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Installing and configuring vShield Zones
VMware addressed virtual machine security concerns in vSphere 4.0 with the release of vShield Zones. Learn how to install and configure it for your VMware infrastructure.
In the first part of this series, I provided an overview of vShield Zones and explained how it works. Now I'll go over how to install and configure vShield Manager and the vShield agents.
Before you begin installing vShield Zones you should have the product documentation handy in case you need to refer to it, including the vShield Zones release notes, introduction to vShield Zones, the Quickstart Guide and the Administration Guide.
Once you are ready to begin installing vShield Zones, perform the following steps.
- Download the 759 MB ISO installation file from VMware's website. VShield Zones is included on the same ISO image as VMware Data Recovery. (If you have the vSphere DVD media bundle, vShield Zones is included so there is no need to download it.)
- You can burn the ISO file to a physical DVD or mount it to a virtual CD-ROM. The autorun program will bring up an installer wizard where you can choose to install vShield Zones. The installer extracts the Open Virtualization Format (OVF) templates/VMDK files and the PDF file documentation from the 455 MB VMware-vShieldZones.exe file to a directory that you specify.
- Once you have extracted the files you can use them to create your vShield Manager VM appliance on a host server using the vSphere Client.
- Launch the vSphere Client and connect to the vCenter Server (do not connect directly to the ESX/ESXi host).
- Select File from the top menu and then the Deploy OVF Template option.
- Select the Deploy from File option, click the Browse button and browse to the directory that you extracted the files to. The vShield Manager template is in a sub-directory called vShieldManager-R1.0G68 (the vShield-R1.0G68 directory is for the agent).
- Select the vShieldManager.ovf file.
- Click Next to create the new VM with a 8 GB virtual disk. The template details will display.
- Continue through the prompts selecting a destination host, data store and destination network for the new VM (if you click on the Destination Networks field you can change the value).
- Click Finish to create your new vShield Manager VM.
- Next, edit the vSwitch where the vShield Manager VM is connected. Add a new port group called vsmgmt and give it a VLAN ID if needed. This is a special port group recognized by the vShield agents that prevents them from moving the vShield Manager VM when they are installed. Once you are done editing the settings of vShield Manager VM, select the network adapter and change the network label to the newly created vsmgmt network.
- Power on the vShield Manager VM. Once it boots, log in with 'admin' as the username and 'default' as the password. Once you are logged in you will be at a manager prompt. Type 'setup' to run the command-line interface wizard that configures the network settings. Enter your IP address information. Once completed, select 'y' to save the settings. It will prompt you to log out and back in again but that is not necessary. You should be able to ping the vShield Manager now to verify network connectivity. Type 'quit' to log out once you are done.
- Next you will need to create a new VM from the vShield agent OVF file and convert it into a template so it can be used to create vShield agents. To do this, you again use the vSphere Client.
- Select File, Deploy OVF Template, browse to the vShield-R1.0G68 sub-directory from the extracted installation files and select the vShield.ovf file.
- Click Next and the template details will be display. The new VM will have a 5 GB virtual disk.
- Continue through the wizard by selecting a destination host and data store. On the network mapping screen you will see multiple network adapters (vsmgmt, protected and unprotected).
- Accept the defaults and don't worry about changing the destination networks.
- Once you have completed the wizard click Finish to create your new vShield agent VM. Once the VM has been created, do not power it on.
- Right-click on it and select Template, then Convert to Template.
- Now it's time to log in to the vShield Manager and configure it.
- Using a Web browser, enter the URL https://<vShield Manager IP Address>. A log in screen will display.
- Log in using the username 'admin' and the password 'default'.
- Once you are logged in, on the right pane under the Configuration tab, select vCenter, enter the IP address and log-in information for your vCenter Server, and click the Commit button.
Once you are logged in, the left pane of the inventory tree should match that of your vCenter Server. You should also go through and configure the DNS and Date/Time settings using the links under the Configuration tab.
- Now that vShield Manager is set up and configured, it's time to deploy the vShield agents.
- Select an ESX host that you want to protect in the left pane.
- In the right pane, select the Install vShield tab.
- Click the Configure Install Parameters link. You will see a page where you specify the clone information for the new vShield agent along with its IP address and the vSwitch to protect. You have the option to either clone an existing vShield agent or choose the existing template that we created earlier.
- Choose a data store to store the new agent on and provide it a unique name.
- Choose a vSwitch for the vShield's management interface (vsmgmt) and enter the IP address information for it. In the bottom section select a vSwitch that you want to protect from the drop-down menu. The analysis at the bottom will list all your existing vSwitches and provides comments on whether or not they are candidates for protecting with vShield.
- Once you have entered all the information, click Continue to begin the installation.
- The next screen will show you a general example of the before and after configuration of the vSwitch along with the installation steps. Click the Install button at the bottom to begin the installation. The installation will proceed and you can track the progress in the Web browser or by viewing the tasks that are created in the vSphere Client.
- Once the installation is complete in the right pane listed under your host that you deployed the agent to you will see the agent's name. If you select the agent and click the VM Discovery tab you can configure the discovery process for the VMs. The discovery process analyzes the traffic for the VM and also runs a port scan to identify open ports. You can either do a manual one-time scan on specific IP addresses or set up a scheduled scan that is either periodic or continuous.
Navigating the VM Wall and VM Flow tabs
Once everything is installed and configured you can go to the VM Flow and VM Wall tabs to look at traffic analysis and firewall rules. These tabs will appear in the right pane when you select a data center, cluster, resource pool or virtual machine (not host) in the left pane.
If you select the VM Wall tab you will see that the default firewall rules are set to 'any' for the source and destination IP addresses as well as for the source and destination ports, which subsequently allows all traffic through the vShield agent. When you configure rules you will notice that the source and destination are not limited to IP addresses and can use vCenter Server objects such as the data center and cluster. You can create additional VM Wall rules by using the buttons at the top of the page or directly from the VM Flow analysis screen as seen below.
The traffic monitoring (VM Flow) is performed at the data center, cluster, port group, VLAN, and virtual machine levels, while the blocking (VM Wall) is enforced at the data center, cluster, and VLAN levels. In the left lane, you can configure different rules for varius levels and also look at traffic analysis for that level. The VM Wall rules are hierarchical so data center rules have a higher precedence than the lower level cluster rules.
It can take some time to get comfortable with vShield Zones and to get everything configured properly. The vShield Zones administration guide provides detailed instructions on setting up and using the VM Wall and VM Flow components. Stay tuned, in the final part of this series we will cover some valuable usage tips.
Eric Siebert is a 25-year IT veteran with experience in programming, networking, telecom and systems administration. He is a guru-status moderator on the VMware community VMTN forums and maintains VMware-land.com, a VI3 information site.


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We love our children; we see them as the future pillars of the church. We are committed in raising Godly children by equipping parents and through weekly age-appropriate Bible teaching, worship, and creative arts and crafts. We see them as change agents in their schools and neighborhoods – to be the salt and light.
What the Bible says:
Children are a gift (Psalm 127:3); Children should be taught God's ways (Proverbs 22:6, Deuteronomy 6:7); and Ministry to children is important (Matthew 18:2-6).
We see women as leaders with influence in their homes, work places, the church and the world at large. We aim at providing opportunities for them to see and to identify God-given potentials, and to realize them to pursue God-given dreams and aspirations.
What the Bible says:
Women are excellent wives (Proverbs 31:10, Ephesians 5:22-23, 33); Women are gracious and honorable (Proverbs 11:16); Women are teachers (Proverbs 31:26); Women are wise (Proverbs 14:1); A woman needs to understand her value (Proverbs 12:4; 31:10); and Women exemplify Biblical leadership (1 Timothy 3:11).
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Women's conference - Women's Ministry
Our vision is to enable men to fulfill God's call in their lives and to make Godly decisions. We see men as leaders in their house, work place, community, church and in the world at large. We want to develop in them a deep passion to love the Lord and to serve Him. We provide opportunity for fellowship, discipleship, practical discussions, and mentoring.
What the Bible says:
Men are the head of the house (1 Corinthians 11:3); Men are providers (Proverbs 14:23, I Timothy 5:8); Men are loving husbands (Ephesians 5:25, 28 , Col. 3:19); Men are great fathers (Ephesians 6:4; Deuteronomy 6:6-7); Men are Imitators of Christ (Ephesians 5:1-33); Men exemplify servant leadership (Matthew 20:25-28); and men aew leaders in church (1 Timothy 3:2).
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This blog takes for granted that its readers know at least a little something about numerology if they are here, reading what I tend to write about. I don't write about basic numerology because there are plenty of other resources where you can learn about that elsewhere. Pretty much all books on the subject can provide you with a place to start when it comes to basic numerological thought and number meanings. And it's just not the focus on this blog.
Sun Spots – Solar Eclipses – Master Numbers – 11:11 – Numerology – Astrology – Astronomy – Predictions & Prophesy
I like metaphysics. There is meaning in looking at the world and its flow from an "outside" point of view. I like to cross-reference a variety of information and events when I write about numerology and it's layers of influence and where patterns overlap or collide. And in all these things, I like to be very clear about information and facts I might reference. You know, those things based on what is known and what has been traditionally understood. It's just good journalism.
Currently the internet is alive with hubabbub about the Solar Eclipse getting ready to take place in just a few hours. However, in the midst of it all, there is also mis-information amok. It's no wonder sometimes that skeptics might dump us all into the same new age bucket of all that's odd. So to add a little balance and maybe some clarification, I present some points of reference for my discerning readers:
1. The solar eclipse begins on July 22 Universal Time. I generally post information about astrological events in UT because I like to get my astronomical info from NASA and that is what they do. Using Universal Time is generally considered a standard, and perhaps too many of us take for granted that others would know this. But this point also means that in the Western part of the world, the solar eclipse begins on July 21st – tonight.
From a numerological standpoint – I repeat myself again – when looking at world influence when it comes to numbers, you must remind yourself that there are always two different dates in operation on this planet at any one time.
2. I've read in a few places today that this is the longest solar eclipse ever, the longest in the 21st century, the longest in our lifetimes, etc.. None of this is exactly correct. The July 22, 2009 solar eclipse is the longest total solar eclipse to take place within the Saros Series 136 and also to occur within the 21st Century. There are several variables involved with today's solar event and more than one type of solar eclipse to note.
The longest solar eclipse in the saros Series 136 altogether was actually June 20, 1955. And the Saros Series 136 itself began First Eclipse -> 1360 Jun 14 and the Last Eclipse -> 2622 Jul 30, making a total Duration for Saros 136 = 1262.11 Years. "Solar eclipses of Saros 136 all occur at the Moon's descending node and the Moon moves northward with each eclipse."
(Additional note: the last solar eclipse back on January 26, 2009 was from from a different series called the Saros Series 131. And it happened to be the longest annular solar eclipse in the entire Saros Series 131. Solar eclipses of Saros 131 all occur at the Moon's ascending node and the Moon moves southward with each eclipse.)
So the point being, yes, it's very cool we finally get to see a long total solar eclipse in a while, but it is not quite the unique event of our lifetime some people are painting. You can read about this and more on the Saros Series 136 on NASA's website for yourself here: http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEsaros/SEsaros136.html.
3. Numerologically, July 22nd carries the vibrations of 11 and 22. I've seen references to "The 11:11" and other things on a few blogs, and even one of my readers wrote to me about it as well. (And thanks to Sandie for giving me a push to finish writing this article sooner! :wink:) Of the references I've read, I haven't found this "11:11" presentation numerologically logical. The skeptics out there are laughing at that statement, but they are going to laugh anyway.
This sort of number play in all honesty reminds me too much of theology class, where one professor could take a scripture and make it mean one thing and another professor could take the same scripture and make it support a completely different point of view. It also reminds me of things like statistics class and the book by Darrell Huff, "How to Lie with Statistics." Simply put, it is possible to manipulate information to say what you want or to match your belief system. I talk to people all the time who really, really want to see 11:11 or some other sign in their lives. Sometimes they do witness significant patterns of note. And sometimes a clock is just a clock and my shoe size has nothing to do with my social security number.
July 22, 2009 is in totality a 22 or 4 day depending on your method of reduction. It may be during an 11 year, but it is not numeroligcally sound to create 11:11 from 7 +22 = 29/11 and then set 11 year next to that with a : in the middle, voila making it 11:11. July is intense with plenty of numerological patterns already without having to come up with something that is not even standard tradition. If this were acceptable "number magic," then by logic, because numerology does demand a cord of logic through the center, somewhere between 24 and 36 dates this year will be 11:11. Perhaps others find some value in this approach, however I do not support this view.
What I do see is the diversion away from the important message of 22. Of and by itself, 22 on any particular day is not necessarily all that astounding. And generally I wouldn't even consider this particular July 22 to be all that special. In the method of simple Pythagorean reduction, where every portion of day, month and year is reduced once before reduction, arguably one of our oldest and most simplest method of reduction, you get 22. Because there are more advanced methods of reduction logic in our modern world now, and we tend to respect our double digits more than we did in the old world style, I look at this as a lesser influence than if I do not have to reduce at all.
So why do I have this date noted in my list of numerologically interesting dates? Because of the recent shift of USA moving into a 22 cycle, the presence of the 11 year, and the total solar eclipse taking place on this date. This qualifies to me as a convergence of energies that I want to take note of. Eclipses have throughout history been symbolic of cleansing and facing challenges. Master numbers are symbolic of facing challenges, the "hand of destiny" and holding ourselves to a higher standard.
Spiritually speaking, seeing these events take place together, represents a very significant time to face, cleanse and overcome and denotes a more societal movement. That sort of process also generally brings with it an unveiling of some sort, and a revealing of truth – sometimes something we didn't want to see. As such, I find myself taking note.
Observing the world for patterns is something I highly encourage anyone to participate in. Even Christ said to be watchful in all things. All of our great philosophers and scientists advocated looking at the world in a different way and using our powers of observation to glean understanding and even wisdom about this life we live. My goal in writing is simply to share what, in my own quirky way, I observe. But I do hope, before you go accepting my word on whatever you read here, that you'll click on the links and go check it out yourself. In the end, I think you'll see where I'm coming from much clearer.
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A Lifestyle Of Art And Culture
Take a trolley ride or little walk from Olympus Harbour Island Apartments
A renaissance has taken place along the river. Tampa River Arts District offers new museums, the performing arts and vast open spaces. The Tampa River Arts District has become a destination for art aficionados and those who appreciate culture and nature. The Tampa Museum of Art, the Glazer Children's Museum, the large urban oasis of Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park, and the Tampa Riverwalk are signature amenities in the River Arts District in Tampa.
Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park: It's six acres of serenity. Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park into a lush, urban green space overlooking the scenic Hillsborough River and the University of Tampa. The park connects to the Tampa Riverwalk creating a picturesque pathway between art and culture.
Glazer Children's Museum: In 2010, the new 53,000-square-foot facility opened and now provides a learning environment built to inspire children and families and give them the opportunity to play and discover. Visitors can interact with each other as they cooperate and learn from the exhibits and from each other.
John F. Germany Public Library: With a permanent art collection and rotating exhibits, as well as a variety of fun and educational programs, the John F. Germany Public Main Library is the flagship library of the Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System. Among its large collection of books, the John F. Germany Public Library offers classes on computer skills, lectures by authors, exhibits by local artists, and an annual calendar of activities to keep downtown residents engaged.
Jobsite Theatre is the official, professional resident theater company at Shimberg Playhouse at The Straz Center, serving the Tampa Bay area since 1998.
Patel Conservatory: Learn a new instrument or pick up some new dance moves. You can even hone your skills on stage. The classes at the Patel Conservatory can make dreams come true within a 45,000-square-foot-facility attached to the David A. Straz Jr. Center for the Performing Arts. Many of the instructors are working professionals offering lessons in all disciplines of performing arts.
David A. Straz Jr. Center for the Performing Arts: Broadway's best are sure to make a stop at the David A. Straz Jr. Center for the Performing Arts. Recognized as one of the top facilities of its type in the nation, it has five distinct theaters, presenting a wide variety of concerts, performances and events. The more than 750 curtain calls attracting more than 700,000 patrons annually make this place a venue attracting memorable shows and theater enthusiasts alike.
Tampa Museum of Art: Home to fabulous art is a piece of artwork itself. The Tampa Museum of Art rests along the edge of Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park offering 66,000 square feet of exhibit space. Its shimmering aluminum exterior compliments the surrounding landscape against the water and features state-of-the-art galleries for a growing collection of classical and contemporary art. The Tampa Museum of Art is a destination for exciting traveling exhibits and shows. Make sure to view the museum in the evening as the wondrous LED light display creates a artistic wonder on the building's exterior.
Tampa Theatre: The Tampa Theater has been a catapult for the imagination since 1926. More than 85 years old and still going strong, it is a symbol of Tampa's rich history and its bright future. The Tampa Theatre continues to be a full-service theater with movie showings almost every day of the year and is one of America's best-preserved examples of grand movie palace architecture. The Tampa Theatre is also a popular location for concerts, performances and film festivals.
Florida Museum of Photographic Arts (FMoPA): A museum dedicated to exhibiting important photographic art as central to contemporary life and culture, FMoPA collects, preserves and exhibits historic and contemporary works by nationally and internationally known photographic artists. FMoPA also enriches the community by operating outreach programs to educate children and adults.
District Fun Facts
- Evangelist Billy Graham got his start on the corner of Franklin and Fortune Streets in 1939.
- Franklin Street is named for Benjamin Franklin and Zack Street is named for President Zachary Taylor.
- Public art is found in the most unique places. The sidelight windows at the Residence Inn by Marriott are glass blocks of crystal imbedded with images of cultural importance.
- Radio station WDAE was Florida's first radio station and got its start on the corner of Franklin and Zack Streets.
- The Straz Center for the Performing Arts is the largest performing arts center south of the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. It is also ranked in the top 10 by Pollstar Magazine for ticket sales in the United States for theaters of its size.
- The Tampa Theatre is on the National Registry of Historic Places and listed by Life Magazine as one of the top 21 wonders of the world.
David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts
1010 N. W.C. MacInnes Place Tampa, Florida 33602
Built on an abandoned gravel lot in a city that was lacking cultural offerings, the Straz Center began as the dream of a community. Today the Straz Center is the largest performing arts center in the Southeast and the only one with an on-site performing arts conservatory. The Straz Center was incorporated in 1980 and opened in 1987.
In the early 1990s, the Straz Center (then known as Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center) established arts education as a community priority, working closely with area public, private and home school programs to enhance arts education for children throughout the seven-county Tampa Bay area. Outreach programs included curriculum connectors to Florida education standards and teacher study guides in print and online. The Straz Center's extended in-school artistic residencies, summer programs and after school offerings helped to fill the increasing gaps in arts education left by budget cuts.
Since 1991 the Straz Center's Education department housed programs such as Tampa Bay Youth Orchestra and Community Arts Ensemble, a free summer theater day camp that served urban children in need by connecting them with nationally known artists in a rehearsal-based process. Each summer, an original musical play was written and produced especially for that year's group of up to 100 children to perform in a fully-staged production for friends and family in one of the Straz Center's main halls.
Music & Theatre
Major live music and performing arts venues make Tampa Bay a leading cultural hub. Explore a stellar Broadway series, critically-acclaimed opera and orchestras, world-class performance halls and concert venues that provide enriching performances to showcase the world's most talented artists, actors and musicians.
Tampa Theatre
711 N Franklin Street, Tampa, FL 33602 (813) 274-8287
Built in 1926, Tampa Theatre hosts 600+ events each year, including contemporary films, classic movies, concerts, corporate events, educational programs, weddings and tours. The historic landmark was recently named "One of the Most Spectacular Theaters in the World" by CNN.
South Tampa Center for the Arts
4004 Neptune Street, Tampa, FL 33629 (813) 389-3576
Amalie Arena
401 Channelside Drive, Tampa, FL 33602 (813) 301-6500
A state of the art multi-purpose, sports/entertainment venue located in downtown Tampa between The Florida Aquarium and the Tampa Convention Center. It is the home of the Tampa Bay Lightning NHL Hockey Team, Tampa Bay Storm AFL Football Team, and is host to well over 150 spectacular entertainment events annually. Unique meeting and banquet space available for groups of two to 25,000.
- The Florida Museum of Photographic Arts
- Glazer Children's Museum
- Henry B. Plant Museum
- Tampa Bay History Center
- Tampa Museum of Art


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There are rare restaurants where you know that everything is going to be all
right the moment you walk in. There's something about the manner of the
greeting, calm, warm, confident. There's something about the way the place is
decked out – not too smart, not too flashy, accommodating. There's a
comfortable chair to settle on, a table with fine glass and polished cutlery.
A drink materialises with calming rapidity. Most of all, best of all, there is
a sense OF steadiness, of rhythm. You know you won't be hurried or fussed,
that lunch will take a bit of time, but that no matter how long it takes, you will
be looked after with the affectionate, measured consideration. There's the
quiet reassurance that this is a place dedicated to pleasure and eating. You
just know that you will be well fed and well cared for. That's the feeling I
had when I went into the Ristorante del Belbo da Bardon.
It doesn't look much from the outside, just a long, solid, white, two-storey
building set above the road, and looking out over the sodden valley of the
Asinari, not far from the Langhe hills. Cesare Pavese country, for the literate.
Inside a cosy feeling settled on me, much like the sensation of slipping on an
old jacket or pair of shoes. Nothing looked new. Nothing looked out of place.
It all felt vaguely familiar. There were amber shadows here and there, and the
murmur and laughter of people settled to lunch. There was the calm, reassuring presence of the family in the shape of Gino Bardon, and the necessary leavening of eccentricity of our waiter, Antonio, a man who confessed to have been converted to vegetarianism through the medium of roast lamb. In short here was a restaurant with character, pedigree and a sense of purpose. Its purpose was what it had always been, to give pleasure, to fill people with food they expected to eat.
There was nothing remotely contemporary about the dishes that issued
from the kitchen with that measured tempo, the product of long experience.
Three cold antipasti: vitello tonnato; insalata russa; pepperoni quadrati ripieni di tonno. Two hot antipasti: cotechino con purea di patate; cardo
gobbi con fonduta. Primo piatto: taglierini con porri. Secondo piatto: quaglie
al forno con sancrau; cheeses; mattone. Nothing much to get excited about, you
might think.
But, taken all in all, it was exemplary, the food of long practice, of
implicit understanding, of finely honed skill. Top-quality tinned tuna linked
those first three antipasti, in the slithery sauce with the slices of veal like
linen handkerchiefs; in the refulgent filling inside the sweet, fleshy peppers
and binding the mayonnaise in the insalata russa – Russian salad, to you and
me, chopped veg and mayo, that stand-by for mass catering and buffets. You
find it all over Italy for reasons I've never been able to fathom. In this
version, the vegetables were crunchy not mushy. Among the hot antipasti, the
cotechino was simply the finest example of its kind I've ever eaten, salty,
burly, oozing fat-rich juices. And the hunch-backed cardoon – cardo gobbo – is
a speciality of the region, and it's slightly bitter nuttiness carried the
cloak of cheesy fonduta with grace.
The taglierini were as elegant as strands of silk, dressed in a shimmering
sauce of leeks. To be honest, the quail was a touch over-roasted, but still
produced enough robust flavour to stand up to sancrau, a pungent mulch of
cabbage, anchovy and vinegar. It may sound a bit challenging, but it works.
The cheeses were all classics from Piedmont, and in limber condition. The only
serious disappointment was the pudding, mattone. The name means brick, which
is just about what it was – a brick of chocolate, crème patissiere and pastry,
decent enough in its way, but not a serious contender. But then Italians don't
understand the concept of pudding in the same way we do.
The time by now was about 4pm. The conversation had ranged over football and
food, cricket and Paolo Conte, politics and Parade's End, wine and why not?
The three of us had done a bottle of fizz, a bottle of brilliant Barbera, a bottle
of so-so Barolo. There was time for a nip of rum and a short, sharp coffee
before heading back to base, replete and suffused with that sense of
well-being, warmth for one's fellow man, cheerfulness and all-round moral
uplift that only comes from having lunch very well indeed.
Ristorante del Belbo da Bardon, Valle Asinari 25, 14050 San Marzano Oliveto
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Mon, 28 November 2011
Judith Leblanc, active in the US Occupy movement, talks with Kate Hudson about where Occupy is going, with whom and how, and sends a powerful message to the anti-cuts movement in Britain.
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Indian software company Infosys Technologies, Limited says it is investing
$20 million in a Texas consulting firm in the United States. The company will
hire about 500 employees over the next three years.
Infosy's is India's second-largest software exporter, and earns most of its
revenues from the United States.
Nandan Nilekani, chief executive officer of Infosys, says his company is
establishing development centers in countries stretching from Australia to
the United States. He says the move is part of efforts to match global players
in business consulting, and also to ensure that jobs are created in all markets
where the company has interests.
"We anticipate that over the next three years there will be several hundred
people hired by Infosys Consulting, predominantly from the local markets," he
said. "And that is a strong statement that we are as much committed to the
markets where we operate as much as creating jobs here [in India]."
There is a growing backlash in the United States and Britain over moves by
global companies to cut costs by setting up service offices in developing countries
where English-speaking, qualified people work for much lower wages. Several
U.S. states have proposed legislation to restrict the practice known as outsourcing,
and halt the flight of jobs.
Indian companies are anxious to counter that backlash and to continue benefiting
from the trend of moving work overseas to low-wage destinations.
Global information technology consulting firms such as Gartner, Incorporated,
say outsourcing will continue. They cite the example of computer giant IBM,
which recently agreed to buy India's third-biggest business outsourcing firm,
Daksh e-services Limited, for approximately $180 million. It is the biggest
deal so far in India's technology services industry.
IBM has been a leader in outsourcing, mainly to India where it employs 9,000
technology professionals.
The Indian IT industry grew by about 30 percent last year, and is expected
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The Good Wife started production on season 6 Thursday, but since Christine Baranski wasn't on the call sheet, she distracted herself that morning with coffee and a swim as the Emmy nominations were announced. "One doesn't want to invest too much in it, but that said, when you find out that you've got a nomination, it's always a wonderful thing and a great privilege," the 12-time nominee says. With one win for Cybill, this is her fifth consecutive nomination for The Good Wife. "I always get the biggest kick to hear I'm in a category with Maggie Smith," she says. "It just kind of blows my mind."
Still, the day is a little bittersweet, Baranski admits. "The anticipation, for me, was my really great hope that the show would be recognized and get a nomination this year, because I thought, as so many people did, that it was an extraordinary year for the show. The Kings, Robert and Michelle, and our writers did an extraordinary job of crafting season 5 and taking the show in that brave place—so much drama, so much emotion, so much craftsmanship went into those 22 episodes. The audience was really invested in it," she says. "We've got three actors with nominations [including supporting actor Josh Charles and guest actor Dylan Baker], and that's largely because we're just given such great writing. I don't follow Twitter or anything," she continues, with a laugh, "but I guess the show's getting a lot of press for being snubbed."
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Last March, there was a screening of the episode after Will was killed and a Q&A with the Kings, Julianna Margulies, and Josh. Julianna spoke about how she, essentially, negotiated Josh's season 5 contract. What was your reaction when you heard he was leaving the show, and at what moment did you say, "Okay, this is actually going to give us a great story to tell"?
Christine Baranski: I just kept assuming he was going to change his mind. I even assumed he was going to change his mind once season 5 started, because the episode of them leaving the firm ["Hitting the Fan"]—I mean, he got to do brilliant work. I remember saying to Julianna once we were walking off the set, "Isn't he gonna change his mind?" [Laughs] Because the season was just so powerful, and his own work was so powerful. But with all due respect, this was a decision that he made and he was going to follow through on it. I would say I was mostly in denial.
When it really hit me, it was very sad. I just remember his final day, I was at the monitor watching him do some work that was just him alone on camera. I was in tears. And then when he was in his dressing room, and I was about to leave the set, I just walked into his room and held him in my arms and sobbed. I didn't say anything. I said, "I can't talk to you. I'll talk to you again."
What episode will you submit? That episode after Will's death when Diane fires the client and says, "If I were dead, it's exactly what Will would do"?
There were so many beautifully-crafted episodes, but that one, when you saw how people were processing his death—who would have thought David Lee says nothing, just tells his assistants to get out, and then bursts into tears? He allows himself maybe four seconds of grief, and then you see him pull himself together. I fire the assistant who's weeping and howling in the hall….The death of somebody can shake your world so deeply, that it was very interesting the way they wrote everybody's grief in a particular way. Alicia couldn't get out of bed, she was just missing in action. So yes, it may be that one [that I submit]. You know, sometimes you can have one great scene that's in an episode where you don't have much to do, and that happened to me a few years ago, when I tell Will off on the roof and say, "You've got to stop the affair." It was just a great scene, but it was couched in an episode where the rest of the episode I didn't have that much. So I think maybe you need an episode where you get a lot to do, and oh my God, that episode right after Will dies, for Jules and I both, it was just so much crying. [Laughs] Take after take after take after take.
The season led up to Diane asking to join Florrick/Agos because Louis Canning wants to replace her as managing partner at their firm or dissolve it. That was such a good twist.
As I said, death can have a very purifying effect on people. And you can reconfigure, reevaluate what's important in your life, and you also think, "I'm through with a lot of bulls–t. I'm through with having to deal with people I don't care about." You come closer to living in your center. And that decision, when she just literally walks out, is like, I'm through with this. She's literally leaving that building that's so filled with the memory of she and Will. They struggled, and they weathered so many crises—to watch her firm be taken over, I think she's had enough. She's ready for a major change. I can't, of course, give away where it's gonna go, but I thought it was wonderful. At the end of that extraordinary season, there was yet one more amazing event that happened at the very end that I don't think people saw coming. She walks out of the firm and suddenly, she's sitting there in the enemy camp. [Laughs]
I talked to Julianna for EW's Fall TV preview issue last year, early in production, and I could genuinely hear the excitement in her voice as she spoke about season 5. Do you feel like there's that same energy heading into season 6?
Yeah. We're coming off of an amazing season. Clearly people are more invested in this show than ever. So I think there's a sense of excitement, and responsibility to the audience, and that we've got something really extraordinary here, and how lucky are we that we get to tell the story of our characters the next 22 episodes. It's a real privilege. As I keep saying, that's a real art to craft 22 in a row and do season after season of quality TV. It's really a feather in the cap of CBS, and the Kings, and our writing staff. And let us not forget Jules, who carries the show on her back. She puts in extraordinary work, week after week. It's not dropping in and doing half a season. 22 is a lot of work.
Last question: We're asking everyone what show, past or present, they'd give an Emmy to simply because they love(d) it that much. What's your pick?
You know when I was little, I watched The Dick Van Dyke Show. I remember doing a paper on it in grammar school, saying it was this great TV show. Oh my God, the pleasure it gave me. [Laughs]
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The unexpected security challenges ranging from terrorism, insurgency to kidnapping is of great concern to government at all levels across the African continent. Governments are paying serious attention to this new kind of threats and security challenges necessitating the upgrading of defence and security hardware and systems for combat readiness of her defence and security forces. This has led to the steady increase in defence spending budgetary allocations by African heads of government.
It is interesting to inform exhibitors of the Nigerian government 2018 defence and security budget which have earmarked US$1Billion for defence spending for the year, and of cause this story is the same across the continent. NISEC fair portends a rare market haven for manufacturers and vendors seeking to tap into the Billions Dollars of defence and security spending by governments of the African continent with her ever increasing security demand
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We clearly understand the exhibitor target market audience and expectations. NISEC continental show position makes the single largest defence and security gathering attracting delegates and participants from over 24 nations across Africa. Therefore, we have put in place adequate arrangements for a must attend show by top government functionaries, end users, policy and decision makers, heads of ministries and agencies as well as captains of industries, stakeholders, buyers and end users.
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NISEC annual trade fair is a bridge between manufacturers and end users across the continent of Africa. The show is packaged to attract defence logisticians, procurement officers and government contractors to network with their peers to review and compare notes meant for manufacturers and end users to struck contract deals on the expo floor. Indeed, the show is a lifetime opportunity for vendors to explore the continent's defence and security market demand opportunities.
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Border Security 2018 conference and trade fair offers a complete networking opportunity to gain access to African target buyers and end users. The show attracts a wide range of buyers and end users from across the continent who are looking for reliable OEM's and vendors for supplies and long term partnerships. Therefore, it is the right place for manufacturers desiring to expand their businesses into Africa to meet potential buyers and future business partners.
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Unlike other exhibitions elsewhere, NISEC is a manufacturer based show attracting continental presence thereby, connect OEM's and vendors with Africa's end users. Thus;
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NISECis an event identified with by all government institutions and organization in Nigeria, indeed Africa which makes it a truly unique defence and security show for Africa's security chiefs and managers to connect with equipment manufacturers (OEM's) to discuss equipment issues and capacity building challenges with local and international partners.
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The show attracts stakeholders annually across the continent 'Who is Who' under one roof in the beautiful city of Abuja - Nigeria to brainstorm, share experiences and exchange ideas that evolves better and effective defence and homeland security strategies in combating terrorism, insurgency and organized crime;
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How many stories have you published to date?
During the past eleven years I've had one hundred and twenty-six pieces of work published. Most were short stories, but I've also published essays, magazine articles, and poetry. In addition, I've had three novels published and a collection of short stories.
How many different publications have published your work?
Currently my work has appeared in forty-three publications, including literary journals, anthologies, poetry journals, and magazines and other periodicals.
When did you begin writing in order to publish?
Was there anything in particular that set you on this path? I joined the SCWW and began my writing in 2004. My wife Vicki and I were on a cross-country trip and had stopped at a Denny's restaurant for lunch. The restaurant had some golden oldies playing and they reminded me of a story from my youth, which I recounted to my wife (not for the first time). She told me I should start writing down some of my stories—that it sounded like I'd been raised by some of the quirky, eccentric characters you might find in a Neil Simon play. That did the trick. I joined the SCWW as soon as we returned home.
Can you describe your submittal process?
Every year or so, I purchase the Novel and Short Story Writer's Market. It provides a great listing of journals and magazines looking to publish both experienced and new writers, along with appropriate websites and submittal requirements. I set aside one day a week (usually Friday) to submit my work. It's hard to do, because my head sometimes swirls with ideas I want to get down on paper. But I keep reminding myself that if you don't submit, you won't get published.
I keep a list on my computer of the stories I submit, the journals I submit to (in alphabetical order), and the date of submittal. As the rejections come in, I note that as well, and then resubmit the rejected story to a different journal. Sooner or later I'll get an acceptance, and if I have submitted that same story to more than one journal, I notify the appropriate editor/s that my story has been accepted elsewhere. The number of journals on my list varies, usually between 150 and 200. I'm constantly adding new ones and deleting those that never reply to a submittal.
Many journals say they do not accept simultaneous submissions (stories submitted to more than one potential publisher at the same time), so in that regard, I offer a small piece of advice. Pay no attention to that requirement. It may be in the journal's best interest, but not yours as a writer. There are many journals that take months to either accept or reject your work; sometimes you will never hear back about your submission. Don't let that story wait too long for a reply. Send it somewhere else.
Why do you believe you have been so successful and so well-published?
I owe almost everything I know about writing to the SCWW and, especially, my critique group. I have never taken a story to the group that didn't come out of the process much better than when it went in. Plus, I read voraciously, more than a novel a week—usually something in the crime genre, because that's what I usually write about—but occasionally a piece about the craft (like Stephen Kings' On Writing). While there's nothing really new about writing, it doesn't hurt to revisit the basics now and then. The only other factor I can think of is perseverance. Get you work out there. It'll never be published languishing on your computer or in your files.
How do you handle rejection?
You're going to get a lot of rejections. I probably get at least a dozen for every acceptance. I once received the first page of my submittal with a big red square (done in magic marker) and the word "NO!" inside it. The editor had also taken the time to send me a personal note. It said: I really don't like your story! So yes, it's disappointing but keep in mind that not all journals are the same. Your job as a writer is to find the one that matches your story and style. Someone out there is going to love it. Submit. Submit. Submit.
As an author, what is the best thing that's happened to you? I have been so fortunate in my writing career it's difficult to select one best thing, so I'll note a few of the items that come to mind, not necessarily in priority order. I was published in the United Kingdom in a journal called Postscripts. The editor sent me a nice note of acceptance and signed off with a very British-sounding Cheerio! My story "Doughnut Walk" (originally published in The Petigru Review) was adapted for a short film which premiered in July of 2014 at the Expecting Goodness Film Festival in Spartanburg. Working with the film director, cast, and crew was loads of fun. Of course, having my novels and short story collection published was what every author dreams of, and I feel very lucky in that regard. All of this was wonderful, but I will say that one of the greatest moments in my career was the magic feeling I had at my first SCWW-sponsored conference, when I saw my words in print for the very first time. Thank you, Catfish Stew.
What is the hardest or most disappointing thing that's happened to you as an author?
My first novel, Love Among the Greeks, was published in 2006— the story of a young fraternity boy's romance with a sorority girl. Later that year, the publisher and I received a letter from the legal firm representing the national fraternity threatening legal action over the unlicensed use of a trademarked symbol on the book's front cover. We were able to resolve the problem out of court, but the book had to be withdrawn from the market. Experience is a cruel teacher, but an effective one. I'll not make that mistake again.
Is there any mantra or advice someone else has given you that you find helpful?
Anything you've heard from someone 'in the business'? Or any personal advice you might like to share? When I was a novice writer, I relied heavily on memoir material. The kind of stories my family might find entertaining but with a very limited audience otherwise. I was writing about things that actually happened, so I felt the work had to be authentic. One of my critique partners gave me a piece of advice I will never forget. She said "Just because it happened that way doesn't mean you have to write it that way." I took that advice to heart and began writing fiction. I still rely on life experiences, but pepper them liberally with completely made up stuff.
At my first SCWW conference, I heard something from Lee Child that has also stayed with me over the years: "It's better to be plausible than accurate." If your reader doesn't believe what you've written, who cares if it's precise?
And from me personally, I think networking with people in the business of writing, editing, and publishing is extremely important. The publishing of my last two novels, Shug's Place and Burning Time and my short story collection, Scattered, Smothered, and Covered, came about largely through my relationship with Anne Kaylor, the editor and publisher of moonShine review—a journal I've been fortunate enough to be published in frequently. Her encouragement, advice, and contacts within the industry are the reason I have those books in the marketplace today.
What was your inspiration for Burning Time? Do you find it to be unique from your other works?
My grandmother was a woman before her time in many ways. She endured numerous hardships but managed to keep her family intact and provide for their needs. When I wrote Burning Time I invested my protagonist, Louise, with many of her characteristics and how I imagined my grandmother might have dealt with the troubles she faced. In my heart, it is a tribute to a woman I loved and appreciated dearly.
Burning Time is my first attempt at what I consider historical fiction, and is decidedly different from much of my work, which often explores the darker side of human nature. But still, the heart of any compelling story is conflict, and there's plenty of that in the novel. Fortunately, early reviews have been enthusiastic and complimentary. If there's one thing I hope to do with my writing, it is to engender emotion from the reader, and from what I've heard, the characters in this novel—both the hated and the loved ones— definitely do that.
Burning Time is set in the early 1900s. What kind of research did you employ? What was your greatest challenge re-creating this period of time? I relied largely on written histories of the City of Chattanooga, where the novel is set, along with historic photographs of the downtown and surrounding environs. I grew up in Chattanooga, so I already had a good working knowledge of the area, and remembered much of my parents' and grandparents' accounts of events as the city grew and changed.
The novel covers the period from around 1908 to 1920. I suppose the greatest challenge was in ensuring that events and developments on the national level coincided with their impact on my characters at the local level.
After publishing two novels and a short story collection, what is next on your agenda for the new year?
I've worked sporadically on a new book about three teenagers back in the 1950s, hoping the story will write itself. So far, however, it's being very obstinate. In the meantime, I'm still writing short stories and essays, and taking writing-related courses at Furman University's Lifelong Learning Institute.
Fun Question—do you have a go-to favorite food or drink while you are writing?
No, I don't, but I do enjoy a little wine in the early evening. I get some of my greatest story ideas between glass number one and glass number three. Sometimes they even make sense the following morning.


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Do you have a question concerning our flight instruction? Perhaps we can answer it for you on-line.
Be sure to read all the questions and responses below. If your question remains outstanding please contact us via phone, e-mail, or in person.
Flight training is a big commitment for a life long reward. We understand that you will contact other flight schools, which we recommend, however, it is important to make sure that you are comparing the same programs. Asking questions is important to make sure you have all the information required to make the proper choice.
|How much does it cost?
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|What are the requirements? Are there any TSA requirements for flight training for US citizens? How do I obtain permission for flight training in the US if I am not a US citizen?
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|Do I have to own an airplane?
|What about insurance?
|What happens after I get my pilot certificate?
And remember, the only dumb question is the one you did not ask.
Flight training costs vary. Fuel prices, maintenance, and insurance costs are but a few of the variables. You can expect to pay a minimum of $8000 for a good private pilot flight training program. Our school allows you to pay as you go, either with cash, check, or credit card. We also offer prepayment plans. The biggest factor involved in the cost of your training is your frequency of flight. We highly recommend a training program of 3-4 times per week. The more often you fly, the quicker you will grasp the techniques necessary, and therefore, keep the cost reasonable.
The Sport Pilot Certificate can be obtained with half the flight hours of the Private Certificate and this may be a consideration for you. Once you obtain your Sport Pilot Certificate, you could then continue training towards the Private Pilot Certificate. An additional FAA knowledge exam and flight test are required for this transition.
If you wish to prepay and save, you may deposit a minimum of $2000 in either cash or check and we will open an account for you with a 5% prepayment discount. Your payment is $2000, and your account is credited for $2100. It is the equivalent of a free simulator flight lesson. When you replenish the account with an additional $2000 deposit, you will receive an additional prepayment discount.
Compared to the costs of training in other skills, becoming a licensed private pilot is a good value. Prorated over a lifetime, it's probably one of the best bargains you'll ever find. The cost of becoming a pilot is a solid investment in your future.
We recently did a cost comparison for lessons/services and here is what we found:
Horseback Riding.................. $65-$70 per hour
Golf..................................... $55 per 45 min with assistant pro, $65 for 45 min with pro
Tennis................................. $80-110 per hour
Ice Skating.......................... $30 for 30 minutes
Massage.............................. $65-125 per hour
Music Lessons...................... $65 per hour
Personal Fitness Trainer........ $70-90 per hour
Private Ski Instruction........... $100 per hour
Private Karate Lessons.......... $100 per hour
Ballroom Dance Lessons ......... $135 per hour
So, we hope you'll agree that $60 per hour for flight instruction with an FAA Certified Flight Instructor,
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How do I know that I can learn to fly?
Somewhere there is someone just like you who recently became a pilot. Although the average student pilot is 32 years old, anyone 16 years old or older can learn to fly an airplane (14 if you fly gliders). Men and women from every occupation and every geographic location in the nation are pilots. Mid Island offers Introductory Flight Lessons where you are at the flight controls with one of our Certified Flight Instructors. An Introductory Flight is the perfect was to see if you have what it takes to become a pilot… we know you do, it's easier than you think!Back to the Top
There are three basic requirements for learning to fly powered airplanes in the United States.
You have to be at least 16 years old to solo an aircraft.**
You have to be in good health.
You have to be able to read, speak, and understand English.
You can apply for a student pilot certificate if you are at least 16 years old. When you're 17, you can apply for a private pilot certificate. There is no maximum age limit because its health and not age that determines a person's ability to fly well.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requires everyone who wants to be a Private Pilot to pass a routine medical exam every two years, five if you are under 40 on the day of the examination. This requirement ensures that pilots do not have medical problems which could interfere with their ability to fly safely. Allowances are made for many physical limitations. Vision must be at least 20/40 for near and distant vision with or without corrective lenses (for Class 3 medical). You must be able to perceive those colors necessary for the safe performance of flying tasks. If you have ANY condition which you think may prevent you from flying, we highly recommend you take the medical prior to beginning flight training to assure you qualify; most likely you will.
The physical exam can be obtained from one of many FAA-designated physicians. There is one exception. If you are training for the Sport Pilot Certificate, a medical is not required.
**All US born and naturalized citizens must show proof of citizenship prior to beginning training towards a rating, ie: Sport, Recreational, Private, Instrument, etc. This may be a valid US passport, original birth certificate or original US Naturalization certificate and government issued photo ID.
Are there any TSA requirements for flight training for US citizens?
Yes. Before you begin flight training, you must show proof of US citizenship.
Introductory Flight Lessons are exempt from this requirement, however, you will be asked to show photo ID prior to an Introductory flight.
How do I obtain permission for flight training in the US if I am not a US citizen?
If you are not a citizen, you must apply for an M1 visa in order enter the US for the purpose of vocational training. We can assist you with this process.
In addition to the proper visa, you must first receive TSA authorization prior to any flight training in the US for certain ratings.
As with any other skill you master, flying is learned step by step by step. It's a fascinating experience. But it's not particularly difficult. It can be learned by practically anyone who is willing to invest some time and effort.
Pilot training has two aspects: ground training and flight training. Ground training covers flight rules and regulations, flight planning, navigation, radio procedures, and weather. During the flight training, you learn how to fly by actually controlling the airplane yourself. Under the supervision of a certified flight instructor, you learn how to take off, land, and fly cross country from your home airport and then back again. The more you prepare yourself by reading and completing your computerized ground lessons prior to your flight lesson, the more you will be able to absorb during your flight lesson.
Our flight simulators are an incredible asset to your training. You can "fly" on days where the weather is inclement, allowing you to continue your training without interruption. Ground school is an important part of your training and your flight instructor will have ground lessons prepared to supplement your training.
Millions of people have learned to fly. By the time you're ready for your private pilot certificate, you'll be secure in the knowledge that you're a safe and competent pilot
Do I need special skills to fly?
No. Perhaps the most important element in successfully learning to fly is desire. Once you're ready to invest your time and effort in learning to fly, the rest is up to you.Back to the Top
Where is the best place to learn to fly?
There are several types of flight-training schools across the country. Choosing the right one for you depends on your specific needs and reasons for learning to fly.
Mid Island Air is approved by the FAA to operate as a Part 141 and Part 61 flight school. Most flight training programs use a mixture of audiovisuals, textbooks, and workbooks designed for ground training. You may receive your ground instruction from your certified flight instructor (CFI) individually or as part of a ground training class. Certified flight instructors have been specially trained and examined by the FAA to ensure that all of your training is the safest and most effective possible.
Mid Island uses the Jeppesen training programs which are approved for Part 141 and 61. Our school enrollment fee includes the kit which contains a large selection of books and materials. This "work at your own pace" program works well for college students as well as those of us who have been out of school for a while. The structured syllabus is followed by our instructors so you will always know how to prepare for your next lesson.
The flight training is conducted one-on-one with your personal certified flight instructor. Each time you come to the airport, you will fly with the same instructor who will be familiar with your progress. You'll have a choice of planes to learn in at Mid Island. You may fly the economical, two seat, Cessna 152, or you may choose to fly the larger, IFR equipped Cessna 172, either carbureted or the new, fuel injected, Cessna 172R. Introductory Flights are available in all aircraft to help you make your decision. We now offer training in the Light Sport Aircraft (LSA's) whether you wish to train for the Sport Pilot Certificate or the Private Pilot Certificate.
Many people learn to fly through a local Fixed-Base Operator (FBO). FBO's are general aviation air terminals-they work like gas stations for small aircraft. Mid Island is a family owned FBO that has been serving the Long Island aviation community since 1946 at Deer Park Airport. We have trained thousands of pilots. We rent aircraft as well as train, so after you obtain your pilot certificate you can take your friends and family for a ride in planes in which you have many hours of flight training experience.
Deciding to learn to fly is obviously the first step and often the most difficult one. Before you make the big decision to take flying lessons, you may want to experience flying in a small plane. Once you've viewed your community from the perspective of a general aviation aircraft and felt the sensation of flight, you'll be HOOKED ON FLYING.
To schedule an Introductory Flight Lesson , contact Mid Island at Long Island MacArthur Airport at 631-588-5400 or at our Brookhaven Airport, Shirley location at 631 281-5400. We offer a variety of Introductory and Adventure Flights.
Most people receive their private pilot certificate in about 55-70 hours of flight time. This includes time spent with an instructor aboard (dual time) and time spent flying alone (solo time). Training will include night flying, instrument flying (flying solely by reference to the airplane's instruments), and some cross-country flying.
We are open seven days a week, so you can fly in the early morning, during the day, or on weekends. Scheduling your flying is up to you and your instructor.
The amount of time it takes to accumulate flight time is largely up to you and your instructor. Usually three to four lessons per week is a good learning rate, with more hours during weeks when cross-country flights are made. Statistics indicate that the average student pilot completes the requirements for a private pilot certificate in four to six months. Depending on the schedule and number of hours spent flying, some people will complete it sooner and others will take longer .
What will my first flight be like?
You instructor will introduce you to the general aviation airplane you will learn to fly. He/she will teach you how to safely preform a preflight inspection of the aircraft. You'll be briefed on the instruments, controls, and equipment in the plane and on what to watch for when you're flying.
After this preflight briefing, the two of you will take off. When aloft, and under close supervision of your instructor, you'll take control of the airplane. It will be unlike anything you've experienced before. Soon you'll feel the exhilaration of flying and be impatient for your next flight.
What kind of tests will I take?
No test is required for a student pilot certificate. Before a Sport or Private certificate is issued, you must pass two tests. First is a computerized FAA knowledge examination, which is largely a practical exam on flying rules and regulations. This test can be taken at our Islip facility. It requires a written authorization from your flight instructor, a photo ID and testing fee.
Upon the completion of your training, you will be scheduled for your flight test. This is a two part test consisting of an oral and practical examination. The FAA authorized flight examiner, will review your cross-country navigation and test your knowledge of FAR's, weather, and general flight rules.
Following the oral exam, you will proceed to take a practical examination of your flying ability. During the flight portion of the exam, you will demonstrate your ability to maneuver the airplane safely and confidently. You'll have practiced the maneuvers many times before, and your flight instructor will have prepared you thoroughly for both the oral and practical exams. The flight test fee is paid directly to the examiner.
General aviation airplanes are built to rigid federal specifications, and they are constantly checked and rechecked to make sure they are mechanically and structurally safe. People who fly are safety conscious. As the pilot-in-command of an airplane, you're also in command of most variables that affect flying safely. Safety is the most important word in the general aviation vocabulary.
Your flight instructor will emphasize safety aspects throughout your flight training. Flying as pilot-in-command of an airplane puts you in charge. A well built and well maintained airplane in the hands of a competent, prudent, and well trained pilot makes flying safer than many other forms of transportation. We maintain our aircraft to higher standards than those required by the FAA.
Most pilots agree, the car ride to and from the airport is the most dangerous!
Life insurance - Insurance companies have come to learn how extremely safe flying really is. Most new policies don't even mention general aviation flying. If you have an older policy, restrictive clauses for private flying can often be removed at little or no cost.
Liability insurance- Mid Island Air Service, Inc. offers $1 million ($100,000 per seat) liability insurance for all our student and renter pilots. We also offer zero deductible on the hull portion of the aircraft. For this liability and hull protection, we include a small charge of $2.50 per flight hour. A typical lesson will be approximately and hour and a half so this insurance charge is about $3.50 per flight lesson. If you do not feel that this insurance is adequate for your needs, we recommend that you purchase additional insurance. Please feel free to contact our insurance broker, Northeast Aviation at 800-544-5656 for any questions you may have regarding our insurance or the purchase of additional insurance.
Not at all! Of course, owning your own general aviation airplane will give you complete freedom to set your own schedule. You'll have a pride of ownership like nothing you've known before. If you would like to see what your options are, please feel free to contact, Vince Basile, our aircraft salesman. He will be happy to show you how easily you can purchase a plane to learn to fly in.
If you would like to own a plane and generate some income, why not consider a leaseback arrangement.
Most pilots don't own their own planes; they rent. Local rental fees are normally based on an hourly rate for actual flying time. Extended rentals may have a minimum charge based on how many days you plan to have the aircraft away from its home base. With Mid Island, you will have the flexibility of renting various planes to suit the needs of your particular flight and you can rent them by the hour, the day, or even the week.
What happens after I get my pilot certificate?
You'll never be quite the same person you were before. You'll have access to a whole new world of personal freedom. You'll think of travel in terms of hours, not miles. You'll know what it means to make your own schedule and go your own way, far above the crowds, the congestion, the hassle, and the annoyances of ordinary transportation.
You'll find a new sense of personal fulfillment in your ever growing flying skills. You'll push the old boundaries of your life forward and you'll have the opportunity to plan, seek, and find new experiences which will enrich your life in countless ways. You'll gain greater self- reliance and confidence.
Through you own initiative and effort, you'll be a master of the past century's most distinctive and rewarding art - flying.
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"The Process of Progress" (Philemon v. 10-12)
Eddie Adams – Pastor, August 20, 2017
Calvary Baptist Church
We continue today with the story found in the book of Philemon. We consider the process of progress; how believers are to develop and mature in time.
This was true with Onesimus. Over time spent with the Apostle Paul, his life changed.
Whether the pace is quick or slow, every believer is charged with growing up spiritually…
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What a fine picturesque day for an estate auction, thought Jack. Endless blue skies blending in peaceful harmony with an outdoor sale. Early customers, like him, perusing over items in anticipation to buy with either a raised hand or nod of their head. Jack found tools he wanted.
The sale moved to the tables and Jack noticed his wife standing amid the bidders. Oh, no…someone please intercept her bid, we already have too many at home, he thought.
"SOLD! Entire contents to the lady in red!"
Jack said, "Babe, you're the only light I need. Why fifty more lamps?"
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Inspiration: Friday Fictioneers | Rochelle Wisoff-Fields-Addicted to Purple.
THE CHALLENGE: Write a one hundred word story that has a beginning, middle and end. (No one will be ostracized for going a few words over the count.)
Genre: Contemporary Fiction
Photo credit: Dawn Miller from The Day After
For the Weekly Photo Challenge: Family, I thought about families worldwide who struggle with hunger. In every corner of the world, one can find someone in need to eat a decent, nourishing meal.
To me, sharing our time, extra resources and love with those in our community who struggle to feed their loved ones, defines the true family.
Strangers helping strangers.
Family means no one gets left behind or forgotten.
– David Ogden Stiers
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Hey y'all…today I thought it would be great to dive into another cool Carpe Diem Haiku Kai feature in which you "squeeze" a featured poem and wring out a haiku or a set of haiku poems.
The poem today is: The River-Merchant's Wife: A Letter BY EZRA POUND.
My distillation goes like this…
playing his guitar
her flowing hair dancing free
music and laughter
too young at sixteen
lacking daddy's good blessing
they elope for fun
street entertainers
not looking at tomorrow
share an old blanket
ten full seasons pass –
harsh winters finally fold,
on fading couple
river of bright lights
lures him out the door, but she,
in old age still waits
A tough challenge especially working with such a master poet as Ezra Pound but I appreciate learning the art of haiku by studying classic poetry. Here is one more distillation by Moondustwriter, Love in the river #haiku #photography #Ezrapound and if you go to Carpe Diem link above, you will find more. Enjoy and thank you.
Smiles, laughter and warm blessings!
In the classic Japanese novel, Tale of Genji, one of Genji's lovers, Yuugao, dies because of a jealous curse placed on her. Back then, they really believed evil thoughts could kill!
The Carpe Diem's Distillation challenge is to distill a haiku in reference to the selected text below.
As Genji mourns the loss of Yuugao while "looking at the smoke from the pyre…" he recited his thoughts.
Chevrefeuille writes:
"It is important to know…Yuugao's name means 'Evening Faces.' Therefore, Genji's reference to 'being deeply intimate with the evening sky' refers to the love he shared with Yuugao."
The evening sky itself
Becomes something to cherish
When I gaze at it,
Seeing in one of the clouds
The smoke from her funeral pyre
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majestic prayers –
rises to meet the full moon
under falling stars
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Touch of Wonder
I remember the day. You asked, "Hey, you wanna come over? Dinner. Meet my parents." I remember fear. I must have said yes. To that moment. You picked me up. Punctual as always – seven o'clock. As you opened the car door, you handed me a white rose. From my mom's garden – you said. I smiled – said thanks.
We drove not too long to your parent's place. I remember thinking, hoping, praying. Please let this be real.
Those silk roses – darn, they look so real. Some even come with dewdrops on their detailed etched leaves. I reach out, gently to touch your warm cheeks. In that moment, a faint fragrance from your mother's flower beds rise up to greet me. Perhaps this delicate blossom is right for me to pick. I wonder. Should I?
touch of love
smooths out the wrinkles of fear
fragrant petals bloom
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Written for the Ligo Haibun Challenge.


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J. Michael Parker Award
History of the Award
History of the Award
LRA awards the J. Michael Parker Award to encourage research in adult literacy. The award is given to a doctoral student or early-career, untenured faculty for papers they present at the conference that address adult learning or education. The award is designed to encourage work in adult literacy with a variety of populations, including, but not limited to, learners in formal settings such as adult basic education and ESOL classes, family literacies with an emphasis on the adult, as well as those engaged in literacy practices embedded in diverse cultural settings. The award was established in 2001 in honor of J. Michael Parker, winner of LRA's Student Outstanding Research Award. Recipients of the award receive a small cash award to be used for conference expenses and are recognized during a general session of the conference.
The award is presented to both papers with a single author and to co-authored papers. All of the author(s) of the paper must be doctoral students or early-career, untenured faculty at the time of the paper submission (October 1, prior to the Annual Meeting). For single authored papers, the recipient will receive $500 and a plaque commemorating the award. For co-authored papers, the recipients will each receive a plaque and will decide amongst themselves how to divide the $500 award.
Criteria for Consideration
Submission Materials
Applicants are required to submit a proposal of their research to that year's LRA Conference. If the proposal is accepted, a full research paper (see guidelines below) based on the accepted proposal, must be submitted by October 1 of that year.
The research paper (including introduction and literature review, theoretical framework, methodology, findings, discussion) should be no longer than 25 pages (double-spaced and 12-point font with one-inch margins), excluding references and appendices such as tables and figures. The paper should be blinded with no identifying information.
Additionally, a cover letter should include the following information:
All submissions and questions should be sent to the Committee Chair.
Review Process
Applicants will be notified of the results prior to the conference, and the plaque and honorarium will be presented to the winner during a plenary session at the conference.
Award Committee
Kathleen Alley, ([email protected]), Chair
Award Winners(2019) Lyudmyla Ivanyuk, The Role of the Essay Genre and Contextual Influences in Shaping Audult English Learners' Choices About Sociocultural Resources.
(2018) Emily Rose Schwab, Writing Together: Reclaiming Dialogue Journals as a Mutually Humanizing Teaching Practice
(2017) Rachel Gruen, Authoring Self: GED Students Transforming their Identity in a Composition Makerspace
(2016) Dr. Rossina Zamora Liu, Tensions Between Vulnerability and Public Literacy Spaces: Writers at a Homeless Shelter Negotiate Personal Narratives for Community
(2015) Xia Chao, Ph.D., From Transmission to Transformation: Critical Pedagogy for Adult Immigrant ESL Literacy
(2014) Diane Taveggia, Ph.D., The Vocabulary Notebook as Vehicle for Independent Vocabulary Learning in Community College ELLs: Opening the Discussion to Theory As Well As Practice
(2013) Dr. Kathleen Alley, Playing in Trelis Weyr: Investigating Collaborative Authorship in a Dragons of Pern Text-Based Role Play-Game Forum
(2013) Dr. Kathleen Alley, Playing in Trelis Weyr: Investigating Collaborative Authorship in a Dragons of Pern Text-Based Role Play-Game Forum
(2012) Leah Katherine Saal, "I'm still a slave": A Literacy Lesson from an Adult "Burgeoning" Reader"
(2011) Laurie A. Henry, "Literacy Content Knowledge Expertise among Adult Education Providers in Kentucky"
(2010) Silvia Cecilia Nogueron, "Negotiating the Codes of Power to Technology: Complexities in Immigrant Women's Digital Literacy Socialization Trajectories"
(2009) Holly Hungerford-Kresser, "Navigating Early College: Literacy Experiences and Identity Negotiations of Latino Students"
(2008) Amy Trawick, "Adult Intermediate Readers' Cultural Models of Reading"
(2008) Tisha Y. Lewis, "My Life is Shaped Around Digital Literacies: An African-American Woman's Journey"
(2007) Kristin Perry, "More than Language Translation: Culture, Text and Genre Aspects of Literacy Brokering among Sudanese Refugees"
(2007) Amy Johnson, "Literacy as Answerable Response: A Life History Portrait of an African American Woman in a Rural Southern Community"
(2006) Robin Waterman, "The Value of Mexican mothers, The Power of Effective Adult Education: Fueling viable parent involvement through school-based ESL classes"
For more information about past winners and adult literacy activities in LRA, visit our blog at:http://jmpadultliteracy.wordpress.com/
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Omaggio a Donaggio (Isabella Turso)
Digital: iTUNES | AMAZON | SPOTIFY
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This artistic project is a tribute to Italian composer Pino Donaggio whom, after the experience linked to the world of pop music devoted himself, with worldwide success, to the creation of soundtracks. Among his most famous scores are the ones he has written for director Brian De Palma: Carrie, Blow Out and Dressed to Kill. His other credits include Don't Look Now, Seed of Chucky, The Howling, Piranha and Winter in Wartime.
The music on this album, composed and performed by Isabella Turso, are inspired by songs and soundtracks of the Venetian composer, arranged in a classical-pop-jazz idiom. The tracks on the Omaggio a Donaggio album also became the soundtrack for a video created for this occasion by the artist and composer Eddy Serafini.
This is also the first CD in the Kronos Klassik Series. The album is available digitally from MovieScore Media.
Music Composed by ISABELLA TURSO
Release date (digital): December 17, 2013
Release date (CD): December 20, 2013
1 Dolly's Kitchen 2:59
2 Carry on! 3:10
3 Let's Smile 3:02
4 Double Point 3:20
5 Love Box 3:24
6 Fruit 3:42
7 Red Blood Line 3:31
8 Dream "Terra" 3:12
9 At First 4:02
10 Come Volare 3:04
11 P. In Onda Oggi 2:17
12 Blood Falls 3:03
13 Preludio Blu 2:23
14 Very Cool 3:08


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Architectural Control
Chimney Lakes has carefully defined architectural standards, originally put in place by the developers, that govern all exterior aspects of the community. Home owners are REQUIRED to submit a request for approval for all exterior improvements including tree removal (over 6″s in diameter), fencing, exterior paint, roofing and architectural changes. Please see the instructions below and accompanying form to request architectural review.
Please submit as many details as possible with examples of the project where applicable to help expedite approval. Applications should be scanned and returned to email@example.com or delivered by hand to an ACC member.


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By: Allan M. Siegel
The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is being urged by safety advocates and victims' families to rescind its regulatory approval of a faulty guardrail system that has been linked to at least 7 confirmed deaths in several states throughout the U.S. The guardrail in question is the Lindsay X-LITE guardrail, which contains an end terminal that has been found to malfunction upon high-speed impacts. Rather than buckling on impact and redistributing forces to propel vehicles back onto the road, these guardrails can actually penetrate vehicle cabins and cause devastating, fatal injuries.
X-LITE guardrail end terminals have been linked to at least 7 highway deaths in the past two years, including one death in Virginia. One of the most recent tragedies involved a 17-year-old Tennessee girl who was killed instantly when her vehicle was impaled by a guardrail after colliding into the median of a local interstate. In that case, the guardrails had just recently been removed from the state's qualified-products list by the Tennessee Department of Transportation. However, a project to remove and replace the faulty guardrails had not yet been started.
Here are some of the facts about the faulty guardrails and efforts being made to address the hazards they create:
- The Lindsay Transportation Solutions' X-LITE guardrail end terminal has been linked to seven deaths in six crashes in Missouri, Tennessee, and Virginia. State officials and experts have confirmed that the end terminal failed to function properly in at least three of those crashes. It is still unknown whether the guardrails performed correctly in two of the remaining crashes.
- Despite connections between its guardrail end terminals and numerous deaths and injuries, Lindsay has maintained that its products have been approved for public use by the Federal Highway Administration after passing federal crash tests. However, it was discovered that the crash tests were performed at a lab owned by Lindsay Transportation Solutions.
- Due to the conflict of interest, advocates argue that there was a severe lack of oversight by state and federal regulators.
- Advocates, families, and legislators are asking for the FHA to rescind approval of X-LITE guardrail end terminals pending further investigation of possible defects by the FHA.
- Lawmakers in states across the country, including Tennessee, have already initiated efforts to remove the faulty guardrails from roadways with higher speed limits and replace them with safer systems.
Defective guardrails are not new to American roads and highways. In fact, one guardrail system – the Trinity Industries ET-Plus guardrail – was recently linked to a number of injuries and deaths due dangerous design defects. In a 2015 whistleblower case, Trinity Industries was ordered to pay $663 million in penalties for defrauding the U.S. government.
Cases like the ET-Plus guardrail lawsuit make it clear that public safety should always be the top priority for product manufacturers, especially those that manufacture critical components of our roads and highways. As advocates work to raise awareness about X-LITE guardrails and the fact that it received federal approval based on tests performed in a lab owned by its manufacturer, it will soon be seen whether the company will be held liable for its failures to adequately test its products.
In addition to facing potential civil penalties, Lindsay Transportation Industries will certainly face lawsuits from victims and families who have been harmed or killed in crashes in which its guardrail end terminal failed to function as it should have. These lawsuits are based on product liability laws, which can hold product manufacturers accountable for injuries and deaths caused by defectively designed, manufactured, and marketed products.
Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, P.C. is closely following this case, and is offering our support and representation to victims who have been injured or lost loved ones in crashes involving collisions with guardrails. If you would like to discuss a potential case and whether you may be entitled to compensation, our team is readily available to help. Our personal injury lawyers serve clients throughout Washington, DC, Maryland, and Virginia, and offer free and confidential consultations. Contact us today.