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Sunday, February 14, 2010
What is Your Preferred Instructional Style?
The ISDI revealed that I am most strongly aligned as The Coach. The focus of most coaching activities is on skill development, confidence building, and application rather than on retention of information. Learners are evaluated, but mostly through observation of performance or behavioral change rather than through written tests. Most instruction is aimed at upgrading everyone's skills to a minimum or improved level rather than on determining who is most proficient.
There is less concern for a polished delivery because coach instructors spend much less time delivering. Also, because of the informal atmosphere created, there is less pressure on the instructor to perform, motivate, or entertain. Use of a high ratio of self-discovery and group-learning activities allows the learners to motivate and entertain themselves. The responsibility to perform is, in effect, shifted from the instructor to the learner.
While the coach style is primarily preferred by Generation X (born 1965 – 1978) and Generation Y (born 1979 – 1984) I am seeing that Baby Boomers (born 1946 – 1964) are also adapting to this style probably by allowing themselves to be influenced some through the Gen X and Gen Y groups either by association with children of their own or through interaction in the work place and other areas that allow for group building activities.
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Kevin Love, MBA e-Business
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VP of Marketing for ASTD Fort Worth / Mid-Cities Chapter
Dallas / Fort Worth Area
Friday, January 1, 2010
Challenges of Evaluating e-Learning
More organizations are moving to e-Learning. The ASTD defines it as "e-Learning refers to anything delivered, enabled, or mediated by electronic technology for the explicit purpose of learning."
Many organizations consider e-Learning to be a part of "lifelong learning" and thus it makes levels 3 & 4 evaluations more difficult. Also by their nature, higher level evaluation methods are not easy to collect on a survey immediately after a training event.
To properly evaluate e-Learning, planning is the key. Incorporate evaluation (and to what level) in the preliminary stages of designing an e-Learning curriculum.
The four key considerations:
1. Establish Requirements.
2. Plan Evaluation Efforts.
3. Collect Data.
4. Use the Results.
William Horton is a leader in the field of e-Learning design, development, implementation, and evaluation. I direct you to his web page that contains a presentation on why he measures levels one through four for e-Learning and a spreadsheet you can use to measure training costs and effectiveness. See this site at http://www.horton.com/html/evaluatinghandouts.aspx and I think you will agree that he gives away a lot of great information for free but you should still consider buying one of his books to get all the good inside information he has to offer.
His page states, "E-learning has racked up a lot of publicity and some impressive case studies. But will it work for you? This presentation shows you how to evaluate the effectiveness of e-learning in your organization, implement four levels of evaluation (from simple reaction to return on investment), and how to fit evaluation to your business and learning goals—as well as to your budget and schedule. (This presentation is based on the William Horton's book Evaluating E-Learning.)"
Thanks for reading,
Kevin Love, MBA (e-Business)
Training and Organization Development Consultant
VP of Marketing for ASTD Fort Worth Mid-Cities Chapter
Dallas / Fort Worth Area
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Writing an Executive Summary
"An executive summary previews the main points of an in-depth report; it is written for nontechnical people who don't have time to read the main report. The executive report contains enough information for a reader to get familiarized with what is discussed in the full report without having to read it."
Source: http://www.ehow.com/how_16566_write-executive-summary.html
Several key things to note in this concise definition:
• The summary serves as a preview of the report; it is not the report itself.
• Consider your audience when writing as they are mostly non-technical.
• Their time is limited so you only have a few seconds to capture their attention.
• They shouldn't have to read the entire report if you have done a nice summary.
The executive summary is a 30 second or less elevator speech to the executives you would be pitching to if you were riding up the elevator with them at work. You want to grab their interest so they will support your ideas with other management leaders in the organization.
In conclusion, here is an executive summary I wrote to gain buy-in from high level management for a project I launched to collect customer satisfaction data in real time from our global customer base.
The Customer Support and Information Lab (CSIL) does not have a method to measure customer satisfaction with the documentation it produces. The documentation is available for download from the docs.hp.com Web site. Although documentation feedback links are provided on the Web site, comments from external customers are rare.
Our goal is to correct this situation using a simple one-minute survey designed to measure and manage customer satisfaction with our documentation. Our external customers cannot be held accountable for providing documentation comments to us. Rather, CSIL is responsible for contacting customers directly and eliciting that information from them.
This survey is a proactive measure to contact customers and own the customer feedback process. It will demonstrate to customers that we care about their opinions and want their experience using our documentation to be positive.
Monday, November 23, 2009
Focus Groups
Our latest class assignment (4.1) was to use the Level 3 Evaluation Method handout from class to discuss focus group strengths, weaknesses, and general comments associated with using focus groups.
I led a focus group for computer hardware, software, and firmware issues that the engineering community needed to resolve. The group was made up of service managers, field engineers, remote engineers, technical writers, graphics artists, researchers, supply chain, and logistics people.
The focus group was virtual with people attending from all over the world meeting once per month for one hour. The amount of information gathered at these meetings was tremendous and it led to product quality improvements and customer satisfaction resolutions that no other team inside HP was able to identify because we were close to the customer and worked with our customer base weekly listening to their concerns and implementing solutions.
Can be specifically focused on a particular topic.
Can be too focused on a topic and thus lose the "forest for the trees". The danger is in getting too in depth to the point of having useful, meaningful information.
Ensure that the topics picked lend themselves to open discussion so that others are willing to share their expertise.
Used to create troubleshooting content for a product after product release.
Can take several months before enough useful data is collected to create troubleshooting scenarios that are realistic and useful to the student.
Should ensure some type of troubleshooting material is in place upon project release so that the service technicians have something to worth with in the field.
Can obtain methodologies used by others in the field. Quickly discover what others are encountering when solving system-wide problems.
It is possible that certain geographies experience different problems than another region. Make note of such anomalies and define if they are geographic, cultural, economic, fiscal, or other concerns.
It can be too easy to take the first instance of a problem and assume that all other problems behave the same way.
Provides subject matter experts who can help you write your material. This makes the content relevant and applicable to actual problems with the product.
SMEs time can be difficult to maintain on a consistent basis. Must have a backup plan in place for such a concern.
Overall, focus groups can be a rich source of information BUT they can also lead a team in a direction completely out of character for the problem that needs solving.
Sunday, November 15, 2009
Kirkpatrick Levels of Evaluation
I am framing my response to this question from the viewpoint of the levels of evaluation (Kirkpatrick's levels 1 – 4). Early in my career I placed way too much emphasis on the level 1 evaluation. I allowed the negative comment of one or two students to override the 12 – 14 positive comments from the rest of the students. Another funny thing about level 1 evaluations, we would ask about the comfort level in the room including chairs, tables, temperature and other silly items but never corrected any complaints that had about the environmental conditions. So why ask questions you don't intend to use to correct a situation that needs correction? I was told because it's always been done that way.
We rarely did a pre-test evaluation and when we did, even if the student flunked the pre-test they were still allowed in the class. Again, why conduct the test if you aren't going to enforce it? There never was a post-test for any of the classes I taught so I created my own. I considered it a level 2 evaluation since I taught computer hardware, firmware, and software topics and would ask the student to demonstrate their new-found skills by troubleshooting the systems I bugged.
The real evaluation takes place at level 3 where you check back with the student a few months later to see if they are using the skills attained from the classroom and building upon those skills in the work environment. Sadly, few companies ever reach level 3 or level 4 evaluations. Statistically speaking (this comes from a previous post I wrote):
Level 1 - between 72 to 89 percent of organizations use Level 1 (reaction)
Level 2 - between 29 to 32 percent of organizations use Level 2 (learning)
Level 3 - between 11 to 12 percent of organizations use Level 3 (behavior)
Level 4 - between 0 to 3 percent of organizations use Level 4 (results)
Use the NIOSH Training Evaluation Tips for further explanation of this assignment:
By the way, Kirkpatrick has revised the four levels and now has an updated white paper, April 2009, available for download from the internet. If you are unable to find it, let me know and I can make a copy available to you.
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Saturday, October 24, 2009
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Sunday, August 16, 2009
The Future World of Work: A Gen Xer's Perspective
Wall Street Journal columnist Alexandra Levit parses today's and tomorrow's job market for new grads.
For those of us who are members of generations X and Y, (see note) the future I always dreamed about is coming up fast. Our careers are relatively young, and for those still in college, they haven't even begun yet. But already, technology is changing so quickly that we can easily imagine future work lives that barely resemble the ones we lead today. As our baby-boomer parents age, we will become the leaders in an increasingly complex world.
If we want to create thriving, sustainable careers that will easily withstand the turbulence of the next few decades, we must anticipate the qualities of the future work world. Here are a few ideas based on my own experiences and my conversations with other workplace experts.
• Who we'll be working with: In the coming decades, the baby boomers will start retiring from their management positions in droves. We will have to contend with the "brain drain" from those who leave the workforce, boomers who remain employed underneath us for money or personal fulfillment, and a large influx of immigrants.
• Who we'll be working for: In the last decade, as American companies have laid off millions of workers, the ideals of job security and employee loyalty no longer apply. In the knowledge-driven economy of the future, large organizations won't be needed to create value and our livelihood won't be connected to a single corporation. We'll work for much smaller organizations that outsource everything but the business's core area of expertise, and more than half of us will eventually become contingent workers, employed part time or as freelancers or consultants.
• Where we'll be working: We've already seen the model of everyone at the same place, at the same time, begin to disappear. Now that we can be connected regardless of our physical location, work activities will be distributed across central offices, remote locations, and community locations. The typical eight-hour workday will be spread across a 14 plus-hour window to allow us to attend to needs at home and work with colleagues abroad.
• How we'll be working: Our future workplace will be one of constant change, innovation, and skill upgrading. Work projects will begin with one set of goals, but will reinvent themselves over and over again, so we'll be forced to think on the fly. Workers at all levels of the organization will be responsible for devising creative strategies, and cross-functional teams will be assigned for individual projects.
• What we'll be working on: Future employers will rely on individuals who are willing to work the flexible hours and can leverage the latest technologies associated with an Internet-oriented, nonstop marketplace. Technical skills will only increase in importance, and as organizations continue to flatten, people in all areas of the business will be responsible for administrative skills like budgeting, hiring, and operations. From Generations X and Y, the leaders, organizations will expect individuals who understand human behavior, can engender cooperation, and can bring out the best in workers.
Sounds like an exciting time, doesn't it? I think I'm going to look forward to "going to work" in 2025.
About the Author
Alexandra Levit is a Wall Street Journal columnist and the author of Success for Hire (ASTD Press 2008) and the forthcoming New Job, New You (Random House, 2010). She speaks to organizations around the globe about generational workplace issues. Web site www.alexandralevit.com .
*Note: demographers William Strauss and Neil Howe, in their book Generations, define Generation X as the cohort born between 1961 and 1980, and Generation Y or the Millennial Generation as being born from 1980 until the early 1990s.
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Nick Swisher and Scott Kazmir were the heroes of the Cleveland Indians' 8-1 victory over the New York Mets on Friday night.
Swisher's 16th home run of the year was an eighth-inning grand slam, scoring Jose Ramirez, Drew Stubbs and Michael Bourn. It allowed the Tribe and its fans to breathe easy in the ninth inning.
Kazmir (8-7) dominated the Mets for six innings, giving up four hits, no runs or walks and striking out 12. He was originally going to share pitching duties with Corey Kluber, but Kluber was assigned to today's game at 6:05. It turns out Kazmir didn't need the help.
Cleveland built its lead slowly on sacrifice flies in the first two innings by Carlos Santana and Bourn.
Santana singled in the fifth inning to score Stubbs, increasing the Tribe's lead to 3-0. Lonnie Chisenhall doubled to score Yan Gomes in the sixth before Swisher (pictured) multiplied Cleveland's score in the eighth.
Kluber (7-5) will return from a finger injury for tonight's game. Jonathon Niese will pitch for the Mets.
In the playoff race, the Indians (75-65) are a half-game ahead of the Yankees and tied with the Baltimore Orioles. Tampa Bay holds the final playoff spot, two games ahead of the Indians and Orioles.
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National Security Implications of Global Climate Change
August 2009
Recently, respected voices in the U.S. national security community—general officers, CIA analysts, high-level Pentagon officials—have warned that global climate change threatens American security.[1] The security implications of climate change can be parsed into three broad categories:[2]
- The changing foreign policy landscape
- U.S. military missions and operations
- National security as a driver of solutions
The changing foreign policy landscape
America faces a shifting strategic landscape in which rising demand for natural resources (e.g., fossil energy, water, food) increasingly drives national priorities and shapes international relationships.[3] Since climate change affects the distribution and availability of critical natural resources, it can act as a "threat multiplier" by causing mass migrations and exacerbating conditions that can lead to social unrest and armed conflict. Today, drought, thirst, and hunger are exacerbating the conflicts and humanitarian disasters in Darfur and Somalia, and climate change portends more situations like these.[4] The United States is the leading international peace broker and provider of development assistance and humanitarian relief. Climate change is likely to generate many more natural disasters, forcing the U.S. military and its civilian leadership to make ever more difficult strategic decisions about where, for what purposes, and with what tradeoffs U.S. military assets will be deployed.[5] As is the case today, America will not be able to help everyone. Those most adversely affected could come to resent the imposition of climate change. As the world's largest historical emitter of heat-trapping greenhouse gases, the United States is likely to be the chief target of resentment.[6] For example, al-Qaeda leaders have cited global warming repeatedly in propaganda intended to foment anti-American sentiment.[7]
U.S. military missions and operations
Climate change will influence where, when, why, and how the U.S. military operates.[8] First, military facilities and personnel will be directly impacted: Sea level rise and taller storm surges will encroach on important coastal installations around the world.[9] Increasing land area under drought will affect how and where U.S. forces acquire and transport water to support operations.[10] Weather conditions will become more extreme in places where the local climate already presents serious operational challenges.[11] Second, climate change portends a rise in the frequency of natural disasters. U.S. Navy ships provided critical logistical assistance in the aftermaths of Hurricane Katrina and the 2004 Indonesian tsunami, and calls for such assistance are likely to increase, both at home and abroad.[12] Third, climate change will create new theaters of operation. For instance, the opening of the Arctic, which is rapidly losing sea ice,[13] will force the U.S. military to deploy significant assets to this newly accessible, resource-rich area,[14] where Russia's military is already established and well equipped.[15]
National security as a driver of solutions
The national security community will contribute to developing solutions to climate change, both because climate change will present challenges to military operations and because the Department of Defense (DoD) is the nation's single largest emitter of carbon dioxide. Moreover, the DoD is very concerned about energy security, the solutions to which are, for better or for worse, inexorably linked to climate change.[16] As the world's largest oil importer, the United States is economically vulnerable to supply disruptions and the military is charged, for instance, with ensuring that foreign oil fields and overseas shipping lanes remain secure. In Iraq and Afghanistan, American troops guarding and transporting fuel for combat operations have become favorite targets of insurgents' roadside bombs.[17] Because the climate change and energy security issues are intricately linked, identifying win-win approaches that address both problems is becoming a major focus within the DoD.[18]
The U.S. military and other segments of the U.S. national security community have begun to recognize climate change as a threat multiplier that must be considered in long-term security planning.[19] The security community has unique capabilities that position it to respond to climate change. Historically, the DoD has been an engine for dramatic technological innovation, and it can create a strong demand signal for new information and solutions from the academic and the private sectors.[20] The security community is also accustomed to long-term planning and preparing for a range of uncertain outcomes. These attributes are essential for managing the risks of climate change, but are lacking in most other policy communities. To shield the United States from the security threats of unabated climate change, the national security community will have to develop strategies and technologies that will benefit society at large in its efforts to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and adapt to unavoidable change, while enhancing energy security and overall economic security.
1. For several examples, see: Gulledge, J. "One of these things is (not?) like the others" Natural Security Blog, August 12, 2009 (http://www.cnas.org/blogs/naturalsecurity/2009/08/one-these-things-not-others.html).
2. Statement of Sharon Burke, Vice President for Natural Security, Center for a New American Security, before the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Hearing on Climate Change and Global Security: Challenges, Threats, and Global Opportunities, Tuesday, July 21, 2009.
3. Burke, S. "Natural Security," Center for a New American Security, Washington, DC, 2009.
4. Military Advisory Board, 2007, Op. cit.
5. Burke, S., Senate testimony, Op cit.
6. Campbell, K.M. (ed.) Climatic Cataclysm: The Foreign Policy and National Security Implications of Climate Change, The Brookings Institution, Washington, DC, 2008.
7. For example, see Imm, J. "SITE Transcript and Video Link to Bin Laden Video (Updated), Counterterrorism Blog, 2007.
8. Statement of Vice Admiral Lee F. Gunn, USN (Ret.), President, American Security Project, before the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Hearing on "Climate Change and Global Security: Challenges, Threats, and Global Opportunities," Tuesday, July 21, 2009; Burke, S., J. Gulledge, M. Horowitz, C. Parthemore, N. Patel. "Uncharted Waters: The U.S. Navy and Navigating Climate Change," Center for a New American Security, Washington, D.C., 2009.
10. Rogers, W. "More Fight – Less…Water," Natural Security Blog, July 30, 2009.
11. Military Advisory Board, 2007, Op. cit.
12. Burke, S., Senate testimony, Op cit.
13. "Key Scientific Developments since the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report," Center for Climate and Energy Solutions, Arlington, Virginia, 2009.
14. Freeman, B., "Navy Task Force Assesses Changing Climate," American Forces Press Service, July 31, 2009.
16. Defense Science Board, "More Fight-Less Fuel: Report of the Defense Science Board Task Force on DoD Energy Strategy," 2008; Military Advisory Board, "Powering America's Defense: Energy and the Risks to National Security," The CNA Corporation, Alexandria, Virginia, 2009.
17. Leber, J. "Riding a Wave of Culture Change, DOD Strives to Trim Energy Demand," ClimateWire, July 20, 2009
18. Leber, J. "The Pentagon strives to tuck in its long logistics 'tail'," ClimateWire, July 27, 2009.
19. Clark, C. "Flournoy Details QDR Threats, Principles," DoD Buzz: Online Defense and Acquisition Journal, April 29, 2009; Fingar, T. "National Intelligence Assessment on the National Security Implications of Global Climate Change to 2030," Testimony to the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, June 25, 2008.
20. Burke, S. Senate testimony, Op. cit.
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With a name like Dr. Bombay's Underwater Tea Party, you kinda know you are going to have a good time, right? This small kitschy spot tucked away in Candler Park serves up coffee and sweet treats. But once a month they have a fundraiser, which I attended last month.
For $20 per person, we were treated to wine (nothing fancy – the Two Buck Chuck variety) and appetizer and vegetarian entree. Makeshift tables are pulled together to accommodate the filled to capacity (about 40 people) room. While wine was readily available, most seemed to prefer the iced Darjeeling tea to wash down the savoy, spicy food.
Dr. Bombay's sells packs of tea and other items to raise funds for their charity work. The dinners take place the last Monday of each month.


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A Mate-Matching Algorithm for Continuous-Time Microsimulation Models
The timing of partnership formation in closed continuous-time microsimulation models poses difficulties due to the continuous time scale. In this paper the problem is resolved by the concept of a partnership market, which individuals can enter and leave at any point in time over the complete simulation time range. Each individual, who looks for a spouse, remains in the market for a specific period during which searching and matching is performed. To build up synthetic couples, the model imitates a decision making-process. The decision to enter a partnership depends on empirically estimated logit models for the probability that a given woman and a given man will get together, and also on an individual aspiration level regarding a potential partner. A couple is formed if a positive decision has been made and the timing of the partnership formation is consistent with the individual searching periods of the prospective spouses. The algorithm is illustrated by an example in which simulations are run to project a synthetic population, similar to the population of the Netherlands, by using an extended version of the microsimulation tool of the MicMac project.
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This year's Hong Kong International Film & TV Market (Filmart) gets underway at a difficult time for the international film industry - a period when production finance is scarce and travel budgets are being trimmed. But while ripples from the global financial tsunami - as it is known in this region - are sure to be felt at the four-day market (March 23-26), visitors will also find that East Asian film industries are relatively buoyant.
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AARON Teys celebrated a near-flawless South Pacific carnival on his home Warilla green by winning the singles and pairs and claiming the Player of the Carnival award.
Teys lost just one match in eight playing days – ironically his opening sectional match in fours – and played better with every day and seemingly with every challenge.
After wins over world No 2 Jeremy Henry, plus blossoming talent Dylan Skinner and four-time singles champion Shane Garvey on his way to the singles final, Teys was too strong for Cabramatta's Jeff Smith 31-18 in Sunday's decider at headquarters Warilla Bowling Club.
With a stiffening nor'easter a factor, Teys had his draw game in perfect order in a comprehensive offering.
Smith was playing his first South Pacific but was hardly a giant killer, having won the strong Zone 12 singles in 2012, before switching from St Johns Park to Cabramatta ''for more opportunities''.
Having never played bowls in the Illawarra before, Smith showed his capability, beating Australian bowls legend Steve Glasson 31-28 in their singles semi-final.
But Teys had all the answers in the final, sealing his second title of the day after earlier combining with new Warilla clubmate Mat McIntyre to win the pairs.
''It's unbelievable,'' Teys said.
''I wanted to do well having given up defending a title back home but to win two titles and Player of the Carnival was exceptional.
''Mat [McIntyre] was outstanding and we just clicked and it was a great week with him.
''I just took every match as a challenge and played good bowls throughout. It's been a week I won't forget.''
Teys lost his first match in the fours, but then went on to win 20 matches straight – the last two sectional matches in fours, plus nine games of pairs and nine matches in singles.
Teys played on eight of the nine days of the carnival and became the first dual champion since Matt Sargeant won the singles and fours in 2011.
Teys's double triumph was also the perfect start to Warilla's 50th year celebrations this year.
Finally, attention now turns from the seniors to the juniors with Warilla hosting the annual Junior South Pacific from next Monday, January 13.
The carnival features top juniors including Dylan Skinner and Jono Davis.
■ Singles Final: Aaron Teys (Warilla) beat Jeff Smith (Cabramatta) 31-18
■ Pairs Final: Mat McIntyre-Aaron Teys (Warilla) beat Brett Pieper-James Webster (composite) 25-19
■ Fours Final: Peter Freestone, Barry Martin, Michael Clarke, John Green (skip, composite) beat Jono Davis, Jamie Thelander, Dylan Skinner, Chris Green (skip, composite) 21-11
■ Player of the Carnival: Aaron Teys


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Oracle's Export utility (exp) is a useful part of an overall backup strategy. It allows you to restore as little as a single table, which is something that's difficult to do with regular datafile-based backups. But as databases and individual tables have grown in size, it's become difficult to create an export file large enough to contain the data.
Many DBAs still don't realize that Export can use multiple output files to store the exported data. If one disk volume doesn't have enough space, or the database exceeds the operating system's size limit for a single file, it's easy to split the export into multiple files.
Ever since Oracle 8i, the FILE parameter has been able to take multiple pathnames separated by commas. The FILESIZE parameter lets you indicate how much data to put into a file before switching to the next one. If Export runs out of names in the FILE list, it will begin prompting for additional ones.
For example, let's say that a full database export will require 6 GB of space, and the size limit for your operating system is 2 GB. You want to put the data on the /exp filesystem in the prod directory. The parameter file would include the following:
In Oracle 10g, the new Data Pump export (expdp) works in a similar way but with some changes. Pathnames are not hard-coded as in earlier versions; instead, Directory objects are used to point to operating system directories. The FILE parameter is replaced by DUMPFILE, and for convenience, you can specify a wildcard to autogenerate names instead of listing them all.
In Oracle 10g, if you had created a Directory object named EXPDIR to point to /exp/prod, the above parameters would look like this:
Filenames of exp01.dmp, exp02.dmp, and exp03.dmp would be generated during the Export.
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As you probably know, the Rangers are headed to Atlanta for the first round of the playoffs as the No. 6 seed. Our boy Sam, who will soon chronicle Tiger's latest green jacket (unfortunately – how boring???), will be flying home, only to fly back for Game 1. Poor guy. I mean, I'll gladly take his place…
Anyway, no practice tomorrow. So I won't have a practice report for you. I'll be back on Monday afternoon, before passing the baton back to Sammy on Tuesday. I don't know if I'll have much tomorrow, but I'll hit you up on Monday (even though it's my birthday).
I leave you with this question: The Rangers are obviously happy to head to the ATL, but are you?
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Destination: Europe - Eastern Mediterranean
Embarkation: Other
Pears Of The Aegean Cruise 14th - 21st Sept 12.
Here's what I wanted to know but couldn't find out before booking.
Tip 1. Unless you're an alcoholic don't bother with the All Inclusive package at £200.
Drinks Are £3.50 for a pint of lager. £1.70 for a can of coke. £3.70 for a spirit and £3.90 for a glass for wine. A beer package is available on board at £80 for 35 pints.
Tip 2. If you arrive for the show in the jubilee lounge and it looks full, ITS NOT. Go all the way down to the right of the stage and look to your right there are loads there and the view of the circular stage is great with no pillars.
Tip 3. When you go out at night take a jumper as all the venues air conditioning seems to be set to BALTIC. The disco is MINUS BALTIC so take a woolly hat and scarf.
Tip 4. Don't miss the crew talent show.
Flight / Embarkation
Plane was More really cramped so why does everybody slag off RYANAIR as the Thomson flight had far less legroom, no entertainment and the on board snacks and drinks are about the same prices.
Check in / Embarkation process was very smooth, you are met at the arrivals in Corfu and directed to the coach. Transfer took 15 mins to the port, check in and credit card registration took about 15 mins.
When we arrived at our cabin our suitcases were there before us. We booked the basic outside cabin which is the smallest we have ever had. Size was comparable with a 4 berth touring caravan with 2 small single beds and a set of drawers between. The cabin was clean and the housekeeping staff on the ball. As one reviewer commented I had a hole in the duvet cover and the double glazed window panel had failed causing misting and a horrible furry mould growing between the panes.
After reading other reviews I was expecting a rusty old tub but its not!
Our cabin was 408 which was nearly at the front on deck 4. This meant that every time we docked a loud whining noise started usually about 6 am and went on for about 20 mins. I can only assume that the noise was a compressor of some sort to power the side thrusters.
Entertainment was right up our street with the entertainment staff making up for the low budget with enthusiasm, talent and 110% commitment. We saw the Queen, Lloyd Webber and Abba tributes as well as the normal song and dance nights and were very impressed. The guest acts were a comedian from Wales who was ok and ran through the basic Benidorm type gags and one liners, and an ex Drifter from New Yoyk (how many were in the drifters?) who sang some Soul and Motown type songs. The 6 piece band Muzik Unlimited were 1st class both musically and vocally, the rest of the singers ranged from OK to downright dodgy. Don't miss the crew talent show.
After the main show we usually sat in the comfy Polo lounge for a couple of drinks before bed. We tried the late night disco once and it was empty, I think due to the MINUS BALTIC temperature and the OTT volume. (no I'm not too old)!
The entertainment staff were great and don't miss the " I'm an entertainer " deck show. The cruise director gets his patter from the Tony Blackburn joke book but they work well. Credit also goes to The "Ginger Warrior" who can even raise enthusiasm at the napkin folding exhibition and his sidekick Jack.
Every one of the bar staff / waiter staff seemed genuinely nice and not working on a tip as with the American "have a nice day" ships, and they love having a chat to practice their English.
As we sailed in September we didn't have the usual nylon football top types propping up the bar and the majority were mostly over 60s. This was great for us as sun loungers were abundant at any time.
Food variety was the big let down for us as usually on a ship you have something then go back to try something else that took your fancy. This was not the case although the quality of food on offer was good. On theme nights (oriental and Indian) if you don't like rice then you are "stuffed" as that's all that's available, so go for a pizza before 6. We never use the formal dining rooms as we would rather use the buffet so we cannot comment on them.
All the ports visited were lovely and nice to walk around if you don't do any trips which are way over priced. most ports have local operators at the port for half the price.
All in all if you have already booked don't worry about negative comments you read as you will have a great time, if you are considering the Majesty, then consider, if you see what I mean.
We had a really nice time but it's not much cheaper than other lines. Less
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WEEKS of delays in upgrading rail bridges in the Luckington area have hit businesses and left roads a potholed, flooded mess say residents.
Luckington and Sherston parish councils have both urged Network Rail to get a move on with work to upgrade bridges over Pig Lane, the Fosse Way and the B4040 as part of the £5 billon electrification programme.
The roads have been closed for the past six months and were due to re-open in December.
But the discovery of bats at one and a defective replacement bridge at the B4040 have contributed to the delays and left local people counting the cost of damaged wheels and lost business.
Sherston council chairman John Matthews said this week that there had been rumours about set backs before Christmas, but they were still in the dark in spite of meetings and talks with officials.
"We accept that it is for the greater good, but we don't feel they are paying much attention to us."
John Buckley, from Luckington Parish Council said before Christmas there had been a site meeting with officials from Network Rail at Luckington Lane. After that it emerged that the final finish date was likely to be in February.
In the meantime verges and drainage channels had been obliterated by heavy vehicle traffic and even contractors' trucks had been seen using lanes they should not. As a result the flooding was worse because the water had no way of flowing down into the ditches.
"It is pretty awful," he told the Standard. "They have taken much longer than they said. The roads are in an appalling state."
Some roads were only passable using 4x4s at times.
At the Old Royal Ship pub staff said passing trade was down and customers were put off because they had to use damage roads or make a long diversion. "It is dangerous going down those roads" said one bar worker.
"People are saying it takes them an extra three quarters of an hour to get to us and they are ringing for directions."
"We're not getting any passing trade at all unless someone is lost and looking for somewhere else."
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How about a page describing the server you are working on and the status of it, what is on it and what has happened with it.

How about a page describing the many faces of Linux Admin, where people can work both professionally and in an outreach-service sense. I am thinking in terms of who uses Linux seriously such as in education, business, and R+D as well as in web services. What kinds of Admins are there (for instance User Support versus Service Support) and what do they do and how (for instance who are people like Debian Developers and where do they come from) . Are they different skills required for these and how much difference is there.

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In case of complaints from residents, property owners or the residence manager will request that a person failed to desist or cause again any disturbance, must leave the residence immediately without any compensation (with Police assistance if necessary).
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Posted By Alex Belth On July 14, 2012 @ 7:08 pm In 1: Featured,Game Recap,Yankees | Comments Disabled
The Yankees were down 2-0 in the bottom of the first inning and Robinson Cano was at the plate, a man on base, two outs. Jerome Williams, in his first start since coming off the disabled list, threw a 2-2 fastball that tailed away from Cano.
It was what they call a pitcher's pitch. Not only did Cano swing at it and make solid contact, he drove the ball deep to left field. As fortune would have it, the ball landed on the top of the fence and bounced over the bullpen into the bleachers.
I don't know how many left-handed hitters could drive a pitch like that out of the park to the opposite field–Joey Votto, of couse; who else?
I was reminded of something I once read by Tom Boswell about Don Mattingly in his book Heart of the Order [3]:
For historical reference, the Musial analogy works [with Mattingly]. Left-handed hitter. Eccentric closed and coiled stance. Sprays the ball. Tons of doubles. Not too many walks. Hard to strike out.
"He doesn't look like Musial, but he hits like him," says Orioles manager Earl Weaver. "Musial was the best at adjusting once the ball left the pitcher's hand. He'd hit the pitcher's pitch. Williams was the best at making them throw his pitch. He didn't believe in adjusting. If it wasn't what he wanted, he knew enough to walk to first base. That's why he hit .406.Once every coupla games, a Musial or Mattingly is going to adjust and put that tough pitch in play instead of walking and you're going to get some extra outs. But he's also going to drive you crazy by popping a perfect fastball on the fists down the left-field line for a double."
Curtis Granderson hit a two-run homer later on, Cano singled home Alex Rodriguez in the sixth (more good luck as his ground ball up the middle knocked off second base), Freddy Garcia was decent and the bullpen was even better. Rafael Soriano struck out Mike Trout (three hits) in the ninth and got Albert Pujols on a check-swing strike zone to end the game.
Final Score: Yanks 5, Angels 3. [4]
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Civilian Death Toll Continues to Rise by Heightened U.S. Air Strikes in Afghanistan
In at least five separate incidents during July alone, U.S.-led NATO forces have killed as many as 132 civilians in Afghanistan. The worst of the five attacks took place in the Deh Bala district of the Nangarhar province in eastern Afghanistan, where a U.S. air strike killed 47 civilians on July 6. Another air strike killed up to 22 Afghani civilians two days before the Deh Bala attack on July 4, when missiles from U.S. helicopters struck civilians in Kunar, which is also located in eastern Afghanistan. 9 more Afghani civilians were killed in the province of Farah on July 15. In a fourth civilian killing, up to 50 civilians died with at least 7 more wounded in the western province of Heart. The fifth and most recent attack occurred on July 20th, where at least 4 Afghani civilians were killed.
In at least five separate incidents during July alone, U.S.-led NATO forces have killed as many as 132 civilians in Afghanistan. The latest attacks come at the heels of a trip to the Bagram and Jalalabad air bases by the leading Presidential contender, Senator Barak Obama (D-IL), in which he reiterated his long-held policy plans to increase the U.S. troop presence in the country by up to 10,000 more soldiers. "This is a war we have to win," proclaimed Obama, during his highly publicized and ongoing international trip.
The presumptive Republican nominee for President, Senator John McCain (R-AZ), has also proposed troop increases in Afghanistan by pledging at least three more brigades to the already 34,000 U.S. troops. Roughly half of the total number of foreign troops are currently comprised by U.S. soldiers who are occupying the country. Since neither candidate has any plans or proposals for an immediate or phased-in withdrawal from the country, it is probable that without anti-war resistance in the U.S. and abroad, the U.S.-led occupation will continue through the next term of the Presidency until 2013.
The flurry of air strikes are part of a planned and ongoing offensive that has resulted in at least one official investigation that was called for by Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai, a strong supporter and ally of the Bush administration, who also met with Senator Obama during his visit this past weekend. Democracy Now! reported that the latest air offensive is the most intense seen in Afghanistan since 2003. U.S.-led forces have occupied the beleaguered, oil-rich nation since 2001.
Air Strike in Deh Bala Kills 47
The worst of the five attacks took place in the Deh Bala district of the Nangarhar province in eastern Afghanistan, where a U.S. air strike killed 47 civilians on July 6.
A group of women and children were traveling on their way to a wedding when they were bombarded and killed, according to the Governor of Nangarhar, Hamisha Gul, as well as other local officials. The Afghani officials also claimed that 39 of the 47 civilians who perished were women or children. Dr. Ajmal Pardis of the province's capital in Jalalabad was also quoted as having received several women as wounded patients from the air strike on Deh Bala.
U.S. military officials have taken no responsibility for the strike on Deh Bala's civilians and have stated that they were targeting and successfully hit a large contingent of Taliban fighters. President Karzai ordered an immediate investigation, including the arrangement for compensation to all families who lost a relative to the attack, according to an Afghanistan-based and non-corporate news service called Pajhwok Afghan News (PAN). Burhanullah Shinwari, the deputy chairman of the Senate and the head of the Karzai-appointed commission investigating the attack, confirmed what local officials initially reported. Those killed in the July 6th attack were civilians traveling to a wedding. It was only after this finding that U.S. coalition spokesman 1st Lt. Nathan Perry finally stated "any loss of innocent life is tragic." However, NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) continues to maintain that those killed were guerillas and is currently investigating the claims further .
Senator Shinwari, however, was obstinate in his refusal to accept U.S. military claims regarding the presence of fighters. He told the London-based Independent that, "there aren't any Taliban or al-Qa'ida even several kilometers near to where the air strike took place."
Other U.S. Air Strikes Kill up to 85 Civilians
Only two days before the Deh Bala strike, and while U.S. citizens were celebrating their independence day, yet another air strike had already killed up to 22 Afghani civilians. Missiles from U.S. helicopters struck civilians in an attack on Kunar, which is located in eastern Afghanistan.
"An independent commission should come," Governor Tamim Nuristani of the Nuristan province told Al Jazeera. "Human rights lawyers and coalition force lawyers should investigate this ... And civilians should be heard in the investigation. A severe penalty should be given out to those who did this," he said.
The weekend July 4th and 6th air attacks prompted the Red Cross to release a statement that attracted nearly no attention from the U.S. news media. On July 9th, Red Cross delegation head Franz Rauchenstein wrote from Kabul that, "Civilians must never be the target of an attack, unless they take a direct part in the fighting. These fundamental requirements of international humanitarian law, also known as the laws and customs of war, are binding on all parties to an armed conflict." Rauchenstein went on to explain that air strikes have left scores of civilians either dead or wounded, including several who had to undergo surgery at a Red Cross supported, public hospital in Jalalabad.
Less than a week following the Red Cross's urgings, however, 8 more Afghani civilians were killed in the province of Farah on July 15. Unlike the July 4th fatal attack on civilians, U.S.-led coalition spokespeople admitted to the civilian fatalities from the outset, according to the PAN. However, the claim that U.S. troops were under fire by militants before having killed the Afghani civilians was disputed by Afghan officials cited in the PAN news report. The same officials also claimed it was 9, not 8 civilians who were shot and killed, and that all who died hailed from the same family.
In a fourth civilian killing, up to 50 civilians died with at least 7 more wounded in the western province of Herat, according to local witnesses. The attacks took places in the villages of Farmakan and Bakhtabad which are located in the Shindand district. Mullah Lal Muhammad, the district chief, confirmed along with a tribal elder, the local witness reports.
The most recent U.S. attack that resulted in civilian fatalities was committed last Saturday. On July 20th, at least 4 Afghani civilians were killed, which NATO has admitted to having done "accidentally" . That attack was followed up by another incident the following day in which friendly fire killed 9 Afghani police officers who were mistaken as militants, which NATO also acknowledged.
Afghani Civilian Death Toll Continues to Rise
The exact amount of civilians that have died during the seven years that U.S.-led NATO forces have occupied Afghanistan is not exactly known. As a research associate from the Center for Defense Information explained in Counterpunch last year, there has not been any institution that has tracked the count from the start of the occupation. Only in the last few years have any real estimates just begun to be released.
In one oft-cited estimate, U.N. official John Holmes, the United Nations undersecretary-general for humanitarian affairs, stated that almost 700 civilians had been killed in 2008 alone . In 2007, U.S.-led NATO forces were responsible for most civilian deaths, but in 2008 they have been responsible for under half of such fatalities. Even in the case of the latter, however, the total still adds up to about 250 civilians (a figure NATO disputes).
The increased death toll is widely agreed to have been fueling additional opposition in terms of Afghani public opinion against continued occupation by foreign troops, as reported on by local Afghani press coverage. It is well understood, especially by the Afghani press, that Afghanistan has long been subject to foreign military interventions and is thus quite weary of continued foreign military presence in their war-torn country.
In terms of U.S. troop casualties, numbers begin to mount as well. In May and June of this year alone, approximately 69 U.S. and NATO soldiers were killed in Afghanistan, a number that surpassed the death toll of U.S.-led coalition troops killed in Iraq during the same time period.
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This aggressive war is ilegal by the Nuremburg Trials chaired by the U.S. judge Jackson and to which the U.S.A, Canada, and Britain as well as the vast majority of the worlds courts are signed on to. The anti-fascist side of the second world war determined in the Nuremburg Trials that the planning and doing of aggressive war is the ' supreme international crime' on the planet earth, as it sets to motion all other crimes high and low, big and small. There was no threat from Afghanistan or Iraq to the United States of America. In fact the threat to the Afghanis originated from the C.I.A. , the whitehouse, and the U.S. oil monopolies who were paying the Taliban up to the spring of 2001 ( in April 66 million dollars was given as suport to their governance) , but there was stings attached and in the summer of 2001 AD, the C.I.A acting on orders from the oil monopolies of the U.S. ordered the Taliban to construct an oil pipeline through Afghanistan to the sea, and that it would own the oil and pipeline. The Taliban refused as they understood it would be a monopolized theft of the local people rights to the resources in the area. The U.S. Military (Pentagon) replied that if they did not build the pipelane, they would then be bombed by the fall of that year. This was all done before the 9/11 event. The plan to take contol of the oil from the caspian basin , through Afghanistan etc to the sea was on the drawing board long before the Twin Towers were destroyed by false flag operations of the Pentagon.
The Geneva Conventions of war is another anti-fascist covenant that NATO, the U.S., Canadian, Australian, and British governments have signed on to, but are breaking the laws of, in three most obvious war crimes, 1) the targeting and killing of civilians, 2) the torturing and killing of prisoners of war, such as Bagram, Abu-Graib, Guantanamo, and the hundreds of secret military detention centers globally run by the C.I.A with their flights of rendition to torture, 3) Collective punishment, such as the Shock and Awe, the bombing of hundreds to villages, towns, and cities to rubble because those people there abiding have taken up armed struggle to resist and defeat the illegal invasion and occupations of their countries. The Geneva Conventions says that is legitimate and that while occupation by the foreigners is in place they must treat the civilians and prisoners of war with the covenants of Geneva on war, and no cruel or unusual punishment can be done. Further in the Geneva Conventions it stipulates that the foriegn occupation is not allowed regime change. In these committed war crimes pointed out by international laws of war in the anti-fascist covenants the U.S. Imprialists are most ferocious of all state terrorists globally and their spreading of WMD exceeds all other countries on the planet combined. New evidence in now on file in the International Criminal Court that Bush and his administration is guilty of said war crimes and that international law from the anti-fascist side is indeed organizing to make sure that he pays back in full for the high crimes and misdemeanors that has been done under his rule. It is written that congress is now reading the resolutions of impeachment to determine the proper course to handle his case while and after his term in office is over. There is two sides to consider here that is the victims side which involves international law, and the U.S. constitution which concerns the American Peoples Laws and the international treaties to which they are signed on to and which the U.S. constitution says then are the supreme laws of the land. He will be facing both and hopefully full justice will be done, so the world can rest easy again. When the full extent of his crimes are revealed to the American People, such as the lies, and deceptions and his international crimes fully exposed, the peoples will be able to make all necessary changes to his crippling adminisatration. Viva the anti-fascist united front. End pollution wars, not endless wars for more pollution. Go solar to end pollution.


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Electrolux Hires Assa Abloy's Eliasson as Finance Chief
Electrolux AB (ELUXB), the world's second- biggest appliance maker, hired Assa Abloy AB (ASSAB)'s Tomas Eliasson as chief financial officer replacing Jonas Samuelsson, who will be solely focused on a role overseeing Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Eliasson is joining Electrolux from a similar role at Assa Abloy, the world's largest maker of locks, the maker of Frigidaire appliances said in a statement. Electrolux and Assa Abloy are both based in Stockholm. Outgoing CFO Samuelsson will replace Enderson Guimaraes, who is taking up a position in North America with PepsiCo Inc.
Eliasson's move from Assa Abloy comes after the company said Sept. 22 that its cost for closing or reshaping production facilities would be "somewhat higher" than previously believed. The economic slowdown is forcing Assa Abloy to accelerate its cost-cut efforts in Europe and North America, the company said then.
Electrolux declined as much as 2.5 percent and was down 2.3 percent at 104.8 kronor as of 9:59 a.m. in Stockholm. The shares have plunged 45 percent this year. Assa Abloy fell as much as 3.3 percent. It has dropped 23 percent so far in 2011.
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Yesterday was the first anniversary of the collapse of the 35W bridge in Minneapolis, MN. I had planned to write something of my own to mark the occasion until I read a story written by a young coworker who asked me if I would publish it on my column.
Just another Day - by Darius Hubbard Sr.
It was the morning of August 1, 2007; we woke up from a very warm night, which was warmer than normal. At the apartment where we lived at the time there was no air conditioner this made it even worse for my wife, and she was already overly hot from the pregnancy. We woke up to a cell phone alarm so that we could make our appointment at our soon to be house. This appointment was the final walk through before the signing of the papers of our first home. When we were taking our final look through the house, I had noticed that my wife was looking overly tired so I asked her to sit down. By this point, she was at the full term of her pregnancy. Once the appointment was over we left in the van and headed for the DMV because my wife had been nagging in my ear for the last six months of our marriage to have her name changed on her license before the baby was born. Once we were settled in the car she had mentioned that she felt some pains which the contractions were starting.
When we arrived at the DMV we got her picture taken and name changed and then we were off to drop me off at work. Before I arrived at the job, she was nagging again in my ear about the slight pains she was having. When I asked her how bad it was she said the pain was just irritating. So why are you nagging just call me and we will go up to the hospital; I told her if it gets worse.
When I arrived at the job, I knew it was going to be just another boring old day at the work with a whole bunch of people that I can't stand asking the same questions. So, I was prepping some checks and about an hour and a half after I've been at work, Patty, one of my co-workers tells me Jen, my wife, is on the phone, and it sounds serious. So, I go and get the phone and Jen tells me that the pains are getting worse and she wants to go to the hospital. Little did I know that I was getting into a car full of slow mo's or popularly known as my mother in law, sometimes she can be so freaking irritating every little thing that happens she blows it out of proportion.
The hospital is about a five minute ride away from my job, so we get there and parked the car, checked in, and were on our way up to the maternity ward. So, when we are sitting in the room the midwife finally comes in and she checks Jen out, and takes a couple of looks at her and asks are you sure you are in labor? You look to happy to be in labor. Then they tell us she's too happy and they sent us home.
On the way home, we stopped by subway to eat because she said she was hungry. Once there she swallowed a whole sub. While in Subway we see a police officer getting some food but then he gets a call over his walkie-talkie and he runs out to his car to find out what went wrong and then he would go into the back of Subway to see on the TV what just had happened. Little did we know that our paths would later intertwine? We make it to the apartment and turned on the TV, to find out the news of the 35W Bridge collapsing. Just then, her pains worsened to the point of her screaming. We call the hospital they tell her to sit in a warm bath to see if the contractions would slow down; they didn't. After they didn't we went back to the hospital because the pain was too intense for her to take anymore. As we make our way to the hospital doors, we encounter many news reporters and police officers to monitor the amount of people coming in who were not in the bridge collapse. One officer had asked my wife what she was there for and she gave him a look that stated I will eat you if you don't move out the way. Another officer yelled to the other one saying I think you should move out of her way.
So we slowly made our way through the sea of people, some crying, others just lost in their own thoughts and fears, just when I thought it was going to be a boring day at work. We check in and are shown to the room. Six hours later of screams and pain it was time to push. Everything seemed normal until the baby's heart rate dropped too low so the midwives jumped into action. While they are at work I'm trying to keep her in order, but who's keeping me. Everything is okay now they say, lets continue to push so she starts again. Just then his heart beat drops again. This time they can't get it back her mom is panicking as her screams get louder. What's wrong? she asks. It's okay just breath and push, I tell her. I go into prayer next thing I know there is a sea of nurses, doctors, and midwives. Someone states we need to get him out now they turn her this way and that trying to get him out. Finally it's almost over I forgot I was recording I hand her the camera as his head comes out. Man you look like your mom! I tell him. He is okay I hear my boy's cry and I cry tears of joy myself. I think of the sea of tears earlier I wonder if someone is crying now because they can't hear their little boys cry I thank God. A joyous day for us, but a sad day for others, but one no one will ever forget and I thought it was going to be just another boring day.


text: An unidentified male driver of this dump truck was injured just after 9 a.m. Monday after the vehicle he was driving left his lane for an unknown reason, crossed the double yellow, and struck the wall at Architechural Polymers in the industrial park just off Little Gap Road in Palmerton. The individual was transported to Lehigh Valley Hospital with injuries. State Police are investigating.


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Ordinary people, as well as businesses and entrepreneurs, use other people's trademarks all the time – legally. But perceptions are skewed by continual emphasis on the power of intellectual property rights owners to exclude, rather than on people's rights to use another's trademarks. But clients ask lawyers every day: "Can I use this mark in this way?" Professor McCarthy will discuss the various ways that those other than the trademark owner can make proper and legal use of another's marks. This involves looking at categories like non-confusing uses, fair uses and uses which do not dilute a famous mark.
J. Thomas McCarthy is a Senior Professor at the University of San Francisco School of Law, where he has been on the faculty for over forty years. He is the Founding Director of the McCarthy Institute of Intellectual Property and Technology Law.
Professor McCarthy is the author of the seven-volume treatise "Trademarks and Unfair Competition," published by Thomson-West. This book is in its Fourth Edition and has been in print for almost thirty five years. This treatise has been cited as authority in over 2500 judicial decisions. He isalso the author of the two volume treatise, "The Rights of Publicity and Privacy," and the reference book, "McCarthy's Desk Encyclopedia of Intellectual Property."
His most recent articles are: Dilution of a trademark: European and United States law compared, 94 Trademark Reporter 1163 (November-December 2004) andProving a Trademark Has Been Diluted: Theories or Facts? 41 Houston Law Review 713 (2004).
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BOZEMAN—Montana State University graduate Gabe Lavin has won a Fulbright scholarship to study the culture of Oman through the lens of one of that country's traditional musical instruments.
"I am exploring different cultures through the art of music," said Lavin, who graduated from MSU in 2013 with a degree in anthropology, and who has discovered a way to combine his passion for music with his interest in Arabic culture.
For the next year the Bozeman native will study the Arabic culture through the oud, a pear-shaped string instrument similar to a guitar, in Muscat, the capital of Oman. The country is located on the southeast coast of the Arabian Peninsula.
"This is an incredible research opportunity for Gabe," said Laurence Carucci, MSU professor of anthropology, and Lavin's former academic adviser. "As an anthropologist this is exactly what he needs to do—hang out with the same people for an extended time, explore local practices and further develop a cultural understanding of that part of the world."
Lavin will study extensively with other musicians in Oman and in the process gain a better appreciation of Arabic viewpoints and beliefs as well as experience daily life in Oman.
"The anthropology department reaches out to other cultures in Montana and around the globe, including the Marshall Islands and the Arab world. We are very proud of Gabe," said Carucci, who recently returned from the Marshall Islands where he is conducting research. "He is excellent at reaching out and exploring other cultures and has done an amazing job finding ways to fund his research."
Lavin said he started playing the oud in Morocco in 2010 and developed his skills while studying in Egypt on a Boren scholarship at an oud conservatory with Naseer Shama, a famous Iraqi oud player, in 2012. Through musical encounters Lavin said he has gained a better understanding of the vast cultural diversity in Northern Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.
Over the past two years, Lavin has traveled extensively playing with oud groups in a consortium of countries and cultures, including Khartoum in the Sudan.
"Gabe's ability to gain international experiences has helped him capture the essence of anthropology, and more specifically, ethnomusicology," Carucci said. "As a top-tier research institute, MSU needs to continue exploring other cultures, and this is an excellent way for Gabe to contribute to that global body of research."
"Oman is in the midst of a musical renaissance," Lavin said of the country bordered by Yemen, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. "I want to help bring different cultures together through music, and Oman is the ideal place to do it."
According to Carucci, Gabe has a tremendous advantage in studying an Arabic culture because of his sophistication and his relatively strong Arabic language skills. Lavin studied Arabic through MSU's Arab language program prior to studying in Morocco and Egypt.
The Fulbright student program is an international program sponsored by the U.S. government and is designed to increase international understanding between people.
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text: I have been contemplating having my breast lifted for quite sometime; however, many of the surgeons I met with were either ridiculously overpriced or were overpriced and only catered to a wealthy clientele base. Not giving up I decided to book an appointment with Dr. Colin Hong, after reviewing his website. I really liked his before and after shots of patients who had done the breast lift procedure. They were perfectly sculpted and in my opinion could pass for small implants if you didn't know what had been exactly done. Dr Hong's fees are just what is stated on his website "for the common client" - good quality results and affordable. However, that is not what ultimately made me decide to choose Dr. Hong as my PS, it is his ongoing community and philanthropic work he does in the community and internationally in such places as Africa and China. My surgery took about 2-3 hours, and by the second day I was in no pain and driving to and from work with very little discomfort. I am now one month post-op and feel fantastic! I've recently started working out and again and everything is falling into place nicely. Lastly, Dr. Hong's staff are very friendly and easy to talk with. Georgia and another nurse that did my admittance the day of surgery have been nothing but wonderful. To anyone thinking of having a breast lift done, please check out Dr. Hong he is awesome, and very honest in his assessments of what will work for you or not.


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This is a five star, must see, video that should be shared with anyone that has been touched by Alzheimer's disease.
I would like to see every single member of the Collective Brain of the Alzheimer's Reading Room share the link to this article with the entire Alzheimer's community.
The link should be shared by Alzheimer's caregivers, among their family and friends, in support groups, and with the over 150 million U.S. citizens that are touched by Alzheimer's and struggling to understand the disease.
Anyone, regardless of stature or tenure in the Alzheimer's Community will benefit from watching this video.
A good understanding of how Alzheimer's effects the hippocampus in the brain, and how plagues and tangles spread throughout the brain and cause the various stages of Alzheimer's is important for anyone that wants to deal effectively with an Alzheimer's patient.
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It really does help to understand what is going on in the brain of someone suffering from Alzheimer's. Understanding that Alzheimer's patients past a certain stage cannot store answers to questions will help you accept the problems that come from being asked repeated questions, or from repetitive behaviors. The understanding of what are causing these phenomana in an Alzheimers; patient are a first necessary step to effective Alzheimer's caregiving.
If you come to this understanding you will stop "venting", and you will find the comfort zone in Alzheimer's World.
This video will increase your understanding of Alzheimer's, and help you form the necessary frame of reference to deal with the disease effectively.
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A big tip of the hat to Rudy Tanzi, and the folks at the Cure Alzheimer's Fund for bringing this video into our awareness.
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Infrared Temperature Measurement in Automotive, Electrical, and Facility MonitoringFixed-mounted sensors, thermal imagers and high-precision handheld IR thermometers are excellent temperature sensors for checking product quality, verifing equipment performance and maintenance, and running environmental monitoring and safety checks. Overheating is often a sign of underlying problems, and when left undetected, it can result in equipment damage or even personal injury.
Regular temperature measurement should therefore be at the top of your list of things to monitor on a continuous basis. Routine temperature spot checks let you know exactly where potential or existing problems are, and allow you to quickly make in-process adjustments, or schedule repairs before shut-downs occur.
Troubleshooting in Automotive Applications Portable IR thermometers have become indispensable tools for automotive troubleshooting and diagnostics. Quick noncontact temperature measurements make it easy to identify engine misfires, spot cooling system faults, check for proper A/C performance, verify catalytic converter operation and much more.
Measuring Electrical ComponentsNoncontact infrared thermometers measure the surface temperature of an object from a safe distance, making them an indispensable tool in any electrical maintenance operation.
Performing Routine Facility MaintenanceThe noncontact handheld thermometer easily determines whether motors, boilers, bearings, electrical systems, and all types of operating equipment are functioning properly, and detects signs of developing problems. These instruments quickly and conveniently measure surface temperatures from a safe distance to keep your plant operating efficiently and preventing costly shutdowns. Recommended Product: Raynger 3i Plus Portable Thermometer.
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Remember my old "ME3 Theories" blog? Well, in a somewhat sequelish manner, I'm creating a blog for the community to discuss the infinite possibilities (and impossibilities) of upcoming Mass Effect 2 DLC. So, let the discussion begin!
Personally, after learning about LotSB, the first thing I thought about as a possibility was a DLC to help Wrex beat the genophage. Unfortunately, Wrex might not be alive for some people, so I assume it'd be more about helping the krogan in general. This would work quite awesomely as an "after the suicide mission" DLC to connect ME2 to ME3, seeing as Mordin may or may not now have access to data that could potentially end the 'phage as we know it.
Another thing I'd like to see is answers. Answers to questions. What questions you ask? What was Anderson doing with that Cerberus Operative?! And who are these two unknown people in the Shadow Broker's database?! From what I can see, these unknown answers lead to a new DLC.
Finally, I'd like to see something revolving around Omega and Aria. Omega is, to me at least, one of the more interesting locales in the Mass Effect universe, and even though we see much of it already, a few more areas to explore would certainly interest me. As for Aria, I'd like to see if she really is that Commando from Wrex's story. This could lead to an awesome DLC Pack.
These are only my ideas, however. Let's see what the community has to say, shall we?


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Hot 97 recently premiered the collaboration between Amy Winehouse and Nas, called "Like Smoke." The tune, which will appear on the posthumous LP Lioness: Hidden Treasures, has a nice retro-soul vibe to it and was produced Salaam Remi back in 2008. Lioness: Hidden Treasures is set for a December 5 release and will contain demos and alternative versions as well more recent recordings from the late and great songstress. Listen below.
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