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by Zaza Soriano
A little more than a year ago, my supervisor asked if I was always this confident. I must admit, I was pleasantly surprised by the question. Deep down I had never thought of myself as a confident person, but the more I considered it—maybe I am… I frequently ask myself, why did person X not speak up? Or if someone points out a risk I took, I don't think of it as a big deal… in fact I find it odd that they considered it a risk. Suddenly, I realized the confidence my supervisor saw in me that day, wasn't there a few years ago, and I certainly wasn't born with it. I used to be extremely shy. I wouldn't speak up in meetings (or class), was a bit of a hermit, and I even wore unflattering and unappealing clothes to avoid attention. I was definitely not a risk taker.
In this post I am going to give you a glimpse into my life. I will talk to you about building your confidence, taking chances, and paying it forward. Finally, throughout the post, you will see some challenges to help you on your road to greater confidence (what I like to call the "2015 Systers Confidence Challenge"). In an ongoing effort to improve my own confidence, I will be taking the challenges with you!
My Path to Confidence
To understand how I am today, we need to go way back to my childhood. Growing up I was assaulted by three different people and neglected by my mother. For me, being a survivor of childhood abuse was the largest obstacle in the way to becoming a confident person. Friends, counseling, and some deep introspection helped me heal from this and really become comfortable with myself. This "obstacle" will be different for everyone, but the key thing is to identify what it is and start taking steps to tackle it.
Additionally in my senior year of undergrad, I was diagnosed with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and began treatment. Not only was I finally able to actually pay attention in class (totally weird feeling by the way) and study (oddly time consuming), but I also felt more at ease when talking to people. I was able to focus more on the conversation because I was no longer analyzing everything the other person was doing. Dealing with my assaults and treating my ADD were just the first steps. I still had a ways to go, and this is where the Grace Hopper Celebration (GHC) played a large role.
I remember my first couple years at GHC. I was an undergrad studying Computer and Electrical Engineering at the University of Central Florida (UCF). The first year I went, I received an email from WEECS (http://women.eecs.ucf.edu), a group for women in the EECS department, telling me that I was chosen to attend GHC. There was only one caveat… I had to apply to be a Hopper (http://gracehopper.org/hoppers/). This was probably the best thing for me at the time. It forced me to interact with people and helped me not only come out of my shell, but also gave me the ever useful skill of NETWORKING. Really what it comes down to, is being comfortable with who you are, knowing that you might fail and that's okay, having a support system, and knowing that these things take time.
Expanding My Confidence by Taking Chances
The Baltimore GHC led to my current career at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (JHU/APL [http://www.jhuapl.edu]), as an embedded software engineer. Now, I could have just handed in my resume and talked to the recruiter at the career booth, but instead, when I saw the recruiter sitting alone at lunch, I took a chance, sat down next to her and struck up a conversation. This lead to her pushing my resume out across the lab and landing me interviews with four different groups! I ended up choosing the cyber security group, but I tend to work on various projects across the lab. I was extremely excited about APL, but the confidence boost didn't really hit me until I moved to Maryland and started hearing, not infrequently, "Oh! You work at APL?! You must be smart!" Taking chances, even something as small as saying "Hi" to a stranger, can improve your confidence, preparing you for taking even bigger chances.
Recently I had the opportunity to compete for internal funding for a project related to biomedical engineering (remember I am in a cyber-security group). I was definitely nervous about this; not only am I really interested in biomedical engineering, this would be the first funded project that I designed. Part of this process was a 5 minute pitch to get coworkers to vote; the top voted idea would get funded. I decided to take a chance with the presentation and not do the typical PowerPoint. Instead, I did a walkthrough showing the problem and solution. Even though the 5 minute walkthrough didn't receive enough votes to win, the exposure was important; my project was chosen later and fully funded. Now I am getting leadership experience (aka confidence) by managing it. Even if you are specifically told to do something a certain way, but you have an idea to make it better, GO FOR IT! Like Grace Hopper said… "The worst phrase in history is: We've always done it that way".
The picture above is of a table topic at last year's GHC: "Survivors in STEM: Is there a need for an AnitaB.org (AnitaB.org) community for survivors of assault in STEM?" Think of it this way… If you were assaulted (sexually/physically/mentally) by a man, would you avoid a male dominated field (like computing)? Would you still avoid a male dominated field if there was a support community specifically geared towards you? A great friend of mine, Charna Parkey (http://charnaparkey.blogspot.com/), and I put in an application to make Survivors in STEM an AnitaB.org Community last year. It was denied because of the sensitivity of the topic, and because there isn't enough research to prove that it is needed. The next logical step would be to do the research… so far every road has led to an extremely steep cliff. I'm not stopping though (wait until you see Challenge #01)…
Risks don't always pay off, so it's important to not let them knock you down, but instead to learn from them. Turn those feelings of failure and insecurity into motivation for the next challenge put in your path.
We should be taking chances in every aspect of our lives. I recently took on the role of assistant director for the next play in the APL Drama Club (http://www.jhuapl.edu/Drama), Fools, by Neil Simon! I honestly have no idea what I'm doing, and that's okay! The director agreed to teach me, and all I had to do was ask…
Paying it Forward
I remember the first time I truly felt like I was paying it forward. It was my last semester as an undergrad and the WEECS group needed a president (and some TLC). Running the group was a huge undertaking, and I couldn't have done it without the support of the EECS department and fellow students. With their help, and a lot of hard work, I was able to get the club back on an upward slope towards success. By the time I graduated, my confidence in leadership had grown, and WEECS was ready for the next president to continue the journey. I am so proud of where the club is today and all the lives they are touching! Paying it forward can build your confidence, but that should not be your primary motivation.
Currently I am one of four teachers for a Girls Who Code chapter at APL. There is just something about watching the girls get excited over coding, or solve a hard problem, that is very comforting. I also mentor a Junior FIRST LEGO League team, Space Kids, whose task was to make something with Legos to teach people about Mars. The picture below was originally drawn by the kids; I then scanned into the computer and simplified it to be printed on a shirt. In both places, I have been privileged to see more than one girl come out of her shell and become more confident. Volunteering is just one way we can help build confidence in the younger generation.
My first year at APL, I attended GHC with four amazing coworkers I hadn't met before. We all wanted to share with the Lab what we got out of the conference and to show how it benefits APL. To do this, four of us decided to do a brown bag (a.k.a. up to an hour long presentation over lunch): "GHC Lightning Talks: 2013 Grace Hopper Celebration". Each of us did a quick 5 minute talk on what we felt was important to share with the Lab. Ultimately, we got the right person's attention in our department, and the following year over 14 coworkers were able to attend.
I asked for the feedback that one of my coworkers collected from those 14 GHC attendees, in hopes to use it here. Little did I know that I would be getting over 15 pages of text! There was so much passion and so many great things that the women got from attending GHC! Below are three of the stories I feel show the most impact.
a) Overcame her imposter syndrome and applied for (and got) a higher position in the Lab.
b) Confronted her supervisor about a lingering issue, as well as reached out across the Lab to find different work.
c) Admitted to her supervisor that she needed to work on her presentation skills, allowing her to take a class on presenting that same week.
All these women took the inspiration and what they learned from GHC and applied it towards their careers; in an extremely confidence building way. Paying it forward doesn't always yield instant results, but the outcomes might surprise you.
The reason Rose asked me to write this blog post was because I was really excited about being nominated for recognition at the 10th Annual Diversity Recognition Luncheon with the APL Director. The supervisor I mentioned at the beginning of this post, who is now my mentor, informed me that this is a great honor. I don't know who nominated me, but whoever it is, I want them to know that it means so much to me and THANK YOU!!
Everyone's path to confidence will be unique in some way;
with one commonality… it's never ending.
"Think Outside the Box"


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Game Design Fridayomg teh interview!Game Design Friday - RSS 2.0
Want a job? Applying is only half the process. Even when you get the call, you still need to make a good impression. Prepare for the interview: your one and only chance to make a lasting impression and get your foot in the door. Don't mess up. And oh yeah, have fun!
Number of Players:
Two to three (depending on the microgame)
- a timer
- a deck of playing cards
- a six-sided die
- tokens
- pen and paper
How to Play:
All the rules from omg hire me still apply, except a 12-sided die can be used for the interview die instead of a d20.
When a player's number is rolled on the interview die, that player must roll a six-sided die to determine which interview game to play. The player takes the role of the job candidate, with one or more opponents playing the role of interviewers. Winning means the interview went well, and the player can take an offer number, as usual. If the candidate loses, he/she does not receive an offer number.
The Game List:
1) Avoiding the Question:
1 interviewer
The candidate chooses a number from one to six, writing it down and keeping it to himself. The interviewer then rolls a six-sided die six times. The candidate has two chances to "nudge" the question - tipping the die to one of its adjacent sides. If during any of the six rolls the number is rolled - and the candidate has no more nudges left - the candidate loses. The interviewer will also have one chance to guess the number after all six rolls. Guessing correctly will also cause the candidate to lose.
2) Greatest Weaknesses:
at least 2 interviewers
The interviewers create a list of five "weakness" words related to any job topic. For three minutes, one interviewer asks questions on that topic. The candidate must answer each question promptly, but without the use of the weakness words. Usage of the words is monitored by the second interviewer. If any of the words are used, the candidate loses the job opportunity.
3) Always Right:
1 interviewer
The candidate must let the interviewer win a three-round match of Rock Paper Scissors. The interviewer can never throw the same move twice in a row (this applies to ties as well). If the candidate wins, he loses.
4) Attention Span:
1 interviewer
The candidate asks questions about the interviewer for three minutes, while mimicking all physical movements made by the interviewer. At the end of three minutes, the interviewer asks the candidate three questions related to the discussion. If the candidate gets any of the answers wrong, he loses the job opportunity.
5) Overtalker, Undertalker:
2 interviewers
One interviewer asks a long-winded question, taking as much time as he'd like, while the second interviewer times the question. The candidate must give an equally long-winded answer, within five seconds of the original question's length. If the answer is under or over time, the candidate loses the opportunity.
6) There is No Wrong Answer... Except for That One... and That One:
1 interviewer
The interviewer removes three cards of different values from a deck of playing cards, and places them face down in front of the candidate without showing him which is which. The interviewer then chooses a "right answer" number from the deck (one of the three values already chosen), and plays it face down in front of him.
The interviewer shuffles the three cards in front of the user, Three Card Monty style. The candidate then points to one card, which the interviewer checks without showing the candidate. If the card is the right answer, a token is placed behind it. If not, the interviewer does nothing.
The cards are then reshuffled, and the candidate picks again. Again the interviewer checks and places a token on the table behind the card if it's the right answer. This action is repeated a third time, after which the cards are shuffled a final time, and then all flipped over.
The candidate must choose the right answer from the three revealed cards. The interviewer then reveals his card to see if the candidate is right. If the candidate is wrong, he loses the job opportunity.


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By Peter Newton
- Luxury features
- Notable gas mileage
- Affordable price
- Mushy handling
- Sluggish acceleration
The Altima, assembled in Tennessee, is one of Nissan's best selling cars in North America and provides some touches of luxury in a firmly positioned mid-size car. New for 2012 is the Value Package, available for the Altima 2.5 S model, which includes a Bluetooth® Hands-free phone system, automatic on/off headlights, leather-wrapped steering wheel with steering-wheel-mounted audio controls, a HomeLink® Universal Transceiver, and passenger-side front-window one-touch auto-up/down.
Our tester for this review is the Altima 2.5 S with Nissan's Xtronic CVT® (Continuously Variable Transmission) and includes features such as Nissan Intelligent Key®, push button ignition, AM/FM/AUX input 6-speaker audio system, driver and front-passenger seatback map pockets, driver's footrest finisher, power windows with driver side one-touch auto up/down and more.
Driving Impressions
The Altima provides the basic service of getting from point A to point B in an unassuming fashion. The styling does not stand out, either to distinguish the car with flair or aggression, but rather blends into the wallpaper of family sedans on the market. However, the real impact of the Altima lies with the goodies inside. Nissan has offered several features that are normally seen on cars that retail for thousands more.
Keyless entry with push button start means you never have to take the key out of your pocket. Solid Bluetooth integration means you don't have to dig out an annoying ear piece to comply with hands-free state driving laws. Choosing the Convenience and Convenience Plus packages gets you automatic temperature control and headlights, which means that you don't have to monitor and mess with the lights and climate controls as you travel between points A and B. Along with a sunroof and telescoping steering wheel, you can experience many of the luxury features common on BMW, Lexus or Cadillac. Unfortunately, the illusion of luxury fades once you shift out of park.
The Altima's 2.5-liter engine paired with the Xtronic CVT® produces 175hp and will get you on the freeway onramps, but is not enough to create a sense of driving excitement. Similarly, the handling does keep the car on the road and pointed in the right direction, but does not match the more nimble turning of the more popular Honda Accord and Toyota Camry. While neither the Accord nor Camry have sport suspensions, they do provide a better driving experience compared to the mushy handling on the Altima. On a positive note, the conservatively powered engine delivers very solid gas mileage. With an EPA estimate of 23 mpg in the city and 32 mpg on the highway, we recorded 28 mpg combined after our week with the Altima.
Drivers who prefer a little more "ooomph" to their mid-size, 5-person, 4-door carriage can opt for the 3.5-liter 24-valve DOHC V6 rated at 270 horsepower and 258 lb-ft of torque. The V6 version — known as the 3.5 SR — comes standard with a sport-tuned suspension that trades some ride comfort for sharper handling, making this Altima feel more like a sport sedan than a family sedan.


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Army sniper convicted of killing unarmed Iraqi civilian, sentenced to 10 years in prison
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By BRADLEY BROOKS
Associated Press Writer
BAGHDAD (AP) -- A military jury on Sunday convicted an Army sniper of murder and sentenced him to 10 years in prison for killing an Iraqi civilian who wandered into the hiding place where six soldiers were sleeping.
Sgt. Evan Vela, 24, was found guilty of murder without premeditation, of aiding and abetting in planting an AK-47 on the dead man's body and of lying to military investigators about the shooting. He had faced a possible life sentence.
Vela showed no emotion when the verdict was read, but he asked the jury for mercy before it broke to decide his sentence. He apologized to the court, the Army and one of the sons of Genei Nasir al-Janabi, the man he shot with a pistol in May.
"When I came to Iraq, I didn't come to do anything wrong," Vela said, reading from a handwritten statement. "I failed my standards, your standards and the standards of the Army. All I can say is I'm sorry and ask for mercy."
Vela has been in confinement in Kuwait since July 1. That time will be credited to his sentence, the judge said. He was also sentenced to forfeit all pay and allowances and will receive a dishonorable discharge. The case was automatically referred to a military appeals court.
Vela's trial was the last of three snipers in the unit accused in a series of shooting deaths south of Baghdad that defense lawyers said happened under command pressure to increase kill counts and, perhaps, employ questionable tactics in doing so.
The Army has declined to confirm that any such program existed, saying it does not discuss tactics used in the field.
Vela and several of his fellow Army snipers testified that they were confused and exhausted after more than two days of trekking in high temperatures through the rough terrain near Iskandariyah, a mostly Sunni Arab city 30 miles south of Baghdad.
On the morning of May 11, the six soldiers had gone to sleep inside their "hide" -- where snipers can observe targets without being seen -- when al-Janabi stumbled upon them, they recounted.
The snipers detained al-Janabi and the man's 17-year-old son Mustafa. They freed the boy, but minutes after he walked off, the commander ordered Vela to shoot the father. The soldiers said al-Janabi was making noise and they feared he was trying to attract the attention of a group of military-age males they thought they saw nearby.
"It's a simple case," said Capt. Jason Nef, one of two military prosecutors. "The reason is because Vela confessed on the stand that he lied. He confessed he killed an unarmed Iraqi."
Vela's lawyer, James Culp, said the case was anything but simple because of the extreme mental and physical fatigue that affected the snipers' actions.
"This was an accident waiting to happen," Culp told the jury of seven men and one woman in his closing argument. "These men were extremely, extremely sleep deprived and nobody was thinking clearly."
After the verdict, Mustafa, who had testified at the court-martial, said he was impressed with the U.S. military court system.
"I find the Americans have more fairness than the Arabs," he said. "Their system is so fair that even if the judge were (Vela's) family member, he would have been convicted."
Mustafa reminded jurors before they began sentence deliberations of the pain he, his mother and five siblings have endured.
"I know this criminal has a family, a wife and children," he said. "Just like they will miss him, we also miss our father. So I hope you will consider that and please not forget about us."
Two other members of Vela's unit were acquitted of murder charges in al-Janabi's shooting or other killings that occurred around the same time.
Jorge G. Sandoval, who was a specialist at the time but had his rank reduced to private as part of his sentencing, was found not guilty in September of killing two unarmed Iraqis in April and May. He was convicted of planting evidence on one of the men.
Sgt. Michael A. Hensley was acquitted of murder in all three deaths, but he was convicted of planting evidence by placing a rifle with al-Janabi's body.
Hensley said the unit had been pressured by his commanders to wrack up kills. His unit had been in Iraq for only a few months and had taken up to 25 casualties without inflicting much damage on insurgents, he said.
"They were tired of people getting killed and us not getting any kills in return," Hensley said. "There was definitely some pressure. If we came back from a mission and we didn't get kills, we were talked to."


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Update Software
Often, outdated software can cause a device to get slower and slower. Check your software manufacturer's website to see if there are any new updates you need to download. Many devices even have a program that will automatically check for any updates if you ask it about updates.
Look At The Programs Running
If a very busy program is running constantly in the background, your resources might be being used up on an unnecessary program. Open up your device's task manager to see which programs are using a lot of CPU or memory. If the program is not something that you need to be using, you can end the task or remove the program to speed up the computer or tablet.
Create More Space
A hard drive that is almost full will make a computer become noticeably slower. Cache subfolders and recycling bins can all contain useless files that fill up a hard drive. A basic disk cleanup tool will help to create more space on hard drives and remove unnecessary items.
Remote Support
If you have tried many solutions or if you just do not feel comfortable trying to fix the issue yourself, a trained professional is the best way to deal with the slow device. With a remote support service like Bask, you can get your computer fixed quickly.
Scan For Viruses
A slow computer or tablet may be due to a virus lurking in the background. Not all viruses are noticeably malware, instead some may just be tracking your web browsing to advertise more products to you. Even harmless adware still slow down a computer, but a basic scan with a good antivirus program can help you to discover any problematic and unwanted programs.
These solutions address some of the main causes of a slow computer or tablet. Often, a slow computer is not caused by a huge issue, and it is typically an easy fix. With a few quick actions, you can have your computer back to its original speed in no time.


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PHOENIX, Feb. 20 (UPI) -- Marcin Gortat scored 20 points Monday and the Phoenix Suns kept up their dominance of Washington with a 104-88 win over the Wizards.
Steve Nash had 12 points, 11 assists and seven rebounds as the Suns beat Washington for the 10th straight meeting between the teams.
Channing Frye finished with 19 points and 11 rebounds for Phoenix, which remained undefeated against the Wizards since Dec. 22, 2006.
Jordan Crawford popped in 20 points off the bench for Washington, which dropped a third straight contest.


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Friday – December 13, 2019
MATC Receives Electronics Equipment Donation from Siemens Corporation
Control Corporation (PCC), MATC electronic technology isntructor Tom Heraly, and John Leigeois of
Siemens Corporation in an electronics classroom on the Downtown Milwaukee Campus.
MATC has received a sizable equipment donation from the Siemens Cooperates with Education division.
The donation included 12 X S7-1200 programmable logic controllers used for automated processes, such as water treatment facilities. Siemens also donated 12 Human Machine Interfaces (HMIs), as well as software and accessories for the equipment. Additionally student software licenses for older Siemens equipment were included in the donation.
The value of the equipment is approximately $25,000. Professional Control Corporation (PCC), the Siemens distributor in Wisconsin, helped facilitate the delivery and installation of the equipment.
Students in MATC's Electronics Technology associate degree program will use the donated items to become familiar with the Siemens equipment and programming. Siemens maintains a large market share of the electronic automation equipment that is sold internationally.
"This equipment will help us prepare our students for the new world of globalized automation," said MATC Electronics instructor Tom Heraly. "Our graduates are expected to be able to work across different hardware and software platforms in today's production and process control facilities. Being familiar with the equipment of one of our industry leaders is a definite advantage for our graduates."
For more information about MATC's Electronic Technology associate degree program, visit this link


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Microgaming has created hundreds of games and all of them are entertaining with excellent graphics and outstanding audio. But perhaps the most popular of all the Microgaming creations are their progressive jackpot games. Most online casinos that utilize Microgaming software list 16 progressive games. Since the network of casinos offering Microgaming is large, that means a lot of people are playing these games and their jackpots get very big in a hurry.
The Microgaming progressive jackpots are designed to meet the desires of all players. That means they offer more than just slots. You'll also find several other popular casino games which offer Microgaming progressive jackpots.
If you're a card player, Microgaming provides you with several progressive choices, including "Caribbean Cyberstud Poker" and "Poker Ride." Both of these games offer the chance to win a huge jackpot if you get a Royal Flush. In both games, you need to make an extra, though inexpensive side bet to have a chance for the giant payoff.
You can also play Microgaming's progressive blackjack game, "Triple 7's." It is played with five decks and pays off when you get three 7's that are all Diamonds.
Microgaming also offers progressive jackpots on two video poker games. One of them, called "Jackpot Deuces," pays its big prize to the player who get a Royal Flush made of Diamonds. Their other is called "SupaJax," which is played with a 53-card deck. The extra card is the SupaJax card, and you'll collect the giant payoff if you can get that card along with four Jacks.
Microgaming also has a progressive table game called "Roulette Royale," which pays out its jackpot if you can select five winning numbers in a row. You can get a part of the jackpot if you can select two, three or four numbers in a row.
All of these Microgaming progressive table and card games offer payoffs that begin at a few thousand and usually progress much higher. Most of the time, their jackpots are hit for more than 100,000.00.
Usually, the biggest payoffs available from Microgaming's progressive jackpots are from their slots. Most casinos that offer Microgaming products list about ten progressive slot games, but there are more than that. Such Microgaming creations as "The Dark Knight" and "The Dark Knight Rises" offer huge progressive pools, but they are usually not listed under the Jackpot tab.
The Microgaming slots that are listed among the Progressive games have names that will get you thinking about big money. These games include "King Cashalot," "Major Millions" and "Wow Pot."
The Microgaming progressive slots may be more fun to play than their other progressive games because they also offer exciting themes and characters. In addition to their jackpots, many of them also include dramatic bonus rounds which offer the chance for a big win even if it's not as much as you can get from a progressive pool.
Microgaming provides plenty of variety for their progressive slot players. Not only do they offer big games with 5-reels and 50 paylines, but they also have a game called "Tunzamunni" which has just three reels and 1 payline. You'll collect the giant pool of that game if you get three Lucky 7's on the payline and their colours are in the correct order.
Some of the Microgaming progressive slots offer both Major and Mega Jackpots. One of those games is called "Mega Moolah." It's Major jackpot begins at 10,000.00 and usually goes much higher. Mega Moolah's "Mega" jackpot begins at 1,000,000.00 and also tends to increase before it is hit.
There are dozens of online casinos which only offer the games of Microgaming. There are many other sites which offer their games, but also have action provided by other software providers. You can expect the exclusive casinos, such as Golden Tiger and Vegas Country among others, to have all of Microgaming's progressive games. But if you're playing at an online casino that offers the games of other companies, they may not offer you a chance to play for all of the Microgaming jackpots.


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Identity cards held by EU citizens will be required to include digital images of the holder's fingerprints as part of a crackdown on fraudulent documents used by criminals and extremists, the European Commission has proposed.
In a proposal likely to make waves in countries such as Germany, whose history has made data privacy a guarded asset, the Commission wants to do away with paper-based identity documents that are easy to falsify and can be used to enter the bloc from non-EU countries.
Source: EU Commission proposes making fingerprints mandatory in ID cards


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Recognising the challenges in providing much needed dental services to our rural and remote communities, Garret conceptualised Project Outback Dental (POD)® (www.projectoutbackdental.com.au), a private mobile dental facility for patients in Central West and Northern Queensland. He later established the Townsville city surgeries of MYTOOTHDOCTOR™. He hopes to encourage local graduates to share his passion in addressing this gap in our oral health system and at the same time explore the beauty of Outback Queensland with his family.
Dr Robles is also affiliated with the Mater Hospital North Queensland (Pimlico and Hyde Park) as a General Dental Practitioner (Paediatric) and is currently Principal Dentist of the Townsville Aboriginal and Islander Health Service (TAIHS) Dental Unit.
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On April 20, 1913 Basque rugby team Aviron Bayonnais (Baionako Arrauna in Basque) defeated Paris-based SCUF (Sporting club universitaire de France rugby) 31-8 to be crowned champions of France for the 1912-13 season. It was the first time that the team–and indeed any Basque team–had won the championship, established in 1892. And it is still considered one of the great final championship deciders in the history of French rugby. See this ESPN article for a fuller account of the famous final.
What really marked this victory, and the team as a whole, was its spectacular playing style, known as the "Bayonnais way," which revolutionized the rugby of that era. This was in the main down to Harry Owen Roe, a Welsh rugby player who had relocated to Baiona to work as a shipping clerk and join the ranks of the team. He introduced new methods of speed, offense, and "total rugby" (in which all members of the team, whatever their position, were encouraged to run at the opposition). This was copied from the Welsh style of rugby at that time and incorporated into the Aviron Bayonnais game, and this kind of play would have a huge impact on French rugby as a whole in the years to come. Indeed, for some it even represents the origins of what has been termed the "French flair" style of rugby.
Founded in 1904, Aviron Bayonnais subsequently finished runners-up in the championship two years in succession (1922 and 1923), losing out on both occasions to Stade Toulousain (still, today, one of the great forces in European rugby). However, the team went on to more success and indeed enjoyed its golden years during the 1930s and 1940s, winning the championship on a further two occasions, beating arch rivals Biarritz Olympique in 1934 and then, nearly a decade later, SU Agen in 1943. It contested two more championship finals, against USA Perpignan in 1944 and, most recently, against SU Agen in 1982, but was unsuccessful on both occasions.
If you're interested in the topic, check out Alban David, Histoire du rugby au Pays Basque: De 1900 à aujourd hui. Éditions Sud Ouest, 2014.
See Cameron Watson's Modern Basque History: Eighteenth Century to the Present for a general overview of sport (both traditional and modern) in Basque culture, including some discussion about the importance of rugby in Iparralde. This work is also available free to download here.


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When NBC knocked MSNBC's Keith Olbermann off the air, a legitimate debate opened with regard to the character and content of cable TV programs—and whether the anchors of clearly ideological and at times partisan programs should try to maintain the traditional standards of journalistic objectivity. An even more legitimate debate opened about the question of why anchors are held to one standard and the owners of the channels on which those anchors appear are held to another standard when it comes to making political contributions.
But the Progressive Change Campaign Committee's co-founders—Stephanie Taylor and Adam Green—opted for action rather than debate. They immediately initiated a petition campaign demanding that Olbermann—who was suspended from his primetime slot after it was learned that he had made three campaign contributions to Democratic contenders in the 2010 election cycle—be restored to his position.
The PCCC campaign attracted more than 300,000 signatures, and when NBC announced that Olbermann would be back on the air Tuesday, Taylor and Green emailed their thousands of PCCC activists with a one word message: "Victory!"
These are tough days for what the increasingly ridiculous Robert Gibbs refers to as "the professional left"—and what serious observers refer to as "the people who were right when the Obama White House misread things"—but the restoration of Olbermann is indeed a victory.
And the PCCC deserves credit for fast action and a refusal to be discouraged or dysfunctional at a moment when energy, focus and, dare we say it, "professional left" activism was needed.
As Taylor and Green note: "It's clear MSNBC took notice of the public outrage. Progressives proved that when one of our own is targeted, we will fight back. And Keith Olbermann knows what an important role his supporters played. He posted on Twitter: 'Greetings From Exile! A quick, overwhelmed, stunned THANK YOU for support that feels like a global hug…'"
PCCC refers to itself as "the bold progressive movement."
They confirmed their claim on the title in the Olbermann fight.


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Memoire No Hogosha #1
Previous Chapter
The day was like any normal day to Joshua. Or at least it seemed to be. The alarm rang at 7.00 am sharp, he said hi to his housemates who were already awake and he drank his favorite coffee before heading to work, just like every other day. The morning commute was horrendous, nothing new there, and there was a little feeling of boredom that one would get when one usually goes to work on a Monday.
The day was like any normal day to Joshua. Or at least it seemed to be. The alarm rang at 7.00 am sharp, he said hi to his housemates who were already awake and he drank his favorite coffee before heading to work, just like every other day. The morning commute was horrendous, nothing new there, and there was a little feeling of boredom that one would get when one usually goes to work on a Monday.
But still, he was not complaining. He loved his job at the national archives to a certain extent, helping to digitize bits and pieces of his country's history before they are lost to the corroding effects of time. After all, he felt that just like what our memory are to us, history helps define our society and culture. Without it, people would never learn, and civilization would stagnate. Besides, he enjoyed the working quiet working environment than the cutthroat office culture that most of his friends are in.
However, unbeknownst to Joshua, today will not be a normal day. Just yesterday, a series of unexplained events happened at the heart of Kuala Lumpur, the Petronas Twin Towers. The internet was abuzz with discussion of the so called "White Fireworks" event, something that the authorities claimed to happen. Radio station deejays were discussing intently about them, but like every other radio chatter that Joshua usually hear, he did not pay much heed to it.
He was turning out from an intersection near his house when he saw something strange. Perched on a corner of the residential park that he usually jogs at, a white rose watched over the cars and people that passed it. If it was any normal day, Joshua would have drove pass it like all the others, headed for his work. But today was different, and something about the rose attracted him. Before he knew it, he was making the fifth round over the park.
It was then when he noticed it. The rose was not white, it was frozen solid in ice. The white colour came from the ice that coated it. Definitely a strange sight in a tropical country like Malaysia.
On his seventh turn, Joshua parked his car near by, emerging from the silver coloured Myvi that he just bought. Or rather the car that he will continue paying for over the next few years. He walked along the gravel road unto the sidewalk, and then unto the grassy patch where the frozen rose stood. He stood over it for a while, wondering if his mind was playing a trick on him. Perhaps he had mistaken his morning coffee for something else.
But his eyes were not bluffing. The rose was indeed frozen, and was acting like how frozen things would normally do when they are out in the open. A mist emanated slowly from the petals, and even though Joshua was a few centimeters away from the flower, he could already feel the cold touching his skin. He squatted down to take a closer look at the flower, remaining silent the whole time, flooded with curiousity.
The uncles and aunties who jogged by the park every morning stared at him confusingly, because in their eyes, they only saw a guy squatting on his own near the edge of the field.
By now, Joshua felt as if he was next to the frozen food section in a supermarket, even though the morning sun was shining directly above him. The rose was starting to glow strangely as well, as if wanting to talk to him. Joshua raised his eyebrow at the rose, perhaps contemplating on whether he should reciprocate the rose's attempt to communicate. His phone was beginning to buzz in his pocket, probably from his boss who is wondering where he is.
After what seemed like forever, Joshua raised his hands slowly to touch the petals of the rose, and as the chilling sensation sunk into his finger, a white light engulfed the entire park. By the time everything was gone, the guy who was squatting mysteriously at the edge of the park was no longer there. It did not matter anyway, because no one who was there seemed to notice that he was now missing. With the exception of his car of course, who was left alone at the side of the road, wondering where its master went.
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Kegan Duncan
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Hometown: Howe, Texas
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Majors/Degrees: Bachelor of Arts in Youth Ministry, Master of Business Administration
What advice do you have for future students?
Step out of your comfort zone! Get connected! Explore! Grow! Your time in college will prepare you for the rest of your life. Experiencing new and exciting events will allow you to grow and become the best you can be. College is just as much about life experience as it is the great education that you will receive at Texas State.
How would you describe the atmosphere at Texas State?
Personal – which can be surprising at such a large university! You are able to feel like an individual while exploring numerous majors, organizations and opportunities that could fit any interest. Your individual growth and future are of genuine interest through the Living-Learning Communities and PACE program.
Why did you choose to become an admissions counselor?
I became an admissions counselor because I want to invest in today's youth. I strive to be a positive example while there are so many negative influences out in the world. I was also the first person in my immediate family to go off to college, so I want to be able to give the same support to college-bound students that I received.


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It was a peak experience to teach alongside Kaija Saariaho, Francesco Filidei and Martin Brody at this year's Etchings Festival. Getting to know these wonderful people so well, under such extraordinary conditions and in an amazing part of France was really a dream. Etchings is now 11 years old and it keeps developing in beautiful ways.
Massachusetts Cultural Council 2019 Artist Fellowship Award in Music Composition
Could not be happier to be one of this year's Artist Fellows at the Massachusetts Cultural Council. I'm thrilled to be on this list along with composers I truly admire. I hope to make the work ahead deserving.
White Rush
I recently worked with artist / director Laine Rettmer on a short operetta called White Rush. The work is about a surreal meeting between Leda (from the myth Leda and the Swan) and Kurt Cobain. As they meet and sing together, they come to terms with issues surrounding how cultural mythologies propagate negative stereotypes around sexual assault and normalize it.
Leda was played by Aliana de la Guardia. And I worked closely with Tyler Adamthwaite in composing the electronic score. The performance was part of a full multimedia installation by Laine Rettmer also called White Rush at AREA Gallery in Boston.
White Rush (2018) 30′
Concept by Laine Rettmer
Book by Laine Rettmer and John Aylward
Music by John Aylward
Premiere: AREA Gallery. Boston, MA. David Guerra, gallerist
American Academy Award
Grateful to be awarded the Walter Hinrichsen Award from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. An incredible honor to be counted among so many brilliant composers. I'm humbled and hope to make the award count toward more good music making ahead. I'll send along pictures from the Academy Ceremony soon!
Pictures from Takefu
Last month I was a guest composer at the Takefu International Music Festival where I was teaching and coaching some performances of some new pieces. It was an honor to work alongside Toshio Hosokawa, the festival's director, other guest teachers Isabel Mundry and Hitomi Kaneko, and a group of some very talented students.
Boston Musica Viva
Come check out Boston Musica Viva performing Ephemera on September 23rd and / or Mark Berger and Don Berman performing Images of Departure at Brandeis University on October 7th.
When I'm back from Japan, I'll post more upcoming performances!


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CCF 16th Annual Symposium - 8 January 2015
Thank you to all those who made CCF's 16th Annual Symposium such a success. We heard from eight different speakers on eight different projects, serving us a delicious mix of places, conservation challenges and approaches. Annette Lanjouw of the ARCUS Foundation began the morning session speaking of the work of her organisation in assessing the risks to great apes from the extractives industry, work recently published by Cambridge University Press. Tony Whitten of FFI juxtaposed this with consideration of less charismatic creatures, blind springtails, facing threats and in some cases ultimate extinction from this same industry – how can one justify conservation action for this and other such groups that don't provide any ecosystem service or appeal? We were brought much nearer to home by Mark Nokkert of Cambridgeshire ACRE with an inspiring example of community conservation on our doorstep – the Ouse Washes Landscape Partnership Scheme – before hearing of another innovative community-based initiative for the endangered African blackwood (mpingo) tree in Tanzania, described by Mike Chandler of the Environment Africa Trust.
The afternoon session was kicked off by Mark Spalding of The Nature Conservancy, who described work to understand the global status of mangroves and coral reefs, and how to build ecosystem services into planning for their conservation, by generating 'targets with traction' for policy-makers. Silviu Petrovan of new CCF member Froglife, and Rebecca Willers of the Shepreth Wildlife Park, followed with projects tackling the threats of Britain's road network on some of our beloved fauna – toads and hedgehogs respectively. Finally, another of UK's most familiar animals, the red deer, was the subject of studies described by Andrew Tanentzap of the Department of Plant Sciences. This time it was the threat posed by, and not to, the deer which was under consideration, in relation to the future of upland woodlands in the Scottish Highlands.
All these talks provided food for thought in the breakout group discussions, in which we considered how the different ways in which conservation is framed or motivated affects our work and how we communicate it or measure its success. We used the categorisation of these framings set out by Professor Georgina Mace in her recent perspective article in Science. All four framings were recognised from within the Cambridge conservation community, but we found ourselves needing to make the distinction between our own individual and personal motivations, those of the organisations we work for, and what is communicated to the outside world.
Each of the breakout groups came up with at least one idea for how to make this diversity of framings a strength for our work, and one question about how to reconcile some of the difficulties posed by them (see a list of these attached). These ideas and questions were then put to a panel chaired by Tony Whitten and consisting of Jeremy Lindsell of A Rocha International, Sophie Higman of West Street Communications, Cordula Epple of UNEP-WCMC and Bhaskar Vira of the Geography Department. Bhaskar and Chris Sandbrook have invited all delegates of the symposium to participate in an online survey of values in conservation, feeding into their ongoing research into this important area that underpins our work. If anyone wants to stay in touch with this discussion, and has ideas on how to develop it further, please do get in touch.
We thank all involved in enabling this stimulating day to take place, including speakers, facilitators and session chairs, the Cambridge Judge Business School for the use of their excellent facilities, and the Cambridge Conservation Initiative for hosting us there.
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Guitar hero 3 review
A few weeks back I got a chance to play Guitar hero 3 on my friend Penpen's Wii. Now, before that I thought I was decided on getting Rockband but apparently not. I know Guitar hero has been in the market for the longest time but for some reason I never got into the bandwagon... I saw it several times in the SM appliance shops running in the TVs but never actually got to try it or even saw people playing it.
So anyway, I got to play Guitar hero... 1 week later, I got my own copy for the PS3. I was at first pretty torn between getting Guitar hero and rockband. But finally decided on getting GH3 because people were saying that Rockband was easier to play and that you need 4 players or the full band to enjoy it (lead, bass, drums, vocals). For the best single player experience, GH is the way to go.
As the notes move down, you need to press the fret and strum at the same time
The story's pretty straightforward, you're a lead guitarist (or rhythm/bass if there are 2 players) for a band that's starting out so you begin by playing in the garage and eventually earn money to play in bigger stages with more fans. It's not the deepest storyline, but come on, this is a guitar game, not an RPG.
The menus are very clean. Everything is straightforward the way I like it. There are options to play in career with the storyline or you can play 2 player co-op. You can also go online and challenge other guitar heroes OR play co-op with them. You navigate by using the guitar as the controller. Fret buttons are the OK and BACK buttons and the strummer is the up/down.
It's guitar hero. There are 5 fret buttons and a strummer and the game follows a "dance revolution" style where you have to hit the fret and strum it as the note passes through the line. Pretty straightfoward right? Well it sounds easier than it really it. I play the guitar in real life so i had an easier time playing it at first in terms of correct positioning of the hands. But later on I realized that that was just about everything that my real-life guitar skills were good for.
The game has 4 difficulty levels, easy only has you playing with 3 fret buttons, 4 for normal and 5 for hard. The last difficulty level "Expert" really puts your guitar hero skills to the test. I personally havent had the guts to try out Expert yet as I'm just finishing up the Hard level.
As for the track list, the game features about 60+ songs. I dont know half of the songs since they're mostly Rock songs from 60's to the present but there are some that I just absolutely love like Welcome to the jungle by Guns and roses, One by Metallica and Black Magic woman by Santana. Same thing as most games today, there are downloadable content available on the Playstation store which you can purchase for about 100php per song, (some are free though).
This is a really fun game to play. It unleashes the inner rockstar in people who play it. There was a moment just earlier today while playing hard that my eyes were looking at the notes and my fingers were moving on their own. It was the greatest thing ever, like my eyes were shorted to my fingers and not going through my brain anymore. Awesome. Quite addicting also, it has the power to make me keep saying, "1 last song" every time i finish one which makes me end up playing for 2-3 hours instead of 1.


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Let's do some time travel and go back to a morning in June, 2008. One thing I really miss from Gothenburg is meeting Camilla for morning coffee. None of my friends in Berlin want to meet for early coffee and now that I don't want to meet late at night in smokey bars anymore (something I never liked nearly as much as early coffee dates tbh), it's like most of the friends disappeared. I guess that's what happens when you become friends with people in bars – that's where you'll find them (nothing wrong with that, that's not what I'm saying).
How many of you remember Morran?
We used to hang out at Bengans, a record store at Stigbergstorget in Majorna, where I moved when I met Johan. It was great for people watching, wonder if it's still there.
Morran was a very special lady. I guess we all are 😉
Johan's espresso & cream bomb.
How are you doing? Yesterday PMS hit me harder than ever when I was in Kreuzberg, I had a feeling of drowning inside of myself for hours and hours. I vagely remember a Späti owner who wanted to drink vodka with me, but I said no. I also remember seeing three people going into a toilet with heroin ready to be used. This is when I did my best to walk home where I almost fainted. Took a nap and woke up still feeling the same, could hardly walk, but made it down to my Späti where I got Club Mate + chocolate which made my head a little bit clearer. Have you ever felt this way from PMS? I wonder if it's age? Let's talk about it.
Späti is like a kiosk btw, Sandra xo


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Kitchen cupboards and BIC's throughout were sprayed white so as to slot neatly into our new palette. Steel handles powder coated white worked perfectly against the all-white cabinetry. We also powder coated all bathroom accessories in guest bathrooms white so as to make everything look as seamless as possible.
All bathrooms were gutted and refurbished, organic textures cover the floors. A combination of Garapa decking and natural quartz floors add texture to sleek lines of long ceramic tiles and the bare minimum fixtures.
The main bathroom is a real sanctuary for anyone who loves cleanliness and nature! Lightly framed black French doors open onto courtyards on either side of the space. One holds a bathtub under the stars and another an outdoor shower.
I really loved this project! Thank you, again, G&S and enjoy your new home!
Refer to the previous post to see the full interior and exterior pics.
Photographed by Astrid Kelli Kingsley
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TONIGHT: Skies will be partly cloudy tonight, with overnight low temperatures falling to around 65 degrees. Patchy fog may also develop overnight as well.
WEDNESDAY: Temperatures will get back into the mid 80s on Wednesday, with partly cloudy skies and a high of 86 degrees. There will be a chance for a few thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening hours.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT: Skies will be partly cloudy, with isolated rain showers possible, and overnight low temperatures around 63 degrees.
THURSDAY: Temperatures get back into the lower 80s for Thursday, with a high of 83 degrees, and partly cloudy skies. The chance for an isolated rain shower will continue for Thursday afternoon, yet most areas will stay dry.
FRIDAY: Skies will be partly to mostly cloudy with scattered rain showers and thunderstorms on Friday, and high temperatures around 84 degrees.
WEEKEND: Skies will generally be partly cloudy through the weekend, with highs in the mid 80s. There will be a chance for scattered rain showers and thunderstorms on Saturday, with a high of 85 degrees. Sunday will feature isolated rain chances with a high of 87 degrees.
NEXT WEEK: Temperatures will continue in the mid 80s early next week, with partly cloudy skies, and isolated rain chances.


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At the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, where Elizabeth Olsen first made a name for herself in Martha Marcy May Marlene and future Oscar nominee Margin Call debuted, another film took the entire festival by storm, and then fell off the map entirely. That was part of the plan, of course-- the mysterious cult drama Sound of My Voice was acquired by Fox Searchlight not long after the festival, and they began planning a release for spring of this year. They had acquired another drama starring Brit Marling, Another Earth, and after releasing that film over the summer, they were able to focus on bringing Marling's other film to theaters.
Now, the time has finally come for Sound of My Voice. Marling stars as the mysterious leader of a Southern California cult that's infiltrated by two reporters (Christopher Denham and Nicole Vicius) who become more entangled in the cult than they expected. Marling also co-wrote the screenplay with director Zal Batmanglij, and the two have already moved on to make another film together, the thriller The East. But before we talk about that, take a look at the first trailer for Sound of My Voice, which you can watch embedded below or in HD at Apple.com.
I'm a little surprised at how much of the plot this trailer lays out-- Sound of my Voice is all about the steadily encroaching mystery, the sense that you're losing track of what might be true and what might not, but the trailer seems so concerned with promising you a good mystery that it reveals so many of those twists right away. Then again, I might just have the perspective of someone who saw the film at a festival, knowing nothing, and assume that everybody ought to see it the same way. That's not realistic, of course, and you need trailers like this to get you interested in a small movie with no stars. But wouldn't it be more fun not to see any of this coming?
Sound of My Voice comes to theaters on April 27, and whether or not this trailer spoils too much, it's worth seeing in theaters to find out for yourself. Marling and Batmanglij are both rising talents, so see their first movie together and know that you were in on the ground floor.


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Such sad news to hear about Steve Irwin's fatal accident yesterday. I loved the Crocodile Hunter's boundless enthusiasm, and enjoyed the way he brought the daily details of the lives of snakes, tortoises and other creatures to the screen – although I still don't want to hug a crocodile!
Irwin reminded me of one of my childhood heroes, Gerald Durrell, the British conservationist who revolutionized zoos and founded Durrell Wildlife in Jersey.
(If you've never heard of him, Durrell rejected the pitiful jails zoos used to be, and campaigned to turn them into the vibrant breeding centers. He foresaw that we would make such a mess of this planet that many animal species would need safe breeding places if they were to survive. )
Irwin was a master at creating powerful television shows; Durrell's best work was in books. Inspirational and hysterically funny, I think I've owned three copies of My Family And Other Animals and read each to bits.
People like that fascinate me because they have done so much to bring us closer to our animal friends. Watch the life of a croc with Irwin and his camera crew, and you'll think twice before draining a swamp and running a motorway through it. Durrell's tales of hairy frogs in the Bafut Beagles, and catching bats with the aid of jackfruit in Mauritius in Golden Bats And Pink Pigeons are equally unforgettable.
I think what made them so appealing and persuasive is that neither preached like so many ardent greenies do.
I'm going to re-read all my Durrell books this week, and I'll look to Animal Planet who should be putting on a tribute in the form of a Crocodile Hunter marathon.


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Thus, failure to draft a will shall move the court to make the following decisions (with consideration to the status of the property or estate owner):
- Single without child – the court shall grant all properties and assets to the parents. However, if the parents die before the owner does, then the heirs that the court will name are the property owner's siblings.
- Single, but with child – properties and assets go to the child (if there is more than one child, then everything will be distributed evenly to the all children).
- Married without child – while some states would name the spouse as the sole inheritor, other states would give only a third or half of the properties to the spouse, while the remainder shall be awarded to the owner's parents or siblings (but only if the parents predecease the owner).
- Married with child – a third or half of the properties will be given by the court to the spouse, while the remainder shall be placed under the child's name (or equally distributed among the children if there is more than one child).
In instances where the estate owner has more than one child and intends to leave a bigger share of the estate to his/her child, who is married and also has children, this can be made possible only if such intent had been stipulated in his/her will.
According to the website of Peck Ritchey, besides being able to pass on to a loved one a testator's (the person making the will and, therefore, the owner of the estate or properties that will be distributed to all heirs) properties, the testator, through his/her will can also specify the amount of inheritance each heir will receive. And, if ever any heir challenges the validity of the will through litigation, then all legal documents and proofs that would show that the will is authentic and that the testator was clear in mind when he/she made the will, as well as the defense on the will's validity to be attested to by the estate planning lawyer (whose services the testator hired to make the will legal), are all in place to subdue any challenge.
There are many other steps and documents that a testator will need to go through and prepare, respectively, as the will is only the first step in the estate planning process.


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The revelation of a secret memo circulated by the WHO to its members to designate Taiwan as a "province of China" has sparked a political fire in Taiwanese politics as the next presidential election campaign heats up. For Ma Ying-jeou's (馬英九) Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) administration, it was a slap in the face to its advocacy of a "cross-strait diplomatic truce" and its "flexible diplomacy" approach to broadening Taiwan's international participation. It forced Ma, who has rarely criticized China since taking office in 2008 and is now facing tremendous re-election pressure, to point his finger at Beijing and protest the latter's strategy to sabotage Taiwan's participation in the annual World Health Assembly (WHA).
Facing the Democratic Progressive Party's (DPP) demands for a boycott of the upcoming WHA meeting, Ma has directed Taiwan's representative to the WHA, Minister of Health Chiu Wen-ta (邱文達), to attend the meeting and submit a protest letter to the WHA. Beijing shifted responsibility to the WHA and denied it had anything to do with the secret memo.
The DPP, on the other hand, has been taking advantage of the Ma government's flip-flops in reacting to the WHA memo by highlighting the issue of national dignity to gain political points. While the DPP headquarters and legislative caucus fired up their attacks against the Ma government, the party's chairperson and presidential candidate Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) called for a bipartisan consensus on the issue.
The question underlying the WHA memo controversy is whether improving cross-strait relations can actually bring about a diplomatic truce between Taipei and Beijing, as Ma has repeatedly claimed since his inauguration three years ago, or would just increase China's leverage over Taiwan's passive diplomatic practices.
Ma has put cross-strait policy above foreign policy. Everything on the diplomatic front should be reconsidered when it comes to cross-strait relations. Since Ma keeps gloating over his diplomatic achievements by underscoring the "zero loss of Taiwan's diplomatic allies" as well as Taiwan's invitation to the WHA meeting for three years running, the domestic and international audience seems to believe that his administration has found a breakthrough for Taiwan's limited international space. In addition, Ma also renounced the tactic of "checkbook diplomacy" to compete with Beijing for diplomatic allies.
The fact is that Taiwan's status in the WHA has been downgraded by China's "diplomatic legal warfare" and the Taiwanese government's transparent diplomatic financial aid to its allies revealed the Ma administration's "diplomatic shock." These developments have invalidated Ma's superficial diplomatic achievements. Despite Beijing's continued efforts to box Taiwan into its "one China" framework in the WHA, the Ma government, for the purpose of consolidating its remaining 23 allies, has repeated the same "checkbook diplomacy" that its predecessor used.
WikiLeaks recently revealed that in a cable to Washington last year, the US embassy in Panama characterized the Taiwanese government's contribution of US$47 million to Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli in exchange for the latter's continuation of diplomatic relations with Taipei as "checkbook diplomacy." During his trip to Paraguay in August 2008, Ma reportedly promised Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo US$71 million in financial aid to keep the latter from embracing China.


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Captain's Bar is a city institution. Prepared by Chef de Cuisine Satpal Sharma and his team, authentic tiffin curries are served during weekday lunch and selection of Indian bar snacks available during the evening hours. Popular with both guests and locals alike, it has been Hong Kong's favourite after-work watering hole for decades, offering evening drinks and live music until late. Boasting a relaxed, cosy décor with red, wood and brass furnishings, Captain's Bar exudes comfortable, classic style. Famous for nightly jazz performances and for serving draught beer in silver tankards - regulars receive their own engraved with their name - it's the kind of place you stop by for a drink and stay all night!


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"As we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same." Nelson Mandela
Rebecca Bormann is the Managing Director of Sales and Services for Bell Techlogix, a leader in comprehensive IT managed services. Bell Techlogix provides Next Generation Digital Workplace and Infrastructure Management solutions for large and mid-market enterprises as well as the government sector. Through the Bell Techlogix "always available" domestic delivery model, clients are provided with local and remote support as well as project and consultative services. Bell Techlogix takes pride in its ability to understand clients with a focused precision and attention to detail that does not go unrecognized. Rebecca is passionate about connecting with people and helping organizations grow by embracing technology and continuous improvement. In her career, she finds the combination of building relationships and providing solutions in the ever-changing world of technology to be both exciting and challenging.
Prior to working at Bell Techlogix, Rebecca began her information technology career with Verizon where she spent more than 10 years. She started her career as a call center associate and quickly worked her way up to becoming a Premier Enterprise Account Executive and then the Business Sales Manager for northeast Indiana. She led a successful sales and support team focused on B2B mobility and IoT solutions. While working for Verizon, she completed her BA in Business Management and also received a certificate of Communications from Indiana Wesleyan University. Rebecca is ITIL and Cisco CSE certified.
Rebecca is passionate about empowering others to reach their full potential and lead a purpose-filled life. She is actively involved in the community and enjoys serving others. Prior to becoming the Corporate Engagement Director for Women & Hi Tech, she was an active member and volunteer. Rebecca is currently the President of the board of directions for The Brandon Foundation, a mentoring and tutoring program located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The foundation shows students the power of their potential while supporting them academically and socially. Rebecca is also an active member of the Indy Stiletto Network, Zarvos Leadership & Coaching and Heartland Church. She has recently become a Pass The Torch For Women 500 Circle member. This group's mission includes creating a community that guides women as they navigate their career pathways by providing mentoring and networking.
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Being involved with The Brandon Foundation has made Rebecca acutely aware that our children, especially our girls, are not aware of all the possibilities and opportunities STEM can provide . When Rebecca realized part of WHT's mission is to reach out to our young girls and offer them opportunities to learn about STEM and build confidence she knew she just has to be part of the organization.
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Rajesh Singh, who quit the local unit of American carmaker General Motors as vice president (sales, service and marketing) last month, is gearing up to launch his tech startup venture in the next one month.
An IIT Delhi and IIM Calcutta alumnus, Singh has formed a company along with three other colleagues from the automobile industry.
The startup will first launch an online classifieds portal that will sell new and used automobiles across the country, said Singh, who declined to reveal the name of the co-founders since they are yet to put in their papers and formally join him.
"People feel that cars are bought only with touch and feel experience but I think the market is evolving and we can conduct online transaction for automobiles as well," said Singh, who worked with India's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India for two decades till 2012.
The portal will facilitate communication between the manufacturer and buyers, Singh said. "It is also to note that in India third party cannot sell new cars directly to the customers, only the manufacturer and dealers are authorised to sell," he said.
Singh's move comes a few months after Nalin Kapoor quit Hyundai Motors India as senior general manager and group head-corporate affairs (corporate planning division) and joined auto portal cardekho.com as chief operating officer-new car business.
India's used car and two-wheeler market is estimated to be $25 billlion.
The holding company of cardekho.com, Girnar Software counts Ratan Tata, chairman Emeritus of Tata Sons, among its investors.
Last year, Mahindra First Choice, the Mahindra group's unit offering after-market services and selling used cars, also launched online platforms that allow people to sell pre-owned tractors and exchange old cars for new ones. IBB Tractors and IBB Trade are part of an expansion of the company's Indianbluebook (IBB) venture which sells pre-owned vehicles online.
Some of the entrants in the auto sector include startups such as Quikr.com, Droom.in and CredR.in.
READ ALSO: Two wheels and a drive - The story behind CredR
Sandeep Agarwal, the founder of Shopclues.com who had to quit his post as founder and CEO of the online marketplace in 2013 after being charged in an insider trading cases involving one of the world's largest hedge fund SAC Capital and its billionaire founder billionaire Steve Cohen, recently launched Droom.in.
The online marketplace for new and used automobiles has got Rs 100 crore funding from investment firm Lightbox Ventures and Japanese internet firm Beenos.
CredR.in, a used two-wheeler marketplace recently got an investment of $15 million from American financial services firm Fidelity. CredR.in, backed by IIT Mumbai alumni Nikhil Jain, Nitin Mittal and Sumit Chazzad, is now looking at entering the used four-wheeler segment.


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