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Post-Standard, The (Newspaper) - May 23, 2005, Syracuse, New York TIPS TO SAVE MONEY AT WORK Affiliated with SyracuM.com -Standard MONDAY, MAY 23, 2005 FINAL EDITION 02005 Till! Itol-Slandard SYRACUSE. N.Y. 50 CENTS GOOD MORNING COOL AND CLOUDY There'will be limited sunshine today as clouds and showers make their way across Central New York! And they won't be leav- ing that quickly. Temperatures .will remain cool throughout the week. Complete forecast, C-10 HIGH: 56 LOW: 46 Hevesi: Sex offenders got Viagra from Medicaid Medicaid has been paying for Viagra for rapists and other convicted sex offenders, includ- ing those who have assaulted children, in New York state, according to Comptroller Alan Hevesi, who is asking the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, to take imme- diate action to stop the practice. Senators want to repeal alternative minimum tax More than three decades since the alternative minimum tax was created to prevent the wealthy from dodging taxes, senators plan to introduce legis- lation to repeal it because these days it's been hitting middle- class families. 5TOBY, PJCEA-IO Duke bedevils Cornell in NOVA lacrosse The Cornell men's team was Central New York's last hope for having an entry in next week- end's national lacrosse playoffs in Philadelphia. But the Big Red couldn't stay up with the Duke Blue Devils, losing 11-8 on Sun- day in a national quarterfinal at Princeton. NJ. SPORTS, PAGE C-I Girl found under rocks at landfill after assault An 8-yeur-old girl was found alive Sunday, buried under rocks in a recycling container in a Florida landfill after being ab- ducted from her godmother's home, authorities say. Republicans jockeying for governor's office Gov. George Pataki hasn't formally said whether he'll run for another term, but potential candidates are already setting their sights on the 2006 election. STORY, PAGE A-4 Seeing red over red-light scofflaws What do you do when the light turns yellow? Chances are you keep going. Find out what Onondaga County's transporta- tion commissioner has to say about that in staff miter Jim McKeever's "Getting There" column about driving and other transportation issues. LOOU, PAGE B-l Corrections Gain in General Electric Co. Call Deputy Executive Editor Tim Bunn at 470-2240 to dis- cuss a correction on a news story. Subscription questions? Call 470-NEWS OtEsifiaL OiY____ _D-i Editorials___A-8 Sdence Lad news bjtjgry__ Index E-l Movies_____1W D-l New York___A-6 B-4 8-6 B-l Sports_____C-l A-2 Television___D-5 IHEWST-SHMDAM Pitch for Social Security comes to Rochester Tuesday rickets? TheRoi Bush To Visit Upstate, One Tough Sales Trip By Devlin Barrett The Associated Press Washington When Presi- dent Bush makes his pitch for personal Social Security ac- counts at a town-hall meeting Tuesday in suburban Rochester, he- may finally win over some key undecided voters; the three Republican congressmen repre- senting the area. Reps. Thomas Reynolds, James Walsh, and John "Randy" Kuhl are all expected to attend the event in Greece, and while each has expressed support for Bush's willingness to tackle the issue, they've stopped short of endorsing the presi- dent's plan. Polling on the issue shows voters are not enthusiastic about the Bush plan and skepticism runs even higher in Democratic states like New York despite the fact that much of western New York is comfortably Republican. "These are pretty solid Re- publican districts, so they proba- bly don't have that much to fear politically, but if it's not going to fly, why stick their necks out at said Jeff Koch, a politi- cal science professor at nearby Geneseo. Bush has proposed allowing workers under 55 to invest near- ly two-thirds of their Social Se- curity taxes in private accounts. Democrats charge that would starve the program and lead to lower benefits. Reynolds, a powerful GOP lawmaker whose direction of the National Republican Congres- sional Committee helped in- crease the Republican House majority in the last election, praised the president Friday for bringing the issue to the coun- try's attention. Still, he did not necessarily embrace Bush's pro- posed solution. "The issue before us is what can or should be done for the fu- ture, and I believe that it's crit- NEW YORK, PAG( A-6 The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle reported Sunday that the district office of Rep. Thomas M. Reynolds, R- Clarence, Erie County, is no longer taking requests for tickets to President Bush's visit Tuesday to Greece Athena High School. Any tickets that become available will go to people already on a waiting Democrat and Chronicle reported. Online: Go to to discuss the president's visit. Inside Meet Robert Pozen, the Democrat behind President Bush's Laura Bush in Jerusalem: The first lady got a taste of the passions of the Middle East on Sunday as her carefully designed trip to places holy to both Muslims and Jews attracted emotional KELLY KNODEL, of Fayetteville, laughs at a joke made by a staff member at Casey's Place as she paints figurines. Casey's Place, built through the generosity of the community, pro- PjrrjrLj Cfrfi Ccc.ILbuLrg plXjlogr vides children and teenagers who have disabilities a chance to spend some supervised time with their peers away from their families. A place to take a break Update Casey's Place caters to what disabled youngsters need and like. By Diana LaMattina Staff writer After spending a weekend at Casey's Place, Kelly Knodel took her younger sister Kristen on a tour of the house. She made a point of showing off the bath- room first. "It's the best thing about Casey's Place taking a said Kelly, 21, as she recalled the whirlpool bathtub that allows users to sit upright. When she was 12, Kelly had surgery that fused her spine to correct scoliosis. The surgery left her with a series of titan- ium rods and wires holding her spine to- gether. Since then, she hasn't been able to take a bath at home because she needs special support in the tub. Kelly, who is de- layed, leads an active life with her family at their Fayetteville home. Although she tries to be independent, her disabilities leave her unable to do many things that would be common for others her age. In the morning, she usually looks up the temperature on the Internet, but needs someone to tell her whether it's shorts or pants weather, said William Knodel, her Casey's Place, a respite home for children with multiple disabilities, has been open for about six months and has exceeded its goal of serving 60 families this year. The house, named for a multiply disabled child who died at the age of 6. was built through volunteer labor and donations collected over two years. father. After her a.m. shower, she often needs to be reminded to eat well and then to hurry to catch the 7 a.rn. bus to Fayetteville-Maniius High School with Kristen, 16, said Ann Knodel, her moth- er. Once there, Kelly enjoys helping some students in wheelchairs off the buses, she 'SHE GETS, PAGE A-4 The Daily Dose How to... ...askfora raise ...say "I'm sony date a colleague PAGED-8 INSIDE DAVE rViA17HEWS BAND New album jams. CNY.PAGED-3 KRAMER TALKS TRASH DAY TRIPS How to save this summer. MONEYW1SE. 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If they are convicted of murder, Jime- nez and Cepe- da, who are both fathers, won't get to watch their young children grow up, Gib- son said. Jimenez And Tirado, 22. won't see twin 5-year-old sons, Joseph Jr. and Nazarrio, and 3-year-old daughter, Aiyana, grow up ei- ther, Gibson said. "I'd like to ask them why. i They had families of their own. Why did they ruin asked Gibson, 22. "Nobody won. What was the Gibson was surrounded by her parents and about 10 other rela- tives and friends Sunday after- noon as she told a reporter about the horror she witnessed from the doorway of her apartment. "It hasn't sunk in Gib- son said. "Tm still waiting for him to walk through the door like it's a big joke." Hewlett Gibson softly rubbed his daughter's shoulders. "They should rot in jail." he said quietly. Gibson said she and Tirado began dating about 10 years ago. when they were both 12. They went to Liverpool High School together. About six years ago. she became friends with Jimenez and Cepeda, she said. Tirado knew the two men. but never got along with them. Gibson said. "They'd each other and give dirty looks." she said. But they never fought. Gibson said she hadn t seen Jimenez or Cepeda for a couple of months and didn't know that trouble was brewing. On Saturday. Jimenez and Ce- GUUfS IEHD, PAGE A-7 ;
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What Is a Hedge Fund, Anyway?
We explain the basics as a longtime ban on advertising ends
Ask 10 investors to define "hedge fund" and you're likely to get 10 different answers.
The catchall term is used to describe an industry with an estimated $2.4 trillion in assets and an array of portfolios that feature dramatically different investment strategies, tolerance for risk and goals for returns.
"It's a misguided term that tells you nothing" about the manager's investment approach, says Jason Gerlach, president of the California Hedge Fund Association and managing director at hedge-fund firm Sunrise Capital Partners LLC in San Diego.
Instead, the term generally refers to the structure of the investment: "It generally means a private investment partnership" instead of, say, a mutual fund, Mr. Gerlach says.
Though long viewed by many as secretive instruments offered only to the extremely wealthy via privileged connections or exclusive websites, hedge funds are about to come out of the closet: An 80-year-old ban on hedge-fund advertising is falling away, and some of these private investment pools are gearing up to launch ad campaigns—likely as early as this month.
Mysterious for a Reason?
Some believe the advertisements will help demystify the strategies used by hedge-fund managers. "Hedge funds are often raked over the coals because they're mysterious, but they're mysterious because regulators don't let them talk," says Mitch Ackles, president of the Hedge Fund Association and chief executive of Hedge Fund PR LLC, a strategy and marketing company.
The term "hedge fund" was reportedly first used by Alfred Winslow Jones, a sociologist and financial journalist who created an investment partnership in 1952. Mr. Jones used leverage—that is, borrowing—to increase his investment exposure, and sold short what he believed to be overvalued securities in an attempt to "hedge" the market and profit regardless of whether it rose or fell.
Today, hedge funds still generally employ a hedging technique—counterbalancing one investment against another—but even that is not always the case, says Josh Charney, a fund analyst at investment-research firm Morningstar Inc. "That was the first purpose of a hedge fund, to hedge and offer some safety, but over time it has strayed from that original definition," he says.
But hedge funds still typically have more-flexible investment strategies than mutual funds. They may have higher leverage, for instance, or invest heavily in illiquid holdings such as art, antiques or thinly traded securities.
For these more aggressive tactics, the funds typically charge steeper fees than do mutual funds, generally an asset-management fee of 1% to 2% and a performance fee of 20% of the fund's profit annually.
In an effort to protect investors with limited means, hedge funds are closed by federal securities law to all but "accredited" investors—which includes individuals with an annual income that exceeds $200,000 for the past two years or a net worth exceeding $1 million excluding their primary residence. In addition, the funds generally require minimum investments of at least $250,000 and limit how frequently investors may withdraw cash.
Hedge Fund Research Inc.'s HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index, a broad proxy for the hedge-fund universe, gained 3.8% this year through August (net of fees), while the S&P 500 index gained 16.2% with dividends and the Barclays Government/Credit Bond Index shed 3.2% over the same period, according to HFR. For the five years through August, the HFRI Fund Weighted Composite Index gained an annualized 3.4% while the S&P 500 index gained 7.3% with dividends.
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Investors generally look to the funds to reduce volatility. But prospective investors should understand that just as some hedge-fund strategies may enhance returns, they may also amplify losses, and some strategies are more volatile than others.
"Investors have to judge each fund individually because fund managers may be doing vastly different things," says Mr. Ackles.
"Relative value" arbitrage strategies account for about 27% of industry assets, according to HFR. Managers of relative-value funds will simultaneously buy markets or investments expected to appreciate, while selling related securities expected to depreciate, seeking to profit from their relative value. That allows the funds to generate returns with little correlation to markets. Such strategies can be executed with convertible bonds, preferred securities, options, warrants and other instruments.
As Hurricane Katrina bore down on the U.S. in the summer of 2005, for example, some hedge-fund managers owned short-term contracts on oil and gas, a bet that prices would rise soon. But they also took bearish positions on longer-dated contracts, a bet that the prices would fall in coming months.
Relative-value arbitrage funds may employ lots of leverage, which can result in big gains or losses. Long-Term Capital Portfolio LP, which famously collapsed in 1998, was a relative-value fund.
This year through July, the HFRI Relative Value (Total) Index has gained about 3.6%, according to HFR.
Then there are event-driven hedge funds, which invest in securities that may be affected by corporate activity such as bankruptcies, mergers, reorganizations and hostile takeovers. Managers of these funds seek to predict the relative movement of the securities involved. A manager may invest, for example, in the stock of a company that is being acquired while also selling short the stock of the acquiring company. Event-driven strategies that focus on companies in financial trouble are often referred to as distressed investing.
Among event-driven funds are the Paulson Advantage and Advantage Plus funds run by billionaire John Paulson.
Event-driven funds fared well in the first half, partly due to a dynamic merger-and-acquisition and corporate-actions environment, according to HFR. The HFRI Event-Driven (Total) Index gained 6.9% this year through July. Funds using these strategies account for about 26% of industry assets, according to HFR.
Next in size, with about 21% of industry assets, HFR says, are so-called macro strategy hedge funds, which, as their name suggests, invest with a broad outlook that tries to anticipate changes in economic trends and policy decisions.
Some of the funds that use a macro strategy invest in stocks, bonds, currencies and commodities, and may shift their exposure to asset classes and countries rapidly. Such funds often employ leverage and derivatives to enhance the impact of market moves, and their returns may be very volatile as a result.
Global macro investing is one of the best-known hedge-fund strategies, partly because it has been employed by well-known managers such as George Soros and Julian Robertson.
Many macro hedge funds were popular in the 1990s and posted big gains during the 2008 financial crisis. This year through July, the HFRI Macro (Total) Index has slipped 0.95%, according to HFR.
Ms. Maxey is a special writer for The Wall Street Journal in New York. Email her at email@example.com.
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"You killed Dean?" Michelangelo asks after a long silence.
"Having second thoughts about a murderess carrying your future niece or nephew?" I asked cynically, feeling both bitter and slightly relieved.
"It took so much strength for you to do that, Brynne. You are one of the strongest people I know, and this just makes me respect you even more. I can only imagine how hard it's been for you trying to get over that. Why didn't you ever tell me before now?"
I look up as tears threaten to spill down my face. "I was terrified. I kept thinking that maybe, if I had done something different, then Dean wouldn't have been abusive. I loved him. Wholeheartedly. And then he beat me within an inch of my life, and I killed him. Filling my walls with contraband paintings is one thing. Taking a life is another. Paintings are harmless. Dean's family is still waiting for answers about where he went. His mom used to meet me all the time, and tell me how much she looked forward to having me for her daughter. His father finally told me a year later that it was time for me to move on, and they wouldn't stay in touch. They wanted me to be happy. They would've turned me in before I realized it if they'd ever found out the truth."
"You deserve to be happy, Brynne. I could've helped you. You should've told me sooner." Michelangelo looks at me with an expression of concern and something else that I can't read.
"What could you have done, Michelangelo? Would you have taken the blows for me? You didn't even know where we lived, he wouldn't let me tell anyone! I was alone, and I did what I had to do to survive," I say harshly, harsher than I intend to. Remorse hits me as hurt flashes across his face.
Michelangelo is silent for a few moments. "I knew where you were. When you weren't at home, I used the government's database to find out where Dean lived. I came by one night. I heard loud voices and all that, but I thought it was just some intense romance."
I smile briefly at his inability to say "sex" in front of me.
"If I'd actually gone to the door, I could've saved you. I could've put a stop to it right then, and you wouldn't be dealing with all of this guilt."
I shake my head, my bangs falling into my face and covering my eyes. "He would've found me. He would've taken me again. Believe me when I say there is nothing you could've done to save me."
Silence ensues, and only the fire crackles warmly against the grate to remind us that it's still alive and well.
"Is that one of the reasons that you hide away up here?" Michelangelo finally asks.
I nod slowly. "I thought that if I hid, then I could hide from what happened. But that's kind of hard to do when there's physical scars."
He stiffens. "He left scars on you? Where? Why haven't I seen them before?" he asks quickly, his voice raising in volume. I cringe back in fear.
"I'm sorry, Brynne. I didn't mean to yell at you." He cups my chin and tilts my face up. "Why didn't you ever show them to me before?" he asks again, more gently this time.
"I got really good at hiding them," I finally reply, my voice soft. "And the doctor that stitched me up was really good at what he did."
"Can I see them?"


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I recently purchased a new PS3 320gb Bundle pack from Gamestop. When I got it home I obviously could not wait to start playing. When I saw that the Playstation store had PS1 and PS2 classics I of-course went crazy. I immediately purchased 2 games, one for PS1 and the other for PS2. I made both virtual memory cards for each game and assigned them to their individual slots. I then started to play. For the PS1 game I had no issues, but when I started playing the PS2 game, for some reason it could not find the internal memory card. I tried remaking the memory card, redownloading and reinstalling the game. I even resorted to calling customer support to see if we could figure out why it wasn't saving.
After being told to do the same things I had already previously done, I was rudely disconnected. I do my fair share of research, and everyone keeps saying that the new PS3's are not backwards compatible and cannot play PS2 games. I myself thought that was just for the actual discs, not PSN downloads. I will say however if it is true, why are you still selling PS2 games on the PSN? We all know how long it takes to skip through a PS2 game intro. The spamming of the (X) button never seems to make the dialog go any faster =/.
I love Sony and I am a PS fan all the way but I would like a solution to this problem.
I have noticed that when I exit the game, the virtual memory cards have been "kicked-out" of their slots. Maybe that is the problem? If so maybe someone knows a way to fix that.
All help is welcomed and appreciated. I would like to actually play the game I just payed $9.99 for..
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The PS2 Classics in the Playstation Store do not use the virtual PS2 memory cards on the PS3. Those are only used for actual PS2 games on DVD-ROM; which only the earliest PS3 models can play. The PS2 Classics have their own internal virtual memory card system that has nothing to do with the virtual memory cards in the PS3 System. You can't do anything with PS2 Classic save data outside of the game. It doesn't show up in the XMB on any virtual memory card. This also means that you can't use PS2 save data from the PS2 with PS2 Classics. You can only start a new game. PS1 Classics do use the same virtual memory cards as PS1 games on disk, and in most cases can use PS1 save data from physical PS1 memory cards. The difference is because the PS2 Classics are modified from their original disk-based versions, whereas PS1 Classics are basically exactly the same as the CD-ROM versions.
Any PS3 can play PS2 Classics. It doesn't matter whether or not the PS3 is PS2 backward-compatible.
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Thank you for that answer, but I am not asking because I want to do anything with the game saves, I strickly want to play. I payed $9.99 for a game that I have to start over every time I load? I don't own my PS2 anymore, I don't have any saves that I am trying to use with the PS3. I downloaded the game straight from the PSN-Store, played the game, and I cannot save the game. No one in their right mind would purchase any game without the ability to save. I gotta sleep sometime...
If the game has its own internal memory, why does it tell me that it cannot be found? I spent 3 hours on the phone with a customer support, why did he keep telling me to create an internal memory card and assign it to a slot if that has nothing to do with it?
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Thank you to Joshua at customer support! Turns out it was something to do with a corrupted file. We restored the files and all of a sudden it works. Perfect!
Thank you for the help.
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I'm terribly sorry for replying to such an old topic, but I'm desperate. I'm having the exact same issue as this person, but no one has been able to help me, not even the (awful) costumer support. Has anyone else found a way to fix this problem?
The poster above said it was due to corrupted files. Have you tried Safe Mode option 3? That should take care of any corruption. Click the words Safe Mode for a link and follow the video.
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Re: PS3 VIRTUAL MEMORY PROBLEMS
Yes, I've tried entering Safe Mode and restoring the file system. Multiple times, actually. I've also tried rebuilding the database, and at a point everything seemed so utterly helpless, I even tried restoring the whole PS3 system and installing the game again (I've reinstalled it 4 times as of now), and the problem still persists. Any other ideas that might help?
Thanks in advance.
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Re: PS3 VIRTUAL MEMORY PROBLEMS
Linerie wrote:
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 FES. The PS2 classic version from PSN.
And what is the problem? The game isn't finding the virtual memory card? Did you see gkpama's answer. The classic games available digitally on the PSN don't require virtual memory cards.
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At last, a piece of New York City street furniture that doesn't look as if it was unearthed from an archeological dig. The winning design for Con Edison's Millennial Manhole Cover, selected on Sept. 15 from seven proposals, is a freshly minted metropolitan coin: graphically crisp, emphatically abstract, but with an abstraction's subliminal power to evoke a multitude of images.
Titled ''Global Energy,'' the manhole cover was designed by Karim Rashid, an international hotshot whose work is in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art and others. Mr. Rashid's manhole cover is intended to represent New York as the center of an international data network. It morphs the Manhattan street grid into a stylized, globe-shaped pattern that recalls the arcs of longitude and latitude on a Mercator map. The design will be executed in cast iron and will weigh 314 pounds.
If the manhole were a commemorative coin, the flip side would be emblazoned with the profile of Manuel Castels, the urban theorist who has gone further than any other thinker in exploring the impact of data technology on traditional urban centers. In his book ''The Informational City,'' Mr. Castels introduced the concept of the space of flows, the network of transnational finance through which capital is constantly on the move. Mr. Rashid's grid could be said to represent this space in graphic form.
For some of us, Mr. Rashid's design will bring back pleasant memories of a more physical kind of flow, the jet stream of international travel that swelled in the postwar decades. The design resembles an inverted version of the Pan Am logo, a motif that once symbolized the freedom to roam the world, American hegemony, blue and white skies, jet contrails. It signified American global hegemony, even more than did an American passport, as a benign force for peace: not all-conquering, not polluting, but uniting the world in a dream of harmonious modernity.Continue reading the main story
The overlay of grid and globe sugggests another image, the reverse of Pan Am's logo, for this could be a map of our inner world, the network of memories and associations that Italo Calvino describes as a model of the modern self. In his book ''Six Memos for the Next Millennium,'' Mr. Calvino lauds the Italian writer Carlo Emilio Gadda for composing fiction in which the least thing is seen as the center of a network of relationships that the writer cannot restrain himself from following.
Mr. Rashid has employed a manhole cover, surely a least thing in the cosmic scheme of things, to convey a similar pattern of global interconnection. The designer's nomadic sensibility may be partly derived from his own background. Born in Egypt, educated in England and Canada, Mr. Rashid, 38, now lives in New York. While less well known than Phillipe Starck, Michael Graves and other superstars of mass-produced style, Mr. Rashid is gaining wide recognition as a major talent of his generation.
A show of all seven designs will open Oct. 27 at the Municipal Art Society, 457 Madison Avenue at 51st Street in Manhattan. Con Ed hopes to install about 150 of the covers by the end of December. With steam wafting up around their edges, they should make hot spots for dancing in the new year.Continue reading the main story


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It takes a certain type of person to want to drive a bus up and down the same route for hours on end, day after day. No avoiding traffic jams, no short cuts; just the same stretch of road day after day. If you're lucky, you might get a rural or suburban route - even then you'll barely have time to accelerate above 30mph before you have to make your next stop.
You could argue that train drivers and airline pilots suffer much the same restrictions, but they do at least get a sensation of speed, they don't get loads of angry motorists honking their horns in irritation at being held up and - most importantly of all - they don't have to deal with any of their passengers. Whatever delays they may suffer, they're safe in the knowledge that the punters' anger will not be taken out on them.
A few months ago, there was still the odd London bus that had its own on-board conductor, so the driver could sit in splendid isolation, but these have now been phased out. So, now drivers not only have to keep their eyes open for any passing maniac on the road, they also have to make instant judgments about every passenger.
And while the vast majority of passengers may be law-abiding folk who simply want to get from A to B with little fuss, there's bound to be a few who want to dodge their fares or are looking for any excuse for a ruck.
London Transport thought their way round this one by introducing the bendy bus, which allowed anyone to get on without paying or bothering the driver, but even these have their drawbacks. For a start, it's almost impossible to drive them round tight corners in narrow streets without mounting the pavement and taking out a few pedestrians; but, more worryingly they had a tendency to spontaneously combust.
So, this leaves us with a job that involves doing the same thing over and over again, where the only meaningful contact is likely to be either violent or abusive. And, if you live in Norwich, that also includes your boss, as the owners of the First Bus company have just issued staff with an 18-page booklet offering guidance on personal hygiene - including using deodorant, changing their shirts each day and making sure their hands are clean.
You can draw two conclusions: either First Bus has decided to review its policy of only recruiting those who turn up to interviews in heavily soiled clothing, or it is on a mission to insult and humiliate the drivers it does employ.


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Titiaan Palazzi
Engineer, designer, entrepreneur, and team-builder
Welcome! This website serves to show recent work. For my writing, please visit my blog. For my official bio, please see my LinkedIn page. I currently work with Amory Lovins, founder of the Rocky Mountain Institute. We drive a more sustainable future, by showing companies that sustainable operations almost always equal more profit, and by helping companies to re-engineer their buildings and industrial processes. Working in such a role, it should come as no surprise that I enjoy designing and making things. My choice to study engineering was somewhat fortuitous—most of my creations in high school were artistic, not technical—but I became exposed and excited about hands-on engineering as I moved from Delft to ETH Zurich and later to MIT. My fellow students in Zurich and Boston exposed me to their technical side projects and the joy that flows from making physical objects. I was able to build skills in mechanical engineering and software development with Nest, FirstFuel Software, and Infosys' Green Buildings Practice. As much as engineering and problem solving, I enjoy convening people and building environments in which others can create and learn. I first experienced this when running a catering company with undergrad engineering friends in Delft. I later gathered young entrepreneurs as the founder of the Dutch chapter of the Kairos Society; investors as the founder of Cool Schools, a solar PV financing initiative; and students as one of the founding team of Spokes America. Through these experiences I have learned that I love to bring a project to realization, to tell a story, and to bring excitement. Yet my inspiration comes not primarily from successful entrepreneurs. I am inspired mostly by people who look(ed) at the world differently: Buckminster Fuller, Carl Sagan, Richard Feynman, Benjamin Franklin. I try regularly to ask myself: how could this be done differently?, as you will likely observe if you read my blog. I have felt the tremendous human energy that is released when people work for a cause beyond their ego, a cause in which they truly believe. My dream for the next one, ten, fifty or one hundred years—however many I may have—is to build teams that create products and services that matter: that help us be kinder humans that make better choices; live in more beautiful, productive, and safe environments; and connect us with everything around us.
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Have fun with Sarah in Chocolate Factory Slacking! Sarah thought her job would be sweet, but it is really boring. Your mission is to entertain her! Catch falling pieces of chocolate, decorate a cake, and hop across Chocolate River. Make chocolate milk and drink it!
Chocolate Factory Slacking is one of our selected Easter Games. Also very popular on this website right now are My Dolphin Show 8, Monkey GO Happy Eggs, Monkey Go Happy Valentines and Monkey Go Happy Ninjas 3.
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Thread: Champion Motorsport working on carbon fiber 997 Turbo / GT2 intake manifold - Flow charts vs. stock
Champion Motorsport working on carbon fiber 997 Turbo / GT2 intake manifold - Flow charts vs. stock
Champion Motorsport's Werks 1 arm will be releasing a carbon fiber intake manifold for the Porsche 997 Turbo and GT2. The part looks awesome, that is a given, but how does it stack up performance wise vs. the factory pieces? Well, Champion had Wilson Manifolds do some flow testing and the results are rather interesting. The GT2 manifold actually flowed the worst at 252.1 CFM vs. the 997 turbo factory manifold at 265.96. The Werks 1 manifold? 283.4 CFM. Expect this to be for sale soon, and cost a pretty penny.
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Openings Project Manager
About the Role
WeWork is seeking a Logistics Specialist who has project management experience in new building openings. This position is involved in a project from pre-lease through close out, and is heavily involved in maintaining operational standards, FF&E inventory management, vendor contracts, warehousing, and staging. Our ideal candidate is a detail-oriented self starter who is motivated by a fast-paced environment, has the ability to manage multiple projects at once, and is deadline driven. A process orientated mindset and can-do attitude is a must.
- Identify and resolve issues or roadblocks that could impact building openings
- Serve as a liaison between Development Project Manager and extended project teams including IT, AV, Procurement, Operations, Community, etc.
- Understand all project details and act as a resource during execution for all external parties including contractors, subcontractors, and vendors
- Coordinate all aspects of interior and exterior signage including strategy, approval, fabrication, and install
- Collaborate with property management teams to implement all operational processes including: security procedures, guest registration, cleaning, sanitation, freight and HVAC policies, fire and life safety, base building maintenance requests, parking, bike policy, etc.
- Create base building document based on lease review/coordination with property management team, and train Community on building specific procedures.
- Develop procurement and warehousing strategy based on project timelines.
- Create and execute opening schedule based on construction, inspections, deliveries, etc.
- Ensure that all FF&E products are purchased, delivered, and installed correctly and on time.
- Coordinate and ensure building security items are completed, including access control and CCTV.
- Coordinate IT setup with WeWork IT team.
- Manage onsite openings crew including cleaners, movers, subcontractors, vendors, and WeWork team.
- Ensure the building is complete/presentable before opening doors to members.
- Research and understand local code and laws that are applicable to openings
- Develop and implement strategies to combine WeWork standards with local culture
- Must have an understanding of the construction build‐out process as well as experience on a construction site.
- Ability to read architectural drawings and identify layout issues
- Very computer savvy, proficient in Excel (including basic formulas)
- Ability to problem solve quickly and efficiently
- Ability to work under pressure and prioritize tasks in a compressed timeframe
- Ability to maintain order and efficiency in a stressful environment
- Energetic, well‐spoken, impeccable communication skills
- 4-year college degree. A major in Architecture/ Construction/ Project Management is a plus.
- 3-5 years of relevant work experience
- Free to travel 7-10 days a month
- Knowledge of European languages is a plus
Critical Competencies for Success
- Do'er:
- You do what you love!
- Credibility is earned at WeWork through execution and getting things done.
- You are able to get into the details and deliver results under highest expectations on time and quality.
- Be ready to get hands-on with all aspects of the daily needs. The buck stops with you.
- Pragmatism and outcomes orientation are valued and lead to wins.
- Exceptional organizational and multitasking skills.
- You thrive in a fast-paced environment.
- Solution-centric:
- You have the flexibility to think outside the box.
- We don't do everything the traditional way, and are always looking to innovate and push the envelope.
- You have the ability to foresee and identify needs of the team.
- You take an innovator and creator's approach to any issues that may arise.
- Collaborator:
- There is no room for "I" at WeWork. Every role and individual is in the organization to serve We.
- Builds trust across the organization by being a good listener and inclusively soliciting input.
- You are open to new and innovative solutions.
- You must present well and communicate clearly and effectively to upper management and internal departments.
- You're willing to adjust course when appropriate new ideas or objections are raised.
- You love working with people!
About WeWork
WeWork is the platform for creators, providing more than tens of thousands of members around the world with space, community and services that enable them to do what they love and create their life's work. Our mission is to create a world where people work to make a life, not just a living, and our own team members are central to that goal.
The WeWork team believes deeply in the power of "we" and in the movement we're a part of. We challenge convention and achieve amazing things through dedication and collaboration. There is a contagious energy in our spaces as we work together toward accomplishing our goals.
Our hunger for building great spaces; empowering startups, freelancers, and small businesses; and connecting interesting people is far from being satisfied. We're just getting started, and our journey gets increasingly exciting as more team members join the movement!
Below are the values that guide who we are and everything that we do.
We do what we love and are connected to something greater than ourselves.
We are creators, leaders and self-starters. We try new things, we challenge convention, and we're not afraid to fail.
We are genuine to our brand, mission and values. We're not perfect and we don't pretend to be. We are, though, always honest and as transparent as we can be.
We never settle. We get sh*t done and we get it done well. We're persistent and knock down walls—literally if we have to.
We are grateful for each other, our members, and to be part of this movement. We don't take success for granted. We're happy to be alive.
We are in this together. This is a team effort. We always look out for one another. We value empathy; we know we're all human, and know we can't do any of this alone.
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From 29 June to 10 September a tour with Malandrino & Veronica each Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday (except from 20 to 23 July).
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We create new opportunities for the success of people and businesses.
TBC Bank is the largest bank in Georgia by all key metrics after the recent acquisition of Bank Republic. The joint market shares in total assets, total loans and total deposits stood at 36.4%, 37.8% and 37.6%1, respectively as of 31 March 2017.
We service around 2.3 million clients through a diversified multichannel platform that comprises 167 branches (including TBC Kredit and Bank Republic branches), one of the largest networks of ATMs and POS terminals in Georgia, global award-winning internet banking, market-leading mobile, iPad and iPhone banking, a call center, and TBC Pay terminals and kiosks.
We employ c.65002 people across our operations, more than half of whom have been with TBC for four or more years.
Our Multichannel Distribution Platform
TBC Bank's globally recognized multichannel distribution platform complements our full service model perfectly. While our branches are carefully designed with a primary focus on customer satisfaction, our leading multichannel distribution platform allows us to offload routine transactions from branches to e-channels. As a result, TBC has achieved a market-leading portfolio of gross loans per branch of GEL 43 million3.
Over the past year, our multichannel capabilities have been recognized as best in the country and in the wider region, as well as being acclaimed globally.
In 2016, TBC launched an entirely new concept of branch design with a particular focus on customer experience. The new design reflects TBC Bank's welcoming, user-friendly and transparent approach to banking and has been created in partnership with Allen International, a strategic design consultancy focused on financial services.
The redesigned branches leverage TBC Bank's strength in multichannel banking and feature cutting-edge e-banking tools and technology. The new concept was developed specifically for TBC Bank as a result of a comprehensive tailored study of the Bank's existing branches and its clients' needs and aspirations.
Customer Experience
TBC Bank has one of the best known and most trusted brands in Georgia. As a result of the Bank's tireless focus on customer-centric service and continued investment in introducing the most advanced banking technologies on the market, TBC Bank has built a strong reputation and long-standing relationships with its customers. According to internal and external research, TBC Bank maintained market leading positions in customer experience in 2016 with the highest Customer Satisfaction (CSAT)4 and Net Promoter (NPS)5 scores in the country's banking industry.
TBC Bank Brand
TBC Bank has one of the best known and most trusted brands in Georgia. This is largely due to our high quality customer experience, strong reputation, long-standing relationships with customers, traditional focus on social responsibility, and targeted marketing campaigns.
Over the years, we have received a number of prestigious industry awards, including being named as "Best Bank in Georgia" nine times by Global Finance magazine, nine times by The Banker, six times by EMEA Finance and five times by Euromoney.
Products and Services
TBC Bank offers a wide range of banking products and services to its retail, corporate, SME and micro clients with the majority of our business concentrated in Georgia, which accounted for 99.6% of TBC's total assets for the 31 March 2017.
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Temple Court Chambers is establishing a Hong Kong annexe in a bid to attract more work to London from Greater China.
The London set's Hong Kong presence is likely to take the form of a representative office or consultancy.
London-based barrister Helen Tung, who speaks Mandarin and Cantonese and was called to the bar in 2009, is leading the expansion.
Temple Court was established in 2005 by Charles Mannan and has always been focused on international markets.
It already has outposts in Sri Lankan capital Colombo, Bangladeshi capital Dhaka and St Vincent. It had planned to open in the Chinese city of Shenzen, but is understood to have ditched this plan in favour of Hong Kong.
The move comes as a number of London sets have seen a rise in China-related work and links with China.
No5 Chambers, for example, has an alliance with Zhonglun W&D, the first Chinese firm to enter London. It also has a Mandarin-speaking barrister, Carole Murray, who has 12 years' experience in Hong Kong.
Practice director Tony McDaid said that the chambers had seen an increase in the volume of work and clients from a number of emerging countries, including China, and may establish a presence in Asia in the future.


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Man robbed near beach in Ventura
A man was robbed early Saturday in Ventura, authorities said.
The victim, a 58-year-old Ventura man, was sitting on a bench about 3 a.m. on the south end of Seaward Avenue near the beach when the incident occurred, authorities said.
Two men approached the victim and while speaking in a low tone demanded his property, police said. When the victim questioned them, the men struck him several times on the head, took his property and fled, police said.
The victim suffered noticeable injuries but declined medical aid, police said. He reported the incident nine hours after it occurred, police said.
The attackers were described as 30 to 35 years old, police said.
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Outcome 11.01: you do not take unfair advantage of third parties in either your professional or personal capacity.
Indicative Behaviour 11.4: ensuring that you do not communicate with another party when you are aware that the other party has retained a lawyer in a matter, except:
(a) to request the name and address of the other party's lawyer; or
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Must - A specific requirement in legislation or of a principle, rule, outcome or other mandatory provision in the SRA Handbook. You must comply, unless there are specific exemptions or defences provided for in relevant legislation or the SRA Handbook.
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Solicitors acting in public law Children Act proceedings.
The Law Society's guidance has been sought on the application to local authority Children Act meetings of Outcome 11.01 and Indicative Behaviour 11.4 in the Solicitors Regulation Authority Code of Conduct 2011.
It has been suggested that if parents have retained a solicitor who is not present at the local authority Children Act meeting, then the local authority solicitor can only attend the meeting with the parents' solicitor's consent. It is the Law Society's view that this is not the case and that giving legal advice to a local authority Children Act meeting should not be construed as 'communicating with another party' when parents are participants at the meeting.
A local authority solicitor attending a local authority Children Act meeting may fall foul of these regulatory provisions if they were to listen to the discussion at a meeting in which parents are participating but are not legally represented and then were to use the knowledge of that discussion to advantage in the cross-examination of a parent in any subsequent court proceedings.
Local authority Children Act meetings are a key part of the local authority's statutory arrangements to progress care planning in children's cases.
Detailed guidance on these arrangements is contained in the guidance on court orders and pre-proceedings for local authorities. Additional guidance and related regulations can be located on the Department for Education website. Local authorities should comply with statutory guidance when exercising these functions, unless local circumstances indicate exceptional reasons that justify a variation.
If you attend local authority Children Act meetings or deal with work that brings you into contact with child protection investigations, you should familiarise yourself with the local authority's own procedures.
The Children Act 1989 and its accompanying guidance and regulations place strong emphasis on the need for the local authority to work in partnership with family members, particularly parents and children, and to encourage and facilitate the involvement of parents and children in all stages of planning and decision-making affecting children.
It is for each local authority's local Safeguarding Children Board to agree a policy on the involvement of children and parents in Child Protection Conferences (CPCs), and for the conference chair to decide the implementation of that policy in each individual case.
The purpose of a Local Authority Children Act meeting is to share information about the care of the child, the child's need for protection and to plan for future care. It is outside the remit of the meeting to come to a conclusion on any allegations of abuse against the parents but such accusations are relevant to consider when formulating a care plan to meet the needs of the child.
If you are employed by a local authority, you will be called upon to advise as well as to act on behalf of their local authority as the client in care proceedings. One particular function will be to advise the authority on whether the criteria for initiating proceedings under the Children Act 1989 have been met.
As a local authority solicitor you also have a specific function in relation to CPCs. The purpose and how a CPC should work can be found on page 48 of Working Together to Safeguard Children, a guide to inter-agency working to safeguard and promote the welfare of children (2015).
In this context, your attendance may be necessary to offer expert advice to the CPC on any legal issues which may arise, but not to be a full participant.
You should not address substantive questions about the matter under consideration directly to parents, as this could well mean asking questions of another solicitor's client without their permission; nor should you ask questions which should more appropriately be asked in court proceedings of a lay participant without their solicitor's consent.
Questions directed to other participants in the CPC will normally be limited to prompting an expansion or clarification of information or evidence already given.
Legal advice to the local authority on their agency in care planning and on commencing court proceedings should be given outside the CPC.
However, if the CPC is considering making a recommendation to the local authority that care proceedings or other court action should be taken, you may give a view to the conference as to whether the evidence would support such a step being taken.
You may also assist in the decision as to whether the criteria are fulfilled for making a child the subject of a child protection plan, and you may also suggest to the local authority that it consider commencing court proceedings. However, any decision actually to initiate or pursue court proceedings should be made by the local authority outside the CPC.
Care planning is essential to meet the child's future needs, and your involvement could help to reach agreement as to the provision of services and support, which may either reduce the need to bring proceedings to court or alternatively to narrow the issues within care proceedings so as to avoid non-purposeful delay which is in itself harmful to the welfare of the child.
It is important to ensure that inappropriate investigations of abuse are avoided. If you are representing the local authority, you are responsible for advising the meeting to keep within its remit. It is the responsibility of the chair of the meeting to ensure that the meeting does keep within its remit.
It should not be assumed that there will always be a conflict of interest between parents and child, or parents and the local authority, but if it appears to you as the local authority solicitor that, at a meeting where parents are in attendance without their solicitor, there is a need to discuss information which may be in conflict with the parents' interests, you should consider advising the meeting that they must withdraw while this information is discussed.
It is good practice to invite parents' solicitors, or their representatives, to accompany parents to local authority Children Act meetings.
However, even if the parents' solicitor is not invited to attend (or they are unable to attend for other reasons), there should be no question of them objecting to the attendance of the local authority solicitor in order for the local authority solicitor to advise the meeting.
In order to encourage the participation of children and parents or other relatives in a CPC, Working Together (2015) suggests that parties be accompanied by an advocate, friend or supporter.
That person may be you as a solicitor. If so, it will be incumbent on the chair to clarify your role at the conference, which may vary according to local practices and the circumstances of the case.
As it is not routine for solicitors for parents or family members to attend child protection conferences, it is sensible for any solicitors intending to attend such a conference to notify the chair in advance that they will attend with the client.
Representatives accompanying parents or children to a CPC and to other local authority Children Act meetings should be able to assist their clients to express their views and participate in the meeting, and should (with the chair's permission) be allowed to speak on their behalf.
Care planning is essential to meet the child's future needs, and your involvement could help to reach agreement as to the provision of services and support, which may either reduce the need to commence court or alternatively to narrow the issues within care proceedings so as to avoid delay which is in itself harmful to the welfare of the child.
In advance of any local authority Children Act meeting you should discuss with the Children's Guardian, and with the child if appropriate, who should attend the meeting.
It can be both helpful and important for you, or a representative of your firm, to attend any local authority Children Act meeting, either to accompany the child or to attend on the child's behalf where the child is too young or unwilling to attend. However, the decision as to who should attend, either with or on behalf of the child, will vary according to the circumstances of the case.
If you are to attend you should take instructions on the most appropriate arrangements for the child's future care and protection, in order to discuss these proposals and put them forward, on behalf of the child, at the meeting.
If you cannot attend in person but have agreed to send a representative of your firm, you must ensure that the representative is knowledgeable in child care law and procedures, is fully informed of the circumstances of the case, and is able to assist the child or speak on his/her behalf.
It is good practice for local authorities to invite you, or a representative of your firm, to accompany parents as a supporter to local authority Children Act meetings and that local authorities should be encouraged to adopt this approach.
This will facilitate a full exchange of information and also avoid the stressful situation of parents having to face a meeting of professionals without any professional assistance themselves.
If you cannot attend in person but instead send a representative of your firm, you must ensure that the representative is knowledgeable in child care law and procedures, and is fully informed of the circumstances of the case.
It is, in any event, important to advise parents of the importance and benefits of their attendance at local authority Children Act meetings and to assist in preparing them for the meeting.
You should first discuss with the client who, if anyone, would be the most appropriate person to accompany them to the meeting (if it is appropriate and possible for someone to attend), and consider what the person's role should be, subject to the agreement of the chair of the meeting.
If court proceedings are a possible outcome or these are already in existence, you should discuss with the client(s) the implications of giving information to the meeting, particularly if there is a possibility that they may later be cross-examined in court.
Where parents are unable to attend the meeting, you should encourage and assist the parents to prepare a statement to be read out at the meeting.
When you attend local authority Children Act meetings your role at the meeting should be outlined by the chair. In appropriate cases this might include clarifying whether or not you can ask questions or raise points on your clients' behalf.
It is often the case that the chair of the meeting will meet parents (and their solicitors) before the meeting starts. Any queries over your role can therefore be dealt with at that stage.
There may be circumstances when it may be inappropriate for both child and parents to be present at the meeting at the same time. It will be for the chair to work out procedures to enable all parties to participate to the fullest and fairest extent.
However, where a young person decides to attend a meeting without being accompanied by a representative, but does not wish to disclose information in front of his or her parents, then it will usually be appropriate for the parents and their representative to withdraw from the meeting to enable the young person to participate.
In some cases, for example, where parents are separated, issues of conflict, competing interests and requests for confidentiality do arise as between parents or relatives attending at local authority Children Act meetings.
It may therefore not be appropriate for those persons and their solicitors to be present together during the meeting. Again, it will be for the chair of the meeting to determine appropriate procedures to enable the fullest and fairest possible participation of those concerned.
Working Together states that 'the decision to exclude a parent or caregiver from the child protection conference rests with the chair of the conference, acting within local Safeguarding Children Board procedures'.
Exclusion may be necessary if the individual concerned is so disruptive as to prevent the business at the meeting being concluded.
Partial withdrawal may be necessary if conflicts of interest exist between various participants or if confidential information needs to be discussed and this may include the giving of legal advice to the local authority.
If a decision is taken to exclude or limit attendance an explanation for this course of action should be given by the conference chair.
Further information or advice on individual cases can be obtained from the SRA's Professional Ethics Team or from the Law Society's Practice Advice Service.
The Law Society provides support for solicitors on a wide range of areas of practice. The Practice Advice Service can be contacted on 020 7320 5797 from 09:00 to 17:00 on weekdays, or by email at firstname.lastname@example.com.
The Solicitors Regulation Authority's professional ethics helpline provides advice on conduct issues. Contact them on 0370 606 2577 or at www.sra.org.uk/contact-us.
The Law Society 2015 Good Practice in Child Care Cases. A Guide for Solicitors in Public Law Children Act Proceedings.
This Practice Note has been developed by the Society's Children Law
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1. Re: cascade523861 Dec 7, 2012 5:04 AM (in response to 930854)if you mean you'd like the child records deleted automatically, then you'll have to recreate the foreign key with the cascade delete option.
2. Re: cascadesb92075 Dec 7, 2012 5:05 AM (in response to 930854)
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Am using two tables called e1 and e2. In e2 table is having foriegn key which is reffering foriegn key of table e2. am deleting the records in parent table i got the below exception.
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3. Re: cascade908002 Dec 7, 2012 5:48 AM (in response to 930854)if you dont want to delete the child record .. update it to null
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A: There is no difference.
A: In 2015, we produced 80 puppies.
A: Approximately 75-120 pups.
A: Each litter is assigned a different letter of the alphabet, and the dogs are given English names. This is to avoid confusion so the dog will not hear its name called out by accident while working.
A: We provide a Guide Dog to the visually impaired for free and "with no strings attached." We feel strongly that our clients should not feel obligated to provide photographs and updates.
A: We breed our own puppies from a set of parents who are carefully screened for trainability, health, and temperament. Occasionally, we will accept puppies from breeders or other Guide Dog schools whose dogs conform to our rigorous health requirements. Good genes are critical to a successful breeding program. We produce Labradors and Golden retrievers as well as a first cross. Occasionally, we provide German Shepherds if a student requests it, and we have provided Standard Poodles to students who are allergic to long-hair dogs.
A: After satisfactorily completing our training course, the graduate receives ownership of their Guide Dog. They also must accept responsibility for the care and maintenance of the Guide Dog after graduation.
A: The center was established in January of 1991, just prior to the Gulf War with Tillie, a Yellow Lab from England. Our first graduate was Haim Tsur, a concert violinist from Jerusalem who graduated in June of that year.
A: There are 27,000 legally blind Israelis, according to government records. Currently, there are approximately 250 working Guide Dog "Partnerships." You can see why the demand for our services is so high, and why we have such a long waiting list.
A: Prior to opening our center, visually impaired Israelis had to go Jerusalem to take an English test. If they passed, they could come to America for a dog. However, the dogs were trained in English and were not accustomed to the heat or the unique traffic obstacles in Israel. In addition, follow-up training is extremely helpful if a dog develops lazy habits, so having highly trained instructors just a couple of hours away is critical.
A: The method by which a blind or visually impaired person travels is a matter of personal choice. Those who choose to work with a Guide Dog often discover a new sense of freedom, an increased level of confidence, and a feeling of safety, along with the warm companionship of their new canine friend.
A: The greatest difficulty Guide Dog users encounter is public interference. For anyone to take hold of the blind person's arm or the dog's harness, or otherwise distract either the dog or its owner, is like grabbing the steering wheel of a car away from its driver. If you think that a Guide Dog user needs assistance, calmly ask if he or she would like help. The person can then accept or decline your offer.
A: In Israel, Guide Dogs are allowed to travel free on buses, trains, taxis and in the passenger section of aircraft. Guide Dogs are also allowed to enter any public place including restaurants, theaters and hotels. It is an offense to refuse entry to a person accompanied by a Guide Dog.
A: The general rule is that working Guide Dogs should be ignored. Distractions take their concentration away from the work they have to do—which can put the dog and its teammate in jeopardy. Click here to learn about etiquette when interacting with someone who is blind.
A: Guide Dogs are educated in the same way as many pets, with lots of repetition and positive reinforcement. For the first year of their lives they grow up in homes with volunteer puppy raisers where they learn left from right and right from wrong. The raisers also teach them basic obedience and socialization while giving lots of love. When it's about 16 months old, the dog returns to our center and begins a four-month course of formal harness training with a Mobility Instructor. During this time, they learn Guide Dog skills, such as finding sidewalks and avoiding obstacles. When the dog passes this phase, it's matched with a blind person. The person and the dog then train together, under the supervision of our staff of instructors for three weeks at our center and an additional week in their home.
A: Dogs don't see colors the same way we do and can't read traffic lights. The dog's owner learns to judge the movement of traffic by its sounds. At the appropriate time, he or she will command the dog, "kadema" (forward). The dog will not carry out the command unless it is safe to do so. This is called "intelligent disobedience."
A: The dog doesn't. Blind people generally know how to reach a destination by knowing how many blocks to go, in which direction to turn, etc. The person gives the dog commands that will enable the dog to guide them safely to their destinations. The basic commands are "forward," "right," and "left." In all, the dogs understand about 40 commands - in Hebrew. In a new location, blind men and women, like sighted people, ask for directions and communicate them to the dog by using the proper commands. Sometimes when a team (Guide Dog and handler) have frequently walked to a certain destination, the dog will remember the route. However, it is always the handler's responsibility to become oriented to the environment.
A: The dog is trained to stop at all curbs and wait for its partner's command to go forward or to turn.
A: A Guide Dog must learn to sit, stay and turn on command. It must learn to ignore any distractions, including children playing other animals and birds while working.
A: Yes. The dog is taught to judge its handler's width as well as its own. This enables the dog to safely guide the blind person around other people, parked cars on sidewalks, telephone or electric poles, etc. While more difficult, the dog is also taught to judge height which enables it to guide the person safely to avoid overhead obstacles such as over-hanging branches.
A: A dog and person can operate safely at the completion of the instruction period. However, the dog must get adjusted to its new home and to its partner's routine. It takes about 6 months before the pair can function smoothly as a team.
A: Our instructors are always available to address any questions a graduate may have about training or care of their Guide Dog. Our trainers also conduct follow-up interviews by phone with students who have just left class and will follow up with a home visit a couple of times a year. Follow-up is an essential part of our program as we provide a lifetime commitment to all of our graduates.
A: There is no charge to the blind person for the school's services which include the dog, the in-residence training in the effective use of the dog, dog handling equipment and follow-up or after-care services.
A: From breeding to training – including the cost to train the visually impaired partner – we estimate the cost of a Partnership to be $25,000. This does not include the other overhead costs involved with running the center.
A: From individuals, foundations, organizations, synagogues and bequests. Approximately 8% of the annual operating budget is paid by the Israel Ministries of Defense and Labor and Social Affairs. Funds are also raised by the British and Canadian Friends of the Israel Guide Dog Center for the Blind. In addition, there are many Bar and Bat Mitzvah students who raise $1,000 or more to sponsor puppies as their Mitzvah Project.
A: Absolutely! We have non-profit status in Israel, Canada, England and the United States.
A: Applicants must be at least 18 years old, legally blind, physically and emotionally capable of caring for a dog, and must be able to provide a safe and loving environment. In addition, candidates must show how they will resume a productive life. Since we have a long waiting list, we won't provide a Guide Dog to simply be a companion.
A: After we receive an inquiry, one of our Mobility Instructors will visit an applicant in their home to evaluate their circumstances and to make sure that the environment is appropriate for a Guide Dog. We also provide a three-day orientation course at our center for people who are not sure that having a Guide Dog is the right step for them.
A: It takes approximately a year to a year-and-a-half to obtain a Guide Dog in Israel. We are trying to grow to meet the demand and shorten the waiting time, but our success depends on finding generous donors who understand why it is so important to help visually impaired Israelis resume their lives as productive citizens.
A: Yes. The instructors, in some cases, will provide domiciliary training or at-home instruction, usually to more experienced Guide Dog users but also in such situations where the person is needed at home and cannot leave a spouse for three weeks of instruction at the Center.
A: To volunteer as a puppy raiser, you must live in Israel, complete an application and submit it. If you are accepted, it usually takes between 6 months to a year before you will receive a puppy. Puppy raisers are our most popular volunteer program.
A: Most people who are legally blind are not totally blind. Many can see colors or shapes, however it is very important to let the Guide Dog provide safe mobility for the team. If someone has too much sight, they stop relying on the dog, and the partnership breaks down.
A: We provide transportation to and from the center. We also provide the housing and meals during the training course. All of this is done free of charge.
A: We welcome visitors to tour our facility. We only ask that you please call and set up an appointment prior to your visit so that we may have a staff member available to show you around. We also welcome tour groups.
A: Unfortunately, a puppy's immune system is not fully developed at birth, so it could be dangerous for humans to handle them. We do have mature dogs in the kennels that you will be able to pet.
A: Three weeks at our center plus an additional week in their home.
A: Visiting hours are available during the weekends for family and friends. Because of the rigorous schedule during the week and the need for students to bond with their new Guide Dog visitors are not allowed during weekdays.
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