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ENSR Windsurf Camp
Fact Sheet
If you need any more information, feel free to contact ENSR Windsurf Camp
|11 - 17
|Camp languages
|English, French
|Sports Camps
beach and water sports
ENSR Windsurf Camp
During these windsurf camps, our students discover windsurfing, and other sports such as paddle-boarding and beach-volley.
We also organise cultural excursions and other experiences.
Far away from school, students benefit from unforgettable moments in a foreign country, guided by teachers from Ecole Nouvelle, and acquire new experiences that will be useful for them on the road towards independence and maturity.
This camp is open to students from the age of eleven (classes 5 to 12/IB)
Having previous windsurfing experience is not necessary as daily lessons are given for any level.


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This Daily Post Writing Prompt (from January 14, 2015) reminds me of this one Facebook chain thing I've done before.
Open your nearest book to page 82. Take the third full sentence on the page, and work it into a post somehow.
(Opens book to page 82)
The Goa'uld race is violent, arrogant, and parasitic.
The race known as Goa'uld (pronounced goo-ah-ooh-ld) is violent, arrogant, and parasitic. Those of this race live for thousands of years within the body of another, thus the reason they are parasitic in nature. They rule by means of deterrence, intimidation, and violence. If they cannot conquer and control, they will destroy and/or kill. However, it is their arrogant nature that brings upon them their downfall and eventual doom. As a result of said arrogance, they are now an extinct race.
(Original sentence source: Stargate SG-1: The Ultimate Visual Guide).

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Reported shooting brings police to Brandywine Hundred; at least 1 hurt
County and state troopers responded to the scene of a Brandywine Hundred shooting on Thursday night.
Police scanners reported a shooting at the Brandywine Apartments at 6:35 p.m.
At least one victim was transported to the hospital.
Update:17-year-old killed in Brandywine Hundred shooting Thursday, police say
Police tape roped off the entrance to the Jacqueline Drive apartment complex, as officers carried evidence and patrolled the first building.
Only a handful of bystanders endured the near-freezing night, while most neighbors looked out of windows at the crime scene.
Master Cpl. Michel Eckerd with New Castle County Police said the investigation is in the preliminary stages, and information would be released as soon as it became available.
This is a developing story.
40-year-old man shot in Wilmington Tuesday dies
Teens plead guilty in shooting death of Keshall 'KeKe' Anderson
Contact Josephine Peterson at (302) 324-2856 or email@example.com. Follow her @jopeterson93.


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JKJ Benefits assists in the benefits communication process throughout the year starting with designing a full open-enrollment campaign. There are many complex issues that need to be communicated properly such as increasing cost of benefits, orientation, entitlement issues, fringe to flex, benefit complexity, changing marketplace, and technology.
When we communicate with employees, our goals are not just to disseminate information, to explain plan provisions or to meet legal requirements, but to educate employees to become better health care consumers. We communicate in a way that impacts employee behavior.
Our employee communications are customized to our specific client's needs. We have the ability to create employee communications in-house or utilize an outside communications consultant to develop and print/produce a client's open enrollment communication materials.


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Stormwater Management Program
What is Stormwater?
Stormwater runoff is generated when precipitation from rain events flows over land or impervious surfaces and does not percolate into the ground. As the runoff flows over the land or impervious surfaces (paved streets, parking lots, and building rooftops), it accumulates debris, chemicals, sediment or other pollutants that could adversely affect water quality. Typically, stormwater does not go to a water treatment facility. Whatever pollutants it picks up during drainage gets deposited to the nearest waterway. This polluted stormwater can kill fish and other wildlife, destroy wildlife habitat, contaminate drinking water sources and force the closing of beaches because of health threats to swimmers. Therefore, we must implement Best Management Practices (BMPs) to minimize any potential pollutants from entering our storm drain system.
Best Management Practices (BMPs)
SJSU employs a number of BMPs to improve stormwater quality that includes: street sweeping, storm drain cleaning, zero waste campaigns and recycling programs.
SJSU has developed a comprehensive Landscape Master Plan which outlines work practices to reduce overwatering, prevent runoff and reduce fertilizer and pesticide use. The landscaping staff conducts inspections and troubleshooting of its landscape irrigation system on an almost daily basis. SJSU employs a team of licensed operators to apply fertilizers, herbicides, and pesticides. This plan has helped the University to decrease fertilizer use and ensures that herbicides are used modestly and that pesticides are only applied indoors, with little opportunity to affect stormwater quality.
Additionally, SJSU adheres to its Hazardous Materials Business Plan (HMBP) and Spill Prevention Control and Countermeasure Plan (SPCC), which prevents any stormwater exposure to chemicals, oils and fuels.
Complaint Hot Line
Report a spill or leak or other pollution concern on campus. These might include: illegal dumping, construction site discharges or pouring chemicals into the storm drain.
Contact Matt Nymeyer firstname.lastname@example.com and provide a description and location of your concern.
All complaints will be investigated. Any source of pollutants will be removed, cleaned or otherwise abated.


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Man's death from assault in Carmichael deemed homicide
Motive of stabbing unknown, investigation underway
A man's death from an assault in Carmichael is now being investigated as a homicide, the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department said Tuesday.
Ruben Gabriel Ambrus, 39, was found about 9:35 p.m. on Jan. 13 in the area of Fair Oaks Boulevard and Grant Avenue, deputies said. He was taken to a local hospital, where he was treated for trauma.
Deputies said hospital personnel contacted the sheriff's department because they believed Ambrus' injuries were consistent with an assault.
Witness statements confirmed that an assault took place in the area where emergency officials found Ambrus.
Ambrus was pronounced dead Jan. 17 at the hospital, deputies said.
The motive of the stabbing is unknown and an investigation is underway.
Any with information relating to this incident is encouraged to call the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department at 916-874-5115.


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Many people say that your 'university years' are the best years of
your life and I have to agree. For me, they were filled with all
sorts of fun as well as an all-encompassing thrill of having
absolutely no idea where my life would take me post graduation.
However you don't have to spend your university years in the typical,
stereotypical binge drinking and excessive partying way that so many
do. It's an expensive and unhealthy way of life – especially if it
continues throughout your entire college life. Instead, this is the
perfect time to start putting a bit of money on the side for your
future, whatever it is you may decide to do with it.
I've put together a list of budget friendly entertainment ideas for
all you future students out there! And if you're a mum, feel free to
share these ideas with your sons/daughters – having fun doesn't mean
you have to blow your entire life savings!
Volunteering can be one of the most rewarding things a person can do.
Not only will you be helping others, but there is no greater joy than
knowing you have made someone's life just that little bit easier. Find
out where the nearest soup kitchen is, or look online for local
charities. Not only a wonderful, rewarding deed, but also great for
your resume.
There's a reason why so many of us loved to bake when we were young –
it's so incredibly fun! Invite your friends over and scour the
millions of recipes online for some inspiration. Not only is it an
absolutely delicious task, but it's a great way to spend quality time
with your friends.
Read the newspaper
Of course to keep up to date with what's going on in the world, but
also to find out what's going in your city! Your local newspaper lists
free or cheap events happening in your city all the time – you'd be
surprised at the variety of activities!
Movie nights
Who doesn't love a good movie night?! Bring out the popcorn and get
your friends to bring their DVD collections – there'll be lots of variety to
choose from so you wont have a problem pleasing everyone.
Have a sleepover
Invite the girls over for an old-school style sleepover (the dress
code should of course be pyjamas!) Paint each others nails, do each
others hair and read magazines. Whilst it may sound childish, it
actually can be super fun, and you'll all find yourselves laughing till
you cry!
Go and see some bands
Whilst Coldplay and the big names would charge a fortune for a ticket to their show, one of my favourite things about university was the massive variety of young bands trying to make it big. They perform at various venues around the city and the cover-charge is super cheap. Whilst it is a bit of 'pot-luck' in terms of the quality of the bands, rest assured that there is a huge amount of incredible talent out there, so you're more than likely to enjoy!
Anyway those were a few of my favourite things to do in university that didn't require spending a lot of money – What are/were yours?


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Operation: Part 2Follow
Transmitter Power Output
The transmitter supports several power output modes to help you select the optimal settings for your requirements whilst helping to prolong battery life.
Adjusting Power Output
NOTE: On iLOC enabled models, you can adjust the transmitter's power output remotely using the locator.
To adjust the power output:
- Press the or keys to increase or decrease power output.
Boost (Tx-10(B) only)
Boost allows the Tx-10 transmitter to output its maximum output power. Boost mode can be set to operate for a specified period of time.
To configure boost:
- Press the key to enter the menu.
- Scroll to the BOOST menu using the or keys.
- Press the key to enter the BOOST menu.
- Set the BOOST duration using the or keys. You can choose 5, 10, 15 and 20 minute periods or ON for continuous operation.
- Press the key to accept your changes and exit the BOOST menu.
- Press the key to exit the menu.
To enable Boost:
- First configure the boost duration using the procedure above.
- Press and hold the key until BOOST appears on the transmitter LCD.
- The transmitter will automatically exit boost mode after the selected duration.
To disable Boost:
1 Press the key to disable boost.
Transmitter Eco Mode
When using alkaline D-Cells in Tx-5(B) and Tx-10(B) transmitter models you can extend the effective use of the batteries by enabling Eco mode.
In Eco mode the power output of the transmitter reduces when the batteries can no longer provide the required output power.
When Eco mode is active and the power output has been reduced, the display alternates between 'POWER' and the current output power level.
The transmitter will emit three beeps every time the power is reduced. It will then continue emitting two beeps each minute whilst it operates at a reduced power level.
To enable or disable Eco mode
- Press the key to enter the menu.
- Scroll to the BATT menu using the or keys and enter it by pressing the key.
- Scroll through the battery options using the or until ALK is displayed. Press the key.
- Use the or until ECO is displayed and press the key to enable Eco Mode. Or
- Select NORM and press the key to disable Eco mode.
- Press the key to exit the menu.
Measure Mode
The transmitter has the capability of providing impedance measurements by determining the resultant impedance across the crocodile clips of the Direct Connection lead while connected to the utility. These measurements can be useful when assessing sheath fault severity. It is also possible to measure potential voltage that may be present on utilities to warn of potentially dangerous or harmful voltages present.
In measure mode the measurement is derived from an AC signal applied to the utility from the transmitter.
Impedance & Voltage Measurements
- Connect the Direct Connection leads to the utility and switch on the transmitter.
- Hold down the key until MEAS is displayed and the measuring icon is activated.
The transmitter display will now indicate the voltage level measured across the connection leads.
3. Press the key once and the display will indicate the impedance measured across the connection leads.
The measurement icon will display the following symbols:
|Impedance and voltage measurements
4. To exit MEAS mode hold down the key until the display reverts back to the normal operating screen.
Impedance measurements using active frequency
- Connect the Direct Connection lead to the utility and switch on the transmitter.
- Select the preferred frequency and output the signal.
- Press the key once and the display will indicate the impedance measured across the connection leads and also the output power of the transmitter.
- Press the key once to return to the normal operating screen.
CALSafe enabled RD8000 locator models (logging and GPS units only) are equipped with a system which does disables them once they are beyond the expected service / calibration date.
When the unit is within 30 days from the service due date the unit will display at startup the number of days left. The locator will stop functioning on the service due date.
You can edit the CALSafe service due date or disable this function using the RD Manager PC software. Refer to its operation manual for further information.
Automatic Logging
RD8000 logging and GPS locator models offer a powerful data logging system which records all the instrument's critical parameters (including GPS position, if available) and warnings in its internal memory every second.
The automatic logging system is always active and cannot be disabled. Its memory is capable of storing at least 1 years of normal usage data – based on 4 hours operation per day, 5 days per week and 20 days per month.
Logs can be retrieved using the RD Manager PC application for usage analysis and survey validation. Refer to the RD Manager operation manual for further information.
Click on the link below to view the RD Manager Operation Manual
The RD8000 locator can be paired to an external GPS module or use its internal GPS module (GPS models only) to be able to detect and store its latitude, longitude and accurate UTC time alongside its location data using SurveyCERT or the automatic logging system (GPS and logging models only).
The presence of GPS data allows for the data to be mapped easily and to export and save the information directly into GIS systems.
GPS menu
To enter the GPS menu:
- Press the key to enter the menu.
- Scroll to the GPS menu using the or keys.
- Press the key to enter the GPS menu There are 5 options:
- RESET: Select YES to reset the internal GPS (GPS models only).
- INT: Select this to use the internal GPS if present.
- EXT: Select this to use the GPS from a compatible paired device.
- OFF: Select this to switch off the internal GPS module and save battery.
- SBAS: Select this to switch ON or OFF SBAS (Satellite-based augmentation systems) mode.
In this mode the GPS can improve its accuracy (North America only).
Note: When SBAS is ON the GPS system will take longer to lock.
- EXT: Select this to exit the GPS menu
- Press the key to accept your changes and exit the GPS menu.
- Press the key to exit the menu.
Internal GPS
RD8000 GPS models have an internal GPS module.
When internal GPS is enabled, it will automatically try to "lock" onto a number of GPS satellites as soon as the RD8000 unit is turned on.
The time required for the GPS module to lock onto the GPS system varies depending on how long it has passed since the last time it was used and on the presence of any obstacles (like high buildings, trees, etc.) that may affect the line of sight to the sky.
If the unit has not been used for several days the time to first fix may take up to several minutes.
The RD8000 locator display provides a number of icons indicating the presence of an internal and active GPS and when this has locked to the GPS system, the quality of the signal received or numbers of satellites received.
The accuracy of the GPS module is affected by the number of satellites received and best accuracy is only reached when the signal quality is at its maximum.
|GPS Icons
The LCD GPS operation icons provide visual information about the status of the internal GPS module:
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Maria Miller (still) MP has today resigned, no not as a MP, but just as the Culture Secretary.
In case you missed it, Miller resigned because of the growing pressure on her after it was revealed she cheated the tax payer out of £45,000 (or £5,800 depending on whether you believe independent parliamentary commissioner or a collection of her fellow MPs).
The Prime Minister responded to her resignation letter saying he was 'sad' and that he hoped she would be able to return to cabinet 'in due course'.
I'm sorry….what!?!
If these expenses on a second home (which all MPs are entitled to) were claimed my Maria Miller as a MP then why oh why has only resigned as the Culture Secretary and not as a MP?
In reality this is not Maria Miller resigning – this is more a shifting of her priorities within The House of Commons and taking a significant pay cut (backbench MPs like Maria Miller still get £67,060 a year).
As commentator Owen Jones noted:
This is why I fully support her fellow Conservative MP, Zac Goldsmith's, call for introducing a right to recall for the electorate. In a Conservative Home blog he argued:
"If events cause a majority of constituents to lose confidence in their MP, they should have the right to remove that MP."
I would argue that the events have cause Miller's constituents to lose confidence.
Goldsmith concluded his blog by saying:
"If anything good emerges from the Maria Miller affair, it will be a build-up of pressure on the political establishment to honour its early promise, to trust the people, and to adapt our democracy to the modern age."
Maria Miller is still a MP because of a deficit of democracy. She is there because her electorate don't have the power to kick her out.
The ever out of touch Prime Minister seems to think she has a future on the frontbench but I would suggest her constituents might think otherwise.
Until this deficit in our democracy is plugged though, we all need to be calling for MPs like Miller to actually resign, not just for her to take a frontbench sabbatical until the media storm clears.
Ask her to resign:
A great spot over at Labour List – In 2008 Maria Miller called for MPs caught fiddling expenses to face a 'recall mechanism'…


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A study has been published recently in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning looking at the effects of what they term as Non-Linear and Auto-Regulatory perodisation. This is by no means a new concept to any long time weight trainer or strength athlete it basically boils down to going as hard as you can on any given training day and knowing when to take your foot off the pedal when your feeling like shit.
The problem with "classical perodisation" or any strength programme that is overly prescriptive to the day is that it doesn't allow for the athlete to go for it when they are feeling on top of the world or to take it easy when they are feeling like shit. This means that a lot of chances to achieve personal's bests are denied to the athlete due to over prescription.
In this months Edition of the JSCR Mann et al looked at the effects of Auto-Regulatory Perodisation (ARP) versus the traditional linear model (LP) and in results that will come of no surprise to anyone who trains by how they feel on the day ARP smashed LP for the bench and squat during a 6 week period with American Football players (see figure 1).
Any good programme designed for maximal strength gains should have an inbuilt mechanism that allows the athlete to take advantage of days when they feel good. A good example of this is the Westside template where the lifter is given both a Max Effort and Repetition Effort day which basically allows them to go balls out and try for a weight or rep PB on that day. If they are not feeling up to it they can always take their foot off the pedal and try again next week.
531 also has this built in each week the lifter is set a goal of "load x >reps" this gives the lifter a bare minimum they have to shoot for and determines a minimum volume load yet with the choice to perform as many reps as possible they are always presented with the option to max out.
Since this is also set at 90% of their actual capabilities by just making the reps they have actually taken a deload.
Prescriptive programmes that set loads and volume in stone might make the coach feel like they are being precise or scientific when in fact they are being nieve.
The recovery of different athletes from sessions and loads is down to such a wide variety of variables that are out of your control that there is no way you can realistically expect to predict performance a day in advance never mind weeks, months or even years.
Thus any model of programming or perodisation that does not acknowledge this ignorance is always going to produce inferior results.
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Mound Road rehab is coming — just not this year. Or next year.
It's what every Mound Road driver wants.
It's what every Mound Road driver needs.
And in 2020, it's supposed to start — a complete rehab of the heavily traveled, eight-lane thoroughfare in Warren and Sterling Heights, the state's third- and fourth-largest cities.
A complete redo of 9 miles from I-696 to Hall Road/M-59 will be possible thanks to $97.8 million that U.S. and local leaders said Monday has been approved by Congress.
U.S. Rep. Paul Mitchell, R-Dryden, said federal transportation officials told him the grant is "the largest federal grant for a non-federal road."
The remaining $86 million for the large overhaul of the north-south road — maintained by Macomb County — will be shared by the county and the two cities. Local officials said they'll have their match money ready for when the work begins.
While most drivers probably just care about the road surface itself, the nearly $185-million project also includes everything from better traffic flow, landscaping and unified lighting to a nonmotorized, multi-use path; pedestrian bridges and improved transit stops, and smart technology regarding traffic signals and signs, a connected vehicles pilot project, and real-time speed monitoring, according to the Innovate Mound website.
Officials said the corridor is home to more than 81,000 jobs in the manufacturing, automotive, aerospace and defense sectors. Its transformation will take it from a national embarrassment — a road on which Sterling Heights Mayor Michael Taylor said "you could lose your life driving on" — to a national showcase.
Officials said the grant money has to start being spent down in 2021, but they're planning to start work in 2020. They estimate four years to complete the project, doing 2 to 3 miles at a time, said John Crumm, planning director with the county road department.
He said officials will be meeting with state and federal transportation officials in the next couple of weeks to go over wording for contracts.
Just because the rehab project isn't starting for a couple of years doesn't mean Mound Road will continue to be the stomach-churning drive it is today.
A few sections are in decent shape or have been improved recently. The county and Sterling Heights currently are sharing the cost of improvements from near 14 Mile to 18 Mile, with work to be completed by the end of the year.
Hackel said county and Warren officials are talking about a $3-million temporary fix from I-696 to 14 Mile by cutting out and replacing sections, similar to what was done on the eastbound lanes of I-696 in the county.
Warren and the county would split the cost of that work, which also could be done by the end of this year.
Hackel said while the stretch of Mound from 8 Mile to I-696 isn't a part of the big infrastructure project, county and city officials are seeking funding to focus on that area during pothole season.
Fixing Michigan's lousy roads has shocking cost
Macomb Co. would fix this road 1st, if only ...
U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., said the large rehab project is beyond necessary, with folks in the county spending about $4 million on vehicle repairs. She said, "Michigan families shouldn't need a line item in the family budget for car repairs."
U.S. Rep. Sander Levin, D-Royal Oak, said that without Mound Road, Michigan couldn't have maintained itself as the heart of the automotive industry. Numerous automakers have plants on or near Mound, in addition to related business, such as the General Motors Technical Center and the U.S. Army TACOM and TARDEC.
Warren Mayor Jim Fouts called the corridor "a high-tech hot spot" that is "unique." He said the road rehab project's economic impact will be billions of dollars.
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Abe Downs is the owner of Great Northern Fly Fishing and an Orvis endorsed fly fishing guide on the Upper Wisconsin River fishing for smallmouth bass and musky. Abe started fly fishing for trout as most fly fishermen do but quickly realized trout are not the only game in town. Turning his attention to warm water species, Abe soon found himself fishing for bass and musky. Since rivers and fish are always changing, Abe believes fishermen need to change too so he likes to experiment with new fly fishing techniques. Abe also has a passion for travel and finding new places in the world to catch fish with a fly rod.
Do you want to become famously known as the next Santiago as in Ernest Hemingway's novel "The Old Man and the Sea"? If you recall, Santiago is an aged Cuban fisherman who, after 84 days without success on the water, heads out to sea to break his run of bad luck. On the 85th day Santiago hooks a giant and resolute marlin; what follows is a great struggle between man, sea creature, and the elements. You can gain some extremely valuable knowledge to help become the next Santiago by attending Abe's (a.k.a. The Newest Santiago of Costa Rica) presentation on "Fly Fishing Costa Rica for Marlin".In September 2018 Abe flew to San Jose, Costa Rica and then traveled on to Quepos on the Pacific Ocean side of Costa Rica. Quepos has a population of about 22,000 people and is the gateway to Manuel Antonio National Park. The city is very tourism-oriented having many bars and restaurants and a vivacious nightlife. The town is named for the native Quepo Indians who inhabited the area in the colonial era. Abe's presentation will be about fly fishing for marlin in the Pacific Ocean off Quepos. He will include a general overview of his travel to Costa Rica and some of his cultural experiences while in Costa Rica. Specific to the marlin fly fishing, Abe will talk about the tackle requirements and what it takes to hook into one of the biggest fishes you can fly fish for. With the knowledge obtained from Abe's presentation you are guaranteed to catch an enormous marlin well within the 85 days it took Santiago to catch one!!! Hope you can make it to this month's meeting to learn how you too can become famous as the next Santiago of Costa Rica!!! The meeting on Monday, March 25th will be at the Maple Tree restaurant on Highway 51 in McFarland. The presentation begins at 7:00 p.m. with dinner and conversation at 6:00 p.m. Visitors and guests are always welcome.
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For Amenah Claiborne, her role as center director at Simons Recreation Center doesn't feel like work. Instead, her job reminds her of a family, one that is helping to provide a safe haven for kids living in the West Oak Lane community.
Claiborne has worked within Philadelphia Parks and Recreation for 18 years. After graduating from Temple University with a bachelor's degree in physical education, she began working at the Carousel House as the assistant rec leader of a camp that serves kids with disabilities.
"After doing that for three years, I took the test and I became an ARL [assistant rec leader]," Claiborne said. "I started off at Island Road and I ran the facility with the leader that was there and I've also worked at Eastwick Rec Center."
Claiborne (above) has dedicated her life to serving her community. She has been the director at Simons for the past two years, but worked as the assistant director back in 2004 giving her a total of five years and counting working with the community of West Oak Lane.
"We're a safe haven for the kids. We try to expose them to different avenues. We do take the kids out to neighborhood things and activities that they wouldn't do on their own, particularly with their family," Claiborne said.
Trips have included horseback riding, skiing, and even whitewater rafting, which aren't your average adventures.
Claiborne has been working toward her master's degree in occupational therapy at the University of the Sciences. Her motivation stems from the therapeutic aspect that recreation can provide for people.
"Besides just doing a recreational activity, we almost play a role as surrogate parents to some of the kids here," Claiborne said. "If there's any way that we can help — whether it's physically, social or emotional — we try to be that person for those particular individuals."
Annette Hammie, the after-school instructor at Simons, said she sees Claiborne as more than just a co-worker.
"I enjoy working with her because she makes you feel like she's family," Hammie said. "So when she asked me to come here, I didn't do it immediately, but I said, listen, I need to go there and be with family."
Family is a core theme at Simons Recreation Center thanks to Claiborne and her dedicated staff. The close-knit group makes her job enjoyable and she can't imagine it any other way.
"Once you get to know the particular parents and the kids and everything like that it's almost not work. It's almost like this is my kid also, this is my sister." Claiborne said.
No stranger to overcoming adversity, Claiborne understands how important it is to be there for one another. A few years ago, she was diagnosed with Neuromyelitis optica (NMO), but even after becoming ill, she returned to Simons Recreation Center for the children she sees as her own.
Claiborne didn't know how much of an impact she had on the lives of the children until she was ill and could not come into work for some time. She was shocked to find how much support she had from them and their families.
"It was so much of an outpouring of love that I didn't think I was going to get. You know, sometimes you get friends and stuff, but I had kids calling me on the phone or sending things through family members and stuff like that and it was really touching."
Marcus Williford, a worker at Simons Rec, looks up to Claiborne.
"She made me work harder and set me on the right track," Williford said.
Claiborne strives to be a support system for all members of the rec center, workers and children alike.
"The best part [about my job] I think would be the influence that I have on the kids," Claiborne said. "It makes me proud to see kids that I had influence on through the years."
Co-worker Martila Turner describes Claiborne as not only a people person, but also a kid person.
"I enjoy working with her," Turner said. "She is very inspirational and motivational. She does try to outreach to younger kids to get them involved in activities."
Claiborne strives to offer the kids in the community a variety of fun things to do.
"Some of the things that we do with the kids, I didn't do as a child. So, it's kind of letting me relive some of my youth and some activities that I wasn't able to do," Claiborne.
Marcus Whaley, another co-worker of Claiborne's spoke highly of the center's leader.
"Spectacular. She's spectacular," Whaley said. "Her willingness to help, that's big in rec. It's been an amazing opportunity to work with her and for her."
— Text and images by Talore McBride and Chelsea Ann Rovnan.


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As we all know, wine is perfect for any occasion, it can be shared with friends and family, or enjoyed alone. For some, it's a night at home, watching a familiar film and enjoying a familiar drink. For others it's trying something new, striving to taste something that will make them look back nostalgically. While certain situations may call for a particular type of wine, what we love about wine is its diversity.
A lot can be said about a person based on their taste in wine. A person's wine personality is something that is always evolving, no matter how much is consumed.
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Corolla Light
Neighborhood of Corolla
Corolla's only resort community, Corolla Light, is a sound-to-sea neighborhood with more than enough activities and accommodations to entertain the entire family. Both oceanfront and soundfront amenities, as well as an abundance of indoor and outdoor recreational facilities, mix with the peaceful setting of a tight-knit community to make Corolla Light an ideal place for families and friends to vacation on the Outer Banks.
Vacation Rentals in Corolla Light
Heaven Can Wait
- Corolla Light
- More than 500 feet
- 4 beds (2 MBR)
- 4 baths (1 half)
- Sunday Check-In
$800 – $4,525/wk
Shore Crew
- Corolla Light
- Oceanfront
- 6 beds (1 MBR)
- 3 baths
- Sunday Check-In
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Each year, 1,500 Americans die from carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning. About 900 of these deaths occur in homes. Most of the deaths could be prevented if people were more aware of the dangers.
Carbon monoxide is a colorless, tasteless, odorless gas that is slightly lighter than air. Only small insignificant amounts of CO are produced by normal combustion. However, incomplete combustion of any fuel greatly increases the production of poisonous carbon monoxide. Even normally safe, fuel-burning furnaces can present a danger if not cared for properly. Fuel-burning appliance systems should be kept in good repair and checked at least annually. Especially prior to the heating season, make sure that the chimney is not blocked by birdnests, leaves, soot, loose mortar, bricks or trash.
Portable, unvented heaters should not be used as the main source of heat. They can, however, bc used safely as a temporary heat source during the waking hours or during a power failure. If used, ventilation must be provided. The minimum ventilation should be one square inch of fresh air per 1,000 BTUs of the heater's rated output.
Whenever there is a flame or combustion, some deadly carbon monoxide gas can be produced. The following factors, however, increase the production of this highly toxic gas:
When none of these conditions exist, burning a solid, liquid or gaseous fuel produces little danger of CO poisoning. Under ideal conditions, only small amounts of CO are given off, and these are quickly dissipated.
But if one condition exists, such as an improper burner adjustment of a furnace, the possibility of CO poisoning is greatly increased. The carbon monoxide, however, still may be vented to the outside through a chimney or stack.
When any combination of the hazardous conditions exist, there is a possibility of a serious threat to health, For instance, if the burner on the kitchen range is improperly adjusted in a tightly fitted dwelling, such as a mobile home, the danger of CO poisoning is greatly increased because normally there is little ventilation.
Avoid use of charcoal grills and hibachi pots indoors for cooking or to eliminate the chill in a room or closed garage. They give off CO fumes, even when no glow is visible in the coals.
Make sure that fuel-burning equipment is installed by qualified, licensed or trained persons. Such installation should conform to all local codes and standards.
Provide a constant supply of fresh air for safe burning of fuels. This can be done by leaving a window slightly open. Provide for the positive venting of combustion gases to the outside. This can be accomplished by vent or flue pipes, exhaust systems, etc.
Heating systems, water heaters, kitchen stoves and other fuel-burning devices should be thoroughly inspected and maintained at least once a year by a qualified person (professional service representative).
Never convert a particular unit from one type of fuel to another without having necessary burner changes and adjustments made by a trained and experienced person. (Example: Changing from liquified petroleum fuel [L.P.] to natural gas.)
Never run any internal combustion engine equipment, such as a power lawnmower or snowblower, in an enclosed space such as a closed garage. Always start it outside or with the door open.
Automobile exhaust systems also can be hazardous, especially in the winter when cars ale operated with the windows closed. A noisy engine may indicate a faulty exhaust system. Check the system and have it repaired if there is a blown-out gasket, loose exhaust manifold, leaking exhaust pipe connections or holes in the muffler.
Be sure the doors are open in the garage or enclosure where an automobile motor is running.
Headache and drowsiness may occur in mild cases, while prolonged exposure can cause nausea, vomiting, heart flutter, extreme sleepiness and shortness of breath, which can be followed by unconsciousness and death. If the equipment is faulty, liquid petroleum fuel provides a major hazard from fire or explosion. In a camping situation, the exposure could easily exceed eight hours, and continued exposure to CO as low as 25 parts per million could cause non-fatal poisoning. Remember, carbon monoxide cannot be seen, tasted or smelled.
Publication #: MT 8315
This document is apart of a series from the Montana State University Extension. Publication date: February 1983.
Roy Linn, Energy Specialist. Montana State University Extension, Bozeman, Montana 59717.
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BentallGreenOak has enhanced its position in Montreal through the acquisition of Appartements-Boutique on behalf of Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada.
The purpose-built rental apartment complex at 681-733 William St. includes 243 residential units across two buildings along with 10,714 square feet of ground-level retail and 10,964 square feet of ground- and second-level office space occupied by a mix of local food service and business tenants.
"The complex is a newly constructed property with the high-end design and amenities typically found in a boutique hotel," BentallGreenOak co-head of Canadian investments Michael Fraidakis told RENX.
"The building's prime location in downtown Montreal is close to mass transit and within a short walking distance of the vibrant neighbourhoods of Griffintown and Old Montreal, which have a wide variety of residential buildings, retail shops, restaurants, bars and cafes."
Appartements-Boutique's amenities include conference rooms, fitness areas, rooftop patios and pools.
Appartements-Boutique was developed and sold by Le Groupe Prevel for an undisclosed price. The first phase was built in 2016 and the second followed last year.
BentallGreenOak invests in Montreal
Montreal is enjoying a period of rapid economic growth and institutional capital is pouring into the city's real estate market as a result.
"Montreal's economy has been one of the fastest-growing in the country, with real GDP growth registering 3.6 per cent in 2018, the second consecutive year of growth above three per cent," said Fraidakis. "We expect economic fundamentals to remain vibrant, driven by a thriving tech sector and strong immigration."
BentallGreenOak has a particular interest in high-quality buildings connected to major public transportation corridors.
It acquired 1250 René-Lévesque, a 47-storey, class-AAA office tower with 1,036,193 square feet of space, from Oxford Properties Group and PSP Investments in May. It was the largest single-asset transaction BentallGreenOak has made in Canada to date.
Fraidakis said there's good office leasing momentum in downtown Montreal and occupancy of 1250 René-Lévesque is approximately 93 per cent.
The Kohn Pedersen Fox-designed, LEED Gold-certified structure was completed in 1992 and was originally known as the IBM-Marathon Tower. It has 900 underground parking stalls.
BentallGreenOak acquired office buildings at 7250 Mile End and 7450 Mile End on behalf of Sun Life Financial from Mile-End Investments Inc. last year.
The former is eight storeys, 318,211 square feet and certified LEED Silver. It was built in 1973, renovated in 2014, and has 28,691 square feet of space available. The latter is a two-storey building with approximately 80,000 square feet of space. A vacant property sits between them.
Industrial project fully leased
"We're optimistic on the future outlook for the city and evaluate acquisitions on a case-by-case basis," said Fraidakis.
BentallGreenOak also completed a 216,000-square-foot industrial spec development at 4305 Griffith in Montreal's Cote-de-Liesse industrial node last year. It's completely leased.
BentallGreenOak is a global real estate investment management adviser and provider of real estate services with offices in 22 cities across 10 countries. It's part of SLC Management, the institutional alternatives and traditional asset management business of Sun Life.
It has more than 750 institutional clients and had approximately $48 billion US of assets under management on June 30.


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Morella Handwoven Indoor/Outdoor Rug
• 100% Recycled, Soft Yard PET
• Polyethylene terephthalate (PET), is a thermoplastic polymer resin of the polyester family
• Strong and hard-wearing but soft and comfortable underfoot.
Neutral tones create the striped motif of the Morella Handwoven Indoor/Outdoor Rug. Crafted on a loom for both indoor and outdoor use, this rug features a reversible design while lending durability to the high-traffic areas of your home or your outdoor entertaining space.
Due to the handmade quality of our rugs, they may vary slightly in size and/or color. Rug pattern is scaled to rug size and may vary from the images shown.
• Regular vacuuming and the occasional gentle shake will keep your rug in top condition. We recommend to remove the beater bar before vacuuming.
• Avoid exposure to heavy rain or standing water. Our recommendation is for use on a covered porch to limit full, daily sun exposure and/or repeated wet conditions where this type of weather is a common occurrence.
• If wet, dry in sunlight. Flip it over to make sure both sides dry thoroughly.
• Do not keep rug outside during inclement weather months, such as winter.


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A Dinner Date With Michael Stipe
Over a meal at one of his favorite restaurants in New York City, the former R.E.M....
If you're coming from Venice, the famous resort town of Cortina d'Ampezzo is a mere two hours away. Coming from Innsbruck, Austria, takes a little bit longer, though you can have the added pleasures of an espresso at Bar Al Pacino (just for the name), a bratwurst at a roadside cabin, and the opportunity to exit the freeway exactly where "Otzi the Iceman" once roamed 5,000 years ago (his mummy is on display nearby). You'll get to experience the thrill of climbing into the mountains where, for millennia, people have fled empires and armies to live in relative peace. Even from listening to the radio, you can get a sense of the place—German-language country music spliced with Italian pop—and, indeed, the area is both Germanic and Italian, and also neither. A mix of strudel and cannoli. As you marvel at the breathtaking vision of the Dolomites rising like the three Weird Sisters in the mist, you could consider that you are crossing the ever-changing border of the Hapsburg and Roman Empires.
It was the Romans who brought ritual bathing into these mountains, centuries ago, which transformed into spas in the late 19th century and then, in the 21st, into wellness centers that provide everything from bespoke nutrition, beauty treatments, and boot-camp pop-ups to good old-fashioned detoxing with a hike and a sauna. Traveling across the Dolomites, to several of the region's best spas, I imagined celery juice and steam baths; I imagined sandpapery mud scrubs; I imagined being beaten to a pulp by strong Tyrolean women. I was seeking a modern escape. And didn't it seem possible? Here in the clean mountain air, your phone locked away, and nothing between you and the Alps but a meadow full of flowers?
We started out, my traveling companion and I, at "the diamond of the Dolomites": the Cristallo, a Luxury Collection Resort & Spa, Cortina d'Ampezzo in Cortina d'Ampezzo. As we climbed up from the chic little town onto a hillside, the sight of a grand hotel's old-fashioned vintage-style columns and balconies recalled the slice of marzipan cake I'd had in Innsbruck. I'd seen this place before, but where? And then it came to me: The Pink Panther. The original film from 1963 with David Niven, Claudia Cardinale, and, of course, Peter Sellers, in which a glamorous international crowd holds swinging parties as guests sneak from room to room to steal a diamond. I recollected how the thief was thwarted by particularly attentive hotel service, and that service was still on display at the Cristallo: Gianluca, the sales director, greeted me warmly.
He corroborated my Pink Panther memory by noting that, in the 1960s and '70s, the Cristallo was host to a jet-set crowd, and its patrons would dance until all hours at its nightclub, the Monkey. Later, the hotel's interiors were completely remodeled to tempt a fashionable new horde.
Gianluca escorted me down to the spa area, which was once a wartime hospital and rehab center. The technicians wore white and the sparkling elegance gave it the air of a luxury clinic. Giulia Roccatello, the in-residence health coach, explained the regime of tests, treatments, and services (like the gym's virtual trainer and the Cloud, where you float in a balloon of warm water), and suggested I stick to the Health Coach Corner at breakfast, where I could forgo the temptations of cheeses and meats for fruits, vegetables, and grains. "Last week, we had a crowd of Frenchmen who wanted nothing but carrot juice," she said, laughing. "We don't know why!" I swore to her that my intention was to follow all her advice and that I would not overdose on carrots. I was preparing myself for the tough Tyrolean woman and her impending pummeling. Perhaps I felt that by indulging in such luxuries, in some way I deserved it. But reality was kinder: My specialist covered me in thick black clay and set me out to dry. After a shower, I was massaged for a length of time I cannot measure because I promptly fell asleep.
The next morning, the clouds parted, and the view of the mountains was exquisite. At the breakfast buffet, my companion served himself cake while I made myself a celery, turmeric, and apple concoction. Clay treatment, massage, proteins, and turmeric. My journey to health had begun!
Westward we went: over a mountain pass and down toward the Rosa Alpina. Unlike the Cristallo, there was no grand entrance or lobby, but a cozy room with fireplaces and an enormous couch in the shape of a sleeping bear. After being shown my room—a loft suite decorated with faux furs, a fireplace lounge, and a view of the pine forest—I was taken down to the spa.
There: blond wood heaven. An upper level comes with a pool and relaxation room, and a lower level has two kinds of sauna—the cooler Eco sauna and the much hotter Finnish sauna (which a Russian guest informed me was "not hot enough"). In addition to its spa services, the property offers other retreats, such as a mind-and-body experience with an Ayurvedic master and a summer pop-up of the cultish celebrity health boot camp, the Ranch Malibu.
I opted for something more relaxing: a hot Tibetan stone treatment. There were stones on all of my chakras and even more stones in my masseuse's hands, which she used to work my muscles. But no strong Tyrolean; no beating me to a pulp. Perhaps they do that in the Swiss Alps, but not here in Italy. So I fell promptly asleep.
Afterward I managed, in my bathrobe and slippers, to waylay the friendly concierge into arranging to have a fondue in the traditional stube. Later, I sat by the fire and called down for the Wi-Fi code; my plan was to rent The Pink Panther.
"Life is a mountain, not a beach," the concierge informed me.
I'm sorry?
"That's the code. The Wi-Fi code. 'Lifeisamountainnotabeach.' "
How true.
I would like to say that rushing to have two massage treatments in one day is harder than it sounds, but it isn't.
Of course, you do have to get up at 6 a.m. and then navigate the mountain passes—only to quickly discover that a spring thaw has closed all of the them because of avalanche concerns. Let's just say we took the long way. By noon, we were approaching Adler Mountain Lodge.
When they told me the resort was atop the Alpe de Siusi, I assumed in the way Connecticut is "atop" New York. Not at all. It is atop an Alp in the way figurines are atop a wedding cake. And it is magnificent.
There are a number of Adler properties in Italy, including in the nearby town of Ortisei, but the Sanoner family, who have operated inns in the area since 1810, were inspired to build this new hotel after a visit to a lodge in Namibia. The strong wooden beams, the open layout, and the panoramic windows capture the pared-down elegance of a tented luxury camp. From anywhere, you can look out on Sassolungo and Sciliar (the Witch's Mountain). Every room in the main building has a vista, as do the rooftop sauna and heated infinity pool, which has built-in underwater benches for enjoying the view. Here, atop an Alp, there is nothing but earth and sky.
Of course, I had another spa appointment later that afternoon, so I headed straight to the saunas. A sign explained that mountain hay purifies the body and strengthens the immune system, so I trotted off to the sauna di fieno: the hay sauna. I assumed it would smell like a summer stock production of Oklahoma!, but instead it felt earthy, natural, and relaxing. All the treatments featured local flora and fauna such as edelweiss and rose hips. I chose a massage with silver quartzite—an Alpine mineral known for its energizing properties. Somehow it made me doze off again.
We then made our way back across the Alp toward Bolzano-Bozen and north again to the forest around Merano, to arrive at San Luis. I knew I was going to like it from the entrance—piles of cut wood and a simple metal gate. Alex, the co-owner and manager, told us our bags would be brought to our tree house and that we should have a glass of Francia-corta with him before the sun set. We were ushered into a large room of wood and leather and sheepskin, lit by a fireplace and candles in lanterns, where we could enjoy the last light of day.
Alex told us about his family, who also own an old grande dame hotel in Merano called the Irma. One evening after quite a few bottles of local wine, they came up with this idea for a new resort: tree houses in an Alpine park and modernist chalets perched over a lake, where everyone would stay in separate quarters but would gather at the clubhouse, the barnlike structure for meals, spa treatments, and reading by roaring fireplace or massive indoor pool. "It's all about the silence," Alex said and explained that usually, the first day, people freak out. They try to do too much. By my second day, I had my routine of not doing much of anything and headed to the spa.
Who is the last person in history to have two massages in four hours? Liz Taylor? How often had I greeted a new masseuse, these last three days, only to have my hopes dashed? How many times had I donned the paper sumo-wrestler panties, slid under the crisp towel, smelled sandalwood incense, and fallen asleep? I had given up on being beaten to a pulp; I was taking my spa regimen, at this point, with perhaps too much ennui. And then in walked Stefano, a large Sicilian with a serious demeanor. He pointed to where I was to lie. He spread oil on my back. And then he beat me to a pulp.
How I managed to make it to dinner I don't know.
I am told the antipasto course, in the bar and restaurant of San Luis, is a thing of beauty: burrata with truffles, an octopus salume, marinated vegetables. I am told there was a little boy in lederhosen. I am told that my Italian was terrible. I remember none of it; it had been beaten out of me. I had gotten what I wanted and—best of all, for someone rushing so quickly from one luxury to the next, becoming blasé about such indulgences—what I deserved.
Alas, I had to leave San Luis at six in the morning. Even so, a man was waiting for me in the bar with a table set up for me to watch the dawn, and there he had set out a warm croissant, a cappuccino, and something red-and-white in a package. I was in such a rush to exit that I did not ask what it was; I merely put it in a bag in the back seat and promptly forgot about it. I drove out of the darkened forest and into Merano. I felt pampered, relaxed, inspired. I was sure my dreams would be haunted, for weeks, by visions of the craggy Dolomites.
It was only later that day that I received a call from the rental company: "Mr. Greer, we checked your car, and you have left behind a strudel, and, it seems," she said, pausing, "a pizza."


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水の科学館遠足 - 1年生
- /1年生
Today we went on our second field trip, this time to the Water Science Museum. We rode the bus and the train to get to the museum, and once there, we broke into separate grade 1 and grade 2 groups. Grade 1 students learned about where the tap water in Kumamoto comes from. These activities tied in nicely to our TDL curriculum on pollution and natural resources, and the children could see first-hand what actually happens to dirty water and what the consequences of irresponsible water use are in our daily lives.
We were also able to enjoy a picnic outside (it didn't rain, luckily!) and some delicious water that was gifted to us by the museum. All in all, a great day full of fun, learning, and new experiences!


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Most of my childhood memories are monopolized by my father; I was very close to him. My mother's silent love and care were dwarfed by my father's strong presence, overt expression of love, storytelling (he was an awesome storyteller) and countless other things. As a child, I thought of my mother like a shadow, whose presence I always felt; but a presence that never sought attention; a love that I took for granted.
I realized her power, her strength, and her unfailing yet undemanding love much later. As I reflect back, over the years, she taught lessons without uttering a single word; she allowed her actions for me to learn. While I have always raved about my father ( I even opened this post with him), I have never publicly expressed my love and how much I value her presence in my life. More importantly, I have never acknowledged the role-model she has been for me! What better day to do it than on the eve of Mother's Day!
Three key things that I have learned from her are:
1. Be objective and practical, especially in difficult circumstances – I caught the first glimpse of it when I decided to marry someone from another state and caste. My father was furious, he wouldn't simply agree to the marriage. But, my mother was objective. Despite being orthodox, she went beyond the obvious man-made differences and decided to give more importance to my boy friend's character and our love. She was a pillar of support me through the period.
I again witnessed this strength when my father was diagnosed with terminal stage of cancer. He was still in his 50's and our world suddenly came upside down. The prognosis was not more than few months. I expected my mother to completely break down, leaving my father's care and other responsibilities to me and my husband. To my surprise, she stayed calm, took practical decisions – small and big, asked for help, took care of her own health in order to take care of her husband's health – she practically became a pillar of strength and support to all of us. She was grieving, we would catch her silently wiping off her tears (when she thought she is unobserved), but she did not allow her grief to make her impractical and unnecessarily emotional. Her being practical made a world of difference, to herself and all of us around her.
2. Be adaptable, without losing your essence – Here again, I can relate countless incidents. The one I believe stands out is her tolerance to non-vegetarian food. A few decades back, she would not partake a meal at someone's house if they were non-vegetarians. She would eat only if she was absolutely sure that the meal was cooked in separate kitchen. Today, chicken is cooked in her kitchen – albeit in different utensils. She found her ways to adapt to the new reality, without losing her essence. She still does not even eat eggs. It might seem very simple to rest of the world, but my South Indian Brahmin friends would understand the difficulty and adaptation it demands!
3. Be happy and contended with what you have – this really stands out for my mother. I have rarely seen her crib about things that she doesn't have. She has seen several ups and downs in life, very difficult phases, including tough financial circumstances. However, she has always been contended and happy with what she has. Not that she does not aspire to have more, I am sure she does. But, she is grateful for what she has – which is why she probably gets more to be grateful for.
Happy Mother's Day amma! May God bless you with pink of health and a long happy life. May we be blessed with your presence for years and years to come!


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Yota Okuyama – pencil on paper
Drawing and doing illustrations is something Yota Okuyama always has been doing. As he studied fashion design in Japan – a pencil and paper was always near him, continuously drawing and exploring style and method. By now this has developed into a distinct expression where delicate and fragile lines leaves the viewer with a clear sharp impression.
Yota Okuyama – Pencil paper
After following Yotas work for a couple of years now – I got together with him on a sunny afternoon to reflect and talk about his work.
Which connections or differences between fashion and art would you say is present in your work?
I studied fashion therefore my vocabulary and technique originates from fashion design and clothes-making. Since moving to Berlin (3 years ago) I haven't been creating or designing clothes, my focus and activities have slowly turned towards visual arts.
As I studied fashion – I learned the techniques of fashion illustration, I have always enjoyed drawing very much. I can't remember a point in time where I haven't been drawing.
Arriving in Berlin – with no job, no knowledge of the culture or language and living in a tiny room was quite hard and challenging for me. The experience was none the less important for me as a creative person. During this time I was extremely productive – made a lot of drawings; you don't need a lot of space, materials or money to make drawings.
I was then invited by some friends to do a solo presentation in a project space in Neukölln. I decided to do an installation using fashion elements that mixed my black & white drawings with objects made of gauze paper. It was an experiment, and I found this experience of presenting my work in a white cube environment very refreshing and positive.
Several requests to participate in further exhibitions in Berlin followed and my work evolved. I still want to explore the interdisciplinary field in fashion and art, keep the momentum going, develop my style and see where the process takes me.
Below Yota Okuyama – Installation sketch and the installation view
Your background is fashion – what made you decide to try something different?
I am still passionate about fashion and still want to work with fashion at some point but in order to do fashion you need an infrastructure (production team, investors, PR, distribution, etc). I put that aside for the moment. I came to Berlin in order to try different things before going into fashion. I thought that in order to know what I really want to do I needed to try several things before. Besides, Berlin seemed to be a good place to do that. This combination of fashion and art seems to me to be closely connected and as I came to Berlin it felt more accessible – combining the two compared to the possibilities in Japan.
I have a lot of ideas and want to create several things/forms; whether the result – the final product will be an object, a sculpture or a dress is not so relevant for me. It is not relevant in the way that I actually do not divide my work so much in art or fashion; it is all 'my work'.
What is the biggest change for you when you are now moving into the field of finer art?
When you do fashion, you have to take several things into consideration – such as cost, trends, colors, season, etc. You have to think about the customer and you are not really 100% free to create. On the other hand, as a visual artist, you can really experiment, be completely free and do whatever you want. I do like both situations but at the moment I would like to experiment and be free. I believe that this process is important for me and my future career.
Installation view
You can enjoy delicious cake and Yotas work at the Café Iberio in Schöneberg, Berlin. Upcoming show in Prenzlauerberg, Nothaft Seidel Café in collaboration with Fabrik der Kulturen. The opening is on the 20th of July from 2pm – 10pm.
Want to see more of Yota's Work – website here http://yotaokuyama.tumblr.com/
Above two of Yota Okuyamas newer works
Installation view


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this is our THIRD protocol to form a "lager mobilisation"-group in berlin and maybe later on in brandenburg. again, around 15 people were there – thanks to u all. please add, correct and criticize in the comment section.
I. introduction
II. reports from our weekly action
III. idea pool
IV. weekly action
V. to do
VI. annoucments
VII. next meeting
I. introduction
– groups last meetings, their protocols and our goals in progress
– round for personal introdoction
II. report from our second and third test-action
we went during the last week for two times to a lager a bit outside of berlin in the state of brandenburg; on our first visit we had 8 people and on the second 5 people; here are our reports:
first visit with 8 persons:
– we met with the people outside of the lager in the backyard, because it was a sunny day
– otherwise we had to show our id-cards to security to go in
– we were at the backyard of the building for the singles, there is also one just for families
– we brought some soup and a guitar and ate and talked with people outside
– people from the lager told us:
– they need german classes
– some people told the lager direction that is not ok to put 3 people inside one room and after this argument they were moved to another lager even more outside of berlin
– they need internet connection instead of going alway to the youth club next to the lager –> lager direction denied this before
– some dont have a medical-help-card
– no arabic-translator, a russian-speaking social worker is available
– lager direction doesnt share the toys to the kids anymore, no idea why
– some people were already pushed back (rückschiebung) in the countries they gave their finger prints
two of us met one familiy with small childern in the familiy building, they told us:
– they have the persmission to find a flat in the places next to lager but cant find anything because of the racist flat market
– the lager direction doesnt allow them to bring in a sofa with no reason
second visit with 5 persons:
– we had to show are personal id card and the security registerd our names
– we had a meeting in the kitchen and were talking with albanian and erithrean people
– hierachy in the lager for the helping people is constructed: for example albanian and other people from the so-called "safe home countries" are threated bad because the lager direction knows they well be deported
– legal rights workshops
– people were keen to come out
to do:
–> legal help needed
–> german courses are really needed –> contact multitude
–> german/albanian-translator needed
–> make contact with people who can help for finding a flat
–> people wants to come out
–> people wants just to know other people, not just to
–> contact for people who are in danger of deportation
III. idea pool
– migrationsrat berlin-brandenburg – www.migrationsrat.de
–> they offer us a bigger room for own meetings
–> we will meet them so they can offer content for workshops too
– iws – international-women-space – www.iwspace.wordpress.com
– they are already doing some organzing on womens issues:
– they build infrastructre for women inside of lagers so they can meet indipendently and the share exprience with them
– idea: it would be nice to help, so people can have d their own spaces for their own issues and communites
– offer: there will be an iws-book soon which we can take and share during our tours in lagers
– multitude – www.multitude-berlin.de
– they organzize germnan courses, also for women with childerns
– flat searchings for people who has the permission
–> people of our group will talk to multitude
– reach out – www.reachoutberlin.de
– the offer for workshops
– offer for tickets: they can offer some small money for public-transport-tickets (bvg) – but the tickets are needed to shown back as finance deputy, so some structure ans dicipline is need
different ideas:
– room problms: depends on the content (outside-inside)
– stadt-von-unten-bündnis –> we will cotact them if they plan are going to be realized soon
IV. weekly action
– new plan: we are looking to have more and smaller groups to visit more lagers on different days, for this week we planed 3 tours all inside of berlin
– maybe everyday so eveyone is involved
– oplatz / wedding
V. to do
ask multitude (rooms), kub. stop deportation, etc.
–> reports: next week
VI. annoucments
– theater group (after, mostly weekend from 3pm)
– workshop about new asylum law
– saturday: football cup
– sunday: oplatz.net media-group meeting
– sunday: "stop-deportation-eisenhüttenstadt" are making a festival in eisenhüttenstadt –> please check your mails
VII. next meeting
please read our previous protocols too, we dont want to repeat ourselves every time from zero. after third third or fourth protocol there will be a big summary for all ideas so everything is collected on one page. this group is an open group, so please join us, but please dont forget:
"if u are interessted to join and help us instead of talking blabla or "attend another meeting with no practical result", please come to our next meeting and get active – PUT IT!"
next meeting: tuesday/dienstag – 29th september 2015 on 7pm at NY-bethanien
berlin, 22 september 2015 – www.oplatz.net
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Grain production competitors
Mark Twain is famously quoted for saying, 'Buy land. They aren't making it anymore.'
But when it comes to cropland acres, it seems that they are. Brazil in 2015 had about 110 million cropland acres, but that number could easily more than triple to 350 million acres if the Cerrado (savanna) were cropped. In comparison, U.S. cropland amounts to roughly 226 million acres.
Arable land comprises 9.1 percent of Brazil's total land mass, up from 6.9 percent in 1996. Argentina, in that same period, has increased its arable land from 9.9 to 14.5 percent of total land.
For total arable land, World Bank data shows that from 1996 to 2013 Argentina increased from 27.2 million hectares (ha) to 39.7 million ha and Brazil grew from 57.9 million ha. to 76 million ha., while the US declined from 179 million ha. to 151.8 million ha.
During the same period, the World Bank reports that Brazil increased its land under cereal production from 17.5 million hectares (ha) to 20.9 million hectares, an increase of 8.4 million acres.
Crop land has appreciated geometrically; for example, it is reported that virgin or pasture land purchased in 1998 in Mato Grasso at $160/acre now goes for $6,900/acre. Argentina decreased its acres under cereal production for the same period from 11.1 million ha to 10.96 million ha. Contrarily, in the U.S. land under cereal production for the same period dropped from 64.9 million ha. to 59.5 million ha., or 13.3 million acres.
Soybean production
Like in the U.S., Japanese immigrants introduced soybeans to Brazil at the turn of the twentieth century. From 1990 to 2013, Brazil increased its soybean acreage nearly threefold to 28.9 million hectares (71.4 million acres) and its soybean production about 5.5 times to 88 million metric tons (3.2 billion bushels). Average yield per acre in 2013/2014 year amounted to 45.3 bushels per acre, which increased markedly from an average of 24.3 bushels per acre in 1990. As of 2014, Brazil was exporting roughly half (about 45 million MT) of its production of soybeans.
Soybean planting in Brazil has expanded from its three southern-most states of Sao Paulo, Parana Santa Catarina, and Rio Grande do Sul northward into the Cerrado. These savannahs are estimated to contain about five million acres, about 20 percent of total continental U.S. land mass. This is where the expansion in soybean production is and will continue to occur. Pasture and lightly rolling plains are first converted to planting upland rice, because of their high acidity, before planting soybeans.
Including Argentine soybean production over a 20-year period from 1994 to 2014, combined annual production has nearly quadrupled to 140 million MT (5.14 billion bu). Argentina during this period increased their production 4.4 times, with the 2015 to 2016 soybean crop projected to be a record 62 MM MT (2.3 BB bu.).
With Marci becoming president of Argentina in December 2015 and eliminating the export tax on corn, wheat, and beef, and reducing export tax on soybeans from 35 percent down to 30 percent, Argentine farmers and grain traders will look to export more soybeans, not just soybean oil and meal. The Argentine tax agency estimates that Argentine farmers are holding $11.4 billion in corn, soybeans, and wheat in their bins for export.
Soybean exports
According to USDA reports, Brazil has exported more soybeans than the United States since 2012. Together, Argentina and Brazil export significantly more soybeans than the U.S. and are expected to rapidly expand their market share in the coming years. U.S. soybean exports have remained virtually flat or declined slightly over the last five years.
Argentina is expected to continue to be the world's largest exporter of soybean oil and meal with its crushing industry located proximate to its ports and farmers. The U.S. pales to only a fifth of Argentine oil and meal exports.
Maize (corn) production
While Brazil is noted for its soybean production, it is not a major corn producer. Between 2001 and 2013, corn planting grew from roughly 12 million hectares (29.7 million ac.) to 15.5 million hectares (38.3 million ac.). Production also doubled to 76 million MT (3 billion bu.), with yields increasing on average 60 percent, but peaking at 78 bu/ac.
Presently, yields in the south now exceed 120 bu/ac. Midwestern corn yields are not seen in Brazil, in part because corn is often planted as a second crop, low fertilizer rates are used, and nighttime temperatures are higher.
Most of Brazil's corn is used for livestock feed, not export, with, at most, 14 percent of its crop being exported. Brazil is gradually increasing its corn acreage, using shorter maturities, especially for double-cropping.
Between 2007 and 2011, the U.S. dominated 54 percent of the global corn export market, but Argentina and Brazil had 16 and 9.4 percent, ranking second and third. Because of the severe drought U.S. farmers faced in 2012, for a single year Brazil, according to the USDA's chief economist, exported more corn than the United States, demonstrating that it has the capacity to capture markets and reallocate its supply of corn.
Over the past 10 years, U.S. export of corn has remained flat, excluding the crop of drought year 2012, while Brazil particularly continues to expand its corn exports.
With the elimination of the Argentine export tax on corn, Argentina can be expected to increase its exports dramatically in 2016 and to be a major competitor to the U.S. export market. It seems these two countries can easily surpass U.S. corn exports in 2016 and thereafter.
Projected drops of 25.3 and 12.6 percent, respectively, for U.S. exports of corn and soybeans in 2015 — due to the strong U.S. dollar — also do not bode well for US competitiveness.
Challenges in expanding grain trade
Although Argentina and Brazil are becoming formidable competitors to U.S. farmers in international markets and have surpassed U.S. exports recently, they face serious obstacles in dominating these markets.
Argentina, under Marci, has eliminated or reduced its export tax on agricultural commodities. The administration has also indicated that it intends to float the peso, now pegged at P9.77 to the US dollar while the black market has it with 52 percent less value (P14.86) than the U.S. dollar. If and when this occurs, it will make their exports even cheaper vis-à-vis the US. Pent-up export pressure will further exacerbate U.S. competitiveness.
Brazil, while possessing nearly unfathomable development potential for agricultural and grain commodities, is meeting greater barriers, some of which they are overcoming. Because development of the Cerrado requires large initial investment for clearing land of brush, initial investment, excluding land acquisition, is comparatively large.
Further, commodities must be hauled more than a 1,000 km to ports in the south. Those ports, however, have the ability to load ocean grain carriers that are 50 percent bigger than U.S. ports can handle in order to take advantage of the expanded facilities of the Panama Canal.
Unfortunately, ships tire of waiting as much as 60 days to load in Santos and Paranagua in the south and frequently give up and contract out of the United States.
Soybeans and other commodities hauled over unpaved roads lose beans on their way to the ocean or to the Amazon terminals. Bunge completed a terminal on the Amazon (at Santarem) in 2013 to match a decade-old one of Cargill and BR-163, though unpaved, is now capable of moving soybeans to Amazon terminals from Mato Grosso, significantly reducing freight cost.
Other grain traders such as ADM are building and expanding more terminals. Bunge now operates a terminal on the Tapajos River, which cuts the trucking distance, and utilizes barges to transport the grain to the Amazon; Cargill is awaiting approval to put a terminal on the same river.
Paved and expanded road systems out of the Cerrado and the expansion of ocean port facilities are the two main hurdles for improving Brazil's competitiveness, but with ADM, Bunge, and Cargill investing billions of dollars, infrastructure obstacles will be overcome.
Global demand for soybeans and corn
Global demand for soybeans has grown more than 25 percent since 2011 to reach 126.8 million MT. Despite the weakening Chinese economy that has been the driver of the world's expansion and soybean exports for more than a decade, we expect this trend to continue, but not at the pace previously seen.
China and, more so, India have tremendous demand for vegetable oil that their domestic production cannot meet. In 2015, for example, China and India imported 10 million MT and 14.5 million MT, respectively. The vast majority of their vegetable oil is exported as palm oil by Indonesia and Malaysia, with even Argentine soybean oil not even coming close to palm oil imports.
With rising demand for vegetable protein in Asian diets and in soybeans for livestock feed, the rising demand for soybeans should continue, particularly when developing countries seek higher nutrition standards and shift to more meat consumption.
For those same reasons, world demand for corn is expected to continue to rise, particularly if a growth in imports continues to occur in the developing countries, the Middle East and North Africa. Unlike soybeans, Chinese corn imports are not as significant because China has been a major corn producer and, until three years ago, exported corn.
In the United States, we have essentially used export markets as a release valve to compensate for our over-production of corn and soybeans. With the U.S. dollar treated as a reserve currency and a safe haven, we have continued to lose market share to other countries, particularly Argentina and Brazil.
As our competitiveness in major export markets declines, and while input prices lag the declining demand for our product, U.S. grain farmers face difficult choices. This year domestic stocks for both corn and soybeans are very high. We are encountering a long-term structural market recession, if not depression in grain farming. Over-production is not outstripping demand, hence the need for corn ethanol in the US.
Brazil's economy, as in 2015, is predicted to shrink 2.5 to 3 percent in 2016. Investment in farm and agriculture spending is forecasted to be cut a third (Economist, Jan. 2, 2016). Brazil may be facing a decade of political and economic turmoil. However, the projected drop in its currency vis-à-vis its competitors bodes well for it to export more commodities, inclusive of soybeans, corn, cotton, etc., and capture greater share of world markets.
U.S. grain farmers would be advised to restructure their farming practices, at least for the mid-term, because we will find it difficult to make a living on grain farming with the crops we have become accustomed to grow. Further, for the U.S. corn belt, inclusive of soybean production in our duo-culture production, we can expect farm land values to continue to depreciate for the next several years at least.
Les Danielson and W. Michael Slattery are member of the Wisconsin Farmers Union Grain Committee. Danielson farms in Chippewa County. Slattery, a crop farmer from Manitowoc County, has a background in investment management.


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Libby has been very responsible with money, romance, and career, likely to find the stability she lacked during childhood with her flighty mother. But her mother is actually her adoptive mother and when Libby turns 25 in the first paragraph of the novel, she opens a letter containing her birthright, which turns out to be the deed to a mansion at a very posh London address. Libby knew her birth parents had died when she was an infant, but she soon learns the circumstances were very strange. After discovering an article that guesses at cult-like activities and a triple suicide having occurred in the house, Libby decides to do some digging to understand what really happened at 16 Cheyne Walk. Meanwhile, two other people have a vested interest in what happens once "the baby" returns to the house. One is rushing back from France to see her as she inherits the home, the other is the son of the house who tells what it was like to live in that house in an almost ghost story-like way.
It took me a hot minute to follow the story, given the shifting perspectives and settings. I think the point is to add to the intrigue, but it made it harder for me to engage at first. However, once I wrapped my head around it, I was super into it.
3.75 out of 5 stars
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Efficacy of Sterilization Methods and Their Influence on the Electrochemical Behavior of Plain Carbon Steel
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Minimizing contamination of control treatments in microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC) studies is of critical importance. Metal sterilization procedures should not alter the surface nor affect the inherent susceptibility of the metal to corrosion while adequately deactivating biological activity. However, there is no consensus in the literature regarding such procedures due to, in part, the lack of a universally accepted methodology. This investigation evaluates various sterilization methods for carbon steel concerning practicality, efficacy, and effects on the electrochemical response of the metal. Three sterilization procedures using i) dry heat, ii) ethanol, or iii) glutaraldehyde as sterilizing agents were evaluated. Even though all sterilization approaches were equally effective in eliminating microorganisms and spores from the metal surface, dry heating at 170°C in an inert atmosphere was identified as the most convenient sterilization method regarding practicality and consistency in the electrochemical response of the metal. Sterilization of carbon steels in 75 vol% ethanol and glutaraldehyde, as well as alcohol followed by flaming, is discouraged given the large dispersion in corrosion response caused by the exposure to the sterilization media.
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In the forward of this wonderful 344 page publication, which was published by the Clan Cameron Association in 1971, Colonel Sir Donald Hamish Cameron of Lochiel, K.T., the 26th Chief and Captain of Clan Cameron related:
"I recommend this book to all members of the Clan, and I hope its existence will be made widely known to Camerons throughout the world."
Clan Cameron Online has taken this task to heart and has made the following extractions from Stewart's masterpiece available to Camerons via the Internet. Not intended to relate Stewart's entire work, this condensed version will present a clear view of the clan's heritage, while also promoting the book itself. Sir Donald also related the valid concern that:
"For a clan which had played such an important part in the history of the Highlands of Scotland, there is a strange scarcity of literature dealing in any depth with the History of the Camerons."
For clansfolk who have shared
this feeling while searching through numerous libraries and finding the
"generic" one page tartan, badge and written paragraph overview of
details, this book is most definitely what you have been looking for.
"Of him Ewen Beag I find
nothing memorable except his unfortunate death; for being in his younger years
much enamored of a daughter of the Laird of MacDonald (M'Dougall) he found the
lady so complaisant that she fell with child by him. The father dissembled
his resentment, and artfully drew Lochiel to a communing in the Island Nacloich
(sic) where, having previously concealed a party of men, he made him prisoner
upon refusing to marry her, and shut him up in the Castle of Inch-Connel, in
Lochow, a fresh-water lake, at a good distance from Lochaber, to which his
friends could not have easy access, on account of the difficulty of providing
themselves with boats. As soon as the news came to Lochaber, his clan
resolved to hazard all for his relief, and having made necessary preparations,
his foster-father, "Martine M'Connochey of Lattir Finlay," chieftain
of the "M'Martins," an ancient and numerous tribe of the Camerons, put
himself at the head of a chosen party, and soon made himself master of the
castle. Lochiel was then playing at cards with his keeper or governor,
named MacArthur, and was so overjoyed at his approaching delivery that,
observing him much alarmed at the noise made by the assailants, he overhastily
discovered the design, for which he paid dear. For MacArthur, to satisfy
his own and master's resentment, immediately extinguished the lights and,
thrusting his dirk or poinard below the table which stood between them, wounded
him in the belly. His deliverers, in the meantime, rushing into his
apartment, carried him to their boats where, the night being cold, he called for
an oar in order to heat himself by exercise. But, upon stretching for an
oar, he became first sensible of his wound, which soon thereafter proved
mortal. His party having landed, and put him to bed, returned to the
castle and, in revenge of his death, dispatched MacArthur and all the men that
were with him."
Some years after Allan took
command of the clan, the Grants invested Macintosh with the lands of Lochalsh
which had belonged to the Camerons, but had been conveyed to the Grants as
compensation for the depredations of the "Raid of Urquhart" in
1546. This was bound to be resented by the Camerons, but worse was to
follow. In 1598, a commission was granted to Huntly, Macintosh, Grant of
Freuchie, and others to apprehend Lochiel and all the chief men of the clan for
various crimes they had committed. The commission was ineffective and two
years later Allan threw in his lot with Huntly, probably because Huntly was by
this time at enmity with Macintosh and the Grants. In an indenture dated
1590/91, Huntly agreed to leave Allan in full possession of his lands on
condition that Allan agreed to support him with all his strength and
resources. Allan, however, was to be consulted and acquainted with all
Huntly's designs. As a result, the Camerons invaded the Macintosh and
Grant lands and killed "XLI of Macintoshes and XXIII tenants of Grant, and
hurt the Laird of Balendalough." Other affrays followed, in one of
which fifty Camerons are said to have been killed. Thus Lochiel, a
Protestant, was on the side of Huntly, the great Catholic noble, at the Battle
of Glenlivet, where a confederation of Argyll, Atholl, the Forbeses and the
Macintoshes was defeated by Huntly and his adherents. Although (Huntly)
was in favor with the King, James had to punish him in deference to the popular
demand for vengeance by the Presbyterian faction, so that Huntly gained little
by his victory, and had to go into temporary exile for a few years. During
the years of Huntly's exile and forfeiture, Lochiel found himself a rebel with
no one to protect him.
With the death of Allan
MacDonald Dubh, the chief and clan seem to pass from the feuding, fierce,
outlaws fighting for survival first one rapacious neighbor, then another; tossed
hither and thither first by Huntly, then by Argyll, but forever keeping their
precarious grip upon the disputed lands, the very core of the Cameron
patriarchal inheritance. It was an accomplishment they could be proud
of. With the succession of Ewen Dubh (seventeenth chief), Allan's
grandson, they embarked together, he and his clansmen, on a much nobler era.
John Cameron of Lochiel
(eighteenth chief), the eldest son of Sir Ewen, was born about 1663. His
first "appearance" on the historical scene was as leader of the clan
after the Battle of Killiecrankie, after his father had returned to
Lochaber. After Sir Ewen made his submission in 1692 he took little part
in the affairs of the country, and four years later he made over the greater
part of his estate to his son John. In 1706 John
Cameron, appreciating the dangers he was likely to incur as a known Jacobite
sympathizer, deemed it advisable to make over his estate to his young son
Donald. This was a wise precaution for when later he was attained for his
participation in the 1715 rising, the estate could not be forfeited for it no
longer legally belonged to him.
Donald Cameron...was succeeded
by his eldest son John (twentieth chief), who was a boy of 16 at that
time. In 1759 John Cameron returned to Scotland. His estates were
still forfeited, but he was able to live in his native land because he had not
been involved in the Rising. He died unmarried in Edinburgh in 1762.
His next brother James, a captain in the Royal Regiment of Scots, having died in
1759, he was succeeded by his youngest brother Charles.


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George Mason University, Manassas, VA
George Mason University's Environmental Health and Safety Office is seeking a Director of Laboratory Safety to oversee and manage comprehensive programs in biosafety (BSL 2/3), chemical safety, and radiation safety (e.g., radioactive materials, x-ray-producing instruments, lasers, NMR, MRI).
The selected candidate must successfully complete a comprehensive background check; financial check; and medical evaluation to include being fit to wear a respirator, receiving required vaccinations and a drug screening. The selected candidate must commit to residing no more than 20 miles from the Prince William campus in Manassas, Va.
George Mason University is an equal opportunity employer encouraging diversity.
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Salary: stipend consistent with academic degree and experience
The NBBTP, a partnership between the Division of Occupational Health and Safety (DOHS) and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) at the National Institutes of Health, is now accepting applications for two-year post-doctorate and post-baccalaureate Fellowships. This is a rare opportunity for individuals seeking work in high containment facilities to receive professional training in biosafety and biocontainment at one of the foremost biomedical research centers in the world. Additional information regarding the Fellowships, NBBTP Certificates, and Professional Development courses is online at www.nbbtp.org. Application packages are due July 6, 2010; fellowships begin January 5, 2011 at the NIH Bethesda campus.
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Biological Safety Officer: Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College is seeking a highly motivated, hard working Biological Safety Officer to provide management of the College's Biological Safety Program within the Office of Environmental Health and Safety. The position reports to the Director of Environmental Health & Safety.
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The ideal candidate will be self-disciplined, hardworking, well organized and adaptable. The position is multifaceted and hands-on. The person must be willing to serve as member of the College's Hazardous Materials Response Team and carry a pager at all times.
Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.
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One of the most diverse institutions of higher education in New England, Dartmouth College is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and has a strong commitment to diversity. In that spirit, we are particularly interested in receiving applications from a broad spectrum of people, including women, persons of color, persons with disabilities and veterans.
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Our client is a leading biotechnology company located on the beautiful Maine coast. They are blazing new trails in cancer and genetics research, and are in need of an experienced Biosafety Officer.
Reporting to the Manager of Environmental Health & Safety Services, the successful candidate's key responsibilities will include program management of Industrial Hygiene concentrating on Biosafety and support of a variety of other program areas. The incumbent will follow established procedures and develop proactive customer service with a hands-on focus in promoting, fostering and supporting a leadership driven, injury-free culture. Incumbent will also be responsible for ensuring compliance with applicable laboratory policies and local, state and federal regulations.
Minimum qualifications include a Bachelor of Science degree in Microbiology or related Sciences with at least five years work experience and professional responsibility in Biosafety. A Masters degree and professional credentials are preferred, as well as knowledge of federal regulations and of industrial hygiene and/or environmental health standards.
Excellent benefits package. Relocation assistance available for selected candidate.
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You will learn how to customise your work space, use short cuts and a range of tips and tricks that will enable you to work effectively with the powerful tool set that Photoshop gives us.
Our Adobe Photoshop CC course is available at our training centre in The Shard, London. We also offer private training at a location of your choice or via Virtual Classroom.


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You find yourself in a dungeon. Monsters lurk in the shadows (crushing loneliness, endless Zoom meetings, your long overdue break up with your boyfriend who hates you). All you have left is your intrepid adventure party and your elaborate role-playing campaign… which is about to be destroyed by a new kid who doesn't know a d20 from a Demogorgon.
Roll initiative.
This inventive new comedy takes us from the depths of the mundane to the heights of high fantasy, all from the POV of one laptop screen.
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