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From Hashtags to Home Pages: 4 Tips for Writing About the Internet
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We've all had that frustrating moment while watching a movie or TV show where a character has an important question that could definitely be solved with a quick Google search, but instead they appear to completely forget about the existence of the internet, leaving us to yell uselessly at our TV screens in frustration. If they do use the internet, it's usually a painful close up shot of a search engine that looks like a relic of the 1980s, and our beloved protagonist slowwwwlyyy types out a search term while also reading the results out loud, and only ever clicks on the first link that comes up. *facepalm*
Despite the fact that we use the internet in nearly every aspect of our daily lives, we're still working out how to naturally integrate technology (and social media in particular) into our entertainment, whether it's movies, TV, or books. In young adult literature in particular, this can make a huge difference in making a book feel true to the teen experience, so it's important to get a handle on how to write about technology! Here are a few tips for becoming a master of the (fictional) internet:
Don't ignore it!
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Unless you're writing historical fiction, fantasy, or you have a very specific reason why your characters would not have access, you can't ignore the existence of the internet or social media. While it doesn't necessarily have to be a central part of the plot, if you are writing a contemporary story, these things should at least be present. This goes back to the whole "you could solve so many of your problems with a Google search!" frustration. Think about what you would do in real life: if your character wants to find out more about the mysterious (and super hot) new girl in town, have them look her up on Facebook. It's one of the first places we turn to when we want information about someone. If your protagonist has just moved across the country and is missing their best friends, set up a Skype date! Intercontinental romance? WhatsApp! These things might feel like a cheat that will leave your plot flat, but if you integrate them well you could discover a whole new set of complications and issues to explore. Ignoring social media in a book for teenagers feels dishonest to the way that we access information and connect with the important people in our lives in the digital age.
Be careful of slang... but try to sound current!
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I know, I know, this seems like an oxymoron: how am I supposed to sound modern if I can't use hip terminology (wait, do people say "hip" anymore...)? It's difficult, I will grant you that, but it's necessary. Author Rainbow Rowell has talked about how she chose not to include terms like "shipping" in her book Fangirl, even though that's definitely a word that Cath, her fandom-loving protagonist, would use. Teenagers and young adults often speak in a very specific way that can feel really authentic when done right, but the problem is that it changes fast. Teenagers, and especially teen girls, are at the cutting edge of language, and often terms come and go like lightning. If you have to look something up on Urban Dictionary it probably won't sound natural...and it might not be around for very long anyway!
On the flip side, one mistake that all authors, not just those writing YA, make is to use stiff or outdated language to talk about social media and the internet. No one says "the web," anymore, for example, and having your character talk about checking his "social media feeds" makes them sound a little bit like a robot and a lot less like a teenager. It can sometimes feel weird to write the way we talk, but making sure that you are using terms that sound current and natural (particularly in dialogue) can make or break the overall feel of your manuscript.
Don't make up names
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Say your character does really want to know where that mysterious new girl went to high school before she moved here: make sure that they're looking her up on Facebook, not FaceLook or FriendFace (or, *shudder* "FaceBranch"). You're not fooling anyone, and fake names are often so distracting that they drag the reader right out of the story. Typically writers will do this if they're worried about some kind of copyright or trademark infringement, but this usually isn't a problem. You won't get into legal trouble unless the real company thinks that they could somehow be cast in a bad light by what you're writing, but always check with your editor if you're nervous!
See it as an opportunity
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Ultimately, writers should see incorporating social media and the internet into their stories as an opportunity, not something to be avoided at all costs. Our lovely Swoon author Danika Stone has really taken this to heart with her book Internet Famous, which includes internet comments, text messages, and extremely cute SnapChat dates, with the pictures actually reproduced in the text! It's a wonderful way to naturally show how much of our lives are governed by our omnipresent phones, and to add an extra layer of romance to the story. Not every YA book has to feature the internet as an integral plot point, of course, but there are endless opportunities to use social media and the internet in little ways to move the plot along, develop characters, or even just contribute to an authentic feeling in your manuscript.
What about you, Swoon Readers? Any other advice for how to write about the internet, or have you ever encountered any particularly egregious fake social media names?


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The Mechanics of Class Participation
In one of the comments on the recent post about attendance, Chris requests a follow-up discussion on the mechanics of class participation. Some relevant questions:
- What kinds of class participation do you ask your students for?
- How do you encourage a wide range of students to participate?
- Does participation count as part of your students' final grade? If so, for how much?
- How do you grade student participation? What qualitative and quantitative measures do you use?
- How do you keep track of how the students are doing in participation? Do you grade them every class period?
- How do you handle that guy?
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Man United News: Mourinho braced for 10 January bids, Payet deal, defender's fighting talk
EXPRESS SPORT brings you the latest news from Old Trafford.
Manchester United are bracing themselves for interest in 10 players in January, according to the Manchester Evening News.
Jose Mourinho has used a first team squad of 27 and could be keen to offload some fringe players.
Although Bastian Schweinsteiger is the only player they will actively look to sell they could receive interest in a number of others.
Jose Mourinho is braced for offers for 10 first team players
Jose Mourinho's side are struggling this season and sit sixth in the Premier League
Memphis Depay, Morgan Schneiderlin, Matteo Darmian, Marcos Rojo, Ashley Young and Sam Johnstone are expected to be the subject of interest.
While Daley Blind, Marouane Fellaini and Anthony Martial are attracting noises from around Europe with their futures unclear.
And Schweinsteiger, who returned to the United squad on Sunday, is expected to leave.
Mourinho is keen to bolster his defence in January and has been targeting a move for Virgil van Dijk, Jose Fonte, and Jose Gimenez.
West Ham star Dimitri Payet is set for ANOTHER new contract to ward of interest from United, according to the Sun.
Payet has struggled this season with West Ham hovering above the relegation zone.
But that hasn't stopped United monitoring his situation and he even admitted he he was not ruling a January move out last month.
But the Hammers are reportedly set to offer the 29-year-old a new contract worth £125,000-a-week.
Dimitri Payet is on Manchester United's radar
Luke Shaw is ready to fight or his place at Manchester United despite a tough start to life under Mourinho.
Shaw has been publicly criticised for his performances and his mentality.
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Liverpool are the latest Premier League club to be linked with a potential transfer swoop for Lille winger Nicolas Pepe.
The Ivory Coast international is enjoying a superb season so far in 2018/19, scoring 12 goals in Ligue 1 despite playing largely out wide or in attacking midfield.
This puts Pepe behind only Kylian Mbappe in the Ligue 1 scoring charts, and ahead of big names like Neymar and Edinson Cavani.
The latest from Don Balon is that Liverpool are among the clubs interested in the talented 23-year-old, who would cost around £72million to prise away from Lille.


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'The Dark Tower' stands flaccid
Gavin Gaddis, Staff Writer
August 15, 2017
As with most Stephen King movie adaptations, all I can say is there are better movies than these. The plot of 'The Dark Tower' is quite simple thanks to the movie over-simplifying everything and turning it into a half-assed kid-friendly story: A kid named Jake from New York City has visions of...
Bad Santa 2: Offensive, Crude, Brilliant
Gavin Gaddis, Staff Writer
December 8, 2016
I sat in an empty theater Sunday watching Billy Bob Thornton attempt to kill himself multiple times, and I was laughing my ass off. Picking up a decade after the first film. "Bad Santa 2" shows the misadventures of Willie Soke (Thornton), an undereducated low-life who happens to be a deft hand a...
'Superman Vs. Batman: Dawn of Justice': Three movies crammed in one
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March 29, 2016
Somewhere in this bloated hulk of a film are two interesting superhero stories and a cool origin movie.
'Anti': different sound, same game
Armon Siadat, Staff Writer
February 4, 2016
Shrouded in rumors and controversy throughout the three years leading up to its release, "Anti" is the greatest Rihanna album that almost never happened.
'Dirty Grandpa': Come for the sex, stay for the Greek
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"Dirty Grandpa" could be a hilarious comedy, in an alternate dimension.
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If it is possible for a single show to save a network, "The Expanse" is on track to recover some of SyFy's lost revenue and pride. A quality space opera seems almost out of place on such a degraded channel. While the History Channel was ditching its historical content for reality gimmicks, SyFy di...
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Meet Kid President.
He's the star of a weekly series on SoulPancake, the site co-founded by "The Office" star Rainn Wilson.
He delivers a weekly pep-talk for the site that hopes to "open your mind, challenge your friends, and feel damn good."
Just listen to some of Kid President's wise words:
"Boring is easy. Everybody can be boring, but you're gooder than that. Life is not a game, people. Life isn't a cereal, either. Well, it is a cereal. And, if life is a game, aren't we all on the same team?"


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Do you remember the last time you were sitting in a negotiation trying to pitch a deal and you noticed that the other person seemed disinterested in what you were saying? It may also be that while he was receptive in the beginning, he lost interest along the way somewhere? Do you remember trying to motivate one of your team members only to sense that he was not moved at all? Do you recall a time when you were trying to persuade your child to do something only to find that he/she did not do it later? Even worse, was there any time when negotiations ended in terrible conflict?
You probably were in similar situations also. When your boss was talking about the importance of teamwork, you thought he was an idiot! Or when that salesperson was trying to sell you something, you were not interested. Your partner was trying to tell you how much he/she cared for you and you thought he/she was not sincere.
What was happening here?
When you left home in the morning for that sales meeting, or the meeting with your team member or with the employees union, you may have summoned all your confidence and pitching skills to come out a winner. You may have repeated those affirmations a hundred times. However, from the moment you started talking, it was as if the people you were talking to were in a different land altogether. Why? Did you do something wrong or just bad hair day?
Before I answer that question, we must recall what Albert Mehrabian, the Armenian psychologist concluded from his studies, that only 7% of communication happens with "what" we say or the content. 38% of the communication is with our voice tonality or "how" we say things. 58% of all communication happens through physiology or our body language. Our facial expressions, the way we move our hands and legs, where we look, our breathing pattern, all play a much larger role in communication.
Now, to answer the question why the people we were communicating to were not interested or unmoved or did not change or ended up fighting with us is because of these things called "Metaphors". Metaphors are the pictures that we see or the sounds we hear in our brains or the feelings that we experience in our bodies involuntarily. These occur without any conscious effort and are often what comes to your mind first. So, for example, if you saw a picture of a vast empty desert when you headed out for that sales meeting, that reflects on your physiology and will manifest in you being alone in a discussion. When you began talking to your team member, you may have seen thorns, representing an impediment or something that may hurt you. Your physiology translates this to your team member as "I don't want you" or "I need to eliminate you because you will cause harm". You may have pictured two guns when you went into the meeting with the union. This translates as "I have come prepared for a fight. Bring it on" So, what you say in all the above situations will not be congruent with your physiology and the subconscious mind of the person you are talking to catches this in an instant. It is between the sub conscious minds of two people that most communication happens. It is also possible that you started off with a right metaphor and midway, you changed metaphors to an unfavorable one. That's when the other person lost interest. And this is exactly what happens with the other person too when you switch off in a conversation.
You may also hear some people say "Life is a battle". Such people look at every situation in life as something to be won at the cost of eliminating the adversary. These people usually do not look cheerful. An employee who thinks "Work is hell" is unlikely to produce his best because he will always be the "victim" sentenced to this life. Similarly, if a student thinks of school as a jail, he will feel like a prisoner throughout and his teachers as people out to control him and he will miss out on the immense learning and friendships that schooling brings. If a mother thinks of bringing up her children as a chore, it is unlikely that the children develop a warm relationship with her. More likely, they will drift away from her. So, how do we deal with these situations? All of us are likely to encounter some of them in our lives. Is there no way to steer the conversation or interaction in our favor or to be mutually beneficial?
Take heart. All is not lost. There is a way to ensure that you get the outcomes you seek. . This is by altering the metaphors. So when you see the desert, go ahead a picture an oasis where a lot of people converge and happily chatter. When you see the thorns, imagine a lot of roses and you touching those roses and enjoying their fragrance while ignoring the thorns. When you see the guns, see water squirting out of them. You'll probably laugh then. However, it is important to be aware of these metaphors as and when they occur or else you will not be able to alter them. Better still, why not think of positive metaphors all the time so your physiology emits the right signals to the people who you come in contact with?
So the next time you say "Life is a bitch", think again.
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Benny Gantz of the Blue and White Party and Yair Lapid of the Yesh Atid party called a press conference to deliver their concession speeches, after Tuesday's election results made it impossible for their parties to form a left-wing coalition.
Benny Gantz opened the press conference by asking: "When is the leadership tested? When everything is easy? When everyone is happy or when the situation is difficult? In all situations".
Gantz stressed that they achieved an extraordinary result by getting more than one million people to vote for a party that did not know existed 10 weeks ago
"We established a true alternative to the government," he said
Yair Lapid who was supposed to rotate the Prime ministership with Gantz said "We did not win in this round. I respect the voters, and I respect their decision, but I look around and see the ultimate tool for victory in the next round,"
Yair Lapid also warned that as the opposition in the upcoming Knesset they will make the Likud's life miserable.


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On Holding Your Book For The Very First Time
Holding one's printed and bound book for the first time is an unforgettable moment. There's nothing like it: the smooth feel of a pristine cover. The tangible weight of all those words in your hand, every one of them hard won. The smell of fresh ink from the printing press. The satisfaction of finally seeing years of work materialize into a form that can be shared with others.
Today I came home with my five-year-old daughter and found a box from my publisher on the porch. I'd been impatiently waiting for the box since last week when my publicist let me know the book was back from the printer. I'd been hoping my ten author copies would arrive and my daughter knew that. We looked at the box and then at each other and then we squealed, "the book!"
Once inside, we threw ourselves onto the couch, and I ripped into the box with my house key. I lifted out Matadora. She was stunning. She was hefty. She was mine. All at once, the minutes and hours and years it took me to bring her to fruition were justified. Novelists rarely experience satisfaction, as it takes so damned long to complete a book. When that moment finally does arrive it feels strange, as though satisfaction were something you'd craved all along but gave up on ever having.
I didn't feel an overwhelming need to cry today, as I did upon holding my debut novel, Ten Good Seconds of Silence for the first time. Nor did I feel the sense of elation that I experienced when holding my second novel, Smoke for the first time. With Matadora the first feeling that rippled through me was relief. Relief that I had been correct to keep faith in this book through the many years of writing it. Then pride. I was proud to share the moment with my daughter, the person to whom Matadora is dedicated. When she grows up she will read the novel, and tell me what she thinks.
After we'd spent some time looking at the book, its spine, French flaps, the back cover, the ISBN number, and flipping through pages, my daughter asked if we could get out the antique tea cups and saucers (of which we own two) and have a tea party. So I put water on to boil and we did that. We sipped tea while flamenco music played in the background. I don't know what my daughter will remember of this moment. But I will surely never forget it.


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Whether you have a bridal shower, baby shower, birthday party or fun weekend plans, you probably want to have something special to offer your guests. And nothing looks prettier and more inviting than berry-inspired desserts. And these five Instagram-worthy strawberry desserts are no exception.
Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cupcakes
What could be better than a chocolate cupcake, topped with chocolate ganache and filled with a sweet strawberry buttercream center? Not much! And your friends will probably agree.
Strawberry Cream Slab Pie
This pie is truly a sight to behold, but don't be intimidated. It's actually very simple and easy to whip up. You start with pre-made pie crust, mix together whipping cream, cream cheese and a few other ingredients, and top with sliced strawberries and chocolate. Voila!
Chocolate Covered Strawberry Cheesecake
Elevate a classic cheesecake with the addition of fresh strawberries and homemade chocolate drizzle. It almost looks too good to eat.
Strawberry Gelato Recipe
If you prefer cool treats to baked goods, why not make your own batch of fresh and fruit strawberry gelato? You only need five ingredients for a bright and colorful ice-cream.
Strawberry Cupcakes with Strawberry White Chocolate Buttercream
Elegant, romantic and perfectly sweet, these cupcakes are ideal for spring and summer events. While all the other recipes use dark chocolate, this one adds a welcome twist: white chocolate. And if you can find white chocolate with flecks of strawberry, or any other berry, that's even better!


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QUESNEL, B.C.:- The 2014 Quesnel Municipal Elections got off to a great start this year with the first All Candidates Public Forum held at the Royal Canadian Legion on Tuesday evening, October 28th.
By 7 p.m. the hall was full to capacity and commencing with a few brief introductory remarks from Quesnel District Chamber of Commerce President Graham Armstrong the business of moderating the evening's performance was turned over to Simon Turner of the Quesnel Rotary Club.
Simon, as per usual at Legion events, called upon the audience to rise up on their feet and then initiated a few moments of silent meditation and prayer followed by a rousing chorus of "Oh Canada". Then he proceeded to enlighten the audience on the organizational format that was to be followed throughout the evening.
Keeping with recent precedents set over the past few years the public attending the forum were told that if they had questions for the candidates that they would have to submit them via writing. The questions would then be picked out of whatever candidate's box they were placed in and hopefully they would get an answer to their query.
Just how truly fair such a process is remains controversial as it basically nullifies a longstanding tradition in Western democracies wherein citizens who've taken the time to attend a forum find themselves no longer able to exercise their freedom to walk up to an open microphone and direct their concerns to whomever of the candidates that they wish to get a reply from. It also, unfortunately, opens the door for potentially partisan decisions on the part of those choosing the questions thus creating the possibility of adversely affecting the resulting dialogue.
Simon then explained to the audience how the little Christmas lights – green, yellow and red – (inserted into a small black wooden box and set up on a table in front of the long row of hopeful candidates) would light up and be used to signal the speakers so they didn't go over their allotted 3 minute time period for either presenting their views and platform or their reply to whatever question that might be asked of them. If, for whatever reason, they were to get too immersed in their own oratory and failed to follow the sequence of coloured prompters then the person holding the stop watch would ring a warning bell and cut short any further excess of verbiage on the part of the would-be politician.
The audience, having understood how the game was to be played, were thus prepared and Simon called upon the two mayoral candidates to come up and present their opening remarks. The order of speaking was to be alphabetical and so Bob Simpson, the new challenger for the position of Mayor of Quesnel, was the first person up to the podium.
Simpson gave a dynamic, positive and forward-looking speech to the audience outlining his reasons for why he felt he would be the best person to lead a council and the city over the next four year civic mandate. Bringing a love of the area and a wealth of ideas gained over his previous years of experience as Cariboo North's MLA, first as a Cabinet Minister for the NDP government and then as a sitting Independent, Simpson was able to confidently announce to the listening audience clearly reasoned perspectives and proactively viable solutions to the current issues relating to Quesnel's infrastructure and governance as well as outlining some of the more serious pending challenges facing the city due to the provinces changing economic landscape.
[Editor's Note: The following letter was received from Coun. Sushil Thapar of the City of Quesnel. Mr. Thapar has been in the local news lately in Quesnel because of his position on city council as finance chair. Being in that portfolio Coun. Thapar is naturally privy to the financial goings on of council and found himself in the unenviable position of having to scrutinize the spending habits of some council members who appear to be going over their alloted budgets as well as living high on the hog when out of the city on council business.
Such revelations have not gone unnoticed by the Mayor, Mary Sjostrom as well as other council members associated with this current tempest who have been named in other media outlets in Quesnel. The repercussions of Coun. Thapar's transparency have been volatile to say the least with allegations flying back and forth like ping pong balls. Thapar's latest letter is a vindication of the many accusations made by Coun. Roodenburg in her letter to the Quesnel Cariboo Observer of July 15, 2011.
Dear Editor:
Re: Travel budget has no bearing on censure, Observer Feedback section, July 15, 2011.
Further clarification is required concerning the many comments of Councillor Roodenburg, some misleading and others I believe are simply false.
Contrary to Roodenburg statements I was censured for asking questions publicly and it started with Roodenburg's over-budget travel expense account.
I simply asked acting administrator, Jack Marsh why it was approved. I also asked a question of Ken Coombs regarding West Fraser Timber Park and the $18,000 as I could not recall what it was approved for.
My last concern was the Freedom of Information bill of $262 I received from the city, which I brought up at a regular council meeting. Roodenburg has a travel budget of $4,000 which she is supposed to manage and live within. It is her responsibility to decide which functions are important and to prioritize how her allotted budget is spent.
Clearly council members cannot attend every function. Her travel expenses for 2010 were actually $5639.91 (these figures were taken from cheque listings and VISA statements.)


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If 92% of active funds don't beat the market, why are people still investing this way?
It's mind boggling active investing still survives.
Despite all the studies proving its underperformance.
Yet many investors choose to miss out on new opportunities.
Adamant that a tech-driven, science-based, systematic approach to making more money is not for them.
As a financial planner, I check market news daily.
Not because I want to chase performance…
(Or get my clients to)…
But because I'm interested in seeing what the media's talking about.
Often, active investing dominates the headlines.
(Not surprising, since it's regarded as more exciting that passive investing).
But lately I've seen an interesting angle…
The media's saying it's a "good time" to invest in actively managed funds.
Why is now a "good time"?
What's changed?
One investor asked our opinion on the recent hype…
Clearly sceptical and wanting an unbiased view enabling him to make an informed decision.
(And put any debates with family and friends to rest).
A look at the data
This year, for the 9th consecutive year…
Active fund managers underperformed the market.
The data shows, the number of fund managers able to beat the market shrinks over time.
Meaning long-term investors with an active fund strategy, are most likely left with dismal results.
In 2018, it seemed time was running out for active funds.
Morningstar Direct reported outflows of $211.8 billion from actively managed U.S. funds in 2018 alone.
Passive funds saw inflows of £200 billion.
Investors realised that despite promising better returns during periods of volatility…
Active funds were still unable to deliver during the 4th quarter of 2018.
(A volatile time in the markets, as we know).
So why the sudden "renaissance"?
There's a logical explanation
A recent paper authored by J.B. Heaton and Ginger L. Pennington, explains the persistence of active management.
They believe it's down to a pattern of human reasoning called conjunction fallacy.
Here's an example in a famous quote:
"The harder you work, the luckier you get".
In most areas of our lives, we experience a positive relationship between hard work and reward.
Time spent with our children creates better relationships.
The more we train, the easier the marathon.
We expect that pattern to exist in other areas too.
Some investors believe investing should be stressful – that way they feel they are doing something.
Simply doing nothing seems incomprehensible.
There's also the idea that the higher the price, the better the product.
For wealthy people, accustomed to expensive cars, luxury homes and designer goods…
Higher prices usually equal better products.
But not always.
And certainly not when it comes to active investing.
Because of the high fees and charges and the constant churning of funds eating away at returns.
Each reaction equals a transaction.
Low-cost investing makes better sense
Sure, it's boring and won't make the news.
And you've likely never heard of the fund company we work with.
They do no advertising.
But they're the eighth largest in the world…
Run by a "who's who" in the world of financial economics, along with Nobel Prize-winning laureates Eugene Fama, Robert Merton and Myron Scholes.
Together, they have engineered a new opportunity to help investors make more money and ultimately live a more fulfilling life.
A lower cost, systematic opportunity.
To smile smugly inside when others rue their losses.
What could be better than investing your money, saving on costs, spending your time doing other more important things and then reaping the rewards later?
P.S. Tell me what's bothering you. My colleagues and I will tell you what we think – for free.


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COSO names Paul Sobel as new chairman
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Paul Sobel, vice president and chief audit executive of the paper manufacturer Georgia-Pacific, has been appointed chairman of the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission, or COSO, for a three-year term starting Thursday.
Sobel succeeds Robert B. Hirth Jr., who has been COSO's chairman since 2013. Hirth recently led COSO through an update of its enterprise risk management framework, one of the most widely recognized and applied risk management frameworks in the world. The update was released last September, and Sobel served on the Advisory Council for the update. COSO also released a major update its internal control framework just a few years ago, and it too is widely used.
"Big frameworks like the internal control framework that came out in 2013 and the risk management in 2017, those don't happen very often," Sobel told Accounting Today when asked about his plans for the organization and its frameworks. "I think we're transitioning into a period where I'm not sure we'll see another large framework per se. You never know. This is a three-year term, and things could happen. But I think it's more likely it will be a focus on expanding thought leadership and guidance relating to those areas, as well as fraud and possibly governance as part of the COSO mission. For me specifically, when the calendar flips to February 1, it's not like it's completely a new day dawning. There are a lot of things in progress that Bob Hirth will be handing over to me to shepherd through."
Sobel plans to provide more guidance on using COSO's ERM framework in the near future. "Probably the biggest thing that I consider my top priority relates to that ERM framework," he said. "It was published in September, and there's a compendium of examples that will be coming out in the coming weeks. I think the key will be taking it from theory to really application guidance that makes it operational."
At Georgia-Pacific, Sobel is responsible for managing the internal audit function and providing ongoing oversight and advice on risk management and compliance programs. In addition to leading audit functions at four large companies, Sobel has held leadership roles as chairman of the global board of the Institute of Internal Auditors and as chairman of an audit committee for a privately held company that grew from $25 million to more than $200 million in revenue.
At COSO, he plans to get more involved in areas such as sustainability. COSO recently collaborated with the World Business Council for Sustainable Development on providing guidance on using the ERM framework to manage environmental, social and governance risks.
"Last week in Davos we issued an executive summary talking about how to use the COSO ERM framework to manage ESG risks, and there will be in the future some additional meat on the bones," said Sobel. "Guidance on that will roll out in the future. Both are going to go through an exposure draft process, but I think the message there is that ideally you'd like to have COSO ERM as the foundation for all risk management type activities."
In addition, Sobel plans to deal with providing guidance on fraud risk. "How do you attack fraud risk in alignment with the ERM model? My expectation is that for the next three years we'll be seeing more guidance and thought leader papers coming out, whereas in the last seven or eight years, there have been some, but COSO has been pretty much completely absorbed by getting two major frameworks updated," he said.
Hirth will be staying on in a chairman emeritus role at COSO even beyond the four and a half years he has been chairman. "Bob and I have known each other, and Bob's going to be staying on to help with this transition," said Sobel. "He's been involved for about four and a half years, which is a little longer than normal for a COSO chair, but it was appropriate, as he wanted to see through the issuance of the ERM framework. Bob and I have already had several conversations, and we've got a transition plan that will help make sure that things that he's aware of don't drop because I've come on and haven't had involvement with them. I think we'll be tag teaming a few things here, but as of Thursday I'll officially become the chair."
Meantime, Sobel will continue to keep his job at Georgia-Pacific, where he has worked since 2011. "The COSO chairman is not a full-time job so I'm retaining my day job at Georgia-Pacific," he said. "I'm very fortunate to have an employer that is supportive of being involved in things that can shape multiple professions globally. I've learned to be a pretty good juggler."
Sobel got to know COSO better as one of the members on the Advisory Council who provided input on the ERM framework. "It did give me a better appreciation for the way COSO operates and I got to know some of the other board members better," he said. "It was a very good opportunity to make sure that I came into this with eyes wide open."
COSO, founded in 1985, is jointly sponsored by five prominent accounting organizations: the American Institute of CPAs, the Institute of Management Accountants, the Institute of Internal Auditors, the American Accounting Association and Financial Executives International.
"COSO is a really interesting organization," said Sobel. "When you count up the five sponsoring organizations, and how many members around the world are affiliated with them, it's well over half a million. It's probably approaching 700,000, I'm guessing. It's exciting to me to be a part of a board that is really represented by some different constituencies. There was a board meeting last week, which I participated in as an observer, and just to hear the different perspectives—the CPA perspective, the internal audit perspective, FEI brings the preparer mentality, IMA is the corporate mentality and AAA more of the educator perspective—I think that's really what has made COSO so successful. I'm really looking forward to working with them and seeing what kind of additional knowledge capital we can develop, what kind of relationships we can forge, and hopefully I can be as successful as Bob was and his predecessors in keeping the thought leadership coming out of COSO."


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Last week I was blocked on product development, so I added an
:emoji: typeahead to the Medium editor, because I was tired of
^⌘[space]ing. 🙅🕒
Try it out! Type a colon, followed by the name of your favorite emoji into any Medium post. (Here's a cheat sheet.)
We already implicitly allow emoji in the editor. We even gracefully handle multi-character emoji like 👨👩👦👦 and 🇦🇺 when you backspace and arrow around. Which…
git blame → Nick Santos, obviously. 🙏
The typeahead
The Medium editor has a bunch of plugins, which translate key and mouse input into editor commands. They also sometimes draw other editor UX. (Like typeaheads!)
A few typeaheads already exist in the editor, including the ones for @mentions and post tags. Each one is its own editor plugin, but they all extend the root
TypeaheadPlugin. So I created a new class called
TypeaheadEmojiPlugin, and overrode the following methods:
unlinkifyCommand, which add and remove the temporary HTML markup we put on
:querystrings. (That's what turns the text green as you type.)
shouldLookup, which determines whether we do a query, and
shouldLinkify, which determines if we try to add the query markup. Both are checked on most keypresses, and both look for a colon preceding the cursor, with no spaces or punctuation in between.
shouldLinkifyadditionally checks if the query markup is already there, so we don't add it twice.
requestData, which happens when
shouldLookupis true. For user mentions, we send a request to our backend. For emoji, we just wrap a call to
emoji.getMatchingEmojiin a Deferred.
extractData, which by default tries to unpack a response with a
valuekey. We don't need this, because we didn't send a request. So we just take the raw data straight from
requestDataand return it.
tokenCommand, which does the actual keyword → emoji replacement when a typeahead item is selected. We find the preceding colon, remove it and everything between it and the cursor, and then insert the selected emoji.
tokenCommand = function (keyword, emoji) {
return function (paragraph, offset) {
let text = paragraph.getText()
let start = emoji.getEmojiQueryStartIndex(text, offset)
if (start == -1) return 0
paragraph.removeText(start, offset)
paragraph.insertText(emoji, start)
return start + emoji.length - offset
Smart text replacement
In addition to being able to
:start_typing to call up a list of emoji, we also want fully formed emoji strings like
:100: to be replaced with 💯.
Like all of our other smart text replacements, that means listening for the last character in the sequence,
:, and then checking the preceding characters for an emoji keyword.
We perform a replacement when:
- There's another colon preceding the one that triggered this check, and only non-space and non-punctuation characters in between (so
hello :no_mouth:should trigger, but
:YOLO. WOOO:should not).
- The string between the colons matches an emoji keyword.
- The starting colon has a space before it.
insertions.insertColon = function (paragraph, offset) {
let text = paragraph.getText()
let start = emoji.getEmojiQueryStartIndex(text, offset)
let keyword = text.substring(start + 1, offset)
let emoji = emojiKeywords.KEYWORD_TO_EMOJI
let prevChar = paragraph.getCharAt(start - 1)
if (start > -1 && emoji && (prevChar == ' ' || !prevChar)) {
paragraph.removeText(start, offset)
paragraph.insertText(emoji, start)
return start + emoji.length - offset
} else {
paragraph.insertText(':', offset)
return 1
In a testament to the cleanliness of Medium's editor code, everything I described above took me about five hours to do, unit tests and all. I then proceeded to spend two full days looking through different sets of emoji keywords, and trying to figure out which emoji are supported by which macOS versions.
I initially tried using canonical unicode names, but there are some really bizarre ones.
:smiling_face_with_open_mouth_and_tightly_closed_eyes:, for instance, which I and most other emoji-capable humans know as
:laughing: 😆
I ended up cannibalizing the keywords available on Github, found here. For ease of searching (and smaller file size), I massaged that list into an object of
alias →
emoji pairs.
I kept an eye out for macOS emoji support documentation, but didn't find much. Going off a hodgepodge of release notes, iOS rumors, and old Stack Overflow answers, I cobbled together the following timeline:
- At some point in the distant past (~OS X Lion), emoji support is introduced. 😬 👻 🔮
- There are two OS X updates that just add more flags. 🇮🇲 🇯🇲 🇳🇿
- There is an emoji update with El Capitan (10.11.1), which corresponds to iOS 9.1 and adds support for Unicode 7 and 8. 🦄 🏍🍿
- Sierra (10.12) comes out at the same time as iOS 10, with a bunch of new emoji that don't really map to any Unicode version, and are largely differently-gendered versions of existing emoji. 🕺🕵♀ 👩👩👦
- After a bit, Sierra (10.12.2), along with iOS 10.2, adds support for Unicode 9. 🥑 🦊 🥃
So, those are the version cut-offs I'm going with. For non-🍏 machines, we'll provide the base set (everything pre–El Capitan).
Fun facts
- My first push of
emojiKeywords.jsfailed lint checks, because you can't have duplicate keys in an object, and there were two turkeys 🦃 🇹🇷 (now
- There are 1462 emoji keywords total on Medium. Some are repeats, like
:orange:, and
- I added a vanity alias for my favorite emoji, because I can never remember what it's called. 😐 ← This is now


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Articles in this section
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- How long do I have to watch a downloaded title?
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Posted by Heng Yew Tee on October 12, 2003 at 06:31:51:
In Reply to: Re: 3D Studio Viz posted by Matt Pritzl on November 21, 2001 at 10:12:27:
Dear Sir,
I have follow your instruction as below but at Point No.5, I do not understand. Where do I launch Max and so on? Please give me in details. Thank You!
Heng Yew Tee
{1. right click on your 3Dviz shortcut on your desktop to open the Properties dialog box.
2. Click the shortcut tab.
3. In the Target field, place your cursor at the end of 3dsviz.exe, insert one space and type -h
4. Apply and Close.
5. Launch Max and when you get to the driver setup, choose HEIDI driver and SoftwareZ Buffer modes.
Adding -h to your path opens the video setup window each time you launch the program, so you have to disable this feature by deleteing the -h from the path after you have fixed the problem.}
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Is anyone else happy that it is the weekend? I am beyond thrilled as in jumping up and down thrilled! I am getting a massage, a whole ninety minute one and I cannot wait. It is also supposed to rain which I am excited for as I have some baking in mind and rainy days and baking go together. Lenny is hiking Mount Whitney with a couple dudes, and fingers crossed it doesn't snow. What about you, what do you have planned this weekend? I will try to be better! Without further adieu here are a few things around the internet that I am Crushing On!
These cocktails – wish we were having a halloween party
This road trip – really want to check out the other coast especially in the fall
This pie – we are dying to make some beautiful pies at home
These sweaters – I love cashmere
This slow cooker soup – this has comfort food written all over it
This surface – so I made one
This round-up of fall food – YUM, which do you want to make first
These almond butter balls – would be great when traveling


text: ricko1 0 Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 on ebay there is this 1947 60s cadillac up for sale. i want to know what you think, is the first car off the production line increase the value when it comes to resale or just for investment purposes. Note the picture of the body tag.http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170293983185&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT&viewitem= Link to post Share on other sites


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The 7am podcast ran an episode discussing how it was Australia's elderly that determined the outcome of the recent federal elections in favour of the Liberals. It's not the first time the world has seen such phenomena; Brexit is probably the best example for how the elderly voted to block a world of opportunities from the younger generations. Australia's case was different in the sense that it wasn't the fear of the immigrant but rather selfish greed, or - to be exact - generally unfounded selfish greed that settled the elections.
The matter of the elderly baby boomers screwing the world for followup generations is often brought up in various contexts, from global warming to housing affordability. In this post I wanted to share some thoughts I have on the subject, thoughts that came out of left field: software development.
Bear with me.
During June's WWDC, Apple's yearly developer convention, the company presented its application software developers with a whole slew of new technologies with which to develop their apps. Indeed, 2019's WWDC is seen as the most bombastic of WWDCs since Apple had announced the Swift language, at least in terms of the number of innovations on display.
One such innovation is SwiftUI, a new framework for the declarative creation of user interfaces. Up to this point in time, imperative user interfaces were the rulers of Apple Land. Which begs the question, which of the two approaches will be ruling the world of tomorrow?
On one hand, it is obvious Apple is positioning SwiftUI as its new king. On the other, the App Store is filled with millions of apps built using older technologies, and these are not about to disappear nor rebuild themselves using SwiftUI. At least not within a couple of years, give or take.
Anyone watching the WWDC SwiftUI presentations could not help but be impressed with the new technology. At the same time, there is much anxiety in the world of Apple Developers: which technology should one invest oneself in? Should they go with existing technology, which would allow them to dive right in to existing app development, or should they focus on SwiftUI to improve their future stake? Specialising in both at the same time is not a trivial affair. Further, which way should a new developer go? The answer might be obvious in a couple of years time, but the firm advice for today is to stick with the tried and tested. For now.
Consider, for a moment, what's at stake for veteran Apple developers. Within a year or two, a whole lot of the experience they had gathered over the years would evaporate; a junior developer that just graduated could hold the advantage over them by being well versed in the newer technologies through their school of choice. What are the veterans to do? What can they do to avoid a potential crisis in income, status, and job stability?
It is obvious the camps of the Apple developers are but a tiny fraction of the workforce. However, it is just as obvious that this phenomenon - that of the rug being pulled under the worker as the rules of the game change and they are found to be out of date and out of touch - is far from a rarity. Not in this world as it is going through unprecedented rates of change.
The question is, how can the veteran secure themselves a future in such a world? There is only that much effort one can do when it comes to keeping up.
One way to achieve such security is through promotion. If we stick with software development, our experienced developer can become a lead or a manager. She will be doing less, if any, hands on development herself, but instead focus on making sure the ship is steering in the right direction. No intimate familiarity with SwiftUI is required in order to achieve that, but the wisdom that comes with experience certainly is.
Promotion is not enough, though. One cannot rely on being promoted when one's future is at stake. There is the matter of the pyramid's math, with its crowded base and the lonelier upper echelons; there is not enough room at the top for everyone.
Some other method has to be found to guarantee security for the "elderly" in the face of the threat coming from the younger quarters.
My point is simple. It seems to me as if society, more or less as a whole, chose to screw the younger generations in order to guarantee the older ones that they won't suffer severe status depreciation.
This is why the rules are rigged in favour of the old. That is why they have made it harder and harder to get into the housing market. That is why they made sure entitlements they benefited from would no longer apply to others. Consider the formerly free tertiary studies, as well as various superannuation boosting schemes that seem to be disappearing over time. I would leave you be with the exercise of coming up with further examples; I doubt you would find much difficulty in coming up with plenty more.
The catch, in my opinion, is that I do not think this is going to be a one off. I do not think this particular illness in human to human relationships would be cured once baby boomers' time under the sun is over. I suspect that, instead, it would be the gen X folk that take over and continue with the tradition of screwing those that followed them. Eventually, today's victims, the millennials, would find themselves on the other side of the boot as they kick around whatever bizarrely titled generations come after them.
It would be simple. It would be the way of the world: when a problem presents itself, we tend to drift towards the simplest, the tried and tested, solution.
If it is breaking out of this vicious circle that we seek, I cannot see that happening without the restructuring of society's core foundations. In other words, I cannot see that happening. Unless… Well, there might be some positive aspects to the climate catastrophe that is falling on us (and not so gradually).


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After qualifying as a police officer, some choose to specialise in a specific branch such as the drug squad or the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).
What does a police officer do? Typical employers | Qualifications and training | Key skills
Duties can include:
- interviewing suspected criminals
- taking statements
- writing crime reports
- dealing with paperwork
- gathering prosecution evidence
- giving evidence in court
- fostering good relationships with the public
- patrolling areas by foot and car
- making and processing arrests
- searching suspects
- responding to emergencies
- offering advice and reassurance to the public
- controlling traffic/crowds
- keeping the peace/mediating in tense situations
For many, the sense of reward derived from serving the community and preventing crime will outweigh the negatives.
Typical employers of police officers
- Local police forces
- Specialist forces
- The Ministry of Defence Police
- British Transport Police
Most forces will advertise locally in the regional press so it is worth contacting the force you are interested in joining to see if they are recruiting or see the police recruitment portal online. Vacancies may also be advertised on specialist forces websites, in local and national newspapers and on TARGETjobs.
Qualifications and training required
It is possible to become a police officer both with or without a degree, although all entrants must pass standard police initial recruitment tests (fitness, medical and educational). There are no height restrictions or upper age limits for applications.
The requirements for becoming a police officer vary across police forces; some will ask that applicants hold a Certificate in Knowledge of Policing, have acceptable A levels, or have experience in a relevant role. It is recommended to contact your chosen police force in order to find out their eligibility requirements. While previous experience is not always expected, attendance at familiarisation events and involvement in local police work can be advantageous. Visible tattoos, debt problems and certain criminal convictions may prevent entry.
For graduates, the Police Now Leadership programme is open to candidates with a minimum 2.1 in any degree discipline and works with a number of forces across England and Wales. Applicants for the programme will be expected to undergo fitness checks and will be tested for substance misuse during the application process.
Key skills for police officers
- Open-mindedness
- Resilience
- Assertiveness
- Maturity
- Able to handle responsibility
- Able to remain calm in challenging or dangerous situations
- Good interpersonal skills
- Communication skills
- Teamworking skills
- Problem solving skills
- Negotiating skills


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Attached is a press release from the Wales Coast Path office.
Return of wintering birds draws visitors to the Wales Coast Path
As warm weather birds fly away this winter, they leave behind a wealth of species all decked out for the dip in temperature and leave room for the welcome of guests returning from colder climates. Walkers on the Welsh coast are being invited to explore the stunning landscape and to spot some of the birdlife identified by RSPB Cymru.
South Wales & Severn Estuary
The transition of seasons from autumn to winter is a busy time for the birds at Newport Wetlands, The reserve, which is managed by the Countryside Council for Wales (CCW) in partnership with RSPB and Newport Council, lies on the southern stretch of the Wales Coast Path right next to the Severn Estuary. Keep an eye out for wading birds with characteristically long beaks, like the Dunlin and the Oystercatcher who wade through shallow water on the edge of the estuary. Dunlin
Families on the lookout for an ornithological adventure can visit the Welsh Hawking Centre in Barry which is open all year round, located just off the Coast Path in the Vale of Glamorgan.
Flying visitors to the Pembrokeshire coast during winter months often find our chilly temperatures a lot milder and the landscape a lot richer than the environments they've left behind. Some larger flocks of birds that arrive at the beginning of winter include the redwing and the fieldfare species of the thrush family who settle in the area after a long journey from icy Eastern Europe. Similarly to other parts of coastal Wales, Pembrokeshire is home to many species of ducks and geese in winter. The male goldeneye duck in particular is a beautiful creature with glossy black upper parts and a white tummy with a white circle of feathers around or below the eye – watch out for the characteristic tipping back of the head which makes them easy to spot
Isle of Anglesey
The Isle of Anglesey, known worldwide as an Area of Outstanding National Beauty (AONB) is outstanding all year round. The colder months provide an excellent opportunity for visitors to explore the terrains on the island's section of the Wales Coast Path. Walkers are encouraged to explore the areas close to the shore and the sand dunes. The low areas that form in between the dunes, known as 'dune slacks', are often wet during winter months – a great place to spot some cold-blooded amphibians and insects like the 'Tiger Beetle'. Keen bird spotters may come across a gentle brown winter bird known as the 'Meadow Pipit' which is renowned to ornithologists for its sweet little chirp.
The RSPB reserve at Ynys hir in Ceredigion is where BBC Springwatch is filmed, but it's equally active in winter, as it welcomes a seasonal flock of white fronted geese over from Greenland to add to the resident population of Canadian geese. Birds of prey like the ring-tailed hen harrier, marsh harrier, peregrine, red kite and buzzard all also feature heavily at this reserve in winter.
Much of the Coast Path provides stunning views across Carmarthen Bay, and is home to two of the most expansive sand dune systems in South Wales – Pembrey and Pendine. Carmarthen Bay is the overwintering ground for internationally important numbers of common scoter sea duck and for this reason was designated as the first marine Special Protection Area in the UK.
The best season for spotting at Pendine Sands is deemed to be winter, although it is recommended that keen watchers within two or three hours either side of the high tide to guarantee the best views at Ginst Point. Regular visitors include the Golden Plover, Ringed Plover, Lapwing, Oystercatcher and sometimes a Merlin or Hen-Harrier.ringed plover
Dee Estuary
The Dee Estuary, identified as a Wetland of International Importance, is a busy spot during the winter as it offers a home to some 120,000 waterfowl and wading birds along the shore. Common birds like ducks, geese and swans can be seen in numbers along parts of the Coast Path in this area.
Families who are out enjoying some fresh air can take some scraps of bread and feed the birds – a lovely activity to do as a family that won't cost a penny.
The rare hen-harrier is sometimes visible hunting its prey along the Dee estuary and in the evenings short-eared owls can sometimes be seen in the marshland.
Menai, Llŷn & Meirionydd
The stunning stretch of coastline around Llŷn is well worth a visit, if only to take in just a mile or two of the beaches in this area. Traeth Penllech in particular is brimming with bird life over winter, look out for the rare jet black feathered chough which can often be spotted during the colder months. Gwynedd is rich with flying wildlife which can be seen at all points of the day. The hauntingly white barn owl can be seen at this time of year at dusk, flying over coastal plains in search for prey.
The Wales Coast Path has been developed by the Welsh Government in partnership with the Countryside Council for Wales (CCW), sixteen local authorities and two National Parks.
In addition to funding from the Welsh Government and the coastal local authorities of approximately £2 million per year, the European Regional Development Fund has allocated nearly £4 million over four years to support the project.
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There is a log in system for employees and associates of Dot Foods companies including Dot Expressway and Dot transportation to access payroll and benefits link. For logging in the Dot Foods share point site they have to have a Microsoft account and password provided by the Dot Foods staffing coordinator. There is another Okta.com web portal that connecting to ADP access your payroll information and others apps. However, according to Dot Foods policy, pay days will be twice in a month and your payment will be ready to direct deposited to your account approximately five working days from the end of pay period. Basically direct deposit is an available options for all employee. If you are eligible for paystub portal, you will add or update direct deposit account through this site.
Access through PayStub Portal:
1. To access paystub portal for Dot Foods, open a new browser window and navigate to https://www.paystubportal.com/dotfoods please use copy and paste option (see Resource).
2. Enter your Employee ID
3. Enter your PIN and click Sign In.
4. If you are new user, click on First Visit? Register Now link.
5. Submit your Employee ID, date of birth and last three digits of social security number.
6. Create a 4 digits PIN.
7. Logging with your Employee ID and PIN. And add your email address and phone number.
Access through TALX paperless PAY
1. Simply, open a new browser window and navigate to https://paperlesspay.talx.com/dotfoods
2. Click on click here to Login
3. Enter your Employee and PIN number.
4. If you are first time user, use your default PIN number. You will then be prompted to complete a registration process. During this process, you should verify your identity with personal information, setup security question, establish a new PIN etc.
5. Upon completing the registration process, you can access your pay stub at paperlesspay.talx.com/dotfoods
Access through Okta website
1. Go to dotfoods.okta.com (see Resource)
2. Enter your network user name and password. If you are new user, you have already receive the user name and password from payroll department.
3. Add an email address if available.
4. Setup security questions and answer.
5. Setup security image and click on Create My Account.
6. Upon completing the registration process, you can access your pay stub and others.
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NIOS Jobs 2019 – Apply Online for 74 Supervisor & Junior Assistant Posts: National Institute of Open School (NIOS) has issued a recruitment notification for filling up 74 EDP Supervisor and Junior Assistant Vacancies. The National Institute of Open Schooling is an autonomous Institution under the Dept. of School Education and Literacy. Online applications are invited from the eligible candidates for NIOS Jobs to the mentioned posts and other posts. The candidates can apply online for the required posts on or before 17th May 2019. Details of Posts, Educational Qualification, Age Limit, Pay Scale and other related information are given below:
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Joe Jonas & Ashley Greene enjoying showing off relationship
HollywoodNews.com: Joe Jonas and Ashley Greene have been pretty low-key about their budding relationship, but now they aren't keeping things private anymore.
While Joe has reportedly met Ashley's parents, he is also apparently falling a bit more for her, states People. It is being reported that he "hasn't been this into a girl in a long time."
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Of divine creation consumes again the
Twisted remnants of our mortal inspiration -
Watch them as they streak across the sky.
We are both the chosen and the fallen -
And we are, one-by-one, toppled
Forests of antiquity - barren
Branches fractured, brittle china
Of our reconstruction.
The desperation of mortality, the
Hand above the breaking waves - she's
Slipping to the coral now, so close to me.
As we've come to know them, ideologies
Dissolve to their constituencies.
Cities crumble to their stones;
Empires fall upon the bones
Of their constructors -
And we, the conquerors,
We shall know with certainty,
Upon the journey home.
It all begins upon the ends -
A new sun shining deep within
The wreckage of another -
In that clouded nebula,
What was there before?
Were there lively conversations
In their towns by rolling seas?
Was there someone looking skyward
To their Sovereign looking down to me?
Round around, around the candle's glow,
The ocean of the river's flow,
The mountains of the dust below -
Columbia's gone across the sky
Believe -
It isn't but to pass
It's done -
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Looking for a pet? SESAW has a number of adorable animals in need of loving homes
PUBLISHED: 17:00 08 October 2018
School holidays are over and people's minds have turned to taking on a new member of their family.
Whether that's a cat, dog or rabbit depends so much on their lifestyle and commitment.
If you are a family of couch potatoes don't even think of getting a working type breed of dog whose one delight is to pull you through the brambles.
Consider an older cat who would be content to sit beside you on the couch gaming or watching the telly.
If you fancy gentle walks meeting friends down the "rec" for a social get together of human and doggy friends, make sure you get a socialable dog.
Rabbits make good pets especially for adults or older children, as in or outdoor pets.
Somewhere there is a pet to suit all tastes and lifestyles - you just need patience and perseverance to find the right one.
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An unmanageable dog to one person can behave perfectly for another owner.
If you are getting your pet from a rescue centre visit more than once, get to know a little about the animal you are choosing.
The rescue centre staff should be able to tell you what they have observed and what they have been told.
Remember an animal in kennels changes when it finds its own home.
Our pets this month who will shortly be looking for a new home together are Ninja and Willy - two lovely caring cats who have worked together to bring up their family of five kittens.
Ninja and Willy were dumped near the road at the top of our drive squashed together in a cat carrier, terrified by the passing lorries.
Ninja was heavily pregnant producing her kittens in a couple of days.
Willy had to taken straight to the vets where his badly damaged eye was removed, once he recovered from that, both cats took on the care of the kittens.
Now they all need the loving homes they so richly deserve.
For more details about any of the animals at SESAW looking for a new home, visit the website at www.sesaw.co.uk or call 01787 210888.


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Warrington, Cheshire, UK – 26th September 2017 – Black Label Events, the conference, events and hospitality provider for English Premier League team AFC Bournemouth, has deployed a leading-edge solution from Verteda Ltd, the acknowledged experts in providing world-class innovative hospitality solutions. The eVents500 software system is helping Black Label Events save time, increase revenues and deliver outstanding service before, during and after events in the Vitality Stadium.
"We chose Verteda based on its reputation in the industry for working with other stadiums, plus recommendations from customers using eVents500, including Southampton FC," says Diane Rackley, Black Label Events. Previously, her team used a manual paper-based approach: time consuming and prone to human error. The eVents500 solution has massively reduced the time and effort involved in providing quotes, managing, billing and re-booking meetings and events, improving accuracy and eliminating duplication of data entry while providing new business reports. Rackley says rollout was smooth, with Verteda providing 2 days training onsite.
"We're a small team," she continues, "and eVents500 is like having your own Personal Assistant, always up-to-date and on the ball. It remembers everything, guides you, and enables you to manage the whole process. We save time and resources, delivering improved service while reducing manpower requirements."
Nicknamed 'The Cherries', AFC Bournemouth was promoted to the Premier League for the 2015-16 football season. Conferencing, meeting and matchday venues in Vitality Stadium include the Champions Top Floor Restaurant (200 guests), Bubbles Champagne Lounge, 14 VIP Hospitality Boxes for smaller meetings, Balfour Suite (up to 300 guests), MacAlister Suite and the Boardroom. Black Label Events is also responsible for foodservice in the concourse areas.
Rackley adds, "eVents500 means we respond to enquiries and provide quotes far more quickly and professionally. Potential customers are clearly impressed, it gives them confidence, so we're winning more business: higher revenues with more confirmed bookings. And we're just getting started: eVents500 has far more to offer, in terms of analytics, to better support our business."
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You might know that neither Ottawa nor Washington will place a Nativity Scene this Christmas season. They simply cannot find three wise men in either capital city. A search for a Virgin continues in both.
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text: Our Programs Creative Live Work Tenancies BANNER IMAGE: KELLY DOLEY (2019) PHOTO BY KATHERINE GRIFFITHS FOR THE CITY OF SYDNEY APPLICATIONS FOR THIS PROGRAM ARE NOW CLOSED AND WILL RE-OPEN OCT/NOV 2020 The City of Sydney has long recognised the challenges facing Artists when seeking affordable space to live and work in the inner city. Since 2013, The Council has responded to this by offering subsidised residential leases in their city-owned properties located in Darlinghurst and Waterloo for Artists to both live and work from the same premises. Affording artists to both live and work from the same premises. As Creative Tenancy Manager, Brand X are seeking applications from Artists to live and work in these properties for a 12-month period from March/April 2021. Rent is set at $250 per week excluding outgoings/utilities. Applicants are required to demonstrate a relevant creative practice to pursue throughout their tenancy and identify why they would benefit from this unique opportunity. 6 one-bedroom creative live/work apartments are available on William Street in Darlinghurst, providing working studios and residential accommodation for individual Artists or couples. In addition, a two-bedroom apartment is available above the Waterloo Library to accommodate a small group or family under this affordable housing program. Each apartment comes unfurnished and includes a small kitchen, bathroom, laundry and bedroom area and a separate space to work. Brand X encourages applications from a diverse cross-section of the creative community including (but not limited to) Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Film, Music, Literature, Craft, Design and Technology. The City aims to foster opportunities for cultural, creative and commercial exchange that may otherwise not be possible in the inner city. This opportunity will allow Artists a year to focus on their artistic practice in an affordable and relax environment, supporting their creative projects. Please forward all program inquiries to: [email protected] APPLICATIONS FOR THIS PROGRAM ARE NOW CLOSED AND WILL RE-OPEN OCT/NOV 2020


text: November 12, 2018 – A large 12 point buck, photographed just west of Kankakee recently, displays those tell tale signs that the breeding season for White-tailed deer is occurring in our area. Also known as the "rut", the mating season for the White-tails really gets in gear by the end of October and lasts through January. This burly buck with his huge swollen neck stands like a stone fence between the doe and the intruder. The explanation for the enlarged necks on White-tailed bucks this time of the year during rut is widely believed by wildlife biologists to be the affects of a surge of the testosterone hormone. The increase in hormones is also believed to cause the aggression and the lack of fear that is a well known behavior of the White-tailed buck during the rut.


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When Governor Newsom shuttered California schools in mid-March, he told reporters that it was "unlikely that they would re-open" for the rest of the academic year. Six million public school students and their families will now remain home for an unprecedented length of time with school districts responding with their own versions of online learning….Read more
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Something wonderful is in the works for the parents and students of our schools at River Islands: in an extraordinary act of cooperation and visionary planning for the good of ALL the students, the Banta Elementary School District (BESD) board of directors have voted unanimously to approve a new charter organization, "River Islands Academies". What…Read more


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This post was written right at the beginning of the year but I never got round to publishing it, so here it is a day spent at the seaside to celebrate the arrival of a new year, 2019. It has … Continue reading
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Oh we do like to be beside the seaside! A Crazy Lighthouse
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