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Ask a allowance abounding of hiring managers which resume cliche is best acceptable to accomplish their eyes cycle aback in their heads, and they'll apparently all accord you the aforementioned line:
"Proficient in the Microsoft Appointment Suite."
This cord of acutely b words sunk its hooks into the job seeker's dictionary years ago, and charcoal a resume basic to this day—and for no acceptable reason.
Yeah, anybody wants to angle a little. But added your resume with "skills" aggregate by anybody with an appointment job signals to administration that you absolutely don't accept any abilities at all. It adeptness alike bandy you out of the running.
"In 2018, if you're attempting to get a job, the anticipation will be that you are computer literate," says career adviser Carlota Zimmerman. "If a appellant actively told me she was activity to address 'proficient in MS Appointment Suite' on her resume, I'd ask her, 'Why stop there? Can you additionally use a knife and fork?'"
This is not to abuse the absolute Microsoft apartment of programs, nor its users: Ability in some Microsoft tools, such as Excel, OneNote, or PowerPoint, can be adorable to recruiters. But there are bigger means to blow about your abilities than relying on a dried catchall term.
Here are a few resume dos and dont's to accumulate in mind.
The alone affair worse than application "Proficient in Microsoft Appointment Suite" as a amateur for, you know, absolute abilities is application "Microsoft Word" instead.
You wrote your resume application some array of chat processing software, right? It stands to acumen that you accept a baseline adeptness of the best accepted one out there. No charge to alarm absorption to a affairs best middle-schoolers can handle.
"Listing Microsoft Chat as a accomplishment should be removed from every resume," says Andrew Selepak, a communications able and abettor at the University of Florida. "You wouldn't account the adeptness to blazon in a resume that you typed. If you befuddled easily with addition during a job interview, you wouldn't acquaint them one of your bigger abilities is the adeptness to agitate hands."
A few alone Microsoft programs — and assertive capabilities aural those programs — do deserve a nod. Maybe you can assignment Excel axis tables like nobody's business. Or maybe you're the alone one on your aggregation who can whip up a memorable PowerPoint presentation. In those cases, feel chargeless to pepper in a few of these expert-level skills. Aloof be specific.
"Detailing your absolute adeptness of the software is a abundant way to angle out," says Zachary Vickers, a career adviser and hiring administrator at Resume Companion. "Expand aloft absolutely how you're accomplished with the Microsoft Appointment Suite. Mention that you apperceive how to body spreadsheet formulas in Excel, consign PowerPoint slides into video formats, or absorb abundance apps with Outlook."
There's a aberration amid abilities and experience: It's the bisect amid what you can do and what you've already done. Recruiters appetite to see the latter, and industry-specific keywords that reflect that experience. So alike if you're applying for a position that would absolutely crave you to use programs like Chat and PowerPoint, it's bigger to accord specific examples of how you acclimated the programs, instead of aloof active them off.
"If I'm hiring for an admin abettor or abstracts access position, I adopt to see things like how abounding words per minute you can type, or examples of agreeable you wrote … such as official aggregation letterheads or ebooks," says Amine Rahal, architect of the agenda business close IronMonk.
Many job seekers affirmation to be "fluent" in the absolute Microsoft Appointment Suite, career experts say, aback what they absolutely beggarly is, "I use Microsoft Chat and I've opened PowerPoint a few times."
"Job seekers may accept a apart estimation of the chat proficient," says Andrew Quagliata, a academician in administration advice at Cornell.
Quagliata acclimated to assignment as a manager, and says he already abstruse afterwards the actuality that a new appoint had aria about her capabilities. Afterwards that, he started testing candidates. "I still bethink the time a appellant stood up and absolved out of an account in the average of an Excel assessment," Quagliata says. "He had listed 'Proficient in Microsoft Office' on his resume."
Be honest: Do you absolutely apperceive every affairs like the aback of your hand? If you're embellishing, it can backfire.
There's one barring to appealing abundant all of the above: if you're sending a resume in acknowledgment to an ad that accurately seeks Appointment skills. That's because appellant tracking systems, the software companies use to array online applications, are programmed to browse resumes for keywords accompanying to the job posting.
If the ad you're applying to has Microsoft Appointment software amid its appropriate skills, you should absolutely actualize a adaptation of your resume that includes it. Mirror the ad's delivery as is — whether that's advertisement anniversary alone affairs or application the catchall "Microsoft Appointment Suite."
"Employers' software isn't acute abundant to accept that Microsoft Appointment includes Excel, Chat and PowerPoint, so if the job announcement lists the specific programs, your resume should account anniversary program, too, so you can bout those keywords," says able resume biographer Kelly Donovan.
But again, if a job ad doesn't accommodate Appointment as a requirement, skip it for added accordant info.
"Put yourself in the apperception of the recruiter," says Ben Guez, architect of addition business agency, Laxir. "Think, what accomplishment will be advantageous for the position? If I am attractive for a agenda banker I appetite to see 'Google Adwords, 'Facebook Ads,' and 'social media.'
"I don't absolutely accord a abuse if you were accomplishing abundant PowerPoint in academy … It won't accompany amount to the company."
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Oman Air returns to World Travel Market in London this month to celebrate five years of operating its flagship daily non-stop and direct route between Muscat and London.
The route was launched in November 2007, initially flying into Gatwick, before switching in 2009 to Heathrow Terminal 3. Over its five years of operation, the route has seen the introduction of brand new Airbus A330 aircraft and the unveiling of Oman Air's first-ever First Class cabin, the launch of the world's first full in-flight connectivity with both mobile phone and wifi internet access, and the confirmation of the UK as the source of the greatest number of visitors to the Sultanate of Oman.
Oman Air will be represented at World Travel Market by its Chief Commercial Officer, Abdulrazaq Al Raisi, and Country Manager for UK and Ireland, Rohan Alce. They will be joined by teams from both Oman and the UK and the airline's magnificent two-story stand, built with a blend of traditional Omani and modern design, will host representatives of the travel trade and media, as well as individual travellers who wish to find out why Oman's reputation as the perfect destination continues to grow.
Wayne Pearce, Oman Air's Chief Executive Officer, comments:
"We are looking forward to once again having a major presence at World Travel Market, where Oman Air will be celebrating the fifth anniversary of its service between Muscat and London. This route has been a resounding success for Oman Air, confirming London as a flagship destination within our continuously-growing network and underlying the valued and long-established relationship between the two countries.
"World Travel Market is an invaluable forum for creating new partnerships with the travel trade, renewing existing relationships and raising awareness of Oman Air's outstanding products, reliability and value. I am sure that we will enjoy a very pleasant and valuable stay in London."
In addition to the fifth anniversary celebration, Oman Air will be showcasing its A330 Business Class seat, following its second consecutive win in the "World's Best Business Class Airline Seat" category of the World Airline Awards. The awards, operated by independent airline specialists Skytrax, are based on a year-long, worldwide survey of more than 18 million air travellers and also saw Oman Air placed within the top ten rankings of a further eight categories.
Abdulrazaq Al Raisi added:
"Having won an average of one international award per month over the last three years, Oman Air has ascended to the top tier of international airlines and offers luxury not just in Business Class, but in every class. However, we also offer great value – as our current online offers show – and we look forward at WTM to working with members of the travel trade to ensure that as many people as possible are able to make the most of that value."


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A teacher at a California daycare center has been arrested after she admitted to drugging toddlers' drink cups with a sleeping aid, police said Tuesday.
Sgt. Troy Hoefling said investigators were called to the Kiddie Academy in Morgan Hill, Calif., on Monday, three days after teacher Deborah Gratz was fired. Administrators told police that Gratz had put Sominex, a sleep aid, into the drinks of children as young as one.
In a written statement, academy spokeswoman Rose Chin said that administrators spotted the laced drinks early in the morning on Friday, and none of the 10 children in the class ended up drinking from the cups.
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The academy, which is independently owned, said that this was the only instance they are aware of regarding Gratz putting the sleeping aid in the drinks. She was immediately fired and later arrested on felony child endangerment charges.
The school statement read in part that the "safety" of the children is Kiddie Academy's "top priority" and that its 80 students are cared for by "exceptionally qualified teachers."
The news comes a day after reports exploded about a teacher at a school in a nearby city accused of taping up a 2-year-old for refusing to take a nap. The teacher has since been forbidden by the state to work at the school.
READ: State Investigates Pleasanton Christian Preschool Where Teacher Ties Up Toddler
Gratz has been a teacher at Kiddie Academy for the past five years. She was the full-time teacher of a class of toddlers aged 1 and 2 years old.
The case came to light when someone said they spotted Gratz puting an unknown substance into the drinking cups of some of the children last Friday, police said.
When Gratz was confronted by facility administrators, police said she admitted that the substance was Sominex.
Police said they searched Gratz's Hollister home on Monday and arrested her after the search.
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Market's 'Fear Gauge' Makes Rare Visit Below 13
The market's so-called fear gauge sank Friday, dropping below 13 for the first time in more than 5 1/2 years, as investor worries about market swings appeared to fade.
The Chicago Board Options Exchange's Volatility Index dropped as low as 12.29 Friday–the lowest intraday level since May 22, 2007, as the gauge extended a streak of trading below 14 to an eleventh-straight session–the longest such streak since an 18-day run ending April 27.
"The VIX absolutely imploded," said Mark Sebastian, chief operating officer at consulting firm OptionPit, citing headlines that suggested a confrontation over U.S. borrowing limits might be avoided. "With debt-ceiling fears pushed off and no major news expected over the next month, I wouldn't be surprised to see the VIX keep falling and threaten 2006 lows."
The VIX–calculated from the prices investors are willing to pay for options tied to the S&P 500—finished down 1.11 points, or 8.2%, at 12.46, notching the lowest finish since April 27, 2007. The VIX has plunged 45% over the past three weeks, after the index peaked at 22.72 amid concerns about whether the government would be able to reach a budget and tax deal before the end of last year.


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Finding the Right fit
Recent changes in regulations and the availability of new pesticides may change the way we do business. The loss of old products is being offset by the introduction of newer products. These new products can be quite effective when used properly, but they require a new perspective for proper use and timing of treatments.
Changes in our industry have been quite dramatic over the past 20 years. Corporate mergers, new markets, pests, products and regulations are just a few. Pesticide use in the urban environment, increased demand for near-perfect landscapes and increasing regulations, including the Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA), will continue to drive change. It is inevitable and, in an industry such as ours, we must constantly be receptive to change.
Less than a year ago we experienced change that was implemented through the FQPA. Limitations were placed on the use of Dursban and other chlorpyrifos products, and more recently, diazinon. The state of New York recently enacted legislation that allows communities to require a 48-hour prior notification to residences within 150 feet of a pesticide application. Existing stocks of isofenphos will soon be depleted and bendiocarb will also no longer be available.
The question one might ask is whether or not there are any good changes. The answer to this question is a resounding "yes." Obviously, cultivars and plant material are much improved compared to a few decades ago. And we have seen significant gains in the durability and hardiness of many new turf varieties. However, customer expectations and demands force us to push these new cultivars to their limits.
In the past few years, we have seen some major changes in the types of pest-management tools available. Some of the improvements have come through plant resistance, but we also have seen a major shift in the product types. In the area of insecticides, the long-running organophosphate and carbamate products have been joined by pyrethroids. More recently, compounds such as the nicotinoids and phenylpyrazoles have been added to the arsenal. For a variety of reasons, including improved efficacy as well as regulatory restrictions, some of these new products are replacing some of the old standards.
The new compounds may be a good fit for your landscape maintenance needs. Their toxicities to non-target organisms may be less than the older compounds, and many of them have lower use rates. These new products help us respond positively to concerns over pesticide use. New regulations such as the FQPA continue to impact the older products we use in landscape maintenance, and the new products offer excellent alternatives.
Have the new products made our lives easier with the challenges of pest management? The answer is both yes and no. Yes, these new products offer you numerous benefits, and they are effective. But at the same time, the new chemistries provide more challenges in certain situations. Gone are the days of broad-spectrum, long-residual insecticides. Today's newer products are target-specific. This isn't necessarily bad. However, we have become accustomed to products that offer a reasonable level of control for a broad range of pests. We have also become accustomed to curative insecticide treatments.
Products such as imidacloprid (Bayer's Merit and other brands) give us a glimpse into the future of grub insecticides in turfgrass. While most products generally work best when directed towards smaller grubs early in their development, imidacloprid took this a step further. It works best when applied during egg laying or early egg hatch. In effect, it works best when applied preventively.
The subsequent marketing of halofenozide (Dow AgroSciences' Mach 2) added another product that demonstrated advantages from an environmental perspective. In addition, the soon-to-be released thiamethoxam (Syngenta's Meridian) is another product with lower toxicity than many of the older chemistries. Other products, such as fipronil (Aventis' Chipco Choice), provide mole cricket control at remarkably low rates.
New chemistries tend to have a narrow control spectra, specific timing and low application rates. These attributes make them a good fit for IPM where individual targets are identified.
- Narrower spectrum
As a general rule, newer insecticides are not as broad-spectrum as their predecessors. For example, Imidacloprid does not control turf caterpillars, and halofenozide is not effective against mole crickets. They are, however, quite effective against the pest species for which they are registered. Traditional broad-spectrum chemistries have provided us the benefit of targeting multiple insects from a single application. However, new chemistries applied to combat a specific pest or developmental stage have less effect on other pests and non-target organisms.
This narrow spectra may limit the range of control, which could result in outbreaks of other pests that were previously controlled by broad-spectrum chemistries. This aspect requires us to continually monitor pest levels.
- Specific timing
The second point is that the new chemistries may be more specific in the timing of application. You may consider a product that is used in a preventive manner as being counter to an IPM approach. However, the characteristics of these newer products do fit into an IPM context. A preventative application — in an area with a known history of infestation — can replace a curative treatment with higher rates and less target specificity.
By developing and using an IPM program, we seek to reduce off-target effects. The narrower spectrum of many of the newer insecticides helps us meet that goal. Specific timing of application may also limit off-target exposure by targeting specific developmental stages.
- Pest ID is the key
Because many of these new products have narrower spectrums of control, you must properly identify the pest. This goes beyond just knowing the difference between a white grub and an armyworm. Even the species of white grub can be important because their developmental stages may differ.
- Learn the life cycles of your pests
You must acquire a good knowledge of pest biology to make IPM work. To make certain products work, you need accurate application timing. By understanding life cycles, you can determine when to apply. This will also help identification efforts.
- Monitor pests
To implement these new chemistries into IPM, you need a good monitoring program. By monitoring, you can determine the potential for a pest problem and develop a clear picture of pest development. Without monitoring, you will have no basis for application timing.
- Monitor applications
Because some of the newer products are applied at much lower rates, more than ever, you need to calibrate equipment accurately. Also, proper application accuracy has become even more important. A small error in calibration or application can be the difference between success and failure.
You will only have a handful of serious pests to consider in most turfgrass settings. Therefore, you don't need to understand an entire book of insect information. Selectively choose those pests of greatest importance in your area. Develop a pest notebook that provides the necessary information you need to know about each potential pest. Obtain information from local universities, conferences, extension organizations and workshops. Keep pertinent information close at hand. Building a solid knowledge base of your pests, whether they be weeds, diseases, or insects, is critical to success. By doing so, you'll be able to obtain great success with the new products while enjoying the benefits they provide.
New products offer the advantages of lower rates, reduced non-target effects, lower mammalian toxicities and new formulations. As we look even further in the future, I expect that we will see even more such products that will require extra vigilance to use. However, none of the characteristics of newer insecticides should make them any more challenging to use if we do our homework on our pests and use them appropriately.
Dr. R.L. Brandenburg is a professor and extension turfgrass entomologist at North Carolina State University (Raleigh, N.C.).
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Olympus slims down with Stylus 1040
The most visually arresting new offering from Olympus this evening, the slim Olympus Stylus 1040 pushes the high-fashion envelope in the manufacturer's Stylus lineup of ultracompacts.
Sporting a 10.1 megapixel sensor and a 3x optical zoom, the sliding front 1040 offers twelve shooting modes including an Intelligent Auto setting and an in-camera panorama function. With a depth measurement of only 0.65 inches, the 1040 is also the slimmest Stylus model yet.
A 2.7-inch HyperCrystal LCD provides high-contrast image reproduction, glare control, and 140-degree viewability in every direction.
The newest Stylus incorporates a full complement of Olympus's current technologies, including multi-face face detection, Shadow Adjustment Technology, Smile Shot, Perfect Shot Preview, and Perfect Fix in-camera editing – all powered by a TruePic III image processor.
Digital Image Stabilization is employed to provide sharp shots in less than ideal lighting conditions; there's no optical or mechanical IS on the 1040, however.
As with the rest of this group of new models, the Stylus 1040 should be available in October, attractively priced somewhere around the $200 according to Olympus.
Olympus Stylus 1040 Specifications:
|10.1 megapixels, 1/2.33″ CCD
|3x (38-114mm) zoom, f/3.5-5.0
|2.7″, 230K-pixel HyperCrystal II LCD with five steps of backlight adjustment
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|Program, Intelligent Auto, Scene, Movie
|Scene Presets
|Portrait, Landscape, Landscape with Portrait, Night Scene, Night Scene with Portrait, Sports, Self-portrait, Smile Shot, Cuisine
|White Balance Settings
|Auto, Daylight, Overcast, Tungsten, Fluorescent 1, Fluorescent 2, Fluorescent 3
|Metering Modes
|Digital ESP, Spot, Face Detection AE
|Focus Modes
|iESP Auto, Spot AF, Face Detection AF, Macro
|Drive Modes
|Not Specified
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|Auto, Red-Eye Reduction, Fill, Forced Off
|Self Timer Settings
|12 seconds, Off
|Memory Formats
|xD-Picture Card, microSD (with included adapter)
|Internal Memory
|File Formats
|JPEG, Motion JPEG
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|640×480, 30 fps
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|USB 2.0, AV output
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If you like it then you should have put a ring (pull) on it... CSPI to Beyonce: Stop promoting Pepsi Cola, you're 'literally sickening Americans'
In a letter to the singer, CSPI executive director Michael Jacobson said: "You occupy a unique position in the cultural life of this country and are an inspiring role model for millions of young people…
"Your image is one of success, health, talent, fitness, and glamor. But by lending your name and image to PepsiCo, you are associating those positive attributes with a product that is quite literally sickening Americans."
He added: "We doubt that PepsiCo would spend $50m unless it was confident that it could recoup many more times that amount by selling disease-promoting products to your fans, both young and old... I respectfully urge you to reconsider."
Marion Nestle: 'This is a clear win for Pepsi. And a clear loss for public health'
In a Q&A with writer Kerry Trueman posted on Civileats.com and the Huffington Post, Marion Nestle, professor in the department of nutrition, food studies and public health at New York University, said: "From where I sit, Beyoncé has crossed an ethical line. She is now pushing soft drinks on the very kids whose health is most at risk.
"Her partnership with Pepsi will make public health measures to counter obesity even more difficult. This is a clear win for Pepsi. And a clear loss for public health.
"Beyoncé has now become the world's most prominent spokesperson for poor diets, obesity and its health consequences, and marketing targeted to the most vulnerable populations."
The percentage of American children drinking carbonated soft drinks has declined noticeably since 2006
The CSPI, which recently launched a provocative video featuring soda-guzzling diabetic bears to highlight the perils of excess soda consumption, has repeatedly called for action at a state and federal level to try and curb soda consumption, and claims that "each additional sugary drink consumed per day increases the likelihood of a child becoming obese by 60%".
However, according to data unveiled in October at the Food & Nutrition Conference & Expo (FNCE), the percentage of American children drinking carbonated soft drinks has actually declined noticeably across all age groups since 2006: FNCE hot topic: The percentage of American kids drinking soda has dropped noticeably since 2006
Collaboration is lead example of how Pepsi is pioneering a new way for brands to engage with musical artists
As part of her deal, Beyoncé will star in a new 'Live for Now' TV ad in 2013 and perform at the Pepsi Halftime Show during the February 3 Super Bowl; while her image will appear on print ads, promotional materials in stores and on some cans of Pepsi in Europe.
In a fact sheet outlining the scope of its collaboration with Beyoncé, PepsiCo says that Pepsi has had a relationship with the singer for more than a decade and says their new "creative and wide-ranging global collaboration" is "the lead example of how Pepsi is pioneering a new way for brands to engage with musical artists, moving from sponsor to partner".
FoodNavigator-USA has contacted PepsiCo and Beyonce's spokesperson for comment.


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Police: Male Duo Planned to Kidnap, Rape and Eat Kids
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Federal investigators say 38-year-old Michael Arnett of Roeland Park, Kansas, and 57-year-old Ronald Brown of Largo, Florida, conspired to commit horrific crimes against children. According to court documents, the pair conspired to kidnap, torture, rape and murder children then cook the young victims' body parts on a stove.
Agents have now arrested Brown, a popular puppeteer, who on Facebook brags about performing in schools, malls and even for the Tampa Bay Rays. In May, federal agents arrested Arnett at his home at the corner of West Juniper and West 55th Street in Roeland Park. In a new development, agents say they seized Brown's computer and that they tracked online conversations between Arnett and Brown on Yahoo about "kidnapping kids and eating them."
Federal agents also say they seized multiple, disturbing pictures from Brown's Florida home, including pictures of children in bondage positions and pictures of dead children. In May, investigators confiscated a photo of a naked toddler, in a roasting pan, from Michael Arnett's Roeland Park home.
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'I will live in the Past, the Present, and the Future!' Scrooge repeated, as he scrambled out of bed. 'The Spirits of all Three shall strive within me. Oh, Jacob Marley! Heaven, and the Christmas Time be praised for this! I say it on my knees, old Jacob, on my knees!' (Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol)
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That is so beautiful. I am still learning about the whole decorating thing. Our old house was a falling apart farm house so all of our money went to fixing it up. This is our third Christmas here and I can't wait to check out all of the amazing things you guys are doing on here.
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Mitigating Systemd
Funtoo currently has no plans to migrate or adopt systemd as it's default init system. This does not prevent you from using systemd on your system. CoreOS, for example, is a systemd based system build on Gentoo.
For users not seeking to use systemd, that is, most Funtoo users, this page will serve both as the Funtoo development team's planning for the future, and information on how to avoid systemd in your system.
Components of systemd
Provides replacements for the following daemons or utilities:
- sys-apps/sysvinit
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- cron
- atd
Provides a user console daemon and handles Linux Virtual terminal support.
This is a tiny daemon that can be used to control the host name and related machine meta data from user programs. It currently offers access to five variables:
- The current host name (Example: dhcp-192-168-47-11)
- The static (configured) host name (Example: lennarts-computer)
- The pretty host name (Example: Lennart's Computer)
- A suitable icon name for the local host (Example: computer-laptop)
- A chassis type (Example: "tablet")
Provides logging functionality.
Provides replacement for the system logger.
The daemon provides both a C library interface (which is shared with logind) as well as a D-Bus interface. The library interface may be used to introspect and watch the state of virtual machines/containers. The bus interface provides the same but in addition may also be used to register or terminate machines.
This is a tiny daemon that can be used to control the system locale and keyboard mapping from user programs.
Manages user logins and seats. Replaces sys-auth/consolekit.
A system service that manages networks. It detects and configures network devices as they appear, as well as creating virtual network devices.
A system service that manages network name resolution. It implements a caching DNS stub resolver and an LLMNR resolver and responder. It also generates /run/systemd/resolve/resolv.conf for compatibility which may be symlinked from /etc/resolv.conf.
This is a tiny daemon that can be used to control the system time and related settings. It currently offers access to four settings:
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- A boolean controlling whether the system RTC is in local or UTC timezone
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A system service that may be used to synchronize the local system clock with a remote Network Time Protocol server. It also saves the local time to disk every time the clock has been synchronized and uses this to possibly advance the system realtime clock on subsequent reboots to ensure it monotonically advances even if the system lacks a battery-buffered RTC chip.
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- net-misc/ntpclient
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An Event Review is a meeting between the student organization's leadership and pertinent campus offices, such as University Event Management and Public Safety, to discuss the details of a student event that has been determined to need additional coordination and planning. Please speak with your advisor regarding whether your event will require an Event Review so that he or she can schedule a meeting. Event Reviews must occur at least 10 days prior to the date of the event and are generally scheduled on Tuesdays from 2:00,-4:00pm, Wednesdays 2:00-4:00pm, and Thursdays 10:30am-12:30pm. Accommodations for other times may be made provided reasonable advance notice is given.
Your event may require an Event Review if it involves any of the following criteria.
1. Presence of Press/Media (Invited or otherwise)
The presence of media at an event invites the involvement of the Office of Public Affairs. Public Affairs will work closely with the student organizers in drafting press releases and organizing the press check in. Most importantly, they will be sure that the press/media conforms to the University's various policies on press/media coverage.
It is important to note that the presence of press/media also has logistical implications. Please discuss these with your advisor as early as possible.
2. Advertised Beyond Columbia's Campus:
The means of advertising the event and the composition of the audience, with respect to CUID and non-CUID, are particularly important components of the event. Events that are advertised exclusively on campus and are CUID only require a different level of planning than a similar event with a large number of Non-CUID guests.
Once an event is advertised beyond the Columbia Campus, particular attention needs to be given to capacity. In such cases, it is recommended that the event be ticketed so that the venues capacity is not exceeded.
3. High Attendance/Capacity:
The number of attendees has obvious affects on the logistical support of the event. Consideration must be given to the choice of venue as well as the infrastructure of that venue, including furniture possibilities, set-up time, technical support, security personnel, and access.
Capacity has far reaching effects on an event and as such, one should always weigh how changes to an event (i.e. means of advertising, addition of speakers, etc.) may potentially impact the size of the audience. The design of the event's infrastructure is based on assumptions made during the planning process. Significant changes to the capacity may render the event's infrastructure totally useless and the event must be redesigned.
4. Presence of Alcohol:
The presence of alcohol at an undergraduate event automatically triggers an Event Review. In practice, whenever there are events with a mixed audience of over 21 and under 21, Alcohol Proctors are assigned and Public Safety is present. Therefore, it is beneficial for the organizers, advising office, University Event Management, and Public Safety to meet and discuss the event in great detail.
5. Potential for Significant Disruption
A great deal of planning is done around what to do if there is a disruption to an event. Disruptions can be environmental (i.e. lightening at an outdoor event) or come from members of the audience, invited guests, or others. Certainly there is a threshold as to what constitutes "significant." While some disruptions can be a nuisance they do not put the event at risk. Significant disruptions are those situations that may jeopardize the event.
The University has a mechanism to assist the organizers of an event, assembly, protest, or demonstration in ensuring an event continues without disruption. Organizers or advisors may request Presidential Delegates be present at their event. A Presidential Delegate is summoned through the Office of Public Safety. Should any member of the Columbia Community (students, faculty, or staff) be in violation of the Rules of University Conduct, the Delegate will warn those parties to cease their actions. If they refuse, the Delegate can request their Columbia ID and refer the individual to disciplinary action. The purpose is to avoid a situation where the event may be prematurely ended because of the conduct of an individual or individuals.
6. Security Concerns on the Part of the Recognized Student Group or Guest
Many speakers, particularly Heads of State, travel with very specific security requirements. As such they may need to relay this information to Public Safety. These considerations can effect:
1) Choice of Venue: Some venues are better suited than others to support high profile speakers with security concerns. Many Heads of State prefer Lerner Hall to other venues on campus because the Auditorium provides discrete access for the speaker to enter the building. It also provides for a room where the speaker can be brought and secured in the event of an incident.
2) Screening of Audience: Some speakers may require all guests to pass through magnetometers (metal detectors) prior to entering the venue. It is rare; however, such requirements need special planning such as ensuring that there are adequate electrical resources to power the units.
3) Event Timeline: Events where bags are searched or audience members pass through magnetometers require more time to get the audience cleared and seated. These factors must be considered when determining the setup time needed for the event.


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My goal lately has been to get organized. I have tons of papers floating everywhere and digital files that need renamed and organized. I decided to use my bookmarks and make a Resource Toolbox as suggested by Thomas MacEntee from GeneaBloggers. If (when) my computer dies I will still have my favorite genealogy sites listed on my blog.
My bookmarks are not organized so I started there. I made folders for States, Surnames, and other titles. I then went through my bookmarks and put them in the right folders.
Then I created a page on my blog titled Research Toolbox. I then listed out the sites I like to access under headings. (Go ahead, you know you want to look at them.)
Focused? What's That?
Of course in the process of this I got distracted and started looking at the site Genealogy Book Links. I had saved this long ago, but never really looked at it. It lists all the States that have digital books and I clicked on Kansas. At the bottom was a link for Wilson County Marriages, Kansas. I clicked on the link and searched for the name Parsons.
I knew my 2nd Great Grandmother Mary M. Scates had married William Parsons but I knew nothing else about him. They had five children between 1893 and 1898, but he did not show up on any census.
I did find Mary listed in the 1900 census in Wilson Co., Kansas as a widow with her five children, but I wanted to find out more about William Parson.
Success with searching
Searching the book for Parsons came up with 8 hits. I was ecstatic to find William Parsons marriage record to Mary Scates. (I did the happy dance a little too loud as my husband walked into the room to see what was the matter.)
They married on 14 May 1891 in Benedict, Wilson Co., Kansas by H. White. In parenthesis there is more information added by the author. It states that his father was James Parsons and his mother was Mary J. Fincher and that William was born in Missouri. She also correctly states that Mary Scates father was Samuel Scates and her mother was Eliza Bearden and Mary was born in Tennessee.
Great Clues for me to work on
I then transcribe the information for William and Mary. I also transcribed all the other Parsons so if they end up related I will have the info, or if they are not related I can know who lived in town and who belongs to who. (Or is that whom belongs to whom?)
I also transcribed all the hits for Fincher and Scates. I spent most of the day searching and transcribing and entering info into my database. Lots to follow up on now.
I haven't finished my Research Toolbox yet but I did get another generation back and lots of good info. I know I have to organize, but the searching and finding is just the best part of genealogy.
Wouldn't you agree?
Here is my Parson Line:
1.) James Parsons m. Mary M. Fincher
2.) William Parsons b. abt 1859 in Missouri married Mary M. Scates b. Dec 1867 in Tennessee
m. 14 May 1891 in Benedict, Wilson Co., Kansas
A. Ruth Parsons b. Jan. 1893 Kansas
B. Cress Parsons b. 25 July 1894 Kansas m. Flossie F.
C. Ora Parsons b. 16 Dec. 1896 Kansas m. Adam Stegman (My line)
D. Opal Parsons b. Oct. 1897 Kansas
E. Osie Parsons b. Dec. 1898 Kansas m. Marion Walker
We are all linked to Generations Past. I am exploring the genealogy, history and stories of the TELESCA, HEFLEY, HARDEE, STEGMAN, STUBY and other related families. Join me in my journey and if you connect to a surname, please contact me - We may be related!
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Getting Organized helped me find another generation back
Posted by Tina Telesca at 7:21 PM
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- kaufygalAugust 24, 2011 at 7:39 PM
Excellent information.... Did the Parsons ever live in Fredonia , Kans.? I was just near there and thought Grandma had lived there.ReplyDelete
Looks like the Scates and Parsons both lived in Benedict in Wilson County. Is that near Fredonia?ReplyDelete
Some of the other Parsons lived in Fredonia but I have not made connections with they yet.
I think you and Jane should make a trip up there and find out? LOL
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My interest in Wonder Woman has always been lukewarm, with a back issue collection ranging somewhere between Dazzler and She-Hulk. This essay was the result of an invite from Noah Berlatsky over at the Hooded Utilitarian who's currently working on a book devoted to William Marston and Harry Peter's Golden Age run on Wonder Woman (they created the character). Noah had blogged his way through every issue of the comic, and was celebrating with a roundtable on the final issue (#28). Since it was clear that I pretty much loathed Marston's ideas, Noah figured it would be fun to get a negative take, and the following was what I delivered. At one time, the bondage theme had led me to try a volume from the DC Archive editions, but the mind-numbing repetition of "oh, you've bound my bracelets" and "now, I have you tied up with my lasso" only proved what I thought impossible: how meek and boring sadomasochism could be. I imagine what Suehiro Maruo might do with the character -- questionable as feminism, true, but free of tedium. This is a roundabout way of saying I prefer my feminist icons with teeth. And Marston wasn't interested in artistic ambiguity, but propaganda:
[That w]omen are exciting for this one reason — it is the secret of women's allure — women enjoy submission, being bound [was] the only truly great contribution of my Wonder Woman strip to the moral education of the young. The only hope for peace is to teach people who are full of pep and unbound force to enjoy being bound. … Only when the control of self by others is more pleasant than the unbound assertion of self in human relationships can we hope for a stable, peaceful human society. [quote from p. 210, Jones]
Submission as an essential quality of womanhood might sound dubiously feminist, too, if not for Marston's insistence that what is woman's by nature should be a virtue for man to follow. There was no Sadean intent for us perverts. Submission was Marston's end to violence, not a subset. When moralizing critics of his day objected to the overtly fetishistic nature of Wonder Woman, Marston's response was that bondage is a painless way of showing the hero under duress. Unfortunately, he was correct: his and Peter's depiction is about as troublingly kinky as the traps laid for Batman in his sixties TV show. As issue 28 indicates, even the villains use physical force only to subdue the heroines, never for torture: When Princess Diana and her mom are bound by burning chains, Eviless makes it clear that the flames don't actually burn. [p. 20] As fetish or drama, this is about as flaccid as it gets.


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Celebrating illustration, design, cartoon and comic art of the mid-20th century.
Tuesday, May 16, 2006
Good Artists: A Dime A Dozen
"I'm going to New York. I don't know if I'll accomplish anything but I have to give it a shot."
Will was speaking to his employers at TDF. It was 1952. "The problem was", he says today, "good artists were a dime a dozen back then. Even when I was doing my thing during the 60's and 70's, there were so many good artists. We were a dime a dozen."
In New York, Will would interview at one art studio and ask them about their competitors. In that way, he'd find out about whom else he could approach for work. "I interviewed at Fredmann/Chiat", says Will, "it was the same year Bob Peak started there. If I had stayed with them, I would have been sitting alongside Peak. But I chose poorly. I chose to go with a studio called Byron Musser. The owners were very nice. One fellow even had me out to dinner at his home on Long Island for Thanksgiving."
"But they couldn't get me any work. And the one saleman there was terrible. I was glad to take work home, otherwise he'd be right there over my shoulder the whole time. It was awful."
Will remembers there were several artists at Byron Musser, a couple of whom he befriended. "The one fellow said to me, "Why in the world would you come to New York?'". Will had begun to wonder that as well.
By now Will had bought a house in Terrytown, NY and sent for his young family, but as his savings ran out so did his determination. Things might have been different if he had been single, but he had a family to support and there were better prospects back home in Toronto.
Taber, Dulmage & Fehely were only too happy to get back their star illustrator. What Cooper was to New York and the American illustration market, TDF was to Toronto and the rest of Canada. TDF's salesmen brought more assignments from more clients than Will could handle. By 1960 you'd have been be hard pressed to open a newspaper or magazine and not see Will's signature on either advertising or editorial art - or both.
In just seven short years since his New York misadventure Will Davies had gone from dime-a-dozen to top buck.
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These are fascinating stories, Leif, and I really enjoy reading them. It is difficult to understand how fiercely competitive the NY market was until you read how it affected the lives of individuals like Will Davies. A lot of very talented illustrators bet everything on making it in NY, and the trail today is littered with their bleached bones by the side of the road. Of course, every once in a great while, one succeeded-- like the proverbial starlet who hits it big in Hollywood.ReplyDelete
I have had the pleasure of talking with other illustrators like Mark English, Bob Heindel and Bernie Fuchs who all struggled to get to NY from small towns, and who all spoke about the place with the same reverence that Davies did. Bernie Fuchs glows when he tells the story about arriving in NY and running into Al Parker, Coby Whitmore and Joe Bowler. They all took a long stroll together down Third Avenue, comparing notes on art and shopping for curios and props to use in their illustrations. Fuchs thought he had died and gone to heaven. I get the feeling that the opportunity to consort with those kinds of artists was as important as the pay and the clients that NY offered.
Will had a chance to meet many illustrators, agents and art directors during his year in New York and says they were all very nice people, helpful and friendly. He said one agent getting into a cab- he remembers his name being (Louis?) Renoit - to pick up an assignment at Esquire took him along in the cab to review his portfolio (in the cab!).
This is great stuff, Leif! Thanks!ReplyDelete
Enjoying this series too.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous1:20 PM
It's truly amazing how proficient illustrators of thar era were. They could draw absolutely ANYTHING thrown their way. It's mind boggling when you think about it.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous1:32 PM
Kind of ironic isn't it that New York is now sending it's rendering work to us guys in T.O to get it done properly!ReplyDelete
Joe: true that illustrators in general were proficient at all types of subject matter and most could do a variety of styles. I should clarify that, although Will does beautiful car illustrations, the cars in most of his advertising work for TDF were handled by another illustrator who specialized in technical subjects, and Will did the figures and environments. That sort of arrangement was very typical in auto advertising art.ReplyDelete
Lee: I suspect there are plenty of fantastic renderers in NYC - I suspect as in Toronto, thanks to digital art and email, most of them now work far from the city in dank basements and spare bedrooms like so many of us do.
*But I appreciate your friendly jab at our southern friends. ;-)
- Anonymous10:31 AM
Having the wonderful expeirence of working with Will(down the hall) for 5 years and learning from him is a memory I will treasure for a 'Leif"-time!ReplyDelete
A great man and a Giant in our community.A true man of class and gentle spirit.
I am always humbled in the presence of him and his outstanding work!
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[22] And while they abode in Galilee, Jesus said unto them, The Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men:
[23] And they shall kill him, and the third day he shall be raised again. And they were exceeding sorry.
Revelation 18
[1] And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory.
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Malcolm Smith to join Independent Democratic Conference
The four members of the breakaway Independent Democratic Conference have become five.
Sen. Malcolm Smith, D-Queens, will join the caucus of renegade Democrats who have split from their party's main Senate conference, according to Eric Soufer, a spokesman for the IDC
Smith, who briefly held the post of Senate Majority Leader prior to an ill-fated 2009 coup attempt by Republicans, joins the caucus as it seeks to change the Senate rules to allow it to become a permanent third conference, allowing it to form a "coalition government" -- potentially with Republicans -- to run the chamber. The Queens Democrat has been courting GOP support in New York City for a potential 2013 mayoral run on the Republican line.
"Senator Smith is pleased to be part of this agreement," Hank Sheinkopf, a political consultant serving as Smith's spokesman told the New York Post, which reported the news first this morning
. "Senator Smith supports the bipartisan coalition that will allow Albany to function and provide real results."
A spokesman for Senate Democrats declined comment this morning.
Smith's decision adds more intrigue to an already cloudy situation hovering over the state Senate for 2013. Neither Republicans nor Democrats won a clear majority on Election Day, and Sen. Jeff Klein, a Bronx Democrat who heads the breakaway caucus, has been in negotiations on a potential power-sharing agreement.
As it stands, Republicans appear to have won 30 seats in the 63-seat chamber, while Democrat Simcha Felder of Brooklyn has pledged to caucus with them. That gives them 31 -- one shy of a majority. (The battle for the 46th Senate district is still undecided.)
Along with Klein and Smith, the other members of the IDC are: Sens. David Carlucci of Clarkstown, Rockland County; Diane Savino of Staten Island and David Valesky of Oneida, Madison County.
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The making of a superhero is hard work—there's the toxic waste-soaked meteor shower when Mercury goes all retrograde and the cost of cape cleaning to consider. Whereas the demotion to super villain seems pretty easy—just add absentee father, too much free time and delusions of grandeur.
On Wednesday during Nightline's celebrity ''face-off'' to figure out why the BLACK WOMAN can't find A MAN, comedienne Sherri Shepherd spoke about all the time it takes to validate a superhero but not the half hour it takes to typecast a villain.
Because if there's a good guy, there just has to be a bad guy. There can be no hero without a heel and with so many stiletto-clad single ladies stomping down Lonely Street, the scapegoat seems dangerously obvious. Problem is, so many of us become the baddie unbeknownst. I know because a long time ago I was once—inadvertently—a villain, too. According to my then-beau, this meant that I was a ''girl'' who assumed super-perfect powers in order to, perhaps, someday, force perception into reality and instead was eventually vanquished by that mighty weapon called timing.
He might have meant it as an insult.
Maybe if he called me a stuck-up jerk whose sadistic obsession with a mythological black male would inevitably leave her childless, maybe then I could've slapped him like a monochromatic movie star before slinking off to the boudoir to be ''ahvown.'' Instead, he called me Perfect Girl—able to dice onions and dodge commitment without crying.
First you have to know that this guy already had a growing urban harem of ''girls.'' There was hotel girl, club girl, 7-month girl, law school girl, London girl, and a girl whose secret identity I knew, but whom I refused to refer to as anything other than Prom Shoes.
Actually, back then I knew the secret identity of each girl, because thus far, I'd been losing at a little game I play called, ''Super Cool,'' in which I pretend to be the super coolest girl in the history of the universe, so cold, in fact, that it's totally cool for us to chat about all your other so-called relationships because it's cool, my baby, and we both know that in the end you'll choose me, the coolest. Despite totally sucking at all things sports-related, I kept at it.
The toughest part of my favorite pastime was making sure the other player never caught on to how I really felt. Keeping secret that one more word about Prom Shoes' complete lack of moral authority as evidenced in her choice of rhinestoned footwear might send me over to the dark side Red Rover-style—sweaty, pissed and eventually submissive.
I'd spent the last 30 days doing everything to prove myself worthy of a cape and tights. When he called me at 3 a.m. wanting to talk about nothing in particular (but really everything indefinable), I answered the phone (which had been waiting impatiently beneath my pillow). When he wanted dinner, I cooked as if I hadn't been ordering the No. 17 from Sala Thai for the last six nights in a row. I did his laundry while going pantyless by necessity. I gently lectured him on fiscal responsibility while waiting in line at ACE Check Cashing and Pay Day Loans.
In short, it was no surprise then, that when given the Rorschach test of all premeditated crap I never usually do, the suicidal adjective that leapt from my future arch nemesis' lips was ''perfect.'' It was an involuntary response based on shoddy research, like having a panic attack after a missed period. Just wait a couple more days.
What shocked me was that he'd actually bought it. He seriously believed that he'd found the Ivy League Barbie Doll, the fully posable collector's edition. No wonder Frances refused to buy me those monsters as a kid. It wasn't about the impossible complex I'd develop—to be young, gaunt and blonde—but the all-too-possible fulfillment of that fantasy. That's who Perfect Girl was. Just a momentary lapse in perception. I figured pretending to be perfect would work just as good as being.
Thing was, he didn't want perfect. He wanted regular. ''You are actually better than me as a person,'' he confessed, unnecessarily. ''If we had a person contest, you would defeat me—handily.'' This scared him as much as it did me. So in my quest to be a super woman—protecting my secret identity until it was safe—I ended up stuck in the phone booth too afraid to let my overworked Clark Kent off for a day. Because the only real difference between heroes and heartbreakers is timing.
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Relationship bankers (RBs) are located in the financial center and are responsible for assisting and educating customers on self-service banking options (for example, mobile, online, ATM) and building and deepening customer relationships. RBs are also trained in cash transactions and may be asked to process these transactions both accurately and efficiently when needed.
Primary Responsibilities:
•Engage customers in the lobby to assist, educate and train customers on how to conduct simple transactions through self-service technologies
•Work with retail customers to build and deepen relationships by uncovering financial needs and recommending the best products, services and solutions to meet those needs
•Open deposit accounts and sell banking products (examples: credit cards, CDs, IRAs, loans)
•Quote rates, terms and programs for loan customer requests
•Respond to customer inquiries and concerns, creating customized solutions
•Recognize and refer cross-sell opportunities
•Refer opportunities to appropriate specialist
•Ensure customers/clients are connected to the appropriate teammate to help them achieve their financial goals; make sure all sales, service and specialized needs are met; and help drive overall revenue growth
•Ensure the customer's needs are met by partnering with specialists and business partners to understand what they offer to customers and the most effective way to generate business referrals (examples: customer's banking, small business, mortgage and investment needs)
•During times of high customer traffic, process transactions accurately and efficiently to build customer confidence and trust, based on established policies and procedures
•Leverage available resources and technologies (such as tablets and bank by appointment) to optimize the customer experience and serve our customers with operational excellence and accuracy
•Proactively manage risk in every business, product and service transaction leveraging available tools
Required skills:
- Skilled at and/or aptitude for assessing customer/client needs, providing applicable solutions/recommendations, and building customer relationships based on mutual trust to optimize sales opportunities to new and existing customers/clients
- Ability to build solid relationships with teammates, business partners and specialists by fostering teamwork, partnership and collaboration in a virtual or face-to-face environment
- Thrive on engaging with customers; can begin a conversation, handle objections, demonstrate patience to teach and so forth
- Actively use and leverage current technologies to better understand the technology solutions available to improve our customers' financial lives
- Ability to learn and understand technology to assist customers with self-service needs
- Apply strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills to meet customers' needs
- Available to work weekends and/or extended hours as required to run the business
- Demonstrate initiative, a commitment to continuous learning, and the ability to adapt to changing demands and requirements
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- Ability to understand and implement process and/or regulatory requirements during all interactions with customers (examples: Anti-Money Laundering, appropriate disclosures.)
- Excellent oral and written communication skills with strong influencing skills
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NY Phil Presents SUMMERTIME CLASSICS Conducted by Bramwell Tovey, Now thru 7/7
The New York Philharmonic will present its tenth season of Summertime Classics, today, July 3-7, 2013, featuring five themed concerts with Bramwell Tovey, who has been the host and conductor of the series since its founding in 2004.The first program, July 3-4, titled "Star- Spangled Celebration," will feature the New York Philharmonic and the United States Coast Guard Band (in its Philharmonic debut), conducted by Captain Kenneth W. Megan, performing works by Sousa, Copland, and Bernstein. The concert will also feature the World Premiere of the orchestral version of Bramwell Tovey's The Lincoln Tunnel Cabaret for Trombone and Orchestra, with Principal Trombone Joseph Alessi as soloist. The second program, July 5-7, titled "The Planets," will include works inspired by space and travel composed by John Adams, Offenbach, and Josef Strauss. The centerpiece of these concerts is featuring Holst's iconic work accompanied by a screening of high-definition images from modern space exploration, produced by Duncan Copp in cooperation with NASA and Jet Propulsion Laboratories. In its review of The Planets - An HD Odyssey, The New York Times praised the sophisticated combination of music and imagery, noting: "Photographs from rovers and satellites, radar images and computer-generated graphics were combined to give the audience the impression of circling individual planets and sometimes flying over their awesomely barren landscapes."
A musician of striking versatility, Grammy-winning conductor Bramwell Tovey is acknowledged around the world for his artistic depth and his warm, charismatic personality on the podium. Mr. Tovey's career as a conductor is enhanced by his work as a composer and pianist, lending him remarkable musical perspective. His tenures as music director with the Vancouver Symphony, Luxembourg Philharmonic, and Winnipeg Symphony orchestras have been characterized by his expertise in operatic, choral, British, and contemporary repertoire.
Mr. Tovey, who is entering his 13th season as music director of the Vancouver Symphony and continues as founding host and conductor of the New York Philharmonic's Summertime Classics series, also continues his association with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl. In 2008, the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the New York Philharmonic co-commissioned him to write a new work, Urban Runway, which the New York Philharmonic premiered on Summertime Classics that year and which was subsequently programmed by a number of orchestras in the United States and Canada. Mr. Tovey has worked as guest conductor with orchestras in the U.S. and Europe including the London Philharmonic, London Symphony, and Frankfurt Radio orchestras. In North America, he has made guest appearances with the orchestras of Baltimore, Philadelphia, St. Louis, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Seattle, and Montreal as well as ongoing performances with the Toronto Symphony, which commissioned and premiered his trumpet concerto in 2009 as a preview of his first full-length opera, The Inventor, premiered in Calgary in 2011. In 2011 he returned to The Philadelphia Orchestra for its summer series in Saratoga, New York, and made debuts with The Cleveland Orchestra (where he returns again this summer) and the Boston Symphony Orchestra, to which he returned in the winter of 2012 and will revisit this summer. He will also tour the West Coast with the Vancouver Symphony in the winter of 2013.
Bramwell Tovey's honors included a fellowship from the Royal Academy of Music in London, honorary doctorates from the universities of Winnipeg, Manitoba, British Columbia, and Kwantlen University College, as well as a Royal Conservatory of Music Fellowship in Toronto. In 1999 Mr. Tovey received the M. Joan Chalmers National Award for Artistic Direction, a Canadian prize awarded to artists for outstanding contributions in the performing arts.
Joseph Alessi was appointed the New York Philharmonic's Principal Trombone, the Gurnee f. and Marjorie L. Hart Chair, in the spring of 1985. He began musical studies with his father, Joseph Alessi, Sr., as a high school student in California, and was a soloist with the San Francisco Symphony before continuing his musical training at The Curtis Institute of Music. Prior to joining the Philharmonic, Mr. Alessi was second trombone of The Philadelphia Orchestra for four seasons, and principal trombone of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra for one season. He has performed as guest principal trombonist with the London Symphony Orchestra in Carnegie Hall, led by Pierre Boulez.
Mr. Alessi is an active soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician. In April 1990 he made his New York Philharmonic solo debut, performing Creston's Fantasy for Trombone, and in 1992 premiered Christopher Rouse's Pulitzer Prize-winning Trombone Concerto with the Philharmonic, which commissioned the work for its 150th anniversary celebration. He has been a guest soloist with the National Repertory Orchestra, Colorado Symphony Orchestra, Seoul Philharmonic, Mannheim National Theater Orchestra, National Symphony of Taiwan, and the Hague Philharmonic, among others. He is a founding member of the Summit Brass ensemble at the Rafael Mendez Brass Institute in Tempe, Arizona. In 2002 Mr. Alessi was awarded an International Trombone Association Award for his contributions to the world of trombone music and trombone playing.
Mr. Alessi is currently on the faculty of The Juilliard School; his students occupy posts with major symphony orchestras in the U.S. and internationally. He has performed as soloist with several leading concert bands, including the U.S. Military Academy Band at West Point, U.S. Army Band ("Pershing's Own"), and the U.S. Marine Band ("The President's Own"). Mr. Alessi's discography includes many releases on the Summit record label, including Trombonastics Fandango (with New York Philharmonic Principal Trumpet Philip Smith) and conductor/composer Bramwell Tovey's Urban Cabaret. Joseph Alessi's recording of George Crumb's Starchild on the Bridge record label won a Grammy Award for 1999-2000.
The United States Coast Guard Band is the premier band representing the United States Coast Guard and the Department of Homeland Security. The 55-member ensemble has performed at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Lincoln Center, and Carnegie Hall. The Band has a rich history of performing internationally, and was the first American military band to perform in the former Soviet Union, with concerts in Leningrad and the surrounding area in 1989. In 2008 the Coast Guard Band became the first premier American military band to perform a concert tour of Japan, and the Band toured Taiwan in July 2011.
Based at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut, the Coast Guard Band frequently appears in Washington, D.C., at presidential and cabinet level functions on formal and informal occasions. Historic events include National Christmas Tree lighting ceremonies, the American Bicentennial Celebration with President Gerald Ford, World War II Fiftieth Anniversary events in England, and Inaugural celebrations for every President since Herbert Hoover. Guest artists who have appeared with the Coast Guard Band include Plácido Domingo, Marilyn Horne, Elizabeth Futral, Roberta Flack, Shirley Jones, Gregory Peck, Lucie Arnaz, Willard Scott, Walter Cronkite, John Amos, Bill Watrous, Dale Clevenger, Slide Hampton, Cecil Bridgewater, Chris Vadala, David Shifrin, and Philip Smith.
The United States Coast Guard Band was organized in March 1925 with the assistance of Lt. Charles Benter, leader of the United States Navy Band; Walter Damrosch, Music Director of the New York Symphony (which merged with the New York Philharmonic in 1928 to form today's New York Philharmonic); and John Philip Sousa, former director of the United States Marine Band. In 1965 President Lyndon B. Johnson signed congressional legislation resulting in the Coast Guard Band becoming the permanent, official musical representative of the nation's oldest continuous seagoing service. This event also established the Coast Guard Band as one of the country's premier service bands. These performances mark the U.S. Coast Guard Band's New York Philharmonic debut.
RepertoireProgram I, "Star-Spangled Celebration" (July 3-4, 2013)
Aaron Copland's ballet Rodeo is a celebration of the American West. Set in the Texas of 1900, it tells of a tomboyish cowgirl who is caught in a classic romantic triangle with a handsome, dashing wrangler and a comical, charming champion roper. The score achieves a distinctly American flavor through its incorporation of American subject matter (the rodeo), music (cowboy tunes), and dance (the hoe-down). Following the work's highly successful premiere in 1942, Copland devised a suite of the work for larger orchestral forces, keeping the central scenes of the ballet intact. Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo remains one of Copland's best-known works. The New York Philharmonic's first complete performance of the Four Dance Episodes was in April 1960, led by Leonard Bernstein; the most recent was in July 2008, led by Bramwell Tovey.
Bramwell Tovey wrote The Lincoln Tunnel Cabaret in 2006 for New York Philharmonic Principal Trombone Joseph Alessi. In the liner notes to a recording of the piece, Tovey writes: "The listener might imagine that Joe, who commutes daily from New Jersey to Manhattan in his stylish open-top sports car, gets stuck in traffic at the mouth of the Lincoln Tunnel and decides to get out his 'horn' (as he calls it) and entertain the disgruntled crowd. In New York, anything can happen.... Under a cocktail of jazz and minimalism, motives from the opening of the work provide the main musical material. The soloist is put through many virtuosic hoops until a final cadenza brings the piece full circle. Like all traffic jams, this one seems to disperse quickly for no apparent reason." These concerts mark the World Premiere of the orchestral version of this work.
Leonard Bernstein's "comic operetta" Candide premiered on Broadway in 1956. The production flopped, but the music was highly praised, and the original cast album became a cult hit. Seventeen years later a new production, with a new libretto, fared better. With Bernstein becoming Music Director in 1958, music from Candide has become a New York Philharmonic staple. This is the premiere of Clare Grundman's Candide Suite, arranged for band.
John Philip Sousa composed songs, suites, dances, and several notable operettas, but he is best known for his band marches, which earned him the nickname "The March King." Within the strictures of the traditional quickstep march, Sousa was able to create a striking diversity of character and effect, and his 135 marches are remarkable for their variety and melodic invention. With their rousing energy and patriotic titles, Sousa's marches are quintessential Americana. Inspired by the phrase "A sudden thought strikes me; let us swear eternal friendship," Sousa composed Hands Across the Sea to express the U.S.'s friendship with its allies abroad, and The Glory of the Yankee Navy is based on material from the 1909 musical comedy The Yankee Girl. The program also features The Liberty Bell march, well known to many as the theme music for Monty Python's Flying Circus. The New York Symphony (which merged with the New York Philharmonic in 1928 to form today's New York Philharmonic) first performed marches by Sousa in June 1901 in Philadelphia, conducted by Walter Damrosch. Sousa marches were last performed by the Philharmonic in July 2012 during Summertime Classics.
Program II, "The Planets" (July 5-7, 2013)
John Adams's Short Ride in a Fast Machine is a celebration of that American invention and innovation, the automobile. The work conveys the exhilaration of a passenger in a very fast sports car, and the unbounded rhythmic energy and kaleidoscopic color are what "drive" the work. The insistent, perpetual motion of the percussion and winds thrust the movement forward, while the strings and brass engage in percussive and increasingly frenzied exclamations. The Philharmonic first performed the piece in September 1991, conducted by Kurt Masur. Its most recent performance was in July 2004, led by Bramwell Tovey.
Le Voyage dans la lune (A Trip to the Moon) is an opéra-féerie - a French genre of opera or opéra-ballet based on fairy tales - by Jacques Offenbach. It was loosely based on Jules Verne's novel From the Earth to the Moon. The "Ballet of the Snowflakes" at the end of Act III sparked the popularity of snow dances, the most famous example of which is in The Nutcracker. This is the Philharmonic's first performance of any music from the overall work.
Austrian composer Josef Strauss was the son of Johann Strauss I and the brother of Johann Strauss II. In true Strauss form, he wrote many waltzes, including Music of the Spheres. Critics consider it one of his finest works, showing skillful and colorful orchestration as well as harmonic inventiveness that could have fueled efforts outside the waltz form so closely linked to his family heritage. Erich Kleiber conducted the Philharmonic's first performance in November 1930, and Franz Allers, the most recent, in June 1961.
Gustav Holst struggled for many years to build a career as a composer, and it was only with the premiere of The Planets that he gained popular success. Based on Holst's understanding of astrology, the work is a highly descriptive tour of the heavens, evoking the distinctive attributes assigned to each planet - Mars, Venus, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune - in colorful character sketches. "Mars" so forcefully evoked the terrors of war that listeners at an informal performance in 1918 were certain that the music depicted World War I, although Holst had completed the section before the war began. In this program, the Philharmonic performs the piece accompanied by a screening of The Planets - An HD Odyssey, a high-definition film commissioned by the Houston Symphony and created by filmmaker Duncan Copp in cooperation with NASA and Jet Propulsion Laboratories that features images from modern space exploration, including photographs from rovers and satellites, created explicitly to accompany the Holst work. The Planets was first performed by the New York Philharmonic in December 1921, conducted by Albert Coates, and was most recently performed in February 2004, led by Lorin Maazel.
Tickets for Summertime Classics start at $45. All tickets may be purchased online at nyphil.org or by calling (212) 875-5656, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, 1:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, and noon to 5:00 p.m. on Sunday. Tickets may also be purchased at the Avery Fisher Hall Box Office. The Box Office opens at 10:00 a.m. Monday through Saturday, and at noon on Sunday. On performance evenings, the Box Office closes one-half hour after performance time; other evenings it closes at 6:00 p.m. A limited number of $13.50 tickets for select concerts may be available through the Internet for students within 10 days of the performance, or in person the day of. Valid identification is required. To determine ticket availability, call the Philharmonic's Customer Relations Department at (212) 875-5656. [Ticket prices subject to change.]
Pictured: Bramwell Tovey and the New York Philharmonic. Photo Credit: Chris Lee.
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A freeze means no one can access your credit report unless you "thaw" your report. This means no new credit cards, loans, or mortgages, either by you, or by a potential identity thief. You will need to freeze the report with each bureaus. Not surprisingly, after fighting with Congress for four years against allowing for consumer freezes, the bureaus have made it difficult, requiring the mailing of certified letters, utility bills, different kinds of personal information, and charging fees. Here's the step by step:
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Air Products (NYSE:APD) today announced that its Board of Directors has unanimously adopted a stockholder rights plan (the "Rights Plan" or "Plan") and declared a dividend of one right for each outstanding share of Air Products common stock.
Air Products has observed unusual and substantial activity in the Company's shares. The Board of Directors believes that the Rights Plan will help promote the fair and equal treatment of all stockholders of the Company in the event of an accumulation of a substantial block of the Company's shares and ensure that the Board of Directors remains in the best position to discharge its fiduciary duties to the Company and its stockholders. The Rights Plan has not been adopted in response to any specific takeover bid or other proposal to acquire control of the Company.
Pursuant to the Plan, Air Products is issuing one preferred stock purchase right for each current share of common stock outstanding at the close of business on August 5, 2013. Initially, these rights will not be exercisable and will trade with the shares of Air Products' common stock.
Under the Rights Plan, the rights generally will become exercisable only if a person or group acquires beneficial ownership of 10 percent (or 20 percent in the case of institutional investors filing on Schedule 13G, as described in the Rights Plan) or more of Air Products' common stock in a transaction not approved by Air Products' Board of Directors. In that situation, each holder of a right (other than the acquiring person, whose rights will become void and will not be exercisable) will have the right to purchase, upon payment of the exercise price, a number of Air Products common shares having a market value of twice such price. In addition, if Air Products is acquired in a merger or other business combination after an acquiring person acquires 10 percent (or 20 percent in the case of 13G institutional investors) or more of Air Products' common stock, each holder of the right will thereafter have the right to purchase, upon payment of the exercise price, a number of common shares of the acquiring person having a market value of twice such price. The acquiring person will not be entitled to exercise these Rights.
Air Products' Board of Directors may redeem the rights for a nominal amount at any time before an event that causes the rights to become exercisable. Under the Plan's terms, it will expire on July 24, 2014.
Additional details about the Rights Plan will be contained in a Form 8-K to be filed by Air Products with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
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The Scottish Government has made the complete works of Robert Burns available, free of charge, on the iPhone. The app features a searchable database of 558 of Burns' poems and love songs, with a glossary of terms that floats over the poem to help you with the Scots' dialect. There is also a Burns supper guide to help you plan the dinner tonight... Download a copy here.
Burns Night always seems to fall during Suandance week and I can't help but think the Edinburgh International Film Festival is missing out on a HUGE opp' to get screeners and filmmakers onboard... I know EIFF used to send their director to Sundance, just assuming they still do. 2 cents over.
The poetry of Burns is all well and good (though Burns only adapted, didn't write the traditional The Selkirk Grace that we love), but any excuse to eat haggis is the real draw for me here. Contrary to the usual BS, haggis is no more formidable that game sausage, or black pudding, i.e. all good stuff.
OK, run that sheep's stomach bit past me again? There cannot be a dish so famously (and completely unfairly IMHO) reviled as haggis... Actual ingredients are sheep's 'pluck' (heart, liver and lungs), minced with onion, oatmeal, suet and lots of pepper -wrapped in a sheep's stomach as casing, that part is not eaten. Our family trick is to bake it, don't boil it... Also, a good gravy is a must as it is very oaty/crumbly and needs something to stick with the mashed potatoes.
The other great thing is the day after, you ball-up the leftover haggis and potato and whatever else is left and fry it in a pan. Add a fried egg and it is (whisky) breakfast of champions.


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