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MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – Faced with an early 0-2 deficit, the Georgia College soccer team (4-10, 3-4 PBC) rebounded and nearly beat No. 10 North Georgia (11-1, 6-1 PBC) in a 3-2 thriller Saturday at Bobcat Field.
The leading scorer in the Peach Belt Conference (PBC), North Georgia's Emily Dover got the Saints started to the 2-0 lead with her 11th and 12th goals of the season. The first came just 1:37 into the contest, while the second came with 14:09 left in the first half.
Not letting the game get away from them, the Bobcats answered with a beautifully set up score at the 5:43 mark, cutting the lead in half. Sophomore Brittaney Borror (Evans, Ga.) crossed midfield and found Erin Griffin (Lawrenceville, Ga.) in traffic in the middle; the freshman showed great touch in dropping it off to the right for classmate Ashley Veilleux (Monroe, Ga.) for the score. The goal was Veilleux's third of the season.
The Bobcats evened up the score in the second half, when sophomore Taylor Yee (Johns Creek, Ga.) cracked a shot from dead center at about 40-yards out, skimmed the underside of the crossbar and crossed the line behind the Saints' keeper. Yee now has two goals this season.
North Georgia got the deciding goal with 17:29 left in the second half, when Kayla Croom deflected a Cicely Taliaferro shot for the 3-2 lead.
Freshmen Annie Stephens (Fayetteville, Ga.) and Taylor Cornelius (Dacula, Ga.) split time in net, with Stephens making four saves in six tries, and Cornelius stopping four of her five shots faced. Saint goalkeeper Kirsten Ross made three saves in the win.
The loss keeps the Bobcats at nine points on the season, good for a tie with Flagler College for seventh in the PBC standings. The top eight teams advance to the PBC Tournament at the end of the month.
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This time round I will leave the secure haven of fashion's craziness and will enter the realm of computing and high-tech which, you will not believe it, can also be combined with style and design too- but I'm not talking Apple. No, to be honest, I hate Apple-it is not a product anymore it is a fascist evil! If you want to show you are special you do not go to Burger King, do you- so why buy Apple products.
What I really want to talk about is a very exclusive company which right now creates one of the most elegant computing products you can get your hands on- I'm talking about Munk Bogballe.
So what is the company- who created it ? Wait a minute! I was gonna explain how I got the idea for this post. Basically I'm trying to flee my poor stylist existence now and then by reading a lot about the good old aristocracy- being fascinated by their strict code of living and their refined tradition bred over hundreds of years till their lower lips were so big that they could not swallow and were constantly drooling on to their velvet and silk coats ( well this happens if you marry for generations your first cousins, or aunts or nephews like that was the case with the Spanish Habsburgs' so that Charles II was so degenerated through incest that he physically was almost a monster and could not re-procreate and died without child). Despite the breeding gone astray now and then, the aristocracy still developed a heightened sense of beauty and an excellent eye for quality and the arts- that's why I'm fascinated with the world of aristocracy.
|Charles II of Spain- don't be nervous, dear reader, the blog is still about beauty and style - but never-ever marry your aunt!
So if not Apple then how to get a stylish yet excellently capable PC for me and my girl friend and here again comes Munk Bogballe into my post.
|There we go- Munk is actually David but still much more of a looker than Charles II and wait if you see the products he creates!
David Munk Bogballe, lives in Berlin ( yes, one of my favorite places in the world) and he is undertaking a PHD in political philosophy ( yes, another philosopher- he is almost family, ha ha ha) but actually I get to mention him since he is also the founder of www.munkbogballe.com, a company who creates the most beautiful handcrafted personal computers made from the finest materials like aluminium, precious metal, wood and leather.
What I consider as 'aristocratic' above all other things is a over hundreds of years developed sense of elegance and style- always combined with a sense of tradition and a feeling of connectivity- being connected to the land, the family and the king.
And here I would like to draw again comparison to Munk Bogballe's luxury laptop. His creations bring about a sense of elegance that is everlasting for the owner. This elegance inspires the user of the computer over and over again.The organic textures of the wood combined with the luxury of the very best calf leather provide feelings of warmth and life. The smooth aluminum surfaces provide the user with a sense of calmness. Last but not least the gold or pearl on/off button incorporate almost like formerly elaborate cuff links a hint of traditional materials. All the use of these high quality natural material here, mirror again the connectivity to the world around us, the natural world. Although just a computer, thanks to the internet it also connects us very quickly to the people we love most our family!
|This laptop must not only be looked at- the luxury about the product lies in the feel of it! The use of all these great materials from which the laptop has been created, speaks very strongly to the sense of touch and feel!
|This pic gives you an excellent impression of some the materials used in the labtops.
Aristocrats and the noble society have always been also famous for their excesses, haven't they? So after you have decided to spend more than 5K on a laptop now it's not the time to be stingy! What else do you need- of course- a bag to carry your ' wonder machine' in! Every prince needs also a Rolls Royce to go from one meeting to the other (or is it from one party to the other)?
|Colours are a very important part in Munk Bogballe's design language adding life and individuality to his highly simplistic- minimal approach to beauty !
This colourful and elegant collection of laptop and document bags combine the traditional, quality-oriented craftsmanship of Berlin bag-makers and leather of the finest quality with Scandinavian functionality, elegance and simplicity in a unique and exclusive design. The beautiful and soft leather is carefully coloured and extremely durable so the bags will keep their shape and beauty throughout their long lifetime- and this product is mend to 'age' since leather just goes more beautiful and interesting the more worn it looks- the more life it shows!
The elegant and streamlined bags come in six colours (black, brown, blue, grey, pink and win red) and have a main compartment with space for a Mac Book / laptop and documents along with a magazine or newspaper. Further, the bags are equipped with a pocket for an iPhone / smartphone, a pocket for an iPad / tablet and a pocket with zipper for wallet, make-up and keys. The bags come with an adjustable and removable shoulder strap and a soft and comfortable handle. One can thus carry one's essentials along to work, meetings, events, restaurants and around Berlin in style.
|This medal is the difference between being a ' High Tech- High Luxury' modern aristocrat or not - like showing off your your medals of some noble order 100 years ago- this medal shows today again you are part of something special- in this case it shows that you just want the best- that you try to reach above the average person- in design and technology!


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goofy wrote:Alexius wrote:Could the first one be Chechen?
Why do you say that?
Cyrillic plus ejectives means it's probably from that sort of area?
goofy wrote:Alexius wrote:For the mystery scrit- the script looks like Devanagari, but is neither Devanagari nor Gurmukhi. The background suggests it has something to do with Buddhism- Pali?
Pali is not a script. It is a Brahmi-derived script, but it is one of the lesser-known ones. It is used in India apparently.
The second one is not Italic, but it was spoken in an area that now speaks Italic languages.
I was guessing Pali as the language- I didn't think it was always written in Devanagari, and the background made me think it was some sort of Buddhist religious text.


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My apologies for the delay on this one. It appears the the wily coyote has passed on his tricks to my Internet connection and as such I've been offline for a fairly large portion of time. No matter....onward to the readables !!
An in-depth code analysis of mssecmgr.ocx from the ESET folks is here.
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Another Monday has been and gone (on this side of the world at least). I thought I'd sit down again and share some of the interestingness (yes, that's a word now) that came through my various news feeds over the course of the weekend. I'm hoping this week will be a little less malware focused, but I can't make any promises.
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Good evening/morning folks.
It's been fairly busy here at HNP HQ for a number of reasons. That said, there were a number of interesting articles over the weekend I thought I'd hilight here for your reading pleasure. This week seems to be a week of malware so we will stick with that theme.
Malware Hunting with the Sysinternals Tools (video)
Just a quick note to you let everybody know that the videos from 2011 Honeynet Project Security Workshop has been posted. The slides can be obtained at the same location.
Here is another tool release from The Honeynet Project: Cuckoo Box by Claudio Guarnieri. Cuckoo is a binary analysis sandbox, designed and developed with the general purpose of automating the analysis of malware. Read more about the tool here, grab the tool here – but please read detailed setup guide here (make sure to read it!). BTW, this tool is really well-documented, so make use of it before deploying it. Read more »
It is with great pleasure I announce the first-ever Honeynet Project Public Conference, held alongside with the traditional Honeynet Project Annual Workshop. The event will be held on March 21, 2011 in Paris. For those who just want to register now, go here.
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Getting to Know Charlotte, NC
The largest city in North Carolina, Charlotte is also one of the greenest, boasting 174 miles of pedestrian and bike paths as well as a light rail mass transit system. Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT), a major hub for American Airlines, serves more than 40 million travelers each year. The region also provides a home for major businesses like Bank of America and notable universities like UNC Charlotte. One of the fastest-growing cities in America, Charlotte welcomes new arrivals from across the country without sacrificing its Southern charm.
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A major U.S. financial hub, Charlotte is home to Bank of America's national headquarters and Wells Fargo's East Coast operations.
Fun Things to Do in Charlotte
This Southern city offers an abundance of seasonal events, from holiday celebrations to food and craft beer festivals. If you're looking for free things to do in Charlotte, several local breweries offer complimentary tours, and the greenways (37 miles of them) provide a great setting for a run or a bicycle ride.
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For Charlotte Families with Kids
Take your kids to Great Wolf Lodge to experience a massive indoor water park, or enjoy live music, cooking demonstrations and family activities at the Matthews Community Farmers' Market. Your family can also watch a performance and pick out a few books at ImaginOn, an educational center which combines a children's theater with a library. Charlotte complements its fun family activities with excellent public schools, including magnet schools, offered through the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school district.
Outdoor Living
Take advantage of Charlotte's abundant outdoor activities by going for a stroll in Freedom Park, biking along the Little Sugar Creek Greenway or lounging on the shores of Lake Norman.
Getaways from Charlotte
North Carolina's largest city lies only two and a half hours from the quirky charm of Asheville, NC and less than three and a half hours from historic Charleston, SC. Several beaches can also be found a short distance from Charlotte, including the picturesque Isle of Palms and the popular Carolina Beach, both less than four hours away.


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General Provisions, National Assessment of Education Progress (VI-C-411)
The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) provides high-quality data on the achievement of elementary and secondary school students in reading, mathematics, science, and other subjects. NAEP, also known as the "nation's report card," is the only nationally representative and continuing assessment of what America's students know and can do in various subject areas. It has been administered periodically since 1969.
WHAT'S NEW--The No Child Left Behind Act
Reduces Bureaucracy and Increases Flexibility
- Provides federal funding for administration of NAEP state assessments. The No Child Left Behind Act removes a previous prohibition on using federal funds to pay for the administration of state assessments, and authorizes funding to pay for administration of these assessments.
- Limits the use of NAEP. The new law prohibits the federal government from using NAEP to influence standards, assessments, curriculum, or instructional practices at the state and local levels to evaluate individual students or teachers or to provide rewards or sanctions for individual students, teachers, schools, or school districts. In addition, the law specifies that NAEP may not be used for student promotion or graduation purposes,and that NAEP should not affect home schools.
Increases Accountability for Student Performance
- Requires states and selected school districts to participate in biennial state-level NAEP assessments in reading and mathematics at grades 4 and 8 as a condition for receiving Title I funds. State-level NAEP data will enable policymakers to examine the relative rigor of state standards and assessments against a common metric.
Empowers Parents
- Informs parents. Parents of children selected to participate in NAEP must be informed before the assessment is administered that their child may be excused from participating and is not required to complete the assessment or answer any test question.
- Ensures access to NAEP data and questions. Parents and members of the public will have access to all assessment data, questions, and assessment instruments in a secure setting.
How It Works
By making objective information on student performance available to policymakers at the national, state, and local levels, NAEP has become an important tool in the evaluation of our nation's education system.
NAEP is administered by the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) under the policy direction of the independent National Assessment Governing Board (NAGB).Under current law,NAEP must conduct biennial national and state assessments in reading and mathematics at grades 4 and 8. In addition,NAEP must conduct a national assessment and may conduct a state assessment in reading and mathematics in grade 12 at regularly scheduled intervals. To the extent that time and money allow, NAEP must be conducted in additional subjects--including science, writing, history, geography, civics, economics, foreign languages, and arts--in grades 4, 8, and 12 at regularly scheduled intervals. NCES also will continue the long-term trend assessments of students at ages 9, 13, and 17 in reading and mathematics.
Results of the assessments are reported for the nation and states in terms of average scores as well as the percentage of students that reach each of the Governing Board's three achievement levels: basic, proficient, and advanced. NAEP results will be disaggregated to the extent feasible by race, ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic status, disability, and limited English proficiency.
The No Child Left Behind Act amended the National Education Statistics Act provisions concerning NAEP and also added requirements concerning state and district participation in NAEP to the Title I statute. States are now required to participate in the biennial state-level NAEP in reading and mathematics at grades 4 and 8 as a condition of receiving Title I funds. Similarly, school districts selected for the NAEP sample are required to participate as a condition of Title I funding. Participation in other NAEP assessments is voluntary for states and school districts. Participation in all NAEP assessments is voluntary for students.
The federal government will pay for the administration of the state NAEP assessments. The No Child Left Behind Act amendments to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act removed the previous prohibition on using federal funds to pay to administer state NAEP assessments.
How It Achieves Quality
The statute requires NCES to provide for ongoing review of NAEP assessments by professional organizations to ensure quality. Oversight of NAEP assessments and policy is provided by the independent, bipartisan National Assessment Governing Board, whose members include governors, state legislators, local and state school officials, educators, business representatives, parents, and members of the general public.


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So out came Zoya Anne, which is a sweet nude with a hint of shimmer. It is fairly sheer, but did build up nicely in 3 coats with only a slightly visible nail line.
If it wasn't for the three coats, it would be my perfect nude (you know, if my skin was shimmery all the time). I have been looking for a nude that I can layer under other sheers. Guess I'll have to keep looking :)
This is three coats + a top coat...
On its own, it turned out to be a little too neutral for me. I decided to try sponging the tips with a glitter. I have been drooling over the amazing sponged manicures that AmyGrace does over at The Polished Perfectionist, so I channeled her for this manicure. Mine didn't turn out as nearly as amazing as hers, but I think I will have to try it with brighter colors again. The technique itself worked well following her tutorial :D
For the glitter I used Wet n Wild Hallucinate. The camera doesn't quite capture all the colors in this glitter, but you can zoom in to see more...
My bf approves, so off to the parents we go :D
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My passion and love of travel was ingrained in my soul while living in England/Italy for 9 years growing up. During our breaks from school my family traveled all over Europe and I enjoyed learning about the various countries, cultures, and customs from hands on experiences through attending festivals, special holiday events, and tours we went on. These memories are the reason I have traveled back to Europe as an adult and specialize in European travel for my clients.
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Wooo!!!! Its almost final. Billups out. Chandler in. I think Chandler is a great signing. Is he overpaid a bit? Sure but in today's Eastern Conference, a big man can make all the difference. Miami: No center. Chicago: Noah is good but Chandler is just as good. Boston: No center. Atlanta: Undersized Al Horford. Orlando: Dwight Howard is leaving. The Knicks may have the best center in the Eastern Conference right now. I love also that Billups is gone. I have respect for Billups but he was a horrid fit with Carmelo Anthony and Amar'e Stoudemire. He shot the ball too much and he wasn't a distributor.
Chandler will have a 4 year, 58 million dollar deal which means Turiaf will also need to go in order to make the salaries work. I think the Knicks have to bring Jerome Jordan over now. What better center to learn from than a leader like Chandler? I think this is a home run by the Knicks assuming Chandler can stay healthy.Follow @tarmosino


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WorldNetDaily.com columnist likened Reid to segregationists; blamed Reid's Mormon "inbred ... heritage" for "racist" statement
WorldNetDaily.com columnist and Project 21 national advisory council member Mychal Massie decried incoming Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid's (D-NV) criticism of Justice Clarence Thomas as "arrogantly racist" and likened Reid to segregationists T. Eugene "Bull" Connor and Orval Faubus. Massie also claimed Reid was "simply being true to his inbred familial heritage" as a Mormon, then cited racist statements from 19th-century Mormon leaders. Massie's comments echo other conservatives' attacks on Reid.
From Massie's December 14, 2004, WorldNetDaily.com column, titled "Come on, Harry, it's because he's black" :
Sen. Harry Reid's, D-Nev., arrogantly racist condemnation of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is but the latest racial [sic] tinged hate speech directed at conservative blacks by liberal Democrats. His Uncle Bull Connors [sic] and his Uncle Orval Faubus must be proud of him.
Reid's comments should surprise no one -- repulse, sicken and anger, yes, but surprise, no. He is simply being true to his inbred familial heritage. Mormons believed, as Reid's comments indicate he still does: "Cain slew his brother ... and the Lord put a mark upon him, which is the flat nose and black skin" (Journal of Discourses, Vol. 7, pages 290-291).
Joseph Feilding [sic: Fielding] Smith wrote: "He [Cain] become the father of an inferior race." (The Way of Perfection, p. 101) Smith posited that blacks were born so because, unlike the white Reid's, blacks weren't obedient in their prior estate. (Doctrines of Salvation, Vol. 1, p.61)
As a black man, I am insulted by his racist comments, notwithstanding from a man whose tenets of faith include "blacks have a black heart," (Times and Seasons, Vol. 6, p. 857); "that blacks have dishonorable bodies," (Elder Orson Hyde, April 27, 1845); the book of Mormon is replete with references to the accursed mark of Cain upon blacks.
In addition to being a WorldNetDaily.com columnist, Massie is a member of the national advisory council of the black conservative leadership network Project 21. Project 21 is a program of the right-wing National Center for Public Policy Research overseen by David Almasi, the center's executive director, who previously worked for Reed Irvine's right-wing Accuracy in Academia group.* Massie also hosts an Internet-based talk show called "Straight Talk" and has guest-hosted WorldNetDaily founder and editor Joseph Farah's radio program. In the past year, Massie has been a guest on CNN's Paula Zahn Now and Daybreak; FOX News Channel's The O'Reilly Factor; and National Public Radio's The Tavis Smiley Show.
This item originally stated that David Horowitz was associated with Accuracy in Academia. In fact, Reed Irvine was the group's founder.


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Philanthropic Sector on the Mend
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Sandy's aftermath will certainly challenge the resources of the public and non-profit sectors, but, for what's it's worth, the philanthropic industry was well on the mend before the hurricane hit, despite the nation's continued economic weakness. That at least is the underlying message of the latest relevant study.
The 2012 Bank of America Study of High Net Worth Philanthropy, in partnership with the Center on Philanthropy, questioned 700 rich folk with liquid assets of $1 million or more. The results released in this biennial study this week reflect philanthropic behavior among the wealthy in 2011.
Average giving as a percentage of household income remained at about 9% between 2009 and 2011. So, folk kept their commitments during the worst of the recession. Unfortunately, the recession meant the average dollar amount given per household declined 7%, from $56,621 to $52,770 (adjusted for inflation) during the same period.
But here's the good news going forward: during the next three to five years, 76% of households plan to donate as much (52%) or more (24%) money as they have in the past. Only 9% plan to give less. Claire Costello, philanthropic practice executive for U.S. Trust, Bank of America Private Wealth Management, called it a heartening "morale boost to the non-profit sector."
Last year, 80% of high net worth households gave to educational organizations and 79% gave to basic needs organizations, followed by arts (69%), health (65%) and religious (65%) organizations. The largest proportion of philanthropic dollars were given to education (28%), giving vehicles like foundations or donor-advised funds (23%) and religious organizations (13%). Wealthy households made their largest donations to religious (36%), education (25%) and health (8%) organizations.
Una Osili, director of research for The Center on Philanthropy, said the focus on education was because education "affects both the here and now, and the future. Many of the [high net worth respondents] are involved in debates as community leaders and business leaders, and [education] is a key to the strength of the American economy."
Volunteerism also rose in 2011: 89% of wealthy individuals donated their time to nonprofits, compared to 79% in 2009. The most common form of volunteerism was serving on a board of directors for a nonprofit organization, which 61% of respondents did, followed by event planning (48%), fundraising (48%), and providing professional services like business and marketing skills to nonprofits (40%).
May they all continue their good works. The East Coast needs their sweat equity and generosity more now than ever – we need businesses and families back on their feet as soon as possible.


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I was kind of looking forward to Guy Fawkes' Night and getting out to enjoy some fireworks tonight, but after hearing fireworks and crackers going off almost every night for the past two weeks, the novelty has somewhat worn off.
Between Diwali, Hallowe'en and Guy Fawkes', the fireworks manufacturers are making a killing.
As it turns out, I didn't need to go out to enjoy some quality fireworks. I just stood on my bed and looked out my window and watched them go off on the other side of the church on the other side of the park on the opposite side of my street. They're still going off now. Judging by what I've seen and heard, there were about three fireworks displays just within my local area.
So, rather than go out and freeze my extremities, I settle for posting a photograph from the Edinburgh Military Tattoo in August, and spend my evening working on my website update and photo editing.
In the spirit of tonight's celebrations, here's a clip from Not Only, But Also that always comes to mind when I think of Guy Fawkes. Enjoy!


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Newspaper staff celebrates Christmas
Jay Dee Schafers, Isaac Baldwin, and Alex Stuchlik provided entertainment for nearly a dozen employees and spouses at Hoch Publishing's annual Christmas party Dec. 12 at Country Lakes Café in Marion.
Attending were Adam Stewart, Ben Kleine, Melvin Honeyfield, Jean Stuchlik and husband Alex, Jennifer Stultz and husband Harold, Rowena Plett and husband Jerry, Debbie Steele, and Joan Meyer.
Tena Lundgren and husband Ken had to leave early because of another commitment. Susan Marshall and Janet Post were unable to attend. In addition to dinner and music, the evening included games.
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It is a thyristor.
Similar to thermistor but has a slightly different operation
the buzzer will sound for a predetermined time varying on the capacitor value and the LED will stay lit
Swap R4 and SW5 in the second schematic, and remove BZ3 in the first schematic. Then combine them, such that SW2 and SW5 become the same thing, as do SW3 and SW4. But as Mike says, if you will be using an Arduino anyway, then it's much simpler to just connect the switches, buzzer and LED to the Arduino, and do the buzzer and LED control in software.
No it is not remotely similar to a thermistor. And you do not draw it like that. The gate line is a diagonal line leading to the under side of the cathode.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:SCR_symbol.svg
I was meant write a transistor.
QuoteI was meant write a transistor. If you did then the circuit would not work like you describe it. Once you remove the gate voltage you turn it off and I thought you said it latches on. If you have an SCR it would latch but a transistor would not.
Well, I thought it would be complicated if I used countdown timer along with this circuit. So I thought I will make 2 circuits. One with arduino which will do the countdown timer and second which is the loop wire circuit itself.
I was meant to write transistor as it is similar in someways to the thyristor.


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In the meantime, life happened, and both the relationship and my career as a consultant are well behind me. Meanwhile I have found the blog has grown rather stale. While I still enjoy writing and updating from time to time, the topic of being an expat seems a bit 'been there, done that'. My most recent posts seem more like a dry how-to have a baby and survive the bureaucracy of Germany than anything insightful, humorous or even interesting.
I am increasingly aware of the drumbeat of time and in just a matter of weeks I will return to work and have very limited free time, making it more unlikely that I will rejuvenate this blog. And really, who wants to hear about how busy I am all the time?
So I have started the process of closing down this blog. I am working on publishing a copy of this blog in book format, something I wanted to try a couple of years ago but ran into some technical issues and put it on hold. Hopefully it will be off to the publisher before I head back to work and will be a little keepsake of my years here to this point.
A big thank you if you read or have at some point read this blog. I have always been a terrible two-way communicator on this blog but it always was nice to read comments and advice left behind by readers.
There have been many people that I have connected to via this blog and back through their own blogs. I noticed many of my favorites have also slowed down considerably or stopped writing altogether but I still think of you as a virtual community who I learned from and who I shared a special experience with. So please don't be shy if you would like to be in touch. I can be contacted at dcsoxgirl at hotmail dot com and also have a well-used facebook account, which I can link you to if you contact me by email.
Finally, I mentioned in the post title 'beginnings'. I still am naively optimistic that I will have a little time for a fun and creative outlet of my own after I go back to work. With the encouragement of the Saffa and friends and family, I want to dig deeper into my photography hobby, which has been an ever growing passion over the last years. The Saffa and I planted a little seed this weekend and started the development of a website where I can showcase some of my current and future favorite photos, do some light blogging about photography and perhaps lay the groundwork for my pipe dream to eventually do some professional photography or occasional freelancing. I'm a brutal realist, but hey, a girl can dream!!
So more or less, this is the end of Jeweled Concrete, the expat blog. If somehow the photography website does ever get legs, I will update here to share it.
As the Germans say upon farewell (and I have always though was lovely), 'Mann sieht sich zweimal im Leben.' / 'You always meet twice in life'.
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The state should harness technology to crack down on offenders and help bring down rates
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Those who specialize in auto insurance fraud are deceptively thorough in crafting bogus documents to fool authorities. The result of their high-tech phony handiwork is that honest Michigan drivers are paying hundreds of millions of dollars in higher insurance costs.
To crack down on the mounting fraud, Michigan Secretary of State Ruth Johnson has established the Fighting Auto Insurance Rip-offs initiative, which includes the Michigan State Police, prosecutors, state officials and insurance industry leaders. She said there will be special training for the staff and the department will aggressively suspend the registration of vehicles whose owners don't have insurance.
And state Rep. Aric Nesbitt, R-Lawton, has introduced a bill that would allow law enforcement to use the latest technology to crack down on drivers who have fraudulent registration documents. It could also help honest vehicle owners prove they have the required insurance.
The problem is significant and the scammers often use high-tech tools. During a one-day statewide spot check, 16 percent of the insurance documents presented were fraudulent. In one instance, an insurance policy used by nearly 30 customers included an official-looking QR computer code. But when scanned, the QR code linked to an online site that says only, "Llamas are sooo cool." Scammers have even gone online and are selling fake insurance documents on Craigslist.
"Some of the bad guys are surprisingly clever; it seems like every time we put up a roadblock to auto insurance fraud, they come up with a way to circumvent new security measures," said Johnson.
One high-tech tool for the state is the Electronic Insurance Verification system. Twice a month insurance companies electronically provide a list of all of their customers and the vehicle identification numbers of their vehicles.
Law enforcement officers can use the Law Enforcement Information Network to access the verification system and determine if a driver is properly insured.
The bill would enhance this effort by allowing drivers to use their smartphones to prove they have insurance. A special app would be used to scan their insurance certificates into the phone.
Drivers who don't appear on the insurance verification listing but have insurance can prove it through the use of their phones. The app serves as a supplement to their paperwork. It would become particularly helpful when drivers don't have the certificate of insurance in their vehicles.
Reports indicate one out of every five drivers on the road doesn't have insurance, so this is a significant problem.
As Nesbitt says, "The more people with insurance, the less all of us will have to pay for it. As we modernize state government and make it more customer friendly, this is another step we can take. We're still in the 1960s paper world, and it's time to bring us into the 21st century."
The bill is in the House Insurance Committee, which is chaired by Nesbitt. He said he hopes to have a hearing on it within a month.
It's common sense for the state to use available technology to hold insurance offenders accountable and give honest drivers more options.
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When they purchased the house at 308 Miller St. in Marion in 1975, Terry and Pam Chizek were undaunted by the knowledge that it was built in 1924 and had seen floodwater several times.
Throughout the ensuing years, they have made it into their own unique creation. In addition to replacing plaster and making other changes to the interior, they added a lot of rock to the house and yard, including a backyard with a limestone wall on two sides and a waterfall and pond constructed of rock.
Years later, when grandchildren came along — they have nine — the couple filled in the waterfall and pond because of safety concerns, but the stonework remains.
Limestone posts line the edges of the front yard, and a stone stairway and stairwell lead to the basement.
"We just love rock," Pam Chizek explained.
They did all of the changes themselves. Some changes, like digging out five feet of dirt from under the house to create a basement, took three years.
The house originally had a pyramid hip roof, with dormers on the front and back. The upstairs had slanted ceilings and just room enough for a bed in the middle. It was accessed through a steep, narrow stairway.
In the late 1980s, the Chizeks removed the upper structure and replaced it with straight walls and a gable roof. Two large bedrooms were created for their three daughters — Traci, Anna, and Tresa. Large windows on the south provided a perfect spot for tropical plants such as a lemon tree, palm tree, and cacti.
The stairway was removed and replaced with a circular stairway made of steel pipe. The steps were carpeted.
The dining room was paneled with wood boards from an old barn.
The Chizeks also redid the front of the house. They built a rock cupola in one corner, put rock siding halfway up, and installed a bay window.
The fact that the Chizeks like color is evident throughout the house, from the exterior to the interior. The wood exterior is painted a bright aqua blue. Pam Chizek said it has been other bright colors in the past.
Walls inside the house are painted in many different colors. The recreation room in the basement has brightly painted walls with nature scenes that were created by the couple.
The Chizeks have been married almost 40 years. Terry is a machine operator for the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad. Pam has always been a homemaker.
"I feel like we've accomplished a lot to upgrade and change things," she said. "It would be hard to move out of this house. It's a part of what we've done together. It's our home."


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Tuvalu Population: 10,959NO VISITORS FROM HERE YET!
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|In 1974, ethnic differences within the British colony of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands caused the Polynesians of the Ellice Islands to vote for separation from the Micronesians of the Gilbert Islands. The following year, the Ellice Islands became the separate British colony of Tuvalu. Independence was granted in 1978. In 2000, Tuvalu negotiated a contract leasing its Internet domain name ".tv" for $50 million in royalties over a 12-year period. The agreement was subsequently renegotiated but details were not disclosed.
One of the smallest and most remote countries on Earth; six of the nine coral atolls - Nanumea, Nui, Vaitupu, Nukufetau, Funafuti, and Nukulaelae - have lagoons open to the ocean; Nanumaya and Niutao have landlocked lagoons; Niulakita does not have a lagoon
|Oceania, island group consisting of nine coral atolls in the South Pacific Ocean, about half way from Hawaii to Australia
|Geographic coordinates:
| total: 26 sq km
land: 26 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Size comparison: 0.1 times the size of Washington, DC
|Land Boundaries:
|0 km
|24 km
|Maritime claims:
| territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
|tropical; moderated by easterly trade winds (March to November); westerly gales and heavy rain (November to March)
|low-lying and narrow coral atolls
|Elevation extremes:
|Natural resources:
|fish, coconut (copra)
|Land use:
| agricultural land: 60% arable land 0%; permanent crops 60%; permanent pasture 0% forest: 33.3%
other: 6.7% (2011 est.)
|Irrigated land:
|0 sq km (2012)
|Natural hazards:
|severe tropical storms are usually rare, but in 1997 there were three cyclones; low levels of islands make them sensitive to changes in sea level
|Current Environment Issues:
|since there are no streams or rivers and groundwater is not potable, most water needs must be met by catchment systems with storage facilities; beachhead erosion because of the use of sand for building materials; excessive clearance of forest undergrowth for use as fuel; damage to coral reefs from increasing ocean temperatures and acidification; Tuvalu is concerned about global increases in greenhouse gas emissions and their effect on rising sea levels, which threaten the country's underground water table; in 2000, the government appealed to Australia and New Zealand to take in Tuvaluans if rising sea levels should make evacuation necessary
|International Environment Agreements:
| party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Whaling
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
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| noun: Tuvaluan(s)
adjective: Tuvaluan
|Ethnic groups:
|Polynesian 96%, Micronesian 4%
|Tuvaluan (official), English (official), Samoan, Kiribati (on the island of Nui)
|Protestant 98.4% (Church of Tuvalu (Congregationalist) 97%, Seventh-Day Adventist 1.4%), Baha'i 1%, other 0.6%
|10,959 (July 2016 est.)
|Age structure:
| 0-14 years: 29.32% (male 1,647/female 1,566)
15-24 years: 19.76% (male 1,132/female 1,033)
25-54 years: 36.5% (male 1,989/female 2,011)
55-64 years: 8.66% (male 387/female 562)
65 years and over: 5.77% (male 255/female 377) (2016 est.)
|Median age:
| total: 25.5 years
male: 24.4 years
female: 26.8 years (2016 est.)
|Population growth rate:
|0.85% (2016 est.)
|Birth rate:
|23.8 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)
|Death rate:
|8.6 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)
|Net migration rate:
|-6.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)
| urban population: 59.7% of total population (2015)
rate of urbanization: 1.9% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)
|Major urban areas - population:
|FUNAFUTI (capital) 6,000 (2014)
|Sex ratio:
| at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female
15-24 years: 1.1 male(s)/female
25-54 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
55-64 years: 0.69 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.69 male(s)/female
total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2016 est.)
|Mother's mean age at first birth:
|23.5 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2007 est.)
|Infant mortality rate:
| total: 29.9 deaths/1,000 live births male: 32.5 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 27.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)
|Life expectancy at birth:
| total population: 66.5 years male: 64.3 years
female: 68.8 years (2016 est.)
|Total fertility rate:
|2.98 children born/woman (2016 est.)
|Contraceptive prevalence rate:
|30.5% (2007)
|Health expenditures:
|16.5% of GDP (2014)
|Physicians density:
|1.09 physicians/1,000 population (2009)
|Drinking water source:
| improved:
urban: 98.3% of population
rural: 97% of population
total: 97.7% of population
urban: 1.7% of population
rural: 3% of population
total: 2.3% of population (2015 est.)
|Sanitation facility access:
| improved:
urban: 86.3% of population
rural: 80.2% of population
total: 83.3% of population
urban: 13.7% of population
rural: 19.8% of population
total: 16.7% of population (2012 est.)
|HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
|HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
|HIV/AIDS - deaths:
|Obesity - adult prevalence rate:
|39.6% (2014)
|Children under the age of 5 years underweight:
|1.6% (2007)
|Education expenditures:
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|Country name:
| conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Tuvalu
local long form: none
local short form: Tuvalu
former: Ellice Islands note: "tuvalu" means "group of eight" referring to the country's eight traditionally inhabited islands
|Government type:
|parliamentary democracy (House of Assembly) under a constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm
| name: Funafuti; note - the capital is an atoll of some 29 islets; administrative offices are in Vaiaku Village on Fongafale Islet
geographic coordinates: 8 31 S, 179 13 E
time difference: UTC+12 (17 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
|Administrative divisions:
|7 island councils and 1 town council*; Funafuti*, Nanumaga, Nanumea, Niutao, Nui, Nukufetau, Nukulaelae, Vaitupu
|1 October 1978 (from the UK)
|National holiday:
|Independence Day, 1 October (1978)
|previous 1978 (at independence); latest effective 1 October 1986; amended 2007, 2010, 2013 (2016)
|Legal system:
|mixed legal system of English common law and local customary law
|18 years of age; universal
|Executive branch:
| chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor General Iakoba TAEIA Italeli (since 16 April 2010)
head of government: Prime Minister Enele SOPOAGA (since 5 August 2013)
cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the governor general on recommendation of the prime minister elections/appointments: the monarchy is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch on recommendation of the prime minister; prime minister and deputy prime minister elected by and from members of House of Assembly following parliamentary elections
election results: Enele SOPOAGA elected prime minister by House of Assembly; House of Assembly vote count on 4 August 2013 - 8 to 5; note - Willie TELAVI removed as prime minister by the governor general on 1 August 2013
|Legislative branch:
| description: unicameral House of Assembly or Fale I Fono (15 seats; members directly elected in single- and multi-seat constituencies by simple majority vote to serve 4-year terms)
elections: last held on 31 March 2015 (next to be held in 2019)
election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - independent 15; 12 members reelected
|Judicial branch:
| highest court(s): Court of Appeal is the Fiji Court of Appeal on Fiji Island (consists of the chief justice who visits twice a year); High Court, located on Fiji, consists of the chief justice of Fiji who presides over its sessions judge selection and term of office: chief justice appointed by the president of Fiji on the advice of the prime minister following consultation with the parliamentary leader of the opposition; justices of the Court of Appeal and puisne judges of the High Court are appointed by the president of Fiji, upon the nomination of the Judicial Service Commission, after consulting with the Cabinet Minister and the committee of the House of Representatives responsible for the administration of justice; the chief justice and justices of Appeal generally required to retire at age 70; puisine judges appointed for not less than 4 years nor more than 7 years with mandatory retirement at age 65
subordinate courts: magistrates' courts; island courts; lands courts
|Political parties and leaders:
|there are no political parties but members of parliament usually align themselves in informal groupings
|Political pressure groups and leaders:
|International organization participation:
|ACP, ADB, AOSIS, C, FAO, IBRD, IDA, IFAD, IFRCS (observer), ILO, IMF, IMO, IOC, ITU, OPCW, PIF, Sparteca, SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO
|National symbol(s):
|maneapa (native meeting house); national colors: light blue, yellow
|National anthem:
| name: "Tuvalu mo te Atua" (Tuvalu for the Almighty)
lyrics/music: Afaese MANOA
note: adopted 1978; the anthem's name is also the nation's motto
|Diplomatic representation in the US:
| chief of mission: Ambassador Aunese Makoi SIMATI (since 11 January 2013)
chancery: note - Tuvalu does not have an embassy in Washington, D.C.; UN office located at 800 2nd Avenue, Suite 400D, New York, NY 10017
telephone: [1] (212) 490-0534
|Diplomatic representation from the US:
|the US does not have an embassy in Tuvalu; the US Ambassador to Fiji is accredited to Tuvalu
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Tuvalu consists of a densely populated, scattered group of nine coral atolls with poor soil. Only eight of the atolls are inhabited. It is one of the smallest countries in the world, with its highest point at 4.6 meters above sea level. The country is isolated, almost entirely dependent on imports, particularly of food and fuel, and vulnerable to climate change and rising sea levels, which pose significant challenges to development. The public sector dominates economic activity. Tuvalu has few natural resources, except for its fisheries. Earnings from fish exports and fishing licenses for Tuvalu's territorial waters are a significant source of government revenue. In 2013, revenue from fishing licenses doubled and totaled more than 45% of GDP. Official aid from foreign development partners has also increased. Tuvalu has substantial assets abroad. The Tuvalu Trust Fund, an international trust fund established in 1987 by development partners, has grown to $141 million in 2013 and is an important cushion for meeting shortfalls in the government's budget. While remittances are another substantial source of income, the value of remittances has declined since the 2008-2009 global financial crisis. Growing income inequality is one of many concerns for the nation.
|GDP (purchasing power parity):
| GDP (purchasing power parity): $39 million (2016 est.) $37.52 million (2015 est.) $36.55 million (2014 est.)
note: data are in 2016 dollars
|GDP (official exchange rate):
|GDP (official exchange rate): $32 million (2015 est.)
|GDP - real growth rate:
|4% (2016 est.) 2.6% (2015 est.) 2.2% (2014 est.)
|GDP - per capita (PPP):
| GDP - per capita (PPP): $3,500 (2016 est.) $3,400 (2015 est.) $3,300 (2014 est.)
note: data are in 2016 dollars
|Agriculture - products:
|coconuts; fish
|Industrial production growth rate:
|-26.1% (2012 est.)
|Labor force:
|3,615 (2004 est.)
|Labor force - by occupation:
|note: people make a living mainly through exploitation of the sea, reefs, and atolls and through overseas remittances (mostly from workers in the phosphate industry and sailors)
|Unemployment rate:
|Population below poverty line:
|26.3% (2010 est.)
|Household income or consumption by percentage share:
| lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
| revenues: $42.68 million
expenditures: $32.46 million (2013 est.)
|Taxes and other revenues:
|133.4% of GDP (2013 est.)
|Public debt:
|41.1% of GDP (2013 est.) 43.1% of GDP (2012 est.)
|Fiscal year:
|calendar year
|Inflation rate (consumer prices):
|Inflation rate (consumer prices): 3.5% (2016 est.) 3.2% (2015 est.)
|Current account balance:
|-$1 million (2016 est.) $2 million (2015 est.)
|$600,000 (2010 est.) $1 million (2004 est.)
|Exports - commodities:
|copra, fish
|$136.5 million (2013 est.) $238.6 million (2012 est.)
|Imports - commodities:
|food, animals, mineral fuels, machinery, manufactured goods
|Debt - external:
|Market value of publicly traded shares:
|$0 (2014)
|Exchange rates:
|Tuvaluan dollars or Australian dollars (AUD) per US dollar - 1.3291 (2015 est.) 1.67 (2014 est.) 1.1094 (2013 est.) 0.97 (2012 est.)
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|Electricity - production:
|11.8 million kWh (2011)
|Electricity - exports:
|0 kWh (2014 est.)
|Electricity - imports:
|0 kWh (2014)
|Electricity - installed generating capacity:
|5,100 kW (2011)
|Electricity - from fossil fuels:
|96% of total installed capacity (2015 est.)
|Electricity - from nuclear fuels:
|0% of total installed capacity (2014)
|Electricity - from hydroelectric plants:
|0% of total installed capacity (2014)
|Crude oil - production:
|0 bbl/day (2014)
|Crude oil - exports:
|0 bbl/day (2014)
|Crude oil - imports:
|0 bbl/day (2014)
|Crude oil - proved reserves:
|0 bbl (1 January 2016 es)
|Refined petroleum products - production:
|0 bbl/day (2014 est.)
|Refined petroleum products - exports:
|0 bbl/day
|Natural gas - production:
|0 cu m (2014)
|Natural gas - consumption:
|0 cu m (2014)
|Natural gas - exports:
|0 cu m (2014)
|Natural gas - imports:
|0 cu m (2014)
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|Cellular Phones in use:
|total: 4,000 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 37 (July 2015 est.)
|Telephone system:
| general assessment: serves particular needs for internal communications
domestic: radiotelephone communications between islands
international: country code - 688; international calls can be made by satellite (2015)
|Broadcast media:
|no TV stations; many households use satellite dishes to watch foreign TV stations; 1 government-owned radio station, Radio Tuvalu, includes relays of programming from international broadcasters (2009)
|Internet country code:
|Internet users:
|total: 5,000 percent of population: 42.7% (July 2015 est.)
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|1 (2013)
|Airports (unpaved runways):
| total 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2013)
| total 8 km
paved: 8 km (2011)
|Merchant marine:
| total 58
by type: bulk carrier 4, cargo 24, chemical tanker 15, container 1, passenger 2, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 10, refrigerated cargo 1
foreign-owned: 33 (China 4, Indonesia 1, Maldives 1, Singapore 19, South Korea 1, Turkey 1, Vietnam 6) (2010)
|Ports and terminals:
|major seaport(s): Funafuti
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|Military branches:
|no regular military forces; Tuvalu Police Force (2012)
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Okay, frankly i don't know who's going home.BEST PERFORMANCE: Pia, ScottyGOOD PERFORMANCE: Jacob, Haley, PaulOKAY PERFORMANCE: Lauren, StefanoBAD PERFORMANCE: Casey, JamesOkay, with all the girls who can't survive gone.. we only have Paul, Haley and Stefano who has been in the Bottom 3 and Casey who got saved. But I highly doubt Casey will be in danger.Based on that, i think the Bottom 3 tomorrow will be Stefano, Haley and... James/Paul. If Haley or Stefano's not in the Bottom 3 and someone else is.. i'll be shocked. I wouldn't be surprise if Jacob makes the first appearance in the Bottom 3 either.SAFE PEOPLE FOR SURE = Pia, Scotty, Lauren, CaseyI hope it's Paul going home.. because he's inconsistent!! *prays* But with the last spot on last night show, he's most likely safe again as he had a good performance.My Prediction will be Haley, Jacob and James in the Bottom 3. With James or Jacob going home. SHALL PRAY FOR HALEY'S SAFETY!
I do believe that the switch from rock to soft... doesn't suit James and might put him in danger this week. I didn't like it, from my personal POV..
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Creating Leaders: An Ontological/Phenomenological Model
THE HANDBOOK FOR TEACHING LEADERSHIP, Chapter 16, Scott Snook, Nitin Nohria, Rakesh Khurana, Dean of Harvard College, eds., Sage Publications, 2011
Harvard Business School NOM Unit Working Paper 11-037
Barbados Group Working Paper No. 10-10
72 Pages Posted: 27 Oct 2010 Last revised: 18 Apr 2017
Date Written: May 10, 2013
The Editors of the "Handbook for Teaching Leadership" (where this paper appears as Chapter 16) ask the following in their introductory chapter: "How does one teach leadership in a way that not only informs [students] about leadership but also transforms them into actually being leaders?" (p. XXIV).
The sole objective of our ontological/phenomenological model for creating leaders is to leave students actually being leaders and exercising leadership effectively as their natural self-expression. By "natural self-expression" we mean a way of being and acting in any leadership situation that is a spontaneous, intuitive and effective response to what one is dealing with.
In creating leaders we employ the ontological discipline (from the Latin ontologia "science of being"). The ontological model of leader and leadership opens up and reveals the actual nature of being when one is being a leader and opens up and reveals the source of one's actions when exercising leadership. And, ontology's associated phenomenological methodology (explained in 2 below) provides actionable access to what has been opened up.
The being of being a leader and the actions of the effective exercise of leadership can be accessed, researched, and taught either:
1) as being and action are observed and commented on "from the stands", specifically as these are observed by someone, and then described, interpreted and explained (third-person concept of), or
2) as being and action are actually lived and experienced real time "on the court", specifically the way being and action are actually present for the player herself (first-person experience of). As a formal discipline, the "on the court" method of accessing being and action (that is, accessing being and action as they are actually lived) is named phenomenology.
In short, an epistemological mastery (a from-the-stands mastery) of a subject leaves one knowing.
An ontological mastery (an on-the-court mastery) of a subject leaves one being.
Of course the students themselves do not need to study ontology; they only require the access to being and the source of action that is provided by the ontological perspective. And, they don't need to study phenomenology; they only need to be provided with the actionable pathway to the being of being a leader and the actions of the effective exercise of leadership made available by the phenomenological methodology.
For the Slide-Deck Textbook for the course and the entire 1056 pages of the course materials as the course was taught in Dubai, UAE held at the Zayed University Convention Center in January 2015 see: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1263835.
The body of this paper is 26 pages long. It is followed by appendices which present the participant course evaluations of each of the courses delivered by the authors in various university and public venues.
Keywords: Leader, Leadership, Ontology, Phenomenology, Context, Occur, Correlate, Natural Self Expression
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It's still under warranty. It might just be the gasket. Still an easy fix (I think) if I had to do it myself.
Is this a known problem? It sounds as tho' someone was warning you about this possibility.
http://www.k1600forum.com/forum/bmw-...-problems.html David13, I would say that over half of the K16 Owners over at www.k1600forum.com have had their water pump fail.
The other half of us are just waiting for our K16 water pumps to fail, what a joke!
Why BMW has not issued a recall on this item is beyond me, the original water pumps are junk! I leave for Alaska on June 18 with my 15 year old Son Seth.
I'll be packing the new and improved water pump with me and all tools to replace.
Sort of sounds like the story of me and the fuel pressure controller.
Anyway, if it is a new and improved design, designed to be a fix for a faulty pump, there is still time to do the job here, in a more controlled environment prior to departure, rather than on the side of the road, etc.
Warranty book says its a 15 minute repair so should be pretty quick. Dealer ordered parts today. Fwiw it didn't leave me stranded or anything.
That's why I'm not sweating it, as long as I have the part with me on my "Gisele".
I first rode the street on my 1959 Triumph Speed Twin 500 in March of 1963 at 15.
Then I owned 1964 Norton Atlas 750 and then owned 1967 BSA Victor Special 441
Thanks to owning three Limey Bikes, I have absolutely no fear of roadside repairs!
I wasn't thinking about fear, I was thinking about comfort. But with the background you state, maybe it's even comfortable for you.
Well my first bike was a 1966 Triumph Bonneville 650. All I carried was spare nuts and bolts and wrenches. If something left the bike I just turned around, picked it up and put it back on. Oh and I had a spare master link on my leather jacket zipper pull tab. What a fun bike that was!!!
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Evidence? Nothing other than third hand gossip. What I heard was that the third party supplier of pumps had a bad run of seals and there was a wait last sept/October while they switched suppliers. Fwiw
Has anyone found if there is a serial number range that are considered free of this issue?
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Who could have guessed that J.J. Abrams' eagerly anticipated Star Trek follow up, Star Trek Into Darkness would eventually cause such hostility? We'll get to all of the simmering anxiety over Abrams' Mystery Box-plagued production in a bit, but yet another person intimately involved with the sequel has lashed out as the movie reaches DVD and Blu-ray.
STID co-screenwriter Bob Orci is the latest to lash out at a critic who dared to question the integrity of Abrams' sequel. In the comments section of an article posted to TrekMovie, Orci lashed out in defense of his effort. To his credit, the column is titled, Star Trek Is Broken: Here Are Ideas On How to Fix It. Pretentious. And Orci called the author on the carpet.
I think the article above is akin to a child acting out against his parents. Makes it tough for some to listen, but since I am a loving parent, I read these comments without anger or resentment, no matter how misguided. Having said that, two biggest Star Treks in a row hard for me to listen to what might otherwise be decent notions to pursue in the future. As I love to say, there is a reason why I get to write the movies, and you don't. Respect all opinions, always, nonetheless.
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Orci continued. After a commenter mentioned that STID was inferior to Indiana Jones (which kind of goes without saying), the screenwriter huffed:
Shitty Dodge. STID has infinitely more social commentary than Raiders in every Universe, and I say that with Harrison Ford being a friend. You lose credibility big time when you don't honestly engage with the FUCKING WRITER OF THE MOVIE ASKING YOU AN HONEST QUESTION. You prove the cliche of shitty fans. And rude in the process. So, as Simon Pegg would say: FUCK OFF!
Orci is referencing Pegg telling HuffPo that disgruntled Trek fans to basically shut the hell up. But the "voices" who have problems with STID are getting louder. I mean, even the Juggalos hate it.
And fans at a recent Star Trek convention voted it the worst feature film in the entire series. That's harsh … and not accurate. But STID has become an easy punching bag.
Of course, according to NerdApproved, Orci later apologized to a few fans on Twitter … though his account is suspiciously down this morning. I don't expect this war of words to end anytime soon with the movie on DVD now. Also, Orci and Alex Kurtzman have been tapped to write Star Trek 3, so there's that. Join the debate. Was Orci right? Should he engage with fans? Is Into Darkness the worst Trek is history? Weigh in below.


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