text:
If you need SSDI called Bender and Bender..... A girl I use to work with just stopped bye to visit her girlfriend at work. She showed us her paperwork. After getting shot down by SSDI twice Bender and Bender got her a settlement of 72K (4 Years back pay) and $1800 per month. What is wrong with her..... Nothing..... She is bi-polar. What a joke...... She said that they base her payment on how much she was making at her job. She lost her job (layed off) 4 years ago and she collected unemployment for 99 weeks. If she did not get layed off, she would still be working here.
That's not nothing, but you're right that it isn't disability, either (unless you want it to be) -- at least in the cases I personally know of.
If that settlement is for real, I would guess it's coming from the employer's insurance company, not the Social Security administration, since a settlement like that would open the floodgates ... or there's something more to the woman's diagnosis than bipolar.
SSI has always been an issue, remember an 18 year old girl who was very happy because she got on SSI because she essentially could not read.. Time and time again there are drug addicts who live off of SSI.. not sure the answer, but in the past "protective payments" have usually led to theft by the person receiving the payment.. Bi Polar is not a completely disabling issue, it can be controlled with meds and treatment, it would make more sense that SSI in this case be conditional dependent on her cooperation with tx and some type of retraining. OTOH always need to be wary of hearsay information.. or what someone told you someone said.
Actually, drug addicts do not get SSI. That said, many drug addicts have other problems as well, such as psychosis, schizophrenia, PTSD, or serious physical injury. I'm sure every now and then someone manages to sneak through, since there are addicts who apply and reapply.
Am acutely aware of dual diagnosis.. the issue is what comes first the addictions or the mental illness???.. either way to just give someone a blank check with no conditions for life is wrong..
Think about what you typed. While addicts won't get it for being an adict, they will get it because they'll be diagnosed as having a mental disorder of some kind because, well, they are an addict.
What difference would it make once they are both in place? A person wouldn't be any less sick because one preceeded the other, would they?
My personal favorite, are the 20 and 30 somethings that walk into my office looking for an apartment, who list their SSDI disability check as income. The saddest part is that the majority of them can barely speak english. Only in America!
I agree with you Darryl. and being a recovering addict myself, I can say that no addict should get any gov't money unless they're sober/straight. And I also believe they should have to prove their sobriety periodically. Giving $$ to an active addict is like throwing gasoline on a fire.
You have it backwards. While there are some party animals who become addics, most don't fall into that category: - The soldier who becomes addicted as a resulted of a war injury when he was prescribed opiates. - The young man who grew up in a household where his parents introduced him to drugs at the age of 12. - The young woman who was raped by her father, and has haunting memories from which she cannot escape. - The woman whose husband knocked all her teeth and would ply her with alcohol to shut her up. - The man who turned to drugs, after being the one who survived a car accident that killed those he loved. - The man who hears voices constantly telling him bs, who wants nothing more than to find a way to quiet those voices. Most drug addicts have frightening pasts and become addicted because of that. Like many people, they tried drugs, including alcohol, at a young age, but it's the horrific physical or mental trauma that turned them into addicts. Many of them have tried more than a dozen times (and I'm not exaggerating) to break free from addiction through various programs. Of the 100 or so people I've worked with so far, only a few fit your description, and frankly they are not the ones who get disability.
Although a good percentage of addiction results from the causes you listed, it's certainly not the majority. Alcoholism mostly results from a condition(s) one is born with that make life more difficult to deal with than a "normal" person does. As a result, the addict begins to medicate themselves with drugs or alcohol and actually believes it is what is holding them together. But the reality is that it actually makes whatever condition they are born with worse over time. Most do not have "life-changing trama" that causes their addiction. As with most things in life, most addicts are "run of the mill" Things like ADD & deep insecurity lead to addiction as often as a horrendous childhood & adult experiences.
You frighten me sometimes with you anecdotal knee jerk responses, after you have worked with about 5,000 people than you might have some credibility. Not every addict has suffered trauma, not every person with a mental health issue uses drugs/alcohol.. sometimes as a professional you need to enable people to take control, not just government cash. The reality is that this is an overused program, with few controls.. don't forget they also get the accompanying free medical with no conditions once determined eligible.
You're wrong, PR. The evidence that alcoholism is genetic is unclear, with most experts thinking that genetics plays a contributing role for some addicts, but environment plays the leading role. Children of alcoholics are often raised in violent and abusive households. That's the cycle that creates the alcoholism. If a child of alcoholics manages to escape that cycle, the children of that child have only a slightly greater chances of becoming alcoholics than the rest of us. Most addicts have had life changing trauma, which may have to do with the alcoholism in the home they grew up with. Low self esteem and ADD may contribute to addiction, but certainly low self esteem comes from a problematic family system or community. ADD is another issue altogether, and I don't really believe in ADD (though there are exceptions).
Again, as a recovering addict, most of us look for & want "the easier, softer way". I'm very, very grateful I did not go to some gov't service to get that. I've have to re-learn how to live life with the help of other alcoholics/addicts. Have I "dealt with" psychological issues by seeking professional help? Yes, I have. I spent almost 10 years on medication and then decided I did not want to live my life medicated. It's been almost 10 years since I last took any prescriptions to treat myself and I actually feel better and I know my self-esteem has benefitted greatly from knowing that fact. It's been 21 years since my last drink/drug and it's a process I wouldn't trade for anything. I also know that some of us must stay on medications just to maintain their sanity and I have deep respect for that as well.
Some people don't believe in alcoholism either Patters. You should have written, "in my OPINION, you're wrong PR" Just know for a fact that AA has and will always help more addicts than professionals and doctors can. We need people like yourself Patters and I'm glad you're doing what you do. If what you believe were true, then why do some children of abusive families become alcoholics while others do not? In my family, I am the only child (out of 4) who became an addict? I'd like your explanation? In my opinion (which is all there is right now), you're wrong. We'll have to agree to disagree. P.S. Either you believe in something or don't regarding ADD. Just as an FYI, I have ADD. I have very little capacity to recall names on short notice (as in conversation) and I am overwhelmed by many things normal people take in stride. The reality is Patters, you're not qualified to say you don't believe in it.
I base my knowledge my experience, on research, as well as the knowledge of those who have been in the field for decades. I don't know if you have been in the position of a therapist who learns from documents and clients their secrets, but if you haven't I'm not sure on what basis you're making your claim. Why would people confide in you? Who do you work for that they trust you're on their side? I rarely help people get disability unless I think they truly need it. My job is to do as you say, help people take control and build a better life, but they face enormous challenges; they often have CORIs or lack social skills or have other obstacles to landing even minimum wage jobs. The reality is we have an underclass in this nation who were not protected as children, received poor education and social services, and are lost souls. So far, the only people I've tried to help get disability are schizophrenics and those suffering from serious physical conditions. I don't deny there are some who play the system, but they're certainly not the majority, and I don't enable them.
AA/NA is a normal part of any addiction treatment plan, and believe me, just about every single week I ask my clients if they've gone to meetings. For some, AA is enough. For others, they need additional services as well. Also, some, such as those with medical conditions, PTSD, or schizophrenia are unable to go to AA meetings. Obviously, PR, I can only speculate about your situation, but each child experiences things differently, and it's awfully hard to say what your experiences were like for you. You may well have had an experience that was traumatizing to you that no one, including you, can recall. For instance, maybe a bat flew into your room and terrified you when you were a young child (or another trauma that no one paid much heed to), maybe you suffered an illness that frightened your parents so much that you became aware of your own vulnerability, maybe there was a tragedy when you were at a key developmental age that your siblings were not at, maybe you were bullied in school and your siblings were not, maybe your siblings had an adult in their life (e.g., a teacher) who gave them encouragement and you did not experience that, maybe you were simply one of those party animals who ended in the wrong crowd and stayed too long, maybe you became addicted as a result of prescriptions, maybe your parents had expectations for you that made you feel like a failure when you were young, maybe you were abused at time that you can't recall or abused worse than your siblings (often abusive parents single out one child)--there are countless possibilities. If you were my client I'd want to explore first where you got the strength to go into recovery and stick with AA (if that's what you're doing). I'd wonder if your siblings had become addicts, would they have had the strength to recover. In other words, maybe in some ways you were a victim of your own strength, and believed 'I could never become an addict,' at the time you were using. As far as my saying, "you're wrong." It's not my opinion, but it was based on what I've read about genetics and substance abuse. The evidence is in fact unclear as to the role of genetics. I don't think that's an opinion.


text: Music outside is usually loud, BBQ is ok and kinda over priced, but it Is BBQ and it"s always over priced, bit it was ok., Beer not very cold on our experience, waitress told us to keep our Voices down while band was playing! Really?! we took out of town quest there and was having to much fun I... read more

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Suicide |
Suicide types
In warfare
Related phenomena
Part of a series on |
Homicide |
Murder |
Note: Varies by jurisdiction
Manslaughter |
Non-criminal homicide |
Note: Varies by jurisdiction |
By victim or victims |
Family |
Other |
A murder–suicide is an act in which an individual kills one or more other persons before, or at the same time as, killing oneself. The combination of murder and suicide can take various forms, including:
- Murder which entails suicide, such as driving a car with one or more passenger(s) off a bridge or suicide bombing;
- Suicide after murder to escape punishment;
- Suicide after murder as a form of self-punishment due to guilt;
- Joint suicide in the form of killing the other with consent, and then killing oneself;
- Murder before suicide with the intent of preventing future pain and suffering of others including family members and oneself, such as a parent killing their children before ending their own life;
- Murder followed by suicide by a mentally unstable person;
- Murder to prevent an individual from causing harm to others, leading to suicide.
Many spree killings have ended in suicide, such as in many school shootings. Some cases of Religiously-motivated suicides may also involve murder.
Homicide and suicide[edit]
According to the psychiatrist Karl A. Menninger, murder and suicide are interchangeable acts – suicide sometimes forestalling murder, and vice versa.[1] Following Freudian logic, severe repression of natural instincts due to early childhood abuse, may lead the death instinct to emerge in a twisted form. The cultural anthropologist Ernest Becker, whose theories on the human notion of death is strongly influenced by Freud, views the fear of death as a universal phenomenon, a fear repressed in the unconscious and of which people are largely unaware. This fear can move individuals toward heroism, but also to scapegoating. Failed attempts to achieve heroism, according to this view, can lead to mental illness and/or antisocial behavior.[2]
In a research specifically related to murder–suicide, Milton Rosenbaum (1990) discovered the murder–suicide perpetrators to be vastly different from perpetrators of homicide alone. Whereas murderer–suicides were found to be highly depressed and overwhelmingly men, other murderers were not generally depressed and more likely to include women in their ranks.[2] In the U.S. the overwhelming number of cases are male-on-female.[3] Around one-third of partner homicides end in the suicide of the perpetrator. From national and international data and interviews with family members of murder–suicide perpetrators, the following are the key predictors of murder–suicide: a history of substance abuse, the male partner some years older than the female partner, a break-up or pending break-up, a history of battering, and suicidal contemplation by the perpetrator.
Though there is no national tracking system for murder–suicides in the United States, medical studies into the phenomenon estimate between 1,000 to 1,500 deaths per year in the US,[4] with the majority occurring between spouses or intimate partners and the vast majority of the perpetrators being male. Depression, marital or/and financial problems, and other problems are generally motivators.
Homicides which are later followed by suicide often make headline news while suicides not involving homicide are rarely mentioned. Some people might be misled by this to conclude that people who are suicidal are more likely to also be homicidal. However, the United States statistics indicate this is not the case. National statistics indicate 5% of all homicides are also followed by suicide. However, The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control reports[5] that an estimated 1 million adults reported attempting suicide in 2011, and there were over 38,000 completed suicides in the same time period.[6] Using these numbers, along with the estimates of 624 murder-suicide events per year as indicated by the Violence Policy Center,[7] the math indicates that murders are only associated with suicidal events (attempts and completions) approximately 6/100ths of 1% of the time.
In 18th century Denmark, people wishing to commit suicide would sometimes commit murder in order to receive the death penalty.[8] They believed murder followed by repentance would allow them to end their life while avoiding damnation.[8]
See also[edit]
- Crime of passion
- Mass murder
- School shooting
- Serial killer
- Spree killer
- Shinjū
- Suicide attack
- Violent true believer
- Terrorism
Further reading[edit]
- van Wormer, K. & Roberts, A.R.(2009) Death by Domestic Violence:Preventing the Murders and Murder–Suicides. Westport, CT:Praeger
- ^ Karl Menninger quote
- ^ a b Katherine van Wormer & Chuk Odiah, Journal of Criminal Justice, 27(4), 361–370.
- ^ Warren-Gordon, Kiesha, Bryan Byers, Stephen Brodt, Melissa Wartak, and Brian Biskupski. "Murder Followed by Suicide: A Newspaper Surveillance Study Using the New York Times Index WARREN-GORDON ET AL. MURDER FOLLOWED by SUICIDE." Journal of Forensic Sciences (Blackwell Publishing Limited), 55.6 (2010): 1592-1597.
- ^ American Roulette: Murder–Suicide in the United States. Violence Policy Center
- ^ CDC Suicide, Facts At A Glance, 2012
- ^ National Vital Statistics Reports Volume 61, Number 6 October 10, 2012
- ^ Violence Policy Center, American Roulette, Murder-Suicide in The United States, Fourth Edition
- ^ a b Ebdrup, Niels (March 31, 2012). "Kill to be killed in 18th century Denmark". ScienceNordic (Past Horizons). Retrieved April 1, 2012.


text:
Andiamo in Italia!
Join WDNA personalities on a six-city tour of Italy, during the world-famous Umbria Jazz Festival, July 10 – 20. Limited Come-Along packages now available.
Global Cuba Fest!
Giovanni Hidalgo, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Horacio "El Negro" Hernández, among the giants to perform at Global Cuba Fest, March 7th.
Jazz Encounters
Young musicians are invited to play with some of the best artists in town. Friday, March 13, 2015 – 8:00 p.m. with the Chris Burbank Quartet
Jazz in Film @ WDNA
Join us on the third Thursday of every month for Jazz documentary films. Thur. March 19th @ 7 PM QUINCY JONES: In The Pocket
Jazz in the Gardens
Lonnie Liston Smith, Roy Ayers among stars at Jazz in the Gardens, March 21st – 22nd.
WDNA presents Jazz History Lecture Series 2014-2015
March 31th, 2015 -Jim Gasior,The Musical Poetry of the Great American Songbook
Joan Armatrading makes final major tour!
Award-winning singer, songwriter, Joan Armatrading will make her final major concert tour, May 2nd, at Parker Playhouse.
Tuesday Night Jazz Party at Blue Martini Kendall
Join the WDNA live jazz broadcast, every Tuesday, beginning at 7pm, from Blue Martini Lounge, in Kendall.
Drive home with Michael Valentine
Music Director and Host, Michael Valentine selects music for your afternoon drive, Weekdays, 3pm–7pm, on 88.9FM


text:
208 Sqn Hawk transitting low level through the "Mach Loop" near to its home base on nearby Anglesey.
RAF GR4 scooting through the "Mach Loop".
"NINJA 11" flying as one of a pair of T2's from IV(R)Sqn based at RAF Valley on the nearby island of Anglesey!
"REBEL 87" flying the 95th anniversary GR4 low level through LFA7 ..The WSO has seen the snappers perched above him!!
"LOSSIE 09" flown by XV(R)Sqn aircrew the 12(B)Sqn 99th anniversary Tornado flies low level on its final flight through LFA7 en route to RTP at RAF Leeming. Sad days indeed as increasing numbers o... (more)
One of a pair of Mirage F1CR fighters caught transiting low level through LFA7 en route to RAF Valley to work with IV(R)Sqn on nearby Anglesey.
Marham GR4 flying as a solo jet low level through LFA7l Park!
IV(R)Sqn Hawk T2 on a low level sortie from nearby Valley scoots through the Snowdonian National Park!
"Marham 11" heading south through LFA7. Pre Christmas "Check rides" for front and back seaters respectively.
"FLAPJACK" knife edging through LFA7 en route to the Autumn Airshow at Duxford.
"Dropping In" to LFA7...494th FS marked F15E Strike Eagle from the 48th FW at RAF Lakenheath.
RAF GR4 hammering through Snowdonia with wings swept back fully to 67 degrees and going like the proverbial "Bat out of Hell!!!!
Eurofighter IPA6 from BAE Warton bring flown superbly low level through LFA7 by test pilot c/s "TARNISH 9" leading "Tarnish 69" flying a primer RSAF Typhoon ZK092 on its 3rd flight!!


text:
Processing Time - Orders typically ship in 2-5 business days. Transit via UPS Ground can take up to 6 business days. Braided and custom-made products may take 2 to 3 weeks for delivery.
Free Shipping to Contiguous United States - We do not ship to Alaska, Hawaii or the Caribbean Islands at this time.
Oversized items - Orders that ship freight may take up to 2 weeks from shipment date to be delivered. You will be contacted by the trucking company to schedule a delivery appointment.
Shipping to Canada - Orders shipping to Canada will be subject to a 15% shipping surcharge fee. The shipping surcharge does not cover duties, customs, taxes or brokerage fees which may be charged to you by the shipping courier at time of delivery. At this time we are not shipping to Yukon and the Northwest Territories in Canada.
The Flora Collection sets new standards in the Floral Country look, hand crafted and hand carved with 100% premium wool in China, this luxurious assortment offers 6 gorgeous versions of an elegant transitional style.
- Collection: Flora
- Brand: Rugs America
- Material: 100% Wool
- Weave: Hand Tufted
- Styles: Country & Floral Rugs
- Origin: China
Vacuum regularly as new wool rugs can shed yarn fibers for up to three months. Avoid direct and continuous exposure to sunlight. Do not pull loose ends, clip them with scissors to remove. Clean liquid spills immediately by blotting with cloth or sponge. For hard to remove stains, professional rug cleaning is recommended.
Returns Accepted Within 30 Days of DeliveryFill out the information below.


text:
Sewing for Beginners
Bonus: Get our newsletter & special offers for free. We will not share or sell your email address. View our Privacy Policy
Caring for Fabric
- Before prewashing any fabric, a quick zigzag stitch or serge will keep the edges from fraying.
- If you get fabric from a craft or fabric store without care and content labels, make your own labels to sew into finished garments. Make a fabric care label with fabric sheets made for your computer printer and sew into the garment.
- Don't store your fabric in direct sunlight. Sunlight can fade the showing fabric and leave you with multi-tonal fabric.
- To protect fabric from dust or smoke, store neatly folded stacks in plastic bins or bags.
- Preshrink fabric before you store it.
- To test how a special fabric reacts to different pre-treatments (such as silk), create several small swatches and treat them differently. For example, press one with a press cloth and one without a press cloth.
- If you are covering outdoor cushions or pillows with new fabric, use inexpensive plastic shower curtain liners to first cover the cushions with a waterproof layer before covering with the new fabric. You can also do this with purchased newly purchased items. This will reduce mildew.
Tags / Related Topics
Your Recently Viewed Projects
Love these projects? Get MORE delivered to your Inbox – FREE Click Here!
Something worth saving?
- SAVE all your favorite crafts
- ADD personal notes
- QUICKLY reference your crafts
Free eBooks
- 12 Thrifty Trash to Treasure Crafts
- 17 Flower Craft Ideas: How To Make Paper Flowers, Easy Fabric Flowers and More
- 18 Crafts with Felt: Simple Craft Ideas, Felt Flowers & More
- 24 Tie-Dye Techniques: Free Tie-Dye Patterns
- 24 Valentine's Day Crafts for Kids: Lovely Kids Crafts Ideas and Projects
- 25 Cool Things to Do with Wine Bottles
- 26 Spring Crafts for Kids
- 41 Valentine's Day Crafts: Valentine's Day Cards, Gifts and More
- Cupid's Handmade Crafts
- Irish for a Day: St. Patrick's Day Craft and Recipe Guide
Our Newest Projects & Articles
- Learn to Embroider with the Best of Leisure Arts
- Colorful Ladybugs Toilet Paper Roll Craft
- Reworked Rainbow Table DIY Craft Project
- Leisure Arts Book Bundle
- Polyform Sculpey Clay Beginner Pack
- Red Heart Fancy Yarn Pack
- 13 Spring Crafts: Easter Craft Ideas, Spring DIY Home Decor, and More free eBook
- American Quilter's Society Gift Card
- Marvy Uchida Easy Crystal Applicator
- Sizzix eclips2 DIY Electric Cutter Starter Kit


text:
What Our Customers Say
"I greatly appreciate the time and effort you have put into our coaching relationship over the past several months. It truly has helped me mentally visualize what I need to do in some areas. You helped me examine my leadership and communication style and effectiveness and to explore options to consider which may result in improved time management and personal organizational skills." Food and Drug Administration, Department of Agriculture
"I want you to know how delighted I am with the service you have provided NCI. The survey development process was efficient and effective and the report was completed so quickly. Today's presentation was great. You answered everyone's questions and really gave us a sense that you understood the CIS as an organization. Thanks for all the great work you have done for us." National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
"Thank you for the workshop, I feel very comfortable; thanks for a great training and solid materials; I am eager to start. Examples of questions, discussion points, models, everything. This was my first formal training on mentoring/coaching, so it was extremely helpful." Corporation for National and Community Service
"We could not have done it without all of you too, the knowledge you all have given us has helped accomplish our goals here and will continue to help us in the future. Getting teams together to work on different areas, different things, helped accomplish our ACA accreditation ... the word TEAM is the main source of our accomplishment, all due to the PITT." Department of Homeland Security
"I wanted to thank you for your help in facilitating the CADDIS retreat…It was great to have your assistance in developing the agenda and your facilitation skills in implementing it. You kept us on time and on target." Environmental Protection Agency
"Well the dust has settled and I've gotten great feedback on the retreat. Although we haven't answered all of the questions, we've taken a giant step in the forward direction. Thanks for your help in facilitating the meeting and making it a success." Environmental Protection Agency
"The consensus is that the facilitator has instilled a sense of momentum to the planning process, and that we're finally pulling together. The guidance he provided us was an essential part of letting everyone see where our draft strategic plan left off, and what we needed to do to progress further -- both in our plan development and our long-standing quest to develop workable and supportable measurements." Department of Homeland Security
"FCG's product transcends traditional deliverables. They not only guided us to short-term results, but also taught us skills to build on those successes indefinitely." Department of Homeland Security
"You deserve a lot of the credit for getting us to this point, so I want to thank you again for giving us your time and expertise. Add this to your job well done column." Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation
"Quality service from knowledgeable, creative insiders." Department of Veterans Affairs
"Knowledge of the federal government and best practices. I am really glad there's an outfit like this in government." Department of Education
"We are so glad that the FCG consultants came to our site to help us...we wanted to change, but didn't have the know how to do it. They really helped us." Department of Homeland Security "The guidance the consultant provided us was an essential part of letting everyone see where our draft strategic plan left off, and what we needed to do to progress further." Department of Housing and Urban Development
"I just wanted to thank you for the wonderful experience you brought us. Your training will be great tool for our facility and will help us to become the number one facility in the government." Small Business Administration
"Experienced federal executives committed to improving government. Self-mastery, trust, honesty, integrity are the reasons I select the Federal Consulting Group to help us." Department of Commerce
Last Reviewed: December 20, 2013


text:
Infonet. The 'Excellent Customer Service in Public Libraries - New Trends' seminar was held on Thursday 2 April 2009, at the State Library of Victoria.
It is part of the professional development delivered as part of the Statewide Public Library Development Projects. The audience from Victorian public libraries heard from three interstate speakers: Brett Whitford, Executive Director, Customer Service Institute of Australia (CSIA) who spoke about Changing customer service trends; Sharan Harvey, Manager, Brisbane City Council Library Service, delivered presented on the customer focus at Brisbane Square Library and Customer Centre; and Carina Clement, Manager, Albury LibraryMuseum spoke about the pros and cons of convergence and the impact on customer service at the Albury LibraryMusuem.
Reading Future Trends, Libraries Reach Out to Older Adults. May 16, 2011; Source: SecondAct | Some enterprising public libraries around the country think there's much more they can do to serve aging baby boomers.
As a result, they're starting programs and making other changes designed to cater to the interests and needs of adults between the ages of 50 and 75, a group that's projected to represent 65 percent of U.S. library patrons by 2014. In California, where up until a few years ago the state's library system offered few programs for "mid-life adults," the Transforming Life after 50 (TLA50) initiative now offers training and guidance on the kinds of programs and resources that would appeal to active, older adults.
Stephen Risau, a Portland, Ore., consultant who helped on the TLA50 initiative, says that it's in the best of interest of libraries "to change because boomers are living extended lives and have active lifestyles, and they're looking for not only how they could participate in programs but increasing how they might contribute. " Getting deeply local at our libraries. In April I was at an event where I used the phrase get deeply local to describe a key strategy for libraries that want to survive.
It was picked up by a couple of other speakers there, so I thought I would elaborate. In a world of generic best sellers available in supermarkets, music and video downloadable by bittorrent and university libraries getting best bang for buck with large "one size fits all" journal database subscriptions , I think that to best way to serve our communities libraries need to shift our resources toward a greater focus on the deeply local. JeromeDL - the Semantic Digital Library. Educational Technology and Libraries. Resourceful Curriculum for 21st Century Learning: Designing the School Library as a Garden. SUMMARY: To explore learning and change, the idea of the school library as a formal garden is cultivated.
A model floor plan that is adaptable by many school library spaces is presented, designed to apply models of inquiry and the concept of the learning commons.What's in a Name? Many in the school library profession have agonized over the name we should give to the space we work in: school library, information centre, school library information centre, library media centre, resource centre, or just plain library. Libraries as Sites of Enchantment, Participatory Culture, and Learning. R. David Lankes. The University of Toronto, Faculty of Information (iSchool) and Faculty of Information Alumni Association (FIAA) invite you to the 50th Anniversary of the Bertha Bassam Lecture, this year delivered by a passionate advocate for libraries, R.
David Lankes, who will discuss Radical Librarianship. Prof. Lankes is author of an upcoming book, The Radical's Guide to New Librarianship. New York's Public Architecture Gets a Face-Lift. Library 2.0 - the future of libraries in the digital age. Changing Spaces: Exploring Future User Needs, Sustainability, and Value. Sorry, but the article or page you're looking was not found.
In May 2013, Library Journal underwent a major server migration for its archived web content, which happened slightly sooner than originally expected. As a result, much of the content from 2004 to 2012 is currently unavailable to the public. However, this content has not been lost, and our web staff is in the process of converting these past articles for integration into the WordPress-based website you see here, which was launched in 2012.
Many of these older articles have already been restored, and more will continue to be restored on an ongoing basis as they are cleaned up. BuildingAndFacilities. Design Institute: Six Space Challenges from Six Libraries. Digital library aims to expand kids' media literacy. CHICAGO – On the ground floor of the city's main library, an odd experiment is taking place, one that could determine what your neighborhood library looks like in 10 years.
It goes like this: Take a very large room and fill it with the latest digital media — laptop computers, music keyboards, recording equipment, video cameras and gaming consoles. Invite teenagers. Apply a little pressure, pushing them both to consume and produce media. Coworking at the Public Library. Coworking is a modern work innovation where people in various creative professions share a common work space, synergizing their talents and making best use of fixed-cost resources.
Here is a portrait of how coworking might develop in public library spaces as public libraries transform themselves in coming years. Architects, take notice. Do you work as a computer programmer, writer, editor, animator, or graphic designer?


text:
People keep encroaching on their land. Where are these animals supposed to go? Do we really need more homes? Lord knows there are plenty of empty ones.
Marc Criffield clutches a small receiver in his hand and peers through the window of a single-engine Cessna. Suddenly, the device lets out an electric chirp. A second later, another chirp, and then another. Criffield has pinpointed FP197, a burly 4-and-a-half-year-old panther in the prime of its life. But something is wrong.
Instead of showing the endangered panther on the prowl, the signal is stationary. The cat might be sleeping through the sticky July heat, or the locator might be broken. But in his decades of tracking animals — from wolves along the Mexican border to foxes in the Great Plains — the 40-year-old scientist has learned to trust his gut.
"Knowing that he's a male with other males around that area, you get that sneaking suspicion something isn't right," Criffield says.
He has good reason to feel unsettled: This year has already been brutal for Florida's tiny panther population. By the end of June, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) recorded 14 deaths. If panther corpses keep piling up at that rate, it'll be the deadliest 12 months since detailed record-keeping began in 1981.
Even worse, a large percentage of those deaths — 50 percent this year and 54 percent between 2000 and 2011 — are due to an all-too-predictable cause: collisions with Florida drivers. As development encroaches farther into panther territory, experts worry that 2012 is a harbinger of even deadlier years to come. That hasn't stopped Gov. Rick Scott from reviving a controversial highway corridor plan and scaling back Florida's long-standing growth management laws.
"By far the single greatest threat to their survival is development and the degradation and fragmentation of habitat that accompanies it," says Elizabeth Fleming, a Florida representative for environmental group Defenders of Wildlife.
The iconic Florida panther, a subspecies of the more common American cougar, once wandered across eight states, from Texas to Arkansas to South Carolina. For millions of years, they evolved into remarkable predators. But their rapid decline began with the first white settlers, who were keen to kill any beasts threatening farmers. In 1887, the state put a $5 bounty on panther scalps, starting a hunting bonanza.
The real death knell, though, came not from guns but street pavers colonizing huge swaths of Florida in the post-World War II suburban boom. In 1967, panthers were placed on a federal endangered species list; some experts debated whether any of the big cats were left in the wild.
By the early '90s, scientists had found and tracked 30 survivors. The tiny population suffered rampant inbreeding, spurring heart problems and reproductive issues, so in 1995, biologists imported eight female cougars from Texas to diversify the gene pool. The plan helped, but almost 20 years later, the population is still minuscule — between 100 to 160 — clustered mostly in rural counties such as Collier, Lee, and Hendry.
Criffield has always been fascinated by hard-luck animals like the Florida panther. Raised in north Texas, he immersed himself in rugged wilderness at a young age. After graduating with degrees in genetics and zoology from Texas A&M, he bounced around, looking for his niche. He worked with coyotes, bears, and bats before heading to Oklahoma State University for a master's degree and research on local foxes.
After grad school, Criffield went to New Mexico to track endangered Mexican wolves before leaving five years ago for an FWC job in the Panhandle. At first, the gig was dull; he spent days fielding calls about trapping permits and bear sightings. So when he got an opportunity to move downstate and work with the elusive panther, Criffield jumped.
"I love the panther work," he says. "It has a purpose and I feel like I'm contributing to the greater good."
He quickly learned that tracking the elusive creatures is no easy task. It starts with a hunt for telltale signs like paw prints or fresh dung. Then a trained hound sniffs down the cat and forces it up a tree, where it's shot with a tranquilizer as FWC workers scurry below with a net the size of a bed sheet. If the panther doesn't drop, someone has to climb the tree and toss down the cat, which weighs up to 160 pounds. Vets and biologists then check its vitals, attach a collar and transponder, and tattoo its ear.
It sometimes takes weeks to find a single animal. "We usually average about a panther a week," Criffield says. "But we could find one in one week and then not find any for weeks. It's real sporadic."
Tough as it is, tracking is crucial for keeping an accurate population count. Lately, those numbers have been harrowing.
In 11 years, between 2000 and 2011, the FWC recorded 230 panther deaths. Vehicles were the leading cause by a wide margin, killing at least 126. But in just the past six months, from January through June, FWC has already documented 14 dead panthers, half of which were killed by cars.
While 2012 is on pace to be the worst on record, Criffield notes that panther deaths can occur in spurts. "Sometimes three dead panthers can be recovered in a week and then another won't be reported for three months," he says.
Either way, activists argue there's a direct link between those deaths and Florida's ever-expanding push into panther habitat. Many point to Ave Maria — the Catholic college built in 2005 smack in the middle of cat territory — and the outskirts of Naples as the worst offenders.
People keep encroaching on their land. Where are these animals supposed to go? Do we really need more homes? Lord knows there are plenty of empty ones.
Tangible measures should be taken to stop this killings .
It is very pathetic that expanding human community is taking the lives of panthers.


text:
Start learning with our library of video tutorials taught by experts. Get started
Demonstrates how to record, edit, optimize, and enhance audio using tools and techniques in Adobe Soundbooth CS5.
"Your tutorials are superb: easy to understand, entertaining, and really help feed the passion." —Ken A.
more from our members »


text:
routes du bonheur Suggestions for itineraries to discover the world
Italian baroque, French elegance, English whimsy, or Japanese zen or Andalusian romance – whatever their style, the Relais & Châteaux gardens create magnificent settings for charming properties. There is a return to the original meaning of the word garden: a metaphor for paradise. Many properties have magnificent gardens that have particularly enhanced their chosen landscape. Together with Porto Rozès, endowed with all the perfumes of the Portuguese Douro valley, we dedicate the Garden Trophy to these creators of lovingly crafted oases of natural serenity
"Whatever their style, our gardens are a metaphor for paradise"
Perched on the slopes of the magnificent Stellenbosch mountains and surrounded by sweeping views across the estate's vineyards, this prime location provides a sense of escape and privacy. Each sumptuously decorated lodge, with their own private decks and heated plunge pools, invite complete relaxation. Discreet décor, skilfully blending indigenous influences and contemporary design, is complemented by a number of works by South African artists. Here, guests delight in heartfelt hospitality and taste exceptional cuisine at a choice of the two restaurants and hand-crafted estate wines. The spa offers an exclusive range of sophisticated treatments by Swiss Perfection and Aromatherapy Associates. Enjoy evening canapés whilst watching the sun set over Table Mountain or languish in the lodge's private cinema. Time spent here is all about relaxing and indulging.


text: How Happy Is South Dakota Life? You'll Be Surprised At The Answer By Mark Tassler March 24, 2014 We are in one of the happiest places in the country Read More|Comment Category: Agriculture News, Lifestyle, Lists Tags: Happiness, Happy States, South Dakota Send to a friend! Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Pin it! Reddit This! Share on Tumblr!


text:
The City of The Red Sea
Hotels, hostels, apartments and resorts.
Have you chosen a place to stay?
Restaurants, clubs, bars and cafes.
The best places to enjoy by night.
Beaches, water sports, concerts and the outdoors.
The many attractions of Eilat.
Enjoy special prices at Eilat's beaches!
The city's hottest nightlife options
Take yourself into the wild
sunshine, boasts a variety of hotels, restaurants, crystal clear waters and plenty of attractions for all ages.
after, one of the best picks you can make on a worldwide scale is diving Red Sea. It is considered to have one of the richest underwater environments, with its extended coral reef and diverse marine fauna.
is mostly popular as a tourist resort, specifically around its famous recreational diving sites. A 2,000 km-long coral reef, with many attractive formations, extends along the Red Sea coastline, and makes for quite a sight.


text:
8AM – 12Noon, under the big white tent. Live music by Rockfish Gap.
Nelson Farmers Market Cooperative
3079 Rockfish Valley Hwy, Nellysford, VA, 22958
Pick Your Own Blueberries at Seaman's Orchard.
Seaman's Orchard
415 Dark Hollow Road, Roseland, VA, 22967
Live Music and Food Truck at Blue Mountain Barrel House.
Blue Mountain Barrel House
495 Cooperative Way, Arrington, VA, 22922
Unity in Community Outreach Ministry GospelFest Fundraiser at Calvary Baptist Church .
Calvary Baptist Church
8408 Thomas Nelson Highway, Lovingston, VA, 22949
The Jon Spear Band live at Rapunzel's.
Rapunzel's Coffee & Books
924 Front Street, Lovingston, VA, 22949


text:
What's Josh Hartnett's Biggest Pet Peeve?
The actor battles scary monsters in Showtime's new horror series Penny Dreadful
Amanda Seyfried: 'Everyone Wants to Have Sex' with Channing Tatum
"He's a superstar," Seyfried says of PEOPLE's Sexiest Man Alive
Amanda Seyfried & Josh Hartnett Take Their Dogs – and New Romance – to the Beach
The couple goes public with a romp on the beach with their pups
POLL: Hooking Up with Josh Hartnett
Who's the better match for the star? He's been spotted with Kirsten Dunst and Helena Christensen
Josh Hartnett Says Not to Worry about His Health
"I just had a little stomach bug," he says of his hospital visit. "I'm fine"
Josh Hartnett Parties in Miami a Week After Hospitalization
"He looked happy and was having fun," says onlooker tells PEOPLE
Josh Hartnett Hospitalized with Stomach Pains
The actor is under observation after suffering a "flare-up" of a gastrointestinal problem


text:
The Marsalle Company:
Purveyors of Unique/Profitable Spirits and Wine Brands
The Marsalle Company is a United States importer of spirits and wine. It is our goal to provide unique and profitable brands to our distributor partners and Control State jurisdictions, with the highest ethical standards in the industry.
The Marsalle Company is family owned and operated by the Stoller family.
Experienced, reputable, innovative, successful.
Purchased by the Stollers in 1993, Marsalle has served the parent company well with direct imports from countries all over the world. The main office is in Elk Grove Village, IL. We have two shipping locations with full assortments of our products being warehoused in Chicago and New Jersey.
The future of the Marsalle Company is bright, as the owners and executive management are constantly evaluating new brands to represent. Marsalle will be selling an expanded and enhanced portfolio in the near future.
New Brands
Uisce Beatha Real Irish Whiskey
The Marsalle Company is pleased to announce a long term agreement recently signed with ROK Drinks to be the exclusive United States importer of a new Irish Whiskey — Uisce Beatha Real Irish Whiskey, pronounced "ish-ka ba-ha." First distilled by Irish monks more than 1,000 years ago, the term "whiskey" is derived from the ancient Gaelic "Uisce Beatha" meaning "Water of Life."
The product is a blend of Irish single malt and grain whiskies which have been matured for at least 4 years in ex-bourbon American oak casks to deliver a soft, subtle and delicately sweet flavor with a long, malty finish. At the prestigious Los Angeles International Craft Spirits Competition earlier this year, Uisce Beatha Real Irish Whiskey won a gold medal. Stay tuned for more exciting news!
We are honored to have been named the exclusive US importer of one of the fastest growing brands in America — Schwartzhog. Produced by Germany's historic Hardenberg-Wilthen AG, this unique, herbal liqueur has already won Impact's "Rising Star" award and earned a 92 point rating and "Best Buy" by The Wine Enthusiast. Schwartzhog contains the mysterious "wormwood" which promotes fun, excitement, and endurance. Enjoyed in "Hogtails" or as a shot, this liqueur's taste is becoming the preferred herbal brand in the US. "Shoot the Hog!"
Tommy Guns Vodka
We are very happy to announce that The Marsalle Company has been named the exclusive importer of an old favorite — Tommy Guns "Roaring 20's Bootleg Vodka." Ultra premium French vodka has been bottled in the unique, distinctive tommy gun package, bringing back memories of Al Capone, speakeasies, The Charleston, and gangsters. "Taste the 20's — It's not just vodka, it's the Roaring 20's!"
New Brands
James Oliver Rye Whiskey, 100 proof
Discover the intriguing story of young James Oliver and his "bootlegging" history. We are excited to begin offering this remarkable 2 year old rye whiskey at 100 proof, produced in Portland, OR by craft distiller Indio Spirits. James Oliver Rye was awarded a Gold Medal and a 90 point score (exceptional) by the Beverage Tasting Institute in 2013.
The Rebirth of a Classic Wine Region
Cahors, a region in southwest France, is in the process of reinventing itself as the fastest growing producer of Malbec in the world. One of the leading wine companies in Cahors is Pelvillain Freres, run by three brothers who are making incredible Malbecs which are fresh, round, and aromatic. Marsalle Company has been appointed exclusive importer in the USA, and we will be selling four distinctive labels, three of them earning 90+ scores in the Wine Enthusiast.


text:
anyone know wwhat happened to the whole thanks thing?
anyone know wwhat happened to the whole thanks thing?
"Everyman do his ting a little way different. The tings i do i do a different way from you.."
Good question! I used to hand it out to pretty much anyone thatg responded to my tunes and stuff! Think they got me bored of giving it out to much
I reckon it was probably just removed as it wasn't really a function that improved the forum, but I can't give you an official answer.
insted of thanks, you can still add positive reputation to the user by clicking the little star in the bottom left corner next to the exclamation
not even a thing tho
I want it back.
We demand di danks butteeen!!!!1
Last edited by Elzerk; 18-11-2011 at 09:17.


text:
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - View original article
The Hashid tribal federation is the second largest (and the strongest) tribal federation in Yemen.[1] [2] Member tribes of the Hashid Confederation are found primarily in the mountains in the North and Northwest of the country. It was headed by Sheikh Abdullah ibn Husayn al-Ahmar until his death on December 29, 2007 and is headed by his son Sadiq since. Sadiq al-Ahmar launched the Hashid insurgency as part of the 2011 Yemeni uprising against President Ali Abdullah Saleh in May 2011, culminating in the Battle of Sana'a.
According to medieval Yemeni genealogies, Hashid and Bakil are the sons of Jashim bin Jubran bin Nawf Bin Tuba'a bin Zayd bin Amro bin Hamdan.
Contents |
Hashid was already a well known "tribe" (sha`b) since the 1st millennium BCE and it was very frequently mentioned in Sabaic inscriptions. Banu Hamdan was mentioned in Sabaic inscriptions as qayls ("chiefs") of Hashid, later Banu Hamdan acquired control over a part of Bakil and finally gave their clan name to a tribal confederation including Hashid and Bakil.[3] In the late 3rd century Banu Hamdan (and, consequently, Hashid and Bakil) switched their alliance to Himyar. Later some "Hamdani" groups[4] migrated to Syria.
In the year 622, Muhammad sent Khalid ibn al-Walid to Yemen to call them to Islam. Khaled managed to convert the Najrani and Tihami Yemenis to Islam but he didn't get a warm response from the Hamdani Yemenis of the highlands. So Mohammed delegated the task to Ali bin Abi Talib, who was much more successful in converting the Hamdani Yemenis.
After the death of Mohammed the Hamdan tribe remained Muslim and didn't join the ridda movement.
The Hamdan tribe remained on the side of Ali, after the defeat of Ali and later his sons. The tribes remained on alliance to Ali but didn't oppose the Ummayas or ally themselves with the other Shias.
At that time Yemen was experiencing a great population movement forming the bulk of the Islamic Expansion mainly settling and Arabizing North Africa/Spain. However, the majority of the Hamdan tribe remained in Yemen which later helped the Hashid/Bakil Hamdani tribes become the biggest local key player, benefiting from the departure of the bulk of the most powerful Nomadic Yemeni tribes of that time into North Africa/Spain in Wetsward movements that continued until the 13th century.
By The 10th century the Imam al-Hadi Yahya bin al-Hussain bin al-Qasim (a scion of Imam al-Hasan, grandson of the Prophet) who, at Sa'da, in 893-7 C.E. arrived to the Northern Highlands on invitation from the Hamdan tribe and from that time till present day the Zaidi moderate Shia teachings became dominant in north Yemen.
Imam Yahya's campaign to subject the country, and more specifically the tribes, to his control, led him to undertake massive campaigns against their influence and power; in fact, his efforts succeeded in permanently eliminating all but two of the ancient confederations (the Bakil is the other one to survive).
Many writers have referred to the Hashid and Bakil confederations as the "two wings" of the Zaidi imamate; in the sense that many of the tribes that belong to these confederations are and were strongly committed to Zaidi Islam, the imams were recognized - to a greater or lesser degree - as the heads of the Zaidi community and could, therefore, count on a measure of support and loyalty. Not all the tribes, however, accepted the temporal and even legal role that the imams arrogated to themselves; consequently, many imams (Imam Yahya and Imam Ahmad in the twentieth century included) complained bitterly about the tribes' inordinate political power.


text:
Electronics » Sensors » Gas Sensors »Sparkfun Carrier for MQ Gas Sensors (Bare PCB Only)This carrier board is designed to work with any of the MQ-series gas sensors, simplifying the interface from 6 to 4 pins that are broken out with a 0.1" spacing, making the board compatible with 0.1" headers and standard breadboards and perfboards. The board has the same diameter (16.8 mm) as the smaller of the gas-sensor packages, allowing for a low-profile connection. Compare all products in Gas Sensors.
Log In | Wish Lists | BIG Order Form | Shopping Cart
US toll free: 1-877-7-POLOLU ~
(702) 262-6648 |
Catalog | Forum | Blog | Support | Ordering | Distributors | About | Contact |


text:
Walmart Blames Tracy Morgan For His Injuries Because He Wasn't Wearing A Seatbelt
Walmart is blaming Tracy Morgan for the injures he sustained from the June accident because he wasn't wearing a seatbelt.
Walmart is blaming Tracy Morgan for the injures he sustained from the June accident because he wasn't wearing a seatbelt.
They are sprouting up everywhere. One was just built in Taunton
Before her big show at the TD Garden on friday night, Beyonce decided to spread a little holiday cheer for customers at the Walmart in Tewksbury Mass.
Customers were surprized and delighted as the singer shopped with customers and addressed them through the stores PA system
There's a Secret Santa on the loose on the Southcoast, and he's been making Christmas a little easier for some lucky, local families. Fairhaven Walmart workers don't know his name, but they refer to him simply as "the angel"
You knew it was going to happen somewhere. It does ever year.
Check out video of people going crazy over a deal at New Jersey Walmart for cookware.during the black friday sale.
I"m sure no one is surprized
Albany police released this footage after charging 47-year-old Yiqiang Wu of Schenectady, NY with assault as a hate crime for Thursday's fight at a checkout line.
Troy Benoir, 51, was been arrested on July 5th, on July 5 and charged with photographing an unsuspecting nude person, using the video camera function on his cellphone.
As of this morning, that new Wal-Mart Supercenter is up and running at the Crossroads at 24 retail complex in Fall River.


text:
Google Analytics Learning Resources Roundup
There's a lot to know about Google Analytics, but fortunately there are lots of places to learn about it. Here's a roundup of links to some of the most helpful information on Google Analytics. See a resource that you love that's missing? Leave a comment.
First off, the Help Center has pretty good documentation about all kinds of basic questions about Google Analytics.
For more indepth technical documentation, there's also the Google Code site. This is a great reference if you're a web developer and JavaScript-savvy. It tells you all about how the tracking code works and how you can customize it.
If you're a visual learner who'd rather see it than read about it, there are two great sources of videos for learning about Google Analytics.
First, there are the GAIQ lessons, which walk through a lot of the basics of how to use Google Analytics.
There's also a Google Analytics YouTube channel which has videos with lots of tips and tricks for using GA.
People always ask me for good books about Google Analytics. The only book that's really out there is Brian Clifton's Advanced Web Metrics with Google Analytics, which covers both analysis (how to use Google Analytics) and configuration (how to set it up). But even though it was only published last year, it's already pretty out of date with the new features that have been released since then. (That's the downside of quick innovation cycles clashing with the slow publishing schedules of books.)
For a guide to configuration and implementation, there's a great e-Book, Justin Cutroni's Google Analytics Shortcut. The current edition of this is a little out-of-date too, but it's being updated right now.
Although it's not specifically about Google Analytics, I can't mention books about analytics without mentioning Avinash Kaushik's Web Analytics: An Hour A Day, which is just an excellent resource for you to think about what you really want to accomplish with web analytics and how to get there.
There are just a ton of great blogs from Google Analytics Authorized Consultants and others on Google Analytics. Here are just a couple of my favorites, but there are lots to choose from. These are pretty focused on GA and related topics, but there's also a whole blogosphere out there for information about web analytics in general.
Personalized Help
If you have a quick question about Google Analytics, try the Help Forum. (And don't forget to search the forum's archives — your question may have already been answered.)
If you're still struggling with an issue, think about contacting a Google Analytics Authorized Consultant like us. We can help you in a variety of ways, from personalized webinars and training to projects to audit your analytics setup, get it configured for you, or help you analyze how visitors use your site.
About Jonathan Weber
Jonathan Weber is the Data Evangelist at LunaMetrics. He spreads the principles of analytics through our training seminars all over the East coast. The next seminar he'll be leading will be a Google Analytics training in Boston. Before he caught the analytics bug, he worked in information architecture. He holds a Master's degree from the University of Pittsburgh School of Information Sciences. Jonathan's breadth of knowledge – from statistics to analysis to library science – is somewhat overwhelming.


text:
After a two week hiatus Andy Cohen returns from his birthday celebrations to the Watch What Happens Live clubhouse this Sunday night at 11pm and will be welcoming Andre Leon Talley & Mariah Huq from Married to Medicine
Tag Archive for BravoPR
Watch What Happens Live – Guests 15 June 2014 to 19 June 2014
Bravo Ratings – RHoA, Shahs of Sunset & WWHL– Sunday, December 2, 2012
After three weeks of averaging less than 2.5m viewers RHoA stormed back to exceed the 3m audience mark for its 5th episode. 3,010,000 viewers tuned in at 9pm Sunday and its 18-49 demo rating grew to 1.50 as Kim Zolciak departed from the show after over four seasons. That audience increase has helped stem the ratings lag against Season 4, but season-to-date it's still trending down -12.32% in total audience and -16.25% in the 18-49 demo. Still a return to 3m viewers for this episode is a positive sign for both the Atlanta wives and Bravo Media and hopefully that can be sustained throughout the rest of this season, although it will be interesting to see how much ratings are affected by Kim's departure. Bravo PR's twitter account was keen to shout out the great ratings' news, as soon as they received them. Read more
via press Release – Shahs of Sunset Premieres to 2.3m viewers
Here's one TV press release that didn't need any spinning at all. This is truly a tremendous ratings return for Bravo Media and Ryan Seacrest, as less than 10 months after its freshman season premiered, Shahs of Sunset has returned with just phenomenal ratings.
Last night's second season premiere earned 2.3m viewers at 10pm and a whopping 1.4m aged 18-49 years (a ratings score 1.10 in the 18-49 demo). As the release correctly points out, "The season two premiere was up +102% among A18-49 and up 106% among total viewers from the season one premiere (3/11/12). Compared to the season one finale (4/15/12), Shahs of Sunset was up 50% among total viewers (vs. 1,534,000)." Read more
via Press Release – RHoBH is Cable TV's #1 Program at 9pm in 18-49 Demo (after exclusions)
As we foreshadowed in our ratings post for this week's episode of RHoBH, Bravo PR have issued a press release heralding Monday night's ratings, however the twist they gave it, showed the torturous route they took to get there.
Frankly there would have been nothing wrong with a press release just stating that RHoBH's audience had reached a season high (as they've issued twice for RHoM). The 2,352,000 viewers they earned Monday night was higher than any regular episode of the first season and also an audience as large, wasn't reached until the sixteenth episode of Season 2. Although the season audience high was mentioned in the press release, Bravo decided to highlight the smaller audience number, those aged 18 to 49 years who watched RHoBH which totaled 1,381,000 people. The press release which can be read in full below states: ""The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" delivers record ratings as Bravo Media ranks #1 among cable entertainment networks in the A18-49 demo during the 9pm hour on 11/26/12, according to Nielsen." Read more
via Press Release – Bravo Media Greenlights 2 New Series & Picks Up Season 2 'Don't Be Tardy' with Kim Zolciak
Bravo Media's announcement of two new shows plus a returning one all set in and around Atlanta, Georgia, means that Atlanta joins New York City & Los Angeles as host cities to several Bravo Media produced reality programs.
There was no surprise with confirmation that Kim Zolicak is returning with a second season of her Real Housewives' spin off "Don't Be Tardy…", which in its first season culminated in her wedding to Kroy Biermann and averaged over 1.6m viewers and 0.70 in the 18-49 demo per episode. Read more


text:
You decide
And urge your representatives to vote FOR HR822 tomorrow.
This is a discussion on Timing of NYT article = Nat'l Right to Reciprocity Vote? within the Concealed Carry Issues & Discussions forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; You decide http://nyti.ms/sSt5Dw And urge your representatives to vote FOR HR822 tomorrow....
You decide
And urge your representatives to vote FOR HR822 tomorrow.
Exercise your 2nd amendment rights....not doing so jeopardizes that right for everyone.
Interesting that the NYT says how data is unavailable but they seem to have no trouble finding many cases to support their views.
It sounds like the system needs fine tuning- or maybe a complete overhaul but the article just seems to try to create a panic
Sell not virtue to purchase wealth, nor liberty to purchase power.
-Ben Franklin
The NYT has not printed a truthful or factual article about firearms in its entire history.
An armed society is a polite society. Manners are good when one may have to back up his acts with his life. - Robert A. Heinlein
NY Times=Bloomberg Press Agency
Freedom doesn't come free. It is bought and paid for by the lives and blood of our men and women in uniform.
USAF Retired
NRA Life Member
I do find it troubling that this William James Holisky II (of Minnesota), who has mental issues & was convicted of the felony for shooting up the ex-girlfriend's house while drunk, was able to finagle at least a partial restoration of his rights to firearms.
Do we fight for the rights of the many, allowing the few who, arguably, don't seem to deserve those rights?
"Historical examination of the right to bear arms, from English antecedents to the drafting of the Second Amendment, bears proof that the right to bear arms has consistently been, and should still be, construed as an individual right." -- U.S. District Judge Sam Cummings, Re: U.S. vs Emerson (1999)
There is nothing in the constitution regarding who may keep and bear arms, except that the constitution apllies to citizens. I don't like that violent felons can have any of their citizenship rights restored.
But, they can, and so they should be allowed to keep and bear arms. But then, so can I... And, should one of them use his reacquired firearms rights against me... then he ain't gonna be the only one exercising his rights.
It could be worse!
I suppose
Lots of smoke - where's the fire?
What will stop any felon from getting a firearm upon release if they really want one? Whether they get their rights restored and legally possess a gun, or they just buy one in the back alley, the person with criminal intent will do what they want to do.
The examples given in the article are the very marginal examples. Meant to create more Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt.
The only common sense gun legislation was written about 224 years ago.
I carry always not because I go places trouble is likely, but because trouble has a habit of not staying in its assigned zone.
Agreed, I don't think too many criminals get their guns from the store...at least not when it's open.
NYT = Tobacco smoke enema - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Also works well for lining birdcages or wrapping fish entrails.
When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk.
"Don't forget, incoming fire has the right of way."
The Times examined hundreds of restoration cases in several states".....
"Since 1995, more than 3,300 felons and people convicted of domestic violence misdemeanors have regained their gun rights in the state — 430 in 2010 alone.....Since 1995, more than 3,300 felons and people convicted of domestic violence misdemeanors have regained their gun rights in the state — 430 in 2010 alone — according to the analysis of data provided by the state police and the court system. Of that number, more than 400 — about 13 percent — have subsequently committed new crimes, the analysis found. More than 200 committed felonies, including murder, assault in the first and second degree, child rape and drive-by shooting. ...........
— according to the analysis of data provided by the state police and the court system
I've decided about the article, seems well researched; I don't believe this is the first time I've heard of this. also it is a logical outcome of states deciding reinstatement of permits, for there are scores of States with varying degrees of foresight and the even-handedness and intelligence inherent in Heller regarding gun-policy. I do not want the man sitting next to me with major felonies and/or major evidence of serious mental illness to have a legal gun. It is not safe for me, family or others. Politics of gun-issues? : of interest to me only in so far as it corresponds to reality.
Last edited by walleye; November 15th, 2011 at 01:15 PM.
Bloomberg, a supposed Republican, gave the anti-gun Dem candidate for Mayor of Indianapolis (who thankfully lost) $25,000 because she said she would join his anti-gun Mayors against illegal guns group if she won. Thankfully, one of the only things I like about Indiana is these Hoosiers like their guns. They saw through her BS and know Bloomberg is a BS artist, RINO and anti-gun. She got her butt handed to her.
,=====o00o _
l_--- \___l---[]lllllll[]
(o)_)-o- (o)_)--o-)_)


text:
The New Brighton public dock on Gambier Island is now the property of Squamish First Nation.
Transport Canada transferred the public port facility to a numbered company owned by Squamish Nation on Nov. 12, a spokeswoman for the federal department said Wednesday.
"The transfer agreement with the new port operator included a contribution amount of $790,000 to be used exclusively for the operation and maintenance of the facility as a public port facility," communications officer Sau Sau Liu said in an email.
New Brighton, which serves as Gambier's passenger ferry connection from Langdale, was one of 15 federal docks included in a round of divestitures announced by Ottawa in early 2012.
Kate-Louise Stamford, Island Trust's local trustee for Gambier Island, said residents became aware of the transfer after signage was recently posted on the dock.
Although there has been no official announcement, Stamford said she discussed the transfer with Squamish Nation officials at the Howe Sound Community Forum in Britannia Beach on Tuesday, and "they were enthusiastic" about their new acquisition.
"We're looking forward to building that relationship and see where we can take the dock and the community," she said.
The New Brighton dock is the primary access for the island's southwest peninsula, providing free moorage for an estimated 15 to 20 boats.
"There's two other docks - Gambier Harbour and West Bay dock - but they don't have the capacity for moorage," Stamford said. "New Brighton is the most protected by far. Moorage has been full for a long time."
Some island property owners, she added, have complained that the limited moorage has prevented people from attending summer events, and they would like to see the capacity expanded.
"I can't speak for all users, but the majority would like to see better management, maybe onsite management," she said. "Generally that seems to be a consensus - that in order to make this work we need to look at a bigger and more organized structure."
Transport Canada said no land was involved in the transfer, as the dock sits on a provincial water lot.
© Copyright 2015 Coast Reporter


text:
University of Washington
University of Washington Interview Questions
Interview Experience
Interview Experience
Getting an Interview
Getting an Interview
Interview Difficulty
Interviews for Top Jobs at University of Washington
- Program Coordinator (11)
- Postdoctoral Fellow (5)
- Program Assistant (3)
- Graduate Teaching Assistant (3)
- Office Assistant (3)
- Research Assistant (3)
- Research Scientist III (3)
- Senior Fellow (2)
- Technical Assistant (2)
- Research Scientist (2)
- Research Scientist I (2)
- Analyst (2)
- Graduate Research Assistant (2)
- Graduate Student (2)
- Web Computing Specialist (2)
- CLUE Tutor (1)
- Process Improvement/Lean Projects (1)
- Research Scientist/Engineer I (1)
- Program Operations Specialist (1)
- GIS Program Manager (1)
- Student Affairs Position (1)
- Operation Intern (1)
- Web Design Intern (1)
- Macy's Sales Associate (1)
- Senior Fellow (Post Doc) (1)
- Mechanical Engineering Graduate Research Assistant (1)
- Computer Lab Assistant and Network Management (1)
- Contact Center Candidate Bank (1)
- CLUE Tutor--physics (1)
- Application Details
I applied online – interviewed at University of Washington.
Interview DetailsI went for an in-person interview (no phone screen) right away. I met with the following people individually, each for a half hour, one right after the other:
1. Program Manager (would be my direct boss)
2. Program Administrator
3. HR Specialist
4. Program Director
5. Group interview with 4 future colleagues
Within a few days, the Program Manager called for references. A day after she talked with my last reference, I was offered the job.Interview Questions- -Have you ever had conflict with a coworker? How did you resolve it?
-Name your best quality.
-Name your worst quality.
-What project are you most proud of and why?
-Why are you interested in this position? Answer Question
Accepted OfferPositive ExperienceEasy Interview - -Have you ever had conflict with a coworker? How did you resolve it?
- Interview Details
I spoke with the head of the lab via phone conversation. Then, was asked if I'd like to apply for my own funding (fellowship) in order for them to afford me. After receiving the funding I was asked to join the lab.
Accepted Offer - Application Details
I applied in-person – interviewed at University of Washington.
Interview DetailsFound this job through a person in common working there before.
I had the experience to this job but it was much more simple of what I was doing before. It took me months to decide and take the job since I was trying to find a better option. Times are difficult and I had to take it or live on unemployment...
Several meetings with the boss until deciding to take the jobInterview Questions- do you want this job? (it was a little bit down sizing to my expertise) Answer Question
Accepted OfferPositive Experience - Application Details
I applied online. The process took 5 weeks – interviewed at University of Washington in October 2014.
Interview DetailsApplication: I applied online through the UW Hires website, immediately after which I received a confirmation email. However, it was over a month by the time I received a call to schedule an interview.
Interview: The interview was standard, they gave me a tour of the workspace, pointing out the various library stacks that I would work with and explained the expected responsibilities in great detail. They asked me to tell them about myself, and my past work experience and asked for specific examples in which I solved problems and overcame challenges.Interview Questions- After an hour long interview they tested me on my transliteration skills. View Answer
Reasons for DecliningAccepted another offer.
Declined OfferPositive ExperienceAverage Interview - Application Details
I applied online. The process took 2+ months – interviewed at University of Washington in October 2014.
Interview DetailsI applied online. The process took 8 weeks – interviewed at University of Washington.
Round 1 of interviews started 7:30am ended 8:30pm, included breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Met with 24 people from the school of interest, including Dean, faculty, and staff; Conducted 30 minute lecturer
Point of first interview to actual hiring is between approximately 12 weeks.
Nothing difficult really. General questions to get a feel of candidate fit for the culture, specific questions to gauge subject matter knowledge, 30-minute lecturer to evaluate classroom presence.Interview Questions- What will help me succeed as a faculty member? Answer Question
Accepted OfferPositive ExperienceAverage Interview - Application Details
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks – interviewed at University of Washington in October 2014.
Interview DetailsI applied through UW website and got a call for in-person interview. There were five people interviewing me. No technical question, only behavioral questions. They asked what is your strength, weakness, why should they hire you. Three out of five interviewers were friendly. There were two who just listen, never smile, never nod along and ask you difficult questions. I guess they are the ones who make the hiring decision. The whole interview took about 30 minutes.
Interview Questions- How do you deal with conflicts? Answer Question
No OfferNeutral ExperienceAverage Interview - Application Details
I applied through college or university. The process took a week – interviewed at University of Washington.
Interview DetailsSaw the listing on Huskyjobs. Only required resume but was followed up with an email for website samples to look at coding experience. Scheduled for a interview with the supervisor and assistant that I was replacing (since she was graduating). The interview lasted no more than half an hour and was very casual.
Interview Questions- Asked about experience explaining complicated technologies to not so technical savvie faculty & staff (some of which have English as their 2nd language) Answer Question
Accepted OfferPositive ExperienceEasy Interview - Application Details
I applied online. The process took 4+ weeks – interviewed at University of Washington in August 2014.
Interview DetailsI went through two phone interviews and an in-person interview with over 10 people. The in-person interview lasted for about 1 1/2 hours. In retrospect, it was probably good to interview with that many people as I have worked on many projects.
Interview Questions- What is your greatest weakness View Answer
Negotiation DetailsNo negotiationAccepted OfferNeutral ExperienceDifficult Interview - Interview Details
straightforward, the process was very informal. The interviewer was reading from a preassembled questions. Typical questions. interview was with the assistant nurse manager so it I had to very detailed, articulate and precise so she can relay this to her boss.
Interview Questions- Describe a characteristics about you that you don't see but others do. Why is this ? And how do you bring it your advantage. Answer Question
No Offer - Application Details
I applied online. The process took a day – interviewed at University of Washington.
Interview Detailsprofessor-interview over Skype, where the professor asked about how I view his research and what I would like to do in future projects. Also asked about was the previous research experience.
Interview Questions- techniques used in prior research and techniques expected in future projects Answer Question
Accepted OfferNeutral ExperienceAverage Interview
Is this helpful? The community relies on everyone sharing – Add Anonymous Interview Review


text:
The FOTA teams met today at Renault's Enstone factory ahead of yet another deadline imposed on them by FIA. After the four hour meeting the FOTA teams (Ferrari, McLaren, Renault, BMW Sauber, Toyota, Brawn, Red Bull Racing and Scuderia Toro Rosso) issued this statement:
Since the formation of FOTA last September the teams have worked together and sought to engage the FIA and commercial rights holder, to develop and improve the sport.
Unprecedented worldwide financial turmoil has inevitably placed great challenges before the F1 community. FOTA is proud that it has achieved the most substantial measures to reduce costs in the history of our sport.
In particular the manufacturer teams have provided assistance to the independent teams, a number of which would probably not be in the sport today without the FOTA initiatives. The FOTA teams have further agreed upon a substantial voluntary cost reduction that provides a sustainable model for the future.
Following these efforts all the teams have confirmed to the FIA and the commercial rights holder that they are willing to commit until the end of 2012.
The FIA and the commercial rights holder have campaigned to divide FOTA.
The wishes of the majority of the teams are ignored. Furthermore, tens of millions of dollars have been withheld from many teams by the commercial rights holder, going back as far as 2006. Despite this and the uncompromising environment, FOTA has genuinely sought compromise.
It has become clear however, that the teams cannot continue to compromise on the fundamental values of the sport and have declined to alter their original conditional entries to the 2010 World Championship.
These teams therefore have no alternative other than to commence the preparation for a new Championship which reflects the values of its participants and partners. This series will have transparent governance, one set of regulations, encourage more entrants and listen to the wishes of the fans, including offering lower prices for spectators worldwide, partners and other important stakeholders.
The major drivers, stars, brands, sponsors, promoters and companies historically associated with the highest level of motorsport will all feature in this new series.


text:
Welcome to Little Venice
We're an authentic Italian restaurant just outside Cambridge – welcome to our new website. I've been cooking with one hand and building this with the other so we hope you like where we're going with it. You can reserve a table, find information and order online for delivery.
Read about usReserve a Table
We've introduced an online booking system. It's simple and fast. Just fill in the details and we'll receive an email with your request. We'll double-check availability then reserve your table and you'll get an immediate notification that your reservation's been confirmed. Give it a go.
Call and reserve a tableOrder for Take Away
We also do deliveries. Just click the link below and place your order and we'll have it made and delivered to you if you're not too far, or you can come and get from the Restaurant. Just enter the following promo code: LV0614 and save 20% off your online order.


text:
Next week from Tuesday, April 8th through Friday, April 11th we'll be joining many of our embedded developer colleagues at Freescale Techology Forum in Dallas, TX. Before you spend a few hours at the Dallas Arboretum, stop by the Mentor Embedded booth to learn how to solve the challenges of secure connectivity for Automotive, Industrial, Medical and Smart Energy to integrate them into the Internet of Things (IoT). We'll be giving away a GoPro HERO 3+ camera and have the following demos on display:
- Minimizing power consumption for battery operated IoT devices
- Introducing secure connectivity and data storage for IoT (for more in IoT connectivity, click here)
- Creating Linux based Automotive IVI (see this link for additional info on Linux-based IVI)
- Consolidating Connectivity, IVI and Instrument Clusters on i.MX 6 SoCs with a Hypervisor (see our Hypervisor page for more on this)
- Designing AUTOSAR based engine control units (ECUs)
- Creating connected smart meters and home appliances
- Delivering high performance graphical applications — if you're interested in a video demo on UI performance, click here
We've also got a handful of paper presentations being given by our team members:
Tuesday, April 8th:
Embedded UI Performance Optimization, by Ricardo Anguino, 3:15 – 4:15
Wednesday April 9th:
Securing Data with ARM TrustZone, by Felix Baum, 10:30 – 11:30
AUTOSAR Vehicle Design Automoation, by Andrew Patterson, 3:00 – 4:00
Performance Optimization with Simulation, by John McDonald, 5:15 – 6:15
Thursday April 10th:
Delivering Powerful IoT Systems, by Andrew Caples, 11:30 – 12:30
Linux and Android for Infotainment, by Andrew Patterson, 4:15 – 5:15
Click here to visit our event page for more information and registration links. For those of you on twitter, here's a link to #FTF2014 -tagged tweets.
See you in Dallas.


text:
Protecting credit unions and the consumers who own them through effective regulation
The mission of the NCUA is to facilitate the availability of credit union services to all eligible consumers, especially those of modest means, through a safe and sound credit union system.
In this section, you can find credit unions and research general and financial information. Other statistics, data, and reports include the archived Quarterly Call Reports, Financial Performance Reports, and Share Insurance Queries.
Find and research specific credit unions; locate educational resources on financial literacy, privacy, and identity protection; and read about the regulations that govern credit unions and corporate credit unions.
This section details the laws and regulations that govern NCUA-insured credit unions. Here you can access current and proposed regulations, regulatory alerts and policy statements, as well as guides, manuals and forms.
View the latest news, media and events at NCUA, including newsletters, speeches, and press releases.
Home > News, Media and Events > NCUA Town Hall Webinar
Town Hall Meeting with NCUA Chairman Debbie MatzSpecial Guest: CFPB Director, Richard Cordray
NCUA Board Chairman Debbie Matz will host a free Town Hall Meeting, open to the entire credit union industry and anyone interested on Wednesday, February 12, beginning at 3 p.m. EDT.
This free webinar will feature updates on current initiatives by the National Credit Union Administration and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Online registration for this free, informative webinar is now open and available here. Participants will use this same link to log into the webinar, and they should allow pop-ups from this website.
During the webinar, participants will be able to type in questions about any topic relating to the credit union industry. Participants may submit advance questions at email@example.com. The subject line of the email should read, "NCUA Town Hall."
Please email technical questions about accessing the webinar to email@example.com.


text:
Water restrictions go into effect June 1
By DAWNE LEIKER
When the calendar flips to June, watering restrictions, an annual Hays rite of spring, will go into effect.
Login Here to Read More...
Did you know? For just $0.99 you can get full site access today. Click Here
By DAWNE LEIKER
When the calendar flips to June, watering restrictions, an annual Hays rite of spring, will go into effect.
Outside watering restrictions between noon and 7 p.m. start June 1 for Hays water supply users. In addition, the state Division of Water Resources also restricts the use of private water wells during the same time.
Fines for city water violations are cumulative for a two-year period: first offense, warning; second offense, $50; third offense, $200; fourth offense, $250; and fifth offense, $300.
"The public's cooperation in conserving and making wise use of our water year-round is recognized and appreciated, most certainly this year during our drought," said Kim Rupp, city of Hays finance director.
Hays has been in a water watch, which calls for residents to voluntarily reduce water usage, since August.
Recent updates to the city's lawn watering permit limit residents' ability to plant cool-season grasses. In years past, Hays has issued 30-day permits allowing residents to water newly seeded lawns between noon and 7 p.m. from June 1 until Sept. 30. The city no longer will issue permits for cool-season yards between June 1 and Aug. 25, and will issue only 10-day permits for warm-season grasses.
Starting a cool-season lawn in the middle of summer just isn't practical, according to city of Hays Parks Director Jeff Boyle.
"Basically what happens is, you seed a cool-season yard in the heat of summer and your watering requirements are at least twice if not three times as heavy as if you had done that in spring time," Boyle said.
"Preferably try to get all your cool-season yards in prior to June 1, so you don't have to deal with the fact you cannot get a permit to water between the hours of noon and 7," Boyle said."This is a good conservation practice."
Cool season permits, allowed from Aug. 25 to Sept. 30, will cost $100. The change reflects the city's efforts to encourage more native, less water-intensive plantings, Boyle said.
Stricter water measures are in place for other towns in Ellis County. Ellis, in March, enacted Stage 3 water restrictions, which prohibit outside watering from the city water supply. Use of private wells within city limits also is prohibited.
In Victoria, now at a Stage 2 water warning level, outside watering is allowed between 5 and 10 a.m. and 7 and 10 p.m. for odd-numbered addresses on Tuesdays and Saturdays and even-numbered addresses Wednesdays and Sundays.


text:
Dengbej singers preserve their culture in Van
Veteran performers reach out to the next generation to protect an endangered legacy.
By Firat Baran for SES Türkiye in Van -- 28/12/12
As pop music spreads to every corner of the globe in the age of the internet, keepers of the Dengbej oral literary tradition are raising their voices in Van.
Dengbej singers have been central to Kurdish spoken literature for centuries. Before the advent of the written word, they kept records of Kurdish history in ballad form. Their songs kept Kurdish legends and tales alive in times when the language was forbidden, providing a foundation for much of the Kurds' written literature today.
Before there was TV, dengbej would wander from village to village, regaling their admirers with tales of uprisings, romance and daily life. But the destruction of thousands of rural settlements and ongoing fighting in the countryside mean the tradition's future is far from assured.
That's why Zeki Demir, 63, opened the Van Dengbej House with his own money two years ago. He hopes the modest centre, which pays its rent by selling tea to listeners, will keep the culture alive.
"I want to transmit this legacy left to us by our forebearers to future generations," Demir, who has been a denbej since he was 7, told SES Türkiye. "Everyone needs to work together to preserve this culture."
Halis Vural, a 75-year-old dengbej, lamented that young people in Van show little interest in the form.
"Dengbej singers aren't as valued as they used to be. When I used to ply my trade in the villages, everyone would open their doors to us and listen with great interest," he told SES Türkiye.
"Everyone wanted to be a dengbej back in those days. Young generations look at us from afar now. We must protect this tradition, which has always kept Kurdish culture, history, pain, love and joy alive."
But a dengbej revival might be in the offing as a growing number of young Kurds are taking up the form. In the past, the craft was a means of preserving history and entertaining crowds, but politicised youths increasingly see it as a matter of honoring Kurdish culture.
"Let's stand up for this treasure and keep it alive," Idris Toktas, a 25-year-old denbej, told SES Türkiye. It's the Kurds' history, tales, stories and poetry. If we lose it, we will also lose our past. A people who have no past cannot have a future. I'm going to try to teach this culture to youth and children."
Youngsters like Toktas give Demir hope that the dengbej culture has a future.
"Young denbej singers have started to come recently. This shows that the tradition will survive into future generations," Demir said. "All the famous dengbej singers have their roots in this region and will keep spreading their roots until they reach the next generation. That's our goal."
Abdullah Tasdemir, a local man who frequents the Dengbej centre, called on citizens to support the denbejs and the traditions they're standing up for.
"Just as there were famous dengbej singers in the past, like Sakiro, Zahiro, and Arif, we need to have our own famous dengbej singers. These sorts of cultural treasures aren't easy to develop," he told SES Türkiye.
"I come here and listen to them every day with great pleasure. From them I learn about my people's history, culture, pain and joys. We need to help young people appreciate this tradition so it isn't erased from history."


text:
Retainer Agreement (Flat Fee for Uncontested Divorce) - INCLUDING Written Settlement Agreement
Retainer Agreement for Legal Services
January 1, 2010
Law Office of Bradley H. Andrews
60 East 42nd Street, Suite 2515
New York, NY 10165
(646) 535-5604
Client Name
123 Park Avenue
New York, New York
Dear Client:
This letter confirms our financial arrangements regarding your legal situation.
Scope of Representation
I agree to provide you with the normal services involved in an uncontested divorce, including drafting and filing all appropriate documents; communicating with your spouse to coordinate his (or her) execution of the documents; and obtaining a judgment of divorce. I also agree to prepare a written settlement agreement fixing your respective financial and, if appropriate, custody or visitation rights.
You, the client, acknowledge that this retainer agreement does not contemplate negotiation of the agreement or any kind of contested litigation. Rather, I am relying upon your representation that you and your spouse have already agreed upon the terms of settlement. If the matter does require either negotiation or litigation, you will have the opportunity to decide whether to continue with my representation, and if so, we will execute a separate retainer agreement. At that time, the amount collected under this retainer agreement would be the reasonable value of the services already provided ("quantum meruit"), but would in no case exceed the fee set forth below.
The Attorney's Fee
The attorney's fee includes drafting a settlement agreement containing terms that you and your spouse have already agreed upon. The amount of the fee depends on the complexity of the anticipated agreement: either Low ($1,500 - 1,900), Medium ($2,000 - 2,900), or Complex ($3,000 and up). The firm will categorize your case at the time that it provides you with this retainer agreement (see below); however, the Firm reserves the right to determine that the complexity has proven to be different than what was initially scoped, and to hold off on filing the final papers until the client remits payment for the difference. If the Firm does in fact exercise its right to re-categorize the agreement, it will promptly provide to the client its reason(s) for doing so in writing. The firm hereby represents that it in no way has any intention of invoking this right to re-determine the complexity of the written agreement in any particular case; however, it must reserve this right so that the client does not have an incentive to underestimate the complexity of his or her case prior to signing this retainer agreement.
For your case, the firm has at this time categorized the contemplated written settlement agreement as follows: (Low: _______) (Medium: $_________) (Complex: ________)
Note that regardless of whether the case is scoped as Low, Medium, or Complex, the fee does not contemplate negotiation of the agreement or any kind of contested litigation. The firm is relying upon your expectation that the matter will proceed in an uncontested fashion. If the matter does require negotiation or litigation, you will have the opportunity to decide whether to continue with the firm's representation, and if so, we will execute a separate retainer agreement.
You will also be responsible for out-of-pocket costs (disbursements). I have informed you that the expected costs of your matter are the court costs of $335 (there is a filing fee of $210 to initiate the case, and a filing fee of $125 at the time that we submit all of the paperwork). In the vast majority of uncontested divorce cases, those are the only costs. In the event that your case would involve additional costs, for whatever reason, I will promptly inform you of the cost and an explanation of why it is necessary.
Fee Disputes
Should a dispute ever arise concerning my fee, you may have the right to seek arbitration through New York's Fee Dispute Resolution Program. At your request, I will furnish you with information concerning fee arbitration.
Your Right to Copies of All Documents
I will provide you with copies of all correspondence and other documents relating to your case. My usual practice is to scan documents and e-mail them to you in PDF format.
Certification Requirements
I am required to certify court papers which contain statements of fact made by you, and specifically to certify that I am not aware of any inaccuracies. Accordingly, you agree to provide me with complete and accurate information at all times.
I am delighted that you have chosen my Firm to represent you in this matter, and look forward to being of service to you.
Bradley H. Andrews
Agreed to:
Client Name
Date: January 1, 2010


text:
Holiday Rentals in Tenerife
Special offers in Tenerife
View properties with special offers
Featured holiday rentals in Tenerife. See all Featured Listings
All areas of Tenerife
833 properties in total
Abades (1)
Adeje Golf (8)
Amarilla Golf (43)
Arico (1)
Arona (16)
Callao Salvaje (36)
Costa Adeje (82)
Costa Adeje Area (128)
Costa del Silencio (22)
El Medano (28)
Fanabe (22)
Garachico (2)
Golf del Sur (56)
Granadilla de Abona (4)
Guia de Isora (4)
Icod de los Vinos (3)
La Caleta (16)
La Matanza de Acentejo (2)
Los Cristianos (192)
Los Gigantes (59)
Palm Mar (20)
Parque Santiago 1 (11)
Parque Santiago 2 (16)
Parque Santiago 3 (4)
Parque Santiago 4 (3)
Playa de Las Americas Area (145)
Playa de las Americas Town (90)
Playa San Juan (1)
Puerto de la Cruz (27)
Puerto Santiago (5)
San Eugenio (21)
San Miguel (7)
Santa Cruz (5)
Torviscas (26)
New properties in Tenerife
Added in last three weeks
Planning a holiday with friends?
Properties suitable for groups of friends
Holiday Rentals Tenerife Accommodation for Rent
Cottage, villa, and apartment accommodation in Tenerife for your holiday home rental in the Canary Islands
Self-catering Holiday Rentals in Tenerife for your Home Stay
The largest of the Canary Islands, Tenerife is an intoxicating mixture of glorious sunshine, dramatic landscapes and traditional towns offering a warm welcome from friendly locals.The volcanic nature of Tenerife makes for some incredible scenery with rugged outcrops occasionally split by pretty white-washed houses dotted throughout the peaks. Much of Tenerife's shoreline is dominated by the volcanic rock which leads onto the many unique black sand beaches.No matter what type of holiday you are after, the many varying resorts on Tenerife are sure to cater for your needs. Located on the southern tip of the island, the world famous resort of Playa de Las Americas is a non-stop cavalcade of fun and frolics with countless water sports activities to enjoy during the day and a myriad of glittering bars and restaurants to frequent during the evening. Not far from the island's party capital, Costa Adeje offers a pleasing mix of bustle and seclusion, perfect for those who want a little bit more relaxation in between all the fun. In addition, the resort's setting in the shadow of Mount Teide, one of the world's largest volcanoes, offers a stunning backdrop. Also located in the south of the island, Los Cristianos has a tranquil harbour lined with cafes and shops and one of the best beaches in the whole of Tenerife.Tenerife is so much more than just beaches and nightlife however. The centre of the island is home to some beautifully quaint traditional villages and even a banana plantation. For a holiday destination that offers such a variety of things to see and do, Tenerife is hard to beat.
Holiday Letting in Tenerife for your Short Break
The most popular type of self-catering accommodation in Tenerife is in an apartment. Over fifty percent of the island's apartments are located near to one of the many beautiful beaches, offering both convenience and a great view. A number are also situated in the vicinity of the Abama Golf Resort.Houses are also available for let in Tenerife, many designed in the traditional Spanish style. Villas in Tenerife are plentiful, many with private pools and offering stunning views of the island. The majority of villas are in the busier south side of the island, although a number can still be found in the quieter north. For spectacular scenery and tranquil surroundings, renting a bungalow in the middle of the island's banana plantation is hard to beat. With a private swimming pool too, relaxation is guaranteed.Those wishing for a more secluded place to stay are well catered for with the traditional cottages available for let. A number of the cottages are situated in more mountainous areas for peace and quiet but are still fairly convenient for days at the beach.
Best Time to Enjoy Tenerife
As a primarily beach-centred destination, Tenerife is obviously best experienced during the summer months. However, the climate of Tenerife is warm all-year round, meaning that, even during the winter months, you are usually still guaranteed pleasant, warm weather. Winter, the month of February to be exact, is when the annual Carnival of Santa Cruz de Tenerife is held. Every February for ten days, the streets of the island's capital Santa Cruz are awash with colour as one of the most famous and glittering carnivals in the world takes place.If you are a sun-worshipper, the best time to visit Tenerife is during July and August when the temperature can hit as high as 30 degrees Celsius.
People Also viewed