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The State of Women at Work
LeanIn.Org's mission is to empower women to achieve their ambitions and get to a more gender equal world.
Join Emma Roberts, Global Program Lead for Lean In, for a review of the state of women at work in 2018, in terms of the gains made, the inequities that remain, and the challenges that lie ahead.
In the fight for equality and forging a #BalanceforBetter, we have our work cut out for us. And many women around the world are leading the way.
Emma will also share practical and research based tips from LeanIn.Org on how everyone can be a better workplace ally for women in the workplace in 2019 and beyond.
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Women in Tech
Why Cybersecurity and Physical Security Belong Together
Aug 28 2019
5:00 pm
60 mins
Min Kyriannis, Head of Cybersec, Jaros, Baum & Bolles & Valerie Thomas, Exec Information Security Consultant, Securicon
In this webinar from Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) and the Security Industry Association (SIA), cybersecurity consultants Min Kyriannis (Jaros, Baum & Bolles) and Valerie Thomas (Securicon) will explore the important relationship between cybersecurity and physical security.
Drawing lessons from real-world threats and attacks, our speakers will look at how cybersecurity vulnerabilities can be used to compromise physical security systems and why cybersecurity of IT systems depends on controlling physical security. We'll discuss why CSOs, IT leaders, cybersecurity professionals and vendors/service providers all need to be paying attention to the cybersecurity of physical systems, and we'll discuss what it means to drive security convergence at both strategic and operational levels, and how new technologies like AI factor into today's converged security models.
Key Focuses:
•How to evaluate and improve the cybersecurity of cyber-physical systems
•How threat actors are targeting cyber weaknesses in physical security systems
•Why security convergence matters and what the relationship between cybersecurity and physical security teams can look like
•How new technologies like AI are evolving security
Key Topics: Cybersecurity, Physical security, Security convergence, Hacking, Hackers, cyber-physical systems, Security management
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Women Leaders in Equifax Security: Diverse Perspectives
Aug 15 2019
60 mins
Meghan Caputo, Ahmad Douglas, Diana Dudas, Courtney Healey, Jamila Ramsay, and Katalina Reynolds
The terms security and cyber (short for cybersecurity) are often used interchangeably, referring to the profession narrowly defined as a team of professionals who leverage technologies and processes to defend an organization's systems and networks from attack. However, this narrow use of security sells the field short – there are in fact a number of key functions under the security umbrella, one of which is cybersecurity, all of which are essential to the success of the organization. Some such functions are: physical security, fraud prevention, privacy, business continuity, disaster recovery, and risk management, although there are still more. And though the security field is defined by the technical "hacker" persona, people with backgrounds, skills, and interests of a wide variety have all found success under the umbrella of work in the security field.
Join our webinar to hear from several of Equifax's women leaders who have come to security from different educational backgrounds, former careers, and interests, but who share a passion for challenging work, career growth, and personal excellence. Learn about their career journeys that led them to security, how they apply their interests and training to their current work and future professional goals, and hear the advice they have for the next generation of women in security. Bring your questions, too, and participate in this lively interactive discussion!
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Ground Truth about the Cyber Skills Shortage
Aug 6 2019
25 mins
Daniel Slack, Senior Manager, FireEye Managed Defense, FireEye & James Robinson, Deputy CISO, Netskope
Cybersecurity executives and leaders are not the only cybersecurity experts feeling the pressure to do more with less in the age of the widening cyber skills gap. Cyber security practitioners, already at a disadvantage in the asymmetric battle for the fate of their company's and customers' networks, have much to teach the rest of us about how organizations can overcome the shortfall.
Join Danny Slack, Senior Manager for FireEye Managed Defense, as he talks about stories and strategies from the cyber defender's perspective.
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Pwn Your Growth | Life Hacks Leading to Career Advancement
Jun 26 2019
60 mins
Jacquelyn Blanchard
When was the last time you did something new for the first time? Your career growth requires you to be intentional. In this presentation, you'll gain insights on ways you, as a female in cybersecurity, can hack your way into a successful cyber career.
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Creation, Ideation & Innovation: Female Leaders in Tech Tell It All
Apr 11 2019
45 mins
Sowmya Murthy, Karen Greenberg, Sherry Harmon
Oftentimes when it comes to celebrating women in technology, we hear a lot about individual change-makers and one person's astonishing journey up the corporate ladder. However, what we hear about much less frequently is peer-to-peer support and guidance.
How are female leaders in hi-tech careers growing both their teams and their company's product? How do women in different business functions successfully build out high-performing diverse teams, get products to market, and drive revenue?
Tune into this live panel discussion with experts across industries, fields and backgrounds for an in-depth, peer-to-peer fireside chat to answer these questions and more. Learn how we can better support and enable one another to be successful women leaders, from creation, to ideation, to innovation and beyond.
Moderator: Sowmya Murthy, Chief Customer Officer, Seven Lakes Technologies
Panelists: Karen Greenberg, Client Champion and Sherry Harmon, CRO, ModuleQ
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Panel Discussion: 3 Game-Changing Innovation Models in Financial Services Today
Apr 4 2019
61 mins
Pat Patel, Money20/20 | Dr Leda Glyptis, 11:FS | Drew Graham, Fintech Strategy | Megan Caywood, Barclays
Innovation has quickly become an overused and distorted word. At Money20/20 Europe expect to cut through the hype, explore what measurements we can use to benchmark innovation and get to the heart of sustainable and commercial step change. A key question which has moved back up the C-Level agenda of established; banks, tech companies and payments companies is:
"How can incumbents deliver meaningful game-changing innovation?"
There are three options available for incumbents, and at Money20/20 Europe we'll be developing deeper into each one:
1. Can organisations transform their cultures to execute true innovation internally within their organisations? (cultural transformation)
2. Perhaps tech transformation is the way forward, partnering or acquisitions to do so?
3. Or do they need to achieve business model transformation by building something entirely new outside of the organisation?
These options are being heavily debated in boardrooms throughout Europe, with a number of high profile banks recently announcing plans to build brand new subsidiaries. Some of the traditional banks, payments and tech companies are pursuing a few or all of the options while others are sitting on the fence. Which is most effective and why? What are the dynamics at play that determine success for different types of companies? Hear from the leading companies in our industry as they share their incisive insight on the successes but also the failures and the lessons learned.
Dr Leda Glyptis, Chief of Staff, 11:FS
Drew Graham, Fintech Strategy
Megan Caywood, Managing Director, Global Head of Digital Strategy, Barclays
Hosted by Pat Patel, Global Content Director, Money20/20
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Lessons from Leaders: Top Female Technologists Share Insights for Success
Apr 3 2019
60 mins
Kelly Ireland | Laura Fucci | Jocelyn DeGance Graham | Sandy Atwell
How can women best position themselves to navigate today's digital workplace, grow their sphere of influence and maximize career growth. This interactive Webcam Panel session in the "Women in Tech" series showcases the journeys of inspirational women who have advanced their careers in tech in innovative and standout ways.
- Sandy Atwell, Board of Directors, UCX and VP of Business Development, Calgary Scientific
- Kelly Ireland, CEO and Founder of CB Technologies
- Laura Fucci, CIO of City of Henderson
- Jocelyn DeGance Graham, Founder, CloudNOW
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From Photojournalism to Drone Journalism: One Woman's Journey Piloting Drones
Mar 13 2019
51 mins
Gail Orenstein
Gail Orenstein is an award winning photojournalist & drone journalist covering humanitarian areas and conflict zones. She is an FAA and CAA licensed commercial UAV pilot and has droned in 21 countries. She is a speaker and educator and a champion of women's issues.
Her work is globally recognised and can be seen on CNN, BBC, Time, Aljazeera and The times of London. Join Gail in this live webinar as she discusses:
- Taking her career from photojournalism to drone journalism and being one of the first females to do so
- The hero of "fake news" and how drone journalism can save news
- Why a female perspective is critically needed in the drone industry
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Women in Technology Role Models: A Global Perspective
Mar 8 2019
49 mins
Nadine Thomson, Sabah Khan Carter, Judith van de Pas & May Yap
Having a role model and mentor in your career is extremely important, especially for women in hi-tech careers. Hear from leading industry trail blazers and female leaders as they share why this is important and how to be a role model for future women in tech.
Join this live panel discussion with experts from around the world as they discuss their career paths as women in tech, challenges they've faced, and key learnings from their experiences.
About the moderator:
Nadine Thomson, Digital Technology Consultant and Advisor, leads the transformation of businesses through technology change. She has worked internationally across a range of industries including media, retail, travel and financial services. Nadine has a computer science background and couples business knowledge with deep technical understanding to help businesses evolve. Nadine has recently worked as Group CTO Conde Nast International (Vogue, GQ) and Technology Director for Vue Cinema. She is currently consulting for News UK on their digital technology structure and operating model.
Sabah Khan Carter, CIO - Global Operations Centre, News Corp
Judith van de Pas, CIO, Shell Retail Global Marketing & Fleet Solutions
May Yap, Global CIO, Jabil
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The State of Women at Work
Mar 8 2019
29 mins
Emma Roberts, Global Program Lead, LeanIn.Org
LeanIn.Org's mission is to empower women to achieve their ambitions and get to a more gender equal world.
Join Emma Roberts, Global Program Lead for Lean In, for a review of the state of women at work in 2018, in terms of the gains made, the inequities that remain, and the challenges that lie ahead.
In the fight for equality and forging a #BalanceforBetter, we have our work cut out for us. And many women around the world are leading the way.
Emma will also share practical and research based tips from LeanIn.Org on how everyone can be a better workplace ally for women in the workplace in 2019 and beyond.
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Tech She Can: Together we can change the ratio
Mar 7 2019
38 mins
Wincie Wong & Robyn Howard
Join this webinar to hear from Robyn and Wincie all about The Tech She Can Charter. Tech She Can is a commitment across industry to improve gender diversity in technology careers with a focus on the pipeline at school level. There are over 80 organisations working together to change the ratio, this action has to be coordinated to help solve an important problem for society. Please join us to hear about how you could get involved to:
- Influence policy
- Improve education
- Give a career in tech an image overhaul
Wincie Wong, Head of Innovation for Supply Chain, RBS
Robyn Howard, Marketing and Communications Senior Manager - Technology & Investments, and Women in Tech programme at PwC UK
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How to Achieve More Balance in your Life as an Entrepreneur
Mar 6 2019
54 mins
Mira Rutter, Work-Life Balance Coach and Strategist, Rutter Coaching
Are you tired of being tired and spreading yourself too thin all the time while running your business and juggling your home life?
You love what you do but you feel like your life has become all about work and taking care of everyone else while you're missing out on taking care of yourself and enjoying life.
If you're ready to make a change and get your life back, while running a successful business but are not sure where to start, then this webinar is for you.
Join Mira Rutter, a Work-Life Balance Coach and Strategist who will share with you her top insights and practical tips on what you can do to achieve more balance in your life by focusing on what's important to you and freeing up time and energy for what truly matters.
Key takeaways:
The two fundamental pillars to leading a balanced life and creating success on your terms
Simple and effective strategies to reduce overwhelm and get your sanity back
The number 1 mistake you're making that's draining your energy and stealing your precious time
You will benefit from watching this webinar if you're feeling overwhelmed with everything you have on your plate and want to lead a more balanced, healthy and fulfilling life while running a successful business.
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How to Get in Front of your 'Imposter Syndrome' and Self-Doubt
Mar 6 2019
58 mins
Rosemarie Wilson, Founder, Pragmatica Coaching
'Imposter Syndrome' is described as an internalised fear of feeling like a fake or a fraud particularly in your professional life, it goes hand-in-hand with self-doubt.
Are these feelings hindering your version of success?
Join Rosemarie Wilson who will be providing practical action steps to recognise the lie that is 'Imposter Syndrome' and what you can immediately do to move beyond your self-doubt.
You will learn:
- What Imposter Syndrome is
- How it manifests itself
- How to identify the triggers that cause your self-doubt
- How to change your mindset to feel more self-assured
- How to develop strategies you can build on daily to be more confident
- What you can start doing differently, immediately
- What you can do to future proof, if self-doubt shows up
About the speaker:
Rosemarie Wilson is the founder of Pragmatica Coaching. She works on the ethos that there are always practical ways to move past your challenges to achieve more of what you want in your life.
Rosemarie is an International Coach and Speaker who supports and guides who she works with, to achieve the most incredible results.
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Climbing the Career Ladder: Common mistakes and tips for success
Mar 6 2019
59 mins
Triin Linamagi, Charlotte Allen, Nina Mohanty
Getting your foot in the door of your dream career or industry is a tough task. Making your way up is an even more daunting one.
Join this session where our panelists will discuss:
-Tips for time management, negotiating salaries, interviewing
-How you can progress your career by moving horizontally rather than vertically
-Dealing with difficult managers
-Finding the company culture that works for you
-The mistakes they made in their careers and what they learned from them
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Benchmarks for Corporate Cybersecurity
Feb 26 2019
62 mins
Marilia Wyatt (WSJ Pro Cybersecurity), Lou Celi (ESI ThoughtLab) and Kim Landgraf (Security Industry Association/SIA Women)
Presented by WiCyS and SIA...
This webinar from Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS) and the Security Industry Association (SIA) will present the findings of The Cybersecurity Imperative research project produced by WSJ Pro Cybersecurity and ESI ThoughtLab and sponsored by SIA. We will share insights into how 1,000-plus organizations around the globe measure their cybersecurity preparedness and how they are preparing for future cyber threats.
In this 45-minute program, we'll also share a new tool that allows you to compare your own organization's preparedness to the aggregated data of study participants.
Expect to Learn:
•Current threats organizations are facing
•Cyber risk management approaches
•Where organizations plan technology and staffing investments for cybersecurity
•The impact of cybersecurity "maturity"
•The costs of cybersecurity breaches
•Marilia Wyatt (WSJ Pro Cybersecurity)
•Lou Celi (ESI ThoughtLab)
•Kim Landgraf (Security Industry Association / SIA Women in Security Forum)
•Taly Walsh, Executive Director (WiCyS)
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Moving the Needle - Women in CyberSecurity
Feb 8 2019
61 mins
Taly Walsh, Executive Director, WiCyS
A new study has updated the ratio of women to men in the cybersecurity workforce – from 11% to 20%. Yet more than 300,000 cybersecurity jobs are unfilled today, a number that is exponentially growing into the millions. Let's do something to move the needle to 50% women in cybersecurity!
Women in CyberSecurity (WiCyS), a non-profit organization with deep roots in academia, government and industry, is driving to increase recruitment, retention and advancement of women in cybersecurity.
During this engaging webinar for diversity recruiters and women in various stages of cybersecurity careers, we will interview two WiCyS Board Members who offer stats and important guidelines for recruitment and retention of women in cybersecurity.
Dr. Janell Straach, Chairman of the Board, WiCyS - Director, Center for Engaging Women in Cybersecurity, University of Texas Dallas
Dr. Costis Toregas, Treasurer, WiCyS - Director, Cyber Security and Privacy Research Institute, George Washington University
Interviewer: Taly Walsh, Executive Director, WiCyS
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Jan 15 2019
60 mins
Glenn Richardson, Executive Coach, LeaderSages
Start the new year on the right foot by investing in yourself and improving your leadership skills. Join Glenn Richardson, coach and executive consultant, in this webinar that will explore the principles of leadership. We will review practical tips, supported by real-world examples, from an experienced, successful leader who specializes in coaching and developing new and emerging leaders. Gain confidence in your ability to learn and lead, and, if you're already in a leadership role or approaching a new position with leadership expectations - congratulations! Join us on this webinar to develop a plan for continue learning, improvement and career advancement.
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Why Machine Learning is Fun and How you can Master It!
Dec 19 2018
49 mins
Joanna Hu, Principal Data Scientist, Exabeam
Machine learning, or AI, may be considered as sophisticated technology which can only be understood by crazy nerds, or some dangerous technology can destroy human beings one day. As a machine learning data scientist, Joanna wants to tell you that machine learning is not either. It is very fun, can be learnt and mastered, and do more benefits than harm to the human beings. More important, it is a very suitable career for women.
In this presentation, Joanna will use a few use cases to represent its values and its technology (including deep learning), etc. I will also talk about the skill sets needed for machine learning.
Join this live webinar with Joanna Hu, Principal Data Scientist at Exabeam and recent nominee for Data Leader of the Year for Silicon Valley's Women in IT Award. Joanna will discuss:
- The data science behind the 2016 US presidential election
- What is machine learning / artificial intelligence?
- Use cases of machine learning: cyber security, shopping, search
- Skills and mindset needed for machine learning and why it's very suitable for women
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Secure The Brand
Dec 18 2018
63 mins
Rosezena J. Pierce, Esq
Don't just be a brand builder, be a brand protector too! Learn about intellectual property and the differences between a copyright, patent, trade secret, and trademark. Learn how to utilize these legal vehicles to protect your brand and your business; and why they should be important to you and your legacy.
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Dec 4 2018
60 mins
Jacqueline Touma, Sandy Mathis, Amy Protexter, Razia Richter
The customer expects fast, personal and engaging experiences, integrated and aligned across touch points in real time.
The Cloud brings along a paradigm shift in the way customers interact with the businesses and what businesses must be prepared for. Understand what the Modern Customer Experience is and how content and customer analytics are keys to success.
Organizations need to have the right tools to capture feedback and provide needed content at each point in the life cycle.
Learn more from our Panel of experts as they share their experiences, best practices, and lessons from leading Companies.
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Rising above the challenges to do amazing things in tech
Women make up only 37% of the tech workforce at entry level, and this percentage drops with each incremental advance in their careers. This series will outline the current state of the tech industry, the challenges women are facing in hi-tech careers, as well as shed light on the opportunities that are opening up for women in tech.
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Funding recycling with grants
Most people think they are recycling when they put items in a recycling container. But really, sorting items for separate collection is just a small step in the recycling process.
The hard part of recycling is turning those discarded items into new products and then selling the new products for a price high enough to pay for all the collecting, sorting, cleaning, processing, manufacturing and distribution required to market a recycled product. The price also has to be low enough to compete with similar products made from resources mined, logged or otherwise extracted from the earth.
Recycling is expensive and has many points of potential business failure, but recycling provides public benefits ranging from resource conservation and job creation to avoided disposal and reduced pollution in manufacturing processes. Therefore, governments intervene to create more opportunities for entrepreneurs to succeed in recycling-related businesses.
The California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) sponsors a Recycling Market Development Zone program that I administer for Ventura County and its 10 cities, creating opportunities by providing incentives such as low-interest loans. Occasionally, grant funding also becomes available. This is one of those rare times when money is available in the form of a grant instead of a loan, and applications are due by the end of this month for $5 million in grants statewide, with a maximum of $3 million for any single grant.
If you know a business that is able to make products with recycled content, have someone contact me and take a look at the latest grant opportunity.
For more information, go to www.calrecycle.ca.gov/Climate/GrantsLoans/FPG/FY201415/default.htm.
Unfunded reuse
Someone had been dumping tree-trunk sections onto the shoulder of a section of highway in Ventura County's scenic Santa Rosa Valley, and a strange thing happened when a county inspector, responding to a complaint, went out to investigate.
Parked nearby, the inspector saw a truck pull up. Eager to catch the dumper, the inspector watched. A beefy man in a dirty pair of overalls climbed out of the cab of his truck, walked around to open the back of his trailer, lowered his lift gate, and instead of dumping, muscled a few of the big, burled, heavy specimens into his truck and drove off.
As illustrated by this incident, if you have an item to discard, consider whether someone else might want it. Perhaps if the dumper had listed the wood on Craigslist, in the Pennysaver, in the Recycler, on Freecycle or in a newspaper's classified advertising, illegal dumping could have been avoided.
Unexpected payoff from eco-education
Several years ago, my neighbor Hudson Saffell left home to join the Marines. Recently, he wrote an email to me describing how the environmental education he received in Ventura County, through schools, parents and the community, affected his work in the military. He wrote, "I brought these environmental lessons and values of Ventura all over the world. At military bases, I was known as the Marine who picked up litter, the one who made sure my fellow Marines recycled and, eventually, the sergeant who insisted the drivers he supervised turned off engines instead of idling for long periods of time."
Hudson continued, "In Afghanistan, the need to conserve was a matter of life and death. Whenever a base ran out of a resource, whether that was fresh water or gasoline, it meant another transport had to brave the improvised explosive devices and make a run for resupply. In the long term, conservation is also a matter of life and death back in peaceful Ventura County. Eventually, when resources run low, we begin to rely on increasingly dangerous and expensive measures to extract more from the earth."
One annual event Hudson credits for instilling his environmental ethic is the annual Coastal Cleanup Day. The next one will be Sept. 20. Participating in such events, especially involving children, can sometimes affect the world.
Summer recycling reminder
You can make new plastic from bottles and new metal from cans, but you cannot make anything from garbage, and some mixed materials are garbage. Separating out the pieces from recycled items made with mixed materials is one of the pernicious costs of recycling. That is why Keep America Beautiful (KAB), a nonprofit anti-litter and pro-recycling group sponsored by major American corporations, sent out a summer recycling reminder regarding suntan lotion.
When you empty a bottle of suntan lotion, before putting it into your curbside recycling cart, detach the pump and discard it in the garbage. According to KAB, pumps are "often made with multiple types of material, so they usually are not recyclable."
Plastic tubes are also not commonly recyclable, but here in Ventura County, all of our curbside recycling programs accept them, so feel free to put those, as well as metal sunscreen bottles, in your curbside container.

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Moroccan singer Janat revealed that she will be holding a series of concerts in Egypt in celebration of spring Sham Al Naseem holiday at different locations around Cairo. Janat stated that recent circulating rumors that she fled Egypt to live in Dubai are untrue and these concerts are proof they are.
According to the London based Elaph, Janat also denied reports that she is banned from singing in Egypt and said that such rumors are meaningless and not based on facts. Janat stressed that the reason behind the minimal number of live performances she is holding is due to the unstable conditions in Egypt that are creating an obstacle for any form of entertainment activity.
With regards to signing a contract with a production company to distribute her upcoming album, Janat said that she has not yet made up her mind with regards to the matter.
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"At this time, the players are not prepared to accept an international draft," stated MLBPA executive director Michael Weiner. "The MLBPA will continue to discuss with players and the Commissioner's Office the many issues facing its international members."


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At Humane Society Silicon Valley, we know that socialization is the single most important part of raising a puppy. Socialization is the process of introducing pups to all kinds of things, experiences, locations, noises, etc. in a positive context while they're young so that they'll be comfortable, well-adjusted adult dogs. Most of the aggression, fear, shyness, and other serious behavior problems we see in adult dogs stem from under-socialization during puppy hood.
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We'll also help you work through the basics of bringing your new puppy home. We'll talk about housetraining issues and "naughty" behaviors like chewing and mouthing. We'll help you learn how to teach your pup to be comfortable when left alone and how to handle your puppy's body so they are comfortable when seeing the vet or the groomer.
Beginning Puppy Training is 6 consecutive weeks long, each session lasts 50 minutes. The first class session is for humans only; pups attend sessions 2-6 with you and/or your entire family. This class is designed specifically to meet the training and socialization needs of pups that are 8-18 weeks old when class begins. Your puppy must be 10 days past their initial vaccination for DHPP on the first day of class. You will be required to provide proof of vaccination on the first day of class. **Please Note: At this time we do not require vaccination again Canine Influenza Virus, however we HIGHLY encourage it! CLICK HERE TO REVIEW ALL OUR GROUP DOG CLASS RULES AND POLICIES.
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Our world is currently passing through a series of crises and challenges of natural and man-made origin. The crises are complex in nature, global in scale, were largely unanticipated, and originated from a series of cascading, inter-related events. Governments are struggling to mitigate their effects, and are searching for the best recovery policies.
Science and technology are among the tools that governments have at their disposal, and these have been exploited extensively in the past. The premise behind this symposium is that new scientific methodologies and modes of science/policy interactions will soon be available to policy-makers based on the ability of researchers to analyse, understand, and make reliable forecasts about important policy-relevant phenomena that had, until now, been seen as lying outside the scope of useful scientific analysis.
Typically, these are systems and networks consisting of vast numbers of individual elements that interact in complicated ways such as entire biological ecosystems, continent-scale systems combining geological, oceanographic, biological and human elements, disease pandemics, financial markets, energy generation and distribution networks, as well as societal phenomena such as mass urbanisation and migration. In recent years, scientists have developed a new set of concepts, theories, models, and computational tools for dealing with complex systems.
The potential role of S&T in addressing crises has already been the focus of previous OECD activities:
In September 2009, the Global Science Forum released a report entitled "Applications of Complexity Science For Public Policy: New Tools for Finding Unanticipated Consequences and Unrealized Opportunities" which addressed the essential question of
"How can the insights and methods of complexity science be applied to assist policymakers as they tackle difficult problems in policy areas such as health, environmental protection, economics, energy security, or public safety?"
In parallel, the CSTP undertook a series of activities to examine the science, technology and innovation contributions to addressing global challenges. The Committee is continuing to identify new tools and methodologies for a better understanding the socio-economic impact of S&T policies, which may be of particular interest to analyse, for instance, economic or disaster recovery policies.
Of similar relevance is the recent report "Future Global Shocks: Improving Risk Govenance" produced by the International Futures Programme, which analyses the risks present in large-scale system interdependencies and the propagation of risks across global systems.
Building on this previous work, this symposium will provide a venue to examine both the current capability -and the future potential of the new scientific discoveries for generating information and advice for policy makers as they seek to deal with natural and man-made crises of many different kinds.
This symposium brought together delegates of both the Global Science Forum and the CSTP along with natural and social scientists, economists, representatives of financial, energy, health, environmental and disaster-reduction agencies and institutions, plus officials of relevant governmental bodies, to explore the prospects of providing innovative, actionable information and advice to policymakers and other stakeholders, based on the results of contemporary research on complex dynamic systems.
The expected outcomes included:
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Session 1: Introduction to the Symposium. A brief history of GSF and CSTP
Session 2: Understanding/anticipating/modelling of crises
Carlo Jaeger, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Head of Research Domain Transdisciplinary Concepts & Method
Frédéric Sgard, OECD Global Science Forum Secretariat
Questions for discussion:
Session 3: Responding to crises, and optimising the science-policy dialogue
Yuichiro Anzai, President of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)
Ken Guy, Head of the Science and Technology Policy Division, OECD Secretariat
Respondents :
Questions for discussion:
Session 4: Conclusions: future directions for researchers, policymakers and OECD
Yuko Harayama, Deputy-Director, OECD Science, Technology and Industry Directorate
Questions for discussion:
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ZURICH, March 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Boeing [NYSE: BA], the Lufthansa Group and Swiss International Air Lines (SWISS) announced a commitment today for six 777-300ER (Extended Range) airplanes. The airplanes, valued at $1.9 billion at list prices, were selected for the airline's long-haul fleet renewal. Boeing looks forward to working with SWISS to finalize the details, at which time the order will be posted to the Boeing Orders & Deliveries website.
"The Boeing 777-300ER is the ideal size and range to meet our Swiss market needs," said Harry Hohmeister, chief executive officer of SWISS. "We have made a landmark decision to further invest in an advanced aircraft fleet to retain our competitive edge over many of our competitors who are operating aircraft with more than 300 seats on similar routes."
"The 777-300ER is a favorite among the world's leading airlines, bringing unrivaled twin-engine efficiency and reliability to the long-range market," said Todd Nelp, vice president of European Sales, Boeing Commercial Airplanes. "We are honored by SWISS's decision to put the 777-300ER at the forefront of its fleet renewal and look forward to playing a key role in its future success."
The Boeing 777-300ER is the largest long-range twin-engine commercial airplane in the world, seating up to 386 passengers in a three-class configuration and has a maximum range of 7,825 nautical miles (14,490 km).
"With the 777-300ER, SWISS's passengers will experience the most spacious interior cabin ever developed," said Bob Whittington, vice president and chief project engineer for the 777 Program. "With these airplanes, SWISS will be able to offer wider seats, wider aisles, more headroom and more seating flexibility."
SWISS is part of the Lufthansa Group and currently serves 69 destinations across 37 countries worldwide from Zurich, Basel and Geneva international airports with a fleet of more than 90 narrow and wide-body airplanes.
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European Communications
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I think this will be the last of the thanksgiving freebies. My mind has moved on to Christmas. Christmas. . . panic. . . excitement! I keep going back and forth. So much to do so little time. But, I'm THANKFUL for Thanksgiving between Halloween and Christmas.
So, put this little 2 inch square box at each guests table on Thanksgiving-or give them away as little gifts, or not . . .
side note: the color in these pictures is a little warm, but in the scribd its a little green (of course every printer prints different too! It'll be a surprise!)
If you can't seem to download this go here.
Friday, November 12, 2010
Freebie Friday- Thanksgiving Favor Box
3 comments:
- lillian said...
I'd love to have this...but it says there is an error and I cannot download it!
- November 12, 2010 at 7:42 AM
- Paty said...
It's realy lovely... but,
I can't download the template...
- November 12, 2010 at 8:16 AM
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Such a cute design!
PS you won my giveaway :)
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Finding apartments in Chicago to suit your needs should be easy. Why? Because Chicago is more than just a windy city--it's also a diverse metropolis with something for everyone. There's a lot to do here, from professional theater to world-class dining, and it's easy to get from place to place with Chicago Transit Authority's public transportation.
Areas of Chicago
To experience the city at its finest, you have to live there. The only question now is: In which part of Chicago? That depends on your interests. Two of the most sought-after neighborhoods in the area include Lincoln Park, filled with renowned restaurants, much-loved theaters and upscale boutiques, and Logan Square, which offers craft breweries, inexpensive local restaurants and bike-friendly streets.
Did You Know?
Chicago is divided into three main sections, the South Side, North Side and West Side, so make sure you use the correct names if you want to sound like a local. If you're looking to make new friends in the area, sign up for an improv class at The Second City, the nation's most influential improv theater and a launching pad for comedy's most familiar faces.
Seasonal Activities
Another great thing about living in Chicago is the change in seasons you'll get to experience each year. In winter, ice skate outdoors or warm up with a hot chocolate and watch the snow fall. Summer is the perfect time to enjoy more than 20 miles of lakefront vistas with approximately 19 miles of bike paths and about 15 miles of beaches. A fan of vibrant fall foliage and abundant spring flowers? Chicago won't let you down.
Landmark Cultural Attractions in Chicago
Chicago is known for its breathtaking architecture and public art, including world-famous landmarks like Willis Tower (formerly Sears), Cloud Gate and John Hancock Center. You can also explore the most-visited museums in the country, such as Art Institute of Chicago and Chicago Children's Museum. At Chicago's lakefront Museum Campus, you'll find The Field Museum, Adler Planetarium and Astronomy Museum, and Shedd Aquarium.
If you love the performing arts, visit the Landmark Loop theaters in the Downtown Theatre District. These theaters, ranging from large auditoriums to small, intimate venues, host musicals, plays, dance productions and more. See a highly anticipated regional premiere of a Broadway musical or an edgy independent play at Cadillac Palace Theatre or the Tony-award-winning Goodman Theatre.
Chicago Apartments and Neighborhoods
Many families moving to Chicago choose to live in the suburbs, where you can find quiet towns and tranquil parks without sacrificing proximity to the city. For affordable options, try Glen Ellyn, Oak Park, or Willowbrook, all known for their high-quality public schools and family friendly neighborhoods. The number of apartments in Chicago's suburbs is expected to continue to increase, making it easy to find a newly built complex close to Evanston and Northwestern University.
Public Transportation and Commuting in Chicago
You can easily explore the city with Chicago's many forms of public transit. If your destination isn't within walking distance of your new apartment, you can hop on one of the many buses or board the above-ground subway, part of the famous L system that loops around the city. You also won't have a problem finding a cab, and, weather permitting, you can take a water taxi along the lakeshore or Chicago River. Chicago also features two international airports, O'Hare and Midway, which together offer service to more than 245 cities.
Top 5 Festivals and Seasonal Events in Chicago
Known for its arts scene and its cultural diversity, Chicago offers an abundance of festivals and holiday celebrations throughout the year. These are five of the many exciting events the city offers:
Fun Things to Do in Chicago
Chicago offers museums, theaters and restaurants, but you can also enjoy the city's many free activities, such as seeing Cloud Gate in Millennium Park, strolling through Chicago Botanic Garden, and exploring the Lincoln Park Conservatory.
Sports & Recreation
If you're a sports fan, there are plenty of places to catch a professional game in the Windy City. Visit historic Wrigley Field to enjoy a box of Cracker Jacks and cheer for the Cubs. You can watch the White Sox play at U.S. Cellular Field or root for the Bears at Soldier Field. The United Center hosts Blackhawks hockey and Bulls basketball, and Toyota Park provides a home for the Fire soccer team. If all those options aren't enough for you, Chicago also hosts minor league and college teams, so you'll never run out of sports to watch.
Chicago Families with Kids
Plan a full day of family fun at the free Lincoln Park Zoo, a 35-acre home to animals ranging from penguins to lions. You can also let your kids explore the interactive activities at Chicago Children's Museum or introduce them to Sue the T. Rex at The Field Museum. Chicago Public Schools, the third-largest school district in the nation, uses its size as an advantage by offering a wide array of magnet and specially focused schools.
Outdoor Living in Chicago
Chicago's motto, Urbs in Horto, means "City in a Garden," and Chicago lives up to its name with more than 8,000 acres of public parks. Visit the innovative Pritzker Pavilion and Crown Fountain at Millennium Park, stand in the spot where President Barack Obama celebrated his 2008 election victory in Grant Park, and visit the zoo and conservatory inside Lincoln Park.
Dining in Chicago
Chicago has more than 7,300 restaurants, ranging from fine dining establishments to eclectic neighborhood joints. Attend foodie festivals, shop at local markets selling ingredients from around the world, and enjoy the city's iconic specialties like deep-dish pizza and Chicago-style hot dogs.
Nightlife in Chicago
Whether you like opera, live local music or improvisational comedy, you won't have to travel far from your new Chicago apartment for fun after dark. If you're looking to relax in a comfortable lounge or dancing with your pals, Chicago has plenty of exciting venues that make it easy to make friends in your new home.
Shopping in Chicago
Indulge in a shopping spree on the city's Magnificent Mile, which runs along Michigan Avenue from the Chicago River to Oak Street. This retail haven provides an array of upscale and discount stores to meet any budget. Pick out furnishings for your new apartment, or choose local souvenirs to send to your family and friends.
Oak Street is home to Chicago's chic Gold Coast neighborhood, which offers those interested in fashion abundant opportunities to find the latest trends from across the globe. Personal service is a top priority in these upscale boutiques.
On Division Street and along the Southport Corridor, you'll find specialty shops selling the work of local designers. Pick out an outfit to support the artists who also reside in this beautiful city.
Getaways from Chicago
Chicago is 1.5 hours from Milwaukee, WI, where you'll find craft breweries and one-of-a-kind local restaurants. South Bend, IN, home to the University of Notre Dame, is also less than a two hour-drive.


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The first phase of an initiative to bring affordable housing to Port St. Joe got a green light from city commissioners on Tuesday.
The first phase of an initiative to bring affordable housing to Port St. Joe got a green light from city commissioners on Tuesday.
The next step is up to the Paces Foundation and the state of Florida.
The city and Paces agreed formally to a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that fuels the foundation�s application for critical housing tax credits to pump capital into a proposal to build up to 74 affordable housing units on the north side of the city.
�We look forward to working with you for a long, long time,� said Rick Haymond, a development associate with the Paces Foundation, a not-for-profit that has constructed affordable housing complexes around Northwest Florida.
The city�s part of the deal comes with little cost or risk.
The city agrees to designate the development, on 41.96 acres near the Washington Recreation Center as affordable and allow the construction of up to 74 units, which will primarily if not solely apartments.
The city agrees to work with Paces and the county on any issues that represent an obstacle to the development and to provide a platform for Paces to reach out to the community for review and input of design and development of the property.
In turn, the Paces Foundation will perform all the heavy lifting to put together an application package to the Florida Housing Finance Cooperation for an award of Federal Low Income Housing Tax Credits.
That includes surveys, engineering, design work, environmental assessment and site plans.
The Foundation uses leverages those credits with private lenders to inject dollars into the development of affordable housing.
After holding title for 15 years, the Foundation then provides, under appropriate circumstances, for renters to purchase their units.
The major task for the city is to deed the land, which was donated by the St. Joe Company and designated for affordable housing, over to Paces.
City commissioners decided, with approval from the Paces folks, to wait on transfer of the land until after the announcement of any award of tax credits.
�If it is not approved (this year) we will turn it around and submit it until it is,� Haymond said.
A market study commissioned by the Foundation indicated an existing estimated need for 74 family housing units as well as a substantial need for senior units. The Foundation is determining the economic feasibility of various unit counts to determine the number of units to be built in the first phase.
The MOU contemplates that this would be an initial phase of affordable housing and future development of affordable housing will be linked to overall growth in the county and city markets in the coming years.
Lighthouse relocation bids
The bids for relocation of the Cape San Blas Lighthouse were opened last week and the city is gazing at a bill well in excess of assembled funds.
While eight firms picked up bid packets and attended the pre-bid conference, only two, Worth Contracting, Inc. and Cathey Construction, submitted sealed bids by last Thursday.
The low bid, from Worth, came in at $520,000 to move the four city-owned structures � the lighthouse, two keepers� quarters and oil house � and erect them at George Core Park.
The bid is to move the structures over roadway.
�This is for moving and setting up the structures,� said city manager Jim Anderson. �They would be bringing it by road the costs of lowering power lines is not included.�
Initial estimates from Duke Energy peg that cost at $150,000-$300,000. Mayor Mel Magidson has indicated that discussions with the utility indicated no willingness to donate the expense.
The city is short that amount for the move by an estimated $100,000 or more.
The state appropriated $325,000 for the effort to relocate the lighthouse and structures and a fundraising campaign by the St. Joseph Historical Society has brought in $40,000-$50,000.
The Port St. Joe Redevelopment Agency secured a $30,000 grant and matched it.
The city received an extension of time from the federal government to move the structures. Originally the deadline expired in late August but the date was pushed back to January.
City manager Jim Anderson said city staff and engineers Preble Rish were reviewing the bids � �It is quite a complex package� � and determining whether there was room to work with the contractor to bring the price down or whether bids might be tossed and the project rebid.
Interlocal agreement
City commissioners approved an interlocal agreement with the county that amends a previous agreement concerning the annexation of WindMark Beach.
City commissioners approved language stating that county residents would be charged the same as city residents for water and sewer � critical for the Board of County Commissioners � and otherwise validated amendments approved by the county.
Among those would be deeding over the TDC Welcome Center building to the county, assuming firefighting responsibilities in Oak Grove and establishing a water rescue unit along coastal areas within the city.
Water line replacement in NPSJ
Finally receiving a notice to proceed from USDA Rural Development on a project to replace sidewalks on Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., the city is now poised to proceed with much-needed water line replacement on the north end of town.
The water line replacement, part of the initial phase of replacement, had been held up for at least two months as the city awaited word on the separate MLK sidewalk project.
Since the two projects involved replacement of infrastructure, the water line replacement was put on hold pending approval of the sidewalk project.
The PSJRA received grant funding for the sidewalk work, which is aimed at improving the aesthetics and access to the business district in the neighborhood of North Port St. Joe.
The water line replacement along Avenues B, C and D, between MLK and Battle Street, were cut out from the initial phase of water line replacement to allow the city to apply for a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) of $650,000 to complete the project.
The CDBG provides funding that allows the city to avoid taking on additional debt while it replaces some 20 miles of aging pipe.
With the okay from USDA on the sidewalk project, Bruce Ballister with the Apalachee Regional Planning Council, indicated that the water line replacement would begin in the fall, the bid being likely awarded in October.
That would allow time for the city to submit an application for the next CDBG cycle - Ballister indicated a rule change was pushing back the window for application to January � to secure a grant for the second phase of water line replacement in North Port St. Joe.
�We could be finished with the North Port St. Joe project by next year,� Ballister said. �We should see improved water quality as pipes are replaced.�


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One of President Obama's favorite rhetorical tactics is to claim that there is no serious evidence pointing in any direction other than his preferred policy. The president had occasion to deploy this tactic in an interview earlier this week, when Bill O'Reilly asked him why he opposed school vouchers:
O'REILLY - The secret to getting a … good job is education. … Now, school vouchers is a way to level the playing field. Why do you oppose school vouchers when it would give poor people a chance to go to better schools?
PRESIDENT OBAMA - Actually — every study that's been done on school vouchers, Bill, says that it has very limited impact if any —
O'REILLY - Try it.
PRESIDENT OBAMA - On — it has been tried, it's been tried in Milwaukee, it's been tried right here in DC —
O'REILLY [OVERLAP] - And it worked here.
PRESIDENT OBAMA - No, actually it didn't. When you end up taking a look at it, it didn't actually make that much of a difference. ... As a general proposition, vouchers has not significantly improved the performance of kids that are in these poorest communities —
The most charitable interpretation of the president's blatantly false remarks is that he's simply unaware that 11 of 12 gold-standard studies of school choice programs found a positive impact while only one found no statistically significant difference and none found a negative outcome. Jason Riley summarized the findings of a few recent studies:


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MemoryWorks is a rapidly growing direct sales scrapbook company that I first learned of a few weeks ago. They sell many top brands. I was impressed by the lines they sell – many of the trendiest items on the market today are in their catalog. Simple Stories is new for them, a product line designed by MemoryWorks with the intent to simplify scrapbooking and take it back to its roots. The debut kit "Life Documented" is now available.
I was intrigued by the premise of this kit the moment I opened the box. I have noticed a rise in the trend of using page protectors that are divided into various sizes, not to mention a movement toward encouraging scrapbookers to do their own (guilt free!) crafting. I think that is a great thing. I can simply stick photos from a vacation into 4×6 divided sleeves and add them into my album – less work, faster results! This isn't a new idea, because these kinds of page protectors have been around a long time. However, it's great to see it rising in popularity again, and I like that MemoryWorks is focusing a product line on simple, fast to put together scrapbooking.
They sell the bundle of 10 page protectors shown above for $5.50, as well as a variety of other page protector options. The Life Documented kit of supplies is priced at $16.99, and includes a variety of 4×6 journaling cards, as well as larger pieces and strips to go in the various sized dividers. It also contains patterned paper, a sheet of stickers, and six photo overlays. Note that all of the pieces (with exception of stickers and overlays) are provided as part of 12×12 sheets and you will need to cut them apart. This is actually nice – you can further customize or decide what and how you're going to use the products.
The price seems fair market value for what you get, but not a value price point in my mind. The paper is a good thick quality, and the patterns are really pretty. Now, for me the patterns and styles do not match up with my idea of 'quick and easy scrapping'. They are bold, some I would consider complicated to work with, and with all the pink accents and flourishes it's a touch more feminine than I'd like in a 'life documented' kit (even as a mom of two girls). Ultimately, this isn't a problem for me. I do really like the product and (as I would any kit) I knew I would find ways to utilize it in my own way.
I did have one issue with the stickers not being sticky and falling off my projects, but I'm told that this was due to the product I received being an advanced sample. [Editor's note: I played with the stickers from a second kit that I have and the adhesive seemed fine in that kit.]
It's a really fun kit – especially if you're into the grungy and distressed look. It includes an idea sheet and on the MemoryWorks blog there are also free digital (PDF file) downloads that compliment this kit. I tried several times, but was not inspired to create using the divided protectors. I will be keeping this product in mind when I do try my hand again at that style of scrapbooking. I think I just don't have the right photos to pair with the product in the divided protectors without converting images to black and white. Since I don't use black & white photos usually, I'll instead be sharing traditional layouts made from the kit. (Do be sure to watch for a future article with divided page protectors though!)
Here is the first layout I created with the kit. I added in some Basic Grey brads as well as a Prima Flower and three buttons to complete a "fast & easy" page. I put my focus into "get the story told, do it quickly" as the product line is intended to be used. I was pleasantly surprised by how well the product all comes together.
Next I tried something a bit different. I pulled out some cardstock of my own and scrapbooked a candid shot of my daughters.
(additional supplies used: Prism cardstock; Prima flower; Martha Stewart Punch; unknown thread and buttons)
I would strongly recommend this kit to anyone that enjoys the distressed look and likes to work with coordinated kits of supplies. As someone who doesn't often use whole sheets of patterned paper I appreciated all the bits and pieces I could pull off and utilize. I will be watching for future product from this line, as I'm both impressed with the designs and loving the inspiration behind it.
If you're looking for product that you can use with divided page protectors, this would be a big winner for that as well. In fact, MemoryWorks has provided Scrapbook Update with a kit (and set of the page protectors as pictured in this article) to give away to one lucky reader.
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PARIS - Perhaps not surprisingly, the first three questions posed to Roger Federer at his pre-French Open news conference Friday concerned rival and nemesis Rafael Nadal.
The third was about the difficulties of making a successful return from injury, the way Nadal has, reaching the final at all eight tournaments he's played in 2013 after going more than half a year between matches.
Federer shrugged and replied simply: "I don't know. I have never been out for seven months."
No he hasn't. Federer is always around, particularly at Grand Slam time. When the French Open starts Sunday, he will be participating in his 54th consecutive major tournament, a run that began with the Australian Open in January 2000. That's the longest such streak among active players; no one else comes within two years of Federer.
"For me, it's just something I just kept on doing. Now here we are," said Federer, who is seeded No. 2 in Paris and was drawn Friday to face qualifiers in each of the first two rounds.
"It's incredible. I never thought I was going to play that many, have that many opportunities to do well at the Slams. And clearly I'm happy about it, but they don't buy me victories, you know," added Federer, whose record 17 major titles include the 2009 French Open. "But it shows maybe great stamina and [an] injury-free career, in a way."
Nadal, who's dealt with recurring knee problems, will be back in Grand Slam action after nearly a year's absence from the four most important tournaments in tennis. At least he's in the field at Roland Garros, something Andy Murray and Juan Martin del Potro can't say. Both of those past U.S. Open champions and current top-10 players withdrew because of health issues.
Seven-time French Open champion Nadal dismissed the notion that he might be excited about getting back on the Slam stage for the first time since a second-round loss at Wimbledon last June.
Each tournament is as important as any other, the 11-time major title winner insisted Friday, going so far as to say: "If you can ask me if I win one Grand Slam during the whole year or win six tournaments, like I already did, I will choose [winning] six tournaments.
"When you win [a] Grand Slam, you are happy one week or two weeks. When you are winning [other] tournaments, you are having the chance to be happy and you feel that you are doing the right things during the rest of the time."
By that standard, Federer has not had an especially happy 2013.
His record is only 18-6, and he enters the French Open without a title for the season for the first time since 2000, his second full year on tour.
Federer's played in only one final, a straight-set loss to Nadal in Rome last weekend.
Despite that, Federer declared: "I'm at the level I want to have for this tournament."
Now 31, and a father of twin girls, Federer tweaked his schedule this year to give himself a bit of a break. He skipped the hard-court event at Key Biscayne and went nearly two months - from March 14 to May 7 - between matches.
"For me, it's important to stay injury-free, to give myself time," Federer said, "so when I come back, I'm fresh and motivated."
He's not merely about longevity or consistency, of course, but also about excellence.
Federer doesn't just show up at Grand Slam tournaments: He has reached at least the quarterfinals at the last 35 of them, and earlier put together runs of 23 consecutive semifinals and 10 consecutive finals.
If he plays at Wimbledon, where he is the defending champion, and then the U.S. Open this season, Federer will tie the record of 56 Grand Slam tournaments in a row, set by South Africa's Wayne Ferreira from 1991-2004.
Not necessarily the stuff of great acclaim: Federer didn't know what the existing mark is.
The second-longest current set of Grand Slam entries belongs to Spain's Feliciano Lopez, with 45. Top-ranked Novak Djokovic has never missed a major tournament since entering his first in 2005, making the French Open his 34th in a row, but he has stopped playing in the middle of Grand Slam matches.
Federer is fond of pointing out, as he did again Friday, that he never has retired during a match in progress, and only twice has pulled out of tournaments after having competed in the draw.
He also noted that he's never really come close to missing a Grand Slam tournament during his streak.
"In a Slam, where you know you're going to enter best-of-5-set matches over two, three weeks, you have to be at your best, and you need to feel like you can compete with the best at the highest of levels for a long period of time," Federer said. "There's no shortcuts in best-of-5-set matches, and that's where I think I was always up for the challenge. I'm very happy that I was able to do that for so long so far."


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HI all
I Guess you have heard how on 22nd November 1642 Able Tasman's compass went silly 2 days sailing before sighting Tasmania's West Coast on his voyage from Batavia. He sighted i believe the mainland of Tasmania North of Macquarie Harbour And South of the Pieman Heads. Mt Heemskirk is seen and Mt Donaldson to the North are drawn in his ships log. so i can deduce from them the location he and his crew first sighted and extent of sailing up and back down the coast. cool huh
I was interested in his compass report because it is an indicator of a ferrous mineral deposit, so looked up the ships log. It is stored at Project Gutenberg and has been translated to English. found here. http://www.gutenberg.net.au/ebooks06/0600571h.html
The Meridian cords are out by 2 hours. This is before Greenwich Mean Time and took me a while to chart. The location of the ship 2 days out and average speed and direction i can deduce the almost, exact location of the Mineral deposit that set it all off. And then overlaying that with satellite images of the sea floor. i can see the anomaly that set it off. It was not Mount Heemskirk. Not from 50 nautical miles away. its a mountain range on the Sea bed off our coast.
Able Tasman's Compass
Prospecting for other economic minerals in situ
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