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This page details some resources available from the University Libraries and more that may help you in your career needs. Check out the Company Research Guide from the Business Library as well!
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Researching Careers
Print Resources
Many of these resources are an excellent starting point to research potential careers. You may discover the books location by clicking on the title for more detail.
- The Big Book of Jobs HF5382.5.U5 B54
- Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance HF5381 .E52 2008
- Encyclopedia of Career Development HF5381 .E517 2006
- Jobs and Careers Abroad HF5549.5.E45 G37 12th ed. 2005
- American Salaries and Wages Survey HD4975.A447
- Salary Survey Guidebook : Finding and Evaluating Compensation HD4915.S25
- Making Career Decisions That Count HF5381 .L783 2009
- Careers of University Graduates: Views and Experiences in Comparative Perspectives HD6277 .C37 2007
- Nontraditional Careers: Guide to Nontraditional Occupations for Men and Women HF5381 .N57 2011
Electronic Resources
- Occupational Outlook Handbook A nationally recognized source of career information, designed to provide valuable assistance to individuals making decisions about their future work lives. CU
- VGM's Careers Encyclopedia [click here for more information about viewing e-books] This electronic book provides details and a general description of numerous careers. Each career is organized within an alphabetical arrangement.CU
- VGM Opportunities Series [click here for more information about viewing e-books] This series spans numerous careers and trades. Each volume provides essential details about the career of focus. CU
- VGM Professional Career Series [click here for more information about viewing e-books] This series presents guidance on choosing a career. Each volume includes specific profession details, descriptions of positions within the field, educational requirements and more. CU
- VGM Careers for You Series [click here for more information about viewing e-books] This series helps identify career choices based on interests, hobbies, and preferences, for example: Careers for Bookworms and Other Literary Types CU
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The Listless President: How Obama Lost His First Debate with Romney
The political automaton versus the popular leader: One could be forgiven for forgetting which was which at the Wednesday presidential debate in Denver. A smiling and energetic Mitt Romney seemed personable while incumbent Barack Obama looked sullen and listless. It might be enough to revive the Republican's campaign.
They sacrifice two years of their lives, spend upwards of $2.5 billion, wrap up thousands of appearances and utter hundreds of thousands of political statements. Sometimes, though, the fate of the candidates for the most powerful office in the world can be distilled into a single moment.
And it was also the case at Wednesday night's debate with Republican candidate Mitt Romney, which showed US President Barack Obama staring at his shoes for all of America to see.
Obama seemed to stare repeatedly at the floor when challenger Romney began to give his answers. The world's most powerful communicator appeared to be oddly speechless on the biggest stage the election campaign has to offer -- a debate in front of 50 million TV viewers in the United States and 200 million around the world. Obama came across like a man who would rather have been watching basketball on TV at the White House or even authorizing new drone attacks. "Did the president send out his body double tonight?" wondered Time magazine.
In Denver, Obama was something of a Dud President. His weak showing could also have a negative effect on his candidacy.
Suddenly, there is a new dynamic to this campaign -- because small gestures can have a major impact if they confirm an existing impression among voters.
Even his close confidants have described the president as a man who is professorial and condescending -- a man not fond of being contradicted. Particularly not now, after four years in the White House during which he has encountered precious few contradictions. For a man with the self-confidence of Obama, it is a situation which can easily lead to a belief that he is the chosen one.
Obama Refuses to Put on Fight
It is an image that Obama confirmed in the Wednesday night debate in Denver, during which he showed little desire to defend his positions or to go on the offensive against his rival. Romney's past as an opportunistic investor, as a suspected tax dodger, as a candidate who behind closed doors dismissed 47 percent of Americans as welfare cases? Obama didn't address a single one of these issues. The president is just a gentleman, one of Obama's advisors unpersuasively argued after the debate.
The message served up to TV viewers seemed to be a different one: That voters should choose Obama because, well, he is Obama and he needs a little more time.
Such a strategy might work for a president with a stellar first-term report card. But that isn't the case for Obama. The US unemployment rate still stands at over 8 percent, unheard of by American standards. And the country's deficit continues to climb despite promises to shrink it. One-third of Americans live in homes that are worth less than the mortgages with which they are saddled.
The blame for these things, of course, cannot be placed on Obama alone. The dreary data is also the somber legacy of his predecessor, George W. Bush. It seems unlikely, however, that voters will make the distinction.
The only thing masking these figures for now is Obama's popularity. But with his sullen-faced appearance on the stage and Denver and, worse yet, his listlessness, Americans may well be reminded of Obama's modest achievements as a would-be conciliator in Washington. To be sure, the Republicans in Washington were bent on blocking anything Obama tried to push through. Still, in a new book, veteran US investigative reporter Bob Woodward has also meticulously described how poor Obama ultimately proved to be as a negotiator -- arrogant, passive and a loner.
Romney Shows More Personable Side
Romney, for his part, has always had the economic data on his side, but never the popularity numbers. In recent weeks, he has even threatened to morph into the caricature of the candidate for the 1 percent of the wealthiest Americans. The Republican became one of the rare campaigners whose polling data deteriorated in states even after he had visited them to give stump speeches.
But on Wednesday, televised to the masses, Romney appeared like a human being for the first time -- a man who knows why he wants to get voted into the White House. That may not sound like a whole lot, but it could prove tremendously valuable for the Republicans.
Certainly, one shouldn't place the kind of value on debates the chattering classes in Washington are fond of doing. After all, Ronald Reagan suffered a crashing defeat in his first debate against Democratic challenger Walter Mondale, with the geriatric candidate even appearing to be disoriented. George W. Bush also took a drubbing from his rival John Kerry in their first debate. George H. W. Bush's vice president, Dan Quayle, took a lashing from his Democratic opponent when he sought to compare himself to John F. Kennedy. The audience laughed hysterically. Nevertheless, each of these debate losers came out a winner at the ballot box in November.
One can be certain that, when it comes to the next televised debate, Obama will not be staring at his shoes. And it is also clear that if Obama wants to secure a second term as president, it is running shoes that he will need -- and not slippers.
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By M. Duncan Scott
SACRAMENTO, Calif., September 15. WHAT a joy the 4 x 200 freestyle relay was in the Olympics. The U.S. wins a nail biter at the wall, even after nearly getting run down already by the 100 meter mark of the last leg.
The American anchor held off the "swimmer of the age" from the country that was favored in this relay, coming into the meet as the world record holder.
The US opened with their American record holder, who had medaled in the individual 200 race, in an attempt to get a lead. The coaches took this unusual strategy knowing that whoever swam the US anchor would have to have a pretty good lead to have any chance at all. The hope was also to have enough of a lead that it might disrupt the race strategy of the opposing anchor, causing him to go out too fast, giving the American anchor, a notorious "back half" swimmer, a fighting chance over the last 50.
The US leadoff came up against the favorite's second best, a mid distance freestyle medalist. Not much margin to expect there but the US did manage a lead of just over a second on the opening leg. The middle US legs managed to extend the lead to just over a second and a half. And then came the real excitement. The opponent's anchor was everything we were concerned with as he cut into the US lead right from the block. And as the US anchor cutoff the opponent's advance over the last 50, it was some of the most exciting swim racing in history, period. Whew!
US Olympic staff, including Coach Reese, told the swimmers to make sure they swam their own races. The American anchor took that advice to heart the best, and it worked to perfection. He touched .04 ahead of their rivals to win the gold!
Wait a minute. Didn't the Americans just win out over the Australians in Athens by .13?
The Aussies? No, I'm talking about the "Grossbusters." You know. Los Angeles. 1984. US touches out the West German juggernaut lead-off by 200 free bronze medal winner Thomas Fahrner and anchored by Michael Gross, "The Albatross" who won the 200 free and 100 fly and across his career held world records in not only those events but the 400 free and 200 fly to boot. But after a leadoff from American record holder and 200 silver medalist Mike Heath, and good interior legs from David Larson and Captain Jeff Float, the lead for Bruce Hayes was 1.56. It looked like Gross was mowing him down, but Hayes doggedly stuck to his own race plan just as the US staff of Head Coach Don Gambril, which included coach Randy Reese, had encouraged them to do. Hayes was ready for that last 50 and got his hand to the wall before Gross. What a race. I remember it like it was yesterday!
What are you talking about?
The similarities were almost…no they were fully spooky. The only difference between the 4 x 200 race in Athens and the one in Los Angeles is that no one has come up with a cool and timely nickname for the American squad of Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte, Peter Vanderkaay and Klete Keller that touched first in Athens for Head Coach Eddie Reese.
Before this Games SwimInfo had asked readers to share their Olympic memories, whether of being on the team or the efforts to get there. We were blessed, after the 800 relay, to hear from the third leg of the "Grossbusters," US Team Captain Jeff Float, who was apparently stirred like the rest of us by the battle in this race, only he had truly personal memories to be stirred. We are pleased to share with you his thoughts. After reading it you'll probably understand at least a bit why his teammates chose him as a captain. Thanks, Jeff.
As far as that cool nickname, maybe Jeff has come up with another important contribution to Olympic relay history. Fab Four? Well, maybe that's been used before, though it sure sounds right for the Athens group!
Dear SWIM INFO:
I watched with tremendous pride (and MANY goose bumps) as the drama of the USA men's 4×200 free relay played out against the favored Aussies. As team captain and member of the "Grossbusters" relay which captured gold in Los Angeles 20 years ago, I was absolutely amazed at the uncanny similarities between the two races. Was history actually repeating itself? Were classic Coaches Eddie Reese and Mark Schubert pulling out the same strategy from the same page of their 1984 playbook? The display of emotions emitted from the Fab Four — Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte, Peter Vanderkaay, and Klete Keller — really said it all!!!
CONGRATULATIONS to all returning Athens Athletes. Our 2004 Swim Team is to be commended, in particular, for their ever-present international sportsmanship, mind-boggling accomplishments, and awe-inspiring team spirit. Thank you for epitomizing the strength, joy, and hope of the Olympic Movement.
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ISIL rebels seize Syrian oilfield near the Syria-Iraqi border
Newscast Media DAMASCUS—The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) has
seized control of a Syrian oilfield located near the border with Iraq according to a
monitoring group.
The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said ISIL fighters took the
al-Tanak oilfield on July 4.
The oilfield is in Syria's Deir el-Zour Province, along the border with Iraq, and comes a
day after ISIL's seizure of al-Omar oilfield, the country's largest.
The Observatory said ISIL seized the oilfields after rival Islamist groups, including the
Al-Qaeda-linked Al-Nusra Front, withdrew from the area.
ISIL has declared an Islamic caliphate in areas it has seized in western and northern
The group has also pushed towards the Turkish border, where it has shelled one town
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Skylight AR101/15 Achromat
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Can you do British Leyland "Primrose Yellow" or "Iris Blue"?
(It won't matter how good it looks; my wife is going to kill me anyway.)
Please say no...please say no...
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Aston Martin willow green & chrome fixings - oh yes!
Posted 01 May 2013 - 06:02 AM
Wow, that is excellent for a 4" scope.
Albert, the photo says F15 which is the scope's natural focal ratio. I'm not an imager and haven't used a webcam in ages...so please excuse my ignorance, but I recall having to use a barlow to get good planetary results. Was there a barlow in the optical train here or were were you imaging at a natural F15?
Posted 01 May 2013 - 06:36 AM
I can't thank you enough for the workmanship you put in. And the optics are just wonderful!
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What is the current lead time for an order of the AR101/15?
Posted 01 May 2013 - 11:51 AM
What is the current lead time for an order of the AR101/15?
Let's say 4-5 months to be safe.
I'm making parts now for those orders already on the list and I will deliver the first one by the end of this month. Put another way, if you ordered now, you'd receive your scope no later than end of September (but probably a little earlier).
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aperture rules. :rofl5:
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That is just amazingly beautiful.
Clear skies!
Thomas, Denmark
Posted 27 September 2013 - 03:39 AM
The pic's aren't the greatest but more are coming with a high resolution camera.
It's a 103mm f/15 almost exactly the same size as yours. I saw Saturn last year when I built the mock-up but it wasn't with the 2" eyepieces. After seeing your great pic of Saturn, I'm sure looking forward to seeing it now that my son's scope is finished.(I built the scope for my son.)
I have star tested it though, and what's cool is that black sky can be pointed at, but the eyepiece is full of stars! Also, I can point the green laser at an object and it's right in the middle of the EP. Even saw some far off galaxies. There's nothing like an F/15! The editor of Astronomy Technology Today says he'll put it in his magazine, but I missed this month because I couldn't get the pictures taken quick enough, now it'l probably be the 1st of the year.
I'd put a picture up but this is your thread! I was attracted here because I enjoy seeing beautiful telescopes and building them - and you sure have one here!
Posted 27 September 2013 - 10:51 AM
Great job on the case! It looks very similar to the one Richard supplied with my AR101. The only difference being mine is stored in case with the dew shield off. This allows the case to be considerably shorter so it will fit in my car. There is no doubt that if you invest time and money in a telescope like this a case is almost an essential.
Posted 27 September 2013 - 01:26 PM
Beautiful scope! I just built one too:
I just read through the first page of your thread - awesome scope!
How did you get the dew-shield from aluminum to brass?
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It's really a wonderful looking telescope.
Clear skies,
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Wow, that's really a great Jupiter picture. The cloud structure is really impressive for a 4" FH achromat and I don't even see the blue fringe. Have you used a filter to avoid the fringe?
OK, here is Jupiter from this morning. Stack size is about 500 frames. DFK31 @f/15, no barlow. Very foggy out.
So it was probably great watching Jupiter through the occular, too!?
Posted 30 September 2013 - 11:19 AM
I commissioned Richard from Skylight to make one for me that was optimised for solar imaging but that could be turned back into a normal visual scope by the simple addition of machined spacers.
I have now owned the scope since June and I have to say the images it produces are awesome as well as serving up some excellent visual treats through the eyepiece.
Please see a couple of examples of my solar work through the best 4" refractor you can buy IMHO


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The First-Year Experience Program (FYE) is designed to help you transition into the intellectual, cultural, and social community of Northeastern Illinois University. We do this through our FYE classes and co-curricular opportunities. All students who enter the University with fewer than 30 credit hours (which includes all first-time freshmen) must take one FYE course.
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I have a Samba-based fileserver with lots of gigs of data on it, mostly Word, Excel, OpenOffice and PDF documents.
I've set up a simple web based search interface (Apache, PHP, mlocate) that just goes on filepaths + mtime. It works, for that, but it would be great to have all the documents indexed by Apache Solr, as by all accounts this is blazingly fast and can cope with all these different document types.
But it's a fileserver, not a website, so I'd need something to crawl all files, and keep crawling and re-indexing the updated ones; people aren't "POST"ing documents, they're just pressing Save.
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Yandy Smith Reunites With Fiancé Mendeecees Harris! (VIDEO)
It's time for a celebration, everyone! Love & Hip Hop Season 4 star Yandy Smith has finally reunited with her fiancé, Mendeecees Harris!
TMZ reports that Yandy was finally able to spring the love of her life from federal custody in Rochester, New York, on Monday, March 31, after a judge agreed to let Mens go on a $600,000 bond. Yandy coughed up about $200,000, and armed with a fully loaded van, picked up her hunk and made their way back to Harlem — and of course, Yandy documented it all.
"Daddy's home!" Yandy captioned a photo of herself walking arm-in-arm with Mendeecees. Yandy then posted another photo of her and Mendeecees climbing on board their party van, followed by a video of Yandy and her man chatting during their ride back to New York City, with the song "Daddy's Home" by Usher playing.
Oh, and it doesn't stop there.
Yandy was able to share the joy of Mendeecees' homecoming with their son, Omere, who was reunited with his poppa this morning.
"My view," Yandy captioned a photo of Mendeecees holding his sleeping tot. Aww!
As you know, Mendeecees turned himself into federal custody back in January 2013 on drug-related charges, and Yandy spent most of Season 4 hoping to hear good news from his lawyer with regards to a bail hearing. We're so pleased to see that Yandy and Mendeecees will be able to spend some family time together and who knows — maybe some of this family reunion just might be filmed for Season 5 of Love & Hip Hop!
What do you think about Mendeecees' being free on bail? Share your feelings in the comments below!
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The Suns' Jason Richardson fed center Shaquille O'Neal for a slam that pushed Shaq past Moses Malone for fifth place on the NBA's career scoring list during the Suns' 128-96 win over the Washington Wizards on Saturday night.
O'Neal, who started the season in 11th place, scored 13 points to raise his tally to 27,411 points.
O'Neal, 37, would need four more seasons of play at this season's scoring pace to catch Wilt Chamberlain (31,419) for fourth.
"It shows how I've been consistent at what I've been doing, and the next guy is my illegitimate father, Wilt Chamberlain," O'Neal said.
"So just like in 'Star Wars,' hopefully I can catch up to my father.
"If I get one last deal then, yeah, (I could catch him). The way Nellie (head athletic trainer Aaron Nelson) has me feeling, I could average 20 and 10 until I'm 41 (or) 42. Easily."
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When you've seen the movie Endhiran, it's not really a question of how sickly-good Indians could be on producing some mind-blowing CGI effects but rather, how could their bollywood movies be at par with the Hollywood movies being produced from the West?
Still not impressed? Check out this video!
For those who are wondering what the heck is this movie? I'll repeat, it's Enthiran / Endhiran (The Robot) which is a sci-fi film directed by S. Shankar and was published on India last October in which the production team claims it's the country's most expensive film ever created of all time. The plot of the story is simple, a scientist created a highly-advanced Android Robot which wreaks havoc on their city and it's up for its citizens to stop it.
This film was popularized because of some of the stars that take the role for this title was Aishwarya Rai, Rajinikanth and more! On its opening weekend, it was the highest grossing Indian film of all time. Yes, it even beat Slumdog Millionaire.
Interestingly, you'll see some familiar stunts on the clip (0:39) which I remember was featured out on HellBoy II, although others looks just so unreal and pretty amazing at the same time.
Sadly, like some of the critiques who saw the production of this movie, majority of the developers who made the CGI effects of this movie only receive monthly salary of 200 bucks. Just a food for thought for everyone.
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Indianapolis is full of fun ways to spend an entire day or weekend, but if you've only got an hour to spare between meetings, don't fret. The Racing Capital of the World still proves a well-rounded destination, even when you're pressed for time. Try some of these suggestions on for size:
Soldiers and Sailors Monument
At the epicentre of Indianapolis on brick-paved Monument Circle, this soaring limestone spire offers a panoramic bird's-eye view of downtown. Take the elevator ride to the top for a look around, or if you're feeling especially sprightly, you can climb the 330 steps to the observation deck.
Shrimp Cocktail at St. Elmo
If there's not enough time in your schedule for a fully-fledged dinner at Indy's iconic century-old steak house, St. Elmo, at least stop by to sit in the bar and savour a spicy signature shrimp cocktail. Watching first-timers' reactions when the horseradish kicks in? Priceless.
Beer Tasting at Sun King Brewing Company
Sun King launched a local craft beer renaissance when it opened in 2009. Now, loyalists flock in to refill their growlers with house standards like Wee Mac Scottish Ale and Sunlight Cream Ale, and to sample the seasonal brews during free tasting sessions on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays.
Canal Walk
Stretch your legs and drink in some of the best downtown skyline views by strolling the picturesque canal that snakes through White River State Park. If you're really in a hurry, rent a Segway to speed up your journey.
Lunch at Historic City Market
Teeming with tempting sights, smells and tastes, City Market is a vibrant smorgasbord, and a popular lunch destination among the downtown business community. Soups, sandwiches, salads, crepes, cookies, ethnic cuisine, coffees, seafood, craft beer—there's a little something here to please any palate.
Virginia B. Fairbanks Art and Nature Park: 100 Acres
On the grounds of the lovely Indianapolis Museum of Art, this outdoor oasis seamlessly blends art and nature with funky large-scale sculptures interspersed with walking trails that lead through indigenous natural habitats. Feel free to bring a picnic.
Cocktails at The Libertine
Shake it up, baby, with a handcrafted cocktail at this speakeasy-style hotspot. Nattily dressed mixologists wear retro vests and ties, and the drinks go by clever call-signs like the "Screw and Bolt," "Indiana English," and "All the Rage." The small plates at The Libertine are stellar, too—don't miss the bacon flight.
The Rhythm! Discovery Center
When business meetings get a little too intense, burn off some steam by banging some drums at The Rhythm! Discovery Center, located next to the Circle Centre Mall Artsgarden. You'll learn something about the science of sound, and might just discover a hidden talent.
Lucas Oil Stadium Tours
For Indianapolis Colts football fans, Lucas Oil Stadium is hallowed ground. One-hour public tours give visitors a behind-the-scenes peek at the facility with stops at the playing field, the locker room and the press box.
Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library
Pay tribute to the Slaughterhouse-Five author (and Indianapolis native) by browsing the Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library. Afterwards, head over to Mass Ave to take a photo of the giant Kurt Vonnegut mural.
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I've just read this article here: http://hamletdarcy.blogspot.com/2008/04/10-best-idea-inspections-youre-not.html, and the last bit in particular got me thinking about my code, specifically the advice:
What in the world is a public method doing on your object that has no dependency on any fields within the object? This is certainly a code smell. The problem is that the "auto-fix" for the inspection is to apply the static keyword. Nooooo. That's not what you want to do. A public method without any dependency on object state can't possibly be part of an object that has one clearly stated charter. It's just not cohesive and should be placed somewhere else. So: if the method is private, accept the auto-fix, but if the method is public then don't.
The code in question is essentially an object transformer. It takes an object of type A and converts it to a different type.
My hierarchy is like this:
Interface ObjectTransformer -> GenericObjectTransformer
and then below this, GenericObjectTransformer is extended by ObjectTransformerA and ObjectTransformerB
Now, some functionality is required by both ObjectTransformerA and ObjectTransformerB, but doesnt actually depend on any instance variables of GenericObjectTransformer, so its a protected static method in GenericObjectTransformer.
Is this a violation of the rule above? Obviously this is protected rather than public, but its still a method accessible from outside of the class that has nothing to do with the class itself?
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Trafficking in Persons Report 2009 - Australia
|United States Department of State
|Publication Date
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AUSTRALIA (Tier 1)
Australia is a destination country for women from Southeast Asia, South Korea, Taiwan, the People's Republic of China (PRC), and reportedly Eastern Europe trafficked for the purpose of commercial sexual exploitation. Some men and women from several Pacific islands, India, the PRC, South Korea, the Philippines, and Ireland are fraudulently recruited to work temporarily in Australia, but subsequently are subjected to conditions of forced labor, including confiscation of travel documents, confinement, and threats of serious harm. Some indigenous teenage girls are subjected to forced prostitution at rural truck stops. Some women who migrated to Australia voluntarily to work illegally in licensed or illegal brothels were subsequently subjected to debt bondage or involuntary servitude. Although most operate through a network of informal contacts in their native countries, experienced and increasingly sophisticated traffickers are adjusting their methods to try to sidestep provisions of anti-trafficking laws. There are traffickers who file asylum claims in the false names victims use to enter the country; victims who later go to the police for help appear unreliable and are at risk of deportation because of their false asylum claim. Unscrupulous recruiters entice undocumented foreign women into prostitution, coaching them to apply for student visas in real or false names, as students may legally work 20 hours a week. Men with legal residence in Australia marry foreign women whom they coerce into prostitution or force into domestic servitude. Some of the civil complaints to authorities about labor violations were noted to contain elements indicative of the crime of trafficking.
The Government of Australia fully complies with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking. During the year, three offenders were convicted specifically for slavery and trafficking offenses. The courts set out the elements of the crimes and a roadmap for the successful prosecution of the crimes of slavery, sexual servitude, debt bondage, and trafficking. A court also established that a woman who agreed to work either legally or illegally in prostitution had in no way also agreed to her enslavement or to working in conditions of slavery. A government study recommended changes to the 457 temporary worker visa program to halt the exploitation of foreign workers.
Recommendations for Australia: Continue to conduct systematic efforts to proactively identify trafficking victims in the legalized sex trade; criminally prosecute employers who subject migrant workers to debt bondage and involuntary servitude; implement recommended changes to the 457 temporary employment visa program; and continue to implement or support a visible anti-trafficking awareness campaign directed at clients of the sex trade.
The Government of Australia demonstrated increasing anti-trafficking law enforcement efforts over the last year. Australia prohibits sex and labor trafficking and trafficking-related offenses in Divisions 270 and 271 of the Commonwealth Criminal Code, which prescribe maximum penalties from 12 to 25 years' imprisonment and/or fines of up to $140,000. These penalties are sufficiently stringent and commensurate with those prescribed for other grave crimes. In 2008, the government obtained significant convictions for sexual slavery and trafficking under its most recent laws. The two defendants in R vs Wei Tang, a trial that began in 2005, were convicted of slavery in 2007; after a retrial and conviction in 2008, they await sentencing. Keith William Dobie was convicted of trafficking in persons offenses pursuant to section 271.2(2B) of the Criminal Code and sentenced in December 2008 to five years' imprisonment. In March 2009, five more prosecutions were before the courts, involving 11 defendants. The Australian Federal Police (AFP) established an additional Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation Task Team (TSETT) in Brisbane in November 2008. The AFP, as of September 2008, had trained 132 specialist investigators on relevant legislation, investigative methodologies, trafficking trends, intelligence targeting, and victim liaison. The Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (CDPP) trained prosecutors on cross-cultural issues in trafficking cases, child eyewitness testimony, and interviewing. As part of its pilot Witness Assistance Service, the CDPP developed materials explaining the criminal justice system to trafficking victims and witnesses. Since November 2008, a Witness Assistance Officer worked with prosecutors on trafficking cases. There were no reports of official involvement in trafficking. There were no cases of sexual exploitation involving Australian troops or peacekeeping officers deployed abroad.
The Government of Australia continued to provide comprehensive assistance for victims of trafficking willing to aid in criminal prosecutions and their family members. The government encouraged victims and witnesses to participate in trafficking investigations, and directly linked continued assistance to victims' role in a viable prosecution. Those victims who do not receive a trafficking visa generally qualify for a protection visa as a refugee, which they can apply for independently. Victims are not inappropriately incarcerated, fined, or penalized for unlawful acts committed as a direct result of being trafficked. The government is considering reforms recommended by officials and NGOs who reviewed the trafficking visa system. In collaboration with NGOs, the government developed detailed guidelines for assisting trafficking victims, which were published on its website in December 2008. The Office of Women managed the Support for Victims of People Trafficking Program. As of January 22, 2009, their program supported 44 victims. The average length of time spent in the Victim Support Program was 12.5 months.
The Government of Australia demonstrated efforts to prevent trafficking in persons during the year. The Australian Government published the "Travel Smart: Hints for Australian Travellers," brochure, which highlights Australian trafficking and child sex crime laws, noting they "also prohibit the incitement, encouragement of, or gaining benefit from such activities." It provides details for reporting a possible violation of Australia's child sex laws to the AFP. From July to December 2008, the Australian Passports Office distributed over 700,000 Travel Smart brochures, one with every passport renewal. In March 2008, a two-year international investigation led by Queensland Police Task Force "Argos" dismantled a criminal ring which arranged and provided live video feeds of the sexual and physical abuse of children to paying customers around the world via the Internet. Australian courts convicted two men of commercial sexual exploitation of a child, including the man responsible for the website's security. Australia's extra-territorial law on child sex tourism provides penalties of up to 17 years' imprisonment for Australians convicted of sexually exploiting children under the age of 16. Two prosecutions under this law were begun in 2008. The Australian government bolstered its communications strategy to increase awareness about trafficking within the sex industry in October 2008 when it announced $680,000 in funding for four Australian NGOs' efforts to provide outreach for trafficking victims and conduct education and awareness initiatives on human trafficking. There were no other visible measures to reduce the demand for forced labor or commercial sex acts in Australia during the reporting period. The government released a report of an experts' review on the 457 temporary worker visa program, which proposed 66 changes to protect migrants from exploitation by employers, such as more closely screening and monitoring employers. Changes to the scheme are scheduled to be included in the next budget. Twenty eight specialist overseas immigration officers and 18 overseas Airport Liaison Officers are working to stop trafficking at its source. In addition, the government provides substantial funding for law enforcement training, victim assistance programs, and prevention activities throughout Southeast Asia. The Australian government ensured that troops and police officers preparing to deploy with UN peacekeeping missions were made aware of trafficking issues and instructed as to the legal ramifications in Australia of engaging in or facilitating trafficking, or exploiting trafficking victims while deployed.


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An Evening of Rodgers and Hammerstein at the Madison Theatre
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It's an evening of memories, as the cast recreates the classic songs from the beloved Rodgers and Hammerstein catalog, in many cases performing songs that they themselves have sung in various iconic productions over the years.
"Marni Nixon appeared in the most popular musical of all time, "The Sound of Music," Bider said, "and of course was the singing voice in the "King and I," West Side Story," and "My Fair Lady." And she also succeeded Joan in the Roundabout 2001 revival of "Follies." We are thrilled to have here with us."
Nixon opens the concert, performing "It's a Grand Night for Singing," She also appears in "Do Re Mi," and does a duet of "My Favorite Things," with Sarah and Julia Losner, later in the program.
Lee Meriwether, who Binder describes as "another living legend," played Anna in a production of "The King & I" in a revival of the show in California in the 1990s. Here she will recreate that performance, singing "I Whistle a Happy Tune" and "Hello, Young Lovers."
Lee Roy Reams, a veteran Broadway star, will captivate the audience singing "Younger Than Springtime" and "Oklahoma!" Reams appeared in the original Broadway production of "42nd Street" and created the role of Lumiere in "Beauty and the Beast," among his other credits.
Frank Basile, who was married to Celeste Holm, Roberts' Oklahoma' co-star, lends his operatic voice to "Soliloquy" and "Some Enchanted Evening."
And there's much more in this 90-minute show. "It's really a concert version of Rodgers and Hammerstein's greatest hits," said Angelo Fraboni, Madison Theatre's artistic director and the production's executive producer. "It's great to do a Rodgers and Hammerstein evening as a tribute to Joan, who did so much for Molloy, since she was a Rodgers and Hammerstein girl. We have four to five pieces from each musical, wonderful music performed by outstanding talent, backed up with a student chorus and the Children's Orchestra Society."
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The couple's daughter, Hazel, will turn two on February 16th and she will be joined by a little brother or sister this summer, a representative confirms to Us Weekly.
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Monday was pretty good here, but muggins was working. Freelancing is SO hard when it starts to pump but you've got a deadline!
Jumped in on Tuesday and had quite a few lovely little waves, but it was the company that made it special. I've been surfing here for 20 years now, and I always love to surf with the boys. Just a couple this time; one who I don't know so well but he's shit-hot, and the other who I've known as long as I've been surfing. It was awesome to hear of some pretty significant developments in their lives…all settling down, basically!
Then a girl paddled out! This never happens in Crannog, being as it's the middle of nowhere. I think she was from Cornwall way; she looked like a Cornish maid. Surfed good, too. I always feel competitive with another girl in the water, 'cos I see them so seldom. She had some lovely little peaks and good to see a smile on her face.
But the best company was, as it often is, the wildlife. A little silver fish throwing a fit on the ocean surface, just jumping out and skittering along. Then a seal appeared and we all pulled our feet up, just in case. A baby it was, with its mum looking on from further away. They're at the curious age. I was looking out to sea when it popped up about three metres away from me and flapped a flipper at me. I have to say I did scream a bit; the seal had its eyes firmly on me and looked quite pleased at the reaction, the little sod. Satisfied, it swam off back towards New Quay. A beautiful silver and grey thing with those big round eyes. Full of mischief, this one.
Surf went dead the next day, despite hopeful buoy predictions. The worst summer I can ever remember here.
Still, off to FRANCE!!!! tomorrow. Small waves forecast for the first few days, then HUGE. Oh dear. Despite having done six weeks of Insanity, I still don't think I'm ready for huge, not French style. It's been way too long since I've seen anything challenging. Still, I cannot wait for a holiday — barring magazine trips, which were often more work than you'd actually believe, I've not been on a holiday since me and 6 girlies went to northern Portugal about eight years ago! Seriously — what happened to traveller me! Too much work and not enough SURF! All about to change…
Seaglass love
A new page, Surferigrl's Seaglass, has appeared on my site to explain my new Etsy shop.
I've started to sell my seaglass jewellery creations, because I can't keep them all, and can't afford the silver clay, diamond-tipped drill bits and so on unless I make a bit of money out of it! I love seaglass and sea pottery…hope you will like too.
Lobster Lunch
This lifelong veggie is definitely going pescatarian — lobster, brown crab, salad, new potatoes and crusty bread for lunch. Benefits of having a fisherman handy. I love summer!
(It's okay to take photos of your food once in a while, right?! Oh well, I don't care!
Perfect, but not
Finally the surf is back, in time for my birthday week! It looked good, but it wasn't…
I will have been surfing the Nog for 20 years this summer…shame I'm still utterly rubbish! But that's always how I feel at this time of year, when it's so, so cold and the banks have been trashed by the winter sand-scouring action and the rips are arm-creakingly strong. Soon, soon, it'll get better, and crappy surfers like me will have a bit more of a chance to catch something that's not closing out or breaking into six inches of water.
Glorious sunshine came through a few times and there were about 12 diving birds putting on a show. I think they were gannets, though I couldn't see any of that orange/beige they usually have on their heads. Whatever, they were stunning, splonking into the water to emerge empty-beaked as far as I could see, a quick shake of the head and soaring up again. Very, very skillful.
Sea-View Team
Coolest MPV I've ever seen. No, actually — the ONLY cool MPV I've ever seen. I'm such a child of the 80s!
An absolutely terrible surf today. While running I checked out the rolling swell — groundswell?! Really!? It looked about 2-3ft and while lumpy and not really lining up, it did have some clean, green faces.
I suited up as quickly as possible and headed down, but the wind had fucked it. In the space of an hour it went from decent to awful. The rip was hideous and I pulled something in my neck trying to get away from it; very sore now. The wind was a cross-shore howler and the peaks were a grey mess. So, so disappointing — this has been the worst summer I remember, after the worst winter I remember, and autumn (which I always so look forward to) is shaping up to be pants as well.
I am so hungry for some good waves, but with no car and no money I can't even go down the road, let alone abroad! I have to stay off Facebook as my need to howl at people who have escaped to wave-rich places is so strong it's scary.
Pass the ibuprofen…
surf toes
The lack of surf in Crannog since I scrapped my car has been extreme…sod's law. I'm desperate for summer suits and endless warm days with waves, even small ones. I swear there was more swell last summer than all this winter! So I have done a few wave dances and prayers on the sand, and painted my toes to show what I want Silly I know, but it might work?!
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Clywedais i Dafydd a Caryl ar BBC Radio Cymru y bore 'ma yn siarad â Jon Meirion Jones, hanesydd lleol, am enwau strydoedd yn yr ardal Llangrannog. Roeddwn nhw'n sôn am Lôn Cati a Trecregin Villa, sy'n drws nesaf i fi, ac yn dweud bod e'n mor bwysig i gadw a defnyddio'r enwau Cymraeg. Dw i'n cytuno yn bendant! Wi wrth fy modd yn clywed am yr hanes yr ardal, a roedd diddordeb mewn enwau'r strydoedd a tâi rhan o'r rheswm penderfynais i ddysgu Cymraeg.
Pan adeiladodd fy rhieni ein tŷ ni yn yn y coeden yn y saithdegau, penderfynon nhw i alw'r le 'Trecoed' — dim ond un tŷ sy da ni, ond roeddwn nhw'n trial, beth bynnag!
Update: Darllenodd Dafydd a Caryl fy e-bost ma's ar y radio y bore nesaf! Enwog!
Mae'r tywydd yn arbennig o dda ar hyn o bryd, dim y gwanwyn ond yr haf!
Roedd Lochtyn yn edrych yn hardd y bore 'ma am naw; ro'n i wrth fy modd yn rhedeg yn yr haul. Ro'n i'n ymdrechu lan i ben y bryn ac aeth cadno heibio yn y cae drws nesaf. Stopiodd e i edrych arna i, wedyn wyff, bant â fe. Anifail rhyfeddol, er gwaethaf ei archwaeth am y ieir lleol!
Es i yn y môr ddoe i syrffio; roedd popeth yn hyfryd ond tymheredd y dŵr — brrr! Felly ro'n i'n bach o 'wuss' heddiw — arhosais i ar y traeth gyda llyfr.
Nawr mae'n amser gwaith, gyda fy mathodyn bach 'Cymraeg' newydd!
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U.S. Industrial R&D Performers Report Increased Expenditures for 2004
NSF 07-304 | December 2006 | PDF
Companies spent $208 billion in current-year dollars
on research and development (R&D) performed in the United States during 2004 compared with $201 billion in 2003 (table 1), according to estimates from the Survey of Industrial Research and Development.[1] In inflation-adjusted (2000) dollars, 2004 R&D expenditures increased $2.1 billion from 2003. The increase for 2004 tracked the long-term trend: annual increases in inflation-adjusted expenditures were reported for all but nine years since the survey's inception in 1953.
Table 1 Source Data: Excel file
Funding from both the company's own and other non-federal sources (hereafter, company or company and other funding) and from federal sources for R&D were higher in 2004 than in 2003. Company funding during 2004 amounted to $188 billion in current-year dollars compared with $183 billion during 2003, and federal funding amounted to $20 billion during 2004 compared with $18 billion during 2003. Since 1953, annual inflation-adjusted company-funded R&D has increased in all but six years; federally funded industrial R&D has increased in about half of the years.
In 2004 companies in manufacturing industries performed $147 billion of R&D which accounted for 71% of all industrial R&D performed in the United States; companies in nonmanufacturing industries performed $61 billion of R&D (table 2). Manufacturers performed $132 billion of company-funded R&D and $15 billion of federally funded industrial R&D; companies in the nonmanufacturing industries performed $56 billion and $5 billion, respectively. Other company and federally funded R&D costs by detailed industry are given in table 2 (see Data Notes for information on industry classification).
Table 2 Source Data: Excel file
Domestic net sales (see table 1 for definition) of companies that performed R&D in the United States was $5.7 trillion in 2003 and $5.6 trillion in 2004. The R&D-to-sales ratio was 3.7% in 2004 compared with 3.5% in 2003. Domestic employment during 2004 was 14.8 million (table 3), compared with 15.3 million reported in 2003. The number of full-time equivalent scientists and engineers who performed industrial R&D was 1.2 million in 2003 and 1.1 million in 2004. Other sales and employment estimates by detailed industry are given in table 3.
Table 3 Source Data: Excel file
Smaller companies, those with fewer than 25,000 employees, performed 62% of industrial R&D in the United States during 2004 (table 4). More specifically, companies with fewer than 500 employees, while reporting only 11% of sales of R&D-performing firms and 14% of domestic employment, performed 18% of all industrial R&D and employed 25% of the scientists and engineers who worked on R&D. Companies with at least 500 but with fewer than 25,000 employees reported 47% of sales and 44% of employment, performed 44% of all R&D, and employed 46% of R&D scientists and engineers. Very large firms with 25,000 or more employees reported 43% of sales and 42% of employment, performed 38% of all R&D, and employed 29% of R&D scientists and engineers. Other R&D costs and sales and employment estimates by size of company are given in table 4.
Table 4 Source Data: Excel file
During 2004, six states accounted for 50% of the industrial R&D performed in the United States. Companies in California, Michigan, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Texas, and Washington (listed by decreasing level) reported aggregate R&D expenditures of $104 billion (table 5). Of that amount, $97 billion accounted for 52% of company-funded R&D performed in the United States. California, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Virginia, Maryland, and Florida (the top six states listed by decreasing level), reported $12.1 billion of federally funded R&D, which accounted for 60% of the U.S. total. Other R&D costs by state and source of funds are given in table 5.
Table 5 Source Data: Excel file
Estimates in this InfoBrief were derived from the annual Survey of Industrial Research and Development. The survey is cosponsored by the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Census Bureau, and Census is the collection and tabulation agent for the survey. The survey is a nationally representative sample of all for-profit companies, publicly or privately held and with five or more employees, that performed R&D within the 50 United States and the District of Columbia. Approximately 32,000 companies are surveyed each year and the overall response rate is approximately 80%. The primary focus of the survey is U.S. industry as a performer of, rather than a source of funds for, research and development. Beginning in 1989, the amount of federally funded R&D reported by performers began to diverge from the amount reported by federal agencies. For 2004, federal agencies reported obligations of $102.7 billion in total R&D to all R&D performers and obligations of $38.9 billion to industrial R&D performers. These totals compare with $93.4 billion in federal funding reported by all performers of R&D and with $20.3 billion reported by industrial R&D performers. Although NSF has not found a definitive explanation for this divergence, the National Research Council notes that comparing federal outlays (as opposed to obligations) for R&D to performer expenditures results in a smaller discrepancy.[2] For 2004, federal agencies reported R&D outlays of $97.3 billion to all R&D performers.
Beginning in the late 1990s, increasingly large amounts of R&D were attributed to the wholesale trade industries, resulting from the payroll-based methodology used to assign industry classifications and the change from the standard industrial classification (SIC) system to the North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) in 1999. Such classification artifacts were of particular concern for companies traditionally thought of as pharmaceutical or computer-manufacturing firms. As these firms increasingly marketed their own products and more of their payroll involved employees in selling and distribution activities, the potential for the companies to be classified among the wholesale trade industries increased. To increase the relevance and usefulness of the industrial R&D statistics, NSF evaluated ways to ameliorate the negative effects of the industry classification methodology and change in classification systems. Beginning in 2004, in addition to firms originally assigned NAICS codes among the wholesale trade (NAICS 42) industries, firms in the information (NAICS 51); professional, scientific, and technical services (NAICS 54); and management of companies and enterprises (NAICS 55) industries using the payroll-based methodology were manually reviewed by NSF and Census. These firms were reclassified based on primary R&D activity, which in most cases corresponded to their primary products or service activities. The result was that most of the R&D previously attributed to NAICS 42 and 55 industries was redistributed. For detailed information, see SRS InfoBrief, Revised Industry Classification Better Reflects Structure of Business R&D in the United States, forthcoming at http://www.nsf.gov/statistics.
The full set of detailed tables from this survey will be available in the report Survey of Industrial Research and Development, 2004 at http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/industry. Individual detailed tables from the 2004 survey may be available in advance of publication of the full report. For further information, contact
Raymond M. Wolfe
Research and Development Statistics Program
Division of Science Resources Statistics
National Science Foundation
4201 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 965
Arlington, VA 22230
[1] Company is defined as a business organization of one or more establishments under common ownership or control. The Survey of Industrial Research and Development is conducted jointly by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the U.S. Bureau of the Census. All estimates from the survey are subject to both sampling and nonsampling errors (see technical notes in the annual reports at http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/industry).
[2] National Research Council. 2005. Measuring Research and Development Expenditures in the U.S. Economy. Panel on Research and Development Statistics at the National Science Foundation, Committee on National Statistics, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resources Statistics
U.S. Industrial R&D Performers Report Increased Expenditures for 2004
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Baseball Faces North Carolina A&T, Coastal Carolina this Week
Feb. 20, 2013
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- Marshall baseball will travel to Greensboro, N.C. and Myrtle Beach, S.C. for games against North Carolina A&T and Coastal Carolina this week.
The series opener with NC A&T has been moved to Thursday with first pitch set for 3 p.m. at War Memorial Stadium. All other game dates and times are to be determined. Follow @HerdZone on Twitter or visit Marshall baseball's schedule page for up-to-date information.
A&T (2-1) is led by Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference preseason all-conference selection Luke Tendler. Tendler is a repeat honoree of the preseason award and a member of last year's MEAC all-conference second team and all-tournament team. The junior second baseman batted .305 with a team-most 55 runs batted in through the 2012 season.
Coastal Carolina (2-1), winner of the Big South Conference title in each of the last six seasons, posted a 42-19 record in 2012 and received an invitation to the NCAA Regional in Columbia. The Chanticleers are the third winningest team in the nation since 1999 (Florida, Rice) and boast the Big South's preseason pitcher of the year in senior Aaron Burke (10-5, 1.58 in 2012). The right-handed reliever saved seven games in 35 appearances last season. Burke's latest outing saw him strike out two and walk two in a single inning of relief against No. 1 North Carolina.
Marshall trails Coastal 5-2 in the all-time series. In the most recent meeting (2011), No. 27 Coastal Carolina handed the Herd a 4-2 loss in Conway, S.C.
Live stats will be provided for the three-game series with A&T, while CBS GameTracker will be available for Sunday's game against Coastal Carolina. Marshall's official baseball twitter account, @MU_Baseball, will offer regular in-game updates.
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For some music, iTunes offers a cheaper price on albums, and once you begin buying music from iTunes, the online store gives you personal recommendations. You can also rent or buy movies or television shows from the store. There are free songs that can be downloaded weekly and parents can monitor and prevent their children from buying music with explicit content.
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Parent Engagement Meeting
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Over a month ago, as a means to follow up with the Parent Survey that was distributed to those whose children are enrolled in the City's KinderCare and ClubRec afterschool programs at BES, a Parent Engagement Meeting was scheduled for Wednesday, December 16th at 5:30pm at City Hall in the Community Meeting Room. This meeting is open to the public, but will specifically touch on the results of the parent survey, with Parks and Recreation staff facilitating a collaborative discussion around the future of the KinderCare and ClubRec programs, with the goal being to provide the families who utilize these programs the best offerings possible. In order for parents to attend this evening meeting, staff will be providing extended childcare at ClubRec until 7pm that evening. In the event you are unable to make the meeting, staff will be sharing the outcomes and will provide an opportunity for you to chime in at a later time. The meeting results will also be discussed at the next Parks and Recreation Commission meeting of January 13, 2015. Thank you for those who have already taken the time to complete the survey; we look forward to continuing the conversation with you on the 16th!
Holiday Donations at City Hall
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In the spirit of the season, toy, food, and coat donation boxes have been set up in the lobby of City Hall. Please consider donations of new, unwrapped gifts, canned or dry foods, and/or new or slightly used coats (via the organization One Warm Coat) this holiday season. The boxes will be picked up the first week of January and all donations will be donated locally to those in need. Thank you for thinking of and helping others this holiday season!
Santa's Visit 2015
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Did you hear? Santa is coming to town! But he's on a tight schedule, so be sure to check when and where he'll be stopping and be mindful of his time! This will allow Santa and the Brisbane Lions that will be escorting him to move swiftly along their scheduled route and visit all the kids in Brisbane! Click here or the image below to view Santa's route and schedule for this year.
Smoking Ordinance
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UPDATE: Friday, 11/6 - The City Council last night decided to refer Ordinance No. 602 back to the Health & Safety Subcommittee for further review.
UPDATE: Wednesday, 12/9 - The Council last night voted to adopt Ordinance 602 enacting the following motions.
UPDATE: Friday, 12/4 - At last night's City Council meeting, the Council approved two motions:
First, they unanimously voted to adopt Ordinance 602 as written with the following amendments:
- Updating a bullet point in one of the Whereas statements (p.4) to, "The United States Fire Administration recommends that if people smoke, that they smoke outdoors;"
- Changing "At all public transit stops" to "At all public transit shelters" in Section 8.45.040 – Areas where smoking is prohibited
- Removing Chapter 8.46, which takes out all restrictions on smoking in multi-unit residences, but leaving all restrictions on smoking in public places and on certain types of distribution and sale of tobacco products, and all provisions extending the City's existing tobacco retailer license provisions to e-cigarette retailers.
Second, the Council unanimously moved that it is the Council's intent to adopt an ordinance regulating smoking in multi-unit residences within the next year (2016). Before that happens, there will be extensive education outreach on the nature of the ordinance and the justification for it, and a full opportunity for feedback from all impacted homeowner associations and landlords. Stay tuned! Click here to read the full staff report from the Deputy City Attorney for the City Council meeting of 12/8.
UPDATE: Friday, 11/20 - The Council last night set 12/3 as the date they will meet to discuss the ordinance in more detail. The agenda will be made available 72 hrs. prior on the All Meetings page.
UPDATE: Friday, 11/13 - The Subcommittee met today and will be meeting again on Wednesday, 11/18. They will discuss with the full Council at their 11/19 meeting the possibility of having a special meeting on 12/3 to discuss the ordinance in more detail.
UPDATE: Friday, 11/6 - The City Council last night decided to refer Ordinance No. 602 back to the Health & Safety Subcommittee for further review.
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The City Council will consider introduction of Ordinance No. 602, restricting or limiting the use of tobacco products and/or e-cigarettes in various public places, businesses patronized by the public and in common areas and individual units of multi-unit dwellings and (2) ban the sale of tobacco products and/or e-cigarettes sales when such products are not in the manufacturer's original packaging or are sold from vending machines or self-service displays.
This item was discussed at the City Council meeting of October 15 and was continued to November 5th. Council will consider new regulations to ban the smoking of tobacco and other products in public places, common areas and individual units of multi-unit residences. This ban would apply to the use of e-cigarettes and the smoking or vaporizing of medical marijuana.
The meeting will be held on Thursday, November 5, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. at City Hall, 50 Park Place. Click here to view the staff report on this issue.
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Sand Bags at City Hall
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Sand bags have been made available to Brisbane residents by the Public Works Dept., so please be sure to take some if you need them (10 bag limit). There is a fill-your-own station in case the pre-filled ones on the pallete (underneath the black tarp) run out before the Public Works Dept. is able to make more.
Congressional App Challenge
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You are invited to participate in the 2015 Congressional App Challenge!
Established by the US House of Representatives in 2013, this 10-week competition allows high school students to create and submit their own apps. Students may participate as individuals or in teams of up to four. Winning students will have their apps featured on a display in the Capitol Building, and will be honored by Congresswoman Jackie Speier.
November 9, 2015 - January 15, 2016
For more information, visit www.CongressionalAppChallenge.us
For any questions, please contact firstname.lastname@example.com . Good luck to all!
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The History of KARATE
The History of Karate 11 -Karate-
Photo with Karate master in mainland of JapanAccording to a recording, the kanji character "Karate [with Empty Hand]" was used by Chomo Hamashiro in his work Karate Kumite which mentioned his research on "kumite" in 1905 for the first time.
The History of Karate 10 -Kata of Okinawa Karate-
KataTraining Okinawa Karate is practicing "Kata".
You begin with "Kata" and end up with "Kata". When you truly completed "Kata", it means you mastered Okinawa Karate. This "keep practicing kata over and over again" style doesn't seem enough for people who want to fight. However, those kata from our great masters have drastic power and strong defense. Because our great masters know about how powerful those kata is, they cautioned, "You cannot start fighting with Karate", and they tried to avoid fighting..
The History of Karate 9 -Okinawa Karate-
Okinawa KarateThe name of "Okinawa Karate" is usually used in Okinawa to discriminate between Karate in Okinawa and Karate in main land of Japan or in overseas. This is because Japanese Karate became much more like sports than traditional martial arts. And many Karate masters in Okinawa are trying to save Karate becoming sports and keep then traditionally.
History of Karate 8 -History of Okinawa Karate -
Jigoro KanoKarate was based on two martial arts: Ti, the original Okinawan martial art and Chinese Kenpo. These two martial arts were mixed and Okinawa Karate was created. In 1905, Karate was taught at school by Anko Itosu. And then it gradually spread all over Okinawa. It was in 18th century when Okinawa Karate was introduced to main land of Japan.
History of Karate 7 -Ban of Ownership Weapons And Okinawa Karate -
SaiBefore Ryukyu became Okinawa, Satsuma, one of Japanese prefecture then ruled Ryukyu. Satsuma made several ban to people of Ryukyu. One of the bans was about ownership weapons.
History of Karate 6 -Spread to outside of Okinawa-
Anko ItosuKarate was secret of people of Ryukyu kingdom for a long time. One Karate master taught the technique to only one student. They tried to keep Karate secret. However, in 1879, Ryukyu became one of Japanese prefecture and then was the crisis of existence of Okinawa Karate.
Karate was taken over from only warrior class, but when Ryukyu became Okinawa, those warriors had to be civilian. Who would practice Karate no longer then don't need to protect their kingdom? Then Anko Itosu who saved the Okinawa Karate came out.
History of Karate 5 -Inazo Nitobe-
It is said, Bushido by Inazo Nitobe is the best description of what Bushido is to foreigners.
Nitobe was born in after end of Edo period as Bushi and lived Meiji era with Bushi spirit.After Bushi period [or you can say Edo period,] he got religion in Christianity when he was University student.
History of Karate 4 -Bushido-
In Japan, we have a spirit called "Bushido" for hundreds of years. However, this "Bushido" changed its forms little by little.
You can divide Bushido into three types. First was Bushido in the Age of Civil Wars.Second was previous term of Edo period. And the third was latter term of Edo period. In the Age of Civil Wars, there were some rules in Bushido.
History of Karate 3 -Budo-
How we should understand what "Budo" is?
In Japan, we use Budo as generic name of Japanese martial arts such as Judo, Kendo and Aikido.
History of KARATE 2 -Okinawa Kobudo-
Kata of Okinawa KarateKarate and Kobudo are Okinawan traditional martial arts. But we don't know which came into being first.
However, Karate and Kobudo are related each other and we could have made neither Karate nor Kobudo without others.
So it is better to think both Karate and Kobudo were the same in the first place and developed in different ways.
History of KARATE 1 -appearance and its origin-
Okinawa KarateWe have several theories about Okinawan Karate. This is because we have few surviving documents about Okinawan culture and its history.
Many historians are still trying to find the truth of ancient Okinawa.
There are three convincing theories about Okinawan Karate.
1 Karate is a completely a Okinawan martial art. There was a martial art called "Te" and Te had changed its fighting forms through the years and today, we call it "Karate".
2 Te was mixed with Chinese Kenpo and this hybred martial art became Karate.
3 Karate is a completely Chinese martial art.


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- Explain the difference between a hot backup and a cold backup and the benefits associated with each. - A hot backup is basically taking a backup of the database while it is still up and running and it must be in archive log mode. A cold backup is taking a backup of the database while it is shut down and does not require being in archive log mode. The benefit of taking a hot backup is that the database is still available for use while the backup is occurring and you can recover the database to any point in time. The benefit of taking a cold backup is that it is typically easier to administer the backup and recovery process. In addition, since you are taking cold backups the database does not require being in archive log mode and thus there will be a slight performance gain as the database is not cutting archive logs to disk.
- You have just had to restore from backup and do not have any control files. How would you go about bringing up this database? - I would create a text based backup control file, stipulating where on disk all the data files where and then issue the recover command with the using backup control file clause.


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Having a Party? A Restaurant for Every Occasion
The restaurant question we get asked more than anything is definitely: "Where should we go for my friend's birthday party?" Generally speaking, the situation involves a party of 10, more than a party of 200, but this restaurant short-list can accomodate a wide scope of food preferences, ambiance and number of people. Since we're of the mindset that hard booze never hurts, we've put a star by the restaurants with a full bar. Go ahead now: Celebrate good times. Common!
10 Years of Valet Parking on Mission Street. Foreign Cinema Celebrates
Has it been only 10 years since the Mission first started to hyper-gentrify? I remember directing a gaggle of Marina blondes to Mission street, after they disembarked from their taxi on Valencia. Their destination? Foreign Cinema, the first Mission spot to offer valet parking.
And Foreign Cinema will celebrate its staying power on August 20th with a 10th Anniversary Party.
Obsessed: Gayle Pirie (owner of Foreign Cinema) on Onion Rings
"I've always loved onion rings. There is a majesty to them when they are done well. My ideal version are the ones we serve at [my new restaurant] Showdogs, sweet onions that we soak in buttermilk and then batter with rice flour. But when you need a fix, you need a fix: If we have meetings at Foreign Cinema, we'll frequently indulge in a white paper bag of rings from Jay's Cheesesteak. They are sort of the classic, overbreaded, super-crunchy style. Zuni puts out a good onion ring—Judy [Rodgers] and I are of the same school. There's always a gorgeous onion under a lacy, crispy crust. In the late '80s, before I had kids, I used to go to Edinburgh Castle. I'd order a lager-and-lime and onion rings and douse them with malt vinegar.
Foreign Cinema: Divided Attention-Span Theater for Multitasking Eaters and Watchers (and Frameline Absentees)
The San Francisco Gay and Lesbian Film Festival bursts proudly forth next Thursday with the Opening night film An Englishman In New York, (the sequel to the 1975's The Naked Civil Servant.) The film is followed by a Gala opening party at the newly renovated Terra Gallery, with drinks and drag and oodles of hoopla.
Look of the Week: Mother's Day Brunch Al Fresco
With Mother's Day only three days away, chances are you've gotten the perfect card and gift taken care of. You even scored brunch reservations at Foreign Cinema to secure your 'favorite daughter' status. The only question left is the inevitable "What am I going to wear?", and if your mom is anything like ours, this sweet ensemble will leave her positively glowing (though it might also have a bit to do with the mimosas).