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The Airports Company of South Africa (ACSA) is inviting applications from unemployed South African citizens with a Grade 12 / Matric certificate to apply for their Fire Fighter Learnerships which will based in Port Elizabeth. The learnership programme is an 18 months long training contract during which the successful candidates will be trained both practically and theoretically. Learners will receive a monthly stipend for the duration of the learnership programme.
What are the requirements?
- Have a Grade 12/ Matric qualification;
- Have a Code B (08) Driver's License;
- Be physically fit (You will be subjected to a physical fitness test where you should pass with at lest level C).
How to apply?
To apply for the ACSA Fire Fighters Learnership CLICK HERE
Closing date: 17 August 2015
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Welcome to The new city realty Property Management is committed to providing a large selection of homes to fit various individual needs.
Our available rentals include apartments, condominiums, small and large homes. We work with prospective tenants to find a property that is in the location they need – with the amenities they prefer.
Our rental criteria are our guideline for approving new tenants. If you feel like you would be a great tenant but do not meet the all the criteria below it is OK. We do consider all circumstances when making a rental decision so please just call and speak with a Property Manager about your application.
Rental History
- Proper notice given to current or previous landlords
- Twelve months of verifiable rental history or home ownership
- No outstanding money owed to a landlord or Property Management company
- No evictions
Employment History
- Twelve months of current employment or six months in a similar job
- Self-employed persons will need to show proof of income (tax returns, etc.)
Income Requirements
- While we do not have a hard and fast rule about income, in general your gross income (including co-applicant) should be roughly triple the rent amount.
- Ability to pay all deposits and rent in full prior to move-in. In some circumstances, we may be able to arrange for alternate payment options. Please speak with one of our Property Managers for more information.
Credit Requirements
- Established credit history
- No un-discharged bankruptcies
I.D. Required
- Each applicant 18 years of age and over will be required to produce a photo I.D. (e.g., a driver's license or other government issued photo identification card)
Criminal Records
- Criminal convictions within the last seven years may result in the denial of your application
- The above criteria is subject to change without notice and due to individual circumstances

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The DigitalK conference has gradually expanded through the years and lined up among the most important SEE digital technology events. It offers a first class speaker line and is now a must-attend gathering of business leaders, digital marketing professionals, entrepreneurs, startup founders and investors.
DigitalK 2014 also included a regional start-up competition in cooperation with Microsoft Ventures and one-to-one meetings between start-up founders and over 10 top international VCs.
DigitalK is organized by Capital newspaper (the leading business media platform in the region, reaching an average audience of 1.8 mln per month and one of the biggest conference organizers in the region of Southeast Europe) and two venture capital funds – LAUNCHub and NEVEQ. DigitalK is also a growing, powerful community and a platform for bringing talented people and winning ideas to the world, with its hub in Sofia, Bulgaria.
More than 1500 entrepreneurs, startups, business leaders, advertising and marketing executives, investors, venture capitalists and young talents with digital ideas, who have the potential to reshape the business map of the region, are expected to attend the conference in 2015. This year's edition will cover several major topics including mobile payments, entrepreneurship, digital marketing and media, IoT. The aim of the conference is to demonstrate how technology disrupts the business and the world we live in. Among the distinguish speakers and investors DigitalK will host this year are: Brenda O-Connell, Twitter; Goetz Trillhaas, Google; Marvin Liao, 500 startups; Mike Butcher, Tech Crunch and much more.
DigitalK Startup Competition 2015
The Bulgarian digital and start-up ecosystem has grown significantly over the past years and DigitalK lined up among the most important SEE digital technology events. It offers a first class speaker line and is now a must-attend gathering of business leaders, digital marketing professionals, entrepreneurs, startup founders, and investors.
DigitalK 2015 is also organizing a regional start-up competition in cooperation with LAUNCHub and Microsoft Ventures, the competition is open for startups from Europe and particularly Southeastern Europe until May, 10th through this link:
The startup competition jury includes top investors and tech journalists from the region and from the UK and Berlin startup ecosystems, among them:
- James Wise, Balderton Capital
- Bill Earner, Connect Ventures
- Stefan Glänzer, Passion Capital
- Mathias Ockenfels, Point Nine Capital
- Roxanne Varza, Microsoft Ventures, Paris
- Mike Butcher, Techcrunch
Apply here now and use this opportunity to meet top investors and tech professionals.


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Deniz SÖĞÜTLÜ (Industrial Designer)
'In August 2015 I had mosaicplasty operation.In September I started rehabilitation in Sportomed.It is a special place because they approach you not just as a patient but an individual.They take care of every problem during the therapy and respond to all your questions.The staff is well cooperative and attentive.I thank my therapist Banu and to all the staff.'
Şevket Burak DÖRDÜNCÜ (Opera Singer)
"I know the importance of physical therapy ; all you hear about the pocedure,is not so easy ,you have to experience it.I had delayed about a month; the 10 sessions of Physical therapy that my doctor had recommended after my meniscus operation.I visited Sportomed with severe pain and limping.After the physical therapy program my pain completely ceased and the swelling diminished considerably.Besides this, my knee gained remarkable strength.With the experienced staff of Sportomed, I will return to my previous position…"
Birkan BATUK (National Basketball player-Anadolu Efes)
"I own my resume to basketball in such a short time as 5 months, to the talented physiotherapists in Sportomed.In accordance with my surgeon Prof.Dr.Tahsin BEYZADEOĞLU,we planned physical therapy and rehabilitation program together and the treatment process was achieved excellently."
Ersin KURUEL (National Wrestler,Body Builder)
"For years I had tried body building,but all I had done was to lift heavy weights which harmed my joints.This time Prof.Dr.Tahsin BEYZADEOĞLU helped me.After a Professional,marvelous surgery and followed physical therapy program by my magic hand physiotherapist Tarık and the staff at Suadiye Sportomed Clinic,I resumed to my exercises again"
Merve GÜNOK (Student)
"During my six years adventure in Sportomed,I earned sisters,brothers and friends, each who were special.When I was first injured,I was younger and very concerned but with my physiotherapists Nermin and Tarık,I got so much used to Sportomed that I cannot leave :))Since 2008 I have been treated in Sportomed because I am injured cotinously from different sites in my body.I think I am looking for a reason to come to Sportomed.I worked with almost all the therapists in Sportomed.;Mustafa,Deniz,Ertan..Nowadays I am attending Pilates lessons which was of great benefit to me,with my physiotherapist Serpil.I am so happy to be acquainted with all these people,I thank them for their care and efforts to keep their sincerety:)) In another words,it was never so fun to be injured:))"
Aslı TÜRKER (Volleyball Player)
"Following my Anterior Cruciate Ligament injury,I found Sportomed as my second home.I want to thank all the therapists,especially Nermin MOL,and the Sportomed family who helped me recover in pre and post-operative period.I am very lucky to be treated here."
Prof. Dr. Gamze TORUN KÖSE (Yeditepe University,Genetics and Bioengineering)
"Thank you to dear Sportomed family,who made me believe that my balet career could start after the age of 40!!! Sincerely…"
Ebru BULGURCU (National Wheelchair Tennis Team Player)
"I was treated one and a half year for shoulder pain after sports injury.But as a result of misdiagnose I could'nt recover completely.The Director of the Sport Federation Health Association Ms.Nevin guided me to her student Murat Menderes ÇAĞLAR.After physical examination I learned that I needed surgery.Pre-op dear Ms. Banu and post-op dear Ms.Nilüfer have successfully accomplished my therapy program.After the correct diagnose and therapy I regained my health with the support of Sportomed family and looking forward to represent my country in international tournaments.I am greatly thankful for all the Sportomed family for their help and support."
Hakan EVİN (Businessman)
"Because of my chronic knee injury, I have visited many Physical Therapy clinics in Istanbul with failing results.I had begun to think that I could no longer walk properly nor run, when I visited Sportomed.This place is not just standart Physiotherapy center but the first clinic I have ever seen in which correct diagnosis and injury-specific exercises and pilates training programs are introduced.With Orhan ŞAKİR's patience and experience and Serpil ŞAKİR's complementary modified pilates training programs, I can run 3 times a week now.It is the only Physical Rehabilitation clinic that I recommend to my friends and family.Thank you Sportomed…"
Figen Feray ERGİL (Tourism manager)
"After my surgery I was so uneasy when I first visited Sportomed but the care and support was very nice.I could endure my pain with the help of the physiotherapists.Besides that they do their job excellently, they make you feel and share everything like at home.In a sincere and professional atmosphere, you won't want to skip your sessions.I thank all the staff for their passion and care.I especially thank to Nilüfer,who could feel my pain.I shall visit you later for coffee."
Bahattin DURAN (FIFA Co-Arbitrator)
"I first visited Sportomed in 2011.That summer we were preparing for the World Young Football Championship in Colombia and I was injured following intensive training program. I recovered in a short time with the help of all the experienced physiotherapists in Sportomed, especially Tarık.That year we directed half-final in Colombia.The next year I visited Sportomed for my cervical pain and we directed EURO 2012 half-final.And we came to the year 2014…We are going to World Championship and I think I have to come here again:))"
Arber BERISHA (Basketball player-Bandırma Kırmızı)
"I was so lucky to have my physiotherapi program in Sportomed.Besides the friendship of the physiotherapists and the warm atmosphere that makes you feel like home, and with the special sports rehabilitation program that they carry out, I want to return to my team in the new season as fast as possible…"
Oktay POP (Football Player-Elazığ)
"A short time after my operation,I visited Sportomed.Would that I knew,I could have visited before.The place is warm,friendly and the staff is so much experienced.I thank to all the physiotherapists sincerely who were involved in my therapy program…"
Mehmet ÇOĞUM (Football player-TKI Tavşanlı Linyitspor)
"The Physiotherapy sessions that I had attended in Sportomed, probably are the best memories I remember about my injury.I consider that the vocational and psycological approach of the physiotherapists' to every patient fastens the remedies.Thank you Sportomed…"
Yusuf SEZGİN (Chairmain of the Board of Moviestar Association)
"Years ago, unaware of my knee problem,I met my son's friend dear Murat. After his diagnose and 6 months of therapy,I thank to Murat,Ms.Nermin who was so much involved in my therapy,and all the physiotherapists for relieving my pain and helping me to recover. I send my warm regards and respect to you all "
Selma GÜNERİ (Moviestar)
"Dear Murat ,I thank you and all your colleagues Orhan,Tarık,Nermin and Banu for the care and friendship you showed me and my son Umut Sezgin during our physical therapies…We regained our health…Besides this, our long-term friendship is very important for us…We thank you again so much…"
Umut SEZGİN (Actor-Dubbing Artist)
"In the year 2011,because of my knee pain I knew Sportomed,and of course my friend Murat,with whom our friendship goes on.They were so much concerned with me that I cannot thank enough…Especially Murat,Orhan,Tarık,Banu,Nermin,Evrim and sister Halime (Halişko) had so great effort on me, I will never forget.Thanks again for everything…Sportomed is not just a physical therapy clinic but it is a warm family.With regards…"
Furkan GÜZEL (Portuguese Tutor)
"Sportomed is not only a physical therapy center but is a warm place where, with the experienced and friendly staff I psycologically feel well and won't like to leave.Thanks for everything…"
Erdem SONAT (Volleyball player)
"I had an Achille Tendon rupture 2.5 months ago.When I visited Sportomed,I didn't think I could recover so fast.With the best equipment and smiling,professional physitherapists,they made great effort physically and psycologically to help me.I feel myself lucky to choose Sportomed and to be acquainted with its staff.I thank to you all… "
Ertan İÇEL (Banker)
"The first time I visited Sportomed was when I had a right hip arthroscopy after an injury.The experienced and smiling staff of Sportomed helped me to get on my feet again.This year after my right hip arthroscopy,I undoubtly chose Sportomed again.I am so grateful to the staff who helped my recuperation.I advice Sportomed to all athletes and patients"
Berk ŞENGÖZ (Indoors Designer-Aydın University)
"After my knee surgery following patella fracture and medial,lateral ligament rupture,I was convinced that this was the correct place for physical therapy.I realised how I longed for stepping firmly on the ground.Besides this, the close attention and care of the physiotherapists and the staff gave me spiritual comfort and confidence.Thanks for everything… "
Barışcan AKKAYA (Basketball Player-Darüşşafaka Sport Club)
"I thank so much to the smiling and professional Sportomed family for their best care and attention during my physiotherapy period after my injury "
Hasan AYDINLI (Football Player-Sarıyer)
"After my ACL surgery,the moment I visited Sportomed,I was so warm and sincerely welcommed.I thank to all the staff for their kindness.Physiotherapists are the best that I had worked with before and I feel safe here."
Emre BELEZOĞLU (Football Player-Fenerbahçe)
"I would like to express my gratitude to all the skilled physiotherapists and the warm staff of Sportomed,especially to Orhan ŞAKİR,our physiotherapist of The National Football A Team.I entrust myself,my sports friends and my family to skilled hands of Sportomed.Sportomed is Number 1 in Physiotherapi and Rehabilitation."
Ferhan ŞENTÜRK (Retired House Wife)
"Following a fall I had an ACL rupture of my right knee.4 days after the surgery, my Physical therapy program was started.In a short time as 1 month,I returned to my regular life; now it is 2 months over.I continue my sports activities, besides limits, in a comfortable way.I am grateful to all the physioterapists and the staff for their care and efforts to regain my health."
Sevgi BÜRÜNGÜZ (Photogragher)
"With its debonair and skilled physiotherapists and staff,Sportomed makes you forget your pains and injuries.I cannot imagine any other pleasent place for physical therapy as Sportomed.Thanks and so glad to know you Sportomed:)"
Erdi ŞEHİT (Football Player-Sakaryaspor-U16 National Football Team)ı)
"Sportomed is a place where you forget your injury.The physiotherapists are so nice and friendly,the atmosphere is wonderful.I am recovering and having nice friendships here."
Samet GÜZEL (Portuguese Tutor-Advertiser-Sportsman)
"When I see Sportomed and its smiling staff,I continually want to be injured:)).Thanks to the efforts of the team.I am getting well,owing to you. "
Uğur BORAL (Football Player-Beşiktaş J.K.)
"Sportomed is my greatest supporter.Every athlete needs it…."
Alex de SOUZA (Football player-Fenerbahçe S.C.)
"My choise concerning my injuries is of course Sportomed.Besides this, I also lend my family in their skilled hands.Thanks Sportomed…"
Ayten ÇAMLIDERE (Retired Pharmacolog)
"During my therapy at Suadiye Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation center,I would like to express my gratitude for all the friendly staff who are specialised and skilled in their job;for their smilig,good-humoured,suave and warm attitude and efforts they served for their patients' fastest recovery,with the support of modern technologic equipment,scientific methods and the necessities of medical ethics and deontology."
Barış İÇER (Tourism Professional)
"I visited Sportomed on recommendation of my physicians after the ACL surgery of my left knee.Owing to the professonal team and meticulously done rehabilitation program, I could recuperate in a short time.It is reassuring to be treated in a clean place and in skilled hands… "
Ali İhsan ÖZKANCA (Football Player)
"Sportomed is a perfect clinic for an athlete to resume to sports in a healthy and reassured way after a sports injury.
The methods they use and the place is very nice.I am grateful to all the physiotherapists who were included in my therapy program."
Ege ÖZIŞIK (Student-Fenerbahçe magazine Editor)
"I was unhappy when I first visited Sportomed because of my disability, but in a short while it was over.You get such a warm and sincere dialogue with the medical team and all the staff that you take more than you give.Besides this,if you are interested in sports,you shall have a chance to meet and speak to the best athletes in their own fields."
Kseniya POZNYAK (Volleyball player-Azerbaijan National Team)
"I am so glad to have chosen Sportomed after my surgery.The best physicians,outstanding physiotherapists care the patients attentively.
They not only rehabilitate,but also give psycologic support to their patients.Thanks for everything. "
Oksana PARKHAMENKO KURT (Volleyball plater-Azerbaijan National Team)
"Several months ago I had a serious knee injury,I was operated and later I visited Sportomed.People working here are so nice and specialist in their field.The are friendly and smiling and give psycologic support to the patients.They care their patients attentively.My rehabilitation program progressed in a short time.Now I feel much beter.I have to work more but they promised me to resume to sports in the end.Thanks very much to all the physiotherapists and the staff. "
Caner ERCAN (Basketball player-Royal Halı Gaziantep B.Ş.B.)
"Following my injury,I found myself in Sportomed,which I heard was the best.The staff is amiable and professional.They are exerting all the effort they can to cure me.There is a warm family atmosphere here that makes me feel at ease.I know I will be treated attentively here…
Thanks sportomed"
Şükran ALBAYRAK (Basketball Player-Fenerbahçe and National Team-Sports Tv Speaker)
"If it is not the first time you came here,you are also a sports fan like me! You force the physical conditions and if you don't,you are not yourself no matter if you are professonal or amateur!,15 or 45 years old…In case it is your first visit, 'Dobra Dosli (Welcome) Bring your nice chat and smiley face with you.Let the Sportomed take care of you."
Cansu KÖKSAL (Basketball Player-Fenerbahçe S.C.-U 18 National basketball Team
"By means of specialized physiotherapists in their fields and the therapy they introduce with care and debonair for every patient,I cannot estimate how the time passes.Sportomed makes me feel physically and pysicologically well.Thank you to all the Sportomed family."


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With the popularity of cooking shows like "Pioneer Woman" and "Food Network Star," more and more people are starting to branch out when it comes to trying out new recipes. If you're one of the millions of people venturing out in trying to recreate those recipes you've seen on television or online, you already know how expensive it can get having to purchase all of the required ingredients. Take a look at a few tricks on saving money while trying out new recipes, and you might find yourself being a bit more confident in branching out of your comfort zone.
Neely's Old-Fashioned Macaroni Salad
Juice Is Juice
The recipe for the Neely's Old-Fashioned Macaroni Salad requires two tablespoons of fresh lemon juice, among a number of other ingredients. Rather than tacking on a few extra bucks at the grocery store to get those two tablespoons, try and rummage through what you might already have in the pantry or fridge. Substituting two tablespoons of fresh lemon juice with plain old lemonade or lime juice won't alter the intended taste of the finished dish. Just a simple trick to keep the recipe going without having to make an extra trip to the grocery store because you might have forgotten the lemons.
Beef Fried Rice
Veggies Are Veggies
When it comes to perfecting a fried rice recipe, the emphasis should be on the taste of the dish rather than the precise symmetry of all the vegetables. Rather than purchasing each batch of vegetables individually and then spending added prep time for chopping, a frozen bag of mixed vegetables can be just the trick to keep the grocery budget down without sacrificing the dish.
Bobby Flay's Kalbi
Leave Unnecessary Items Off The List
While Bobby Flay may be known for many things, his name isn't the first to come to mind when thinking about authentic Korean BBQ. However, his recipe for Kalbi (marinated beef short ribs) is as authentic as it comes. If you're trying to recreate your favorite Korean main dish at home, don't let the ingredient list scare you off. While some of the items like the rice wine and the brown sugar is absolutely crucial to the recipe, other items like the Asian pear and the green onions can be left out without ever being missed.
Food Network Kitchen's Vegetable Biryani
Not All Spices Are Expensive
Indian cooking is known for its complex recipes, including a myriad of spices. However, a trip down the spice aisle at the grocery store can quickly rack up the bill at the checkout aisle. Food Network Kitchen's Vegetable Biryani recipe is no stranger to containing it's fair share of required spices. A great trick to keep costs down is by getting the spices in the ethnic aisles. Oftentimes the aisle containing the corn tortillas and Mexican beans will also contains small spice packages. Rather than paying $7.99 for cumin seeds in the spice aisle, you can purchase a bag of cumin seeds in the Hispanic aisle for only $0.65. The downside is that the spices come in a resealable bag rather than a stand-up spice bottle, and the quantity is diminished. But since spices definitely have an expiration date and you won't be using very much of it for each dish, the smaller packages will come in handy and cost a fraction of the price.
Ree Drummond's Beef & Broccoli
Substitute With Favorites
Ree Drummond's show, "The Pioneer Woman" on Food Network has become a smash hit, with recipes that branch out from typical country girl dishes. Her recipe for Beef & Broccoli is a great way to get your Chinese takeout fix, even if you don't live on a farm. However, many of the ingredients can already be found in your pantry. If you have everything except for the broccoli, using what you have can be a way to make the recipe your own. Substitute broccoli with the favorite vegetables you have in the fridge, and ensure you don't miss out on this tasty dish.
Ree Drummond's French Toast
Trust Your Instincts
Ree Drummond's recipe for Berry Butter French Toast offers a great way to branch out from the same old pancakes and eggs. Oftentimes, people stray away from making french toast at home because it can turn a little mushy. The bread suggestion offered in this recipe ensures a proper consistency and texture, and the berry butter puts a sweet and surprising twist. However, if you don't have the berries or the butter, it's important to trust your instincts. Rather than forgoing the recipe altogether or making yet another trip to the grocery store, think about ingredients that would suit the flavors of french toast. Throw in some nutmeg in your egg mixture or a dash of cinnamon while dusting it with powdered sugar, and you won't even miss the berry butter.


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Mangaka: Kawamura Mika
Tankoubons: 9
Genre: shoujo, sci-fi, comedy
Publisher: Kodansha
Magazine: Nakayoshi
Plot (mangaupdates):
Miyu, whose mom was chosen to be an astronaut, was sent to live with Kanata, a boy she just met. Soon after, Kanata's father leave the two to live alone. Amidst the panic, a mysterious UFO came… and out popped Ruu and his babysitter-pet Wannya. For the sake of Ruu, the four of them start living together……
I Say…
I didn't have the chance to watch UFO Baby before, because a student like me needs to study. 🙂 Furthermore, when I found out that the series is too long and fell under hiatus in its home network, I lost my interest. So, after all these years I settled to just read the manga. It's almost the same as the crazy animated version, where Baby Ru (and Wannya) always bring Miu and Kanata chaos… that brought them closer together and eventually led to falling for each other. I just love guy characters like Saionji Kanata, who fake their feelings until it eats them up inside. Very typical of the male population, right? Protective yet won't live a moment without teasing or making Miu feel bad for no reason at all. And Baby Ru is just the cutest of manga babies ever. I can't wait to see him grow up in Shin Daa Daa Daa!
Although shoujo mangas give more emphasis on all the cute and sweet things, I find the parents' characters very irresponsible and immature. I wouldn't let my daughter or son live meither unguided nor unguarded while I leave to fulfill my dream of dissecting alien species for my country! I can't tell who was worse actually… Miu and Kanata's parents or Baby Ru's. I might be saying this out of shock from the cultural differences though, but I am not saying the manga is bad. Not bad, just unrealistic. Since it's very cute you wouldn't notice very much…


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Randall Dark is a Cinematographer, Director, producer and a writer. He started his career in Canada writing, directing and producing theater. Randall was the co-founder and creative visionary behind HD Vision Studios in Los Angeles. He is a member of the Television Arts and Sciences Academy a group recognized for their efforts implementing Digital Television in the United States. Dark also received one of the International Electronic Cinema Festival's top honors: The Pioneer Award, bestowed in recognition of extraordinary contributions to the success of HDTV. Recognized globally as an expert in emerging technologies, Randall has spoken to audiences at events including: MIPCOM, CASBAA-Hong Kong, Tokyo International Film Festival, Banff World Television Festival, and National Association of Broadcaster's Convention, Infocomm, Consumer Electronic Show, HDExpo, Hollywood Post Alliance, NATPE and more.
Randall Dark Productions, Inc. has been involved in numerous HD projects including feature films, documentaries, commercials, music videos, and corporate presentations. Randall Dark is one of the executive producers of the acclaimed feature film about Christmas called "Angels Sing" (2013) starring Harry Connick Jr, Connie Britton, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, and Lyle Lovett. The movie was shot in Austin and Bastrop and premiered at SXSW.
Makarios: A Rising Tide (2011), directed by Randall Dark, produced by Kristen Cox and winner of the Chairman's Special Award for Social Consciousness in filmmaking at the Macau China International Digital Cinema. It will be aired this month on KLRU Thursday April 24th 2014 at 9:30 PM and Monday April 28th 2014 at 10:30 PM. This is a high definition documentary that examines a pre-school tucked away in a remote village in the Dominican Republic and its efforts to end the cycle of extreme poverty through education. The school's founder, Sharla Megilligan and Dr. Pam Schiller describe their efforts to develop young children for lifelong learning and problem solving. Makarios: A Rising Tide is a story of gritty humanitarianism that grips the heart.
Dark also directed and produced the award winning feature documentary "Seadrift vs The Big Guy" (2012) a film about the Texas Water Safari canoe race. It presents the viewer not only with an involving look at a group of very determined sports enthusiasts taking on a daunting physical challenge, but also a technological tour de force of digital filmmaking.
HD Programs directed by Randall P. Dark has received awards from CEA, Telly, IECF, Communicator, Aurora, Axiem, WorldFest Houston International Film Festival, Videographer, The American Corporate Video Awards and Cinema Chicago.
Dark currently serves as the artistic director of the Macao China International Digital Cinema Festival. He is also a member of the Caucus for Producers, Writers, and Directors, an alliance of television and new media content creators. He is a member of the Playwrights Guild of Canada, which published his children's play Tale of Sasquatch.
Randall P. Dark is essentially innovative in the area of high definition and he has never been afraid of technology and advices to younger generations of filmmakers to embrace the changes and adopt the global trends in order to be successful. He considers himself to be a very responsible entrepreneur and by making a difference he has been received by an enthusiastic audience around the world!
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Your success is a train ride away.
Amtrak connects businesses and communities across the country and we move America's workforce toward the future. We employ more than 20,000 diverse, energetic professionals in a variety of career fields throughout the United States. The safety of our passengers, our employees, the public and our operating environment is our priority and the success of our railroad is the result of our employees.
Are you ready to join our team?
Must be licensed Electrician to perform all duties of electric maintenance, troubleshooting and repair on low voltage electric systems, and components including but not limited to: troubleshoot and repair electrical systems, read schematics and one line technical diagrams, install and maintain wiring, control lighting system, inspect electrical components, such as transformers and circuit breakers, identify electrical problems with a variety of testing devices. Repair or replace wiring, equipment or fixtures using hand tools and power tools. Follow state and local building regulations based on the National Electric Code. Direct and train workers to install, maintain or repair electrical wiring equipment.
All applicants must have a High School Diploma or General Education Development (GED) certificate.
HEADQUARTERS: Groton, CT
TERRITORY: Must have PC's on movable bridges
• Must have current electrician license.
• Must be able and willing to understand and apply safety rules, practice safe work habits, identify safety risks, and avoid potentially risky behaviors and situations.
• Must have the ability to communicate with others.
• Must be able to read electrical schematics and prints.
• Must have the ability to effectively and accurately understand, interpret, reference, evaluate, organize and record non-technical and technical information.
• Must have a basic knowledge of national, state, and local electrical codes.
• HVAC Experience
• Elevator/Escalator – troubleshooting-diagnostic & repair.
• Must have a valid driver's license
Perform all aspects of industrial facility wiring installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting.
Physical duties involve occasionally climbing and maintaining balance on ladders to gain access to elevated structures and/or bucket or lift trucks; maintaining balance when occasionally walking on catwalks, running boards, uneven terrain, ballast, and roofs while making repairs. Lift/carry and push/pull objects weighing 25 lbs. to 70 lbs. occasionally. Perform work while occasionally bending and stooping and in awkward postural positions. Perform overhead work for short periods of time. Use of shovels, tampers, picks, etc., use of various hand and power tools.
Must have excellent oral and written communication skills.
TOUR OF DUTY: 2:30 PM - 10:30 PM Monday to Tuesday
6:30 AM - 2:30 PM Friday to Sunday
REST DAYS: Wednesday & Thursday
Requisition ID:38964
Posting Location(s):Connecticut
Job Family/Function:Engineering
Relocation Offered:No
Travel Requirements:None
Amtrak employees power our progress through their performance.
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This is one of my most attracted Circuit published in Electronics for You Magazine September 2008 issue. The circuit is doing a great job. It automatically cut off the Fridge during the Peak hours from 6 pm to 9 pm saving lot of energy and money. After the peak hours, the Fridge will turn on automatically. Try it and avoid the task of manually switching off the Fridge every day during peak hours.
Lot of explanation is necessary. But only the points.
1. LDR act as switch and T1 and T2 conduct around 6 pm when day light is low
2.T2 provides working voltage for IC1 and IC2.
3. IC2 is is a Schmitt trigger which turns on and triggers T3 and relay energize.
4. IC1 is a binary counter and its out put 1 goes high after 3 hours and latches.
5. Schimitt trigger then changes it state and relay deenergize to power the Fridge again.
6. This condition remains as such till morning. When LDR illuminates again both the ICs will reset and remains off.


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800 Complaints Ain't That Bad: Jeep Defends Promotion
Jeep Australia touched base with B&T and took the time to debunk those conspiracies swirling around social media about The World's Most Remote Dealership campaign.
Never before could we rally a bloc of believers until Captain Social overpowered the interwebs.
Within one minute, The World's Most Remote Dealership centre received 30,000 phone calls and over 60,000 server requests for the phone number and hundreds of disgruntled users took to Facebook to spit out conspiracies that explained why:
a) They didn't receive the phone number
b) They couldn't get through to the call centre or
c) They missed the boat altogether because the promotion was a "set up"
Mark McCraith, director of marketing, Fiat Chrysler Group insisted the 10 Jeep owners from Tasmania, Western Australia, South Australia, Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria won "fair and square."
For the marginal percentage of users that submitted complaints, McCraith explains the individual time settings on a users' phone may have been why some participants didn't get through to the call centre and the varying speed of access from different telecommunication providers may have also caused those hundreds of participants to have had a negative user experience.
"We shut down the phone number once the 10 successful callers were identified," says McCraith, which explains why some users didn't even receive a phone number as they were tracking their registration on the Jeep App.
"With only 10 Jeeps available at $10K drive away, it was inevitable that we would have some disappointed fans," explains McCraith.
The Facebook group, If you think the JEEP give away was a scam has swelled to almost 300 members with a number of them threatening to take their complaints to the ACCC.
An ACCC spokesperson made the following statement:
- The ACCC is aware of consumer concerns relating to the Jeep 'Remote Dealership' promotion.
- Generally speaking, the Australian Consumer Law prohibits businesses from making false, misleading or deceptive representations and concerns may arise where consumers are misled into error from representations used as part of the promotion of products or services.
- Whether the activities of a business raise concerns under these provisions depends on the circumstances of each case.
- In making any assessment as to what action it would take, the ACCC would have regard to the elements set out in its Compliance and Enforcement Policy.
Technically speaking, Jeep Australia insists they took all of the necessary precautions to ensure the App could handle the capacity of users who registered for the promotion.
I challenge many other companies to take 30,000 calls in a minute
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Beatrice's Goat (by Pat McBrier; illustrated by Lori Lohstoeter) is an inspiring story about a young girl in Uganda who uses the profits from the milk of her family's new goat to attend school for the first time. The book is based on a true story of a Ugandan family who received a goat through Heifer International.
Throughout this story, readers are warmed by the powerful drive shown by Beatrice to provide for her family. The readers also become informed of Beatrice's desire to attend school although she understands that her family does not have the money to allow this. Even after the family receives the goat and begins to make money from the milk, Beatrice understands that the well-being of the family must come before her education. However, her mother definitively states that Beatrice's education is the most important use of the money. Beatrice is exuberant.
We believe this would be an effective book for 3rd and 4th graders to provide an introduction to diversity of cultures and the issue of poverty worldwide. The book could also be a launching point for a more in-depth discussion of poverty and issues of aid and sustainability. This type of analysis would be more appropriate for grades 4-6.
"School?" Beatrcie gasped in disbelief. "But what about all the other things we need?"
This quote encapsulates the idea that while free education is not universal, the importance of learning is.
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"But you're looking for something. Maybe that's the special secret of life. Who knows if you'll find your quarry, but you'll keep your eyes open. That's not half bad, son. That's not half bad."
I have come home after my long search for Harold Holt, believing I've found nothing until I meet 'an old cove' in a bar in the far north-west of Tasmania.
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This is an excellent older article from integral psychotherapist Robert Masters on the shame-based nature of trying to be cool. This article comes from the Robert Masters newsletter from January, 2007 (pdf). [There is also a GREAT review of one of my all-time favorite movies in this issue, The Fountain.]
I could be wrong, but this seems to be an issue for men in particular, although women also deal with it in their own way.
I spent years and years trying to be cool - and when I was young, that (to me) meant drinking, getting high, getting laid as much as possible - in other words, being an ass. At the time I did not know myself, had no self-awareness, other than sensing always that I was not good enough, that if my peers knew me, they wouldn't like me.
My struggle to be cool was driven by my desire to be as far away as possible from my shame - of course I did not know that at the time. It took some good therapy years later to figure that out.
I see men all the time trying to be cool - grown men - it's part of the unwritten code of what a man is supposed to be. Detached, unemotional, aloof, strong, decisive. Nowhere in there is there anything about being a human being who makes mistakes, has feelings, doesn't always have the answers. That isn't cool.
It's getting decreasingly cool to be cool.
This doesn't, however, mean that it's cool to be uncool. The evaluative framing that is central to cool is slowly but surely coming unglued, leaving cool out in the cold, dying to chill, to somehow avoid being just more cultural roadkill.
Cool has been around for a long time, occasionally shoved into the background by upstart (and usually quickly dated) variations and offshoots – like awesome, neat, hip, sweet, and bitchin' – but is being put out of business not by any of these, however cool they may be, but rather by its own operational core.
What this means is that the stylized detachment, emotional invulnerability, fashionable dissociation, engaging disengagement, and contrived appearance of immunity – that in various combinations underlie and animate cool – are now more signs of dysfunction than of having it together.
How cool is that? No more cool than wanting to be cool, but with one difference: Cool itself is losing its privileged status ("If the neighbors are doing it, it can't be cool"), and is coming undone. The sense that cool ever really was where it's at is fast unraveling. Cool is losing its cool, losing its composure, suffering a long overdue exposure.
Cool is run by shame, and not just run, but driven.
Of course, cool doesn't look like it has anything to do with shame, other than perhaps to make others feel shame when they are in the presence of someone apparently cooler than them. But cool is shame that's run about as far as you can get from shame. If we didn't already feel shame – which is the nastily gripping, self-shrinking sense of being seriously flawed in the eyes of a convincingly critical audience, outer or inner – we wouldn't have so much investment in being or acting cool. There are other tracks that shame can take, as when it is converted into aggression (both self-directed and other-directed) or withdrawal, but cool looks a lot better than these.
Cool doesn't – mustn't – look ruffled, not because it is courageous or knows how to get centered when there's a crisis, but because it's pathologically attached to looking good, and ruffled just doesn't look so good. Cool does not, does not, does not want to lose face – and what is shame, but a painful loss of face?
Cool kicked in during the 1950s (getting over-associated with jazz), picked up steam in the 1960s (far out!) and 1970s, and really got rolling in the 1980s and 1990s, especially when it shacked up with postmodern thought and its self-fertilizing cleverness (and relegation of truth to a term only the ignorant used).
Cool had come a long way since its early hipster pretensions, gradually infusing the mainstream, with The Simpsons' "insider" cultural asides at the nicer end of the spectrum, and Pulp Fiction's glamorous, ultra-hip violence at the other, and the smartly cutting, almost gleefully cynical patter of "serious" comedians like David Letterman somewhere in between, with the whiter, more fashionable shades of rap pervading it all. In an era of unprecedented collective psychic numbing, cool helped keep the numbness alive and dressed to kill.
Cool is auto-cannibalizing itself. The less cool it is to be cool – so that it becomes cool not to be cool – the more that cool will fade. When cool really sees itself, it doesn't see cool, but shame in I've-got-it-together drag. Behind its shades, cool is losing its cool. The lid is coming off, as it must.
Perhaps cool's biggest shortcoming is its lack of vulnerability (and its tacit pride in such lack). Cool doesn't wear its feelings on its face, or anywhere else. It instead simultaneously buries them and projects them onto the uncool. Getting emotional is a sign of failure for cool; blowing our cool is a fundamental no no. When cool is in the presence of real love, it gets very uncomfortable, for such love could, like shame, cause it to lose face or control.
Cool is overdressed restraint and emotional removal, a style-driven standing apart that has no heart. As such, it is but the shortest of steps away from cynicism. But strip cool of its outward appearance – after all, it's all about exteriors – and what is left? All the debris of its unexamined interiority, constellated around shame, shakiness, insecurity – that is, an abundance of vulnerability.
To enter such states with openness and awakened attention requires that we let go of being cool, and start reembracing our bare humanity, our woundedness and shamed selfhood, so that it gets not just a token nod or some pharmaceutical help or the latest shades, but rather a depth of healing that puts us back on our feet and in our hearts, unseducible by the siren call of cool.


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Two Weeks of Comcast HD TiVo Service: Complete or Total Disaster?
brian on 2008.02.12
at 02:41 am
(Fair warning: this piece is over 2,500 words. A lot has happened in two weeks, and this was as succinct as I could make it!)
What follows is the story of our first two weeks with the brand new, Comcast HD TiVo service. The merges the Comcast HD cable settop box with the DVR recording capabilities of TiVo software.
The experience, while having so much potential for a quality product at a fair price, has been nothing short of disastrous.
Our model is housed within an attractive Motorola DCH3416 box. It has HDMI and composite video out, along with TOSlink optical audio. I have the unit attached to my Panasonic 720p HD LCD via composite video, (a Mac mini uses the sole HDMI connection on my TV) and to a Yamaha Pro Logic 5.1 receiver via the TOSlink. When functioning properly, the unit displays nice HD video and audio.
A little history, prior to this new Comcast box, we had the Toshiba SD-H400 Series II TiVo with Basic subscription (eg no monthly fee, limited capabilities) and built-in DVD player since it debuted. It was a fabulous, trouble-free experience. We could never justify the monthly fee (or lifetime plan, back when that was an option) for the additional features. But after a year of having an HD box and display, we couldn't take it any longer, and had the Comcast TiVo box installed the week it was first available in Medford, MA.
The install started rough. The technician, and all of the techs we've dealt with since, were fabulously friendly. Even if they didn't know much. In this gentleman's case it was his fourth install. He removed our non-DVR box (I had already cleared out my SD TiVo) and replaced it with the box that was visually identical to the non-DVR box, which I assume was a Motorola 6412. The install comprises of the tech in my house standing on his phone with another tech remotely in Comcastland pulling the strings from behind the curtains. The in-person tech has little to do beyond attaching cables, giving feedback to what was on the LED display on on my TV, and occasionally pressing a button here or there.
After an hour of software downloading, the software install somehow failed and the box became non-responsive. The tech started to disconnect the box. I asked if they had both these style boxes and the DCH3416 boxes. He said they had both, and in fact he had that same model in his truck. He came prepared with a few boxes in case of failure (like this). He said he started with the older style box because "they had more luck with them." But he went and brought in the 3416, since he wanted to swap it any way and I had asked about that model. Again with the software download. An hour later, they began having communications problems again. The box, like the previous, appeared non-responsive to the tech on the remote site (on the phone).
My tech, determined, went into my basement and found an old filter on a line which he was convinced was causing the trouble. Why it worked for a long time and only intermittently lost connection with the home office is a question that went unanswered. He continued to fight with the box and got it going again.
About this time, my internet connection (I was trying to work from home in the other room) clammed up, giving me only a Comcast setup screen. Both the in-house and over-phone techs swore up and down that they had nothing to do with it, and my in house guy had no idea how to address it. Resetting the cable modem had no effect. Also, at this time the box started functioning, and the tech started the download again. It was 5:30 I had to go pick up a rental car a few minutes away, and the tech said he'd be happy to step out and listen to some sports radio in his van while I got the car and the software was downloading. Again, super accommodating technician.
We were back in the house, and the software was downloaded much faster than before. With another 20 mins, the box was up and functioning. Cable internet was still down. My cable guy took off. Around 8pm, the internet guy showed up. Minutes before, the connection had sprung to life and the (again super friendly) tech had nothing to do, shook my hand and took off.
[When I got the bill, I was charged $25 for the internet service call. Unbelievable. I called and they removed the charge with out resistance.]
After the first couple hours of using the box, it was clear this wasn't the pure TiVo experience we were accustomed to.
First of all, there's no power button on the remote for the TiVo box! This was our first remote that resembled the original TiVo remote (the shapely black one), as our Toshiba remote looked very different (but worked fabulously, other than now the enter and 5 keys don't respond and all the buttons need a very hard press to function – but it's quite old and heavily used). But it had a power button! There's a power button on the front of the box (puts system to standbye mode). In this day of energy consciousness, there's no excuse for leaving this box on, nor having to turn it off on the face of the box.
Nearly every button press had a delay before the box reacted. When you went screen to screen (say main TiVo menu, to your recordings menu) the screens didn't slide over, they just appeared, without TiVo's trademark user interface classiness. No deal breaker, but still, no polish. Then the sound effects started getting screwy. The correct effect would begin to play, but half way through the sound, it was start to play whatever the previous sound had been. This has continued non-stop through all the tribulations that I haven't gotten to yet.
There were stupid things too, like if you're typing in a name for a search recording, and you clicked left too many times (easy when the box is a solid 2 seconds behind your button presses – often more) you would slide back a screen, losing everything you had just typed in for the search.
When you were watching a channel, if there was a TiVo suggested recording coming up, it would interrupt you on the channel you were watching, (where the other tuner was doing nothing) and say "I'd like to change the channel to record a TiVo Suggestion" if you're not sitting in front of the tube at that moment, I can only assume it would automatically answer in the affirmative and leave what you were currently watching and start recording something else. Usually crap. Our box has an obsession with House, M.D., despite me ranking it with thumbs-down.
If you pause a live program and walk away from our Series II box, you get 45 minutes of buffer before the box would automatically start playing (unless you had already set the box to record the program you were watching). This box has a much shorted buffer, maybe 20 minutes.
Setting Season Passes or any similar special recording, it takes at least a minute to register, probably closer to two. Ridiculously slow (compared to four year old TiVo). Setting regular recordings takes about half that time, but about 80% longer than on the old box.
We find double recordings on the recording list. One would have about 2 minutes of the episode, and then end. The other recording would be complete. Unless the last minute or two were missing.
Last Saturday I had to call about the inadvertent charge to our bill. When I did that, I asked if I could lodge a complaint about the poor functioning box. They connected me to a technician. I didn't expect her to be able to do anything, figuring the box was still new (despite the year of beta testing! This thing is buggier than any beta product I've ever used. I'd hesitate to call it alpha!)
I had read that many others were having problems, including a guy I know across town. So I figured I'd just lodge my complaints/bug reports and hope that expedited a software fix.
I told the technician about the slowness to respond to remote commands. She said immediately, "Oh, I can fix that!" I was startled. "Really?" I replied. "OK, go ahead!" She rebooted the machine and said she was refreshing the software. (I believe that was the term she used.) The machine blinked a couple times and within two minutes my picture was back. All the TiVo graphics were gone, replaced with the original Comcast graphics. "The software is loading in the background. In about two hours the box will restart and your TiVo software will be back and running! Till then you can watch TV but not record anything, though, pausing will work." she said. "OK."
I had stuff to do, so I just turned off the TV. Coming back in two hours, nothing had changed. Still Comcast software. Figuring I just had to wait linger, I decided to flip on ESPN. Except I couldn't. I could only receive broadcast channels below ch23. Something was seriously wrong here. I called back.
After 1 hour and 50 minutes (my iPhone has an obvious call timing function) I had yet to speak with a human. I hung up. I called back using the gethuman.com method of getting through to someone-*anyone*- by hitting "*" at every prompt. I got through to someone who was apologetic and got me a technician as fast as she could. He worked with me to get my cable channels back but couldn't do it. No TiVo software, either. The box would not respond to them, apparently. He was apparently a local because he advised me I could take the box to be swapped some where across town (Wellington Circle for any locals). It was 9pm. I had run out of time for that. He put me on hold and worked some more customer service magic. (Again, this guy too was so friendly that I just assumed he wasn't a native of the area :-) ) He came back on the line to tell me a technician would come to my house the next morning, 8am-10am to fix the box. That's SuperBowl Sunday. The call ended.
The next morning, I had a meeting to attend on the other side of Boston. My wife woke up to wait for the tech. I get a voicemail from the tech saying since I wasn't home, he wasn't coming. I later find out that they confirm you're home by calling (we have no home phone number and they only have my cell number) and if you don't answer, they don't come. And they don't leave a number where you can reach them, just a rescheduling number.
I passed this info to my wife, who called and they wouldn't send the tech back, even though he would have still been well within the time he would have been in our house. When I got home, I was pretty pissed. Kick off time was approaching fast, and we had a seriously disabled cable connection! I called in for help again and got through to another super friendly technician. She worked with me for about 40mins until she was able to get my full allotment of cable channels functioning again. But there was nothing she could do for the TiVo side.
We were rescheduled for Thursday. Yup, our second week with HD Comcast TiVo, we didn't actually have the TiVo part. FAIL.
Thursday, the tech came, this time, he knew to call my wife and not me. When I got home, the TiVo was "functioning" again. The quotations are because it was just as bad as before! She said the tech claimed "They're all that way because they are new." That certainly doesn't speak well for their Quality Assurance testing.
Everything was even keel until yesterday. Things that were supposed to be recorded, weren't. Now we cannot delete anything from the TiVo. You hit delete, it spins and thinks. It reappears. Every time, every program.
Tonight the final straw. We were watching a program, and it repeatedly started to black our, and a blue box at the bottom of the screen would appear saying something I can't quite remember, something akin to the channel wasn't available. Then it would appear and dissappear. We couldn't then change the channel. Audio would get much louder, then snap back to where we had it set (we have it connected to a receiver via a TOSlink optical cable). Finally, the system wouldn't respond to the remote and we had had enough, I pulled the power plug upon plugging it back in, our box is now stuck in a power cycle loop. It takes about two minutes to complete, starts up "Please wait" screens (black background, big white rectange in the middle of the screen, read blocky text) shows us 20 seconds of live TV, stays totally unresponsive to the remote or button-presses on the front of the box, sound jacks up, then down, and it reboots, again into the cycle. I tried twice more to reboot via power cord. Same result.
I was simply too tired tonight to call into service. It sits unplugged in front of us.
I cannot fathom how this could have been a worse two weeks with this Comcast box, outside of the device damaging our other equipment or burning down our house (knocks on wood).
Comcast you have a serious problem on your hands.
My advice to everyone out there considering the service. Don't. If you can save your money for a TiVo-built HD box with Cablecard – do it! I simply cannot justify the expenditure for the box plus the monthly service of lifetime charge (they brought that back I hear, for good?) personally. But if you can afford it, do it.
All others, wait it out until you hear the all clear around the TiVo online forums. It's so bad that I think all of us early adopters should be paid to report these bugs, or at least not have to pay for the box until it works as well as boxes TiVo shipped four years ago. This system is beyond broken, and should never have left testing.
If I had to wager a guess, I'd guess the problem lies in making TiVo's software work on Comcast's hardware, which was never intended for it. This is the reason I buy Apple Computers, and now the iPhone. Devices where the total experience is designed, engineered and built custom under one roof functions better, with fewer bugs. My advice to Comcast: stop wasting your money, just have TiVo build you a cable box from the ground up. Phase out your current boxes (maybe sell them to another cable company who also uses them, cheap). I know it's hard to let go of the control, but look how well that's worked for AT&T when they just stepped back and listened to the people who really knew how to make a wonderful experience. Stick with your strength: networks and nice people, and allow TiVo to do what they're good at: outstanding software, famous user interface design and quality integration with hardware they spec.
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Jeff said on 2008.02.12 at 11:53 am
I signed up for one of the Tivo boxes as soon as they were available in Boston. They guy came out, made one phone call, left. (They charged me $18 for that!)
Same problems on my end, too. Terrible delay, awkward noises, etc.
Not worth it. Wish I would have read this before I took the plung.
Hoss said on 2008.02.12 at 02:10 pm
Re. your suggestion to get the TivoHD with cablecards: I have that and it was a pain in the a** to get it set up. As with your installation, the tech comes, slides the cablecards into the Tivo box, calls his office, waits on hold for 45 minutes, has the tech on the phone send the signal to the box, runs thru the setup and then leaves. It makes very little sense to me why they don't just send the user the cablecard and have the user call the hotline and have the tech walk them through it. That way, they could charge those who want to have a tech come out and install it, or not charge for people who want to do it themselves with help from the phone tech.
Tyler said on 2008.02.13 at 02:31 pm
I've been a Tivo fan for years. We still have a SD TV with a TiVo-built SD Tivo Series II, and I love it! But hearing stuff like this really makes me nervous about taking the plunge to HD.
A friend of mine bought a TiVo-built HD box recently and had the same problems with Comcast. After weeks of frustration, he returned it.
I've been thinking a lot about moving to HD lately. I'm not in a position to buy a TV yet, but when I do, I want to do it right. After three years of Tivo, I'm not sure how I'll live without it, but I'm sure as heck not going to get myself involved in this kind of mess until they fix it!
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Imprint: Black Swan
Published: 01/03/2001
Length: 496 Pages
Dimensions: 198mm x 31mm x 127mm
Weight: 335g
On a peat and heather island off the west coast of Scotland, Effie and her mother Nora take refuge in the large mouldering house of their ancestors and tell each other stories.
Nora, at first, recounts nothing that Effie really wants to hear, like who her father was - variously Jimmy, Jack, or Ernie. Effie tells of her life at college in Dundee, where she lives in a lethargic relationship with Bob, a student who never goes to lectures, seldom gets out of bed, and to whom the Klingons are as real as the French and the Germans (more real than the Luxemburgers).
But strange things are happening. Why is Effie being followed? Why is everyone writing novels? Is someone killing the old people? And where is the mysterious yellow dog?
Imprint: Black Swan
Published: 01/03/2001
Length: 496 Pages
Dimensions: 198mm x 31mm x 127mm
Weight: 335g
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Why Absolutely Everybody Is Talking About Maternity Leave Policy
If you would like to have leave without using your accrued salary continuation time, you can work with your department chair to establish a selection of duties to fill a predetermined period of time. The rest of The leave may be unpaid, or some businesses enable you to use paid personal or vacation time for the rest of your leave. Meaningful maternity leaves, once it matters most, is one of the greatest ways in which we can support the women who serve our county.
Determine what length of leave you would like to take. Determine the semester in which you are qualified for leave. Providing maternity leave policy is a wise choice for smaller businesses. As with other employer-paid benefits, paid maternity leave is provided by top businesses to entice qualified workers.
A well-thought-out approach to requesting leave can improve your odds of being approved for an elongated leave if you wind up needing one. You need to take unpaid leave at a time once your expenses have increased. The standard maternity leave is one most individuals are familiarized with.
Even should a policy is available, it might not provide paid leave. Some say modifications to policy both at the company and state levels have the possibility of conflict and discrimination. When you have determined what, exactly, the policy will be, it's important to really put it down on paper. In summary, policies are merely the start. Until paid parental leave is a mandated policy in the united states, there's always potential for guilt and fear your workplace relationship is going to be strained if you opt to have a lengthy leave. The new, elongated policy puts the majority of the remaining part of the world to absolute shame. Individuals often ask us what the perfect parental leave policy resembles.
When you're on the job you might require a bit more flexibility, and you certainly need to get back up to speed as promptly as possible. If you've been absent from work because of a pregnancy-related condition, and you recover, your employer may not require that you remain on leave until your child's birth. Outdated cultural thinking for what work resembles and conventional gender roles leave both women and men tired and searching for a different type of meaning. In addition to all that, you also have to establish the length of time you'd love to be away from work to take care of your new baby. If there isn't any appropriate alternative work, the employee can be created redundant.
The employee could be asked to exhaust the other types of leave before taking military leave. He may not wish to return to work after the end of the maternity leave. He must be restored to the same or equivalent position. Many employees truly don't need to leave work for that lengthy but feel they will need to be home with their children.
When an employee feels they are being treated unfavourably, they need to first think about raising the problem informally. He must be the biological or legal guardian of the child and live in the same household as the child. After 3 years, he is fully vested. If he decides that they want to take a few days of sick time to have the baby and then return to work, that is their choice.
If your employer gives unequal amounts of leave for unique varieties of parents, we would like to hear from you please fill out our survey. In general, employers are just scared they will inadvertently do something which will have them sued for pregnancy discrimination. Where an employee makes the decision to leave the scheme she will have to finish a lifestyle change form.


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Penny from Heaven
Jennifer L. Holm
Jennifer Holm's New York Times bestselling, Newbery Honor Winner is the story of a summer of adventures and secrets that will change everything, at a time in America's history, just after World War II, when being Italian-American meant confronting prejudice because you'd been the enemy not that long ago .It's 1953 and 11-year-old Penny dreams of a summer of butter pecan ice cream, swimming, and baseball. But nothing's that easy in Penny's family. For starters, she can't go swimming because her mother's afraid she'll catch polio at the pool. To make matters worse, her dog, Scarlett O'Hara, is sick. Her favorite uncle is living in a car. Her best friend is turning into a criminal. And no one will tell Penny the truth about how her father died. Inspired by three time Newbery Honor winner Jennifer Holm's own Italian American family, Penny from Heaven is a story about families—about the things that tear them apart and the things that bring them back together.Includes an Author's Note with photographs and additional background on World War II, Internment camps and 1950s America, as well as additional resources and websites.Booklist:"Holm impressively wraps pathos with comedy in this coming-of-age story, populated by a cast of vivid characters."
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If you are looking to expand your Criminal Justice college education, then Valencia Community College may fit your needs.
Valencia Community College
190 South Orange Avenue, Orlando, Florida 32801
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Valencia Community College offers courses designed for Criminal Justice college degree and/or certificate program completion. Valencia Community College is a 2-year, Public higher learning institution, which serves up one or more of the programs below:
- Criminal Justice
- Criminology
- Forensic Science
- Homeland Security
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- Transnational Crime
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DAGAGA, Albay 1/12/17 (BICOL STANDARD) – Fifteen hybrid fighting cocks owned by Manuel Urquico Sr. y Tanyedo were stolen by unidentified suspects last Tuesday (Jan 10), while they were tethered in the front yard of their house.
The residence of the victim is located at No. 293 Arellano Extension, Brgy. Sagpon, here.
The investigators said that Urquico valued his cocks at P12,000.00 a piece, or a total of P180,000.00.
In the same report, the police said that it was Elsie Urquico y Ludovice who informed the police station of the said incident.
This happened after their house helpers, namely Reymond Madrona, 24 years of and Jayson Madara noticed early in the morning that they did not hear any of those animals crowing.
When they checked the cording area of the battle cocks, they confirmed that they were missing already.
The suspects gained entry in the front portion of the victim's yard by climbing upon the steel gate.
Once inside, they carted away the said gamecocks.


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What to Factor in when Selecting Spy Gear
Today, insecurity has become part of people lives.It is not that easy to trust people, and that is why many manufacturers are making huge money from different spy gears.This could be the classy 007 Spy Gear or the parabolic listening devices. Whatever you choose to pick, it will depend on your needs. If you want to make wise decision, the experts should be there to offer correct information. It can confuse you which one to purchase for they are made for many options.If you are new to this, you should find these considerations points important to you when selecting the best spy gears.
You will realize that most people are looking for the digital spying cameras.First, you should make sure that it has timed intervals and motion sensors. Motion sensors will let you know of any person intruding your privacy. It will make you feel safe to learn that your family is safe.The timer will help you when claiming for compensation from your insurance company since it proves the case.
It is also great consider having one that will be easy when retrieving the information. It is here that your VCR or the TV to help with removing the information.The best thing about this option is that you can now save your proof into another media compatible device for later use. You should be quick to ask about the capability of the gears to hold much information.This is because you do not want to miss anything just because it cannot store more pictures.Take your time and ask the experts about this information to make a wise decision on what will work for you.
Another key consideration is the accessories that come with the gear.Some will need more accessories than others. Remember that you need more information on this matter and how they are used. It is more important to have movable gears if you need to check on your partner. You should also consider having the right size.This is because some of them are really small and will beneficial for some purposes. When it comes to your house needs, you may choose to invest in small nanny cam to ensure your kids are safe. You should first determine why you want to buy the gears. When you decide that it is time to buy one, you will require understanding where they are sold. Your local stores should be a good place to start. The internet is also good to have just what you need for your safety measures.


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US biogas CHP potential attracts European technology manufacturer
A brewery in New York is just one of a few new customers of technology manufacturer 2G-Cenergy, as it begins to take advantage of the rising interest in biogas combined-heat-and-power applications in the U.S.
With more than 1,500 European cogeneration installations under its belt, German company 2G Bio-Energy Technologies is focusing its interests on a growing U.S. market, beginning with multiple endeavors under Florida-based 2G-Cenergy, which it jointly owns with its North American management office. Michael Turwitt, 2G-Cenergy president and CEO, said the company saw great growth opportunity in the U.S. for its technology, applied in combination with all types of anaerobic digesters at landfills and with methane-generating wastewater treatment facilities.
"The U.S. is actually a very interesting and prosperous market for all renewable and energy efficiency technologies," he said. "While the rest of the industrialized world has been very active implementing advanced and modern energy technologies for years, the U.S. market is just now waking up and trying to catch up. The opportunities are endless, and despite a lot of regulatory challenges (every state within the U.S. is different), the market for our products is clearly expanding."
In April, Pennsylvania-based Environmental Management Group International Inc. awarded 2G-Cenergy with an order to supply a high-efficiency biogas CHP plant for an anaerobic fluidized bed digester technology at a large brewery in New York, according to Turwitt. More recently, Three Rivers Solid Waste Management Authority located in Pontotoc, Miss., announced it will invest $1.3 million in a 2G biogas power plant for its landfill facility. 2G-Cenergy has successfully commissioned systems in Washington and Wisconsin, and has modular systems in development at sites in Massachusetts, South Carolina and Texas.


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If you've been following my blog, you'll know it's been a busy few weeks. Right now, Trina and I are restocking our two-person show in Lubec that opened last Saturday. Sometimes, a gallery will let patrons take away what they've bought, but at other times they'd prefer to have all the work stay until the end of the show. We have a little of both for this one – there are paintings with red dots, but there are also empty spaces! So, after a successful opening, we are endeavoring to fill those spaces.
"The Geometry of Nature: Two Visions" continues through September 2 at the Mulholland Market at 50 Water Street, Lubec, Maine. The gallery is open every day but Wednesday, from 10-4.
But being busy doesn't mean I can't find time to paint. While watching our own gallery on Campobello Island in the afternoons, I pulled out a pencil sketch I made during my "Plein Air Sketch to Studio" workshop in South Bend, Indiana, this past spring. The sketch never made it to the studio. One of the students said she'd like to see what becomes of it. With that in mind, I decided to play with it.
I wanted to experiment in a small format – 6"x8" – and with minimal color and keeping things abstract. Edges and temperature control were my focus. For simplicity, I narrowed my oil palette to indanthrone blue, burnt umber, white and just a touch of cadmium red (all Gamblin paints.) At the top of the post is the sketch, and below is the finished painting. I'm pretty happy with the effect and pleased that I stopped where I did.
|River Walk, 6x8 oil
Next week, artist Albert Handell will be in Lubec, teaching a plein air workshop under my sponsorship. I'll be busy, again, but I'm really looking forward to working with this master painter. I'll be taking lots of pictures and notes.
By the way, I still have spaces in two of my workshops immediately following. September 3-6 is an advanced/mentoring week; September 10-13 is for all levels. Visit www.PaintCampobello.com for details.


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ORANGE COUNTY – July 16, 2014 – In an unprecedented decision, a federal judge today ruled that the state's death penalty is unconstitutional because the system is so dysfunctional that it is arbitrary and unfair.
The ruling marks the first time a federal court has found California's death penalty unconstitutional. This decision also comes as California is experiencing a sea change in public attitudes: the death penalty is losing favor with the general public and elected officials.
Defendant Ernest Dewayne Jones, who has been on death row since 19995, argued that because inmates sentenced to death in California sit on death row for decades and are more likely to die of old age than execution, the California death penalty violates the Constitution. U.S. District Judge Cormac Carney, who was appointed to the Federal bench by President George W. Bush, agreed stating, "to be executed in such a system, where so many are sentenced to death but only a random few are actually executed, would offend the most fundamental of constitutional protections–that the government shall not be permitted to arbitrarily inflict the ultimate punishment of death."
"Judge Carney's ruling today is truly historic," said Gil Garcetti, former District Attorney of Los Angeles County. "It further proves that the death penalty is broken beyond repair; it is exorbitantly costly, unfair, and serves no legitimate purpose whatsoever. The only solution is to replace the death penalty with life in prison without the possibility of parole."
Today's ruling highlights a problem that was first brought to light in 2008 by the California Commission on the Fair Administration of Justice. The bi-partisan commission comprised of prosecutors, law enforcement, judges, academics and defense attorneys, concluded that California's death penalty system is dysfunctional and issued a series of comprehensive policy recommendations in order to address the dysfunction.
"We provided recommendations to improve the system, including providing funds to hire more attorneys and judges to move cases through the appeals process more quickly," comments John Van de Kamp, former Attorney General of California and Chair of the Commission. "To date, none of our recommendations have been implemented."
"The facts are overwhelming and clear: California's death penalty system is dysfunctional," Van de Kamp continues. "The lack of any meaningful progress to implement the Commission's recommendations over the past six years adds fuel to Judge Carney's decision today."
In 2012, 48% of California voters voted yes on Prop. 34 which would have replaced the death penalty with life in prison without parole, and would have required inmates to work in prison and pay restitution to victims' families. The vote on Prop 34 was closer than the margin on the historic Prop 8 initiative in 2008 which banned same sex marriages.
"Justice requires that we end this charade once and for all," said Matt Cherry, Executive Director of Death Penalty Focus. "It's time to replace California's broken death penalty with life in prison without the possibility of parole. That's the best way to ensure that convicted killers remain behind bars until they die, without wasting tens of millions of tax dollars every year on needless appeals. That's justice that works, for everyone."


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Accounts Receivable
The Kuali Financial System (KFS) Accounts Receivable module does not allow invoices or credit memos to be posted to a previous fiscal year. All invoices and credit memos that should be posted to fiscal year 2014 must be created and approved prior to July 1. If you do not create the invoices and credit memos in June, you will need to accrue the receivables. For assistance, please contact Accounts Receivable at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Write-Off of Receivables
Data for the write-off of accounts receivable will be collected and summarized for the Board of Trustees in the first quarter of the next fiscal year. A detailed listing of all write-offs for fiscal year 2014 must be reported to FMS Accounts Receivable by August 31, 2014. IU Policy FIN-ACC-I-500 requires that Accounts Receivable balances over 12 months old lacking current productive activity are to be written off. More detail about this, including reporting requirements for write-offs, can be found in the policy. If you are unclear as how to write-off a receivable, please contact Accounts Receivable at email@example.com.
For detailed instructions on the write-off procedures, please refer to ASOP #6: Allowance for Doubtful Accounts and Write-offs for Non-Student Accounts Receivable.
Link to Indiana University write-off policy: IU Policy FIN-ACC-I-500


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Interactions online about the autism spectrum can result in a lot of heartfelt discussion…and a lot of heartfelt disagreement.
That holds true with everything I write here, no matter the specific topic. I receive some amazing, positive feedback from people. And some very pointed criticism as well.
One thing I've noticed is that the criticism usually breaks down into four broad categories. I thought I would summarize those four types of criticism below, along with my response to each.


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Source: al Jazeera
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Date: June 25, 2018
UN migration agency accuses Algiers of neglecting over 13,000 migrants forced to walk long distances without food or water
The United Nations migration agency says Algeria has neglected more than 13,000 migrants in the Sahara Desert in the past 14 months. The migrants, who include pregnant women and children, are left without food or water and forced to walk long distances.
Algeria denies committing human rights abuses, calling the allegations a malicious campaign.
Al Jazeera's Victoria Gatenby reports (see VIDEO LINK above).
© 2018 Al Jazeera Media Network


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One may by no means know when a recently purchased tool may come in handy, and no person desires to hold round a backpack full of instruments and gadgets that may not even be needed. John Brown, higher known as Inspector Gadget, is the titular protagonist of the franchise of the identical identify He is Penny and Gadget Boy 's uncle, one among Mind 's owners, and Chief Quimby 's assistant. A great gadget insurance policy protects you in opposition to accidental and liquid injury, theft and loss and more.
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Workflow : Offers users the ability to trace all workflow items they're concerned in from one gadget. Listed below are some top notch online buying sites in Pakistan for you which provide big selection of computers, laptops, tablets and different gadgets. The series adopted a dimwitted half-robotic policeman who could summon practically limitless quantities of helpful, and infrequently useless, gadgets by saying Go-Go-Gadget," and then inserting the title of the merchandise. Gear Group Take a look at: We pit the very best gadgets against each other, explain how they work and reveal one of the best one to buy. The agent controlling the Cyclops robot hits Gadget as Gadget falls to the ground. Gadget Skates / Gadget Blades : Roller skates come out of the bottom of his footwear. All users have entry to this performance, however not vital all gadgets might be seen for all person ranges, depending on entry settings established by the administrator.
As well as, we've added two more gadgets: Gladstone", with real drum sounds you may really really feel, and Madrid", that includes acoustic bass, electric bass and 6 completely different amps for creating dynamic bass sounds! Korg pronounces KORG Gadget model 2, the extremely anticipated new model of the perfect selling, award winning cell music creation utility. All that stated, I nonetheless love the original Inspector Gadget collection, and never only for nostalgia.
The two closest instances Gadget ever received to capturing Claw was during the teaser intro the place he enters Claw's lair and handcuffs a decoy glove, only to have a bomb explode in his face; and also, in a excessive speed pursuit automobile chase, where he nearly caught Claw's automotive with a car claw.


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Monday, October 8, 2012
Red & Blue Birthday Card
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Joyce Carol Oates "Mudwoman"
May 1st, 2012
The first woman president of an Ivy League university is a woman with a very, very troubled past, in the new Joyce Carol Oates novel "Mudwoman."
Meredith "M.R." Neukirchen is being tested in all sorts of ways, as she stands up to professional criticism, romantic uncertainty, a country standing on the brink of a war she fears, all overlaid on childhood memories she just can't shake.
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Increasingly, jazz players are choosing to be the architects of their own fates: creating projects independent of the major studios and releasing either though licensing deals or simply by leveraging the marketing power of social media. Pianist Thandi Ntuli crowd-funded her debut, The Offering; trumpeter Mandla Mlangeni uses a trestle table and a portable card machine to sell copies of Bhekisizwe at every gig where he plays.
That approach has advantages and disadvantages. It frees creative vision, and it's rare, now, to hear jazz artists complaining about studio producers who demand they must "sound more like so-and-so". But, sometimes, it takes a while to pull the resources together to make the release happen.
The latest example is pianist David Cousins' debut album as leader, Flight of Fancy (http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/davidcousins1 ), which has been quite a long time coming. The music was recorded in 2013, but the CD released in December last year and only launched formally last week at Johannesburg's Orbit club.
The music-making itself was much faster: "We recorded in four days," says Cousins. "After that, it was a process of editing." For the final result, Cousins gives credit to his drummer and co-producer Peter Auret. "He's got amazing musicality," says Cousin. "He hears the things I don't hear." In addition, he's grateful for the transformations in music production the digital era have brought. "You don't need a major studio, and often you can trade services with colleagues on a kind of barter basis – 'I'll help you with X in return for some studio time for Y.'"
Flight of Fancy has nine tracks: seven originals, and covers of the Beach Boys' Good Vibrations and the Red Hot Chili Peppers' My Friends. The quartet also includes trumpeter Marcus Wyatt, bassist James Sunney and alternating drummers: Auret and Justin Badenhorst. Throughout, the album is flavoured by the easy co-operative mood of four players who enjoy one another's musical company.
That mix of material reflects the pianist's own background. Although he studied piano and saxophone at school, and composition and arrangement at UCT, it was music production studies that subsequently took him to Berklee and he's been working for various Johannesburg production houses – as a freelancer since 2009 – since his return.
His professional focus on many of the more commercial aspects of music has, he says, "filtered back into my approach to jazz." He has "learned the value of strong hooks", and those are certainly in evidence on both the covers, and on his own tunes such as African Gospel – whose churchy hook (though not sounding particularly African) is instantly catchy, as well as on the relaxed, bluesy closer, A Little Ditty.
In addition, Cousins' work as an arranger "has strengthened my interest in longer forms and their relation to jazz." Record companies used to demand radio-friendly collections of five-minute tracks; Cousins' album, while neatly contained, stretches out nicely to eight or nine minutes when the music needs it.
It's hard for him now, Cousins admits, to separate out the influences on his own compositions.
"There's classical piano, some African music – especially Bheki Mseleku – Afro-Cuban music and pop music. All have filtered into what I write, but it's hard for me to pick them apart. I leave it to listeners to say: 'Oh, I can hear that in this..'"
Those listeners, he says, could be "anybody who's open-minded and interested in contemporary sounds. It is a jazz album but not – much as I love swing – swing all the way."
However he did go through some extensive dissections of the two covers: "In both cases, I chose them because they had the potential to be what I wanted them to be." Both get quite an extended treatment, with thoughtful solos from bassist Sunney on My Friends, and Wyatt on the Beach Boys' number. Cousins credits the hornman as another strong influence – "When I heard him at UCT he was an inspiration" – but Wyatt steps aside for the classically-flavoured Last Days of the Emperor, where we hear a very strong statement of who Cousins is as pianist and composer.
And while the media still get most excited about grand-scale releases from whoever is currently the biggest or most fashionable name, it's these smaller excursions, with quality playing and new composers' visions on show that actually mean more in terms of building South Africa's jazz voice for the future.


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