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Let's face it; every client and project may not be a match made in heaven. To avoid a catastrophe, gather as much information as you can about a client and their project to determine if the relationship/project will be a good match before you send a proposal, quote or bid. This will save you time and headaches in the long run.
Questions to ask New Freelance Writing Clients
1. What exactly is the project? Is it a blog? Do you need articles written? How about a newsletter? Make a client tell you exactly what it is they need and want.
2. Will I receive credit or byline? Some clients may or may not give you a link to your website. It's your decision as to whether or not you'll accept the project if the client says, "No, you cannot have a link to your website."
3. How long is the project? Is it ongoing? Is it one to two months? Ascertain the length of time for a project.
4. Who's the target audience? Some people need help determining their target audience. If you have a background in marketing, you could become a client's marketing consultant in addition to their freelance writer.
5. Who owns the rights? Unless you're writing for a magazine or newspaper (or you write a book), nine times out of ten, a client will retain rights to the written work you provide.
6. How did you hear about me? Clients may have found you through your website, social media websites, direct mail, etc.
7. What questions do you have for me? Of course, a potential new client will have questions for you.
8. My terms are 50% up front and the other half when the project is completed. If a project is month-to-month, I send an invoice at the end-of-the-month. Do these terms work for you?
9. Proposals. If the scope-of-work changes, I'll submit a change to the scope-of-work proposal. This may affect the 'original' fee. Work will not continue unless both of us 'sign off' on the proposal. Agree? Disagree?
Tip: A client who isn't thrilled about answering questions, or is evasive and indecisive indicates they could be a 'nightmare' client. They may be highly disorganized or can't figure out what they want. Also, you may not get paid on time or at all for your work. Have the courage to say, "Thanks, but no thanks."
Questions to ask New Ghost Writing Clients
1. What are you looking for? A fiction book? A non-fiction book? eBook? Children's picture book? Short story? Other?
2. How many words is your book? This could be an estimate if the person doesn't know exactly how many words they want.
3. Who's the target audience? Again, it's important to know the target audience.
4. Have you started on your project? Do you have sample chapters for me to look at?
5. Why do you want this book, eBook, short story, etc. written? What is the purpose of it?
6. Why are you considering hiring a ghost writer? Time? Don't enjoy writing? Focusing on business aspect? Other?
7. What kind of publisher do you hope to be working with? Do you want to sell your book to a traditional publisher, or self-publish it with a print-on-demand service?
8. What is your estimated budget for this project? This is a good way to 'weed' out a client who may not be able to pay your fee.
9. What is your deadline? How quickly do you need this material?
10. What voice, style and tone are you looking for? Conversational? Direct? First, second or third person? Omnipotent? Give explanations of these in case the client may not understand what you mean.
11. If I walked into a bookstore, what section would I find your book? Young adult? Children's? Self-help? Poetry? Science? Technology? Business? Travel? Other? It's important to understand and to ascertain if the client understands where they're book will be in the local or 'big chain' bookstore.
12. What authors have books like yours? This gives you a good idea of what a client is looking for.
13. Will I be interviewing anyone for the book? You could interview people for the book if it's a memoir, self-help, etc.
14. What questions do you have for me? Allow a potential new client to ask you questions. They should ask questions.
15. My payment terms are ___________. Give a client your fee and payment structure. Make sure they're comfortable with it.
16. How soon would you like to begin? A client may be anxious to begin straightaway. If the client/project feels good, go for it. If not, respectfully decline the project.
The more details you can obtain about a potential, new client the better you'll be able to 'tune-into' whether or not the client and or project is something you want to pursue. Please don't feel like you have to accept every new client and project. You don't have to. Listen to your 'gut instinct' and say "Yes" or "No" to a 'new' client.
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How often do you check yourself?
When things don't go the way we hoped we tend to blame everyone else. Even though there may be blame to be placed elsewhere how often do you check yourself to see what you could have done differently?
My first adult relationship was a really tough one. I mean not only was I young I was also not capable of understanding that you can love someone but not give yourself away over and over again to someone who does not give you the same energy back. I stayed because I thought love was supposed to be tough but I never asked myself, "until when"?
You are probably asking what does this have to do with me checking myself? Well if I had understood then what I know now I would have known to ask myself the right questions. For example, when someone has done the same hurtful things to you over and over ask yourself am I being fair to myself? Is this showing love to myself or am I hurting myself even more then they are? Knowing what hurts you yet allowing yourself to stay in that relationship.
Is that fair to you?
How much can you give someone that does not replace all the energy you are giving them? When your finally done with the relationship you have nothing but negative things to say about the other person but in reality this is a really good moment to check yourself.
As you reflect on the pain you have been through you should ask yourself why did I give them the power to take all of me and give nothing back? Why do I do that in all of my relationships? Don't let yourself off the hook by saying I am a nice person and people always take that for granted, or I give all of me and I am never appreciated.
Try asking these question did I give too fast? Did I give too much of me too fast? Did I see signs that I ignored because I just wanted to be in a relationship? Try asking questions like that and answering honestly. Check yourself!
Understand that when you answer the secret is to not do the same thing in the next relationship but to check yourself. It will be a challenge. You have to know it is not easy to take a good look at yourself and criticize your own behavior but if your goal is to not continuously go through life having to always bounce back then start checking yourself at work, at home, with friends, lovers and in your everyday actions.
You shouldn't ask someone else to be honest with you if you don't do it to yourself. Check yourself not to beat up on yourself but to build yourself up to a place where you understand that you don't deserve to be hurt and unhappy but you do deserve the exact opposite.
Give yourself permission to love you as you are but set standards and continuously check yourself to be sure that you are living up to them as well as someone you may allow into your life.
Enjoy the growth that comes with this practice!

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Brian S. Schreiber, age 56; beloved son of Geraldine and the late Robert Schreiber; loving brother of Donna, Debbie Hanisits and the late Kenneth; dearest fianc'e of Dawn Schaibley; dear uncle of Glenn, Allen, Amber, Angie, Kevin and Cheyenne; proud great-uncle of Adelina. Visitation Tuesday 3-8 P.M. Funeral Service Wednesday 10 A.M. at Lawn Funeral Home 7909 State Rd. Burbank, IL 604659. Interment Resurrection Cemetery. Funeral Info: 708-636-2320
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Sun is your personality. It's who you are as a person. Your spirit. Your vitality. What makes you feel fulfilled on a personal level.
Your Ascendant is what others see you as, it's a mask to the outside world, who you are in social situations. How you project yourself out to others.
Moon represents your emotions. It is your soul. The way you nurture and need to be nurtured. How you filter information internally in regards to your immediate reactions and feelings.
Venus represents how you love. It is what you find beautiful and attractive. What excites your spirit and soothes your soul. How you love and how you recognize and feel love. It is also our divine feminine energy.
Mars is the warrior planet and therefor rules dominance. It is our divine masculine energy. It rules anger and physical reactions. It is how we take action, what makes us take action, and what stirs us. What we find desiring and sexually pleasing.
Pluto is the planet of death and regeneration. It throws constant trials our way in order to teach us lessons. It is the planet of destruction in order to make room for creation. It is a highly internal, primal, and intense energy.
Jupiter is our 'bigger picture' of the world. It rules optimism and the future. It is expansive and all inclusive. It's bursting with excitement, joy, and hope. It rules justice and truth.
Uranus is the trickster planet and likes to throw a wrench in our plans. It is the eccentric genius. It shows us where we differ from the crowd, where we stand independent, and where we get sparks of insight and inspiration for positive progression.
Saturn is the harsh reality- it's every day life. It's where we must put in time in order to see results. It's the tangible world, the daily routine, the strict rules. It restricts. It sets boundaries. It lays down the law.
Neptune is very elusive, ruling over dreams and escapism. It has domain over drugs, fantasy, undercurrents of life, the collective unconscious. It is everything yet it is nothing. It casts a fog wherever it goes. It shows illusions and personal delusions and things that may or may not truly be there.


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Remember when I asked you guys which YP daruma was your favorite? Now I can reveal why! Next Monday, April 1, my very first
resin sandstone (WHOA) collectible from ShouldBee goes on sale at 9PM EST! Kitsuneruma retails for $30. Each piece stands 2 inches tall and is manufactured using the latest 3D printing technology. The first 25 orders will receive a limited edition signed piece of art from me! If you want to get the product page 4 hours before we release it to the world, sign up here.
I'm super excited! I've wanted toys of these little dudes for a while so it's great to finally get one out. If this does well, hopefully more will be on the way. And if you have an idea for a toy, head on over to ShouldBee and give it a try.
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I can spend hours looking through the ribbons, buttons, fabric, felt and beads in haberdashery shops. The quirky, independent ones are the best… the ones where tasteful pearl buttons and hessian rub shoulders with tangerine marabou trim and cross-stitch teddy bears.
I hope you'll find today's selection of pins falls on the tasteful side!
H is for Haberdashery (with a festive twist)
{I Heart Nap Time via Pinterest}
{Country Living via Pinterest}
{Whipperberry via Pinterest}
{Better Homes & Gardens via Pinterest}
{Fiona and Twig via Pinterest}
{The Clever Life via Pinterest}
{Polka Dot Skies via Pinterest}
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Hi The launchpad mini works with bitwig?
Yes soo ive heard :) I think you just use the normal launchpad script :) Here is one who bought pretty high up in the list https://www.facebook.com/groups/bitwigusers/search/?query=launchpad%20mini
Join to group and ask him how it was, i dont know him soo easier asking him , he also bought it soo he knows.
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Category — Dining Room
Gorgeous Home in Uruguay
I just visited Mixr and was excited when I came across this really beautiful vacation home in Uruguay owned by an Argentinian couple Federico Bonomi and Cynthia Kern. They originally purchased the 1800's farm house with the intention of turning it into a hotel. But during the renovation process, both became so attached to the building that they decided to keep it as one of their homes.
I love the splash of color they use with the sofa and the glam that the chandelier, mirror, and floor lamp add.
Now that's a huge fireplace! What a lovely border it has – I wonder how we could get our hands on some of that gorgeous tile?
The dining room chairs (in the photo to the right) look similar to the two chairs I bought (post) this past spring.
Images: Mixr
November 3, 2010 3 Comments
Dining by Design Detroit 2010 – More Photos!
As promised in my earlier post today, here are more photos from Dining by Design Detroit. Because there was so much to see, I took tons of pictures and wish I could include all of them. But nevertheless, here are some really fabulous dining settings. Hope you enjoy!
This table had a chandelier made of rope, two metal rings, and moss. The display had so many shrubs and trees that I felt like I was actually outside on someone's patio.
Very urban dining experience. This setting was made using 3 long tables put together to make one big square – great for entertaining a large group of people. I thought it was interesting that an architecture book was placed on the table (front right side). What a great topic of conversation for dinner!
Lots of squares and rectangles at this display. The plates were also square with a colorful geometric pattern.
This setup was elegant and crisp (with another square table – seems to be a popular choice).
I look forward to next years show and dream that more displays be added. Have a great evening and see you tomorrow!
Images: House of Many Hues
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Dining by Design Detroit 2010
Good Monday everyone! Hope your weekend was full of excitement and fun! Were you able to accomplish everything you had hoped for? Did you manage to sneak in some rest? My weekend was full of activities and work (huh!). But luckily lots of my work was related to the site which I enjoy.
You may have noticed that the "Free Projects" area is now active! I have worked on this section for a few weeks and hope you find something that will spark your creative side. My plan is to continue to add links and watch this area grow.
At the end of last week, I had the wonderful opportunity to attend Dining by Design in Detroit. You many remember that I talked about it last month in this post (at the time I had no idea that I would be going!). There were 27 displays in all with various design elements. The designers showcased imagination and lots of creativity. Take a look at some of the photos I took (there are quite a few!).
This was one of my favorites. I noticed a few displays using lettering and typography as a design element. Here it is used with the wallpaper, the block letters on the cake stand, and magazine covers on the photo stands. The lighting was made out of old canning jars, the placemats were sheets of colorful paper, and the apricots gave the display an appropriate "punch" of color.
In this dining experience, the bowls were filled with stones, moss, and little plants! I loved the square table and use of two benches.
More use of letters and typography! Block letters were even placed on the plates.
Checkout the chandelier – it's made of spoons and teacups!
More photo's to follow today!
Images: House of Many Hues
August 16, 2010 1 Comment
Dining by Design 2010
This year DIFFA (Design Industries Foundation Fighting AIDS) launched its 13th National Tour of Dining by Design. The event takes place in 5 cities around the country and showcases local talent in the design/architecture community. These people are paired up with Table Sponsors to then create a three dimensional dining display "that are works of art and wild beyond imagination". Here are some photos from previous years…
This setting has a very Asian inspired look. I love the pattern of the china and its pairing with the hot pink table runner – so beautiful! I did have to take a second look at this photo as I thought that chopsticks were placed on the plates.
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Ireland, the isle of saints and scholars, has a long history of thoughtfulness (despite the stereotyping by her powerful neighbour of her people as 'thick', uneducated, unwilling to be educated, doltish or otherwise unintelligent). Dr Tom Duddy explores this in his book, A History of Irish Thought. What's interesting, though, is that scholarship is associated with intelligence, a kind of analytic, morally neutral quality of intellectual investigation, whereas sainthood is associated with a focus on 'the good': what acts will benefit us, as people, to further the common good?
But, as Nick Maxwell points out in his extensive study of wisdom and the campaign to encourage institutions devoted to learning to extend their remit, and focus on helping humanity learn to live more wisely, wisdom and intelligence are not entirely separable. In fact, it is our unhealthy obsession with research as a tool for profit in business, without any questioning of the basis for such a social and economic model, that has led us into our present predicament.
The tradition of linking wisdom with intelligence, or scholarship with a modern-day interpretation of saintliness (defined simply as the desire to benefit humanity, and the wider world, altruistically, or in recognition of our interconnectedness), has deep roots here in Ireland. Jonathan Swift in his 'Modest Proposal' was clearly pointing out the brutality of thinking without an accompanying sense of empathy. Beckett explores the agony, but also the necessity for honest acknowledgement, of living without traditional reference points, and how we still seek to reach for some connection, to make a noise within the absurdity and nonsense, that might mean something to someone else.
However, there are also many Irish examples of the collective, or individual, use of intelligence to undercut, or harm, communities or individuals. Eamon de Valera has a mixed reputation, as does Bono, with his (perhaps understandable) unwillingness to contribute to the tax coffers of the country (coffers that have been ransacked to benefit a tiny proportion of bondholders while the majority of contributors still bear the brunt of the national debt – something of an example of collective scoundrel-ism). Michael O'Leary has not necessarily created social cohesion or benefitted the environment, or even created job security for many of his employees, although his business model has certainly helped make flying more affordable. More seriously, there are no doubt many good reasons why those who joined religious orders became abusers, but the harm they perpetrated is an enduring legacy of horror and shame. No doubt you can think of other saints who were scholars, or scholars – or at least relatively intelligent individuals – who were scoundrels.
What of the future? What of current attempts to create a coherent strategy that will benefit all? Mostly, now, we think of this happening at the political sphere. But scholarship has an important role to play in creating a thinking space for how to live. Scholarship is never neutral. There are always underlying frameworks, how the scholar imagines, consciously or unconsciously, the world to be, or the world as they would like it to be. An enquiry into how we can live not just intelligently, but wisely, is worth pursuing, even if the questions such an endeavour raises are difficult and controversial.
To see more of Maxwell's work, go to http://www.ucl.ac.uk/from-knowledge-to-wisdom


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What Is A Family?
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The concept of family is as old as humankind, but its social and legal definition has changed over the years. Discover the ties that bind us together in this moving program by Valarie Holmes. Explore the situation of Ann Ashby and her children, who escape the bonds of slavery. Through the efforts of Ann's free black husband, the family is reunited in freedom. Learn about the legal and social challenges slaves and free blacks in colonial Virginia faced as they sought to keep "family" together.


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It's the start of Sjögren's Syndrome Awareness Month and it's no joke.
For my first post on Sjögren's Syndrome, I'm going to list some key facts about it.
- It's pronounced "show-grins".
- The disease was first identified in 1933 by Dr. Henrik Sjögren.
- In the U.S. alone over 4 million Americans have Sjögren's, yet it is virtually unknown or completely misunderstood by the medical community. In contrast, only about 250,000 Americans have Multiple Sclerosis.
- 90% of sufferers are female. I'll talk more about this in a later post regarding Sjögren's impact on sexual intercourse, which may also help women who don't have Sjögren's.
- Those who have heard of it think it's just dry eyes and a dry mouth, but it's actually an autoimmune disease. Other autoimmune diseases you may have heard of include multiple sclerosis, lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, celiac's disease, mixed connective tissue disorder, scleroderma, Epstein Barr, Addison's disease, Grave's disease, Hashimoto's disease, inflammatory bowel syndrome, pernicious anemia, Raynaud's phenomena, sarcoidosis, psoriasis, and diabetes. There are probably more than those and I apologize if I missed one.
- Sjögren's is actually the third most prevalent of all rheumatic autoimmune diseases, surpassed by Lupus and rheumatoid arthritis.
- The only celebrity that is currently known to suffer from it is female tennis player Venus Williams.
- The best resource for information on Sjögren's Syndrome is the Sjögren's Syndrome Foundation. They publish a handbook with the most accurate information.
More to come in the month ahead. There's a lot more to know, but I figured a little bit at a time is best.


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Softball 2013
Hello all!
I know it's been a long time. If you take a moment to read the upcoming posts, you'll know why! 🙂 You know I have 3 lovely daughters- who all love softball! My "baby" got to play this year! So, all 3 girls were playing house….and I was coaching all 3 teams! And, my middle daughter made the town's 10U travel team. LOTS of softball this summer!!
I'll start with the little one, Juli. Only being 4, she was the youngest on her team. I've never coached girls this young. I had mostly 5 and 6 year olds, with a couple 8 yr olds. (When I started coaching Rae's team in 2011, she was 7 1/2 and so was the rest of her team!). It was a blast! These kids were adorable and played their hearts out. There was no pressure. Hit the ball, run. You get one base at a time. No one strikes out. Everyone bats every inning. Juli loved it. She played all over the field and did awesome batting. Yes, 4 years old and this girl was hitting pitches!! First coach pitch game she steps up to the plate and hits home plate with her bat! The parents went nuts! Can you tell she's been watching the big girls play?
Later in the game, this crazy child is running home, and, looks to me like she trips and falls on home plate. Skins her knee; normally she hates the sight of blood. She proudly shows it off saying "look, I'm bleeding like the big girls!". She runs over to Gramma asking "Gramma! Did you see me slide into home?" Yes, she tried to slide into home!!
Juli did well fielding, too. She even asked to play 1st base and was very close to catching throws from her teammates. She came a long way from yelling at us when we didn't throw the ball directly into her glove!
Award day the team got their trophies. She was so proud she took it to our family picnic later that day to show it off!
Rae played on 2 teams this summer. I coached her house team and she played travel too! I'll start with travel.
She played on the 10U Magic team, practiced all winter long and ended up earning the "Most Improved" award at the end of the season! We are so proud of the improvements she made in her game. Travel ball is full blown, regular softball! She had to learn to slide, run on dropped 3rd strike, steal bases…she had never played live pitch before either! It was a lot of fun watching the girls come together as a team and start winning games!
The first game of the season the girls lost by many runs to Lancaster. We finally won a few games (regular season and tourney games). We lost to Lancaster again during a tourney, but it was much closer. 3rd week in July we had to face them one more time in a play off game….Magic won 10-2!!!! It was such a great game. We showed sooooo much improvement from game 1! Rae had her biggest hit of the season during this game- a nice drive out past 2nd base!
These are a couple of my favorite team pics from our first tourney.
The majority of Rae's house team had moved up with her from the ponytail division…10 of 12 girls were new to the intermediate division (10U kid pitch) but we managed to take 4th place! Rae pitched in almost every game and did very well. She also played 1st and contributed to many outs.
Game 10 (last game) she pitched 4 innings, caught 2 pop flies, made a tag out and beat 2 girls back to 1st for outs!!
She also hit her first TRIPLE!!!
And I saved the best for last….
Nina moved up to modified this year. We had a great group of girls and parents. The girls worked very hard and worked together as team from day 1. Nina got to pitch a lot more this season and did very well! She threw many strikeouts!
She also played 1st and did awesome!
Not too many girls in house slide, but Nina learned to slide and loved it!
She may not be the biggest hitter, but she was one of the most consistent and had a great on-base percentage!
Our team went 7 games before they had a loss. 7-0, 7-1, 7-2. Going into playoff day, we were 7-2. Playing the team that gave us our 2nd loss; playing for 1st place. The girls showed up that afternoon ready to win…they batted first and started scoring runs. Making great outs in the field. We lost the lead…they rallied back. It was intense. Last inning, only up by 6. Nina is pitching and throwing good pitches. They score a run, and another, and another. It's 20-18, our lead, with 2 outs. The next batter plinks one right to Nina. She scoops it up and throws to 1st. Our 1st baseman is ready…makes the catch… WE WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! There were screams, shouts and tears!!!! They did it!!! I was so proud of these girls!! Out of 11 girls, 4 were new to this division and 2 hadn't played before!
This season may have ended at the end of July, but Magic try outs were mid August (oh yeah, did I mention I'm now coaching travel??) and we're starting our new season this coming weekend!!


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Mix Boy Football League 6"
Designed by the Taiwan illustrator and toy designer – Jian HungThis remarkable 6" figure is designed based on little hero character of his comic books. The ball is removable, you can shoot the ball onto his hand in any way. You will also get two tiny copies of Jian's comic books in the package about Mix Boy story. Game on!
Designer: Jian Hung
Dimensions: 6 inches (20 cm)
Material: Vinyl
This is collector's toy only. It is NOT designed or made for Children. Not for use or handling by anyone under the age of 15.


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The Case For Change Notifications in Pull-Based Databases
Datenbanksysteme für Business, Technologie und Web (BTW 2017) - Workshopband
Modern web applications often require application servers to deliver updates proactively to the client. These push-based architectures, however, are notoriously hard to implement on top of existing infrastructure, because today's databases typically only support pull-based access to data. In this paper, we first illustrate ...
NoSQL & Real-Time Data Management in Research & Practice
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Users have come to expect reactivity from mobile and web applications, i.e. they assume that changes made by other users become visible immediately. However, developers are challenged with building reactive applications on top of traditional pull-oriented databases, because they are ill-equipped to push new information ...


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Years ago, when I quit my job to be a full time parent to my two sons, there was a short period of time when – much to my shame - I was mesmerized by the sleezy talk shows that dominated day-time TV. One common theme was for women to come up on stage and tell the host and audience about their loser husbands or boyfriends who beat them up and/or cheated on them and/or were deadbeats. Then they would bring the man of the hour out on stage and a familiar pattern would unfold for our entertainment. The host and the audience would engage in a sort of mob-style intervention intended to fix the pathetic excuse for a man. He would be interrogated, berated and ridiculed in an effort to make him see the evil in his ways. Sometimes the woman would partake in the haranguing too. Other times she would just sit quietly, the helpless victim.
I was initially transfixed by this recurring spectacle for the novelty of seeing people behave this way, coupled with their puzzling lack of shame about putting their wretched relationships on display for an audience. Eventually, though, what interested me was the psychology of everyone involved. Why, I wondered, were the host and audience focused on the behavior of the man when the reason for his behavior was plainly obvious: he's a jerk and she tolerates it. The audience should have asked the woman, "What's wrong with you that you accept this abuse? How did you end up with this guy and why don't you leave?" But they rarely did.
This same peculiar mindset is currently on display among the "occupying" protestors in various cities across the nation. Supposedly, this "movement" is largely about anger over corporate greed and the failures of capitalism. If we accept – for the sake of argument - the premise that the problem with corporations is greed, then the question is: Do protests and mob violence do anything to eradicate greed? No. Just as the badgering by the audience did nothing to change the character of the men on the talk shows, waving signs, shaking fists and blocking traffic won't change the character or natural motivations of the people who run corporations, if indeed that is the problem.
To the extent that corporations take advantage of people they do so for the same two reasons that the men on the talk shows take advantage of the women: because they are free to pursue their own self interests and because some people seem to invite such treatment by virtue of their own choices in life. Given the two parts of that equation, the liberal remedy is always to seek to limit people's freedom to pursue their own self-interest through laws and regulations and, failing that, through intimidation. That's because the alternative of putting the onus on the individual to make choices that give them greater control over their lives is hard, and hard is a four-letter word to liberals. Certainly it's harder than the mindless task of marching around with signs and chanting incoherent slogans for a few days here and there (although I'm sure it's not always easy to find the proper hippie attire).
Going back to the women on the talk shows for a minute, the reasons were often obvious as to why they settled for bums. There was usually little evidence to show that they put much effort into making themselves attractive as mates in terms of appearance, education, personality or in other aspects of life. That kind of self investment typically requires sacrifice, discipline, patience and perseverance that some aren't willing to invest.
Consequently their choices in men were limited to those who were willing to overlook their shortcomings, and these were typically men with shortcomings of their own.
Similarly, those who believe they are being taken advantage of by evil corporations are often people who haven't invested the time, effort and other resources necessary to develop highly marketable skills and/or experience. Their unwillingness to do the hard things and make personal sacrifices to increase the value of their labor makes them their own worst enemy.
In contrast to the liberals' answer to corporate greed, real conservatives understand that the freedom to pursue and strive to maximize one's own self-interest is a necessary component of a successful society, and the attempts to quash that natural instinct are akin to killing the proverbial golden goose. They see the big picture, while liberals are forever blinded by the self-made bubbles they live in.
I understand there's a whole lot more at play here in terms of what's motivating the various factions of the OWS clowns, but this is a blog, not a book. I'm simply addressing one of their many phony grievances.


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The operation of this shoot board differs from other makes in that you move the plane by working the handle as shown in the images. Not easy when you also have to hold the stock by hand.
There appears not to have been any method of holding the stock mechanically other than by hand.
I would guess that this was made in the UK, perhaps a limited production, I know of one other that was shown in a woodworking magazine in the UK about five years ago.
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Random sets in economics – a cemmap masterclass by Ilya Molchanov (University of Bern) + workshop the next day
Dear colleague
Please see below details of a cemmap masterclass by Ilya Molchanov (University of Bern). Full information and booking instructions are on the cemmap website: http://www.cemmap.ac.uk/masterclasses.php?event_id=698
There is also a workshop following this class, 20 April 2012: New developments in the use of random sets in economics
(http://www.cemmap.ac.uk/conferences.php?event_id=737). This workshop is free of charge; please email events to reserve your place.
Many thanks,
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doctoral fellowships in Law, Economics, and Psychology
The International Max Planck Research School on Adapting Behavior in a Fundamentally Uncertain World (IMPRS Uncertainty)
invites outstanding candidates to apply for doctoral fellowships in Law, Economics, and Psychology
The IMPRS Uncertainty combines approaches from Economics, Law and Psychology to explain human decisions under uncertainty more effectively and to better design institutional responses.
Please see the attached document.
Dr. Susanne Buechner
International Max Planck Research School on Adapting Behavior in a Fundamentally Uncertain World
Max Planck Institute of Economics
Kahlaische Strasse 10
07745 Jena
mail: buechner(at)econ.mpg.de
phone: 0049 3641 686 677
fax: 0049 3641 686 623
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Trento Summer School XIII–Market Design: Theory and Pragmatics–6/25 to 6/ 6
25 June – 06 July 2012
"Market Design: Theory and Pragmatics"
Hotel Villa Madruzzo, Trento, Italy
Daniel Friedman, Professor of Economics, University of California, Santa Cruz.
David C. Parkes, Gordon McKay Professor of Computer Science, Harvard University.
Guest Lecturers:
S. N. Muthu Muthukrishnan (Google/Rutgers)
Tuomas Sandholm (CMU)
Paul J Healy (Ohio St)
Peter Cramton (Maryland)
Estelle Cantillon (ECARES, Brussels)
We would very much appreciate your bringing the attached announcement to the attention of graduate students, Ph. D. students and post-docs.
Further information about the school is available at the following web site
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Call for Papers: ASFEE 2012 – Montpellier, France
The next conference of the French Experimental Economics Association, ASFEE, will be hosted by the University of Montpellier (South of France), from May 31 to June 2, 2012. The conference welcomes presentations covering the following topics : lab experiments, framed and randomized field experiments, behavioral economics, neuro-economics, economic psychology. Theory papers explicitly dealing with experimental issues are also welcome. The conference language is English.
Guest speakers include Werner Güth (Max Planck Institute of Economics, Germany) and Peter Wakker (Erasmus University, Rotterdam, the Netherlands).
Preliminary schedule:
January 9 – March 31 : Abstract submission.
April 1 – April 16 : Notification of acceptance.
April 16 – May 30 : Registration.
Website: http://www.lameta.univ-montp1.fr/asfee2012
Contact: asfee2012(at)lameta.univ-montp1.fr
ESA-announce Final Call: ACLE workshop Behavioral Competition and Regulation
Final Call: ACLE workshop Behavioral Competition and Regulation (April 20)
Submission deadline: March 10
Dear collegues,
The Amsterdam Center for Law & Economics (ACLE) of the University of Amsterdam is organizing a workshop on Behavioral Competition and Regulation.
Keynote Speakers are:
Botond Köszegi (UC Berkeley) and
Maurice E. Stucke (University of Tenessee).
It will take place on April 20, 2012, in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
We welcome submissions from different fields, including experimental economics and behavioral economics. Submissions (full papers or abstracts) can be sent together with the author's address information to: ACLE(at)uva.nl. The deadline for submissions is March 10, 2012.
More information can be found at http://behavioralantitrust.acle.nl/.
Kind regards,
Jeroen van de Ven繼續閱讀 | Make a Comment ( None so far )
simu-conf Methodologies Track at WinterSim
Call for Papers
Modeling Methodology Track, Winter Simulation Conference 2012
Location: Berlin, Germany
Conference dates: December 9-12, 2012
Paper deadline: April 2nd, 2012
Modeling and Simulation Methodologies, theory and practice have provided a variety of new mechanisms for advancing the studies of
different phenomena in different fields (physical, biological, social, engineering, etc.). The purpose of the Methodologies track is to
facilitate the discussion and dissemination of the most recent advancements in the area of theory and methodology of modeling and
simulation. The main focus of the modeling methodology track is on methodologies that help to develop models, as well as on the software and tools to cope with the challenges involved in modeling, including lessons learned.
Topics included (but not limited to) are:
Formal Modeling Languages (Process Calculi, DEVS, CA, Petri nets,
Rule-Based Languages, etc.)
Stochastic Modeling
Multilevel Modeling
Parameter Estimation for Stochastic Models
Agent Oriented Modelling
Modelling Approaches for Real Time Systems
System Dynamics Representation
Component-based Approaches in Modeling
Model Repositories, and retrieval
Modeling Standardization
Multi-Formalism Modelling
Spatial Modelling
Case Studies on Modelling
Applications in all areas of modeling and simulation, incl. Systems Biology, Traffic, Networks, Manufacturing, Performance, and
Concurrency are welcome.
Program committee:
Michele Amoretti, University of Parma, Italy
Rassul Ayani, KTH, Sweden
Fernando Barros, University of Coimbra, Portugal
Juan de Lara, UAM, Spain
James Faeder – University of Pittsburgh, USA
Colin Gillespie – Newcastle University, UK
Jane Hillston – University of Edinburgh, UK
Michael Hucka – California Institute of Technology, USA
Franziska Klügl, University of Örebro, Sweden
Jean Krivine – Université Paris Diderot – Paris 7, France
Hillel Kugler, Microsoft Research, UK
Cédric Lhoussaine – Université Lille 1, UK
Charles Macal, Argonne National Lab, USA
Fabien Michel, University of Montpellier 2, France
Corrado Priami – Microsoft Research Trento, Italy
Hessam Sarjoughian, Arizona State University, USA
Claudia Szabo, University of Adelaide, Australia
Andreas Tolk, Old Dominion University, USA
Verena Wolf – Saarland University, Germany
Brenda Zhuang, The MathWorks, USA
Track chairs:
Mathias John, University of Lille, France
Gabriel Wainer, Carleton University, Canada
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ESA-announce SABE 2012 in Granada, Spain
Just a quick reminder of SABE conference at Granada (Spain).
Deadline is very near –> March 11th (Sunday)
Call for papers
The Granada Lab of Behavioral Economics and the Department of Economics, Universidad de Granada, organize the SABE Conference, 2012.
The SABE Conference 2012 will have four outstanding keynote speakers:
- James Andreoni (University of California, San Diego) "Herbert Simon Lecturer"
- Rosemarie Nagel (U. Pompeu Fabra)
- Jordi Brandts (U. Autónoma de Barcelona)
- Oscar Volij (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev)
Local Committee:
Pablo Brañas-Garza, Nikolaos Georgantzís, Natalia Jimenez.
Levent Neyse, Teresa García, Elena Molis, Melanie Parravano and Filippos Exadaktylos.繼續閱讀 | Make a Comment ( None so far )
IABE-2012 Venice: Submission Deadline March 15, 2012
We invite you to participate in the upcoming IABE-2012 Conferences as below:
IABE-2012 Venice (Italy) Summer Conference, June 8-10, 2012:
Submission Deadline: March 15, 2012! View the Call for Papers.
Please visit our website www.iabe.eu for more information on our refereed journals and the conference.
Submit your paper online at www.iabe.eu or email it to: Review(at)iabe.eu.
IABE-2012 Las Vegas Annual Conference, October 14-16, 2012:
Submission Deadline: May 31, 2012! View the Call for Papers.
Please visit our website www.iabe.org for more information on our refereed journals and the conference.
Submit your paper online at www.iabe.org or email it to: Review(at)iabe.eu.
Some of our refereed and publically available journal publications:
European Journal of Business Research (EJBR)
Journal of International Business and Economics (JIBE)
Journal of International Finance Studies (JIFS)
International Journal of Business Strategy (IJBS)
Journal of International Management Studies (JIMS)
European Journal of Management (EJM)
International Journal of Strategic Management (IJSM)
International journal of Finance and Economics (JIFE)
Journal of Academy of Business and Economics (JABE)
We invite you to visit our website www.iabe.eu for more information.
IJBR-2012 Special Issue on: Business and Developments in Euran Union. We invite you to submit a paper for the IJBR-2012 Special Issue June 2012 online at www.iabe.eu by March 15, 2012.
Best wishes,
Detelin Elenkov, Ph.D.(MIT)
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淡江大學產業經濟學系擬於3月15-16日舉辦「2012 International Conference on Trade, Industrial and Regional Economics」國際學術研討會,敬邀各位先進共同蒞臨參與,茲檢附本次研討會議程(暫訂)及報名表,歡迎踴躍報名。
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Bay Area Behavioral and Experimental Economics Workshop, May 4th-5th 2012, Santa Clara University
The Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara University will be hosting the Bay Area Behavioral and Experimental Economics Workshop May 4th – 5th, 2012. The call for papers is attached.
To sign up please complete the form following form:
For presenters, there will be breakfasts, lunches and a workshop dinner (on Friday, May 4th) paid for by the sponsors. Also, free on-campus parking and WiFi access will be provided.
We gratefully acknowledge funding from the Department of Economics at Santa Clara University, the Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara University, the International Association for Research in Economic Psychology (IAREP), the Society for the Advancement of Behavioral Economics (SABE), and the International Confederation for the Advancement of Behavioral Economics and Economic Psychology (ICABEEP).
Homa Zarghamee
Assistant Professor
Department of Economics
Leavey School of Business
Santa Clara University
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Third LeeX International Conference on Theoretical and Experimental Macroeconomics, Second Notice
CALL FOR PAPERS (Second Notice, Deadline is March 16, 2012)
Third LeeX International Conference on Theoretical and Experimental Macroeconomics
June 18-19, 2012
Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona, Spain.
The aim of this international conference is to better integrate the use of experimental and behavioral approaches into macroeconomics. The organizers invite researchers pursuing behavioral, experimental or complementary theoretical work on macroeconomic topics to submit an abstract, or preferably a completed paper by March 16, 2012.
The organizers will choose up to 13 papers from among the submitted papers and put together a two-day program of papers that will be announced April 1, 2012. Those whose papers are selected for inclusion on the program will be notified by email.
The keynote speakers are:
Shyam Sunder, Yale University
Ramón Marimón, European University Institute
Further details about the conference are available at the conference
The conference organizers are:
John Duffy, University of Pittsburgh
Frank Heinemann, Technical University of Berlin
Rosemarie Nagel, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, ICREA
At the same time we also wish to announce the fifth Barcelona LeeX
Experimental Economics Summer School in Macroeconomics, June 11-15,
2012 which will also be held at Universitat Pompeu Fabra.
Details about the summer school and application information are
available at:
Students and junior faculty with specializations or research interests in macroeconomics are especially encouraged to apply. Summer school students are invited to attend the third LeeX International Conference on Theoretical and Experimental Macroeconomics, which immediately follows the summer school.
Please forward this announcement to any interested parties.
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Contests, Mechanisms & Experiments Conference – 27th to 29th April 2012
The Department of Economics, University of Exeter Business School is pleased to announce a conference on Contests, Mechanisms and Experiments from April 27-29 to be held at University of Exeter. The conference aims to bring together researchers who are at the forefront of research in the areas of contests and mechanisms in theory and experiments to idyllic South West of England.
Our schedule is to have registration at 12-1 pm on Friday April 27 followed by lunch. The first talk will begin at 2 pm. There will be dinners on Friday and Saturday with a tour of the Exeter Cathedral on Friday and on Saturday we have planned a tour to Castle Drogo and a short walk to Fingle Bridge at the edge of Dartmoor. The workshop will end at 3 pm on Sunday. Each talk will be approximately 45 minutes.
The paper presentations consists of the following speakers: Tim Cason, Yan Chen, Alex Gershkov, Dan Kovenock, Vijay Krishna, Bernard Lebrun, Dan Levin, Ron Siegel, Aner Sela, Ted Turocy, David Wettstein, Eyal Winter and Charles Zheng.
We would like to invite participants to attend the conference. We will also have a poster session to be held during the conference. All participants are invited to submit posters. The posters as expected need to be in the areas suggested by the name of the conference, Contests, Mechanisms and Experiments. We will partially subsidize stay, travel and food for all participants whose posters are accepted for the poster session.
As there are limited spaces available, all interested participants should please let us know by March 15, 2012 at the latest if you are able to attend and also the title of the tentative poster you intend to present. Please email Steph Barnard (s.c.barnard(at)exeter.ac.uk<mailto:) with the details.
Please circulate this information to those in your department who may be interested in attending.
Prof Todd Kaplan
Dr Surajeet Chakravarty
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Athens Institute for Education and Research-ATINER (www.atiner.gr)
Call for Papers and Participation
7th Annual International Symposium on Economic Theory, Policy and Applications, 23-26 July 2012, Athens, Greece
Dr. Gregory T. Papanikos (President of the Athens Institute for Education and Research & Visiting Professor, University of Strathclyde, U.K.) and Dr. John Roufagalas, Professor, Troy University, USA & Head, Economics Research Unit, ATINER would like to invite you to submit a proposal for presentation at the 7th Annual International Symposium on Economic Theory, Policy and Applications, 23-26 July 2012, Athens, Greece organized by the Economics Research Unit of the Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER). For the program of the pervious conferences, book publications based on the conference papers and other information, please visit the conference website www.atiner.gr/economics.htm.
The registration fee is €300 (euro), covering access to all sessions, two lunches, coffee breaks and conference material. Special arrangements will be made with a local luxury hotel for a limited number of rooms at a special conference rate. In addition, a number of social events will be organized: A Greek night of entertainment with dinner, a special one-day cruise in the Greek islands, an archaeological tour (urban walk) of Athens and a one-day visit to Delphi. Details of the social program are available at http://www.atiner.gr/soc/2012SOC-ECO.htm.
Papers (in English) from all areas of Economics are welcome. Sessions will be organized along the lines of the Journal of Economic Literature Classification Index:
· General Economics and Teaching,
· Schools of Economic Thought and Methodology,
· Mathematical and Quantitative Methods,
· Welfare Economics,
· Microeconomics,
· Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics,
· International Economics,
· Financial Economics,
· Public Economics,
· Health, Education and Welfare,
· Labour and Demographic Economics,
· Law and Economics,
· Industrial Organization,
· Business Administration & Business Economics – Marketing – Accounting,
· Economic History,
· Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth,
· Economic Systems,
· Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics,
· Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics,
· Cultural Economics.
Selected papers will be published in a Special Volume of the Conference Proceedings or Edited Books as part of ATINER's book series. For Books and Proceedings of previous conferences you may visit atiner(at)atiner.gr), before 12 March 2012 to: Dr. John Roufagalas, Professor, Troy University, USA & Head, Economics Research Unit, ATINER, 8 Valaoritou Street, Kolonaki, 10671 Athens, Greece. Tel.: + 30 210 3634210 Fax: + 30 210 3634209. Abstracts should include: Title of Paper, Family Name (s), First Name (s), Institutional Affiliation, Current Position, an email address and at least 3 keywords that best describe the subject of your submission. Please use the abstract submitting form available at http://www.atiner.gr/docs/2012FORM-ECO.doc. Announcement of the decision is made within 4 weeks after submission, which includes information on registration deadlines and paper submission requirements. If you want to participate without presenting a paper, i.e. chair a session, organize a panel, evaluate papers to be included in the conference proceedings or books, contribute to the editing of a book, or any other contribution, please send an email to Dr. Gregory T. Papanikos (<a href="mailto:gtp), President, ATINER.
The Athens Institute for Education and Research (ATINER) was established in 1995 as an independent academic organization with the mission to become a forum, where academics and researchers – from all over the world – could meet in Athens and exchange ideas on their research and discuss the future developments of their discipline. Since 1995, ATINER has organized about 150 international conferences and has published over 100 books. Academically, the Institute consists of four research divisions and nineteen research units. Each research unit organizes at least an annual conference and undertakes various small and large research projects.繼續閱讀 | Make a Comment ( None so far )
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In this second fun video, testosterone runs rampant at the pumps. He with the smallest car wins.
Video: Felipe Massa pulling pranks in a Shell station
Shell has been pretty creative with their advertising over the past little while and in their newest they are having a bit of fun with Ferrari F1 star Felipe Massa. In this clip, Massa is hidden in a Shell station and gets some sun responses from the patrons:
Hooked on Driving Sample Video #3
Things are incredibly busy here in The Garage today, so it's a good time for a video. Oh and what a video. Shell's upcoming Hooked on Driving DVD is looking like it may be one of the best driver training aids ever produced. Sample clip #3 covers one of the questions most often asked by aspiring drivers, How do I heel & toe and why?
Hooked on Driving Sample Clip #2
This next clip is just great. The production team has managed to cram a pretty comprehensive introductory lapping lesson into a 4 minute clip. Listen carefully class, as this is the cheapest driving school you'll ever attend!
Once you're addicted to this dvd, you can visit the Hooked on Driving site to see pictures, find schedules and join the community.
Shell leads the way to lapping days
As anyone who's been involved in motorsports will tell you, the most common question that you are asked is "How can I get involved?" Shell has taken some initiative to become a leader in grassroots motorsports with the production of the Hooked on Driving dvd.
How and F1 Car Works
Sometimes corporations surprise me. Often, a lot of the stuff that sponsors supply to race fans can be pretty lame. This time though, the folks from Shell have hit the nail on the head. Shell Motorsports is offering a booklet called How An F1 Car Works. When I ordered it, I half expected a lame pamphlet with a few pictures and some childish writing. What arrived in the mail this week was a slick little magazine, with tons of informative info and some great pictures. This one will please the adults and the kids.
Be sure to visit Shell Motorsports and order yours asap, before they run out. This one's a keeper.


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Any predictions on reward checking rates over the next three years? Are they going to get worse? Stay the same? Improve?
I am thinking of switching part of my funds to a three year CD (three year because the rates are better than 1 or 2 years, but not longer than 3 years because I think the rates will start to go up by then).
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History Curriculum
The West London Free School history curriculum allows pupils to build a substantive and essential body of knowledge of both British and international history, playing an important part in a pupil's cultural literacy. Our curriculum will also ensure pupils are building the disciplinary knowledge of an historian's trade; for example, studying conflicting interpretations of the past or learning to draw conclusions from a diverse evidence base.
Consequently, our KS3 curriculum provides pupils with an extensive narrative of British history. This KS3 curriculum aims to build a foundation of knowledge essential for greater specialisation within our OCR Modern World GCSE and both Medieval and Modern A level options. Likewise, from Year 7 pupils will begin to learn the skills of an historian vital for success at GCSE and A level.
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Jonathan Bagg, viola
Fred Raimi, cello
The Ciompi Quartet was founded in 1965 by violinist Giorgio Ciompi. In addition to traveling widely for performances, all its members are professors at Duke University. Close ties to composers such as Paul Schoenfield, Stephen Jaffe, Scott Lindroth, and Pulitzer Prize winner Melinda Wagner continue to produce important contributions to the repertoire. The Quartet's Milken Archive recording of the quartets of Schoenfield (8.559418) adds to numerous other discs on the CRI, Arabesque, Albany, Toccata Classics, Gasparo, and Sheffield Lab labels, featuring music from Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven to the present.


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Harassment and bullying
Protection from harmful behaviour in the community or online
What this chapter covers
This chapter explains about the different legal steps you can take under the civil law (non-criminal law) to deal with various kinds of harassment, bullying or intimidation. This includes harassment by strangers in the community through things like stalking you or sending you threatening letters. It also includes "cyberbullying", which is where you're harassed through texts, emails or online posts.
The chapter also explains about when serious cases of harassment or bullying can amount to a criminal offence, so that you can lay a complaint with the police.
The chapter is broken down into these three sections:
- Harassment in the community: Getting protection under the Harassment Act – This section explains about getting a restraining order from the District Court, including:
- what kinds of behaviour amount to "harassment"
- how restraining orders will help
- how to apply for an order
- how to oppose an application that's been made against you for a restraining order
- what happens if a restraining order is breached.
- Cyberbullying: Protections against online/digital harassment – This section explains about the Harmful Digital Communications Act, including:
- the complaints and mediation agency
- how to go to the District Court to get an order to deal with online/digital harassment
- the principles the Act has established for online/digital behaviour.
- Going to the police: When the criminal law can help with harassment – The most serious cases of harassment or bullying can amount to a criminal offence. This section explains about these different offences, including:
- "criminal harassment" under the Harassment Act
- causing harm through "digital communications" – a cyberbullying offence under the Harmful Digital Communications Act
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An exciting start to 2020 as we announce the next chapter of PYF
PYF Connect An exciting start to 2020 as we announce the next chapter of PYF. Due to an increased demand for sector support, we have established a new strand to the organisation – PYF Connect. PYF Connect allows us to formalise our role in supporting the youth work sector at a local, regional, national and
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Launch of 'Preventing Youth Crime' project
A new service is being launched today (28 May) to offer support to children and families where there is a concern about a young person possibly at risk of or being exploited by a gang. Coventry City Council, West Midlands Police and local partners CATCH 22 and Positive Youth Foundation has been successful in bidding
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Staying Safe
A new programme to help young people make positive life choices and avoid the dangers of getting involved in knife crime and other forms of violence is being rolled out to every secondary school in Coventry. As part of its wide-ranging youth service offer, the Positive Youth Foundation (PYF) is leading on the Staying Safe
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February Half-Term Programme
Join us from Monday 18th February – Friday 22nd February from 12 – 3pm at Sidney Stringer Academy. Activities include: Boxing, Multi-Sport, Youth Club, Football. For just £1 per day, 8 – 18 year olds can join in all of the activies! For information, contact: Cormac Whelan Health & Sport Programmes Coordinator 07940978971
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PYF – 2018 Summer Programme
Positive Youth Foundation will be running a four-week community summer activities programme from Sidney Stringer Academy, CV1 5LY. The sessions will be delivered Monday to Friday, 12pm – 3pm with a sign-up fee of only £1 per week. In addition we will also be running a Youth Club for ages 14 – 18 from Hillfields
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Refugee Week
Positive Youth Foundation are looking forwarding to a week of huge celebrations for the twentieth year of Refugee Week in 2018. Working alongside Coventry City Council's MiFriendly Cities programme, Coventry Refugee & Migrant Centre, the Positive Images Festival and Fargo Village, we have put together a programme of events and activities for all. From Monday
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Refugee Week
Join us from 18th-24th June for Refugee Week in Coventry. Click on the events below for more details: 18 Eid Celebration – Refugee Week 19 Health Fayre and Athletes Village – Refugee Week Nations Cup – Refugee Week 20 Fusion – a fusion of artistic talent under one roof – Refugee Week 21 MiFriendly Cities
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Half Term Programme
Here at PYF we are gearing up for a half-term full of activities for young people aged between 8-18. From Tuesday 29th May – Friday 1st June we shall be running a whole host of activities in five city locations: Sidney Stringer Sports Facility Blue Coat CofE School Primrose Hill Park Eagle Street Park Hillfields Young Peoples Centre
Coventry's young people speak out about knife crime
Original article credit: Coventry Observer YOUNG people across Coventry have spoken out about the consequences of carrying and using knives amid worrying knife crime increases. A total of 300 young people have been involved in a series of sessions run by Positive Youth Foundation (PYF) to voice their opinions on knife crime. The participants came
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Rashid's Royal Ramblings
A week after the visit to the Positive Youth Foundation of HRH Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, we have reflected on exactly what the visit meant to all involved. Our thoughts flow between a truly humble outlook on our journey, to sheer excitement expressed by the young people and the city at large. What is
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BRADFORD, Pa. – For the second year in a row, the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford has been named a Military Friendly School by G.I. Jobs magazine.
The list honors the top 15 percent of colleges, universities and trade schools that are doing the most to embrace America's veterans as students.
Schools on the list range from state universities and private colleges to community colleges and trade schools. The common bond is their shared priority of recruiting students with military experience.
The tens of billions in tuition money now available with the passage of the Post-9/11 GI Bill last year has intensified an already strong desire by colleges to court veterans into their classrooms.
"This list is especially important now because the recently enacted Post-9/11 GI Bill has given veterans virtually unlimited financial means to go to school," said Rich McCormack, G.I. Jobs publisher. "Veterans can now enroll in any school, provided they're academically qualified. So schools are clamoring for them like never before. Veterans need a trusted friend to help them decide where to get educated. The Military Friendly Schools list is that trusted friend."
Derek Blumke, president of Student Veterans of America and a member of the list's Academic Advisory Board, agrees. "The Military Friendly Schools list is the gold standard in letting veterans know which schools will offer them the greatest opportunity, flexibility and overall experience. It's especially important now with so many schools competing for military students."
Pitt-Bradford is participating in the Yellow Ribbon Plan, which fills the gap between in-state and out-of-state tuition for qualifying out-of-state veterans.
Pitt-Bradford will also waive its application fee for veterans and accept some credits from military training and experience.
Like all Pitt-Bradford students, veterans will be eligible for extra academic assistance from the Academic Success Center, and disabled veterans can receive additional assistance from the center's learning development specialist. Some students may also be eligible for TRiO Student Support Services, which helps first-generation, disabled and other qualified students adjust to and succeed in college.
The list was compiled through exhaustive research starting last April during which G.I. Jobs polled more than 7,000 schools nationwide.
For more information on Pitt-Bradford or an eligibility consultation, contact Bob Dilks Jr., director of transfer and nontraditional student recruitment, at firstname.lastname@example.com or visit www.upb.pitt.edu/veterans.aspx .
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We got onto Squaw Pass Road from its eastern end near Bergen Park. I was riding Scarlett, my 2014 Ural Patrol. The weather was warm, the skies were partly cloudy and just a bit windy.
We didn't really see Fall colors until we gained a little bit of elevation above Bergen Park's altitude. First it was one Aspen which had turned color, then more were passed by us and soon it was time to start stopping for pictures.
Soon after the above shots, Scarlett's lost power and acted like she'd run out of gas. I had filled up the tank in Morrison so that wasn't it. I checked two of the three relays under her seat, nothing, no noise from the fuel pump. I couldn't get to the third relay easily and then it occurred to me it could be the ignition switch again somehow (even though the starter was cranking).
Took me over an hour to swap it out with the new one I'd gotten from the dealer. Managed to bugger up the connector as I had to forc the old wire assembly off. Still, I got the new ignition assembly in place, still no joy, the fuel pump remained silent.
Since now I had all my tools out, I got out the flat tip screwdriver and levered the third relay off, tried my spare relay and Bingo! I could hear the whine of the fuel pump and the engine caught! Buttoned up Scarlett, put away my tools and it was on to Echo Lake.
The following pictures are from the western half of Colorado Highway 103:
I started exploring Vetterman Gulch, turns out to hold a few National Forest camp sites and some mountain cabins. As I was picking out a site for pictures, the engine died on me again. Dammit.
I pushed Scarlett over to the side and reached for the new relay which I'd left hanging since I didn't want to remove the seat to properly mount the relay. That had been planned for tomorrow you see. I checked the relay, it seemed nice and secure. I tried the ignition one more time and the engine started just fine! Weird. I wonder if the jostling along Vetterman Gulch Road (dirt road) caused the relay to act up?
I placed the third relay on a small platform at the front of the seat and didn't experience any further issues all the way home. I plan on securing the relay in the morning, probably go and buy a couple more spares. I hope, that's the end of that particular problem.
Although I had ScooterBob with me, I never thought to dig him out of his storage box for pictures. Sorry about that.
There's more riding planned for Fall Colors, so hopefully I'll be able to show SB with the Colorado Gold we get around this time of year.
24SEP Update re electrical issue.
I think I found the problem and it wasn't the relay. Somehow, the connection for fuse 6 (parking lights) had come loose enough to cause intermittent connectivity for power to the fuel pump! How parking lights are involved with fuel pump power is unclear to me now but I could definitely replicate the symptoms by wiggling that connection. It's now much more secure so hopefully that fixes that!


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Thanks Tom. That helped.
"Mercadante, Thomas F" <thomas.mercadante_at_labor.state.ny.us> wrote:Joshi,
It is actually working as it is supposed to work. The default value is only included if the column is not used in the insert statement.
For Sql*Loader purposes, I would use a nvl function in the sql*loader control file to load the value you need. The control file would look something like:
Col_name terminated by "," "nvl(:Col_name,'YOUR VALUE')"
Good Luck!
Tom Mercadante
Oracle Certified Professional
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From: A Joshi [mailto:ajoshi977_at_yahoo.com] Sent: Wednesday, July 28, 2004 1:39 PM
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Subject: ** default in sql loader
I have table and it has a field that has a default. I am loading the table from sql*loader. When the field is null in data file I want it to put the default. However it does not work. Even at sqlplus level if I insert a row using insert into .... values... it only puts the default if the field is not included. If the field is included in the list and a null is specified then it does not put the default.
One way to overcome this is have a pre-insert trigger which checks for null and then puts the default but I am avoiding that and also if the default changes then I have to change the trigger. MAybe I am missing something basic here. Can someone help. Thanks
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Stick figure
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A stick figure is a very simple drawing of a person or animal, composed of a few lines, curves, and dots. In a stick figure, the head is represented by a circle, sometimes embellished with details such as eyes, mouth or hair. The arms, legs and torso are usually represented by straight lines. Details such as hands, feet and a neck may be present or absent, and the simpler stick figures often display an ambiguous emotional expression or disproportionate limbs.
Graffiti of stick figures are found throughout history, often scratched with a sharp object on hard surfaces such as stone or concrete walls. Stick figures are often used in sketches for film storyboarding.
The stick figure's earliest roots are in prehistoric art. Tens of thousands of years later, writing systems that use images for words or morphemes—e.g. logographies such as Egyptian and Chinese—started simplifying people and other objects to be used as linguistic symbols.
There is also a modern history that traces at least in part from Rudolf Modley's extending the use of figures from Isotype for commercial use. The first international use of stick figures is in the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Pictograms created by Japanese designers Masaru Katzumie and Yoshiro Yamashita formed the basis of future pictograms.[1] In 1972, Otl Aicher developed the round ended, geometric grid based stick figures used on the signage, printed materials, and television for the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.[2][3] Drawing on those and many other similar symbol sets in use at the time, in 1974 and 1979 AIGA (commissioned by the U.S. Department of Transportation) developed the DOT pictograms—50 public domain symbols for use at transportation hubs, large events, and other contexts in which people would know a wide variety of different languages. These, or symbols derived from them, are used widely through much of the world today.
A stick figure at the prehistoric Leo Petroglyph in the United States.
The AIGA symbol for drinking fountain.
One of Otl Aicher's stick figure signs at the 1972 Munich Olympics. Aicher's ubiquitous pictograms form the template for many subsequent designs.
Stick Figure example through video
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- The London-based graffiti artist Stik uses stick figures in his work.
- Comics such as The Order of the Stick, Nothing But Stick Figures, Wait But Why, and xkcd depict characters in a stick figure style.
- Stick figures are often used in animations made with Adobe Animate. Such figures are easy to draw and can be traditionally animated much more quickly than full drawings. Some online cartoon series, such as Xiao Xiao, have been made using the software.
- Many other stick figure animation suites exist, which allow the user to create an animation frame-by-frame, or by extrapolating the intermediate frames between a start and endpoint. Animations can be exported in various formats and shared online. Stick figure animation software includes Pivot Stickfigure Animator.
- One of Animusic's most well known animations is named "Stick Figures", the centerpiece being a robotic bass guitar with arms reminiscent to that of a stick figure, playing itself with a "tapping" method reminiscent of a Chapman Stick.
- ^ "Visual Design". Official Report of the 1972 Olympic Games, volume 1. Munich: Pro Sport. 1974. p. 272. OCLC 1076250303. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
- ^ "Otl Aicher pictograms and the 1972 Olympic Games". Otl Aicher pictograms. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
- ^ "Otl Aicher". Architectuul. Retrieved June 21, 2020.
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SGA Referendum
February 1st, 2016
On Friday January 22, 2016 the Student Government Association opened a student-body wide Referendum on the idea of fossil fuel divestment at Barnard College. Divest Barnard approached SGA last semester around October to gauge whether SGA would be willing to hold the referendum, and it was agreed upon to have it run live during program filing week during the first couple of weeks back on campus in the spring.
This Referendum is important to the divestment campaign as SGA has the unique opportunity of reaching the entire student body through email and using the BCIT platform to collect this data – access that Divest Barnard does not have alone. Similarly, other divestment campaigns that DB has been working closely with (predominantly in the Seven Sister Schools) have held college wide referendums to bolster support and educational awareness of their campaigns amongst the students and highlight to Administrators the importance of divestment.
We are thrilled to announce that the Referendum passed with 95.92% in favor of fossil fuel divestment. The voting population was 23.82% of the student population, which was enough to be deemed legitimate by SGA. In terms of the next steps for our campaign, we will be using this overwhelmingly positive support to work with SGA to get a statement of endorsement of our campaign. Given that the student body demonstrated their immense support for divestment from fossil fuels, we hope that SGA will legitimize their concerns for us to use in negotiations with Administrators and the Board.
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We've been in the Office 365 (Microsoft 365) business since 2007. The Online Microsoft suite changes at a rapid pace. We keep track of those changes and can consult what to use and how to use the Office 365 suite.
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When you have a document with legal implications heading off across the world, you need to ensure that it is fully understood. Even if the recipients speak English or you have someone on your team who speaks another language, there is still room for misunderstanding, mistranslations and in turn legal ramifications. There is also oneRead More »Read More


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Spring reins supreme with this lovely hand-painted needlepoint canvas from Alice Peterson Company. Depicts a bicycle basket overflowing with spring flowers. Measures 8"x8" on 13 mesh canvas. We would be happy to choose needlepoint threads for this project. If desired, please leave a note asking us to do so along with a phone number where we can reach you. We will call you to place a separate order for your threads!


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Lawyers at Norton Rose Fulbright have a deep understanding of many of the available tools for managing political risk for projects in Africa. We have worked on a number of transactions with direct forms of political risk coverage including International Development Association (IDA) and Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) policies. In addition, we have extensive experience working on African transactions involving multilateral banks and export-credit agencies which are often thought to provide a form of soft political risk cover based on the influence that they are able to exert.
World Bank Group and IDA Partial Risk Guarantees
Partial Risk Guarantees (PRGs) from the World Bank Group (either the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) or IDA) are able to cover project lenders and equity investors against risk of a government (or government-owned entity) failing to perform its contractual obligations with respect to a project. IDA PRGs are available for all countries eligible for IDA credits. The scope of political risks, including size of the risk covered, is negotiated on a deal-by-deal basis and may include: currency inconvertibility/ non-transferability, political force majeure, government and state-owned entity (e.g. utilities) payment obligations and regulatory risk. IDA PRGs will frequently be implemented with the use of letters of credit posted by commercial banks where the beneficiary is able to draw on such LCs for covered events and if the government entity fails to re-pay such draws within the contractually specified period, the LC issuing bank is entitled to make a claim on an IDA guarantee. World Bank Group PRGs may also be set up with direct payment from the guarantor to the project lenders or owner.
MIGA guarantees
The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), also a member of the World Bank Group, provides political risk insurance guarantees for cross-border investments. MIGA policies can cover debt as well as equity investments. MIGA guarantees may cover currency inconvertibility and repatriation risk, expropriation, certain forms of political force majeure and breach of contract by government parties. MIGA guarantees are available for a minimum of three years and up to a maximum of 15 years (with 20 years possible in exceptional cases).
Multilateral banks and export-credit agencies
Although loans from such entities do not provide explicit political risk cover (and political risk is not an excuse for non-performance by the borrower), involvement of multilateral banks and export-credit agencies are thought to carry a form of soft political risk cover. In the event that there is a default on a loan facility caused by a political event, the effort that such entities might bring to bear, either as part of the global multilateral institution community or as a sovereign state entity is thought to help reduce the likelihood of such defaults in the first place and to provide a level of influence at senior government levels that could help resolve and/or restructure such defaults.
Frequent issues arising from PRGs
We are experienced with many forms of PRG instruments and are well-positioned to help project participants understand their impact on project development and financing. Listed below are a few of the issues that we have frequently assisted clients with PRGs.
- Analysis of available coverages and exclusions to quantify the scope of the residual (i.e. uncovered) risk.
- Review of the grounds for suspension and early termination of PRGs, both in terms of obligations to be complied with by the policy beneficiary (e.g. fee payments, environmental and social requirements for the underlying project and anti-corruption measures) as well as the state actors.
- To the extent that a letter of credit is to be used as an intermediary instrument between the PRG insurer and the beneficiary, it is important to understand the changing appetite of commercial banks for these types of instruments (particularly, in respect of amount and tenor), despite the fact that such instruments are backed by a PRG guarantee. We believe this risk is becoming increasingly relevant as the tenor of project loans has been increasing, while commercial banks' appetite for the issuance of long term letters of credit has been decreasing.
Our experience with PRG products in Africa
- Representation of International Finance Corporation on the Freetown power project, comprising the development, financing, construction and operation of a heavy fuel oil fired 50MW independent power project in Freetown, Sierra Leone. The project is being developed by CEC Africa Sierra Leone Generator Limited as a special purpose private company established by CEC Africa Investment Ltd and TCQ Power Ltd.
- Representation of a group of multilateral and commercial lenders in connection with the financing of a 87MW power project in Kenya, including a MIGA political risk policy covering the commercial lender and an IDA PRG covering the political risk faced by the project.
- Representation of a group of multilateral lenders in connection with the financing of a 67.5MW power project in Senegal – project included an IDA PRG.
- Representation of a group of multilateral lenders in connection with the secured financing of the privatization of a cross-border railway in Kenya and Uganda – project included an IDA PRG.
- Representation of ContourGlobal in connection with a methane extraction and production facility with an associated 25MW power plant on Laki Kivu at Kibuye, Rawanda financed by Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund, FMO and the African Development Bank – project included a MIGA guarantee.
- Representation of Stanbic and ICBC in relation to a 83MW power project development by Triumph in Athi River, Kenya – project included a MIGA guarantee and an IDA PRG.
- Representation of ENI in relation to its US$6 billion investment in the OCTP Gas project in Ghana – the project includes the largest single IDA PRG to be issued to date.
- Representation of IFC in connection with the development of IDA PRG forms to be utilized in connection with IFC's Scaling Solar initiative.


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Unite Union has welcomed the 50 cent an hour increase in the minimum wage but says that no matter what level the minimum wage reached it is of little benefit unless it is combined with an end to zero hour contracts.
Unite is calling on the government to set a target to have the minimum wage progressively increased from its current level of about 50% of the average wage to two-thirds of the average – which was the standard in New Zealand in the past.
The entire benefit of a pay rise can be lost for someone on around 20 hours a week if they lose only one hour's pay. We will be taking a claim for guaranteed hours to be the norm in the negotiations this year with fast food companies and others who have most staff working under what have been dubbed zero-hour contracts because they have no guaranteed minimum number of hours.