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In a significant victory amid a push for paid sick time laws around the country, city lawmakers voted Wednesday to make businesses provide the benefit to an estimated 1 million workers who don't have it now.
Saying they hoped that requiring sick leave in the nation's largest metropolis would set an example, City Council members positioned New York to become the most populous place to approve such a law during a campaign that has scored several victories but also a number of defeats. A mayoral veto is expected, but so is an override.
Advocates see the measure as a signal accomplishment, although it has some significant limits and conditions.
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"It's very important that it's happening in the biggest city," said Ellen Bravo, executive director of Family Values at Work, which promotes paid sick time initiatives around the country. Besides the big-city setting, the New York measure also attracted some boldface-name backers, including feminist Gloria Steinem and "Sex and the City" actress Cynthia Nixon.
Supporters see paid sick time as a basic matter of working conditions, akin to a minimum wage, and a way to stop coughing, sneezing employees from spreading germs to their colleagues and customers. The New York measure's sponsor, Councilwoman Gale Brewer, says it's about "a workplace that is safe, fair and respectful of the lives of workers."
Critics say some small enterprises can't afford the benefit and businesses resent the implication that they're forcing ailing employees to come in to work and creating a public health problem.
Government should let bosses and employees work out sick time arrangements on their own, they say. Some restaurants, for example, have shift-switching systems instead of paid time off, partly on the premise that servers would rather not lose out on tips.
"These are sort of one-size-fits-all policies that don't work well in many industries," said Michael Saltsman of the Employment Policies Institute, a research group financed by foundations, businesses and individual donors.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg suggested some companies would lay off employees to stay below the New York measure's threshold for paying for sick leave.
"To make it more uneconomical for companies to employ (people) is just not good business for the city," Bloomberg said after an unrelated event Wednesday.
But advocates say it's unlikely a business would forgo a needed worker to avoid the cost of a handful of sick days.
Employees of businesses with 20 or more workers would get up to five paid sick days a year beginning in April 2014; the benefit would kick in by October 2015 at enterprises with 15 to 19 workers. All others would have to provide five unpaid sick days per year, meaning that workers couldn't get fired for using those days.
Manufacturing companies would be exempt because they're struggling, Council Speaker Christine Quinn said.
She had declined for three years to bring the proposal to a vote, but she came under increasing pressure to support it this year, when she's also campaigning for mayor. She says the measure evolved to strike a proper balance between workers' needs and employers' interests.
Workers could choose to work extra hours instead of taking sick time, a provision that could be attractive to those who would rather trade shifts than call in sick.
Some advocates said they would continue to push for having all the workers get paid leave, and some aren't thrilled with a provision that could push the requirement off if the city's economy majorly worsens.
"People get sick in all economic times," Councilman Jumaane Williams said before casting his yes vote. The measure passed 45-3.
Supporters view the New York measure as a bellwether for a cause that's now being pressed in Maryland, Oregon, Vermont and Washington state by various groups, including the Working Families Party. Saltsman, though, questions whether the idea will gain traction outside a liberal core of cities.
Paid sick time measures have been approved in Portland, Ore.; San Francisco; Seattle; Washington, D.C.; and the state of Connecticut.
But the Wisconsin Legislature blocked a voter-approved Milwaukee paid sick time requirement, Denver voters rejected one, and Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter vetoed one last month; an override attempt failed.


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Audi A5 Coupe | 35 TFSI Sport 2dr S Tronic [Tech Pack]
Audi A5 Coupe Overview
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- Electric front windows
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- Windscreen with acoustic glazing
- Electromechanical parking brake
- Electronic Stabilisation Control (ESC) including ABS, ASR and EDL
- Hill hold function
- Multi-Collision braking
- Front/rear floor mats
- Luggage compartment mat
- Comfort dynamic suspension
- Audi connect
- Audi phone box with wireless charging
- Audi smartphone interface
- Bluetooth interface
- Voice control system
- Audi drive select
- Audi parking system plus with front and rear sensors
- Cruise control speed limiter
- Electro-mechanical power steering
- Automatic start-stop system with coasting functionality and efficiency programme
- Electric boot release
- 7" Colour driver information system
- MMI navigation plus with MMI touch
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- Virtual cockpit
- Auto dimming rear view mirror
- Body coloured door mirrors
- Electric adjustable heated door mirrors
- Electric folding door mirrors
- Aluminium ellipse silver trim
- Audi sound system
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- Two SDXC card slots
- Air inlets in titanium black with matt aluminium inlay
- Aluminium roof frame and window trim
- Body colour bumpers
- Chrome plated exhaust pipe
- High gloss black B pillar trims and triangular rear door trim
- Rear diffuser strip in chrome
- Solid paint
- Twilight grey matt radiator grille in matt aluminium inlay
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Audi A5 Coupe THE APPLIANCE OF SCIENCE (76/100)
Audi's second generation A5 Coupe is lighter, more intelligent and more sophisticated. Jonathan Crouch checks it out.
Ten Second Review
On paper, the MK2 model Audi A5 Coupe is the market's most complete compact executive sporting two-door model. Performance statistics, running costs, residual values, practicality - all of these things have been ruthlessly checked to improve upon standards set by rivals from Mercedes and BMW. It's a clinical approach. And not surprisingly, it's produced a car that's very difficult to fault.
Efficiency. It's a very Germanic trait. And of all the Teutonic automotive brands, Audi epitomises it best. Not only in its compact hatches and business-bound saloons which have to be affordable to run, but also in sportier, more impulse-purchase models. For goodness sake, they've even made an electric version of their R8 supercar. The second generation A5 Coupe we're looking at here won't raise quite as many eyebrows as that but it still claims to be a shockingly efficient way to have an awful lot of driving enjoyment. Like its predecessor, this car is based on the platform of Audi's A4 saloon, a rather sophisticated platform as it happens, the MLB Evo underpinnings able to trim up to 60kgs from the kerb weight in comparison to the previous model. The suspension set-up is firmer than you get in an A4 though, which should make this A5 feel sportier and better able to face down its arch-rivals, coupe versions of BMW's 4 Series and the Mercedes C-Class.
Driving Experience
You'd think, when it came to driving dynamics, that this A5 would be starting out with a disadvantage over 4 Series Coupe rival. Its front-driven layout will, after all, never reward an enthusiast in quite the same way as a rear-driven BMW. But in originally developing this car, Audi was convinced that it could be made to feel almost as good. To prove the point, three different suspension systems are being offered this time round, two of them passive and one featuring adaptive damping. Whatever your choice, you'll find the set-up firmer than it would be in an equivalent A4 saloon. Under the bonnet, the engines pretty much reflect the ones you get in the A4 line-up, with the exception of the fact that you can't get the 150PS 2.0 TDI motor. For petrol people, things kick off with a 150PS 1.4 TSI unit. The brand's latest 2.0 TFSI powerplant is provided in 190PS guise with 2WD and the choice of 6-speed manual or 7-speed S tronic auto transmission; or 252PS, in which guise this unit can only be ordered with an S tronic gearbox and quattro 4WD. If, like many A5 Coupe buyers, you want a diesel, you'll probably want the 2.0 TDI 190PS unit, offered with either a manual or an S tronic auto 'box, plus if you go for the auto, there's a quattro option if you want it. If you need a diesel with more poke, there's a 218PS six cylinder 3.0 TDI derivative, which only comes in quattro guise with S tronic transmission. At the top of the range, the sporting S5 quattro variant gets a newly developed 3.0 TFSI turbo V6 powerplant with 354PS, which is 21PS more than the engine in the previous model. The flagship RS5 quattro gets its own 2.9-litre V6 with 450PS on tap.
Design and Build
Think this second generation A5 coupe doesn't look much different to its predecessor? Look again. Yes, features like the previous model's wave-shaped shoulder line are carried over but the whole effect is now sharper and more modern, featuring a sculpted Singleframe grille that's significantly flatter and wider than in the previous model. There's a long bonnet, short overhangs and, most significantly, a stretched wheelbase that creates more room inside. You'll feel that in the cabin - especially if you happen to be seating at the rear. Up front, high-quality materials in a wide range of colours provide for a particularly pleasant ambiance and underscore the premium character of the mid-sized model. Like all the latest Audis, this one gets the brand's 'Virtual cockpit' instrument binnacle, a 12.3-inch TFT display that replaces the conventional dials. Out back, the boot's bigger than before, offering a volume of 465-litres, 10-litres more than with the previous model and more than you get in BMW and Mercedes rivals. The rear seat has a 40:20:40 split and can be easily folded forward using levers in the luggage compartment. Audi also offers an optional gesture control system for opening the luggage compartment lid via a foot motion.
Market and Model
In the mainstream A5 Coupe range, there are three trim levels - 'SE', 'Sport' and 'S line'. Prices start at around £34,000 and rise up to just under £50,000. You'll need a £49,000 budget if you want the 354PS S5 flagship model and around £64,000 for the top RS5. As usual, there's a premium of around £2,500 to pay if you want to switch from any given petrol variant to its diesel alternative. If you want S tronic automatic transmission on the base petrol and diesel variants most will choose, there'll be a premium of around £1,500 more to find for it. Go for the diesel auto and you'll be offered the further option of finding £1,500 more to get quattro 4WD. Whichever variant you choose, you should find your car to be decently equipped. Among the features included are xenon headlights with LED daytime running lights and LED rear lights, LED interior lights, the Audi 'MMI radio plus' with a 7-inch MMI colour display, Bluetooth, a USB charging function, a three-spoke multifunction steering wheel, the Audi drive select dynamic handling system and Audi 'pre sense city' autonomous braking. Audi is particularly proud of its media connectivity, specifically the 'connect' system that can link to the Internet via the ultrafast LTE network.With the standard Audi smartphone interface, Apple Car Play and Android Auto bring the familiar smartphone environment to the car, if desired. The optional Audi phone box with wireless charging in the centre armrest uses near-field coupling to link smartphones wirelessly to the vehicle's antenna.
Cost of Ownership
The 60kg weight saving achieved with this MK2 model plays a big part in the claimed 22% efficiency savings achieved this time round, despite the increases in power delivered beneath the bonnet. In fact, the body is the lightest in the competitive field thanks to an intelligent mix of materials and lightweight design. It also helps that with a drag coefficient of 0.25, the A5 Coupe is the segment leader with respect to aerodynamics. As a result, a base diesel 'ultra' variant is able to deliver 70.6mpg on the combined cycle and 105g/km of CO2. Of course, the driver will have to do his or her part. Helping here is the clever 'Predictive efficiency assist' system that could potentially improve your fuel economy by as much as 10%. It works with the Navigation package and analyses any given route, once set, to decide how the journey could be undertaken more efficiently, taking into account things like the speed limits, traffic signs, bends and roundabouts you'll be encountering along the way. The set-up then offers driving tips that'll help you achieve that: perhaps, for example, a junction is out of your sight around the next bend and you could take your foot off the accelerator a little earlier. Get onto the motorway and with the optional Adaptive Cruise Control system activated, 'Predictive efficiency assist' will automatically make all the frugal driving adjustments for you. If it knows you're going to be travelling for a few junctions, it'll even disengage the engine at cruising speeds for greater efficiency, then re-engage it immediately and almost seamlessly when you either accelerate or brake.
The Audi A5 may not be the sportiest or the most prestigiously-badged compact executive sports coupe you can buy but the sales figures suggest it's the one that most customers in this segment would rather have. The proof in the product is that Vorsprung Durch Technic is more than just a marketing slogan, a passion for perfection that means the company's never-ending quest for better, more efficient products never stops. And this is certainly one of those. In terms of driving satisfaction, it's as close to the class-leading rear wheel drive BMW 4 Series Coupe as any front-driven rival is ever likely to get. And in every other respect - quality, practicality, value and running costs - this A5 is unequalled in its market. Some may find in Audi's ruthless pursuit of excellence a product that can be rather soul-less. But many more will see this car as being everything that a desirable sports coupe should be. Very smart. Very cool. And very Audi.
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Drew Butera came to the Dodgers this season with the reputation of being a good defensive catcher. He has to be, because before this season he had never batted as high as .200 in parts of four major-league seasons.
He had a career-high 254 at-bats in 2011 with the Minnesota Twins and hit just .167 — far below the proverbial Mendoza line.
Butera was expected to be nothing more than a backup this season, but because of a couple of injuries to A.J. Ellis, he has started more games (20) than Ellis and Tim Federowicz.
Lo and behold, Butera's batting a career-high .203 with two home runs and seven RBIs. Unfortunately, that notoriety of being a fine defender has taken a few hits because of his Major League Baseball-leading seven passed balls.
Manager Don Mattingly didn't seem too concerned before Friday's home game against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
"That's an area for Yeager," Mattingly said of Dodgers instructor and former catcher Steve Yeager, when asked if it's a mechanical issue with Butera. "But definitely we'd like to see him cut down on passed balls. The main thing for us is him and Fed both continue to work and study. But I also know we have a system and a program that they continue to work on maintenance of blocking and things like that.
"We're just going to keep working and kind of get to where we want to go."
That said, Butera has gotten rave reviews for the way he handles the talented Dodgers pitching staff. He can frame the ball with the best, is one of his accolades.
"Oh, he's doing fine," Mattingly said. "He throws real good. Although he's catching a little bit more now, he's kind of like that typical backup catcher. Good arm, good receiver, with the reputation of being good defensively."
Butera caught Josh Beckett's no-hitter on Sunday. The next day he helped get Hyun-Jin Ryu through seven perfect innings.
"For me, personally, it was great to catch both guys," Butera said. "They both made my job and my life easy."
The Dodgers are happy to have him, especially since Ellis is back on the disabled list.
"He comes from a baseball family," general manager Ned Colletti said. "I saw his dad (Sal) play. I saw what kind of person he is, what his priorities are. He's a lot like A.J. (Ellis). He takes the game seriously. He takes as much pride in his defense as he does anything."
Speaking of the Twins, Francisco Liriano — the Pirates' starting pitcher against the Dodgers on Friday — threw a no-hitter in 2011 for Minnesota. Guess who the catcher was? Yup, Butera.
Day off for Gonzalez
The Dodgers had played 55 games before Friday. Their 32-year-old first baseman, Adrian Gonzalez, had played in all but one. But he was given the night off Friday, and Mattingly said it was nothing more than that.
"It's just a day off," he said. "We've been talking about this for four or five days."
Mattingly said even last season, when Gonzalez played in 157 of 162 games, he figured he would give Gonzalez a few more days off this year.
"We just want to keep him strong," Mattingly said. "He's getting a little older. Obviously, he's not ancient. But we do feel a couple of extra days off through the course of the season can help him."
Gonzalez, a lifetime .293 hitter, has good power numbers — 12 home runs and 36 RBIs. But his average is just .265. He has one hit in his past 13 at-bats and just five in his past 33.
Generosity of Gilbert
Dennis Gilbert, chairman and founder of the Professional Baseball Scouts Foundation, will treat 650 high school baseball players and their coaches to Sunday's Dodgers game against the Pirates.
The players are from 24 Los Angeles-area high schools who recently played in the Dennis Gilbert Spring Baseball Classic at the MLB Urban Youth Academy in Compton.
Gilbert, Urban Youth Academy director Don Buford, Hamilton High coach David Uyeshima and Verdugo Hills coach Angel Espindola will be introduced on the field before the game. One is expected to throw out the first pitch.


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This is a very basic question, but as I've self-taught most of my GIS skills this is still a gap in my knowledge.
When I load a .tif raster into ArcMap, most of the time it requires re-exporting to get it to display the correct values on the colour ramp. Rather than the actual values, I get 255->0 for most .tif files. Why does it default to this scale? And is there any way to get ArcMap to display the actual pixel values first time?
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Career pathways are typical paths by which an individual might reach employment in a certain occupation. While they are by no means the only way to become employed in a given occupation, they do offer a general guideline. While these career pathways are organized by their primary industry, it should also be noted that career pathways and occupations can be found across multiple industries.These career pathways have been developed around Ohio's in-demand occupations according to the "In-Demand Occupations" report. Secondary and post-secondary courses reflect career-tech programs approved by the Ohio Department of Education and the Ohio Department of Higher Education. Average tuition costs are available from the Ohio Department of Higher Education' Fall 2013 Survey of Student Charges.
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Kobe, Dwight Howard use awesome Twitter photo to joke about 'fight'
While Dwight Howard and Kobe Bryant may not be meshing on the court, they certainly are having fun with a report that they nearly came to blows in the locker room on New Year's Day.
Accordingly to a New York Daily News report Monday, teammates had to restrain Howard from going after Bryant in the locker room following a loss to the Philadelphia 76ers.
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A league source told the Daily News that the Lakers stars got into a heated exchange following a New Year's Day loss to the 76ers, and Bryant went for a low blow – referencing and agreeing with Shaquille O'Neal's criticisms of Howard being soft.
Bryant, who only joined Twitter last week, has already mastered the medium, sending out this brilliant shot on Monday afternoon.
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The mamba vs d12 !! It's on lol pic.twitter.com/cZQO5Avf
A person with knowledge of the situation who spoke to USA TODAY Sports' Sam Amick on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the situation called the report "completely false."
Still, the comedy of Bryant allegedly using O'Neal's words to back up an argument aside, exactly what did the Lakers think they were mixing together here? There's been enoughdocumentation of Howard's deceptive destruction in Orlando last season, but then you combine that "What, me worry?" attitude with Bryant's single-minded competitiveness and surly demeanor and expect it to work?
Now you've got a team that is 15-18 and on its second coach of the season while trying to incorporate a healthy Steve Nash as well as deal with an invisible and sad Pau Gasol. In addition, the team announced Monday that Howard will miss at least a week with a torn labrum while Gasol is out with a concussion.
Howard alluded to the team's "chemistry issues" in an ESPN Los Angeles story Saturday but at no point did he or Bryant, who was also quoted, mention any sort of previous locker room skirmish.
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"We have to play like we like each other. Even if we don't want to be friends off the court, whatever that may be, when we step in between the lines or we step in the locker room or the gym, we have to respect each other and what we bring to the table," Howard said. "It really starts off the court. I think you have to have that relationship and that chemistry off the court for it to really blossom on the court. It takes time to develop that. You just don't come together and then expect to be best friends right away. It just doesn't happen like that."
The one person who probably could have gotten this team to play together, Phil Jackson, is likely busy filling out his registry for upcoming nuptials to the team owner's daughter.
But if there's another person who is clearly happy to not be a part of this circus, it's former Lakers center Andrew Bynum. Any time you can roll into a top steakhouse wearing sweatpants and slippers, you're clearly relishing the delicious taste of freedom.


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To browse or search: simply use the filter options on the left-hand side. Alternatively, you can enter keyword/s in the search box. Selecting a specific publication will lead to a 'download' link or link to the website where the document is housed. Here is the step-by-step guide for your reference.
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Praise for John O'Donohue
"John O'Donohue is a man of the soul. His scholarly meditation on the continuing relevance of Ireland's spiritual heritage has become a publishing phenomenon.…"
—London Times
Anam Cara
"A lively spiritual companion to all Celts—or to those who are Celtic in their hearts."
—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Anam Cara is a radiant source of wisdom, a link between the human and the divine. This work is a blessed, rare gem."
—Larry Dossey, M.D., author of Be Careful What You Pray For and Healing Words
"This beautifully written book proves that tireless wisdom can bring an amazing understanding about ourselves and the world around us even today."
—Dannion Brinkley author of Saved by the Light and At Peace in the Light
Eternal Echoes
"O'Donohue has produced a treasury for readers of all faiths. A demanding, high-wire existentialist adventure that will inspire readers to re-evaluate their goals and ways of being in the world. O'Donohue ends each chapter with a lyrical blessing or prayer, and his book itself is a profound, healing prayer."
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umsolopagas wrote:Heaven help us.
I've just finished book 11 and to be honest I count it as a penance for mulishly continuing the story which has minimal character development, considering its length. After all this time too few of the characters who keep the story flowing stand out.
One word for all this - tedious.
clong wrote:I finally read The Gathering Storm, and I would have to say it is (a) one of the most satisfying books in the series in a long time and (b) true to everything I love about WOT. Which is not to say that there aren't noticeable stylistic differences and and the odd hokey moment, but the characters are almost completely spot on and the pacing was great. I haven't read anything else by Brandon Sanderson--I think his effort here is miraculous.
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With the 45th anniversary of this 1970 book approaching in 2015, it would be good to review the book's still-intact relevance. It remains today on my top-ten list of essential reads. The following is the first installment of my condensation of favorite sections and passages. –SB
Toffler, Alvin. Future Shock. Random House, 1970.
INTRODUCTION: This is a book about what happens to people when they are overwhelmed by change. It is about the ways in which we adapt—or fail to adapt—to the future.
. . . for the most part, books about the world to come sound a harsh metallic note. These pages, by contrast, concern themselves with the "soft" or human side of tomorrow. . . . they concern themselves with the steps by which we are likely to reach tomorrow. They deal with common, everyday matters—the products we buy and the discard, the places we leave behind, the corporations we inhabit, the people who pass at an ever faster clip through our lives. The future of friendship and family life is probed. Strange new subcultures and life styles are investigated, along with an array of other subjects from politics and playgrounds to skydiving and sex.
What joins all these—in the book as in life—is the roaring current of change, a current so powerful today that it overturns institutions, shifts our values and shrivels our roots. Change is the process by which the future invades our lives, and it is important to look at it closely, not merely from the grand perspectives of history, but also from the vantage point of the living, breathing individuals who experience it.
The acceleration of change in our time is, itself, an elemental force. This accelerative thrust has personal and psychological, as well as sociological, consequences. In the pages ahead, these effects of acceleration are . . . systematically explored. The book argues forcefully . . . that, unless man quickly learns to control the rate of change in his personal affairs as well as in society at large, we are doomed to a massive adaptational breakdown.
In 1965, in an article in Horizon, I coined the term "future shock" to describe the shattering stress and disorientation that we induce in individuals by subjecting them to too much change in too short a time. Fascinated by this concept, I spent the next five years visiting scores of universities, research centers, laboratories, and government agencies, reading countless articles and scientific papers and interviewing literally hundreds of experts on different aspects of change, coping behavior, and the future. Nobel prizewinners, hippies, psychiatrists, physicians, businessmen, professional futurists philosophers, and educators gave voice to their concern over change, their anxieties about adaptation, their fears about the future. I came away from this experience with two disturbing convictions.
First, it became clear that future shock is no longer a distantly potential danger, but a real sickness from which increasingly large numbers already suffer. This psycho-biological condition can be described in medical and psychiatric terms. It is the disease of change.
Second, I gradually came to be appalled by how little is actually known about adaptivity, either by those who call for and create vast changes in our society, or by those who supposedly prepare us to cope with those changes. Earnest intellectuals talk bravely about "educating for change" or "preparing people for the future." But we know virtually nothing about how to do it. In the most rapidly changing environment to which man has ever been exposed, we remain pitifully ignorant of how the human animal copes.
Our psychologists and politicians alike are puzzled by the seemingly irrational resistance to change exhibited by certain individuals and groups. The corporation head who wants to reorganize a department, the educator who wants to introduce a new teaching method, the mayor who wants to achieve peaceful integration of the races in his city—all, at one time or another, face this blind resistance. Yet we know little about its sources. By the same token, why do some men hunger, even rage for change, doing all in their power to create it, while others flee from it? I not only found no ready answers to such questions, but discovered that we lack even an adequate theory of adaptation, without which it is extremely unlikely that we will ever find the answers.
The purpose of this book, therefore, is to help us come to terms with the future—to help us cope more effectively with both personal and social change by deepening our understanding of how men respond to it. Toward this end, it puts forward a broad new theory of adaptation.
It also calls attention to an important, though often overlooked, distinction. Almost invariably, research into the effects of change concentrate on the destinations toward which change carries us, rather than the speed of the journey. In this book, I try to show that the rate of change has implications quite apart from, and sometimes more important than, the directions of change. No attempt to understand adaptivity can succeed until this fact is grasped. Any attempt to define the "content" of change must include the consequences of pace itself as part of that content.
William Ogburn, with his celebrated theory of cultural lag, pointed out how social stresses arise out of the uneven rates of change in different sectors of society. The concept of future shock—and the theory of adaptation that derives from it—strongly suggest that there must be balance, not merely between rates of change in different sectors, but between the pace of environmental change and the limited pace of human response. For future shock grows out of the increasing lag between the two.
The book is intended to do more than present a theory, however. It is also intended to demonstrate a method. Previously, men studied the past to shed light on the present. I have turned the time-mirror around, convinced that a coherent image of the future can also shower us with valuable insights into today. We shall find it increasingly difficult to understand our personal and public problems without making use of the future as a intellectual tool. . . . I deliberately exploit this tool to show what it can do.
Finally, and by no means least important, the book sets out to change the reader in a subtle yet significant sense. For reasons that will become clear . . . successful coping with rapid change will require most of us to adopt a new stance toward the future, a new sensitive awareness of the role it plays in the present. This book is designed to increase the future-consciousness of its reader. The degree to which the reader, after finishing the book, finds himself thinking about speculating about, or trying to anticipate future events, will provide one measure of its effectiveness.
With these ends stated, several reservations are in order. One has to do with the perishability of fact. Every seasoned reporter has had the experience of working on a fast-breaking story. It is inevitable, therefore, in a book written over the course of several years that some of its facts will have been superseded between the time of research and writing and the time of publication. Professors identified with University A move, in the interim, to University B. Politicians identified with Position X shift, in the meantime, to Position Y. . . .
. . . The obsolescence of data has a special significance here, however, serving as it does to verify the book's own these about the rapidity of change. Writers have a harder and harder time keeping up with reality. We have not yet learned to conceive, research, write and publish in "real time." . . .
Another reservation has to do with the verb "will." No serious futurist deals in "predictions." . . . In those deliciously iconic words purported to be a Chinese proverb: "To prophesy is extremely difficult—especially with respect to the future."
. . .
. . . I have taken the liberty of speaking firmly, without hesitation, trusting that the intelligent reader will understand the stylistic problem. . . .
The inability to speak with precision and certainty about the future, however, is no excuse for silence. . . .
. . .
We who explore the future are like . . . ancient mapmakers, and it is in this spirit that the concept of future shock and the theory of the adaptive range are presented here—not as final word, but as a first approximation of the new realities, filled with danger and promise, created by the accelerative thrust.


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1For the leader. A psalm of David.
2The LORD answer you in time of distress;
the name of the God of Jacob defend you!
3May he send you help from the sanctuary,
from Zion be your support.a
4May he remember* your every offering,
graciously accept your burnt offering,
5Grant what is in your heart,
fulfill your every plan.
6May we shout for joy at your victory,*
raise the banners in the name of our God.
The LORD grant your every petition!
7Now I know the LORD gives victory
to his anointed.b
He will answer him from the holy heavens
with a strong arm that brings victory.
8Some rely on chariots, others on horses,
but we on the name of the LORD our God.c
9They collapse and fall,
but we stand strong and firm.d
10LORD, grant victory to the king;
answer when we call upon you.
* [Psalm 20] The people pray for the king before battle. The people ask for divine help (Ps 20:2–6) and express confidence that such help will be given (Ps 20:7–10). A solemn assurance of divine help may well have been given between the two sections in the liturgy, something like the promises of Ps 12:6; 21:9–13. The final verse (Ps 20:10) echoes the opening verse.
* [20:4] Remember: God's remembering implies readiness to act, cf. Gn 8:1; Ex 2:24.
* [20:6] Victory: the Hebrew root is often translated "salvation," "to save," but in military contexts it can have the specific meaning of "victory."
b. [20:7] Ps 18:51; 144:10; 1 Sm 2:10.
c. [20:8] Ps 147:10–11; 2 Chr 14:10; Prv 21:31; 1 Sm 17:45; Is 31:1; 36:9.
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President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner will meet Thursday evening in their most recent attempt to break the logjam over expiring tax rates and spending cuts that take hold at the end of the year.
The meeting, which a White House official confirmed to POLITICO, will bring the two principals in the fiscal cliff negotiations together for a face-to-face talk before Boehner is scheduled to head back to Ohio this weekend. The meeting, scheduled around 5 p.m., will take place at the White House.


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The Monster
The Golem is a foe that will flummox spellcasters who rely heavily on the BURNDAYRAZ glyph due to its high magic resistance. Glyphs that target monsters, such as WEYTWUT and IMAWAL will also have a high chance of failure, while APHEELSIK has reduced effectiveness. However, the Golem is otherwise a mediocre foe and can be easily defeated by physical means.
The PISORF glyph completely ignores magic resistance, and will allow spellcaster-type characters to easily defeat them (provided there's a wall to crush them against). Any glyphs that help the player instead of hurting the monster will also be unaffected by this magic resistance. The HALPMEH glyph in particular is a good general-purpose glyph that will make killing golems easy.
The Boss
The Golem boss, the Iron Man, has a whopping 75% magic resistance, but otherwise pertains all the same weaknesses as a regular Golem and is one of the easiest bosses to dispatch with swift and efficient melee attacks.


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Sometimes the auto-complete function on any device, including Google's search bar, can be annoying. Sometimes, however, it can save a half-second.
A Tokyo man claims it cost him his job -- and any chance of getting a new job, according to The Japan Times.
The unnamed litigant swears that when you type his name into Google, the user gets words suggesting criminal acts "which he is unfamiliar with" if the computer-generated words are selected.
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The newspaper reports that the man asked Google to remove certain words from this particular search return, but they refused.
The lawsuit seeks to end Google's use of the feature, which they are rejecting out of hand.


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Ilja van Sprundel of IOActive discovered several security issues in multiple components of the X.org graphics stack and the related libraries: Various integer overflows, sign handling errors in integer conversions, buffer overflows, memory corruption and missing input sanitising may lead to privilege escalation or denial of service.
For the oldstable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in version 2:1.1.0-3+squeeze1.
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In my office people use the internet every now and than for personal use.
I don't mind if this in in their own time.
In tried a bit of bi,192.168.0.13,0800,1200 and bi,192.168.0.13,1300,1700 in restrict.cfg
But I do want to allow the employees to mail and to visit authorised sites like http://220.127.116.11 ( http://www.freesco.info/support-forum) all the time.
How can I do a be,xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx followed by a ae,220.127.116.11 to exclude everything and allow a few.
BTW mailtraffic must be possible too.
(I know junkbuster, privoxy etc can do the trick, but can Freesco 0.3.8 on its own perform this action?)


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The BMW kidney grille with chrome-plated slats creates an intricate yet striking impression. A side view of the special 18-inch or 19-inch light-alloy wheels in the Multi-spoke design emphasises the elegance of the BMW 5 Series Sedan with Luxury Line. The surrounds of the side windows are chrome-plated and the illuminated door handles have chrome inserts.
The front and rear aprons contain decorative chrome elements that add extra flair to the classical design of the Luxury Line. The exhaust pipe finishers are in high-gloss chrome; the B-pillars and the foot of the exterior mirror are in contrasting high-gloss Black.
The interior of the Luxury Line sets standards with its selected design elements – like the fine-wood decorative surface in 'Fineline' Anthracite or Ash Grain Brown with inlays, combined with an exclusive accent trim strip in high-gloss chrome. The high-quality leather covers (in leather 'Dakota' Black, Veneto Beige or Oyster, or exclusive leather 'Nappa' Mocha, Ivory White, or Black, each with exclusive stitching, or leather 'Dakota' Cinnamon Brown or Black, each without exclusive stitching) with exclusive stitching emphasise the enticing atmosphere, as do the illuminated door sill finishers in the front and rear. Both the sport leather steering wheel and the M leather steering wheel impress with their sporty design and perfect ergonomics. Characteristic of the Luxury Line is the vehicle key with a decorative chrome strip.
One of sporty aesthetics' finest hours: the optional M Sport package presents the future-orientated dynamics of the BMW 5 Series Sedan at their most energetic. Exclusive equipment details create visual exclamation marks while the M Sport suspension* streamlines driving dynamics and improves performance.
*except xDrive models
The exterior components of the M Aerodynamics package reinforce the sporty appearance of the BMW 5 Series Sedan. Powerful air inlets give the flow-optimised front apron more presence. Side skirts with additional contour lines sharpen the vehicle profile; this is perfectly rounded off by the rear apron with exhaust pipe finishers in Dark Chrome and a striking diffusor in Dark Shadow metallic, which increases the contact pressure at high speeds. You have the choice between two M light-alloy wheels in Double-spoke style: the 18-inch 613 M or the 19-inch 351 M.
As soon as you open the door, the M door sill finisher with chrome inserts and the M logo draws your gaze in to the interior of the M Sport package, where further exciting features await. The Sport seats are covered in an exclusive cloth/Alcantara combination Grey Shadow/Anthracite with the M look (optionally available as comfort seats for driver and front passenger in Dakota leather, black Nappa leather with exclusive stitching or BMW Individual leather). In the cockpit, the M multifunction steering wheel fits perfectly in the hand and allows the driver complete control. The interior trim strip, e.g. in Aluminium Hexagon and the BMW Individual headliner Anthracite add an athletic note.
The equipment packages Edition Sport and Edition Sport Pro guarantee an all-round athletic appearance: Selected equipment for the interior and exterior underscore the dynamic character of the BMW 5 Series Sedan and ensure an extra-sporty driving experience.
Edition Sport Pro lends the interior an even more dynamic look. With the sport leather steering wheel and multifunctional instrument display, the driver enjoys complete control and can easily keep an eye on everything. The BMW sport seats are upholstered in leather 'Dakota' with exclusive stitching. As an alternative, comfort seats in leather 'Dakota' or exclusive leather 'Nappa' in Black, Mocha or Ivory White, each with exclusive stitching, are available. The Edition Sport Pro equipment including 18" light alloy wheels in Doublespoke style 609 and BMW Individual high-gloss Shadow Line accentuates the car's athletic appearance. LED fog lights are a dynamic design element that also improve visibility. Alternative equipment within the Edition Sport Pro includes 19'' light alloy wheels in Double-spoke style 610 Bicolour and the BMW Individual Exterior Line Aluminium satiniated.
The Edition Sport equipment features lend the vehicle an athletic accent with 18'' light alloy wheels in Double-spoke style 609 and BMW Individual highgloss Shadow Line. The LED fog lights further emphasise the car's dynamic appearance and improve visibility in fog. The attractive, high-grip sport leather steering wheel rounds off the interior of the Edition Sport. Alternative equipment within Edition Sport includes 19'' light alloy wheels in Double-spoke style 610 Bicolour, BMW Individual Exterior Line Aluminium satinised and the M leather steering wheel.
The expression of personality.
BMW Individual paintwork
Convincing, inside and out. The BMW Individual offer for the BMW 5 Series Sedan sets the tone. It starts with the BMW Individual paint finish in Frozen Dark Blue metallic. The designers of this special colour found inspiration in the clarity of icy polar nights and the result is a cool beauty that gives Frozen Dark metallic an unmistakable aura. Its matt, deep-blue surface also presents the powerful design language of the BMW 5 Series Sedan to its very best effect. And it proves one thing – true luxury is revealed in elegant restraint.
BMW Individual Merino leather
The sense of elegance is also evident inside. The BMW Individual fine-grain Merino leather Cashmere Beige appeals, primarily, in two ways: through its velvet-smooth appearance and its exceptional softness. Both values are due to the unique origins of the leather. Even in the material selection process, the most meticulous standards are applied. The BMW Individual Merino leather, in its most natural condition, then undergoes the elaborate process of barrel pigmentation and perfect craftsmanship to ensure a smooth, open-pored structure and unmistakable softness. This is exclusivity in its most natural state. And with a fascinating spectrum of colours available, from Silk Grey to Amaro Brown, the choice is yours.
BMW Individual interior trim
Here, the lighter shades of the BMW Individual interior trim Sen Light Brown and the BMW Individual fine-grain Merino leather Cashmere Beige open the eyes to a spacious interior flooded with light. It's a fine detail that defines the BMW Individual 5 Series Sedan as the highest form of perfection. The BMW Individual 5 Series Sedan. As unique as you are.
Travel & Comfort system, coat hanger
The coat hanger allows clothes to be transported without creasing. It can also be detached from the mounting and used to carry clothes outside the vehicle.
Travel & Comfort system, folding table
The Travel & Comfort system contains a folding table offering rear passengers a practical surface with height and angle adjustment. It also has a fold-out drinks holder with an elegant chrome ring.
Travel & Comfort system for Apple iPad
The BMW holder for Apple iPad is suitable for all iPad models. Using the holder, the iPad can be securely mounted on the base attachment of the Travel & Comfort system and released again at the push of a button. Angle and height can be adjusted as needed and the integrated support on the back allows the holder to also be set up outside the vehicle.
Snap-In adapter
The snap-in adapter is a safe and robust docking system with built-in rapid charging function suitable for Apple, Nokia, Motorola, Samsung, Sony and RIM/BlackBerry mobile phones. An external aerial ensures the best possible reception at all times, while reducing the amount of radiation in the vehicle interior. Depending on the vehicle equipment, the mobile in question and the snap-in adapter smartphone application, the driver can integrate smartphone applications via BMW.
Rear storage bag Luxury
The rear storage bag Luxury offers an extra 20 litres of storage capacity. It's secured to the rear seat bench using the centre seatbelt and has a range of stowage possibilities, e.g. an insulated bottle holder.
Rear carrier trailer tow hitch for bikes
The rear carrier allows you to carry up to three bicycles via a simple 'click-on system' on the trailer tow hitch. The highest maximum load permits the transport of e-bikes/pedelecs.
In its basic version, the carrier can comfortably take two bicycles. An extension for a third bicycle is also available. The rear carrier and bicycles can be attached in a theft-resistant manner and folded away as needed, for instance, when loading or unloading the boot. Thanks to its innovative design, the carrier can also be folded down to a very small size and easily stored. Only available with the optional special equipment trailer tow hitch. A travel bag and a loading ramp are also available for easy loading.
Child restraint system with ISOFIX
The BMW junior seat group 1 is suitable for children from about 10 months to 3.5 years (approx. 9 to 18 kg). The child seat consists of a seat shell with its own five-point belt system and the ISOFIX base. The seat can easily be adjusted forwards and backwards on the ISOFIX base, if this is available. The patented built-in air pads guarantee high safety in side collisions and are also comfortably soft in daily use.


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Palermo is the capital city of the island of Sicily. It's a city of adventure, eye-catching buildings, unique culture, and fantastic food scene. So explore Italy beyond the usual cities and travel to this beautiful hidden gem.
Discover the city's architecture and history with gorgeous sites like the Palermo Cathedral, Cathedral of Monreale, Capella Palatina, Piazza Pretoria, Teatro Massimo, and the Fontana Pretoria.
Other tourist spots worth visiting are Santa Maria dell'Ammiraglio, Chiesa del Gesu, and Stanze al Genio. These destinations are truly a feast for the senses.
Dig up Palermo's past and visit the Catacombe dei Cappucini. Check out the contemporary art Palazzo Riso and the museum at Palazzo dei Normanni too.
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Ready your palate for Palermo and get a taste of Palermo's best street food, just like the crispy arancine (fried rice ball), the cracking cazilli (Sicilian potato croquettes), Sfincione, and the Sicilian sweet wines. Bring a good Italian-English phrasebook with you, so you can enjoy shopping for items and food all over the city.
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Understanding our international customer was never more important than it is now. In some of the Adobe products, the number of local consumers have been recorded as high as 50% of total unique users and it's only increasing!
Given the plethora of devices and media through which the end customer is reaching us, we have a demanding task at hand of identifying the typical use case of user input method. There are a huge variety of keyboards for each Geo, locale and language. Before coming to how to zero in on what to go ahead with, let's look at why that is important. There are easily as many as 11 different layouts for a French keyboard on Windows alone, for example, the French Belgian keyboard has the & symbol with number key 1, but French Canadian key has it with number 7.
How do you define the best shortcut for your software and how do you ensure everybody is at least enabled to use your application with a keyboard of their locale? When you go buying a Spanish keyboard, some very different options are available, depending upon the manufacturer and region. Some stark differences are highlighted below.
Does it mean we could assume that two keyboards of different language from the same region would have the same layout? The answer is interestingly NO.
In one of the Creative Cloud releases, French users who bought their keyboard from Europe instead of the US or Canada could not even sign-in to the Creative Cloud Desktop App. The reason being, the @ symbol is a shift sequence in American or Canadian layouts, but is a Alt-Gr combination for European layouts. When Creative Cloud disabled special characters in Adobe Id's, the @ symbol on the Belgian keyboard also got blocked.
Keyboard shortcuts are the most adversely affected area as they often combine special characters, Alt, AltGr, Alt-right, Cmd and parenthesis keys which are placed at different locations on a keyboard depending upon the region (not language)!
For the engineering side, it's unavoidable to understand how, why and what of "differences in input methods".
Exercise caution while designing your software. We could be blocking out the Currency symbol due to a special key combination for local currency in a currency field, just like the @ issue mentioned above.
While testing the software,
- We should never assume the keyboard layout is going to have much to do with OS or application locale.
- Watch where you buy your keyboard from, amazon.com offers only French and American layout for French language, but local sellers and users certainly use a different one in Belgium, as mentioned above.
Concluding this, I'd say a problem well understood is half-solved. Awareness of your keyboard and its region is key to designing with defect prevention in mind.


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- Original title : Braveheart
- Film Note : -movie_rating-
- Duration of movie : 177
- Movie Genre : Adventure,
- Status : Released
- Vote Count : 1211
- Youtube Id : -youtube_id-
- Release Date of film : 1995-05-24
- Languages spoken : English
- Average rate : 7.2
- Tagline : Every man dies. Not every man truly lives.
- Societies of production : Icon Entertainment International
- Mel Gibson Character (William Wallace)
- Catherine McCormack Character (Murron MacClannough)
- Sophie Marceau Character (Princess Isabelle)
- Patrick McGoohan Character (King Edward)
- Angus Macfadyen Character (Robert the Bruce)
- Brendan Gleeson Character (Hamish Campbell)
- James Robinson Character (Young William Wallace)
- James Cosmo Character (Campbell)
- Sean McGinley Character (MacClannough)
- Gerda Stevenson Character (Mother MacClannough)
- Mhairi Calvey Character (Young Murron MacClannough)
- Jeanne Marine Character (Nicolette)
- Sean Lawlor Character (Malcolm Wallace)
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- Alan Tall Character (Elder Stewart)
- Andrew Weir Character (Young Hamish Campbell)
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- Ian Bannen Character (Robert Bruce Sr.)
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Levi Johnston said he has no regrets about his decision to be a soon-to-be celebrity centerfold.
In a two-part interview with CBS's "The Early Show" that aired Thursday, the 19-year-old moose-hunting hockey hunk said he isn't ashamed of his upcoming full-frontal photo shoot for nudie mag Playgirl and said he has no regrets about being in the national spotlight.
"I wouldn't go back and change anything," he said, "but I do wish that Bristol [Palin] and I could have a relationship and raise the baby."
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The teen dad and almost-son-in-law of Sarah Palin said though he realizes his sexy shoot may project "not a good image" to the public, he vows that it will be done "tastefully" and isn't concerned about what the Palin clan has to say about his decision to pose for the spread.
"She's doing her thing. I'm doing mine," he said of the former Alaskan governor.
Levi, who confessed there are some things he wouldn't do for money, also said he doesn't see Palin's future in politics.
"I think that run is over after she quit that governor job," Johnston said.
For now, Levi has been prepping for his revealing spread.
"I just get naked," Levi told Usmagazine.com earlier this week. "That's what I do."
Sarah Palin ripped into the teen father of her 10-month-old grandson after he claimed in part one of the interview that aired Wednesday he had dirt on Palin that could get the former veep wannabe "in trouble and could hurt her."
"Consider the source of the most recent attention-getting lie," Palin said in a statement. "Those who would sell their body for money reflect a desperate need for attention and are likely to say and do anything for even more attention."
The father of Sarah Palin's grandson has been beefing up for the risque shoot by working out six days a week and eating a diet high in protein.
"He's pumped!" manager Tank Jones told Usmagazine.com. "He's ready to shock the world. The hell with 15 minutes. As a matter of fact, when I picked him up , he came out of the house naked. I said, 'Not now!'"


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Linking liberal arts and business
September 6, 2012
|"I've found that the liberal arts prepare you to learn quickly and excel in a new business environment," says Bobby Hunter '08 (right), a senior associate in UnitedHealth's corporate development group who has turned to colleges like St. Olaf to recruit new employees. One of his most recent hires is Michael Rahman '12 (left).
When Bobby Hunter '08 landed a job at UnitedHealth Group that involved recruiting and hiring new employees, he knew exactly where to look to find talented individuals with strong critical-thinking skills: liberal arts colleges.
A mathematics and economics major at St. Olaf College, Hunter had already proven to his colleagues that the education he received on the Hill had prepared him well for a career in finance. Now, as a senior associate in UnitedHealth's corporate development group, he wanted to find new employees with similar skills.
One of his first stops was Northfield, where he interviewed students at both St. Olaf and Carleton colleges. While on the Hill, Hunter met and interviewed Michael Rahman '12 — and went on to hire him as an analyst in the corporate development group.
Tapping into the alumni network
By hiring a fellow Ole, Hunter joined the vast network of St. Olaf alumni dedicated to helping younger graduates get their careers started. It was this very network that first set Hunter on the path to success.
As a junior he visited the Harry C. Piper Center for Vocation and Career and learned about a summer internship at Piper Jaffray, an investment banking firm based in Minneapolis that features two prominent Ole alumni: B. Kristine Johnson '73, who serves on the board of directors, and Jon Salveson '87, the vice chair of investment banking.
Hunter contacted Salveson to discuss the opportunity and to ask how an Ole would fit into the company's environment. Salveson was very supportive and helped Hunter land the internship.
Hunter excelled as a summer intern at Piper Jaffray — so much so that the firm offered to hire him for a full-time position. He accepted the offer and stayed with the firm for three years before moving on to UnitedHealth Group, a health care company headquartered in Minnetonka.
Finding talent on the Hill
When Hunter arrived on the Hill to recruit students for UnitedHealth Group, he met Rahman, who was then a senior finishing up degrees in economics and psychology. Hunter was duly impressed by the range of experiences listed on Rahman's resume.
As an undergraduate Rahman completed the Mayo Innovation Scholars Program, a program founded by John Meslow '60, and took advantage of a summer internship at Lemhi Ventures, a venture capital fund co-founded by Tony Miller '89. He also worked frequently with Associate Professor of Economics Rick Goedde, who designed independent projects to provide him with the skills necessary to succeed in finance.
Having already worked in both health care and finance, Rahman knew that a job at UnitedHealth would be perfect for him. He was enthusiastic when he heard the company was recruiting at St. Olaf.
Rahman was invited for a second interview at UnitedHealth, after which he was offered a position as an analyst in the corporate development group. He accepted the offer in November — six months before graduating from St. Olaf — and began working alongside Hunter this summer.
"This job is exactly what I was hoping for," Rahman says. "Every day they are pushing me to do more and to learn more."
Making a case for the liberal arts
Having graduated from St. Olaf, Rahman is no stranger to doing more and learning more day after day. As Hunter explains, the daily and diverse challenges posed by the liberal arts prepare students to adapt to a new workplace.
"People underestimate the liberal arts since there is less focus on finance and business, but I've found that the liberal arts prepare you to learn quickly and excel in a new business environment," Hunter says. "When encountering a new job, liberal arts students are like sponges, soaking up all the knowledge necessary to ramp up the learning curve just as fast as, if not faster than, business students."
How exactly does he account for these qualities in liberal arts graduates? What is it about a school like St. Olaf that prepares students to learn so quickly?
"It's a consequence of being exposed to so many things at once and creating a well-rounded skill set. Students develop the ability to learn really fast when they have to work hard in such a broad range of classes," Hunter says. "It takes an especially driven and well-rounded person to walk into a calculus class and get an A, then walk into an ethics class and get an A, and then walk into a Norwegian class and still get an A."


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Craftsman Farms 1911-2011
1997, WinterCraftsman Farms appears on Antiques Roadshow. Restoration crews remove white paint in Main House. Foundation installs 18 reproduction lanterns in the living and dining rooms and two exterior lamps, funded by "Adopt a Lantern" campaign. Foundation begins use of the name The Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms.
1999, FallFoundation acquires four acres of original Craftsman Farms property, including the dairy, silo, chicken coop, stable and milk house. The Foundation now manages all but one of the extant original Craftsman Farms buildings. Foundation successfully bids on the two original dining room corner cabinets, consigned by Barbra Streisand for auction at Christie's, with funds raised through "I'm in Craftsman Farms' Corner" campaign for $60,000 and $65,000.
2000, SpringFarms opens seasonally five days a week, with expanded hours. The White House Millennium Council and the National Trust for Historic Preservation, in a public-private partnership, designate Craftsman Farms as an Official Project of Save America's Treasures. Craftsman Farms gets first web presence (www.Parsippany.net/craftsmanfarms.html). Foundation restores garden retaining wall, dedicated to former Executive Director Nancy Strathearn, and steps in front of Main House and examines grounds to find original pathways.
2000, SeptemberFoundation registers new web domain www.stickleymuseum.org
2001, Spring Foundation launches "Adopt a Window" campaign to restore windows in the Main House. Foundation launches annual Craftsman Classic Golf Outing.
2002, January Foundation completes important aspects of Phase IIb restoration, including installation of HVAC system and reinstallation of windows between living room and porch. The Foundation's Board has its first national member, recognizing its national scope.
2002, May In a special ceremony, Foundation unveils restored Girls' Bedroom/Paul Fiore Room, the first fully restored room in the Main House.
2002, SeptemberTownship of Parsippany-Troy Hills renews operating agreement and signs 17-year lease for the Main House with Foundation. 2003, NovemberFoundation commences Phase III restoration, consisting of stabilization of wooden elements, including logs, rafters, chinking, windows, doors and structural supports; installation of new electrical systems; and preservation and restoration of first floor decorative finishes, including brown finish to walls and floors, green finish to woodwork and olive green paint to the ceilings.
2004, JanuaryNew Jersey Monthly includes a visit to Craftsman Farms as one of "52 Things Every New Jerseyan Must Do" (in between visiting Grover Cleveland's birthplace and renting On the Waterfront).
2007, MayFoundation sells four acres of Craftsman Farms, which it acquired in 1999 to the Township of Parsippany-Troy Hills, for $1.105 million, funded in part by a $828,750 grant from Morris County. Township then leases that property to the Foundation along with the existing property (Main House, cottages, annex and office apartment) and extends existing lease and operating agreement until 2031 with Foundation having an option to extend for an additional 25 years. Net proceeds, after payment of acquisition financing, used for restoration and establishment of an endowment fund.
2008, SpringFoundation unveils the refurbished North Cottage. Work commences on adaptive reuse of annex building, built after Stickley left, for use as lecture and activity hall and library. Foundation unveils conceptual plans for visitors' center. Boy Scout volunteers establish nature trails. State chapter of American Institute of Architects lists Craftsman Farms as one of New Jersey's 150 Best Buildings and Places.
2008, FallFoundation launches Craftsman Farms blog.
Restoration of the master bedroom commences.
2009, JanuaryFoundation opens Craftsman Farms buildings to visitors year-round.
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An easy, lower-calorie version of the traditional pie.
Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cooking Time: 1 hr
Yield: 8 x slices
Combine all ingredients and beat until smooth. Pour into lightly greased 9-1/2inch glass pie plate.
Bake at 400ºF for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 325ºF and continue baking for 45 minutes, or until knife comes out clean from the center.
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What? Huh? San Diego, a team that eked its way into the playoffs in the final weeks, will take on the Broncos for the third time this season after beating the Bengals 27-10. Philip Rivers must have also talked to Ric Flair before his game.
The Bengals defense did a hell of a job for most of the game. On two drives, the Chargers got to the Bengals' one-yard line and six-yard line. Both times, Mike Zimmer's defense held up and made San Diego settle for field goals. The damage was minimized well enough to keep it close for Andy Dalton and his crew, right?
Nah. Cincinnati's offense had many chances, and yet, they ended with 10 points. The turnovers were killer. Giovani Bernard fumbled in the red zone. Dalton lost the ball, untouched, while falling down on a run, and he also threw two interceptions. These embarrassing fuckups came against one of the worst defenses in the league and totally derailed things. The nadir for the discombobulated offense came on a Bengals fourth-and-3, one of the offense's last chances. Down 10 points late in the game, the right call was to go for it, but the play called was a deep pass to Marvin Jones. There was no chance, and it was so ugly.
But congratulations to San Diego for pulling off the upset. Now, the Chargers will take on the Broncos for the third time this season. Peyton Manning's touchdown factory will try to ravage a weak Chargers defense, but San Diego was one of the three teams to beat Denver this season. And Mike McCoy left his job as the Broncos offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach to take the head coaching gig in San Diego. Should be fun.


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Coming off directing one of last year's better spy thrillers, "The American," Anton Corbijn is looking to get back into the espionage business.
Corbijn's next film will be an adaptation of John Le Carre's "A Most Wanted Man," according to The Hollywood Reporter. The book, which was published in 2008, it's set in Hamburg and tells the story of a suspected Muslim terrorist and the lawyer who tries to help him. Here's the synopsis from Le Carre's website:
A half-starved young Russian man in a long black overcoat is smuggled into Hamburg at dead of night. He has an improbable amount of cash secreted in a purse round his neck. He is a devout Muslim. Or is he? He says his name is Issa. Annabel, an idealistic young German civil rights lawyer, determines to save Issa from deportation…. Soon her client's survival becomes more important to her than her own career. In pursuit of Issa's mysterious past, she confronts the incongruous Tommy Brue, the sixty-year-old scion of Brue Frères, a failing British bank based in Hamburg.
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We loved "The American," which starred George Clooney as a hitman laying low in a small Italian town waiting to finish one last job before heading for retirement, so if Corbijn wants to keep telling stories like that, we're all for it.
Here's Le Carre talking about "A Most Wanted Man":


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Vertonghen has been in discussions with Spurs for some time but the centre-back has been unable to finalise his move to White Hart Lane due to a contractual dispute with his current employers. It is understood that the Belgian, who is in the final year of his contract, believes he is entitled to a cut of the reported £9million transfer fee, but Ajax disagree.
The two parties will meet on Friday with the aim of resolving the dispute so 25-year-old Vertonghen can complete his move to the north London club. A statement from Nakhli Mondial, who represent Vertonghen, in Friday's De Telegraaf read: "We have a meeting with Ajax at the end of this morning to come to a solution."
He added: "There is some movement and we have the intention to come to an agreement."
If the transfer is completed Vertonghen will become Andre Villas-Boas' second signing since he took over earlier this week.
The Portuguese has already snapped up Gylfi Sigurdsson from Hoffenheim and he is determined to add more youthful players to the ranks.
Brazil midfielder Oscar, 20, has now confirmed that Tottenham have contacted him about a potential transfer from his current club Internacional.
"They (Tottenham) contacted my agent," Oscar told Brazilian website Lancenet.
"I do not know if there was an official proposal, you'll have to ask my manager or the president.
"I don't know what might happen, I'm not thinking of it right now. "Not only Tottenham [asked about me], but I'm not sure if there was an official offer. Offers always come for me, [team-mate Leandro] Damiao and whoever is showing up."


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We got an e-mail from the Realtor a little while ago, that they had been given the "clear to close."
I guess we shouldn't have gone to then country buffet for lunch and then came home and had a 2 hour nap.
We made another run to the storage shed via the beer store and Al is waiting for Tommy (aka Fred Sanford) to come load up some more freebies.
My kitty sitter Debbie came by earlier and I loaded her up with more cleaning supplies and stuff from the refrigerator and cabinets. We are really going to have to push it now, but at least we have some motivation.
We have to make another trip to Good Will and the library to drop off some books, but that can wait until tomorrow.
Al called the guy that's buying the mower. He still says he wants it and will come Thursday after closing. As far as we know right now, the closing is 2pm on Thursday. Our main thing right now is the washer and dryer. I have an idea for that, now that I think of it.
The buyers wanted to come do a walk through at 9 tomorrow morning, but I put them off until 11 am. We don't want them interrupting our coffee time, do we? We've been jumping through hoops for them and I guess that's my way to rebel.
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In my computer I have problem in onbord LAN card so i disabled it from CMOS.
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The Rolex Submariner Date is the quintessential diving watch. Its Cyclops lens magnifies the date display and is a hallmark of this timepiece. There are stainless steel, gold, and bicolor variants available with black, blue, or green dials.
Most people can't imagine the Rolex Submariner without a date display. Even the rather unpopular Cyclops lens is seen by many as an inseparable part of this diving watch. Rolex first added the date function to this line in the mid-1960s, starting with models under the reference number 1680. Today, the Submariner Date is one of the Swiss luxury watch brand's most beloved watches. Its 40-mm Oyster case features a screw-down case back and the patented Triplock crown, lending this timepiece its water resistance of 300 m (30 bar, 984 ft). It also includes a unidirectional bezel. The large, glow-in-the-dark indices and hands are easy to read, even in the dark.
Compared to its sister model without a date display, the Submariner No Date, models with a date display offer a much wider variety of design options. The Submariner Date's cases and bracelets come in stainless steel, yellow gold, white gold, or Rolesor, a bicolor variant that combines stainless steel and 18-karat yellow gold. The Submariner Date is also available with a number of different dial and bezel colors, such as black, blue, or green.
Many factors influence the price of a Submariner Date, including its year of production, condition, and materials. Unsurprisingly, stainless steel models are less expensive than those in gold. Plan to spend around 10,100 USD on a new stainless steel timepiece with a black dial and bezel from the current collection (ref. 116610LN). This same watch starts at about 8,100 USD pre-owned. If you're looking for an early, vintage model – such as the Submariner Date 1680 – be prepared to dig a bit deeper into your pockets. Depending on the watch's condition, prices range from 10,900 to 16,700 USD.
With its green bezel and black dial, the anniversary edition of the Submariner Date from 2003 is a coveted collector's item. This watch has the reference number 16610LV and is known as the " Kermit" by fans. A never-worn example costs around 16,300 USD, while a pre-owned model in good condition goes for about 11,800 USD. The ref. 116610LV is even less expensive. This timepiece not only has a green bezel, but also a green dial, which is why it is often referred to as the " Hulk." This model demands around 11,400 USD new and 10,400 USD pre-owned.
The first Submariner Date with a yellow gold case and bracelet bore the reference number 16618. Rolex offered this watch with its dial and bezel in either black or blue. Regardless of the color, prices for this timepiece come in between 20,300 and 28,700 USD. New yellow gold models with the reference number 116618 also come with black or blue elements. They sit in a similar price range, going for around 26,400 USD pre-owned and 28,600 USD new.
Rolex refers to the bicolor versions in stainless steel and yellow gold as Rolesor. Watches with this finish can be found under the reference number 116613LB or LN. The letters "LB" and "LN" stand for lunette bleu (blue bezel) and lunette noir (black bezel), respectively. The dials also come in the corresponding color. Pre-owned pieces cost around 11,700 USD, while those in mint condition cost about 1,200 USD more. You can save a bit of money by buying an older model with the reference number 16613. These vintage watches cost between 8,700 and 9,700 USD.
If a Submariner Date in white gold is more your style, you should take a closer look at the ref. 116619LB. As you may have guessed by the reference number, this model is outfitted with a blue bezel and dial. One of these watches demands around 30,300 USD new and 26,300 USD pre-owned in very good condition.
Thanks to its careful construction, every Submariner Date since the ref. 16800 has been water resistant to 300 m (30 bar, 984 ft). Older models could withstand up to 20 bar (200 m, 656 ft) of water pressure. Like all Oyster models, the case is composed of a single piece, known as monobloc, and the case back is screwed on to the center section. The ref. 16800 also marked the introduction of scratch-resistant sapphire glass to the series. How well a timepiece can keep water out is a crucial characteristic of a diving watch. The crown is a possible weak point, as it requires a hole be made in the case. This is why Rolex outfitted the Submariner Date with their Triplock system, which features four rubber gaskets to keep out water and dirt. Otherwise, the crown is screwed down into the case when not in use. It is only unscrewed when the watch needs to be set or manually wound.
A counterclockwise unidirectional bezel is also a mandatory feature of diving watches. This allows you to easily keep track of how long you have been underwater. It's impossible to turn the bezel clockwise, meaning the dive time cannot accidentally be lengthened. It's also important to be able to tell the time in darkness. This is why the Submariner is equipped with luminous hands and indices. Since the ref. 116610, Rolex has been using their own luminous material, Chromalight, which glows blue in the dark. Chromalight's color differs from the previously-used luminous substance, Superluminova, which glows green.


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You can optionally integrate AEM 3D with Autodesk® Maya® software to enable support for native Maya files (.MA and .MB) and to let you render 3D assets in AEM with any available Maya renderer.
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The colors of the Blue Morpho's wing are generated by nanometer-sized structures on the wing's scales. In this image, only the light passing through the wing is seen, revealing the wing's pigment-produced brown hue. The Blue Morpho is common in Central and South America and known for its bright blue wings. However, these iridescent colors are created not by pigments in the wing tissues but instead by the way light interacts with nanometer-sized structures on the Morpho's wing scales. This effect is being studied as a model in the development of new fabrics, dye-free paints, and anti-counterfeit technologies for currency. • SIZE: Each scale is about 70x200 µm. • IMAGING TOOL: Optical microscope
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