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Interesting blog post on Machine Translation and what sites store December 9, 2014Posted by Jill (@bonnjill) in Random musings, Tools, Translation.
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My ATA not-so-newbie, Joe, wrote an interesting blog post in response to Jost's article in the recent ATA Chronicle. He discusses an important issue involving machine translation and the data collection methods of various cloud and MT services and how this affects the translation industry. If you choose to use these services you should also be aware of what liberties you are giving them.
Guest post: Do translation customers really care what kind of people they're buying from? November 18, 2014Posted by Jill (@bonnjill) in Business practices, Translation.
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I don't normally accept guest posts, but I am making an exception for this one. This needs to be heard and discussed.
Guest post by Terena Bell of In Every Language.
Maybe people really don't care. That's what I thought this morning as I got out of bed and read today's news on my cell phone. Maybe people don't care, maybe they don't want a better world, maybe there are no rewards for the good or punishment for the bad.
I've written in my MultiLingual Magazine column before about how American culture is trending so that people no longer want to spend money at businesses where they find the owner's behavior deplorable. Well, I'm writing this blog to say that I was wrong. Or at least I was wrong about how or when this particular macrotrend would affect our industry.
See, there's this little thing going on right now — maybe you've heard of it — Crain's New York is calling it the TransPerfect Storm. I've got to admit, the title's catchy. For those of you who haven't seen the press, Liz Elting and Philip Shawe, co-owners of translation giant TransPerfect, are going at it in the courts, in the office, in the breakroom — pretty much everywhere these two can find a place to disagree, according to Crain's, they're doing it. And it's not just Crain's reporting the story either. It's The New York Post and The New York Daily News, too. And when The Daily News – which let's face it, is pretty much a fancy tabloid – starts covering the story you know it's salacious.
According to Crain's, the two owners "are suing each other for malfeasance and mismanagement, and each wants the other thrown out of the company. The parties have asked a judge to break the deadlock, and a hearing is scheduled for Nov. 18." The translation industry will be watching today's results with bated breath.
See, here's the thing: Many in the translation industry have thought for years that Elting and Shawe are not what most people would call good people. Multiple media reports of Elting kicking Shawe with her heels and pouring coffee on him during work, all the media reports of the f-you emails back and forth, filing restraining orders against the other, all these reports of what – if true – is clearly unprofessional, childish behavior, well juicy as the news maybe, it's not a surprise to many who work in translation for a living.
In October of 2013, the blog TranslationEthics.com called TransPerfect a "sweatshop" because of the well below standard rates it pays its translators. As far back as 2011, a different blog, TransPerfect Translation Concerns, reported, "It's only a matter of time [before] a hungry investigative reporter will has burst the … TransPerfect PR bubble [sic], and release some less than glowing information." Well, that time is now.
So here's my question, and here's what has me writing a blog entry before breakfast: Do clients even care? Court documents for the case claim Fortune 100 clients have either threatened to pull or have already pulled over $20 million worth of work. But there's a big difference between threatening to yank your business and actually doing it. In the sales meetings I've been in with current TransPerfect customers, the topic hasn't even come up. As a TransPerfect competitor, I haven't had a single client come to me saying, "Oh my, their ethics are horrible, they're just not good people." Have you?
You don't become the kind of person who would assault your ex-fiance at work overnight. Nor do you develop so much hate for someone overnight that you would sue them in open court to the detriment of your own business. No. If the press is revealing who the owners of TransPerfect are, if this scandal is revealing the way they live their lives, then they have been the people they are for quite some time. Any client kickback now is simply because the world finally sees Elting and Shawe for who they apparently are. But where is the kickback really?
Maybe I'm wrong. What do you think? Will TransPerfect actually lose business because of this? Will clients actually leave? Do translation customers really care what kind of people they're buying from?
Terena Bell is the chief executive officer of In Every Language, a language services provider offering translation, interpreting, and localization. She served on the Association of Language Companies Leadership Council. She is a member of the Obama Administration's White House Business Roundtable, which has taken calls from the president and the vice-president, as well as senior advisors and members of the Cabinet. She writes the "Micro/Macro" column for MultiLingual Magazine, and has been quoted by Inc., Forbes, and CNN Money.
New translation tool on the market November 11, 2014Posted by Jill (@bonnjill) in Fun stuff, Tools, Translation.
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There's a new translation tool on the market. Bad Translator was developed by Ackuna Translator to show just how funny things can get with Machine Translation. Enter any text in English then click "Translate!" to start. The program translates the text back and forth using FreeTranslation.com, TransPerfect, and Yandex, then displays the final English translation.
Happy translating!
Bad news for those who work for CLS Communication November 10, 2014Posted by Jill (@bonnjill) in Translation.
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Lionbridge to Acquire CLS Communication
Lionbridge is delighted to announce a definitive agreement to acquire CLS Communication! CLS Communication is a global leader in translation services for financial, industrial, life science, telecom, legal and public sector organizations. This acquisition will further expand Lionbridge's end market diversification of translation solutions.
CLS is a complementary addition to the Lionbridge team, as both organizations have excelled in vertical market expertise, geographic scale and technology and program management. The joining of our teams will allow us to deliver greater scale, velocity and global knowledge to our clients and enable them to engage their customers across any geography, market, language and channel.
For more information about Lionbridge's acquisition of CLS Communication, view the informational video from our CEO Rory Cowan and read the full press release.
John Oliver on military translators and interpreters October 20, 2014Posted by Jill (@bonnjill) in Random musings, Translation.
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From last night's Last Week Tonight with John Oliver:
Translators who have aided the U.S. Military in Afghanistan and Iraq are in great danger in their home countries, but red tape is making it impossible for many of them to leave. John Oliver interviews Mohammad, one translator who made it out.
In the process he made millions of Americans aware of a problem many of us in the industry have known about for years. Thanks, Mr. Oliver! And thanks for sharing this, Rose!
Also, Afghan interpreter Mohammed started a petition on Change.org to help save his family's lives http://t.co/l7Gc1UoXW7 Please sign and share.
Linguee to launch in other languages today December 4, 2013Posted by Jill (@bonnjill) in Tools, Translation, Translation Sites.
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One of my favorite tools when I translate is Linguee, an online search tool that searches millions of bilingual texts in English and German for words and expressions. It is also available for French and Spanish. It uses translated text (aka corpora) that are on the web and compares the original sentence and the translation.
When you search for a term or phrase, it shows the actual sentences in which the term is used on the web side-by-side, allowing you to get an idea of how the term has been translated on other sites and giving you some possible ideas. One caveat is that some of the examples are poorly translated, but it can be an excellent starting point for your thought process when trying to find a good solution for a particularly tricky phrase. Just think critically before using the term or phrase blindly and if you are unsure make sure you double-check it using other means.
They are branching out into other languages such as Chinese, Russian, Japanese, Italian and others as of today. As they explain, "In Germany, France and Spain, Linguee's new bilingual dictionary concept is already a huge success story: over a million daily unique users have recently reached 2 billion searches." (although probably a thousand hits a day are probably from me ;-) ).
By indexing translations available online, Linguee can provide 1000 times more entries than the largest traditional bilingual dictionaries. While traditional online dictionaries offer editorial content only – which sets natural limits on its size, even for the most elaborate ones – Linguee is able to search a vast amount of translations published by companies and various institutions on the internet, leveraging the know-how of millions of translators.
Using the site is really easy, but if you need a quick overview please watch their video.
This just in: thebigword pays out big bonus of over £1.5m to one of its directors November 21, 2013Posted by Jill (@bonnjill) in Business practices, Translation.
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"With its global headquarters in Leeds, thebigword interprets two million minutes of speech and translates 35 million words every month. With 2,500 clients speaking 234 languages across 77 countries, the family-owned business has more than 8,000 freelance linguists and uses automated technology to co-ordinate its global operation."
This "unnamed highest paid director who took home a total of £1.99m during the year" and is getting an additional "discretionary bonus of £1.68m" should be proud of the work the company has done… oh wait, none of the 8000 translators or interpreters – who do the ACTUAL WORK – are seeing any of that. I wouldn't be surprised if they got another e-mail asking for yet another 15% pay cut. You know, because the company is hurting so much in this economy. You know they certainly won't be RAISING rates since it seems they are now doing so well.
Note from the Conference November 8, 2013Posted by Jill (@bonnjill) in Random musings, Translation.
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Quote of the day: There are three kinds of translators: perfectionists, imperfectionists and transperfectionists.
SAPterm October 4, 2013Posted by Jill (@bonnjill) in Tools, Translation.
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As most people who deal with SAP know, SAP is a language unto itself. SAP has often used its own terms for areas and items that already have industry standard naming conventions. In some cases, SAP even use existing terminology for different purposes. It's enough to make you want to tear your hair out. SAP realizes this and offers a terminology database to make our lives easier. The SAP terminology database offers access to thousands of terminology entries in over forty languages.
Second Annual Shreve lecture on Friday, Apr. 13, 2012 March 28, 2012Posted by Jill (@bonnjill) in Translation.
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If you are within driving distance, the Institute of Applied Linguistics at Kent State University in Ohio cordially invites you to attend this event.
The IAL is sponsoring the second annual Shreve lecture and invites you to come hear their distinguished Translation Studies speaker, Professor Rosemary Arrojo. The lecture and reception will be followed by a showing of the documentary Woman with 5 Elephants (If you haven't seen this documentary, you should!).
When: Friday, April 13, 2012 at 3:30 PM
Where: Satterfield Hall – Room 112.A
"Translation as Subversion in Latin American Fiction"
Refreshments will be served. All are welcome.
The IAL is pleased to present the second lecture in the annual Gregory M. Shreve Lecture Series in Translation Studies, instituted in honor of the IAL's founding director. The series is made possible through the generosity of alumni, IAL faculty members, and friends of the IAL.
Dr. Rosemary Arrojo is a leading translation scholar. She is currently Professor of Comparative Literature at Binghamton University (SUNY). She has been teaching translation theory since the 1980s and has published extensively on the interface between translation studies and contemporary thought (psychoanalysis, deconstruction, post-colonial theory) and on representations of translation in fiction, both in English and Portuguese. Her work has also appeared in German, Spanish, Turkish, and Hungarian.


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1796 1C Draped Bust, Reverse of 1795. MS65 Red and Brown PCGS. S-93, B-34, R.3....
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Equivalents. Proskey 11; Doughty 81; Gilbert 2; McGirk 7A; Ross 2B; Clapp-Newcomb 2; EAC 34; Encyclopedia 1690; PCGS #1402.
Variety. Hyphen die chip between 7 and 9. Reverse of 1795. Stem nearly touches bottom of U. The obverse appears on S-93, S-94, S-95, S-96, NC-2, and NC-3. The reverse appears on S-93.
Surfaces. Both sides are splendid light brown with ample original mint red that is slightly brighter near the obverse devices. The usual planchet marks remain on both sides, in the fields and on the devices, but they are especially evident on the obverse. Slight doubling is evident beneath the chin. The obverse has a thin dark toning line diagonally up to the right in the right obverse field, and a small dark steel spot on the bust near the junction with the throat.
Die State VII. A late die state, although Breen's descriptions in his Large Cent Encyclopedia fail to correspond exactly with this coin. The obverse has light clash marks that are beginning to fade. The reverse has numerous cracks through and about ERICA, the right ribbon end and stem, and the fraction, along with clash marks in that area. It appears that the die has splintered in the area of the fraction and right ribbon end, with several tiny die cracks intermingled among the clash marks.
Appearances. The obverse and reverse are illustrated in Noyes (1991 and 2007).
Census. In a word, this piece is incredible, the finest known 1796 S-93 cent, and one of the finest 1796 Draped Bust cents, regardless of variety. Even the majority of the S-119 cents from the Nichols Find are no finer, although the Nichols Find coins are on planchets with an entirely different texture or fabric.
This specimen is the only MS65 1796 Draped Bust cent in Bland's Census, regardless of variety. Noyes records similar examples of S-103 and S-110.
Commentary. The evidence presented by this specimen indicates it was struck on a "concavo-convex" blank, more simply described as a cupped or dished flan, usually known as a "Coltman" blank. Breen notes: "Coltman blanks are readily identifiable: the coins made from them have the border on one side rounded with missing dentils, clear dentils on the other side, and they normally come dark."
Historical Note. An early supplier of copper was Mr. Thomas Clifford, a Philadelphia merchant, who sold nearly a ton of the metal to the Mint in February 1796. He recommended the firm of his father-in-law, William Coltman, who represented The Governor & Company of Copper Miners, able to furnish ready-made planchets. The firm operated in Wales, just east of Swansea. Coltman's firm sent over 11 tons of copper, in sheets and blanks, arriving on October 16, 1796. The blanks were described as cupped, as rough as cast iron, and discolored, necessitating an extra step of cleaning each blank before it was usable. Elias Boudinot sent a complaint to the firm a few days later and refused to buy any more of its product.
Provenance. Francis H. Lee (circa 1913); Essex Institute (Stack's, 2/1975), lot 137, $6,500; R.E. Naftzger, Jr. (2/1992); Eric Streiner (5/1992); John Whitney (Stack's, 5/1999), lot 1725, $36,800; Anthony Terranova.
Personality. Francis H. Lee was the curator of numismatics for the Essex Institute [see Sheldon-84] in Salem, Massachusetts, according to the Annual Report for 1900. In 1891, he was listed as an annual subscriber of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston [see Sheldon-10]. Federal Census records indicate that he was born in Massachusetts in 1837. (Variety PCGS# 35817, Base PCGS# 1402)
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Select Help Select About WinRAR Just click on the books and they will fall down!
Funny egg (tetris game) in the UTorrent program. //Curioso huevo de pascua en el programa utorrent, El tetris 1. Select About in Help menu. 2. Press 'T' on the Keyboard. If you click the uTorrent Logo in about, a Surround music is played
Music from the Installer Browse to C:\Windows\system32\oobe\images\title.wma and play. "OOBE" stands for "Out-of-Box Experience".
In the "Game" menu choose "Select Game". Enter -1 or -2 to activate the hidden game modes
What the hell are we doing in his stag party???without women, we took our fustration out by this way... Sorry! A falta de mujeres... en la despedida de un amigo...increible pelea utilizando peligrosas tecnicas de combate cuerpo a cuerpo


text: The Logan County Grand Jury met in session on the 29th day of April, 2011 and returned into open court indictments against the following individuals:Donnie White- Receiving Stolen Property, under $10,000; Wanton Endangerment 1st Degree; Receiving Stolen Property-(Anhydrous Ammonia) with the intent to Manufacture Methamphetamine, First Offense; Knowingly Possessed Anhydrous in a Container other than an approved Container with Intent to Manufacture Methamphetamine, 1st Offense; Leaving the Scene of an Accident/Failure to Render Aid or Assistance; Drug Paraphernalia-Buy/Possess; Criminal Mischief in the Second Degree; Disorderly Conduct 2nd Degree; Criminal Trespass in the Second Degree; Operating a Motor Vehicle on a Revoked/Suspended Drivers License; Reckless Driving; Disregarding Traffic Control Device, Traffic Light; Fleeing/Evading Police in the First Degree-M/V; Persistent Felony Offender in the First DegreeTanner Patterson- Receiving Stolen Property, under $10,000; Recovery of Stolen Property, out of State, Auto under $10,000; Reckless Driving; No Operators/Moped LicensePatrick Head- Possession of Marijuana; Drug Paraphernalia Buy/Possess; Promoting Contraband in the First Degree; Persistent Felony Offender in the Second DegreeJeremy Davis- Failure to Comply with Sex Offender Registration, 1st OffenseMichael Smith- 6 Counts Unlawful Transaction with a Minor in the First Degree-Illegal Controlled Substance, Less than 16 Years of Age; 2 Counts Unlawful Transaction with a Minor in the First Degree- Illegal Controlled Substance, Less than 18 Years of Age; 12 Counts Unlawful Transaction w/Minor in the Third Degree; 3 Counts Sexual Abuse in the Third DegreeAmanda Kennedy- Forgery-2nd Degree-Checks; Criminal Possession of Forged Instrument 2nd Degree-IdentityKarl Vissers III- Rape in the First Degree-Incapable of Consent-Physically HelplessShawn Bailey- Rape in the First Degree; 2 Counts Sodomy in the First Degree; 2 Counts Sexual Abuse in the First DegreeTracy Cassetty- Theft by Unlawful Taking/Disp-All Others, greater than $500, less than $10,000James Hudson- Wanton Endangerment 1st Degree; Alcohol Intoxication in a Public Place, Third Offense within 12 months; Menacing; Alcohol Intoxication in a Public Place 1st/2ndRichard Evans- Trafficking in a Controlled Substance in the First Degree-Methamphetamine, First Offense; Unlawful Possession of Meth Precursor, 1st Offense; First Degree Possession of Controlled Substance, Methamphetamine, 1st Offense; Possession of Marijuana; Drug Paraphernalia-Buy/PossessTimothy Yell- First Degree Possession of Controlled Substance, Cocaine, 1st Offense; Tampering with Physical Evidence; Burglary in the Third Degree; Fleeing/Evading Police in the First Degree/on FootThe function of the Grand Jury is to determine whether there is sufficient competent evidence to believe that a crime has been committed by a specific individual. This does not mean those individuals are guilty of a crime. The innocence or guilt is finally determined by a petit jury at trial.Ms. Guiling and Mr. Ross would like to take the time and thank the individuals serving on the Grand Jury and for their taking time from their busy schedules in order to perform their duties on the Grand Jury for the citizens of Logan County. The grand jurors' employers are to be commended in allowing them to serve in this capacity.Note:Names and charges are supplied by the Office of the Commonwealth Attorney to the news media after the Grand Jury returns the indictment in open court to the Circuit Judge; they are of public record at the Circuit Court Clerks Office. The specific identity of the person indicted is included in the original or amended indictment.


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Tucked away under the bougainvillea at Port Lucaya Marketplace, this corner café evokes a bit of Italy. As you relax on the patio or study the giant mural of an Italian waterway inside the café, treat yourself to local seafood such as lobster in white-wine cream sauce and panfried grouper in lemon-wine sauce. Full-flavored, classic Italian dishes include spaghetti carbonara and chicken marsala. If you're on a budget, come between 4 and 6 for $12 early-bird pasta dinners (including a glass of wine).
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This circular study of the Foley process portrays sound artists at work constructing complex layers of fabrication and imposition.
Deborah Stratman is an artist and filmmaker interested in landscapes and systems. Much of her work points to the relationships between physical environments and human struggles for power and control that play out on the land. Most recently, they have questioned elemental historical narratives about faith, freedom, levitation, expansionism, tactical audio and sinkholes. Stratman works in multiple mediums and exhibits widely and internationally. She is the recipient of Fulbright and Guggenheim fellowships, an Alpert Award and grants from Creative Capital, Graham Foundation, Harpo Foundation and the Wexner Center. She lives in Chicago where she teaches at the University of Illinois.


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I just purchased my leather, but I'll make my review whatever, based to my previous purchases. Sorry.
The small Satchel is just what I'm looking for, It fits all I need for my riding with bicycle, not to be too "bulgy" like the Classic Briefcase that I have. It fits my bluetooth headphones, iPhone and some stuff that I usually carry in my pockets. And my iPad will fit too with the leather iPad case if needed!.
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A colleague recently was describing his experience fighting pneumonia . In addition to the hideous, non-stop coughing and the serious antibiotics he was taking, he began to describe how tired it made him feel. He would do a few hours of work and then feel totally wiped out. He could barely walk up a long set of stairs and then broke out in a sweat. Long naps and going early to bed were common. At that point, I thought to myself, "That's exactly what RA induced fatigue feels like." Interestingly, he asked me how I was doing with RA (he regularly displays compassion and understanding). I proceeded to give some general thoughts about joints being affected and about the medicines I'm taking. Later on, I kicked myself for not describing other symptoms such as the fatigue. I tend to avoid this topic. While many people can understand joint pain and damage associated with RA, they tend to not understand the general malaise that comes with it.
The fatigue my friend with pneumonia was experiencing is actually rooted to the same causes of RA fatigue – an immune response . During an immune response, either from an infection or autoimmun ity, the body produces proteins called cytokines which are the cause of inflammation (see earlier post ). This can lead to the fatigue commonly associated with autoimmune diseases. And, unfortunately, like I did with my colleague, this symptom of RA routinely gets swept aside or dismissed.
Here's a list of some of the ways RA induced fatigue impacts me.
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Anyone in the Nashville area. If you are looking for a place to play, I have gotten with one of the game stores here and im trying to get a game day started. We can set up a league for the mini game or the card game, maybe both. Let me know who is out there.
The store is stalked on product. Also they will if we get enough people get game kits.
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What can I do if my husband won't help with the baby or the housework?
I'm grateful that I can stay home with our 6-month-old, but my husband doesn't realize that while his job is Monday through Friday, mine is seven days a week. It's like pulling teeth to get him to watch our 6-month-old for half an hour so I can take a shower or just get a breather. He won't change a diaper unless I ask, and then he gives me a hard time about it. The same goes for feedings or even giving the baby attention. I can't get him to clean, cook, or help with the laundry either. I'm exhausted and I never have time for myself. What can I do?
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I have a 2 month old son, and my boyfriend works Mon-Fri, along with attending classes to gain his Master's degree. I recently graduated from college knowing that I had to sacrifice myself from furthering my education, and letting my boyfriend get a head start.He is indeed tired from working and attending class just as well as I am tired of not getting enough sleep and tending to my son with no help throughout the day.My boyfriend helps out as much as I expected from him. Sometimes he needs a kick start to get with the program at times, but for the most part he helps out. I am just grateful that I have a present,positive father figure for our son. Whether he neglects to change a diaper here&there or whether he doesnt get up in the middle of the night on a random night is small change.If something bothers me I just tell him and get over it. Life is too short to sweat the small stuff. We both created the baby and we are both in his life and that is all that is important.I'm sure that my boyfriend would love to spend the same amount of time as I do with our son, but being the provider, he is tired just like I am, and I respect that. But dont get me wrong, the weekends is daddy and son time except to nurse of course, because mommy needs a break, but in the end it all works out.posted 02/07/2005 by butterflihoni
This is to Lisa. A woman never really knows what kind of father her husband is going to be. Also not all men stay the same person they were when you married them. And im sorry to say that there are some men out there that dosent have a thing to do with there child at all or until they become a certain age. So yes some women have married losers knowing that they were like that, but others married them knowing them as a whole different person,so with that being said i think that you are a bit harsh with your words.posted 02/07/2005 by a BabyCenter Member
Kristen, hi, i'am not going to give you this old tired advice of leave him, because that is when all of a sudden he is going to want to start doing something. but I will tell you this, i was in that same situation until now, and still sort of kinda am but i cannot get upset, my husband is Military,we have made a compromise, he takes care of the big stuff outside of home and i take care of home. Now, i will say that i'am very lucky because he does a little housework and finds time to play with his children. My Advice, find some friends, start going out.Ask a family member to watch the baby while you go out, and have I call "you time", family will start to talk about him. beleive me this will work, because they will ask where's your husband. Word gets around, when it is family. Also find out why he cannot step up to the plate and be a father(dont fall for the old maternal instinct deal). Last thing please explain to your lazy husband that him not spending time and bonding with his child is a bad reflection on him and children sense these types of emotions, If this what he wants then he will get a child that will feel like they are not wanted and he is doing that. Be strong and then if all else fails, please leave him. I saw a lot of posts on her putting you down, i know that it is their oppinions but it is not helpful to call you a fool for being with him, maybe he has some good qualities, the flaws he needs to work on, everyone does. Just being helpful, keep your head up, Pleaseposted 02/07/2005 by Crystlin
my daughter's father watches her monday-friday for 10 hours while i am at work. i give him a break on the weekends and don't ask him to do a thing. our daughter is three months old now and is just a handful! this system is working out (so far). usually all i ask of him is to clean up after himself, and he is getting there. for the most part i do the housework, and he throws out the trash!posted 02/07/2005 by blossom79
I'm shocked to read so many "leave your husband" comments! Geez, what happend to "for better OR for worse"? Do we really think this is the same as dating? Leave when you get frustrated? How sad! And then we wonder why so many families are having a hard time. Unless your husband is somehow detrimental to your child's safety and well-being, wait for him to come around. Sometimes it takes getting over the fear that he might "break" the baby. Or maybe he'll become interested when your child is old enough to play. My dad was never really into the whole parenting gig, but I'm still glad he was around. And now he's a wonderful grandpa. You need him, he needs you, and your baby needs both of you. Yeah, needs -- I'm way past the whole theory that needing your husband means you aren't a real woman. Just give him time and maybe some stage of babyhood will fascinate your husband, and until then give your baby lots of extra love. You CAN do this.posted 02/07/2005 by mommy984
I have a 4 month old boy, Dylan, and my boyfriend only takes care of our son when I am at work Saturday night and Sunday. A total of about 10-15 hrs. I am home with our son any other time and my boyfriend works Monday-Friday. If I ask nicely to watch Dylan so I can take a shower he usually does, but sometimes if I just want to be alone in our room and read...he's not so sympathic. Also, he occasionly (sp???) will get up with dylan in the morning so I can have a few extra zzz's, but then lets Dylan scream and cry so it's kind of a pain. And ladies dont feel bad he wont even make himself dinner unless he's starving, but occasionally he will cook with me and teach me a new Asian Dish to make. I guess in the Asian culture men dont do anything except work! But I'm getting the hang of it now...after 4 months!posted 02/07/2005 by a BabyCenter Member
I AM SHOCKED at some of the things I have been reading. I do understand how you ended up with the type of men you did, I dated several of THAT kind before I found and married my husband. I decided not to settle either. The best advice I can give you is to leave them. They are not a part of your children's lives anyway, and they aren't doing much for you either so you might as well. Some of you say they financially support the kids and that's all, well they can do that with child support too, and at least that way you can find a REAL father and husband, if that's what you want. My husband and I both work full time, sometimes I work more hours than he does in a week. We share EVERYTHING about our 9 mo. old. I suggest some of you try it, as it has made my husband a confident and fun father. We "trade nights" every other night is "my night" to pick him up from daycare, make his dinner, bath him, or read him a story, play etc. While I do that, my husband is making dinner for the two of us, picking up around the house, or running a quick vaccum. He still has time to play with us too sometimes. On "his nights" I do those same things, make dinner, throw a load of laundy in, etc. Not only do the chores get done and not pile up, we each get some fun one on one time with our son. The other person also gets some time to run an errand, meet a friend after work, or do something personal for themselves. Often those nights, the person "out" will pick up carryout on the way home. We have also split the chores so that we each know what has to be done and what is our responsibility and that way noone has to ask! (I get bills, laundry, groceries and dusting / mopping, my husband has bathrooms, vaccuming, trash and mowing/shoveling.) We each do the dishes on our night to cook, that way the other person after 8pm when our son goes to bed, has the last couple of hours to do something fun, read a book, computer or watch tv. It doesn't take long for the other to put the dinner stuff away, so most nights we get to hang out together from 8-10pm. Weekends are "family fun" for the three of us. It IS a regime, but it works so well for us!! If some of you sat down with your husbands and proposed this, maybe they would see the benefits,(knowing what to expect etc) and agree to split it up??? (The loving rewards from your child having fun with you are great too) Maybe worth a try anyway...If you have any other questions, email me at firstname.lastname@example.com 02/07/2005 by beetledriver
Everyone has given you advice about what you can do and you are still complaining about him complaining. Don't you get it, take his mentality. If the kid cries he doesn't check on him. If your husband whines about watching him for a minute, ignore him and take off. How hard is that? Your primary concern should be for your child, not your husband. I think he's just jealous of the bond between you and your baby, and he deosn't realize that he can have it too if he just spends time with him. Now, why in the world would he take the car seat out of the car. I mean does it bother him that much? You should take care of yourself so you can take care of your baby.posted 02/07/2005 by culturequeen
Wow, I'm not the only one. My husband goes through spurts to where he will help and then not for 2 weeks or better. He'll then complain the house is a mess. The only difference I see in my situation and a majority of every one on this panel is that my husband and I BOTH work full time. I get home and my nite is non stop until I get the chance to go to bed. Dishes/Laundry whatever, I'm toooo tired. Let alone to be intimate with him. It only takes one day of me not doing dishes or laundry and I get toooo far behind it seems. I can't ever get to the point where I could just keep up on it cause I can't do dishes and laundry, fold it and put it away in one day. I only get 2 full days a week with my kids (the weekend) cause I work full time. I don't want to clean all weekend, I'd rather play with my kids. Enjoy my days off. My husband is home 2 days a week (by himself/NO kids) during the week while the kids are at day care. I don't see why he can't take an hour out of each day and do dishes, laundry, or pick up. That's only asking 2 hours a week. In that 2 hours soooooo much could be getting done. But it only works for about 3 days after we have a BIG fight about housework. then it's back to normal and I'm doing it all and we are living in a mess. With the kids it seems that I have to ask or tell him everything to do with them. He'll say, the baby's crying or I think he pooped. WELL pick him up. Change him. DUH!!!! I don't know it drives me nuts when I am trying to do dishes or just change loads of laundry and I hear the baby crying and my husband is at the computer or just watching TV, telling me that the Baby is crying. It's crazy but we do talk about it and like I said it changes for about 3 days MAX and then back to a mess. oh well, we do love each other and when we do get time together we do great. EVERY COUPLE, KIDS OR NOT NEED A DATE NITE. JUST YOU 2 TOGETHER TO TALK, CUDDLE OR HAVE SOME UNINTERUPTED SEX. It's nice to eat a hot meal every once in a while. Thanks for listening. Have a great week.posted 02/07/2005 by J. Salz
you have to take care of you first in order to be your best - find a way to do that and it won't seem so bad. Friends and family are there to help too. Get support - we are all here to help each other. That includes drawing strength from that little person you helped to bring into this world. Try to remember just how important you are to them!posted 02/07/2005 by a BabyCenter Member
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Downtown commuters and visitors got a preview of this summer's Taste of Chicago on Tuesday at Daley Plaza.
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It's the season for big-ticket concerts and weekend-long lineups with multi-day passes priced in the hundreds. Luckily, for us cheapskates, summer's also the season for live music events of the free variety. One of the perks of big city life is there's plenty of free entertainment, and you don't have to look too hard to find it. The hefty schedule of outdoor festivals downtown and in the neighborhoods add up nicely to a summer's worth of live jams on the cheap, and there's something for every taste. Here are my personal picks for the top local freebie shows for Summer 2012.
Groupon To Serve As Exclusive Ticketing Agent For Taste Events
Groupon will be the exclusive ticketing agent for concerts and the new sit-down dinners at this year's Taste of Chicago.
Jennifer Hudson, Chaka Khan To Headline At Taste Of Chicago
A couple of Chicago's home girls will headline this year's truncated music lineup for the Taste of Chicago.


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Popovic leads Australian PGA after 1st round
"If I managed to roll putts in there, I would have had my European card back," he said. "But that is the nature of the beast - live by the sword, die by the sword."
The Palmer-owned resort and the PGA of Australia were not able to come to an agreement to keep the event at the Sunshine Coast course, so it will move elsewhere next year in Queensland state.
Golfers this year were greeted by a giant tail-flipping, roaring replica of a Tyrannosaurus Rex dinosaur between the ninth green and 10th tee, part of billionaire mining magnate Palmer's plans to turn the resort into a theme park.
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Jim Watts, 60, shepherded designs for S.D. city schools
"He regarded architecture as an art form," Williamson said. "He felt that all jobs should be done to best reflect the best solution to the problem that they presented."
In addition to golfing, cycling, playing guitar and sailing as a member of the San Diego Yacht Club, Mr. Watts liked a good game of bocce ball and in 1983 established with Williamson the Canon Street Bocce League behind their Point Loma firm. The tradition continues, rain or shine, the first and third Friday of every month.
"He enjoyed the zaniness of playing bocce in the rain on a dark night just for the hell of it," Williamson said. "Jim had a lot of wonderful attributes including a very nice sense of humor that made him a lot of fun."
In addition to his wife of 35 years, Mr. Watts is survived by daughters Jane Watts and Molly Watts, both of San Diego; and brothers Harrison Watts of San Marcos, and Dean Watts of Nacogdoches, Texas.
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Relais Francesca
- Free buffet breakfast, free WiFi, and free parking
Main amenities
- 8 guestrooms
- Air conditioning
- Daily housekeeping
- Garden
- Car rentals on site
- Lobby fireplace
- Luggage storage
- Lobby TV
What's around
- Museo Correale di Terranova (2.2 mi / 3.5 km)
- Piazza Tasso (2.3 mi / 3.7 km)
- Sedile Dominova (2.4 mi / 3.8 km)
- Deep Valley of the Mills (2.4 mi / 3.8 km)
It was most enjoyable; breakfast was very good and the B&B was quite comfortable and…
Very very nice place to stay at. Convenient location to the train line connecting you to…
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Key facts
Hotel size
- This hotel has 8 rooms
- This hotel is arranged over 3 floors
- Check-in time 2 PM-8:30 PM
- Check-out time is 10:30 AM
- Express check-in/out
Required at check in
- Credit card or cash deposit required
- Government-issued photo ID required
Travelling with others
- No pets or service animals allowed
- Free WiFi in public areas
- Free WiFi in rooms
- Free self parking
- Free nearby parking
In the hotel
- Free buffet breakfast
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Sailing nearby
- Scooter/moped rentals nearby
- Luggage storage
- Elevator/lift
- Garden
- Fireplace in lobby
- Television in lobby
In the room
- Climate control
- Air conditioning
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
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- Soundproofed rooms
- Private bathroom
- Shower only
- Bidet
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- 19-inch LCD TV
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Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 999.99, due to national regulations. For further details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation.
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Alma was exceptional to deal with during the short sale of my condo. She guided me through the entire process and negotiated with the banks on my behalf, which was a huge relief to me. She kept me well informed during the entire process and was always extremely pleasant to deal with. She helped steer me through a stressful time which I am very thankful for. I would highly recommend Alma to anyone looking to sell or buy a home.
Alma Solomon
16 Recent Sales (last 12 months)
Broker Associate, California Real Estate Broker's License (7 years experience)
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We recently purchased a condo through short sale. As we found out, dealing with multiple banks and negotiating is extremely difficult and it would only take a wonderfully patient, professional and committed agent to complete the process. We found all these and more excellent qualities in Alma as our agent. She kept in touch constantly and updated us at every step of the way. We are extremely impressed with the knowledge and kindness she provided us. I will definitely use Alma for any future real state transactions and highly recommend her to any one who is looking for an exceptional real state agent.
I found Alma on Zillow when searching for an agent to list my condo in Rancho Bernardo. Since I live out of the area I needed a local agent ?who knew the local market and could provide me with solid guidance and support. What made the situation even more challenging is that this was a short sale. Alma worked diligently to market the property, secure a qualified buyer and tirelessly work with the lender to satisfy their numerous demands and seemingly endless amount of paperwork. Alma handled the sale as a consummate professional keeping me informed about the process and ensuring timelines were met while remaining patient, respectful and acting in my best interest. I highly recommend Alma to anyone looking for an experienced, knowledgeable and hard working agent!
We enjoyed working with Alma, she is very knowledgeable and easy to work with. She was patient with us as we went through the process of selling our home and looking for our dream home. Once we found it, she did an excellent job securing our offer and walking us through all the paperwork and process. Even after we moved in, she stopped by for a visit. I found Alma by chance and very glad I did.
Alma is one of those agents who will devote her time, energy and smart strategies to getting your home sold. She understands what buyers are looking for and how to price a home to attract maximum interest. We used Alma to sell our family home in a trust sale in old Poway. Alma quickly went to work getting the home ready for sale with a keen understanding what would be most appealing to potential buyers. She recommended some important updates/repairs, got estimates from vendors for kitchen/bathroom updates, painting, flooring, etc., and helped manage the completion of the work in a record turn around time. It was painless for our family and we were really pleased with the results.
Once the work was complete, Alma hired a professional staging company to come in and bring a fresh, warm and inviting make-over for our family home. The photography captured its natural beauty and Alma was able to generate a ton of interest in the home through her marketing efforts. In fact, we received an offer the second day it was on the market and by the third day we had received two more offers plus a back up offer while other similar homes in the area sat on the market for over a month! We could not have been more please with her work and the result -- we give Alma our highest recommendation!!
Alma was very helpful from start to finish. She was very professional, patient and thorough. She has lots of experience and provided numerous resources to use throughout the process. Definitely a pleasure to work with.
We interviewed several agents prior to choosing Alma. All were impressive, but Alma stood out for here detailed understanding of what was involved in the sales process.We haven't regretted out choice.
There were many pitfalls during the negotiations and processes involved until the final close of escrow. Alma handled them all with skill and aplomb. She is versed on all the latest rules and regulations. I can recommend her wholeheartedly.
Bill, thank you the review and recommendation! I know it was not an easy process and there were some pitfalls along the way (as there usually are when selling a home) but it all worked out for the best! You and Billy were a delight to work and we'll stay in touch. Best...Alma
Alma was extremely helpful in helping us obtain our first home. She was prompt in addressing all our questions and very informative of the whole sale process. We closed in less than 30 days. She was realistic in every aspect of the transaction and if she did not have answer at the time, she would get an answer immediately. In addition, Alma was genuine, honest, sincere and definitely went the extra mile in making my family feel comfortable during this important transaction. Thanks
Alma did a fabulous job of finding and even more importantly guiding us through the home purchase process from long distance. We were looking for rental income property in the Poway area while living out of state and by the end of the process we were very comfortable closing on the home without ever actually seeing the property. She is very knowledgable and her responsiveness far exceeded my expectations. I would recommend Alma to any prospective buyers or sellers in her territory and especially any first time home buyers that need that extra hand holding.
Bought a house with help of Alma Solomon in just few days and she was ready for us at any time .Lots of good knowledge and experience.we ,sincerely ,recomend Alma and contact "real living lifestyles"for any information,She is the person of the year and ready to walk not just one mile but thousand of miles with the same smile and attitude,Alma you are so sweet and we love you .Thanks Nestor and Myrna Llerena in San Marcos California


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Our goal is to create an atmosphere that is conducive for our skaters to grow as players and people. As a program we emphasize player growth, team skills, training, character development, and most of all a respect for the sport of hockey and the people who participate in it. Our program is intended for highly skilled players looking to succeed and develop to take their game to the next level.
In an effort to separate our program from all other Spring AAA programs we are pleased to annouce our Jr. Bears Skill Sessions. The skill sessions are designed to work on the finer details of hockey. The practices are in addition to our skaters normal practice times twice a week.
2015 Times & Dates to Follow after Tryouts
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'Angry Birds' creator says new studio could rival Disney
HELSINKI – Finnish mobile gaming company Rovio said on Friday that a movie based on its hit game "Angry Birds" could result in the group establishing an animation studio rivalling global giant Walt Disney.
Rovio chief executive Mikael Hed told AFP that the animated 3D film, which will not reach cinemas until the summer of 2016, could lead to the company setting up an animated movie studio that would compete with California-based Walt Disney Animation Studios.
"If this goes very well, that is what is going to happen. Certainly we are structuring this in a way so that it's possible for us to continue to produce more movies after this one," he said.
"In March, we are going to start rolling out our worldwide series of short animations, which will be available through digital and traditional channels."
Rovio is aiming high with the film version of the smartphone game, hiring John Cohen, producer of computer-animated comedy "Despicable Me" to produce it, and David Maisel, former chairman of Marvel Studios, as an executive producer.
The 3D film is financed mostly by the company itself to ensure it has complete control over the end product.
"It's about creative control and about the financial upside as well," said Hed.
"We have a strong balance sheet ourselves and therefore partly paying it from our own cash balance and partly through regular movie financing instruments."
The company, which like Nokia is based in Espoo outside Helsinki, is not worried that interest in "Angry Birds" will have cooled off by the time of its release, almost four years from now.
"We are doing so much around the 'Angry Birds' as a franchise that I am sure that we will not disappear from the public eye until then," he said.
Rovio said in October it would open its first theme park in Asia next year at a site near Shanghai as it builds on the brand of the hugely popular game.
"Angry Birds Land" will be the firm's third theme park after one in Finland and another in Britain.
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Experts at the recent travel industry show hosted by the New York Times shared 12 secrets about saving money on flights, cruises and hotels, how to avoid scams and finding bargain destinations. Fasten your seat belt and please keep your tray in the upright, locked position. — Richard Eisenberg
1. Try calling the airline instead of booking online
Peter "The Travel Detective" Greenberg (CBS News Travel Editor and PBS host) asked the Travel Show audience, "How many of you book your travel online?" Most hands went up. "You're all losers! You think all the available inventory is on the web. Not even close. It's only the inventory they want to put online."
2. Clear your computer's cookies and cache
If you searched for airfares on a site but didn't buy a ticket, use a different browser or computer on your next visit or clear your computer's cookies and cache. Otherwise you may be shown a higher fare because you left cookies the first time and the site knows you're eager to buy, said Frommers.com Editor-in-Chief Jason Cochran.
3. Try shopping without frequent flier numbers
If you belong to a airline loyalty program, check its site for fares using your frequent flyer number and without it. "Delta offered me a fare for $529 and then I went put in my frequent flyer number, the fare suddenly jumped to $607," said Cochran. "They said there was a different class of tickets for frequent flyers."
4. Try the train
Train lovers with time on their hands should look into Amtrak's 15-day go-anywhere deal. "You can get off and on anytime and see all of your dysfunctional relatives in one trip for $500; $250 for kids under 12," Greenberg said. "Travel agents don't know about it. Amtrak doesn't even know about it."
5. Exploit the cruise industry's bad publicity
Take advantage of the cruise industry's bad publicity (the Costa Concordia and Carnival Triumph disasters) and excess capacity. "It's a buyer's market with rates as low as $149," Greenberg said. "And there are now itineraries they never had before. You don't always have to go to Nassau anymore." At left, the wrecked Costa Concordia, where 32 people died.
6. Call the hotel directly
Call a hotel directly for its best room rate rather than booking online or phoning its 800 number. "You can get more discounts from a phone call than from a web site," said Frugal Traveler columnist Seth Kugel.
7. Try other hotel booking sites
For the biggest online choices in hotels matching your preferences, try Venere.com and Booking.com. Guidebook author and travel expert Reid Bramblett said when he scoured for hotels in the historic center of Rome, at left, Venere had twice as many as Hotels.com and Booking.com had triple the number.
8. Consider alternative lodging
Consider alternative lodgings to hotels. "I love hotels, but they're rarely the most interesting place to stay and they're usually the most expensive," said Bramblett, who bragged about renting a two-bedroom apartment in Venice for $73 a night.
Two of Bramblett's suggestions: Camp along the Seine in Paris for $13 a night through Indigo Paris or stay overnight in a European monastery for $50. At left, camping cabins at The Yorkshire Dales National Park in the U.K.
9. Watch out for travel-offer scams
Watch out for "free" travel offers on Facebook FB, +1.53% Cochran cited what looked like a giveaway of two free Southwest LUV, +2.75% tickets from "Allison" but was a ruse to trick people into giving up personal information.
"If I see an offer, I tweet the company directly or go to its official Facebook page directly," Cochran said. "Never click through a link, even if it looks legitimate." He also said if there's no "slash" after Facebook.com in a URL, it isn't Facebook's domain.
10. Don't rent without a live conversation
Don't agree to rent out someone's home until you speak, Skype or FaceTime with them. "Legitimate renters are happy to talk to you," said Cochran. Skype or FaceTime conversations are best because you can then insist on seeing the whole apartment or house.
11. Visit countries where few Americans vacation
Arthur Frommer, of Frommer's guidebooks and web site, suggested Holland, Poland, Sicily and Belgium. At left, Warsaw, Poland.
12. Go where the local currency has been pounded
Frommer tossed off five examples: Argentina ("an absolutely delightful place for Americans to visit"), Australia, Canada, Japan ("notoriously expensive, but it has now become very inexpensive") and, due to political difficulties, Turkey ("it will be an unusually favorable country for Americans to visit in the months ahead"). At left, gauchos at a fiesta in San Antonio de Areco, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Read these related stories from NextAvenue.org: 6 travel tips for midlife adventurers and How to save enough to fulfill your travel dreams
(Richard Eisenberg is the senior Web editor of the Money & Security and Work & Purpose channels of Next Avenue and Assistant Managing Editor for the site. Follow him on Twitter @richeis315. This article is reprinted by permission from NextAvenue.org, © 2013 Twin Cities Public Television, Inc. All rights reserved.)
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Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Risk Management
Do we know what we don't know?
Transport Canada's definition of risk management is "the process of identifying risks, assessing their implications, deciding on a course of action, and evaluating the results." Wikipedia defines it as "the identification, assessment and prioritization of risks…followed by coordinated and economical application of resources to minimize, monitor and control the probability and/or impact of unfortunate events."
While managing risk might not be an overly "simple" concept, surely it's something we smart pilots can understand. Or can we? Statistics indicate otherwise.
Educate YourselfAccording to the 2010 AOPA Air Safety Institute's Joseph T. Nall Report, general aviation's annual review of aircraft accidents, personal, Part 91 flights accounted for less than 47% of noncommercial flying, but accounted for a staggering 78% of all accidents and 84% of fatal accidents. The average accident rate over the last decade is 67% higher for noncommercial flights, and twice the rate for fatal accidents. The fatal accidents are often the best trained among us instrument-rated commercial pilots. Mechanical failures account for very few accidents, only 17% of the total.
Why is managing risk clearly so difficult for general aviation pilots? Why do smart and well-trained people contribute so much to the accident rate each year, continuing to do dumb things like mismanage fuel, fly unprepared into bad weather and fly too low and slow—all leading causes of airplane accidents? Do we know the risks and ignore them? Do we not do enough reading and research into why others have made mistakes? Do we not know what we do not know?
The Nall Report
|The Joseph T. Nall Report is the Air Safety Institute's annual review of general aviation accidents that occurred during the previous year. The report is dedicated to the memory of Joe Nall, an NTSB member who died as a passenger in an airplane accident in Caracas, Venezuela, in 1989.
Accident Causes
After excluding accidents due to mechanical failures or improper maintenance, accidents whose causes haven't been determined, and the handful due to circumstances beyond the pilot's control, those that remain are considered pilot related. Most pilot-related accidents reflect specific failures of flight planning or decision making, or the characteristic hazards of the high-risk phases of flight. Six major categories of pilot-related accidents consistently account for a large number of accidents overall, a high proportion of those that are fatal, or both. Mechanical failures and unexplained mishaps make up most of the rest.
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