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The work: Helping Commerce eliminate waste and inefficiency through its Cost Reduction Project.
The impact: Her work has resulted in significant cost savings while promoting participation goals for small and disadvantaged businesses and improving the acquisition workforce's productivity.
The nuts and bolts: Rung's leadership of the Cost Reduction Project has led to reduced wireless costs, better printing management and strategic sourcing for seven principal commodity purchases, including computers. She also created an agencywide network of strategic sourcing experts from each of Commerce's major bureaus. Her efforts have yielded more than $4 million in savings and are expected to save $18 million in the next 12 months.
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NEW YORK – Experimentation with human growth hormones by America's teens more than doubled in the past year, as more young people looked to drugs to boost their athletic performance and improve their looks, according to a new, large-scale national survey.
In a confidential 2013 survey of 3,705 high school students, being released today by the Partnership for Drug-Free Kids, 11 percent reported using synthetic HGH at least once – up from about 5 percent in the four preceding annual surveys.
Travis Tygart, CEO of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, depicted the numbers as alarming but not surprising, given the online marketing of performance-enhancing substances and lack of drug testing for high school athletes.
It's what you get when you combine aggressive promotion from for-profit companies with a vulnerable target – kids who want a quick fix and don't care about health risk, Tygart said in an interview. It's a very easy sell, unfortunately.
Nine percent of teen girls reported trying synthetic HGH and 12 percent of boys.
A picture emerges of teens – both boys and girls – entering a largely unregulated marketplace (online and in-store) in which performance-enhancing substances of many varieties are aggressively promoted with promises of improved muscle mass, performance and appearance, said the report. This is an area of apparently growing interest and potential danger to teens that cries out for stricter controls on manufacture and marketing.
Given the high cost of authentic HGH, it's possible that some of teens who reported using it may in fact have obtained fake products. As the survey said, It's very difficult to know what exactly is in the substances teens are consuming, or what the short and long-term impact on their health may be.
Steve Pasierb, president of the Partnership for Drug-Free Kids, said the motives of today's youthful dopers were different from the rebellious or escapist attitudes that traditionally accompanied teen drinking and pot-smoking.
This is about how you feel, how you look, Pasierb said. They're doing this thing to get ahead. ... Girls want to be thin and toned. For a lot of boys, it's about their six-pack.
He urged parents to talk candidly with their children about the dangers of performance-enhancing substances, but to avoid moralizing.
It's not about illegality, or whether you're a good parent or bad parent, he said. It's a health issue. These substances literally alter your body.
Pasierb said high school coaches have a key role in combating doping. Some are vigilant, other oblivious and perhaps a third are prepared to tolerate doping in the interests of winning, he said.
The new survey noted that the upsurge in teen HGH use occurred even as famous athletes were caught up in high-profile doping cases. Last August, Major League Baseball punished Alex Rodriguez with a lengthy suspension after investigating his use of performance-enhancing drugs. A few months earlier, Lance Armstrong admitted in a TV interview to doping throughout his cycling career.
One of Armstrong's former teammates is Tyler Hamilton, who was forced to return his 2004 Olympic gold medal after being found guilty of doping. In recent public appearances, Hamilton has implored young athletes to resist the temptation to dope.
There's so much pressure on winning – it's tough for these kids to stay true to themselves, he said. I can't change every kid's mind, but if I can do my part and other people do their part, we can beat this monster.
Tygart, who as USADA's chief oversaw investigations of Armstrong and Hamilton, noted that stringent testing regimens are an increasingly effective deterrent to doping among athletes in major pro sports and in international competitions.
But most young athletes are not in any testing program, and their chance of getting caught is zero, he said. When left unchecked, the win-at-all-cost culture will take over and athletes will make the wrong decision.
Synthetic HGH is supposed to be available only by prescription, yet products claiming to contain HGH are widely promoted and enforcement of the regulations is inconsistent, Tygart said.
Among the groups seeking to reverse the teen doping trend is the Texas-based Taylor Hooton Foundation, named after a 17-year-old high school athlete whose suicide in 2003 was blamed by his family on his use of anabolic steroids. Its staff has spoken to thousands of young people at school assemblies and sports camps.
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The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI), Washington, D.C.,says it is devoting more resources to the fight against scrap metal theft. The association has hired Brady Mills as its director of law enforcement outreach. In the new role, Mills will be responsible for working with the association's recently formed Law Enforcement Advisory Council to develop and implement a law enforcement training program as well as to coordinate outreach with the law enforcement community.
"I am very pleased that Brady has joined our team," says Robin Wiener, president of ISRI. "With more than 32 years in federal and state law enforcement, Brady's background further strengthens our efforts to fight metals theft. I look forward to the positive outcomes that will result from the collaboration between Brady and ISRI's newly created Law Enforcement Advisory Council in the development of a law enforcement training program and other outreach initiatives."
Mills recently retired from the U.S. Secret Service after more than 27 years. He began his career in the Secret Service in 1986 in the Detroit field office followed by field assignments in the Washington and Fresno, Calif., offices, and as resident agent in charge of the Sacramento, Calif., office.
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The stage version of "Brighton Beach Memoirs" seemed much more alive than this film. Some of the difference is in the casting of the hero: Jonathan Silverman does not wear as well and is not as infectiously likable as Matthew Broderick, who had the role on stage.
But most of the difference, I think, is in the direction.
The movie was directed by Gene Saks, who directs many of Simon's plays on both the stage and the screen, and whose gift is for the theater. His plays have the breath of life; his movies feel like the official authorized version. Everything is by the numbers. After we learn that the hero's family always pronounces diseases with a whisper, we know with total certainty that at least one whispered disease will be "diarrhea," and that the joke will be carried on for one disease too long.
In "Brighton Beach Memoirs," the first in an autobiographical trilogy by Simon, he remembers his early adolescence. Still ahead were the uncertain war years of "Biloxi Blues" and the family wars and heartbreaks of "Broadway Bound," his current stage success. Simon tells his story through the eyes of Eugene (Silverman), a kid who seems more like a future go-fer than a future playwright, and whose life is consumed by a great and solemn desire to see at least one naked girl.
Eugene lives in a home filled with relatives; not only his parents and an important older brother, but also an aunt and a cousin. In the stage version, I could feel the crowding, the way the overlapping lives within the house raised the family's collective temperature. In the movie, there's no sense of other lives being lived through the walls, and the characters seem to walk on for their assigned material and then evaporate.
Nor does the Brighton Beach neighborhood really come to life, despite untold effort spent to dress the street where Jonathan lives.
When he leaves home, it's usually to go to Greenblatt's grocery, where his mother sends him several times a day (another standing joke). On his way there and back, he never seems to encounter anyone except characters specifically involved with the plot. This isn't a Brooklyn teeming with life and excitement; it's a backdrop for schtick.
Sometimes the family feels like backdrop, too. Jonathan's mother is intended to be one of the great towering figures of his life, but Blythe Danner doesn't bring much force to the character. Danner proved in "The Great Santini" that she can bring great passion to the role of the mother of a troubled family, but in this movie there seems to be an invisible line she's not allowed to cross, a certain level above which she must not raise her voice. There's that feeling all through the movie - the feeling that a safe middle ground has been established, and that nothing will grow too fearsome, too passionate or too angry.
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The apartment, with an area of 30m2, located on the 1st and last floor of a small residence enjoying a beautiful tropical garden and parking, 150m from the beach and sea shuttle Fort de-France in 20 minutes.
The loggia, real living space on which implanrée kitchenette, facing the bay of Fort-de-France, not vis-à-vis. It is equipped with an awning and an electric roller shutter.
The residence is located 100m from a bakery and a car rental company, with 200m of food, various restaurants, and 600m from the Creole Village of Pointe-du-Bout with a marina, restaurants, a casino, entertainment and all amenities.
The town of Trois-Ilets is ideally located for both to Fort de France by sea shuttle for exploring the island, and to indulge in water sports or golf (18 holes 2 kms).
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Posted 02 February 2013 - 08:43 PM
Anyone cruised with this line before? Looking at booking a cruise for later this year with them on the Radiance of the Seas, the ships look great in the brochure
Posted 02 February 2013 - 08:46 PM
Gorgeous kiddos you have there!
I have cruised with them twice, brilliant both times and good kid focus (better than princess). I've found the food better and facilities much nicer than P&O.
Posted 02 February 2013 - 08:57 PM
i havent cruised with them yet but im going to be on the september 23 cruise from Honolulu to Sydney(on Radiance) and from what i have heard from other that have cruised with them its a great company to go with and everything is awesome
Posted 02 February 2013 - 09:33 PM
My family and I cruised on that ship a couple of months ago. We are a family of 6 and we had inter-connecting cabins. We went during the school holidays and Im pretty sure the ship was full.
The ship itself was looking a bit tired and dated in some places and the pools and activities got VERY crowded at times. Often people would have to sit on the floor for things like bingo, show performances, trivia nights etc Our kids weren't huge fan of the kids club but they went occasionally. We found that all the good activities didnt start until after 10pm so we missed them as our kids were in bed, plus we are old so we were buggered by then!
But the level of service is outstanding and the food was pretty good. I highly recommend getting the drink packages though its just post mix from the bars, not soda fountains like they advertise on the website.
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- Starring: Caleb Landry Jones, Gemma Arterton, Sam Riley, Saoirse Ronan, Thure Lindhardt
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- Director: Neil Jordan
- Genre(s): Drama, Thriller, Fantasy, Horror
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Score distribution:
Positive: 16 out of 22
Mixed: 5 out of 22
Negative: 1 out of 22
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"As far as I'm concerned this poster should be on display in the Louvre"
Guests & Strong Martinis
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The King Stay the King
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"Either get busy living or get busy dying."
Only for Children: [via: DIY Photography]" The ANAR Foundation is a Spanish organization which helps kids in risk. They Operate a unique phone number - 116 111 - where minors at risk can get aid and consultation. Anar did a campaign advertizing the number, but were facing a problem where they did not want potential aggressors to see that a kid was even looking at the ad. The solution was using Lenticular printing [wiki] on street signs." [more inside]
I said Goddamn!!!
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The fabled Dr. Hans Sachs Poster Collection
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Where will U go next?
North Americans may have noticed that U-Haul trucks and trailers are emblazoned with colorful SuperGraphics. First created in 1988 (previously), the mobile gallery now comprises 206 images. Most U.S states and Canadian territories and provinces are now honored by multiple designs, as are the U.S. armed forces and 9/11. The classic America and Canada's Moving Adventure series, seen on trucks and trailers, features an iconic image for each state, province and territory. The Venture Across America and Canada series, begun in 1997, presents "carefully researched rare findings, little-known facts and mysteries," exploring science and nature, technology and history. At the U-Haul website, the "Learn More" link on each Venture SuperGraphic page leads to a surprisingly exhaustive discussion of the subject of each graphic. [more inside]
All the cool kids know their logical fallacies!
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Timeless Message
The story behind the iconic poster Keep Calm and Carry On rediscovered in 1991 at Barter Books, has been covered here before, but not in this lovely short video. And not with the new iPhone app.
The Breakout Hit Of The Season
Designer and Illustrator - Dr. Monster- shows us how to make a modern movie poster. Maybe you'd like to see one of his posters? Or a happy scooter? Or a motivational poster? Or just a dapper looking Tesla with a Tesla Cannon?
An Epic Background, A Pun On The Name, Mix and Shake Well For Best Results
You may not know who the Costacos Brothers are. But if you were a sports fan in the US during the 1980's, chances are that you had one of their posters up in your room.
AIDS information posters from around the world
AIDS information posters from around the world You can browse by country, topic, etc., and many of the posters have large linked images. Provided by UCLA's Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library. (Much as it pains me to say it, while these are public health information posters hosted by a medical library, for some, the content will be NSFW.)
Keep Calm, But Cease and Dissist
On the 25th March 2011, Mark Coop of 'Keep Calm and Carry On LTD' registered a trademark of the words Keep Calm and Carry On in an attempt to take control of the very British and now very famous, nostalgia invoking, wartime poster. The trademark has angered Barter Books (who discovered the poster), wartimeposters.co.uk (owners of an original poster) and Kerry Cade from Simply Printing 4U whose business was greatly affected by the trademark. Now, in true British Spirit, a group of wartime enthusiasts has come together in an attempt to overturn the trademark. [more inside]
Off to Grandmother's House We Go
"Hyper-minimalist poster designs of the classic children's stories we've grown to know and love." [more inside]
Henning Lederer's Machinatorium features art and animation of pictograms and other abstractions of the human form. Lederer is also known for animating Fritz Kahn's classic poster Der Mensch als Industriepalast.
Anything above 110th St can't be said to actually exist
Alien Loves Predator makes an (abridged) map of NYC movies. Can you name all 91? (via) [more inside]
Loose Lips Sink Starships
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Tennis Girl: a face behind the behind.
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Trade Union Poster Design: A Very Mini History
Entartete Kunst
Born in Concrete; Canadian artist Derek Stenning creates grim, Soviet-inspired futuristic space posters. Blog; Flickr photostream.
Iconic 70s and 80s Americana
Richard Amsel was a Philadelphian artist who created original and iconic illustrations and paintings found on posters for several popular 1970s and 80s American movies, including Mad Max: Beyond the Thunderdome, The Dark Crystal, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and The Sting. He also created unique artwork for TV Guide covers, as well as album cover art for Bette Midler and others. His Time cover featuring Lily Tomlin was added to the permanent collection of the Smithsonian Institution.
FREAK OUT AND BREAK THINGS A poster-maker toy for you.
Movie Unsheets
When a movie one sheet not an ad for an upcoming film? Some talented graphic designers have taken to creating one sheets for already released films. These 'unsheets' as screenwriter John August calls them are often clever and subtle pieces that reference iconic scenes of the film such as Die Hard's infamous walk on broken glass scene for example. Previous discussion of re-imagined movie posters. and here.
The Seat Monopolizer
The three annoying train monsters shown in the poster are Nesshii (the sleeping monster), Asshii (the leg-crossing monster), and Shinbunshii (the newspaper-reading monster). Tokyo Subway Manner Posters, '76-'82
Dead or alive
Wanted: Jonah Hex - on making a movie prop, and a little about actual Old West wanted posters.
Writing on the Wall
Good 50x70 is an annual poster contest run by a worldwide partnership. Each year they ask seven charities to prepare briefs on major global issues, and then invite anyone to submit original posters that address the issue. The call for 2010 posters is now on; explore the archives from previous years to see posters on health care access, the War on Terror, women's rights, child mortality, water scarcity, global warming, and more.
Ultra Monster art by Takayoshi Mizuki: Japanese monster-kaiju art from the 70s. Warnring: Contains Dino-Tank
Vintage Posters!
Game, set, match.
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Vintage German Illustration
More Alike than Different
More Alike than Different the National Down Syndrome Congress has been running a campaign for Down syndrome awareness. As part of the campaign, they invited families to create their own own posters. Some are simple. Some are heartwarming. Some are fun. You too can vote for your favorite.
Stephen Colbert Olympic Poster
Stephen Colbert and Shepard Fairey create a Vancouver 2010 Olympic Poster. [pdf link]. And Stephen suggests to the Colbert Nation that they download, print, and post it all over for the games. (see sidebar.)
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I'm attempting to develop a chrome extension which will allow a user to use Outlook Web Anywhere more effectively. During development, I noticed that there doesn't appear to be any way to share login information between OWA (which uses form based authentication) and Exchange Web Services (which I'm using for the bulk of the extension), because EWS uses only simple authentication and OWA uses a cookie based form authentication.
Should I attempt to provide users a relatively insecure method of storing their username/password on the local disk (maybe encrypted with some kind of generated key) or provide them no real way to keep their session alive between browser sessions?
If anyone's at all familiar with development of either OWA or EWS, maybe they can provide some insight to the situation that I'm not aware of. I don't want to have to force users to have a certain login scheme on their exchange servers, so any server-side settings changes are out of the question. Is there another way to share the authentication information that I'm not aware of?


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Banker returns to her musical roots
Date: August 18, 2010
by: Heidi Kurpiela | A&E Editor
If Marcy Gilroy's life were a concert, she'd currently be in her second act.
On the surface, it seems as if the bank-executive-turned-piano-teacher has undergone a creative metamorphosis, but to those who know Gilroy, her latest endeavor is less of a departure and more of a homecoming.
A classically trained pianist, Gilroy has played the piano since she was 4 years old. Mozart's "Fantasia in D Minor" comes as naturally to her as does the glittering jewels and gowns she's photographed wearing at black-tie events.
But Gilroy is much more than a socialite.
Step inside her Prestancia home and you'll see for yourself. A woman doesn't convert half her living space into a piano studio if she's not seriously disciplined or seriously talented.Gilroy is both.
"This isn't a music mommy-and-me where we twirl around and play games," Gilroy says as she breezes into the living room she uses for her Child Prodigy piano series. "This is structured piano."
Eight baby pianos in red, black and pink are assembled in a U-shape across a zebra-print rug in the middle of the room. Clothespins hold sheet music and colorful name tags in place. Pushed under a bay window in the room is a zebra-print bench in which Gilroy has stored a collection of toy drums, tambourines and other instruments.
"My significant other will tell you the reason I love this so much is because I'm still a kid," Gilroy says, bending down to pluck the keys on a miniature piano.
The mother of four attended New York University School of Performing Arts in the late 1970s. She performed at Lincoln Center, taught at New York City's High School for the Performing Arts and worked as an accompanist at the New Jersey School of Ballet.
She seemed destined for a life as a concert pianist until she graduated with an MBA from Barney School of Business and set out for Wall Street.
A former senior-level executive at Bank of America and Fifth Third, Regions and Citizens banks, Gilroy spent 25 years in wealth management until the banking industry went bust a couple years ago. That prompted Gilroy to revive her oldest passion — music.
Gilroy started "A Prelude to the Classics" in the spring of 2009. Within two months she had eight students. A year-and-a-half later, she was up to 60 students, ranging from 2 years old to 82 years old.
Piano Distributors on U.S. 41 recently latched on to her Child Prodigy series. According to Gilroy, the program will soon be replicated in 32 retail piano locations throughout the U.S. — zebra-print decor and all.
"It's a little funky," Gilroy says of the studio, which also offers guitar, drum and voice lessons. "But this is me; this is my style."
Gilroy is overjoyed with the success of her program. She says her children's classes have been a labor of love.
"It's unbelievable," Gilroy says. "I feel like I should have done this years ago."
if you go
Students from Marcy Gilroy's "A Prelude to the Classics" piano studio will perform a recital at 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 22, at TPC Prestancia. For more information, call 266-5847 or visit www.apreludetotheclassics.com.
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