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Would you buy a car without first seeing it or taking it for a test drive?
Probably not, and employers feel the same way about job candidates. They want to know that a job candidate is reliable, will fill their needs and won't quit when the road gets bumpy.
But how do employers "test-drive" candidates before making a job offer without it being too time-consuming or expensive?
One solution has been video interviewing. Companies like HireArt weed through job applicants and send short videos of good fits to potential employers.
As part of that test-drive, employers also may request that candidates take on challenges to show their aptitude for a job, HireArt's co-founder Elli Sharef says.
An engineering company may pose a coding challenge to an applicant, or someone claiming social-media expertise may be asked to come up with sample tweets, Sharef says.
"We really think video interviewing is going to take off because for the first time, it's possible with the number of webcams and the increasing number of job applicants for each position," Sharef says. "Employers just find having such richer candidate information is helpful."
That's why chances are good that sometime in your professional career, you will have to do a video interview.
To make a good impression, experts say you should:
Be enthusiastic. Channeling energy when you're staring at a computer screen may be difficult, but it's important you appear upbeat, Sharef says.
Think about why you're passionate or excited about the job, then pump yourself up to sit down and let that show through. Think about listening to your favorite music beforehand or reading inspirational quotes to get yourself in the right frame of mind.
Dress professionally. Wearing your fraternity T-shirt or having messy hair won't make a good impression.
If you don't appear professional, an interviewer will be distracted and you'll convey the message you didn't care about the job.
Wear the same kind of clothes you would to an interview. Avoid busy patterns because they become distorted on screen. Don't wear jewelry such as bracelets that might make noise as you move.
Check your background. Beer bottles, dirty laundry and your 12 cats shouldn't be visible.
Clean up the area as much as possible, and make sure your face is lit clearly. Lighting only from above can cast shadows on your face and make you look tired.
Any noisy children or pets need to be out of the area.
Sit tall. You may not even realize how much you slump before a computer until you see yourself on video.
Make sure you're positioned so you're directly in front of the screen. Keep your eyes on the video camera "eye" so that it appears you're looking directly at the viewer.
Make sure you don't swivel in your chair and avoid nervous gestures such as jiggling your leg, which can cause your whole body to move.
Be a bit spontaneous. It's OK to practice what you want to say so you come across as articulate and confident in the video, but Sharef says one successful candidate notes that he used only a couple of "takes" so he would come across as genuine.
"You don't want to be reading notes," she says.
Do your homework. When crafting your video pitch, find ways to note that you understand the industry and the company.
For example, you may want to talk about the company's commitment to sustainability as a reason you would like to work there.
Finally, ask a friend to watch your video interview and get feedback or practice before a mirror and record your pitch so you can work to eliminate indecisive words such as "maybe" or "kind of."
You need to sound confident and well-spoken during an interview. Any flaw can get you deleted quickly from an interviewer's files.


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Robert Venditti and Mike Huddleston's stand-alone graphic novel The Homeland Directiveis a tight, suspenseful technothriller (in Bruce Sterling's definition of the term: "a science fiction story with the president in it"). Mysterious government spooks are hunting a pair of CDC epidemiologists. One is murdered, the other, Dr Laura Regan, is framed for a variety of crimes and barely escapes in the company of rogue spooks who spirit her away to a safe house. The story that unfolds — a plot to terrorize America into accepting an otherwise unthinkable authoritarian rule in the name of fighting terrorism — is taut, filled with great spycraft and action sequences. A great, paranoid read for the modern age.
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S.D. Codified Laws § 23A-35A-20: It is a felony to intercept or record any wire or oral communication unless the person recording is a sender or receiver of the wire communication or has obtained the consent of either the sender or receiver, or unless the person recording is present during the oral communication or has obtained the consent of one party to the oral communication.
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Report: Hurricanes' Staal, Ward ahead of scheduleNHL.com
Carolina Hurricanes forward Eric Staal and goaltender Cam Ward are ahead of schedule as each recovers from a knee injury, according to coach Kirk Muller.
Shots: 152 | +/-: 5
The coach said Ward, who was injured in an NHL game March 3, is "raring to go."
Staal sustained a third-degree sprain of the medial collateral ligament in his right knee after taking a knee-on-knee hit from Sweden defenseman Alexander Edler of the Vancouver Canucks.
In June, Staal told the newspaper it was "a slower process than I thought and hoped" but said he would be ready for training camp in September.
The Hurricanes captain finished sixth in the NHL in scoring with 53 points (18 goals) last season.
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SPOKANE VALLEY, Wash. – Steffie Pavey led the limited Washington State women's cross country team Saturday at the Erik Anderson Invitational at Plantes Ferry Park in Spokane Valley.
The competition, hosted by Community Colleges of Spokane, was divided into DI, DII, DIII, NAIA and junior college, and unattached (non-award) categories.
Pavey was the top Cougar woman to cross the finish line finishing 20th in overall standings. She ran the 6000m course in a time of 23-minutes, 21.67 seconds. Amanda Henderson was the second WSU finisher with a 28th place finish in a time of 24:17.31. Following were Ashlie Standow 31st (24:34.84), Alexys Garcia 32nd (24:44.49), and Hailey Gibson 38th (25:45.20).
The women's overall winner was Dani Walker from Lipscomb with a 6000m time of 21:39.83.
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I first planned to hack a little further before releasing a beta but now, I've changed my mind about that. There is actually a good reason for it; there will be a place called "North Star" that I first thought about including in the release but decided to save it for later (don't want to show too much)
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Celebrity Weddings & Engagements
Jessica Simpson and Eric Johnson's Wedding Cost HOW Much?!
Jessica Simpson has come a long ways since her chicken of the sea days. Over the Fourth of July weekend, the soon-to-be 34-year-old (her birthday is in just two short days) walked down the aisle to say her long-awaited "I dos" to father of her two children Eric Johnson.
So how much did the all-American wedding cost? Brace yourself because we're talking upwards of one million dollars. In fact, something in the neighborhood of $1.4 million was paid to cover all four days of the romantic retreat to San Ysidro Ranch in Montecito, California.
That steep price tag treated 275 guests to 96 hours of fun in the sun including an estimated food bill of $300,000, not including alcohol, according to E! Online. On top of all that, there was the ritzy location (at least $150,000, E! says), the flowers (costing nearly as much as the scenic venue), and the dress with jewels to match ($30,000 and $750,000, respectively).
Those numbers got you feeling faint? Don't worry about the Simpson-Johnson clan being able to afford the nuptials. We're hearing they racked in $300,000 for selling photos of the event exclusively to People magazine.
Surprised by the cost? Thought it actually be more? Tell us in the comments!
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Retreat to the Mountains
My beautiful friend, Ilke Lander from Paradise Hills, Resort and Spa is hosting a FANTASTIC retreat in the Blue Ridge Mountains and has graciously asked me to teach one of my healthy cooking classes during the 2 full day adventure.
This retreat is for women only. Why? Because many women don't take the time to do special things for themselves, and give themselves permission for the MUCH NEEDED down time to re-charge their batteries, contact back with nature, learn new things/skills/etc. and just plain unwind. You will have the opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals and have FUN! Paradise Hills, Resort and Spa is a special place. I've written about it here so check out all the amenities this place has to offer.
Woodsy Woman Weekend – August 2-4, 2013
Woodsy Woman Weekend is a workshop focused on learning outdoor skills and discovering adventure, fun and friendship. Designed especially for women, Woodsy Woman Weekend welcomes participants who are 18 years of age or older. No experience is necessary.
This workshop is for you, if…
• You have never tried these activities, but have hoped for an opportunity to learn.
• You are a beginner who hopes to improve your skills
• You know how to do some of these activities, but would like to try your hand at some new outdoor skills
• You are just looking for the camaraderie of like-minded individuals.
This is promising to be an exciting, fun & adventure filled weekend that begins on Friday evening and continues to Sunday, noon. 2 full days.
Check out all the sessions being offered and don't wait to sign up. Registration deadline is July 20, 2013.
Enrollment limit: The workshop is limited to 40 participants. Please register as soon as possible. Registration deadline is July 20, 2013. No exceptions.
Cost: Workshop cost is $160. This fee includes all instruction, program materials, use of demonstration equipment, and meals. WHAT A DEAL!!
Lodging: Cabin room lodging including a room and breakfast is available for $100 (single occupancy), $180 double occupancy per cabin room (some rooms only have one bed to share); or rustic camping is available upon request.
Equipment: Demonstration equipment is provided. Feel free to bring your own fishing gear, camera and any other equipment.
What to bring: Classes are outdoors and hands-on. Tennis shoes or hiking boots are appropriate. Specific class needs will be on your confirmation letter. Linens & towels provided in cabin.
Session Programs
Hiking the Appalachian Mtns.: Starting at the Walaysi-Center, there will be discussion on proper hiking equipment, hydration and safety. Then, the group will hike approximately 5 miles of the Appalachian Trail overlooking breathtaking vistas. Moderate fitness level.
Zipline Canopy Tour: This session will allow you to experience the adventure of flying through the trees of North Georgia's mountains. A shorter version of their
extended trip, Blue Ridge Canopy Tours will guide you to new highs. This zipline course features the following:
• 13 Zips (6000 total ft.)
• 12 Canopy Decks (20 – 65 ft. high)
• 3 Sky Bridges
• 200 – 900 ft. Zips
• ACCT Certified Tour Guides
Plant Based Cooking: This fun, interactive class is taught by Kibby Miller and will focus on healthy, gluten free, dairy free, plant based meals which promote and sustain optimal health. You will get the confidence to start preparing healthy, delicious plant based meals at home! All of Kibby's recipes are designed to make your taste buds jump for joy and your energy level to jump even higher. Kibby's mission is simple: to share recipes and nutrition tips that make a vibrantly healthy lifestyle both easy to achieve and delicious to follow. To learn more about Kibby and her Healthy Cooking Classes visit www.kibbysblendedlife.com.
Nature Photography: Capture the beauty of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Guided by a professional photographer, you will learn the basics of proper lighting, composition, and use of your personal equipment.
Vinyasa Yoga: Open to all levels, this class will focus on grounding and centering, core work through poses, and health enhancing movement in a gentle yoga practice. This class will release tension and prepare you for your afternoon activities.
Horseback Riding: Bring the cowgirl out! Spend the session learning about safety while riding, care of horse and enjoy a 1 hour guided trail ride through the mountains. Maximum weight allowed 240 lbs.
Lake Kayak Clinic: Enjoy the breathtaking views of Lake Nottely. This session will involve learning the basics of lake kayaking with professional Ocoee Adventure Center instructors. All equipment will be provided.
Grapes to Glass – Wine making.: Winemaker and Vineyard manager, Bob Lander, will take you from beginning to end… see the start of vine management and grape growing and follow the process to the winery for picking, crushing, fermentation and on. Get acquainted with the beauty of wine making and enjoy a tasting of the final product.
Below, you will find the Session Choices. You will be able to list your first & second choice for activities. Registration has more information on this.
Saturday – Session I (9-12)
1. Horseback riding
2. Hiking the Appalachian mountains
3. Grapes to Glass – wine making
Saturday – Session II (2-5)
1. Zipline Canopy Tours
2. Lake Kayak/Canoeing
Sunday – Session III (9-12)
1. All levels Vinyasa Yoga
2. Plant based cooking (with Kibby Miller)
3. Nature Photography
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News: USARPAC, Nepalese army open 4-day disaster response exercise
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Mary Ferguson
KATHMANDU, Nepal - The Nepalese army and U.S. Army Pacific officially opened the Nepal Pacific Resilience Disaster Response Exercise and Exchange during a ceremony Sept. 9, in Kathmandu, Nepal.
Situated in a region historically active with natural disasters, Kathmandu's 2 million residents face a very real risk. In the event of an earthquake, more than 100,000 people could be killed with many more injured, and more than 50 percent of the city's infrastructure could be destroyed.
Recognizing the potential for this complex devastation, the four-day DREE is the first in Nepal to include a field training exercise designed to practically apply civil-military disaster preparedness and response initiatives when faced with a massive earthquake scenario.
It is the second humanitarian assistance/disaster relief engagement between USARPAC and the Nepalese army and will serve as a unified operational follow-up to the tabletop exercise co-hosted by the Nepalese Army and the III Marine Expeditionary Force in February.
"This event represents a key component to the U.S.-Nepalese relations," said Maj. Gen. William Beard, the U.S. Army Reserve's deputy commander. "The United States remains steadfast and committed in partnering with the Nepalese Army on disaster preparedness, response and recovery. By training together we improve the capabilities of our countries, while strengthening the partnership between our nations. These efforts will have lasting and scaling impacts."
The event will feature more than 190 participants from the Nepalese army, USARPAC, III MEF, Nepal's Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry of Health and Population, Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal, U.S. Army Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance, U.S. State Department, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, World Health Organization, World Food Programme, and United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Following a day of subject matter expert talks, the two-day phased FTX will emphasize command and control, urban search & rescue techniques and practices, engineering response, and medical triage at multiple locations throughout the Kathmandu area.
"This is a big step forward," Beard said, adding that the agenda is aggressive, but it is relevant and important, especially the FTX as it will out flesh on the skeleton of the plan, enabling all participants to see strengths and weaknesses.
The Nepalese army's director general of military operations, Maj. Gen. Padam Bilash Karki, said that it is imperative for the international community to render all support and assistance, and this exercise is an opportunity for all stakeholders to enhance bi-lateral and multilateral natural disaster preparedness and response efforts.
"It is a unity of effort," he said.
The DREE will conclude with a day of after action reviews to determine best practices and ways to move forward toward maximizing collaborative readiness and response.
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AMES, IOWA - Herman Cain performed gospel music inside his Ames Straw poll tent on Saturday.
"Let's see what my orchestra can do," Cain said, before starting to sing. "Give me that chord."
That "orchestra" included former Gov. Mike Huckabee (R-Ark.), winner of the 2008 Iowa caucus. He played guitar on stage during Cain's first song, a gospel tune called "Hold On Just a Little While Longer."
The lyrics include lines such as, "Hold on just a little while longer/Everything's going to be all right."
Huckabee is a hot commodity in Ames today, performing with Rep. Thad McCotter (R-Mich.) earlier in the day and scheduled to perform later with former Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) and former Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R-Minn.).


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The Humble Bundles are notorious for their huge savings as well as charitable fundraising events, donating a percentage of the proceeds to noteworthy causes.
THQ joins the bandwagon with the official Humble THQ Bundle which consists of seven of the publisher's most popular titles including Company of Heroes (and its two full-blown expansions Opposing Fronts and Tales of Valor), Darksiders, Metro 2033, and Red Faction: Armageddon.
Also if you pledge more than the average payment (which as of now is $5.56) you get Saints Row: The Third for FREE!
Purchasing rates start at just $1, so you can get all six games–excluding Saints Row: The Third–for just a single buck, or donate any amount you'd like and split it up amongst THQ or the two charitable causes.
Upon payment players receive Steam keys for each of the games, and the bundle is for Windows-based operating systems only. Proceeds are donated to the Child's Play Charity and the American Red Cross, and so far the THQ bundle has raised over $1,051,519 with 189,089 purchases.
There are approximately 13 days left until the Humble THQ Bundle is over, so pay what you want and get your copies today! For more information please visit the bundle's official website.
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I have an exhaust pipe that cracked, it is a clean straight cut right through the pipe. it is right before a clamp that attaches to the frame, the clamp is presently not attached. the exhaust system its self is in ok condition, pipe have some rust, but no rot. can this be repaired at a reasonable price?? I do not have a lot of money to spend right now on a new exhaust system. I have fairly new shocks, brakes, timing belt and new tires, all under 12,000 miles. the car just turned 90,000. not sure if I should put more money into it. Should I go to a muffler shop or can an auto shop be able to fix this?
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Bernard Edwards (October 31, 1952 – April 18, 1996) born in Greenville, North Carolina, was a bass guitar player and record producer, both as a member of Chic and on his own. He died of pneumonia while touring in Japan.
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Been using Zimbra for about 4 months now and this is my second post, so go easy on me. We're having an issue where the Social Zimlet was working, but has developed an issue.
For some reason, the Zimlet (in my account no less), no longer has the socialize button in the Mail app. The Social tab is still there and works properly, but for some reason the socialize is now gone. I created a new use and logged in and both are there as expected.
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What older people want: Sex, skydiving and tattoos
Filed under: Social Brain, Social Economy
Today sees the publication of a report that Steve Broome and I wrote on behalf of Hanover Housing Association, as part of the Hanover@50 debate. It's called 'Sex, Skydiving and Tattoos: The end of retirement and the dawn of a new old age?' and it explores perceptions of ageing, the implications of these for how older people are regarded in society, and what we need to do differently.
In recent years, older people have increasingly been characterised as a social and economic burden. As life-spans get longer, and the need to provide for older people's social, economic and care needs grows, we have ended up regarding older people as a problem. The language used about older people is frequently patronising and paternalistic, and this shapes attitudes, influencing how older people are treated as well as how they see themselves.
I passionately believe that we need to think creatively, reviewing our perspective, policies and practices to enable and support older people to keep contributing to society in meaningful ways.
In our report, we argue that the time is ripe to turn the issue of ageing on its head. We need to move away from a culture that regards old age as inherently undesirable, perceives older people as having nothing to contribute to society and focuses on the economic 'burden' of caring for the ageing population.
Could it be that older people actually represent a tremendous untapped resource? If so, how can we shift culture, remodel how we accommodate older people and attend to their care needs, whilst enabling them to continue to contribute to society in ways that are meaningful to them and useful to all of us?
In order to explore these issues, we conducted a literature review and held four focus groups made up of:
- Retirement community residents aged over 70
- Fellows of the RSA aged over 70
- A 'transitioners' group aged 57-70
- A 'millenials' group of people aged 21-32
In each of these focus groups we asked participants to tell us what comes to mind when they think of old age. We showed them a range of images of older people and asked them what they thought about those images, and used a range of 'springboard' techniques to stimulate discussion.
The results were extremely enlightening and sometimes surprising. The retirement community residents said they were happy to be described as 'pensioners', saying they saw it as stating a fact about them. The RSA Fellows disagreed, feeling that that it carried connotations of inactivity, stagnation and marginalisation (as in being 'pensioned off').
This divergence in views around the word points to the possibility that new, positive language could reinforce a sense of empowerment and enable older people to keep contributing to society in various ways as they continue to age. For the RSA Fellows, being active professionally and feeling that they maintained a degree of influence were important elements of identity, while for the Hanover residents, this was less important that being socially active, although volunteering, and keeping up with the issues that were of interest to them before retirement were also very important to them.
The 'transitioners' group expressed a range of views about what it feels like and represents to be approaching old age. With 65 as the traditional marker for the beginning of old age, some members of the group talked about the way they don't recognise themselves as being 'old' and felt instead that 'late middle age' is a phase of life that lasts longer for their generation.
I don't mind knowing that older people are sexually active or whatever, but I don't want to see images of it. It's just distasteful
When we showed this image of an older couple kissing in bed, reactions were diverse across the groups. Most strikingly for me, the 'millenials' group (which I'm only just too old to belong to) responded with almost unanimous distaste.
Comments included:
"I'm sorry but that's just wrong. I don't want to see that. Nobody wants to see that." (Female, 20s, Millennials).
"I don't mind knowing that older people are sexually active or whatever, but I don't want to see images of it. It's just distasteful." (Male, 20s, Millenials).
By contrast, reactions were overwhelmingly positive from members of the other three groups:
"Oh, yes, now that's lovely. It's so refreshing to see. It makes me so happy to see that. There should be more pictures like that in the media." (Female, 80s, Hanover)
"Ah, that's an unfamiliar image. You don't see much of that sort of thing. Sexual images of older people should be more commonly available." (Female, 60s, Transitioners).
"Great, that's great. They're in love. I love it. Most people would hate it. Young people would hate it, definitely." (Female, 70s, RSA Fellows).
The negative reactions from the Millenials group were certainly surprising to me. Coming from a culture that is saturated with sexual images, many of which are far more salacious than this, one might assume that the younger generation would be indifferent to an image like this. The revulsion that some members of the group showed appeared to be purely on the grounds that the people in the image are older. It is noteworthy that one member of the RSA Fellows group predicted that young people would not like the image, and that the comment "I don't want to see that," was followed with "nobody wants to see that," indicating the view that even older people would prefer not to be exposed to an image like this.
Although we were surprised by the vehemence of this disgust, in the context of a society that is overflowing with imagery that champions youth, assumes that getting old is fundamentally unattractive (especially for women) and side-lines older people as having no useful purpose to serve, it is, at least understandable.
So, what do we do? In our paper we suggest three potential ways forward.
- The word 'retirement' is part of the problem – we should abolish it. Retirement literally means withdrawing from active life. Whether or not older people continue in paid work, they should be encouraged, enabled, and even expected to remain active, in whatever capacity they can, until the end of their lives.
- Society needs to completely rethink older people's care. Policymakers and providers must lead a move away from institutional care that disempowers people and forces them into passive dependence. They must develop models of care with roots in the community, for instance by enabling older people to share their homes with each other or younger members of the community.
- These changes should be part of a broader campaign to reposition older people's place in society. Demographic changes mean that older people not only should be but have to be seen as a part of our human and social capacity. The point is not that older people are all 'wise' but rather that there are enormous reserves of experience and time that we are not currently drawing on. It is up to us to choose to see them in this way rather than as a cumbersome burden. This could include a think tank run by older people with a remit that covers the entire spectrum of social issues facing all of us.
- Industry should look at the design of products, buildings and services that older people use. Most age-related goods and services are needlessly vanilla. They are overly institutional and bland in perspective and design. A specialist design agency could rethink design, revitalising and popularising products to make them appealing to everyone, not just older people.
I passionately believe that we need to think creatively, reviewing our perspective, policies and practices to enable and support older people to keep contributing to society in meaningful ways. Such an investment will reap huge rewards for all of us.
Dr Emma Lindley is Senior Researcher at the RSA's Social Brain Centre – you can follow her @DrEmmaLindley
Are we all mad? Or is it just the psychiatrists?
Filed under: Social Brain
Today, the Division of Clinical Psychology has issued a statement that essentially says that our system for diagnosing mental illness is unreliable, lacks validity and is not fit for purpose. This follows a similar statement from the American National Institute for Mental Health last week in which it was announced that NIMH would not be using the new DSM-V (the prescribing manual for mental disorders) because of concerns about its validity and use value. These two announcements are of tremendous significance, and could herald the beginning of a bona fide revolution in how we respond to and treat mental illness.
I think that mental health services will change so radically within my lifetime that they will be unrecognisable to the children of my generation
For several years I've been saying, albeit tentatively, that I think that mental health services will change so radically within my lifetime that they will be unrecognisable to the children of my generation. I really hope these recent announcements are the beginning of that transformation.
Arguments about the revisions to the DSM have been simmering for a long time, and the new issue is already several years later in being published than expected. You could look at this as a predictable and relatively insignificant resurgence of the long held divisions between psychology (which assumes mental distress is caused by traumatic life events) and psychiatry (which treats mental illness like any other physical condition, and assumes causes are biological).
You could regard it as being politically driven – in both the UK and US, the cost of mental illness is utterly unsustainable, and anyone who's ever taken time to look at the figures will know that a majority of prison inmates have a history of mental illness. As Barack Obama put it rather starkly, it's easier for a mentally ill person to buy a gun than to get proper treatment in the US. In the UK, the political narratives are spun separately, with few people joining the dots to see what's really going on.
it's easier for a mentally ill person to buy a gun than to get proper treatment in the US
On the one hand, mental illness is on the rise. It costs us £36 billion a year, in sickness absence, unemployment, not to mention treatment. The pharmaceutical industry produces more and more psychotropic medications, most of which are incredibly expensive, and all of which are developed on relatively limited understandings of how they work or why they work (if they work, which, frequently, they don't). On the other hand, the voices of mental health service users are finally started to be heard, and the resounding message is that things need to be done differently. In support of that, both the critical psychology movement, and critical psychiatry movement have both been asking questions with increasing urgency. Running alongside are parallel problems around mental illness and employment; mental illness and education, and mental illness and social exclusion. All of this needs unpicking and exploring in a lot more detail.
This week is mental health awareness week, and the focus is on physical activity and its benefits for mental health. I'm fully in support of this, and a firm believer in the importance of physical health for mental health. But it strikes me that there are bigger and more important issues happening too.
My PhD thesis, Making sense of mental illness: The importance of Inclusive Dialogue, goes into some of these arguments in a lot more detail, some of which I hope to return to and develop in another blog post.
Fergie, Football and Photos
Filed under: Social Brain, Social Economy
It's been a big week for Manchester, what with Fergie finally hanging up his hat at United, and the arrival of his replacement, David Moyes. I'm not, have never been and doubt I will ever be, a fan of football. But having grown up in an industrial town in West Yorkshire, my Dad being a lifelong and committed Chelsea supporter, and living much of my adult in Manchester and Liverpool, football has been unavoidable.
I've always been quite open about the fact that I know very little about the details of the beautiful game and am not especially interested in improving my understanding of the rules. However, there are many things about football and the cultures it carries that capture my imagination. Sitting in pubs with my friends, seeing the way the results of a Chelsea game impact on my Dad's mood, or being caught up in the strange, edgy feel that takes over the city I live in when there's a Manchester derby going on, I've made observations and maintained an interest in football because of what it means to people around me.
When the BBC's political editor, Nick Robinson, made a throwaway statement about Alex Ferguson being the 'greatest living Briton', it was quite surprising. But the comments he made by way of justification on Radio 4 this week were fascinating, moving, and highlighted precisely some of the things I've noticed about why football and its influential leaders matter so much.
Whether you subscribe to the view that it is the opiate of the masses, a tool of political oppression, see it as the front-end of everything that's wrong with capitalism, or simply enjoy the game, you can't deny that football is a powerful social force.
One of the things I've always appreciated about football is its aesthetic. Although I've never sat and watched an entire game on telly, have only been to one 'actual' match (Liverpool v Fulham at Anfield in 1998), I always like looking at the photographs in the sports pages. The expressions on players' faces, the shots of people caught, mid-air in infeasible positions, all that biting and scowling – it's all very guttural and just so interesting.
The picture above, which I was shown over dinner last night, is a particularly striking example. Bobby Murdoch, the terrifying chap on the left of the shot, seems to exude fury in a way that's easily as palpable as more recent images of players being actually aggressive. On the right, Ferguson's body language is incredible. The expression on his face, the position of his hands, the relaxed fingers, left leg softly at ease – everything about his stance is placating, non-confrontational.
I know practically nothing about what had actually happened in the game, but the power of the image to communicate so much about one moment makes it possible to imagine – even for someone like me who is ignorant and naive about such things. And for those who do know and care, the image is even more transporting.
The comments on this discussion forum include, "every time I see that image I feel like shouting HIT HIM BOBBY, HIT HIM!', and "you can see the fear in Sir Alex's face and you can also see what is causing that fear when you look at Bobby". What I interpreted as an expression indicating Fergie backing off, apologising for something, looks to Celtic fans like fear, justifiable fear.
So, although this post is kind of about Ferguson and football, it's really about photos. As a researcher, one of the most interesting challenges is finding ways to get people to tell you about things on their own terms. If you ask someone a question, they will give you an answer, and much depends on how you frame the question.
"Are footballers aggressive?" although closed, and only requires a 'yes/no' response, is actually very leading. By asking if footballers are aggressive, you're planting the seed that they might be, therefore making it more likely that the person you're asking will consider all the examples they can think of of footballers being aggressive before they answer. The fact that you're asking them to stereotype and generalise is obviously rather problematic too.
Show them a photo, like the one above, and ask them "What's happening here?", and you've got a much higher chance of getting closer to the nitty gritty of what they think aggression between footballers actually is. Juxtapose it with an image like the recent one of the Suarez biting incident, and you'll find out even more, on a deeper level about their perceptions, beliefs and understandings.
Get Britain Cycling
Filed under: Social Brain
'Get Britain Cycling', the report by the All Party Parliamentary Inquiry into cycling has been published today. I attended one of the inquiry sessions at Westminster earlier this year, where I was able to listen to expert witnesses give evidence on cycling, so it's exciting to see what came of it.
The report emphasises the need for urgent action to help get Britain cycling and highlights the range of ways in which cycling can play a significant role in addressing problems that need to be tackled. These include sedentary lifestyles and obesity, air pollution from cars and our increasingly congested towns and cities.
The major conclusion is that there are "massive and unnecessary" barriers which prevent people from taking to their bicycles. The report insists that we need a bold vision from government to get Britain cycling, which, like many things, really rests on top down support. It also talks about the need for a "fundamental cultural shift" in how Britons think about travel.
The report calls for a target of increasing cycle journeys from the current less than 2 per cent of journeys to 10 per cent by 2025 and 25 per cent by 2050. It suggests that to do this we will need a national cycling champion and a national action plan. Key elements the report identifies that will be needed include:
- Better, more consistent and more coherent funding
- Incorporating the needs of cyclists at every stage of road design
- Safe speed limits (20mph in all residential streets)
- Training and education (for children and adults)
- Political leadership
The issue of funding is clearly key, and the impact of long term lack of investment in cycling shouldn't be underestimated. Outside London, less than £2 a head is spent on cycling in England – compare that with the £24 a head spent in Holland and you can see why the Dutch are leaps and bounds ahead of us in terms of having a national cycling culture.
I haven't yet read the full report, but the headlines from the summary and recommendations seem to me to hit the nail on the head. As I've mentioned in previous blog posts, I've been examining the issue of cycling in recent months. From the perspective of the Social Brain Centre, the need to get people cycling can be seen as a behaviour change challenge, and I've been working on ways which small steps can be taken to contribute to what the report has called a fundamental cultural shift.
There is a need to normalise cycling, as well as the very urgent need to invest in better infrastructure to make it safer and more appealing. Part of the process of normalising cycling is to better understand the barriers to and facilitators of cycling, and it is this side of things that we're intending to focus on in the action research currently under development.
Watch this space for more on that as it develops. In the mean time, the report is going to be presented to the government, and a coalition of charities and cycling organisations, led by the Times, have set up an e-petition calling on the government to implement the recommendations. If you agree that it's time to get Britain cycling, do your bit and sign the petition now!
Earth Day
Filed under: Social Brain
It's Earth Day, the 43 year old annual environmental awareness day, observed internationally. It's pretty amazing, really, that its founder, Gaylord Nelson, had the vision do something to "activate individuals and organizations to strengthen the collective fight against man's exploitive relationship with the planet" back in 1970.
There's lots I'd like to say about it, but I'm busily working on the RSA's own project which we hope will go some way towards activating individuals to reconsider their part in our collective exploitation of the earth. So, for now, I'll just point you to a few of the links that have caught my eye.
You've probably checked out Google's Doodle, whether you intended to or not. There's some good musing about the Google Doodle and Google's commitment to environmental causes on the Guardian's environment blog. Also from the Guardian, a great selection of images from around the world. The Mirror's live updates from around the world include more great pictures.
I'm not sure what to make of the fact that Google's Doodle seems to be more of a news story than Earth Day itself, but it seems to be the case whether you look to sources in India, here or in the states.
And of course,
#earthday is trending on Twitter, where you'll find everything from people letting us know it represents a good opportunity to walk around naked, displaying what looks like climate denial masked as cavalier humour, posting stunning time-lapse video to remind us of our planet's beauty, and the odd bit of Native American food for thought.
Bursting the Twitter bubble
Filed under: Social Brain, Social Economy
Yesterday I was interviewed by a researcher from the University of Manchester who is working on a collaborative research project examining the use of social media platforms such as Twitter. The project aims to explore how people use social media in their daily lives and the extent to which people's use of social media reflects local issues, events and concerns. It is part of the Manchester eResearch Centre which exists to explore how the recent explosion in social media and the interactive web opens up opportunities for understanding societal issues and concerns. So far so interesting…
Having already interviewed a community forum, the police, city council and local MPs, the researcher is in the process of recruiting and interviewing individuals who live in South Manchester and are 'well-networked users of Twitter.' She'd got in touch with me via someone she met at a networking event, who had given my name as someone who he thought would fit the bill. I was slightly surprised – I tend to think that I don't really know what I'm doing with Twitter, and I'm an extremely long way removed from the major league 'twitterati'. Aside from that, I don't use Twitter all that much to share information about or discuss local issues, so I wasn't convinced I was quite what she was looking for.
I tend to think that I don't really know what I'm doing with Twitter, and I'm an extremely long way removed from the major league 'twitterati'.
Nevertheless, I agreed to be interviewed, not least because I was keen to hear more about the research project, and mindful of potential connections or overlaps of interest that might emerge through having the conversation. I wasn't disappointed. Aside from anything else, it was interesting to be on the other side of the voice recorder for once – there's a lot to learn from being interviewed rather than doing the interviewing.
Answering questions on my use of Twitter, the role it plays in my professional life, my personal life, and the connections between my use of Twitter and the community in which I live made me think about all these things in a particularly reflective way.
I was asked questions relating to how I use Twitter to provide information to other people, to organise debate and discussion, to gather support and interest and to portray sentiment in relation to various local issues, concerns and events. Like I've said, I don't really think of myself as someone who really knows how to use Twitter to great effect, so it was curious for me to discover that I had at least something to say in relation to each of these lines of questioning.
On one level, Twitter has facilitated the democratisation of news creation, information sharing and agenda setting. On another, it does little to engage, empower or enable members of society who are, in various ways, isolated or marginalised.
In answering the questions, I began to give examples and the discussion turned to the inclusiveness or otherwise of the Twittersphere. On one level, Twitter has facilitated the democratisation of news creation, information sharing and agenda setting. On another, it does little to engage, empower or enable some members of society who are, in various ways, isolated or marginalised. Aside from those members of society who do not have access to an internet enabled device, there are those for whom Twitter simply doesn't appeal. It isn't everyone's cup of tea, and why should it be?
My interviewer mentioned one member of the community forum she'd interviewed who was deeply negative, resistant, and unable to see any potential benefits of using social media to engage with the local community. We talked about professionals such as teachers, nurses and social workers, whose day jobs are are structured in such a way as to make it very difficult to be tweeting all the time alongside doing the job.
They may also already be part of existing communication networks that they are used to and that work well for them, or they may feel that using Twitter is a quasi-work activity that they'd rather not get involved in after hours. There's the public bodies for whom it is very difficult to use Twitter in the organic, instantaneous way that it needs to be used because of the need to adhere to policies and have all public communication formally approved and signed off. And there are people for whom Twitter is confusing, off-putting, boring or simply not their medium of choice
I'm sure I'm not the first person to suggest that Twitter is a sort of bubble – a group of relatively similar people talking to each other about the things that matter to them. It is easy, when you're part of that bubble, to imagine that all the important voices are being heard, that anyone who wants to be included in the debate will be. It's also easy to feel – if you find yourself amidst a storm of retweets – as though you're really making a difference, that the important people are listening and that you're at the heart of the action.
But there's also a world out there that doesn't live itself out on Twitter. For all the unique opportunities and connections that Twitter may facilitate, there are plenty of people outside the Twitterverse who may be doing really important and valuable things without tweeting about it, or whose voices are easily overlooked. The research I took part in is due to be published this summer and it will be fascinating to find out more about the ways in which Twitter represents, enables or excludes people from participating in community life. In the meantime, I'm very happy to hear any thoughts. Use the comment function below, write me an email, post me a letter (wouldn't that be novel?) or, if you really want to, you can even send me a tweet.
Disabled? Say hello to hard times
Filed under: Recovery, Social Brain
Today marks the beginning of the end of Disability Living Allowance. As of now, new applicants in the North East and North West will be assessed for the coalition government's replacement for the non-means tested benefit, the Personal Independence Payment (PIP). Anyone whose award is up for review will go through the PIP assessment process, and the plan is that by 2018, more than 400,000 people who currently get DLA will not get PIP. This means that around 20% of people who currently receive DLA will lose the benefit all together.
The narratives attached to the need for welfare reform and benefits cuts are powerful, and the government has done a reasonably good job of convincing the nation that it is essential to reduce spending on welfare if our economy is to recover. The particular focus on disabled people, and DLA especially plays into our distaste at the idea of anyone languishing on a 'lifetime' benefit with no checks to see if they continue to be disabled 'enough' to deserve it.
DLA is also ripe for being framed as unpalatable because of the fact that it isn't means-tested. It makes no difference if you are a banker, barrister or a barista, your right to claim DLA remains the same. This was designed to reflect the fact that being disabled is expensive, whether you have a visible, physical disability like multiple sclerosis, an invisible, chronic condition like lupus, or an intermittent, unpredictable illness like schizophrenia. In any of these cases, and regardless of a person's income, DLA can make the difference between being able to work or not, eat properly or not, get around or not.
It makes no difference if you are a banker, barrister or a barista, your right to claim DLA remains the same.
This excellent personal account shows how DLA has made it possible for Mark Harper to continue working and illustrates the many small ways in which it enables him to have a better quality of life in spite of living with a painful neurological condition. As Mark points out, the obsession with employment as the panacea for all our nation's economic ills is actually undermined by removing the sorts of benefits that make it possible for some people with disabilities to work at all.
DLA certainly wasn't perfect, and the one-size-fits-all approach to assessing disability has always been ludicrously inflexible. For example, one of the measures of disability the distance a person can walk. Under the old DLA structure, 50 metres was the crucial distance that determined whether or not a person was eligible for the higher rate of mobility allowance. The PIP framework is more than halving this to 20 metres, and there's plenty to say about the arbitrariness of this heavy handed and unfair change, but to focus on that would overlook the ridiculousness of using the ability to walk a certain distance as a key way of assessing a person's mobility.
There are many serious physical disabilities which don't affect one's ability to walk. There are many disabilities which threaten people's mobility even though they might be assessed as being physically the same as a non-disabled person. For someone with a learning disability, for example, being able to get around the world safely is not necessarily about moving one leg in front of the other so much as understanding dangers posed by traffic, navigating confusing routes through cities, and social vulnerability. What about a person with agoraphobia or extreme depression?
The transition from DLA to PIP is happening in phases, so those who were once promised 'lifetime' DLA support, or who are in the middle of a fixed term award have another couple of year's grace before the major changes kick in, unless they experience a change in their disability. But the process has begun, there is no stopping it, and hundreds of thousands of disabled people are fearful for their futures because of it.
Autism and employment: rethinking the challenges
Filed under: Enterprise, Social Brain
What do you know about autism? Perhaps you've heard that it's some kind of brain condition that is linked to genius. Maybe you have a vague notion that it's caused by childhood immunisations, or affects children not adults, boys not girls. Maybe you've read The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and therefore know everything there is to know.
Today is World Autism Awareness Day, so I can't help but give the topic some attention, especially as the Action and Research Centre here at the RSA is in the early stages of planning a piece of work involving improving opportunities for people with autism.
It feels timely to mention our intention to do this work, not least because of the emphasis in UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's message to mark World Autism Awareness Day 2013: "This international attention is essential to address stigma, lack of awareness and inadequate support structures. Now is the time to work for a more inclusive society, highlight the talents of affected people and ensure opportunities for them to realize their potential".
Now is the time to work for a more inclusive society, highlight the talents of affected people and ensure opportunities for them to realize their potential
A few facts, then. Autism is a lifelong developmental disability – on its own, it isn't a learning disability or mental health condition, although some people with autism might also be affected by these. Autism is characterised by a 'triad of impairments', which refers to difficulties with social communication, social interaction and social imagination. Importantly, it's a spectrum condition, which means that the way the three types of impairment affect people varies, and rather than being a single fixed condition, it encompasses many different subgroups of experience.
There's a lot that is still not known about autism – how it is caused, whether 'cure' is possible. There's also a lot of controversy surrounding how these unknowns should be approached, including a growing movement that advocates for celebrating difference instead of looking for a cure. It can all get quite divisive, especially between parents who passionately believe, for example in behavioural modification therapies and those who prefer to find ways of accommodating autistic self-expression.
Until a few years ago, I didn't know all that much about autism, and I certainly still wouldn't profess to have much in the way of knowledge about it. But, I do have a bit of experience, as a result of having had the privilege of being an occasional support worker for children and young people with autism.
Through the independent support agency, Time Specialist Support, I've got to know a number of young people with autism and, for fear of descending into cliche, have learnt a huge amount as a result. Many of the important lessons haven't been about the 'problem of autism' so much as the problems created by our social world and the norms we work within. Considering these things from the perspective of a child with autism throws up a gamut of frustrating and bewildering challenges, but when you look at it from the point of view of an adult, the impact of being different in an unforgiving society takes on even greater intensity.
when you look at it from the point of view of an adult, the impact of being different in an unforgiving society takes on even greater intensity
Only 15% of adults with autism have a job, although most are able and would like to work. The challenges involved in getting and doing a job are massive, but not necessarily because of the autism itself so much as the structures we take for granted as being integral and neccessary. It's these challenges, and how employers can help diminish them that we're interested in finding out more about at the RSA. It's very early days, but, the Enterprise team and Social Brain Centre intend to collaborate to examine the processes of change that might need to happen in order to properly support adults with autism to work.
We are currently in early discussions with organisations interested in creating more autism-friendly work places, and helping autistic people realise their employment potential, to address the rather shocking unemployment statistics among this group. One of the options we are exploring is to run a challenge prize on this subject, combining a mixture of specialist expertise, entrepreneurial business models, design and technology.
There are a few examples of trailblazers in this area, but there are also plenty of disappointing and tokenistic attempts to employ autistic adults. As we develop our ideas and plans, we would very much welcome anecdotes, examples, comments and suggestions, so do get in touch with me or Julian Thompson.
Stigma of mental illness? Alive and well
Filed under: Social Brain
The stigma of mental illness is alive and well. Despite the fact that campaigns like Time to Change have been working hard to eliminate stigma and discrimination against people with mental health conditions, it seems that it's still all too easy to casually slip into a culture of blame.
A short article in the Guardian published this morning reported the results of a study that indicated a link between being a child of parents with mental health problems and being at risk of harm. That such a link exists is troubling, and our response to this ought to emphasise the need for better provision of support where it is needed most.
Maev Kennedy's piece starts with very much the wrong tone, with the sub-heading: "Report by Ofsted and Quality Care Commission reveals that 30% of adults with mental health problems have children." This reads as though a shocking number of (by implication) irresponsible and dangerous parents with mental health problems have children, and really ought not to.
Kennedy doesn't make a comparison with overall figures for having children. The stats are a little difficult to decipher, but my interpretation is that roughly 39% of couples across the population have children, so what is striking amongst people with mental health problems is that the proportion having children is significantly lower.
The case example Kennedy chooses to provide is that of a mother whose children "were only taken into care when their mother went into hospital" going on to describe a woman who had not showered for six months, rarely left the house and spent most days asleep. It sounds as though this woman was suffering from crippling depression, and was in desperate need of proper help and intervention, not for her children to be taken into care as soon as she began to show signs of distress.
Kennedy's piece finishes with the damning line, "although an estimated 30% of adults who experience mental health problems have children, there is no national obligation to notify relevant authorities or collect information on how they are coping." This almost makes it sound as though having a mental health problem is akin to being a paedophile, and that some sort of national register should exist to monitor the parenting abilities of anyone who experiences difficulties with their mental health.
My guess is that the piece was written quickly and that its author probably did not intend to produce an article that exhibits stigma and has a tone of judgement and blame. However, it is this type of subtle stigma that perpetuates damaging stereotypes and allows marginalisation and othering of people with mental illnesses to continue.
Paying attention with poetry
Filed under: Social Brain
It's World Poetry Day.
As an English Literature undergraduate, I spent many a happy hour absorbed in the modernist poetry of William Carlos Williams. More or less a celebrity in his native USA, he's relatively unknown here.
His poems often convey a certain haecceitas – the quality of 'thisness' – capturing something very particular. In the Social Brain Centre, we're interested in the importance of attention, and one of the possibilities offered by Carlos Williams' poetry is to focus attention very acutely. In a way, I think his poems illustrate mindfulness in action. It's especially clear in these two of his most famous poems:
The Red Wheel Barrow
so much depends
a red wheel
glazed with rain
beside the white
This is Just to Say
I have eaten
the plums
that were in
the icebox
and which
you were probably
for breakfast
Forgive me
they were delicious
so sweet
and so cold


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Rules Committee of the General Faculty
The committee met twice during the academic year and conducted the rest of its business via e-mail. During this year the committee proposed two pieces of minor legislation to the Faculty Council. The first was "Addition of Faculty Council Chair-elect as Non-voting Ex Officio Member of the Committee on Committees." The second was to change the function statement of the Faculty Welfare Committee. Both proposals were sent to the Faculty Council in fall 2006 and were approved.
The committee also examined the issue of voting rights for clinical faculty that was brought to it last fall. The committee gathered data on voting rights of clinical faculty in peer institutions and also obtained data on numbers of clinical faculty in various departments at UT. Although there was strong sentiment on the committee that no one should be needlessly disenfranchised, the committee decided after much discussion not to propose any change in the voting status of clinical faculty who currently do not have the right to vote. This is because there is wide disparity between appointment practices for clinical faculty across the University, and there is also a wide range of appointments. In pharmacy, for example, there are presently 165 faculty with clinical titles, 116 of whom have appointments at "No percent time," and only 16 have appointments at 50% time or more. Conversely, nursing has 78 faculty with clinical titles with 64 having appointments at 50% time or more. There are 13 clinical faculty in law, and nine in social work. Most other departments had very few clinical faculty. Given the uneven distribution of numbers of clinical faculty and the disproportionate impact the proposed change would have on a few schools the committee felt that no change in voting rights of clinical faculty should be proposed, and any department proposing to "promote" lecturers or other academic titles to a clinical title advise the faculty concerned about the impact this would have on their voting rights.
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News: Summerdale, Ala., native returns from extended tour for Deepwater Horizon oil spill response
Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Elizabeth H. Bordelon
NEW ORLEANS – Summerdale, Ala., native and Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Heath Ard, a Reservist with the Coast Guard Gulf Strike Team in Mobile, Ala., recently returned from an extended tour of duty for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill response.
Ard was recalled to active duty October 2012 and remained on active status for the 12 months following his report date. This was his second deployment to the Deepwater response.
During his deployment, Ard was assigned to Gulf Shores, Ala., where he served as a Shoreline Cleanup Assessment Team member.
SCAT teams perform a crucial role in environmental crisis response. Teams collect data on shoreline oiling conditions, preparing field maps and forms detailing the areas surveyed and making specific cleanup recommendations.
"It was very fulfilling to be a part of this historic response," said Ard. "There were some long days working in 90-plus degree weather in remote locations, but the sense of pride I got from serving my country - along with the teamwork, camaraderie, and friendships I made down here - made this deployment worthwhile."
The Gulf Strike Team is one of three special teams that make up the National Strike Force. It is a vital national asset comprised of a unique, highly trained cadre of Coast Guard professionals who maintain and rapidly deploy with specialized equipment and incident management skills any time to any place or hazard.
Ard received a Coast Guard Letter of Commendation for his work on the response.
This work, Summerdale, Ala., native returns from extended tour for Deepwater Horizon oil spill response, by PO1 Elizabeth H. Bordelon, identified by DVIDS, is free of known copyright restrictions under U.S. copyright law.
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Work with owners recreation staff to provide quality programs.
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1. Develop, coordinate and implement children and adult craft classes, games and storytelling.
2. Plan classes and games, shop for supplies, set-up, teach, and clean up after classes.
3. Must have everything planned and organized for classes, and effectively utilize the assistance of other recreation staff
4. Coordinate and lead group hikes in a mountainous setting.
5. Travel: Occasional travel to/from resort.
1. Direct and continuous contact with guests.
2. Direct and continuous contact with co-workers, management, and other departments.
3. Must have the ability to interact at any time with guests and other employees in a pleasant manner and maintain good working relationships with others and all departments at Snowbird.
Education & Experience Requirements
1. High School Diploma or equivalent required.
2. College degree in related field preferred. Additional related work experience may be substituted for education.
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1. Must be at least 21 years of age.
2. Must be able to hike and have the ability to pass a Physical Capacity Screening test.
3. Valid Driver License w/ clean MVR (driving record) and be on Snowbird's Authorized Driver's List
Skills & Knowledge
Must demonstrate basic competency in reading, writing speaking simple arithmetic, basic accounting principles, and interpersonal relations. A knack for arts, crafts, story telling and games. Able to stay within a given budget. Typically requiring face-to-face interactions such as interpersonal skills, communication, customer service, etc.
Must be First Aid/CPR certified. Wilderness and Remote First Aid certified , preferred.
Must have a Food Handler's Permit.
Must have basic knowledge of Snowbird and Utah history as well as Little Cottonwood Canyon flora and fauna.
Plan and organize classes and effectively utilize staff on hand to assist.
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2. Monday – Friday, 8:30 am to 5 pm, with some nights and weekends as required by workload and special events.
Must be prepared to stay overnight if necessary on occasional times of road closures.
May experience unusual stress from high business volumes, deadlines, continual work with public, winter conditions, snow night requirements and commuting to/from Snowbird.
Must be able to lift 50 lbs.
Must be able to carry trays and other items needed for service.
Must be able to stand for long periods of time.
Must demonstrate ability to bend, kneel, handle, reach, grasp and perform repetitive motions.
General office environment with limited physical activity.
Work is outdoors and requires constant exposure to cold and other extreme weather conditions.
Work is routine in pleasant, comfortable surroundings. General office conditions prevail.
Work is subject to frequent interruptions making continuity and accuracy difficult, frequent exposure to noise.
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So for any developers interested in working on an open connector, I have some initial thoughts.
Before discovering Zimbra, we were using egroupware in combination with Kolab. It has a lot of holes, but at the time was a pretty solid mail solution.
Recently the egroupware dev community has released a couple options for an Outlook connector. Specifically I have noticed some great development on eGWOSync, an open GPL Outlook connecter. It syncs both calendar and address book with the egroupware solution.
I know there are other options such as the SF openconnector, but I thought these might be a great place to start. It is architected in pretty much the same way I think the Zimbra solution would need to be setup.
Outlook <-> client connector <-> XML-RPC <-> Server
So basically it would be mostly a matter of replacing the XML-RPC calls with SOAP calls to the Zimbra server... and then we're off ;)
Have a look:
They have also done a lot of work on a SyncML implementation... so it might be agood source for that too.


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The 18th studio album from Marillion is now available to pre-order through PledgeMusic. The band are hard at work in the studio recording the new album and are aiming for a September 2016 release date.
The album is presented on CD, LP, Special Edition CD, an Ultimate Edition box set and digital formats. Limited edition Signed copies are also available.
Additionally, all physical album formats will come with a free MP3 download upon release.
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Cats have many symbols, ranging from the devillish to godly.
Often times, many people think that cats represent sin and the devil, but it's not true. Cats symbolize a deeper understanding of our natural world, as if they posess a psychic mind, as in the Black Panther. Cats are very treasured animals. Due to their beauty and gracefulness, they were once worshipped as gods (i.e. the female Egyptian god Bastet). In fact, here's a list of how/what people thought of the Cats:
- A God
- A Spiritual Guardian
- Omen
- Secretly Possesed with the Devil
- A Hunter of rodent mice (who keeps eating the humans' food on their table)
Symbolics of the Cats: EditHere are the true meanings of Cats,
Listen, read and concentrate, then imagine what they are trying to tell you. I think I understand. S.V cat
- Secretive
- Understanding
- sin
- devilish
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By Mark Lovell, chairman of welfare-to-work provider A4e
The fierce competition for jobs, particularly in some of those areas hardest hit by recession, can dishearten even the most determined of candidates. Recent media coverage on the issue presents a fairly bleak picture, and navigating your way through today's tough labour market can be difficult.
I come across this a lot in welfare programmes in different countries where the perceived lack of jobs or competition can diminish motivation before you press send on the e-mail or pop the application in the letterbox.
I tend to use a rule of thumb that about a third of all vacancies appear in the job centres. A third are advertised in the press and one third are filled through informal networks, agencies etc. On our UK welfare programmes, we do see more competition for jobs – a rough indicator is that we now see 10 good quality applicants per job whereas a… Read more


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Speed a Possible Factor in Sheriff Dever's Crash; Beer Found at Crash Site, But No Indication Dever had Been Drinking
Dever crashed about two miles north of White Horse Lake, on Forest Road 109.
As a resident and sheriff of a rural Arizona county, driving on dirt roads was second nature to Larry Dever.
So how the law enforcement professional end up rolling his three-quarter-ton pickup on one?
One possibility: Excessive speed.
"That certainly is one school of thought," says Gerry Blair, spokesman for the Coconino County Sheriff's Office, adding that the investigation is ongoing.
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For unknown reasons, Dever lost control of his 2008 three-quarter-ton Chevrolet pickup and rolled it. A witness told authorities Dever appeared deceased immediately after the crash.
No information is readily available about whether Dever had been wearing a seat belt, Blair says.
Online maps show that in that general area, FS 109 is relatively straight. However, Blair, who was at the crash scene this afternoon, says the road goes into a "slight-to-moderate curve," and was a "bit washboardy" near where Dever lost control.
Blair wasn't sure if any speed limit applied to the road, adding that he saw no signs on his drive to the site.
As anyone with back-roads experience knows, washboards -- those ridges formed on heavily used dirt roads -- can cause a loss of traction.
Beer bottles and cans were strewn around the crash site, Blair says, but they appeared to have come from a cooler that had been in the bed of Dever's truck.
A deputy who investigated the crash initially didn't find or smell anything in the cab that would have indicated Dever had an open container while driving or had been drinking, he says.
A toxicology report won't be available for a while, but investigators hope to release more information about the incident in a couple of days, Blair says.
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Jawbone Lake is the latest novel from literary chameleon Ray Robinson. You may have seen my short review of it here. I found it a compelling literary thriller. Quite bleak and tense. I recommend it highly.
Anyway, due to administrative overexcitment, I was sent two copies by the publisher so I thought I would give one of them away as a prize.
All you have to do to be in the mix is leave a comment telling me, and anyone else who happens to be stopping by, the name of the best book you have read so far this year.
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NEW DELHI: In a clear challenge to Arvind Kejriwal, Law Minister Salman Khurshid has dared him to stage a protest in his constituency Farrukhabad in Uttar Pradesh and said "let him also return from Farrukhabad".
At a closed-door function here last night whose footage was aired by some news channels, Khurshid said, "I have been made the Law Minister and asked to work with the pen. I will work with the pen but also with blood."


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Being busted refers to a player being arrested by the Police or any other type of Law Enforcement in a Grand Theft Auto game as a result of having a high wanted level. At higher wanted levels law enforcement is more likely to attempt to kill the player rather than arrest them, though if given the chance they will still try to pull the player out of his/her vehicle.
Many things can contribute to this:
- Getting pulled out of a car/bike/helicopter/plane.
- On the ground as a cop is standing over the player (mainly in hand-to-hand combat).
- Getting knocked over while trying to steal a cop car (while a cop is inside).
As a result of getting busted the player will lose all of their weapons, body armor and fail any mission they were currently taking part in. They will then be processed near the closest precinct. A small amount of money will also be taken by the police as a bribe. Though in GTA San Andreas if the player is dating Barbara Schternvart they will get to keep their weapons. In GTA Vice City Stories, a wage of $2,000 will see that the player is granted their weapons back.
In Grand Theft Auto IV the player is permitted to resist arrest by breaking away during the arrest. This can only be done if being held at gunpoint by an officer. Doing such will earn the player a two-star wanted level.
In Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, getting busted will cost the player any drugs which are currently held, while any in a stash box are safe.
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I have played about 8 hours over the last few days. I have not been in one match where the other team did not out level us by 100%. Averaging numbers is not hard, in fact you learn it in 4th grade. Take all the levels of one team add them up and divide by the amount of players on said team. With that being said my nephew is in 7th grade and he can write a script that will take all the players in a game add the levels then find the avg and split them accordingly. gl have fun I am done with this game.
If they can't script simple 4th grade math to make fair teams it will go nowhere. Not to mention all this is, is another duke nuke em / black ops style run n gun em game. The boards are small and crappy, I could design them in 30 minutes.
Why does every FPS put camo on the players and call it a war game? This is not how war is. 8 people do not run around a 100 yard area shooting like ******s. The game has little to no love for sniping without some other duke nuke em style player running over them and spraying them with bullets. Not to mention snipers have little to no way to retaliate close combat and in a game like this where most of your team needs to be run n gun em style to win, that's going nowhere.
To sum it up.... learn 4th grade math.. script team distribution by avg level to make games fair.. fair = fun. Delete snipers they are just dumb in this game. This is not a war game, not even close to it. Reskin the players to be hillbillies and the boards to be swamps football fields and so on cause tha'ts closer to what this play style is then war or military.


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IN P&R from H8ters to H8ers?
IN P&R from H8ters to H8ers?
click the report icon on your first post of that thread and ask the mod staff to do it. It creates a link in the tasking queue so we don't have to hunt down your thread. It's the blak triangle on the lower left of your posts.
. He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.- Fredrick Nietzsche
"We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals." - Immanuel Kant
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It will be far easier if you go to the first post and report it to request an edit to the thread title.


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Staff Sgt. Marico Gray, from Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., drives the ball to the basket for two points during a basketball game against the army. The Air Force men beat army 70 to 56 during the fourth day of games for the Armed Forces Basketball Championship. The tournament ran from May 12 to 17, at the Naval Support Activity Mid-South in Millington, Tenn. (U.S. Navy photo/Petty Officer 1st Class John Collins)
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National Farmers Union is concerned with the heavily partisan vote taken in the House Thursday to approve a farm bill without a nutrition program. NFU President Roger Johnson says having only one party support for the farm bill is not only unprecedented but a sign the whole system is broken.
Johnson says what the House approved has beneficial programs for agriculture but left much of what's needed behind, that being the nutrition program.
Johnson says not only will it be a challenge to get the House farm bill conferenced with the Senate and signed by the President but an even tougher task wil be to overcome partisanship and get a nutrition only measure approved and conferenced.
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i adore this ... now i miss england! *big sigh*
Really nice colours.
yummy color!
Nice colors:)
Awesome! And such wonderful colors!
Wonderful vintage feel.
Thank you all!
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Thanks for your comments! I'm so pleased to have made it to the front page.
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Yummy colors.
I see you live in Brighton too. Lovely composition!
Hove ???!!! I lived there, I love these view !!! Nice shot !
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Cute & Cool :)
love the effect
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Yes, it is Hove!
Saw this on Urban Outfitters. Beautiful.
love it :)
Everyone's saying they love the colors - I won't be the exception. I do love these colors.
I love this shot. Well done.
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Stunning! The lighting, contrast and amount of details are fantastic! Well done :)
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I love how your designs are so simple yet compelling and beautiful.
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