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Wehner thinks replacing McChrystal with Petraeus is a "brilliant stroke" because it enables Obama to secure the integrity of the chain of command and uphold the principle of civilian leadership over the military without undermining an ongoing military operation. To Wehner's ear, nothing says presidential leadership like cutting a Gordian knot with a single stroke. Decisiveness might not be the essence of leadership, but it's an essential feature of it. That's why Wehner still admires Bush's leadership even while he concedes that a number of his decisions may have been ill-considered."The news that General David Petraeus will replace Stanley McChrystal as the commanding general in Afghanistan is a brilliant stroke by President Obama. He gets all of the benefit of relieving General McChrystal — a patriot and a hero who had a terrible lapse in judgment — and none of the drawbacks. Obama is replacing an outstanding general with one of the best in our history."
Compare the reaction to Obama's McChrystal/Petraeus decision from the militantly liberal Josh Marshall. He likes it just as much as Wehner. Yet, strangely, despite his evident admiration for Obama, Marshall quite never expected that he had it in him to mount a Trumanesque response to McChrystal's provocations (my emphasis):
In the first paragraph, Marshall can't conceal his admiration for Obama's propensity to defer presidential judgments in the interest of digesting all the nuances of complicated situations. You get the impression that, in Marshall's eyes, Obama's leadership consists importantly in his propensity not to rush to judgment until he has found a "creative" way to address problems in all their complexity. Wehner would undoubtedly disparage the same propensity as indecisiveness."It's not that I don't think Obama's tough or a strong leader or decisive or whatever adjective you want to use. Having watched Obama as president for going on two years, I've found remarkable his ability to ignore the chatter, the pundits and the polls and stick to whatever his plan is. But I've also gotten used to seeing that when crises come or key gut-check moments arise his tendency is to try to conciliate the situation. Not duck it; that's not what I mean. I mean find some new vantage point to come at the situation from which you look at it again and see that it's not really just a plain yes or no, that there's some more complexity and give in the situation. And you can find some creative way to address all the relevant concerns. I just haven't seen President Obama throw down a lot of gauntlets or, to put it harshly, cut the baby in half.
"So when I woke up this morning I still couldn't quite see how President Obama could not fire McChrystal. But I also couldn't quite imagine him doing it.
"But he did. Showed me a different side of him. And what I really couldn't have imagined was that he found a way not just to acquit himself honorably and protect the office but actually enhance his prestige and standing."
That's why Marshall can still regard Obama as a "strong" and "decisive" leader without having a definite expectation that, confronted with McChrystal's insubordination, he'd "[find] a way not just to acquit himself honorably and protect the office but actually enhance his prestige and standing." Does that suggest to you that Marshall has figured out quite what to think about president leadership? I don't think he's the only liberal in that position. Obama looks like another one.


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arlier in the week, we began observing a series of surprising plot-turns in 1 Kings 17:17-24. Elijah's presence in a widow's home had resulted in life-saving daily provisions for her. But then, unexpectedly, her little boy died. In response, she angrily and uncharacteristically lashed out at Elijah. In the process made a stunning confession of her own guilt.
Elijah's response is also surprising. Verse 19: "And he said unto her, Give me thy son. And he took him out of her bosom, and carried him up into a loft, where he abode, and laid him upon his own bed."
Elijah was by nature a man of strong passion. He was on occasion a hot-tempered man. In 1 Kings 18, we read about Elijah taking vengeance against the wicked prophets of Baal by killing 850 of Jezebel's favorite Baal-priests. In 2 Kings 1, he calls down fire from heaven twice, and each time he destroyed a company of fifty men. Elijah had little patience with sinful unbelief. He was not generally known for gentleness when he responded to the taunts and challenges of unbelievers.
But his answer to this grieving widow's angry outburst was the very model of a soft answer that turns away wrath. He took no notice whatsoever of her insulting and unkind words. His entire reply to her is only two words in the Hebrew. "Give me your son."
And with that, he took the boy's corpse and retired to his room in the attic of the woman's house, where he would pour out his deepest passions alone before God.
We might have expected a fiery prophet like Elijah to answer the widow firmly and possibly harshly. But instead, his response was tender and compassionate and gentle.
Elijah's own grief in this situation is obviously profound. And in fact, his prayer to God is yet another surprise:
"And he cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, hast thou also brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by slaying her son? And he stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, I pray thee, let this child's soul come into him again" (1 Kings 17:20-21).The prayer is surprising for several reasonsmost notably the boldness of Elijah's request. No one in the history of the world had ever before died, and then been resuscitated from the dead. This is the first incident in scripture where a dead person came back to life.
So it took an extraordinarily bold faith for Elijah to ask for such a thing. But I also want you to notice the surprising way he sought this miracle from God.
First, he did his praying entirely in private. He didn't exploit this incident for publicity. He didn't make any public display of raising the boy from the dead. Even after the miracle occurred, he didn't parade the boy in public as an example of his miracle powers. Instead, he went through this whole ordeal in the privacy of his own loft, which was the most private venue he knew.
In fact, Elijah seems to have deliberately prayed in complete solitude for this miracle. He didn't even invite the widow to join him in prayer. He took the matter to God alone. Remember, "The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much." (James 5:16). It's not necessary to enlist everybody you know to pray in order to get answers to your prayersas if God could be persuaded by popular opinion. Jesus expressly taught that being wordy or ostentatious will not help our prayers be heard. Neither will dragging private matters into a public venue. Matthew 6:6: "Thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly." That was exactly Elijah's approach in this situation.
What is even more remarkable here is the way Elijah took that dead child from his mother into his own heart. Remember that in Old Testament Israel, the bodies of the dead were ceremonially defiling. Because this was such a defiling thing, the law expressly prohibited priests from ever touching any dead bodies. Here's Leviticus 21:1-4:
And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto the priests the sons of Aaron, and say unto them, There shall none be defiled for the dead among his people: But for his kin, that is near unto him, that is, for his mother, and for his father, and for his son, and for his daughter, and for his brother, And for his sister a virgin, that is nigh unto him, which hath had no husband; for her may he be defiled. But he shall not defile himself, being a chief man among his people, to profane himself.Even among non-priests, no one would normally touch a dead body except for the family members who were responsible to prepare the body for burial.
So by clasping this little boy's body to his heart, Elijah was breaking Jewish convention. But he was in effect accepting this widow and her son as his own familyeven though the woman was a Gentile from a pagan background. He was bearing her burden. He was sharing in her grief. And the threat of ceremonial defilement would not deter him from this gesture of identification with that woman and her son.
So Elijah carried the lifeless boy up into his loft and laid him on his own bed. And there, it says, "He stretched himself upon the child three times, and cried unto the LORD." Here was total identification with the dead child.
A generation later, in similar circumstances, Elijah's successor, Elisha, had occasion to pray for the life of another little boy who died. Second Kings 4 describes that incident. And it says Elisha "went in . . . and shut the door upon them twain, and prayed unto the LORD. And he went up, and lay upon the child, and put his mouth upon his mouth, and his eyes upon his eyes, and his hands upon his hands: and he stretched himself upon the child; and the flesh of the child [became] warm."
That's the same picture we get of Elijah herestretched out over the child, mouth to mouth, hands to hands, as if he himself wanted to breathe into the corpse the breath of life again, and as if the warmth of his body could be transferred back to the cold corpse and revive the boy.
And Elijah passionately besought God, "O LORD my God, I pray thee, let this child's soul come into him again."
May I point out what a perfect illustration this boy is of the plight of unbelievers? Scripture says they are dead in trespasses and sins (Ephesians 2:1). Here is the very picture of death. This boy was no longer capable of responding to any stimulus. Despite the intensity of his passions, regardless of how many times Elijah stretched out on him or tried to restore warmth to his cold body, that corpse had no ability whatsoever to respond. Only God could restore life to the dead boy. And until God did restore the soul to the body, all Elijah's techniques were utterly powerless to elicit a response.
That is precisely how it is with unbelievers. They are spiritually dead, and nothing but the sovereign work of God in their hearts can awaken them from that state. All our tender pleading and evangelistic appeals are fruitless unless God sovereignly regenerates that person. We were not born again in response to our faith. Rather, it was the regenerating work of God in our hearts that elicited the response of faith.
Someone will inevitably ask, "Then what's the point of evangelism? What's the point of pleading with the lost to believe? Why should we expend any effort at all witnessing to people who have no capacity to respond unless God first awakens them to faith?
You might as well ask why Elijah went through the motions of stretching himself out over this child. Could God have raised the child without Elijah's body heat? Of course. But these were the means through which God chose to work. He allowed Elijah to participate in the miracle. That does not diminish the fact that the regenerating work that took place was the work of God and God alone.
So it is with our salvation. God uses external means. He employs His word and the gospel message to reason with sinners, to plead with them, and to beseech them to be reconciled to God. But apart from a miracle of regeneration, not one sinner would ever respond to the gospel plea. Remember that when you're sharing the gospel, and be sure to do what Elijah did here: take the case to God, and ask Him to work that miracle of regeneration and open the unbeliever's heart to receive the truth. Otherwise you are merely pleading with a spiritual corpse.
Elijah's prayer of faith was answered. Here's the final surprise in this chapter:
And the LORD heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of the child came into him again, and he revived. And Elijah took the child, and brought him down out of the chamber into the house, and delivered him unto his mother: and Elijah said, See, thy son liveth. And the woman said to Elijah, Now by this I know that thou art a man of God, and that the word of the LORD in thy mouth is truth (vv. 22-24).The child comes back to life. I'll confess to you that if I had been standing there watching this scene, I would have been thinking it was utterly hopeless.
After all, why did God allow the boy to die in the first place, if His purpose was only to bring him to life again?
And by the way, for any skeptics inclined to think this was merely a near-death experience, and Elijah raised the boy with a kind of rudimentary CPR treatment, the language of Scripture is clear. The boy was dead. His soul had departed from his body.
Remember, this was the first-ever case of anyone returning from the dead. Yet Elijah's faith staggered not at the magnitude of the miracle he was seeking from God.
He knew God to be gracious, compassionate, and righteous. And so he pleaded with God on the basis of those attributes. He could not fathom that it would be God's ultimate purpose to kill this widow's only son after she had shown hospitality to God's prophet. So he was emboldened to pray that God would return the boy's life.
God granted the miracle.
Notice the woman's testimony: "Now by this I know that thou art a man of God, and that the word of the LORD in thy mouth is truth."
Whether she was a genuine believer prior to this incident is not clear. Some commentators say no; others say yes. It may be that she had already come to saving faith, but her faith was weak and immature. Or this may be the first genuine expression of genuine faith in her heart. Either way, this miracle had the effect of strengthening her faith and deepening her assurance.
So what began as a dark providence and a painful tragedy ends with this woman glorifying God and celebrating His bountiful goodness.
And I especially like Elijah's response. He just hands her the boy and says, "Look. Your son is alive." Always a man of few words. But you can bet that inside, he was as deliriously happy and as grateful as the widow.
Next week, I'll post a series of short practical applications drawn from this passage.

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Discussion in 'Recording Studio' started by -Nolly-, Aug 22, 2010.
Gotta find myself a proper desk..
So here's the new desk
Moved to a bigger place 2 months ago, turned the ''dining'' half of the living room into a studio
Still need to soundproof it a bit more but that'll come soon
Mind your tongue now. Soundproofing requires construction.
Room treatment on the other hand...
I'd strongly recommend filling out the form and getting a free room analysis from Auralex, then source the materials online, ie; Ebay as I did for a fraction of the cost.
Here's a thread discussing the same: http://www.sevenstring.org/forum/recording-studio/303650-can-vocal-room-too-dead.html
Then I used the wrong term I think, I'm probably talking room treatment then.
Basically getting some foam panels for on the wall here and there and maybe some other small things.
Don't necessarily need to get this on a pro grade level but just get the bouncing a bit less
Well, for what it's worth. Auralex had recommended upwards of about $900 worth of materials, all of which I found on Ebay for about $150 total, so even getting their free room analysis can provide you with the tangible resources on the cheap.
Don't get panels "just because". First analyze what's wrong with the sound in the room, then buy what you need. And moving your mixing desk around in the room to find the best spot comes a lot cheaper in the beginning.
Those foam panels only affect the really high end, so if the room is too bright and you end up with dark sounding mixes, then those panels are a good idea. On the other hand, if your mixes are too bright (ie. the room has muffled high end and you overcompensate that), you'll only make the problem worse with foam panels.
Using an online frequency generator and moving around the room with a dB meter (or a phone app) is a good way to find the problem areas (standing waves) and the specific frequencies they're in. Usually they're in the low end and in the corners of the room.
You can make an excel sheet of the frequencies what need to be tamed and the spots they're in, then go looking for traps that work for those frequencies. If the manufacturer is any good they have spec sheets of the traps and panels on their site.
You can also do a chart for your listening position for specific frequencies to see which ones are muffled and which are hyped. A phone app works fine for making this since you're only looking for relative level differences, not accurate measurements.
There is a method to the madness when it comes to room treatment. GIK Acoustics ( Acoustic Panels | Bass Traps | Diffusors | GIK Acoustics ) is a great source of information and they make great products!
Hey guys thanks for the advice! I'll definitely look into it, guess I'll really have to take my time with this to make it right and I will, it's for the greater good
A little update:
You have my favorite setup!
I love that setup, very nice looking! What is that monitor if I may ask? Looks like a really wide resolution!
Mine too! It's taken quite a while to find something that's perfect for me. This is it! Way better than dual monitors as well.
Thanks! It's a Dell U3415W, a 34" monitor. Love it!
What desk is that?
I built it myself as I couldn't find a suitable one anywhere...
Such a nice looking room. Love the vibe
Just hung up some lights around my set up i think it made the room a bit more vibey for writing and stuff.
Nice axeage going on there!
What desk is that? Link?
My current setup:
Sharp 32" LED HDTV
Presonus 1818VSL
Samson Resolv 65a
Sony MDR-7506
M-Audio Axiom 61
Korg padKONTROL
Line 6 PODHD 500X
Roland Fantom XR
Roland KC-550
Custom built Intel Core-i7 PC with 24GB RAM, 256GB SSD (OS drive), 1TB HDD (data drive), running Windows 8.1 Professional operating system
Cockos Reaper 5
Native Instruments Komplete 9
Steven Slate SSD4 Platinum
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In 1943 Agnes de Mille was hired to choreograph the musical show 'Oklahoma'. She thought that the job she did was only fairly good and was surprised by the show's unexpected success. This after years of silence about work she thought was much better.
She was bewildered and worried that her entire scale of values was untrustworthy. So, Agnes sought the advice of the legendary Martha Graham, whose influence on dance has been compared to Picasso's on art.
The answer that Martha gave Agnes has sort of stayed with me. She said: "There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all of time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and it will be lost. The world will not have it."
She said that it is not your business to determine how good it is or how valuable or how it compares with other expressions. It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly.
Before you think I'm implying that the kind of expression Martha spoke about only applies to dancers, actors, singers, painters, potters, sculptors or artists of any other kind, I'm not. It applies to everyone.
See, 71 years after Agnes had asked her question, someone in a very different field asked a similar question to a mentor. Medical doctor Lissa Rankin has been trying to explain spontaneous remissions. She's been trying to do this the rational, scientific way and then suddenly her biggest insights came in an inexplicable, almost magical sort of way. Why?
She asked the question to Rachel Naomi Remen, founder and director of the Institute for the Study of Health and Illness at Commonweal. Rachel's answer was that "perhaps understanding how and why is the booby prize".
Understanding on a cognitive level is not the be-all and end-all. Rachel said that we each have a part of ourselves that we trust – our frontrunner – and when we're faced with an unfamiliar situation, we send out the frontrunner to check out the scene. Of course a cognitive person will send out a cognitive frontrunner.
But, even people with a heart frontrunner send out the cognitive one when uncertain what to do. It's actually something that originates in childhood. Whenever we don't feel safe, we go cognitive and that makes us feel as if we have some control over the world.
"In our culture, we trade off mystery for mastery, but in doing so, we choose deadness over aliveness. What stops the world is our quest for certainty. To the cognitive mind, everything has to be complete. What you're looking for is something that is not growing, something that is not changing. We swap certainty for aliveness," Rachel said.
To want to search for this 'aliveness', we have to develop the eyes to see it and the ears to hear it. It is "Not known, because not looked for But heard, half-heard, in the stillness Between two waves of the sea" as poet TS Eliot writes in 'The Little Gidding', published in 1942, close to the time Oklahoma's Agnes asked her question to Martha.
Rachel said that our habitual way of seeing things can blind us to the meaning of even the simplest of our daily interactions. What you need to do is take deliberate steps to see things differently. And according to Rachel, you do it like this:
Take 10-15 minutes, same time, same place, every day. Slowly review your day backwards, starting from the present moment. Then ask yourself three questions: What surprised me today? What touched my heart today? What inspired me today?
Often when people first start this they find the same answer to all three questions: Nothing. Do not despair, girlfriend. Eventually you may notice that you might not have been surprised, touched or inspired as you lived through your day, but only become so when you reflect and do this exercise.
Many of us can only really see our life when we're looking backwards. To paraphrase TS Eliot: The end of all your exploring will be to arrive where you started and know the place for the first time.
Isn't it time to start becoming surprised and touched and inspired in the very moment your life is actually happening to you?
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'Whitney' review: Too much stand-up in sitcom
Whitney: Sitcom. 9:30 p.m. Thurs. on NBC.
It might have been a good idea for NBC to wait a week before taking the wraps off "Whitney," the "other" new fall show involving stand-up comic Whitney Cummings. The sitcom, premiering Thursday night, is perfectly adequate, but only that, and it doesn't compare well to the show Cummings co-created, "2 Broke Girls," which premiered Monday on CBS.
The CBS sitcom works very well because it benefits from Cummings' fertile mind and writing skills. "Whitney" obviously makes use of those skills as well, but its lead actress isn't quite as winning as Kat Dennings and Beth Behrs of "Broke Girls."
That actress would be Whitney Cummings.
Her performance as a smart and sassy contemporary woman living with her longtime boyfriend and worried that their relationship has plateaued prompts a consideration of how stand-up comics make the transition from the comedy-club stage to television. Jerry Seinfeld did it by remaining pretty much a stand-up comic named Jerry Seinfeld delivering his lines, which, of course, were brilliant.
The other genius behind that series, Larry David, also plays himself on the crazy great "Curb Your Enthusiasm." On the other hand, Ray Romano actually acted the role of Ray Barone in "Everybody Loves Raymond," and his acting abilities were further borne out by the recently axed "Men of a Certain Age."
Cummings falls a bit woodenly into the Seinfeld category, but without the always-brilliant dialogue. She's appealing, delivers punch lines with skill and practiced timing, but she isn't playing a stand-up comic, and you can't quite believe her as the photographer she's supposed to be. She may loosen up in time, learn to feel more comfortable in her sitcom-star skin, but as she cooks up a screwball scheme like some postmodern Lucy Ricardo to restore excitement to her relationship with Alex (Chris D'Elia), things don't really take off quite as they should. Hilarity only more or less ensues.
The reason is that Cummings is largely writing for herself as a stand-up, not as Whitney the independent modern woman who counters Alex's suggestion that she not wear a white dress to a wedding by asking rhetorically if that might be confusing to the groom.
Cue laugh track.
Seinfeld and David were smart to make "Seinfeld" an ensemble show, and while no one quite stands out in the way of a Cosmo Kramer, George Costanza or Elaine Benes here, we do get the always great Jane Kaczmarek as Whitney's controlling mother, and Maulik Pancholy ("30 Rock," "Weeds" - Is anyone ever going to promote this actor from Asian-sidekick status? It's time) as oversexed Neal. Rhea Seehorn ("The Starter Wife") and Zoe Lister-Jones are great as Whitney's best gal pals: One is all "been there, done that - and him" - while the other is an indefatigable romantic. D'Elia ("Glory Daze") is the perfect deadpan counterpoint to Cummings' heightened freneticism. It's not just that he grounds the show in something akin to reality, but that he's a skilled actor with a strong sense of character.
The good news is that "Whitney" has enough going for it, and occupies a coveted slot in NBC's Thursday-night sitcom power roster, to give the star-creator-writer-executive producer room to grow and improve. I'm willing to bet she will. If she's unsure of how to fine-tune the show, she might want to check out "2 Broke Girls." I hear Whitney Cummings really nails it in that one.
Note: ABC has remade "Charlie's Angels" with Minka Kelly, Rachael Taylor and Annie Ilonzeh as the angels and Ramon Rodriguez as John Bosley. I watched the pilot a couple of months ago and that's about as much of my time as the show warrants. It's exactly what you think it is and it airs at 8 p.m. Thursday if you want to watch. Unfortunately, I have a previous commitment to scrape the grout in the bathroom.
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It emerged over the weekend that media bounder Rupert Murdoch had bought up a slice of ITV, putting the kybosh on Richard Branson's dreams of moguldom.
Murdoch's son James, who runs BSkyB, told the City on Friday he had bought out US investment groups Fidelity and Brandes, bagging a 17.9 per cent stake in the commercial broadcaster.
Regulations prevent BSkyB from owning more than 20 per cent of ITV, so a full takeover is not on the cards. The covert swoop does cast doubt on ITV talks with cable operator NTL over a £9bn merger, however.
NTL's biggest shareholder Branson had given public blessing to a tie-up with ITV. He netted 11 per cent of NTL in the Virgin Mobile deal.
The move is being interpreted as BSkyB attempting to head off NTL's expansion into its content creation territory. The two firms already compete on broadband and TV service provision.
German broadcaster RTL, the third wheel in the ITV carve-up, already owns Channel 5, itself thought to be a Murdoch target. ITV shares grab the high ground for BSkyB in that tussle too.
In other news, Melbourne's Great Satan is in hot water stateside over one of his subs' publishing of outrageous O J Simpson opus If I Did It. The Guardian reports American media - including Murdoch's own Fox News - and bookstores have reacted with revulsion to Simpson's hypothetical graphic descriptions of his wife's not so hypothetical bloody murder. Wot he never done.
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Anna Luisa soars in utopic hyperspace with interstellar synthscapes and optimistic songwriting in her debut solo album "Green," an ambitious suite of shimmering summer-ready tracks that emphasize her craft as a healer, producer, and empathic collaborator.
"Green" invites listeners to Luisa's "green place"—a new age refuge of lush landscapes and verdant soil, an oasis of collaborators and friends in the Los Angeles desert, where she lives and works. "I imagine us all chilling in a rich green ambiance of plants, herbs, birds, lizards… a conjured space to provide a mental and spiritual break from reality," said Luisa.
Anna Luisa Bio
Anna Luisa is a producer, musician and video artist living in Los Angeles. Since 2008 she has been writing and performing experimental sci-fi operas and has released 3 full-length albums plus numerous internationally-screened music videos as her former moniker Jeepneys. Luisa has performed her work at REDCAT, LACE, Human Resources LA, Machine Project, The Getty's Pacific Standard Time, Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, and Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. She is currently an artist-in-residence at the Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs and a recipient of the MAP Fund grant for her forthcoming opera Generation Space which will premiere in 2019.
About Practical Records:
Practical Records is an independent cassette label. Our mission is to cultivate community and exposure for emergent queer artists from the Bay Area & Los Angeles.
Since 2014, we have released an extensive catalog of music and zines. In addition, we produce concerts and DIY workshops that provide opportunities to interact with Practical Records artists.
Practical Records embraces physical media through playfully-designed and lovingly-packaged products available in limited editions. We like to use materials that invite introspection and a closer relationship to our artists and the music they produce.
We have presented events in venues like Zebulon, Los Angeles; PAM, Los Angeles; Trans-Pecos, New York; and ATA, San Francisco. Congregation, celebration, and queer communion are at the core of Practical Records' philosophy, in an attempt to subvert Internet domination.
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- Awards from LAA
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- Awards Celebration
- Distinguished Alumni Award
- Ndidi Amutah-Onukagha
- Kevin Apuzzio
- Staci Berger
- Robert Bertrand
- Avery Brooks
- Greg Brown
- Jeanie Bryson
- Frank Carvill
- Kenneth Cop
- Gina Collins Cummings
- Thomas Daley
- Marla Diamond
- Seth Dvorin
- Nicholas Ferroni
- Colleen Fraser
- Jessie Hanna
- Mark Helias
- Riki Jacobs
- Francoise Jacobsohn
- Edward Johnson
- Eddie Jordan
- Susan Kille
- Liza Kirschenbaum
- Clifton Lacy
- Michael Laracy
- David Laskow
- John Lipori
- Andrea Lyon
- Everette Penn
- Steven Plofker
- Alfred Ramey
- Karen Rogers
- Carlyle Shelton Jr.
- Martha Nell Smith
- Robert Snyder
- Gregg Spiridellis
- Deborah Stokes
- Harry Swayne
- Marie Varghese
- Livingston Legacy Award
- Riki Jacobs Livingston Pride Award
- Honorary Members
- Alumni Accomplishments
- Awards to LC Students
- Rutgers Honors Livingston Alumni
Radio Journalist Marla Diamond, LC'92, Chronicles the Streets of New York; Honored as a Distinguished Alumna in 2009
Radio journalist Marla Diamond (LC'92) has been a mainstay on the WCBS Newsradio 880 staff since 1997.
In 2009, the Livingston Alumni Association honored Diamond as a Distinguished Alumna.
Diamond joined WCBS as its New Jersey correspondent and currently covers New York City for the station.
Diamond's radio career started at New Brunswick's WCTC-AM 1450, where she served as a street reporter and anchor. She later served as morning anchor of WCTC's sister station WMGQ-FM 98.3.
Bruce Johnson remembered Diamond coming to him as a college student seeking a radio news internship.
"She seemed beyond her years as a college student, and I was struck by her immediately," Johnson said in a 2009 interview for LAA's tribute to Diamond.. "She … just did everything exceedingly well," said Johnson, then the news and sports director for Greater Media New Jersey, which included WCTC, WMGQ and four other radio stations.
In another interview, Tim Scheld, director of news and programming at WCBS Newsradio, calls Diamond one of the station's "best street reporters."
"She's not afraid to get down and dirty. She's not afraid what alley she's going to walk in," Scheld said.
"She knows how to tell a story, and there aren't that many people left in this world and in this business that can tell the story the way that the street reporters at CBS do."
For about a year, Diamond worked as media director for a hospital but, as she writes on her WCBS profile page, found that radio was indeed her calling, and successfully "begged for my job back."
"I have had the privilege to be a part of some of the city's biggest breaking news stories," Diamond writes. "I am often brought to tears by New Yorkers' random acts of kindness and courage. But I really enjoy the offbeat, the people who give this city its pulse and craziness."
Diamond has won numerous awards in her career at WCBS, including the Art Athens Award for General Excellence in radio reporting.
Watch the LAA's interview and video tribute to Diamond (2 minutes, 24 seconds), embedded on this page, or open in a new window.
Follow Marla Diamond on Twitter.
Photos of Marla Diamond: (top) Courtesy of Diamond; (bottom) From the 1992 Livingston College yearbook, Diversity: A Style of Our Own, Volume Two.
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27 LAKE LOUISE CRESCENT, West Grey, Ontario
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DESIRABLE PHASE 3 LOTS NOW AVAILABLE. Welcome to Forest Creek Estates, Grey Countys prestigious forested building lots! Consisting of 58 premier building parcels in total- Forest Creek Estates is a wonderful community with high-quality single family homes on spacious lots in an ecologically rich nature reserve. This one of a kind, private and unique 200 acre oasis has been developed to build your dream home on 1-3 acre treed lots. Enjoy canoeing and kayaking on our lake and walking through our forested trails. Experience nature at it's purest right in your own backyard. Escarpment Biosphere Conservatory is responsible for all conservation areas. HST is in addition to the purchase price. Total Development Fees for Grey County $7120 with none payable to West Grey. Builder of choice permitted on approval of plans by developers. Sellers are willing to do clearing of lots and/or create accesses to lots currently without. See drone tour! (id:5447)
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There is still time to nominate a young person for the Department of Communities, Child Protection and Family Support 2018 Perth Airport Achiever Awards.
The Child Protection and Family Support award program recognises young people aged 15 to 25 years who have been in care and who are persevering with further education or training.
The Awards acknowledge and celebrate the achievements of these young people, many of whom have overcome great adversity. Award recipients receive funding to assist with further study or training, allowing them to pursue and attain life goals.
Nominations are invited into three categories:
- University Achiever Award – Prize: $4,000;
- Registered Training Achiever Award – Prize: $1,000; and
- Apprenticeship or Traineeship Achiever Award - Prize: $1,000.
An Achiever Award winner who has also made an important contribution to their community will be presented with a further $1,000 through the Ida Curtois Inspiration Award.
Last year, the program awarded 25 young people for pursuing their dreams through further education and training. One award winner shared their desire to help young people have positive futures:
"My life's ambition is to help troubled kids and youth to have successful lives. I wish to provide support and positive guidance for them."
To be considered for an award, the young person must:
- be aged between 15 and 25 years (as at March 2018);
- have spent at least 12 months in state care; and
- be entering the first year of a course at an approved educational or training institution, or commencing an apprenticeship or traineeship.
Nominations can be made by a parent, relative, foster carer, teacher, Case Manager, Education Officer or non-government representative.
If you know a young person who fits the criteria, they may be eligible for an award.
To find out more information, or if you require a nomination form, please visit the Department of Communities, Child Protection and Family Support website.
Nominations close on Monday, 5 February 2018.


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Harley Medical Group – Newcastle Upon Tyne
Welcome to Newcastle's top Cosmetic Surgery & Laser Clinic, offering clinical consultations for all surgical and non surgical treatments.
The team consists of highly experienced male and female surgeons & therapists that are dedicated to providing safe and effective procedures.
For non surgical treatments such as microdermabrasion and laser hair removal, the nurse therapists are fully trained, and are available for free consultations at your convenience.
The teams approach is based around listening and treating each patient as an individual, ensuring they provide all patients with confidence and quality.
Services Offered:
Laser Hair Removal, Obagi Blue Skin Peel, Lines and Wrinkle Treatments (basic and advanced), Acne Solutions, Medical Microdermabrasion, Dermaroller – for face and body, Dermal Fillers – for lines and lips (basic and advanced), Hyperhidrosis (Excessive Sweating), Thread Vein Removal (Laser and Sclerotherapy), Laser Scar Removal, Skin Peel (Non-Glycolic), Laser Stretch Mark Reduction and Facial Rejuvenation.
Other Locations:
Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Manchester
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I booked a appointment at Harley's after finding them online. I was using there services for laser hair removal. They treatment work well and i will use them from now on. I have had bad experiences at other laser clinics but these guys are really good.


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August 10, 2016
DIMECC Factory is working space for DIMECC program participants to work together. In DIMECC Factory context working together is not restricted to meetings and seminars but longer lasting periods of group work and groups can work one day, one week or months together. The idea behind is that cooperation between people from different organisations can be improved when they sit and work in same space and learn from each other.
DIMECC Factory Helsinki
Eteläranta 10, 5th floor, Helsinki, Finland
For reservations, contact: kari.aunola(at)dimecc.com
DIMECC Factory Tampere
Kampusareena, Korkeakoulunkatu 7, 3rd floor, 33720 Tampere, Finland
For reservations, contact: kaisa.kaukovirta(at)dimecc.com
DIMECC Factory Turku
Lemminkäisenkatu 30, ground floor, 20520 Turku, Finland
For reservations, contact: jukka.merenluoto(at)dimecc.com


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Accelerated Career Program
US Aviation's Accelerated Career Program gives you world-class training at a price you can trust. A private student loan financing option is available through Wells Fargo. Please refer to the Financing section below for details.
Becoming an airline pilot is an attainable goal, not a far-off dream. This program puts you on the fast-track to an airline career. In as little as two years, you can be a first officer at one of our partner airlines. Classes start each month and our accelerated program puts you on track to have your Commercial and Flight Instructor certificates in 9 months. US Aviation then looks forward to hiring alumni as flight instructors to teach the next groups. Building an estimated 1000 flight hours per year, our instructors become first officers at the regional airline in about 15 months. The unique United Aviate Program even gives you a clear path all the way to a major airline.
|US Aviation Academy 0-MEI
|Competitor 0-MEI
|All-Inclusive Price
|Fixed Price
|Student Loans
|9 Months
|9 Months
|Licenses Earned
|25 Hours
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|Live Ground School
|Written Tests
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|$800 per Month
|$200 per Week
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* Our price, unlike most of our competitors, is all-inclusive. Check rides, books, supplies, testing fees, and many other training-related costs are all included. This allows you to budget properly and get the right amount of financing for you. Competitor's price based off advertised price plus the required check ride fees and books.
As you can see, our program offers collegiate-style training under Part 141 while maintaining an affordable price with student loans available. Benefits of US Aviation over our competitors include more in-person ground school and Self-Examining Authority. Part 141 and Self-Examining Authority means that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) regularly audits our pass-rates and curriculum to ensure full compliance with federal regulations. US Aviation maintains an 80% or higher first-time pass rate in all curricula, so you know you're receiving exceptional training. In order to get Self-Examining Authority, we had to achieve a 90% pass rate in each curriculum. Doing so grants us the ability to provide the official FAA end-of-course exam in-house and issue your licenses directly, cutting wait-times and costs for FAA Designated Pilot Examiners (DPEs). In-person ground schools allow you time to ask questions and gain a deeper understanding of the material. Although there are lots of memorization based courses to help you pass the written tests, our courses instill fundamental knowledge that you'll use throughout your career.
FAQs of the Program
Upcoming start dates include:
- March 6th, 2020
- April 10th, 2020
- May 8th, 2020
US Aviation starts new classes the Friday after the first Monday of each month.
A Wells Fargo Collegiate® student loan may help you pay for the costs associated with your professional and commercial flight training program.1 Eligible students may receive:
- No payments until you graduate or leave school2
- No application, origination, or early repayment fees
- Competitive fixed or variable interest rate options
- Funds up to the cost of education minus other financial aid3
- A quick and easy application process
- Wells Fargo's best-in-class service from initial application through the last payment
A cosigner may help you qualify for a private student loan and potentially get a lower interest rate but is not required to apply.
Borrowers may request an aviation internship forbearance that would temporarily postpone monthly payments while completing their flight training hours4. Individuals qualifying for the aviation internship forbearance are able to postpone monthly payments up to 24 months after completing school.
When it comes to financing your education, be sure to look at all of your options – including grants, scholarships, and loans from all sources – and make careful comparisons among all your choices. If you determine that a private student loan is right for you, we can provide loans to help meet the needs of nearly every student.
For more information you can call 1-877-451-5039.
- Wells Fargo private student loans are subject to credit qualification, completion of a loan application/consumer credit agreement, verification of application information and, if applicable, a self-certification form, the school's certification of loan amount, and the student's enrollment at a Wells Fargo-participating school.
- Students are not required to make payments while in school; repayment begins 6 months after you graduate or leave school. The maximum in-school period is 7 years after the date of first disbursement. Interest accrues during any deferment periods, including the in-school period, and is capitalized to the loan upon entering repayment.
- Loan amount is dependent on the loan product, other financial aid, creditworthiness, and other factors. Aggregate and annual loan limits apply. The cost of attendance is determined and certified by the educational institution.
- Interest continues to accrue during any forbearance period and will be capitalized to the account upon entering repayment.
Whether using student loans or other forms of payment, the payment policy is as follows:
- 1 week before start: $20,249
- 7 weeks after start: $20,249
- 15 weeks after start: $20,249
- 23 weeks after start: $20,248
Those not doing the full course will also make payments of $20,249 every eight weeks starting one week prior to training. For example, a student with a quoted cost to finish training of $42,000 would make payments of $20,249 one week prior to start, $20,249 seven weeks after start, and the balance of $1,502 fifteen weeks after start.
We understand that you need to create a budget and obtain financing for the Accelerated Career Program. US Aviation has been doing firm-fixed price training for airline cadets for almost a decade, graduating thousands of cadets on-time and on-budget. This firm fixed price allows you to get a loan and have confidence it will cover the full program. There are a few conditions to remain on the fixed price contract.
US Aviation will honor the fixed price given if the student maintains good academics status, defined as:
- Available for training full-time
- No more than 10 days of absences or vacation from scheduled events
- No more than 3 no-shows (defined as absences without proper notification)
- No more than 2 failures of any individual stage check or lesson
- No more than 4 failures on all stage checks
- One ground school retake at no additional charge (will result in delayed graduation)
- Only one attempt of any End-of-Course check/DPE check paid by US Aviation
- Full compliance with all school rules
- Completion of first solo in no more than 30 hours
- Terminated students will be charged based on hourly rates
Should you be terminated from the fixed price program or should you choose to withdraw at any point during the program, you will be charged according to the retail rate sheet provided at enrollment. The retail rates are also locked in for up to 1 year upon enrollment. Enrollment and administration fees are non-refundable for both fixed price and non-fixed price students.
A fuel surcharge may be applied if local 100LL fuel rates exceed $5.50/gallon. Students weighing more than 250lbs or over 6'4″ tall must fly a slightly larger aircraft for time building, increasing program cost by $2000.
- United Aviate
- Envoy Air
- Mountain Air Cargo, a FedEx Feeder
- Silver Airways
- GoJet Airlines
- Republic Airline
- SkyWest Airlines
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The application below is for US Aviation Academy's Accelerated Career Program. If you are in need of financing, please refer to the Financing section above for details.


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Horrorlust Radio Episode #013
In this installment of Horrorlust Radio, I present thoughts and reactions following the first haunt outing of the season. Enjoy interviews and snippets from The Deadland, The Fear Factory and Haunted Farm of Terror. Also included is an entry of Pop Horror, a segment where we take a look at the haunted happenings in television and film.
I'm actively seeking sponsors for Horrorlust Radio, if you own or operate a haunted attraction or are otherwise involved or connected to the haunt industry and are interested in such an opportunity you can contact me at the following email address: email@example.com
Email any questions or comments to the address above or feel welcome to post any reactions to this podcast in the comments section below.
Corrections: Cannibal Holocaust, the film that was referenced during Pop Horror, was released in 1980 not the 1970s as was stated.
The songs and audio clips featured in this episode are listed below in chronological order:
"Jeepers Creepers" by Paul Whiteman and His Swing Wing (Jeepers Creepers Original Motion Picture Score, 2001)
Dead & Breakfast Theatrical Trailer, 2004
"Shrunken Head Kids" by Calabrese (Midnight Spookshow, 2003)
Zombie Line Dance from Dead & Breakfast, 2004
"Inside This Coffin" by Calabrese (The Traveling Vampire Show, 2006)


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When you talk about lifestyle, it seems like a broad term. Well it is. How would you define lifestyle? I would call it a way of living. Everything you do or do not do becomes a part of your lifestyle. Hence, it is really important you practice the good way of life. Here are a few things you must learn in order to lead a good lifestyle that also serves as an example to others:-
Approve of yourself
Always approve of yourself. Trust your intuition. If you do not, you will never be happy of what others have to say. It's better you approve of yourself in order to feel comfortable through the day. This will help in personal growth and help on your attitude.
Remain down to earth
Be humble. If you fly too high you will ultimately fall. Life is about managing your attitude irrespective of your standards. People will like you if you are humble and ask questions. People will find yourself approachable if you do not walk with your nose in the air.
Take it easy on yourself
You may have a busy lifestyle. You may have a lot to do and high standards to achieve. But you have got to take it easy on yourself. Pace yourself. Take it easy om yourself. Take a break if needed. Working all day everyday is working hard. Work smart. Or do both. It will take you places.
Manage anger
Anger will only help you get situations out of hand. You must learn the skill of anger management. If you learn to deal with problems without getting angry the situation at hand will get easier. Learn to talk it out and resolve conflict peacefully.
Don't expect too much
As you grow you probably have certain expectations. From friends, family, etc. Don't expect more than you need. You will end up being disappointed. Remember you will only get what you deserve. You've got to drive to wherever and whatever you want.
Nurture relationships
Relationships are the backbone of your life. Learn to manage your relationships. Because these are the driving force to reading a good life. Treat your friends the way you want them to treat you.
Do not stop learning
Life has a lot to teach if you don't want to stop learning. Don't fix your focus on just one task. Learn different things. Be the jack of all. Focus on your passions while you do this. Try and reach your full potential. You have never fully learnt enough.


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We reported earlier on a rumor about a possible new Xbox 360 controller that would address issues some players have with the current D-pad. Now, Microsoft is confirming and showing off their newly redesigned controller that features a "transforming" directional pad.
As you can see in the demonstration video below, the d-pad transforms from the current flush disc design, to a more traditional, popped-out "plus-sign" design by turning the d-pad itself. The controller also features A,B,X,Y buttons that are various shades of grey, opposed to the traditional blue, green, yellow, red.
The new Xbox 360 controller will be available only in the new Play & Charge Kit that will launch on November 9th for $64.99.
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How to Declutter Your Bathroom So It Isn't So Gross
Want to learn how to declutter your bathroom? We feel your pain. Despite often being the smallest room in the house, it is also one of the hardest to keep organized. If you've ever been late to work because you couldn't find that new can of shaving cream you know must be stashed somewhere, you also understand that decluttering your bathroom could seriously change your life.
We can help! In this second installment of our 2018 Declutter Your Home Guide—a series of articles that will pare down your possessions room by room—we tackle this oft-neglected space and show you how to declutter a bathroom correctly. Try some of these tips to bask in a cleaner, calmer bathroom (ahhh).
Nab every inch of space
The first step is to find a home for everything: Take advantage of any place you can carve out some real estate. Consider the back of the bathroom door, the inside of a closet door, or a mounted bin or rack on the wall.
Installing shelves over the toilet is smart, too, adds Marty Basher, a home expert at Modular Closets.
If you don't have a product shelf in your shower, pick up a caddy or small plastic basket, suggests Jacquie Denny, co-founder of Everything but the House. "This way, you can easily move items from the shower to replenish it and then back again in one motion," she explains.
Give it a spin (or use bins)
A Lazy Susan under the bathroom sink to house products makes decluttering easy, says Julie Coraccio, the organizing genius at Reawaken Your Brilliance. "Take everything out, remove what you no longer need, put your essentials back in, and you're done," she says.
The same principle holds for pull-out bins.
"With baskets or bins, you can stop clutter before it starts, because you're less likely to add more items than you can hold in each one," she points out.
Go a step further and label your containers, as seen above, or invest in dedicated drawer dividers, suggests Basher.
Break up with your makeup
Face it, ladies—you've probably got too many eye shadow palettes, and they're getting old, too.
"Many women keep makeup much longer than they should," notes Coraccio. Pitching expired items should be a no-brainer, she adds, and it's an easy step if you're having trouble decluttering this area.
Not sure if something's too old to use? Go to the Cosmetic Calculator and find out.
Group like items
Photo by Dura Supreme Cabinetry
As you plow through each drawer and shelf, create piles with similarities so you can put them away methodically. Makeup, of course, will have its own section, and the rest should be easy to arrange, too (hair care products, body lotions, perfume).
And to keep toiletries from piling up, commit to a single item at a time.
"Half-used bottles and tubes become clutter in a hurry, so be disciplined—use and finish what's already open before trying a new product," urges Basher.
Check your meds
Keeping unused or expired medications in the bathroom adds to clutter and can be dangerous. Kids may sample a pill, or you might inadvertently take something in the dark when you're half-awake. The best advice: Let those meds go.
"Why put your health at risk?" asks Coraccio.
But please don't be lazy and toss them down the toilet.
"Make sure you dispose of medications properly as some have been making their way into municipal water systems," she notes. Most cities and counties have drop-off locations or specially designated days when they take unused medicine (check with your local health department).
Learn the difference: Regular vs. special
Not every product deserves a spot on that Lazy Susan or in the bins close at hand.
"Keep items you don't use regularly separate from those you grab on a daily basis," suggests Basher. This means special fragrances, expensive body cream, and once-a-week hair and face masks can live in their own drawer or basket. You'll streamline your products and won't be waylaid pawing through the bin during the morning rush.
Corral kid stuff
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Sharing a bathroom with children? Their things need an overhaul as well. Pitch toys they've outgrown as well as those threadbare towels, and create separate storage for the under-10 set. Wire baskets, a plastic bucket, or mesh bag that hangs over the shower rod are a few options for storing toys.
Say buh-bye to samples
The smaller the product, the harder it can be to locate. We're talking about those hotel-size shampoos, lotion samples you've ripped from magazines, and the tiny makeup tubes that come with larger purchases at department stores.
"Donate these unused items," says McCann. There are many worthy groups that'll gladly take unopened toiletries, including homeless shelters, church committees, and school drives for the needy.


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Happy New Years from beautiful Montreal, where it's a balmy minus 18 degrees Celsius, with around 10 degrees of wind chill.
Before I go any further, let me try to explain this mysterious "wind chill" to those of you who don't live in near Arctic climes, because it was a baffling concept to me before I experienced it in the flesh.
Wind chill is precisely that - how cold the wind is. Now, the wind chill can't really be measured by a thermometer, because it only has an impact on one thing - human flesh. So, take today for example. Now, the thermometer says it's minus 18 degrees. That's fair to fucking cold, in my books. This is not a warm day by any stretch of the imagination!
However, and here's where it gets ugly, when I stepped outside the back door this morning for two minutes in my pjs and bathrobe to toss out some trash, the wind cut right the fuck through me and chilled me to the bone. That's wind chill! It may be minus 18, but it feels like minus 28!
To experience this phenomenon for yourself, if you're fortunate enough to live somewhere where this is merely an abstract concept (like Australia), here's what you do - open the freezer door. Find a nice big thick patch of frost. If your freezer is frost free, a slab of frozen whatever will do.
Place this directly against your skin. Leave it there for two minutes. That wicked ass cold, stinging, frozen sensation? Imagine that on any exposed flesh. And, in lesser degrees, on anywhere on your body not protected by a down jacket, Thinsulate gloves and winter boots. Wind chill will cut through jeans or even thick sweatpants almost like you're not wearing them.
Now, imagine that this sensation hits you, not after two minutes, but almost the moment you actually step into the cold outside.
Welcome to Montreal in winter! -snickers-
So, let's recap since my last update.
Christmas was huge. And more than a bit stressful. My FIL has some Clark W. Griswold-type qualities about the perfection of holiday celebrations. And he gets cranky when things don't go his way. He also can't cook with anyone in the kitchen. Which meant being banished from there for two days. Sheesh!
Luckily, I had Valium - thank you Valium!
The actual celebration was great - the kids were thrilled with the gifts we got them, thanks to hints from their parents. We also hit the nail right on the head with the gifts we got for the adults, which was a bonus.
Hubby was thrilled with the Montreal Canadiens jersey I had personalised for him, and the illustrated history of the team, which celebrates 100 years this year. And he is saving up his Turtles and Toffifees for Australia, since we can't readily get them down under. He got some computer games from his father and brother as well.
It doesn't sound like much, but he and I have been shopping for ourselves virtually since we landed, because things are so much cheaper here than they are back home. So he also has probably another ten games, a new joystick and game controller, a new pair of dress shoes and assorted other bits and pieces as well.
I was very spoiled - hubby bought me the most exquisite Bulova dress watch (this one!), which had to have two links removed because it was too big. You have no idea how much I loved that! ;-) And a gift box of my favourite perfume, Shalimar by Guerlain.
FIL bought me a bottle of the finest maple syrup produced in Quebec, and a little jewelled pill box in the shape of a cat. And MIL found me a cute little squirrel for my desk at work! Hubby's brother and sister in law went all out - she makes handmade soaps and creams, and I love that stuff, so I have a truckload of the most gorgeous smelling soaps to take home!
Hubby's sister really went all out though - she stopped at Tim Hortons on the way to Christmas dinner and picked up gift packs of coffee, which she distributed from a borrowed garbage bag. -snickering- Makes me kind of glad we didn't buy her husband a gift card from tim Hortons as a gift, which we'd been thinking about!
I don't really mind - I do love coffee, and that will last me at least a year, since hubby doesn't drink it! ;-)
But in addition to all that, I also bought CDs and movies for myself (20th anniversary edition of The Princess Bride and the extreme version of Blade: Trinity!), and books, andd gel pens (my weakness!). And a whole bunch of new clothes, which I know I said I wasn't going to do because I'm still losing weight (lost over 6 pounds on this trip, and dropped another size I think, because the clothes that fit me before we left Australia no longer do, as in too big!). But this place had summer clothes on sale and I just found so much lovely stuff that's fitted and makes me look even slimmer that I couldn't resist! Can't wait to show them off at work!
Day before yesterday we went into Montreal to do the last shopping trip - I was still determined to get the Kane DVD, and the HMV superstore delivered! "Three discs with more than two dozen matches spanning Kane's career along with New and Exclusive Commentary from the Big Red Monster."SQUEEEEEEE!
Also got the three disc set of Hell in a Cell, because it's 'Taker-iffic, and the New and Improved DX box set because . . . well, hello? DX!
Along the way, we also shopped for gifts/souvenirs for my family to take home. Toys'R'Us trip! Where I got myself a toy moose . . . what? He's cute and snuggly! ;-)
The one disappointment was discovering an exhibition in the city of Titanic artifacts just as we were on our way to hubby's brother for a visit. We planned to back tomorrow, but it finished on New Year's Eve. I was a bit bummed, but hey, you can't have everything, right?
Besides, my disappointment was offset by coming home after a fun visit with my brother in law to find I'd made dangerpuddle 's Christmas card list! Thanks, hon - that made my day . . . even if it wasn't a pic of 'Taker and Kane! However, if you found a holiday pic of 'Taker and Kane . . . SHARE! I'm just sayin' is all ;-)
Had a quiet New Year's Eve - it's never really been my holiday. I can count on the fingers of one hand how often I've bothered to sit up and see the new year in. Hubby took me out to a classy dinner, in the freezing cold (more of that miserable fuckin' wind chill!) . . . we went to Wendys! -snickerfits-
Hey, we don't have them in Australia, and I wanted to eat at least one meal of junk food, like how I wanted to shop at least once at WalMart - just to say I did it. It wasn't that bad, although I couldn't finish it - portion sizes here are like crazy big, compared to what I can eat now.
Then hubby stopped at Tim Hortons for a dozen donuts - on the basis that we can't get them in Australia either. So we sat and watched Canadian comedy on the tv and I had a donut. Saw the last ever episode of Air Farce, which is hysterical, and an hour of Ron James, who cracks me up like crazy.
That's when things got batshit crazy though. Brother in law called MIL to say that the babysitter cancelled and could she watch the three kids while he and SIL went to a party. "Watch" as in "have the kids sleep over cos we were gonna be there tomorrow anyway". And he asked hubby to come to the party with them (only hubby, cos there's only room in the car for one adult with all the car seats).
I didn't mind about the party - like I said, New Year ain't my thing - but a houseful of kids? Not my thing. Not that I don't love them, but frankly, there's a reason I don't have kids. Noise and fuss and all that stuff makes me crazy. So I booked - went up to bed before they arrived. Well, retreated to the bedroom and my laptop, anyway.
Even then I wasn't safe - these are kids with no concept of personal space or closed doors. They opened the bedroom door twice before being told firmly not to do it again, and even then they were stampeding up and down the upstairs hallway for what seemed like hours. Then the littlest one refused to go to bed (she's got serious attachment issues to her mother and so I had to resort to headphones to block the sounds of screaming and crying.
Thank the Gods for panthology who kept me amused and sane until I couldn't keep my eyes open any longer, and then BIL dropped hubby home around 3am (complete with ringing doorbell) and took the youngest monster home with them so we could all get some sleep.
It was unfortunately short lived. I don't know how often the bedroom door was opened before I actually woke up, but I saw it once or twice after I did, before FIL chased them back downstairs again. I don't get what part of "people are sleeping, stay downstairs" they had trouble understanding.
I'm once again hiding - kids take up too much energy in the mornings, even when you've slept. If you haven't - forget it!
This morning, I have browsed dangerpuddle 's Etsy store to look at the pretties, uploaded a bunch of new user pics, and just chilled. I'll go shower shortly, and get prettied up - FIL insists he wants to take family pictures today (he wanted to do it on Christmas, but that got out of hand even before it started so nothing happened).
If that eventuates, I'll share - but don't count on it. I'm seeing New Year's going the way of Christmas at this point, and so I will leave you with my favourite quote from that all time seasonal classic, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation:


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These students have mastered Java, one of the most in-demand programming languages. Google uses Java Coding to handle an average of 60,000 searches every second.
Companies like Quicken Loans, Fathead, TitleSource and Domino's Pizza are hungry for .NET (C#) programmers for enterprise development.
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Practicing Ashtanga Yoga as traditionally summarized in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
- No specific materials are needed for the course
- Materials will be provided in the Resources throughout the course.
Yoga is a whole life process. There is actually only one Yoga, with various aspects The most known and extremely useful aspect of this one Yoga is the eight rungs (ashta=eight, anga=rungs) outlined by Patanjali in the Yoga Sutras.
The intent of this course is to provide a very practical, yet thorough overview of the systematic process of traditional Ashtanga Yoga. Our approach is essentially three-fold: First, the most essential foundation principles are introduced and explained. Second, the eight rungs (ashtanga) are each explained. Third, explanations are given on what to do with the eight rungs in conjunction with those foundation principles. This journey includes practical principles on the outcomes of the practices, and the levels of direct experience that come as a result of practicing traditional Ashtanga Yoga. The course is meant for a wide range of practitioners, including those who are new to Yoga, and those with years of experience who wish to explore the subtler, more interior aspects of Yoga. This course is a great introduction to the traditional principles and practices of Yoga before its traditional orientation was largely abandoned starting in the early 1900s.
We are passionate about these principles and practices and offer these to you from the depth of our hearts. May your Ashtanga Yoga practices bring you peace, happiness, and bliss.
In loving service,
Swami J and Ma Tri
Who is the target audience?
- This course is for anyone with interest in Yoga
- The ideal student would have an active curiosity and a genuine interest in practicing the subtler aspect of traditional Ashtanga Yoga.


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Through her experiences as a former high school teacher, and now biology professor at Westfield State University, Jennifer Hanselman, Ph.D., is concerned about misconceptions students have regarding global climate change and environmental problems associated with those changes.
To address those concerns, Hanselman partnered with three educators from other universities to develop a teaching module in which the goal is to foster climate literacy by taking a look at different types of literature and then connecting it back to science.
"We need to start there and use our involvement to help break down these misconceptions so when
they come to us for research and other things at Westfield State they already have that foundation," Hanselman said. "The cool part is I am enhancing their climate literacy and then they're going to pass it on to their own classroom."
A former student of Hanselman's, Matthew Pegorari, who earned a biology degree in 2009 at Westfield State, is now a teacher at Wahconah Regional High School in Dalton. He took Hanselman's climate literacy course online and is now teaching a modified version of the module to his freshman biology students.
His goal was for students to realize that climate change is a major topic in science today, and to grasp that if the climate change is a mere few degrees, there could be a significant impact on the ecosystem.
"I love the feeling that I am teaching something that I actually learned. The professor's job is to teach you the information so you can then teach someone else," said Pegorari, 28. "I told my students that I did this as a grad student and it made them feel really good because they felt like they were doing college work."
Pegorari noted that Westfield State is "on top of its game" in offering undergraduate and graduate students opportunities for research in the sciences. During his undergraduate studies, he traveled to St. Croix as part of a research project to capture and study mongoose.
Hanselman believes students at Westfield State benefit from the value placed on inquiry-based instruction.
"Whether it's climate, ecological or cell molecular topics, our students have the opportunity to be in a small class setting, in one-on-one independent studies or in areas that will truly enhance their education where at a big school you don't always get that chance," she said.
Jennifer A. Hanselman, Ph.D.
Jennifer A. Hanselman, Ph.D., enjoys talking to her Westfield State University students about paleoecology, which studies how Earth's past climates have affected distribution of plants over time.
Her interest stems back many years, including through her Florida Institute of Technology dissertation that researched a 370,000 year record of vegetation and fire history around Lake Titicaca on the border of Bolivia and Peru.
These days, Hanselman teaches tropical ecology and biostatistics at
Westfield State and serves as the academic advisor for biology education students.
As a former high school teacher, Hanselman still stays connected with students in K–12 conducting outreach on ecological topics, including climate change. She also offers teacher workshops at Westfield State's Center for Teacher Education and Research to address some science misconceptions.
Matthew Pegorari '09
When Matthew Pegorari realized he wanted to become a teacher, his natural choice for that education was at Westfield State University.
"Westfield is one of best teaching schools in the country. It was an easy decision to make," he said.
Before becoming a science teacher at Wahconah Regional High School in Dalton four years ago, Pegorari earned a biology degree at Westfield State in 2009. He enjoyed the intimate settings of his classes.
"My biology and sciences classes were not big so it gave me a lot of opportunity for one-on-one with my professors," he said. "That actually led me to do a lot of outside research for the college."
Pegorari's students at Wahconah are benefiting from his experiences at Westfield State. "I always tell my students to take advantage of the opportunities no matter where you go to school. Professors are real people. They do no act above you," he said.


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Bosch Engineering Center Cluj was founded as an integral part of the Bosch worldwide engineering network in 2013. The Center is located partly in the heart of Cluj-Napoca and partly in Jucu. Our engineers give great importance to continuous innovation and they work on state-of-the-art technology projects. Automated Driving, Electric and Connected Mobility, Internet of Things, Industry 4.0. are just a few examples from the Bosch Engineering Center Cluj�s current portfolio. We work in close collaboration with other Bosch R&D Centers and with Bosch Plant Cluj. We specialize in software engineering, hardware and mechanical engineering, reliability engineering & quality validation, but also in mobility sales planning, thus, we offer our internal and external clients a complex range of products and services.Qualifications
- University Bachelor or Master Degree in engineering or natural sciences;
- Knowledge in SYS, SW development process;
- Awareness of the A-SPICE requirements;
- Experience in process modeling desirable (Waterfall, Agile, V-Cycle);
- Efficient work style and good communication skills;
- High perseverance, initiative and attention to details;
- Self-organized and able to estimate, prioritize and schedule tasks;
- Target, process and quality orientation;
- Fluency in English required;
Nice to have:
- Industry / quality experience in the area of automotive research and development.
- Good knowledge of the A-SPICE requirements.
- Quality methods such as FMEA, 8D, DRBFM.
- DOORS; ClearQuest; ClearCase; Project tracking systems (e.g JIRA)
- Experience in a similar position.
- German language knowledge.
- Readiness to spend a short period of time in Hungary or Germany for training purposes;
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#LikeABosch Benefits:
o 25 days of annual leave, because work-life balance is essential to us;
o Flexible working hours, but if you want to work 5 days per month from somewhere else, feel free, our Home Office program helps you do that;
o Lunch discounts and daily subsidies at our canteen/restaurant;
o Private medical insurance, because your health is a priority to us;
o Flexible benefits - On top of your salary, we offer you a monthly budget via your benefit account, which can be used for several different services;
o Annual performance bonus;
o Internal development Trainings - we have local development programs for Project Managers, Line Managers and Experts;
o Inspiring working conditions;
- Ensuring that necessary processes and procedures for the quality management system are introduced, implemented documented and maintained;
- Verifies conformity of the development processes and support in the evaluation of these processes output;
- Identification of deviations, deriving, tracking measures and review of measures;
- Supporting the group leader(s) in process definitions and related risk assessments;
- Supporting activities for the visualization tools used as an interface of the quality management system;
- Coaching team members and performing quality management system related training;
- Ensuring methodological quality (e.g. 8D, QG, FMEA, DRBFM, PE);
- Participation in building an internationally active collaboration;
- Audits management, reporting and verification of action plan completeness / effectivenes;
- KPI collection, evaluation and actions tracking. Sustains and supports the group managers in performing the management review applicable for their area of activity;
- Internal partners and customers satisfaction monitoring;


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Welcome to Asteroid Zoo!
The Zooniverse has teamed up with Planetary Resources to ask you to help crowdsource the discovery of new Near Earth Objects (NEOs). Discovering new asteroids close to home not only helps us to locate and track potentially dangerous, Earth-impacting, hunks of rock – but it is also the start of a journey into space to try and mine asteroids for their minerals.
Asteroid Zoo is our new citizen science website that asks for everyone's help tracking down asteroids. We are using data from the Catalina Sky Survey and we think that if anyone can help find asteroids hidden amongst the stars and artefacts, it's the Zooniverse community. There's a lot if data to get through and we can't do it without you.
You may remember Planetary Resources as the company who ran a successful Kickstarter campaign last year to launch a public space telescope, and as one of the first commercial enterprises aiming to try their hand at asteroid mining. We're excited to be working together to hunt for asteroids – and hope you will be too.
To learn more visit the Asteroid Zoo science page, or just dive in at www.asteroidzoo.org. You'll be shown a set of four images in sequence, which you can view and animate in different ways, and you have to try and spot the asteroid moving between them. It's rather addictive.
Happy hunting!