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Please buckle your seat belts, Flight 2013 will be coming in for a landing shortly. Make sure your issues are in an upright position, and remain seated until we come to a full stop.
Flight 2013 began several gallons short of a full tank, and it seemed as if it might not last until the end of the year. However, with only a few small-calibre piercings of the fuselage, This Flight of Fancy now sees the landing strip coming into view.
We predicted correctly that the rudder would become stuck to the left over St. Paul.
As suggested the DFL majority increased state spending about 11.8 percent, helped by a $2 billion tax increase. Government coffers are overflowing once again.
The only clouds on the horizon were reported by forecasters from the Minnesota Society of Public Accountants, which surveyed its members. It reported that the number of businesses looking to leave the state has increased as a result of the higher taxes. Among survey responses, 86 percent said they had received inquiries, and 91 percent said such inquiries had increased. But that may be in the future, and our only concern today is getting Flight 2013 on the ground safely.
As predicted, the Legislature did nothing to drain the fuel tanks of the already wealthy, like Gov. Dayton's, although it did make it more difficult for him to pass all of his wealth to his heirs.
In spite of the DFL's efforts on the part of one of its namesakes, as predicted labor strife continued to grow. In particular, the Legislature was unable to pass an increase in the minimum wage, saving that sight for next year's flight.
Also, as predicted, we saw no activity on the new copper-nickel mine in northeastern Minnesota. A new study says it would create an environmental hazard lasting 10 lifetimes. Your pilot suggests if it is too hazardous to mine copper, then save your pennies. Unlike paper money, they at least have a chance of increasing in value.
The Legislature tightened the state's oversight of sand fracking, as predicted, mostly by allowing state agencies to write more regulations for local units of government to adopt. The Legislature didn't go so far as to stop sand fracking in the state as it looked like when we took off.
Minnesota managed to add 6,867 jobs in the 12 months ending Oct. 31, and that combined with labor force shrinkage of 13,805 dropped the unemployment rate from 5.0 percent in October 2012 to 4.1 percent in October 2013. The national rate dropped in tandem, and at 6.6 percent remains 2.5 percent higher than the Minnesota rate. Your pilot thought Minnesota's would not drop as rapidly as the national rate.
Your pilot did not have on his itinerary the performance of gay marriages in this state, thinking that the Legislature would wait for the courts to rule first. But the Legislature didn't dawdle, and today you can fly over gay marriages in every courthouse in the state.
Republicans proposed that teachers be allowed to tote guns in the classroom, but the DFL majority determined that too many of them would be more likely to shoot themselves in the foot than prevent a school massacre, so killed the idea.
Efforts to force the state's Electoral College votes to follow the national will, instead of the state's, went nowhere.
In Washington, as our itinerary predicted, much turbulence occurred over the debt ceiling, but also as predicted, the cloud of debt hanging over the capitol continued to mushroom. The government is still finding people to buy its bonds, even at low interest.
Also, as predicted, we flew over no immigration reform. With divided government, Republicans said respect for the law comes first, and Democrats said they'd rather have Hispanic votes.
And finally, as predicted, efforts to control guns went nowhere. While nothing as sensational as the shooting at Sandy Hook occurred, it still seemed as if the latest trend in death for some is to take as many people as possible with them. Some were better at it than others.
Flight 2013 may be missing a propeller or two, but for the most part it stayed on course, following the 2013 itinerary laid out last January. In a couple of days, we may even land safely.
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Having claimed 2006 GP2 champion Lewis Hamilton for his Formula 1 team, Ron Dennis is not impressed with this year's crop of racers in the F1 feeder series: "I don't feel it is a particularly competitive field this year… Bruno Senna and Timo Glock should probably share the races out between them. I cannot see … Continue reading Ron Dennis not impressed with GP2 field
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"Creating Demand will develop the idea generation engine that every organization needs. A must read for any salesperson or organization looking to develop custom ideas that break through the clutter."
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"As the world of marketing has evolved, these two experts center on the most important ingredient–'the idea.' But 'THE' idea is the hardest part of the competitive advantage for any product. Throughout this book Tabio and Beamer understand the discipline of creating the idea, the steps to implement it, and achieving the final result of success."
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Do your students need brain breaks throughout the day? Are you left trying to figure out how to get in those PE minutes when it's raining or there's bad air quality?
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GoNoodle is a wonderful, FREE site, filled with exciting guided dance videos, yoga, stretching, and fitness videos. When you sign up, you create a class with their grade level. Then you get to select a champ who will level up as you participate more.
I have used this in my classroom from 4th - 6th graders. Sure it takes some time for kids to get into it, but soon enough the ones that are "too cool" are the ones feeling left out because they're the only ones not participating. If a student still does not want to participate because they are "too cool" I tell them if they do not participate, then one of my other lively dancing students will come dance by them. Now please take this with a grain of salt, as I said I only do this with students who are "too cool", I never single out my shy students. Slowly my shy students start to feel more comfortable and start having fun with the videos and activities.
Living in Southern California, we get a lot of bad air quality days so GoNoodle has been a lifesaver to get in PE minutes when we can't go outside.
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Doing GoNoodle indoors does require some transition with students needing room to move around. This has just become part of our daily routines and procedures. My students know that if they do not transition quickly enough that they will not have a lot of time on GoNoodle. Sometimes I use it as a reward where certain students will get to select the videos and lead the class. I cannot sing the praises of GoNoodle enough. It has brought smiles and joy into my classroom and always brightens up the atmosphere. Be sure to check out
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One of Steeton's most majestic trees has had to be felled after catching a terminal disease.
But councillors have promised to replace the century-old copper beech in the village's Memorial Wood.
Parish council chairman, Coun David Mullen, said a new tree will be planted in honour of the lost specimen.
He added: "The copper beech is perhaps the finest tree in Steeton or even the upper Aire valley.
"It has graced the village for perhaps more than 100 years, but is suffering from an infection of Meripilus giganteus – a parasitic fungus that consumes roots often before it is seen above ground."
Coun Mullen said the disease was spotted during a routine professional arboricultural survey of the trees in Steeton and Eastburn.
Bob Thorp, Bradford Council's tree officer, said the tree had to be felled because it was particularly large, and its position at the side of Skipton Road was close to public routes and buildings.
Mr Thorp added: "During last winter's gales, we lost a large woodland beech with Meripilus that showed no outward signs of stress until it went over and exposed the decayed sub-soil and structural roots."
Coun Mullen said the parish had a remarkable record of planting trees, including five at the community hub, three hornbeams near the railway station, and more than 100 during the refurbishment of Eastburn Playing Fields.


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The competition, called FameLab Astrobiology, took place at the headquarters of National Geographic in Washington, D.C. on March 9. In the competition, early career scientists must convey their own research or related science concepts through two three-minute presentations with no slides or charts, just words and anything they can hold in their hands.
Stacey spoke about MSU's astrobiology research in Yellowstone National Park and presented before 200 people and a panel of judges. She was representing the university's NASA Astrobiology Institute team, the Astrobiology Biogeocatalysis Research Center.
Stacey placed in the top five of 24 competitors. As a top competitor, Stacey was entered into a drawing to present again at the national Astrobiology Science Conference in Atlanta, but was not the winner of the random drawing.
Stacey also had the opportunity to attend science communications workshops throughout the day.
Stacey plans to become a high school chemistry teacher. Her talks at FameLab Astrobiology can be viewed at http://www.youtube.com/MSUAstrobiology
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Toyota is launching a hybrid version of the Yaris, and will likely be the European substitute for the Prius c/Aqua that Bertel drove just last week.
Previewed in concept form last year, the Yaris Hybrid will be built in France and have the exact same drivetrain as the Prius c. Fuel economy should be about the same as well. Since the Yaris Hybrid is far too close to the Prius c (without any of the brand equity), look for it to remain unavailable to American consumers.
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ELYRIA - A 12-year-old boy was cited for assault and two counts of menacing at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday after a teacher was injured at Educational Alternatives on Lake Avenue, according to an Elyria police report.
The boy, who was taken to the county detention home, also had an outstanding warrant for charges stemming from an earlier assault on a teacher, police said.
Police said the student wouldn`t stay in his classroom and instead kept walking around the school.
School officials put him in a time-out room, where he rushed at a teacher`s legs and nearly knocked her down a flight of steps, the report said.
The boy later said he was going to choke his teacher to death and threatened to strangle an assistant teacher as well, the report said.


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Watch out: The Governator -- that is, Arnold Schwarzenegger -- will be blasting his way onto bookshelves in October with his memoir "Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story." And some late-night talk show hosts (hello, Jimmy Kimmel) are a little excited about the prospect.
So much so that the minds at "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" put together a short video package with two distinct Ahnold elements.
First, there was a home-made video of Schwarzenegger making a voice mail message for a lucky competition winner named Tyler Baker. The message feels like a mash-up of the actor's greatest hits -- and the best part is he has a prop gun on hand to make the "locked-and-loaded" sound. At least, it looks like a prop.
"Get to the chopper!" shouts the former governor of California. He "loads" the gun, and eventually ends the message with: "(If) you screw it up, you'll be the next victim of the Predator. Hasta la vista, baby."
The most astounding thing about the message to Kimmel is not the content, it's the length. "If I call you and have to sit through 30 seconds of Arnold Schwarzenegger, not only will I never call you again, I'll probably key your car on the way out," he told his audience.
Next up was Schwarzenegger's trailer for his book, in which a camera spins around him while he promotes his life story. "If my life was a movie, no one would believe it," he says. "But this story you know. So are you ready for the story you don't?"
Cut to: Copy of the book cover -- with a faked name that's unprintable here, and largely pixelated out on the show.
"That's going to be the best book on tape ever," said Kimmel.
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Although I never got him to talk about it, I'm sure my grandfather never wanted to go to war.
The year he was born, the Treaty of Versailles was signed, ending World War I. In the United States, the 18th Amendment took effect, beginning America's experiment with Prohibition. Both of these events and their consequences would play a role in my grandfather's life. The Treaty of Versailles ensured a future conflict with Germany. That war, and the substance that led to the 18th Amendment and its repeal, would lead to a struggle of a very different kind in the life of a man I would someday call 'Grampy.'
In 1941, my grandfather was a musician who was wooing the woman I would someday call "Grammy." He was the "quiet man of music" perfectly described in Dan Fogelberg's "Leader of the Band." Unfortunately, I do not know how he got my grandmother to marry him or any details of their courtship. All I know is that on December 7, 1941, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. At the end of that month, the young couple that I would come to know as my grandparents got married, and my grandfather was sent to fight in a war that he would survive, but never really talk about. After the war, he returned to the US and fathered one of my uncles, my aunt, and the man who would become my father. The Baby Boom generation was born of a nationwide collective desire to overcome the death and destruction of World War II. Those who saw friends fall in battle seemed compelled to create new life as a way of dealing with the horrors they endured. Although they had won a war, world conflict did not end. My grandfather's youngest son, my father, would go on to serve his country in the Navy during America's long Cold War against the Soviet Union.
When I was a child, I knew my grandfather had served in WWII. What I didn't know was what he did in that war. The only stories he was willing to tell were those he found either funny or unassuming. I learned that during the war, my grandfather served as an artillery spotter. One day, in that role, he was looking at an intersection and watching the German army move through it. On that day, he told the artillery to fire for effect. They did, and the shots hit right on target. At this point in the story, he would chuckle and say that he and his fellow solider radioed the artillery to keep on doing what they were doing.
Not all of his stories were as light.
On December 16, 1944, the German army launched an attack that led to what would eventually be known as the Battle of the Bulge. My grandfather was there. The only thing he ever said about the German offensive was that at one point, "things got a little busy for awhile." To this day, I do not know whether my grandfather killed other men in battle, but given his reluctance to talk about it, I suspect he did. I never asked him about it, but if I had, I doubt he would have answered my questions.
My grandfather survived the war, returned to the United States and grew his family. He also, unfortunately, grew dependent on the bottle. I don't know whether his WWII experiences led him to that battle, or whether it preceded the war, but I do know his struggles with alcoholism lasted decades. Ultimately, though, he won that war. His victory allowed him to connect with the children of his children. My memories of him are of a gentle man with a strong hug who liked ice cream with peanut butter and watching the lake on his camp in northern Maine, listening to the loons cry and enjoying the peace and quiet. As a child, I used to enjoy just sitting with him in silence while at the same time wondering why he stared at the water so long. Now, I understand, and wish I had been able to really talk about what he was thinking as he looked at the water. Was he seeking peace? Redemption? Forgiveness?
I will never know.
In February of 1994, my grandfather died. I was 21 years old. Even though I have good memories of him and the many times we spent together, I still feel as though I never really knew him, and I regret to this day not taking the time to talk to him in detail about the years he spent serving his country during the largest conflict in which our country has ever been engaged.
All I know is that I miss him.
This Memorial Day weekend, I urge all of you who have relatives that served in World War II, or Korea, or Vietnam to talk to your loved ones about their experiences in those wars. Learn how they served their country, and thank them for that service. After all, they have earned the opportunity to tell their stories. Make Memorial Day truly meaningful by taking time to listen to those who fought to preserve your freedom.
You will not regret it.
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In an interview with Andrew Goodman, Jill Whalen elaborates on her controversial article "Is Most of SEO a Boondoggle?" that "associated much of the SEO industry with 'boondoggle,' defined as
'work of little or no value, done merely to look busy.' Reminds me of unnecessary road paving projects!" notes Goodman.
Some disagreed with Whalen; but overall, the debate around her article highlights the need to seriously question the direction of measurement for relevance,says Goodman.
In her interview, Whalen chose to kick things up a notch, according to Goodman. "I don't think I meant to imply that some SEO knowledge expires," she says. "What expires is the propaganda that Google throws out to SEOs like bones to a dog."


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The transmission on Brandon McMillan's UPS truck went out on Thursday morning, requiring him to work into the evening in order to complete his route. He incurred a flat tire on Christmas Eve – the busiest day of the year for people in the package-delivery game.
Those minor work-related hardships were nothing to get steamed up over, though. He and his family made it through their first holiday season without his father, Jimmy, and now he's set to take his fishing career to another level.
"Things are okay," he said. "(Wednesday) was pretty tough on the whole family – everybody kind of did their own thing and hung around friends and stayed busy. It wasn't the easiest of days.
"The hardest part was not having my dad around for that first Thanksgiving and first Christmas. Now that we're past all that, things should be somewhat more tolerable."
Gone a Year Now
Jimmy McMillan, winner of the 2009 Okeechobee FLW Series and a respected businessman in Belle Glade, Fla., was killed during a robbery at the grocery store he operated in the early-morning hours of Jan. 2, 2012. Corey Graham Jr., a 19-year-old college student, admitted committing the crime to his father, who subsequently told authorities of the confession, and the younger Graham now faces the possibility of a death sentence when his case goes to trial.
Less than a year prior to his death, Jimmy McMillan had cheered from the crowd as Brandon weighed in the winning fish on the final day of the 2011 FLW Tour Open at Okeechobee. Brandon put up a stout defense of his title last year, eventually finishing 5th in an event won by good buddy Randall Tharp.
The 29-year-old McMillan, who finished 2nd in last year's Southeastern EverStart points after winning the event at Lake Seminole, will again be among the favorites when the 2012 Tour campaign kicks off at the Big O about a month from now. This time, however, his appearance in FLW's top-tier field won't be a one-shot deal. He'll fish all six tournaments this year in what he hopes will be the start of a long and prosperous Tour career.
Despite having already experienced victory at the Tour level, his primary objective for the upcoming campaign is relatively modest.
"The goal for just about everybody is to make the (Forrest Wood) Cup, but I'd be happy if I was able to break even for the year," he said. "Anything after that would be pretty much gravy.
"I'll probably have to make checks in four out of the six events to do that. But if I can hit it big like I have the last couple years on Okeechobee, I'd already be at least halfway there."
Unfamiliar Venues Await
McMillan will keep his job with UPS throughout 2013, taking vacation and other allotted time off to fish the Tour. If he fares well, he might become a full-time angler in either 2014 or the following year.
"My work's been so great as far as accommodating my fishing schedule," he said. "I'm going to do both (work and fish) for this season and possibly the next one, and then I'll see where things lie and make whatever decisions have to be made.
"I really think that to be a full-time fisherman, you have to be able to devote time to sponsors and stuff like that. It'd be really hard for me to find a sponsor who'd be 100 percent committed to me when I can't be 100 percent committed to them."
He knows that from a fishing perspective, the upcoming campaign will be a stern challenge. Fortunately, he'll have Tharp around to help him find his way, and the two plan to share all of their practice information.
"We were just talking about that (on Thursday), trying to come up with some guidelines for how we're going to go about it. Our friendship comes first and we won't allow anything to affect that. The biggest thing with something like that is you have to have someone you can absolutely trust so you can be sure it's not going to turn into a bad situation."
He's competed on just two of the six 2013 Tour venues (Okeechobee and Eufaula), and he'll be a total stranger at places like Smith and Beaver. Not only has he never been to either, but they also don't really suit his power-fishing style.
"Those are different types of fisheries that I've never had any experience on. If I can survive those two, I think I should be able to do decent in the other ones."
Of course, his best chance to bank a fat check and a hefty number of AOY points will come in a few weeks at his home lake.
"I'm looking forward to it, and this time there's more at stake than just the one tournament. I need to do well."


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Now a westerner, Apollo astronaut who shot iconic space photo recalls the dayDec 26, 2013 By Zach Benoit, The Associated Press
BILLINGS, Mont. -- On Christmas Eve of 1968, three men captivated the American public as they became the first humans to orbit the moon and snapped what would become one of the most iconic images of the modern era.
Tuesday marked the 45th anniversary of "Earthrise" -- a dramatic color photo of Earth rising over the lunar surface, with the blackness of outer space as a backdrop -- which was taken by astronaut Bill Anders and beamed back to Earth as he and the other two astronauts on the Apollo 8 lunar orbit mission took turns speaking to an enthralled, spellbound nation.
One of those astronauts, and the mission's commander, lives in the Billings area and said on Tuesday that it's still tough to describe the feeling of what he and the two others -- Anders and Jim Lovell -- on the mission saw.
"We were coming around on the revolution on Christmas Eve and we looked up over the lunar surface and there was the Earth," said Frank Borman. "The Earth was so beautiful with all of the different colors. I think all three of us were totally enraptured."
While the moment wasn't expected, the mission's success was. Borman said that while the three astronauts blasted off on Dec. 21 before circling the moon 10 times three days later and heading home, the week-long mission was the culmination of years of hard work, planning and preparation.
Fueled by competition with the Soviet Union and a challenge from President John F. Kennedy to land on the moon by the end of the decade, America threw huge amounts of resources into its space program.
Being the first to orbit the moon with Apollo 8 was the product of much of that work.
"Four hundred thousand Americans worked on that project," Borman said. "The three astronauts got most of that credit but a lot of people worked on it and deserve most of it. Everything worked perfect. They made our jobs easy."
It was also the first time live TV images of the lunar surface were shown to the public.
After sharing the images, the crew took turns reading aloud from the Book of Genesis before Borman closed with one final message.
"And from the crew of Apollo 8, we close with good night, good luck, a Merry Christmas, and God bless all of you, all of you on the good Earth," he said.
The Apollo 8 mission wasn't Borman's first time in space. A career Air Force officer, he moved into a role with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and was a member of Gemini 7, a two-week Earth orbital mission, in 1965.
While on the Apollo 8 mission, the astronauts were focused on their jobs and didn't think too much about the historic significance of what they were doing or the images they captured.
"It was very gratifying," Borman said. "It was a mission for us. The only time for reflection was when we were looking back at the Earth."
However, that view and the famous photograph almost didn't happen, as it was just by chance that they came across the scene and happened to scan the horizon.
In their spacecraft, the astronauts were focused on the lunar surface, taking pictures of the landscape. Borman began to reposition the craft in order get another look when Earth popped up in the distance.
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BWW Reviews: SPINACH, The Kings Head Theatre, June 15 2012
Is it a good or bad thing to wake up roped to an attractive member of the opposite sex? There are times in Spinach (at The Kings Head until 7 July) when that situation seems life-threatening and times when it seems life-affirming - like most challenges. Tom and Kate squirm physically at first, and then squirm psychologically, as their memories of how they got there slowly return, while on stage, an opera morphs into a whodunnit and then into the craziest "date movie" you're likely to see this year.
Janine Waters' all sung play is a rollercoaster ride of fear and fun in the unlikely setting of a cellar in a North London house. Tied to a pair of chairs as their memory-impeding drug wears off, Tom (Ben Gerrard) pieces together his memory of work in a pharmaceutical packing plant and Kate (Cassandra Compton) slowly recalls the events of the previous evening when she took in a homeless man. Tom's workplace is brought to life by the introduction of cleanliness obsessive Maureen (Claire Greenway) and pal Darren (Craig Whittaker), as unsuccessful as Tom at "pulling the birds". We learn more about Kate too - and that she and Tom might not be quite as unknown to each other as they suspect.
The singing styles vary but, importantly for sung-through theatre, the words are always clear and, when Ms Greenway is performing, beautifully rendered. Equally importantly, the singing and rhymes quickly lose their gimmicky quality as the plot, acting and humour take over. Ms Compton is winningly winsome as good samaritan Kate and Mr Gerrard terribly charismatic and charming (casting some doubt on Tom's lack of success with "the birds"). Mr Whittaker rounds out a very impressive cast as the enigmatic Darren, all muscles and slightly deranged eyes.
Though it's easier to say what Spinach isn't - it's not an opera, not a musical, not a love story, not a thriller - but it is a gloriously theatrical experience and ultimately heartwarming, with a coda that sends the audience back into the world outside a North London cellar with a spring in their steps.


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The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will host a series of public meetings throughout Oregon in early May to hear public comments on proposals for big game, game bird, and furbearer hunting and trapping seasons. There will be a meeting at the North Bend Library on May 7th from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm.
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Promote Yourself: The New Rules for Career Success (Hardcover)
The New Rules for Career Success
St. Martin's Press, 9781250044556, 272pp.
Publication Date: September 3, 2013
"New York Times" and "Wall Street Journal" Bestseller
""Promote Yourself" is a perfect read for young people starting their real' job, or veterans who want to up their game."
---Daniel H. Pink, #1 "New York Times" bestselling author of "To Sell Is Human and Drive"
How people perceive you at work has always been vital to a successful career. Now with the Internet, social media, and the unrelenting hum of 24/7 business, the ability to brand and promote yourself effectively has become absolutely essential. No matter how talented you are, it doesn't matter unless managers can see those talents and think of you as an invaluable employee, a game-changing manager, or the person whose name is synonymous with success. So, how do you stand out and get ahead?
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"This should be the last book a young person bent on success should have to read. Dan melts the concept of success into an action plan. What you will learn is that everything you need is something you already have, or have access to, and the only thing left to do is to tap these resources to be the successful person you are by getting done what it takes for the world to notice."
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"Promote Yourself is an insightful and inspiring book that will help navigate you through obstacles such as personal branding, promotions, and how to take charge of your career."
―Daymond John, Business Mogul & Celebrity Branding Expert
"I love this book. Promote Yourself is absolutely the best all-around book I've read about and for Millennials. From the very first paragraph to the last, Dan Schawbel offers clear insights, persuasive facts, compelling examples, and practical tips on what you need to do to be successful in the new world of work. And not only that, it's exceptionally well written. Promote Yourself is straight-from-the-heart and direct from Dan's own experiences in practicing what he preaches. You really need to read Promote Yourself now…and to put it to use as soon as you have. And one other thing: If you're not a Millennial, you've got even more reasons to read this book. You need to know how they're thinking, and Promote Yourself is the best place to start learning just that."
―Jim Kouzes, coauthor of The Leadership Challenge and the Dean's Executive Fellow of Leadership, Leavey School of Business, Santa Clara University
"Promote Yourself is loaded with so much terrific, valuable, usable information for getting ahead--and staying there--I'm embarrassed to admit that I learned a lot myself. This is a book not only for every college grad but for anyone who wants to take their career to an awesome new level."
―Kate White, Former Editor-in-Chief of Cosmopolitan Magazine & New York Times bestselling author
"Promote Yourself is a fascinating read and also a practical guide, for anyone entering the job force. Right on! Thank you Dan for giving us inspiration, and a solid blueprint for building a successful career."
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I read an article about a forecast about there being a shortage of architects, I personally find it very difficult to believe since our employment market is saturated with job applicants, 100s of applicants per one job posting.
I'm UK incidentally, I am assuming it might be the same in the US?
From my personal experience, I find it difficult to believe this claim that there will be a shortfall of architects. What do you think or know?
This is not really the employment situation in the US at the moment. There are currently a lot of job opportunities, as you can see in our job board, and much fewer job seekers than a few years ago. It's a really good time to find a good job without a lot of competition from other applicants.
I'm at a 300+ employee firm in Boston and we're actually having trouble finding qualified people.
What does "qualified" people mean? PA with 10 years experience or entry level archie intern who hasn't been able to find a job in two years since graduation.
I believe there will be a shortage after the current, established, older generation retire or kick the bucket.
The reality is that companies haven't been hiring from 2008 till right about now and those that are hiring don't have the resources or time to train entry level people. Unfortunately, what that means is sometime in the future there is going to be about a 10 year gap in generations with a lack of trained architects.
This whole discussion is compounded by the fact that BIM has allowed architects to do more with less staff.
Who knows, maybe someday the computer will replace us all.
the computer will replace everyone but creative professionals. I don't think computers can be capable of creative processes. Maybe though in the future who knows....
Regardless, the shortage of architects will likely be balanced by the collapse of the global economy in the near future.
1) People can do more with less now with BIM. This means the old firm structure has been decimated, and the industry response has been to tighten up the standards for licensure, decreasing the amount of firms out there and competitiveness of the market.
2) Maybe there is a shortage of licensed architects, but not as much of qualified professionals. I've learned a lot from working, but I've also been able to teach myself a lot through the internet. The next change to the profession will be that it takes less experience to be qualified due to the ability to teach yourself.
3) People like to believe their experience is very valuable so they project that belief on their hiring standards. This might create the illusion that there is a lack of architects with the skillsets they need.
I don't think there is a shortage or will be any time in the near future. Every firm I've found work at, I end up sitting doing useless things for half the time I'm there because the volume of work simply doesn't exist.
Given the recent insane tuition hike in the UK and the length of time to become an architect, I would say fewer high school graduates would be able to study architecture, so yes, sometime in the future there might be a shortage, if the RIBA doesn't make a change to the current system in the meantime.
When you've been in practice for a LONG time (i.e. > 40 years) you understand in your gut that the profession goes through regular boom / bust cycles - typically driven by macro-economic conditions beyond any meaningful influence by the profession. A natural consequence of those cycles is periodic imbalances between available labor and demand for that labor.
Sadly, I've experienced way too many of these cycles during my career, which started in the early 70s. Each time, as employment opportunities became scarce, many trained professionals pursue work in other industries and enrollment in architectural programs declines. Then, as work picks up and firms start hiring again, those trends reverse.
Fears about labor shortages (and labor oversupply) come and go with changes in the economy. And, labor shortages (and labor oversupply) always seem to materialize for a while until adjustments are made and temporary equilibrium occurs. Then, the cycle starts all over again.
As for the impact of BIM on the demand for labor, I've yet to see any authoritative evidence that the total hours required to complete any given project has declined to any significant degree due to this technology. We always find ways to use up the available fee.
the shortage of architects will likely be happened next year 2015,
the same thing happened back in year 2000-2005.
sounds like an unlikely scenario
to go back to the 3 month old comments, it was pointed out less people can do more now. larry page (along with sergi) recently gave an interview where he said we need to shorten working hours. we have too many people who want to work and not enough work. on top of that, we have enough money to buy the stuff we need. spend more leisure time, and in theory unemployment could go down. of course part of that means paying reasonable salaries, which larry does.
there may be a training shortage. more than enough people are trying to become architects, and want to work hard and do the best they can. if there is a shortage of potential architects with brains, it's because employers don't like people with brains, and would rather find the most desperate people to work shit jobs and free overtime because they are likely to work for less and not have the ambition to move into better positions.
Don't get your hopes up too high. Its an up and down cycle. Let the next economic recession hit and there will be too many architects looking for work. When we're out of recession, firms will be whining there aren't enough architects to hire because what did they do? they layed off many of them and now need to look for employees.
@jla-x you would think that, right? i found this thing called darwintunes once... I think you can google it. they used an iterative "better 1, or 2" process that took computer beeps and boops and eventually turned them into music. it would be interesting if the process could work visually as well. if social media and online dating have proven anything, its that what appeals to us can be determined with computers and data through our habits, answers to questions, interactions, etc. i'd be really curious to see what this kind of data mining could yield for architecture... you know, tracking how people interact with a space, what types of visual elements elicit a favorable response. couldn't replace us outright, but it would be VERY interesting.
in reviewing NCARB'S 2014 report:
it looks like the # of ARE completions has been pretty constant at around 3,000 since 2009.
the # of IDP completions has fallen very fast in the same time period, from a peak of 5,000 to about 2,000 in 2013.
the # of people starting ncarb records, which i think means IDP, has gone from 13,000 in 2008 to 6,000 in 2009 to 9,500 in 2013.
Taken as a whole i'd expect the number of licensed architects in the U.S. to increase very rapidly in the next 10 years and the average amount of time should fall from 12 years to 8ish.
It looks like the primary barrier to licensure is 5 yrs of IDP. Something which NCARB is in the process of drastically reducing and simplifying.
None of this means that the newly licensed architects will be considered well qualified by employers.
Does anyone have any good data on the number of people leaving the profession (to another field or retirement)?
To the OP..... Where did you hear this? If we have enough people bagging out how bad this profession is and how little money we make and blah blah blah, there will be less students who will be interested in this field therefore one day there may be a shortage of Architects. Then maybe the demand for Architects will be greater.
If we have enough people bagging out how bad this profession is and how little money we make and blah blah blah, there will be less students who will be interested in this field therefore one day there may be a shortage of Architects.
Nah. Idealistic eighteen-year-olds always think they will be the ones to beat the odds and break through. I've been through too many of these cycles to believe that anything will fundamentally change. Sigh.
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Day 1: Fly into Lhasa. Taking the flight into Tibet. Upon your arrival, local guide will meet you and transfer you to Lhasa. On the way, you can enjoy the heart-beating highland view along the Lhasa River. The rest time is free for relax and adjustment.
Day 2: Lhasa Sightseeing. Today, our highlights are Potala Palace and Jokhang temple. The cardinal landmark of Lhasa, Potala Palace, is a structure of massive portions. Its towering image already appearing on various occasions, but your first sight of the Potala will still be an awe-inspiring moment. Potala Palace is a place where you can appreciate the Tibetan culture, religion and art of architecture as well.
Jokhang Temple is the spiritual center of Tibet. Every day, pilgrims from every corner of Tibet trek a long distance to the temple to pray for their now and future. The temple is the product of Han, Tibetan and Nepalese architectural techniques. Around the temple is the Barkhor Street, the oldest street in a very traditional city in Tibet. We can have a visit after the Jokhang visit.
Day 3: Lhasa Sightseeing. Today's highlights are Drepung monastery and Sera monastery. About 8km west of central Lhasa is the Drepung monastery, once world's largest monastery with about 10,000 monks. These white monastic buildings piled up on the hillside. Walking up to the hill is a pleasant thing, an easy break from the solemn ambiance inside the halls and chapels. Drepung is one of Lhasa's two great Gelugpa monasteries, the other is Sera. Around 5 km north of central Lhasa, Sera may not be as grandiose as Drepung, but is more serene surrounded by many small temples. The 'Buddhism Scriptures Debating' in Sera is very famous.
Day 4: Lhasa - Shigatse. Today we will drive to Shigatse. Make a tour to Yamdroktso Lake on the way. Yamdroktso Lake is a coiling, many-armed body of water shaped like a scorpion. It doubles back on itself on the western side, effectively creating a large island within its reaches. For Tibetans, it is one of the three holy lakes in Tibet. Also, we will go for the tour of Palkhor monastery, built in the 15th century, is situated in the west of Gyantse Town with mountains enclosing form three sides of the east, west and north. Its uniqueness is that its three sects of Buddism-Shaja, Ningma and Guolu stayed harmoniously under one roof. We will stay in Shigatse tonight.
Day 5: Shigatse - Lhasa. Shigatse is the second largest city in Tibet. It is also the home town of Panchen Lama. Today, we will drop a visit of Tashilumpo monastery. Tashilumpo, sprawls on the slops of Mt. Niser, southwest of Shigatse. It covers an area of about 300,000 square meters. There are many valuable and rare historical articles in the monastery. Also we will go around the local free market to see what the local people's business looks like. After then, we will drive back to Lhasa along the Yurlong Tsangpo River.
Day 6: Leave Lhasa. Today, we will transfer you to the airport/railway station. Say bye-bye to Tibet.
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By Hendo Henderson
From: Denver, CO
Jul 23, 2012
rating: 5.6 4c 14 V 12 S 4b
|This was a nice, easy 5.6 climb. Make sure you extend below the left traverse into the crack system. The traverse is maybe the only intimidating part, but even then, it's not that bad. Beautiful small to medium sized options up top for an anchor.
By Matt Schroer
From: Logan, Utah
Mar 17, 2013
|Another city trad route that climbs more like a sport route - I only threw one hand jam to get over the bulge at the very beginning of the climb, and even that probably isn't needed - I just found it the easiest way for me. After that, easy, fun patina pulling to the top. Takes gear of all sizes really well.


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Steve they are permitted. Did you expect something different?http://dailynews.openwaterswimming.com/2014/07/assisted-or-unassisted-marathon.html While this determination of assistance and unassistance is the determination and ultimate decision of the Marathon Swimmers Federation, the World Open Water Swimming Association looks at these questions through the dual perspectives of (a) history, and (b) safety.
But it will be interesting to see what and how the marathon swimming community will judge swims that permit buoys or poles or other equipment to help guide a swimmer through a potentially dangerous stretch of water.
We don't remove buoys in shipping lanes before a swim do we? Those poles and buoys you're talking of are in the same category.
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We don't know why, but for some reason fans — usually of the millennial generation — have sometimes lambasted this move without realizing how it fits into the mythology surrounding His Airness, Michael Jordan. Today, on the move's 23-year anniversary, we look at MJ's mid-air hand-switch in the closing minutes of a Game 2 win during the 1991 NBA Finals.
Jordan was ringless at the time, and Magic Johnson's Lakers team had taken Game 1 in Chicago, briefly blinding prognosticators to the unerring dominance of a Bulls team more-than ready to become a champion.
With Scottie Pippen and Horace Grant starting to come into their own and the best player in the world finally reaching a career apogee which would stretch for the next eight years and six titles, the move has come to symolize the inchoate transformation of MJ into the Greatest Of All Time:
MJ would end Game 2 with 33 points on 15-of-18 shooting to go with 13 assists, seven rebounds, two steals and a block in just 36 minutes of action. The Bulls would win the game by 21 and take the next three for Jordan's first of six titles.
There's a reason you're going to see this play during the NBA's promos before tonight's Game 1. It remains one of our first and finest memories as a basketball fan, and the moment we realized we were watching history unfold in the moment.
The hairs are prickling at the back our neck as we remember sitting on the couch as an eight-year-old and falling to the ground in shock as MJ swooped in for the dazzling score.
For some of us, it remains a moment embedded in our brains forever.
On a personal level, if I ever decide to have kids, I'll just show them this clip whenever they first ask me about the GOAT. Then I'll spend the next few years trying to teach them the proper form for a jumper.
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I had brest implants removed. 1wk after surgery started to get discomfort/irritation in area below my left breast fold incision. it radiates about 3inches down toward my stomach. wastold this is mondor's chord. but i dont see or feel any chord as i've seen pics online. even when i lift my arm/strech no chord is visible. i have 60 lbs of extra weight currently. is extra fatty tissue possibly preventing mefrom seeing the chord. are chords just sumtimes not visible. or is this sumthing else
Is Mondor's Cord Always Visible? I Have No Bruising, Swelling, Redness.
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Mondor's cords
Mondor's cords basically represent a superficial thrombophlebitis. You should be able to see them and feel them if you have this.
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Non palapablee Monddor's cord
Generally speaking a Mondor's cord is palpable and visible. What you may be experiencing is some form of dysesthesisas or nerve entrapment.
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Rittman Delta Arts Club would like to express our sincere thanks to the Ritt-man Police Department, Fire Department, EMS, school bus drivers and crossing guards for their participation in our recent Safety Village.
They provided informative, as well as hands-on, experience for our students. Also on our thank you list would have to be the Rittman Schools, which allow incoming seniors to accumulate their required service hours by helping with this project. Without their time, this project would not be possible.
We appreciate Rittman United Methodist for opening its facility for three days to our club.The church also allows us to store our buildings and vehicles in their storage garage. The Rittman Moose Club also deserves a big thank you for its generous donation that helps us provide T-shirts for all of our little participants.
Safety Village is only possible as a free service to the community because of the cooperation of all of these organizations and we are very appreciative.
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No face was spared Sunday afternoon as more than 100 people celebrated the colorful spring Indian festivals in Vallejo.
From about 3 to 4 p.m., children and adults ran around the parking lot of the Vallejo Hindu Temple on Taylor Street to smear each other with dyed powder in the spirit of Holi Festival, or Festival of Colors.
"It's a day when we are all the same," organizer Sunita Verma said. "Rich, poor, we are all the same. Today we love each other and we burn our ego."
Everyone was treated to Indian snacks before the colorful festivity.
The festival is an Indian cultural and religious tradition that celebrates spring. This year, Holi is officially celebrated today.
The Vallejo Hindu Temple is the only temple in the area and attracts devotees from all over Solano County and beyond. Verma said she sent out more than 350 invitations for the festival.
Mukand Loomba, of Cordelia, was at the temple Sunday prepared in his white T-shirt.
Loomba said the festival is a reflection of life.
"If you live in color, that means you are enjoying your life," he said.
Even though he resides in the United States, Loomba said it's important for him to teach his children their heritage.
"I always bring them to celebrations here because they need to learn where they are from," he said.
By the end of the day, most of the attendees were covered in a cacophony of colors, and danced with each other to the blasting festive music.
Vallejo was not the only city that hosted Holi Festival on Sunday. Another annual celebration was also held at the Shenandoah Park, American Canyon, at the same time.
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Imaginarium Designs was asked to sponsor the Let's Get Shabby Blog for this month. I was asked to do their monthly challenge.
Challenge #26
is all about
(Your creation must contain both 'Toile AND Ticking')
What's this you might ask???
Here's a wonderful site we found that will help answer your questions.
or look to the Shabby Design Team projects.
You might find this in fabric, or paper...
Another question you might raise is ...
'I don't have any?'
You can also find Toile and Ticking and print off the computer like a couple of our DT have done.
Toile and Ticking is beautifully historically French and fabulously Shabby!
Toile is a distinct elegant pattern used in various shades and Ticking is a stripe – usually a double stripe or uneven spaced stripe…
I didn't have any Toile or Ticking, but found some fabric in a patchwork store for the toile. I had to print the ticking image from the Internet. I decided to do a layout on my Great Grandmother Florence. I remember visiting her in a nursing home. She was such a grand old Lady who always sat bolt upright in her chair. She died at 96 with her memory intact, by then I was 12 years old. I used a photo of her taken when she was about 19 years old. She was married by this time and had one child. The smaller photo is take at her 90th birthday. She must have had a hard life as my Great Grandfather was injured in a work related accident and died in his late 40's. She had 9 children and lived through some of the great changes in 20th century. From travelling by horse and buggy to seeing Man walk on the moon. From using candles to computers. The changes she witnessed in her life time were huge.
I used the fabric for tieing the large bow on my page. I also cut some on the fabric into a 3 inch strip and ran a gathering thread up the middle of it and pulled it up to make a bunting which I put under each of the photos.
I used two frames from Imaginarium Designs and randomly painted them with a paint dabber. This let the grey chipboard show through a little which gave it a blue tinge to balance out all the white on my layout . I also put a little bit on glitter on the frame to give it a lift. I added the ticking as stripes at the bottom of my page and attached it with some MM button brads. The flower was white and I had to spray with glimmer mist to get the deep blue colour I wanted. I added some ribbons, a lock small frame and swag from Melisa Frances. It is my first "white" layout I have done and I really like it. It still needs some journaling but I will do another page to match and put the journaling on that one.Thanks for looking
PS Don't forget to visit the Let's get Shabby blog for some more inspiration and check out their design teams work.
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Thousands of Americans are injured each year due to the weak and defective designs of car (automobile) seats and their functioning components, such as seatbacks, recliner mechanisms and seat tracks. Car manufacturers continue to ignore injury statistics and their own engineers by refusing to adopt inexpensive design revisions that would drastically improve the safety of car seats, especially in rear end accidents.
Many of the cars on the roads today have seating systems that often directly cause injuries or exacerbate other injuries. When a car a hit from behind the car and is thrust forward but the occupants are rapidly thrown backward. This backward force puts force on the car's seatback, which should remain upright to cushion and protect occupant's bodies.
However, many seatbacks are poorly designed and often collapse when this force is exerted on them. A collapsing seatback can result in an occupant being ejected from the car or losing control of the car. Commonly the occupant is thrown around the car injuring themselves or other occupants and can make it difficult for accident victims to get out of the car.
As cars have become lighter to meet fuel economy requirements, so have car seats. The result has been a corresponding reduction in the minimal level of protection provided by a grossly inadequate standard. While seat belts and shoulder harnesses are required to meet dynamic crash test conditions in which the test vehicle collides with a concrete wall at 30 miles per hour, no similar requirements exists for the seat back in rear-impact collisions.
General Motors has become most notorious for producing defective and flimsy seatbacks. Researches have found that just about every front seat produced by General Motors from 1970- mid1990's was designed to collapse rearward in impact in which there was a speed change of 15 miles per hour or greater. In fact, GM's own tests document this seat collapse in crash tests.
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This is the 13th in a 27-part series on the Aiki Ken and Jo Suburi presented by James Neiman, Dojo Cho of Shugyo Aikido Dojo, where martial arts instruction in Union City, California is offered. All the articles are paired with YouTube video demonstrations of each of the Suburi (click here to subscribe to the channel, and click here to view all the articles in this series). These paired demonstrations and articles are offered to Aikidoka who would like to more fully understand the precise mechanics within each of the Suburi, how they can be practiced in both solo and partner settings, and how one can align the Suburi with taijutsu to develop increasing competence and precision with both basic and advanced technique.
Katate Hachi Noji Gaeshi
In this article we examine Katate Hachi Noji Gaeshi, which is the 3rd of the Aiki Jo Suburi in the series known as the Katate No Bu. Click here to view a video demonstration of the components of this Suburi. In summary, Katate Hachi Noji Gaeshi is a wrist-centered, figure-8 combination of a strike and block. The exercise is designed to help students learn to transfer energy from the legs through the hips, and through proper use of the core muscles, extend that energy through their wrists and hands. It builds on Katate Gedan Gaeshi and Katate Toma Uchi, and provides students a glimpse of the upcoming Hasso No Bu series. The exercise requires a fluid combination of movements that can be divided into 3 major sections:
- Turn and Extend (Strike)
- Turn and Extend (Block)
- Drop Back
The movement begins with the jo being held vertically on the right side of the body while standing in hanmi with the left foot forward. Your right shoulder is back and relaxed. From this position, drop your weight onto the ball of your right foot, coiling your right hip and remaining balanced on both feet. Push off your right foot and begin to turn to the left while maintaining kokyu in your right hand, extending the jo as you prepare for a similar strike to the one used in Katate Gedan Gaeshi. As your weight begins to shift forward, bring your right foot forward so it is next to your left foot, and complete the wrist-centered strike. This completes the turn and extend striking movement.
Absorb the energy of the term on the ball of your left foot, coiling your left hip and catching the jo with your left hand, which should be in kokyu. Begin pushing off the ball of your left foot, initiating a turn toward the right, extending both hands in front of you. Through this extension, the tip of the jo travels to the right and sweeps aside any incoming forces to the right side of your body. This completes the turn and extend blocking movement.
As your weight shifts away from your left foot, step back with right foot, settling your weight into your right hip and allowing your left hand to move underneath your right elbow. The jo should be vertical at this point. This completes the drop back movement.
Notice that the combination of the two turning movements, with proper extension, allows the tip of the jo to complete a figure-8 motion in front of you. If you are using proper extension, the jo should not traverse a significant amount in the vertical direction during the figure-8 motion: the figure-8 should be mainly sideways. The dynamics of this combined set of movements opens a pathway through your body, beginning with the power from your legs and coiled hips, extending through your hands and wrists, controlled by your core muscles. The strike and retreating block into a grounded position helps you anticipate the necessity to move into a defensive posture after making an offensive movement that results in an opening on the right side of your body. You will find that this suburi helps you prepare for the next series, the Hasso No Bu, which is built upon the turn and extend blocking movement. The ending of this suburi also provides you with possibilities for taijutsu practice in which you drop back and absorb your uke's energy in anticipation of a counterattack, such as iriminage.
There are many potential enriching teaching and practice opportunities here: experiment with multiple uke's, finding the timing to transition between offensive and defensive movements, using extension and grounded positions within the framework of that timing.