Pepper Gallery:
- 4th Year Anniversary Show from December 19th, 2015 to January 19th, 2016
- Ever Surreal from August 1st to September 1st, 2015
- Xiong Mao from April 11th to May 12th, 2015
- 3rd Year Anniversary Show from December 6th, 2014 to January 6th, 2015
- Of History And Hope from April 5th to May 2nd, 2014
- The Season of Spring from March 1st to April 4th, 2014
- Handmade Christmas Ornaments Sale from December 3rd to 31st, 2013
- Designer Con 2013 from November 9th to 10th, 2013
- All Things Bright And Beautiful from May 11th to June 7th, 2013
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Nicole Bruckman is an artist, curator, mother, animal lover, and animal advocate from Cleveland, Ohio. Embracing her passion for art at a very young age, Nicole went on to receive her BFA in illustration from the Columbus College of Art And Design in Columbus, Ohio.
After graduation Nicole began work as a freelance illustrator and designer. Deciding to further pursue her love for painting, Nicole moved to Los Angeles, and began showing her art as well as curating shows at various prominent Los Angeles galleries.
Compelled by her life's passions, Nicole's paintings are inspired by the bond that exists between humans and animals. She creates enchanting and whimsical narratives in which human and animal characters coexist in fantastic and engaging settings. Wild exotic creatures and domesticated animals alike are the guides on a sublimely surreal journey through an endless nocturne. They live in a seemingly utopian realm, in which humans are conscious of the bond between our world and the kingdom of Animalia. These works are created in the hopes that this world may one day exist, and we may recognize and respect the value in all living beings. All of the pieces are acrylic on wood panel.
"Nicole's work embarks on a journey to unveil the livelihood of the animal kingdom by creating whimsical and emotionally sincere narratives in which these animal subjects live to embrace their human counterparts. Often, more than not, Nicole's paintings touch on one of humans most feared and widely misunderstood animals – the Pit Bull. Bruckman's connection to this often-neglected breed of dog has gifted her the insight to capture their playful and invigorating charm in lucid dream-like paintings." – blopop Magazine
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Company: The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
In this role, you will utilize journey-level automotive mechanical, electrical skills, experience, and knowledge in the practices, procedures, and methods of servicing, maintaining and repairing complex automotive, light and heavy vehicles and heavy construction equipment, as well as mobile and stationary emergency generating equipment and systems. You will maintain and repair a variety of automotive, light and heavy equipment and systems. This includes gas, diesel and hybrid vehicles such as cars, sport utility vehicles, pickups and trucks of varied size and configurations, graders, bulldozers, tractor-trailers, tankers, cranes and other construction-related heavy equipment.
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100% Total
• Competitive compensation
• Excellent medical, dental, life, vision plans.
• Deferred compensation in the form of a 401(k) plan (with matching contribution) and a 457 plan.
• Retirement benefits under the California Public Employees' Retirement System
• Tuition reimbursement
• Training and advancement opportunities
• Excellent working environment
• Public transportation reimbursements and van pools
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The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is a consortium of 26 cities and water districts that provides drinking water to nearly 19 million people in Southern California. Metropolitan's mission is to provide its service area with adequate and reliable supplies of high quality water to meet current and future needs in an environmentally and economically responsible way. Metropolitan's facilities include the 242-mile Colorado River Aqueduct, five water treatment plants with a combined capacity of 2.3 billion gallons per day, nine surface water reservoirs, 800 miles of pipeline, and 16 hydroelectric power plants.
The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. Qualified individuals with disabilities, who need a reasonable accommodation during the application or selection process, please call (213) 217-7738 or email: [email protected]
MWD is a Federal and State EO employer – Veterans/Disabled and other protected categories.
Application Filing Period: Closes at 4:30 pm PST on the date stated in the job announcement. However it may close prior to the filing end date if sufficient applications have been received. If sufficient applications have not been received, then the filing period end date may be extended.
Sponsorship: Applicants for employment with The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States (i.e., H1-B or other employment-based immigration case).


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Construction Thought Leaders on LinkedIn October 18, 2012Posted by carolhagen in Construction Industry - Software, Lean Construction, linkedin, thought leadership.
Tags: construction, linkedin, thought leadership
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What if all construction industry thought leaders were on LinkedIn? LinkedIn recently added the ability to follow people you may not be connected to, that are classified as thought leaders (http://blog.linkedin.com/2012/10/02/follow-people/). While many are business leaders, news writers and public figures, few are focused on the construction industry. Let's aggregate our suggestions and start following these icons – so construction and the AEC industry can benefit from their thought leadership. Here's how:
Follow construction leaders you find on LinkedIn
I suggest you start following Associated General Contractors Chief Economist, Ken Simonson – you can tell he is part of the elite group of thought leaders on LinkedIn by visiting his profile and noticing the "Follow button" – I'm already following and have met him numerous times at AGC events. See how his profile has a large Follow/Following button rather than a connect button:
Add to the Recommended Construction Thought Leaders List
Now there are many other talented people that serve and are dedicated to the construction industry that are authors, bloggers, business leaders, educators and innovators that often share their wisdom. Apparently LinkedIn doesn't know the construction industry that well so I though we could get a list going of who should be considered and help Architecture, Engineering and Construction learn at a more rapid pace. Please add to this list with your thought leader recommendations in the comments.
Brent Darnell – Construction Communications Wizard
Anirban Basu – Economist
Andrew Abernathy – Virtual Construction and Collaborative team building
David F. Carr – Construction Tech News
I'll update this post weekly with all your additions. Once we have a list of 25+ compiled I'll see if we can get them submitted to LinkedIn. This is obviously a join effort and with the help of the industry we can leverage the construction industry expertise and share best practices, critical thinking, technology and leadership that can propel the future.
Suggest Topics for Thought Leaders in the Construction Industry
Here are areas I'd like your suggestions for:
- LEAN Construction
- Civil Engineering
- Construction Finance
- Construction Business Strategy
- Business Intelligence
- Equipment/Fleet Management
- Project Management/Operations
- Estimating
Again make suggestions in the comment section.
We're all missing out on tribal knowledge. Let's pool it together. Thanks for your submissions and please share this with others.
Architecture and Planning Industry Stats on LinkedIn May 16, 2012Posted by carolhagen in Construction Industry - Software, linkedin.
Tags: Architect, Architecture, linkedin, linkedin stats
2 comments Architects and Planners have been busy creating profiles on LinkedIn. The latest statistics (as of May 16, 2012) show there are 1,128,581 LinkedIn profiles in the Architecture and Planning Industry. For those readers interested in knowing just where all these profiles are in the world, here's a breakdown:
United States 337,376
India 69,140
Italy 63,357
United Kingdom 59,815
Brazil 50,974
Spain 43,815
Netherlands 29.585
Canada 29,339
France 27,700
Mexico 24,250
Australia 23,352
Germany 14,110
Portugal 12,983
Chile 11,784
South Africa 10,582
Denmark 10,479
US Cities: Greater New York City Area 37,569
Greater Los Angeles Area 19,362
San Francisco Bay Area 19,340
Greater Chicago Area 14,322
Greater Boston Area 13,313
Washington DC Area 12,115
Dallas/Ft Worth Area 9,333
Greater Seattle Area 8,915
Greater Atlanta Area 8,720
Greater Philadelphia 8,227
So you're country or city isn't listed? Ask me in the comments – I'll be happy to answer. I'd also like to know where you are and if you are leveraging LinkedIn for your business. Share your stories.
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Construction Industry LinkedIn Statistics April 24, 2012Posted by carolhagen in Construction Industry - Software, linkedin.
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LinkedIn is being embraced by the US Construction Industry. In doing research to create the interactive map below I looked beyond just the Top 5 countries having the largest number of profiles and found many interesting details. Some countries like the Netherlands and Denmark while having small populations surprised me by the number of construction professionals on LinkedIn. Most larger population English speaking countries were well represented in the Top 10 as were a few key European and Middle Eastern countries. If you click on the map you can hover over the country to see how many construction profiles are present.
Citation: Construction Industry Linkedin Statistics by Country April 24 2012, ChartsBin.com, viewed 24th April, 2012,
Are there countries (or cities) you need the numbers on? I'm here to help, just ask in the comments section, or drop me a line on LinkedIn.
Top 30 LinkedIn Groups for Construction Business Development April 19, 2012Posted by carolhagen in Construction Industry - Software, linkedin.
Tags: business development, construction, linkedin, LinkedIn Groups, marketing
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LinkedIn has become the place for networking with the construction, architecture and engineering industries. With over 3,122,108
profiles world wide in the construction industry as of April 18, 2012 – there are more people to connect with everyday than we can ever approach for business development opportunities. The US has over 1,000,000 LinkedIn profiles in the construction industry and over 284,000 are construction owners. The best way to reach and influence this large volume of AEC movers and shakers is using LinkedIn Groups.
Keep in mind that joining a group doesn't mean "Aha – look at all the people I can spam!" but rather "How many people can I honestly help" and "What can I share that will make a difference to each group member". Business development also means more than marketing. We all need an education, to network with peers and with prospective clients. Be careful in joining too many groups or weighting them too heavily to your peers (I see this problem often), rather that to focus on your targeted prospects. Remember you are looking for business opportunities. Once you have a discussion going you can build trust and eventually set a face to face meeting. Yes, that's still how it's done in construction. So which groups seem to be most beneficial for construction business development professionals?
30 Best Construction Business Development Groups in the USA:
New Addition updated on May 2, 2012: Owner's Representatives – see comments
A/E/C Industry Networking Group
AGC Construction Leadership Council
Architecture, MEP Engineering, and Construction (A/E/C) Networking Group
Associated General Contractors,Subcontractors,affiliates,
Business Development Forums
Business Development
Business Development – The Missing Link between Marketing & Sales
Business Development Leaders
CapturePlanning.com Business Development & Proposal Management
Construction Management
Construction Management Association of America
Construction Marketing Ideas
Construction Professionals Forum
Construction Users Round Table (CURT)
Design and Construction Network
Design-Build Institute of America
eMarketing Association Network
Federal Business Development Network
Federal Government Contractor Network (TFCN)
International Facility Management Association
International Council of Shopping Centers – ICSC
Leadership in Capital Projects (LinCP) Forum
Marketing Advertising Brand Management
McGraw-Hill Construction
Retail Industry Professionals Group
SMPS National CPSM Group
Society for Marketing Professional Services
Society of American Military Engineers
The HEALTHCARE DESIGN connection
The Owner's Dilemma
Best Construction Business Development Groups in Phoenix
Alliance for Construction Excellence
Arizona Builders' Alliance
ASU Arizona State University
Arizona Association for Economic Development
Arizona Land Development
Arizona Professional Networkers
CMAA Arizona Chapter
IFMA Phoenix
Society for Marketing Professional Services Arizona Chapter
ULI-the Urban Land Institute
Valley Partnership
Most of the national LinkedIn groups have 1000's of members but a few are specialty niches. Some are construction or business development focused while others are not. The local groups are often more intimate with a few hundred members. Pick and choose wisely. Take the time to look at the membership statistics of each group. Sometimes more members isn't better as the seniority and regional info is a tell tale measurement. Remember that balance is important and plan to participate after listening to the discussions that evoke the most responses. Finding what resonates in the group will keep you busy and make you more successful.
If you found this construction business development article helpful, I'd like to hear from you. Either connect with me on LinkedIn (say biz dev in the invitation and use the "we've done business together") or leave a comment below. I look forward to hearing from you.
16 Construction Management Students Are Hungry in the Desert November 11, 2011Posted by carolhagen in linkedin.
Tags: construction, construction managment, linkedin, project management, students
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Students at the Del E Webb School of Construction are all thinking of their future. Earlier this week they all had a unique opportunity to learn how to leverage LinkedIn on the Arizona State University campus. Sixteen freshman through graduate students filled the workshop wanting to know how to attract employers to their profile, showcase their activities, and for 15, ultimately launch their project management career in construction.
Having volunteered to lead this workshop, students learned the importance of a LinkedIn headline, joining Linkedin groups, networking, volunteering and gaining experience at every turn – all while documenting their activities using their smartphones – capturing pictures, video and notes to showcase what students are doing outside the classroom. Each student added new elements to their profiles and contemplated what other LinkedIn applications (Slideshare, Box.net, Google Docs, etc) and social media they might want to use to enhance their findability.
With 55% of members attending the Construction Users Roundtable Conference expecting a labor shortage of construction managers, here are a few hungry students you may be interested in:
Graduate Students:
Navid Behzad
Arpita Ghosh
Christine Tancinco
Chrystine Bohman
Chris Celani
Jon Geele
Kim Young
Amanda Nichols
Kent Rinker
Sean Yeager
Sawyer Zuber
Kim Rahberger
Sterling Smith
Ashley Bernardez
Already Employed:
Patricia Traegde Sundt Construction
You may notice that many of these students are female. ASU excels at recruiting women to the construction careers through their Advancing Women in Construction program, connecting women business owners (mentors) with students(mentees). If you know high school students considering construction project management or engineering, share this post with them and have them consider emailing:
Dawn Rogers
Program Manager Recruitment and Retention
Del E. Webb School of Construction Management
Arizona State University
If you are looking for a speaker or in need of an educational workshop to help leverage LinkedIn, please contact me, Carol Hagen. I am available in person or via webinar for your business, group or association.
LinkedIn Suggests Jobs You May Be Interested In November 22, 2010Posted by carolhagen in linkedin.
Tags: construction, job seekers, linkedin
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LinkedIn has added a great "beta" feature called "Jobs You May Be Interested In". You can see it displayed, just below your statistics on "who's viewed your profile" and "Your LinkedIn Network" on the right hand side of your home page. Here's what mine looked like today:
Now I originally clicked on the more option and it told me there weren't any others, but after returning to my homepage I noticed there were 3 new suggestions. I again clicked more with the same results, returning to my LinkedIn Homepage and the 3 suggestion results were 2 new ones and one repeat, but the interesting thing is what happened on clicking more this time. Low and behold they had many suggestions for me: I know this will help the job seekers out there and hope that you share this info with all you unemployed and underemployed connections. I wonder if this is a bug or intentional as LinkedIn is offering a LinkedIn Job Seeker Premium account to me?
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82 Twitter Resources that are Useful October 29, 2010Posted by carolhagen in Construction Industry - Software, linkedin, twitter.
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Twitter is a great tool if you know what you're doing. Once I learned the basics, read a few books and then realized, like other "free" social networking sites that …things change rapidly in Twitter. I started bookmarking all the Twitter tweets I found valuable in Delicious, as these articles substantially enhanced my knowledge. Twitter can be used stand alone or with numerous Tools to help you listen to your favorite topics, get to know your contacts better, and share the content you or others have created. My favorite use is leveraging it's integration with LinkedIn.
Today I thought I'd share these bookmarked resources with you as an RSS Feed (so as I add more they'll automatically add to the list or you can subscribe to my feed). Make sure you thank all the content providers as we all should keep learning.
Almost forgot to ask. If you have suggestions for me to read, please add them in the comments (so everyone benefits). Thanks.
How to Export your LinkedIn Contacts September 13, 2010Posted by carolhagen in Construction Industry - Software, email, linkedin.
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Exporting your LinkedIn Contacts is just a good business practice. After returning from the 2010 National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) Convention it became apparent that every professional needs a few tips on LinkedIn. Since LinkedIn accounts can be suspended and even the best systems can fail at anytime, it's smart to have a backup plan in place and export your contacts from LinkedIn occasionally. So how do you extract all your contacts from LinkedIn?
Be logged into your account and then
either navigate to your contacts (found under the Network tab) then select Settings by clicking on the gear on the right. There you can select the Export Connections option as seen above:
or you can go directly to http://www.linkedin.com/addressBookExport where you'll see this screen:
LinkedIn gives you options to export to Outlook, Yahoo Mail, MAC or a vCard format and also provides directions of how to import too. I realize that you probably don't have your entire Outlook Address Book as contacts in LinkedIn but I hope every contact is in your Customer Relationship Management System. Many products are integrating LinkedIn into their email systems and there are plug-ins for outlook like Xobni and LinkedIn for Outlook, a social networking connector that your firm may want to consider. It helps improve your relationships by having the ability to access status updates and activity efficiently in whatever application you are working in.
The more connections you have the more valued investment you have in LinkedIn. I'd like to hear from you. How many of my readers have ever exported their contacts? More importantly how many will?
Construction Project Management Questions and Answers August 26, 2010Posted by carolhagen in Construction Industry - Software, linkedin, project management software.
Tags: construction project management, construction project manager, linkedin, project management, project managers
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Construction project management has many sources for great content. Software vendors, certification programs and forums abound that focus on the project manager and they create great content. Today I thought I mention a place where project management Q&A is happening, but perhaps you haven't noticed it. With over 395 questions and answers already available I think it's a good source for the beginner and expert alike. It's not in the obvious places you're used to looking, but actually inside LinkedIn Answers.
Here's a screen shot of what construction project managers have asked and answered:
To access this in LinkedIn, Click on the More tab, then Answers, click the advanced answers tab, browse on the right and click on Business Operations, then project management. Don't forget to enter "construction" in the keywords field. You should see a screen like this:
Perhaps you'll want to chime in with your two cents of wisdom in one of these discusssions…or start your own!
You should also look into a few LinkedIn Groups…more on that in a future post. Suggestions & recommendations welcome.


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The .460 Rowland is one of the most unique chamberings of the modern era. It was the side project of wildcatter, gun TV celebrity, and shooting enthusiast Johnny Rowland. His basic idea was to make a 1911 shoot like a .44 Magnum. He more than succeeded. With a name that rock-and-roll, what else could anyone expect?
Left: .460 Rowland, right: .45 ACP
So yeah, the basic gist of it is big bullet, high pressure. What's impressive is how simple the design is; in fact, if not for its simplicity, the .460 Rowland wouldn't have ever made it. It's based off the .45 ACP; hell it downright is a .45 ACP. It uses .45 ACP brass, primers, and bullets. But not the powder.
Pistol powders have changed, gradually, since 1906 when Colt and John Browning finalized the .45 Auto. So has metallurgy and manufacturing in general. With the right chamber, you can absolutely crank up the pressure on a .45. A lot.
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Cedars History (Old)
The Church was formed as a Fellowship on June 9, 1959 when its bylaws were signed. It was brought about by the inadvertent headline: "Unitarian Lecture Set By Bremerton Pastor" above an article in the March 5, 1959 issue of the Bainbridge Review on a Unity Church program. In the April 23, 1959 issue of the Bainbridge Review, The following headline appeared: "Unitarians to Hear Seattle Guest Speaker." By-laws were signed shortly thereafter, and the Fellowship has persisted and grown in various forms through the years.
Through the 1980s, the Fellowship met both in members' homes and in public places, but remained primarily a small adult study and discussion group of approximately 30 members. Attempts to add children's programs and Religious Education met with mixed success.
In the early 1990s, the Fellowship resolved to try a more open meeting format and began meeting once a month at the Winslow Senior Center. The June 1991 Newsletter noted that the attendance averaged "in the 20's each month" at the end of the first year of meeting in a public location.
In October of 1993, a new Sunday morning intergenerational program format was initiated, using a Montessori School as a twice-monthly meeting place, with Saturday evening programs continuing once a month.
On a Sunday morning in September of 1995, when attendance reached 49 adults and 44 children, the Fellowship realized that it needed to move into a larger space. Membership had tripled in just a few years, and larger facilities were needed. This resulted in a move to the Hyla Middle School, where the Fellowship met until 2005. Continued growth necessitated another move in the Fall of 2005, this time to The Playhouse in Downtown Winslow (Bainbridge Island). After three years, the church found that The Playhouse did not meet is needs, and in October, 2008, moved to The Island School on NE Day Road (Bainbridge Island), where it currently meets.
In 1999, the Fellowship made the decision to call its first minister. In October 2000, Rev. Rick Koyle was called as the Fellowship's Half-time Consulting Minister. After two years of growth in both membership and enthusiasm, the Fellowship applied to and was accepted in the UUA's Extension Ministry Program.
In August 2002, The Rev. Dr. Peter Raible, STD, became the Fellowship's Interim Extension Minister, and thus, the Fellowship embarked upon full-time ministry. In January, 2003, Rev. Jeanne Pupke was chosen as Intern Minister to assist the Fellowship and Rev. Raible during his illness.
In May, 2003, Rev. Drew Johnston was affirmed as full-time Extension Minister on a three-year contract.
On January 9, 2005, the Fellowship voted to change its name to Cedars Unitarian Universalist Church.
Rev. Johnston and the Board of Trustees agreed to a negotiated resignation in May, 2006.
Rev. Julie Forest became Cedars' Interim Minister for a two-year term beginning September 2006, thus continuing full-time ministry for the church. She was ordained at East Shore Unitarian Church on October 8, 2006. Her interim ministry concluded in June 2008.
Rev. Dr. Barbara Wells ten Hove and Rev. Jaco ten Hove were called to be the co-ministers of Cedars UU Church by unanimous vote of the congregation on April 20, 2008. Their ministry began August 1, 2008 with retirement commencing on January 31, 2017.
In January 2013, Cedars Unitarian Universalist Church (for the first time in its 54-year history) purchased a building for its offices and other activities throughout the rest of the week. After renting in various locations, the church purchased its own condo bay at 284 Madrona Way NE, #128, with offices, a kitchen, and large and small meeting spaces. Cedars still holds its Sunday services at The Island School on Day Road.