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There is a pallor over the world today. The city of Paris, as most of you know, suffered unprecedented terror attacks last night.
My mind is still in shock, trying to comprehend the up-close carnage. People killed at a concert, just because they were there. I guess those guys at the so-called "Islamic State" must be proud of themselves. Enjoy your dubious success, wherever you suicide terrorists are.
All I can do at this point is recall where I was when this was happening. My mother and I were out to eat at a local Mexican restaurant. The match between France and Germany was on their TVs – the station was reporting it in Spanish, so it was no big deal. Immediately, there was an explosion outside the stadium, and the reports switched to a terror attack around in Paris. (I can read a lot of Spanish – at least the courses I took in high school gave me that ability.) I asked the manager to see if I got reading the words right, and he confirmed there was an attack. We left the store with Paris on our hearts, and the evening was awful. We had a fairly ordinary evening, but terror attacks cast a horrid shadow over everything. We watched 20/20's coverage, where words were not minced or censored (and I did not care), and people were doing the only thing they could when their country is attacked: get behind it. People being evacuated at the soccer game sang France's National Anthem, and there were report of people inviting others in their homes for safety. As my nation throws its support behind its oldest ally, I join the two, and begin to brew some resolve and comfort the Parisians and Frenchmen, and everyone in Paris that night.
Just so you know, I believe today we are all Parisians.

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We all know the true costs of owning a caravan and the numbers always add up to more than the original budget we had planned when we bought one in the first place! That is where the brilliance of caravan hire comes into play. In recent years, the growth in caravan and camping hire businesses has been considerable. Why? That is easy when on a brand new caravan over five years you can save as much as 50% by hiring one instead, the numbers tend to stack up.
Now it's not all doom and gloom for current caravan owners, which is where the boom in Peer-to-Peer Hire has also shown a huge uptake. Current owners are utilising peer-to-peer services (such as https://caravanandcampinghire.com.au/ ) to hire out their caravans when not in use. They have some control in where the hirer is taking the caravan but more importantly, they are making a great return on those annual upkeep costs when all it would be doing is getting dirty at home and needing another wash!
Outside of the main barriers to caravan ownership (costs & volume of use), more families are looking to holiday domestically and you can understand why –
1. Australia is a beautiful country
2. There is no threat of a volcano erupting and cancelling your flight home
3. Who wants to manage flights anyway
4. One of the kids almost always gets a stomach bug overseas… But seriously the interest in getting back to basics and exploring and enjoying our great outdoors is huge and doing so via the comfort of a caravan is a great way to keep a little bit of luxury in the experience.
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First Do No Harm
As printers, we are one step ahead of most industries already—we're quite good in chemistry, after all.
In the beginning of the green movement, each segment of industry struggled to see how they could run a business in a more eco-compliant way and what the requirements were to do just that. Printers sourced green products from their suppliers, and print buyers wanted to know whether the printer followed sustainable practices. Solvent-based inks gave way to UV-cured and latex ones. Recycling, biodegradability, compostability, low-energy consumption, and other sustainable activities became normal operating procedures.
Roots for early green issues can be seen many years before today's activities. Some of the impetus for joining the green revolution started as far back as the Montreal Protocol beginning in 1987, which was an attempt to retain Earth's ozone protective layer by cutting down on the use of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and eventually hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs). This was an international initiative, and it broad-brushed every type of business operation.
Next in 2006 came the European Union's effort to legislate environmental compliance in the electronics industry. The Restriction on the use of certain Hazardous Substances in electrical and electronic equipment Directive, commonly referred to as RoHS, restricted six substances—lead, mercury, hexavalent chromium, cadmium, and poly-brominated biphenyls, and poly-brominated biphenyl ethers. If you wanted to trade with EU, your firm needed to buck up on chemistry in general and match products with this RoHS Directive.
In 2008, the EU introduced the Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Registration of Chemicals Regulation (REACH), with a list of substances that more than doubled the number in the RoHS Directive. We learned even more chemistry with this one. Restrictions just keep increasing.
In our industry, the SGP Partnership provides a check of operations and a way to keep sustainability efforts going. Each printer company sets goals, benchmarks progress, and identifies and selects continuous improvement in sustainability areas. Each company establishes a sustainability policy that includes environmental, health, and safety regulations. It's easier to self-regulate first with guidance from SGP, than to be left out of the marketplace later by outwardly determined laws and directives. The list of SGP Partnership printers has increased over time.
ISO technical committee 130 (TC 130) encourages the print industry specifically to take part in developing environmental green standards as well. TC 130 has launched a Working Group (WG11) to develop a set of standards to cover the environmental impact of print. The purpose is aligned with those of the Verdigris Project (www.verdigrisproject.com). Verdigris is all about providing the graphic arts, printing and publishing industries, and print buyers with information about print media's environmental impact. It can improve market perception of print and its carbon impact. Anyone can join Verdigris. The Verdigris Project produces regular articles covering environmental subjects relevant to the print industry. Sharing stories of how various printing companies improved their carbon footprint is one way that Verdigris leads the way.
Aligning your business with the green movement can be a daunting task. It involves knowing governmental and customer requirements and expectations. The first step about any project is to know what's going on. The next step is to take an audit and see where your firm stands. At that's where sustainability planning begins.
Whether you're a printer with thoughts on applying for SGP certification, a supplier that wants to deal with international sales, a leading member of a sustainability committee looking for leadership ideas, the task is somewhat similar. And, as printers, we are one step ahead of most industries already—we're quite good in chemistry, after all.


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This paper investigates the impact of trade openness on economic growth through a panel analysis containing a set of 61 countries over 15 years. The method we use is the fixed effect regression model in Stata, to see whether openness to trade has explanatory power over GDP per capita growth. We use secondary data taken from World bank and Worldwide Governance Indicators. The data used is a panel data containing 61 countries and the period we are studying starts at 2002 and ends in 2016, a 15 years' time interval. Our empirical results suggest that openness during these years have had a small negative impact on growth, but although this, the variable does not seem to have a statistical significance upon per capita growth within this period of time. Therefore, with reference to this study we cannot see any significance of openness upon growth.
Growth induced export has become a major concern for policy makers to transform and upgrade the export composition to achieve economic growth objectives; in this respect, export diversification become at the heart of growth induced export narrative. Nevertheless, this study attempts to find relationship between export diversification and economic growth. To investigate this relationship, a cross-section method is used with averaged data from the period 1991 to 2009 of 41 sub Saharan Africa countries; moreover, diagnostic tests were conducted to ensure the robustness of the model. The empirical result of this study shows positive correlation between export diversification and economic growth which can be concluded that export diversification promotes economic growth.
"Capital Asset Pricing Model" (CAPM) beaktar den centrala marknadsrisken för att förklarasambandet mellan risk och avkastning hos tillgångar. Avkastningskravet betingas enligtmodellen en marknadsriskpremie vid investering i aktier eller andra tillgångar som erhåller risk. Senare studier (Banz 1981, Davis, Fama & French 2000) visar å andra sidan att aktiertill hörandes företag av olika storlek och värde utsätts för en annan typ av risk. Dessa forskare föreslår således att en värde- och storlekspremie bör inkluderas i en ny modell. De nya variablerna som utgår från bolagens olika karaktär beaktas för att särskilja de två karaktäristika som antas påverka förväntad avkastning, vilket den enskilda marknadsrisken ej gör.
Syftet med studien är att kartlägga om storlek- och värdepremien har en signifikant roll i att förklara avkastning på den svenska aktiemarknaden. Ytterligare relevanta riskpremier skulle ge möjligheten att precisera förväntad avkastning på tillgångar, vilket skulle betyda att ytterligare faktorer av risk bör prissättas och tas hänsyn till. Detta skulle innebära ett bättre verktyg för aktörer på den finansiella marknaden såsom investerare och fondförvaltare vid investeringsbeslut. Riskfaktorerna testas i en statistisk analys med avkastningen från portföljer konstruerade efter olika kombinationer som förklarande variabel för att undersöka riskernas relevans.
Studien lyckas påvisa att faktorerna förhållandevis väl förklarar avkastning, vilket kan tolkas som att de nya riskpremierna är prissatta riskfaktorer på den svenska aktiemarknaden. Det poängteras även hur värde- och tillväxtbolag exponeras för olika grader av risk och därmed hur avkastningskravet påverkas av dessa olika typer av riskexponeringar.
Under det senaste årtiondet har Kina genomgått en snabb tillväxt i sin exporthandel. I denna avhandling undersöks de viktigaste faktorer som påverkar Kinas export med hjälp av gravitationsmodellen. Studien observerar Kinas export till med hjälp av paneldata 30 mellan 1998 och 2007. De empiriska resultaten visar att de beroende variablerna, BNP per capita och populationen har starka och betydande effekter på Kinas exporthandel, medan distansen mellan länderna har en negativ effekt på handeln. Dessutom visar de empiriska resultaten att handelssamarbete har lett till betydande positiva effekter på exporten. Två andra förklarande variabler, regional ekonomisk organisation APEC (Asien Pacific Economic Cooperation) och växelkursen påverkar inte Kinas export betydligt.
In 1993 the internal market within the European Union was formed and ensured free movement of goods, services, capital and people. This led to the removal of trade barriers between members of the European Union. When opening up for competition, price differences between countries decreased and more jobs were created. A single currency was introduced by eleven countries in 1999 with the goal of reducing transaction costs, eliminating exchange rate risk and to further simplify trade. In 2001 Greece joined the collaboration and introduced the euro. With a single currency, price differences are expected to decrease. The aim of this study is to investigate whether a common currency has had a significant effect on reducing price dispersion or not. Two types of convergence are tested, beta and sigma convergence. 21 different product groups are included in this study and are sorted after the speed of convergence. All of the 27 EU member states are included and divided into two groups, one euro group and one non-euro group. We also examine if differences in productivity can explain price convergence. The results indicate that the introduction of a common currency did not decrease price dispersion within the majority of product groups. For the product groups in which price convergence are evident, only one product group within the euro countries and one product group within the non-euro countries have proven to be significantly positive in terms of differences in productivity.
The debt level of Swedish households has increased noticeably since the 1980's and is today at a record high level. This has given rise to questions regarding the sustainability of the debt level, its macroeconomic implications and driving factors. Previous studies on the subject show deficiencies in the standard theory for analyzing household debt, the life-cycle hypothesis, due to lack of consideration in the theory of credit restrictions and humans' inability to act completely rationally. An alternative framework for analysis received renewed attention in connection with the financial crisis in the U.S. in 2008 – Hyman Minsky's financial instability hypothesis – incorporating speculation in credit and asset markets as explanations for indebtness. This thesis investigates whether Minky's hypothesis can be applied on Swedish households and explain the change in debt levels since the 1980's, through a linear regression model, using aggregate data for the period 1980 to 2012.
The results of the thesis indicate that the increased debt level to a large extent can be explained by Minsky's hypothesis, where a de-regulated credit market and falling interest rates seem to have caused increased speculation in real assets, increased risk-taking by both debtors and creditors and thus an increased level of household debt.
Denna uppsats har för avsikt att undersöka det negativa sambandet mellan arbetslöshet och tillväxt i svenska län. Sambandet vi använder oss av är den inom nationalekonomin välkända Okun's lag. Denna lag kommer vi att applicera på Sveriges 21 län mellan åren 1986 till 2003. Vi förväntar oss att sambandet kommer att variera mellan länen. Vi har även tagit med tidigare regional forskning från USA där man har estimerat Okun's lag för 26 delstater. Uppsatsen tar även upp troliga faktorer som inverkar på sambandet, detta är gjort för att läsaren skall kunna bilda sig en uppfattning om de bakomliggande orsakerna till variationen i sambandets styrka mellan de svenska länen.
Global initiatives have caused renewed interest in the efficiency of aid and its impact on poverty. Whilst growth effects of foreign aid have extensively been analyzed, less attention has been paid to the distributional effect of aid. This paper aims to investigate the potential moderating effects of foreign aid on within-country income inequality using econometric analysis. Employing unbalanced panel data on 42 countries in the period 1990–2017, and conducting a multivariate regression analysis, this study finds no robust empirical support for the positive effects of foreign aid on income inequality.
Equality is part of the European policy and legislation. However there are still evident signs of women being treated unequally in the labour market. The aim of the thesis is to answer the question if women are more vulnerable to economic shocks in terms of wage distribution. The focus will be on women in Spain in the context of the financial crisis of 2008. The thesis examines the evolution of the salary structure in the period 2002-2014 using the microdata of the Structural Earning Survey. The taste-based and the statistical discrimination theory are going to be described in order to explain the causes of gender wage discrimination. The methods applied in this paper are the Mincer method, which explains the human capital theory and the Oaxaca-Blinder decompositions, which separates the gender wage gap into explained and unexplained parts. The results from the study suggest that there is a decrease in the gender wage gap in Spain following the situation before and after the crisis.
Sweden is one of the countries that has had a very strong increase in the housing prices during the recent years according to SCB's calculations. The development has not only been seen in Stockholm but it has also affected the smaller cities as well. The factors behind the massive price increases may be many, but the purpose of the essay has been to estimate the relationship between the factors: population density, income, new constructed condominiums in relation to the population, interest rate and unemployment have on condominiums rates. The main focus will lay on the following big cities, Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö from the years of 2008-2016.
The housing prices will be analyzed from an economic perspective. Further, the study has been formed by the statistical material that has been accessible and then been tested using panel data that includes fixed effect. The study encompasses 45 municipalities with a time period of 9 years (2008-2016) which comprises to 405 observations, where the data is strongly balanced, meaning that the database is complete.
The result of the essay shows a positive correlation between population density and housing prices, an increase of one inhabitant per increases housing prices by 15.8 kr per square meter, if all the other variables are hold constant (model 7). The regression results indicate that population density is the factor that has the main impact on housing prices in comparison to all other factors. The results also shows a positive correlation between income and housing prices, as well as a negative correlation between the factors unemployment and the interest rate on housing prices in all models. On the other hand, new production shows an unexpected result.
Furthermore, the essay considered to contribute to a better understanding of the relationship between the selected factors and its impact on the housing prices in Sweden's three largest cities, Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmö during the period 2008-2016.
This paper investigates the relationship between insider trading and positive abnormal return. More specifically, whether CEO share purchases generates a positive abnormal return. In order to investigate this relationship, this study is based on event study methods. An event study is a statistical method which calculates the impact of an event on another variable under a specific time period, and in this paper, the impact of CEO share purchases on the stock price during 11 days. Furthermore, the result from this study is insufficient and cannot be used to generalize the concrete conclusions. It has been shown that the probability of positive abnormal return varies depending on what period of time is analyzed. A positive abnormal return did not occur when analyzing the whole period (11 days). However, the results were somewhat significant when we analyzed and compared specific periods with each other. Thus, we find it hard to justify whether CEO share purchases within the own company generates a positive abnormal return.
The purpose of the thesis has been to investigate whether there is a link between trade liberalism and economic growth in the Asian countries. Previous research has pointed out that correlation exists between these variables, but there have also been other researchers who criticized such a relationship. We discovered that economic growth studies had previously been conducted where countries in Asia were included. This motivated us to carry out our study as our research hopefully helps to replenish existing knowledge gap. In the study, we have used cross-sectional regression analysis for 30 Asian countries where data were collected for 1990-2000. Our dependent variable in our regression is average GDP per capita, which also defines growth. We have used two independent variables as main variables, trade volume and economic freedom index. Our analysis shows that the majority of the variables in the study have a positive significant relation to economic growth.
Keywords: economic growth, trade liberalism, trade, GDP / capita, EFI, direct investment, import, export.
This bachelor thesis examines the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Mexico and the countries that resembles the European Union(EU) prior to the expansion in 2004, hereafter(EU15). The purpose is to analyze the effects of the FTA between the trading parties and investigate whether the FTA has resulted in positive effects on export volumes. The model includes 16 countries and is estimated with panel data between the years 1997-2016. We apply a gravity model as econometric framework and perform two regressions, one with fixed effects and one with random effects. Our results suggest that export volumes from Mexico to the EU on an aggregated level have increased for Mexico and the EU has increased. However, in contrast to previous estimates, our results show that the FTA have generated negative effects on trade creation between the trading parties.
Previous studies have found that the differences in unemployment between different regions within a country can be large and persist over time. Also among Swedish municipalities the differences in unemployment levels are large. This paper examines if the differences in unemployment levels between Swedish municipalities has increased or decreased between 2008 and 2014 and whether it is possible to find other patterns in the evolution of unemployment rates in Swedish municipalities during the period.
Two regression analysis of the periods 2008-2010 and 2010-2014 are performed, by using data on unemployment rates and other variables in the municipalities. The results show that it is not possible to prove that the differences in unemployment between the municipalities have increased during the period. However, it can be concluded that the unemployment in 2008-2010 increased more in the municipalities with higher unemployment in 2008, and that the reduction of unemployment in 2010-2014 was bigger in the municipalities that had higher unemployment in 2010. This result remains valid also when controlling for a number of other factors such as the proportion of people employed in the manufacturing industry, net migration from/to the municipality and the residents' age and education level.
It is not possible to draw any firm conclusions about what the different patterns of change in unemployment is due to. However, several possible explanations to this development is discussed. One possible explanation is that municipalities with a high proportion of workers in industries undergoing structural change has a higher equilibrium unemployment rate and that an accelerated structural change following the financial crisis in 2008 has resulted in a faster increase of unemployment in the following years in these municipalities. Other possible explanations to the faster increase of unemployment in municipalities with high unemployment before 2008 could be less efficient matching on the labour market or higher wage levels.
The European Union was created to promote peace and stability and evolved to become an economic union. Its member states are part of trade agreements where tariffs and quotas are abolished. Trade liberations lead to easier access of information and technology which in turn lead to faster growth. This study was made as we were interested to see if high level of economic integration, EU membership, has effected economic growth. The dependent variable we chose to study is GDP growth per capita. The time period included in the study is the years 1996-2011.
In this study we are interested to see if higher level of economic integration has led to growth and income convergence in the Central and Eastern European. A multiple regression analysis has been conducted to see if EU membership have an effect on growth. In addition a beta convergence regression is carried out in order to see if the new member states are catching up to the EU income level.
We found that joining the EU has no significant effect on growth. However the CEEC seem to enjoy higher level of price stability due to EU membership. However due to the lack of observations the results we received are inconclusive.
This study examines the relationship between SAHA's corporate governance rating score and firm performance in Turkey for the period between 2008, 2009 and 2010. The purpose of study is to analyze whether there is a relationship between Saha's corporate governance score which is based on the principles of Capital Market Board of Turkey and firm performance for 16 companies listed in corporate governance index Istanbul Stock Exchange (ISE) by using Saha's Corporate Governance. It also aims to determine this relationship by attempting to answer the question of whether better governed firms as measured by high corporate governance score have higher firm performance in Turkey. With this purpose three analyses were conducted and random effect model, one type of panel data, is used to analyze whether there is a relationship between corporate governance and firm performance. The conceptual framework for this study is a combinationan of approaches to agency, stakeholder and stewardship theory. Panel data is created as unbalanced data and random effect model is used.Accounting based performance measures of firms: return on asset, return on equity and returnon sales were used to compare with Saha's Corporate Governance Rating Score based on four sub-indices: 1) shareholder rights, 2) public disclosure and transparency, 3) stakeholders and 4) board of directors. The results based on Saha's Corporate Governance Score show that corporate governance does matter in Turkey. The study shows that better governed firms measured by high corporate governance score have better performance in Turkey. The result of regressing return on asset, return on equity against Saha's corporate governance rating score indicates that there is a significantly relationship between corporate governance and firm performace. However, the result of regressing return on sales indicates that there is no statistically significant relation between Saha's corporate governance score and return on sales.
Economic growth around the world has not been equal for a long time. Some economics grow faster while others grow slower. But economists have predicted that the slower growing economics will eventually converge with the faster growing economy as some point in the future. This is known as the convergence hypothesis. In this study, we test this hypothesis for Ghana and the Western Europeans countries with UK been a proxy for these countries, using time series data to determine whether or not it holds. We determine how fast or slow this convergence process is by using the returns to scale concept on Ghana's economy and latter account for factor that determines economic growth in sectors. The study supported the null hypothesis of convergence i.e. Ghana is catching up with the Western European countries. The study also shown that Ghana growth accounting exhibit decreasing returns meaning convergence is relatively slow and also signifies that Ghana is not on a balanced growth path (this refers to the simultaneous, coordinated expansion of several sectors of the economy). The study showed a negative relationship between GDP and labour both in the long run and short run relationship. Again the study showed a positive relationship between GDP and capital, Agric and Industrial sector. Lastly, the study showed a negative relationship between GDP and AID and Service in the long run and positive relationship in the short run.
The ambitious UN-adopted sustainable development goals (SDGs) have been criticized for being inconsistent, difficult to quantify, implement and monitor. Disparaging analysis suggests that there exists a potential inconsistency in the SDGs, particularly between the socio-economic development and the environmental sustainability goals. Critiques also raise questions on the measurability and monitoring of the broadly framed SDGs. The goals are non-binding, with each country being expected to create their own national or regional plans. Moreover, the source(s) and the extent of the financial resources and investments for the SDGs are ambiguous. This chapter quantifies and examines the inconsistencies of the SDGs. It further inspects which of the underlying social, economic or environmental pillars are that most effective for achieving sustainable development. Analyses of the data reveal that the developed countries need to remain focused on their social and environmental policies. The developing countries, on the other hand, are better off being focused on their economics and social policies in the short run, even though environmental policies remain significant for sustainable development.
This thesis consists of five chapters.
Chapter 1 and 2 The first chapter presents the introduction and the summary and the second chapter provides details on the survey and the data collection.
Chapter 3 The demand and supply of credit in the rural finance markets are investigated in this paper using data on 989 households, in Orissa, India. The aim is to study the effects of household, farm productive characteristics and the policy variables on the demand and supply of credit. A type 3 Tobit model is estimated which corrects for sample selection and endogeniety bias. In addition, a generalised Double Hurdle model is estimated where the household's access to credit is treated distinctly from decisions about the interest rate charged. The results from the type 3 tobit model suggest that the size of the operational holdings, net-wealth, the dependency ratio, educational level of the household and the wages and output prices are important determinants of the demand and supply of credit. The Double Hurdle model suggests the important result that the size of land owned plays a crucial role in whether the household obtains a loan or not.
Chapter 4 Based on the 'Rural Credit Market Survey of the Puri district in India', this paper investigates evidence on segmentation in the rural credit markets of Puri district. It further investigates the presence of any systematic association between the type of collateral offered by the household and the rate of interest at which it borrows. The data shows differences in the loan characteristics between the households borrowing from the formal and the informal sector. The empirical results confirm the presence of segmentation in the Puri credit market. For the households borrowing from the informal sector and the moneylenders, evidence also shows that the marketability of the collateral is inversely related to the interest rate. However, no such clear relationship is found for households borrowing from the formal sector.
Chapter 5 In the theoretical and the empirical literature on rural credit markets it is widely assumed that the households are credit rationed in the formal sector, which offers subsidised credit. This view rests on the assumptions that all households have a positive demand for formal credit and that it is the cheaper source of credit. Three different models of formal credit rationing are estimated in this paper. The first model is a conventional credit-rationing model. The second model assumes that the probability to borrow from the formal sector is jointly determined by the demand for credit and the decision of the bank on access. Finally, the third model relaxes both these assumptions and the household chooses between borrowing from the formal or the informal sector. The results confirm that the access to the formal sector in the Puri rural credit markets is limited and that there exists a high demand for credit. This suggests a high degree of effective credit rationing by the formal sector in Puri.
The increased immigration in Western Europe has been linked by some political parties to increased criminality rates. We study the statistical relationship between the proportion of foreign-born to three types of reported criminality - rapes, burglary, and assault. The analysis is based on Swedish municipality level data for 2002-2014, years with signicant immigration. Using non-parametric Gaussian processes models, we find that while reported rape rates have increased, they are likely best explained by changes in reporting. The reported burglary rates have decreased, while reported assault rates are positively correlated to the proportion of foreign-born residents in the municipality.


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November 7th, 2009 rally called "One Year Notice - Give Your Politician Their Pink Slip" took place at the Capitol Bldg, Nashville, TN. This coincides with the time left remaining before the 2010 elections. It appeared several hundred people attended including Teabaggers, Ron Paul supporters, Republicans, Libertarians and John Birch members. This event seemed to be primarily promoted by local talk radio and Speakers: Ralph Bristol - WWTN 99.7 and Ben Cunningham - TN Tax Revolt. Tea Party Nation is a user-driven group of like-minded people who desire our God given Individual Freedoms written out by the Founding Fathers. We believe in Limited Government, Free Speech, the 2nd Amendment, our Military, Secure Borders & our Country! http://oneyearnotice.com/
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I really do try to avoid being redundant on this blog. I have a growing list of topics that I want to cover and I feel those of you who read this blog deserve better than to have to hear the same old rant out of me. Yet, like Al Pacino said in The Godfather, "Everytime I try to get out they pull me back in." For the second time in two weeks, Yahoo! decided to sell some advertisements by taking some shots at servers. This time they didn't decide to tell their readers we are thieves, but rather that we are out to ruin their meals.
I was innocently checking my email yesterday when Yahoo! flashes across the screen "15 Secrets Your Waiter Will Never Tell You." The article was actually published by Reader's Digest. This brought to mind two questions. First, is Reader Digest really the primary channel by which servers pass top secret information to their guests? Second, Reader's Digest is still being published? I received an answer to the second question later in the day, but more on that in the moment.
I generally hate these stories. This is because the stories of one server are conveyed to the reader as the normal behavior of all servers. Generally, they are based upon something that happened one time and are portrayed to the reader as standard operating procedure within restaurants nationwide. Most of the "secrets" disclosed in this article are common sense. The rest are worthy of rage. Here are some examples of the "secrets" that are so top secret I didn't even know them.
We're not allowed to tell our customers we don't like a dish. So if you ask your server how something is and she says, "It's one of our most popular dishes," chances are she doesn't like it.
—Waitress at a well-known pizza chain
If a guest asks me if I like an item, I tell them the truth. If I don't like it, I tell them why and what I like more. When I say an item is our "most popular" it means that it is the item in a particular category that is most commonly ordered by guests.
We put sugar in our kids' meals so kids will like them more. Seriously. We even put extra sugar in the dough for the kids' pizzas.
-Waitress at a well-known pizza chain
Have any of you ever worked for a pizza chain? Of those who have, have any of you ever seen them make pizza dough in house? I have worked in a number of restaurants that served pizza, but none of them ever made their own dough. I spoke with a friend who works at the only "well-known pizza chain" that has waitresses, they don't make their own dough. Why would a restaurant go through the trouble of making two separate batches of dough? More importantly, why would a waitress be the first person to speak to what goes in the pizza dough? Pizza dough requires sugar to feed the yeast. Even Jamie Oliver uses sugar in his pizza recipe.
If someone orders a frozen drink that's annoying to make, I'll say, "Oh, we're out. Sorry!" when really I just don't want to make it. But if you order water instead of another drink, suddenly we do have what you originally wanted because I don't want to lose your drink on the bill.
—Waitress at a casual Mexican restaurant in Manhattan
Sometimes, if you've been especially nice to me, I'll tell the bartender, "Give me a frozen margarita, and don't put it in." That totally gyps the company, but it helps me because you'll give it back to me in tips, and the management won't know the difference.
—Waitress at a casual Mexican restaurant in Manhattan
Wow, this may be a legendarily bad server. Does she make her own drinks or only the ones she charges for? Maybe next week Reader's Digest can publish the "15 Things Your Financial Planner Won't Tell You." using anonymous quotes from Bernie Madoff and Michael Milken.
When I was at one bakery restaurant, they used to make this really yummy peach cobbler in a big tray. A lot of times, servers don't have time to eat. So we all kept a fork in our aprons, and as we cruised through the kitchen, we'd stick our fork in the cobbler and take a bite. We'd use the same fork each time.
—Kathy Kniss
You are too lazy to get a fresh fork or eat before work? You would eat off of silverware that was in your apron? As a rule, servers don't do this. Kathy Kniss is a dirty person.
Most of the things on this list were common knowledge to anyone who has ever served or known a server. Don't order hot tea. Don't snap your fingers at your server. Most of them were actually thoughtful and polite dining tips. Things that guests should know, but don't really get people to hit the "share button" and drive traffic.
So how do they come up with stories like this? I can answer that question. One other thing stood out to me about the story: a familiar name. I picked up on the name Charity Ohlund right away. This name might not be familiar to everyone because she is more widely known in the server blogger world as CJ from FrothyGirlz. She also is the most famous former server blogger in my hometown. I sent her an email and asked her for the scoop on how a story like this comes together.
It turns out that the actual interview took place almost two years ago. This is also when the original version of this article came out. Number one on the list of things Reader's Digest won't tell their readers is that they shamelessly recycle articles for the sake of being able to grab reader's attention with salacious headlines. This brings me back to the other surprise I recieved from Reader's Digest yesterday.
My mailman, who I refer to as "Mr Dyslexia", delivered the neighbor's mail to me (again). In it was the month's Readers Digest. I swear I could not make this up. This month's cover stories include "NEWS THAT COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE" and "A serial killer stalked or daughter." I don't want to commit mail fraud, but if there is news that can save my life then I want to know it. So I went to their website to find the story and it is not available. Apparently, they are a little more concerned with freaking out your great grandparents than providing this information. Something tells me that it is just more of the same sensationalism, but if I die from not receiving one of these tips I am going to be pissed that they decided bashing servers was a more important article to print.
Either way, journalists need to develop some integrity of their own before questioning ours.


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Galaga Review - Heavy Metal Gamer Show
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Galaga Review - Heavy Metal Gamer Show:
Starting out the week with a review of one of grand fathers of the shoot em up genre. Sure it's not the first, but it's one of the most popular to this day when it comes to the classics. So here is my review of the Galaxian sequel....Galaga. I hope you enjoy. Thanks for watching.


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Princess Sabeeka Bint Ibrahim Al Khalifa Global Award for Women's Empowerment aims to highlight the contribution of the public and private sector, civil society and women's rights champions to worldwide efforts for the ach ievement of gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls and to promote women's empowerment and equality between men and women. Individual women's empowerment champions, civil society, public and private institutions are encouraged to apply.
Award value for the public sector, private sector, civil society and individual award is 100,000 USD
- Eligibility criteria for all 4 categories is listed below:
- Have introduced a new concept for women's empowerment aligned to sustainable development goals, and goal 5 in particular, the Beijing Platform for Action, CEDAW and other global instruments related to women´s empowerment, in the context of our organization/country/region;
- Have used creativity and innovation to address the challenges of gender inequality, using new solutions to address old problems;
- Are able to measure change as a result of our work on women´s empowerment;
- Have provided increased access to high quality and affordable service delivery for women;
- Are working towards ending all forms of violence against women and girls, including harmful practices and attitudes;
- Have introduced changes in employment policies, including recruitment, promotion, training, compensation and career management policies, to bridge the gender gap in women in the workforce, management positions and the gender pay gap;
- Are working towards women in leadership positions in public and private life, and women´s meaningful engagement in policy and legislative decision making;
- Are working towards engaging women in peace and security processes, including promoting women´s rights to be in peace negotiations and to be meaningfully engaged in political transitions;
- Have introduced legislative and policy measures that further the rights of women in our community/institution/government;
- Are able to communicate our results, show that it can be taken to scale, and demonstrate sustainability;
- Have engaged youth, and young women in particular, in addressing the challenges and identifying solutions.
- Please refer to the official website to see more details on eligibilities.
Eligible Regions: Open for All
Application Process
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Fully Qualified Senior Hairdresser
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cheveux by ds is looking for a full time fully qualified senior hairdresser to join our thriving inner city salon. cheveux by ds has been operating for years and has a great client base and amazing team.
We are looking for a fun, young and energetic senior hairdresser. Our salon is located in Elsternwick. All applicants must have previous experience in a salon with good references.
Applicants must have experience in:
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Is there any easy way to do this or will a recompile be necessary?
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Travel enthusiasts who might be in any profession or any field of interest they always find time to travel to explore destinations. Karnataka, a cultural and heritage destination in South India offers magnificent places to explore. The travel places comprise adventure, rejuvenation and scenic beauty in a balanced equilibrium. A travel of today need not have to waste time, since all information are available online. Karnataka tourism has reached the world platform of travelers through the extensive publicity made online.
Travelers looking for accommodation while Karnataka have unique options like homestays and resorts located amidst the lush greenery. Hommestays in Karnataka are quite popular among travelers from across the globe. The places like Coorg, Chikmagalur, Sakleshpur, Thirthahalli, Karwar, Kundapur, Mangalore… offer a wide choice of homestays for the travelers. At Travel Malnad, you can quickly access the details about homestays in Karnataka and make an informed choice online.
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Woman Within Calendar of Worldwide Events
Workshops, Training and Circles are organized at a regional level. To book / register for any event, click on the link below the specific event listed. If you would like to see a particular Workshop or Training in your region, please contact the specific region directly.
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June 10, 2019 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm CEST
Are you tired of superficial connections? Interested in meeting women who want to further their personal growth from a place of authenticity? Looking for a confidential space where you can share about the things that are important to you? Then it's time to try a Woman Within Open Circle! All women 18+ are welcome. Attendance is free and there are no prerequisites. Come see what the excitement is all about!
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Blossoms snap skid, sweep Belhaven
MONTICELLO — The University of Arkansas at Monticello volleyball team snapped a three-match losing streak and turned in a season-high in team hitting percentage in a three-set victory non-conference over Belhaven Thursday night at home.
Final game scores were 25-9, 25-20 and 25-17.
Junior Jessica Cuba led the Blossoms (12-13) with her sixth double-digit kills performance of the season. Cuba had 12 kills and just one error on 30 attempts for a .367 individual percentage.
Senior Tori Bozzo turned in her second straight double-double and seventh of the season with 10 kills and 10 digs.Juniors Gabriella Jandotti and Tasha Evans each added seven kills in the victory.
Senior Tusalava Kuaea paced the UAM back row with 16 digs, marking her 15thmatch of the season with at least 10 digs. Senior Amy Bazemore reached the 30-assist mark for the sixth time this season with a match-high 32 assists in the victory.
UAM is back to Great American Conference matches for the next three contests, starting this Saturday at home against Southern Nazarene.
Suns down OKC in three
OKLAHOMA CITY — Junior Emily Todd led the team with 17 kills and 15 digs, while sophomore Katie Huff finished with a .546 hitting percentage having ten kills on 19 attempts as the Arkansas Tech Golden Suns (16-9) swept the Oklahoma City University Stars (16-10) 3-0 Thursday night at Abe Lemons Arena.
Junior Sierra Nighswonger led the defense with 19 digs. Senior Sara Motsinger and freshman Kaylee Konsella both added two blocks, respectively. Sophomore Morgan McKellar added 16 digs.
Motsinger earned 11 kills, Stephanie Channell had ten kills, and Konsella added five. Amber Cerrillos dished out 44 assists.
The Golden Suns will travel to Alva, Okla., Friday for a conference match against Northwestern Oklahoma.
Lady Bisons defeat Southern Nazarene
SEARCY — The Harding volleyball team defeated Southern Nazarene 3-2 on Thursday in Great American Conference action to remain atop the standings. The Lady Bisons improved to 19-7 overall and 8-0 in the GAC.
With the win, Harding extended its conference win streak to 25 matches which ties the record the Lady Bisons set during the 2003-05 seasons. HU's current streak dates back to the 2011 season.
Southern Nazarene (17-7, 7-1 GAC) suffered its first GAC loss this season and takes sole possession of second place in the standings.
Harding was led by Mollie Arnold who had 20 kills and 23 digs for HU. It was the 14th time this season she has had a double-double, seventh time with 20 or more kills and the second time with 20 or more digs. Marindia Turner had 13 kills and Short had 11.
Junior setter Taryn Eubank captured her 11th double-double of the season with 53 assists and 10 digs.
Senior defensive specialist Lisa Copeland had 22 digs. Three Harding players had four blocks in the match – Eubank, Liv Savage and Alyssa Short.
Harding will play its second of a four-match road trip on Saturday as they travel to Weatherford, Okla., to face Southwestern Oklahoma.
A-State sweeps UAPB
JONESBORO — The Arkansas State volleyball team defeated in-state opponent UAPB 3-0 (25-23, 25-17, 25-12) in its last non-conference match of the season Wednesday night at the Convocation Center.
Sadie Clark led the Red Wolves (11-13) with 11 kills and Sarah Kemp was second on the team with 10 of her own. Warrington handed out 16 assists to lead A-State, while Jackie Gerig added eight assists. Defensively, Megan Baska recorded 18 digs, while Kemp and Kelsey Sullivan each had two blocks a piece.
The Red Wolves are back in action today as they take on conference foe UT Arlington in the HPESS facility on the A-State campus.
Rector scores twice, Stevens net game-winner for HU
BETHANY, Okla. -– Harding freshman Jeremy Rector scored his first two collegiate goals and junior Jacob Stevens added the game-winner as the Bisons defeated Southern Nazarene 3-2 on Thursday night in MIAA action.
With the victory, Harding improved to 5-5-3 overall and 3-4-0 in conference play. It marks only the second time in program history that the Bisons have won as many as three conference games. In 2008, Harding went 3-3-0 in the Gulf South Conference. The Bisons also have a .500 record or better after 13 games for the first time since going 6-6-1 to start the 2003 season.
The Bisons remain in fifth place in the MIAA standings. Fourth-place Upper Iowa tied Southwest Baptist 1-1 on Thursday and has a 3-2-2 record with one game remaining.
Harding has three games remaining, all on the road, beginning Saturday at 17th-ranked Fort Hays State.
Stevens sealed the victory for the Bisons, their second of the season against Southern Nazarene, off another assist from Cole Walker. It was Stevens' fourth goal and second game-winning goal this season.
Harding outshot Southern Nazarene 18-13. Senior Will Lynn made four saves to earn his fifth victory of the season. Tyler Wythe made eight saves for the Crimson Storm.
JONESBORO, Ark. (10/23/13) – The Arkansas State volleyball team defeated in-state opponent UAPB 3-0 (25-23, 25-17, 25-12) in its last non-conference match of the season Wednesday night at the Convocation Center.
A-State (11-13) jumped out to a 7-2 lead in the third set after a Mallory Warrington service ace and used a 9-3 run, powered by three Jessica Heuertz service aces, to stretch the lead out to 16-5. UAPB (8-19) got within 22-12 after a kill, but a 3-0 run by A-State, capped by a Markie Schaedig service ace clinched a 25-12 set victory and 3-0 match win for the Red Wolves.
"We struggled at the beginning of the match, but give credit to UAPB for playing us tough," A-State volleyball coach David Rehr said. "We can't afford to get off to a slow start against the conference opponents we have coming up. I'm pleased with the win tonight and hope this helps our confidence heading into the second round of conference play."
Sadie Clark led the Red Wolves with 11 kills and Sarah Kemp was second on the team with 10 of her own. Warrington handed out 16 assists to lead A-State, while Jackie Gerig added eight assists. Defensively, Megan Baska recorded 18 digs, while Kemp and Kelsey Sullivan each had two blocks a piece.
In the first set, the score was tied 6-6 before used a 9-4 run to take a 15-10 advantage on a Clark kill. Arkansas-Pine Bluff got within one point at 21-20 on a kill before A-State recorded two straight points to earn a 23-20 edge. UAPB tied the set at 23-23 after a quick 3-0 rally that forced an ASU timeout. After the timeout, Kendal Davis recorded a kill to give the Red Wolves a 24-23 lead and a block assist by Kemp and Sullivan the next point gave A-State a 25-23 set victory.
Holding a 1-0 advantage, the Red Wolves raced out to a 7-2 lead in the second set after an Arkansas-Pine Bluff attack error. UAPB responded with a 9-3 run to take an 11-10 lead after a block and forced ASU to call timeout. After the timeout, A-State came back with an 11-3 run to set the score at 21-14 after a Heuertz service ace. UAPB got as close as 23-17 before a service error and attack error gave the Red Wolves a 25-17 game two victory.
The Red Wolves are back in action Friday, Oct. 25 as they take on conference foe UT Arlington. The match begins at 7 p.m. in the HPESS facility on the A-State campus.


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Sunday, July 17, 2016
"Have a Beauiful Day!"
Her words were genuine. Full of hope and calming. Have a beautiful day is a game changer in perspective. It boosts your mood, makes you smile, and the stress seems to float away.
That was at 8:30 this morning and her words are still with me as I write this at 3:15. Why? I am not sure. But they are stuck. Playing over and over in my mind. It seems to make the things that are tough right now or have been tough lately and gives them less of a stronghold on me. It made me stop mid disagreement with my three year about a certain book he chose to read before nap being too long and we needed to pick shorter ones.
The deal is, we usually read three. If you pick one long, the other two have to be short. On days we do nap later, it's three short or really short stories. In the car, we had picked on the stories we were going to do, or so I thought. But he was adamant about reading this one story, which was definitely one of the longest ones he has.
I pleaded with him to save it for after nap or maybe we could do it as one of his bedtime stories. But nope, no go. He really wanted that one. Why, I don't know. But I have learned (just need to remember it more) is that there is a reason he is so adamant about wanting certain stories. I took a big breath in and was about to try pleading with him to change it out, when the words "have a beautiful day" rang through my mind first, then my heart.
My shoulders relaxed. My strong emotions and need to push subsided. My heart opened and my mind cleared. The tension floated away into the air. Then it hit me, okay. If we do that story, it is the only one we do. He stopped pushing, looked at me and said "okay".
Everyone was happy, relaxed. What could have led to an all out battle and fit, ended peacefully. Why, oh why, can't I remember to do this more? Sometimes, as adults, we push and push too much that our kids get tired of it and all they want is to be heard. It takes a word or phrase to make us stop, slow down, and listen...truly listen.
I needed to hear those words, those four simple words. So much about life, emotions, attitude is all about perspective. We change our perspective (for the good or for the bad) we begin to focus on things differently. With time, it is what our lives become and what we focus on. Like I said, for the good or for the bad. When we focus only on the negative, we miss the small things. The moments made, memories shared, smiles passed, stories, laughs...some of the true joys of life. When we focus on the positive, the bad doesn't seem so bad and we seem to let go of the negative things that don't have a place in our life in the first place.
So to you, I say to you..."Have a beautiful day!"
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Colorado pillars
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Pillars in Colorado with place and county.
Vertical, standing, often spire-shaped, natural rock formation chimney, monument, pinnacle, rock tower.
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Temporary positions not-to-exceed 1039 regular hours in a service year may be terminated sooner or extended depending on management needs.Learn more about this agency
The typical seasonal entry-on-duty period is May through September, but can be variable during these months due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding. Anticipated Entry on Duty: May 12, 2019
- Selects and sprays area with herbicides, fungicides and insecticides for the control of plant diseases, plant insects, and weeds.
- Cuts grass and trims hedges using hand and/or power equipment.
- May operate various types of motor vehicles and farm-type tractors with attached equipment to transport supplies and materials to work sites and in the performance of the incumbent's duties.
- Prunes and trims trees and shrubs and removes diseased limbs and excess branches.
- Transplants trees, shrubs, flowers and other plants by digging proper sized holes and preparing the soil to receive the plants.
- Fertilizes, waters, and seeds turf areas, and removes rocks, leaves, trash and debris from landscaped areas.
Travel Required
Not required
Supervisory status
Promotion Potential
Job family (Series)
Conditions of Employment
- U.S. Citizenship required.
- Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.
- Meet Selective Service Registration Act requirement for males
- Selectee will be required to participate in the Direct Deposit Electronics Funds Transfer Program.
- You may be required to operate a government (or private) motor vehicle as part of your official duties. Prior to your first official motor vehicle operation, and again every year thereafter (or more frequently if management determines such need exists), you will be required to sign an affidavit certifying to your possession of a valid State issued driver's license that is current and has not been revoked, suspended, canceled, or otherwise disqualified in any way to prohibit your operation of a motor vehicle. You will also submit a photocopy of your valid State issued driver's license prior to your first official motor vehicle operation, and again every year, or more frequently if management determines such need exists. Lastly, you may be required to submit (within a State sealed envelope or submitted directly by the State authorities), and at your own expense, all certified driving records from all States that discloses all valid driver's licenses, whether current or past, possessed by you. Please indicate in your application whether you possess a valid State driver's license.
- You will be required to wear a uniform and comply with the National Park Service uniform standards. A uniform allowance will be provided.
- You may be required to work on-call, evenings, weekends, holidays, overtime and shift work.
- Applicants must be at least (1)18 years old or (2) at least 16 years old and: (a) Have graduated from high school or been awarded a certificate equivalent to graduating from high school; or (b) Have completed a formal vocational training program; or (c) Have received a statement from school authorities agreeing with their preference for employment rather than continuing their education; or (d) Be currently enrolled in a secondary school and either work only during school vacation periods or work part-time during the school year under a formal student employment program.
QualificationsTo qualify for this position, you must have sufficient knowledge and ability in the following job-related factors:
- Ability To Do The Work Of The Position Without More Than Normal Supervision (SCREEN OUT)
- Technical Practices: theoretical precise, artistic
- Use of Measuring Instruments
- Ability to Interpret Instructions, specifications; other than blueprints
- Ability To Use and Maintain Tools and Equipment
- Knowledge of Materials
- Dexterity and Safety
Volunteer Experience: Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
There is no substitution of education for experience for Wage Grade (WG) positions.
Additional information
This announcement may be used to fill additional positions if identical vacancies occur within 90 days of the issue date of the referral certificate.
Individuals selected under this vacancy announcement are eligible for the possibility of extensions or rehire in subsequent service years.
Physical Demands: Work requires frequent walking, standing, pushing of carts and wheelbarrows, bending, and stooping, and less frequently, the climbing of ladders to trim and/or prune trees. The gardener frequently lifts heavy objects such as bags of fertilizer, grass seed, etc.
Working Conditions: Work is done outside or in a greenhouse. In working outside, the gardener is subject to discomfort from long periods in the hot sun, and sometimes to chilly or rainy weather. Being exposed to dirt, dust, mud and sometimes to chemical sprays and dusts; however, exposure to chemicals is less frequent than at grade 06. Protective clothing such as gloves, safety shoes, and boots may be required. There is a chance of minor injuries such as bruises, cuts, and scrapes and occasionally the possibility of a more serious injury.
If you are unable to apply online or need to fax a document that you do not have in electronic form, view the following link for information regarding an Alternate Application. Click the following link for more information, https://help.usastaffing.gov/Apply/index.php?title=Alternate_Application_Information.
How You Will Be Evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
A review of your resume and supporting documentation will be made and compared against your responses to the Assessment Questionnaire to determine if you are qualified for this job. If your resume is incomplete or does not support the responses provided in the Assessment Questionnaire, or if you fail to submit all required documentation, you will be rated 'ineligible', 'not qualified', or your score will be adjusted accordingly. If a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications or experience, you can lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully; errors or omissions can affect your rating.
Candidates will be rated and ranked using Category Rating procedures. These procedures place candidates with veteran's preference above non-preference eligibles within each category. Veterans with a service connected disability of at least 10 percent are listed in the highest quality category, except when the position being filled is scientific or professional at the GS-09 grade level or higher. Under Category Rating, candidates will be rated and ranked into one of three categories:
- Best Qualified - applicants possessing experience that substantially exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors and are highly proficient in all requirements of the job and can perform effectively in the position
- Well Qualified - applicants possessing experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors and are proficient in most of the requirements of the job
- Qualified - applicants possessing experience that meets the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors and are proficient in some, but not all of the requirements of the job.
Background checks and security clearance
Security clearance
Drug test required
Required Documents
The following documents are required and must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 01/22/2019:
- Resume which includes a list of all significant jobs held and duties performed. If military or civilian, please include your rank and/or grade.
- A complete Occupational Questionnaire
- Other Supporting Documents, if applicable, such as:
- Veterans Preference Documentation:
- If you are a Discharged, Non-Disabled Veteran, you must submit a copy of your DD-214 showing character of discharge (Member 4 copy), or other Documentation of Service and Separation under Honorable Conditions, as listed on the SF15. If you don't have your DD-214, you may request it after discharge from the National Archives.
- If you are a veteran within 120 days of discharge, you must submit signed documentation from the Armed Forces certifying: 1) your expected release/retirement from active duty, 2) under honorable conditions, 3) your pay grade/rank/rate at time of discharge, 4) dates of active duty service, 5) any campaign or expeditionary medals received, & 6) dated within 120 days of your separation.
- If you are a Disabled Veteran, Purple Heart Recipient, or Mother or Spouse of a Disabled or Deceased Veteran, you must submit all additional proof required by the SF15, and if applicable, a completed SF15. You may request a copy of your Department of Veterans Affairs letter from www.ebenefits.va.gov or call 1-800-827-1000 to establish proof of disability.
- Applicants who are eligible to be considered based on a Noncompetitive or Special Hiring Authority (i.e. Schedule A, VRA, Peace Corps, Americorp Vista, former PLC member, certain Military Spouses, 30% or More Disabled Veterans, Pathways Interns who have met the eligibility requirements for noncompetitive conversion, etc.) must submit appropriate documentation to verify your eligibility.
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You didn't think The Bruery and Cigar City could get together and not make a special version of their already special beer, did you? This extremely limited version of Marrón Acidifié was fermented with Florida and California fruits, pink guava and dates, added to the barrels. It was only be offered to ourReserve Society members as there simply wasn't much to go around, which is unfortunate, because it's a beer that deserves a wider release. Consider it a tribute to those who like to search for and trade!
Food Pairing
Stone crab claws, cubano sandwiches, conch fritters and all things Florida.


text: Doesn't this seem like the perfect note to end things on? I've written and uploaded exactly one hundred posts for my blog over the course of the past year. Granted, some were longer, some were shorter, some were extremely delayed…but all in all, I pulled things together and published content! And now, while other things will most likely call me away from Styleville and Lilac Breeze in the future, my adventures will be forever recorded here for you to enjoy. And I promise to reply to all comments, so if you really love what you see, be sure to let me know.


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Charlie's Birdliving the dream with Charlie and Thandi and chirping all the way back to the nest.
Archive for April, 2013
Settling and Gathering
… as the dust settles on a very busy work weekend, I am now trying to gather my strength for this coming week. Charlie's Dad's funeral is tomorrow afternoon… I am dreading it, and also anticipating the closure of this period of very physical and public mourning, so that we can move onto the more private emotional grieving.
Think of Charlie tomorrow, and his family…
…to Charlie's Dad.
So last night, in a flurry of bleeding aneurysms and heartache, we said goodbye to Charlie's Dad. We knew it was imminent, but somehow… it's the grief that is shocking. Grief so sudden, death so very final. No last chances – they've been had. And a family left, looking around, shell-shocked to see that the world still turns despite them and their sadness.
Mr B, you raised a helluva son, a man I am proud to call my husband. Thank you for that legacy. May flights of angels sing you to your rest…
Morning giggles
…so this morning on the GC breakfast show, this woman called in telling Gareth he was so naïve to listen to the news, she read on the internet that this whole Boston thing is a massive conspiracy theory, and its a protest against tax on ammunition… she went off a little, going on and on about but she saw it on the internet… Loved his response, did you hear that they found the big foot, aliens really did land at Roswell… And she hung the phone up telling him he was wrong! And she called him naïve! Thanks for the morning giggle, lady!
But she does raise a point. How much do we believe? The newspapers – well they sometimes have their own agenda – as demonstrated by the 'award winning' article on infant mortality which failed to grasp basic statistics. The internet – we all know about the kooks out there, who have their own platform now.TV and radio – well, they aren't much better than the print media. Eye witness accounts – again, we all know about broken telephones and how each person interprets things. So, I guess the lesson is, take what you read/see/hear with a pinch of salt. Use some discretion and make judgement calls. How good those calls you make are is dependant on your education, life experience and wisdom. Don't be a blind believer, but watch out for the charlatans. And maintain a healthy sense of humour!
What an…
…awesome weekend! After a bit of a delayed start to the weekend, we headed off to U'fumene Game Ranch, near Alicedale and had an entirely divine weekend. We met Adip there, and had such a special time with her. She is going through an incredibly difficult time, so it was so good to get her away from all of that for a moment.
Our hosts were just lovely, took great care of us, with loads of personal attention; we could not have been better treated.To put it in context, we initially took what we thought was a shortcut which turned out not to be so, getting us on the incorrect road, they kept in phone contact with us until they knew we were on the correct road, then arranged to meet us at the turn off to their farm, to guide us in the dark along the dirt roads, back to the lodge. So kind and thoughtful of them. It's a very small intimate lodge, and it means that the hosts really do work hard at making you feel at home, sharing all meals with you, regaling you with the stories of their travels and lives, and they took such good care of Thandipants, finding things for her to do, letting her see the lambs and chickens and all the other animals. The wet weather of the weekend meant that our game viewing was entirely curtailed. The roads were too wet, and the animals hiding away. So we spent time in the lounge playing with Thandi, drinking coffee and enjoying the good company and fire.
Or food was excellent, we left full and satisfied. Our rooms were lovely, with enormous beds, crisp white linen, beautiful bathrooms. Oh and the artwork… Incredible stuff – all over the walls of the lounge and rooms were these paintings, a lifetime collecting them, and the Frederick's have now a truly impressive gallery on their walls – a lot of religious painting, and also some incredible artifacts collected from all over the world.
All in all a great experience. Great attention to detail, wonderful hosts, awesome food – a recipe for a great weekend!
WInter rising
…so, moving on from the brief and indistinct autumn we had, it seems that the next big cold front of the winter has arrived. It is freezing today! And by freezing I mean 18 degrees Celsius. Yes, I know… Pathetic really.
SO, with the arrival of the cooler weather, it is time to start thinking of all those winter traditions we have – soup and good bread (thank Heavens for La Crumb and Son), slow roasts, stews, wine, port… hmmm…all foodie things. This year we'll be using our new fire place too – a eco friendly bio fuel burner. Yay! And this year there will be a fair amount of training, if I am to run the Knysna half marathon again! Eeek!
I think I might swing a more foodie slant to the blog for the next few months, sharing my favourite winter warmers with you guys. How does that sound?
Making friends…
Some pictures of Thandi over the weekend, with her cousin, J.


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What is The Main (Principal) Name of GOD ALMIGHTY and What He Says about Jesus Christ?
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The main or principal name of GOD ALMIGHTY is "ALLAH". There is no plural of this word. Similar word is also available in the New Testament(Gospel). It is an opinion that this word means "Al-Elah" i:e "The Deity". The word "Elah" stands for "Deity" and "Al" for "The" in Arabic. In the Old Testament , the names of GOD ALMIGHTY are "JEHOVAH " and "YAHWEH" which are nearer to pronunciation of "ALLAH".
The Gospels tell us about the last words of Jesus. According to Gospels(the New Testament) there are three different versions of the last words uttered by Jesus on the cross.The reason is that ,only translations of Gospel are available instead of the original text revealed on Jesus.
According to Mark (15:34-35), Jesus yelled with a great shout "Eloi,Eloi, lama sabachthani?". Through the centuries, according to interpreters the last words of Jesus meant "My GOD, my GOD, why have You forsaken me?"
In Hebrew it is "Eli,Eli, lama azabtani?" while in Aramaic "Elahi,Elahi,lema sebaqtani?".
The word "Elahi" is available in Arabic which means "My Deity" or "My GOD".This word is also available in Psalms of David in the same meanings(the text of Psalm 22:2 in Aramaic).
According to Mark,followed by Matthew(27:46-47) the element of screaming has further been emphasized that some of those present at the moment would have understood that he(Jesus) was calling for the prophetElijah.
According to John(19:30) "As Jesus took the wine,he exclaimed:'It is finished' and bowing his head,he handed over his spirit."
According to Luke(23:46) there is a third and different version of the last words of Jesus "And shouting with a great shout Jesus said 'Father into thy hands I commit my spirit."
It is obvious that the scene of death of Jesus in past tense can't be described in a book revealed on him in his life time.It is only a historical statement which has been added in Gospel.
Let us discuss the word "father" quoted in translation of Gospel.There is a word "Rab" which means "Preserver,Cherisher,Sustainer,Master,Deity or Lord".This word was also used for "father" and its plural is "arbaab"(verse No.31 of surah No.9 of the last book of GOD ALMIGHTY).When used for GOD ALMIGHTY there is no plural of this word.
Jesus had used the same word for GOD ALMIGHTY which was wrongly translated as "father" by the interpreters.GOD ALMIGHTY is far away from eating,drinking and sexual relations.Those who eat and drink are subject to death and He will never die.He is The Creator and all others are His creatures who are subject to death.Adam was born without father and mother and Jesus was born without father as GOD ALMIGHTY is Omnipotent(Having Power over all things).According to verse No.59 of surah No.3 Aal-e-Imran (The Family of
Imran):" The similitude of Jesus before GOD ALMIGHTY is as that of Adam; He Created him from dust,then Said to him "Be": and he was."
There are two categories of prophets; "Rasool" and "Nabi".The word "Rasool" is derived from Arabic word "Irsaal" which means "to send".This is used for a Messenger of GOD ALMIGHTY Blessed with a Book,such as Moses,David,Jesus and Mohammed(Peace be upon them).
"Nabi" is an assistant/deputy to "Rasool" such as Aaron,Solomon,Zachariah and John(Peace be upon them). The word "Nabi" is derived from "Naaib" which means "deputy or assistant".
"Rasool" has also the powers of "Nabi" as such he is greater than "Nabi".Every Rasool is also a Nabi but it is not necessary that every Nabi is also a Rasool.No Rasool was killed or murdered as he was sent specially by GOD ALMIGHTY.However,other prophets who were not "Rasool" but only "Nabi",were murdered such as Zakariya(Zachariah) and John(Peace be upon them).Jesus was also a "Rasool"(Messenger of GOD ALMIGHTY Blessed with a Book) as such it was not appropriate for him to be killed/murdered ,but another person of the same resemblance was crucified in his place.Verses 156 to 159 of surah No.4 "An-Nisa"(Women) of the last Book of GOD ALMIGHTY tell as under:
"That they rejected faith;that they uttered against Mary a grave false charge;that they said(in boast),"We killed Christ Jesus the son of Mary,the Messenger of GOD;but they killed him not,nor crucified him.Only a likeness of that was shown to them.And those who differ therein are full of doubts,with no (certain) knowledge. But only conjecture to follow,for of a surety they killed him not;nay,GOD Raised him up unto Himself; and GOD is Exalted in Power,Wise, and there is none of the people of the Book but must believe in him before his death,and on the Day of Judgment he will be a witness against them."
GOD ALMIGHTY is also called "Rahmaan"(The Most Merciful) and there is no plural of this word also.The last two verses of surah No.17 "Bani Israel"(The Children of Israel) tell as under:
"Say,'Call upon Allah,or call upon Rahmaan: by whatever name you call upon Him,(it is well): for to Him belong the Most Beautiful Names.Neither speak your prayer aloud,nor speak it in a low tone,but seek a middle course between.Say,Praise be to Allah(God Almighty),Who begets no son,and has no partner in (His) dominion:nor (needs) He any to protect Him from humiliation:Yea, magnify Him for His Greatness and Glory !"
In verse No.82 of surah No.5 God Almighty(Allah) Admires the Christians and Says,"Nearest among them in love to the Believers will you find those who say,"We are Christians": because amongst them,there are men devoted to learning,and men who have renounced the world,and they are not arrogant."
GOD ALMIGHTY(ALLAH) Sees the Faith of inner heart and Says in verse No.62 of surah No.2: "Those who believe and those who follow the Jewish(scriptures) and the Christians and the Sabians,any who believe in GOD ALMIGHTY(ALLAH) and the Last Day,and work righteousness,shall have their reward with their Lord, on them shall be no fear,nor shall they grieve."
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