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Looking for Pilates classes in the Randolph NJ area? Our upscale boutique studio offers both Pilates Equipment and Non-Equipment Classes as well as a variety of Barre classes. All classes are intimate and only hold 5 attendees. New to Pilates? Special Limitations? We suggest a one-on-one session with a Pilates Barre Professional. This allows the instructor to best work with their student identifying the student's needs and goals. Our instructors will help push them to their fullest potential and help guide them on their Pilates journey. A duet session is a shared session with two students of the same level. Students will be taken through the Pilates repertoire utilizing all of the equipment . Students need to be comfortable working more independently while still being guided by an instructor. #1 Randolph NJ Pilates Barre Classes.
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Randolph NJ Pilates Barre Classes
At The Pilates Barre, you can expect your session to be a total body work out with quality care given to each individual. Our classes are largely based on the holistic principles of Joseph Pilates, but also emphasize the strength training, and stretching elements found in other forms of exercise.The Pilates Barre in Denville provides a unique exercise regimen. Our Pilates studio is clean, airy, tons of light, modern and creates the perfect setting for an amazing workout! Classes are small, not overcrowded so personal attention is guaranteed. People of all skill levels are welcome at the Pilates Barre of New Jersey. We can cater any session to fit your goals, whether it is private lessons, group reformer or tower classes or any of our fabulous Spring Barre or Barre classes.
The core of The Pilates Barre training method are those exercises designed by Joseph Pilates himself, which incorperate control, breath, concentration, centering, precision and flow, making our workouts unique to each individual who comes through our doors. We implement these techniques in all of our sessions whether in a 45 minute group setting or 30, even 50 minute private lesson. The Reformer provides constant resistance and infinitely more exercise options than a traditional mat Pilates, it allows the body to transition quickly and smoothly from one exercise to another by maintaining a good flow and pace to the Reformer Classes.
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New to Pilates? Special Limitations? We suggest a one-on-one session with a Pilates Barre Professional. This allows the instructor to best work with their student identifying the student's needs and goals, our instructors will help push them to their fullest potential and help guide them on their Pilates journey. A duet session is a shared session with two students of the same level. Students will be taken through the Pilates repertoire utilizing all of the equipment . Students need to be comfortable working more independently while still being guided by an instructor. Combines the benefits of our signature Spring Barre class with your favorite Reformer workout! Enjoy 45 minutes of this unique combination but be prepared to be challenged from start to finish with elements of conditioning and balance.
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Jump your way slim — Pilates Barre Jump gives you a super interval cardio boost to your reformer routine — jump lying down! You will enjoy a challenging Pilates Barre Reformer class sculpting your body, mixed with low impact jumping to burn lots of calories! Jump on in! Treat yourself to The Pilates Barre's most popular class and get ready to be reformed! This class will take your body and spine through and endless variety of core strengthening exercises that flex, rotate, extend and lengthen.Be prepared to have much fun while creating your "pilates body" –long lean muscles, awesome abs, and a strong sexy back. Our newest Revo Reformers are one of a kind, making this class challenging, exciting and highly addictive! Grip socks are suggested. The apparatus is sleek and lean, just like the muscles it will help you sculpt. The majority of Tower exercises focus on one area of the body at a time, making it easier to isolate muscle groups. … Unlike Pilates Mat and Reformer workouts, one side of the body works at a time with tension and resistance balancing body strength. Here, you will use the ballet barre and your own body weight for resistance to focus on the targeted muscle groups. Barre classes mix elements of Pilates, yoga and functional training, incorporating the barre and exercise equipment such as mini-balls and small hand weights to sculpt, slim and stretch your entire body. Only found at the Pilates Barre of New Jersey we add the extra resistance of the pilates Tower to our barre classes! Meet u at the spring barre.
In a mat class we incorporate all movements of the spine and include killer abdominal exercises! Aside from a serious focus on abdominals traditional Pilates mat work includes a series of exercises to work the inner and outer thighs, as well as a series to strengthen the back, hamstrings, and glutes. This all over workout on the mat is harder than it sounds


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IBM Security Tool Can Flag 'Disgruntled Employees'
A new International Business Machines security tool uses Big Data to help CIOs detect internal and external security threats in new ways—and can even scan email and social media to flag apparently "disgruntled" employees who might be inclined to reveal company secrets, according to Sandy Bird, chief technology officer of IBM's security systems division.
The new tool, called IBM Security Intelligence with Big Data, is designed to crunch decades worth of emails, financial transactions and website traffic, to detect patterns of security threats and fraud. Beyond its more conventional threat prevention applications, the new platform, based on Hadoop, a framework that processes data-intensive queries across clusters of computers, will allow CIOs to conduct sentiment analysis on employee emails to determine which employees are likely to leak company data, Mr. Bird said. That capability will look at the difference between how an employee talks about work with a colleague and how that employee discusses work on public social media platforms, flagging workers who may be nursing grudges and are more likely to divulge company information. "By analyzing email you can say this guy is a disgruntled employee and the chance that he would be leaking data would be greater," Mr. Bird said of IBM's new tool.
For example, a company could analyze employee emails that express a positive sentiment to a manager at work, but detect "when he's talking to a peer or someone outside the company, the sentiment comes out a little different," Mr. Bird said. Such a pattern, combined with other factors, could cause an employee to be flagged for more investigation by an IT team. Sentiment analysis works by parsing patterns in words and phrases that signify whether the intent behind a message is likely positive, negative or neutral.
The platform also helps companies protect against hacker attacks and fraud by allowing security personnel to look for patterns in past attacks -- like the time or location of attempted intrusions, and the applications that have been targeted.
As corporate fears about data leakage and hacker attacks rise, CIOs are being called on to quickly defend against intrusions of increasing sophistication. More and more companies are using Big Data to discover the pattern of security lapses as they struggle to keep up with emerging threats.
An early user of the tool, Mark Clancy, chief information security officer for Depository Trust & Clearing Corp., says he does not plan to use the tool's sentiment analysis capability. Instead, he plans to run queries that use other kinds of analytics, utilizing large stores of transactional data, emails, and travel records, to detect more granular patterns of improper file transfers.

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Table of Contents
- What Is Darunavir?
- Who Should Take It?
- What About Drug Resistance?
- How Is It Taken?
- What Are the Side Effects?
- How Does It React With Other Drugs?
What Is Darunavir?
Darunavir is a drug used as part of antiretroviral therapy (ART). It is also called Prezista and used to be called TMC114. It is manufactured by Tibotec Pharmaceuticals.
Darunavir is a protease inhibitor. These drugs prevent the protease enzyme from working. HIV protease acts like a chemical scissor. It cuts the raw material for HIV into specific pieces needed to build a new virus. Protease inhibitors "gum up" these scissors.
Who Should Take It?
Darunavir was approved in 2006 as an antiretroviral drug (ARV) for people with HIV infection. It should not be used in children younger than 3 years old and has not been studied in children between 3 and 6 years old.
There are no absolute rules about when to start ART. You and your health care provider should consider your CD4 cell count, your viral load, any symptoms you are having, and your attitude about taking ART. Fact Sheet 404 has more information about guidelines for the use of ART.
If you take darunavir with other ARVs, you can reduce your viral load to extremely low levels, and increase your CD4 cell counts. This should mean staying healthier longer.
What About Drug Resistance?
Many new copies of HIV are mutations. They are slightly different from the original virus. Some mutations can keep multiplying even when you are taking an ARV. When this happens, the drug will stop working. This is called "developing resistance" to the drug. See Fact Sheet 126 for more information on resistance.
Sometimes, if your virus develops resistance to one drug, it will also have resistance to other ARVs. This is called "cross-resistance." Resistance can develop quickly. It is very important to take ARVs according to instructions, on schedule, and not to skip or reduce doses.
Darunavir was specifically developed to control HIV that is already resistant to some other protease inhibitors. It has shown low levels of cross-resistance to other protease inhibitors.
How Is It Taken?
Darunavir is taken by mouth as a tablet. The normal adult dose is 600 milligrams (mg) taken with one 100 mg capsule of ritonavir, two times a day. The original tablets are 300 mg. However, there are also 75 mg, 150 mg, 400 mg, 600 mg and 800 mg tablets. This cuts down the pill count.
Also in 2008 the FDA approved darunavir for use as the first regimen for people with HIV. This regimen is 800 mg (two 400 mg tablets or one 800 mg tablet) taken with ritonavir 100 mg once daily, with food. In 2010, this once-daily dosing pattern was approved for treatment-experienced patients (those who have been taking ART for some time), provided that a genotypic test of their virus does not show any relevant protease inhibitor mutations.
In 2011 Tibotec announced an agreement with Gilead Sciences to develop a combination medication (see Fact Sheet 470) of darunavir and cobicistat, a booster. The new medication would be a single tablet taken just once a day.
Darunavir is also approved for children ages 3 years old or older who have already used ART. There are 75 mg and 150 mg tablets. A new liquid formulation was approved by the FDA in December 2011 for use by children and adults. In 2012 the FDA approved its use in children at least 6 years old. It is used with ritonavir. Dosage based on patient weight.
Darunavir should be taken with food. This increases blood levels of darunavir. The type of food does not matter.
Darunavir should be stored at room temperature.
What Are the Side Effects?
The most common side effects include diarrhea, nausea, headache, and a common cold. Some people may get a skin rash. In rare cases, this could be serious.
Darunavir has not been carefully studied in patients with hepatitis B or hepatitis C, or people with existing liver disease. Their condition should be carefully monitored. Some cases of severe liver damage have been reported.
Darunavir taken with ritonavir can cause increases in cholesterol and triglycerides (blood fats). See Fact Sheet 123 for more information on blood fats. High levels of blood fats can increase the risk of heart disease. Be sure that your health care provider checks your blood fat levels before you start taking darunavir, and regularly after that.
Darunavir is a sulfa drug. If you are allergic to sulfa drugs, be sure to tell your health care provider.
How Does It React With Other Drugs?
Darunavir with ritonavir can interact with other drugs or supplements that you are taking. These interactions can change the amount of each drug in your bloodstream and cause an under- or overdose. New interactions are being identified all the time.
Drugs to watch out for include other ARVs, drugs to treat tuberculosis (see Fact Sheet 518), for erectile dysfunction (such as Viagra), antidepressants, drugs for heart rhythm (antiarrhythmics), and for migraine headaches. Interactions are also possible with several antihistamines (allergy medications), sedatives, drugs to lower cholesterol, and anti-fungal drugs. Make sure that your health care provider knows about ALL drugs and supplements you are taking.
Some birth control pills may not work if you are taking darunavir. Talk to your health care provider about how to prevent an unwanted pregnancy.
Darunavir lowers blood levels of methadone. Watch for signs of excessive sedation if you take darunavir with buprenorphine.
The herb St. John's Wort (see Fact Sheet 729) lowers the blood levels of some protease inhibitors. Do not take it while taking darunavir.


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Forum Post: Global Power Project, Part 1: Exposing the Transnational Capitalist Class
Posted 6 years ago on June 14, 2013, 3:42 p.m. EST by LeoYo
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Global Power Project, Part 1: Exposing the Transnational Capitalist Class
Friday, 14 June 2013 09:14 By Andrew Gavin Marshall, Occupy.com | News Analysis
The Global Power Project, an investigative series produced by Occupy.com, aims to identify and connect the worldwide institutions and individuals who comprise today's global power oligarchy. By studying the relationships and varying levels of leadership that govern our planet's most influential institutions — from banks, corporations and financial institutions to think tanks, foundations and universities — this project seeks to expose the complex, highly integrated network of influence wielded by relatively few individuals on a national and transnational basis. This is not a study of wealth, but a study of power.
Many now know the rhetoric of the 1% very well: the imagery of a small elite owning most of the wealth while the 99% take the table scraps. This rhetoric and imagery was made popular by the growth of the Occupy movement, so it seems appropriate that a project of Occupy.com should expand on this understanding and bring the activities of the global elite further to light.
In 2006, a UN report revealed that the world's richest 1% own 40% of the world's wealth, with those in the financial and internet sectors comprising the "super rich." More than a third of the world's super-rich live in the U.S., with roughly 27% in Japan, 6% in the U.K., and 5% in France. The world's richest 10% accounted for roughly 85% of the planet's total assets, while the bottom half of the population – more than 3 billion people – owned less than 1% of the world's wealth.
Looking specifically at the United States, the top 1% own more than 36% of the national wealth and more than the combined wealth of the bottom 95%. Almost all of the wealth gains over the previous decade went to the top 1%. In the mid-1970s, the top 1% earned 8% of all national income; this number rose to 21% by 2010. At the highest sliver at the top, the 400 wealthiest individuals in America have more wealth than the bottom 150 million.
A 2005 report from Citigroup coined the term "plutonomy" to describe countries "where economic growth is powered by and largely consumed by the wealthy few." The report specifically identified the U.K., Canada, Australia and the United States as four plutonomies. Published three years before the onset of the financial crisis in 2008, the Citigroup report stated: "Asset booms, a rising profit share and favorable treatment by market-friendly governments have allowed the rich to prosper and become a greater share of the economy in the plutonomy countries."
"The rich," said the report, "are in great shape, financially." In early 2013, Oxfam reported that the fortunes made by the world's 100 richest people over the course of 2012 – roughly $240 billion – would be enough to lift the world's poorest people out of poverty four times over. In the Oxfam report, "The Cost of Inequality: How Wealth and Income Extremes Hurt Us All," the international charity noted that in the past 20 years, the richest 1% had increased their incomes by 60%. Barbara Stocking, an Oxfam executive, noted that this type of extreme wealth is "economically inefficient, politically corrosive, socially divisive and environmentally destructive...We can no longer pretend that the creation of wealth for a few will inevitably benefit the many – too often the reverse is true."
The report added: "In the UK, inequality is rapidly returning to levels not seen since the time of Charles Dickens. In China the top 10% now take home nearly 60% of the income. Chinese inequality levels are now similar to those in South Africa, which is now the most unequal country on Earth and significantly more unequal than at the end of apartheid." In the United States, the share of national income going to the top 1% has doubled from 10 to 20% since 1980, and for the top 0.01% in the United States, "the share of national income is above levels last seen in the 1920s."
Previously, in July of 2012, James Henry, a former chief economist at McKinsey, a major global consultancy, published a major report on tax havens for the Tax Justice Network which compiled data from the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), the IMF and other private sector entities to reveal that the world's super-rich have hidden between $21 and $32 trillion offshore to avoid taxation.
Henry stated: "This offshore economy is large enough to have a major impact on estimates of inequality of wealth and income; on estimates of national income and debt ratios; and – most importantly – to have very significant negative impacts on the domestic tax bases of 'source' countries." John Christensen of the Tax Justice Network further commented that "Inequality is much, much worse than official statistics show, but politicians are still relying on trickle-down to transfer wealth to poorer people... This new data shows the exact opposite has happened: for three decades extraordinary wealth has been cascading into the offshore accounts of a tiny number of super-rich."
With roughly half of the world's offshore wealth, or some $10 trillion, belonging to 92,000 of the planet's richest individuals —representing not the top 1% but the top 0.001% — we see a far more extreme global disparity taking shape than the one invoked by the Occupy movement. Henry commented: "The very existence of the global offshore industry, and the tax-free status of the enormous sums invested by their wealthy clients, is predicated on secrecy."
In his 2008 book, Superclass: The Global Power Elite and the World They Are Making, David Rothkopf, a man firmly entrenched within the institutions of global power and the elites which run them, compiled a census of roughly 6,000 individuals whom he referred to as the "superclass." They were defined not simply by their wealth, he said, but by the influence they exercised within the realms of business, finance, politics, military, culture, the arts and beyond. Rothkopf noted: "Each member is set apart by his ability to regularly influence the lives of millions of people in multiple countries worldwide. Each actively exercises this power and often amplifies it through the development of relationships with other superclass members."
The global elite are of course not defined by their wealth alone, but through the institutional, ideological and individual connections and networks in which they wield their influence. The most obvious example of these types of institutions are the multinational banks and corporations which dominate the global economy. In the first scientific study of its kind, Swiss researchers analyzed the relationship between 43,000 transnational corporations and "identified a relatively small group of companies, mainly banks, with disproportionate power over the global economy."
In their report, "The Network of Global Corporate Control", researchers noted that this network – which they defined as "ownership" by a person or firm over another firm, whether partially or entirely – "is much more unequally distributed than wealth" and that "the top ranked actors hold a control ten times bigger than what could be expected based on their wealth." The "core" of this network – which consists of the world's top 737 corporations – control 80% of all transnational corporations (TNCs). Even more extreme, the top 147 transnational corporations control roughly 40% of the entire economic value of the world's TNCs, forming their own network known as the "super-entity." The super-entity conglomerates all control each other, and thus control a significant portion of the rest of the world's corporations with the "core" of the global corporate network consisting primarily of financial corporations and intermediaries.
In December of 2011, the former deputy secretary of the Treasury in the Clinton administration, Roger Altman, wrote an article for the Financial Times in which he described financial markets as "a global supra-government" which can "oust entrenched regimes... force austerity, banking bail-outs and other major policy changes." Altman said bluntly that the influence of this entity "dwarfs multilateral institutions such as the International Monetary Fund" as "they have become the most powerful force on earth."
With the formation of this "super-entity" – a veritable global supra-government – made up of the world's largest banks and corporations exerting immense influence over all other corporations, a new global class structure has evolved. It is this rarefied group of individuals and firms, and the relations they hold with one another, that we wish to further understand.
According to the 2012 report, "Corporate Clout Distributed: The Influence of the World's Largest 100 Economic Entities," of the world's 100 largest economic entities in 2010, 42% were corporations while the rest were governments. Among the largest 150 economic entities, 58% were corporations. Wal-Mart was the largest corporation in 2010 and the 25th largest economic entity on earth, with greater revenue than the GDPs of no less than 171 countries.
According to the Fortune Global 500 list of corporations for 2011, Royal Dutch Shell next became the largest conglomerate on earth, followed by Exxon, Wal-Mart, and BP. The Global 500 made record revenue in 2011 totaling some $29.5 trillion — more than a 13% increase from 2010.


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mjrweb necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 117 diseños de 52 diseñadores freelance.
LettingCheck is a software application which runs on smart phones/devices such as the iPhone. It allows letting agents to carry out inventories which log all the items and their condition in a property.
The LettingCheck App allows them to do this quickly and easily. The inventory is then sent to an accompanying web app which holds a database of all completed inventories for printing/signing.
There are a number of other methods for carrying these inventories out but many of them are non technical (writing on a sheet or speaking into a dictaphone and then typing up) or use out dated technology. We require a brand logo which communicates that LettingCheck is a simple, powerful product from an innovative, contemporary online company.
Many other companies in this market have brands which are dull, dry, predictable, dated, homemade etc etc. Our branding will set us apart as fresh, simple and quick.
Our audience is made up of letting agents and inventory clerks. These are people for whom inventories are necessary but inconvenient. LettingCheck is their hero saving time, making them work smarter and look more professional.
No one likes doing this job but LettingCheck can make this chore much less painful.
We need a logo from which we will adopt the colour and style to form the overall product branding. We are not setting any constraints on colour palette except they should reflect our approach and the type of business we are: An online business delivering a fresh approach with simple, fast, awesome software.
The logo should include some kind of icon to represent the product rather than being purely type based. Unless you have an idea which visually represents the product with some clever use of typography.
We won't dictate exactly what we want it to look like to give you some creative freedom.
The App title on the phone will be written as LettingCheck but we're happy for logo purposes to see options written like this or as two words.
We're trying to shake up the market and challenge some of the traditional thinking. It is a subscription service so a guideline would be brands such as the following.
(note these are more references for the type of business than references of logo preference)
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This post by Scott Horton at Balkinization is not a fair reading of Strauss and Straussianism.
The post focuses on one of Strauss's private letters, reproduced in its entirety in Horton's post, which seems to reveal fascist tendencies that Strauss felt at one time. The offending passage is as follows:
There is in this case just one solution. We must repeat: we, "men of science," - as our predecessors in the Arab Middle Ages called themselves - non habemus locum manentem, sed quaerimus...(4) And, what concerns this matter: the fact that the new right-wing Germany does not tolerate us says nothing against the principles of the right. To the contrary: only from the principles of the right, that is from fascist, authoritarian and imperial principles, is it possible with seemliness, that is, without resort to the ludicrous and despicable appeal to the droits imprescriptibles de l'homme(5) to protest against the shabby abomination.
"Droits imprescriptibles de l'homme" refers, I am told, to the notion of "the rights of man" or natural rights liberalism. The letter is just one more piece of evidence that the Shadia Drury types will use to argue that Strauss was really a fascist, not a defender of liberal democracy.
But they are mistaken. From what I've read of Strauss, and of Bloom and the other Straussians, they are indeed defenders of liberal democracy (in a Churchillian sense -- not "flatterers" of the system).
Bloom's work in particular lets "out of the bag" (makes explicit) some teachings which Strauss previously only taught privately. And Ravelstein (where Leo Strauss is dubbed "Davarr," which is Hebrew for "Word"), Saul Bellow's novel on Bloom, is even more explicit regarding certain Straussian doctrines previously kept secret, for instance, where Bloom states "no true philosopher can believe in God." Strauss was never so publicly adamant about his atheism. Indeed, he taught that God's nonexistence could not be proven. Yet privately, he too was known to say things like "philosophers are paid to be atheists." And Strauss meant even philosophers like John Locke who on the surface claimed to believe in God.
So I am someone who a) is not a Straussian (I disagree with much of their social conservatism), and b) recognizes Strauss had private esoteric teachings which, if known, would turn off many admirers, especially those religious conservative "gentlemen" whom Strauss and company supported.
But that esoteric truth is not that liberal democracy is bad and fascism is good. Rather the esoteric Truth is as follows: God doesn't exist; rights aren't grounded in nature; indeed the entire natural law is a fiction. And Nietzsche and Heidegger were right as to the ultimate (nihilistic) nature of reality.
I'm not saying I believe this; rather this is the "secret" teaching of Strauss and his followers.
We can't stop there though. Strauss was still a defender of liberal democracy. And that's because he didn't believe this secret Truth was a "pearl" as Shadia Drury put it; it was not a "good" Truth that would set men free; but rather a dangerous flame -- capable of producing the most horrible destruction and suffering -- to which only philosophers, not the masses could tend.
Strauss was not a fascist because he didn't believe political orders could be founded on such a nihilistic "Truth." Indeed, that fascism and Nazism resulted when liberal democracy was thrown out and the abyss was looked to for "new gods" to lead, demonstrated that liberal democracy was the only "solid" place where public orders could rest, even if such a system was "low" in the way it made productive use out of man's baser instincts.
Back to the letter. And the context should help us to understand why Strauss, post WWII, in America where his teachings had their impact, wasn't a fascist. The letter was written in 1933. Now, I'm no historical buff, but this was well before the extent of Nazi horror was fully realized.
Strauss no doubt was imbibed in Nietzsche and, to a lesser extent, Heidegger. One of the reasons why Strauss believed that you couldn't found political orders on Nietzchean nihilism is because a thinker as profound as Heidegger, Nietzsche's heir, ended up supporting the Nazis!
I do believe that Strauss himself, before WWII, flirted with fascism. That makes perfect sense. Strauss followed Heidegger. And Heidegger himself became a Nazi. But when all (WWII, the Holocaust) was said and done, Strauss was profoundly disturbed by Heidegger's support of Nazism (and no doubt his own flirtation with fascist principles which led to such horror).
And this -- the dangers of nihilism being consumed by the masses -- was what inspired Strauss to write Natural Right and History in the first place where he argued that the philosophical rejection that Truth can be found in either Reason or Revelation constituted a crisis in the West.
In this past post, I quoted part of Bloom's The Closing of the American Mind, which explains all of this. Here Bloom uses Heidegger's Nazism to demonstrate that the Truth of nihilism was not something that set men free, or was otherwise a sublime "treasure," but rather a dangerous fire.
I shall not comment on the Nazi period of the now de-Nazified Heidegger, other than to remark that the ever more open recognition that he was the most interesting thinker of our century, formerly chastely displaced in admiration for his various proxies, gives evidence that we are playing with fire. p. 154
On the same page Bloom notes that you cannot found political orders on Nietzsche's Truth, that nihilism will just as easily take one down the road to Nazism as to liberal democracy. "Once one plunges into the abyss, there is no assurance whatsoever that equality, democracy, or socialism will be found on the other side. At the very best, self-determination is indeterminate."


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Mount Silliman rises 11,188 feet with over 4,500 feet of vertical in a short distance from Lodgepole Visitor Center in Sequoia National Park. As its position is to the west of the main concentration of peaks along or near the Sierra Crest, the summit provides an amazing vantage of the range from the Yosmite high country all the way down to the end of the Great Western Divide. The view across Kings Canyon to the Palisades is particularly impressive, along with Mount Brewer and the line of peaks from Thunder Peak to Milestone Mountain.
In the summer, a use trail apparently leaves the Twin Lakes trail and provides relatively easy access up the drainage and to the peak. In the winter, however, no such trail exists. I started off at Lodgepole along a snowshoe track that was excellent for the first 2.0 miles as the trail slowly gained elevation. A (less defined snowshoe) track continued beyond the turnoff for Silliman Creek and I was optimistic somebody had kicked steps up to the summit or at least up the basin. No such luck. At a clearing in the trees at 8,200 ft, the tracks finished near a spot where a party had snow camped. It was all deep powder and trailblazing from here up another 3,000 feet to the summit. We had driven from the Bay Area that morning resulting in a start just after noon and it was fairly warm by this point (40s) so the snow was wet and heavy with resultant post-holing even with snowshoes. Each step was heavy and travel became exceptionally arduous until 10,000 feet when a thick crust on the snow supported my snowshoes. I made my way up to a sub-peak of Silliman with an amazing view down the Marble Fork of the Kaweah River and the Alta Peak massif that I would ascend the following day.
From the subpeak I made a quick descent down into Silliman Bowl and then climbed the final slopes up to Silliman's summit. The southern foxtail pine forest near the top is one of the best I have seen with exquisite trunk formations and positioning. I enjoyed the 360 degree view from the top taking video and many photos before beginning my descent. Going downhill through the deep snow was a pleasure and it almost felt like jumping on pillow. I took many photos of Silliman Bowl and the high meadows. After entering the forest, the goal was to get back to Lodgepole before darkness and I was just able to make it in time. This is a fantastic snowshoe climb. If you're prepared to break trail, you'll be rewarded with awesome views and rugged scenery.


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Yamaha Gas Suspension Shock for 1989-1990 Exciter 570 Model Snowmobiles
List Price: $145.00
Regular Price: $97.50
Sale $49.89
Replacement Shock for Yamaha Snowmobiles. Not OEM.
One very important point about shock absorbers is that shock absorbers do not support the Snowmobile or ATV weight. Instead, the primary purpose of the shock absorber is to dampen spring and suspensions movement. If your snowmobile or ATV is sagging the problem isn't the shock but the suspension spring(s).
Standard hydraulic shock absorbers use air and oil to cushion the stroke of the shock absorber. A gas shock replaces the air in the shock with pressurized nitrogen gas. The nitrogen in the gas shock keeps it cooler than a hydraulic shock. Also when a hydraulic shock is used on a rough surface (ie: washboard) the hydraulic oil foams or forms bubbles thus reducing it effectiveness. The nitrogen in gas shock absorbers helps to eliminate the potential for the oil to foam.
An additional benefit of a gas shock absorber is that it creates a mild boost in spring rate to your ATV or Snowmobile. This does not mean that a gas charged shock would raise the vehicle up to correct ride height if the springs were sagging.
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(AP) Boehner says he 'absolutely' trusts Obama
House Speaker John Boehner says he "absolutely" trusts President Barack Obama _ not that they don't have their differences.
Boehner tells ABC's "This Week" that the two have a good relationship and that they're "open with each other … honest with each other." But the Ohio lawmaker says they're trying to bridge some big differences.
One issue they agree on: The U.S. doesn't have an immediate crisis in terms of debt.
Some conservatives criticized Obama when he said last week that the country doesn't have an immediate debt crisis.
Boehner says a debt crisis does loom in the years ahead because entitlement programs are not sustainable if they aren't changed.
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Sustainable food service supplies are creeping up all around us.
Next time you order take-out, note the containers storing your food and drinks, the utensils provided for your convenience. Upon closer inspection, those products just might be derived from the same ingredients in your meal — a sugar or starch — or plant fibers from say grass, leaves or bamboo.
The economy, technology and environmental awareness — not to mention the oil gusher in the Gulf — are forcing the entire food supply chain from manufacturers to retailers to keep pace with the latest innovations in sustainable food service supplies.
Indeed, earlier this year the National Restaurant Association reported that 40 percent of full-service restaurants and 31 percent of quick service restaurants planned to devote more resources to green initiatives this year. Without a doubt, many of them will be making a push toward using more sustainable food service supplies.
One of the most important advances in the packaging industry has been bioplastic, also known as green plastic, made from corn-based polylactic acid (PLA).
About 60 percent of biodegradable plastic in the United States is composed of PLA and production is expected to increase more than 20 percent a year, according to SBI, a market research company.
Another popular material being used in manufacturing sustainable food service supplies is bagasse, which is the wood pulp that remains after juice has been extracted from sugar cane. It can be used to make insulated food containers.
Other starches — tapioca, potatoes, wheat — also could be used in food service products, in addition to vegetable oils and wood pulp.
Among the major brands in the sustainable food and beverage arena are Solo and Chinet.
Solo manufactures a line of products called Bare, which the company describes as an "eco-forward" option for consumers. The product offerings from the Bare line include compostable plates and bowls, take-out containers made from bagasse, compostable paper cups made from renewable resources and cups lined with plant-based resin rather than petroleum-based resin.
At Chinet, the company says its molded fiber products, such as Chinet Classic White plates and bowls and Chinet Casual plates, are biodegradable and can be placed into a composting bin rather than a trash can.
A more specialized manufacturer of sustainable food service supplies is the Boulder, Colo.-based company, Eco-Products. The company grew more than 800 percent between 2005 and 2008 and made Inc. magazine's Inc. 500 list last year.
According to its website, Eco-Products says it uses PLA for many of its products, including cold cups and lids, various food service containers, cutlery, hot cups, soup cups and straws. Eco-Products uses bagasse for many of its plates, bowls and food service containers designed for hot foods.
Looking for more information on sustainable food service supplies? On its website, The Biodegradable Products Institute lists about 30 companies as certified manufacturers of biodegradable and compostable food service products.
This is one industry that certainly appears poised for (renewable) growth.
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Without missing a beat today Ron English unveiled his brand new piece of art (Homo Hunk) in celebration of yesterday's (Sept 20th, 2011) historic ruling that repealed the US military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy which banned gays from serving openly in the military since 1993 when it was passed by Congress and signed into law under then-president Bill Clinton. Under Barack Obama, yesterday's ruling ushered in what the Pentagon has heralded as "a new era in the American armed forces."
From yesterday until today English was busy working on his new art piece which unveiled today via his website popganda.com. The above comic book cover styled art that is titled The Incredible Homosexual Hunk (aka Homo Hunk) with the text "an army of one no more!" that can "fight for your right to fight" was created from scratch yesterday and today by the artist. But if you look on the popaganda website you will see that he already had the pink army recruitment poster that's already been wheatepasted several times across the country in true Ron English guerrilla art style.


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Nature Park Clean-up
On Saturday, Sep 14, come join CRCA members and FGCU students for a LaBelle Nature Park clean-up and luncheon. We will be going after those persistent air potato plants that are smothering so many of SW Florida's natural lands. Come lend a hand!
FGCU Service Learning
Join Riverwatch in the Park on Saturday, June 16, for an FGCU Service Learning project. Arrive anytime between 8am and 5pm, but don't miss the free lunch. In addition to trail maintenance, we will be
installing new plant ID marker posts.
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LaBelle Nature Park in pictures
Beautiful pictures of the LaBelle Nature Park are available at the link below. Photo credits to the Florida Gulf Coast University
student Rachel Kirkland. Thank you, Rachel, for doing your FGCU service project at the park.
Earth Week in the Park
In May 2012 more than 1000 Hendry and Glades 1st-4th Graders visited the Nature Park and participated in a variety of educational programs. This marks the 6th year of the event. This year included a new presentation on biofuels.
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Park Cleanup
One successful cleanup hour took place in the LaBelle Nature Park on Saturday, August 8, organized by the Coalition for Eco-Recreation, with the help of students from Intelligentsia International Inc. The group worked on removing the invasive vine.
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City Accepts Park Plan
The city accepted the park management plan it charged the park advisory board to complete. Chairman Craig Bartoshuk presented the plan to the commissioners, who will review it and format edit it before submitting it to the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD). The City of LaBelle has leased the site, on the north side of the Caloosahatchee River in Glades County, from SFWMD.
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Growing Tall and Straight
Boy Scout Troop # 9 and their leaders came to the LaBelle Nature Park on Saturday, May 3, armed with wheelbarrows, rakes and shovels to mulch the trails leading to the park's largest oak tree. The Scouts were joined by volunteers representing Rotary, Kiwanis, Greater LaBelle Garden Club and Riverwatch.
North Bank Park
A new LaBelle park in Glades County is under development on the north bank of the Caloosahatchee just east of Hwy 29. Plans include hiking, horseback riding, bird watching, and sites for picnicking.
Margaret England, one of LaBelles foremost environmentalists, is very excited about the prospect of creating a park there.
The city has other parks n Barron Park, The Nature Park on Fraser Ave., Sports Park off Cowboy Way and so on but, she says, who says LaBelle cant be the City of Parks?.
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Brochure & Map
A new edition of Nature Park Brochure is available here on our web page.
Just click on the link for a preview of the LaBelle Nature Park.
Printed versions are available in the LaBelle Public Library and Chamber of Commerce.
[See also the park location map]
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Rotary Benches
Four new Rotary Club benches have been placed along the trails in the Nature Park to enhance the enjoyment and convenience of the Park visitors.
Rotary Club of LaBelle will continue improve the LaBelle Nature Park by placing yet more benches and a security system in the near future.
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Natural Resources Education Center Plans
The community envisions a natural resources educational center next to the park, which would provide the schools of Hendry and Glades Counties with science education field trips, classrooms and labs.
The idea for the center was originally suggested by Lois James, one of our Canadian snowbirds. View the Education Center sketches.
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Kiosk Plans
A kiosk will soon be built at the park entrance to provide visitors with park brochures and Nature Park information.Intelligentsia International created a design for the kiosk.
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Two quotes on Dick Allen from George Castle's book 'When the Game Changed':
Former White Sox 3B-man Bill Melton:
It was his MO (skipping batting practice). If the game started at 7:30, he got there a quarter to 7, 7 o'clock. He never took batting practice. When he did get there an hour early, he always liked to take ground balls at second base, shortstop, any place but first base. He actually had terrific hands. This guy was a terrific first baseman.
and manager Chuck Tanner:
Nobody had to take batting practice if they could hit like him. (Bleep), he used to sit in the dugout with a bat and not take it. Before 9 o'clock at night, he hit more home runs than anyone in baseball. I talked to him all the time. He said, 'Y'know, this batting practice, you got guys throwing 40 mph, it throws my timing off.' I said I don't care if you do. I witnessed him hitting left-handed in BP.
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I don't know why (Allen is not in the Hall). He's the best player I ever managed, that carried the team by himself.


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By Air Force Staff Sgt. Robert Barnett
376th Air Expeditionary Wing
TRANSIT CENTER AT MANAS, Kyrgyzstan, Sept. 4, 2013 – Not many American airmen can say they are originally from Russia. Even fewer can say their military deployment has strengthened their family.
"My entire family is Russian; that's where I was born," said Smolina, who is deployed from Tyndall, Air Force Base, Fla. "My grandparents on my mother's side came to America first, then I moved with my mom when I was 8, and I haven't lived in Russia since."
After living in North Carolina for another eight years, Smolina said, her family moved to Honolulu. Although Russian was her first language, she said, she mainly has spoken English.
"I think I'm more fluent in English than Russian right now," she said. "I think when you spend 17 years speaking another language, it becomes a little more difficult to recall certain words in your first language that you've only spoken for eight years. It's a little more difficult for me than English, but I still remember most of it."
When her mother became an American citizen, Smolina automatically became a naturalized citizen when she was 16. She became involved in programs such as ROTC in school, and learned about the military from friends who were serving, she said.
Her family supported her decision to join, she added, and she picked a career in force support, responsible for functions such as lodging, fitness, dining, honor guard, mortuary affairs, protocol and more.
"I'm not an interpreter back at my home station. I'm a personnelist," she said. "That was actually my first choice."
At her home station, Smolina served in readiness and plans before being assigned to the community services flight, where she was in charge of 10 on-base services, including the bowling center.
She also took the Defense Language Proficiency Test and was certified as being fluent in Russian, and now she serves here as an interpreter.
"The Air Force Personnel Center found me by my scores, contacted my commander and asked me if I wanted to deploy to Kyrgyzstan," she said. "I said, 'Definitely.' I spoke with the interpreter that I replaced, and she gave me an overview of what she did daily. I kind of learned what I would be doing as I went along."
She quickly discovered the importance of her mission.
"Interpreters break the communication barrier that exists between the Kyrgyz and the Americans," she said. "We're in a foreign country where most of people speak Russian, and we need to communicate with them somehow. I think we're key to the mission, especially since we have so many people from the Kyrgyz Republic working here on base. Whenever we go out to the city and we need to communicate with schools, hospitals, clinics or anywhere, that's what the interpreters are used for."
Smolina acknowledged her Russian was a little rusty at first, as she hadn't used it regularly since she was 8 years old. Her deployment has helped her refresh her language skills, she said.
"Coming out here and using the Russian language every day has definitely improved my proficiency," she said. "Back home, I don't speak Russian every day. I had to brush up on my Russian a little bit before I came -- reading books, newspapers and watching Russian shows kind of helps recall some words."
Smolina said this deployment has enabled her to reunite with her Russian heritage.
"Whenever I speak with my mom, I'm speaking Russian now," she said. "Before this, we mostly communicated in English. Now, every time we talk, I try to use only Russian, and she says I've improved. Having this job has improved my family ties."
Smolina said this deployment has added to how she sees the future of her career.
"I'm very lucky to have gotten this deployment very early in my career," she said. "It's going to be interesting to go back to my regular job. I love it, but it's going to be different. I think I'm going to seek out other opportunities in the Air Force for foreign language speakers and see if there are other interpreter opportunities out there for me.
"It's been great working here," she continued. "Our mission definitely makes the job a lot better. When you're doing great things and helping out people, what's better than that?"


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This run is about more than exercise.
This run is about connecting: Connecting to others, Connecting to nature, Connecting to self.
Join me for a run and experience the impact of mindfulness in action.
I have been doing this kind of run on my own for the past few months and have realized that while I can write about this experience, (e.g., see blog post "Absurd Beautiful World") there's nothing like sharing this experience with others. Hence this invitation for you to join me.
When people come together out of a desire for personal growth, the vibe is always positive and powerful. So as much as I am motivated to share and teach, I am also excited to experience and receive the energy from your positive vibes in return.
Here are the details:
When?: Every Wednesday morning at 6:15 am sharp, regardless of the weather provided it is physically safe to run (i.e., no freezing rain)
Where?: Measurement park by the blue measuring sticks in the ground (you'll know it when you see it)
How to sign up?: Sign up here by 11 pm Tuesday night.
Cost?: FREE (yay!!)
The Rules:
1) No talking, No headphones. The idea is to tune in, not to tune out. To dim the noise, not create more. To be in a space of observation not distraction.
2) Please review the details of the format of the run before coming out so you have an understanding of the process and the suggested focus for each leg of the run.
The Run:
1. From measurement park to the beach, just past Woodbine Pool.
Suggested Focus: Connection to Others.
During this first portion of the run, we run as a group. The pace will be set by the slowest runner. The point of this part of the run is to feel the energy of the group and to notice your response to accommodating to others. If this comes easily to you, you might notice the ability to attend to other things. Just notice what you notice.
2. Arrival at the shoreline.
Suggested Focus: Connection to Nature. (approximately 5 minutes)
Assume a rooted position either by planting your feet in the ground with a slight bend in the knees, sitting or kneeling. Allow the breath to naturally slow. Tune into one sense at a time, as you take in your surroundings. See, hear, smell, feel. Notice what you notice.
I will tap the people closest to me on the shoulder when it is time to shift to the next portion of the run. You are asked to look around and do the same.
3. Mindful walk back to the boardwalk
Suggested focus: Connection to self
This is a slow walk where we will attend carefully to each step. Notice the physical feeling of the walk. Really study your movements. Notice whatever emotional feelings you experience as you purposefully slow yourself down.
4. Run back to the start at whatever pace you choose.
Suggested focus: Connection to Self
Connect with your body, your power, the ability of your body to carry you. Feel the flow of the movement. Feel your strength.
Once we cross lakeshore back to Measurement Park, the idea is to challenge your limits, allowing the inspiration gained from the experience to power you. This is not a race against anyone else. This is an opportunity to allow that positive energy to flow through you and push your forward.
You are free to leave when you arrive back at the start or to wait for others to come in. For those willing to wait for me and for those I will wait for, I will be there to say good bye and thank each participant before I leave to continue on with my day.
If you feel so inclined, I encourage you to reflect and journal about your experience, post and share your comments.
I look forward to running with you soon!
Dr. Stacy


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Bob Saget is now known for his raunchy humor and censor-inducing jokes, but his TV career started with the wholesome series "Full House," something he doesn't regret.
The funnyman stopped by Access Hollywood Live on Friday, where Kit Hoover asked if "Full House" has ever felt like a curse for the actor.
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"No, it's a wonderful thing," he said. "It's a great show that we did for eight years."
The actor's new A&E series, "Strange Days with Bob Saget," will give audiences a different take on the often-vulgar 54-year-old.
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"It's interesting stuff. It's me being with people, not making fun of people… not hazing them. It's not really a reality show… it's kind of a documentary comedy," he explained. "I love it, I'm really glad we did the shows."
"Strange Days with Bob Saget" premiered November 30 and airs on A&E at 10 PM
Also on Friday's show, Bob helped executive chef and owner of Los Angeles hotspot Jar, Suzanne Tracht, with some of her favorite Hanukkah dishes – check out the hilarious hijinks, HERE!
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TRACY?Arline Mills, a long-time Pleasanton resident, died here at her daughter?s home on August 17, 2012. She was 90. Mrs. Mills moved to Pleasanton in 1952 with her husband, Frederick ?Ed? Mills, and they lived in the same home on East Angela Street for more than 55 years until Ed died in July 2008. The only child of Charles and Alice Clifford, she was born June 8, 1922 in Dunmore, PA. She graduated from Dunmore High. She was the valedictorian of both her 8th grade class and her high school class of 1942. She was active in Girl Scouts and achieved the organization?s highest honor, the Golden Eaglet Award. After moving to California, she was a leader and a trainer for 30 years with the Girl Scouts. While raising her children, she volunteered with the Amador Valley High School Parent-Teacher Association and was named an honorary life member in 1967. She was active with the PTA throughout her girls? education. She also was honored by Rainbow for her service and led a variety of charitable activities in Pleasanton. After graduating from high school, she attended and graduated from the Palmer School of Business in Scranton. She worked as a secretary in Scranton and, after relocating to Pleasanton, worked for 24 years as a church secretary at what is now Centerpointe Presbyterian Church. During her childhood, Ed lived a few houses down the street. He was six years her senior. They married on July 4, 1942 while he was on leave from the U.S. Army during World War II. After the war, they moved to California in 1950 because Ed?s profession as a surveyor was no fun during the harsh Pennsylvania winters. A couple of years later, Ed went to work for Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and worked for nearly 30 years before retiring. They enjoyed a long life together in retirement, taking many cruises and vacations. Arline?s favorite cruises were in the Hawaiian Islands and Alaska. One of their favorite hobbies was square dancing. Their square dancing club refurbished the second floor of the barn on the Golden Eagle Ranch when it was owned by Walter S. Johnson. It?s now the gated Golden Eagle community. They also volunteered as docents at the Museum on Main. She was a long-time member of the Presbyterian Women. After moving to Tracy, she enjoyed lunch on Tuesdays and Wednesdays with friends. She is survived by her daughters, Charline Whitaker (David) of Stockton and Jerry Lynn Rocha (Danny) of Tracy, five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Burial will be next to her husband at the San Joaquin National Cemetery in Gustine.


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Customer Adviser - Bexleyheath - Part Time & Flexible Working Available
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- Lloyds Banking Group
- Location
- Bexleyheath
- Salary
- £19116 - £21240 per annum
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- 07 Nov 2018
- Closes
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At Halifax Community Bank we are driven by a clear purpose to Help Britain Prosper. Across the Group our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. You will have a variety of opportunities to learn, grow and develop, playing your part in our inclusive, values-led culture.
As a Customer Adviser in one of our Halifax branches you will be down to earth and approachable with your customers, taking time to get to know them informally, so that you can proactively and consistently deliver an excellent Customer experience. Acting without fuss, taking time to resolve queries, you will give your customer reassurance through the service you provide, making it straight forward to take their next step in life using some of our modern technology. Whether you're greeting customers at the welcome desk, serving them at the counter or working in any other area of the branch, you'll make the most of your talent - dealing with people and making it a rewarding experience.
You will be enthusiastic with a record of delivering great service, and be a team player working in partnership with branch colleagues to ensure your customer's needs are met. Your customers visit a variety of our branches and don't stop at the weekends. To ensure we are there for your customers we'll require your flexibility; working in a number of branches in the local area whilst being available to work every Saturday. This is an exciting opportunity, enabling you to become part of a bigger team whilst engaging with your customers. Working across a number of branches will enable you to develop new relationships and build a network to support your future career. As a committed, dedicated member of our team you'll work across a variety of hours on a 4 week rota basis, Monday to Friday 8am - 6pm, and Saturday 8am - 5pm. If you like the sound of this job we'd love to hear from you and will do our best to facilitate working hours suitable to both you and the business, through our agile working arrangements.
We are totally committed to investing in you. Right from the start, we'll give you excellent training and all the support you need so you don't need previous experience of finance or banking. If you are eligible, you'll get the opportunity to gain an industry qualification, working towards an Intermediate Apprenticeship in Providing Financial Services.
You will have an overall reward package which offers flexibility and choice. It enables you to choose the benefits that suit you and your individual needs including, additional cash, retail discount vouchers, the opportunity to buy or sell annual leave
Once a year you will also have the opportunity to use some of your working hours, to support local initiatives within your community.
This is an exciting opportunity and our roles often generate a lot of interest, please bear in mind the vacancy may close early, so don't delay in submitting your application.
We advertise our full time salary which will be pro-rata for reduced hour working.
At Lloyds Banking Group we are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve, and to creating an inclusive workplace where all our colleagues can be themselves and succeed on merit.
We're committed to the principles of agile working and are proud of the industry recognition we have received, including Stonewall Top 100 Employer, Top 10 Employer for Working Families and Times Top 50 Employer for Women all in 2016.
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November may mean NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) for a lot of folks, but I am more attracted to NaKnitSweMo. I'm not sure if I'll get it done,as I have plenty of other projects on the go, btu hey – what a great time to start, right?
The pattern I've chosen is Levenwick – an asymmetrical cardigan by Gudrun Johnston. You can find the pattern here. I picked up some great burnt orange yarn (Mirasol Qina – 80% baby alpaca, 20% bamboo) on sale and it's soft and great to work with…


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RACE, GENDER, IDENTITY and BUDDHISM
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There will be Zazen this Saturday at Hill Street Center and it will be part of Month Long Zen and Sex Month. But it is also our monthly day-long zazen, which goes from 10 am till about 3:30 pm. So please keep that in mind if you choose to come. You don't have to stay all day. But we're staying all day.
If you don't wanna do an all-day Zen but wanna do some Zen anyway this weekend, I'll be hosting things at Against The Stream (aka Dharma Punx) in Hollywood on Sunday beginning at 11 am. The address is 4300 Melrose (btw Heliotrope and Vermont) Los Angeles, CA 90029.
The tattoo shown on today's blog entry comes from James in Kentucky. Cool, huh? As I said the last time someone got this tattooed on their body, Gene Simmons always brags that KISS fans get KISS tattoos making them members of the KISS ARMY for life. Well, IN YOUR FACE, GENE SIMMONS!!!
I got a very interesting question the other day from a friend who is not a Zen practitioner but who is very concerned about matters of race, gender and social privilege. She asked, "Have you ever considered that it may be easier for you to give up attachment to identity because your identities are not problematic, are in fact usually not considered identities at all? I honestly do want to know what your thoughts are about your position in the world, so please tell me."
I don't think I can do justice to this question today while I'm scrambling around packing and stuff. But it's an interesting one to ponder.
I do not think that attachment to identity is something that can be quantified. I don't think it's something some people have more of than others, at least at the outset of practice. Except perhaps in some very rare and extraordinary cases.
For myself, even though I'm a white heterosexual male I've lived probably a third of my life in societies where I was a minority. In Kenya, where I lived as a child, and in Japan, where I spent 11 years of my adult life, being a white person did not mean you were automatically of high social status the way it does in Europe and America. Quite the opposite. And I was also part of the punk scene in which being "alternative" in some way was far cooler than being a plain old white hetero male.
Which doesn't mean I understand every thing that people who live their entire lives as part of a truly put-upon social group have to deal with. After all, I did choose to go to Japan (though not to Kenya) and had the option to leave pretty much whenever I wanted to. But perhaps I do understand more than most American white hetero males. I know what it's like to be refused housing because of my race, or to be followed around in stores because "my kind" is known to steal things, to be able to scare little old ladies just by being who I am, to go for long stretches without seeing people of my own culture, to have every little thing I do be attributed to my race, to not be able to buy the kinds of food I like in the stores and so on and on.
I guess the question is; do things like this cause one to need to hold on tighter to matters of identity? Does one's identity as not a part of the ruling class become something which one must cling to and which is therefore harder to drop when one enters into Buddhist practice?
Since I've lived both as part of the ruling class and not part of the ruling class I guess I ought to be able to say. But I don't think I can, at least not definitively.
I believe that all of us, no matter what our race, sexual orientation, gender, etc., are socialized to cling tightly to individual identity and to believe in it very strongly. This goes far beyond matters of race, sexual orientation, gender, etc. Those aspects of identity are very superficial compared to the much deeper issues of seeing oneself as separate from the rest of humanity and from the Universe itself. So my guess is that maybe someone who has forged a strong identity based on his/her/zher race, culture, sexual orientation etc. might have a tiny fraction of a percent more attachment to identity than someone for whom the questioner says identity is not an issue. Maybe. Maybe. Just a teeeny, weeny, itty bitty bit.
But in terms of what we're dealing with in Buddhist practice this would hardly make any difference at all. In those terms, even for members of the ruling class, identity is a HUGE issue. Perhaps it's even worse for members of the ruling class because they've never seen their identity as an identity, having been able to take so much for granted. I'd say a person who has grown up having to understand their identity as identity actually has a small head start on what Buddhism is dealing with in these areas.
That's just my very quick answer on a Thursday morning with lots and lots and lots to do that prevents me from examining this as carefully as it deserves.
Perhaps in future installments I'll make a stab at doing this question real justice.


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Two-thirds of the way into Oprah's apologizing-for-James-Frey show yesterday, New York Times columnist Frank Rich came on to bash Bush. Invited on to revisit his latest Times column, Rich said Frey and Bush, like Nick Lachey's and Jessica Simpson's MTV-televised marriage (followed by divorce), were both part of an age of undermining reality:
"I mean we live in this word now where this is just sort of the tip of the iceberg, this memoir, where anyone can sort of put out something that sort of looks true, smells a little bit like truth but, in fact, is in some way fictionalized. You look at anything from Enron fooling people and creating this aura of a great business making huge profits when it was an empty shell, or people in the government telling us that mushroom clouds are going to come our way if we don't invade Iraq for months when it was on faulty and possibly suspect intelligence."
(To be precise, the 2002 line from Condoleezza Rice and others was about a possible Iraqi nuclear program: "we don't want the smoking gun to be a mushroom cloud.")
My comparatively apolitical wife, who TiVos the Oprah daily, was confused as to why Oprah and others would be so hard on James Frey for lying in his memoir when they weren't this hard on President Clinton for lying under oath in the Paula Jones deposition. The answer is all about their inverse importance: liberals thought keeping President Clinton was an urgent national (and political) priority, so the lying was much more excusable.


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This week in new hires, Timothy Horan moved to Chilton Private Clients, with a team of four; Eric Pan joined the SEC; Roger C. Myers, Jr. was named CFO at the CFP Board; and Neuberger Berman added four new wholesalers.
Also, Raymond James announces new tech-focused managers; the Connors Group named James Lonergan its new CEO; and Peter McManus joined Granite Investment Advisors.
Morgan Stanley's Timothy Horan to Join Chilton Private Clients as Fixed-Income CIO
Chilton Trust Management, in affiliation with Chilton Private Clients, announced Tuesday the hiring of Timothy Horan from Morgan Stanley Smith Barney as executive vice president and chief investment officer—fixed income.
Horan, currently managing director and CIO at MSSB Fixed Income Investment Advisors, will join CPC on Jan. 3, where he will work closely with Richard L. Chilton Jr., chairman of Chilton Trust and CPC and who will continue to serve as CIO for equities.
Joining Horan will be four fixed income investment professionals: Debra Crovicz, William McNaught and Nicholas Rafferty, also from MSSB, and Jessica Lamendola from Moody's Investor Services.
In addition, CPC has signed an agreement with MSSB through which Horan and his team, based in the New York office, will continue to provide fixed income management services to their existing MSSB clients as a subadvisor on the MSSB Global Investment Services platform.
Horan has over 25 years of experience in the financial services field and for more than 10 years at Morgan Stanley, in both New York and London, he led the fixed income portfolio management business for ultra-high-net-worth private clients, charities, endowments and family offices.
Debra Crovicz, a fixed income investment manager for over 25 years, will join as senior vice president. She was previously executive director and senior portfolio manager at MSSB, overseeing $3 billion in municipal assets.
William McNaught will join as senior vice president. Previously he served as an executive director and senior portfolio manager at MSSB, overseeing $3 billion in U.S. taxable and international fixed income.
Nicholas Rafferty will join as vice president and junior portfolio manager. He has extensive experience trading tax advantaged, taxable and international assets in customized, separately managed discretionary portfolios.
Jessica Lamendola will join the company as senior research associate. She was the local government lead for Moody's for various Northeast cities, responsible for the maintenance and accuracy of a portfolio of local government entity ratings and for performing credit reviews of municipalities that issue tax and/or revenue-backed debt.
SEC Names Eric Pan as Associate Director in Office of International Affairs
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced Tuesday that Eric J. Pan has been named associate director in the SEC's Office of International Affairs, where he will oversee the development of international regulatory policy.
The Office of International Affairs advises the SEC on cross-border enforcement and regulatory matters, engages in regulatory dialogues with authorities outside the U.S., provides technical assistance, and is responsible for participation in multilateral standard setting bodies such as the Financial Stability Board and International Organization of Securities Commissions.
Pan has been an academic fellow in the Office of International Affairs since January 2011 while on leave as associate professor of law and director of The Heyman Center on Corporate Governance at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in New York. Previously, he was an attorney at the law firm Covington & Burling.
Neuberger Berman Builds RIA Wealth Management Practice, Hiring 4
Asset management firm Neuberger Berman announced that it has added three new external wholesalers and one internal wholesaler to its family office and RIA practice. Shad Besikof, Stephen Donovan, Philip Nolan, and Kristian Omicioli have all joined the firm since April. All four will report to Scott Kilgallen, managing director, in charge of intermediary distribution, subadvisory, RIAs, retirement and private banks.
Besikof, a vice president, came from Fidelity Investments Institutional Wealth Services, where he had been a vice president, senior sales and branch manager. He will market wealth strategies in the West region.
Donovan, a vice president, came from Old Mutual Investments in July, where he had been a vice president in institutional wealth services to the RIA channel; earlier he had worked at Oppenheimer Funds, Smith Barney and Janus Capital. Donovan will represent the firm in the Central and Southeast regions.
Nolan, associate and internal wholesaler, came from Venice Ventures in March; earlier he was a global wealth management associate for AllianceBernstein. Omicioli, a vice president, joined in August. He is responsible for marketing traditional and alternative strategies to RIAs in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic. Prior to this, he marketed traditional and alternative mutual funds through the RIA channel for both Janus Capital and Lattice Strategies.
Raymond James Makes New Appointments to Enhance Advisor Support
Raymond James recently announced several new appointments in both information technology and operations.
Vincent Campagnoli was named senior vice president, head of private client group technology strategy and development. In this new position, he reports directly to Chet Helck, Raymond James COO and head of the private client group.
Campagnoli has more than 25 years of financial services industry experience, with specialty in advisor and client technology and reporting, and financial planning and portfolio management systems. Prior to joining Raymond James he held senior-level positions at UBS Wealth Management Americas, Morgan Stanley and Prudential/Wachovia Securities.
In each instance, he worked closely with Bella Loykhter Allaire, who in June was named the firm's executive vice president of technology and operations.
Helck also announced the appointment of Sateesh Prabakaran as chief architect, heading several key areas, including architecture, enterprise data and database administration. He joins Raymond James from BNY Mellon, where he was chief architect and managing director.
Prior to that, Prabakaran was senior vice president and chief architect for Standard & Poor's and senior vice president for global fixed income technology at Lehman Brothers. Before working on Wall Street, Prabakaran held research positions with Bell Labs and IBM's Watson Research Labs.
Prabakaran reports directly to David Allen, chief technology officer, architecture and core services, who was named to his position in October. Prior to this, Allen had been leading software development for the firm.
He initially joined Raymond James in May 2010, from IBM's strategy and transformation consulting practice where he focused on financial markets and banking. His clients included Goldman Sachs, Bank of America/Merrill Lynch and BNY Mellon.
Also joining the team is Joe Meyer, named to the new position of technology consultant; he will help advisors evaluate the most appropriate reporting, planning, discretionary trading and CRM systems, and recommend those that will best support their practices. Meyer joined Raymond James in 1997 as an Advent Axys support analyst and later helped develop technology tools for the financial planning group.
Earlier in the year, Greg Rust was named senior vice president, operations-service delivery, a new position focused on working with many of the firm's advisor- and client-facing departments, streamlining and coordinating their operations and helping to continuously improve processes and training.
CFP Board Appoints Roger C. Myers, Jr., CPA as CFO
The Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc. announced Wednesday that it has appointed Roger C. Myers Jr., CPA, as chief financial officer, a position that includes managing financial oversight and enterprise risk management. As CFO, Myers will be responsible for all financial activities of the CFP Board. Additionally, he will provide management and leadership for the information technology, meeting planning, office administration and facilities functions.
Prior to his arrival at the CFP Board, Myers served as executive vice president and CFO for the 400,000-member, $70 million Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, where he managed all aspects of financial and accounting functions.
Connors Group Appoints James Lonergan as CEO
The Connors Group announced recently that James Lonergan will succeed Larry Connors as CEO. Connors, who founded the firm in 1998, will stay on as chairman. Lonergan has over 20 years of experience in managing and growing information businesses. Most recently, he was CEO and president of Synaptic Digital, a B2B video communications firm. Previously, he served as executive chairman and director of publishing company Sports Information Group.
From 2001 through 2007 Lonergan was president and COO of publishing company TheStreet.com; prior to that, he served as COO at World Information Network and as COO at Thomson Financial (now Thomson Reuters) and Technimetrics. He began his career in money management at SunAmerica Asset Management and Alliance Bernstein (formally Alliance Capital).
Granite Investment Advisors Names Peter McManus as SVP, Head of Institutional Sales
Granite Investment Advisors announced recently that Peter McManus has joined in a leadership role as senior vice president, head of institutional sales. He will focus on expanding the firm's presence in the institutional marketplace, including consultants, pension and retirement sponsors, endowments, foundations, registered investment advisors, and separate account platforms.
McManus he has over 34 years of senior-level investment management experience in asset management sales, consultant relations, client service and portfolio management. Most recently he was a partner at Cadence Capital Management in Boston where he was responsible for business development and institutional portfolio account management.


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Toy guide: Headed for outdoor fun
KidsPost likes summer just as much as you do: the beach, the family cookouts and the long days playing outside. (Oh, and then there's that whole no-school thing!) That's why this year, we decided to find the best outdoor toys. We looked far and wide, asking toy companies for their best new products, calling toy store owners to see what they think and then finally getting some experts -- kids -- to test the toys.
Here's what we came up with: water toys, new scooters and things that fly. They're all perfect for hanging out at the park with friends, chilling in your back yard with your brothers or running around at the beach with your cousins. Summertime, and these toys, are meant for outdoor fun with the people you love.
Y-Fliker F1 Scooter, YVolution, $99.99, age 5 and older. Just when you mastered your old scooter, here comes a new one, with two platforms to stand on, one for each foot. To go, move your hips and transfer your weight from one foot to the other, sort of like you're ice skating, except you keep both feet on the scooter. Grab the brake on the handlebar to stop. It's easier to balance than on a typical scooter, but it may take a little practice to master the swaying motion so you can scoot to the park.
Wipeout Helmet, Triple Eight, $29.99, ages 3 to 11. What do you get when you combine art and safety? A helmet that you can draw on! A little pink heart here, a star there, a traced rocket right on top of your helmet. Make your helmet your own! And then erase it the next day and decorate it again! The helmet comes with five markers and eight stencils to trace.
Sky Scrapers, Aeromax, $9.95, age 9 and older. Lesson No. 1: Things that fly are cool. Lesson No. 2: Things that fly high are really cool. Sky Scrapers fit that description. Just attach the flying disk to the launcher, pull the string and see how high the disk goes! The only problem is that it's easy to lose the three disks that are included. Fortunately, you can buy replacement (and even glow-in-the-dark!) disks.
Nerf Super Soaker Switch Shot water blaster, Hasbro, $29.99, age 6 and older with Nerf Super Soaker Hydro Pack, $19.99. No summer is complete without at least one good water fight. Grab the Hydro Pack, fill it up with water and wear it like a backpack. Attach it to the Switch Shot or to most older versions of the Super Soaker, and you won't need to fill up for a long time!
Sky Ripperz, Zing, $14.99 for a three pack, age 8 and older. Perfect for a big field, the Sky Ripperz rocket can fly up to 200 feet, whistling as it goes. (That's as tall as a 20-story building.) Fling the rocket like a slingshot by looping it around a part of the launcher that's something like a rubber band. Stretch the band and let go -- or, should we say, let 'er rip!
Spark Scooter, Razor, $79.99, age 8 and older. This scooter sparks -- literally! It's just like other scooters, but when you step on the brake, sparks fly behind you. Be prepared to hear things like "Cool!" and "Wow!"
Lunar Light-Up Bubble Blaster, Imperial, $5.99, age 5 and older. Nothing says summertime fun like a traffic jam of bubbles floating through the air. Shoot dozens of bubbles at a time with just a pull of the trigger. The blaster lights up and flashes as the bubbles come barreling out. You'll need four AAA batteries to get started, and you'll probably run out of bubble solution fast. But you can refill the blaster easily with any brand of bubbles.
Nerf FireVision Sports Flyer Disc, Hasbro, $14.99, age 6 and older. Wearing the FireVisionFrames alone might make you feel like a superhero. Flip the switch on the frame, which sits on your nose like a mini sun visor, and then throw the black disk. The red light coming from the frames reflects on the disk, making it look like a red blur as it glides through the darkening sky to your partner waiting to catch it. It's perfect for an evening on the beach. The bummer is that the disk comes with only one pair of frames. Your throwing partner will have to get his own glasses (for $5.99) to make it a complete game.
Portable Battle Pump with water balloons, Imperial Toy, $9.99, age 8 and older. What's better than a family-wide water balloon fight? A family-wide balloon fight with a water pump! Fill the container with water, attach a balloon to the green tip on the bottle (the blue tip will just fill your balloon with air and doesn't work as well), and then pump it full of water. You have to tie the balloon yourself, but the pump is easier than using the water spigot. Fire away!


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A high school baseball coach is on trial for inappropriate conduct with his players, but this one's different than the usual coach-student sex scandals.
Bartholomew McInerney (lovingly referred to as "Coach Bart"), has been coaching down at the Jersey Shore forever. He also allegedly likes to talk to his players about their masturbation habits. But he can't always be around, so he's made sure that at least a dozen of his former players text him every time they masturbate — even after they've gone off to college.
The money quotes:
Like several other victims, victim number 9 also admitted he carried on with the text messages after going off to college as a way to "make more money.'' Other alleged victims have testified that McInerney offered them up to $5 for each text message.
Earlier this morning, victims 3 and 11 admitted they too continued to text McInerney after going off to college.
Victim number 11 told jurors how McInerney initiated conversations with him about masturbation and introduced a code for texting him about masturbating. The code included a number for the duration of the act and a one-word description of how it felt - from bad to good to excellent.
For example, here's one I would have sent: "30 seconds. Tearful."
Alleged victim says coach created code for their text messages [Asbury Park Press]