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Desolation Wilderness
IntroductionThe United States Congress designated the Desolation Wilderness (map) in 1969 and it now has a total of 64,041 acres. All of this wilderness is located in California and is managed by the Forest Service.
DescriptionThe Desolation Wilderness, encompassing 63,475 acres of rugged alpine terrain, is a spectacular area of subalpine and alpine forests, jagged granitic peaks, and glacially formed valleys and lake basins. Here on both sides of the Sierra Nevada, averaging 12.5 miles in length and 8 miles in width, you'll find elevations ranging from about 6,500 feet to almost 10,000 feet. Mostly lacking in dense vegetation, Desolation is a glacially smoothed expanse west of Lake Tahoe. . You'll discover numerous streams and approximately 130 lakes, some reaching 900 acres in size. Snow often blocks the high passes until mid-July. Long recognized for its mountain splendor, Desolation Valley Primitive Area was established in 1931 and then granted Wilderness status in 1969. The Pacific Crest Trail traverses about 17 miles of the Wilderness north-south, and at one point crosses Dicks Pass (9,380 feet), the highest pass between here and Canada. 13 named trailheads open onto miles of well-maintained and well-trampled pathways. The trailheads at Wrights, Echo, Eagle Falls, and Fallen Leaf receive the heaviest use. The northwest portion of the area is less frequented and requires some map-reading or GPS skills to explore. Because of its beauty and accessibility, and close proximity to major metropolitan areas, the Desolation is one of the most visited wildernesses for its size in the country. Permits are required for day and overnight use. Day users can self-register at the trailheads. Overnight users can obtain their permit online by accessing the "recreation.gov" website, or can also obtain their permit from a Forest Service office because of an overnight quota system and a fee. 75% of overnight permits are available by advanced reservation, otherwise it is first-come, first-served the day of your trip. Campfires are prohibited everywhere in Desolation, so be sure to bring a portable camp stove.
Planning to Visit the Desolation Wilderness?
- Print a fact sheet
- General things to consider when visiting any wilderness
- Regulations, Fees, Permits
- Contact the Forest Service
Leave No TraceHow to follow the seven standard Leave No Trace principles differs in different parts of the country (desert vs. Rocky Mountains). Click on any of the principles listed below to learn more about how they apply in the Desolation Wilderness.
- Plan Ahead and Prepare
- Travel and Camp on Durable Surfaces
- Dispose of Waste Properly
- Leave What You Find
- Minimize Campfire Impacts
- Respect Wildlife
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Last month, was the tenth anniversary of the Agile Manifesto. To mark the occasion, I ceded my editorial space in Dr. Dobb's Journal to Jim Highsmith, one of the original signers of the manifesto, so he could share some reflections on the Agile movement, its present and future.
— Andrew Binstock
My first reflection is that ten years of Agile methods have had an extremely positive impact on the industry. In his classic, The Secrets of Consulting, Jerry Weinberg offers us his Law of Raspberry Jam, "The wider you spread it, the thinner it gets." I thought about this recently as I've read blogs and articles from Agilists who are bemoaning the state of the Agile movement. They are concerned that the movement has gone awry, that people are practicing prescriptive agility, that they are not living up to the vision of the founders. So, what did they expect?
As any movement expands from its narrow early base of practitioners, others take it in unforeseen directions — some good, some not so good. That's just the way movements go. We can wax nostalgic about the "good old days," can reflect on progress and try to redirect, or we can innovate and move forward. As we reflect on 10 years of Agile, I'd prefer to focus on the positive — how we've learned to deliver value to customers faster, how we've brought quality to the forefront in ways that haven't happened before, and how we've improved the quality of work places around the globe.
Innovators, Imitators, and Idiots
My second reflection is that while overall the Agile movement has had a positive impact on the world of software development, there are improvements to be made. In a PBS interview concerning the financial meltdown, Warren Buffett commented on the natural progression of how good ideas go wrong. He called this the "three I's." "First come the innovators, who see opportunities and create genuine value. Then come the imitators, who copy what the innovators have done. Sometimes they improve on the original idea; often they tarnish it. Last come the idiots, whose avarice undermines the innovations they are trying to exploit." [see Practically Radical, by William C. Taylor].
How this applies to Agile: We are more familiar with the technology adoption curve — enthusiasts, visionaries, pragmatists, conservatives, and skeptics. Many pundits project that the Agile movement has crossed the "chasm" (popularized by Jeffery Moore) into wide acceptance in the industry. But what about Buffett's progression? Are we in danger of being overtaken by the imitators and the idiots?
There has surely been a large influx of imitators into the Agile movement — an inevitable development as the market for Agile services and tools has expanded rapidly. Many of these imitators added improvements while some have tarnished the Agile brand. And, there have been a few idiots from time to time, people and companies who barely know how to spell Agile hanging out their Agile shingles, often giving Agile delivery a bad name in the process.
But the real question is how do we keep moving forward as a movement? There are at least four keys ways that come to mind: continue to innovate, balance idealism and practicality, reinvigorate our Agile value roots, and unify rather than splinter.
Let me explain.
- Innovate. I'm encouraged by the continuous innovation I see in Agile: DevOps, continuous delivery, the conversations over technical debt, Lean, Kanban, Agile/Adaptive Leadership, and more. Continued innovation combats the creep of staleness that tends to infect movements after a few years.
- Idealism vs. Practicality. As Agile permeates into larger organizations; we have to focus on both idealism and practicality. Many people don't care much about esoteric arguments — they care about results. Idealism and innovation are absolutely necessary for a vibrant movement, but they need to be balanced with a dose of practicality in organizational transitions.
- Reinvigorate. The power and attractiveness of the Agile movement lies in its values as expressed in the Agile Manifesto and the Declaration of Interdependence. The more we can emphasize the dual importance of both doing Agile (practices) and being Agile (values), the better we can move forward on a more solid foundation.
- Unify vs. Splinter. As any movement grows, there are times when it tends to splinter and times (sometimes) when it unifies. I appreciated Mike Cohn's recent Scrum Alliance update in which he said, "We want Scrum teams to look beyond the Scrum framework and experience the great ideas found in our sister approaches of Lean, Extreme Programming, Kanban, Feature-Driven Development, DSDM, Crystal, Adaptive, and more." Efforts like this to bring the Agile/Scrum/Lean/Kanban/etc. communities together, rather than continue to splinter further, leaves less space for the idiots to exploit.
The important goal is to rotate back and forth between innovators and imitators — advancing and then consolidating — without falling into the idiot trap as did the financial industry. I hope that by focusing on Agile values and principles, continuing to innovate, balancing between idealism and practically, and taking opportunities to unify rather than splinter will keep the idiots at bay.
Unorthodox, Unconventional, and Innovation
My third reflection is that the improvements to Agile lie, not in popularization but in continued innovation and innovators.
Paul Farmer was an unconventional doctor. Tracy Kidder (in Mountains Beyond Mountains) describes Farmer's Haitian clinic, located in the difficult to access highlands, where Farmer often hiked hours to see a single patient or treated multiple antibiotic resistant tuberculosis patients with expensive new drugs. Farmer didn't follow the typical public health cost-benefit approach; he treated individuals and riled that very public health community with his unconventional approach.
In Different: Escaping the Competitive Herd, Harvard Business School professor Youngme Moon, writes about "succeeding in a world where conformity reigns but exceptions rule." Product differentiation, sustainable differentiation, she says, "is rarely a function of well-roundedness; it is typically a function of lopsidedness."
Walk through your neighborhood grocery and look at hand soap — hundreds of variations, little differentiation. Innovation requires stepping out of comfort zones and being different from others. I know one IT organization that has figured out how to capitalize more than 90 percent of their software development expense by looking beyond tradition. I know another IT organization that has eschewed the common off shoring wisdom, keeping development onshore and outperforming their competitors.
Ten years ago, in February 2001, a group of 17 unconventional, unorthodox individuals got together, wrote the Agile Manifesto and launched the Agile movement. In the last 10 years Agile delivery has often moved from the unconventional to the conventional, from the maverick to the conformist. What now? The roots of agility are in complex adaptive systems and the notion of operating at the edge-of-chaos — that knife-edged balancing point between chaos and stifling structure.
As we move into the teenage years of the Agile movement, we can't forget that agility isn't about structure, practices, and conventions. Agility is ultimately about living on the edge, of pushing the envelope, of standing out in a crowd, of being lopsided in a world of conformity.
Enterprise Agility
My final reflection on the Agile movement is about an expanded future. Enterprises are beginning to expand on their success with Agile software development. They're looking at bringing Agile principles and practice to other parts to the enterprise. The industry appears to be at a tipping point to a far more strategic opportunity to implement agility at an enterprise level. In the face of markets characterized by rapid change, complexity, and ambiguity, enterprise executives are finding new ways of harnessing their organization's creativity, adaptability, operating prowess, and customer relationships. In various circles, this leadership style for the future has been called creative leadership, adaptive leadership, Management 2.0 (and 3.0), collaborative leadership, light-touch leadership, and Agile leadership.
The Teenage Years
Teenagers are unpredictable. The teen years are bumpy, sometimes teens do great things, and sometimes they get into trouble. As the Agile movement matures past its 10th anniversary, it will be unpredictable also.
— Jim Highsmith is an executive consultant at ThoughtWorks.

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This column is not for everyone. It's about Christmas and the holidays, but also about divorce, raising a split family and making it all work during this special time of the year — and beyond.
As optimists, it's human nature to downplay the struggles and seize the high points in life. The squeals of laughter and excitement of small children on Christmas mornings are surely memories to cherish. The shuttling of kids from one house to the other on Christmas day, not so much.


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A council employee has said she wants more than £10,000 compensation from Oxfordshire County Council after being suspended from her job.
Elishia Meade was wrongly suspended for four months after lodging she made a complaint about being passed over for promotion in favour of a less-qualified competitor, Reading Employment Tribunal ruled.
The hearing in April heard that Ms Meade, 34, of Blackbird Leys, applied for the post of senior social inclusion officer in 2011 but was not shortlisted. When Ms Meade complained to her line manager Iain Watson she said she was "bullied" by staff.
In January 2012, she was suspended on full pay for 18 months during an investigation.
Mr Watson claimed that in May 2012 Ms Meade made a threatening phone call to him but an internal investigation found no evidence of it. That November he was reprimanded by council bosses for overlooking Ms Meade for promotion, and later resigned.
Employment judge Robert Salter dismissed 11 of Ms Meade's 13 claims against the council but found it wrongly kept her from returning to work between May and September 2012 after Mr Watson's allegation.
The council said it would appeal, because Ms Meade was signed off sick in June 2012 and so, a spokesman said, "she could not have returned to work".
Mr Salter ruled on June 5 that the council "victimised" her.
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2013 Illinois Governor's Sustainability Awards and Technical Symposium
Since 1987, the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center (ISTC) has presented Governor's awards to organizations in Illinois that have demonstrated a commitment to environmental excellence through outstanding and innovative sustainability practices. Sustainable technology encompasses any technique or technology that reduces the amount of and/or toxicity of pollutants that would have otherwise been released into the environment. Sustainability includes processes such as raw material and solvent substitution, preventive maintenance programs, beneficial reuse of by-products, waste reduction and recycling, and implementation of programs that support pollution prevention (e.g. ISO 14001).
For the 2nd consecutive year, in addition to the 2013 Governor's Sustainability Award presentation, the Governor is excited to present the Illinois Campus Sustainability Compact Awards. The award ceremony and technical symposium is being held October 29, 2013 at the Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center in East Peoria, IL. Public and private universities and colleges that have fulfilled the Illinois Campus Sustainability Compact, a program of the Illinois Green Governments Coordinating Council, will be recognized for their outstanding accomplishments along with the 2013 Governor's Sustainability Award winners.
The cost to attend the Award Ceremony is $50 per person and includes lunch. There is no cost to attend the symposium, which includes continental breakfast.
Worldwatch's State of the World 2013 Co-Director Erik Assadourian will be be delivering the Keynote Address at the event.


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Graduate Students in the Spotlight!
Watch Grad Student Ashley Palumbo speak at Brown's Research Matters event.
Catch up with some of the research our graduate students are doing!
Our Graduate Program is rated among the top programs in the nation and the world. Our faculty members, nationally and internationally acknowledged leaders in their fields, engage in externally supported research which is defining the direction of inquiry for the next decade. Prospective grad students click here.
The Undergraduate students enjoy small class sizes in modern teaching facilities, and even in their first year have the opportunity to get involved in cutting-edge research.
Our department is known across the Brown campus as being open and friendly. Twenty-five faculty guide 80-90 undergraduate concentrators and 50-60 graduate students in a collaborative and fun learning environment.
On July 1, 2014 the Department of Geological Sciences became the Department of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences. The name change better represents the diversity of work done in the Department and more accurately reflects the character of the scholarship, teaching, and training in our Department. We believe that changing our name to the Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences does justice to the balance of research and teaching of our faculty.


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As has become my tradition, I always make a treat to share with my charming and loving father-in-law when I get a chance to see him. Such a precious man deserves to be spoiled. He told me that it was one of the best things he had the pleasure to try from my kitchen. It won't be the last either and I do take requests, although there is nothing like a surprise for brunch. Of course, my husband never complains when I bake — he had his fair share and I told him that he had to leave some for our friend Basil who was expected for dinner the next day. He too likes my baked offerings. Homemade baked goods easily trump those you can find at most retail outlets.
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So you're saying TK/Rachel are just starting the "strada verde" because the bus would be in Vinci, not Anchiano? The bus sorta resembles a Terravision bus that shuttles people between Pisa airport and downtown Florence; most Florence city buses are orange or teal (including this little bug ).
Do we think that all of the teams get to italy on the same flight?
Its actually a big game mswood as in Miami @ New England, NE should, would, will clobber Miami.http://www.the506.com/nflmaps/2007-16-CBS2.html
Hmmm..where are they? That is prob the bunch site ...And yes, I too think that Anchiano will be the pitstop. I'm just hoping for Florence as the site of the first cluebox.And praying hard for something to save the Goths tonight...a penalty for someone else? A speed-bump? Anything??
The RB comes first in this episode right?
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Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Is the Farmers' Market more expensive?
19 comments:
- JAM said...
Our farmers' market, which is a 20 week market starting in mid June, is definitely more expensive than the store. Eggs, veggies, fruit, specialty items, you name it - all more expensive. I shop there as much as I can anyway, to support the farmers and get great local stuff, but it's an indulgence for sure, which is why it's hard to get people around here really fired up about eating from markets or other local sources.
- May 20, 2009 at 6:32 AM
- fearlesschef said...
There are several farmer's markets in the area and I have found that some are so dirt cheap that when people come, they can't control themselves. And yet there are some that a dozen eggs are 5 dollars. I have just learned to shop in advance and check things out before I buy.
- May 20, 2009 at 8:06 AM
- Carter said...
I think this is a very interesting topic. I have just graduated from college and I am heading to get my Masters. Needless to say, I do not have a lot of money, but I try to do all the shopping I can through my CSA and the farmer's market. I find that some stuff is more expensive, but like you said, some is not. I feel that it is all worth it because I am supporting the local economy and I know what I am putting in my body. Also, I think I eat less (only what I need) when I focus on shopping at the market. I am less tempted to get things that I don't need and don't serve a nutritional purpose and in turn, I find that I spend less money overall. It's a win win for me.
- May 20, 2009 at 8:17 AM
- Beany said...
The thing I found is that everyone I've spoken to who complains about expensive farmers' market produce has different priorities than me. They're okay with droppings hundreds of dollars on shoes or shirts, but don't want to spend more than pennies per ounce on what they're putting into their mouth. That is just insanity. Is it really that important to watch some dumb reality show and pay money over it instead of eating something grown a few miles away? There is just a lack of long term thinking in this country that drives me mad. The cost isnt' just a one time deal, it's something that should be considered over one's lifetime. I haven't gotten sick in nearly a year (shingles aside - which was caused by stress).
So my answer is that it's a stupid question. :)
- May 20, 2009 at 11:59 AM
- Beany said...
Heather (and anyone else interested): did you know about Rebecca Blood's Food stamp budget?
- May 20, 2009 at 12:46 PM
- Heather @ SGF said...
JAM - That's a shame. Because once you get someone hooked on local food (and it's not hard :) they tend to come back, knowing how good it is (both in taste and in supporting the community). Glad you're going the extra mile for good food!
fearlesschef - I hear the same thing about the Houston area. That some of their markets are considered upper class. How silly. Eating local is about as basic as it gets...
Carter - Exactly! I feel the same way. It's definitely doable, even on a very small budget, but it requires mindfulness, which you obviously are doing. Great job!
Beany - I agree. We coupon clip and haggle over change then turn around and buy frivolous stuff. I hadn't thought of that perspective when I wrote this post. Thanks for bringing it up. You're absolutely right!
PS I hadn't heard about the food stamp challenge. I'll go check it out... Thanks!
- May 20, 2009 at 1:59 PM
- Chile said...
Well, from what I've seen at our Farmer's Market, the produce is probably about the same as organic produce in the store. However, compared to conventional produce on sale at the grocery stores, it's much more expensive.
While this may not be a factor for you or me, it is for folks on a very tight budget. As I wander around the Farmer's Market, the shoppers I see are all nicely dressed, came in nice cars or are walking nice bikes, etc. They are obviously not struggling with poverty.
- May 20, 2009 at 4:02 PM
- Heather @ SGF said...
Chile - we have some of that at our market, but we also have people who come with their WIC coupons. Those are my favorite customers because despite the hardships they must face, they are still at the market every Saturday morning looking for healthy, tasty foods.
- May 20, 2009 at 4:04 PM
- Chile said...
The Food Bank has a small farm stand at their pick-up location one day a week. Quite a few folks pick up fresh veggies there, priced cheaper than my Farmer's Market, after getting their food box.
I have not seen these folks at my Farmer's Market but that may have as much to do with location as anything else. The Food Bank is closer to the more poverty-stricken areas and my Farmer's Market is on the edge of the wealthier part of the city. (I think there are at least 3 different Farmer's Markets locally on different days.)
- May 20, 2009 at 4:13 PM
- Heather @ SGF said...
Chile - are they all run by different groups? We have two different groups, but one is very small (broke off from ours years ago due to a disagreement). Ours is currently pretty big (for us) and we run three different markets during the week (all the same people, but some go to one market and not the other). It's fun to hear about what the market are like in other places...
- May 20, 2009 at 10:27 PM
- Chile said...
They seem to be run by different organizations. Here is the Local Harvest page with them all. (Green Valley is an hour away so it doesn't count. Oro Valley and Rincon markets are on the far outskirts of the Tucson metropolitan area, too.)
- May 20, 2009 at 10:37 PM
- Chard Lady said...
Our local farmer's market is more expensive than the local health food store, except for oranges. They are about the same price. I don't purchase much at the farmer's market because it is inconvenient and much more expensive than growing food myself and trading with other backyard growers.
- May 21, 2009 at 12:28 AM
- Beany said...
I told my husband about this, and he suggested making a pamphlet and having it available stating benefits of farmers' market (cost differences included). Perhaps about factory farming, about GM food, about health benefits, keeping money in the community, etc, etc.
He also mentioned how a Mercedes costs more than say..a Pinto (or the equivalent), a rolex more than a swatch. Don't Americans have the view that you pay for what you get?
Not that you need anymore work.
- May 21, 2009 at 9:48 AM
- Chile said...
Beany - that's a great idea. We have a brochure like that for the CSA.
- May 21, 2009 at 9:55 AM
- Heather @ SGF said...
Chile - Thanks for the link!
Chard Lady - I agree. The best way to go is to grow your own (although now I don't buy much at the farmers' market and feel bad that I'm not supporting them as much). But the market is the next best thing for those who can't grow their own.
Beany - That IS a great idea. One of the Friends of the Market volunteers offered to adapt some of my posts for handouts at the market. I'll suggest we delve deeper into this issue...
- May 21, 2009 at 2:38 PM
There is no way we could afford to shop at the farmer's market on a regular basis. In Vancouver it is INCREDIBLY expensive ($11 for 4 onions expensive).
Maybe when I've graduated from college we'll be able to afford it, but for now we stick to a semi local all organic diet.
My daughter and I go down every weekend during the summer and pick up some cheese and berries but that's about it.
- May 22, 2009 at 6:46 PM
- Heather @ SGF said...
Anonymous - That's CRAZY! Do you think the market there is meant to be trendy? I hear some of the Houston markets are like that and the prices are higher because it's the fad for rich people. That's so disappointing. Perhaps there are nearby farms where you could buy the produce directly for less...
- May 23, 2009 at 8:16 PM
maybe but I don't own a car so getting to farms would be quite a hassle on bike w/ toddler.
The CSA's are also extremely expensive....
Almost $600 for a box from June-October.
Farmer's markets are extremely trendy, I don't know how anyone in Vancouver could eat a fully local diet (who knew the 100 mile book came from the area...haha)
- May 29, 2009 at 9:45 PM
- Heather @ SGF said...
Anonymous - That's what I like about farmers' markets - one stop shopping without having to visit each of the farms every week. Of course, the markets then need to "keep it real" and not expect to gouge people on price just because it's the current cool thing to do. I hear that's a problem in Houston...
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Oh, this weird box at the center top still baffles people. Is it where you search? Is it where you submit blackmail? What sort of comments go in there? Find out in this week's edition of Gizmodo's Tips Box.
Of course tips aren't the only thing you can submit through that box since it leads you to the wonderful land of tag pages, but let's focus on the hot-hot-hot tips that came in through it this week, shall we?
We got introduced to something oddly tasty looking called the BatterBlaster by mhsrebelguy06. (Warning; Some sound plays automatically on the linked site.) Speaking of mhsrebelguy06, he also taught us about how women are amazing firewalls.
We also got to see a neat infographic shared by dfp3050 that breaks down spending and religious beliefs.
Our dear otko decided to be funny and give us a $5 tip. (I haven't received a check yet, buddy!)
CrispyAardvark has found some rather neat Lego models by 15-year-old Sven Junga:
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Oh, and this week there were a ton of videos dropped into #tips. Here are a few amusing-yet-far-too-weird ones:
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By Terri Moon CronkDoD News, Defense Media Activity
WASHINGTON, May 9, 2018 President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump invited military mothers and spouses to the White House today in honor of Mothers Day, and the president signed an executive order to enable military spouses to find work more easily in the private and federal sectors.
Mother's Day, which is this Sunday, is celebrated just one time per year, the first lady said to the gathering in the White House East Room. Today, I want to take this opportunity to let you all know that as mothers who are members of the military community, you deserve recognition for not only your love for your children, but for the dedication and sacrifice you make on behalf of our country each and every day, she said.
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) recently released a new online feature through the My HealtheVet portal that allows Veterans to access their medical images and associated study reports online.
Called VA Medical Images and Reports, the feature allows Veterans with a premium account to view, download and share copies of their radiology studies, such as X-rays, mammograms, MRIs and CTs, from the VA Electronic Health Record (EHR).
By Suzanna Brugler, NAVSUP GLS, Deputy, Office of Corporate Communications and Public Affairs
SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- Naval Supply Systems Command Global Logistics Support (NAVSUP GLS) Household Goods (HHG) provided information and moving tips directed toward Sailors and their families who will be executing a HHG move during the current peak season May 17.
HHG peak season runs from the beginning of May through August.
Start the process early and be flexible.
From Chief of Naval Personnel Public Affairs
WASHINGTON (NNS) -- Following passage of the 2017 Consolidated Appropriations Act, the Navy announced today that Sailors should continue to expect to receive permanent change of station (PCS) orders with approximately two months or less lead time through the end of the fiscal year.
While the Navy will make every effort to ensure PCS orders are released as expeditiously as possible, the service does not have sufficient funds to allow for longer PCS orders lead times.
By Mary Kay Gominger, GCVHCS Public Affairs OfficerTuesday, May 30, 2017
Air Force Veteran Christopher Bramblett has an appreciation for national parks and public lands that goes back to his youth. Members of his family were large National Park and public land supporters so he grew up hiking, camping, and spending time in the outdoors. Bramblett, resident of Ocean Springs, Miss., said his mom was also a seasonal park ranger and a Veteran (Air Force) as was his grandfather (WWII, Army), so in keeping with family tradition, he joined the armed forces.
Bramblett served 10 years in the Air Force. Using the GI bill, he started working toward his degree in U.S. history. The transition from military to civilian life wasn't as smooth as he had hoped and soon Bramblett found himself in, as he describes it, a dark place.
By Mika Cross on May 30, 2017
Bradley served 10 years in the U.S. Army as a military police officer, but when he left, the civilian job market he found was less friendly than the one he remembered. Looking for a leg up, he visited an American Job Center in Las Vegas, where he received help updating his resume and determining how to present his military skills in a way that would appeal to potential employers. Soon, he was back to work as a regional representative in the Las Vegas office for Sen. Dean Heller.
Bradley is one of more than 800,000 veterans who get help at the Labor Department's American Job Centers every year. One of the most important ways our Veterans' Employment and Training Service supports transitioning military service members and their families is by ensuring a successful transition to a meaningful civilian career, once they have completed their time in service.
GENUINE is casting People with Limited Travel Experience
For example:· Have you never traveled beyond your immediate community?· Is the distance you have traveled limited to your state or just beyond?· Have you only traveled to "tourist destinations"?· Do you want to travel, but have not had the opportunity?
By Ed Barker, Naval Education and Training Professional Development Center Public Affairs
PENSACOLA, Fla. (NNS) -- For service members interested in pursuing or continuing their education while on active duty, Navy tuition assistance (TA) is designed to help.
"Two of the questions we get asked most often are 'How do I get started with my education?' and 'How do I pay for it?'," said Naval Education and Training Professional Development Center Voluntary Education (VOLED) Program Director Ernest D'Antonio. "The answers are easy. 1) Start with the Navy College Program (NCP) website or Virtual Education Center (VEC), and 2) Talk with your Navy College Education Counselor to ensure TA eligibility, and 3) Apply."
From Naval Sea Systems Command Public Affairs
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NNS) -- The Navy's 7th Annual Veteran and Wounded Warrior Hiring and Support Summit will offer workshops, career resources, and hiring opportunities Wednesday May 24 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel Seattle Airport in Seattle.
The summit will provide active duty, veterans and Wounded Warriors with an opportunity to speak with more than 65 employers from the Navy, government, and commercial hiring managers, offering jobs and careers in the Pacific Northwest and around the country.
By Staff Sgt. Peter Reft, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific
ORMOC CITY, Leyte --
U.S. military and Philippine Army engineers at Don Carlos Elementary School have worked nonstop for the past month to build not only a new classroom for local children, but also friendships that will last for years to come.
Despite sweltering heat and torrential downpours, curious children and villagers passing by might not have been able to tell how tired and exhausted military engineers were when they gathered as friends to laugh and smile.
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Five questions: Blackhawks' Sharp staying motivatedby Dan Rosen / Chicago Blackhawks
|Blackhawks forward Patrick Sharp talked to NHL.com about his confidence heading into a new season.
CHICAGO -- Patrick Sharp has gone from an American Hockey League call-up the Philadelphia Flyers felt was expendable eight years ago to a three-time 30-goal scorer and two-time Stanley Cup champion with the Chicago Blackhawks.
He hopes to add Canadian Olympian to his resume this season and knows he has the first three months of the season to prove to the national team executives and coach Mike Babcock why they should take him to Sochi, Russia, in February.
Sharp talked to NHL.com about his rise, his goals, his training, his motivation and his confidence heading into a new season, which for the Blackhawks starts Tuesday at United Center against the Washington Capitals (8 p.m. ET, NBCSN).
Here are Five Questions With … Patrick Sharp:
Do you ever look back at your time in Philadelphia and wonder, 'How the heck did I get here?'
"Yeah, all the time. It seems like growing up I was never the best player, never a dominant player, never that kid that everyone said was going to go to the NHL. But I used to always focus on getting to that next level. Once I started playing pro hockey, my goal was to be an everyday NHL player and not have to worry about getting called up and sent down every day like I was for a couple of years there. That has happened, but even at age 31, I feel there are a few more steps I can take."
Like what? What else can you do?
"I think my individual production could go up. I think continuing to be on a winning team helps a lot. I want to be the guy that coaches look at that can play in every situation. Those are things that mean a lot to me and something I'm working toward."
Sometimes after winning the Cup guys can get complacent, but you came into camp and beat out everyone in the Blackhawks' fitness testing. How did you avoid that complacency when celebrating the championship?
"Every year I try to show up in camp in good shape, but I've been chasing Duncan Keith and Niklas Hjalmarsson in the fitness stuff for a few years, so it was nice to finally catch them. I just feel like I'm getting older and stronger. I've had a good trainer for the past few years and we've been building for the past few years. It's no different than any other year, except maybe I'm just in a bit better shape this time."
Have you ever felt as good as you do now?
"Nope. I feel confident. I feel good about the group we have, with a lot of returning players from the playoffs. In practices right now it feels like we're in the middle of the Stanley Cup Final again. We're just picking up where we left off. Guys are playing their same roles, same lines pretty much. We're excited, and then individually, I feel healthy, I feel strong and I feel confident. I'm looking forward to starting the season."
How much motivation did you get in your training this summer knowing how important the first three months of the season are for you if you want to make the Canadian Olympic team?
"I'm definitely motivated for that. It's something that is on the radar. But to be honest with you, I want to get off to a good start with the Blackhawks first. I want to show the coaches that I can play in all situations. I want to take my individual game to another level. I still feel I can do that. That's what I'm looking forward to. The rest of the stuff we can talk about, but if it happens, it happens."
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Todd began collecting coins at age eight. He is a Disabled Veteran, retired from the Army. He and his wife, Sally, were in Indianapolis when he retired, and he opened a small coin shop that turned into a national business. This provides him with contacts all over the country to maximize what he pays for the items people may have. He is originally from the area, and left to join the Army after graduating from Chassell High School.
"It was while I was recuperating from cancer that I heard what people were getting for coins and diamonds and jewelry, and realized that there was a need for someone to provide a local, secure location for people to go to get the fairest prices for what they have. The biggest problem is the out of town buyers who come to town, rent a hotel room or two, and ALWAYS pay less than is fair." Todd stated. "Why would someone come to the Copper Country from Marquette, or Minneapolis, or any other city to buy items here from people? Kind of makes me wonder what their reputation is. I have people come from Marquette, Manistique, etc. Reputation in our area is everything. We make sure ours is as perfect as can be."
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Todd has 38 years experience as a coin and precious metals dealer, but does not seem tired of it.
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After over 40 staff were shown the exit this week, arguably the most nervous drivers in the Hockenheim paddock are wearing green.
Marcus Ericsson is probably safe due to his healthy sponsorship purse, but bringing much less to Caterham's table in 2014 is Japanese Kamui Kobayashi, who was signed by the now-departed Tony Fernandes mainly for his fight and experience.
"If I'm not doing a good job tomorrow," he said in Germany, "maybe I'll be fired tomorrow."
The rumours at the newly-sold Caterham could be tying in with rumours at Sauber, another team struggling at the back of the grid this year.
The Swiss team's boss Monisha Kaltenborn refused to categorically back drivers Esteban Gutierrez and Adrian Sutil as she mused Sauber's pointless year so far in Hockenheim.
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"For me, it is not acceptable. I am not satisfied with the performance of the team," Kaltenborn added, when also asked about her happiness with the drivers.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A group of Senate Democrats on Wednesday expressed concern to Treasury Secretary Jack Lew about a lack of coordination on new derivatives rules by two key regulatory agencies and urged more cooperation with their foreign counterparts.
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities Exchange Commission should harmonize rules stating how U.S. laws apply to foreign banks, they said, an issue that has sparked anger among politicians abroad.
"More time is needed for domestic harmonization and sequencing with regulations that occur abroad," the six Democratic senators said in the letter.
Chuck Schumer and Kirstin Gillibrand, who represent the financial hub of New York, were among the senators. The others are Thomas Carper of Delaware, Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota, Michael Bennet of Colorado, and Kay Hagan of North Carolina.
Gary Gensler, the chairman of the CFTC, has been criticized for aggressively pushing a policy in which foreign banks would have to comply with new U.S. rules for risky derivatives.
He has said the broad reach is necessary to protect American taxpayers from financial damage abroad.
Michel Barnier, in charge of financial services in the European Union, said last week that the approach was "flawed", because Europe and Asia are working on similar laws that U.S. regulators can rely on.
The CFTC and the SEC are both writing new rules for derivative markets as part of the Dodd-Frank overhaul of Wall Street, a wide-ranging law to make banking less risky after the devastating 2007-2009 financial crisis.
The SEC has written its own cross-border proposal, which is more attuned to foreign regulators' concerns.
A group of House of Representatives members had earlier come out against Gensler, and the House has adopted a bill that would force the two agencies to work together, though that stands virtually no chance of making it through Congress.
Gensler has forceful backers in the Senate, such as Elizabeth Warren, who urged federal regulators to "show some backbone" and stick to the CFTC's proposal. Carl Levin, a Michigan Democrat, also supports the CFTC.
The Treasury Department did not comment on the letter. The CFTC also declined to comment. Lew has in the past said that foreign regulators were being too critical of U.S. efforts, and called an earlier letter by Barnier "ill-informed".
The CFTC is facing a July 12 deadline to decide whether it will extend broad relief it has granted foreign companies to comply with its rules, or issue final cross-border rules.
The issue is highly controversial among the five CFTC commissioners, with fellow Democrat Mark Wetjen in a speech on Tuesday asking for a delay. But Gensler told journalists the same day he wants it done by July 12.
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Add a new variable to the session to record how many times the user has accessed the index action. (The first time through, your count won't be in the session. You can test for this with code like
if session[:counter].nil? ...
If the session variable isn't there, you'll need to initialize it. Then you'll be able to increment it. Discuss
Pass this counter to your template, and display it at the top of the catalog page. Hint: the pluralize helper (described on page 474) might be useful when forming the message you display. Discuss
Reset the counter to zero whenever the user adds something to the cart. Discuss
Change the template to display the counter only if it is greater than five. Discuss
It will be more fun to put the counter message in the error display area using flash. The requirements are: if there is no error, just display the counter; but if there is an error, then display the error and the counter. When the index page is refreshed, remove the error and update the counter. (Hint: use a session variable to keep track of whether there is a redirect.)
Has anyone run into the issue where the cart doesn't show up when you first go to the page (before adding any products?) For example, add some products to your card, close your browser, reopen it and navigate to the /store index page, the cart won't be displayed. Add another product and the cart will show up and contain both new product and the one you've added previously. Same with the checkout page, no luck getting it to display there either. Any ideas?
I am stuck on cart creation. I click the Add to Cart button and nothing happens. I tried loading add_to_cart.html.erb directly and rails tells me:
No route matches "/add_to_cart" with {:method=>:get}
What am I doing wrong??
I am stuck in a different spot. I've just completed working through the code and have reached the point of resetting the session (page 114) and now I receive this error:
uninitialized constant Cart::CartItem
The trace displayed shows:
c:/ruby/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/activesupport-2.1.1/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb:493:in 'const_missing'
app/models/cart.rb:14:in 'add_product'
app/controllers/store_controller.rb:11:in 'add_to_cart'
Any ideas?
* Nevermind * Found the answer in the errata for the book during a search. I had mis-named my cart_item.rb file.


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Don't forget – you can catch Violet Blue and other Best Sex Writing 2008 contributors Amy Andre ("The Study of Sex"), Violet Blue ("Kink.com and Porn Hysteria"), Jen Cross ("Surface Tensions"), Paul Festa ("How Insensitive"), and Melissa Gira ("The Pink Ghetto") TONIGHT at The Center for Sex and Culture, 1519 Mission Street (between 11th and South Van Ness), San Francisco. Free! Hosted by Carol Queen.
Violet Blue is the best-selling, award-winning author and editor of over a dozen books on sex and sexuality, all currently in print, a number of which have been translated into several languages; she has contributed to a number of nonfiction anthologies. Violet is a sex educator who lectures at UC's and community teaching institutions, and writes about erotica, pornography, sexual pleasure and health for major publications and blogs. She is a professional sex blogger and femmebot; an author at Metroblogging San Francisco (Metblogs); a correspondent for Geek Entertainment Television; she is on the Gawker payroll as girl friday contibutor and editor at Fleshbot; in January 2007, Violet was named a Forbes Web Celeb 25. She is a San Francisco native and human blog. Violet is the sex columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle with a weekly column titled Open Source Sex, and has a podcast of the same name that frequents iTunes' top ten.
What prompted your piece "Kink.com and Porn Hysteria: The Lie of Unbiased Reporting?" I know you were reacting to articles about Kink.com specifically, but how long had you been noticing this trend of unbiased reporting?
I write for the SF Chronicle; I'm their sex columnist. and on the same day my column ran "Open Source Sex" I had an interview with sex-positive alt porn director Eon McKai up. it was a great interview that showed the breaking down of porn's redundant gender and physical stereotypes, the sex-positivity and inclusiveness of modern sex attitudes into the mainstream (which had been going on for a while, I was just drawing attention to the newest wave of it). porn from the POV of the makers, not the critics who don't know what's really going on. that week, local BDSM empire (and all-inclusive, sex-positive, politically minded local porn company) Kink.com had purchased the SF Armory for its new studio location. the Chron's website bumped my column to the bottom of the page and ran a totally anti-porn, completely biased piece about a staged "protest" in front of the Armory — many have said that even the number of protesters stated in the piece was incorrect and more than the few who showed up. the website showed photos of Kink employees who were there to wash the building and called them "protesters" (though later corrected their mistakes).
the piece was so anti-porn, and especially anti-kink, I saw red. especially since Kink is one of the most incredible places to work — they threat their employees better than any company I've seen (except for Google), the performers are treated with respect, paid really well, have hair and makeup people and are regarded as Olympic athletes. the cleanliness standards should be envied by every restaurant in San Francisco and copied by every porn company in the world. and the owner's mission is to demystify kinky sex, normalize it, and make the world a better place for all sexual outsiders for doing do. the Chron's hit piece disgusted me, the rest of mainstream media predictably followed suit, and I wrote a powerful response.
the reaction at the paper was extreme. let's just say mainstream media found it a bitter pill to swallow when I criticized their lock-step anti-porn and anti-sex bias within its own pages. it was quite a scandal. but that's what happens when a paper hires a blogger, you know?
You contrast religious groups' opposition to porn with the coverage in mainstream papers like The New York Times and your own San Francisco Chronicle. Do you feel the anti-porn groups have been successful in getting their POV into mainstream papers or is it simply lazy reporting?
it's both; mainstream media still sits behind its cozy little Fourth Estate wall of authority and assumption that everyone agrees sex is bad and wrong; journalists don't have to bother questioning this point of view, even though the world's view on sex has changed (and is changing rapidly) around them. MSM needs to get sex positive, because we can only make fun of them for so long…ultimately their attitudes are causing them to miss telling real stories and reporting with accuracy, which I think the corrective nature of the blogosphere will reign in eventually. but not without scandal and humiliation first — on the part of the sex-negative press. sex is normal, and they need to get over thinking people will agree with their assumptions of sexual shame. but I do feel that the anti-porn groups, while way smaller than the millions of people who feel the opposite, have been effective in disrupting accurate reporting about sex and porn. they're loud, they have government backing, and everyone at Fox wants to keep their jobs; they talk about sex a lot, just as long as it's bad and wrong, no problem.
Was there or has there been any positive mainstream coverage of Kink.com?
yes: the New York Times piece was a real piece of reporting, and in its unbiased accuracy reflected Kink's positive impact.
What do you make of the fact that the porn industry seems to be flourishing, and certainly there's much more porn available in more varied forms, with this continued insistence on including anti-porn viewpoints in major papers?
I think the mainstream porn industry is struggling to keep up with changing technology and how it's consumed (just like Hollywood), but porn in general — especially homemade — is totally flourishing. people don't read the papers anymore, or they know they don't need to; they shop for their news and information now, and I think the democracy of consumption is reflected in people's refusal to swallow lines about sex and porn being bad, when their individual experiences online are showing them otherwise. sex has become normal and healthy for many people, and they might click on a sex scandal story to see what the sex workers say about their jobs, but most aren't buying that sex workers are Diane Sawyer's sad stereotypes. they can go to wakingvixen or $pread and see a bunch of empowered women. people aren't stupid — or, at least they're not in the dark for information anymore and know when they're getting a one-sided view.
Is there anything porn fans/consumers, not to mention creators, can do to make their voices heard? It seems to me that the anti-porn lobby also preys on porn users' insecurities over porn and sex and assumes that there aren't people willing to stand up and say that porn is both legal, as you point out, and can be healthy.
blog. vlog. make more media. show that you're real people. link to people who show sex is good and healthy; don't link to douchebags.
What are the main ways you think mainstream media gets porn wrong?
MSM needs to erase all their preconceptions about porn and start over again. they've been so mired in sensationalism, religious dogma, erroneous studies pushed by fundamentalists and dated stereotypes about exploitation and degradation that they have no idea what's really going on in the worlds of porn and sex online. who is being exploited by gay porn, by the way? and, with all the baggage MSM brings to ordinary, self-defined sex work and healthy sexual expression, we can't actually find the real voices of the people who do get exploited and need help. it's shameful.
Do you think mainstream journalists are anti-porn, or simply want to give the appearance of being so? Is there any advantage to them to not including a fairer portrait of the industry?
the tradition of their jobs force them to posit anti-sex and anti-porn points of view. to do otherwise would cost them their jobs.
What can journalists do to become better versed in porn and provided more accurate coverage? What resources would you recommend journalists covering porn to check out to get a broader view of the topic?
read fleshbot, read my site, read all the sites in Eros Blog's sidebar, in thesexcarnival.com's sidebar, and the Lusty Lady blog.
What are you working on next?
Best Women's Erotica 2009, trying to pull a web show together, more GETV (always!), writing about my teen years as a homeless kid on the streets, finding time to cuddle with my cat, sip fine absinthe, good chocolates, and ravage a certain Hacker Boy. oh, and change the cultural conversation about sex.
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