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What's a neuroses-riddled chaebol scion to do when everywhere he turns germs or ambitious rivals may be lurking? It turns out; he just needs a little protection!
2011 may be one of the finest in recent years in terms of Korean drama productions, and for rom-coms especially. "Protect the Boss" joins the list of entertaining titles like "My Princess," "Flower Boy Ramyun Shop," and "I Need Romance," and goes to the head of the class with its sharp ensemble acting and clever storytelling.
From Gangster to Gal Friday
From the first episode the tone is set as characters are introduced, beginning with the pixie-like Kang-hee Choi as ex-bad girl Noh Eun-seol. It's not easy living down a past as a gangster-like teen, but Eun-seol renounced those days and has since worked hard to remake herself and find a job in a white-collar world. (It's too bad that leading a student strike doesn't really demonstrate leadership qualities to most interviewers.) She's gone from one unlikely prospect to another and her most current bad luck runs to a position in a very shady company. This employment misadventure will soon bring her into the orbit of our next protagonist.
Whereas Eun-seol has nothing but rotten luck in the job world, the same cannot be said for the aforementioned third-generation chaebol, Cha Ji-heon – unless you factor in that his golden job involves working for the family business, where he's bullied by his father and dogged by his smart, ambitious cousin. Oh yes, and he is completely, excessively neurotic about an increasing list of hang-ups (cannot stand tissues lying on the ground!) Will the axiom about chaebol power and wealth being blown away by a third generation come true?
Playing against his usual manly type, Ji Sung manages to be immature, quirky, part manic, part obsessive, and surprisingly boyish – though he is saddled with an awful curly perm. His Ji-heon is a man trapped by responsibilities (and unnamed burdens); these pressures trigger his neurotic behavior and panic attacks. He either acts out, or fails to act as a company director ought, much to his father's dismay.
The third member of the ensemble is Ji-heon's first cousin, Cha Moo-won. Played by Jaejoong Kim, best known as a member of the group JYJ, and formerly of DBSK, his Moo-won is suave, intelligent, dedicated to the business, and eager to put a stake in his cousin's professional heart. He and Ji-heon take great pleasure in messing with each other and as the story heats up, their rivalry soars to new heights of comedic lunacy. He has the misfortune of being number two in contention for role as heir to head up the Cha business because his father died early, leaving his uncle to assume the leadership role.
Through a set of unusual circumstances, leading to a spot of misfortune for Ji-heon's father, Chairman Cha (in a very funny performance by Young-kyu Park), and for the company, a new position opens up at the company – as Ji-heon's secretary. Eun-seol spots the chance and applies, but after being ignored (again), the girl who once led a student strike surges forward and she speaks her mind, knowing that she doesn't stand a chance. Surprisingly, Moo-won is taken with her forthright attitude and senses something in her, some strength of character that he and others at the company can use. It's also possible that he's not just looking to use her strengths in a positive fashion; he may also be looking for someone he can manipulate in his ongoing battle for the chairman's throne. He offers her the position and becomes, in her eyes, not Moo-won but "Moo-god."
The Resourceful Human
As Ji-heon's secretary, Eun-seol is challenged by his finicky ways – "You personally must clean the office, my call must be answered by the second ring" – but she quickly becomes his champion, taking his side in a startling elevator confrontation with his father. Chairman Cha is also amused by Eun-seol; perhaps it's the recognition of one ex-gangster-like character to another. He demands that she do what needs to be done to whip his son into shape to become the heir to the role of chairman. In order to protect her job, it's up to Eun-seol to indeed "protect the boss" by helping Ji-heon find a way to conquer his personal demons and as well to become the boss.
She becomes a mother, a friend, wise counsel, a sounding board, and a problem-solver. Resourceful and plucky, Eun-seol soon becomes his rock; then more like a "rock in his head," so firmly is she embedded in his mind and heart. And Ji-heon learns that to protect his "boss," he needs to become more of a man and less of a mouse and to stand on his own two feet.
Moo-won too is won over by Eun-seol's forthright nature. Knowing that she has a crush on him, he uses this initially to his advantage as a way to push Ji-heon's buttons. But what began as an attempt to control and manipulate his cousin turns into something unexpected. Once again he's coming in number two to his rival and this is not where he wants to be. The question is, how will Eun-seol's influence shape him? Will he give in to the push at home to sabotage Ji-heon?
A Perfect Foursome
The fourth member of the inner "square" of "Protect the Boss" joins the story a little later on; this is the woman who once broke Ji-heon's heart, and did a number on Moo-won's too. Seo Na-yoon marches back into Ji-heon's life and wants to pick up where she left off, but he's no longer interested. Thanks to Eun-seol, he's making progress emotionally, though he's not yet made the connection that Eun-seol is more than just an employee.
Immature, indulged, but surprisingly not mean-spirited, Ji-hye Wang's Na-yoon is more than a little put out that Ji-heon can move on, and then even more so when Moo-won seems less inclined to be a party to her plan to make Ji-heon jealous by agreeing to an arranged match. What really surprises her is that plain, low-class Eun-seol appears to have both men jumping to pay attention, to the point of fisticuffs!
Fortunately, we're treated to a character who is actually able to grow and learn from her experiences, and who quickly moves from seeing Eun-seol as a rival to a supportive friend. Her time spent taking shelter from her pushy mother in the tiny apartment shared by Eun-seol and her childhood pal Myung-ran (Jae-sook Ha in an amusing supporting role) has to count as some of the happiest days in her life and a real growth experience.
It's delightful to spend time with characters who can be petty and jealous, but who can see their own bad behavior and repent. Na-yoon is a brat at times, but she's got a really good heart, much to her mother's chagrin.
Childish Plots a-Plenty
Along the way, the dynamic duo of Ji-heon and Eun-seol face a number of backroom dealings and plots hatched by Moo-won's bitter mother. She will stop at little to make her son the one true heir. Played with a brittle intensity by Hwa-yun Cha, Shin Sook-hee engages in quarrels with her former brother-in-law with the same childish pettiness as seen in those between their two sons, and with equally hilarious results. She is a doting mother, a "Tiger Mother" you might say, and however spiteful and detrimental to the family her actions are, the trouble she causes is – in her eyes – in a just and rightful cause.
Of course, the Chairman doesn't need anyone's help to get into trouble; taking issue with the way his son was pushed around by some gangster bullies, he pulls on his black leather gloves and shows them who's the boss – and ends up doing community service to atone for his sins! His long-suffering secretary Jang (Ha-kyun Kim) manages his agenda, protects his boss and does his best to guard the gruff, no-nonsense Chairman from further incident.
In addition to exploring the romantic quadrangle, the drama mines comedy gold in the portrayal of the relationship between Chairman Cha and his mother, deftly played by veteran actress Young-ok Kim. Her son may be over 50, but he's not too old to be taught a lesson, whether it is making sure to finish your meal so you don't tempt Fate to leave you hungry or how to be a better parent. Trying to stem the tide of quarrels between her son and daughter-in-law keeps her busy in her retirement. Chairman Cha is often clueless with how to handle his sensitive son, but thanks to the efforts of Eun-seol he learns to stop shouting and make the office elevator a safer place to be.
A Personal Touch
One nice thing about "Protect the Boss" is that, even in creating somewhat broad characters, the writer has done a good job adding touches of personality here and there that it's very easy to understand their actions and empathize.
Praise is due Kang-hee Choi for bringing to life a heroine that is so normal and unspoiled, as well as resourceful in a truly professional way. Ji Sung deserves applause as well for investing himself completely and showing a hero who can be both adorable and flawed, and who discovers courage in a realistic fashion.
When Eun-seol and Ji-heon fall in love, the care these two actors have taken in developing their characters lets us love them as a couple and believe that they love each other so sincerely.
Kudos is due as well to Jaejoong Kim for taking a chance and allowing himself to look perfectly ridiculous every time Moo-won tussles (with unseemly frequency) with cousin Ji-heon. There is not a character out of place in this drama, and that is not something that can often be said.
This is a well-balanced drama in every respect. Whether evaluating the cast (praised extensively in this review), or the writing that makes the characters come to life and behave in ways that touch you, there are exceptionally few weaknesses. And to this list I would be remiss if I did not mention the fine production values. They clearly took a lot of care with choosing the sets and locations as well – from Eun-seol's cozy apartment to Ji-heon's stark bedroom (complete with custom dartboard) to that lovely office wing that Moo-won and Ji-heon shared (with three other hoity-toity secretaries) – it all looked lovely and interesting.
Make time for this charming rom-com and, in addition to enjoying hours of entertainment, you'll discover that sharing an elevator at the office with the company president will never be the same again!
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A review of Grab Car, Bangkok
Have you ever heard of a taxi driver in Bangkok? As a local, to hire a taxi, it is not easy. There are many cases that drivers refuse to pick up customers. So, unsurprisingly, Grab Car has become popular in Bangkok very fast. Last month, I had a flight flying from Suvarnabhumi airport in the early morning, and I decided to book a taxi in advance. So, today I am going to review how to use Grab Application to book a driver in advance and my experience after using the service.
First of all, open Grab Application. Then, select a Car service. You will see that actually Grab Application provides many services. The most popular one is the food service. Nowadays, people more and more use the application to order the food because it is convenient and sometimes cheaper than going to buy by themself.
Your current location will be shown as a default starting point. Change it, if it is not correct. Then, type the destination.
Then, select rides. There are many types to choose from: Economy, Chauffeur, Premium, and so on. The estimated time and price are provided. If you want to book in advance, choose the ones with an "Advance" label.
If you choose the advanced ones, you will be able to schedule a ride.
After that, you will be requested to verify yourself. You can verify with a selfie, debit/ credit card, or Facebook.
I chose the Selfie Verification.
After verifying, the booking will be processed.
And, you will get a confirmation with the driver and car detail. Then, it is done for the booking.
For me, the booking process is simple, and it does not take much time. Moreover, on the scheduled day, the driver came early, and I did not have to wait. So, I was impressed with the service. The driver used a meter. What I had to pay was the metered price plus 60 baht (service fee).

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Head in the clouds
Outbreak of vaping-related lung injuries causes widespread concern
October 28, 2019
It was the worst case local pulmonologist Adekunle Adekola had seen. The patient — a woman in her thirties — recently walked into the hospital complaining of shortness of breath, coughing and a fever, but she was breathing on her own. Soon, she required almost 100 percent oxygen.
Her history of vaping made it clear to Adekola — who works in both Flower Mound and Lewisville — that she was suffering from a lung injury caused by her use of e-cigarettes, just like he saw with three other patients. The local Flower Mound area isn't exempt from the national outbreak.
"We were actually close to putting her on a ventilator, but luckily she responded quite quickly to treatment and we were able to avoid that," Adekola said.
The cause of the "vaping illness" is unknown, but recent research suggests that THC, the illegal chemical that causes most of marijuana's effects, might be to blame.
The Denton County Sheriff's office is seeing an increase in THC products and is seizing more of them. On Sept. 24, deputies arrested a man after they discovered 4,980 THC vape cartridges, 15 pounds of marijuana and 1.2 pounds of THC wax in his car during a traffic stop.
Although no single product has been linked to all of the lung injury cases, all patients diagnosed with the illness said that they had a history of vaping, and 86 percent of them reported using THC products, according to the CDC.
"The few cases I've encountered, all the patients have been exposed to THC vapes," Adekola said. "However, that being said, almost all these patients also were exposed to other vaping products. So is it the THC in the vape, or other flavorings or other additives in the vape device? More stories are needed to clarify that."
According to the Texas Department of State Health, there were 147 confirmed or probable cases of the lung illnesses in Texas as of Oct. 22. On Oct. 9, the agency verified that a woman in North Texas died after a history of vaping, which was the first vaping-related death in the state.
"It's kind of scary because some of my acquaintances vape," junior Tori Rees said. "The fact that at any point, because of this one thing that they do, someone could just die — that's really scary."
According to the CDC, 14 percent of cases are seen in people under 18 years old.
"The thing that's scary about it is that it's occurred to adults, but also very young teenagers who are vaping," school nurse Margot Ell said. "Some of these kids are desperately ill. Some are going on ventilators. They're drawing liters of fluid [out] of their lungs."
The first signs of the illness started in April. They included ailments such as trouble breathing, chest pain, coughing, nausea and fatigue. The first vaping-related death was reported on Aug. 23 in Illinois. Since then, the number of reported cases and deaths has continued to climb.
"When you vape, you are inhaling stuff into your lungs that is not supposed to be there," Adekola said. "So it just makes common sense that with time, your body will begin to react to it negatively."
At the end of August, there were almost 200 known cases in 22 states. As of Oct. 22, there have been 34 reported deaths and 1,604 known cases across 49 states, the District of Columbia and the US Virgin Islands, according to the CDC.
The issue has recently caught the attention of government officials, prompting legislation changes involving vaping and e-cigarettes. However, the products aren't regulated. The industry that revolves around producing them is worldwide and made up of complex relationships involving production and packaging.
Additionally, there are limitless ways that people can modify vaping products, which can be obtained from a wide range of places. This makes it difficult to define a specific product as the culprit.
"If you don't have as much money and you're a teenager, you're going to get what you can at a gas station, a smoke shop, a friend and those things," Ell said. "Because they're not regulated, we just don't know what [is in them.]"
However, if teens get involved in vaping or smoking, stopping can be extremely difficult, according to Ell. Most resources for quitting, such as nicotine patches and gum, are aimed towards adults.
Some students believe that teenagers won't be likely to try and stop vaping, despite the rise of the lung injuries.
"People who've already vaped, they knew that they didn't know what was going to happen," Rees said. "Now that there's something happening, I don't know of anyone stopping, so I don't think it will really change."
On the other hand, some students think that the new risk of vaping will encourage teenagers to find a way to quit.
"It'll probably make them stop," senior John Babbidge said. "People want to preserve their body."
Ell is hoping that the rise in the illness will encourage students to avoid vaping and that more resources will be offered to students that already vape and want to quit.
"Hopefully it'll scare them into not trying it," Ell said. "My hope is that we will start helping kids. If kids are scared and really want to stop, that we can try and offer them some kind of a step-down product."
This story was originally published on The Marquee on October 28, 2019.


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Vandal Hearts (ヴァンダルハーツ Vandaruhātsu?) is the eponymous sword of the Vandal Hearts game series. In each incarnation of the series, the blade is a legendary weapon capable of great power and destruction.
Vandal Hearts Edit
- In the first game, Vandal Heart is a sword with supernatural powers, given to Ash Lambert to fight the Flames of Judgment new arrival. It's found trapped in some ancient Biruni ruins, and only a Biruni can release it.
- Vandal Heart is not a weapon just anyone can hold, and it can turn into a crazy slayer those who lack self-confidence and/or a pure heart. Another reason why it's so dangerous, is because Vandal Heart absorbs the souls of those killed by its edge, and slowly absorbs the soul of its holder as well.
Vandal Hearts IIEdit
- In the second of the game series, the Vandal Hearts can only be obtained through an optional sidequest. After unearthing seven prisms hidden across the world, the player visits the Lugusta Ruins where a hologram of St. Nirvath explains the true Story of Creation. Nirvath was bestowed with the Vandal Hearts by an envoy from another world in order to cleanse the world from the epidemic caused by the The LifeTree Project. The sword is then left to Joshua as Nivarth's legacy.
Vandal Hearts: Flames of JudgmentEdit
- In the third game, the Vandal Heart is re-forged by Terrence Bergen from Tobias's father sword using the green crystal materials found in the Astral World, or as they call it in this game, "Purgatory". However, at first you can't use it to fight and is only useful to open the gate to the Purgatory. Later in the game, apparently due to Toroah's intervention, it turns into the actual Vandal Heart with all its usual powers.
- According to the Vandal Hearts: FOJ in-game encyclopedia: "Project Vandal Hearts is the codename for a secret Biruni research project, aimed at harnessing the Flames of Judgment to forge a sword said to open Heaven. Since the Flames use dying souls as fuel, chief researcher Dumas sponsored Daldren Gray's war, persuading him to use the Flames as his primary weapon."
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Circa 1850 - 1970 Crawford - Dinwiddie Family Photographic History & Genealogy Collection: Jordan Valley, Oregon; Boise, Idaho; McDermitt, on the Oregon-Nevada Border; Carthage, Missouri.
United States of America: Not Published, 1850. F. Mostly photographic materials revolving around the late 19th century and early 20th century life of former IRS Special Agent Graydon Clemens Crawford and his wife, Doris Dinwiddie Crawford. Graydon Crawford (d. 1968) had a long and varied career. He saw service in WWI, and in private & public capacities; his beginnings were in finance and banking and he retired as Chief of the Intelligence Division of the Internal Revenue in South Texas and in Shreveport, Louisiana, working on many "hot oil" cases in Texas and political scandals in Louisiana. His wife Doris Dinwiddie Crawford was of the Dinwiddie - King family, who were early pioneering settlers, prominent ranchers and landholders in eastern Oregon. This collection is distinguished by the efforts of descendants to identify, correct dates & locales and consolidate family records via the available imagery, usually by notations on the reverse of many of the mounted photographs, views, portraits and other photos. Locations recorded photographically include Carthage and Greenfield, Missouri; Boise, Idaho; Jordan Valley & other Oregon locales and the mining and ranching town of McDermitt, on the border of Nevada and Oregon. The Crawfords & Dinwiddies were associated with the Rhodenbaugh, La Force, Sheffield, Swanson & Gray families, through the evidence here. Collection includes: McDermitt, Nevada. C. 1920 (40+) avg. 3 ½" x 5" size snapshots of the town, a few real photo pc surroundings (which were very bleak at this time), the young Crawford family, Graydon Crawford's bank of which he was manager, with interior & exteriors; these photos are identified. Jordan Valley, Payette Lakes & other locales in Oregon. C. 1908 - 1920s (45+) avg. 3 ½" x 5" size snapshots, a few real photo post cards, of the town, surroundings, various farm holdings, scenic views. Photo albums: 1899 with (18) 4" x 4" photographs, mainly of locations in and about Chicago, with a few interior views, family. Nearly all are identified, glued in to album pages; all faded, fair only. C. 1890 - 1910 (120 +) photos, varying sizes & formats, averaging 3" x 5", with a few smaller & larger. Nearly entirely photographs of relations, forebears, descendants of the Crawford, Gray, La Force families. Many identified and some captions faded away. Good condition. C. 1918 (50+) photos, 2" x 3"; 3" x 4 ½" format mostly, with a few smaller & larger; mainly of young adults, taken in Boise Idaho; most identified; mostly friends of Doris Dinwiddie along with a few of a school sporting event and a few candid humorous. Some corner mounted; some tipped-on the album pages. Good condition. Large format & other mounted photos, average image size about 5" x 7" to 7" x 9"; mount sizes larger, varying by studio: Including images of homes and personages from J.C. Crawford house in a large, open field near Carthage; another Crawford home on Fulton St.; the class of young women & men students at Miss Brook's School Carthage & Aunt Ida's home in 1907, Greenfield, Missouri; home at 700 Ft. Street Boise, Idaho; an unidentified patriotically-decorated home front or hotel; Minnehaha (Laughing Waters) falls; a mounted and framed photograph of 28 men in a bank interior, circa 1890; horse & buggy, similar vintage; St. Teresa's Academy 1911 classroom interior with young women students, teacher; a street scene view of Jordan Valley, Oregon 1915; and a 8" x 10" c. 1950 Graydon Crawford & staff in IRS office. Group of 11 cabinet card-size photographs of identified family from studios in Carthage & Greenfield, Mo.; Butte City, Montana; Boise, Idaho; Chicago. A group of 11 smaller format, average 3" x 3" or larger size photos, separately mounted, of people and places in Carthage, & Greenfield Mo; one of the images is noted as the "Old La Force home at time of Civil War. He was shot down and badly wounded by guerrillas North east of Carthage 3 miles…"; another of four young men seated in the "Recorders office Carthage, Mo."; and a view of a small, new-looking street front of a bank, our research indicates McDermott, Nevada. In addition, there is a group of about 20 varying-size mounted photographs of family members in various locations, over the generations; most are identified. Also: A 3 ½" x 11" panoramic view, identified on the reverse as the "W.S. Skinner ranch home built on 1915 Goose Ranch Close family ranch near King Dinwiddie for those who traveled by wagon it was a necessity to spend a day or 2 because of slow travel for distance. Nevada. Young girl from Scotland arrived to teach children on one floor where she had her room. She was scared & said she was sick and tired to go home - ended up marrying one of the boys who was as big as she was - if younger - only by year or two." And: 1931 panoramic view 3 ¾" x 12" "…picture of the ranch owned by Grandpa Joseph M. Dinwiddie. The picture was taken from a high butte or hill and shows the main house and building, the ranch consisting of 680 acres of irrigated land extends to the hills…one of the final ranches settled in Jordan Valley…" A modern file folder labeled 'Swanson & Crawford' with about (90) snapshots & portrait photos of family members, with a few of McDermitt & Oregon mixed in. A miscellaneous loose group of about (50) family snaps and photos, various sizes, most identified. Two unidentified portrait tintypes in frames, no cases; frames and photos with damage, deterioration; fair to good condition. Miscellaneous: New Testament, Cambridge & NY James Pott & Co., circa 1890s. With a presentation inscription noting that it was given to Graydon Clemson Crawford, 1895 on the occasion of his second birthday. Laid-in is a handwritten receipt dated April 1 1865, Athens O. for Miss Eliza Sheffield for 30 dollars for the American Bible Society, signed by J. T. W. Van Saw, depository. With franked 2 cent tax revenue stamp; also, with a few family snapshots, all laid-in to a small generic box. 1915 Phi Delta Theta Fraternity chapter initiation document for Graydon C. Crawford, at the University of Idaho; signed by the president John L. Phillips and others on the executive committee of the group. 1911 Three-page typed essay "I had a Dream" by Dorris Dinwiddi Class '11 (sic) on St. Teresa's Academy Boise, Idaho letterhead, each page with a printed photo of the school. 1918 Printed form, typed and signed by the Director, for Doris C. Dinwiddie of Idaho appointed as a clerk in the Council of National Defense. A LaSalle Extension University membership card, Chicago 1927 for G.C. Crawford, in Railway Station Management. "Genealogical Records of the Dinwiddie Clan of Northwestern Indiana, Keith Dinwiddie Memorial Edition compiled by Ruby Dinwiddie Lawson 2nd Revised Edition", which "…includes all Statistical Data included in the 1st Revised Edition…as compiled by Keith Dinwiddie, and printed in 1952 together with records from 1952 -1972" 110 + 15 pages of a 3-column diary regarding a "…Cross Country Trip: Hebron to Oregon in Year 1853". 8 ½" x 11" size; plain paper in a side-clip binder. 1902 Dinwiddie Clan Records Published by Rev. T.H. Ball Expanded and Reprinted, 1972 by Freeman E. Morgan, Jr. Pages photocopies onto 9" x 14" paper; 31 + 20 pages. A modern file folder labeled 'Jordan Valley' with about 20 pieces of material ephemera, including the 1869 marriage certificate of John C. Crawford & Eliza Sheffield; the 1919 color chromolithograph-illustrated marriage book-certificate of Graydon C. Crawford & Doric C. Dinwiddie at the First M.E. Church Boise Idaho, with signed guest list; a 1926 Official Certificate of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows for Doris Crawford; a 1926 32-page booklet published by the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Valley of Boise Orient of Idaho on the occasion of the Thirty-Eighth Reunion; and various genealogy & family related clippings & notes. A 9" x 14 ½" plain manila file folder with about (50) pages; copies or originals of legal documents, DAR membership for a later member of the family, handwritten lists, family notes, letters & communications, photocopies of relevant articles; all genealogy-study materials for these families, stretching over a period of a hundred years. 1960 United States Treasury Department Albert Gallatin Award certificate to Graydon C. Crawford signed by Robert B. Anderson. Condition: Some photos with wear and corner chipping, rubbing, especially those found loose. Generally, everything in good to very good condition and an interesting genealogical compilation. Item #26400
Price: $450.00


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World Media
Fighting displaces 100000 in central Syria in 8 days
French official sources told Asharq al-Awsat newspaper that they were not surprised by the failure of the United States and Russian Federation to agree on a ceasefire. The conflict has killed as many as a half-million people since 2011 and caused millions of Syria to flee from their homes, contributing to a global migration crisis.
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Ash Carter: Russia sowing seeds of global instability
A key way to doing so, he said, is for each side to have operational awareness of the other - "to know exactly what they're doing, and for us to establish the way with them, ways that they can not interfere with one another in the pursuit of their separate objectives".
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Airbnb apologizes for racism complaints, outlines changes
Many black users have said they were told the space was unavailable, only to see it rented shortly after to someone else. "We have been slow to address these problems, and for this I am sorry", said Airbnb co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky in a message published on the vacation rental website's blog.
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Britain says post-Assad transition plan could help Syrian peace talks
Kerry's spokesman would not confirm the meeting, however, suggesting that last-minute negotiations were still ongoing. The unveiling of the document was attended by the foreign ministers of the opposition's main allies, including Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Turkey.
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Pyne defends Chinese donation to Libs
Mr Dreyfus noted there was still doubt over what Senator Dastyari actually said, despite the comments reported by Chinese media. "The only reason they would have been given streamlined visa processing is they, along with 20 or so other education businesses in Australia, met the requirements that the public service decided were required", he told the Nine Network on Friday.
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Armenia's prime minister resigns after political crisis
Abrahamyan - who was appointed two years ago - has also overseen a deterioration in economic growth, which slowed to 3 percent in 2015 from 3.5 percent in 2014 and below the government's growth forecast of 4.1 percent. The tension increased when armed men overtook a police station for two weeks in the capital, Yerevan, in July. Thousands of people demonstrated in Yerevan in support of the gunmen.


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A man who cased a flat for two burglars has had his jail sentence cut.
Stephen Quinn, 22, was jailed for six years at Newcastle Crown Court in October, 2002, after he was found guilty of aggravated burglary. Two co-accused were also jailed for the same offence.
The Criminal Appeal Court has now ruled the sentence which Quinn, of Canning Street, Newcastle, received for the burglary was too severe and cut it to five years.
Quinn had lived in flats in Deerbush, West Denton, Newcastle, and made several visits to the victim after moving out.
One day Quinn turned up to return a DVD. While inside there was a knock on the door and it burst open and struck the victim on the head. A tall man with a hammer rushed in.
The victim fled to the bathroom and could hear at least two men in the flat while computer games, DVDs and hi-fi equipment were stolen.


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About Jennel
Growing up in the coastal southern town of Gloucester, Virginia and following in her father's footsteps as a chef, Jennel's natural affinity of the sea, sailing and food led her to a life of cooking on the open ocean. Jennel has prepared food for high-profile clients on prestigious sailing and motor yachts, in their homes, on private aircraft and corporate settings. Most recently, she became a landlubber and has continued her culinary career in the Bay Area of California, Virginia and the Outer Banks of North Carolina.
Jennel has been a private chef for over 20 years and has received formal culinary training at the acclaimed Institute of Culinary Education in New York City receiving diplomas in Culinary Arts and Restaurant Management. She has studied privately with esteemed chefs in Thailand, Greece, Spain and Mexico and has worked in top restaurants in New York City, San Francisco, Washington D.C. and Antigua, West Indies. Jennel brings these experiences, along with many years in floating galleys, onto your private yacht, vacation villa, or home; creating a five-star dining experience.
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The Six-Man Field for the No Limits Cage Scramble at No Escape Friday night is deep. Top stars from California who either don't compete in Las Vegas often or never before will be on hand for what has set up to be a terrific match. You can make a case for every single wrestler to win this match, but only one will and I'll tell you who it is.
Here's a scouting report on all six competitors:
No Limits Champion Chief Owen Travers was narrowly beaten by FSW Champ Chris Bey at the Arena two weeks ago and aside from that he's been sensational. He beat Damian Drake at Against All Odds Rumble in December in a hard fought grudge match, and picked up a win against Ice Williams. What he may like in overall size he more than makes up with brains. Travers is brilliant at thinking and strategizing his way through a match and is rarely caught off guard with ring awareness second to none. That's important in a match like this because it's easy to get smothered, and distracted. Owen has been in these situations before and will not panic. Calling him a veteran is demeaning because Chief is an experienced Titleholder who's been damn tough to dethrone.
Damian Drake qualified with a win over his "friend" and tag partner Spyder. The two have had a contentious relationship recently following Drakes loss to Travers last month. Drake collected the win that night and comes into this match with a different attitude. That could be exactly what Drake needs for his career. He has never been a singles Champion with his hometown promotion. He would love to take the belt from his nemesis, and this match suits Drake. "The New Age Daredevil" will not hesitate to put his body on the line to win a match, but now he may be more willing to cross the line to do it in the future.
Ice Williams has made it very clear he intends 2019 to be the beginning of the Ice Age in Las Vegas. Williams qualified winning a Triple Threat match that included another top 2018 rookie Shaggy McLovin. Each time I see Ice I become more impressed. This spot won't be too big for him because he loves the spotlight. He needs to make sure he doesn't get caught up in any mental games with Travers. Stick to the game plan. Williams has superior athleticism and would be smart to play to his strengths. This will not be the last title match for Williams and it's great to see the young man get this opportunity on the big stage.
The Wiseguy took advantage of his size and wore down Young Fuego in his No Limits qualifier at FSW Arena to pound out the win Don't expect anything crazy from him just brute force. Wiseguy likes to grind his opponents softening them up for the multitude of slams and suplexes at his disposal. I expected Quest to qualify until I saw his opponent. This athlete has a legitimate chance to get the win. He has the size advantage and will be difficult for the field to keep down. Here's your sleeper.
Matt Vandagriff is a prodigy and I'm not sure he knows how good he really is. Aside from the theatrical flips Vandagriff is a strong professional wrestler and just turned 21 last week. He qualified with an upset win against Suede Thompson who many had penciled into their No Limits Cage bracket. The Santino Bros. standout turned a lot of heads in Las Vegas and will certainly hope to turn more Friday. Look to the top of the cage because you can guarantee a highlight reel spot from the "Straight Edge Flip Artist."
Jake Atlas just won the PCW ULTRA Ultra Light Championship at A2K19, and looks to add another trophy to his ever expanding case. Atlas qualified winning a triple threat against Eli Everfly and Funny Bone. This man is extremely talented and his finisher, the LGBDDT may be the most devastating in wrestling. The move highlights his athleticism with a top rope hand stand into a DDT that you have to see it to believe. He's not afraid to get into slugfests which fits the cage, and Atlas has wrestled in multi-competitor matches several times in California over the past few months with success. Now that Atlas has tasted gold will the No Limits Title be next?
I still don't think we've seen the best Owen Travers yet. He has come into his own as the Champion, and I believe he will find a way to do it again. A match like this requires cunning, discipline, and intellect all of which Travers has plenty of. The Chief maintains his stranglehold on the No Limits Title at No Escape with a win in the cage.


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The identification and characterization of protein tyrosine phosphatases expressed in the developing rat brain
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Hockfield, Susan
Previous studies of the developing nervous system have shown that cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions are involved in a variety of processes such as the proliferation, migration and differentiation of neurons. While many cell surface molecules have been identified, the signal transduction mechanisms through which they alter cellular responses are poorly understood. Recent studies have described a new and large family of enzymes, protein tyrosine phosphatases (PTPases), that may play a key role in transduction of cell surface events. Opposing the actions of protein tyrosine kinases (PTKs), PTPases may determine the state of tyrosine phosphorylation of a protein and regulate its function. Within the family of PTPases, two subgroups have been characterized: low molecular weight cytoplasmic (non-receptor) PTPases and high molecular weight transmembrane (receptor) PTPases. Receptor PTPases have fibronectin type III and/or immunoglobulin-like domains in their extracellular domains, suggesting that they may have dual functions: cell adhesion and signal transduction. Such molecules may play a role in cellular recognition events that mediate the accurate assembly of the nervous system.Using PCR with degenerate primers and a neonatal rat cortex cDNA library, we have identified seven PTPases expressed in the developing rat brain. Four of these are transmembrane PTPases: LAR, LRP, RPTP gamma and CPTP1. Three are non-receptor PTPases: PTP-1, P19-PTP and SHP. Within the embryonic and early postnatal brain, the seven PTPases have overlapping, yet unique distributions. The expression of each of these genes are regulated in a temporally and spatially restricted pattern. Two PTPase genes, CPTP1 and P19-PTP, are expressed in a developmentally-regulated pattern. These two PTPases are expressed at their highest levels during neurogenesis and neuronal differentiation and are markedly down-regulated during postnatal life. Both CPTP1 and P19-PTP are widely distributed in the developing brain. In contrast, a non-receptor protein tyrosine phosphatase, PTPH1, is found in a region-specific pattern. PTPH1 is expressed in all adult thalamic nuclei generated by the dorsal thalamus and is absent in the nuclei generated from the ventral thalamus.The abundance and differential regulation of PTPase genes expressed in the developing brain suggest that they play a role in cell-cell interactions mediating neural differentiation. The comparative analysis of the expression patterns presented in this dissertation can guide further biochemical and genetic experiments that would allow a better understanding of their precise cellular function.
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Sahin, Mustafa, "The identification and characterization of protein tyrosine phosphatases expressed in the developing rat brain" (1995). Yale Medicine Thesis Digital Library. 2209.
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The New Yorker
November 22nd, 2010
Burkhart smells some "high meat"
A few miles north of downtown Asheville, in a small white farmhouse surrounded by trees, two of Katz's acquaintances were doing their best to emulate early man. Steve Torma ate mostly raw meat and raw dairy. His partner, Alan Muskat, liked to supplement his diet with whatever he could find in the woods: acorns, puffballs, cicadas and carpenter ants, sumac leaves and gypsy moth caterpillars.
Muskat was an experienced mushroom hunter who had provisioned a number of restaurants in Asheville, and much of what he served us was surprisingly good. The ants, collected from his woodpile in the winter when they were too sluggish to get away, had a snappy texture and bright, tart flavor, like organic Pop Rocks. (They were full of formic acid, which gets its name from the Latin word for ant.) He brought us a little dish of toasted acorns, cups of honey-sweetened sumac tea, and goblets of a musky black broth made from decomposed inky-cap mushrooms. I felt, for a moment, as if I'd stumbled upon a child's tea party in the woods.


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After years of trying not to, condom ads are getting raunchier and Durex's new line from Euro RSCG is 'Love Sex.' But how do you make the point without showing the act or yet another couple coming rapidly to simmering point?
Euro RSCG London has plumped for music as the key and even made it the visual focus in this new ad for the Durex Performax range.
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There is no definite homepage for a Blogger. Is there any way to set up a custom homepage?
Earlier you learnt about how to create your own website. Now if you want to setup a custom homepage for your Blogger, well, there is a way too, but sometimes it creates a problem too. Make sure it is not so in your case, although you can use it then also.
Here are the simple steps to accomplish it:-
1. Choose any page or post that you want to setup as your blog's homepage, let it be, http://myblog.blogspot.com/p/index.html
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For this do the following steps:-
Goto Settings -> Search Preferences -> Custom Redirects (Edit).
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Thus you have accomplished what you have wished for.
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Olympus has decided that there is enough room in the digital camera market for the Stylus VH-520, a 10x superzoom compact shooter.
Olympus followed in Fujifilm's footsteps with the announcement of a brand new camera. If Fujifilm had unveiled a couple of devices, Olympus revealed only one.
Olympus Stylus VH-520 camera goes live with 10x optical zoom lens
The new point-and-shoot camera will join the market soon under the name of Olympus Stylus VH-520.
The Japan-based manufacturer of optical equipment claims that the new shooter will be able to capture bright and blur-free photos, thanks to a 14-megapixel CMOS image sensor.
The new compact camera comes packed with a 4.7-47mm lens, which provides a 35mm equivalent of 26-260mm. This means that the Stylus VH-520 offers a 10x optical zoom, expandable up to 20x with the help of a technology called Super Resolution Zoom.
Plenty of image stabilization technologies ensure photographers will capture sharp photos and videos
For taking photos in low-light conditions, the Olympus Stylus VH-520 features an ISO sensitivity of up to 6,400 and HDR Backlight Adjustment technology. Its lens-shift image stabilization technology is also helpful for shooting blur-free and noise-free photos.
Full HD movies can be recorded, along with slow motion films, as the Japanese company has equipped its new compact camera with a High Speed Movie mode, a treat which is backed by the so-called "multi-motion Movie IS" system.
Photographers can review the multimedia content directly on the camera's 3-inch 460k-dot color LCD screen.
The whole system is powered by the TruePic V processor, which delivers high-quality photos across various scenarios.
Olympus releasing the superzoom compact camera by the end of April
Both stills and movies can be directly edited in the camera, thanks to several creative effects, which are available for the users. However, unlike the Fujifilm FinePix XP200 and S8400W, this compact shooter does not have WiFi, therefore photographers will have to connect the Stylus VH-520 to a computer to retrieve their images.
The Olympus Stylus VH-520 will become available first in Europe as of late April. The superzoom camera will be released in Black, Blue, Brown, Purple, Red, and White colors for a price of €149.99 / £129.99.


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Former Villanova star Alvin Williams was recently promoted by the Toronto Raptors as director of player development.
Williams was originally hired by the Raptors as an assistant coach/basketball development in July of last year, his first foray into team management since he ended his NBA playing career in 2007. He had played nine seasons with the Raptors from 1997-2006.
In his new role, Williams will now assume the task of off-court development for the team including the planning and coordinating of life skills training and overall player relationship management. He is expected to continue to travel with the team while working as needed on-court with players in their basketball development.
"While Alvin loved getting back on the court last season in a coaching role, I think he always had his sights set on management someday. I trust and value his opinions on basketball and people and he will be an invaluable resource to the players, coaches and management team alike," said Toronto general manager Bryan Colangelo.


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When we kids would say, "Stop smoking, Mr. Sam!" Sam would say tell us to leave her spouse alone, something about "After all, you could get hit by a bus tomorrow, you know!" And she'd hand him another bowl of ice-cream, which he'd grasp with his tobacco-stained fingers.
(I should also mention that under Sam's care, I broke my arm, and later, one finger on each hand--various cabin and bike accidents, and Sam would take us fishing on a LIVE railroad trestle that spanned a river--and yet my mom sent us back there!).
So I can't remember exactly--heart disease or lung cancer--but Mr. Sam did indeed depart somewhat early from us, and Sam needed to babysit more than ever to support herself.
I finally found what I think might be an explanation to why a majority of people are able to eat Krispy Cremes while the death toll from chronic diseases piles up around their feet, and rising.
In this marvelous book, The Paradox of Choice, Barry Schwartz says,
"Respondents [in a study] judged accidents of all types to cause as many deaths as diseases of all types when in fact disease causes 16 times more deaths than accidents...dramatic, vivid causes of death (accident, homicide, tornado, flood, fire) were overestimated whereas more mundane causes of death (diabetes, asthma, stroke, tuberculosis) were underestimated."I just watched a medical malpractice case where the deceased was a man who worked hard to support his family, became super stressed at work, ate at ton of junk food, was overweight, ignored a 20-year history of high cholesterol, etc., and subsequently died of heart disease in his mid-forties. The family blamed the doctor (for not installing that fancy internal defibrillator-thingie Dick Cheney has that costs $32K?), but I they really should have been suing McDonald's. And the jury did agree that the doc could only do so much against the onslaught of tranfats, corn syrup, GMOs, toxins, etc. It was sad all around--the sad widow also had lung cancer on top of all this (both had been smokers). I kept gazing at the children through the trial, sending them telepathic messages to not eat junk food.
So I guess the lesson is, in the absence of flood and fire, you may want to tell the FertilityBitch to shaddup, wanting to eat your tube of Pringles in peace and leave cleaning up your health habits for another day. But that habit is sixteen--(16!) times more likely to kill you than getting hit by Sam's proverbial bus...


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QUAKERTOWN, Pa. (CBS) — Pennsylvania State Police are investigating a case of animal neglect one rescue group is calling "the worst" it's ever seen after helping rescue more than 16 horses, almost two dozen sheep and a dog.
Authorities called on the staff at Last Chance Ranch in Quakertown to rescue the animals from an undisclosed property.
The rescue group was first alerted to the case on Friday, just hours before this weekend's massive winter storm began. Its staff and several volunteers immediately traveled to the property and transported five horses who were the most critical to Quakertown Vet Clinic.
Yesterday, the rescue team went back to the scene and transported seven more horses, 20 sheep and one dog to its facility to provide emergency care.
Officials at the rescue say three of those horses were so severely emaciated they were unable to stand and require round the clock care. Two of the horses are pregnant.
Four horses remain on the property, due to road conditions, and are being fed by rescue volunteers until it's safe enough to transport them.
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Nestled in Colorado's Sunshine Canyon about six miles northwest of Boulder is the Sunshine Springs Tea House, a traditional Japanese tea hut that melds with nature seamlessly. It was built to be a sanctuary that honors tea traditions while drawing people together for respite and community.
Lopa and Stephan van der Mersch built the tea hut over the course of two and a-half years and construction was completed in Autumn of 2018. In the short period of its existence, it has already begun to serve its purpose as a community space. The van der Mersches view tea ceremonies and tea drinking as a spiritual practice and want to share tea's positive impacts with others. "We've been profoundly impacted by tea as a spiritual practice, [the tea hut] has been a way of creating a place and an offering, a thank you that we can share," said Lopa.
The van der Mersches were inspired during a trip to Taiwan where they participated in their first tea ceremony at the Global Tea Hut. This encounter brought Lopa to tears as it introduced her to experiencing and appreciating tea in an entirely new way.
They decided to build their own Japanese chashitsu-inspired tea hut on a piece of property that envelopes the structure in nature, buffering it and any ceremonies that happen within, from the urban bustle of Boulder. The hut has a traditional small, square nijiriguchi door at which guests remove their shoes and crawl inside. On the opposite wall, where there is usually a tokonoma (scroll alcove) holding a painting, instead there are double doors that open up to reveal a stunning view of Colorado's Front Range mountains.
Stephan said the tea hut was built to last a thousand years. "We made it beautiful because then people will take care of it," he said, adding that most construction is not undertaken with this mindset anymore.
He sees tea as a connection with self, a connection with others and a connection with nature.
Lopa has learned age old and detailed process of the Cha Dao tea ceremony and occasionally hosts guests at the tea hut. "It's an expression of kindness," she said. Zen Buddhist priest Bu Nan Brown also hosts events there.
During a recent ceremony, Lopa brewed tea for Stephan and six guests who sat in a circle seiza-style on the tea hut's floor. Each recipient's tea bowl was first cleaned with hot water, made from melted snow from outside. Then, she brewed loose leaf pu'erh tea from Yunnan, China and made friendly eye contact with each guest while handing their tea bowls to them. Though the group consumed three bowls of tea in complete silence, a communal bond was in its nascency.
After the tea ceremony, everyone opened up about the significance of tea in their lives.
"We're so busy these days with devices and things, so just to be able to sit down clear out space for a communication of a leaf that is hundreds of years old is a good bridge for all things in life, whether you're learning how to create space to turn towards your children, or someone you love," said guest Eli Buren. "Tea is so regenerative in its nature."
"Tea gives me the ability and the flexibility to be in a meditative space while remembering the elemental—instead of disassociating," said guest Lisa Larn. "There is something really normal about drinking tea and it just keeps connecting you back to life."
"There aren't many things that are social lubricants but also deeper tools for connection," said guest Colin Hudon.
Sharing tea experiences blossomed into sharing life experiences and laughter. Then people hugged before parting for the day.
"Tea is the gift that keeps on giving," said Stephan.
Those who want to experience a tea ceremony at the Sunshine Springs Tea House can email Lopa and Stephan at [email protected]. An Instagram account chronicling the tea hut's construction can be found here: https://www.instagram.com/sunshine_canyon_tea_house/


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Cryptology ePrint Archive: Report 2018/1093
Adaptively Simulation-Secure Attribute-Hiding Predicate Encryption
Pratish Datta and Tatsuaki Okamoto and Katsuyuki Takashima
This paper demonstrates how to achieve simulation-based strong attribute hiding against adaptive adversaries for predicate encryption (PE) schemes supporting expressive predicate families under standard computational assumptions in bilinear groups. Our main result is a simulation-based adaptively strongly partially-hiding PE (PHPE) scheme for predicates computing arithmetic branching programs (ABP) on public attributes, followed by an inner-product predicate on private attributes. This simultaneously generalizes attribute-based encryption (ABE) for boolean formulas and ABP's as well as strongly attribute-hiding PE schemes for inner products. The proposed scheme is proven secure for any a priori bounded number of ciphertexts and an unbounded (polynomial) number of decryption keys, which is the best possible in the simulation-based adaptive security framework. This directly implies that our construction also achieves indistinguishability-based strongly partially-hiding security against adversaries requesting an unbounded (polynomial) number of ciphertexts and decryption keys. The security of the proposed scheme is derived under (asymmetric version of) the well-studied decisional linear (DLIN) assumption. Our work resolves an open problem posed by Wee in TCC 2017, where his result was limited to the semi-adaptive setting. Moreover, our result advances the current state of the art in both the fields of simulation-based and indistinguishability-based strongly attribute-hiding PE schemes. Our main technical contribution lies in extending the strong attribute hiding methodology of Okamoto and Takashima [EUROCRYPT 2012, ASIACRYPT 2012] to the framework of simulation-based security and beyond inner products.
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public-key cryptography / predicate encryption, partially-hiding, simulation-based adaptive security, arithmetic branching programs, inner products
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A beautiful, healthy smile that lasts a lifetime is our ultimate goal when treating patients. Your personal home care plays an important role in achieving that goal. Your personal home care starts by eating balanced meals, reducing the number of snacks you eat, and correctly using the various dental aids that help control the plaque and bacteria that cause dental disease.
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CMJ Wholesale Application is a Phone App ordering system set to revolutionize the way in which our customers order their produce. No more text messages, emails or phones calls to place your orders.
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To order simply, add quantities to the items you want to order, add any delivery comments and click place order.
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Aidan Smith (Family Management) stars in a story from photographer, Roberutsu, taken at Iona Beach in Vancouver. Chosen for its vacant landscape, the location provides a contrasting backdrop to the irresistible offering of looks, tackling a mix of elevated sportswear and trim tailoring. Photography: Roberutsu Styling: Thor Villagomez Grooming: Jerry Kuo Model: Aidan Smith (Family Management)
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2015 Corporate Volunteer Awards: A Look at Finalist MUFG Union Bank
2015 Corporate Volunteer Awards: A Look at Finalist MUFG Union Bank
On December 1, 2015, winners of the 2015 VolunteerMatch Corporate Volunteer Awards will be announced at the 2015 VolunteerMatch Summit in Oakland, CA. In this series of posts, I'll introduce you to people and ideas behind the ten most effective employee volunteer programs in our family of corporate clients, determined by performance against four benchmark measures in 2014.
NEWSROOM: VolunteerMatch
CAMPAIGN: 2015 VolunteerMatch Summit - December 1 - 2, 2015
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What makes your employee volunteer program special?
Our volunteer program has been a tremendous success over the years. Its formal inception was in 2009, and over 300 thousand volunteer service hours have been tracked. One reason for its success is that it is championed from the very top of the Bank. MUFG's Sr. Executive Committee endorses employee volunteerism year-round, and supports the various campaigns (e.g. Financial Literacy Campaign, Global Volunteer Month) by requesting that business units submit annual volunteerism pledges.
What impact has your program had on your office or company as a whole?
Employees feel they can do more than just provide excellent service and products. They are given the opportunity to create change in the communities where they do business via hands-on volunteering such as teaching financial literacy, mentoring, tutoring, beautifying communities through clean-ups and tree planting projects, raising funds for health research, etc. Volunteering also provides the opportunity for team-building outside of the workplace, which in turn creates a positive and friendly work environment for our employees.
What are some volunteer-related accomplishments that you're especially proud of?
Since the inception of the volunteer program, MUFG's dedication to community outreach has grown exponentially. During the first two years of the program, volunteerism increased over 150%, and it has continued to increase over the years to this day. We are especially proud of the new Volunteer Time Off (VTO) policy approved in 2015, through which employees are provided 24 hours, or 3 working days, of VTO annually.
Do you have a volunteer-related story you'd like to share?
It has become more and more common for our branches to volunteer as a group during bank holidays. Even though employees are provided with paid time off to volunteer, they choose to continue donating their own time to the community. Last year, one of our Los Angeles offices gathered during Columbus Day to help plant flowers and pull weeds at one of the local low-income schools in the area. And earlier this year, one of our branches located in the Pacific Northwest also set the example by volunteering during the MLK Holiday.
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Why do robots practice yoga? Because they're stiff, or course!
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When it comes to the number of people visiting your website, you may have hit a plateau. Even if your website was doing really well and you were enjoying increasing visitor numbers, you may have got to the stage where these numbers started to level out.
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Getting lost in Saigon, Vietnam
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While traveling 3 weeks Relaxed Vietnam I did of course tried to get lost. And in Saigon that is easy! The only thing that is a bit difficult is crossing the road with the 1000's of scooters riding on the streets of Ho Chi Min. There are 7.000.000 scooters riding in greater Ho Chi Min City! I love the simple street life of any city. Following are some photos I took while getting lost in Saigon.
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What did you do last week? Was it a nice week? I believe most Dutch people are preparing for the the big celebrations for Queens-day … extra special this year because we the Netherlands is getting a new King and Queen … Yesterday I went to see how my boys had fun at their new Dutch school in Singapore … all kids dressed up in orange playing games and eating traditional Dutch snacks.
But I am also preparing for my mom's visit next week … so happy that she is coming over. More cleaning up to do this weekend but in a relaxed mood and when I have time I will visit Public Garden today iver at the SIngapore museum. I heard this is one of the best craft markets in town.
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Are admission officers getting bored by reading the usual "my favorite activity" and "why I want to go to Wonderful University" essay prompt responses? Whatever is the cause, some colleges are throwing applicants a curve with supplement essay prompts that require students to dig deep in their imagination — while taking demanding AP classes, heading extracurriculars, and completing a host of other applications, reported Richard Perez-Pena in the New York Times ("Robots or Aliens as Parents? Colleges Gauge Applicants' Creativity 11/3/13).
While some students enjoy the challenge of being asked to describe themselves via a creative prompt, other find this requirement to be yet another onerous task among so many in the application process. In recent years University of Chicago, particularly known for its unusual essay prompts, featured "So where is Waldo, really?", "Destroy a question with your answer" and "Write an essay somehow inspired by super-huge mustard" among supplemental essay prompts. Hamilton College asked "If you were reduced to living on a flat plane, what would be your greatest problems? Opportunities?
No doubt some student enjoy a chance to be playful in an otherwise all too serious process. Other, more linear-thinking types, might find such prompts artificial and even unfair. Informed Educational Solutions suggests that it might be fairest for colleges to include at least one straightforward prompt as an option when all of the others demand wild imagination. Not everyone is creative, and creativity is only one of a myriad of desirable features in an applicant.


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Conspiracy Theories
1 comment:
- Brendan said...
My Uncle Bruce, a U.S. Navy veteran, emailed me with the following comment:
"For some reason the Govmint computer geniuses won't let me leave a message
on your blog about conspiracy theories. Imagine that. I don't buy into
many conspiracy theories either. I think the bin Laden ain't dead theory is
silly. However, I find your reason for not buying in rather shallow.
Everyone in the room is at the end of their careers, nowhere else to go. So
they have nothing to lose. Also, the people in that room don't use the same
logic we do, they don't play by the same rules or obey the same laws. Our
ruling elite (I don't care which party) live by a different calculus. Be
careful that you don't apply the same logic that you live by to others.
They live in a different culture."
He adds in a postscript, "I admit to some hyperbole. A president is usually concerned with his 'legacy' but depends on 'spin' to coverup any flaws. "
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A wonderful story about a wonderful Southern (Virginia) champion---Secretariat. To his friends he was Big Red. This is defintely to be added to my favorite movies.
I am old enough to remember watching him run (on T.V. of course). The Belmont was something from another world. But the story of the family who owned him is special.


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