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Trolley for leisure by Eastpak Tranverz model M, Eastpak line Authentic Collection.
A suitcase to accompany you in your longer journeys, idorepellenti fabrics, stain removal, with 30-year warranty by Eastpak.
Lockable main compartment with double zipper with slider locking rings to the padlock.
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Capacity: 78 Litres.
Dimensions: 66 x 35.5 x 33 CM.
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Frazee stings the boards to upend Lake Park-Audubon
Gaining second chances is always nice, but third and fourth chances are even better.
The Frazee boys' basketball team found that out in its game against Heart O'Lakes Conference opponent Lake Park-Audubon Thursday night, as the Hornets strung out a decisive 66-56 victory.
The win improves Frazee to 4-19 overall and 2-14 in the HOL, while the loss drops LP-A to 3-19 overall and 2-14 in the conference.
Rebounding, especially on the offensive side of the floor, enabled second, third and sometimes fourth chances at the basket for Frazee. The Raiders were out-manned in the middle with their senior, 6-foot-4 center Louis Veit out for much of the game due to foul trouble.
That allowed Frazee's big men, juniors Drew Daggett (6-4) and Nick Sperling (6-1), to control the paint. The Hornets capitalized on their domination on the boards with a double digit lead in the second half, which reached up to 19 points at one time.
"Sometimes the ball bounces your way, and tonight it bounced our way," said Frazee head coach Ryan Vigen. "Our guys went to the boards hard and our defense played much better."
LP-A stayed in the game due to the play of junior guard Josh Tougas, who sheared the nets for a game-high 30 points, including 12-14 from the free throw line.
"Josh came to the game focused and he's really been playing well as of lately," said LP-A head coach Don Donarski. "He capitalized on his free throw opportunities and just kept attacking. The only negative thing was his teammates kind of sat around flat-footed, watching what he was doing."
Down 28-20 at halftime, the Raiders had a grand opportunity to cut into that deficit after Frazee started the second half with four consecutive turnovers.
Veit started the half with an inside power move for a basket, but the Raiders were not able to take advantage of the Hornets' slow start.
Instead, the home team extended its lead, thanks to a Dylan Savary three, followed by a Garrett Dahlgren jumper to up the differential to 33-22.
"We came out and scored right away in the second half, which let us get into our full-court press, which created some turnovers," Donarski said. "But we were not able to capitalize on those turnovers."
Frazee had some nice looking offensive series, including a give and go from sophomore guard Andrew Stock to junior guard Kasey Kilfoyl for an easy layup, to put the Hornets up 41-27 at the 10:48 mark of the second half.
The same play was almost replicated at the 4:09 mark, this time between Dahlgren and Savary, to put Frazee up at an even 20 at 57-37.
But the majority of the second half consisted of passing the ball inside to Daggett, who had the size advantage with Veit sitting on the bench. Daggett finished with a team-high 18 points, including 8-11 from the free throw line.
"When their big guys were out with foul trouble, we decided to start going inside to Drew," Vigen said. "Even though Drew was a bit in foul trouble, we needed to go to him.
"Our rebounding also created a few more easy shots, and we limited LP-A to one shot and out."
Morgan Vetter added 10 points for Frazee, while Sperling had nine.
Lee Knudsvig backed up Tougas' game with 10 points.
Each team will be looking at a last seed in their respective section tournaments, so each will be trying to just get better with the little time left in the regular season.
"We'll be looking to get the flow to our offense back, and our continuity," Donarski said. "Lately, our offense has been stagnant. Against Breckenridge, we scored 67 points and then, we had great flow and some great passing."
For Frazee, its opening playoff opponent will probably be against Pine River-Backus in the play-in game. The goal is to eliminate turnovers.
"We need to build confidence first, then we need to eliminate our turnovers," Vigen said. "We have some good competition coming up to close the season, too."
Frazee will host West Central Area Monday and close out the regular season at Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Friday.
The Raiders will play host to Pelican Rapids Tuesday, and close out their schedule against Hawley Friday.
Lake Park-Audubon at Frazee, Thursday, Feb. 23.
Raiders 20 36 - 56
Hornets 28 38 - 66
Scoring (2-3-ftm-fta-pts)
Fraz: Alex Stock 0-1-3-4-6; Kasey Kilfoyl 2-0-0-0-4; Dylan Savary 1-2-0-0-8; Garrett Dahlgren 1-0-0-0-2; Travis Como 4-0-1-2-9; Morgan Vetter 5-0-0-0-10; Drew Daggett 5-0-8-11-18; Nick Sperling 4-0-1-3-9. Team: 22-3-13-20.
LPA: Matt Mickelson 1-1-1-2-6; Andrew Eklund 1-0-0-0-2; Josh Tougas 6-2-12-14-30; Lee Knudsvig 3-0-4-4-10; Alex Cigelske 1-0-2-3-4; Louis Veit 2-0-0-2-4. Team: 14-3-19-25.

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By John McDevitt
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Animal shelters in the area continue to work on reuniting pets with their owners after many got lost when running off during summer storms or fireworks displays.
An expert shared a few tips on finding lost dogs or cats: "Filing a lost pet report with police, telling mail carriers, posting flyers and social media are popular ways in spreading the word about a lost pet," says Justina Calgiano, the Director of Community Relations at Delaware County SPCA.
She urges microchips to be implanted in pets so the owners can see if the animals find themselves in a shelter or vets' office.
"They scan over a lost pet and an ID number comes up connecting directly to their owner."
Calgiano also says leaving an article of clothing of yours outdoors may help lost pets find their way home.
"Because sometimes these pets get out, they are not used to being out and they're like 'where am I' as we all know dogs and cats have a much stronger smell than humans do, and that could really pick up and bring them back to their home hopefully."
For more information, visit: www.delcospca.org
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#ISIS & Assad are committing crimes against humanity. https://t.co/SaSmCjDleu pic.twitter.com/HjuES9mxPk— Paul Ryan (@SpeakerRyan) March 3, 2016
Today at his weekly press briefing, Speaker Ryan discussed the resolutions passed by the House Foreign Affairs Committee that classified ISIS and Assad's actions against Christians and minorities as crimes against humanity. Below are excerpts from his remarks:
"Yesterday, the Foreign Affairs Committee passed two very important resolutions. One resolution by Jeff Fortenberry states that ISIS is committing genocide against Christians and other religious minorities. And a resolution by Chris Smith, which condemns the gross human rights violations of the Assad regime.
"These are difficult subjects, but that's exactly why we need to take these steps. In Syria and Iraq, Christians are being executed. Churches and holy sites are being destroyed. Children are being enslaved.
"The Obama administration is still not ready to say that ISIS and the Assad regime are committing crimes against humanity. We are. We are ready to say this. We need to recognize these atrocities with clear eyes. And we need to continue to pray for the persecuted."


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About the Film
Disney•Pixar will be releasing BRAVE, the year's #1 animated movie and Pixar Animation Studio's 13th consecutive hit, on November 13, 2012. An original and thrilling journey set in the ancient and magical Highlands of Scotland, BRAVE follows the heroic journey of the headstrong, young adventurer Merida. Determined to carve her own path in life, Merida confronts tradition and defies an age-old custom that inadvertently unleashes chaos, and forces her to discover the true meaning of bravery.
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The Brave Blu-Ray release was November 13!
I've been WAITING for this day. Seriously. I missed Brave when it was in theaters so now that it's on Blu-Ray I am stoked. I love that there is a positive female heroine that isn't the typical stereotype girl. (no offense Disney Princesses) Brave is action packed and fun, and I can't wait to watch it again!
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Strong Medicine | 2000
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Drama series about two women -- one, a doctor at a large hospital; the other, a doctor at a small, under-funded and conflict-ridden women's clinic -- who are forced to work together to save the clinic.
Dr. Dana Stowe is a no-nonsense surgeon with a specialty in women's medicine at Rittenhouse Hospital, the best and most prestigious hospital in Philadelphia. Dr. Luisa "Lu" Delgado runs a financially strapped, women's free clinic in South Philadelphia with her male midwife and nurse, Peter Riggs, and receptionist, Lana Hawkins. For Dr. Delgado, practicing medicine isn't about research, theories or power, it's about helping each invididual patient, even if it sometimes means bending the rules.
Rittenhouse Hospital's chief of staff, Dr. Robert Jackson, sends Stowe to the clinic to ascertain whether or not the hospital will grant assistance to the financially troubled group. When Dr. Stowe fails to approve the loan, Delgado goes to the hospital to confront her. Visiting the hospital is Dr. Emerson, a renowned physician who is recognized as a leading expert in the field of women's health. Ultimately, it is Dr. Emerson who helps the chief of staff unite the two women doctors, as she convinces the reluctant Drs. Stowe and Delgado that they both have something to offer to the profession and to each other. They will run a new women's medical clinic that will merge Dr. Delgado's clinic with Dr. Stowe's practice in a new wing of Rittenhouse Hospital.
In Season 1, the series delved into storylines ranging from a teenager's confusion over what constitutes sexual abstinence, the controversy surrounding the sterilization of young drug addicted women, and the anguish of a mother compelled to stage a hunger strike in an effort to save her son from the electric chair.
In Season 2, the series explores the emotional and medical struggles a young couple must make when forced to choose which life of their conjoined twins to save, the torture of early-onset Alzheimer's Disease, fetal alcoholism, presciption medication addiction abuse, breast cancer in men, and the concept of paying egg donors. While Dr. Stowe continues her relationship with a younger male colleague outside the confines of the hospital, Dr. Lu Delgado strives to find a balance between her unwavering commitment to her underprivileged patients and the responsibilities she faces as the mother of a teenaged son.


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|SalesVantage.com >> Article Archives >> Direct Marketing >> How to Effectively Compose a Newsletter
Are you writing the newsletter with the reader in mind? Oftentimes, we disregard how information will be received when we are composing it. Many companies send newsletters to clients electronically. Reading off a computer screen is much different than reading from a tangible page. It is important to keep this in mind when composing your electronic newsletter.
Consider the following:
Make it easy to scan
Many online readers do not read every line of copy. There is a wealth of information on the Web; it is more difficult to captivate the attention of online readers. This means the structure of the copy must be conducive to making a quick glance.
Spend some time on the title of your newsletter. You do not want the recipient to mistake it as spam; place the title of the newsletter in the subject field of the email. If you make the subject field uniform each time you send a newsletter, the client will come to recognize it more readily.
Table of contents
Ideally, you want the reader to be interested in every word of the newsletter, but time and interest may limit their reading. Create a table of contents for the reader. This way, it will be more likely for them to read parts of the newsletter which are most interesting to them and pertinent to your business relationship with them.
Some clients will not want to receive newsletters. You need to give them the option of unsubscribing to your newsletters to ensure they do not receive further issues. Many people have spam filters which flag the word 'unsubscribe' because many pieces of spam host this option. Consider wording the option without using 'unsubscribe' in order to initially avoid spam filters.
Edit and spell check
Always go back to edit your copy. Misspellings and obfuscated speech will not be appreciated by your audience. Your copy is an extension of your products and service. Poorly written newsletters will create a negative impression about your business.
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JELD-WEN FIELD, Portland, Ore.
7:30 p.m. PT (KPDX; watch LIVE online)
September 21, 2011 (WEEK 28; MLS Game 265)
The Portland Timbers look to continue their drive toward a place in the MLS Cup Playoffs in their expansion season when they play host to the San Jose Earthquakes on Wednesday evening at Jeld-Wen Field. The Timbers have won five in a row at home after last Friday's win against New England, and are tied for the final wild card spot. The Earthquakes are seven points out of a postseason berth following their 2-1 loss at Houston last weekend.
REFEREE: Michael Kennedy. SAR (bench): Bill Dittmar; JAR (opposite): Paul Scott; 4th: Allen Chapman
MLS Career: 139 games; FC/gm: 28.8; Y/gm: 3.8; R: 26; pens: 47
INJURY REPORT: PORTLAND TIMBERS - OUT: GK Adin Brown (concussion); DF Kevin Goldthwaite (L knee ACL rupture); FW Eddie Johnson (concussion); FW Spencer Thompson (R knee); QUESTIONABLE: DF David Horst (L groin strain); PROBABLE: DF Mamadou Danso (R hamstring strain); GK Troy Perkins (R hip soreness); FW Jorge Perlaza (illness) ... SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES - OUT: MF Andre Luiz (L knee injury); DF Ike Opara (L foot injury); FW Alan Gordon (surgery); FW Steven Lenhart (family leave); DOUBTFUL: DF Jason Hernandez (L quadriceps strain); QUESTIONABLE: DF Justin Morrow (R hamstring strain); FW Scott Sealy (L groin strain)
INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none
SUSPENDED: none
SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: POR: Mike Chabala, Rodney Wallace ... SJ: Alan Gordon, Brad Ring, Sam Cronin
SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: POR: Kalif Alhassan, Diego Chara, Jack Jewsbury, James Marcelin ... SJ: Bobby Burling, Ramiro Corrales, Jason Hernandez, Chris Leitch, Steven Lenhart
ALL-TIME (1 meeting): Timbers 0 wins, 1 goal ... Earthquakes 0 wins, 1 goal ... Ties 1
- In the first meeting between the teams, Kenny Cooper put Portland ahead in the first half but Alan Gordon equalized in the second as they settled for a 1-1 draw, Aug. 6 at Buck Shaw Stadium.
- Coaches record: Frank Yallop vs. POR: P1 W0 L0 T1 ... John Spencer v SJ: P1 W0 L0 T1
8/6: SJ 1, POR 1 (Gordon 67 - Cooper 23)
- The Timbers opened the scoring on 23 minutes. Jorge Perlaza burst down the right flank and sent in a low cross, and Kenny Cooper slipped through the Earthquakes defense to touch the ball home at the top of the six-yard box.
- But the Quakes pulled even at the game's three-quarter mark. After coming on as a substitute, Alan Gordon cut inside Portland center back Eric Brunner to reach a long, looping cross from Steven Beitashour, sending a snap header inside the back post.
- SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES (4-4-2): Jon Busch - Steven Beitashour, Jason Hernandez, Bobby Burling, Ramiro Corrales - Joey Gjertsen (Rafael Baca 82), Brad Ring, Sam Cronin (Khari Stephenson 64), Bobby Convey - Chris Wondolowski, Scott Sealy (Alan Gordon 56).
- PORTLAND TIMBERS (4-4-2): Troy Perkins - Jeremy Hall (sent off 91+), David Horst, Eric Brunner, Mike Chabala - Sal Zizzo, Lovel Palmer, James Marcelin, Darlington Nagbe (Kalif Alhassan 74) - Jorge Perlaza (Bright Dike 80), Kenny Cooper (Mamadou Danso 93+).
The Portland Timbers won for the fourth consecutive match at home, a comprehensive 3-0 defeat of the New England Revolution on Friday evening at PPL Park. The Timbers have 36 points from 28 games, in sixth place in the Western Conference.
- The Timbers jumped into the lead after nine minutes. A Lovel Palmer cross from the right fell to Diego Chara, and he squirted through close quarters before chipping it past Revolution goalkeeper from close range.
- Portland doubled their in the 32nd minute when Kenny Cooper got between Revolution in the goalmouth and bundled home a Mike Chabala cross from the left wing.
- The game was put away in the 66th minute when midfielder Kalif Alhassan spotted Darlington Nagbe open in front of goal and the rookie headed home a clever cross, just inside goalkeeper Matt Reis' right post.
- Timbers coach John Spencer made two changes to the team that , played to a scoreless draw with Philadelphia Union at PPL Park. Mamadou Danso came in at center back for the injured David Horst, and Darlington Nagbe started in place of Jorge Perlaza.
- PORTLAND TIMBERS (4-1-3-1-1): Troy Perkins - Lovel Palmer, Mamadou Danso, Eric Brunner, Mike Chabala - Diego Chara - Sal Zizzo (Eric Alexander 82), Jack Jewsbury, Kalif Alhassan - Darlington Nagbe - Kenny Cooper (Bright Dike 79).
- The Timbers have now won four consecutive games at Jeld-Wen Field after the 3-0 win vs. New England last Friday. Portland won its first five home games as a member of MLS this season.
- "I think in the Philadelphia game last week, we came out with a lot of maturity from that game. ... I thought we showed a lot of flair, a lot of character, a lot of great movement. At the end of the day I think you could say we were well worthy of the three points," said Timbers head coach John Spencer.
- After the San Jose game, the Timbers will play four of their final five games on the road. They enter the week tied for the final wild card spot with New York, with 36 points with five games to play.
- "Obviously, people are looking into it and saying our road form isn't the best. We want to win our home games, you need to win your home games in order to make the playoffs, but there's still going to be opportunities if we don't win at home," said Spencer.
- The Timbers are riding a club-record 271-minute shutout streak, recording shutouts in three consecutive games. Troy Perkins tied his career-high with his eighth shutout this season in the New England game.
- "The most important part is that win. I thought collectively it was just a great performance from Troy (Perkins) all the way through the team. Another clean sheet, another home win, so it puts us in a great position now," said Kenny Cooper. "The goal is to be in that same great position come the end of the season."
- Darlington Nagbe had made 12 consecutive starts as a wide midfielder from June 11 to Aug. 17, but had been relegated to the substitutes' bench for the last three matches, making two appearances. He started as a striker for the first time in MLS against New England.
- "He keeps telling me that his best position is up front and I don't think he's far from wrong, to be honest. His hold-up play, link-up play was superb. His movement was dynamic, lightening quick," said Spencer. "From the first minute, you could tell the back four were very wary of his pace. He was head and shoulders above anyone walking on that field tonight."
- Nagbe's goal was his second of the year, his first coming July 2. "Darlington is an incredible talent and we're real fortunate to have him here. He's shown his quality throughout the year. He scored one of the best goals that I've seen earlier on (against Sporting KC), and I'm happy for him that he got another well-deserved goal. You can just see he has so many amazing qualities on and off the ball," said Cooper.
The San Jose Earthquakes weren't able to build on a long-awaited win, falling 2-1 to the Houston Dynamo on Saturday evening at Robertson Stadium. The Quakes have 29 points from 28 games on the season, sitting in eighth place in the Western Conference.
- The visiting Earthquakes took the lead five minutes before halftime. Freed down the right flank, Steven Beitashour sent in a purposeful cross and Khari Stephenson hammered a volley past Tally Hall from the heart of the area.
- But the Dynamo knotted the score just out of the halftime break when Brad Davis was tripped up in the area by San Jose defender Bobby Burling, then converted the resulting penalty kick.
- The home side then hit for the winner 11 minutes from the end when Luiz Camargo put in a cross from the right flank and Will Bruin sent a clinical left-footed shot past goalkeeper Jon Busch.
- Earthquakes boss Frank Yallop made one change to the team that defeated the Chicago Fire 2-0 at Buck Shaw Stadium. Nana Attakora came into central defense in place of Jason Hernandez.
- SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES (4-4-2): Jon Busch - Steven Beitashour, Bobby Burling, Nana Attakora, Ramiro Corrales - Joey Gjertsen (Jacob Peterson 63), Sam Cronin (Maxwell Griffin 83), Rafael Baca, Simon Dawkins (Matt Luzunaris 83) - Khari Stephenson, Chris Wondolowski.
- The loss started a three-game road swing for the Earthquakes, and left them seven points out of the final wild card spot with six games to play.
- "If you look at the quality of chances, we had a couple of breakaways we should have done better on. We knew that with the Dynamo being at home, they are going to put you under pressure. Coming out of the second half and conceding a goal in 30 seconds is not good," said Quakes head coach FrankYallop. "I can't fault our guys for effort. At least getting a tie out of the game would have been just. In the second half, it was pretty even."
- The Earthquakes lost for a third time this season after scoring first in the 2-1 loss at Houston over the weekend; the three losses are tied with Sporting KC for most in the league after scoring the opening goal.
- "Last year we found a way to win these games. This year we are shooting ourselves in the foot a bit. We are making a couple of mistakes and getting punished for them and not finishing when we should," said Chris Wondolowski.
- Khari Stephenson scored his first goal since July 2, his second consecutive match paired with Wondolowski up top in a makeshift strike partnership.
- "I think the coaches put me out there because they feel I can do a good job. I have been doing OK, and I've been pleased with how I'm doing so far. I scored a goal tonight, and I probably should have had two more," Stephenson said. "Then again, it is not my position, but I feel as if I have the qualities and I should be able to put away those chances."
- Steven Beitashour recorded his fifth assist on the season, leading the Quakes, all from his right back position. He did not have an assist last year in his first year with the team.
- "We had enough chances to score more than one goal. That's the disappointing part for me. We are trying our best to put it right and do our best to address everything when we play games and come out next time and do better," Yallop said.


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it might be helpful if one can get the actual key binding list ,maybe in the same view as the project.
Yeah, I was wondering about that.
If you can get the current set of keybindings, then it'd be possible to create a graphic from it. Might be quite nice.
uh, yeah. Just like that!
How do you get that? ctrl+shift+alt+l, ctrl+shift+alt+l doesn't work for me.
also; !! BUG !! The xml and html packages have badly-quoted bindings for < and > -- Eg in HTML there is the text
<binding key="<" command="insertSnippet 'Packages/Default/Angle Brackets.sublime-snippet'">
which isn't valid XML. Should be
Found it! You need to install the EditPreferences package;
[sublimetextwiki.com/pages/Ed ... ences.html](http://www.sublimetextwiki.com/pages/EditPreferences.html)
very nice dude!


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Goin' To The Can
Yeah, I know it's a weird subtitle, but, for me, there is truth in it. With an issue of a "neck rebuild" last year, I was in a state where I couldn't shoot rifles much. In fact, for a while, I was limited to .22 rimfire.
The rimfire gig in and of itself wasn't bad. I learned a lot, got to get a couple of new guns and found some great transition gear like the CMMG .22 LR bolt for the AR rifle. After some repair time, I got to go back into rifle, but the days of the big rifles are probably over for me. I still need to shoot some medium guns if for no other reason but to work. In an effort to reduce recoil I signed on board with the government and all the goofy forms to have ownership of suppressor, silencers or, in our jargon, a can… hence in the last year I have been "going to the can" mode to be able to shoot rifles and realized two benefits: reduction of recoil and reduction of noise.
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Context for Analysis
4C1 Organizing Work Environment to Focus on Student Learning
The University of Saint Mary core values of community, respect, justice, and excellence inform the workplace environment to strengthen focus on student learning and development. The University has established a Mission Council (MC) to keep the mission front and center on all campuses and to sponsor activities that highlight the core values. The MC consists of two administrators, eight staff members, six faculty, and three students. The MC organizes and hosts a variety of activities to educate the faculty, staff, and students about the history and spirit of USM. Also central to student learning is USM's focus on service ( see Category 2 ) which is supported through a Service Learning Office (SLO) that works in conjunction with campus ministry and faculty. Faculty and staff often volunteer as chaperones on alternative-break service trips.
USM has two current AQIP Action Projects in the Valuing People Category: 1) Improving Employee Compensation and Benefit Programs and 2) Developing a Client Service Improvement Plan.
The goal of the Improving Employee Compensation and Benefit Programs Project is to improve recruitment and retention of quality employees. University community feedback has indicated a desire to improve employee compensation and reduce employee turnover. Committee members represent all classifications of University employees who may have some background in the area of employee compensation and benefits. Having this type of constituency representation minimizes resistance to this sensitive change effort. The committee will administer employee surveys to aid in prioritizing options most desired by employees.
As part of the AQIP Client Service Improvement Project, ongoing professional development for faculty and staff on site related to improved service to students, parents, donors, alums, and internal clients strengthens and reinforces the core values of respect and excellence. This action project is organizing service training for the student work force, which includes graduate assistants and work-study students.
Another distinctive way the University organizes its work environment is through inclusiveness in decision-making: academic governance structures (see Category 5); line directors meetings (Academic Leadership Council [ALC], Administrative Services); inclusive University Assembly, Roundtable, Standing Committees and Strategic Planning processes; representation on AQIP Action Project Committees; Ad Hoc committees like Six Terms that are problem solving across many offices; and the Lincoln Lecture Committee.
4C2 Addressing Key Institutional and Geographic Factors
USM addresses the work environment and job classification through updating of job descriptions and adding new positions when the University looks at possible expansion or enhancement of operations. USM recently created a new full-time position of director of public safety as a result of planning to improve campus security and emergency planning to increase student and employee welfare and to create a safer environment. The Improving Employee Compensation and Benefit Programs Action Project committee is in the final stages of gathering data on current compensation and benefit programs and collection and review of internal and external competitive environments that will assist in improving the University's position in the competitive employment workplace.
USM currently has 149 full-time employees and 31 part-time employees, the majority of whom work at the main Leavenworth campus. Ten full-time faculty and staff members work at the Overland Park Campus. Department chairs (for undergrad programs) and program directors (for graduate programs) determine the needs for adjunct and on-line faculty, with the approval of the Vice President for Academic Affairs (VPAA). USM funds part-time student employment through the federal work-study program, with 125 students participating throughout the University. USM currently supports 21 graduate assistants with tuition remission benefits. Graduate assistantships must be approved by the Administrative Council (AC). Additional demographics of faculty and staff at USM are outlined in the Organizational Overview.
4C3 Analyzing Demographic Trends and Workforce Needs
The University analyzed demographic trends in an environmental scan that identified the top community education needs as part of the Strategic Plan (SP) process. Consequently, USM revived the nursing program and started an online RN to BSN program and plans to add additional health care programs in the near future. Expansion of health care programs can directly serve workforce needs for both faculty and staff.
The University is a member of the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) and Kansas Independent College Association (KICA) that provide information on higher education trends. Demographic indicators for both traditional and nontraditional students were reviewed in the SP Environmental Scan. Probable majors and degrees earned both nationwide and at USM were identified. Factors impacting the changing work place were obtained, including the top fastest growing jobs and occupations with the largest anticipated job growth over the next several years.
USM's Ongoing Improvement Model (OGI) as described in category 8 is the driver for all improvement efforts including the Strategic Plan. A central feature of this model is an Information Gathering step that requires faculty, staff, and administrators to seek and analyze information, demographics, and societal trends that impact change and focus appropriate goals for USM effectiveness in the 21 st century.
4C4 Implementing Key Faculty, Staff, and Administrative Training Initiatives
Key training initiatives for faculty, staff, and administration have been identified in the AQIP Client Service Improvement Action Project. Training areas for 2008-09 were selected and prioritized by the Client Service Improvement Committee. They include Improving Business Etiquette Skills, Supervisor Training, How to Make A Positive and Powerful First Impression, and How to Defuse Angry Clients (Students & Parents). These training sessions will be incorporated into new employee orientation.
The Client Service Improvement Action Project will revitalize new employee orientation and create a Saint Mary Way Resource Guide containing the USM service standards and service guidelines. The USM community will be trained on its contents in February 2009. The resource guide will also be incorporated into new employee orientation.
Key training initiatives also tie back to the SP to raise efficiencies in the Jenzabar reporting system to obtain timely and reliable information for data-based decision making. Each department has a limited amount of financial resources for professional development training through conferences, workshops, seminars, and webinars.
4P1-4P2 Identifying Specific Credentials, Skills, and Values in Personnel and
Recruiting, Hiring, Retaining Employees, and Planning Changes in Personnel
USM identifies specific credentials, skills, and values required for faculty, staff, and administrators in an approved job description. Credentials and skills are identified specific to each position, such as degree, scholarship and teaching ability for faculty positions. Most faculty and professional staff positions have industry established credentials. Before a position is posted, the direct supervisor of the position and that person's supervisor review the description for accuracy. USM hires in conformity with Title VII, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Kansas Act Against Discrimination, and other federal and state employment-related statutes applicable to the University. The University reserves and may exercise preference for a Catholic or a Sister of Charity of Leavenworth where permissible. Having satisfied these requirements, USM then looks for fit with mission.
All faculty and professional staff are hired through a search process that involves university personnel both from the discipline or area and from outside the area of discipline. Each search committee has leeway to define the process within the guidelines spelled out in the Faculty and Staff Handbooks.
4P2 Recruiting Hiring and Retaining Employees
USM recruits nationally for faculty through both the Chronicle of Higher Education and area specific publications. Professional staff is generally recruited from the greater Kansas City metro area. Key to retaining faculty and staff is finding individuals who fit with the culture and mission of Saint Mary. The interview and campus visit aspects of the hiring process help both the candidate and the University determine if there is a fit.
All employees go through orientation that happens over several months each fall. This orientation covers mission, values, history, "what I wish I knew when I was new sessions," handbooks, etc. Benefits are handled individually. Additional orientation specific to the academic department or area is provided by the supervisor.
The University plans for personnel changes when considering possible expansion or enhancement of operations, such as a new academic program or a new residence hall. When AC does the financial analysis, it anticipates any additional staff or faculty that may be required once the program is implemented. USM also expects and plans for frequent turnover of admissions counselors and housekeepers, due to the nature of their positions. The University also prepares for change in personnel by cross training wherever possible, e.g., business office.
4P3 Ensuring Work Processes and Activities Contribute to Communications, Innovation, Performance, Empowerment, and Ethical Practices
USM's decision-making system operates through academic governance and staff structures (See organizational chart in Organizational Overview and academic decision tree in 5P3). The Academic Leadership Council (departmental chairs and academic support directors) engage one another and share concerns on a regular basis. Monthly University Assemblies are another vehicle for all faculty and staff to share concerns and engage in dialogue.
Staff members are cross-trained to encourage skill sharing for organizational learning and to improve process efficiencies. The new USM service guidelines will empower employees to make appropriate service recovery decisions on their own.
USM is committed to conducting its business activities with integrity, fairness, and in accordance with high ethical standards. Every employee is obligated to uphold these standards in performance of work and every activity related to work. Ethical standards are outlined in the faculty/staff handbooks, which are currently under revision to include a newly adopted code of business conduct. To further ensure high ethical practices, USM made a community-wide decision to perform background checks on prospective employees.
4P4 Developing Employees and Reinforcing Training
USM is committed to professional development through faculty funding, requirement through rank and tenure for faculty, and by encouraging faculty, staff, and administration to belong to relevant professional organizations and attend professional meetings such as annual conferences. For example, three USM faculty were selected to take part in CIC partnership to develop multimedia teaching resources. Additionally, USM is involved in a "grow our own" development plan with the nursing department to assure that the director has a doctorate, given the difficulty nationwide in attracting doctorate level directors.
USM encourages faculty and staff to further their education through the tuition remission program at the University and tuition exchange program with CIC schools. Human Resources staff provides regular faculty/staff training on sexual harassment and employee benefits.
USM has utilized University Day, a morning workshop that brings all faculty and staff together twice a year, as a training opportunity. In August 2007, University Day focused on the core value of respect. Faculty and staff presented information on "How to Communicate Respectfully," through email and cell phone etiquette, body language, voice tone, and improved listening skills. In February 2008, a workshop on "Embracing the Oxymoron: Customer Service in Higher Education" focused on the importance of providing excellent service in the highly competitive higher education field and how it impacts student retention. And in September 2008, the USM Emergency Management team trained faculty and staff in University emergency response procedures in case of natural disasters, fire, epidemic, and an act of campus violence.
4P5 Determining Training Needs and Aligning Them with Planning Continuous Improvement and Other Distinctive Objectives
People are the key to the quality of USM's education. Investing in people and their training is a priority at Saint Mary. All faculty, in conversation with their chair, have a professional growth plan that is updated annually. Funds are available through the VPAA's office for faculty. Each vice president (VP) is responsible for providing appropriate ongoing professional development for staff in his or her area, for example: safety updates for security officers, workshops for marketing personnel, Jenzabar training for business office, etc. Staff and faculty are encouraged to identify their training needs, e.g. the director of online was sent to several workshops to learn best practices.
The VPAA collects from faculty evaluations on in-service activities that occur throughout the year. These evaluation results include recommendations and needs for additional professional development. The agendas for Faculty Institutes incorporate this input as well as needs expressed by departments and committees--e.g. Assessment Committee, Senior Applied Learning Experience (SALE) Committee, ALC, Academic Resource Center and Service Learning.
The OGI model described in Category 8P7 and the ongoing curriculum improvement process described in Category 1C3 offer additional explanations on the systems USM has put in place to support professional development of faculty, staff, and administrators.
4P6 Designing and Using the Personnel Evaluation System
The University has clear guidelines for regular faculty performance evaluations including annual evaluations for non-tenured faculty, VPAA annual interviews with non-tenured faculty, rank and tenure, and annual reports with ongoing improvement goals. For staff, each department has its own process for personnel review. Staff supervisors utilize the University's OGI process where employees identify their own strengths and areas for growth; assessing improvements, achievements, and goals set last year; and setting goals and developing action plans for the next year. Most staff members have a weekly one-on-one meeting with their immediate supervisor for regular feedback and checking of goal progress.
The AQIP Client Service Improvement Action Project committee shares positive feedback from student service satisfaction surveys when individual staff or faculty members are noted for providing exceptional service – such as the Spirit Shop staff and Admissions. Negative feedback is shared with the employee's immediate supervisor.
Each VP develops an OGI report outlining goals achieved and goals set for the following academic year, which the President reviews and provides feedback. The President is reviewed annually by the Board of Trustees (BOT).
4P7 Designing Recognition, Reward, and Compensation Systems
USM designs recognition, reward, and compensation structures to model its expectations for living out USM values and recognizing the primary mission of helping students learn. These expectations are manifest in AQIP Action Projects, Mission Council activities, and annual awards and recognitions.
USM's AQIP Action Project on Improving Employee Compensation and Benefits Programs works to improve recruitment and retention of quality employees. The key organizational processes targeted for improvement are compensation, employee benefits, and employee performance. The first result of this action project is a BOT approved plan for an incremental increase over the next two to three years for senior faculty, which will make their salaries competitive with the average salary for like positions at KICA schools.
The Mission Council recognized students, faculty, and staff who live the mission in a series of Mission in Action Awards from 2003 to 2006. The recipients' pictures were hung on the Mission Wall at the main campus and Overland Park Campus with an explanation of why each was chosen. Seventy-two individuals were thus honored over the three year period. The following year, various groups on campus were highlighted in the same way.
USM faculty awards include the Sullivan Award for Teaching Excellence, which goes to a faculty member who demonstrates excellence in teaching, creativity in course development, ability to motivate students, concern for students and leadership, and service to the University. Additional faculty awards are Program Development Awards and Professional Development Awards that provide funding for faculty. The University also has Post Tenure "University Commended Faculty" and Professor Emeritus awards. USM just established its first fully endowed chair, the Sister Mary Janet McGilley Endowed Chair in Liberal Studies, which will soon go to a senior faculty member.
The Caritas Award, the University's highest distinction, honors outstanding contributions in the fields of Catholic education and human services. Tony and Sharon Albers (a 1965 Saint Mary alum) received the award in 2005 for selfless dedication and outstanding contributions as they lived in a dormitory and volunteered for 18 months, establishing the University's Service-Learning Office.
Student awards include the Mother Ancilla Award for Service which goes to a student who has demonstrated concern and commitment of time and effort in service to others, the Sister Mary Erwin Baker Award for Caring Behaviors goes to a nursing senior who has exhibited the 5 Cs of caring: Compassion, Competence, Confidence, Conscience, and Commitment. The Students Appreciating Students Award is presented to the graduating senior who has demonstrated qualities that have enhanced student life in the spirit of USM . Other student awards are the E-Award that goes to a sophomore English major who has demonstrated excellence in that subject, Outstanding Business Student, and the Chase Award in Biology. Various awards that recognize academic achievement are All University Honors, Departmental Honors, Honors in Course and Field.
The Alumni Office presents alumni awards at Reunion . The USM alumni awards are the Saint Vincent De Paul Award recognizing the alum who exemplifies the mission of the University, the Sister Mary Mark Orr Pioneer Spirit Award recognizing the alum who has achieved great success in her/his professional career, and the Sister Mary Janet McGilley Service award recognizing the alum who has helped advance the University by sharing her/his time and talent with USM.
4P8 Motivating Faculty, Staff, and Administrators
USM determines key issues related to the motivation of faculty, staff, and administrators through annual faculty/staff cultural audit surveys and student and parents service satisfaction surveys that were instituted as a part of the Client Service Improvement AQIP Action Project. The AC analyzes results from the cultural audit surveys and shares findings with the USM community. Group concerns are identified and the AC develops a plan to address those issues. The Client Service Improvement Committee reviews results and acts upon service issues repeatedly identified as problem areas, e.g. eSpire was identified by Overland Park students as not being user friendly. An internal task force worked through the summer to resolve issues identified in the surveys and added an eSpire training session in new student orientation and new adjunct faculty orientation.
Key issues are also determined through inclusive and interactive University Assembly forums, collegial governance system, and line structures (ALC, Administrative Services, Six Terms) that encourage cooperation, problem-solving, and support to improve the institution.
4P9 Creating Employee Satisfaction, Health, Safety, and Well-Being
USM provides multiple support systems for employee satisfaction, health and safety, and well-being. USM supports employees through
4P10 Collecting and Analyzing Measures for Valuing People
USM has identified measures of valuing people and collects, analyzes, and communicates information on these measures, which include:
4R1 Achieving Results in Valuing People
USM measures its success in living its mission and values in several ways. Recent examples include:
USM conducts a Culture Survey of faculty and staff to determine the level by which USM values are evident in the lived experiences of faculty and staff. Results from 2007 survey items shown in Table 4-1 indicate agreement that excellence in serving the USM educational mission is evident (Items 4-5). Faculty and staff ratings on Items 1-3 indicate that interactions and encouragements could be improved to more fully model the values of respect and community.
Table 4-1 Culture Survey Items 2007
Culture Survey Item
1. Encourage each other to air differences openly and respectfully
2. Administrators encourage staff/faculty to air differences openly and respectfully
3. Conflict and criticisms surrounding issues are effectively resolved
4. USM faculty, staff and administrators believe that students are the reason we exist
5. Faculty does an excellent job in meeting the educational needs of our students
1-strongly disagree, 2 disagree, 3-nuetral, 4- agree, 5-strongly agree
4R2 Accomplishing Results in Processes Associated with Valuing People
USM's results in processes associated with valuing people are:
4R3 Providing Evidence for the Productivity and Effectiveness of Faculty, Staff, and Administrators in Achieving Goals
Evidence supports employee effectiveness in meeting the goals and objectives in the Strategic Plan. Leavenworth Campus full-time enrollment is at its highest since 1974. The 2008 freshman class is the largest since 1999. Extended Sites enrollment is growing and online program enrollment continues to grow. Inquiries are have increased at ES for 2008.
USM surveys new students and their parents to determine if support operations effectively achieved their goals of providing responsive service to new students. Based on 2007 results, USM established an AQIP Action Project for Client Service to improve service provided in institutional operations, e.g. business, financial aid, admissions offices and with facilities and technology support. VP for Marketing collected and analyzed responses for specific offices and services. Data was disaggregated by site (Leavenworth, OPC), level (freshman parents, adult OPC undergraduate, graduate students), and graduate program (MBA, MA Ed, MA Psychology). While responses were satisfactory in general, disparity existed on some items. For example, dissatisfaction with access to the course management system for new students at the OPC site led to targeted efforts for service and training at that site. Detailed analysis by item, group, and location can be reviewed at New Student Parent Survey Results. Overall satisfaction ratings by location and group are reported on Table 4-2.
Table 4-2: New Student Service Survey
Overall ease to do business with USM
Freshman Parent Lvnwrth S07
Freshman Parent Lvnwrth S08
Elem Ed OPC S08
Degree Completion OPC S08
MBA Sp 08
MA Ed Sp08
MA Counseling Psych Sp08
Son/daughter overall experience
Smooth & positive experience with all departments
1=need help; 2=below average; 3=average; 4=above average; 5=doing great
4R4 Comparing Results
The University analyzed comparisons with KICA schools on senior faculty salaries that resulted in the incremental pay increase.
4I1 Improving Current Processes and Systems for Valuing People
The USM evaluation process is a tool for identifying professional development and training needs. Developing a regular assessment and feedback process through the Client Service Improvement Plan allows USM to quickly identify areas requiring immediate and long-term improvement.
4I2 Setting Targets for Improvement
USM will continue to strive for improvements in service satisfaction surveys of students and parents. USM will continue to survey faculty and staff to identify areas for improvement. An area targeted for improvement is new employee orientation .
Current results and improvement priorities are communicated to students, faculty, staff, administrators, and appropriate stakeholders through internal and external communications such as email, newsletters, news releases, Aspire alumni magazine, University Assembly, and USM website.
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Northport wasn't always the primary location of the peninsula-side ferry dock. Gills Rock, which lies one and one half miles to the west, was the primary dock for many years. The Ferry Line switched over to the permanent dock at Northport in 1984. This was not until a substantial amount of money was spent in dredging, upgrading the dock for the newer type Ferry Boats and constructing protective breakwaters.
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But Sabine Kehm said the former F1 star still faces a long fight to recover after suffering brain damage in a skiing accident.
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"There are sometimes small, encouraging signs, but we also know that this is the time to be very patient.
"Michael has suffered severe injuries. It is very hard to comprehend for all of us that Michael, who had overcome a lot of precarious situations in the past, has been hurt so terribly in such a banal situation.
"It was clear from the start that this will be a long and hard fight for Michael. We are taking this fight on together with the team of doctors, whom we fully trust. The length of the process is not the important part for us.
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"However, it should not be forgotten that Michael's family is dealing with an extremely intimate and fragile situation. And I would like to remind all of us that Michael has always actively kept his family out of the public eye and consequently protected their private lives.
"We try to channel all the energies we have toward Michael and we firmly believe that this will help him. And we believe that he will also win this fight."
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well guys. I'm shocked and outraged but I guess that's the way it goes. I won't be able to chime in next week as I'll be crusing the high seas in the Caribbean. I'll have to catch in on DVR when I get home though.
well guys. I'm shocked and outraged but I guess that's the way it goes. I won't be able to chime in next week as I'll be crusing the high seas in the Caribbean. I'll have to catch in on DVR when I get home though.
Vote Kurt and then when they go after him again we can vote Brandy and at least try and get Maks the win.Originally Posted by karalott;4091551;
So sad for Audrina and Tony --- they shouldn't be going tonight!
She was average for almost anyone else, but good for her.Originally Posted by tango7;4091532;
I don't think the judges mark everyone on the same scale.
Judged purely on her dancing I think she should have gone last week when she forgot much of her routine. She still pulled in 6's when 4's would have been more appropriate.
"That's Numberwang!"
So glad she is gone. She was so incredibly boring. Now hopefully Rick will go next. Those two don't have a personality between them. They are a total snoozefest!
They must have really wanted Rick in the finals with Brandy and my least favorite, Jennifer. I know she dances well, but I can't get past her personality.Originally Posted by RyMac;4091546;
I can't believe I'm the only one who doesn't find Rick hot. I can't even say he's overly attractive. I don't get the fascination the judges and producers have with wanting him to stick around, unless it has to do with Cheryl, but right now, only Brandy and (as much as it pains me to say it) Jennifer have the only right to go to the finals. Audrina deserved to be there with them. I love Kurt because the judges don't, because he's trying, because Anna attempts to give traditional, gimmick free routines, because the guy actually has a personality. Kyle, Rick, and Bristol could all go next week. I'll be glad when the stupid hype of the 200th episode is over with. And this whole season. I'd like to think it won't be as biased and obvious next time, and maybe get people cast not famous for being a politician's kid or someone who has threesomes in a public bathroom while cameras are filming.
But Bristol sticking around and the show not intervening would serve them right for casting her in the first place. However, I bet she's gone next week.
No, Kara. Rick doesn't do a thing for me either. He actually seems a little creepy.
I feel bad for Tony. He got stuck with an AWFUL partner last season. Now this season he is sent home too soon. It is like he can't get a break. Poor guy.
Bristol could go next. It will be Election Day which would be fitting. Took out Flo and now a much better dancer. They have her there for 200th show and might be ready to let her go after that. They don't want show turning into more of a mockery than it just did.
I won't watch anymore but I will play with all of you. lol


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Submitted by Silent-tortoise a Expert
Date Reviewed: April 16, 2011
Strengths: Reassuringly secure in the hands.
Bult like one of those little houses detached from the main house that you have to go into by yourself.
Picture Quality.
It feels like a tool. You feel like you are engaged in a craft when you use this camera.
Weaknesses: Obviously, you would be insane to take this out for your holiday snaps.
Heavy. Yes.
But you knew that. Yes.
Bottom Line:
This is a beautiful camera.
It produces images that approach the three dimensional.
Obviously, there are many factors that go into producing a photograph and one can make really rank photographs with this camera as well as with a point and shoot.
What this camera will offer you is the truth.
If you produce porridge with this camera it is your fault.
There really are no if's or but's in the high calibre category that this camera squats like a toad.
Yes, I said a toad.
Compared to the mamiya 645 AFD Mk III this camera is a toad.
This will win no beauty contest.
But this camera will produce the most beautiful photographs you have ever taken.
The lenses are razor sharp and unforgiving of any blemish on a persons face.
But this camera will render the eyelashes of a Persian cat and expose the subtle 'eyeliner' that they have. I know, I was blown away when I saw that.
I photograph people.
This is a people camera for me.
This comes out when the client wants what digital cannot possibly ever give them.
I have used both of the top of the range digital backs and they do not compare.
I think I have written enough.
All I can say is that you will be blown away when you use an RZ67.
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Duration Product Used: 6-10 years
Similar Products Used: Mamiya 645 AFD III
Type of photography: People
Submitted by Ronan Carrein a Expert
Date Reviewed: October 11, 2010
Strengths: - Image quality is just superb
- probably bullet proof
- lenses !!! lenses are just unreal, i mean, shooting at f2.8 1/30 you have something perfect still, the mirror bouncing system is excellent and it looks just so...emotional, you want to touch the paper to feel the texture of what you shot.
- rotating back (from portrait to landscape): looks like a gadget at first, well it is very useful in the end
- printing size...with a good negative scanner, at 3200 dpi you got a 6x7ft image
- did I mention image quality?
Weaknesses: - heavy heavy heavy, and bulky, like huge. I mean, it's like driving thru an old italian city with a hummer
- If you decide to add the prism finder for metering, you lose the top down view from the waist level finder. too bad because it's great to work your framing. I decided to meter with an F5 instead.
- in terms of image quality, none
- it ruins your previous investments....your F5 or F6 ? even your leica, your D3? forget about it, you spent all that money, you have convenient digital equipment, but you simply only want to shoot the mamiya...damnit
- digital backs cost an arm
Bottom Line:
Can you beat that when it comes to value for the money ? A used one will cost the price of a mid range SLR, and used lenses will cost you 300$ for a results that simply beat everything, I really mean everything. It is one of the cameras to have if what you care about is image feel, and nothing else (this and the 7ii)
Yes it's a tank (heavy as, but also solid as), yes it's 10 shots a roll, yes it does not come with built in metering (can get it from 200$ used), but the sound it makes, the heavy metal feeling and mostly, the pictures !!! (try Tri-x with the 110m at 2.8 and a nice window light...you're in heaven)
The only camera I would consider instead in the mamiya 7ii for convenience and metering. More pricy though, but probably the best camera ever.
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Duration Product Used: 6-10 years
Price Paid: $900.00
Purchased At: adorama
Similar Products Used: Nikon FE, F5, D700, D80, D90, blad 503
Type of photography: People
Submitted by Lukasz Kitlinski a Expert
Date Reviewed: December 10, 2009
Bottom Line:
Solid japan work .... perfect working ... lenses world class... fool recommended
I've Leica which is super quality but Mamiya RZ 67Pro II is a demon machine :).
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Duration Product Used: 6-10 years
Price Paid: $1200.00
Purchased At: 1200
Type of photography: People
Submitted by testshoot.com a Professional
Date Reviewed: July 10, 2006
Strengths: -Bellows focusing means black stays black.
-Few glass elements, few elements means sharper images.
-Precision, precision, precision.
-Dropped from a 15 foot ladder and continued to shoot with it all day (though some teeth on the focusing rails stripped off)
-Partick Demarchelier gave me my first, and I never put it down.
-Pro fashion shooter's choice.
-Sturdier than if Volvo made tanks.
-No need for huge lots of lenses. 90mm and 180mm are all I ever need.
-You can blow out details while keeping subject sharp up close while a 35mm with 200mm lense you'd need to stand a block away to get the same effect.
-My biceps make the models salivate.
-Don't cut up your knuckles while using ringflash.
-Bellows lens shade allows use of inexpensive gels.
-Uniform barrel width of eiter 72mm or 77mm making filter purchases easy.
Weaknesses: -Some people complain about weight.
-Not gonna win any beauty contests.
-Often forget and accidently lock lense so shutter becomes a 'bulb' mode. "oops"
-Cross threaded lenses while mounting will require Herculean strength.
-Quality digital backs cost more than most people's cars.
-Not for light pocketbooks because you'll want to shoot a lot.
Bottom Line:
I love this workhorse. After years of shooting everything on the market, I find it the only tool I need anymore. While people spout the virtues of digital, you are not going to beat the quality of a virtual drum across a 6x7 chrome in the near future.
I often shoot hand held for hours, sometimes with a profoto ringflash attached. see: http://testshoot.com/portals/0/images/personal/tim/ringflash.jpg
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Duration Product Used: 11-20 years
Similar Products Used: RB, Blad, Bronica, Rollei, 'Tax 67
Type of photography: People
Submitted by womble a Professional
Date Reviewed: March 16, 2005
Strengths: Built like tank, fantastic revolving back, quick change of backs, quick set-up, bellow focussing. Simply knicker wetting lenses.
Weaknesses: Weight, weight, weight. That said I would take it anywhere just to get those gorgeous trannies back form the lab.
Bottom Line:
What is there left to say. This is a leviathon of a camera, Far too heavy to backpack with, needs a massive tripod, lenses are heavy; but I love this camera. It may kill me one day lifting my fully laden Lowepro, but thie camera is worh it. Fantastic results, awesome ability, rotating back, superb bellows, incredible close focus results, if only it weighed half as much!
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Duration Product Used: 11-20 years
Price Paid: $2000.00
Purchased At: jacobs
Similar Products Used: None; i'm not that stupid. I own a Mamiya RZ67, why would I want anything else, except an Ebony 45.
Type of photography: Outdoor
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Seared Scallops with Glazed Carrots And Onion Compote
Episode 118: Carrot Chipotle Syrup
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Next to crab, scallops are my favorite seafood. For this dish, they're seared and served with a gingery carrot and onion "compote" whose natural sweetness is enhanced by Carrot-Chipotle Syrup. The smoky heat of the syrup adds bite while giving the scallops a flavor reminiscent of Chinese smoked scallops. This is a great, simple dish.
Serves 4
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 large red onion, cut into 1-inch dice
One 1-pound bag of peeled baby carrots
One teaspoon powdered ginger
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
1 1/4 pounds large sea scallops, muscle removed, if necessary
2 tablespoons grapeseed or canola oil
1/4 cup Carrot-Chipotle Syrup
- Heat a large sauté pan over medium heat. Add 1 tablespoon of the butter, and when it has melted, swirl to coat the pan. Add the onion and carrots and cook the vegetables just until they're no longer raw, about 2 minutes. Add the ginger and season with salt and pepper. Reduce the heat to low and add 1/2 cup of water. Cover and cook until the carrots are soft and the water has evaporated, about 10 minutes. Keep warm.
- Meanwhile, season the scallops with salt and pepper. Heat a large, nonstick sauté pan over high heat. Add the oil and swirl to coat the pan. Add the scallops and sear them, without moving them, until brown and just cooked through, turning once, 5 to 6 minutes total.
- Add the remaining tablespoon of butter to the carrot mixture along with 2 tablespoons of the Carrot-Chipotle Syrup. Toss well and correct the seasoning with salt and pepper. Place mounds of the carrot mixture on 4 large dinner plates, surround with sautéed scallops, drizzle with the remaining syrup, and serve.
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In a changing world, BNP Paribas acts as a responsible bank and provides solutions to all its clients: individuals, community associations, entrepreneurs, SMEs, corporate clients and institutional investors. BNP Paribas is a leading provider of banking and financial services in Europe. It is present in 75 countries with nearly 188,000 employees. The Group holds key positions in its 2 core activities: Retail Banking & Services and Corporate & Institutional Banking.
To serve and process operations for the 13,000 Corporate and Institutional Clients based in 57 countries, BNP Paribas CIB relies on its IT & Operations (ITO) departments. Built in 2012 from Capital Markets and Corporate Banking ITO teams, ITO Client Management regroups more than 1200 employees present in 38 countries.
Client Management is a department focused on the Client and its main mandate is to provide him with high quality and services according to its needs and expectations, while being aligned with CIB Businesses' strategies. Client Management department covers IT, Operations and Transformation. All these teams share a common motto: create added value for Clients while protecting the Bank.
The Senior Client Service Reporting Officer is the front line operational point of contact for a client regarding any of their post-trade / post-sales activities, focused on Global Markets activities and products. They are responsible for the correct delivery of a range of different reports, each related to specific products and events within the lifecycle of a trade. They will also be responsible to publish information on different external media (Reuters, Bloomberg…). Finally, they will act as a first line support for clients regarding any of their queries regarding the reports and their products.
The team's main objective is to manage clients' expectations and so be responsible for providing the client with the appropriate answer within a timely manner, coordinating with other teams in the Bank when necessary. They play an important role in ensuring and improving day-to-day operational efficiency for maintaining and improving effective client queries management and as such directly contributing to the clients' satisfaction.
- Provide CIB clients with a first line entry point for support in their post-sales and post-trade activities, mainly for Global Markets and for Corporate Banking. The team's main objective is to produce a different range of reports, linked to Global Markets products: valuations, event notifications, factsheets and audit requests. These can range from standard reporting to the creation of customized templates and reports. Knowledge of Crystal Reports tool (designed by SAP) is mandatory.
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- Report and handle in the appropriate way any incidents, complaints and claims according to procedures and policies in place;
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- Produce required reports and provide information for internal quality and performance reviews.
- Be an active member of the team and take ownership of the activities by recommending improvements to applications and working practices;
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The Economic Welfare Cost of Conflict: An Empirical Assessment
War, whether external or internal, large or small, is a costly endeavor. Loss of life, loss of close friends or family, and the destruction of material possessions all play a part in the costs of war. The purpose of this paper is to capture only the material, economic welfare costs of conflict stemming from the altered path of consumption resulting from conflict. As such, our measure is quite a lower bound for the true and more encompassing welfare loss from living in a non-peaceful world. Remarkably, however, even these pure economic welfare losses from conflict are large. We find that, on average, individuals would give up over 8 percent of their current level of consumption to live in a peaceful world. Such large potential welfare gains from reducing warfare should make economists and policy-makers take note.
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The most prestigious honor at the Academy of Country Music Awards each year is the Entertainer of the Year. And among this year's five nominees is Miranda Lambert.
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Fort Hays State University > About FHSU > Academic Divisions > College of Education and Technology > Department of Advanced Educational Programs > Building Principal > Overview
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Hat are made of 3 separate pieces hand sewn together, thanks to CherryTeaGirl for the idea. Coat mostly made overnight, lining is evil as always. Pants made in an hour or so. Neck ribbon took little effort but took a bit of time. Black dress piece borrowed from Adam Arclight cosplay.
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Joe Davidson talked to Jason Ross about the high school football season in northern California and what the local match ups look like this weekend. With Oak Ridge, Grant, and many other ranked teams playing this weekend, there are plenty of great match ups and the coaches started scheduling a little more ambitiously.
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The John and Suanne Roueche Excellence Awards were established in 2012 and are open to League Alliance member institutions. Hodges, a 2013 recipient, said he was honored to receive such an award.
"It's an absolute honor to be considered, especially since it's coming from the leadership team here," he said. "He (John Roueche) is by all accounts a national legend in the community college world, and to receive an award in his name is quite an honor."
Hodges' nomination for the award came from the vice president's and president's leadership team at PHCC. Dr. Kristen Westover, vice president of academic and student development, said Hodges fit the bill as someone who exemplifies educational leadership.
"Greg has integrity," she said. "He has the respect of his peers and shows true servant leadership. I think this award was created to exemplify people who show those characteristics, and that's something he consistently does every day."
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text: Sorry I don't know where to put this thread... but please move me if there is a better place for it. The last few weeks I have been a little nostalgic... I have been surfing the "BAY" and buying a few rackets... then regripping and restringing them. I have been out playing with my regular group... mostly men at between 3.5 - 4.5 level. For the most part playing doubles... and winning. Well yesterday I played a little singles... with a new T-3000 (60 sq/in?) I had just obtained... a 4-1/2 medium... (yep a medium), I put quite a bit of lead tape on my rackets but this thing weighed a ton, but still very playable. My first impression was it surprised me how flexible the racket was... it has been a long time since I could actually feel a racket flex, even with the wood frame I have been using I did not feel the flex. Any how... the reason for my post was how it affected my tennis game... there was a drastic drop off on my power and spin... my serve was affected by I could still hit an effect serve... ample power. What was interesting was how it changed how I had to play... it became much more difficult to hit a winner off the first the first strike. It reminded me of years past, where I had to set up each point... moving my opponent around until I created an opening... we could argue til the end of time... but I could not help but think this is the way tennis should be played... Any thoughts...???


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Mon 26th Aug 2013 8:00amJim Hurt's Tamarindo Surf Report
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I picked up a sample of this one with my last order and although it was satisfactory there really wasn't anything that stood out for me. It is vegetal and slighty sweet. The tea itself is beautiful and even a little heavy in weight. I am however glad I had the chance to try it.
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Product Information for Smead 64066 Pink Colored Hanging Folders with Tabs
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A popular choice for desk drawer files, these colored hanging folders keep papers neatly vertical in the file. Coated rod tips slide easily on file drawers. Included clear poly tabs can be positioned in the slits along the top edge in several locations. Repositionable poly tabs are 1/5 cut and 1/2 high. Hanging folders include replaceable white inserts. Use with colored interior folders to prevent misfiling. Hanging folders are made of 11 point color stock and include white inserts."
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