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If there's any question about where Walt Disney Studios sees its future, gander at the family portrait in the mansion home of earnest slacker-fanboy Fred (voiced by T.J. Miller) about halfway through "Big Hero 6″ (named for the merchandise-friendly superhero group loosely based on a minor Marvel Comics team). In one of those wink-wink gags that makes chaperones think they're seeing a more sophisticated cartoon (a technique perfected at Disney subsidiary Pixar, whose majordomo John Lasseter exec produces here, as with all current Disney-branded animation), Fred's dad is none other than Marvel Comics (another Disney subsidiary) godfather Stan Lee. Not old Walt, the long-deceased studio founder who wired Mickey Mouse, Bambi and Snow White into our communal consciousness. Message to incubating fanboys everywhere? Disney's world is Stan Lee's going forward. (And in case the portrait joke is too subtle, there's an amusing post-credits sequence that most of my Saturday morning screening audience missed, with Stan the Man in the animated "flesh.")
The crash of two separate commercial spaceships barely a week before the opening of "Interstellar" had a poignant resonance for the film, which makes an unabashed case for spaceflight of the government-backed NASA variety. It argues, in effect, that giving up on the space program not only reflects a deadening of the progressive spirit of exploration imbedded in the American soul, but could potentially threaten the human race's ability to survive in the long run. With this picture, set in a not-too-distant future where some unexplained but apocalyptic degeneration of the planet's agricultural foundation has led to impending starvation of the species, co-writer and director Christopher Nolan shifts from the murky nether-regions of his "Dark Knight" outings to gaze heavenward. Cooper (Matthew McConaughey)—widower, father and noble farmer—is haunted by his past as a pilot and our past as a society that once leaned toward enlightenment. Though McConaughey's recent accomplishments on screens big and small have been of the ambiguously shaded, almost anti-hero variety, the only brooding uncertainty from this hero will be whether he made the right choice when he left his kids behind to head to space and save the human race.
In collaboration with DP Hoyte van Hoytema ("Her") and production designer Nathan Crowley, Nolan's cinematic craft is superb, and for two-thirds of its nearly three-hours running time, the film is an enthralling visual feast, a sophisticated exploration of contemporary astrophysics at its most mind-blowing. The interstellar imagery overtly recalls those "blue wonder" images of earth from space, those old IMAX movies about NASA missions; Nolan shot about a third of this picture with an IMAX camera. (See it big.) The earthbound visuals are just as engaging as deep space, with lush expanses of cornfields, farm houses and small-town suburbia. The post-America of "Interstellar" is unsettling in its calm and familiarity; its dust-bowl apocalypse seems far more likely than the usual armageddons. Hans Zimmer's orchestral score is a character itself; sometimes drowning out the dialogue, then, at other times, receding to complete silence. That space is a very quiet place is one of the unspoken messages of the film, the kind of detail that enriches its experience. Read the rest of this entry »
Ben Stiller has been talking up a film of James Thurber's 1939 short story, "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty," for a very, very long time. And, $90 million later, here it is. The adaptation by Steve Conrad, which went through a claimed sixty drafts, is very much in the league of an earlier Conrad screenplay, "The Weather Man," which took Chicago as a setting in a way that "Mitty" takes Manhattan and Iceland: Poignancy arises through small details not necessarily observed by an essentially passive milquetoast of a protagonist, but very much seen by the audience. Stiller's Mitty is, well… a guy. (A guy who has some plot-convenient skateboard skills for a fifty-year-old office guy.) Playing a photo archivist, or, "negative asset manager," for LIFE magazine, already defunct but about to go online-only in the world of the film, Mitty doodles and dawdles through the world, swept away by momentary bursts of special-effects fantasy while his life is changed by the presence of a cake made by his mother. Read the rest of this entry »
"Smowwwwg." "Smowwwwg." Okay. "Smowwwwg" it is. The once-diverse career of fifty-two-year-old New Zealand filmmaker-turned-fantasy impresario Sir Peter Jackson is now given over to the seeming never-to-end, near-shapeless multiple entries in his ongoing Tolkien sagas. I haven't added up the running time of the entire long march, but as with the first of three "Hobbit" films drawn from the 320-or-so pages of the novel about a small forest creature who only wants to find his way home, the mind finds ample space to wander. Never a fantasy fan, I'm most intoxicated by the scale of Sir Peter's fiscal accomplishment. (As well by the fact that his Hitchcock-like cameo in "Smowwwwg" takes up about four seconds of the film's first ten seconds.) All glory to New Zealand! Without even taking a quick swoon at the figures behind the "Lord of the Rings" movies, the first "Hobbit" outing, "An Unexpected Journey" grossed a reported $1,017,000,000 worldwide, a figure that usually returns half the amount to the studio, and which does not count the endless offshoots on video. In October, Variety reported that the three films, with one still in post-production, have cost at least $561 million, which means there's a fine chance everyone will be in profit (except New Zealand taxpayers) after the theatrical run of "The Desolation of Smowwwwg." It's awe-inspiring industry, coming from the barefoot boy from Pukerua Bay, as if he had built the railway, crafted the trains, refined the fuel and produced the goods that would ride the rails. How many men in all history have commanded such industry, mastered so many forms of logistics? Read the rest of this entry »
Andrew Bujalski's swimmingly strange and dense fourth feature, "Computer Chess," is a valentine to all things analogue, a burlesque of masculinity, a stoner comedy, a New Age satire, and a contemplation of artificial intelligence. Taking place across a weekend tourney for teams of computer programmers dead-set on creating software that can beat humans at chess, the movie is flush with odd characters. When the first images shimmer onscreen, it feels for a moment, until you get used to the look, not that you're seeing a time capsule, but are in fact transported to the 1980s, dropped right into the middle of this ratty, perhaps haunted motel, witnessing the slightly self-conscious dorkiness of computer whizzes caught on rudimentary, ghosty, silvery Sony video that a community college would have used to record a basketball tourney or a water district meeting. At first, the film looks like it wasn't even made, that it just happened, and sat, shedding magnetic flakes on a closet shelf for decades. But along with a visual grammar that seems to be inventing itself as the film goes along—including blown takes, jumps in sound recording, inexplicable traveling shots and mismatched shots—it also becomes apparent that "Computer Chess"' deep-ecology tech comedy is completely under control, never sacrificing an innate, lovely weirdness. Read the rest of this entry »
Hungarian-American director Nimród Antal ("Kontroll," "Predators") joins hands with the members of Metallica (James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett, Robert Trujillo) for "Metallica Through The Never." Shot in 3D on a 360-degree stage at a fistful of Canadian stadium shows, with twenty-four swooping, darting cameras on cranes and jibs, as well as cameramen behind 3D Steadicam rigs that dart around the edges of the frame, strange and Taurus-headed figures. It's fluid work, but the movie also intersperses wordless scenes of a young roadie, Trip (Dane DeHaan, "The Place Beyond The Pines"), on a mission to retrieve a mysterious satchel on quotidian but post-apocalyptic late-night Canuck streets outside. Read the rest of this entry »
Vivid pulp rumpus, Guillermo Del Toro's monsters-vs.-robots (or "Kaiju" versus "Jaeger") epic "Pacific Rim" is brimming, bursting, surging and punching with energy. It's an amalgam of dozens of things I recognize, and surely hundreds more I don't (drawn, in large part, from Del Toro's own vast knowledge of both monsters and mecha, and robots and multiple cultures). Dialogue is pro forma without becoming rigid, largely because of the cast, including the one man who thinks he can save the planet from the monsters bursting from within, from beneath the sea, from an otherworldly vaginal canal, Stacker Pentecost (Idris Elba): "Today, at the edge of our hope, at the end of our time, we've chosen to believe in each other… Today, the apocalypse has been cancelled!" (Shakespearean verve is indicated.) Character names thicken with unseemly delight. They're masterful moniker mastication, on par with David Cronenberg's strange-named strangers: brother Raleigh Becket and Yancy Becket. Father and son Hercules Hansen and Chuck Hansen. The Wei Tang triplets and the Kaidanovsky siblings. Mako Mori. Stacker. Pentecost. Read the rest of this entry »
With its radical shifts in tone from scene to scene, "Man of Steel" is as much a study in schizophrenia as a portrait of a misunderstood thirty-three-year-old superhuman sent down to save the world and the fates of a seventy-five-year-old comic book character. The constant is whirling mayhem and Christopher Nolan-scale gloom. While director Zack Snyder has his own way with brooding and blackness, the stern hand of co-producer Nolan presses down. David S. Goyer's screenplay takes full advantage of the familiarity-unto-banality of Superman's origins, flashing forward and back at will to underline his origins. Any true origin story, however, would take a more secretive shape that audiences will never know: the dealings in blandly gleaming conference rooms amid grande lattes and fistfuls of fiscal projections as calculations are made of the potential of 3D upcharges, Russian and Chinese repeat viewers and the revenues from compulsive cycling of product placements. That would be the "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" of origin stories: seemingly dry but of endless fascination in its gestural minutiae. Read the rest of this entry »
As tens and tens of millions of dollars worth of family therapy and nepotistic eyewash, the Jaden Smith-solo-act-family-adventure "After Earth" sounded bleak from the get-go. Don't care. Won't care. Can't care. Those forebodings briefly dissipated as the lights went down, but quickly, director M. Night Shyamalan did not fail to disappoint even with the lowest of expectations. Co-written by Shyamalan ("The Happening") from a story credited to Will Smith, its faults include having its characters speak at all, alternating pseudo-technical doublespeak with affirmations about vanquishing damaging past memories from your soul. "Danger is real. Fear is a choice." Who's being indoctrinated here? Is this a teachable moment being offered up? A thousand years after humanity abandons Earth for "Nova Prime," Jaden Smith plays Kitai Raige, scion of "Prime Commander General Cypher Raige of the United Ranger Corps," embodied by his father, Will Smith, and his modest yet bustling thirty-first-century soul patch. Read the rest of this entry »
It took a couple of days and an errant first draft after seeing "Star Trek Into Darkness" to realize that what I found most galling at first is in fact thrilling, glorious subversion by allegory. Sure, JJ Abrams liberally imposes his goofball digitally created lens flares; his action scenes aren't exceptional at spatial coherence; and the reign of male-pattern bathos is interspersed with comic callbacks to touchstones from nearly fifty years of "canon" derived from Gene Roddenberry's stories, as well as four television series and eleven feature films. There are bright colors, a camera style of no fixed address, and a pace that moment-to-moment is "fun," aided immeasurably by a lovingly manic score by Michael Giacchino ("Alias," "LOST," "The Incredibles," "Ratatouille," "Up," "Super 8," "Star Trek"), capable of striking notes that range from fear to giddiness in the same passage and always capable of being bigger than the biggest CGI explosions aloud in space, but never bigger than the love that Spock has for Man, I mean, Jim. Read the rest of this entry »


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"Rewarding good work"
"Helping the workplace"
Working 9 to 5, what an outdated way to make a living! This is the age of flextime, when government employees set their own schedules.
Tasked with building a top-notch, diverse workforce, the Office of Personnel Management offers alternative work schedules as a way for federal agencies to increase productivity, lure talent away from the private sector and keep workers happy.
With the program, agencies can scrap traditional eight-hour days and 40-hour weeks in favor of arrangements tailored to individual needs. By striking a better balance on the personal/professional seesaw, workers are expected to achieve greater success on the job.
With nearly all agencies using flextime in some form, and with 1.8 million employees taking advantage of it, according to OPM's most recent count, managers have formed strong opinions about the program. Some love it. Others hate it. But most agree that it is a powerful human resources tool.
"It's essentially a no-cost benefit, so it's almost a no-brainer in favor of offering flextime," said Rich D'Adamo, president of Workforce Solutions LLC.
The government's program includes flexible and compressed work schedules. It requires employees to show up for certain core hours each day but gives them the freedom to start their day and end it as they choose. A worker expected at the office from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. might come in at 7:30 a.m. to beat the traffic and leave at 4:30 p.m. to shuttle kids to sports practices.
Meanwhile, employees also have an option of completing their basic 80-hour, biweekly obligation in fewer than 10 business days. So a worker could log 10-hour days Monday through Thursday and take alternate Fridays off. OPM officials encourage agencies to implement flextime arrangements, but the decision is left to managers and is made on a case-by-case basis.
The importance of flextime works both ways — for workers and managers, according to K. Adair Martinez, deputy chief information officer for the Veterans Benefits Administration.
"The IT work schedule must be designed to accommodate the needs of the customers and to meet all customer requirements," she said. "That is the most important priority." Sometimes, IT workers have to work off-hours, which can be defined as times when customers will not be adversely affected. "When this occurs, flextime is essential," Martinez said.
Linda Wilbanks, CIO at the Goddard Space Flight Center, thinks flextime is great because "it allows people to work the time best for them. Some people are natural morning people. Others work better if they start their work day later."
Government and industry insiders stress the importance of establishing general policies. "You need some guidelines that everyone's aware of, what the parameters are," said Alan Balutis, president and chief operating officer of Veridyne Inc., an information solutions company. Setting policies "fills in details, [providing] understanding for users, fairness for supervisors."
Consider the following scenario: A worker is scheduled to take a day off through flextime, but it snows and the government closes. Does the employee lose those hours or apply them to a future date?
"Laying these things out clearly in advance is much easier for the supervisor," Balutis said.
Even while facilitating hiring, managers say, flextime has its downsides.
"It helps a lot, but you're always in the scenario where you're trying to balance comfort with accomplishing the mission," said Harold Gracey, vice president for systems integration at PEC Solutions Inc. and a former CIO at the Department of Veterans Affairs. "It gets harder and harder to gather a group together to do something. In the best situation, [you] wind up with six hours a day when you can count on them being there."
There also are housekeeping issues. "It's difficult to verify what time early arrivers actually arrive or late departers actually depart unless a supervisor keeps the same hours," he said. Managers might feel pressure to work 12-hour days to cover the whole shift, according to Gracey.
The varied schedules become especially problematic if you have a crisis, such as a computer virus, "going on and you need to find two to three key people" who are not there, he said.
"The government does some critical business, and it's hard to accomplish when you already have a crunch in terms of budget [and] have a skill shortage, especially in IT," he said.
For that reason, senior-level executives are less apt to use flextime. For some agencies, such as the Transportation Security Administration where employees routinely clock long hours fighting the war on terrorism, flextime is essentially a foreign concept.
For others, the culture change is difficult. "There are managers that still demand face time for their employees so for them to adapt to a situation where employees are not at their desks from 9 to 5, five days a week, can be difficult or unsettling," D'Adamo said. "There can also be communication problems resulting from employees not always being available during so-called normal business hours" and possibly even morale issues.
Still, Gracey said, "It's almost everywhere. It's very, very widely used. [There] are only a few cases where things are so critical [mangers] said 'no.'"
But some aspects of flextime are tough on managers, especially timekeeping. Methods suggested by OPM include sign-in/sign-out sheets and attendance reports with sections for recording arrival and departure times. And metrics are needed to ensure that employees logging unsupervised hours accomplish real work rather than wasting the morning by making coffee, reading a newspaper or surfing the Web, Balutis said.
Managers also must apply policies uniformly, and employees must be willing to adjust their schedules to work on planned days off when the need arises, according to D'Adamo.
Policy and performance issues notwithstanding, when flextime works, it works well, insiders say. Most studies indicate that the program increases efficiency and improves employees' quality of life, he said.
"It helps your employees who have challenging schedules at home, either in the morning getting kids out to school or in the afternoon to pick them up or be home with them," said Renny DiPentima, president and chief operating officer of SRA International Inc. and formerly deputy commissioner for systems at the Social Security Administration.
Ira Hobbs, co-chairman of the CIO Council's Workforce and Human Capital for IT Committee, views flexibility as a plus for all parties involved. "It's a real benefit for the employee and the employer," Hobbs said. "Even within your set schedule, you know when you're going to be away from [your desk]. So some of the personal errands we all have to run can [be planned] with certainty."
But the aims of federal flextime rules go beyond increasing productivity and creating a culture that values accommodating attitudes. The program has a strategic element as well.
Many agencies facing human resources crises — and responding to a forecasted brain drain of senior IT workers — see flextime as a way to attract younger recruits. In this climate of budget crunches, it can carry extra weight with employees and job seekers looking for a perk.
"Considering that most federal agencies are finding it particularly difficult to attract younger workers, especially in tight labor markets, and given the fact that younger workers tend to want some measure of control over their work schedules, it is definitely in the federal government's best interest to offer this benefit wherever possible," D'Adamo said.
Flextime also can offset the government's lower pay rates. "We're never going to be able to match the private sector in terms of pure salary and stock options," Balutis said. Offering "a more manageable schedule" makes sense "in terms of attracting younger talent."
Needless to say, the private sector's definition of flextime is different from the government's, according to Roger Baker, former CIO at the Commerce Department and now vice president for federal civilian work at General Dynamics Network Systems.
"In the federal government, you come in early and leave early. In the private sector, you come in early and you leave late when you need to," Baker said.
Flextime still works in the private and federal sectors. However, the biggest problem is keeping track of an employee who is working compressed weeks, which means nine days on and the 10th day off.
"That's probably more disruptive," he said. "For some reason, you can never get it straight when their off-day is, and they are off when you go looking for them."
Lisagor is a freelance writer based in Chicago.
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Gai is a Konoha Village jounin and sensei of the team whose members are Rock Lee, Tenten, and Hyuuga Neji. Like Lee, he is a specialist in hand-to-hand combat or taijutsu, but unlike Lee, he can use ninjutsu and genjutsu. Gai and Lee are very close. Lee is Gai's favorite student because of his nindo, (way of the ninja), and because Lee looks like him in his younger days. Gai is also proud that Lee has mastered the renge, secondary renge, and the ura renge at such a young age. Gai especially appreciates Lee because he has the same eyebrows and the same nindo. He sees his childhood self in Lee.
He and Kakashi are known as eternal rivals, Gai is in the lead with 50 wins to 49 losses. Later it becomes known that this is just the score of a rock-paper-scissors game they played when they were kids. He is also a fantastic teacher since he really cares about his students and their feelings, especially Lee. Although he really cares about his students, he is very strict about his rules and those who break them will receive a punishment.
micaiaca |
Quote by Skeptisk^ can't argue with that...
Maito Gai is an awesome taijutsu user. |
flanny92 |
can he use ninjutsu too, or is he like lee? |
XxheartbrokenxX |
gai is kinda funny |
sasuke11234 |
gai is kinda bad at ninjustu |
micaiaca |
Quote by sasuke11234 has anyone ever seen him use anything but taijustu?
gai is kinda bad at ninjustu |
sasuke11234 |
no |
sasuke11234 |
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sweettypie |
sasuke11234 |
Quote by sweettypie no he did kick water
Barnea_Stelian |
Gai looks stupid but he's stronger then Kakashi... |
BladeOfHate |
*Kakashi*Stand aside worthy advisary. *Gai*'Tis but a scratch! *Kakashi* A scratch?! Your arm's off! *Gai* 'Tis not. *Kakashi* What's that, then?!(They both look down at Maito Gai's arm on the ground)*Gai* I've had worse. *Kakashi* You liar! *Gai* C'mon ya pansy! (From Naruto Party 4. Words and sentances from the movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail) |
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Is anybody here? |
BladeOfHate |
if nobody shows up, I'm gonna type Kane's song |
BladeOfHate |
iiiiiiiiiiiii'mmmmmm mmmmmmm gonna do it........ |
BladeOfHate |
The wonder of the world is gone I know for sure. All the wonder I would have found in her. As a hole becomes a part, I strike to burn. And old flame returns. Every intuition fails to find its way, One more table turned around and back again Finding I'm more lost than found when she's not! around, When she's not! around, I feel it coming down! Give me what I could never ask for, Connect me and you could be my chemical now! Give me the drug you know I'm after, Connect me and you could be my chemical! When everybody wants you (the chemical goes slow)... When everybody wants you (my chemical goes so slow).... When everybody wants you (so slow)... When everybody wants your soul! Give me what I could never ask for, Connect me and you could be my chemical now! Give me the drug you know I'm after, Connect me and you could be the chemical! You could be the chemical! You could be the chemical! You could be the chemical! You could be the chemical! (Kane's music) |


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Ninjawords Dictionary
By Matchstick Software
Open iTunes to buy and download apps.
"The best electronic dictionary I've ever used." - Slate.com
Ninjawords is the simple, fast and deadly dictionary for the iPhone.
Ninjas are three things:
1. They're smart
2. They're quick
3. They're deadly accurate
Ninjawords was built on these principles. We made it because we saw that the low-cost dictionaries on the App Store are slow, cluttered, and all use the same bad data source for their definitions.
Ninjawords takes a different approach. We use awesome, fresh, high quality data with more words and synonyms than you can throw a ninja star at. And best of all, when you look up your words, they all stay on the page. No need to flip back and forth between different pages as you look up multiple words.
* Works OFFLINE.
* Spellcheck!
* Word of the day each time you start the app.
* Touch to get a random vocabulary word.
* Recents.
* Favorites.
* Thesaurus (each definition has synonyms).
* Pronunciations (tap to play)
* Fast like a ninja.
See our website, matchsticksoftware.com, for an in-depth video of Ninjawords in action; you'll love it!
"Exactly what I've always wanted in an iPhone dictionary, and, yes, with both a better user experience and better dictionary content than the other low-cost dictionaries in the App Store."
John Gruber, DaringFireball.com
"I've been using the dictionary since the day it was released, and have since deleted all other dictionaries from my iPhone. It's good. It's really good."
Milind Alvares, SmokingApples.com
"A simple, lightweight, well-designed dictionary application."
Dan Moren, Macworld
"It leaves the competition in the dust. It is a ninja-based dictionary, after all."
Brian Heater, AppScout
What's New in Version 1.7
iOS 6.0 support.
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Customer Reviews
Great but...
I like this app a lot and use it quite often. It would be nice for iPhone 5 support, but it still functions great aside from one error: when scrolling through the list of previous words, on occasion the scrolling will stall when the thumb presses down on the definition. It's almost like the definition on some words is a button. Quite a weird bug.
Works brilliantly on the ipad. Not sure why people are complaining about trivial things like how the icons look - the app is supposed to quickly tell you what words mean, and it does that exceptionally well. It got even better, once I finally figured out how to make the little ninja appear...!
This is so bare. No pronunciation helps and despite being touted as having audio pronunciation, I didn't see a speaker icon next to anything I looked up. If I knew how to get my money back, I would. It is only "retina-quality" if you don't enlarge the screen, and you must use the app on your iPad only in portrait mode which makes the keyboard significantly smaller. I am now suspicious of all the glowing reviews where no one mentioned these drawbacks to using this app on an iPad.
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- $1.99
- Category: Reference
- Updated: Oct 11, 2012
- Version: 1.7
- Size: 10.0 MB
- Language: English
- Seller: Matchstick Software
- © 2012 Matchstick Software
Compatibility: Requires iOS 4.3 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.


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Prof. Hylke J. Glass is the Rio Tinto Professor of Mining and Minerals Engineering at Camborne School of Mines (CSM) since October 2001. His research currently focusses on the development of methods for the planning of block caving mines, strategies for sensor-based sorting of minerals, selective leaching of metals from ores, online assessment of metal bioaccessibility, dynamics of post-mining revegetation, and selective crushing of steel-slag materials. The research has attracted significant support from industry.
Currently, Prof. Glass is Exeter Principal Investigator and Work Package 1 leader of the EU FP7 project STOICISM (www.stoicism.eu). He is Exeter Principal Investigator in a NERC project 'Beyond Biorecovery: environmental win-win by biorefining of metallic wastes into new functional materials'. He is also involved in 3 NERC catalyst grants, relating to Resource Recovery from Waste (1) and Security of Supply of Minerals (2).
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Department of Veterans Affairs VBA Directive 4580 Veterans Benefits Administration Transmittal Sheet Washington, DC 20420 May 12, 2008 INSURANCE FUND AND INSURANCE APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTING 1. REASON FOR ISSUE: To update the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) financial policy for uniformity in accounting for (1) recording financial transactions relating to the processing of collections, payments, and other financial transactions for the Life Insurance Programs, and (2) preparing and submitting reports as required by Treasury and Central Office (CO), as formerly contained in VA Manual MP-4, Part V, Chapter 8. 2. SUMMARY OF CONTENTS/MAJOR CHANGES: This directive sets forth the policies and responsibilities for accounting and reporting for all aspects of the VA's Life Insurance program. The directive contains: a. Identification of the various funds and appropriations used in accounting for the Insurance programs; b. Responsibilities for performing the distinct accounting and reporting operations required to accurately and timely perform accounting for VA's Insurance Fund programs. c. References to implementing public laws. d. Definitions of terms to enhance understanding and prevent misinterpretation. 3. RESPONSIBLE OFFICE: Accounting Policy and Reporting Division (241B), Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) Finance Services Staff, Office of Resource Management. 4. RELATED HANDBOOKS: VBA Handbook 4580, Insurance Fund and Insurance Appropriation Accounting 5. RECISSIONS: VBA Directive 4580 dated 10/31/1996. 6. RECERTIFICATION: This document will be reviewed for revision or recertification 3 years from issue date, or sooner, if so directed by the Director, Finance Services Staff. BY DIRECTION OF THE UNDER SECRETARY FOR BENEFITS Jimmy A. Norris Director, Office of Resource Management May 12, 2008 VBA Directive 4580 CONTENTS INSURANCE FUND AND INSURANCE APPROPRIATIONS ACCOUNTING 1. PURPOSE AND SCOPE ...................................................................................................................... 3 2. POLICY....................................................................................................................................................... 3 3. RESPONSIBILITIES ............................................................................................................................ 4 4. REFERENCES ........................................................................................................................................ 5 5. DEFINITIONS ........................................................................................................................................ 6 2 May 12, 2008 VBA Directive 4580 INSURANCE FUND AND INSURANCE APPROPRIATION ACCOUNTING 1. PURPOSE AND SCOPE a. This directive prescribes the accounting policies, responsibilities, references and definitions that must be followed by all offices engaged in any phase of the VA's life insurance program activities involving (1) recording collections, payments, and other financial transactions; and (2) preparing and submitting reports as required by Treasury and Central Office (CO). b. Insurance activities are handled primarily through the Regional Office and Insurance Center (VARO&IC) located in Philadelphia plus certain investing, reporting and reconciling activities performed by the VBA Central Office, Office of Resource Management, Accounting Policy and Reporting Division (241B). Two major insurance programs are handled for VA on a fee-for-service basis by the Prudential Life Insurance Company. Major activities performed by VBA organizations with impact for accounting and fiscal operations include: maintaining and updating life insurance policies; determining and paying benefit claims and policy dividends; issuing and collecting loans against policy benefits; and, collecting, investing and redeeming premiums with the U.S. Treasury to meet program needs. c. As of the date of this directive, VA's active insurance programs are as follows: Fund Symbol Title 36X8132 National Service Life Insurance Fund (V Fund) 36X8455 Veterans' Special Life Insurance Fund (RS and W Fund) 36X4012 Service-Disabled Veterans Insurance Fund (RH Fund) 36X0120 Veterans Insurance and Indemnities (H Fund) 36X8150 U.S. Government Life Insurance Fund (K Fund) 36X4010 Veterans Reopened Insurance Fund (J, JR and JS Funds) 36X4009 Servicemembers Group Life Insurance Fund (SGLI) 2. POLICY VA's insurance accounting and fiscal activities will be accomplished in a manner that will ensure: a. Disbursement and collection of funds are in accordance with OMB, Treasury, VA and other federal internal control, accounting, and fiscal guidelines; b. Accounting and fiscal operations performed in a timely manner consistent with the necessities required by good accounting and fiscal practices; 3 May 12, 2008 VBA Directive 4580 c. Assets are accounted for accurately and safeguarded against fraud, waste and misuse; d. Reports and reconciliations are accomplished according to OMB and Treasury directives and provide program officials timely and meaningful data; and, e. Investments in the insurance programs are handled in a manner that ensures maximum dividends for participating veterans and premiums are held as low as possible, while maintaining fund integrity. 3. RESPONSIBILITIES a. These policies will be implemented at the Regional Office & Insurance Center level as follows: (1) The Finance Officer is responsible for the proper operation of insurance collecting, disbursing and general ledger accounting within the basic VA insurance accounting, reporting, and fiscal policies in this directive and following the fiscal and accounting procedures contained in Handbook 4580. Finance Officers are responsible for rendering technical advice on all phases of Insurance accounting matters, including analysis and interpretation of pertinent accounting data. (2) The Finance Division is responsible for preparing such financial reports and analyses as required by the Treasury of the United States and as considered necessary by program officials to provide proper information about the current and projected status of the programs' funds. (3) The Finance Division is responsible for maintaining such subsidiary records as are necessary to maintain accurate accounting for the general ledger. (4) The Finance Division is responsible for performing required reconciliations with Treasury records and general ledger/subsidiary ledgers to ensure that VA's accounting records are accurate and reliable. (5) The Actuarial Staff, Philadelphia VARO&IC, is responsible for preparing statistical and actuarial projections of insurance funds needs and resources so as to assist in the setting of premium and dividend rates for each program. These projections will be used in financial statement preparation as the basis of future inflows and outflows. (6) The Actuarial Staff, Philadelphia VARO&IC, is responsible for preparing the annual financial statements for each Insurance fund and working with the independent auditors assigned to certify the annual CFO financial statements. 4 May 12, 2008 VBA Directive 4580 (7) Insurance program officials are responsible for providing reconciliation and reentry for certain types of accounting transactions affecting Insurance collections and disbursements that reject from the Insurance systems. Program officials will also assist the Finance Division in other reconciliations as necessary where the cause may be rejects due to program operations. b. These policies will be implemented at VBA Central Office, Accounting Policy and Reporting Division (241B), as follows: (1) 241B is responsible for performing the agency's nationwide monthly, quarterly and annual reports for budget execution and financial status reporting for all Insurance funds, except the CFO annual financial statements, using financial records from the Insurance general ledger system, VARO&IC reconciliations and other data, plus records maintained by 241B (e.g., investment and redemption records). (2) 241B is responsible for redeeming certificates of deposit with the Treasury to meet the expressed daily needs of the VARO&IC. 241B is responsible for investing excess funds identified by the VARO&IC with the Treasury. All activities surrounding these redemptions and investments will be accounted for and reconciled by Central Office staff. (3) 241B is responsible for performing such reconciliations with Treasury records for each nationwide Insurance fund to ensure that VBA's accounting records are accurate and reliable. (4) 241B will coordinate the maintenance and enhancement of the Insurance general ledger accounting system so as to maximize the use of automated accounting derived from the other components of the Insurance family of systems (In-Force and Awards) and ensure that core systems requirements for internal controls and audit ability are maintained. Systems efforts will include identifying and coordinating the implementation of requirements for new insurance programs, enhancements for revised rates and limitations, modernization of hardware and software, and such other activities required for financial systems maintenance and control. 4. REFERENCES a. U.S. Department of the Treasury Financial Manual b. Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 c. Handbook 4580, Insurance Fund and Insurance Appropriation Accounting; d. OMB Circular A-123, Internal Control Systems; 5 May 12, 2008 VBA Directive 4580 e. OMB Circular A-127, Financial Management Systems; f. OMB Circular A-130, Management of Federal Information Resources; g. Servicemen's Indemnity Act of 1951; and, h. Title 38, United States Code, Chapter 19. 5. DEFINITIONS a. Awards System. The Insurance automated system that contains the program and financial data for Insurance policy claims made and benefits paid or currently due beneficiaries under the terms of the particular Insurance program. b. General Ledger System. The Insurance automated system that contains the summary station and nationwide financial data for all Insurance activity for each fund. Data is passed to the general ledger system from the In-Force and Awards program systems daily. VARO&IC and VBA Central Office can make direct entry into the general ledger system via journal vouchers for corrections, clearing suspense items and other actions. c. Handbook. A document that contains mandatory Department-wide procedures or operational requirements implementing the policies contained in directives. d. In-Force System. The Insurance automated system that contains the program and financial data for Insurance policies for which claims for benefits have not been made. e. Insurance Fund. A "whole life" insurance fund covering a designated segment of the veteran population and their beneficiaries under terms and agreements for the specific fund. Each fund has a distinct symbol assigned by Treasury for reporting and control purposes. Insurance funds may be Appropriated, Trust, Revolving or combination Trust/Revolving funds. f. VA Regional Office and Insurance Center (VARO&IC). 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Oregon State Baseball's Head Coach Pat Casey and freshman first baseman/catcher KJ Harrison discuss last weeks performance and look ahead to this week's home series against Grambling State.
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Freshman Jacob Corn threw seven innings of one-run ball and Mitchell Tolman drove in six runs to help the Ducks to an 8-2 win over Portland.
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Type A sees the future in 3-D
Co-founder Andrew Rutter shows off the 2014 Series 1 printer at his San Leandro headquarters. Below is an example of a object that has been cast by a 3-D printer. Spencer A Brown
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I t's been a busy year for Type A Machines.
In January, the maker of 3-D printers moved its headquarters out of TechShop in San Francisco to an 8,000-square-foot warehouse space complete with a badminton court above the San Leandro West Gate shopping mall. The expansion was needed, with 23 employees on the payroll up from four last year and plans to triple headcount in the next six months.
Type A Machines also began shipping its newest printer model, called the 2014 Series 1, in January and has already sold 700 printers, including pre-orders. The Series 1 costs $2,300, $600 more than the previous model due to the larger printing space. Other new features, include an all metal body and a modular design, which allows users to change out individual parts as new technologies emerge rather than buying a whole new printer.
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"People use our machine because it is a platform that allows them to build bigger things at a reasonable cost," said co-founder Espen Sivertsen. "Suddenly you have a whole new world of options and things you can do."
The founders aren't interested in building a $300 mass-market printer yet. Instead, they are targeting a class of design professionals like the millions of CAD users worldwide who are more concerned about value than price.
"We're seeing more and more architects, engineers and designers reach out to us," said Sivertsen, "people with 3-D modeling skills who are all looking for a desktop 3-D printer as part of their solution."
The company's 3-D printers are also gaining traction among entrepreneurs who make everything from costume helmets to Nerf gun modifications, but share the need to lower their expenses.
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NEW YORK — FedEx Corp. on Thursday announced more broad cost cuts _ including salary reductions _ as deteriorating economic conditions continue to drag down demand, warning the outlook for 2009 remains murky.
Chief Executive Frederick W. Smith said the company's earnings are "increasingly being challenged by some of the worst economic conditions in the company's 35-year operating history."
FedEx reported its fiscal second-quarter earnings rose 3 percent, narrowly topping Wall Street's expectations.
The Memphis, Tenn.-based company earned $493 million, or $1.58 per share, compared with year-ago profit of $479 million, or $1.54 per share. Revenue rose 1 percent to $9.54 billion.
Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters predicted profit of $1.57 per share on revenue of $9.87 billion.
The package delivery company said it will cut pay for senior executives and freeze 401(k) contributions for a year. On Jan. 1, CEO Smith will take a 20 percent pay cut, and the pay of other top brass will fall by 7.5 percent to 10 percent.
FedEx will also implement a 5 percent pay cut for all remaining U.S. "salaried exempt" personnel, which excludes hourly workers such as couriers and package handlers. Mechanics and pilots are also excluded from this category. FedEx said it has about 36,000 salaried exempt U.S. workers.
Combined, the company expects the measures to save $200 million through the remainder of the fiscal year ending in May and $600 million in the next fiscal year.
The company also said it has cut jobs and closed locations in its FedEx Office unit, anticipating slower business at its copy and shipping stores.
FedEx has already begun more than $1 billion in cost-saving measures; including job cuts across its FedEx Freight and FedEx Office divisions, a reduction of some workers' hours, elimination of certain bonuses and implementation of a hiring freeze.
FedEx did not issue a fiscal third-quarter earnings prediction, citing economic uncertainty, but said it expects to earn between 69 cents and $1.94 per share across the third and fourth quarters. Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters predict third-quarter earnings of 54 cents, and fourth-quarter earnings of 85 cents per share.
"Next quarter is going to be terrible, but analysts already expected it to be terrible," Edward Jones Senior Research Analyst Dan Ortwerth said in an interview with The Associated Press.
The performance of package shippers such as FedEx and rival UPS tends to reflect broader economic trends. Demand for business and consumer shipments is related to spending in those areas.
FedEx affirmed its forecast for 2009, after cutting the outlook last week. FedEx said that weakening global economic conditions are offsetting sizable savings from a steep drop in fuel prices and the benefit of new customers from DHL, which is dramatically scaling back its U.S operations.
Ortwerth said that long-term investors should not be put off by the company's pessimistic outlook for next year.
"My focus remains on how this downturn affects the long-term value of FedEx, and at this point there's not much doubt that FedEx can weather the storm," he said. "It's a bad storm, but they have done a lot of good things. Not all companies have (the ability) to cut costs like FedEx can."
Ortwerth said the company's freight unit is likely to take the biggest hit in the short term, because of its close ties to industrial production. It is also the youngest part of FedEx's business, he noted.
But the freight business also has the biggest potential for growth once the economy recovers, he predicts, as other companies scale back or go out of business _ giving FedEx the opportunity to gain a bigger stake of the market.
These opportunities should arise in other segments as well, he said.
He also applauded company initiatives such as SmartPost, FedEx's agreement with the U.S. Postal Service. The deal has allowed the company to be in a unique position to gain a lot of business from former DHL customers, he noted.
"I can't emphasize this enough _ as a long-term investment, this company really does have the kind of diversity and quality management to justify investors' attention," he said. "Now that doesn't take away from the simple reality that these are really tough times, and the tough times aren't going away soon."
Shares of FedEx rose 92 cents to $64.89 in midday trading.


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Freida Pinto Shows More Short and Sweet Looks on Her Trishna Promo Tour
It's safe to say we've been enamored of Freida Pinto since her breakthrough role in Slumdog Millionaire in 2008. Now, the starlet is making the rounds for her latest film, Trishna, an adaptation of Thomas Hardy's classic novel Tess of the D'Urbervilles, and with the promo tour comes a steady stream of pretty red-carpet looks. So far, Freida has gravitated toward short and sweet Summer dresses in a spectrum of bright hues and playful silhouettes. From last night's semisheer Missoni knit halter dress — worn to Late Night With Jimmy Fallon — to yet another Rachel Roy Resort 2013 number, this time in canary yellow, at the Today show taping, Freida managed to keep her red-carpet appearances glamorous yet totally low-key, too. By allowing the subtle details — metallic accents, scalloped texture, bold floral prints, and faux pockets — of her dresses to speak for themselves, her outfits prove fun, flirty, and easily achievable. Take a closer look at just how she does it here.
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Of all the senses, the subtlest and most addicting is that of touch. People who find immoderate delight in touch sensations become an easy prey to sex desires. Those who approach food greedily become enslaved to outwardness through the senses of smell and taste.
Spiritually, the most important attitude for a healer is a constant awareness that God is the source of the healing power. There is also the need for reverent devotion to God and Guru because if you pray and ask the Masters to guide you, they will protect you from all negative influences, especially any tendency to become egoic.
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A trader's error last December cost Nordic bank Nordea €20 million, the bank has admitted.
The loss was discovered in the first week of January, said Nordea's head of corporate and institutional banking, Tom Ruud. "It is related to our dynamic structured bond, which is a stock-market index-linked bond. It is dynamic because we reposition the hedge from time to time." In early December, the trader responsible for renewing and repositioning the bank's hedge mis-registered the hedge. His mistake went unnoticed by the bank during end-of-day checking and for several weeks thereafter. By the time it was discovered, the rising market meant that netting out the position cost the bank €20 million. The loss will be reported in the bank's fourth-quarter results.Topics: Nordea
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I am a new member. I am looking information on how to sell a unique carved African Elephant or to be pointed in the right direction.
The sculpture is called "Oupoot - Grandfather of the African bush". It was carved by well known artist from Zimbabwe called Martin Makwambe. The sculpture was done in honour of the book "Circles in the Forest" by Daleen Mathee who sadly passed away not too long ago. The sculpture is roughly 20 years old, weighs about 25KG and is quite large. I will be more than happy to supply photos and more information on the sculpture.
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RLJ Lodging Trust (the "Company") (NYSE: RLJ) today announced that it successfully completed a $700 million unsecured credit facility (the "Facility") that is expandable to $1.2 billion. The Facility consists of a five-year and a seven-year unsecured term loan for an aggregate amount of $400 million (the "Term Loans") and a $300 million unsecured revolving line of credit (the "Revolving Credit Facility"). The new Revolving Credit Facility replaces the Company's existing revolver. As a result of these combined transactions, the Company expects to have significant interest expense savings of approximately eight to ten million dollars in 2013.
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This is a tall mirror that takes up very little closet space with the jewelry holder's short depth. It is so nice to be able to hang all of my jewelry and store perfume in this beautiful piece. I love its sleek look. Be very, very careful when installing and make sure one person holds the mirror door open while the other person screws in the legs. Don't open the mirror door from the corner--ours broke doing that. Customer service was excellent and helped up with the problem. I think every woman needs one of these!
My husband and I were both really impressed by this. We couldn hardly believe the price. It seems like it would be worth more like $600 in NY where were bought all matching furniture for our bedroom. It is highly functional and easy to put together. My only complaint would be the plastic material they used on the inside to make little shelves. I am guessing that it might just be for shipping actually and not part of the finished product. I was just so impressed by the quality and I've been looking for years for a way to hang my necklaces without finding them in a knot in my drawer or tangled together. I only wish they would have included a lock on the door. That would be one improvement I would suggest to manufacturer.
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I loved the fact that it came very well wrapped. It was very easy to put together, basically just the legs. The only reason why I didn't give it 5 stars it's because it doesn't bring for clip earing. Other than that, I'm very satisfied with the purchase. It is exactly what you see on the picture.
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Just as pictured online. Great style with plenty of storage inside. We were shopping for a floor mirror and went for this one for the additional storage. The shelve fronts inside are a bit of a thin plastic so not sure how long they will hold up but we are happy with the purchase. Lots of little hooks and nooks. This was packed well for shipping. Even covered on the outside with bubble wrap but it worked. Just need to attached feet and then attach to the wall.
As of May 2014 I'm in the midst of a major master bath remodel (not changing the footprint, but replacing/upgrading everything.) When the remodel began I was satisfied with an over the door hanging full length mirror. With the nice vanity, new tub, porcelain tile, etc, I KNEW I didn't want that tacky mirror going back in there. Plus, I was replacing the water closet door and the entry door with obscured glass paneled doors thus losing the rack on the back of the door where I'd been hanging my large collection of necklaces and bracelets. Since I'd found the perfect vanity for the 'new' space on Overstock, I searched for 'full length mirror' and this unit popped up. As my brother says when he finds the hidden plate of deviled eggs....BINGO!!!!! This unit fits PERFECTLY on the outside end wall of the water closet and coordinates perfectly with the new vanity! It has legs (like the vanity), a brushed nickel knob (like the vanity), and opens to a full length felt-lined interior with rods and hooks for necklaces/scarves/bracelets, as well as compartments for the odds and ends that can't hang. (Full disclosure - since the colors in my bath are all in the neutral/sea palette, I WISH the interior was grey or blue, but I can deal with THAT since the door is closed 99.999% of the time!) It arrived within a couple of weeks (via UPS) and was INCREDIBLY well packed. It took me a while to but through the multiple layers of saran wrap, tape, etc, and then the interior of the box had additional layers of styrofoam sheets. I held my breath as I lifted the final layer of packing and.....it was in PERFECT shape! I can't wait for the tile to be finished so this final 'perfect touch' can be attached to the wall! Bottom line: I didn't know this dual purpose unit existed until I found it on Overstock and I am THRILLED to have found it. It absolutely checks every box for filling a specific need, is well built, and is appropriately heavy. HIGHLY recommended!
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Alvin and Co. Heritage Cressida Tabletop Easel
The ideal easel for tabletop or display use, this sturdy aluminum tabletop easel is 32'' tall and 4'' wide at the floor. It holds canvases up to 26'' high and 1.5'' thick. Adjustable top and bottom brackets hold artwork at any height position, and an adjustable back leg allows working angle positioning from 60° to 90°. Additional features include 11.75'' long canvas shelf, built-in panel slot, and non-skid rubber feet for a firm grip on all surfaces. Folds to 30'' x 4'' x 4'' for compact storage.
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SportKhan appointed chief selector Moin Khan replaces former Pakistan selector Iqbal Qasim, while Zaheer Abbas is made honorary chairman's adviser. 21 Apr 2014 17:41 GMT | Sport, Cricket Khan will also be on a three-man committee which will choose national team coaches [Getty Images]Former captain and coach Moin Khan was appointed as chief selector by the Pakistan Cricket Board, and Zaheer Abbas as honorary adviser to the chairman. Khan was the coach and Abbas was the batting consultant of the team which recently fell in the Asia Cup final and didn't advance to the semi-finals of the World Twenty20. Khan will also be the team manager, with permission from his employer, Pakistan International Airlines, the PCB said in a statement. "I will make sure there's no compromise on merit," Khan told media. Before the World Twenty20, the PCB announced another former captain, Rashid Latif, will take over as chief selector from April 1. However, soon after the tournament in Bangladesh, Latif declined to sign the contract, saying he did not want to be part of controversy. Khan's additional responsibility Khan will also be on a three-man committee which will scrutinise applications for national team coaches that include head coach and fielding coach. PCB directors Intikhab Alam and Haroon Rasheed are the other committee members, and will give recommendations after the cut-off date for applications on May 5. Pakistan is also looking for a spin bowling consultant, strength and conditioning coach and sports physiotherapist. Local media has speculated that Waqar Younis, a former assistant coach, could take over as head coach. Younis was one of the two coaches shortlisted by the previous coach-finding committee before Khan was given a two-month contract to cover the Asia Cup and World Twenty20. Pakistan have a Test series against Sri Lanka in July-August, then take on Australia in a one-off T20, three one-day internationals and two Tests in the United Arab Emirates in October.Source: AP
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Michael Kirst, professor emeritus of education and of business administration, and state Sen. Joe Simitian, D-Palo Alto, will present an overview of problems facing the financing of California's K-12 schools at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 18, in the School of Education's Cubberley Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public.
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On one hand, and to a certain point newer is better. At 20 years problems are cropping up all over the place. Deck fittings need re-set @ every 10 years...
Point is, at that point older isn't worse. I have a Bermuda 40 with a fathometer. Good to 400' depth! It'll work another 40 years. Newer electronics are not built to last...ie an I phone battery life is 18 months...So yeah, a newish boat won't blow up in your face but a 20 year old boat can. On the other hand, a 30-40 year old boat with simple systems and in good shape could well be a wiser investment. Many newer boats are all plastic...my 1981 Tartan 37 is a good example. Has a Cetec Benmar auto pilot. You should see it. Huge gears and chain. Very durable unit. Newer ones have plastic housings. I have a friend with an Oday 323...plastic scupper fittings...nuff said...
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Supportive Supervision in Schools
Does fear or trust dominate relationships in your school's classrooms? How well do supervisors listen to and respond to teachers? How well do teachers listen to and respond to students? How are problems identified and solved? Supportive Supervision in Schools is a guide for teachers and administrators who want to create good school climates and a school culture that encourages professional growth and development among staff members. It uses a conferencing method to allow teachers, administrators, and students to discuss and reflect upon what they are doing inside the school building. The authors use actual examples to illustrate how supportive environments can be constructed.
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