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- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) chilled unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
- 1 large egg yolk
- 3 to 4 tablespoons chilled cream
- 9 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
- 3/4 cup sliced almonds
- 3/4 cup (packed) golden brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 3/4 cup all purpose flour
- 5 cups 1/2-inch-thick slices rhubarb (from about 2 1/2 pounds)
- 1 1/4 cups sugar
- 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
Recipe Preparation
Blend flour, sugar, and salt in processor 5 seconds. Using on/off turns, cut in butter until coarse meal forms. Add egg yolk and 3 tablespoons cream. Blend until moist clumps form, adding more cream if dough is dry. Gather dough into ball. Press enough dough into 10-inch-diameter tart pan with removable bottom to make 1/4-inch-thick crust. Pierce crust all over with fork. Chill at least 2 hours.
Cook butter in large skillet over medium heat until golden, stirring often, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Mix in almonds, sugar, and cinnamon. Add flour and stir until moist clumps form. Cool completely. DO AHEAD: Crust and streusel can be made 1 day ahead. Cover separately and chill.
Preheat oven to 375°F. Toss all ingredients in bowl to blend. Let stand until filling looks moist, stirring occasionally, about 15 minutes.
Bake cold crust until golden brown, pressing with back of fork if crust bubbles, about 20 minutes. Remove from oven. Reduce oven temperature to 350°F.
Spoon filling into warm crust. Crumble streusel over. Bake until filling is bubbling and streusel is crisp and brown, about 1 hour. Cool tart on rack 30 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.


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Angelina Ballerina: The Next Steps "Angelina's Fancy Tutu/Angelina and the Musical Theater" Angelina's Fancy Tutu - Angelina recounts the story of how she found a fancy new tutu. Not only does she entertain her friends with her Cinderella parody, but she also has to do some creative problem solving to find the tutu's rightful owner. Who could it be? Angelina and the Musical Theater - When the stars of "Mousical the Musical" from New Cheese City have to cancel their scheduled performance at Camembert, Viki convinces her friends they can put on their own show. D
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Bob the Builder "Following Clues (Pt. 3)" Dizzy Finds a Pirate - Fixham Theatre needs work completed before the performance of The Legend of Brickbeard, with actor and theatre manager Richard Olivier in the lead role. When Dizzy tells the team that she has seen Brickbeard backstage, Spud and Scrambler believe he's returned to stop them from finding the Golden Hammer. Later Dizzy realizes that it wasn't Brickbeard, she saw but Richard Olivier rehearsing for the play. D
9:30 am
Thomas & Friends "Being Happy with Me" Being Percy - Percy is impressed when he sees that all the engines make way for Gordon when he enters Brendham Docks. Percy thinks the engines never listen to him nor make way for him on the tracks. Percy decides that he is going to be more like Gordon so he starts to imitate him. D
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Wishbone "Bone of Arc" This live-action program follows the exploits of Wishbone the dog and his human friends, Joe, David and Samantha through their adventures in their hometown of Oakdale. Wishbone's everyday experiences trigger his imagination and he finds himself in scenes from classic works of literature. In this episode, Samantha becomes the heroine of the boys soccer team while Wishbone becomes her ally. D
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Martha Speaks "Martha Doesn't Speak Monkey!/Martha and Truman Get Lost" Martha Doesn't Speak Monkey! - Professor Monkey is coming to town to promote his craft books with co-author Beppo. Martha and Truman Get Lost - Truman needs Martha to help him find something he lost at Dog Head Lake.G
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Consuelo Mack WealthTrack "Investing Globally" Guests: Tim Hartch, Co-head Domestic Equity Team, Portfolio Manager, Brown Brothers Harriman; William Priest, CEO, Epoch Investment Partners. This week on Consuelo Mack WealthTrack two global investors with world class track records reveal where they are finding opportunities now. Epoch Investment Partners' William Priest searches for yield in a wide universe and Brown Brothers Harriman's Tim Hartch keeps a narrow focus. D
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Moyers & Company "Going to Jail for Justice" Smart talk & new ideas aimed at helping viewers make sense of our tumultuous times.G
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Oregon Field Guide "Aerial Fish Stocking, Hiking from Portland to the Pacific Coast, Stormwater" The show meets a man who has found and mapped several paths to explore overlooked treasures along this long hiking route.G
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Masterpiece Mystery! "Inspector Lewis, Series V: Generation of Vipers" Lewis and Hathaway are drawn into a world of virtual bullying, but very real murder, when Professor Miranda Thornton is found dead after her dating video is leaked to a vicious website. Although it appears to be a suicide, the deeper they investigate, the more it seems that Miranda's death is the final revenge of an old enemy.G
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if you live in sf, new york, tokyo, etc., etc., etc. you've seen benet up all over the place. found this video below on youtube and thought it was kind of funny that abc world news would take the time to do a little feature.
safety first....no spitting on the floor?
got some time to take off to mexico for a a little bit, so i jumped on the plane.
mr. phil green went down too. here he shows his most awesome sun tanlines. phil just finished riding his bike across country. yes, his bicycle. took him forty five days or so to get from new york to the bay area.
flew into puerto vallarta....
...and immediately jumped into the pool.
andy marx.
j mann and victor.
el gimnasio.
beautiful tropical sunset.
took off to town for tacos y quesadillas.
a few of the many taco stands open late.
old town pv.
ship on the horizon.
balloon lurker on the horizon.
it was so damned hot down there. and muggy too. ice cold beers get warm after you are halfway done. and all the sweating that you do keeps you only slightly buzzed and your stomach feeling bubbly full. uggh.
see what i mean...so damn hot that you have to go swimming (in a luke warm swimming pool) at four in the morning to get cool enough to fall asleep. here victor shows us the "skinny dip" method of cooling off.
phil checking out what's on the boob tube.
somehow i blurred over the next day, and went immediately to then next night for photos.
sweaty dudes.
since chris was getting married in a few weeks, it was only natural that a bunch of dudes stuck in a foreign country would force him into going to a nudie club.
i almost got my gringo ass kicked out for shooting photos, but i managed to talk my way out of it.
time to go to bed.
slept in the next day and got jammed to the beach for a little swim.
there's the beach.
fresh mexican sushi.
folks got pissed during the day because andy told us about this magical beach where you could lounge in beach chairs, have drinks brought to you by the bucket, and swim in the most awesomely beautiful water. we instead walked a mile and a half in blazing heat the wrong direction along a rocky beach covered with dead fish and deformed pelicans. people had poop. water was needed. people got pissed.
we found the beach the next day by traveling a few miles by bus. pretty sweet little spot, eh?
i forgive you, andy.
chris ordered a "coco loco!"
imagine a long island iced tea -- but with no ice, and some weird syrup for coke. think nasty.
at this point i put handfuls of tortilla chips on chris's groin and stray dogs ate them off without him ever waking up.
homeless mexican dogs do not like their photo taken.
peep the houses hanging off the cliff.
victor bombing it up in broad day light.
a coco loco, a half dozen beers, and a puff of motah makes chris go naked.
goodnight, chris. see you at your wedding.
your typical artfruity plane photos to follow.
i have hundreds more photos to upload and blog about, but my i am starting to get carpal tunnel syndrome, and you'd rather read about other things later right? give me a few days. {moscomment}
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The Seedhouse SL2 Tent is Big Agnes' superlight option for weight-conscious backpackers, peak-baggers, and bike tourers. It can weigh a little over two pounds with the fast fly option and can retain the versatile protection and simple comforts that campers require. With silicone treatments and PU coatings, the fly and floor ensure reliable protection when wet weather tries to dampen your trips. Alternatively, the mesh canopy provides proper airflow during summer's warmer weather.
Big Agnes equipped the Seedhouse SL with DAC's ever-popular Pressfit poles with Angle Hubs and plastic clips for a simple and quick setup. There are 11 stakes, webbing, and reflective guylines that prevent you from tripping throughout the night. Multiple mesh pockets organize tiny essentials, and there's one with a media port so you can listen to your nightly sleep sounds as you snooze, but we'd recommend relying on nature's symbiotic melodies instead.
- Silicone-treated, PU-coated fly and floor
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- Single door, single vestibule
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Easy, Light, Good transition to tarps.
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
This tent has been great to me. Lightweight, quick and easy set up, mesh walls for an open view of everything thats going on around you, rain fly that doesn't drip with condensation, and a nice subtle color for when you don't want to hang in a bright orange tent and be seen from 2 miles out. This is also an excellent piece to transition to using a tarp -- you can set up the fly without the tent underneath it, which brings down the weight even more.
My only complaint is that its a little narrow. It still fits me, my girlfriend, and a 10-pound dog, but the tent wall sloping down on us is definitely noticeable.
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I took this on a 4 day back packing trip on isle royale. We had two days of rain and it kept me perfectly dry. The tent is also super light and packed well into my 65L bag.
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This is a fabulous tent. Purchased it about 4 years ago and I still adore this thing. It's VERY light and packs up small. However, if you are purchasing this tent then keep in mind that newer versions poles pack a couple inches longer than the older version. Also, as splendid as Big Agnes tents are, they're quite cramped. This 2 person is very snug for one and two IS A CROWD, make no mistake! I recently spoiled myself and bought a BA Fly Creek 3 just for the extra space. As I had mentioned though, for serious backpacking, this is a go to that I highly recommend.
Good quality, green.. and really easy
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It's so rare to find definitions of nonduality in regular dictionaries. To find a definition of advaita, which is Sanskrit for nonduality, in Webster's dictionary seems even more uncommon. But here it is. There must be a lexicographer who is into nonduality. I'm glad we got people in the dictionary biz. And believe me, we do have people.
Main Entry: advai•ta
Function: noun
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Sanskrit, from a- + dvaita duality, from dvi two — more at TWO
: Vedantic nondualism that denies the separateness of any aspect of reality from the impersonal oneness of Brahma
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This is pack the third from a blaster. My scanner had difficulties finding the bottom of the first two cards. Dunno why. Any scanner experts out there can clue me in?
Matt Diaz - For a backup catcher, you could do far worse.
Grady Sizemore - Young, handsome, talented, and wealthy. I hate him. His early career doesn't look quite HOF-caliber, but if he can turn in a stellar 5-year run and have a long and gentle decline phase, he can get there.
Derrek Lee (Black Border) - I normally don't like studio shots on a card, but for some reason this one clicks for me. Maybe it's the white background and the no-nonsense stare. This just looks like an old-school card.
David Patton - Yeah, it's the gray background I don't like.
Geovany Soto - Three straight Cubbies. There's nothing quite as exciting as a catcher with zero career SBs on the basepaths, wreaking havoc.
Andy Pettitte - Such a shame--if you photoshop the cameraman out of this shot, you have a really nice card. He's looking at the viewer and about to tip his cap. A nice moment to see on a card.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
2009 O-Pee-Chee Blaster Pack
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- Paul said...
I bet that Pettitte photo is from the last game at the old stadium
- skoormit said...
It could be. Which would make it even more awesome if they had taken the cameraman out of it. I mean, if you are going to do something silly like p-shop an ump out of a card, why not do something that makes sense?
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Monday, September 7, 2009
What Should We Expect from the 2009 Dallas Cowboys?
When you look at the starting lineup on both sides of the ball it is hard to find many things to complain about. Some people might point to wide receiver as a weakness but I'm not sure I agree on that one because I believe Patrick Crayton is an underrated player. Remember I am talking about the starters at this point, so I really don't see any glaring weaknesses. So I guess wide receiver is debatable but on the surface the team looks very good on both sides of the ball. The starting lineup give me hope that there is potential for an 11-5 or 12-4 type of season.
The problems start popping up when you take a look at depth at some of the key positions on the roster. It would appear that an injury at several positions could cause the team to sink fast. The positions where I fear an injury the most are outside linebacker, quarterback, inside linebacker, defensive tackle, and offensive line. I'm primarily talking about Demarcus Ware, Tony Romo, Bradie James, Keith Brooking, and Jay Ratliff. All of those guys I listed are capable of putting up pro bowl level seasons but the backups leave a lot to be desired. The Cowboys at least have a decent backup quarterback this year so all is not lost if Romo is forced out of a game or two. If the injuries start to mount like they did last year then I could see the team sinking as low as 8-8.
The bottom line is that every team has key players that they cannot afford to lose. It would be nice to have starting caliber players backing up every key position but that is just not realistic. So like just about any team in the league the Cowboys have to hope they can make it through the season relatively healthy. If things go well on the injury front like in 2007 then the team will be very good. If we have a rerun of last season's endless injuries then it will be another long season.
The most reasonable expectation is probably something in the middle. 2007 was incredibly injury free for the most part and 2008 was the polar opposite. Put the number of injuries somewhere in the middle and that is probably what we can expect. To me that means we are looking at an 11-5 or 10-6 season. If no key players are hurt things could get really interesting in the playoffs and I think the team could make a deep playoff run. If Romo, Ware, Felix Jones or another irreplaceable player goes down then we might be waiting another year for a playoff victory.
And we can't forget how special teams hurt the team last season. I still believe Joe DeCamillis is getting this unit heading in the right direction. I'm still seeing a lot of missed tackles but at least guys are starting to get into position on kickoff and punt coverage. Any improvement is going to make a huge difference in Cowboys' overall record.
My personal feeling is 11-5 with at least one playoff win. I am usually very optimistic but the last few years have forced me to take a more realistic approach to my expectations. 11-5 seems reasonable and I believe the injuries have a way of balancing themselves out from year to year. To me that means there will be fewer injuries which will lead to a stronger finish down the stretch. I'm feeling that the playoff drought is about to end but only time will tell.
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11-5 would be a terrific season. The schedule is just too tough I think. They must get off to a very quick start to make the playoffs. In the first 7 games, they must go 5-2 or better. Last 5 games are brutal. Giants,Chargers,Saints,Redskins,Eagles. I will be cheering for this team even more than I have in the past. I love this group of guys. Easy to root for.ReplyDelete
11-5 would be great! You're right, injuries are gonna dictate everything this season. The lack of depth concerns me a little, but at the very least, we'll be competitive. It's shocking how many "experts" think that Dallas are gonna be mediocre this season.ReplyDelete
11-5 will only happen in the best of scenarios with the way the backed of the schedule looks. I think that if the o-line stays healthy, which is always a question mark, then everything should be fine. I see a 10-6 season that may or may not get us in the playoffs, depending on how the rest of the division does this year.ReplyDelete
I think 11-5 is possible. Last leg of the schedule is brutal. I'm thinking we can get into the bye week 5-0. The Giants pass rush scares me a little but, I think the Boys will take care of business in the first game at the new house. NFC East is gonna' be tough. They will all be good.(Even the Redskins will be decent) I think 2 NFC East teams will go to the playoffs. I hope Dallas is one of them.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 10, 2009 at 11:53 AM
Why can't we get all the breaks for once.. I sayReplyDelete
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Investigate processes of learning and teaching and develop psychological principles and techniques applicable to educational problems.
Sample of reported job titles: Bilingual School Psychologist, Child Study Team Director, Consulting Psychologist, Early Intervention School Psychologist, Psychologist, School Psychologist, School Psychometrist
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- Compile and interpret students' test results, along with information from teachers and parents, to diagnose conditions and to help assess eligibility for special services.
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- Therapy and Counseling — Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance.
- English Language — Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
- Education and Training — Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
- Sociology and Anthropology — Knowledge of group behavior and dynamics, societal trends and influences, human migrations, ethnicity, cultures and their history and origins.
- Mathematics — Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
- Computers and Electronics — Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
- Active Listening — Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
- Reading Comprehension — Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
- Social Perceptiveness — Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
- Speaking — Talking to others to convey information effectively.
- Writing — Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
- Critical Thinking — Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
- Monitoring — Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
- Active Learning — Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
- Complex Problem Solving — Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
- Judgment and Decision Making — Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
- Negotiation — Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
- Time Management — Managing one's own time and the time of others.
- Coordination — Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
- Learning Strategies — Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
- Persuasion — Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
- Service Orientation — Actively looking for ways to help people.
- Instructing — Teaching others how to do something.
- Systems Analysis — Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
- Systems Evaluation — Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
- Management of Personnel Resources — Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
- Oral Comprehension — The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
- Oral Expression — The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
- Written Comprehension — The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
- Written Expression — The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
- Speech Clarity — The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
- Deductive Reasoning — The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
- Problem Sensitivity — The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
- Inductive Reasoning — The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
- Speech Recognition — The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
- Near Vision — The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
- Information Ordering — The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
- Fluency of Ideas — The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity).
- Originality — The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem.
- Category Flexibility — The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
- Selective Attention — The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
- Flexibility of Closure — The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material.
- Time Sharing — The ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information (such as speech, sounds, touch, or other sources).
Work Activities
- Getting Information — Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates — Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships — Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
- Documenting/Recording Information — Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
- Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others — Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems — Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
- Analyzing Data or Information — Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
- Provide Consultation and Advice to Others — Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics.
- Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others — Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.
- Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards — Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
- Interacting With Computers — Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
- Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge — Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work — Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
- Processing Information — Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or verifying information or data.
- Assisting and Caring for Others — Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events — Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
- Communicating with Persons Outside Organization — Communicating with people outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged in person, in writing, or by telephone or e-mail.
- Thinking Creatively — Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
- Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People — Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
- Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings — Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
- Performing for or Working Directly with the Public — Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.
- Training and Teaching Others — Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
- Coaching and Developing Others — Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.
- Scheduling Work and Activities — Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.
- Developing and Building Teams — Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
- Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates — Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance.
- Developing Objectives and Strategies — Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.
Detailed Work Activities
- Administer standardized physical or psychological tests.
- Interpret research or operational data.
- Prepare scientific or technical reports or presentations.
- Advise others on educational matters.
- Counsel clients on mental health or personal achievement.
- Collect information from people through observation, interviews, or surveys.
- Conduct scientific research of organizational behavior or processes.
- Design psychological or educational treatment procedures or programs.
- Attend conferences or workshops to maintain professional knowledge.
- Coordinate cross-disciplinary research programs.
- Develop educational programs.
- Advise others on healthcare matters.
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Work Context
- Face-to-Face Discussions — 98% responded "Every day."
- Work With Work Group or Team — 99% responded "Extremely important."
- Electronic Mail — 88% responded "Every day."
- Telephone — 86% responded "Every day."
- Importance of Being Exact or Accurate — 77% responded "Extremely important."
- Contact With Others — 68% responded "Constant contact with others."
- Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results — 63% responded "Very important results."
- Frequency of Decision Making — 56% responded "Every day."
- Freedom to Make Decisions — 37% responded "Some freedom."
- Coordinate or Lead Others — 52% responded "Extremely important."
- Letters and Memos — 61% responded "Once a week or more but not every day."
- Time Pressure — 48% responded "Every day."
- Deal With External Customers — 49% responded "Extremely important."
- Frequency of Conflict Situations — 55% responded "Every day."
- Physical Proximity — 70% responded "Moderately close (at arm's length)."
- Structured versus Unstructured Work — 52% responded "Some freedom."
- Spend Time Sitting — 45% responded "About half the time."
- Consequence of Error — 59% responded "Serious."
- Indoors, Environmentally Controlled — 62% responded "Every day."
- Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People — 40% responded "Once a month or more but not every week."
Job Zone
|Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed
|Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
|Related Experience
|Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.
|Job Training
|Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.
|Job Zone Examples
|These occupations often involve coordinating, training, supervising, or managing the activities of others to accomplish goals. Very advanced communication and organizational skills are required. Examples include librarians, lawyers, astronomers, biologists, clergy, surgeons, and veterinarians.
|SVP Range
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- Investigative — Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally.
- Social — Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others.
Work Styles
- Concern for Others — Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job.
- Integrity — Job requires being honest and ethical.
- Cooperation — Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
- Dependability — Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
- Self Control — Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
- Attention to Detail — Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
- Stress Tolerance — Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations.
- Independence — Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.
- Leadership — Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction.
- Analytical Thinking — Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems.
- Initiative — Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
- Adaptability/Flexibility — Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
- Achievement/Effort — Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.
- Social Orientation — Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job.
- Persistence — Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.
- Innovation — Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems.
Work Values
- Relationships — Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service.
- Independence — Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy.
- Achievement — Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.
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Wages & Employment Trends
Median wages data collected from Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists.
Employment data collected from Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists.
Industry data collected from Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists.
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|148,000 employees
|Projected growth (2016-2026)
|Faster than average (10% to 14%)
|Projected job openings (2016-2026)
|State trends
|Top industries (2016)
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2017 wage data and 2016-2026 employment projections . "Projected growth" represents the estimated change in total employment over the projections period (2016-2026). "Projected job openings" represent openings due to growth and replacement.
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (March 26, 2011) - After a promising start to the outdoor track and field season at the 49er Classic in Charlotte, ETSU heads to the University of South Carolina this weekend for the Weems Baskin Invitational.
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Ryan Beaver (Virginia Beach, Va.) and Jason Johnson (Springfield, Pa.) finished in the top ten in the triple jump last time out, and they look to improve their marks in the outdoor horizontal.
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Ok, lets talk about detergent, once and for all.
Okey dokey, there seems to be alot of discussions now about detergent, so lets talk about it. (FAQ's at the end of this post)
Many of you seem worried, afraid, mystified, etc about detergents and their ingredients, so at the risk of never selling another ounce of detergent myself (not that it is a big seller of mine anyway, its too messy to make!), lets talk about all of these ingredients, and what they do....and how they might affect you.
And, of course, I have no control over this thread once it gets rolling, but I would love for it to stay smart. There is alot of misinformation out there, and many times well intentioned people post helpful threads on here which I think just confuses things. So, everyone needs to remember that just because you read it on the internet....doesnt make it true.
So, the basics of laundry detergent:
Most commercial laundry detergents are made from petrochemical based surfactants (soapy like detergents), and a variety of chemicals that alter the water to make it more "slippery". They also add enzymes, optical whiteners, dyes, perfumes, and other assorted goodies.
Most of the "green" commercial laundry detergents are NON-petrochemical based surfactants (soaps) and a variety of chemicals that make the water more slippery. Some also have enzymes, perfumes, and other goodies.
Then you have all the WHAM detergents and diaper-specific detergents. I will get to those in a minute.
The reason so many people dont want to use commercial laundry detergents (tide, all, gain) is that petrochemicals are not nice....large companies are not nice....and you can never really be sure what is in the products. Also, the enzymes, optical whiteners, dyes, perfumes and "others" can cause irritation, buildup, and repelling on your diapers. Some of the commercial detergents have LESS of the bad additives in them, and seem to work well for some people. The best place to see the reviews for this is at http://www.pinstripesandpolkadots.co...entchoices.htm
The "green" detergents use soap based surfactants, but they can have some of the same problems as the other commercial detergents with enzymes, whiteners, dyes and perfumes. Again, the list at http://www.pinstripesandpolkadots.co...entchoices.htm is a good resource.
Now, for the WAHM and diaper specific detergents. I am not going to be specific with any particular brand or names of WAHM detergents, but I will use the ingredient list for Country Save detergent, since its ingredients are common to many of the WAHM detergents:
Ingredients: Sodium Carbonate, Sodium Sulfate, Sodium Borate, Sodium Alkyl Aryl Sulfonate, Linear Alcohol Ethoxylate, Coconut Diethanolamide.
Sodium Carbonate : Washing Soda --- You can get this at many grocery stores. This is a stronger version of baking soda. It changes the PH of the water, makes it more alkaline. It is a water softener, pulling the calcium out of your water.
Sodium Sulfate: Glauber Salt -- Mostly a filler used to add weight to the bag, but also keeps the mix dry. Safe when wet, but not good to breathe.
Sodium Borate: Borax -- Borax is a naturally occurring mineral. It mixes with water and creates a mild hydrogen peroxide solution, it is also a disinfectant, and changes the PH of the water, making the other ingredients work better. Many WAHM detergents do not use Sodium Borate because there is some concern in this community that it may be unsafe. A search of the medical studies doesnt show any clear problems, especially as a laundry additive.
Sodium Alkyl Aryl Sulfonate -- A surfactant - one of any number of soaps or detergents you will see. This makes the bubbles, breaks the water tension, and helps to wash away the dirt.
Linear Alcohol Ethoxylate -- Another surfactant or detergent.
Coconut Diethanolamide. -- coconut based surfactant.
Some other common soaps/surfactants you might see are : Ground soap or Sodium Lauryl Ether Sulphate
Fragrance: Fragrance oils or essential oils -- these are just there to make it smell nice. Most do not stick around long, and rinse out leaving little or no scent in the clean laundry. This is mostly because with no residue left in the laundry, there is nothing for the fragrance oil to stick to....it rinses out with the detergent.
Some WAHM detergents have NO soap or detergents in them. This means they are going to be mostly Washing soda, maybe Borax, and possibly Oxyclean.
Sodium Percarbonate or Oxyclean is a great laundry booster. It works when it reacts with the water to create hydrogen peroxide, and sodium carbonate. It is antibacterial, and will help to disinfect your laundry. It will also help to whiten biological stains. Once mixed with the water, and dissolved, it returns to water and oxygen, and sodium carbonate, so it is pretty safe to use.
Ok, so these are the basic ingredients found in many of the detergents out there. There are hundreds of detergents you could add to the list up there, but the basic idea is the same. You have soaps/surfactants...which are really pretty important parts of the laundry detergent...and you have the modifiers....the washing soda. Basically ALL commercial detergent sold is made with Washing soda and some surfactant, and a filler. This is because, that is what works best. Some WAHM's have made detergents to leave out some of these ingredients because of fear of the ingredients, but if you leave these basic ingredients out of your recipe, you will have inferior cleaning, and your laundry will not get as clean. You may not have any problems with that, and that is OK with me too. No arguments here.
Now, there has been alot of discussion about detergents causing damage to babies bottoms. If you look at the ingredients above, you can see which ingredients can cause damage, and which cannot. Some ingredients have the potential to cause allergic reactions......and that can be bad.
Borax is not safe to inhale, or to use on your skin directly. There is no research that shows it is unsafe in detergent however.
Washing soda is mildly Alkaline....and if you wet it and put it on sensitive skin....it will burn. It is not an acid burn, but an alkaline burn. It rinses out easily though, and should not be leaving residue, even if used full strength in your laundry.
Glaubers salt is acidic, and is dangerous to inhale in the powder form, but readily dissolves, and is easily washed away.
Oxyclean -- hydrogen peroxide can cause some damage in full concentration, but it is converted to water pretty quickly, so would not stay in the washed diapers.
If you are having problems with your diapers...and you think that you have residue from some detergent you have used, since most of the ingredients of the detergents are alkaline, if you want to neutralize the residue, you should use and acid. Run them through a wash with some vinegar (which is a mild acid -- white vinegar or cider vinegar is fine, whatever you have on hand). That should reduce the PH of any residue on your diapers. Also, you can simply rinse the diapers with water, and that will rinse away any PH problems. Just run plain water washes.
If you think your child is allergic to one of the soaps....strip the diapers with dawn or another dish detergent. Dawn is made with petrochemicals....which although maybe evil....are rarely allergy causing. Dawn is commonly called on because it is both a mild and effective degreaser. You can however, use whatever brand you have.
If your child has Ammonia burns, and your diapers stink, it is not the detergent's fault, it is simply that your diapers are not clean. That may be because the detergent is ineffective....but it is not that the detergent is stuck in your diapers. It just means that either the detergent is leaving a residue that is holding on to bacteria allowing ammonia to be created when your baby pees, or it is not cleaning the bacteria out of the diapers at all. So, strip your diapers, switch detergent, use more detergent, rinse more, use HOT water rinses, BOIL your diapers, add Oxyclean, add bleach , or do a search on this forum and you will find lots of helpful hints (many of which I have answered!) on how to get ammonia out of diapers. (my fave is stripping with dawn and boiling)
And, because it is the elephant in the room, we all know that one popular brand of detergent has had a mixing recall recently. I have no idea what the mix-up was....but if the ingredients listed on their page is right, then my advice for how to clean up and strip the bad detergent from the diapers holds true.
My final thought on this is.....I am a WAHM. I do this because I love to make things, I want to save money, and I love to help people. If I could wish one thing for those of you who read this though is that you all take a bit of skepticism with you. Not everything we do is better than a big company may have done. Proctor and Gamble (for example) might be a horrible company, but they do have some highly educated chemists working for them, coming up with products that work better, easier, etc. Most of us WAHMs are just moms...not experts. So, if you think your WAHM made detergent is not working, and your baby has a rash....please run down to your local grocery store and give some of your hard earned money to THE MAN and save your baby's bum. Sometimes it seems like we want to trust each other on here more than we want to trust THE MAN...in spite of the evidence.
My favorite not quite "the man" made detergent? Country Save. Of course....what do we use? Me made. Why? Works better.
This is probably everything I know, but everyone else can feel free to add on.......(and if there are any typos or goofs, please LMK and I will edit)
I have a water softener, so we have soft water. How does that effect my needs as far as detergent goes?
Soft water needs less detergent, and it is harder to rinse the detergent out of your water. You do not need to add extra washing soda to your laundry, but oxyclean will work well for you still. Most WAHM detergents are made up of primarily washing soda, so they may not work as well on soft water as they do for harder water....so commercial detergents may work better for you. Just use less, and use extra rinses.
Can you suggest a surfactant I can use to make my own detergent?
Low sudsing surfactants are not readily available to home users. Your best bet is to use a commercial detergent (pick from the list above) and just modify it for your water with oxy and washing soda. You can buy some pretty cheap detergents that work well, just look at the list.
Can 1tbl of detergent really be enough?
Depending on your water, and the detergent, yes. But, if your diapers are not getting clean, try adding more. This is all trial and error, and the detergents (WAHM and commercial) are formulated for a specific water type. Your water may differ, and so your needs will differ.
Can't I just use Dawn all the time? Is Dawn bad for my machine/clothes/diapers?
You can use dawn all the time. Dawn is not made for clothes, but it is a gentle surfactant, with no other additives, which is why we use it. It is high sudsing however, so is not the best choice for FL washers. If you use it in a fler, you need to be sure to use a TINY squirt. If you fill your washer up with bubbles, you can damage your machine. As long as the barrel is not full totally with bubbles, you can use it in a fler. Just be careful.
How do I boil diapers exactly?
Go here for this one: http://www.diaperswappers.com/forum/...9&postcount=48
What diapers/inserts do you suggest for persistant ammonia problems?
Here again: http://www.diaperswappers.com/forum/...9&postcount=48
What about Soap Nuts?
Sure, they seem to have decent surfactant properties. I have not used them, but the research is good. You should add washing soda and oxy though, as they are JUST surfactant, no water softener in there.
How does one know if they have hard or soft water?
You can go to your city or county website, look for the water board, and they will have the water data on there. Every municipality has this data available. Call if you can't find it. Post here if you need help understanding the data.
Oxyclean:Is it really safe for your CDs? PUL/Pockets? Is there a specific Oxyclean formula (or just regular old OxyClean powder)? Should it be soaked according to the manufacturer directions? Added to your wash machine wash cycle? How can it be added to a FL?
Oxyclean is Sodium Percarbonate. When it hits the water, it turns to hydrogen peroxide, and washing soda. Both of these are safe for all of your laundry. Many manufacturers of clothes put all sorts of warnings on their clothes.....but this is more about CYA (cover your A) than it is about understanding the effects of chemicals. Washing soda is in just about every laundry detergent out there, and thus better be safe for diapers. Hydrogen peroxide, in the concentrations we are talking about, is very mild and does not hurt fabrics. Soaking will give it time to work on the bio-matter in your diapers. It will also work in the wash cycle. For FLers, you can add it with the detergent, or throw it in to the empty drum before your diapers. If you are using hot water, like I suggest, it will dissolve fine.
Q: How to fool a FLer into giving you more water?
A: You can try putting a wet towel in there to make it think the load is "heavier" than it is...this works with some FLers, not all. You can also just manually add some more water through the detergent cup, or directly into the barrel. However....dont add a ton more. You dont want to compromise the seals on the door. In order to get more water through the diapers, once the cycle is done, just turn the dial back and run the diapers through another cycle with no detergent. (HOT if you can, or warm/warm if you cant)
Q: What temprature should I rinse/wash/prerinse?
HOT HOT HOT HOT. And if you cant do hot, do warm. Hot water cleans and rinses better. Just dont do cold people! No cold! I keep seeing cold water on your routines here....dont know why...but USE HOT WATER! It will help. Cold water helps with getting out stains (colors) but not bacteria. You want your diapers clean...which means not smelly. If you are worried about them being pretty....sun them.
Q: Can I use Vinegar? Should I use Vinegar? When should I use Vinegar? How much?
A: Yes. Maybe. As a pre-rinse, or a rinse if you use chlorine bleach. Depends.
Vinegar is a mild acid, which helps to neutralize the ammonia in your diapers. It also neutralizes the chlorine bleach...so is good as a prerinse if you have ammonia, or as a final rinse if you use chlorine bleach. You do not need it if you do not have ammonia, or bleach.
If you have BAD ammonia, you can do a pre-rinse/soak of about 1 cup. Toss your diapers in the washer, fill with water to cover, and put the vinegar in. Let it sit a while. (overnight is fine). Then run the cycle to spin out the water, and wash as usual. If you are using bleach, use about 1/4 cup in the 2nd rinse to help rinse all the bleach out.
Q: What wash routine would you suggest for most people?
A: For MOST people with no particular problems and moderately hard water....I would suggest you shake off all solids into the toilet. Run the diapers through a rinse cycle on hot water, with no detergent. Then wash a full cycle with the detergent manufacturer's recommended amount of detergent, an additional tablespoon of washing soda, and a scoop of oxy clean. Run the cycles on HOT if you can, with hot or warm rinses. This may mean you have to run back and turn the dials on your machine in the middle of the cycle to force the rinses to hot or warm. Once the cycle is complete, turn the dial back half way, and run the cycle through a half cycle so that you get another couple rinses. You will have to modify this to work with YOUR machine, but the goal is to get a full cycle, plus a couple rinses. I have a FLer, so the extra rinses are important.
If you have a big Top Loader with extra rinses built in, you may not need it.
If you have soft water, drop the washing soda, and run a full extra cycle.
If you have ammonia, put vinegar in the pre rinse (1 cup)
If you want to use bleach, add it with the detergent, and add 1/4 cup vinegar to the normal rinse cycle (not the extra rinses)
Oh, also, for those who are looking for answers but are overwhelmed by the size of the thread now....
once you have read the first post, which has a bunch of beginning info....
you can use the SEARCH feature at the top of the page. Right up at the top....it says "search this thread"
So, you can search on a key word.....or, you can do advanced search and search on a person. Now....there have been a TON of great posts by people OTHER than me...but since I am only posting answers, not questions, if you were to search on posts only by me, you would see all my posts in this thread. Then, if you saw an answer that looked good to you, you can go back and read the questions and discussions from everyone else around that answer to get all the info to fill in the blanks.
Might save you some time and help you filter out some of the repeat info.....
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This is a great post, mama Thanks.
I just bought Country Save for the first time. I'm washing my first load in it as I type this. I hope it works out well. I have a good feeling about it. And wow, was it nice to spend less than $10 on detergent.
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Wow, thanks for all the info and the work you put into the research.
I am curious about the statement that petrochemicals are rarely allergenic. I have chemical sensitivities, and no bias against petrochemicals per se (I use mineral oil for many things, and must avoid aloe) but my respiratory and skin reactions happen frequently in reaction to petrochemicals.
It's also important to not just blame synthetics when there is a sensitivity. The root of my chemical sensitivities is aspirin, which is a synthetic salicylic acid. Natural salicylic acid is in willow bark and aloe (this is why aloe has anti-inflammatory properties). For me, natural baby wipes are more irritating than ones from "the man" ... I despise the fragrance in most, but have skin and respiratory issues with the natural and sensitive ones (except Target Up&Up Sensitive, which has no aloe and has lanolin).
I tried a billion different things in the years of figuring out this sensitivity; the only detergent that works for my own clothes long-term is Biokleen All Temp Liquid (makers of Bac-Out). A lot of their cleaning products irritate me but that one doesn't and it's doing well for my diapers.
And while I'm plugging (NAYY), an $8 jug of Biokleen can wash more than 240 loads of diapers (twice that in HE) if I'm calculating correctly (1/4 the recommended detergent per load ... recommends 1 oz and it's a 64 oz bottle ...)
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Thank you so much!!! You're right, there is a lot of 'urban legend' on the internet and some of it is just not logical!
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This is so helpful, thanks!
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Excellent post! I hope in particular it helps clarify the issue of reaction to detergent vs. ammonia burns caused by diapers not getting clean (that seems to have come up quite a bit lately).
Any experience with Thirsties pre-wash and superwash? The probiotics seem interesting--I just did our first load today and the dipes smell clean, but I'm sure time will tell.
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Very informative!!! I second the PP about the petrochem sensitivity though, I have issues as well!
Also, for those unfortunate few of us who are allergic to all things coconut (including rusks) most of the WAHM and natural made detergents (especially powder) are out like belly shirts and teased bangs.
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Thanks...I was kinda stressing about it this week.
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Wonderful post! I love my All Small & Might F&C A cold rinse, hot wash with 1 tablespoon All, and a full light cycle on hot at the end always does the trick!
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Well, hot diggity dog, Alioop, you need to put that OP in a blog and have someone here make it a sticky! Great post!
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akosintl necessitava di un nuovo design di logo e ha lanciato un contest su 99designs.
È stato scelto un vincitore tra 63 design presentati da 15 designer.
Clear for Takeoff
I am responsible for selecting a conference logo for a BILLION DOLLAR MERGER.
DFDS A/S ("DFDS") has recently completed the acquisition of Norfolk Holdings B.V.("Norfolkline"). DFDS, the name of the combined company, has created one of the largest ferry and logistics operators in Europe – which means a better service and even more value for customers!
DFDS (http://dfds.com) is a billion dollar company with over 6000 employees in more than 10 countries. The primary businesses of DFDS are sea transport (via a network of ships) and logistics (via a network of trailer companies). We are located in Copenhagen, Denmark.
DFDS hosts multiple conferences and special events per year, where designers have the opportunity to contribute. Additionally, DFDS runs a passenger shipping unit that directly markets to consumers.
Take up the challenge and submit your best design. One win could mean future work!
After months of merger and acquisition planning, DFDS is ready to launch a full scale integration effort. As such, DFDS has invited the top executives -- the best of the best -- to a 2 day Kickoff Conference.
You, as the designer, have the opportunity to create a LOGO for the Kickoff Conference. The theme of the conference is CLEAR FOR TAKEOFF.
The audience is made up of high-level executives responsible for operations, sales, and management of the billion dollar company. As such, we are requesting a PROFESSIONAL logo.
The idea behind CLEAR FOR TAKEOFF is that DFDS has done a significant amount of planning before the integration, and now we are ready to start doing the work. So, CLEAR FOR TAKEOFF means we have been given the go-ahead to the executives to start the "real work".
The idea of a passport stamp is that each individual will feel they free to begin their journey, like receiving a stamp at the airport.
I would like a logo design of CLEAR FOR TAKEOFF that looks like a passport stamp.
Every design MUST include:
* The words: "Clear for Takeoff". You can experiment with capitalization (all words, all letters, mixed case, etc.)
* The "George Cross" in the DFDS logo (see DFDS_LOG_NEG.png for a picture of the cross)
* A LIGHT alternative for dark backgrounds; a DARK alternative for white backgrounds
* Final deliverables in .ai and .png/jpg format
Every design MAY include:
* The date: 14 September 2010 (in any DD MM YYYY format)
* Company name: DFDS
Preferred Colors:
* Blue (CMYK 100·57·00·40 // RGB 00·68·124 // # 00447C), Grey (CMYK 00·00·00·70 // RGB 109·110·113 // # 6D6E71), White, Black
* You may try other colors
* Professional designs meant for business
* Non-standard, stylized fonts (see TeamUpToWin.jpg as an example)
* To be able to read "Clear for Takeoff" easily
Don't Like:
* Cartoons, clipart, or stock images.
* Pictures of airplanes -- we are a shipping company
* Crazy colors
Passport Stamp Examples:
* http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/phot…ef4syKhH8g
* I will try to give feedback on every design in the following way
1 STAR: Not Close. Please re-read design brief
3 STARS: Closer. Good idea but not yet a match
5 STARS: Near the Goal. Will PM my feedback
Good luck everyone!
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FALL RIVER — Even though school was out, the Bishop Stang girls basketball team learned some lessons in a 55-26 non-conference loss to Durfee at the Luke Urban Field House on Friday.
FALL RIVER — Even though school was out, the Bishop Stang girls basketball team learned some lessons in a 55-26 non-conference loss to Durfee at the Luke Urban Field House on Friday.
"We were tentative and we didn't play the style of basketball that we wanted to play," Bishop Stang coach Eric LeVie said. "Durfee played their style and we didn't defend it well. It's still early and we have a lot to work on, starting with mental toughness."
The Spartans had a tough day shooting the ball and they didn't generate a whole lot of second shots on the boards. The Hilltoppers did a nice job blocking out and they were able to get the ball into the hands of sophomore point guard J'Lynn Jackson, who scored a game-high 18 points and did a nice job running the offense.
Durfee was much more aggressive taking the ball to the basket and they were powered by a balanced inside-outside scoring attack that allowed them to pull away from the Spartans in the second quarter en route to building a 32-14 halftime lead.
"They were aggressive and physical and they outhustled us," LeVie said. "We never got into a flow on offense and we didn't play the kind of defense we were hoping for."
WHAT IT MEANS: The loss was the first of the season for the Spartans (3-1, 0-0 Eastern Athletic Conference), who had opened with wins over Case, Cardinal Spellman, and Westport.
SOUTHCOASTVARSITY.COM star of the game: Jackson, the smallest player on the court, who scored some key baskets on offensive rebounds to clean up missed layups by her teammates.
KEY SEQUENCE: Jackson opened the third quarter with a steal and a layup that gave the Hilltoppers their first
20-point lead (34-14). Junior guard Paulina Feitelberg followed with a 3-pointer and Jackson made a free throw to cap a quick 6-0 run that made it a 38-14 game.
BISHOP STANG STATS: Senior center Morgan Lester scored a team-high nine points. ... Senior forward Abby Duclos chipped in with six points. ... The Spartans were 0 for 2 at the free-throw line in the first half. They finished 4 for 8 on foul shots.
DURFEE STATS: Senior guard Bailey Brooks joined Jackson in double figures with 10 points. ... Feitelberg finished with eight points, sophomore forward Brianna Camara scored seven points, and sophomore guard Janessa Camara scored all six of her points on a pair of fourth-quarter treys. ... The Hilltoppers made 7 of 13 free throws.
NOTES: The Spartans scored the first basket of the game, but their 4-2 advantage was wiped out by a 8-0 Durfee run that made it 10-4 with 4:27 left in the first quarter. They trailed the rest of the way. ... The Hilltoppers led 16-10 after the first quarter and 32-14 at halftime. They built three 26-point leads in the fourth quarter and capped their scoring on a 3-pointer by Janessa Camara in the final seconds. ... Bishop Stang turned the ball over 24 times. ... Durfee committed seven of its 13 turnovers in the first half.
Bishop Stang (3-1, 0-0 EAC)
Belanger 2-0-4, Duclos 3-0-6, Lester 3-3-9, Lake 1-0-2, DeLeo 1-0-2, Cambra 0-1-1, Raposa 1-0-2. Totals: 11-4-26.
Durfee (3-3, 0-0 Big 3)
B. Camara 3-0-7, Jackson 7-3-18, Feitelberg 3-0-8, Brooks 3-4-10, Migliore 1-0-2, J. Camara 2-0-6, Guay 2-0-4. Totals: 21-7-55.
Bishop Stang 10 4 6 6 — 26
Durfee 16 16 10 13 — 55
3-point goals: D-Jackson, B. Camara, Feitelberg (2), J. Camara (2).
Next: Bishop Stang hosts Cardinal Spellman for a 6:30 p.m. non-conference game on Wednesday.


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Ranked as one of the more catastrophic events in recent times, the Indonesian earthquake and subsequent tsunami has caused significant damage in 11 countries and resulted in over 150,000 people killed. Countless others are without housing and basic lifeline services.
MCEER has joined a Thailand-Japanese Team of engineers who will be visiting
hard hit areas in Thailand in early January 2005. The team will be led by
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The Farmingdale State men's basketball game against Stevens Institute of Technology will be broadcast live on Tuesday night, January 30th, courtesy of Stevens Athletics at www.duckcast.com. This Skyline Conference game should be interesting as the Ducks stand in a three-way tie for first place and the Rams are in fourth place...just one game behind.
Game Preview: After winning 10-of-13 games to start the season, Farmingdale has lost three straight for the first time since February 2004 and has no time to wait to get back on track.
This is the perfect chance for the Rams to make a statement, as Stevens is riding a five-game win streak and has won 11 of the past 12 games. The Ducks will put their hot streak on the line against our defending Skyline Conference Champions.
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Skoda Citigo
The Citigo is Skoda's take on the most modern citycar design in the market. Now it offers a smarter look, both inside and out. Jonathan Crouch reports.
Ten Second Review
Skoda's first stab at citycar motoring has proved to be an impressive one, this Citigo borrowing Volkswagen technology and blending it with the value we expect from this growing Czech brand. This improved version has smartened up its act and those in search of a beautifully conceived, affordable and impressively space and fuel-efficient urban runabout will need to consider it.
It seems strange that a company like Skoda, which has forged a reputation for bringing us small, keenly priced cars, has almost no track record in the citycar sector. The Czechs have long had a history of bringing us superminis and family hatches but until the Spring of 2012, they'd never tried to sell us a properly compact urban runabout. With this car, the Citigo, all of that changed. It may have marked Skoda's entry into the class but it was soon obvious that this wasn't going to be a car content to merely dip its toe into the water.
That was as expected. This was - and still is - a re-branded version of the much applauded Volkswagen up!, a car also marketed as a SEAT Mii. This Citigo though, has usually been able to trump its two stablemates with small but significant advantages when it comes to the all-important value proposition. Now its got a sleeker look and a much nicer cabin, it's even easier to wonder why you'd pay more for the Volkswagen alternative.
Driving Experience
So. What's it like, this small Skoda? Get behind the wheel and you've a solid, well appointed cabin that promises a solid, well appointed driving experience. Already, you sense, there's a depth of design here missing from this car's French, Korean and Japanese rivals. Most of these feature three cylinder 1.0-litre engines that are busily revvy at best and downright noisy at worst. A configuration shared here, but delivered with a bit more finesse. Fire the engine and a more refined thrum filters out from beneath the bonnet ahead.
If you're wondering quite how much power we're talking about, the answer is not a great deal in the mainstream 1.0-litre variants on offer, cars offering a choice of either 60 or 75PS outputs. Most will be content with the base version, capable as it is of sixty in 14.4s on the way to 99mph, quite enough to keep up with the traffic. The performance gains offered by the 75PS variant seem relatively slight (0-60mph in 13.2s on the way to 107mph) but the unit is a little more refined.
Design and Build
So what's different with this revised model? Well, the front section has been subtly revised, so there's a new bonnet, a redesigned radiator grille, modified bumpers and updated fog lights, all aiming to create a fresher, younger look. The front headlights are fitted with LED daytime running lights and the fog lights come with an optional cornering function, which lights up the area the vehicle is turning into on junctions with poor visibility. Plusher 'SE' models get tinted tail lights too. The changes have increased this diminutive little car's body length by 34mm but it's still not much longer than a Fiat 500, yet offers far more room inside, space in fact for the four fully-sized adults who could never comfortably fit in the apparently space-efficient Italian car.
Talking of the interior, well it too has been upgraded with a smarter instrument cluster and redesigned seats. There are also a range of new radio and media connectivity options. Otherwise, things are much as before, with the tardis-like interior just as big as that of Skoda's far pricier and apparently much bigger Fabia supermini.
Market and Model
Pricing starts from just over £8,000 but most Citigo variants in the UK tend to be sold somewhere in the £9,000 to £11,000 bracket common to this kind of car. There's a choice of either three or five-door bodyshapes and five different trim levels - 'S', 'SE', 'SE L', 'Monte Carlo' and 'Colour Edition'. Avoid entry-level trim and with the base 60PS engine, you'll be offered the option of spending another £360 to get the more frugal 'GreenTech' version of that 1.0-litre petrol unit (the 'GreenTech' tweaks are standard on the 75PS variant). Even if you haven't a family, we'd want to look at paying an extra £350 to go from the three to the five-door bodystyle.
Across the range, new-generation 'Blues' and 'Swing' radio packages offer more connectivity options - ranging from an aux-in socket to an SD card slot and a USB socket. A colour display, six speakers and a Bluetooth connection are added to the 'Swing' set-up. Using this, the system can be connected to the driver's smartphone, which is stored in a special smartphone holder on the dashboard. The apps running on the iOS and Android smartphone operating systems provide navigation, a driving data display, hands-free phone calls as well as playing music and the radio.
Cost of Ownership
This Skoda simply has to be super-affordable to run. It is. Thanks in part to a low kerb weight of only around 850kg, even the least efficient entry-level 60PS models will return a combined fuel economy figure of 64.2mpg, with emissions pegged at 101g/km. Figures you can improve to 65.7mpg and 100g/km by opting for the efficient ASG automatic gearbox, at just 30kgs in weight, one of the lightest auto gearboxes ever made. Those looking for better economy still in their 1.0-litre 60PS Citigo will be drawn inexorably to the 'GreenTech' model which features low rolling resistance tyres, a battery regeneration system and a stop start system that cuts the engine when you don't need it in traffic or at the lights.
Go for the slightly pokier 75PS variant and there's hardly any penalty at the pumps. Skoda includes its efficiency package (with start/stop and everything else) as standard with this engine, so the returns achieved - 68.9mpg on the combined cycle and 98g/km - are quite impressive for a car of this kind. Whether you opt for your Citigo with 60 or 75PS, the benefits of the efficiency package are important given that they take this car below the 100g/km barrier, delivering all kinds of tax benefits.
And in summary? Well some citycars sell on cute and cuddly virtues. This isn't one of them. Here instead, the urban runabout has grown up, become mature, got itself properly sorted. True, there are feistier citycars you could consider: maybe more charismatic ones too. But none that better deliver on the promise of two words that sum this Citigo up. Simply clever.
CAR: Skoda Citigo
CO2 EMISSIONS: 96-103 g/km
PERFORMANCE: [75bhp] Top Speed 107mph / 0-60 14.9s
FUEL CONSUMPTION: [75bhp] (combined) 64.2 mpg
STANDARD SAFETY FEATURES: Anti-lock brakes with brake assist, twin front and side airbags
WILL IT FIT IN YOUR GARAGE?: Length/Width/Height 3597/1641/1478mm