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Katia Potiron; Amal El Fallah Seghrouchni; Patrick Taillibert
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|Katia Potiron, Amal El Fallah Seghrouchni, Patrick Taillibert.
Faults are a concern for Multi-Agent Systems (MAS) designers, especially if the MAS are built for industrial or military use because there must be some guarantee of dependability. Some fault classification exists for classical systems, and is used to define faults. When dependability is at stake, such fault classification may be used from the beginning of the system's conception to define fault classes and specify which types of faults are expected. Thus, one may want to use fault classification for MAS; however, From Fault Classification to Fault Tolerance for Multi-Agent Systems argues that working with autonomous and proactive agents implies a special analysis of the faults potentially occurring in the system. Moreover, the field of Fault Tolerance (FT) provides numerous methods adapted to handle different kinds of faults. Some handling methods have been studied within the MAS domain, adapting to their specificities and capabilities but increasing the large amount of FT methods. Therefore, unless being an expert in fault tolerance, it is difficult to choose, evaluate or compare fault tolerance methods, preventing a lot of developed applications from not only to being more pleasant to use but, more importantly, from at least being tolerant to common faults. From Fault Classification to Fault Tolerance for Multi-Agent Systems shows that specification phase guidelines and fault handler studies can be derived from the fault classification extension made for MAS. From this perspective, fault classification can become a unifying concept between fault tolerance methods in MAS.
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Where can I receive help from my county for cremation services?
My mother passed away and left me with nothing. I am a mother of 4 children and only one working. I am not financially set for this. I live paycheck to paycheck and am wondering how the heck I can come up with the money when I cant come up with my rent in two weeks. I dont know what to do, and shes not in the county we live in, at the moment. I have to get her transfered to here and I dont have the money to do that either. I really need help and cant get anyone to help me. Palm Beach Co. keeps telling me they cant help me because she isnt a residence, and Okeechobee Co. keeps telling me that since she didnt die in the county she resided in that they cant help me. Im stuck in a bind and dont know what to do. The crematory has threatened to throw me in jail because I havent took care of her arrangements yet. I dont have the money and I cant do anything. Not only that, I have a funeral home that will help me in Okeechobee Co where we reside, but I cant come up with the transfer fees. Im just confused and alone in this situation. No one in her family will help me because they dont even acknowledge that she exists, and my family wont help because she isnt part of theirs. Please I need help. I am the only one providing for my children and I cant afford to be put in jail. My children need me. Please someone help.
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You were right about the policies of Palm Beach and Okeechobee Counties regarding any assistance. Okeechobee does make one exception that you may qualify for if your mother was transferred to a Palm Beach hospital from an Okeechobee hospital.
You mentioned that a crematory is upset that you haven't made arrangements yet. Is this crematory part of a funeral home in Palm Beach County? You also mentioned transfer costs to be paid to use an Okeechobee funeral home. If your mother's body is cremated in Palm Beach, there would be no transfer costs because you would have her ashes.
To avoid transfer costs and additional costs, call a funeral home near where she died, explain your circumstances and ask if they can help you for minimal costs and help you with some type of payment plan. They will offer you inexpensive options which will probably be for her to be cremated and without any formal services or visiting hours. They will also offer you payment options, but rest assured that you CANNOT go to jail for this situation. A company may turn an unpaid account over to a collection agency, but this is not jail time. If you are being threatened with jail time, you should call the Florida Division of Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services at 1-800-323-2627 to report it.
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C. Artho and P.C. ¨Olveczky (Eds.): FTSCS 2012 EPTCS 105, 2012, pp. 135–149, doi:10.4204/EPTCS.105.10 c© Zheng WANG et al. MDM: A Mode Diagram Modeling Framework for Periodic Control Systems Zheng Wang, Geguang Pu∗, Jianwen Li, Jifeng He Shanghai Key Laboratory of Trustworthy Computing East China Normal University {wangzheng,ggpu,[email protected] Shenchao Qin University of Teesside [email protected] Kim G. Larsen Aalborg University of Denmark [email protected] Jan Madsen Technical University of Denmark [email protected] Bin Gu Beijing Institute of Control Engineering [email protected] Periodic control systems used in spacecrafts and automotives are usually period-driven and can be decomposed into different modes with each mode representing a system state observed from outside. Such systems may also involve intensive computing in their modes. Despite the fact that such control systems are widely used in the above-mentioned safety-critical embedded domains, there is lack of domain-specific formal modeling languages for such systems in the relevant industry. To address this problem, we propose a formal visual modeling framework called MDM as a concise and precise way to specify and analyze such systems. To capture the temporal properties of periodic control systems, we provide, along with MDM, a property specification language based on interval logic for the description of concrete temporal requirements the engineers are concerned with. The statistical model checking technique can then be used to verify the MDM models against the desired properties. To demonstrate the viability of our approach, we have applied our modeling framework to some real- life case studies from industry and helped detect two design defects for some spacecraft control system. 1 Introduction The control systems that are widely used in safety-critical embedded domains, such as spacecraft control and automotive control, usually reveal periodic behaviors. Such periodic control systems share


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Does anyone have a good reference source that can help me decide my workstation to user ratio? I do not believe that a 1:1 ratio is cost effective.
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Oct 4, 2010 at 8:57 UTC
That really depends on what your business does. If you are mostly an office with data entry 1:1 could be what you need. If its Construction it could be 10:1. I currently support an office that can have 0 downtime for its users the ratio is about 145:125
Oct 4, 2010 at 9:12 UTC
We are at around 300:250 for user assigned workstations with another 30 or so attached to instrumentation. The extra fifty are desktops, typically higher powered for users that also have a business class laptop.
Oct 4, 2010 at 9:13 UTC
agree a hundred percent with Josh, it depends on what's going on. We have basically two sections to our company, in the managemend/creative side of the house, we're talking 1 to 1, but in the warehouse, it's easily 5 to 1, maybe even 10 to 1.
Oct 4, 2010 at 9:28 UTC
computer to user ratios are best done on a case by case basis. If your looking to save the company some cash look at usage times, dine where you can take 1 computer out and make several users share.
(i.e. bank tellers rarely have a computer to themselves around here. for them its about 5:1 loan officers all have individual computers, but a shared printer 1:1-10:1)
Oct 4, 2010 at 9:37 UTC
We are a hospital. My main concerns are nursing and ancillary areas such as Physical Therapy. We want to provide for thorough documentation, but do not want to create "watering holes" for people to gather and surf.
Oct 4, 2010 at 10:10 UTC
Niagara Technology Group (NTG) is an IT service provider.
We are about 2.5:1 (2.5 devices per user) not including handhelds, of course.
Oct 4, 2010 at 10:11 UTC
If surfing is the problem, then thats a different issue all together.
One place I worked at had a shop area and that was 65:2 ratio.
Oct 4, 2010 at 10:38 UTC
Surfing is not the prime factor, just one of many. Patient care + efficiency is my goal. If I leave it up to department directors and end users, they expect a desktop, laptop, PDA, Blackberry and an Ipad for each user... obviously this is not cost effective.
Oct 4, 2010 at 12:40 UTC
I just left working in a hospital after 2 years. The ratio there was rather close to 1:1(per Shift) it may have been even lower than that as we were rolling out 150ish laptop carts to the nursing units. For every 4 rooms we had a nurses station and then 2 carts to take into rooms as part of a documentation project. For a hospital where you can have 5-6 people for 4 rooms at a time it is hard to have a set ratio. It rather depends on how your hospital is setup.
Oct 4, 2010 at 1:00 UTC
We are a small medical office with everyone using their own computer. There are no shared computers and only shift so it is basically 1:1.
Oct 5, 2010 at 7:57 UTC
We are a hospital. My main concerns are nursing and ancillary areas such as Physical Therapy. We want to provide for thorough documentation, but do not want to create "watering holes" for people to gather and surf.
hi chad, i also work in a hospital. in nursing ancilliary areas? i'd recommend between 5:1 / 8:1.......
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Was hired a a contract worker for two weeks to remove school furniture. A file cabinet fell on on foot and broke two toes and my employer thinks I should pay for my own hospital bills. I asked her if she had insurance for her workers and she has ignored the question. It has been 9 weeks now and my toes are still broken and don't know who is going to pay for my workers compensation, surgery, or the medicine.Is she liable for something?Can I file an injury claim, and workers compensation?
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[HJMatMeth] Seminar Instructions
- Dear HJM/M Seminar List Members,
Our Seminar with Dom Crossan is to begin shortly (Friday, Feb. 11th). And so it is time to let you know how the Seminar will proceed. To do this, I've set things out in a question and answer format. If there's anything I haven't covered here, or things that are still unclear, please contact me at the address listed below.
1. When may members begin to submit questions?
Seminar Members should feel free to begin sending their questions as soon as they receive this message, and anytime thereafter up until March 10th. But no questions will be forwarded to Professor Crossan until the Seminar officially begins on Friday, February 11th.
2. Where should questions be sent?
All questions should be sent to the following address:
3. What types of questions are acceptable?
Since the focus of the Seminar is the issue of how the particular materials used and the methods employed by Historical Jesus scholars bear upon the conclusions they come to in their reconstructions of the life and teaching of Jesus of Nazareth, questions sent to the Seminar should center on this issue, at least initially.
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As many as one likes.
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Unfortunately, the answer is no. We have over 130 subscribers, and if even only a quarter of the Seminar membership submitted only one question per day, Professor Crossan would be overwhelmed with e-mails that, given his time constraints, he could not possibly read, let alone answer.
7. Of all posts submitted to the Seminar moderators, how many posts WILL be submitted to Professor Crossan on a daily basis?
At Professor Crossan's request (which is born more from his desire to be able to deal adequately with any question he receives than from anything else), the maximum daily number of posts that will be sent on to him for his consideration will be limited to four.
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- Dear Prof. Crossan:
I have a question regarding the value of the genuine Pauline letters as
sources for the historical Jesus. I was struck by the statement early in
THE BIRTH OF CHRISTIANITY that "if you begin with Paul, you will interpret
Jesus incorrectly; if you begin with Jesus, you will interpret Paul
differently" (p. xxi). In one sense this is incontestable: if by "beginning
with Paul" one means beginning with Paul's developed theology, Christology,
etc. and attributing them to Jesus (as e.g. Jeremias did to a degree).
But in another sense it seems entirely proper to begin with Paul, as his
letters constitute our earliest extant sources for the character of Jesus'
ministry, written at least a decade before any of the Gospels (and arguably
a decade before Q, as well, since Q 13:34-35 may presuppose the fall of
Jerusalem). The half-dozen or so explicit references to Jesus' earthly
ministry in Paul's letters constitute the earliest securely datable pieces
of Jesus tradition we have. Further, whereas we have no really firm
information aobut the provenance of material preserved in the Gospels, we
know that the tradent who speaks to us in the Corpus Paulinum was in
personal contact with apostles of the earthly Jesus like Peter and John, as
well as with members of Jesus' family like James. Paul's reliability is
commended not only by Dodd's famous observation that one can't imagine him
spending the whole of his fortnight as Cephas's houseguest talking about
the weather, but also by the fact that to complete the collection for
Jerusalem Paul arranged to put those to whom he retailed his Jesus
traditions in close proximity with these very authorities and with the
community in which they were active (1 Cor 16:1-4). It's most unlikely that
Paul gave his churches a portrait of Jesus that could be falsified by
Peter, James, et al., and the house churches they nurtured.
It's routine to downplay the Pauline testimonia, but they yield a definite
profile: Jesus, born of Davidic ancestry (Rom 1:3) and reared under Torah
(Gal 4:4), executed some sort of DIAKONIA among Israel (Rom 15:8);
commissioned emissaries (1 Cor 9:14) among whom was a group known as "the
Twelve" (1 Cor 15:5); taught his followers about such matters as the
indissolubility of marriage (1 Cor 7:10-11), the conduct of their mission
(1 Cor 9:14 again), and -- perhaps most surprisingly -- his own
(posthumous?) return in glory (1 Thess 4:15-17); instituted a memorial
supper that bound his disciples together after his death (1 Cor 11:23-25);
and was ultimately executed as an enemy of the Roman order (1 Cor 1:23 et
al.), not without Judean involvement (1 Thess 2:14-15, if authentic). Paul
doesn't ascribe any wonders to the earthly Jesus, but he regards such as
the distinguishing marks of those sent in Jesus' name (2 Cor 12:11-12), and
it's not unreasonable to conclude that he understood their master to have
acted similarly. Had the Synoptics not been preserved, the Pauline evidence
would still allow us to reconstruct a figure congruent with their
protagonist, and to conclude that this representation of Jesus was current
in the first two to three decades of the Christian movement. And this is
the only representation of Jesus that we can so securely date to the
movement's first generation.
As BIRTH OF CHRISTIANITY amply attests, one of the principal challenges for
Jesus research is that the sources don't permit us to "begin with Jesus."
Instead, we must begin with surviving accounts of Jesus and weigh the
historical value of the traditions they preserve. My question, then, is
whether any reconstruction of Jesus that does not take account of the
Pauline testimonia -- either by making them foundational or by showing
cause for disregarding them -- can justly claim to be historical.
Jeff Peterson
Jeffrey Peterson
Associate Professor of New Testament
Institute for Christian Studies
Austin, Texas


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VENICE, Fla. - The stereotype of fatherhood can tend to be negative in the movies and on TV.
"I think men are portrayed as clumsy, as ignorant as really not leading," said Matt Day. "The role of fatherhood is under attack and with 40% of homes in the U.S. today being fatherless, that is a huge epidemic."
Day is the lead pastor of The Bridge Church in Venice and had a passion to teach men how to be good fathers.
"And I think they just have a natural tendency to step back and to be passive when it comes to leading their home, partially because they do really know what to do. How do I lead this? I mean that is a huge responsibility."
But there are lots of men who are good dads like father of three Vincent Carlo.
"Guys do a lot. I change diapers, I take them to the movies, take them to the store, take them shopping. Help them try to get dressed in the morning, make them breakfast, you know all the normal things that moms do, we do as a partnership," Carlo told ABC7.
Ryan Harvey is a single father of three. He said he is doing his best to be a positive role model and raise his children right.
"I made my mistakes in the past but I don't want that to reflect onto them so I am just trying to change that stereotype, honestly," said Harvey.
Those dads doing a good job got a boost from the Dove soap company. They released a video this week celebrating the caring moments of fatherhood that are often overlooked.
"I am glad that there are commercials that are celebrating manhood and fatherhood because it needs to be put out there. A dad's role is vital, I mean vitally important, vitally important to the health of a family," said Day.
Scott Corbridge says the key to being a good father is not to be selfish.
"I think a father should be someone who is more interested in the well being of their kids than they are of themselves."
Erica Suppa would like to see more positive, wholesome examples of fatherhood on TV and in the movies.
"If we had more Bradybunch shows, maybe people would appreciate their fathers more," said Suppa.


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Lazyangel101: cool I made a new story, sorry I know I was so suppose to write the new story call 'Love Me By the New Me' And an update of 'My Prince' But I was also wanna write some thing different for know but I'll update My Prince and Love Me By The New me.
Sasuke: your just to lazy and to busy watching anime.
Lazyangel101: Well sorry, I was so inspired on Hell girl I though maybe Hinata made a contact to a devil.
Sasuke: Your so mean to Hinata-chan
Lazyangel101:no I'm not I just want Hinata to live her life not only a shy, kind Ninja.
Hinata: Um I'm ok with it.
Sasuke: HINATA-CHAN WHY DO YOU LET HER DO THESE THING. We were change into our opposite gender.
Lazyangel101: I don't own Naruto, Masashi Kishimoto dose. On with the story.
Chapter 1
It was a normal sunny day in the village Konoha. The birds were chirping and the sound of the people just walking around the dirt streets of the market. But in Konoha High school isn't what people seem to be! Konoha high school has no rules, teacher are scared of the student, principle care less about what they do, this school has group, gangs, and club, that hate each other but there one thing they all have incoming.
"STOP" cried a young 17 year old girl with dark indigo hair and white lavender eyes. "Please stop!" she cried. She was surrounded by 2 top gang in the school. The Bloody Konoha Boys (BKB) and The Badass Ninja Girls (BNG). In BKB there was Naruto, Neji, Kiba, Gaara, Shikamaru, and Rock lee. In BNG was Tenten, Sakura, Ino, Temari, Karin, and Rin.
Gaara, Neji, Shikamaru, Ino, Tenten and Temari were watching there other member beating up the indigo hair girl. "Dude, Neji you cousin a freak, Believe it" said the spiky blonde hair boy with a middle tan and whiskers on his face known as Naruto. "Let fucken teach her a lesson" said a bubblegum hair with grass green eyes and known as Sakura, as she kick the girl in the stomach.
" Guys, come on, she isn't going to fight back, she's worthless." said a dark brown hair boy with a upside down triangle on his face known as Kiba. "hey Neji, wanna know why your cooler then your fuck up cousin " said a red head girl, wear glasses. "What is that, Karin." Neji said. He had dark brown hair and dark white eye. "she's ugly, fat, useless, no one likes her, she can't do anything right, her style is so last year and her eyes are so creepy." Karin said. "And Neji, your hot, you got muscles, you so helpful, everyone likes you, you can do anything right, you style is so cool, and you eyes are sexy." said a brown hair that tied up like a bun with brown eyes. And know as Tenten.
Naruto kick the girl one more time. "dude, I'm bored let's go." he said. Every BKB left and followed Naruto. Naruto was the leader of the BKB. "Ya, let's go. But next time we see you again we won't stop." Sakura said. BNG followed Sakura.
'Fuck they did it again' as the dark indigo hair girl tried to stand up. Welcome to Konoha High school were everyone hate me. My name is Hinata Hyuuga. And those gang are the top gang that hate me really much and you must know that, that Neji guy is my cousin he hated me every since I was 5 year old. He was so nice to me but until my father didn't do anything when his father die and he blame me for that and he still hate me. But there something he doesn't know about my father hate me also and my sister is like a robot, all she do is listen to father.
"I'm home" Hinata said. "Hinata what happen to you? Why are you crying.?" my father said with a cold mean voice. "oh it's nothing father. I just fell down." I said walking up to the stair. "Hinata, your weak you can't just cry when you fall down, this is why Hanabi is better then you." he said. " Don't worry father." I said and ran up to my room.
I can't tell my father what happen to me, you know why, he won't be believe me. And Neji and Hanabi is his favorite. He think I'm weak and can't be a strong Hyuuga heiress. "Hey Hinata me And Father are going out." said a black long hair that reach her shoulder and have white eyes as she knock on her door. "oh ok Hanabi-chan." I said. " ya whatever." Hanabi said and left. It's not really my fault that I was born ugly and fat. I have thick glasses, I wore baggy clothes, I have freckles on my face and my hair was very messy. I saw a shooting star. 'I wish just one day I could die or kill all those people how hurtled me.' I close my eyes of a moment and fell a sleep.
"As you wish but to do so you must make a contract with me." Said a dark shadow but I could tell by the voice it was a guy.. What kind of contact." I ask. "Sign here and you wish will come true." the Shadow man said. Then a little devil and a little angel of me pop out of my shoulder.
'Sign it you idiot.' Said the Devil me.
'No Hinata. You can't do it, it must be a trick.' Said the Angel me
'Fuck that. Don't you want revenge on everyone.'
'NO Hinata your way better then that if you try more you could change everything.'
'What the fuck are you talking about. She been bullied her whole life. Why the hell she can change that. She never had any expenses since her mother die.'
"Bu-but she s-still h-ha'
'Face it Angel Hinata theirs is no way Hinata could ever be happy again if they be gone.'
So Devil Hinata win. I sign the contact. Then everything was a blur. "Once your wishes been served, you will deliver on your end of the bargain. there is always has to be a prince to pay, when you die after killing the one you hate, you soul will belong to hell, you will never know the joy of heaven." I couldn't hear what that shadow man said but all I know is that I never feel happiness my whole life, even if I go heaven there nothing that can change the feel I have right now.
I woke up and everthing was the same. but it was still dark. I walk down stair, I could hear Hanabi sleeping. I walk to the kitchen and I saw Hiashi siting on the kitchen table, i also saw 10 bottle of beer. "Hiashi-sama were you drinking." I ask. "Why do you look like her." he said as he glared at me. When he mean 'her' it mean my mother she die after giving birth to Hanabi. He blame me for everything all because of me looking like my mother but i don't look nothing like my mother she was beautiful and I'm ugly. "WHY ARE YOU STILL HERE" she yell at me. "I was getting a drink" I said. "oh you want a drink" he grab a beer bottle." HERE" he throw it at me. It went straight to my face, it leave 7 cuts on my face because of the glasses. "Why, why are you my daughter, Why." he throw another bottle but he aim the wall. I could feel tear running down my cheek. I was slammed up on the wall. I coughed up blood and looked up with teary eyes and my round glasses were cracked and had tape holding the part over the bridge of my nose. "I hate you" he said. A slap was sent mercilessly across one of my cheeks and three scratches were made. "go to your room, i don't want to see your face again."
I cried 'why, why, why was I born, why do you always think I'm mom. I'm nothing like mom.' I though, i ran to my bed and lay down and cried. "Nothing Change at all." I scream. " I guess it was just a dream' I look at my picture with my father and mother. "Why do father even think I'm you, Why,why, I'm nothing like you, you have a beautiful life but i don't, your beautiful, I'm not so why, why, do you smile like I'm like you." I said as i cried.
"Your wishes will be granted soon. My little Hinata just wait a little longer and your vengeance will be served." Smiled a dark shadow watching Hinata out of her window. "Just you wait Hina-chan, your life will change so much, you will be mine."
Lazyangel101: I think I made the story short! Sorry.
Sasuke: Why am I not in this chapter.
Lazyangel101: cause, can.
Naruto, Gaara, Neji, Kiba, Shikamaru, Rock lee, Tenten, Sakura, Ino, and Temari: Why THE HELL ARE WE BEATING HINATA UP
Lazyangel101: How will Hinata sign the contract if she doesn't have a bad life.
Lazyangel101: * Arguing with everyone.*
Hinata: Please give Lazyangel101 good review.
Lazyangel101:Sorry about Hinata getting hurt.


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We offer introductory instruction to newcomers and follow-up instruction to other practitioners as part of our Thursday Night Open House program in Seattle.
- 6:30 – 7:30 pm: Shamatha (calm abiding) meditation, often with a period of walking meditation in the middle.
- 6:30 pm: Free meditation instruction is provided in a separate room.
- 7:30 – 8:15 pm: Open House talk. Topics vary, but these talks often provide a basic introduction to the path of meditation and the Shambhala Buddhist lineage. Talks are free and open to the public.
We begin sitting meditation ("shamatha", which means "calm abiding" or "peaceful abiding") at 6:30 pm, followed by an Open House Talk at 7:30 and tea around 8:15. You may come only for sitting or just for the talk, as you wish.
Free meditation instruction is offered for new visitors, every Thursday at 6:30 pm. It begins in a separate room so you can ask questions before joining the main group.
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Moses looked to be heading for the Stamford Bridge exit door until Antonio Conte took charge, and he now has a new lease of life under the Italian tactician.
The former Wigan and Crystal Palace man is thriving since being employed as a wing-back in Conte's new formation and grabbed the winner in the 2-1 victory over Tottenham at the weekend.
It was his fourth goal of the season and his performances are believed to have caught the eye of Barcelona, who are reported to be weighing up a January raid.
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Achille Messac, a New York higher education administrator and faculty member, is Mississippi State University's new engineering dean. The appointment of to lead the university's James Worth Bagley College of Engineering is pending formal approval by the Board of Trustees, State Institutions of Higher Learning. He will be MSU's first African American dean.
At Syracuse University, Messac has been serving as chair and distinguished professor of the mechanical and aerospace engineering department. A Massachusetts Institute of Technology doctoral graduate in aeronautical and astronautical engineering, he previously held administrative and faculty positions at the Troy, N.Y.-based Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and was a faculty member at Northeastern University in Massachusetts. Messac, a naturalized U.S. citizen born in Haiti and fluent in French, also holds MIT bachelor's and master's degrees in aeronautical and astronautical engineering. He began his professional career in 1981 with the internationally recognized Charles Stark Draper Laboratory in Cambridge, Mass.
Messac will succeed Sarah Rajala, who left earlier this year to accept a similar position at Iowa State University.


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Bold Beginnings
From its inception, River City Bank's mission has been to serve Rome and Northwest Georgia in the same unique way that those who live here are themselves unique. Simply being another bank was not an option. When rumor had it that River City was going to open up in Rome, some wondered if the city really needed yet another bank. But as its founders have expressed over and over again, River City Bank is not just another impersonal bank, but one composed of local bankers and shareholders who are already an integral part of the community and have its interests at heart.
With this in mind, the founders of River City Bank began organizing in 2005 seeking to gather the best and brightest from the banking industry. In 2006, they purchased the lot at 228 North Second Avenue in Rome, the former location of the well-known Rome Seed & Feed. With the bank leadership team in place, things began to move quickly. A temporary building was constructed on the lot on Second Avenue, and on May 23, 2006, operations were opened to the public. Enjoying great community reception, River City Bank exceeded the goal of $31 million in assets by over $10 million in just the first quarter of operations.
Growing Strong
In November of 2006, the groundbreaking ceremony for the main building was held, and a little over a year later, the main building opened its doors for business. This main building is host to a number of unique features, ones that are intended not only to serve customers quickly and efficiently, but to eliminate the impersonal in banking transactions and to facilitate community functions. Instead of the normal queue for a teller, customers visit one of several desks where cross-trained community banking associates assist them. Pneumatic tubes, those typically used outside at drive-up windows, are instead located throughout the bank, where transactions can be sent to the "money center" while conversations continue between customer and banker. The building also provides a "kiddie room" complete with coloring books, puzzles, and a drawing board. The second floor of the building houses a training room, boardroom, and outdoor patio, and along with the third floor meeting room, they are actively used by civic groups throughout our community.
In the same spirit as these rooms are made available for public use, River City Bank has also been proud to be able to participate in such a warm and vibrant community. River City Bank and its staff are active members of the Rome-Floyd Chamber and actively participate in the Business Expo, support the library summer reading program, Boys and Girls Club, Rome Little Theatre, DIGS and the list goes on. From Relay for Life to local job fairs and distributing free tickets to community events, River City Bank has made its presence known in the community and always strives to give something back.
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So, you got the responsibility to plan the fresher's party for your college, right? And you wanna make this fresher party an awesome event. What is most important thing to make that happen is to have great games and events. Generally, we have typical games in fresher party like musical chair, I just hate this particular game, I don't know why. Why can't we have more interesting and fun games? Freshers should engage with these games; they should feel inclusive not forced to participate.
Tips to arrange Games and Events in Freshers Party
- Do not host boring games like musical chairs and Antakshari.
- Games & Events should be fun to participate and to watch too.
- Think out of the box.
- You can have individual games or series of same games which will continue after each segment.
- You need props for games, use these prop based on in-trend topics.
- Games based on famous web series and sit-coms
- You can run a survey while planning, allow freshers themselves to choose what they wanna see in the party.
Here is the list of all articles, tips related to Fresher's Party.
Freshers Party Games
1. Flip the Cup
Take Red Paper Cups (mainly used for beers 😉 ), scatter them on the table and ask participants to flip them back in upright position. One who makes more in given time wins it. Give the paper cups itself as a prize to the winner.
Red Cups
2. Build a Castle or Ping Pong
Use same paper cups or beer cups to build the tower or castle from it. More castles one makes wins the game.
Red Cups and Ping Pong Ball
3. Newspaper Fashion
Just give the participant a set of newspapers and scissor. Ask them create a fashion item out of it. Let the creativity flow, they can make dress, caps, ties or anything. One which is better wins the points or games.
4. Guess it
Project something random on screen and ask participants to guess it. You can make it more complicated by asking to tell some information or facts about the item. Their answers might break out the laughter in the audience.
5. Mummified
Get the toilet role and mummify your partner, one who drapes partner better wins.
6. Dance Move
You will (if you are a good dancer) will show a signature move of the famous song to participants and ask them to repeat the same. Better they perform wins more points. Use more complicated dance moves as game proceeds. You can make this game a multi-stage game.
7. Sing it
Like above game, play a line of songs from language participant don't know. Ask them to sing same, one who gets it better wins. Most of them gonna pronounce the words wrong, that will bring laughter to the audience.
8. Hole in The Wall
Remember this American show "Hole in the Wall", I think it is inspired by a Japanese TV game show. You may not able to pull up complete setup, but for fresher party, you can do a smaller version of it. You can show some difficult individual or group positions like shown in the image and ask participants to perform same and hold it for 30 seconds. Individual or team who performs better gets more points.
9. Sketch it, Sketch it
Call participants in a pair to two, ask one to draw a sketch of other in 1 minute. One who draws funniest one wins.
I hope you got the idea, you can take some game ideas from this list or you can arrange some sorta similar games. If this articles helped you in any way then let us know.
Here is the video from Minutes to Win it – 100 Party Games Ideas – The Ultimate list.
Now, we will see what events you can have for your fresher party.
Events for Fresher Party
Generally, we have events like a fashion show, fancy dress competition etc. But these are so common that no will be excited to join in. Here are some freshers party events ideas for you guys.
1. Trolls QnA
Earlier we used to have jokes or Shayari sessions in fresher party where any fresher will come up to stage tell a joke or a Shayari. To make it more in-trend you can have "Trolls Competition" where participants will wear the mask of their favorite troll faces and tell a funny and epic troll. Audience gonna love it for sure.
2. Live Photography Contest
Ask shutterbugs from your college to cover whole freshers party events and day. By end of the day, they edit and submit best 5 photos for competition. One who gets the best shot wins the competition. Give them a DSLR Accessories as a prize.


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Fall sports are barely getting practices started, but Inside College Hockey's experts are already looking to winter. With their eyes on players who will make a difference this season, they begin their A to Z series this week. Today we learn our A, B, C's.
Nielsson Arcibal
American International
So. | F | Vista, Calif.
Key Statistics: It didn't take long for Arcibal to post his first collegiate goal, but scoring did not come easy the rest of the way. He played in 32 of AIC's 35 games last season, producing three tallies and a team-high 11 assists, all coming in league play. He ranked fourth on the team in points and second among those in the Class of 2012. In Atlantic Hockey, Arcibal ranked 15th among rookies in points and ninth in assists. He has a good pedigree, having played for the NAHL champion Texas Tornado in 2004-05. He produced 11 goals and 15 assists in one season with the Des Moines Buccaneers of the USHL.
What He Does: Though the numbers don't reflect it, Arcibal has a tremendous work ethic and is a two-way hockey player. He can play wing, but center is his best position. Arcibal moves the puck well, is an adept passer and has a seemingly innate understanding of the game. Arcibal is strong on the penalty kill, but he is going to have to do better than scoring once on the power play. Also, he needs to improve his minus-24 rating.
The Bigger Picture: Arcibal played on one of AIC's top two lines for most of his freshman season, and that should continue in future seasons. His work in the weight room has helped put some muscle on his 5-foot-9 frame. Coach Gary Wright is counting on Arcibal to pick up his offensive game and contribute some more points, especially in goal scoring. Arcibal should play a vital role as AIC looks to build on a disappointing five-win season.
AIC coach Gary Wright on Arcibal: "We felt that he was a pretty big impact player for us. He is a guy who really comes to play. If he can get to that next level as a player, he has to develop some of his offensive skills. We are hoping that now that he has a transition year under his belt, he will continue to improve."
Alex Beaudry
So. | G | Cumberland, Ontario
Key Statistics: Beaudry joined the Friars at midseason and made his first start the day after his first practice. Less than a week later, he had three wins under his belt, matching Providence's total from the first half of the campaign. He (and the team) slowed from there; he finished 4-10-4 with a 3.50 goals-against average and an .888 save percentage.
What He Does: Beaudry challenges shooters and boasts athleticism and mobility. Perhaps best of all -- given the whirlwind of a situation he faced in January -- he has what coach Tim Army calls a "great demeanor" and ability to fit into any situation.
The Bigger Picture: Goaltending has been the Friars' biggest issue in Army's tenure, and it came to a head in early December of last year. Faced with inexperience and an injury to Ryan Simpson, Providence plucked Beaudry (pronounced BOO-dree) from the CJHL. Now that he enters a season with his feet firmly under him and familiarity with the school, the team and Hockey East, Beaudry may give Army the stability between the pipes that has been lacking throughout the coach's tenure. Other options exist, including incoming ex-Junior Bruin Russ Stein, but Beaudry is the favorite to retain the No. 1 role and return the Friars to the Hockey East playoffs.
Providence coach Tim Army on Beaudry: "He played four games in eight nights when he first joined us and gave us a real shot in the arm at the time. But he became a little overwhelmed at that point. I think he still played well, he was just a little inconsistent. He showed some really good things in his game. The biggest thing will be that he knows the environment now."
Nick Bonino
Boston University
Jr. | F | Unionville, Conn.
Key Statistics: Bonino had a breakout season as a sophomore with 18 goals and 50 points, and many fans remember him as the player who scored the game-tying goal for BU in the national championship game against Miami University. His shot from the right wing knotted the score with 17 seconds left in the third period, just 43 seconds after he had the primary assist to pull the Terriers to within one. They went on to win in overtime and earn the program's fifth national title.
What He Does: Bonino is a big-time scorer and playmaker -- not usually the type of player we traditionally profile in our A-Z series -- but his case is special because he's the only one of BU's six top scorers from last year due back on campus this fall. Colin Wilson signed a pro contract, and seniors Chris Higgins, Brandon Yip, Jason Lawrence and Matt Gilroy (who also signed a contract) have exhausted their eligibility. As one of the most dynamic offensive talents in Hockey East, Bonino can expect to see a lot of defensive attention from opponents this year.
The Bigger Picture: Bonino, a junior, will serve as an alternate captain on a leadership group that also includes junior defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk as captain and senior defenseman Eric Gryba as the other alternate. Bonino said that they were lucky to learn from previous captains and team leaders and that the culture of last year's national champs was one of team accountability. Younger players weren't afraid to speak up when they saw things headed in a direction they didn't like. Continuing to stress team accountability is one of the goals for 2009-10.
Nick Bonino on his expectations for this season: "Every player wants to pass their previous year's points, but what I was most proud of last year was plus-minus at plus-29 and not getting scored on a lot. We lost a lot of firepower, but my focus is going to be to play as well as I can defensively and let the offense come from there."
Francois Brisebois
Jr. | F | Montreal, Quebec
Key Statistics: Brisebois played in all 37 games for Colgate as a sophomore and had seven goals and 17 points on the year. It was a modest spike from his 10-point freshman campaign. Four of his seven goals came on the power play.
What He Does: Brisebois was recruited as a good skater and highly skilled player and spent most of last season on one of Colgate's top two offensive lines. He finished the year by scoring three points in the last two games of Colgate's playoff series at Quinnipiac and was playing on a line with Ethan Cox and Austin Smith. All three of those players will return to Colgate this year and will be expected to provide offensive support for All-American David McIntyre.
The Bigger Picture: One of the best compliments that can be paid to Colgate coach Don Vaughan and his staff is that almost all their players show vast improvement from year to year during their time with the Raiders. After slow starts to their careers in terms of point scoring, the likes of Jon Smyth, Kyle Wilson and Jesse Winchester turned into all-league players. Time will tell whether Brisebois will be the next among Colgate's players to make that step, but he should be given every opportunity to do so as a potential top-6 forward for the Raiders this season.
Bryan Brutlag
Jr. | D | Lakeville, Minn.
Key Statistics: Brutlag was Rensselaer's leading scorer among defensemen as a sophomore last year, with three goals and 14 points. It was a modest improvement over his 12-point freshman season. Brutlag logs tons of minutes for the Engineers and plays the point on power-play units. Two of his three goals were PPGs.
What He Does: Brutlag is at his best when he is moving the puck and using his excellent skating stride to join the play and contribute to RPI's offense. The key for Brutlag is knowing when to make those plays in transition and when to rein things in.
The Bigger Picture: Brutlag joined Rensselaer's program straight out of high school three years ago after graduating from Academy of Holy Angels in Minnesota. He won't turn 21 until late February of his junior campaign. With that knowledge, the RPI coaching staff was prepared to suffer through some growing pains as Brutlag's game matured both in a mental and physical capacity. He played his best hockey in the second half of his sophomore campaign and is on the verge of being one of the best offensive defensemen in ECAC Hockey this year.
RPI coach Seth Appert on the challenge for offensive-minded defensemen: "To make a comparison to baseball, if you look at the greatest home run hitters, they all had a great deal of patience. They waited for their pitch. It's the same trait that offensive defensemen need to have, and Bryan is getting better at waiting for plays to develop instead of forcing things every time he steps on the ice."
Brandon Burlon
So. | D | Nobleton, Ontario
Key Statistics: An ankle injury kept Burlon out of the first six regular-season games of his freshman season at Michigan, but it didn't take look for the New Jersey Devils' second-round pick to hit his stride. The sophomore-to-be notched 15 points on five goals and 10 assists and compiled an excellent plus-17 rating in 33 games. Burlon's impressive efforts were rewarded with a spot alongside classmate David Wohlberg on the CCHA's All-Rookie Team.
What He Does: "What doesn't he do?"s might be the more appropriate question, as the 6-1, 190-pound blueliner is praised by his coaches for being the total package. Burlon drew favorable comparisons with Michigan alumnus and Boston Bruins rearguard Matt Hunwick for his exceptional skating ability, hockey sense and calculated but effective offensive playmaking. This versatility allows Burlon to be an effective player in all facets of five-on-five and special teams play.
The Bigger Picture: It didn't take Burlon long to adjust to the college game, and his maturity and willingness to adapt and improve his game will serve him well in a program that has produced more than its fair share of big league defensemen. Heading into his sophomore campaign, Michigan's coaching staff would like to see Burlon continue to develop his offensive talents and to help him become a more physical defenseman by engaging players earlier rather than simply anticipating their next move. Additionally, Burlon will become an even more attractive pro prospect as he progressively takes on more of a leadership role among the defensive corps and the team in general.
Michigan assistant coach Billy Powers on Burlon: "Brandon came in, and we were eager to get him on the ice and in the lineup, but he missed the first six games because of an injury. His first game was in Alaska, and we realized pretty quickly that we had a special defenseman. He didn't miss a beat, and that's tough to do for a freshman defenseman."
Jeff Caister
St. Lawrence
Sr. | D | Mississauga, Ontario
Key Statistics: Caister has missed only one game in his three-year college career, and that came in only the second game of the season in 2009, when the Saints were still trying to figure out what they had in terms of personnel. He had two goals and seven assists for the Saints and played in 37 of 38 games.
What He Does: Although he had just nine points this past season, he wasn't counted on to be a big scorer among St. Lawrence blueliners with the likes of Matt Generous, Zach Miskovic and Jared Ross back on the blue line. But he still played 20 minutes a night and played the point on SLU's top power-play unit. He showed that he can contribute to the offense by recording an impressive 47 points through his first two college seasons, which were spent at Wayne State. That included a three-goal, 28-assist campaign as a sophomore for the Warriors in 2007-08 that helped get him noticed as Wayne State's second-leading scorer and sent on his way to Canton, N.Y., to continue his college playing career.
The Bigger Picture: We mentioned Generous, Miskovic and Ross. Throw in Shawn Fensel and St. Lawrence lost four standout senior defensemen after last season. It'll be up to emerging seniors Caister and co-captain Derek Keller to take on even bigger leadership roles and increased ice time for the Saints in the absence of the four graduated veterans.
St. Lawrence assistant coach Bob Prier on Caister's arrival at St. Lawrence: "We saw him quite a bit during his junior career with Milton, and we knew we were getting a good player, and we knew he came from an excellent coaching staff at Wayne State because of the relationship between our former assistant Chris Wells and Bill Wilkinson at Wayne State. Jeff's been a very good offensive player at every level, but he turned out to be far better defensively and far tougher than we expected."
Joe Cannata
So. | G | Wakefield, Mass.
Key Statistics: Cannata started 21 games as a freshman for the Warriors and went 7-11-4 with a 2.35 goals-against average and a .918 save percentage. He helped Merrimack post a conference GAA under 3.00 for the first time in Hockey East.
What He Does: The U.S. National Team Development Program product from nearby Wakefield, Cannata was one of only seven current collegians taken in June's NHL entry draft (sixth round, Vancouver). He's a butterfly goaltender with good size (6-1, 200) and athleticism -- an excellent baseball player before committing to hockey, he's blessed with the hand-eye coordination all goaltenders want.
The Bigger Picture: In an impressive class of freshman goaltenders in Hockey East -- two of them reached the Frozen Four, after all -- Cannata could easily be forgotten, but not by Warriors fans. He didn't turn 19 until Jan. 2, and given his age, there's good reason to expect his best efforts lie ahead. With that in mind, coach Mark Dennehy challenged Cannata to "train like you've never trained before" this summer. Who knows where it will lead, the coach told his star goaltender -- both for the 2009-10 Warriors and for Cannata's future.
Merrimack coach Mark Dennehy on Cannata: "I've been lucky enough to recruit or coach some very talented goaltenders, including Jon Quick at UMass and Dave Stathos at Princeton. Joe has as much if not more potential than all of them."
Fred Cassiani
Lake Superior State
So. | F | Toronto, Ontario
Key Statistics: Cassiani began to make a name for himself throughout a solid freshman season in which he teamed up with then-seniors Josh Sim and Troy Schwab for most of the year. The trio wasn't the largest in stature, with Cassiani and Sim standing at 5-10 and Schwab at 5-8, but it had a big impact on an offense that ranked in the middle of the CCHA. Cassiani more than pulled his weight among his elder linemates, scoring 11 goals and notching 10 assists in 39 games.
What He Does: The sophomore rarely has a size advantage when competing for the puck, but Cassiani's anticipation and aggression when pursuing the puck give him a more prominent presence than his height may suggest. Cassiani is able to play at such a high level because of his offseason work ethic, which helped him make an immediate impact upon his arrival in Sault Ste. Marie, scoring two goals in his first conference game against Ohio State.
The Bigger Picture: Although Cassiani will skate with different wingers this coming year, coach Jim Roque seems confident the sophomore will slide into an increased role easily. Cassiani will center a power play unit and kill penalties for the Lakers, and will most likely be paired with some speedy wingers who complement Cassiani's consistently high pace.
Lake Superior coach Jim Roque on Cassiani: "[Cassiani] was a pleasant surprise last year. He played with two seniors for most of the year, and played very well. He just brings a lot of energy, works really hard and is really competitive. He is very clever at anticipating the puck and very clever with the puck, and even though he is only 5-10, he plays a lot bigger than he is."
Jordy Christian
St. Cloud State
So. | F | Moorhead, Minn.
Key Statistics: As a freshman, Christian jumped right into the competitive fire, playing in all but one of the Huskies' 38 games and notching 15 points. His first goal at the National Hockey Center was the winner in a December clash with Minnesota State.
What He Does: With the explosive Ryan Lasch as an example, newcomers on the Huskies know that physical stature is not required to be a dominating offensive force in St. Cloud. Still, Christian spent his freshman year and the ensuing summer working on his collegiate career in the classroom, on the ice and in the weight room, determined to add needed muscle to his average-size frame. The Huskies coaches admit that he was a good fit with the team's other three impact freshman forwards (Drew LeBlanc, Jared Festler and Travis Novak) and expect him to take another step forward as a sophomore.
The Bigger Picture: If Christian ever wanted proof that hard work on the ice produces rewards, he would need to look no further than the Olympic hockey gold medals won for Team USA by his grandfather Bill in 1960 and his uncle Dave in 1980, or the NCAA title his father, Ed, won at North Dakota in 1982. Born in Oregon, Christian came late to organized hockey but was never at a loss for friends in the game or legendary stories about great players on different branches of his family tree. After a minor knee surgery in April, he's spent the warm months coaching hockey camps; playing games; and working his legs, core and upper body hard, determined to make a positive impact and win more battles for the Huskies as a sophomore.
Huskies coach Bob Motzko on Christian: "Jordy has great hockey sense and a natural feel for the game that gives him a chance to take that next step. He has a special hockey knack for making plays. There's no question that bloodlines seem to be a great factor in his favor."
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Sunday, September 06, 2015
Brahmaputra river cruise
Assam Tourism to introduce economical cruise of Brahmaputra for domestic tourists next year. This is a good intiative. There are few local circuit river cruise available around areas like Guwahati, Kaziranga and Dibru Saikhowa. Tourism in Assam has picked up reasonably well in last few years. People in general no more consider it as a troubled state. Living in Delhi, I had observed that more people had died in road accidents in Delhi in last one year itself then stray incidences of violence in Assam over last ten years. The areas from Guwahati to Kaziranga, Gibbon WLS and Dibru Saikhowa WLS are absolutely trouble free. I am happy to see many photographer friends making these circuits regularly in recent years. This intiative will promote untapped tourism.
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Job Title: Livestock Extension Specialist
Organisation: Mercy Corps
Duty Station: Uganda
About US:
Mercy Corps is an international non-profit organization which implements high-quality, analytical development programmes in very difficult places. Mercy Corps has been operating in Uganda since 2006. It has and continues to implement programs in Acholi and Karamoja sub regions. Mercy Corps is taking a community-led, market driven approach to address poverty and food insecurity needs through interventions that get to the root causes and contributing factors of economic vulnerability. Donors include the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the European Commission (EC), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC).
Job Summary: The Livestock Extension Specialist will have the primary responsibility for developing and conducting livestock extension training, information sharing, and other activities at target livestock markets. S/he will regularly attend the target livestock market days, and present information to farmers to help them improve their productivity and use new technology or practices. S/he will refer farmers to veterinarians, CAHWs, Agrovet shops and other resources based on their needs, thereby serving a large facilitative role. She/he will be required to work in close coordination with other project staffs in order to be able to provide technical services including, but not limited to, livestock health management, feed and fodder management, livestock marketing, milk production for smallholder livestock owners to improve their production and productivity. The Livestock Extension specialist will work closely with a wide range of service providers at the local level such as agro-vets, para-vets and CAHWs to ensure critical services are provided to the livestock producers while working with District level stakeholders such as District Veterinary Officers (DVOs) and other private and public extension agents to design and test innovative extension services. The Livestock Extension Specialist will deliver messages in three subject areas: (1) improved livestock production, (2) improved livestock health, and (3) improved livestock marketing and market oriented production. These activities would be implemented in 4 focus districts (Amudat, Nakapriprit, Kotido and Kaabong) which may be reduced to only southern or central Karamoja as needed.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
In collaboration with team members and supervisor:
- Attend and organize on-site trainings and information sharing for male and female livestock farmers mainly in market places and demonstration areas
- Provide capacity building trainings to smallholder farmers, local farmer groups, related CBOs, local cooperatives, collection centres and private sector to ensure increased livestock production, productivity, quality and prices benefiting smallholder farmers.
- Support the collection of market data while at the markets.
- Support other GHG pilot and livestock activities as needed.
- Help develop and disseminate pictorial extension materials on livestock production, health, feeding, forage production/conservation, value addition, market orientation and marketing to both male and female farmers.
- Carry out meetings with focus groups and make minutes of such meeting.
- Reporting the activities on monthly basis.
- Help female farmers to plan and implement the livestock activities.
- Help to link the FGs with the service deliverers such as agro-dealers CAHWs and PVP etc
- He/she should be ready to travel to field and conduct meetings with livestock farmer groups (male and female).
- Display good husbandry and health practices during market days as a learning practice for the community
- Work closely with the GHG livestock team to identify and pilot interventions in a way that maximizes productivity and competitiveness of small-scale livestock producers and accurately captures production data.
- Support businesses, farmers and youth groups to plan for, develop, and monitor the performance of new livestock-related activities, such as feed block manufacture, silage production, milk distribution, and fattening activities.
- Regularly monitor intervention activities and collect beneficiary qualitative and quantitative information, document success stories and maintain proper records and filling systems.
- Prepare and submit periodic work plans and activity reports to the project manager.
- Apply a gender and youth lens to activities in the program cycle.
Partnership Management:
- Establish and maintain productive working relationships with community, sub-county and district level leaders and solicit their participation in all activities where appropriate
- Make on-site field visits regularly to monitor progress of activities and provide strategic measures for progress to maximize program impact.
- Work closely with team leader(s) and Mercy Corps technical staff in order to bring synergy among different components of the project.
Monitoring and Evaluation:
- Create a dynamic program environment that promotes inquiry;
- Establish procedures and guidelines to monitor and evaluate the progress and impact of economic development support work including setting and measuring benchmarks along results chains;
- Submit data on time on which the number of livestock producers reached during the reporting period
- Develop tools to simplify data gathering and reporting and ensure teams gather and report necessary data, including Progress made on improve production;
- Provide data in support of team's submission of timely monthly and quarterly reports that will be indicative of program progress during implementation.
- Work with Monitoring, Evaluation, Learning and Information Officers (MELIOs) to ensure accurate and timely flow of information from the field into database and for preparation of communication reports
- Carry out research projects on specific subjects critical to team success and recommend hiring of external support, where necessary;
- Where needed, support external evaluations by research partners;
Communication and Publication:
- Contribute data, analysis and write-ups to regular organizational publications and reports;
- Work closely with GHG-Livestock team to develop publishable communication material about the project activities (mainly on the livestock extension activities);
- Author occasional papers for wider distribution;
- Conduct himself/herself both professionally and personally in such a manner that brings credit to Mercy Corps and to not jeopardize its humanitarian mission;
- Other duties as assigned by the line manager.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the Mercy Corps Livestock Extension Specialist job vacancy should preferably hold a degree in Livestock Production with major focus on livestock Production and husbandry
- A minimum of five years' experience in livestock production or husbandry practices especially in a rural or pastoral community.
- Ability to interact effectively with a wide range of partners; private sector, government and civil society;
- Proven quantitative skills, including familiarity with livestock extension activities
- Superior writing and analytical skills
- Proven skills in networking, assessing information needs and developing appropriate tools
- Skills in team work, holding community consultations and organizational development;
- Excellent reporting, communication and representation skills
- Willingness to work in the field with livestock producers, community animal health workers, kraal leaders, businesses in the value chain and communities;
- Good spoken and written English. Fluency in Ngakarimojong and Ethurr is an advantage
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates should send their E-mail applications including a cover letter clearly stating the salary requirements, updated CV (with three professional referees), and copies of academic qualifications/certificates to the Human Resource Manager, Kampala Head Office on 4th Floor Embassy Plaza, Plot 1188-1190 Ggaba Road. The E-mail applications with cover letter should be sent to: firstname.lastname@example.com
Deadline: 25th July 2016
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Hi Everyone,
I read this whitepaper on where telephony is headed and I thought it was interesting. Working for a communications company, I see companies taking this route a lot. I'd like to hear your views on it and whether or not you think your company will opt for getting rid of your desk phones.
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Jan 25, 2012 at 1:52 UTC
In the next two years I'm hoping I can do everything my work phone can do on my personal cell phone (make/receive work calls, transfer calls, conference...etc.) seamlessly. No more desk phone, just one device, and full featured ubiquity.
Jan 25, 2012 at 9:56 UTC
I can't imagine that the terrain for telephony will change as drastically in the next two years as this white paper suggests. The first concern that comes to mind is reliability, computer networks just aren't as reliable as voice networks...yet. Anybody who runs voice on their computer network is working on borrowed time as IT personnel do get fired if their computer and telephone systems both fail. I am encouraged though about ideas such as 'bring your own device' (using your personal mobile through a wifi connection to call from your company pbx) and with Blackberry now releasing mobiles that will create their own wifi hotspots that other devices can use it expands the possibilities.
I think at some point desk phones might go the way of the dodo, but I think we're realistically talking 15 years before it's a secure and accepted business practice.
Jan 25, 2012 at 10:45 UTC
Am I missing something? It says page 2 of 3 on the second page, but there are no further pages...
I have a problem with putting all my eggs in one basket. My IP went down last night and therefore, my internet phone went dead. I don't want to depend on my IP for all methods of communication.
As for personal/business crossover, I don't think my current place of business will allow for the personal use on a business network. We do not allow personal devices on our network (either from the office or any home computer using VPN). We have had problems with viruses and non-company equipment is not controlled or cared for in the same manner.
Overall, I am with Brian H. I can't see it changing that drastically in the specified period of time. After working with VOIP and speech reco, I see that things have come a long way, but if they turned out better made, more reliable equipment, it might have a better impact on the future.
Jan 25, 2012 at 12:09 UTC
Niagara Technology Group (NTG) is an IT service provider.
We are an IT company and do VoIP consulting but we still roll out deskphones. I like my desk phone. I like that it is not tied to my computer. I like that it is not my cell phone. My cell phone doesn't have a good speakphone. I might leave it at work. The batter is likely dead. It just isn't comfortable for long conversations. The reasons go on and on.
There are reasons to not use deskphones, to be sure. But there are some pretty strong reasons for why you want them too. If anything, maybe the answer should be to eliminate voice calling altogether.
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Ganesh is debuting as a director through this film which has Sadhu Kokila, Deepa Shetty, Sharan, Sangeetha Shetty and Daththanna playing important roles.
Kool has a strong technical team with the country's top cinemetographer Rathnavelu - better known as Randy - behind the camera and Anthony as the editor.
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26 October 2016,
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Rubens Santoro (Italian, 1859-1942)
Scuola Grande di San Marco and the Ponte Cavallo on the Rio dei Mendicanti, Venice
signed 'Rubens Santoro' (lower right)
oil on canvas
33 ½ x 26 in. (85.1 x 66 cm.)
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Son of the acclaimed painter Giovanni Battista Santoro, Rubens Santoro was an excellent student with an innate gift, learning swiftly how to render scenes of architecture, landscape, and water with great skill while he was a student at the Accademia in Naples. Though his training at the Accademia was formal, Santoro found his calling in painting scenes al fresco. This, combined with the artist's interest in architecture and the effects of light on water, made Venice an ideal subject for him. Although Santoro would experiment with other subject matter in his career, the romantic atmosphere, beautiful architecture and rich palette of Venice called him back to depictions of La Serenissima throughout his life as a painter.
This view of the Scuola Grande di San Marco and the Ponte Cavallo over the the Rio dei Mendicanti is a tour-de-force demonstration of Santoro's understanding of light, color, and perspective. The façade of the Scuola Grande di San Marco features delicately decorated niches and pilasters with marble statues, which have all been rendered by the artist in intricate detail. The warm light reflecting off the buildings, contrasted against the rich blue of the sky captures the city's vibrant palette, while the relaxed gondolier and suggestion of gentle movement in the water in the foreground expresses the serenity of a quiet afternoon spent on a Venetian canal.
Lauren J. Drake, by circa 1950.
Josephine Drake, his daughter, by descent.
By descent to the present owner.
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