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How Virtual Offices are Transforming the 21st Century Workplace
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Chris Curran: Growth Igniters Radio with Pam Harper and Scott Harper − Episode 140: How Virtual Offices are Transforming the 21st Century Workplace.
This episode is brought to you by Business Advancement Incorporated, enabling successful leaders and companies to accelerate to their next level of success, on the web at businessadvance.com. Now, here's Pam and Scott.
Pam Harper: Thanks Chris. I'm Pam Harper, Founding Partner and CEO of Business Advancement Incorporated, and right across from me, as always, is my business partner and husband, Scott Harper. Hi Scott.
Scott Harper: Hi there Pam. It's great to join you again for another episode of Growth Igniters Radio, and as always, our purpose is to spark new insights, inspiration, and immediately useful ideas for visionary leaders to accelerate themselves and their companies to their next level of game-changing innovation, growth, and success. Now Pam, we talk a lot about how the business environment is rapidly evolving and how this affects companies of every size and every industry. It seems like nothing stays put for very long. And it's never been more important because of this to stay alert to signals for emerging opportunities.
Pam Harper: That's right. Among the many trends we're watching is the evolution of the very nature of how companies get work done. Now, our experience is that more companies of every size are relying upon the virtual workforce to accomplish significant work. While sometimes this is due to challenges in finding talent, even more, this is because agile work models enable a company to stay more responsive to the business environment of the 21st century. Important for us in the evolution of work is the evolving flexible workplace industry, including what has become known as the virtual office movement.
Pam Harper: While the concept of the virtual office is not new, it has significantly evolved. With the rise of virtual work, it is one of the forces that's transforming the workplace and therefore a source of new opportunities.
Scott Harper: Right.
Pam Harper: That's why we're pleased to be speaking with one of the visionary leaders of the virtual office movement. He is Frank Cottle, CEO of Alliance Virtual Offices, and chairman of the Alliance Business Centers Network. He is a recognized expert on flexible working, the virtual office movement, and third place working. Prior to creating the Alliance brand, Frank successfully operated his own portfolio of business centers in multiple locations across North America. Frank, welcome to Growth Igniters Radio.
Frank Cottle: Well thank you very much, Pam.
Pam Harper: Tell us a bit about yourself and your own leadership journey. How did you, in fact, why did you start Alliance Virtual Offices?
Frank Cottle: Well, that journey started a long time ago. As possible you can tell in my voice, I'm probably not considered a Millennial. I started my career very early in the late '60s really as a commercial diver.
Pam Harper: A diver?
Frank Cottle: I was working for a company, and we had a contract with one of our US Government's federal alphabet agencies as they're referred to, and I did what was commonly referred to as "interesting work" for a few years. That got me going, it got me thinking and got me to be quite an independent person. I've always been very entrepreneurial, and so I started a diving company. When I got married, my wife and I made a decision that interesting work wasn't good odds, so I left that and started doing an additional ten years of interesting work. I raced large sailing yachts around the world.
Frank Cottle: I grew up in my career in a leadership position, making decisions that had to do with make it or break it situations − sometimes on a daily, hourly, or a very serious basis. I ended up learning how to manage a crew. I think that that's what started my leadership journey, if you will. What it allowed me to do, because of the people I was working with, was to build what was then the largest yacht brokerage in the world.
You think through things a little bit and have a lot of fun, and I got to literally hang out with for days and weeks at a time was some of our country's best and brightest. You get to learn to see what others have done. I picked up a lot of very simple lessons along the way, or lessons I've tried to keep very simple. One of them is you don't have to be both tired and hungry. I've learned that if you're gonna work, make sure you're working for a good profit, not just to work.
Scott Harper: Right. So flexibility is the key here, along with adaptability to the environment as it changes.
Frank Cottle: Yes. That's the key.
Scott Harper: How do you get from where you were there, racing yachts and so on, to virtual working and creating virtual offices?
Frank Cottle: I'm a very strong believer in the theory of gut reaction, gut feelings. I do believe that our intuitions and our feelings about the right and wrong way to do things, or timing is very important. I learned that to a great degree on the ocean. I was in our offices one day, and I thought to myself, "Darn. I'll never be an owner as long as I'm a broker." I had to quit. I had to leave the firm and start something new. I'd been investing in residential properties for a number of years − apartment projects − and had quite a nice portfolio. So I decided again, based on a little epiphany, to move from residential property investment and the yachting industry into commercial property.
Frank Cottle: We started this company as a property company in 1979-'80. Our vision was to buy the largest piece of property on the edge of a large master plan commercial development but to put the smallest amount of bricks and mortar we could on that piece of property with the greatest amount of future entitlement. Meaning we'd build a 50,000-foot building but have 500,000 feet of rights to build. There was this funny little thing − just an embryonic industry at the time − called executive suites. I'd known about this, and I talked to some friends about this, and I thought, "That's how I'm gonna do it. I'm gonna build executive suites and put them in these buildings." So that's what we did. We built a portfolio of properties across California, Arizona, and Texas for the next 10 years and learned how to run those funny things called executive suites.
Scott Harper: Now looking at the things that exist in front of us in new ways is how you get to new value. We're talking about these office suites and so on evolving; now we're talking about virtualization of work in a new way. How has that concept evolved to where it is now?
Frank Cottle: It's coming at it from a number of different points. Let's define "virtual office," so everybody's on the same page for just a moment. In our industry − we refer to ourselves generally as a service office and coworking industry − we take people, place, and technology, three core ingredients, and we mix them into a single bundled product. And we deliver that product with a highly flexible service agreement. The value proposition of the customer is reduced operating cost and flexibility. A virtual office basically strips out the need for a full time dedicated place. You can use this facility by the hour, the day, the week, the month, the year, multiple years if you like, on a contract basis and have access to one workstation or ten workstations on demand. Think of the changes that just in time inventory is created in manufacturing. We are the just in time office environment.
Scott Harper: Okay, so it allows people then to be highly flexible in where work is done and when it's done; they can scale infinitely to meet needs temporarily and then move somewhere else and do it some other way. Is that kind of in a nutshell what it looks like?
Frank Cottle: Add the word "globally." If we look at our economies today, every company is an international company today.
Scott Harper: Absolutely.
Frank Cottle: If you think about it. You can have a three-person startup, but they're gonna have an offshore supplier of something and an offshore client in some way. Today, virtual officing and our industry and the way we're set up as a company allows you to hire the best and brightest without having to move them. If you're in the technology development industry, maybe the very best lead engineer is in India, but the very best coder is in Russia, and the very best manager is in the UK, and the very best PR agency is in Latin America. Now, ten years ago, we had to hire that person in India, get them a visa, we had to get them moved into the US and the same with the others, get them all here. Then we had to figure out the differential in the cost of living and pay them accordingly, and this and that, and they had to disrupt their families. They had to leave the culture they love; they had to leave where they were in order to take advantage of an employment opportunity.
Today that should no longer be the case. With virtual officing and the flexibility of our industry, we can open 10 offices in 10 countries in 10 minutes for somebody and interconnect them in such a way that they all have the same communications and capabilities as if they were in the office together.
Scott Harper: Virtual officing, then, gives companies the ability to stitch together the best people in the best places in the best way that gets the maximum value with minimum cost.
Frank Cottle: And impacts the balance sheet, which impacts the shareholder value as well.
Pam Harper: There are other strategic reasons as well, and we'll talk about more in our next segment. Right now, we'll take a quick break. Then when we come back, we'll talk more with Frank Cotttle, CEO of Alliance Virtual Offices, about the virtual office movement and the promise it holds for the future of work. Stay with us…
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Pam Harper: Welcome back to Growth Igniters Radio with Pam Harper − that's me − and Scott Harper. Scott and I are talking today with Frank Cottle, CEO of Alliance Virtual Offices about how virtual offices are transforming the 21st Century workplace. Frank, how can people find out more about you and your company?
Frank Cottle: Well, I would be grateful if they would just simply go to alliancevirtualoffices.com. If you want to learn more about our industry, you can go to allwork.space.
Pam Harper: You can also find out more in the resources section for this episode by going to growthignitersradio.com and selecting episode 140. Frank, we were talking in the first segment about the whole journey that you've taken, how everything comes together as it should, and about the virtual office movement. Let's bring it to life a little bit more. Can you describe a client's story that illustrates a successful virtual office arrangement?
Frank Cottle: We had one client, a major contributor to our US economy. They're a legal organization that is involved in entity formation and governance and management, so they help people create companies. If the three of us wanted to go out and start a new podcast company, we might go to this group and say, "Hey, we need to form an LLC or a corporation, etc, etc. Then we need someone to govern it and manage all of its elements."
This company had a need to have mail depots, basically, a method of managing tens of thousands of entities that they manage in each state in the United States, and have all of their mail managed. We set up a private, − I'll call it network − of facilities for this particular client that handles all of the mail for all of the clients. It deals with all the forwarding issues, all the requirement issues, and some cases service of process issues, etc. on a national basis and materially cut their costs because of the way we're able to set the facilities up within our own Alliance Business Centers Network locations, and we can handle it as a single source. They no longer had to had 50 contracts with 50 different providers doing things 50 different ways, getting 50 different invoices and having to retrain 50 different staffs every year.
Pam Harper: So how much does your staff get involved in setting up these arrangements for your clients? In this case, did they know exactly what they wanted or is it collaborative? How does this work?
Frank Cottle: It was a solutions challenge where that industry had a problem, and they came to us because they knew what we did and we worked quite closely with them and with others now to create an industry-to-industry solution, if you will, utilizing the virtual officing concepts and the people, place, and technology-driven facilities that we have globally.
Pam Harper: And that's a significant difference from just I'm going to set up an executive office somewhere in the early days, now you're actively getting involved and working together to help them to create this.
Frank Cottle: That's sort of saying "we provide solutions instead of products" is a bit of a cliché, but really sitting down with a client, understanding their needs, going out and spending time at their facility to see how they do things, organize things and what their requirements are is very important.
Pam Harper: Now one of the things we are seeing, Frank, with the companies we've been working with is they're looking at expanding into new geographies, and they're also partnering with other companies through strategic alliances and that kind of thing. That's when I see a lot more use of this kind of arrangement that you're talking about. Do you see it that way too?
Frank Cottle: Yes. The expansion of companies, especially SMEs, if you want to explore a new marketplace, let's say you're an IT contractor and you're based in Kansas City, and you want to bid on a contract in New York, guess what? You can't bid unless you have an entity in New York. Just to do basic functions a lot of times, you need to have that virtual office at the least. So virtual officing allows SMEs, startups, large major corporations to explore new markets, to get a foothold in those markets until they know what they want to do and if they say well, we've decided we now want to put a team here of four or five people, well, then we put them in one of our coworking facilities.
Scott Harper: Frank, one of the big things that really is an impediment now for people who have dispersed workforces is this whole concept of the farther you are from somebody, the worse the collaboration, the worse the communication, and it's a very quick decay curve. What I hear you talking about is something that is going to eliminate that distance factor so that anybody half the world away is right next door. Is that what you're saying?
Frank Cottle: To me, if I look at eight-hour time zone increments, the further somebody is away, the more I can run a 24/7 operation. That enhances productivity quite a bit. I can keep passing work forward. They talk about pay it forward − well we can pass it forward. I can get … everybody says, "Wouldn't it be great if we had an extra hour in the day or an extra day in the week?" Guess what? We do. Pass it forward.
When you talk about getting people from different cultures, languages to collaborate, to think of how to inspire them to do something as a team overall, you can't think of a task anymore. A task is not very inspiring. My guidance would be to have people create a higher purpose for everything that they do.
Pam Harper: Absolutely.
Frank Cottle: A higher purpose that's not just, "We're Microsoft. You've got to go beat Google." Who cares?
Scott Harper: Yeah. Serving a global need.
Frank Cottle: Start looking for a higher purpose and in that regard we a couple years ago created the All Good Work Foundation ourselves, and we actually provide office space free of charge to charitable, nonprofit organizations because we know that we have waste in our industry and every corporate has waste in their offices, and every commercial building has waste; it's called vacancy factor. We know the vacancy factor in our industry, depending on the market and the market cycle is between 7 and 12%. We know this. We've been in the industry for almost 40 years now. Why can't we give half of that to charity?
The teams that start thinking about how they're doing things, they start thinking in such terms as social capital as opposed to economic capital and social good as opposed to just profitability. If you can get your team to act as a community that's driven not just for economic good but for social good and have a higher purpose that's well defined, you will find a lot more engagement. And all you have to do is look at global organizations that do this purely on a nonprofit and charitable basis and say, "Hmm. There are no borders. There are no cultural limits to those things." People are just as excited to get together and continue working on those projects as anything in their life. I would say one of the keys to managing a remote workforce is a higher purpose.
Pam Harper: That's fantastic. We agree with you 100%. We're going to take another quick break, and when we come back, we'll talk more with Frank Cottle, CEO of Alliance Virtual Offices, about immediately actionable ideas for virtual offices for yourselves. Stay with us.
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Pam Harper: We've been talking about how companies can take advantage of new working concepts from the virtual office movement to be first, fast, and nimble as they evolve into the future. Along with the flexibility and speed that virtual officing brings to a company comes the need to ensure that all the moving parts come together for the greatest effect. After all, the faster your company is transforming and growing, and the more geographically dispersed your workforce is, the more challenging it can be to ensure that everyone's visions and efforts are in sync.
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Pam Harper: Welcome back to Growth Igniters Radio with Pam Harper and Scott Harper. Over the last two segments, Scott and I have been talking with Frank Cottle, CEO of Alliance Virtual Offices about the virtual office movement and its potential for transforming the 21st century workplace. Frank, can you tell us again how people can find out more about you and Alliance Virtual Offices?
Frank Cottle: The very easiest way is just to go to your search engine and search for alliancevirtualoffices.com. If you want to learn more about our industry, go to allwork.space.
Pam Harper: Okay. Again, you can find out more about resources for this episode by going to growthignitersradio.com and selecting episode 140. Frank, we're at the point in our podcast where we talk about the three immediately actionable ideas that leaders can take out of all we've been talking about and put it to work right away. What would be immediately useful ideas for implementing a virtual work arrangement like we've been talking about for their own companies?
Frank Cottle: I'm gonna go back to what we were just discussing and let's redefine who's using workspace and the way they use workspace even today. Look at the way your people are using their work. Go look at the desks, look at the offices. Determine what percentage of occupancy of ours that people actually have in the offices you currently have. What you do when you do that is you start saying, well, how are we gonna accomplish getting rid of waste? So start looking at your employees or the new offices you want to build, however you're housing people. Look at people as travelers, not as occupiers, because throughout the day, people travel. Even if they're in a single facility, they go from their workstation or their cube or their office into a meeting and from a meeting out to an out of office meeting or across to someone else's offices. They're constantly traveling. Look at the flows of how people move around the office and how people move around your business environment as you're doing business.
Pam Harper: Okay. Are there certain types of roles that lend themselves more to being in the virtual office environment?
Frank Cottle: Generally people that interact with others outside of your company. People that are dealing with others outside of your office, people that are in a sales environment, a marketing environment, any engineering environment where they're creating products or where they can work alone as opposed to having to sit in a task-driven environment. These are all candidates. I'll give you a simple number right now. There are 1.5 billion, billion, mobile workers today in the world.
Scott Harper: Wow.
Frank Cottle: These are people that on a minimum of two days a week permanently work outside of the office, outside of their core office space, 1.5 billion in the workforce.
Pam Harper: And growing too.
Frank Cottle: And growing. Our industry is growing at about 10 to 12% a year, year over year since 2008. That's faster than the PC grew at the height of the dot-com era. The trend shift here is huge. It's huge. It's tectonic.
Scott Harper: Okay. So the first step was to look at the flow of people and materials I assume so that you can get a feeling for what you can virtualize. What's the second tip?
Frank Cottle: The second tip is to look at your total cost of allocable overhead per workstation for the people that are maybe not in their offices very often, and in doing so, consider if there are alternative ways of officing that will materially reduce your workforce costs and then act on it. When you start shedding space, you improve the P&L, and you also materially improve the balance sheet.
Pam Harper: And Frank, what would be a third immediately useful idea? How do people make that decision about what would be the best way to select a virtual office provider?
Frank Cottle: It really depends on each individual company. If you're in a growth mode, particularly if you're trying to grow rapidly and you have limited resources… All companies have limited resources. Google has limited resources. Our federal government has limited resources. None of us have enough resources to accomplish all of our goals. Immediately look and say, "If I want to grow my company more quickly with a lower cash requirement or investment requirement, I think I'm gonna go virtual," and learn how to do it. If you don't, your competitors will, and I promise you Gen C that comes up − the first fully digital generation we've ever had that's totally native digitally − they're not even gonna think twice about it.
Pam Harper: There's a lot of change on the horizon for sure, and we need to think future forward. This has been fascinating conversation. Any parting thoughts here?
Frank Cottle: I guess the concept that we're talking about really has been around for a long time. We've been evolving these concepts ourselves in our own company since 1979. Thinking of your people as travelers is a new way of thinking overall, but it's very, very important for the future and recognizing there are no borders when it comes to work anymore, particularly knowledge work, and create a higher purpose if you're gonna manage your remote community.
Pam Harper: Thanks Frank. We enjoyed this.
Scott Harper: Thanks Frank, and thanks to you out there for listening to Growth Igniters Radio with Pam Harper and Scott Harper. To check out resources related to today's conversation, share on social media, read Frank's bio, or open a conversation with us, go to growthignitersradio.com and select episode 140.
Pam Harper: Until next time, this is Pam Harper…
Scott Harper: And Scott Harper…
Pam Harper: Wishing you continued success and leaving you with this question to discuss with your team.
Scott Harper: What strategic opportunities can we take advantage of through virtual officing, and what are our next steps?


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- Doctoral of Dental Surgery St Joseph University 1987
- Bachelor of Dental Surgery The University of Sydney 1992
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- Medal of Order of Australia for his contribution to Dentistry and the community 2014
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You will need:
1 kg frozen raspberries
800 gms caster sugar
1/4 lemon, juiced.
Cook the ingredients for about 30 minutes until it reaches a jam consistency.
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The plant is bursting with cayennes.
Little oil all around. There is some garlic on here if you didn't notice.
about 15/20 minutes at 400
To the blender. Seeds and all.
Squeeze the goodness out of these and into the blender as well.
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The DMGS Master's degree program consists of 30 credit hours. 3 of those credit hours are obtained upon completion of thesis. Your program can easily be completed in two academic years for full-time students (3 courses per semester). However, we do have many students who prefer to enroll as part-time students.
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To be considered for admission, we require a GRE or LSAT score. However, if you have not taken either of these tests, and you have 2 years work experience outside of college, or you have a GPA of 3.5 or better, these test scores can be waived.
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Here at DMGS, we have rolling admissions. While we do not have concrete dates to have an application completed, we strongly encourage all prospective students applying for the fall semester to have their application in by June 1st. If a student is applying for the Spring Semester, we encourage the student to have their application in no later than December 1st. Scholarships are more readily available before these dates, so if a student is eligible to receive a scholarship, there is no guarantee the funds will be there if applications are submitted after the given dates.
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The TOEFL test measures the ability of non-native speakers of English to use and understand North American English as it is spoken, written and heard in university and graduate school settings. DMGS requires a minimum total score of 80 with a minimum of 20 points in each of the four sections on the internet-based test or a minimum score of 550 on paper-based test.
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The IELTS measures the language proficiency in an English speaking environment. It uses a nine-band scale to clearly identify levels of proficiency, from non-user (band score 1) through to expert (band score 9). DMGS requires the IELTS Academic test with an overall band score of 6.0 with no individual band score below 5.0.
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seven magical things
It's the 2008 Holiday Project at Cafe Writing; I've chosen to participate in : Option One: Seven Things: "Give me seven magical things in your world. Interpret "magical" any way you please. "
1. Ice crystals. It means it's VERY cold outside, but there's something so beautiful about them, I don't care!
2. Intuition: I have it, and try to use it as often as I can. Often, I'm right, but I'm not infallible.
3. Cooking: It's so much fun to take a bunch of ingredients, mix 'em all up and end up with something delicious. Oftentimes, this is where intuition comes in…cookbooks are one of my favorite things to read. Never know what you might find! In fact…I found this today:
Thought it was intriguing!
4. Christmas lights. Any home looks better with candles in the window and a beautiful tree strung with whatever color lights you prefer off in the corner. I love driving around at night just looking…fancy, simple, doesn't matter…it's all gorgeous!
5. Wolf's face when he sees it's snowed outside. He's a dog MADE for snow and boy does he LOVE it!!!
6. Books and movies. Need a short break from reality? See a movie! Need a longer break? Read a book.
7. Friends. Friends are the most magical creatures of all. Some friends I talk to often; some friends I've never met and have never spoken to, but IM with often; some friends I haven't talked to in a long time but when next we do speak, we'll pick up like no time at all has passed. Friends keep me going, make me happy, make life sweet.
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Athletic Blicavs happy to be running with the Cats
MARK Blicavs will be cheering on the Australian athletics team at next month's Commonwealth Games louder than most.
But he's not expecting to have itchy feet as he watches mates such as 1500m specialist Jeff Risely running around the main stadium in Glasgow - he and his feet are more than happy to be running around the major footy fields of Australia.
Blicavs was a promising middle-distance runner and steeplechaser who had dreamed of donning the green and gold singlet at the Olympics - up until two years ago anyway when he narrowly missed out on a spot on the
Australian squad for the London Olympics.
Despite a limited playing background, the Geelong Football Club had signed Blicavs as a rookie at the end of 2011, with master Cats recruiter Stephen Wells taking a punt on him because of his athletic prowess.
"It was a hard decision at the start just because I was really enjoying my running. And I was really interested to see how far I could go with it," the 23-year-old Blicavs told APN yesterday.
The Cats had allowed him to "follow the athletics path", which took him to Europe for a few months leading up to the 2012 Olympics.
But once he had been overlooked for London, he settled into his new life as a professional footballer.
"By the time I was able to stop and take a breath I was five weeks in and I hadn't thought much about running," recalled Blicavs, whose father Andris represented Australia in basketball at the 1976 Montreal Olympics. "Once I made the decision I knew there was going to be no regrets."
Having broken into the powerful Geelong line-up in round one of 2013, Blicavs has missed just two games since, making his story one of the more remarkable in the AFL in recent times, rivalling the achievements of former
Canadian rugby union international Mike Pyke (Sydney) and ex-NRL star Karmichael Hunt (Gold Coast) in switching sports at elite level.
Raised in Melbourne's north-west, Blicavs played a year in the U11s at Sunbury and then a year in U14s at Taylor's Lakes, and "always played a bit of school footy".
"I followed Carlton and the game pretty closely, but I never took it super seriously until I came to the club (Geelong)," he said.
Blicavs' running ability for a man who stands 198cm first caught the eye of AFL fans - and teammates, particularly after the 2km time trial that kicked off his first pre-season at Geelong. He ran a tick over 5mins 30secs and left the rest of the field for dead.
"I think everyone was a bit shocked at the time," he said.
Blicavs is a fraction slower now, but that is expected when you add almost 20km to your frame.
Because of injuries to a number of Cats big men last season, Blicavs initially began pinch-hitting in the ruck but would later impress streaming down the wing and is now filling a key defensive post.
"I'm loving learning every part of the game," he said. "I enjoy playing ruck and getting on the wing, you kinda feel like you're always in the game. But I'm also learning quite a bit down back - I'm starting to feel real comfortable there too.''
That's where he will be this afternoon when he mans one of Gold Coast trio Charlie Dixon, Tom Lynch or Sam Day in a crucial match at Metricon Stadium.
"They're a talented forward line," he said. "It's going to be a tough job, but we're really looking forward to it.''
Lost to the AFL
Mark Blicavs remains close with his former athletics coach Gregor Gojrzewski.
"Obviously at the start he was quite disappointed, he thought we had a good thing going and something we thought we could have built on," Blicavs explained.
"But these things happen, and he understood I wasn't leaving him for another coach I was actually changing sports altogether. We left on good terms... but he's an Essendon supporter so I'm slowly trying to get him over to the Cats.
Unfortunately for Gojrzewski, another member of his running stable Johnny Rayner, has also crossed to AFL, signed last year by the Bombers as a rookie.
"Gregor copped a bit of a double whack there," Blicavs said.


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WELCOME TO NoCo
The NoCo Arts and Cultural District – aptly named for its location North of Court Avenue – is Jeffersonville's newest and most colorful point of interest.
Intimate, whimsical, full of color and completely walkable, NoCo is home to artists, makers, historians and inventors who are all working together to transform the area into an inspiring and intriguing place to live, work and visit. The district epitomizes what Jeffersonville champions as a city on the move: Creativity, community, innovation and progress.
INSIDE NoCo
NoCo is developing within 22 acres of previously blighted area of downtown Jeffersonville. A refurbished water tank, emblazoned with fantastical, vibrant colors and a whimsical subject matter, serves as the focal point of NoCo and is a bold signal to visitors from blocks away that they are entering the heart of Jeffersonville's creative hub.
In the shadows of the water tank, a former auto body shop has been turned into a community arts center offering continuous art making activities to community members and visitors. Across the street, a former office space now serves as a high tech Makers Space encouraging professional collaborations between designers, business and industrial enterprises. A block further north leads to a former car dealership that is now home to the Vintage Fire Museum featuring historic fire engines as well as Picasso Pointe – a family-centric pocket park filled with interactive, educational games, a 70 foot-long fabricated community table and a performance green space. The perimeter of the park is illuminated by Picasso-inspired sculptural lighting designed by local elementary school students. Just a stone's throw away is the county's local history museum, which has taken up residency in an old sign factory.
NoCo is a prime example of everything Jeffersonville has been championing for the last six years and while the area has already seen great change and re-imagination, this is only the beginning! There are still more exciting things to come!
For more about NoCo, including information on upcoming activities, you can also visit jeffersonvilleart.com or the Jeffersonville Arts & Cultural District Facebook page.
There's always something happening in NoCo!
Not only are there plenty of opportunities for play in the artful pocket park Picasso Pointe, there are tons of opportunities for creative types – including a variety of art, cultural and maker's classes for all ages. Silica Ceramic Studio offers paint your own pottery as well as special classes in various other media like stained glass, mosaic, hand building and painting classes. Maker 13 offers a variety of classes utilizing specific technology including 3D printers, plasma cutters and other high tech equipment. And the Jeffersonville Public Library is a constant source for cultural programming, including crocheting class, sign language class, textiles group, adult coloring sessions and essential oils class.
When you see new pieces of art popping up around Jeffersonville, there's a good chance it started in NoCo!
Check out these upcoming opportunities to create:
There are nine free scheduled activities in this series. They all fall into one of three categories: Demonstrations, Experiential and Workshops and will allow visitors and participants to create art, learn a skill and/or purchase artworks.
You can also keep up with Arts & Cultural District happenings by visiting jeffersonvilleart.com or look for Jeffersonville Arts & Cultural District on Facebook.
The City of Jeffersonville has built its Arts & Cultural District from scratch – little by little over the last six years – through public art projects, community engagement, cultural programming and collaborative efforts among a myriad of civic groups, city department and community volunteers. While great strides have been made and a unique, enriching experience has already taken shape, there's more to come.
NoCo is still developing and will continue to evolve and change every year. The next phase is a particularly exciting one. The Depot Entertainment Space (located near the Arts Center) is currently in early development stages. While a contract for construction and operation of The Depot hasn't been awarded yet, a concept for the space has been clearly established.
When complete, The Depot will use modified shipping containers to provide the community and visitors with artisan retail space, a permanent stage structure to accommodate various performances, outdoor lower and upper level seating to view the stage and a peppering of food venues.
For a glimpse at the proposed plans for The Depot, see below.
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"Immense quantities of poisonous gas are freed. It will rise into the atmosphere andGottfried von Werdenberg, 1994 AD
biosphere andcreate three, and more, days of darkness. The air is poisoned for days, but winds will drive the poisonous clouds to the East."
"By this time mankind will be stricken with terror. Birds will be like reptiles and will not use their wings. Animals of the ground, in fear and alarm, will raise such a clamour that it will make human hearts tremble. Men will flee their abodes in order not to see the weird occurrence. Finally, complete darkness will set in and last for three days and three nights."Johannes Frieda, Austria. 1204-57 AD
"All states will be shaken by war and civil conflict. During a darkness lasting three days, the people given to evil ways will perish so that only one-fourth of mankind will survive. The clergy, too, will be greatly reduced in number, as most of them will die in defence of the faith of their country."Sister Mary of Jesus Crucified, 19th Century.
"God will send two punishments: one will be in the form of wars, revolutions and other evils; it shall originate on earth. The other will be sent from Heaven. There shall come over the whole earth an intense darkness lasting three days and three nights. Nothing can be seen, and the air will be laden with pestilence."And Maria Taigi, 1769-1837 AD
"శ్లో. వృషభరాశిగతే మందే ఈశన్యే విషవాయవఃSubbaraya Kalagnanam, 11th Chapter.
తై స్యా ద్విపరీతజనాః యమలోకం గమిష్యతి."
"The fog will be followed by three days of darkness. This will occur during the month of Zil-Hajj after Eid ul-Adha." – Islamic prophecies.Islamic Prophecies
"Flyers are not birds & Swimmers are not fishes. Wars does not depend on soldiers. It's a game of technology. Millions of miles of deadly smoke: on top a mushroom and at bottom a fountain. A sight out of people's imagination. Big trouble not solved, but greater trouble arrives."Poem 56, Prophecies of Lee Chung-Feng, China
"ఈశాన్యముననుండి విషపుగాలి వచ్చిGovinda Vakyam No. 06
విపరీత నరులంత చచ్చేరుమా"
Decoding from all the prophecies, we can get the time-period of this event. That is:
- Saturn in Taurus
- In the month of Zil Hajj after Eid ul Adha
- During end of World War 3
22nd May 2059 to 10 June 2059.


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8 Dumb Ways to Find Coupons and Promo Codes from the Comfort of Your Home
These days, every shopper is looking for ways to save. Whether it's to get an item on a discount or to get some for free, shoppers are always open for anything that doesn't shake up their wallets. One effective strategy is to find and use coupon deals and promo codes.
You probably have heard that you have to be smart when searching for these offers. However, smart strategies don't always lead you to the best coupons. The best place to start is CouponsCause as every smart shopper may be using similar strategies that you are banking on. Well, if wisdom doesn't work, then try stupidity. So as you can understand what we are talking about, here are dumb ways you can employ to get the offers:
– Leave Your Cart
It may look stupid to add items to your cart and instead of closing the purchases, opt to leave the cart. In the mind of the retailer, you have expressed willingness to buy and it's the cost that has scared you. So, they'll try to woo you back to the store by sending you a discount coupon. Though not all retailers do this, it might be your lucky day for landing a crazy deal.
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It's quite common to find retailers offering coupons and promo codes to special groups such as students, the military, and senior citizens. If you belong to such groups, you can sign up for the special offers. Even if you don't belong to a specialty group but knows someone who does, you can use them to sign up for the special deals. Additionally, you should remember to sign up for birthday coupons.
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Thursday, December 2, 1999
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|Bank staff stir
CALCUTTA, Dec 1 (UNI) All banks, including foreign and private sector in the country, will remain closed on December 17 in response to the All-India Bank Employees Association-sponsored day-long nationwide strike to press its demand for wage revision. Announcing the strike, AIBEA General Secretary Tarakeswar Chakraborti said here today that they demanded immediate finalisation of the seventh bipartie settlement on wage revision for the countrys nearly 6,00,000 bank employees.
Naxalites kill 5
HYDERABAD, Dec 1 (PTI) Naxalites of the outlawed Peoples War Group (PWG) shot dead five persons, including a TDP activist and three policemen, and looted a nationalised bank in separate incidents in Mahaboobnagar district of Andhra Pradesh since last night. TDP worker Venkataiah (36) was shot dead by Naxalites near Thoomakunta village last night while he was proceeding on a two-wheeler along with his friend to Veepagandla village.
|Jharkhand bandh
RANCHI, Dec 1 (PTI) The 24-hour Jharkhand bandh called by the Jharkhand Peoples Party and All-Jharkhand Students Union combine today evoked a mixed response, official sources said. Though major business establishments and educational centres remained closed, movement of trains and buses was by and large normal. No untoward incident was reported from anywhere in the region, including the mining areas of the Central Coalfields Ltd.
MPs bribery case
NEW DELHI, Dec1 (UNI) The CBI today told the court holding trial in the MPs bribery case against former Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao and 10 others that it had produced all its witnesses. Additional Sessions Judge Ajit Bharihoke fixed January 11 for recording the statements of Mr Rao and other accused after Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Vivek Johri, who supervised the CBI investigations in the case, deposed as the last witness in the court today.
SD Sharma
NEW DELHI, Dec 1 (PTI) The condition of former President Shankar Dayal Sharma, who is undegoing treatment at Escorts Heart Institute here since October 9, is "stable" but he is still on ventilator, hospital sources said today. "There is no deterioration in his health and he is stable," Sharmas Private Secretary J.N. Kashyap said.
Shantidev Ghosh dead
CALCUTTA, Dec 1 (UNI) Eminent Rabindra sangeet exponent Shantidev Ghosh died at a hospital here today. He was 90. A disciple of Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore, Shantidev was brought to the city from Santiniketan on Friday and admitted to the SSKM hospital following respiratory problems. Born on May 7, 1910, to Kalimohan Ghosh and Manorama Ghosh at Chandpur, now in Bangladesh, Shantidev came to Santiniketan when he was only six months old.
Chetna yatra
NEW DELHI, Dec 1 (UNI) Congress President and Leader of the Opposition in Parliament Sonia Gandhi, flagged off the second leg of the Kargil-Kanyakumari rashtriya chetna yatra here today. The yatra which initially started from Leh on November 18, seeks to promote peace and create awareness among the youth. The yatra is led by Panthers Party chief Bhim Singh.
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The group history started in 1999 when Hartwig Meissner organized an International Conference on Creativity and Mathematics Education in Muenster, Germany. About 80 participants from more than 20 countries participated. In 2002 Agnis Andzans organized our next conference on Creativity in Mathematics Education and the Education of Gifted Students in Riga, Latvia. About 40 experts from 15 countries discussed the role of creativity and the role of competitions on future developments in mathematics education.
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They face a secular culture and the effects of church scandal. But they were called, and they answered. Read about young Catholic priests (including Fr. Andrew Brinkman, 29, the skateboarder pictured above and doing tricks after the jump) in the Star Tribune here: A Youth Movement in the PriesthoodRead More
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5.31A Mother Comes to Terms With Her Son's Priesthood
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Like many parents, Kristin Grady Gilger was concerned when her son told her he planned to become a priest. Her family wasn't even Catholic. Read it in America here: Vocation Crisis: A Mother Comes to Terms With Her Son's PriesthoodRead More
4.20The Benefits of Marrying in Your 20s
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These days, marrying young gets a bad rap, but W. Bradford Wilcox writes in The Washington Post that if the right person comes along there are many benefits to marrying relatively young. Of course, there's not one right way to do it, but this is worth a read: The Benefits of Marrying in Your 20sRead More
11.13TCC Reads: 10 Great Books for Catholic College Students
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I'm always looking for good books to read and recommend, like The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt or Room by Emma Donoghue. (You can pre-order our forthcoming book, a field guide to the daily acts that make up a Catholic life, from Random House here.) In the meantime, I like this list from Daily Theology of 10 Recommended Books for Catholic College Students. Maybe you'll even find a Christmas gift.Read More
8.26Misc: 25 Things I Wish I Knew at 25
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Jesuit priest, and author, James Martin, reveals some bits of advice and wisdom he wished he'd known when he was in his twenties. Read the list on The Huffington Post here: 25 Things I Wish I Knew at 25: Spiritual Learnings on My 50th BirthdayRead More


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This TWG covers packaging technology and cost objectives needed to meet market requirements for low-cost, high-volume photonic components and sub-systems for integration into the global network. Cost and performance objectives for system-level, board-level, package-level and, where it is practical, chip-level integration of photonics is the initial step. The needs for cost, materials, thermal, footprint, port count and bandwidth will be developed.


text: Sharpen Your School Nutrition I.Q. at SNA's Spring Industry Boot Camp February 23, 2012 – Are you an industry representative new to the multi-billion-dollar school nutrition market? Confused by the intricacies of this complex marketplace? Perhaps you've been involved in the market for years but are looking for a quick way to get up to speed on the new meal pattern regulations? If the answer to any of these questions is "yes," then you can't afford to miss SNA's Spring Industry Boot Camp, taking place May 16-17, 2012, at SNA Headquarters in National Harbor, Md. Held each May and November, this dynamic educational seminar will sharpen your school nutrition I.Q. by providing you with a comprehensive understanding of the ins and outs of today's school foodservice segment. Over the course of two days, you will learn about school meal nutrition guidelines and regulations, market trends, school nutrition procurement, USDA Foods and much more. In addition, you will have the unique opportunity to tour a local school cafeteria and participate in a two-hour moderated panel discussion with school nutrition directors from the greater Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. Of course, don't just take our word for it. Read what your industry peers have had to say about their Industry Boot Camp experience:"Wonderful and helpful content, being an equipment manufacturer, it was still helpful to understand the "food" side and trends"—Mike Burke, VULCAN"Although I have spent 40+ years selling to the K-12 market, along with others, this program was very valuable to me personally and our company. This program should be mandatory for all key suppliers to the school segment."—Dick Hynes, Hobart"Procurement Game Plan" was very helpful and informative. I will be using this information daily. This seminar should be a requirement for all K-12 foodservice sales personnel."—Merrilee Olson, Malt-O-MealWhether you're new to school nutrition market or have been knee deep in the industry for years, Industry Boot Camp maximizes the return on your time out of the office by providing targeted information and knowledge. For more information, see the Related Links or contact SNA Industry Relations Coordinator Jessica Garrett at (800) 877-8822, ext. 173, or firstname.lastname@example.com Links:Spring Industry Boot Camp


text: We made it through Amsterdam to Nairobi and now we're about to board our plane to Kigali. Spent the trip reading Jay Kirk's new book "Kingdom Under Glass" - a great read! If you are interested in Carl Akeley, get a copy. I also have Penelope Bodry-Sanders "African Obssesion" and Carl Akeley's own "My Brightest Africa" along for inspiration as well as William R. Leigh's "Frontiers of Enchantment". Well, the announcement to board the plane has come through - gotta go. It's good to be back in Africa! SQ P.S. Sean Murtha, congrats on being the AFC artist of the day! You rock! P.P.S. Thank god we've had an open bar on our transcontinental flights! Very civilized!


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Today marks a milestone in the history of jazz. In 1959,one of the GREATEST albums ever made was released, Miles Davis' Kind of Blue. A work of fantastic improvisational prowess; Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Julian"Cannonball" Adderley, Jimmy Cobb, Bill Evans, … Continue reading
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Instructions for Obtaining Medical Records
In the State of Texas, a written authorization signed by the patient or the patient's legally authorized representative is required prior to disclosure of health care information. An authorization is valid only if it:
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Dartington Space Gallery
How to find us
Find your way to Dartington Hall
Park in the main car park (there is a small charge). Then walk DOWN the hill until you see the large blue sign for SPACE. Walk towards the buildings at the end and find us upstairs. There are signs in main reception directing you to the gallery.
If you have a blue badge, there are three parking bays available outside SPACE. They are quite often in use, so if you'd like us to reserve one for you please ring us on 07968 208583, or email us. Although the gallery is on the first floor, the building is fully wheelchair accessible.
The gallery is open primarily during office hours and most Saturdays (except during school holidays) the building is open from 9 until about 3.
Current and coming up
January 10, 2020
Exhibition: Berghoff ...
Saturday January 11 2020, until further notice. Dartington Space Gallery Two recent art graduates Christiane Berghoff (Falmouth University) and Ann ... Read More
Previous exhibitions
October 9, 2019
Exhibition: Turn
TurnRachael Bennett and Kate PaxmanCurator: Steve BrownDartington Space Gallery Friday October 4 2019 to Wednesday January 8 2020An exhibition about ... Read More
September 6, 2019
Exhibition: Every child h...
Every Child has a Voice Friday September 6 to Wednesday October 2 2019, Dartington Space Gallery, Dartington Space, Totnes Every ... Read More
June 19, 2019
Exhibition: Evolving the...
Evolving the ForestWednesday June 19 to Wednesday September 4, 2019 Dartington Space Gallery and the Green Table CaféThe essential spirit of ... Read More
May 3, 2019
Exhibition: Memory and o...
Memory and observation Friday May 3 to Thursday June 13, 2019, Dartington Space Gallery An exhibition of work by Clare ... Read More
March 8, 2019
Exhibition: Being-with, M...
Being-with, Making-with Friday March 8 to Wednesday May 1, 2019, Dartington Space Gallery The artists in this new show, Nicky ... Read More
January 11, 2019
Exhibition: Conversations...
Friday, 11th January to Wednesday 6th March, 2019, Dartington Space Gallery This is an exhibition of work by three artists: ... Read More
October 19, 2018
Exhibition: A Quiet Colla...
October 19-31 2018 Dartington Space Gallery (formerly the Garden Room Gallery) Artists Sara Downham-Lotto and Stacey Righton show work which ... Read More
September 11, 2018
Exhibition: KINdoms
11 September to 17 October in the Garden Room Gallery Meet-the-artist(s): Friday October 5, 14.00 to 15.30 (during First Friday ... Read More
September 7, 2018
Exhibition: Stream
September 7 to 9 in the Garden Room Gallery Part of Stream, a three-day festival of concourse and discourse celebrating ... Read More
July 26, 2018
Exhibition: Illuminate
July 26 to September 5 in the Garden Room Gallery Closing reception: Friday August 31, 18.00 to 19.30 Abstract paintings ... Read More
June 20, 2018
Exhibition: Coulson, Hud...
June 20 to July 25 in the Garden Room Gallery Water, in all its forms, and locations, is the underlying ... Read More
May 18, 2018
Exhibition: B. Budd, W. ...
Exhibition runs from May 18 to June 18 with work by Bob Budd, Walter Lewis and Ruth Packham. Join us ... Read More
April 12, 2018
Exhibition: My Looking R...
Karen Lorenz and Kate Walters exhibition My Looking Ripens Things* is on exhibition in the Garden Room Gallery from 12 April ... Read More
March 8, 2018
Exhibition: Amélie Beaud...
Exhibition overview: Amélie and Agata Engelman share a passion for examining aspects of today's plants and their supporting landscape/environment along with ... Read More
January 5, 2018
Exhibition: Hambly, Mell...
Group Exhibition: Emma Hambly, Jenny Mellings and Peter Ward The exhibition is now open in the Garden Room Gallery and ... Read More
December 1, 2017
Invitational – exhi...
Our Invitational remains open until January 4 2018. This exhibition features work by art.earth members and friends with a focus ... Read More
October 3, 2017
Tessa Grundon & Hann...
Hannah Fletcher and Tessa Grundon. Closing Reception/Meet the Artist Friday Nov 24 An exhibition about trees and topographies ... Read More
September 22, 2017
A Dartington Outing
A special exhibition in the Garden Room Gallery from September 22-28. Woven into Dartington's past and present, and that of ... Read More
August 30, 2017
Deborah Duffin & Sha...
Deborah Duffin MRBS || Shanni Ong August 31 to September 18 2017 Reception/Meet the Artist Friday September 8, 18.00 to ... Read More
July 31, 2017
Menuhin's Violin
July 29 to August 29 During August, Menuhin's Violin will be installed in the gallery. This is a new commission from Live ... Read More
June 15, 2017
Orbis Terrarum
June 15 - July 24 2017 Orbis Terrarum an exhibition of work by Rachael Allain, Margaret Harland and Charlotte Price ... Read More
June 1, 2017
Exhibition: Jan O'H...
VANITAS an exhibition by Jan O'Highway Garden Room Gallery, June 1 to 13. Emerging from darkness… reminiscent of a 17th ... Read More
May 11, 2017
Lori Hepner, Minou Tsambi...
An exhibition of work by Lori Hepner, Minou Tsambika Polleros and Rosalind Holgate Smith opens in the Garden Room Gallery on ... Read More
April 24, 2017
William Arnold, Myka Baum...
New and recent work by William Arnold, Myka Baum and Melanie King in an exhibition titled 'O'. The exhibition runs ... Read More
August 3, 2016
Sue Deakin and Kari Furre
intimate sculpture, fish skin bowls, prints and drawings August 3 – October 15 2016 Closing Reception: Friday October 14, 17.00-19.00 in ... Read More


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Gold Fields to explore new mining methods at South Deep mine in South Africa
South African gold mining firm Gold Fields is planning to trial two new techniques methods at its South Deep mine, with the aim of unlocking 40 million ounces of reserves worth around $50bn.
South African gold mining firm Gold Fields is planning to trial two new mining techniques at its South Deep mine, with the aim of unlocking 40 million ounces of reserves worth around $50bn.
The decision came after the company's current destress mining methodology was considered too costly and risky for mine workers, particularly following the two fatal accidents on 17 and 27 May.
Gold Fields performed a ground support remediation programme, under which it appointed International Geotechnical Advisory Board (IGAB) to help roll-out safer and more cost-effective mining methods.
IGAB proposed to introduce two alternative techniques; 4X4 Meter Destress and Inclined Mining Slot, to replace the existing destress mining method.
According to the company, the current destress mining technique cuts rocks horizontally by applying a lot of stress to them, but requires a great deal of time and money.
Gold Fields CEO Nick Holland was quoted by Bloomberg as saying: "I wouldn't say we've been mining in the wrong way, the current method is very sound.
"If we can make things easier, all the better."
The 4X4 Meter Destress method reduces destress mining from a three-pass system to a one-pass system, by increasing the dimensions of the excavation area, making the way for machines to take over mining operations from workers.
Under the Inclined Mining Slot method, the pit can be opened, extracted and back-filled without the need for support structures and workers.
The whole process can be performed by machines, which would speed-up the practice of mining gold.
"It is much quicker, easier and probably will be cheaper," Holland added.
The company will pilot both the methods at different areas of the mine during the period between 2014 and 2015, and will select to continue with in the next 12 months.
Gold Field aims to produce 650,000oz to 700,000oz of gold from the mine by 2017, which will be worth $900m a year.
Gold Fields estimates that the mine would run for around 70 years at such production rates.


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On the way to playgroup the other day, this was the conversation that ensued:
MB: Mom, I know babies come out of their mom's tummies, but how do they get out?
Me: (*Thinking* Oh geez. Why is he asking me this?!) Mommies have to push them out really hard.
MB: How?
Me: With lots of determination and they have to be strong.
MB: But how do they come out?
Me: (*Thinking* uhhh, how can I get around not saying where babies come out? Just not wanting to get into all that while driving down the road.) Mommies just have to push like they're trying to poop and it hurts real bad.
MB: Good thing we're not having any more babies, huh?
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Brace Yourselves… Twitter Profile Pics Now Open Differently When You Click On Them
In a change to the user interface that many analysts are already hailing as one of the most innovative design risks in the history of social media, the profile pictures on Twitter.com now behave very differently when you click on them.
Previously, the picture would open in a new tab on your browser.
And now? It pops-up.
Yessir. Just load up your favourite user profile on Twitter.com, click on their main profile avatar picture and before you can say "Candygram for Mongo" the image has popped-up right before your eyes.
This is heady stuff. But we want more. Indeed, speculation about the next big Twitter.com change is already reaching fever pitch. Perhaps usernames *won't* underline when you mouseover them? Can you imagine? Be still, my beating heart.
All this tomfoolery aside, if you ever needed another reason to make the profile photo you upload to your Twitter account at least 400×400 pixels, this is it. Nothing worse than a pop-up that gets smaller.
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Six UVM staff members were recognized for their extraordinary contributions and overall impact on the university on May 5 at the inaugural President's Our Common Ground Staff Award recognition breakfast in Billings Library.
Honorees were chosen from a pool of 24 nominees for exemplifying the qualities of the University of Vermont's Our Common Ground, the statement of aspirations and shared values of our community: respect, integrity, innovation, openness, justice and responsibility.
Honorees were presented with a hand-crafted award designed by local artist Chris Reck that UVM President Tom Sullivan said embodies the values expressed in the President's Our Common Ground award. Anchored by a piece of red cambrian sedimentary rock known as Monkton quartzite used in many of the university's buildings, the award features the Our Common Ground statement transposed on an intricate woodcarving map of the campus.
"Like these exceptional foundations created by hand from the red rocks of Vermont, our award recipients work every day to provide the foundational support this university needs to accomplish its educational mission," said Sullivan. "This carved map, made from Vermont maple, represents not only this beautiful place but also the broad collaborative efforts of every staff member across campus...the statement of aspirations transposed on the map of campus represents the very crucial way that the Our Common Ground statement shapes this university. Each of our award recipients exemplifies a strong commitment to our shared values and to the quality and excellence of this university."
Nominees were introduced by Wanda Heading-Grant, vice president for Human Resources, Diversity and Multicultural Affairs, and recognized by Staff Council President Catherine Symans and David Rosowsky, provost and senior vice president.
"Each of our awardees recognized this morning, at this inaugural Our Common Ground Staff Awards celebration represents a standard bearer and a standard setter," said Rosowsky. "Each of you has given tirelessly of your time, your efforts, and yourselves to support our individuals and groups in our community, and to make our university a better place for all those who pass through its halls or stroll through its grounds. You do more than abide by the tenets of Our Common Ground – you live them each day."
The following staff members are the 2014 President's Our Common Ground Award recipients with comments from the UVM employees who nominated them and presented their awards:
Patrick Brown, director of Student Life, Division of Student Affairs
"Pat Brown is a connector, a believer in people and their potential and a teacher," said Kate Strotmeyer, assistant director for marketing for the Dudley H. Davis Center and Student Life. "We all benefit from the easy way Pat builds community and the years (32) he has spent doing that at UVM. You have been the greatest teacher I have ever had because you lead by example and continue to do the hard work to make yourself, our office, our division and ultimately this university the best place it can be. You put students first and have shown me that it is this contact with students that energizes our work in Student Life. I think I speak for generations of students and staff in sharing this gratitude today."
Jeff Bukowski, Staff Council administrator, Staff Council
"This university is a better place because Jeff Bukowski is a part of our community," said Renee Berteau, Staff Council vice president and business office financial administrator in the College of Arts and Sciences. "He lives and breathes social justice, respect, integrity, fairness and openness for the community of UVM…. Not only does Jeff speak to the qualities of Our Common Ground, but also he lives and models them, especially respect and justice. He teaches by example and encourages others to uphold these values as well. Jeff has assisted hundreds of UVM staff in understanding that not only do they individually have a voice that deserves to be heard, but that collectively all staff voices can contribute to a more successful work and learning environment at UVM."
Rodman Cory, constituent relations team lead, Division of Human Resources, Diversity and Multicultural Affairs
"Rodman is one of the most dedicated and hard-working people at the University of Vermont," said Bukowski. "He goes above and beyond every day and sees the importance of making connections and working together for a shared goal or outcome. He builds teams and creates community through his words and actions. Rodman doesn't just hear what you have to say, he listens and you know you have been heard, understood, validated and most importantly valued for being you. He has immense respect for others. He can mediate the most difficult of conversations with the most dynamic people and end those discussions having worked through whatever challenges were present to build consensus and unity. Rodman is a humble servant leader, a confidant, a mentor and a friend. He is someone you can rely on and you know that he is going to come through no matter what."
Annie Cressey, health educator, Division of Student Affairs
"I have the honor of speaking about an incredible woman that I work with every day," said Amy Boyd Austin, director of the Collegiate Recovery Community in the Living Well Office. "She is someone who inspires me with her ideas, creativity, passion and endless energy. She is someone who challenges me to be thoughtful, reflective and to be my most authentic self. She is fun, funny, diligent, dedicated, and honestly, utterly delightful. She absolutely epitomizes the values outlined in Our Common Ground…. Annie has dedicated much of her professional life to promoting mental health – addressing difficult topics such as depression, anxiety, body image, eating disorders and suicide prevention. Her work here comes from a passionate place – one which requires patience, courage, and determination. Her commitment to raising awareness, decreasing stigma, and supporting students has taught hundreds of us to question our deeply ingrained assumptions about students with mental health conditions, as well as to be active advocates for those who may not be able to advocate for themselves."
Leslye Kornegay, director of Custodial Services, Division of University Relations and Administration
"By seeing every problem as an opportunity and engaging an appreciative and organic leadership style in her approach, Dr. Kornegay, by example, challenges others to meet the highest standards of performance," said Connie Russell, business office coordinator in the Custodial Services Department, who presented along with Peter Blackmer, assistant director in CSD. "Through her visionary leadership and commitment to excellence, diversity and the principles enshrined in Our Common Ground, Dr. Kornegay has succeeded in establishing a model organization that is an example for the entire university and similar institutions internationally. The values of respect, integrity, innovation, openness, justice and responsibility can be found in all aspects of her work. She is a tireless advocate for her team – indeed all employees – across the university community. Leslye develops people to be their best at whatever they aspire to be. She has truly created an organization where synergy is at its best."
William Valliere, research specialist, Park Studies Laboratory, Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources
"Bill has been instrumental in making the Park Studies Laboratory an important component of the Rubenstein School's program of research, playing an integral role in dozens of research projects, co-authoring a remarkable 18 papers in the scholarly and professional literature, presenting papers at multiple academic and professional conferences each year, and helping to inform management of our iconic national park system," said Robert Manning, Steven Rubenstein Professor of Environment and Natural Resources/Director Park Studies Laboratory. "The Park Studies Lab couldn't have prospered without Bill's consistent and high level contributions. But in particular, its Bill's personal qualities and his service that make him so deserving of this award."


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Australia visa rules force UK cricket journalists to leave before tour ends
Faced with having to leave Australia 10 days before the end of England's disastrous tour may for some sound like compassionate leave.
But for three UK tabloid journalists who have been following the team's highs and lows since the start of the 100-day tour, it's a devastating blow.
Changes to temporary work visas mean they can only stay for 90 days and will have to leave in the next few days.
Cricket Australia says it tried to arrange for them to stay, but without success.
"Throughout the tour we have been aware that the last 10 days would not be covered by the visa, but we were consistently told the matter would be resolved and we would be able to stay," John Etheridge from the Sun newspaper said.
"Cricket Australia has been very helpful and proactive but it seems that all their good work has come to nothing."
An extra 10 days and I might finally get to see England win a game.Sun newspaper journalist John Etheridge
Etheridge, who has covered six Ashes tours, and Dean Wilson, who works for the Mirror, were granted three-month work visas which expire on Saturday.
Paul Newman, who works for the Daily Mail, arrived two days later on the same type of visa.
"I have done six Ashes tours and it's never been a problem in the past," Mr Etheridge said.
"Paul arrived a couple of days after us so he'll be able to cover the games in Adelaide next week, but then he'll have to leave."
Determined not to accept his fate, Etheridge has tweeted Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Immigration Minister Scott Morrison, urging them to step in.
.@tonyabbottmhrI have covered every day of last six Ashes tours but now your immigration dept is forcing me home early
— John Etheridge (@JohnSunCricket) January 22, 2014
"I expect he's got more important things to worry about," the press pack veteran reluctantly admitted.
England, which will play the fourth of its five-match one-day series in Perth on Friday, still has to play the final game in Adelaide before three Twenty20 games next week.
"I've not seen my family for three months so it will be great to see them but there is a sense of frustration that I won't be able to complete the job," Mr Etheridge said.
"It would be great to hang on in the hope they (England) might win a game somewhere.
"An extra 10 days and I might finally get to see England win a game."
The Prime Minister's office has not responded.
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Video – Talking Dead Episode 514 Highlights and Bonus Scene Featuring Josh McDermitt, Steven Yeun and Tyler James Williams
Want more Talking Dead? Watch these exclusive video highlights and a bonus scene featuring Chris Hardwick and his guests, Josh McDermitt (Eugene), Steven Yeun (Glenn) and Tyler James Williams (Noah). Bonus Scene: Talking Dead: Episode 514 Josh McDermitt chooses a love interest for Eugene; Tyler James Williams shares his favorite thing about working with Andrew Lincoln; while Steven Yeun guesses what job Glenn would have if the apocalypse didn't happen. Highlights: Episode 514: Talking Dead: Props on The Walking Dead Steven Yeun, Tyler James Williams and Josh McDermitt discuss one of the more interesting props featured on Episode 514 of The Walking Dead. Click here to see photos from the latest episode of Talking Dead.