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Frequently Used Assessment Tools
The current emphasis on measuring intercultural competence has inspired a large number of new assessment instruments. These instruments address a variety of needs for outcomes measurement, program evaluation, and personnel selection, as well as providing useful tools for coaching and training. This is a list of some of the most frequently used assessments, contact information, and a brief description of the major aspects of each of them: Frequently Used Assessment Tools
Diversity Assessment Tools (Personality, Communication, Thinking)
By Kathy Lechman, Leader of Diversity Development, Ohio State University Extension
Defining Diversity
Diversity has become a very talked about issue and for some it may be considered a politically correct "buzzword", reality is that diversity is among us on a constant basis and a well-prepared leader understands this and uses the diversity of staff as an advantage and as a way to further the goals of the organization. Ohio State University (OSU) Extension uses the following definition of diversity: "Differences among people with respect to age, class, ethnicity, gender, physical and mental ability, race, sexual orientation, spiritual practices, and other human differences (OSU Extension Strategic Plan for Diversity)". As this definition demonstrates, there is more to diversity than racial, ethnic, or cultural characteristics. These aspects of diversity are important but when looking at the workforce there are many other dimensions to consider. We cannot deny that our race, ethnicity, gender, or religion influences our personality but consideration should be given to the possibility that other factors also contribute to our personalities. With the increasing diversity of the workforce, leaders in organizations must work with people who are not only racially, ethnically and culturally different but who also bring with them diversity in communication styles, conflict management styles, and personality types. "Diversity is about leadership's capacity to influence people to WILLINGLY work toward company objectives…It is valuing differences no matter how big or small they may seem (Burrs, Linda. 2002. Diversity – It's More than Just a Notion. www.step-up-tosuccess.org)". Examining aspects of diversity that move away from focusing on the observable and or physical differences provides an opportunity to highlight the subtle and often hidden aspects of diversity that exist among people. A variety of assessment instruments exist, including: Myers/Briggs Type Indicator, Jung's communication styles Assessment, Spectrum Color personality types, Coachman's conflict management styles, the Enneagram, and many others.
Benefits of Celebrating Hidden Diversity
All of these assessments provide useful information on how people prefer to operate and relate. These assessments also offer additional dimensions of diversity that should be considered by supervisors, and managers when establishing work groups, task forces, and or committees. A variety of personality styles, communication, and thinking styles enrich any group and can actually increase productivity and creativity. Knowing styles and preferences of co-workers is important but it is also important to know our own preferred style. As leaders, we need to be able to tap into the strengths of our employees as well as our own. "When people are encouraged to work in their areas of strength, they are happier, more productive, and more likely to stay with the company or organization (Burrs, Linda. 2002. Diversity-It's More than Just a Notion. www.step-up-tosuccess.org)". Demonstrating appreciation for these dimensions of diversity is also setting the tone for a healthy and accepting work environment where people can excel. As mentioned earlier, culture, race, ethnicity, and religion along with a myriad of other factors are important aspects of diversity and just like we need to be wary of racial and ethnic stereotypes, we need to be cautious not to stereotype or pigeon hole personality types. For example, a person who is an Extrovert, Sensing, Feeling, Judging (ESFJ) on the Myers/Briggs will not always be the leader of a group or be the first to speak at meetings. Just like an Introvert, Intuitor, Feeling, Perceiver (INFP) is perfectly capable of leading and taking charge of a large group and making decisions quickly.


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Dr. Le Dentist
Dr. Oanh Le was born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada. After graduating from Advance Technologies Academy in Las Vegas she received her bachelor degree in biology at the University of Nevada Las Vegas. Dr. Le continued her education at the University of Nevada Las Vegas School of Dental Medicine and received her DMD degree in 2012. Dr Le had always dreamed about being a dentist.
Learning to be a Dentist and Serving
Dedicated to leadership and community service, during her schooling at UNLV Dr. Le served as Senior Class President and the coordinator for the Huntridge Homeless Clinic. She organized and participated in a mission trip to Quito, Ecuador in April 2010 where they treated one thousand underserved elementary students. In August of 2011 she organized and participated in a mission trip to Nuku'aofa, Tonga and treated hundreds of underserved natives. As a dentist, she served as part time clinical faculty at the UNLV Dental School.
General Dentistry
Dr. Le practices general dentistry at Comprehensive Dental Care. She is very skilled in all aspects of dentistry. She sees both adults and children. Her goal is to help all patients achieve great oral health through excellence in dentistry, education and regular oral health care. "Keeping your oral health up to date means minimizing dental costs in the future. I am always interested in my patients well being including staying healthy and saving for the future!"
Neuromuscular Dentistry
Dr. Le has completed numerous courses on Neuromuscular Dentistry. Neuromuscular Dentistry involves
TMJ and bite issues, both of which cause pain. She has helped many patients find relief from tmj pain and discomfort. Neuromuscular issues are typically related to issues with teeth occlusion, jaw and muscle conditions. Many times treatment can relieve pain right away. Patients with these types of issues are encourage to schedule a complimentary consultation to learn more about neuromuscular dentistry and how it helps.
"Continuing education has always been a goal of mine, " Dr. Le mentioned when coming to work as a dentist at Comprehensive Dental Care. The first course she took after graduation was Endodontic training with Dr. L. Stephen Buchanan at The Dental Education Laboratory in Santa Barbara, CA. Dr. Buchanan is recognized as a leader in the field of Endodontics. Dr. Le offers endodontic care to the patients and families of our office.
Dr. Le is a Preferred Provider of Invisalign. "I always loved the idea of Invisalign so when I completed dental school, it was at the top of my continuing education list. My Invisalign training prepared me for understanding the procedures necessary for moving teeth into alignment and still keeping the bite in the proper location. As a dentist, I see the value in having a beautiful smile…it definitely gives you the advantage!"
Academy of General Dentistry
Just five years out from dental school, Dr. Le embarked upon the path of Fellow in the Academy of General Dentistry. The Academy of General Dentistry is the preeminent organization for general dentists. This organization promotes excellence in general dentistry and patient care. In June 2017, Dr Le was conferred as a Fellow in the Academy of General Dentistry.
Dental Associations
Dr. Le is a member of the Southern Nevada Dental Society, Nevada Dental Association, American Dental Association, and Academy of General Dentistry.
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- Nevada Dental Association
- American Dental Association
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Samsung SGH-T629
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Average Ratings
ITS pretty cool
Well my bro and my mom has this phone, and well they say its AWESOME!
Pros: (that i see)
good bluetooth
camera is ok
flipping it is fun
comes with 4 or 5 different demo games
loud ringing when calling
theres instant mesagin
good normal solid sized phone
themes are ok
strong phone (my bro drops his cellphone a lot and it doesnt break, not much scratches)
pretty cheap good phone
good internet
hmmm wat else i can think of, well tahts enough features
no qwerty keyboard
and thats about it i think,
its an pretty good phone, for you cheap users, i say GET IT! but i already have an sidekick ID, which is COOL! but this is a great standard phone.
Say no to crippled t-mobile phones
T-Mobile had this phone designed for them, not you. Before you sign a contract and pay money to get this phone, make sure you really want it.
It plays MP3 ringers, but of course it can't just do it, they have to make it annoying.
It has high speed EDGE wireless internet and a nice large screen which would be great for web browsing, but the Samsung browser is terrible and the phone won't allow you to use any other browsers.
You can't use any of that fancy mapping stuff everyone else has because T-Mobile/Samsung won't let non-T-Mobile programs use the Internet service you paid for.
I couldn't figure out how to change the shortcut key that appears to be fixed to T-Zones.
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Absolutely great:
I used to have the v360, bad idea, until it met its (un)fortunate end. This phone is an amazign change from the other.
Micro SD slot
Loud speaker for MP3s
Set MP3s as ring tones.
Amazing screen resolution and color.
Can add words to dictionary (for texting)
Camera resolution
Overall size.
Reception is much better than the v360
Stereo bluetooth.
No vibrate and ring option, only one or the other.
Screen easily gathers finger prints
Outer covering of screen prone to scratching.
Keys are sometimes unresponsive (annoying for frequent texters)
Charger and headset use the same port (not standard headset plug and can't use headset and charger at same time.)
it is my new mobile
i see that it is a verynice mobile but there are some silly things i can't understand, would u please help me get it?
1- although it has an mp3 player but not all the mp3 files can be set as ringtones.
how can i solve this prob? please help me
u can answer me via mail
Decent phone.
I have always used Motorola or Nokia. This is my first Samsung and first slider phone. I have had it for a full week now and have been playing with it enough to write a review (in my opinion).
* Loud speakerphone
* Loud earpiece
* Bright display
* Ease of use
* Alarm - can repeat for everyday, everyday except weekends, or once (I love this feature)
* Expandable memory
* Camera is pretty decent for what it is
* Sleek design
* No option for vibe & ring
* Fragile - I bought a plastic cover and an LCD protective sticker, so this took care of that problem
* Organizer - not very user friendly. It took me a while to figure out how to set a reminder for something on a certain day.
Of course the con's are only my personal feelings, so someone else might not find them that annoying.
It's not the greatest phone out there, but it works for me. It's also not the kind of phone for people always dropping their phones. It scratches quite easily. Overall, this phone is good. I would recommend it to people who spend a lot of time worrying about the way their phone looks, but don't want to leave out certain features.
deeoh1084 this is leonard from love2trade.com
I got your offer and i just wanted to send you my email address so that you can contact me directly
My email address is firstname.lastname@example.com
I will be waiting for your email.
Any one who gets this message should help me contact deeoh1084.
text text text
okay straight to the details
I'm a texter. Plain and simple and my T-Mobile iPhone broke so I had to get a temporialy replacement for about month. Here are some pros and cons :)
* the keypad is great. Im used to touch screen but the keypad was so great that I decided that I was gonna keep the phone for a while
* the camera takes decent pictures ( slow though )
* the MMS capabilities are fresh cause my old iPhone didn't have MMS
* the screen was nice and bright
* nice MP3 ringtones
* sleek design
* screen atracts fingerprints but its a phone what do you expect
* the speaker phone is not bad.. But could be tuned up a little bit
Overall the phone is great would reccomend it **** (4 stars)
Solid phone.
This was my very first phone, and I must say I was pretty satisfied with what it had to offer. Its your standard slider phone with some descent multimedia functions.
It has a 1.3MP camera. I found photos to be of solid quality, definitely not the best but not the worst either. I also liked the photo editing options. They were fun to play around with. Though I was disappointed with the video record and playback, as they were average at best. The camera took a few seconds to snap a photo and video recording was kind of choppy. Theres also a camera shutter sound that can not be turned off. Didn't bother me much but still would annoy some owners.
Bluetooth was a welcome addition as well. Worked well during use and hardly ever lost connection with my headset. But battery life was noticeably reduced. Wasnt a major problem for me though. Voice commands worked great as well, on Bluetooth or off. I liked that I could just say the persons name I wanted to call. It was that easy, but sometimes it just wouldnt work.
The MP3 player was basic. Worked just like any stand alone MP3 player. Though I didnt like the interface very much. It was very generic in my opinion, and was also kind of sluggish. It did archive all my music though, which was nice. Overall pretty solid.
Now I must say this phone had pretty impressive call quality. I rarely heard complaints on the other end. Experienced not a single dropped call, and voice quality was impressive. This phone was a micro SD slot, for expansion of course. It uses Samsungs proprietary charge port, and unfortunatlely, headset port, which kept me from using this phone as my main MP3 player.
So all in all I'd say I was pretty satisfied with this phone. Pretty good battery life, call quality and feature set. As of this writing, this phone is already considered to be outdated, but still is very capable, especially if your a simple person in the market for a simple phone.
stay away from this phone!
We signed up for a family plan & got 2 of these phones. One died in 8 months & the other in 13 months. The screen looses it's ability to communicate w/ the rest of the phone. It basically goes blank & once turned off it's off for good. Slider here is a bad idea. FYI, I'm easy on phones! Do not get this phone! Even though it was "free" I'm still disappointed.
Okay phone
Very cool looking phone. Love the sliding function. Takes decent pictures. Liked the phone a lot but most of the time could not hear the ringer. The speakerphone was not loud enough either. Had it for three months, then started losing signal and dropping calls. So now have to get a new different phone.


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One of these quilts was one I made Sally when she was a toddler, Bowtie Bears by Debbie Mumm. So 'in' at the time. I loved it, and the colours are very typical of what I was making at the time (around 1998 or 99 I think).
I used to do a lot of hand quilting back then. I loved it, and I only knew how to machine quilt in the ditch which isn't too good for borders. So on this quilt I quilted flowers on stems all around the border (which I had forgotten about because they are so hard to see on this print, but more visible on the back... all the little lessons you learn on the way). Picture shows front and back
I had completely forgotten about it. It warmed my heart, I couldn't believe it, I just kept looking at this little hand print, thinking of my little smiley Sally Wags. It also always makes me feel sad, thinking of how quickly time has gone by (but lets not go there, it really does make me sad!)
I wish I had kept this up, what a great way to add to the 'specialness' of a quilt.
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Photo: K-9 Parish Comfort Dogs
The nine golden retrievers sent by the Lutheran Church Charities made their first stop Sunday at Christ the King Lutheran Church, which held funerals this week for two children killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
The K-9 Parish Comfort Dog program began in 2008 at Northern Illinois University after a gunman killed five students. Today, the initiative has grown from just a few dogs in the Chicago area to 60 dogs in six states.
Photo: K-9 Parish Comfort Dogs
When the dogs aren't lending a helping paw to those affected by tragedy, they visit people in hospitals and nursing homes. Each of the dogs carries a business card with its name, Facebook page, Twitter account and email so the people they comfort can keep in touch.
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The festive season is a strange conundrum. First we're encouraged to go to lots of parties, eat too much, drink and generally over indulge. Then suddenly it's as if someone hits a switch. Magazines and newspaper life style lift-outs start wagging the finger and tell us that the good times are over and we must pay for all the excess. Instead of recipes for the perfect chocolate pavlova, the best Christmas pudding and the most impressive cocktail, we're instructed in ways to remove the undesirable poundage that the pavlova, pudding and fluffy drinks have deposited on our thighs, waists and chins. It's like getting your first credit card statement of the year. New Year's resolutions become abound as the fun times fly out the window.
I was tempted for a few seconds once by a seductive little New Year detox number that promised to clean out my system, get me in to my old jeans and supply me with the perfect life all within the space of 10 days. However when I read what I was expected to eat, or more importantly not eat, I came to my senses. I realised that 240 hours of sheer misery was too much to endure, even for the promised perfection at the end of the torture.
Let's face it. Diets aren't about reaching your healthy goal weight.
Diets are about reaching your goal happiness, your goal size smaller than your best friend, your goal boyfriend, your goal life and best of all – your goal envious looks from other people. Diets are about being suddenly slim and glamorous, they're about swanning around in sports cars and being lusted after by movie stars. Wouldn't we all be deliriously happy, content and rich if only we were just a little bit slimmer?
I've waded through the sure-fire kilo-dropper starvation plans and the swathe of Celebrity Diets. There are only two things I've read that have made any sense. One was a famous singer saying that the only way to lose weight was to eat less and exercise more. The other was a famous actress telling us not to believe other actresses who say they eat whatever they like and stay stick thin. She said that she, like the rest of them, was hungry all the time.
So when the over indulgence of the first part of the festive season turns into the cold light of a New Year, I don't allow myself to be harangued into a life of deprivation. Thanks to a few honest celebrities I now know that people who are slimmer than me aren't morally superior beings who live incredibly fulfilled and fascinating lives with their perfect partners. They are just people who are a bit hungrier than me.


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Music, a play about music and music
Opera series opens with 'Carmen'!
The Orlando Philharmonic has picked up the gauntlet left behind when the Orlando Opera ceased operations a year ago. But opera — with all its love, death and beautiful music is alive and well as the Orlando Philharmonic presents "Carmen", the first opera in its Concert Opera series on Friday, Feb. 26 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, Feb. 28 at 2 p.m. at the Bob Carr in downtown Orlando. Directed by Alan Bruun, the production features Kirstin Chavez as Carmen and Richard Troxell as Don José.
As this is a "concert version", Music Director Christopher Wilkins describes the experience by saying, "The production will be visually stunning, including the way in which the orchestra is integrated into the whole spectacle. The musicians and I will be on-stage, but there really isn't a proper term for what we are doing. The music will be the focal point — putting Bizet's masterpiece front and center — but there will still be lighting, costumes, modest sets and actors as fully engaged as ever."
Executive Director David Schillhammer says, "Many donors, large and small, support our vision — a commitment to locally produced opera, which maintains jobs for Central Florida artists and stage personnel, and nurtures this community's passion for the art form. There is a Herculean effort taking place to ensure Central Florida maintains a local opera product." To purchase tickets, call 407-770-0071, or visit OrlandoPhil.org
'Bach at Leipzig' (It's a play)
There are several small theater companies around Orlando of which one of the finest and most inventive (and therefore, most theatrical) is the Empty Spaces Theatre Company. That intrepid group will present the play "Bach at Leipzig", which they are calling a "hysterical, historical story of Germany's least remembered musicians and their master's organ!" The time is 1722 in Germany, where Leipzig's music director has given up the ghost over the famous Thomaskirche organ. There, in an 18th century version of "Survivor", the Maestro's former pupils fight it out to find out who will replace him. Based on a real time in-the-life-of Johann Sebastian Bach, the town council must replace their organist from this irreverent group, each of whom has varying ideas of how to "serve God" through their music. Farce, intrigues and witticisms ensue. Directed by Kevin Becker and Seth Kubersky, Bach at Leipzig will be performed from Feb. 26 to March 12 at the Shakespeare Center in Loch Haven Park. Purchase tickets at the door or reserve by calling 407-328-9005.
Pianist Yuja Wang with the Russian National Orchestra
The Festival of Orchestras has brought the world's great orchestras to Central Florida for more than 25 years, and the concert set for Sunday, March 7 at 3 p.m. at the Bob Carr carries on that great tradition.
"Awe-inspiring … should human beings be able to play like this?" is what Gramophone magazine said of the Russian National Orchestra, which in 2008 was named one of the world's top orchestras. The guest pianist for the concert is a perfect counterpart to the orchestra's estimable combination of discipline and spontaneity. Joining RNO is the 22-year-old pianist phenom Yuja Wang, whose command of the piano has been described as "astounding" and "superhuman." Following her San Francisco debut, The Chronicle wrote, "To listen to her in action is to re-examine whatever assumptions you may have had about how well the piano can actually be played," and The Washington Post called Ms. Wang's Kennedy Center debut "jaw-dropping." If Ms. Wang's career continues its meteoric rise, this concert is one you will remember attending for the rest of your life. For tickets call 407-539-0245 or visit festivaloforchestras.org


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By SHAHEEN PARKAR (Mid-Day; December 18, 2009)
Why Gauhar Khan is opening up way after Rocket Singh's release
All this while, Gauhar Khan preferred to remain mum about Rocket Singh and the buzz about her so-called 'cold war' with Shazahn Padamsee who also features in the film.
"I was under contract with Yash Raj not to speak till the film releases. I wanted to respect it even though others may not have," says the model-turned-actress. "I did not want to have any bad vibes around nor upset anyone. I only wanted my performance to do the talking which I am glad it did."
At a private screening she received compliments from Yash Chopra as well as her co-star Ranbir Kapoor's parents Rishi and Neetu Singh. "They telling me that I had done well in the film was huge for me. I was so jittery but the response has been overwhelming."
She states that after the screening, she went up to Shazahn and wished her luck for her first film. "I don't even know Shazahn and we didn't share screen space. Nor were there any film-related events that we would be together. So I really don't know where all this crept up? Guess this is what happens when there is a PR machinery at work."
At the moment, it's only acting for her. "The fashion world and ramp is out for me now. I only want to concentrate on movies."
She was picked up for Rocket Singh during her television outing Jhalak Dikkhla Jaa. Most viewers would remember her as an extremely emotional contestant who cried often. "But that's how I am, even off-screen. I always get emotional. I cried even after Rocket Singh's screening!" she says.
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I joined the Practically Perfect Vacations team for two very important reasons! First, because I LOVE Disney!!! I loved it when I was a kiddo and I love it now that I can take my own. It's the most MAGICAL PLACE ON EARTH….really it IS! Second, because Disney planning can be overwhelming!! My goal is to share Disney FUN with other mommas who were once like me- over worked and overwhelmed with one more thing to plan and think through. I have SO been there! I am so excited to take my own experiences and use them to help you create the most cost effective, time efficient, perfect for your family, totally and fabulously awesome vaca!
Whitney helped me plan my family's Disney vacation. It absolutely exceeded our expectations.
We did the VIP experience and it definitely changed the feel of our trip. I know it is expensive, but it was well worth the money. We were able to fit so much into one day on a VIP tour that it allowed to be so much more relaxed on the other days. We didn't feel the pressure to squeeze so many other things into our day. Macey was so great that we asked for her for another day. Our kids loved her and she went above and beyond. She pushed strollers, rode rides, cleaned up lunch, thought ahead of what we would need and want.
Whitney planned our dream vacation! It was our first Disney vacation with our 8-year-old son and 5-year-old girl. Whitney had excellent recommendations for what they would enjoy, every reservation for the hotel, meals, and fast passes were a huge hit! We went during spring break, which was very busy, but thanks to her suggestions we got to do everything we wanted to do plus much more! We will definitely use Whitney again for future vacations, thank you!
Some of the different experiences I draw from when planning trips have come from taking my own kids to Walt Disney World. We've been with just one of them, with two of them, and then with all three of them plus a teenager. We've been to Disney at Christmas time and taken full advantage of all the festivities and holiday fun. We've been to Disney on birthdays, celebrating in the parks with special birthday cakes delivered to the restaurants and surprise gifts delivered to the room. We've been in the summer when the crowds are high and the temps are hot. I've even been with No KIDS at all! My hubby and I just celebrated our 10 year anniversary this past June with an 8 day trip to Walt Disney World….BY OURSELVES!! Seriously, we did!! We rode rides, visited the spa, took advantage of all the best restaurants Disney has to offer, and had the most magical time in an entirely new sort of way! Disney is definitely no longer just for the little guys.
Drawing from all of my past experiences and most importantly, from being a full time stay at home momma – I definitely have a good grasp on doing Disney with a family and on a budget. One of the best parts of my job is that I can offer my services completely FREE to you! That's right, you pay nothing. I am paid by Disney, not the client. We work hand in hand with Disney bringing you the very deals they are offering. There is no up charging or additional fees. Whatever Disney is charging are the prices and packages we're putting together for you! What is also so great about this job is that it's truly customizable from client to client. I can assist you in as little or as much of the planning as you'd like. If you're into Pinterest and Disney Blogs and planning excites you, you can book through me (with the peace of mind of knowing you're getting the very best deal available) but then, via "My Disney Experience" online, you can schedule and book all of your own dining, fast passes etc. However, for those who want to do nothing at all, you can book through me and I'll arrange every detail of your trip. There's really nothing to lose!
Finally, I am crazy excited to also insert in my slight obsession with all things boutique, custom, creative, and personal into planning your trip. Those that know me at all know that I know the "best" Disney outfit designers for every day of the week! I've done extensive research on the most legit pin salesmen on ebay and the cutest custom lanyards on etsy. I've created my own custom countdown boards and games and fun and I know who makes the neatest digital autograph books to be printed and brought along with you on your trip. I would LOVE to merge my love for DISNEY, my love for MOMMAS, and my love for all things CUSTOM, BOUTIQUE, and ONE OF A KIND into one big fabulous, personalized trip for you!! I'll help you plan your trip while also sharing my most favorite planning secrets, sites, and shops.
As a momma, we know that the work is in the details but that's also where the memories are made and the trip becomes one that is so personal and special for our families. I so look forward to teaming with you in planning and personalizing your dream vacation!!


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By Claudio Hidalgo, Sprint Region President, Florida, Puerto Rico & U.S. Virgin Islands
September 29, 2016
We live in a globalized, connected world that is changing rapidly in every way. From new technologies to messages and marketing tactics, businesses are becoming more and more astute in how to engage and communicate with people who come from all walks of life. Globalization is opening doors to new markets and expanded services, and businesses must be able to adapt to meet the needs of a changing landscape.
In order to survive, businesses must lead the charge in showcasing the value of diversity. Do not be fooled: diversity is not just a collection of faces that showcase different races, gender and ethnicities. Rather, it is a value and notion that can help propel you and your business forward. Diversity is a concept that can cultivate a strong culture and unify ideas that people want to be a part of.
Diversity is the key to the way Sprint does business. Period. Our commitment starts at the top and works through every department and store across the nation. Here at Sprint, we are striving not to make workplace diversity a box that we can check off our to-do list. We strive to foster a culture and environment in which every person -- employee, customer and supplier -- can help move our ever growing collective work forward together as one.
These are just some of the many examples of how we value diversity in the workplace and how it is helping the Sprint family thrive:
- Our customers benefit with new solutions. Today, many of our Sprint Store employees are in bilingual positions. We provide Spanish language services through our customer service portals and in our retail stores helping us reach our customers in a way that works best for them.
- We extend to new markets and grow our bottom line. Diversity is not just a nicety but a necessity for businesses to grow their bottom line today. As we research and develop new products and continue to find ways to improve our current offerings, we lead with diverse thinking. For example, as part of Sprint's Copa America sponsorship earlier this year, we have been able to connect with soccer fans from all backgrounds to bring unique experiences that they all share in the culture.
- Our employees get creative. At Sprint, we have seven Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) representing various audiences that reflect the communities we serve. Our workplace culture at Sprint is driven by the unique practices and experiences of our diverse employees, and our ERGs recognize and encourage these differences by celebrating culturally relevant events throughout the year helping inspire and encourage the uniqueness that helps bring us all together.
Across Sprint, we also understand our role as trusted partners in the communities we inhabit. Beyond providing quality customer service and network reliability, we also honor the contributions that diverse communities have made for our business, country and world.
This season, as part of Hispanic Heritage Month, our Florida Sprint stores are participating in various events that celebrate our diverse Latino communities and welcome all to join us: Viva Tampa Bay Hispanic Heritage Festival, honoring generations living in Tampa Bay and around Florida, Sentir Cuba, a three-day expo celebrating the best of Cuban food, dancing and culture, and Viva Jacksonville Festival Cultural Latino, a celebration of the diversity and unique history of Hispanic American culture.
As we continue to evolve as a company and a carrier, diversity allows us to bring better products and services to our customers and communities. Our work is a reflection of the great ideas brought to the table by the best talent in the business committed to #MoveForward together.


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A Creatures blog about everything from raising norns traditionally to tinkering with their brains to changing the world they live in.
Saturday, November 5, 2011
I guess I should start releasing things...
See, the thing is I just hate releasing imperfect things. Good testers are nearly impossible to find, and I often find myself sitting on a project out of paranoia that there is some bug in it that I haven't found yet because I am the only tester.
But I guess the best way of getting things tested is to just release it. I've found that people are much quicker to tell you if something they expect to work flawlessly does not.
So I'm going to fair-warn you that many agents I'm going to release have not been fully tested. Consider yourself a tester.
Anyway. Moving on to today's thingy.
Today I'm going to release the Magic Words Core, which is needed for all modules to work, as well as the SERU module, to give you something to play with.
Most of you have probably seen the Magic Words Demo if you follow this blog regularly. This is an agent that you inject in parts-- the core agent allows for speech-bubble activated scripts while various modules define the activation words and scripts themselves.
Once injected, typing "help" into the speech bubble (as though you were talking to a creature) will bring up a window listing all the commands available to you. If you haven't injected any modules, it won't show much of anything, but it will update itself as you inject more modules. This way you won't have to memorize every single command when you have fifty modules injected.
Download the Magic Words Core. This zip file contains both an agent and a cosfile. If you use it a lot, I would highly recommend just dropping the cosfile in your \Bootstrap\010 Docking Station folder so you don't have to inject it into every world, but if you want to pick and choose, just use the agent file per-world as you normally would.
Of course, the core alone doesn't really do much of anything, so here is a module, for your amusement.
If you're not familiar with SERU, I think it was by far my most popular agent, at least two years ago. It played through a sort of mini-storyline in which you were entrusted with stray eggs to care for. Several people liked the random eggs the agent produced, but weren't too keen on the storyline, so it made a perfect candidate for a magic words shortcut.
After injecting the Magic Words SERU module (and ensuring the core is injected as well), all you have to do is type "seru" in the speech bubble and a random egg will mysteriously appear. No storylines, beams, or cooldowns involved. Though I would still highly recommend using the original agent for the full experience, I realize it gets old after a while and sometimes you just want interesting creatures to mess with.
Download Magic Words SERU. Remember that this, like all Magic Words modules, requires the core to work. This file also comes with both a cos and an agent file, so you can decide which you want to use.
If you are a developer, it's very easy to write your own Magic Words modules! I'll try to get the template posted up by tomorrow.
Note: The Magic Words Core was updated on 11/2/17 to add a fix that prevents the agent from injecting twice. If you are having problems with the new version, you can still download the old version here.
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Quite a coincidence that you released the Magic Words Core today and I posted about it! The marks have been awesome, and thank you again for creating this!ReplyDelete
It's a shame you don't have too many testers. If you're ever in need of someone, let me know!
One thing I've noticed with the marks, at least in the version you provided me, is that they get hidden behind certain objects in the world. Most notable is the Bramboo, although I also think it occurred behind a background element in the Norn Terrarium. Minor, of course!
SERU sounds quite interesting, too! Thanks for these releases!
@Jessica -- Coincidence indeed! I was really excited when I saw your post this morning, heh.ReplyDelete
I'll check into that issue with the marks. Thanks for letting me know, and let me know if you run into anything else odd!
help i have adobe and when i try to download magic core it says it cannot be installed because it is not a suported file or because it is has been damaged what do i do?!?!? i really want to try your awsome inventionsReplyDelete
Hi, I can't download the magic words core, can you post it somewhere else or correct it.ReplyDelete
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Hmm, I just tested it and the link works fine for me from both computers; could you give a little more detail on why you can't download it? Are you getting an error, and if so, what does it say?Delete
It's because i was using safari, i instaled chrome and it worked, thanks for the quick response.Delete
I figured I should post in here now that I've played with the name tag and marks for a while.ReplyDelete
They're wonderful, and do a great job, except for one little quick which is unfortunate: they cover everything, including the information box that includes the Norns' genetics, pictures, and history...Replies
Hah, sorry about that! I know I certainly set the plane much too high on those... hopefully I'll be able to fix them up sometime in the future.Delete
I can't get any of your agents to function at all. Am I doing something wrong?ReplyDeleteReplies
I'm sorry I'm replying extremely late to this, but if it's still an issue, could you give me a little more information? Are they showing up in the injector? Are they throwing errors? The more information you can give me, the more I can help :>Delete
- AnonymousJuly 31, 2015 at 6:23 PM
Download's not working, which is weird since Magic Words Room Edits downloaded fine. It says the page can't be displayed.ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousJuly 31, 2015 at 6:28 PM
It also worked a few days ago, so it's probably a problem with Songua. Of course when it worked I didn't have a program that could open the .rar file.Delete
- AnonymousJuly 31, 2015 at 7:07 PM
Wait nevermind you have to right click on the download link and click Save As in the menu that pops up.Delete


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I started counting calories (this time) on 26th July 2015. Since then, I've been fairly regular, except for brief times when I had no idea how to count the calories (or even guess).
Here's a couple of things I've learnt:
After a bit, it gets really easy: Okay, maybe if I was counting every bite of food ever (down to the five calories in a bit of carrot) as I used to do, it would still be a tedious, annoying process. In the first couple of weeks, I used to spend a fair amount of time thinking and cataloguing the calories in various food. Planning out what to eat during the day became a chore, and I wasn't sure if I could stick to it. However, after a bit it became really automatic and really only takes about 15-20 minutes that I can do between classes or just before bed. I can do this. I really hope so, anyway.
The blog helps a lot to stay on track: The thing about calorie counting is that it's easy to make the excuses. "Oh, x day was a birthday/wedding/celebration/whatever." It is, however, hard to see that number on that screen. Therefore, the urge is always to "stop" counting on days of binges (and I'll admit that I feel that way too). However, seeing those gaps when I'm trying to write a weekly recap really reduce the number of days when I don't track. I track all the bad stuff, like days of extra-drinking and restaurants and everything (to whatever extent possible).
I won't stick to it everyday: This is something I've understood, and accepted. I won't make it to 1550 everyday, not if I want to keep up with my social life and not be the girl who just eats salads or be perpetually hungry and feel restricted. I also know that if I keep up with my exercise goals (or even go for a swim 3-4 times in that week) then I'm burning an extra couple of hundred calories. (Conservative estimate puts swimming thrice a week at about 500 calories. I usually exercise more than that.) I use those to fuel going out and drinking and living it up – though I try to eat and drinking conservative, low-calorie food and alcohol when doing so. Also, I have learnt that 1-2 a week, depending on what is done, is probably for the best. Better for my wallet, too.
I want pizza: Okay look you guys. I make a big deal of pretending that one can eat out, even at fast food places and make healthy choices. I know exactly what I can order from, say, McDonalds or KFC. But pizza is SO DIFFICULT. The most I can fit into my day would be half a medium pizza, which would be well-over half of my allotted calories and still not enough to keep me full. But I've decided that if I can eat well for two weeks (by which I mean not going above 1550 calories on any given day) and I don't eat back my exercise calories, I can probably order from dominos once. Is it going to be worth it? We'll see.
Calorie counting doesn't necessarily make you healthier: I mean, it has meant that I pick smaller portion sizes (I have realized, with a little horror, just HOW badly I was eating in the past). But it doesn't mean I'll necessarily shy away from the packet of chips or won't eat a muffin for breakfast. Also it's sometimes just easier to count them because they have a calorie count on them. While I don't consider this an absolute sin, I will look into incorporating more fruits and vegetable into my diet pretty soon, I think. Also, looking at the numbers it has made me start exercising a whole lot more. Not necessarily always more strenuous exercise (somedays I'll pick walking over zumba or swimming, for example) but any exercise.
Sometimes you have to say no: No to the extra slice of pizza, no to going out, no to one more shot. It's tough, but so what?


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FEATURED GUEST COMPOSER: Georg Friedrich Haas
7 p.m. Pre-performance Discussion
8 p.m. Performance
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Arthur Zankel Music Center
BARTOK Contrasts for Violin, Clarinet, and Piano
GEORG FRIEDRICH HAAS Anachronism (world premiere,
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MOZART Quintet for Piano and Winds in E-flat Major, K. 452
Residency made possible by generous support from Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation
George Friedrich Haas was born in 1953 in Graz, a city in the east of Austria. His childhood was spent in the mountainous province of Vorarlberg on the Swiss border. The landscape and the atmosphere of the place have left a lasting impression on his personality.
The atmosphere was marked not so much by natural beauty in the accepted sense of the word. Rather, Haas experienced the mountains as a menace; he felt closed in by the narrow valley where the sun rarely penetrated. Nature for him represented a dark force.
The composer adds, "Just as important for me was the experience of being an outsider: Unlike my younger siblings, I never learned to speak the local Alemannic dialect. Also, I was a Protestant in a predominantly Catholic society."
To study music, Haas returned to his native city, where his professors were Gösta Neuwirth and Ivan Eröd. Later, he continued his studies in Vienna with Friedrich Cerha.
Haas: "For all our apparent differences (and probably mutual personal disappointments) I learned from Eröd—apart from many things about the craft of composition—one principle above all else: that the measure of everything is Man, that is, the possibilities inherent in human perception."
Haas holds Friedrich Cerha in high esteem, something that the older composer (born in 1926) returns in full measure. When the occasion arises, they demonstrate their mutual appreciation unstintingly. In 2007, it was Cerha, the doyen of Austrian composers, who proposed his former pupil for the Great Austrian State Prize which Haas duly received that year.
Until then, however, Haas had had a thorny path to traverse. He speaks openly of the years of "total failure" in trying to make his mark as a composer—another experience to leave its imprint on his development, aggravating his pessimistic leanings. Success, when it did gradually emerge, only mitigated his pessimism but could never wholly eliminate it.
It is no wonder, then, that night, darkness, the loss of illusions should have played such an important role in Haas' oeuvre (such as in his Hölderlin-opera Nacht, 1995/1998). It was not until quite recently that his music has been illuminated by light. Light effects, as integral components of a range of his compositions, have featured prominently for quite some time now, designed by artists specially for the music. (in vain, 2000, and particularly Hyperion, a Concerto for Light and Orchestra, 2000). However, light as opposed to darkness first emerged as late as 2006 in Sayaka for percussion and accordion as well as in the piano trio Ins Licht (2007) written for Bálint András Varga.
Georg Friedrich Haas is known and respected internationally as a highly sensitive and imaginative researcher into the inner world of sound. Most of his works (with the notable exception of the Violin Concerto, 1998) make use of microtonality, which the composer has subjected to thorough examination in the wake of Ivan Wyschnegradsky and Alois Hába. He has taught courses and lectured on the subject in several countries; in 1999 he was invited by the Salzburg Festival to give a talk under the title "Beyond the Twelve Semitones", with the subtitle "Attempt at a Synopsis of Microtonal Composition Techniques". In the last paragraph, he writes:
"Micro counts as 'tonality' only in contrast with 'normal tonality' in its role as a system of reference. Where this system of reference has become obsolete, the notion of 'microtonality' has been replaced by the free decision of the individual composer in his use of pitch as his material."
Haas: "I am not really comfortable with being pigeonholed as a 'microtonal composer.' Primarily, I am a composer, free to use the means needed for my music. There is no ideology regarding 'pure' intonation, either as Pythagorean number mysticism or as a notion of 'Nature' determined by trivial physics. I am a composer, not a microtonalist." In each new work, Haas enters uncharted territory, but his music is firmly rooted in tradition. His profound admiration for Schubert has found moving expression in hisTorso of 1999/2001, an orchestration of the incomplete piano sonata in C major, D 840, an image of the tragic figure of Franz Schubert. Haas paid respect to Mozart not only in his "… sodaß ich's hernach mit einem Blick gleichsam wie ein schönes Bild…im Geist übersehe," composed for string orchestra in 1990/1991, but also in 7 Klangräume, 2005, meant to be interspersed with movements of Mozart's Requiem fragment (that is, divested of the supplements provided by his pupils). In Blumenstück, 2000, for chorus, bass tuba and string quintet, one hears echoes of Beethoven (perhaps never intended by the composer). In the Concerto for Violoncello and Orchestra, 2003/2004, the solo instrument quotes a motif from Franz Schreker's opera Der ferne Klang ("O Vater, dein trauriges Erbe"). Commissioned by the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Haas'sTraum in des Sommers Nacht (2009) is a tribute to Mendelssohn, drawing on motifs from works of that composer, masterfully woven into Haas' own music.
The Cello Concerto, just as Wer, wenn ich schriee, hörte mich ..., 1999, for percussion and ensemble, reflects Haas's political commitment and his bitter realisation of his helplessness as a composer: There is no way his music could serve to better the world. The percussion concerto was written at the time of the Balkan war; when Haas heard aeroplanes flying overhead carrying their deadly burden, he asked himself whether anyone could hear him, if he were to cry out in protest against the war. The Cello Concerto begins with a scream in unbearable pain, followed by a section where the drumbeat conjures up the march rhythm of the Prussian army, a plea against Fascism.
A daringly innovative composer of rich imaginative power, a homo politicus aware of his responsibilities as a citizen, Georg Friedrich Haas is one of the leading artists in Europe today. Among the prizes he has won are the SWR Symphony Orchestra Composition Prize in 2010, the Music Award of the City of Vienna in 2012 and the Music Award Salzburg in 2013.


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Some onions, broth, French bread and gruyere cheese.
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"Will they fall for it?" I wondered. Will hot Boltonluv make the neocons, the most important group of establishment Republican Newt-skeptics, cut him some slack? I knew I'd have to wait for my new girlfriend, Sparklecrush Jennifer Rubin, to weigh in on the matter.
Well, she has. Did it work? Noooooo, it sure didn't! OMG, I think Newt's appearance at the RJC actually succeeded in making Rubin hate him more: "The speech certainly revealed Gingrich's exaggerated regard for his own intellect," she sniffs. And to top it all off, she doesn't even mention the John Bolton thing! How could she leave out the single most noteworthy thing Newt said, the concept of appointing John Bolton to be US Secretary of State, something which surely Jennifer Rubin would love, love, love to happen! It's almost like she intentionally left out the one thing he said that her crowd would like in order to make him sound as bad as possible. Ha, ha: "It's almost like." I'm so charitable towards my Jennifer.
So anyway, whoops! Sorry Newt, no neocons for you.
And you know what's totally scary about all this? Even the people the neocons hate the most keep trying to suck up to them: Cain talked about admiring John Bolton; Perry supposedly hired Doug Feith as an advisor; Bachmann's been sucking up to Frank Gaffney; now it's Newt's turn. So it's like this: if a neocon GOP candidate wins (Santorum, Romney), he'll hire all the neocons. If a non-neocon wins (the rest, with the exceptions of Paul and Huntsman*), they will likewise hire all the neocons. Paul Wolfowitz must be totally licking his chops.
*And I'm not so sure about Huntsman's allergy towards the neocons. He's been doing plenty of "nuclear Iran" fearmongering.


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Sunday, November 20, 2016
Boy am I rusty!!
LZ CW contest was on this weekend and the exchange the DX stations have to give out are similar to the exchanges in the CQ WW DX CW contest which is on next weekend. This gave me the idea of sitting down at the rig on Saturday to see how my contest copy skills were coming along. The propagation was good, sunspots were not so great but the band was very busy with DX and North American stations. Before I started I had to be honest with myself that my contest practice times have been far and few. Two weeks ago I started my Morse Runner software program and went to the LWCO.net code practice site to get my ears back in tune with the CW contest music!! As the old saying goes "if you don't use it you loose it" I defiantly noticed that my contest copy speed is not the same as it was in the past. I have only myself to blame in that I have not been on the air both with QSO's, contests as well as practicing with the 2 above mentioned CW programs. Now instead of this experience getting me discouraged it has encouraged me to get back up in the saddle and move in a positive direction. But I did find that just a short time away I can get really rusty!
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Crate Day gatherings, largely organised via social media, where people get together in a public place to drink alcohol on the "first weekend of summer" have resulted in increasing disorder, including vandalism and assault, since they started on the Hibiscus Coast in 2013.
At the police's request, the local board agreed at its meeting on October 17 to adopt a comprehensive 48-hour temporary alcohol ban on December 1 and 2 across the Hibiscus Coast, on all beaches, foreshores and adjoining parks and reserves from Hatfields Beach and Orewa Beach, around the whole Whangaparaoa coastline.
This year the ban has been extended to include Waiwera. A police report said that Waiwera needs to be included because it was targeted by revelers last year.
Police became aware of this via social media and arrived ahead of the group to discourage the gathering and prevent any antisocial behaviour.
Ratepayers will cover the cost of the signs and advertising necessary to notify the public of the temporary ban.
There have already been discussions online about a potential Crate Day this summer, but police say that the liquor ban will enable them to stop the gathering before the disorder begins because people will not be able to bring alcohol to those locations.


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Modern Education and the Future of Buddhism: An Interview with Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche
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2 Tbs cajun seasoning (2 tsp if you don't like it spicy)
2 cups long grained brown rice, cooked
Place 1st 6 ingredients in slow cooker on high 1 hour and then low 6-7 hours. Stir in cooked rice for the last 30 minutes of cooking time.
Makes 6~1 and 1/4 cup servings at 240 cals/serving
***We love this so by adding extra ingredients, you have enough for a few nights.
Also, we absolutely LOVE Tony Chachere's Creole Seasoning. I add it to fish, chicken, pasta, soups...you name it.
Great served with a warm, 5 grain bread and tossed salad.
Dessert...of course! Caramel Banana Sundaes from Cooking Light
(Because if it were from me, I would add a few Tbs. of butter:-)
1/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar and 1 Tbs water
Combine in a large non-stick skillet. Cook over med. heat until sugar melts. Add 2 large bananas, peeled and sliced, to skillet. Cook over low heat for 2 minutes or until bananas are heated through. Spoon over 1/2 cup servings of vanilla fat-free ice cream and top with 1 tsp. fat-free caramel sauce. Yummy!!!:-)


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Graduates from Bergenfield, Dumont and New Milford were awarded diplomas at the 2016 Berkeley College Commencement ceremony, held on April 29, 2016, at Prudential Center in Newark, NJ. The graduating class included 140 military and veteran students and 200 international students. More than 800 students graduated with honors and nearly 400 students earned their degrees online.
"We live in a time where there are many great needs," Michael J. Smith, President of Berkeley College, told the graduates. "There are people who can use our help – who can use your help. The universe is waiting for all your great works. I'm counting on each and every one of you to make good things happen."
The following students from Bergen County received diplomas:
- John Cedeno*+ of Bergenfield, Bachelor of Science in Management - Entrepreneurship
- Edgar Dimaren of Bergenfield, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
- Gabriela Garcia of New Milford, Associate in Applied Science in Business Administration - Management
- Shanelle Gonzalez of Dumont, Bachelor of Science in Fashion Merchandising and Management
- Jonathan LaBianca* of Dumont, Bachelor of Science in Justice Studies - Criminal Justice
- Walter Lopez of Bergenfield, Bachelor of Science in Management
- Eliana Martinez of Bergenfield, Associate in Applied Science in Fashion Merchandising and Management
- Danielle Payne* of Bergenfield, Surgical Processing Technician Certificate
- Alexicc Roberson of New Milford, Associate in Applied Science in Interior Design
- Mauricio Rodriguez of New Milford, Bachelor of Science in Accounting
- Lawrence Wiese Jr.* of Dumont, Associate in Applied Science in Interior Design
- Violeta Zarate-Gonzalez of Bergenfield, Associate in Applied Science in Justice Studies - Criminal Justice
* Denotes students graduating with honors
+ Denotes graduates of the Honors Program, a selective, interdisciplinary and seminar-based educational opportunity offered to a limited number of high-achieving students
In honor of the College's 85th anniversary year, Mildred García, EdD, President of California State University, Fullerton, delivered the Commencement Address. Dr. García served as the first system-wide president of Berkeley College from 2001 through 2007.
A leader in providing career-focused education since 1931, Berkeley College is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and enrolls approximately 8,300 students – including more than 700 international students – in its Baccalaureate and Associate degree and Certificate programs. Students can study in more than 20 career fields. Berkeley College is comprised of the Larry L. Luing School of Business®, the School of Professional Studies, the School of Health Studies, and the School of Liberal Arts. The School of Graduate Studies offers a Master of Business Administration degree in Management online and in Woodland Park, NJ.
Berkeley College has five New Jersey campuses – Dover, Newark, Paramus, Woodbridge and Woodland Park. In New York there are three campuses – Midtown Manhattan, Brooklyn and White Plains. Berkeley College Online® serves a global population. In 2016, U.S. News & World Report named Berkeley College among the Best Colleges for Online Bachelor's Programs and among the Best Online Bachelor's Programs for Veterans, both for the third consecutive year. The website address is www.BerkeleyCollege.edu.
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A Lennox furnace is a sure way to keep you and your family perfectly warm at home at a time when cold and overally unpleasant weather strikes. The customers of these furnaces can also count on knowing that they are saving money on the utility bills, since Lennox furnaces are pretty budget-friendly, they offer some of the most efficient heating systems, which can be found on a market.
Lennox Furnaces have been around for an impressive amount of time now. The manufacturer, a subsidiary of the Lennox International Inc. based in Orange, California, therefore guarantees high quality and long usage of the furnaces.
Lennox Furnaces Malfunctioning
It must be noted, that there have been reports of problems occurring while using the Lennox furnaces. Sometimes, due to reviews, which floating on the internet, people are experiencing some kind of trouble with their Lennox furnaces. One of the most well-known issues, which users have been experiencing with Lennox furnaces is that it doesn't always necessarily turn on.
Several reports of the Lennox furnace not turning on are being noted every year. Sometimes it's need for people to set the thermostat to a higher level before the furnace comes to life itself.
People who have purchased the Lennox furnaces are attesting to having to spend up to three hundred dollars annually just for repairs. Some testimonials say that they have to hange some parts of the furnace not one, but two times already.
Some people say, that after a year of usage, the furnace starts to conk out on them. It must be noted, that this is actually a very under standart performance of the Lennox furnaces.
Why Choose a Lennox Furnace?
The house heating system is, very probably, one of the most important pieces of equipment in the building. The other parts of the house are filled with cutting edge technology, so there is actually no reason for heating system not to be the same. Lennox furnaces provide people with a quite high technology solution to their heating problems.
The Lennox cooling and heating systems are designed to save energy, which easily translates to saving money, and the Lennox furnaces in particular are not an exclusion from this rule. The state of the art equipment filtration system is going to keep allergies reduced and the air healthier.
These furnaces can be customized to match the lifestyle of the person purchasing them. When looking for a furnase, an individual should choose one, which keeps them and their family happy and comfortable. And with more than six thousands dealers available, a technician can be there to shoot problems in no time and the advice is only a phone call away.
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The Lennox furnaces are a variable speed which, essentially, means comfort will be available all the time you choose to use it. The customers are generally pleasantly surprised at how quiet this furnace works. The reason for this feature is the fact that Lennox uses the SilentComfort Technology.
There's also a high tech feature in Lennox furnaces, which is the innovative combustion chamber, made of alumina silica ceramic fiber – material, extremely quiet and efficient.
There are some crucial things that you need to know, before getting a new furnace and having it installed in your house. One of the most important things to understand is how long you can expect the appliance to last.
A furnace is a major equipment in any house, no matter how small or big. It's large, quite costly, and a great source of comfort during the colder months. Because of these reasons, it's extremely important to spend the money on the ideal product suited for your home. It would be not very wise to spend so much money on the product, which will not bring you satisfaction.
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- For other uses, see Boots of Springheel Jak.
The Boots of Springheel Jak are acquired as part of the Thieves Guild quest of the same name. They also play a part in the last quest involving the Thieves Guild, "The Ultimate Heist."
Permanent +50 to Acrobatics (Springheel Jak glitch). First get the Thieves Guild quest "Boots of Springheel Jak" and complete the majority of the quest, retrieving the boots. Do not, however, return the boots to the Gray Fox.
Upon obtaining the boots, equip them to get a +50 Acrobatics bonus, then travel to the Shrine of Sanguine and begin the Daedric quest there. Follow through that quest, and get arrested by Leyawiin guards. All possessions will be taken except for key items (which include the Boots).
Serve the sentence, and upon exiting, check the inventory. The Hero should still possess the boots, but when they try to equip them the notice "You cannot equip this item at this time" will appear. However, if the active enchantments are checked, the +50 to Acrobatics will still be there. Other footwear can be worn, but the enchantment from the Boots of Springheel Jak will remain.
This is even simpler with a Ring of Disrobing from the Shivering Isles expansion. Put the boots on, exit and re-enter the journal and put on the ring, exit the menus and allow the ring to remove the boots (and anything else the Hero may be wearing), and the permanent +50 to Acrobatics should remain. In some cases, a somewhat less than the full 50+ increase will occur, but it is a significant permanent increase in acrobatics nonetheless.
- In the part of the quest "The Ultimate Heist," the Boots of Springheel Jak will be destroyed during the escape through the fire grate. However, if the Hero's health or Acrobatics is at a higher level, they can survive the fall without the boots. This allows them to keep the boots and use them at any time.
- Another way to keep the boots is to get caught by a guard, after stealing the Scroll. Whether the bounty is paid, or an arrest occurs is irrelevant, as they will take the Hero out of the palace, and both the Boots and the Scroll will remain in the inventory.
- The downside to this is that the boots are quest items and cannot be removed.
- This is a nod towards Spring-heeled Jack of British legend.
- If the Shivering Isles DLC has been downloaded, attacking Sheogorath will cause the Hero to be teleported very high into the air, resulting in a deadly fall. If the Boots of Springheel Jack are equipped, the Hero will survive the fall, but the boots will be destroyed. This will allow the Hero to explore the area they landed on, but never escape.
- The boots allow the Hero to jump and skip across water surfaces, which may come in handy should the player wish to avoid confronting enemies while traveling on land.
This section contains bugs related to Boots of Springheel Jak (Item). Before adding a bug to this list, consider the following:
- If the Deceiver's Finery is equipped during the "Sanguine" quest, the boot may never be gotten back.


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The Camotes Islands are a remote part of the Philippines, divided by barangays (villages or districts). One of the hubs of each of these barangays are community birthing centers. Run by a local midwife these health centers are where most members of the community are born.
These birthing centers are reliant on municipal energy which is regularly shut off at scheduled times of day depending on the region. Unfortunately it is all but impossible to schedule a baby's arrival. Babies are often born by the light of a flashlight.
In addition to the energy issues is water sanitation. The municipal water that runs through the centers' pipes is not potable water. As the only water source for the centers, this leaves babies and new mothers susceptible to infection.
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maybe there should be more security type people/things at schools. This goes back to what I said at another shooting post, I would say get more security, more perhaps metal dectectors, .... more anything that has to do with higher security & not just at schools but movie theatres, shopping centers... anywhere. I don't know what else to think of as far as security being in place.
To the people who is against that idea, you suggest something better??????
Obviously anyone can go into any building, with any weapon, and ..take out anyone.
**I need to make clear I did not read the thread above mine with the heading School Had New Security Features before I posted this. Please forgive me.
After reading the school's notice to parents, this begs the question...how did someone dressed in assault garb and a vest, armed with 2 or more weapons, gain entry to inside the school? Did he shoot the person nearest the door at the time? What?
The media is using this to focus on the whole gun control issue. Pisses me off. If they take away our right to bear arms then they are taking away more of our constitutional rights and that's a bad bad path for this country to go down. It's another step towards a communist government. Gun control won't stop things like this. Criminals don't obey gun control laws.
I'm not trying to diminish the fact that this is a horrible tragedy but the media is using it as another tool to sway the population into giving up our right to bear arms.
I've never seen a President cry...I don't think so, anyway. This is definitely the occasion for tears and grief.
Gun control wouldn't work as well as mind control, and restriction of freedom of speech. But this is America, and that should not occur. If automatic weapons are outlawed in America (and they probably should be), the psychos will still silently build their explosives, fill their gasoline tanks, and methodically kill with very little warning.
But the most important thing to remember today is the kids and families of those lost. Defenseless, trusting children - one of the worst atrocities to occur in America, ever.
"We've had threads about guys fucking picnic tables, animals and dead bodies. Third boob ain't going to stop a damn thing." - cleanskull
Of course gun control comes up at a time like this.
We are not safe anywhere. My heart is broken for those lost and the families that have to bear the grief.
Herman Munster: [reading a poem he wrote as an advertising jingle for his mortuary employer] When your days on earth are over / And you've gone to your reward, / Let us put you 'neath the clover / At a price you can afford.
Those little kids shouldn't have had anything more on their minds than excitement about the coming winter break and instead they are laying splattered and dead in a school room.
Really?? your interviewing the kids?? wtf kind of fuckery is that?? fucking media
I tend not to believe in heaven or hell, but it's times like these I really hope with every fiber of my being, that there is one of each, and the people involved in today's tragedy are in there rightful places. I hope the shooter is burning in the hottest hell fire for what he has done.
"I wish I could just hug you all, but I'm not gonna."
~Layne Staley
What is this fucking world coming to? This is beyond tragic and heartbreaking.
What a vicious horrible act. I am sitting here with my mouth open in shock. What kind of creature takes the lives of so many innocents this way?
To my Father. Even though you have crossed the plane, you will always be with me.
You were not just my Father, but my hero. My life has been a poor attempt to be like you
You taught me music, vocals, and how to fight. I can only hope I am half the man you are
When I close my eyes I can see you. And finally, Thank you Dad. for everything.
March 1934-July 2016
I hope autopsy results will reveal whether or not the shooter was on prescription drugs. The gun control debate usually obliterates the role other factors could have played in this tragedy.
Since I can't find the info I hesitated to mention it.
I'll keep looking
Here is a link
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"I wish I could just hug you all, but I'm not gonna."
~Layne Staley
I haven't heard anything about the father lately, after they changed the info from him being dead to the mother being dead. One of the reporters who was talking to a neighbor said that some people were surprised to hear the parents were divorced so that it might have been a recent thing. I don't know that he was in the picture but they didn't seem to have any information on him in this whole thing.
edit: It is now confirmed that Adam Lanza was the shooter, and they now believe the weapons were all registered to the mother, Nancy.
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Ooh..... The guns were registered to his mom.
And it was Adam.
Registered to the mother? Wow! I hope for the shooters remaining siblings, that their father is still alive.
"I wish I could just hug you all, but I'm not gonna."
~Layne Staley
Not such a good idea to have guns in the house when you have a loony-bits son. And there are some indications that he was.
I agree, and sad to have your own son use your guns against you. And all those poor children and adults at the school. I mean there are so many more victims than just the dead.. all those traumatized kids, who are just too young to understand how they are lucky to be alive.
I just saw an update online, and they're saying the shooter committed suicide. I was really hoping he got shot and suffered. Here's the update I just read. http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/c...,4678476.story
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"I wish I could just hug you all, but I'm not gonna."
~Layne Staley
How can something that one just reported on be "unspeakable"?
And for the "no guns" crowd, that won't work either. Timothy McVeigh killed 150+ with fertilizer and Islamic extremists killed 3000 with box cutters and motivation.
This was fast...too fast...just as genuine as Obama's crocodile tears. Next will be the resurrection of the UN gun grab treaty which was delayed until after the election.
"Gun control petition clears White House threshold"
Older brother Ryan is saying Adam was autistic.
What's really agonizing to me is those poor little babies that did survive now have THIS to remember every Christmas instead of warm, loving, and happy memories for the rest of their lives. That son of a bitch. I cannot shake my grief over this, no more than 5 or 6 years old, how terrified they must have been, how they were probably crying for their mommy and daddy. I can't handle it. I am really overcome by this.
There aint' no future living in the past!
I have no words for this, its just horrible and sad. Poor kids, poor teachers.
RIP Simon North my best friend gone but never forgotten 07/05/1979 - 09/06/2011
I don't think taking away our guns will stop or solve anything. We need to figure out why folks here in the US are going bat shit crazy and committing murders and massacres. Other countries in the world that have gun rights don't have NEAR the problems with these kind of crimes.
"I wish I could just hug you all, but I'm not gonna."
~Layne Staley
Some people's priorities are really screwed up.
Read a post from a friend of mine earlier where he'd found a bunch of tweets from people complaining they couldn't see Justin Bieber on the Ellen show because of the shooting coverage. WTH is wrong with people?!!!
God forbid these losers' lives are disrupted because 20 innocent kids were murdered. [/sarcasm]
â??Iâ??ve been very fortunate to play this long, been a part of a lot of good organizations, played with a lot of great players, so, it means a lot to me.â? ~ Paul Martin on playing his 800th NHL game, December 2, 2016.
Why on earth kill anyone, especially little children? I don't understand. He killed his Mom at home, then went to her school to kill her entire class? Who was with the class if the Mom was at home dead?
The reason a dog has so many friends is because he wags his tail instead of his tongue.
"Do mind the pedestrian, Richard." - Hyacinth Bucket
"I wish I could just hug you all, but I'm not gonna."
~Layne Staley
So there was only 1 wounded, everyone else was killed. Also sounds like it was concentrated in two rooms, so I'm assuming a kindergarten room and a 4th grade room. The principal and school counselor went out in the hall when they heard the shots and that's how they were killed. Another person ran out with them who was not shot.
and if he shot out a window, its just a shame that no-one heard it or had enough time to lock the doors or get all the kids safe.
Why in the hell did Mom need a Bushmaster .223?
Imagine if the teachers and principles had a weapon in the holster...they would all be safe. Or safer.
Last edited by Tiffany; 12-14-2012 at 05:49 PM.
I don't want a armed person teaching my kids and the guy had a assault rifle, if the teacher were armed it would not have mattered.
Connecticut Shooter Adam Lanza: 'Obviously Not Well'
â??Iâ??ve been very fortunate to play this long, been a part of a lot of good organizations, played with a lot of great players, so, it means a lot to me.â? ~ Paul Martin on playing his 800th NHL game, December 2, 2016.
Don't understand why she had so MANY guns.
Lets not make this thread about gun control. Lets make this thread about the crime and the victims. If you feel and overwhelming urge to make a statement about gun control for or against - you can always start a separate thread about it.
Miho, when you said you were responding, I thought you were kidding because you have that machine gun kitty avatar. lol Bless you for being there to help those poor families.
It made me tear up when I heard about this travesty. My grand daughter is only 7 and I can't imagine losing her.
Bless all the families and people affected.
I'll get you my pretty..... and your little dog too!
Once again, I can understand him having an issue against his mother. I can even understand someone who has been taunted and bullied for years, losing it and going off... But, these are innocent little 5 and 6 year old children! Then, to find out he had already killed his mother at their house, why the fuck did he go to the school and murder those babies!! And the guns belonged to HER... Why DID she have an assault rifle?
A man stabbed 22 children at a school in China today:
A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.


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