text:
What do Americans believe anymore? Is it simply whatever is convenient to our politics? Our inconsistencies seem to ring louder than ever. Or do we just have short memories for what we said a few moments ago?
What do Americans believe anymore? Is it simply whatever is convenient to our politics? Our inconsistencies seem to ring louder than ever. Or do we just have short memories for what we said a few moments ago?
When I listen to conservatives and liberals stake out their respective positions on gay marriage, I have to wonder if they're listening to themselves talk.
This week, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments against California's Proposition 8, the 2008 ballot initiative that sought to amend the state constitution to ban gay marriage, and the federal Defense of Marriage Act, which defined marriage as between a man and a woman and declared that states need not recognize same-sex unions forged in other states.
It's astounding that - here we are, 225 years after the ratification of the Constitution - and Americans are still haggling over federalism, states' rights, the three branches of government, and our system of checks and balances.
Conservatives who oppose gay marriage are urging the Supreme Court not to overturn the will of the people by striking down Proposition 8. And it seems like just yesterday they were arguing that the court should overturn the will of the people by striking down ballot measures they disagreed with, such as ones allowing for medical marijuana.
Liberals are no more consistent. They're making the same arguments in reverse. They want the Supreme Court to strike down Proposition 8 but they also want it to keep hands off ballot initiatives legalizing medical marijuana.
This isn't so complicated. The matter was settled back in 1803, when the Supreme Court - in Marbury v. Madison - established the principle of judicial review. Legislatures make laws, and the courts review whether those laws are in line with the Constitution. When voters - through the initiative process - act as citizen legislatures, they have to put up with the same review by the courts.
Meanwhile, you'll also find inconsistencies on the issue of immigration. Those who support cracking down on illegal immigrants usually favor the approach of the state of Arizona, which in 2010 deputized local and state police to act as surrogates for federal immigration agents. They maintain that states have the right to act unilaterally when the federal government drops the ball.
Opponents of the law call this an overreach, and insist that states can't go rogue and make up their own immigration policies.
Except, that is, when we're talking about the state of Utah, which responded to what happened in Arizona by approving the so-called Utah Compact, a declaration of specific principles that state lawmakers said should guide the immigration debate.
They include opposing policies that separate families, recognizing the economic contribution of immigrants, and instructing law enforcement to focus on criminal activity rather than civil violations of immigration law.
The left loves all this, so much so that it's blind to the contradiction. How do you say that Arizona doesn't have the right to make immigration policy but Utah does?
Again, those on the right don't get away unscathed.
They support what Arizona is doing in the name of protecting the right of states to chart their own immigration course, but apparently that right ends at the Arizona-Utah border. They don't support the more tolerant approach.
Back to gay marriage, what happens when opponents argue that we ought to respect the will of the people to ban same-sex unions, but then - in a state such as California - the will of the people suddenly changes?
It's true that, in 2008, Proposition 8 was approved 52 percent to 48 percent by voters in the Golden State.
Yet a new Field Poll, released at the end of February, shows a significant amount of voter remorse.
It found that 61 percent of California voters today approve of same-sex marriage, with only 32 percent opposed.
Now what?
This is uncharted territory. The Supreme Court is deciding the constitutionality of a ballot measure that voters seem to have abandoned. The new "will of the people" is more tolerant than the old one.
Can we expect those opponents of gay marriage who, just a few moments ago, were arguing that the court must respect the wishes of California voters to join the protesters who are calling for Proposition 8 to be overturned?
Don't laugh. This would be the morally consistent thing to do, which means that - in our current frame of mind - it's not likely to happen.
Contact columnist Ruben Navarrette at firstname.lastname@example.com


text:
COVID-19 Update
Find encouragement in God's Word and practical ministry instruction to help others through our videos on how to share God's hope in the coronavirus Crisis.
Sharing Hope in Crisis
From the ashes of 9/11, the Rapid Response Team ministry was developed to share Christ in the midst of crisis and disasters. BGEA currently has chaplains in the United States, Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom. These volunteer chaplains are carefully selected and trained to demonstrate the compassion of Jesus Christ and appropriately share God's hope through the One who "heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds" (Psalm 147:3).
Deployment Map
View an interactive map of all current and past Rapid Response Team deployments.
Training Events
Get trained on how to effectively meet the emotional and spiritual needs of those suffering.
Online Courses
Get prepared to provide emotional and spiritual care during the everyday tragedies of life.
Read stories, view photos, and watch videos about Rapid Response Team deployments and chaplains.
Law Enforcement Ministry
This ministry addresses the unique emotional & spiritual needs of law enforcement officers and their families.
Military Chaplain Retreat
In appreciation of their service, the RRT invites military Chaplains and spouses to a retreat at The Cove.
Get RRT Emails
Sign up to receive Rapid Response Team email updates and prayer requests.
Pray for the RRT
Praying for RRT deployments and follow-up brings hope to the hurting in their most desperate times.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Roller Light Wood Green Polarized
-Polarized Lenses with UV400 protection, CE rated.
- Wood finished frame and mirrored lenses.
-Metal hinges for added strength and durability.
- SteamRoller case included.
- 3-4 working days dispatch.
- Measures 14 cm (Wide), 4.80 cm (High), 13.50 cm (Temple)
Recipient :
* Required fields
or Cancel


text:
Hi All,
Have had a look around before making this post.
You got a great resource here, I'm sure gonna learn a lot
I'm newish to programming/Java (have been fiddling about for far too long and
an making a serious effort to learn this stuff).
I'm studying online videos/docs etc and now here
Thanks for the great site


text:
The Mini is currently listed in Germany and Austria, and prices start at €439, although most retailers put it north of €450, with many hitting €499. Of course, these are unsubsidized, unlocked, unadulterated retail prices. Carriers will probably squeeze the Mini in a variety of 2-year plans, a tier below the big HTC One.
This doesn't sound like much of a bargain. After all the HTC One Mini is supposed to be a mid-range device, yet it ends up more expensive than the Nexus 4, not to mention last year's flagship Androids such as the HTC One X, Galaxy S3 or LG Optimus 4X.
The upside? It seems we won't have to wait long to get the sylish black version. Most retailers claim they will have both SKUs available and ready to ship in early August.


text:
It turns out coasting an SUV with no brakes downhill to a scrap yard isn't a good idea after all.
Police say a 28-year-old man found that out Tuesday evening when he attempted to drive an SUV to a scrap yard in Jamestown, 60 miles south of Buffalo.
Officers tell The Post-Journal of Jamestown ( https://bit.ly/12m2F8K ) that the man told them he had disconnected the battery before coasting down a hill to get to a nearby scrap yard. Police say he also told them the 1995 Chevrolet Tahoe had no brakes.
Officials say he was unable to stop at an intersection and collided with another vehicle. He and the other driver suffered minor injuries.
The man was charged with reckless endangerment, failure to stop at a stop sign and having inadequate brakes.
Information from: The Post-Journal, https://www.post-journal.com


text:
Whether publishing to print, Web sites, or mobile devices, Quark can help you cost-effectively deliver cross-media content. Quark's Products include QuarkXPress with Quark App Studio, as well as the Quark Enterprise Software collection: Quark Brand Manager, Quark Publishing System, QuarkXPress Server, Quark XML Author, and Quark Web-To-Print System. In the Products Topic Center, discover how Quark Software can increase productivity, improve customer satisfaction, and give you a competitive edge.
Quark Smart Datasheets Solution - Japanese
データシートは不可欠な販売ツールですが、製品やブランドを売り込み、差別化するために独自のデータシートを大量に作成するには多くの労力とコストがかかり、ミスも発生しやすくなります。Quark Smart Datasheets Solutionは、制作に変革をもたらし、印刷物・デジタルデバイス用の傑出したデータシートのパブリッシングを自動化して、85%以上の時間とコストを節約します。
Reinventing the Datasheet
White Paper
The age of the customer is a reality, drastically changing the way customers interact with firms. This white paper considers the nature of today's product datasheet challenges in this context and provides information about a solution based on Quark's dynamic publishing software.
Quark Procedure Management
Product Collateral
Improve your organization's compliance, reduce costs, and boost customer service with Quark Procedure Management.
Easy XML Authoring for the Intelligence Community
Product Collateral
Empower analysts with Quark XML Author, a COTS solution deployed in Microsoft Word that allows anyone to easily create XML content.
XML Authoring for the Rest of Us
Product Collateral
Quark XML Author for Microsoft Word allows anyone to easily create XML documents with no technical knowledge of XML and little or no training.
Quark Brand Manager Demo
Quark Brand Manager is a business solution for corporate marketing that allows remote teams to create, customize, and deliver brand-marketing materials fast and easily.
Quark Publishing Platform with Microsoft SharePoint
Product Collateral
Connect your enterprise content management and workflow system to your publishing and creative services department with Quark Publishing Platform with Microsoft SharePoint.
Quark Smart Datasheets Solution
Product Collateral
Datasheets are an essential sales tool; however, producing thousands of unique datasheets that sell and differentiate your products and brand can be labor intensive, error prone, and costly.
Quark Fund Fact Sheet Solution
Product Collateral
Speed the delivery of accurate, compliant, and interactive materials through the creation of fund fact sheets using a dynamic publishing system.
Transform Customer Communications Across Print, Web, and Mobile Devices
Product Collateral
Automate your enterprise publishing to reduce time to market and provide customers with relevant communications when and where they want on the device of their choice with Quark Publishing Platform.
Docurated Solution Guide
White Paper
Docurated is the sales enablement platform that lets sales teams find, customize and share content – fast. AI-driven content recommendations combined with content revenue attribution drive sales effectiveness to new levels.


text:
It's confirmed: Deirdre really IS perfect!
We recently had a follow-up appointment with Deirdre's pediatric cardiologist, and all went well.
When Deerdeepants was born, the doctors discovered that she had a slight heart murmur, the kind that is commonly referred to as a Ventricular Septal Defect (or "VSD".) The septum is a wall that separates the heart's left and right sides, and a VSD is a defect that is between the heart's two lower chambers (the ventricles).
If the opening between the ventricles is small (like Deirdre's), it doesn't strain the heart. In this case, the only abnormal finding is a loud murmur. However, when it's a large opening between the ventricles, a large amount of oxygen-rich (red) blood from the heart's left side is forced through the defect into the right side. Then it's pumped back to the lungs, even though it's already been refreshed with oxygen. This is inefficient, because already-oxygenated blood displaces blood that needs oxygen. This means the heart, which must pump more blood, may enlarge from the added work. High blood pressure may occur in the lungs' blood vessels because more blood is there, and over time, this increased pulmonary hypertension may permanently damage the blood vessel walls.
The cardiologist who saw her in the hospital assured us of several things:
1) The small opening Deirdre had was a very common defect, one that typically closes up within the first two years of life.
2) In the case that the opening did not close up, it would never develop into anything that would keep sweet little Deirdre from doing anything. It wouldn't curtail her activity level, her breathing capability, or the oxygen level in her blood. Sure, she might have to see the cardiologist every once in awhile, but that would have been it.
3) The defect was not caused by me having lupus; it wasn't caused by any of the medications I took during my pregnancy for lupus; it didn't have anything to do with the congenital heart block checks we did every two weeks throughout my pregnancy (because of the SSA antibody I carry due to lupus); nor did it have anything to do with the fact that I have mitral valve prolapse (or "MVP"), also known as a "leaky heart".
MVP is a very common heart defect which occurs when the valve between your heart's left upper chamber (left atrium) and the left lower chamber (left ventricle) doesn't close properly. When the left ventricle contracts, the valve's leaflets bulge (prolapse) upward or back into the atrium. Mitral valve prolapse sometimes leads to blood leaking backward into the left atrium, a condition called mitral valve regurgitation.
Bottom line - that nasty disease called lupus and Deirdre's mother had nothing to do with her VSD. Yippee!
And the best news is that when we went in for her 6-month follow up appointment (which actually took place closer to her 7-month anniversary), the doctor confirmed that the opening had closed!!! Double Yippee!! Poor little Deirdre had to withstand an EKG (her little chest was covered with about 10 electrodes...there was hardly enough room for the stickies!) and an ultrasound (the little paddle they used was about the size of my thumb), but she didn't seem to mind the tests. In fact, I think she kind of liked the attention.
So - Deirdre is officially done with the cardiologist for the foreseeable future. We never have to go back because, as I said, it's been declared that Miss Deirdre Colina Gorman is 100% perfect, from top to bottom, inside and out. (But her dad and I already knew that, of course.)
Want to see a few pictures of our perfect little angel? Eat your heart out!


text:
Whether Your Audience is One or One Thousand—
Get Your Message Across Effectively
Do you need to ensure the success of your event with a captivating Hall of Fame speaker who delivers an impactful message in an engaging style? Do you realize the value you could add to your career and business if you were a confident, competent communicator? Would you like to outperform your competition through effective sales presentations?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, Patricia Fripp and her expert associates can help.
Solutions Directory
Fripp Virtual Training
Fripp Virtual Training is designed to deliver the best content-rich, interactive instruction in preparing and presenting powerful, persuasive presentations. Become a great presenter easily, conveniently, quickly with Fripp Virtual Training.
Dynamic Keynote Presentations
As a Hall of Fame speaker and one of Meetings & Conventions magazine's top 10 most electrifying speakers, keynote speaker Patricia Fripp is the insurance package your event needs.
Keynote Speaker Patricia Fripp ➥
Speech Coaching
Executive speech coach Patricia Fripp and her expert associates simplify and demystify the process of designing a presentation for anyone who needs to speak in public.
Sales Presentation Skills Training
Patricia Fripp can help you and your team structure, script, and persuasively deliver a sales presentation that will position you ahead of your competition.
Presentation Training for Sales Teams ➥
Public Speaking Events by Patricia Fripp
Find public dates for seminars, workshops, speaking schools, presentations, teleseminars, and more with award-winning professional speaker, executive speech coach, sales trainer, and author Patricia Fripp.
Presentation Skills Resources
If you have been searching for the best information, advice, or instruction on how you can be a more effective public speaker, sales presenter, or executive communicator, you are in the right place.
Presentation Skills Resources ➥
Free Public Speaking Resources
Take advantage of the many free public speaking resources Patricia Fripp makes available, including free podcasts, articles, special reports, her newsletter, and blog.
Free Public Speaking Resources ➥
Services Offered by Patricia Fripp:
- Keynote Speaking
- Speech Coaching
- Sales Training
- Public Speaking Events
- PowerPoint® Design and Presentation Training


text:
Welcome to the Jumpstart for New Arrowmen area of the national OA web site. We're glad you're here. You'll need the password to enter this site, because the content on the following pages is for those Scouts who have been inducted into the Order of the Arrow. If you'd like further explanation, click here.
If you can see the moving image above, advance to the password area.
If you cannot, you'll
need to download the free Flash Player. Click
here to download.
Password Area ...
The password is the fifth word of the title on page 19 of your current OA Handbook. (For the 2015 edition, use page 11; for editions prior to 2015, use page 10.) Use all lower case letters, no spaces, no quotes, no punctuation.
This site uses a small file called a "cookie" to remember that you have entered the password. If you have "cookies" disabled in your browser, you will need to re-enter the password each time you move between pages on the site.
This site is best viewed in the latest version of several free browsers.
Jumpstart for New Arrowmen - National Order of the Arrow Web Site.
Site Info and Policies. Questions and Comments.
Copyright © 1997-2003 Order of the Arrow, Boy Scouts of America. All rights reserved.


text:
$ 73.99 $ 211.40
Knee Length Royal One Shoulder Dropped Waist Homecoming Dress
$ 64.99 $ 324.95
Knee Length Bohemian Sheer Back Homecoming Dress With Lace Flower
$ 82.99 $ 414.95
Modern A-Line No Waist Asymmetrical Neck Homecoming Dress
$ 93.99 $ 268.54
Mid Back Fashion Natural Waist Cocktail Dress With Fixed Flower
$ 64.99 $ 259.96
Royal Cocktail Dress Taffeta One Shoulder Mini
$ 64.99 $ 433.27
Elegant Cocktail Dress Mid Back Mini Sweetheart Buttons
$ 82.99 $ 276.63
A-Line Cocktail Dress Royal Mini With Zipper Up
$ 64.99 $ 433.27
Fashion Zipper Up Scoop Half Sleeves Cocktail Dress With Fixed Belt
$ 93.99 $ 268.54
Welcome to Noradress, the Purple Homecoming Dresses collected by Noradress is jigh and noble, which are designed by the professional designer, we will produce according to your body shape. We will offer you the best service at lowest price. Come here to buy.
Zipper Up Natural Waist Mini Hall Homecoming Dress With Beading
It was better than my wedding dress I ordered from her. This dress is so well made. It was lined to perfection...so much so that I had a layer removed because I'm happy and dont need extra layers.
Sleeveless Bohemian V-Neck Mid Back Knee Length Homecoming Dress
Before ordering the dress i would like to know is the measurements British or American and that how much tax i would have to pay roughly to the delivery company. Apart from the was happy to get the dress and it fit like a glove
Mid Back Chiffon Mini Hall Homecoming Cocktail Dress
I'm so happy with the dress! It looks nice, feels nice and fits perfectly. And it arrived faster than I expected. Just one thing: I was surprised.. it has beading under the empire waist, from underbust 'till waist. This you cannot see on the pictures because it shows a white dress. I ordered a burgundy dress on which the shiny beading is very clear of course. It would be better if the website showed a different picture. Nevertheless I'm satisfied. Thank you.
Side Zipper Up Simple Mini Dropped Waist Homecoming Dress With Ruffles
quisiera saber si se puede hacer el pago en efectivo enviandolo
Royal Mini Chiffon Homecoming Dress With Ruffles With Sequined
ved første øjekast, faldt jeg i kærlighed med denne kjole. Modellen på kjolen er virkelig elegant, kjolen ankom til mit hjem flere dage siden jeg kan lide det så godt jeg prøvede det på, og størrelsen er perfekt til min krop, med min dejlige sko, jeg føler jeg var den smukkeste dame i verden, jeg elsker det mere
Bohemian Natural Waist Side Zipper Up Homecoming Dress
je la ve la couler de l image merci de monvoiye la couler de l image
Sweetheart Cocktail Mini Mid Back Homecoming Dress With Sequined
Trés beau produit. Photo en accord avec la realite. Delai de commande satisfaisant je recommande ce produit tres satisfaite
So gorgeous and pretty. Amazing quality and detail.The sequins and feathers are shining and colourful.I'm generally happy with the purchase and can't wait to wear it for my formal.


text:
I dropped my iPhone 5 a few days ago and the front glass got cracked.
Now I need to find a repairer, preferably located in Auckland areas, that has iPhone 5 spare parts at reasonably affordable price.
I tried to repair it at Advanced Computers but they charged like $499 so I cancelled it.
Does anyone know a good repairer around Auckland?
FYI, I bought my iPhone from my friend so I have no idea where he bought it from.
I emailed iDoctor (www.iDoctor.co.nz) because on their website they say they can replace the front LCD & digitiser for only $249.
The guy, named Mikael, replied me that I need to send it over to Hellensvile and yes, the final price is $249.
Has anyone used iDoctor's service before? Are they trusted repairer?
To sum up, here are my questions:
1. Does anyone know any repairer around Auckland that can replace iPhone 5 front glass at affordable price?
2. Has anyone ever used iDoctor's service? Are they trusted and by no means a fraud?
Thank you for your attention and assistance!


text:
Tiny iPads: Big Potential or Fat Chance?
Mar 14, 2012 9:34 AM PT
The persistent rumor that Apple will produce a 7-inch iPad garnered some buzz Tuesday when a loose-lipped Samsung "official" revealed that the mini tablets would start shipping later this year.
The unnamed official with Samsung Electronics made the disclosure about the so-called iPad mini in a report that appeared in The Korea Times.
Talking about the size of Samsung's business with Apple, the official pegged the current contract with the American company at US$9.7 billion but added that could rise to as much as $11 billion "by the end of this year as Apple is planning to release a smaller iPad, probably with a 7.85-inch screen," the Times quoted the official as saying. Apple also plans to sell more MacBook Air laptops using Samsung's solid state drive, the source reportedly said.
Coming in 3Q12
Rumors about an iPad mini have been swirling for months. They received a boost during the holiday season, sparked by the success of Amazon's 7-inch, Android-based tablet, the Kindle Fire.
They continued right up to the launch of the third-generation iPad this month. They culminating just days before the much-anticipated announcement of the tablet's new edition with disclosure of a report from Samsung Securities, which is not affiliated with Samsung Electronics, that included a reference to an iPad mini launch scheduled in time for this year's holiday season.
In the report dated Dec. 8, 2011, which primarily focused on the market for AMOLED displays, Samsung analyst JungHoon Chang wrote that Apple plans "in 1Q12 to launch the iPad 3 and in 3Q12 a new 7-inch product temporarily referred to as the 'iPad mini.'"
Apple did not respond to our request to comment for this story. Samsung America declined to comment.
Kindle Lights Fire Under Apple
While there are pros and cons for Apple launching a pint-sized iPad, analysts interviewed by MacNewsWorld argued that the odds were against the introduction of a mini tablet. A much-cited reason for cooking up an iPad mini would be to tap into the latent demand for lower-priced tablets exposed by Amazon when it introduced its Kindle Fire.
"Apple may like something that is more price-competitive with the lowest-priced tablets out there, which are the 7-inch Android products," observed Stephen Baker, an analyst with the NPD Group.
"The success of the Kindle may have shown them that there is a market for that size of a product," he told MacNewsWorld.
Holding Line on Pricing
However, Baker doubts that Apple wants to undercut its present pricing structure with a low-cost tablet. "It would give lots of customers ways to trade down in terms of pricing, and at this stage in the development of the market, that's not something Apple would push for," he reasoned.
Apple, he added, has also been critical in the past of 7-inch tablet displays. The company has held that they are too small for fulfilling the potential of the device.
Indeed, at an Apple earnings call in 2010, deceased Apple cofounder Steve Jobs noted, "One naturally thinks that a 7-inch screen would offer 70 percent of the benefits of a 10-inch screen.
"Unfortunately, this is far from the truth," he continued. "The reason we won't make a 7-inch tablet isn't because we don't want to hit a lower price point; it's because we think the screen is too small to express the software."
Regional Pressure for Mini
If Apple were to introduce an iPad mini, it wouldn't do so because it wants to wrestle with competitors in the price trenches, according to Tom Mainelli, an analyst with IDC.
"If I were to speculate on why Apple were to bring out a 7-inch product," he observed, "it would be more about reaching users in markets such as Japan, where the 10-inch size is considered too big."
In the U.S. and in parts of Western Europe and in other places where the iPad has been extremely successful, he continued, people have found a way to fit it into their lives -- at home, at a hotel, in the office.
"In some regions and in some cultures, a 10-inch product is too big," he maintained. "They can't seem to figure out where it fits in their lives. If Apple were to launch a 7-inch product, it would be to target some of these regions where the form factor would be more desirable, and not because they're trying to match Amazon's price point."
As to this latest rumor about the elusive mini tablet, he opined, "We really don't know if this is any more reliable that any of the other rumors."


text:
Kings Mountain last week showed a defensive look that South Point hadn�t specifically prepared for, but the Red Raiders seemed to cope just fine.
In fact, one player broke a county record.
Junior fullback Tyler Bray carried 26 times for 348 yards in South Point�s 49-21 win, surpassing the county rushing record that Forestview�s Dominique Adams set last year with 338 yards against Bessemer City.
�They gave us the fullback and we took the fullback,� South Point coach Mickey Lineberger said. �Our quarterback (Jaquan Brooks) was very unselfish and he gave it to Tyler when he was supposed to.�
The 6-foot, 185-pound Bray also scored four touchdowns, reaching the end zone on runs of 21, 68, 15 and 7 yards.
South Point as a team amassed 577 yards, including 538 on the ground. The front line consisted of center Camden Van Pelt, guards Jon Robert Stewart and Josh Perrigo, tackles Jeth Champion, Brian Miller, West Russell and Clay Julen, and tight end Jacob Hoyle.
�Our offensive line is getting better and better, and we knocked them off the ball pretty good,� Lineberger said.
Bray is already nearing the four-digit milestone with 983 yards through five games. He averages 196.6 yards per game and also has 14 touchdowns to his name. For his career, Bray has rushed for 2,321 yards and 33 touchdowns.
Friday�s performance marked the eighth time a Gaston County player rushed for 300 or more yards in a game. Bray broke the previous school record of 308 yards held by eventual NFL player Koren Robinson since 1997.
South Point (5-0, 1-0 Big South 3A Conference), ranked No. 2 in this week�s 3 Associated Press 3A state poll, continues league action this week at home against Hunter Huss.
Phillip Gardner: 704-869-1843; twitter.com/gazettephil


text:
BMW's latest limited-edition M3 is mostly about weight savings achieved by substituting metal with carbon-fiber in several areas. Those areas include the hood and the seats. Oh, and there also a larger-displacement V8 to chaw on.
But the hood and the seats aren't the end of the weight-reductions. The muffler? Titanium. Sound-squelching foams and unguents? Well, less so. Lighter brakes and wheels? Check. Ok, that's it for the weight savings, which add up to about a hundred pounds (it's still 3483.3 lbs. curb).
Still, the chassis subframe's been stiffened, and it's been given more power — 450 hp total — from a 4.4-liter version of the M3's V8, connected to the usual Getrag seven-speed DCT (dual-clutch) box. It's also got individually adjustable coilovers to appease those tinkering track rats. And dig those crazy red accents over the Frozen Polar Silver metallic exterior.
To be clear, like most such extremely limited-edition M's like the erstwhile BMW M3 GTS (only 67 of this one will be built), the CRT's not coming to the US. If it did, you'd be paying around $150K for it. You wouldn't do that for all the carbon-fiber in the world, would you?


text:
If your system came with Dell DataSafe or AlienRespawn Manager and you would like more information about these products, please see the Legacy Backup Applications section on this page.
Protect your data in three simple steps:
Installation and System Requirements
To install AlienRespawn
Minimum System Requirements
If the Operating System cannot be accessed due to boot failure, you can still launch AlienRespawn.
For Windows 8/8.1:
Press F12 during boot (startup screen) and select "AlienRespawn / Dell Backup and Recovery" from the boot menu.
For Windows 7:
For help with other Dell Backup applications that may have come preloaded with your PC, please see the following pages:
System Backups
Backing up your personal data with AlienRespawn is a good start toward protecting your valuable personal data. However, if your system is corrupted by a virus, system crash, or hardware failure, having a system backup can restore your entire system including applications, settings and personal data back to a previous point in time. If you have upgraded to AlienRespawn Premium you are able to create system backups for the most complete data protection.
Continuous Data Protection
If you have upgraded to AlienRespawn Premium, you now have additional flexibility for scheduling your data backups or even protecting your most important data continuously. The Continuous Data Protection feature allows you to protect your working documents in real time and to roll back to any version you have previously saved, whether it was minutes or weeks ago.
Additional Features
In addition to system backups and continuous data protection, AlienRespawn Premium enables the following features:
Learn More about Premium Features
Additional Support Resources


text:
Knuckleballing Mets right-hander R.A. Dickey won the National League Cy Young Award in 2012. One presumes you read about his triumphs in this space once or twice.
The three-year, $12.5 million contract he signed before 2011—one of (and this is supremely rare for a deal with the Mets) baseball's great bargains—expires after 2013, and Dickey and the Mets have been trying to hammer out something new. Well, Dickey has, at least. At the winter meetings last week, his side pitched the Mets a two-year, $26 million extension that would kick in after 2013. The Mets said no, more or less: They tried to trade him to the Red Sox, Rangers, and Royals, among other teams. On Monday, the Mets countered with a two-year, $20 million offer. This did not please the Dickster:
The two sides appear close, but the Mets are cheap. $6 million means a lot to a team whose opening-day outfield consists, at present, of Lucas Duda, Kirk Nieuwenheis, and Mike Baxter. (Recall: the Mets are a big-market major-league baseball team.)
Where was all this discussion taking place? At the Mets' annual Christmas party for kids, of course! John Franco played Santa, presumably because the Mets didn't figure it made sense to throw the frustrated Dickey in a velveteen suit. Instead, he was nominally an elf, although he wore no getup. (Miss you, Anna Benson.) I know Santa's elves are undercompensated too, but, for crissakes, Mets: Pay the man!


text:
A group of three white friends have ignited social media with a photo of themselves dressed in costume as George Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin. The man dressed as Zimmerman wears a shirt that says "Neighborhoo Watch" and the young man dressed as Martin wears a hoodie with what appears to be blood on the front, near the area that the Florida teenager was shoot by neighborhood watch captain in February 2012.
Greg Cimeno, who posted a picture of himself dressed as George Zimmerman, with his friend, William Filene dressed in Blackface wearing a hoodie with a bloody bullet hole in the center of the chest. Cimeno is pointing his fingers like a gun at Filene.
The girl in the images, Caitlin Cimeno, also posted the picture that has been called by some horrifically racist and insensitive. She added the caption "just for fun."
Her SOCIAL MEDIA profiles have since been made private.
Cimeno, who described his costume as "hilarious" took to Facebook in anticipation on Oct. 25, posting that he was making the "best Halloween costume of the year."
The images quickly went viral.
See below for Twitter reactions:
that Trayvon Martin "Halloween costume" just blew me
— Josh (@AllStar_JOSH) October 27, 2013
Notice the blackface Halloween costume is of a DEAD Trayvon Martin. Not a living breathing human being but dead like lynchings of the past.
— Adrienne Gravish (@AquafarE) October 27, 2013
I just saw a Trayvon Martin/George Zimmerman Halloween costume. That is literally beyond disgusting. People make me so sick.
— khendallllll. (@pashh15) October 27, 2013
Dressing as Trayvon Martin being shot is not funny and not acceptable as a Halloween costume.
— Abbie NYC (@AbbieLicious07) October 27, 2013
Just some white people with a George Zimmerman/Trayvon Martin Halloween costume. #Disgusted
— Muffy Crosswire (@MissEmmaJae) October 27, 2013
I can't believe that Trayvon Martin Halloween costume. How ignorant and disrespectful. How could a person even do that?! That's bothered me
— ♎ October 12. (@kyssmypearls) October 27, 2013
Read more http://newsone.com/2746485/blackface-trayvon-martin-halloween-costume/


text:
The Morenci Fire Department is looking for a vacant structure for use as a training facility.
Officer Brad Lonis is hoping someone in the area has a house, barn or commercial building that would serve as a good location for training exercises. The department would like to have the use of a structure for an extended period of time to train for various fire-fighting and rescue techniques.
Call Lonis at 567/239-2396 to discuss the suitability of a structure or leave a message on the station phone, 517/458-2301.


text:
First Time User? Sign Up Now
First Time User? Enroll now.
Home > Fitness & Health > Health Library > Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS) for Cirrhosis
Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) is a procedure that may be used to reduce portal hypertension and its complications, especially variceal bleeding. A TIPS procedure may be done by a radiologist, who places a small wire-mesh coil (stent) into a liver vein. The stent is then expanded using a small inflatable balloon (angioplasty). The stent forms a channel, or shunt, that bypasses the liver. This channel reduces pressure in the portal vein. By reducing portal hypertension, enlarged veins (varices) are less likely to rupture and bleed. And other complications of cirrhosis called ascites (fluid in the abdomen) and hepatic hydrothorax (fluid between the lungs and the chest wall) may improve or go away.
TIPS may be used to:
Complications of the procedure may include:
Bacon BR (2015). Cirrhosis and its complications. In DL Kasper et al., eds., Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 19th ed., vol. 2, pp. 2058–2067. New York: McGraw-Hill Education.
Current as of: August 12, 2019
Author: Healthwise StaffMedical Review: Adam Husney MD - Family MedicineE. Gregory Thompson MD - Internal MedicineW. Thomas London MD - Hepatology
Next Section:
Previous Section:
Current as of: August 12, 2019
Author: Healthwise Staff
Medical Review:Adam Husney MD - Family Medicine & E. Gregory Thompson MD - Internal Medicine & W. Thomas London MD - Hepatology
This information does not replace the advice of a doctor. Healthwise, Incorporated disclaims any warranty or liability for your use of this information. Your use of this information means that you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Learn how we develop our content.
To learn more about Healthwise, visit Healthwise.org.
© 1995-2020 Healthwise, Incorporated. Healthwise, Healthwise for every health decision, and the Healthwise logo are trademarks of Healthwise, Incorporated.
Feeling under the weather?
Use our interactive symptom checker to evaluate your symptoms and determine appropriate action or treatment.
Our interactive Decision Points guide you through making key health decisions by combining medical information with your personal information.
You'll find Decision Points to help you answer questions about:
Get started learning more about your health!
Our Interactive Tools can help you make smart decisions for a healthier life. You'll find personal calculators and tools for health and fitness, lifestyle checkups, and pregnancy.


text:
Geek Quest Vol.3
Здравствуйте, гость ( Вход | Регистрация )
Пишем исключительно прохождения комнат и квестов
Можно дополнить, если прохождение кажется неполным или с ошибками
Любые дискуссии и оффтопы удаляются
Geek Quest Vol.3
26.5.2008, 21:51
Сообщение #1
Группа: Патриарх
Сообщений: 9 527
Регистрация: 8.12.2006
Пользователь №: 2 569
Прохождение на английском, которое разместила etel.
First things first: Hacking the Network.
- From the start, go left and enter the computer room. Susan will radio you and tell you to jack into the network
- Follow the purple cable until you find the generator. Push the small red button to start it, then go back to the last intersection. Flip the switch to send power to the computer room, then go to the computer room and turn on the mainframes.
- Click on the virtual reality machine until you log on.
- Open the access panel. Swap lines 10 & 11, and 8 & 9, then run the program.
Enter the Matrix. Exploring Cyberspace.
- Firsh check out the financial logs. There is nothing for you to do here, but a clue that may help you unravel the plot.
- Now check out the dorm network. You may have noticed that the fuzzy creatures in the maze are called "Grues". Hmmm... "Grues Lullbye"? Better download it. You will get a hard copy of the file when you exit cyberspace.
- Now start exploring the archives. You could find the exit by brute-force, writing down the directory paths, or noticing the one hidden clue. Notice how the floating sign for the систем Administrator is white, and each white door leads to a directory with one and only one white door. Yes, it's that subtle. Then, when another sign appears that is green, take the green door instead.
- The систем Administrator will "greet" you. Ask him about everything, and remember his directions to the chat archives.
- In the second confusing series of door, choose the right door three times in a row, and then the middle one.
- You meet up with Susan. Listen to what she and Sam Ward have to say, then defeat the Ninja. Follow the songs (turn on sound if you haven*t already) and hit the circles on the beat.
- After Derek saves you, log out. You now have a map, a print-out of the lullabye, the CS vault lock finished, and the gates in the labryinth opened. Not a bad haul!
Engineering: Grues in Cages, and a suit worth getting.
- Go to the engineering loop (see your new map, it's where the generator was). If you come around the south side of the loop, you can access a control panel for 5 cages which you will use to trap the Grues. User the green button to control which wheels you turn, the red to turn them, and the blue to drop the cages. Set the two cages on wheel #2 at the 3 and 9 o'clock positions. The wheel #1 and wheel #4 cages to the 3 o*clock positions, and the wheel #5 cage to the 6 *oclock position. Now wait until all 5 grues are standing in the shadow of a cage and drop them.
- Go to the Engineering Switch and remove the rock. Harvie the Hamster will give you a hand. Open the glass shield and flip the switch.
- Pull out your map and figure out how to route power to the engineering hallway. Head back south and switch the power to go through the wall (to box #1, as shown on the map) instead of to the computer room. As long as you*re here, check out the file room.
- Head north to box #1 and enter the symbol shown on the map to send power to the engineering hallway.
- Head south. The hallway lights should be on. Look at the case for the bionic suit.
- Look at the keypad and enter in the number of sides each shape has. The code is 5-1-3-4.
Math: Balance the Bridge of Doom.
- By taking blocks from the pile and dropping them off in the receptacles on the left, put exactly 3 blocks each in receptacles I and II. Carrying 1 block, walk out two segments and drop off the block in receptacle IV. Repeat, so there are 2 blocks in receptacle IV. Now go back and fill receptacle I with blocks (up to 4), pick up 2 blocks, walk out 1 segment, and drop both blocks off in receptacle III. Now go back, unload 2 blocks from receptacle I, and place those 2 in receptacle II. There should now be 2 blocks supporting each segment.
- Walk across the Bridge of Doom and flip the Math Switch.
Biology: Establishing Order.
- Go to the Southeast corner of the labyrinth and walk through the hole in the brick wall. Play a lullabye on the piano to put the Grues to sleep. There is an explanation of which key is which (might need to write this down) if you don't know your piano basics.
- Go back and travel North, and take the other entrance into the brick Biology cooridors. When you reach the Grues nest, look at the safe on the wall.
- The code is the order of animals from greatest to least. According to the Liger poem found in the file room, the Liger would be the top animal if not for the velociraptor. So velociraptor goes first. You may have noted that the velociraptor in the pen has a battle axe, which is part of the velociraptor symbol on the lock. Next is then the liger, and its button is the striped pattern. Next is the Grue, because we are told that humans and hamsters must avoid Grues, and that they pose a serious threat, and the symbol is the Grue silver fork. Next is humans, since one of the math majors proved that humans are superior to hamsters, and last is the hamster, indicated by the hamster wheel symbol seen near the engineering switch. Open the safe and flip the Biology switch.
- Before leaving this quadrant of the map, head north and read the chemistry lab manual (red book).
Physics: Wait, this stuff was made fifty years ago?
- Go to the nortwest corner of the map and open the power box. Refer to the map (on your radio subscreen) and enter the second pictoral code, sending power to box #2.
- Go east and look at box #2. It should now have power (if not, recheck the combination you used on box #1). Turn on all the lights on the outer edge, making a square. This is the last pattern shown on your map. The physics wing now has power.
- When you see the three Grues deep in conversation, look at the controls in the foreground. Move the ceiling device directly above the Grues, press the red button to prep it, and then fire up the shields with the blue button. The Grues are not trapped.
- Head into the physics room. Note that ducks seem to wander about freely. Head to the back and flip the physics switch.
- You didn*t think it would really be that easy, did you? To attack the ninja, aim at the ducks, suck them into the Inducktor, and then shoot them back at him. Make sure to dodge behind the metal table when he attacks (press spacebar). At first, he will use the proton pack, which fires extremely quickly, but gives off a warning "charging" sound before use. Next, the Ninja will create phony images of himself. The fake ones are a slightly bluish tint. Hit the real one, and duck when he throws a ninja star. Finally, the Ninja will pull out a light sabre. Wait until the moment he puts it away and attack immediately. Repeat until his health is drained.
Chemistry: Lab Monkey
- Enter the Chemlab from the back door (Physics entrance). Look at the bench.
- If you read the red book on the other side of the room, then the ingrediants will appear in the correct order. Now, all the labels are missing, but we can figure this out. The first ingredient is the canister that matches the torn label on the lab bench. The second is the one with the warning "noxious and corrosive". The third is the diamond label (the missing label is found on a blue notebook in the north hall). The last is the canister marked "F.W. 73" on what remains of its label. (By the way, this synthesis would actually produce the insect repellent DEET).
- Now that the Grues have left, head to the main lab door. It can not be opened, but Bingo the Monkey can hit the switch for you. Count the tiles he would have to walk in each direction to reach the switch.
- Remember the instructions on the Math wall for commanding animals? We're going to put this into practice. Enter in a full series of commands on the keypad, and then press the center button to watch Bingo get to work. The shapes correspond to the same numbers as the bionic suit lock.
- The correct combination is forward-circle-right-forward-angle-left-forward-square-left-forward-angle.
The Core: It all comes down to this.
- Open the vault door. Once in, follow Susan*s instructions and push the red button.
- During the cutscene, do not listen to the treacherous Dean or the slacker Alan Kreitman. Who*s never steered you wrong? That*s right... Susan. When she suggests destroying the switch to prevent "the machine" from ever being used, choose this option.
- Travel through the steam tunnels, following Susan*s frantic directions. If you go the wrong way and are blocked off by a velociraptor, just turn around and go the other way.
- Congrats! You beat the game!
|Текстовая версия
|Сейчас: 28.5.2020, 5:04


text:
Eclipse DemoCamps November 2011/Los Angeles
What is an Eclipse DemoCamp?
idealab : http://www.idealab.com (Pasadena, California, USA)
Date and Time
Monday November 28th, 2012
We are currently looking for sponsors. If you would like to sponsor us, please contact us.
Khawaja Shams / David Noble/ Andres Castañeda / David Mittman / Levon Karayan - firstname.lastname@example.com
<add your agenda here>
Ian Skerrett - Orion
David Mittman - Operating Robots with Eclipse @ NASA
Khawaja Shams - Cloud Computing Software development with OSGi
Who Is Attending
Khawaja Shams - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
David Mittman - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
David Noble - NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
If you plan on attending please add your name and company to the list below. If you have any trouble with the wiki, just send an email to email@example.com


text:
Canvascup necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 525 diseños de 147 diseñadores freelance.
The Canvas Cup
-Husband and wife team
-A personal interest in art and coffee led to the vision of combining both under one roof. Featured artists have complementary styles, including: purely abstract, abstract impressions of nature, funky buildings, and people.
-We are easy-going, fun and love strong, good coffee. Our coffee bar is simple but classy, serving the favourite espresso-based drinks and some delicious sweet and savoury baking.
-We want to be environmentally friendly and use only direct trade coffee.
-The gallery is bright and open with a minimalist (but not snobby) feel.
-We'd love The Canvas Cup to be an inviting place where everybody feels welcome !
-We will cater to both take out customers and those who come in to relax, do internet, or visit with friends.
-We want to be known for our quality coffee, friendly staff and incredible art.
-We want a logo that is striking, simple and memorable. We don't want anything busy, tacky or sleezy.
-Black and white preferred, or with a splash of colour
-You may use the provided prototype as a launching point, or invent something totally new. The provided drawing is free hand and not very professional.
-If prototype is used, we would like a high-def, or higher quality logo that could be used on our sign, letterhead, products, black aprons, cards, etc.
-We are not great on computers, so not sure what to tell you about formats, etc. Please make it easy for us to use.
Descubre cómo funciona un concurso de diseño u obtén más información sobre nuestros servicios de diseño de logo.


text:
Saturday, October 19, 2013
Done, half done or not yet even warmed up
If we look at the amount of biographical material available for some individuals and compare that vast amount of information with a terse entry such as "John Jones, b. 1850, d.1890," I think you can see where this post is going. Yes, I really am advocating a biographical approach to our ancestors. There has been some really significant movements of late towards the idea of fleshing out the sparse genealogical entries with stories and photos. Taking that one step further, it would also be helpful to tie all of those together into a coherent life story. FamilySearch.org Family Tree just very recently added a "Life Sketch" section to each individual. Of course, if the individual died as an infant, there may not be a lot of information, but the existence of the Life Sketch and other provisions in other programs, gives us the opportunity of adding in significant events and details to each of our ancestors' lives.
So what can be considered done in the context of adding stories and photos and perhaps a complete biography of every ancestor? In the past, biographies were the purview of only the rich and famous. How more egalitarian can you get than to provide a detailed account of your ordinary ancestors. Each person has lived an interesting and unique life that deserves to be preserved. So get busy and get writing. Let's not just preserve a story or two, but give a serious treatment to each ancestor's entire life.
Within hours of the appearance of the Life Sketch section in Family Tree, some of my relatives had already added rather extensive summaries of a few of my own ancestors. I think the option of adding the information will give us all a wonderful window into the history of our families. I have only one suggestion, please start with yourself and do not go back and start with Adam.
1 comment:
- Adrian BruceOctober 19, 2013 at 10:00 AM
"I really am advocating a biographical approach to our ancestors"ReplyDelete
I agree.
However, it would have been helpful if FamilySearch FamilyTree had the ability to add notes against individual events, just like... what's that old fashioned thing? Oh yes, GEDCOM compatible files. Instead, the new notes can be added to "an individual ancestor, a couple relationships, and a parent-child relationship" but "You cannot enter notes about a specific piece of information about a person (such as a specific birth, marriage, or death event)." That's rather a shame - I delight in adding notes against my events - such as recording that someone was one of 48 late baptisms in the little church that day, so suggesting a local curate was enthusiastically claiming unbaptised children and adults for Christ. Or recording the names of the witnesses of a wedding...
Is it too much to expect FS to take inspiration from its own products? Another reason for not choosing FS FT as a permanent record of my data... Sigh.
Quotes from FamilySearch Blog "Latest Updates to Family Tree—October 21, 2013", dated October 18, 2013 By Lynne L. VanWagenen.


text:
We are the largest online directory of free and affordable health clinics.
Most clinics listed in our database receive federal grants, state subsidies,
or are owned and operated by non-profit organizations and provide services that are either free or at a reduced rate.
There are a total of 30 clinics in the state of Delaware.
Wilmington has a total of 14 clinics and the city with most clinics in Delaware.
The next city with most clinics is Dover with a total of 8 clinics.
FreeClinics.com is updated and maintained by users like you so if you know of
any new clinics in Delaware or any updates that need to be made to our database please contribute.
Click on your county below to find free medical clinics near you.
Your Simple Guide to Losing 20 Pounds
The trend in our culture is toward gaining a pound or two every year. This is one trend that you shouldn't follow. You can easily stop this trend and maintain your weight by cutting a mere 100 calories from your diet each day. If you want to rever
Lower Blood Pressure Naturally
High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is often the underlying cause of a heart attack or stroke in people as young as forty. Both of these things in the top three causes of death in the United States. Anyone who is diagnosed with hypert
How to Naturally Lower Cholesterol
High cholesterol levels can cause cardiovascular disease, heart attack or strokes. There are several ways you can help reduce your LDL (bad) cholesterol and increase your HDL (good) cholesterol levels naturally.
Cholesterol is a waxy
Popular Diets To Avoid At All Costs
According to the CDC, as many as two-thirds of Americans are either obese or overweight, so it is no surprise that losing weight is a big business, spawning a new diet trend every few years. Unfortunately, while fad diets are big on promises, they


text:
Signature Sky Soft Bra (30D)
Signature Sky Soft Bra (30D)
Select your size Size Guide
Sustainability Guarantees
Silk satin 95% Silk 5% elastane
Lace 100% Nylon
Skilfully handcrafted in the Emma Harris UK Atelier
- COVID-19: we're open and shipping as usual
- There may be delays in some cases
- Items shipped directly from designer
- Tracked delivery to home or work
- All customs fees, duties and taxes are included
- See Delivery page for full details, conditions apply
- Free returns within 14 days, collection arranged by us.
- See Returns page for full details, conditions apply
- Price match guarantee
- If you find an item cheaper elsewhere we will match the price
- See FAQs or Contact Us for full details, conditions apply
- Wolf & Badger acts as agent to the brand only - you, the customer, are purchasing any item directly from the brand
View More Emma HarrisLingerie & Nightwear
Meet The Designer
Produced only in the brands UK atelier, from luxury silks and fine lace, Emma Harris Lingerie's collections successfully combine beautiful design with excellent fit, expertly produced in a wide range of sizes. Our philosophy is to produce 'lingerie to cherish' The brand is dedicated to reintroduce skills back into the luxury lingerie industry and continues to employ and train its growing team of highly skilled machinists. All collections are hand cut and produced to the highest standard using artisan sewing techniques.


text:
From Boston to Baltimore, Chicago and Cleveland
to Long Beach, California, Select Restaurants
are among everyone's favorite places to eat.
From Boston to Baltimore, Chicago and Cleveland
For more than half century Select's portfolio of premium waterfront destination restaurants has been the backdrop to some of life's most important moments.
At home in the heartland, Select's family of taverns offer gourmet fort dining and craft bar experiences.
Our Skywalk observation platform is home to the Dreams of Freedom Museum and provides tourists from around the globe New England's best view of the beautiful city of Boston.


text:
Short Corner
Extra Time
The Locker Room
Top Flight
Midweek German Action
Weekend German Action
What's stood out so far in the Copa?
Michael Bradley was bad but maybe that isnt his fault
EDGAR ZUNIGA - Sunday, June 14, 2009
As expected, the US went into the "Monster's Cave" and got whooped like a government mule. Now, I've never seen such a thing, but it must be a very ugly thing to behold, because that's the worst the US has played in a long time.
Yeah, they lost in Saprissa 3-0 in the final hexagonal of qualifying for World Cup 2006, but, the US had already clinched their spot in the World Cup so they fielded a bunch of scrubs for that one, and Costa Rica was desperate for a win to get them to Germany.
This time, there was no excuse.
The US came into Saprissa and, from the first whistle, looked like a bunch of scolded dogs, running around with their tails between their legs. Realistically, the final score should have been 6-1. And wouldn't that have been a feather in Bob Bradley's cap?
Following the script, we saw the US return home to scratch out a gutsy win over a strong Honduran team that could have easily put the score out of reach early on. While the US should be patted on the back for pulling off that momentous comeback, a team that wants to challenge the world's elite shouldn't be sweating matches against teams viewed as minnows on the global scale.
And this is where we have to take a step back and look at the current state of the US Men's National Team.
Since Paul Caligiuri scored, arguably, the most important goal in US Soccer history, back in 1989, to send the US to Italia '90, the US National Team has become exponentially better. Some say Team USA peaked in '02. Others argue that Team USA was the victim of the Group of Death in '06.
But, let's look at the team today.
Despite success in CONCACAF, the US hasn't lived up to expectations outside the region and is far removed from FIFA's elite. Not only has Bob been unable to extract the maximum potential out of his current crop of players, the US National Team pool has proven to be actually quite shallow wading pool shallow.
Just look at what ill-timed injuries to Maurice Edu and Frankie Hejduk did to the defense.
Total disarray.
Team USA is an injury to Landon Donovan away from disaster.
Meanwhile, Bob just stands there and blinks. He's not even getting a slap on the wrist.
Here, in the US, our soccer coaches aren't subject to the same standards, expectations and pressure as in other nations. The US Soccer Federation seems content that whoever's in charge does enough to get the team to the World Cup and maintain dominance in the little ghetto we call CONCACAF.
To the US, just getting to the World Cup is a huge deal.
To Brazil, Germany, Italy and Argentina, not getting to the final is seen as a catastrophe.
After the 2-2 draw in El Salvador, Bob should have been on the hot seat. After the failure in Costa Rica, he could have been shown his walking papers. But US Soccer doesn't run things that way.
Pressure? What pressure?
With all its resources, the US National Team should be aspiring for world domination. However, recent results serve as evidence to the erosion beneath the façade; the entire program actually seems to be in regression, or, at the very least, plateaued.
You don't agree?
Does anyone seriously think that the US has a legitimate shot at finishing in one of the top two spots of their group in the upcoming Confederations Cup? Italy and Brazil are as heavy as heavyweights get. And, back-to-back African champions Egypt aren't about to roll over for the CONCACAF giants.
US Soccer wants to measure itself against the world's bestprove that it can be a World Cup contender. Barring at least one monumental upset, the US will find that it's barely nipping at their heels.
What happened to that tough-as-nails, can-do attitude from the '02 team? After that amazing performance, everyone announced that the "sleeping giant" had finally woken only for it to stretch its arms, blink a bit, then roll over and go back to sleep.
Not only is the US far from expectations, the current team is beneath the '02 squad.
Quick: name one US field player that can truly be deemed as world-class.
You'd think that after '02, one of those young players would have developed into a world-class player. DaMarcus Beasley? Nope. Clint Mathis? Try again. Landon Donovan? Not really.
Maybe, one day, Jozy Altidore will reach that point. However, he has been almost invisible in the recent matches against Costa Rica and Honduras. Will his existence even be acknowledged against Italy, Brazil or Egypt?
Is it too much to ask the US to do well in the Confederations Cup, or should we just be content for this opportunity at a dress rehearsal for next year's World Cup?
US Soccer fans should demand more. They deserve more.
You want to say that your team can compete with the world's best and you want that team to at least put forth that effort. But, more often that not, you get Europeans or South Americans snickering in your face and pooh-poohing our team.
The worst part is that the grip the US has on CONCACAF is a tenuous one at best.
Hopefully, the matches against Costa Rica and Honduras will slap some life into the National Team and revive that gritty attitude that has propelled the team to victories over stronger foes. With the upcoming Confederation Cup matches against Italy and Brazil, the US will have an opportunity to inject some confidence into a faltering program.
Even if they lose, if they could at least show some grit and determination, it will be enough to rekindle that fighting spirit.
Nevertheless, someone has to light a fire under Bob to produce better results from his players. Maybe he lacks the ambition or vision to take this team to a higher ground. Then, the question begs to be asked: Will US Soccer turn to a coach with serious international experience?
Jurgen Klinsmann recently joined the ranks of the unemployed. Maybe the suits at US Soccer are considering making him another pitch to take the reins of the National Team. That could be a way of letting Bob know that he needs to step up the ante or get the axe.
With a very busy summer, the US players will be spending a lot of time together. If they can't gel during this time, then it's obvious that a change needs to be made, or the US will suffer the same fate as Mexico, which slept on its laurels, fell on its face and is now choking a on a huge slice of dirt cake.
Bornstein happy to be back in the fold
Bocanegra available for Italy clash
US unveils Confederations Cup roster
No tags available
Charlie Mathews
Sunday June 21, 2009 12:52 pm
Edgar's article and most of the comments are contradicting. You can't complain about Bradley and further state the US has no world class players. Is it Bradley's fault that America's best athletes choose other sports or other sports choose the best athletes at an early age? US Soccer will continue to be mediocre until this country's best athletes choose soccer over the other options they have as youth. There may be a reason the US doesn't attract a world class coach, that coach doesn't see a real good opportunity with the crop of players America is producing.
Saturday June 20, 2009 10:56 am
World Class player = A player with the ability to play, start and STAR for the best clubs in the worlds best leagues (Man U., Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool, R. Madrid, Barca, B. Munich, Juve, Inter, AC Milan, Roma, Fiorintina, Lyon, Marseille, Bourdeaux, Ajax, PSV, Porto, Benfica, Sporting, Rangers, Celtic, Fenerbache, Galatasaray, Olympiacos, Panathinaikos, etc., along with the handful of top clubs in Brazil and Argentina), and the US has nary a one (perhaps Howard, but I'm talking about outfield players here.)
C. Reyna years ago for Rangers; maybe.
Beasley for PSV for one season (14 club goals); almost.
Other than that, NOPE.
And there's currently nobody, with the exception (maybe) of Altidore that has the potential to change that fact (first, he needs to stop flopping around like a fish on the pitch though.)
And until we get better athlete's playing the game as a youth, and staying with it till adulthood, all the money and all the coaching and all the training in the world isn't gonna change a thing.
We've come a long way in 20 years, but we have that much further (and more) to go before we become a true force in football.
It really is that simple, isn't it?
Saturday June 20, 2009 10:15 am
Cardillo has it right....since 2002, we're missing Reyna and McBride. Especially Reyna. Sounds like heresy, but we may not be that far away from being a more consistent team - try Feilhaber, Torres, Adu, please. With Germaine Jones in the mix it may solidify the whole team and make everyone that much better - let's hope so, or we're 3 and out at WC2010
Saturday June 20, 2009 9:56 am
Bob Bradley is no world beater of a manager, but;
the US has not one outfield player who would make either Italy's or Brazil's roster, whereas every single Italian or Brazilian outfield player would not only make the US's first 23, but would automatically become our BEST player.
In other words, the US has NOT A SINGE WORLD CLASS OUTFIELD PLAYER, AND THAT IS WHY WE FAIL SO MISERABLY OUTSIDE OF CONCACAF.
What part of that don't people get!
Thursday June 18, 2009 6:18 pm
Hey listen, the author of this article eloquently stated what the rest of the US soccer media has not had the balls to say yet, but I'll take it a step further.
For me, Bob has been on the hot seat ever since they made him interim manager of the team. They gave him a chance, but just what has he done to earn/keep his job title? No one knows.
Let's play a game. What if Donald Trump (or any other successful business-person) was the ruler of USSF? What would be his first move? I think he would spend the money and hire a proven coach from Europe or South America. A splashy move with grand results as the goal. You can bet that if any signs of failure surfaced they would be dealt with immediately. But USSF drags their feet and run a poor business. Are changes on the horizon? No one knows.
But who is exactly is Sunil Gulati and why is he given his free reign to rule the USSF no matter how the results turn out? No one knows. No one knows!
To sum up USSF from the top down? Mediocrity. Let Bradley go. Let Gulati go. Enough is enough.
Thursday June 18, 2009 5:53 pm
A bunch of embarrassing performances!
Bradley has got to go!
Jason Frerichs
Wednesday June 17, 2009 12:37 pm
I'm almost at the point now where I hope the US falls flat on its face and doesn't qualify for the world cup. It would force some people to ask the tough questions and do something to get this program moving forward again. Let's get a real coach. I'd love it if we got Leo Beenhakker. He already is familiar with concacaf and the US having coached Club America in Mexico, and T&T's national team.
Tuesday June 16, 2009 1:37 pm
In response to Josh....
A couple of season's ago Newcastle acquired Onyewu on loan to help with one of the worst defences in the Premier League. He didn't start much and they didn't make the move permanent. That should tell you something.
Recent quote about sacked Bayern manager Klinsmann: "Klinsmann's only idea for strengthening the sqaud in January was Landon Donovan," said Uli Hoeness. "Hermann Gerland [the youth team coach] told me the guy wasn't fit to play for his reserves."
When he says "fit" he is not talking about his physical fitness.
Tuesday June 16, 2009 1:34 pm
In STRONG support of Klinnsmann to coach the USA. I cannot think of a single other person for the job.
About Bradley, I don't think that he has to show heart or passion on his face to be a great coach. But no coach should tolerate the low level of playing, passing, attacking, and defending that the US has shown in the last year. Also, the coach should put more pressure on the US Soccer Assn to do more to give the US team a chance on the top levels. Our preparation is inadequate.
Recruit Klinnsmann and give him five years at least to build our squad and our overall program.
Tuesday June 16, 2009 12:37 pm
"World Class Player" should be defined as a player who is a "target" for the top teams from the Big 4 league. You can be "World Class" and not play at a Chelsea, Man Utd, or Real Madrid, but "World Class Players" are always being tracked and bid for by those top teams.
That would leave me to believe the only truly "World Class Player" on the U.S. roster is Tim Howard. With someone like Jozy developing into one.
Page 1 of 4
Email (will not appear on the site)
Join the YA Email Alert?
Comments are moderated and will be posted if they are on-topic and free of profanity, abuse and spam. HTML and links are not allowed.
| Not a member?
| Lost
posted by: hamsamwich
@ May 30, 2020 1:45pm
posted by: Scout92
@ May 26, 2020 7:46pm
posted by: EKneezy
@ May 24, 2020 4:12am
US National Teams
posted by: bjelks
@ May 20, 2020 9:37pm
Major League Soccer
posted by: EKneezy
@ May 12, 2020 6:29am
Everywhere else
posted by: Scout92
@ May 7, 2020 8:26pm
Jesse Marsch made history on Friday as he led Red Bull Salzburg to victory in the Austrian Cup Final.
Matarazzo, Stuttgart Sign New Deal
Wins All Around For US Coaches
YA Transfer Tracker
Yanks Face Relegation in England
John Anthony Brooks
Giovanni Reyna
Werder Bremen
2. Bundesliga
Bundesliga (Germany)
Borussia Dortmund
Weston McKennie
Schalke 04
Timothy Chandler


text:
have a voice (in something)
Like this video? Subscribe to our free daily email and get a new idiom video every day!
have a voice (in something)
To have an active and participatory role in making or influencing a decision about something. The best thing about working for a smaller company is that it finally feels like everyone has a voice in how it should operate. You've decided to move the family to Alaska for a new job? Don't I have a voice in the matter? We're all equals here, so everyone should have a voice.


text:
Often times purchasing a DVD player is one of the toughest decisions anyone can make. There are a lot of things to take into account and consideration when going to any electronic store: quality because it is important for a DVD player to be able to play at its best, style because it is important for a DVD player to have an attractive appearance that intrigues the consumer and price because it is an investment that is going to last a lifetime. OPPO Digital, Inc. (http://www.oppodigital.com) has put together a DVD player that is high in quality, sleek in style and affordable in price all rolled into one. It is rare to find a DVD player that carries these attributes. OPPO Digital, Inc. unveils the DV-981HD DVD Player.
Based out of Silicon Valley,
OPPO Digital, Inc. is best known for delivering high quality, high-performance level digital electronics at reasonable prices. Their latest creation the
DV-981HD DVD Player supports high fidelity digital audio in Super Audio CD (SACD) and DVD Audio formats. In other words, this unit can handle a wide range of digital media files such as MP3 files, Audio CDs, HDCDs, WMA, Kodak Picture CDs and all version of DivX, which makes the
DV-981HD a true universal player. This DVD Player is perfect for people who are into high definition television, but aren't quite ready to jump on the Blu-Ray and HD-DVD bandwagon just yet.
What makes this unit appealing is the attractiveness of this DVD Player with its basic all black design and its simplistic look. Most DVD Players that are out right now have a high gloss look whereas the
DV-981HD's all-black design is less prone to fingerprints. At 17 inches in length, 10 inches in width and 2 inches in height, its thin design makes it easy for storage in any media performance center shelf or on display out in the open as a conversation piece. With its bright blue LED lights, this DVD Player enhances the product's
overall look and style.
What seems to be the issue is the compatibility of DVD players with high definition flat screens. The problem being that when watching regular DVDs, viewing can be sometimes characterized as grainy and don't look right. That's because the new TV has more resolution than the DVD can put out. Featuring an HDMI output and DCDi® by Faroudja video processing technology, the OPPO player delivers exceptional video performance and breathes new life into "old" DVDs and the movie viewing obscurity will be a thing of the past.
The DV-981-HD DVD Player performs and excels up to another echelon. So much so that OPPO Digital, Inc. is marketing this at an affordable price because they believe in providing a high quality digital player at an unbeatable price for the average consumer to own. Imagine hearing your favorite action-adventure movie and listening to your favorite music CD with this player. The DV-981HD delivers an exceptional video performance as well as surround sound for all multimedia formats. And at a retail price of $229, the DV-981HD allows one to make the most of any CD/DVD collection and provides a home theatre experience without paying home theatre prices.
For more information on the OPPO DV-981HD DVD Player, visit http://www.oppodigital.com.


text:
A Brave New World of Counter Fraud Strategies
In this brave new world of heightened fraud schemes, technology is a two-edged sword, says Banigan, Global Marketing Leader, Insurance, at IBM.
"Insurers, rightfully so, want to make things more convenient for their policy holders," Banigan says. "They want to improve engagement with them through technology and approaches like connected devices - the Internet of Things.
In an interview about evolving fraud trends and solutions, Banigan discusses:
- Today's top fraud threats;
- What's wrong with many traditional counter fraud solutions;
- How IBM is helping customers improve fraud detection, investigation and resolution.


text:
FrOSCon necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 33 diseños de 6 diseñadores freelance.
FrOSCon (Free and Open Source Software Conference)
FrOSCon (http://www.froscon.org) is a community-oriented conference on all things open source that takes place in August near Bonn, Germany. FrOSCon is a pure volunteer effort, mainly relying on sponsoring for the event. That is why we are always on a tight budget and have always refrained from seeking outside help. Until now.
The current logo has served us well, but this year will see our fifth anniversary and we thought it might be a good opportunity to update our appearance.
We use the frog as our mascot because of the similarity between the acronym FrOSCon and the german word for frog ("Frosch"). The color of the frog is the logo color of the conference's venue (http://www.h-brs.de/en/Home.html).
We chose the minimum price because of our tight budget as a volunteer driven non-profit organization. To make up for that, we would be more than happy to feature the winning designer on our website.
People interested in Free Software and Open Source, Open Source enthusiasts, hackers and the like.
As for the actual requirements we want an update of the old logo rather than something radically new. We have tons of stuff bearing the old logo that we cannot afford to replace. So the new logo needs to have some resemblance to the old one.
It is absolutely mandatory to keep the frog. Feel free to make any changes to the appearance of the frog, except it's color. And please note that we prefer an abstract look over a cartoonish one.
The biggest problem with the current font that people have is the fact that it is a serif font. The new logo should make use of a sans serif font or a custom illustration.
If you use an existing font, make sure that we can use it free of charge. It would be even better if the font were readily available in linux distributions such as Ubuntu, although that is not a must-have.
Feel free to make the new logo as fancy for web and print as you deem fit, but keep in mind that we need to be able to print a monochrome version on t-shirts etc. We might accept something, that needs two colors to look good on a t-shirt, but we would rather not because that makes printing more expensive.
The final result should be a vector graphic file in the SVG-format. We also want the file in the native format of whatever program you used to create it and an EPS version.
And thanks for helping to make FrOSCon 5 rock!
Descubre cómo funciona un concurso de diseño u obtén más información sobre nuestros servicios de diseño de logo.


text:
EMPLOYMENT SPECIALISED CounseLling
EMPLOYMENT SERVICES Training
Anything is possible
Specialised Programs for Employment Service Sector and Jobseekers.
Employment Service Specialists
• Tailored to identified needs
• Strategy for increasing
engagement of disengaged
• Psychoeducation and
strategies to address all
presentations of complex
barriers to employment
• Collaboration with Site
• Tailored training programs
• Consultancy to set up
employment services
• Vocational assessments
• Psychometric assessments
(IQ, EQ, etc.)
• Professional report writing
• Industry Specific Supervision
• Training
• Coaching
• Employee Assistance
• Employment-focused
counselling to achieve
placement outcomes
• Support identified complex
• Assess and address complex
barriers towards employment
• Intervention and practical,
strategic planning
• Solution-focused and
short-term approach
• 3 Way collaborative process
(Client, Practitioner,
Employment Consultant)
• Onsite Implementation
Over 15 Years of Industry specific experience and knowledge
Programs tailored to industry contractual requirements
• Employment-focused counsellors who understand the ES contract and process
to achieve very specific and consistent outcomes
• an employment-focused intervention program designed to enhance the
vocational capacity, potential and wellbeing of jobseekers.
• Preventive and proactive interventions
– Early detection,
– Identification,
– Resolution of both vocational and non-vocational barriers that may adversely
affect employment pathway plan
• Short-term, solution focused
– counselling
– training
– practical plan of action for suitable resolution in employment pathway
– dispelling barriers towards sustainable employment outcomes.
• Tailored and aligned services to the ES provider to assist their consultants
and their jobseekers in overcoming barriers, achieving their full potential and
sustaining their lasting employment.
Employment outcomes focused
Experience in addressing multi layered complex barriers with link to employment
Online streamlined system designed specific to industry
expertise in the job services industry
With Degrees in Psychology, Counselling and currently completing Master of Counselling
and Psychotherapy, Neri brings along her expertise of mental health services, has been working in different settings of public and private sectors. She practises Solution Focused and Strength Based Therapy in conjunction with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Psychodynamic approach.
Neri has been developing workplace mental fitness programs that aim to improve the quality of employee engagement, productivity and overall wellbeing. With a Vietnamese background, Neri is committed in assisting consumers of disadvantaged communities in mental health rehabilitation and recovery.
As the CEO (aka Chief Troublemaker), managing director and founder of Pure Insights, Anastasia brings to the team her vast knowledge of the counselling, coaching and training industries. Anastasia has Degree in Applied Social Science with major in Counselling, Diplomas in Communication, Child Care and Education, Certificate in Training and Assessment. She is an approved Clinical Supervisor and Practitioner of many professional associations, including Counsellors and Psychotherapists Association of NSW (CAPA), Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA), Australian Register of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (ARCAP) and Employee Assistance Professional Association of Australasia (EAPAA). Anastasia specialises
in workplace mental health, family dynamics and individual barriers towards growth and success. She is passionate about closing the gaps in service delivery and driven to support her team in developing and implemeting tailored and high quality of servicing across
the board.
Karen has a Diploma of Education (Primary) and a Graduate Diploma of Counselling from the Australian Collage of Applied Psychology. She is also a member of CAPA (Counsellors and Psychotherapists Association of NSW). Karen has over 24 years experience as a teacher in primary and high schools, in both Australia and overseas. More recently, she has worked as a counsellor with carers, in the drug and alcohol field and now with JSA clients through Pure Insights. She has experience in relating to a broad range of clients through JSA sites, by helping them to break down some of their barriers preventing employment.
Dave lives and works on the beautiful South Coast of New South Wales. He has a Bachelor of Psychology and a Post Graduate Diploma in Professional Psychology. A registered psychologist, Dave's passion is for assisting those in need, and he is always pleased at the opportunity to help others discover and clarify their own pure insights. Through his ongoing experience helping clients with dual-diagnoses, as well as those recovering from drugs and alcohol, Dave is committed to working with people from all walks of life. Dave firmly believes that supporting others to recognise their potential creates lasting effects in their lives, and the lifes of those around them.
Irene holds a degree in community psychology and is currently completing her master of Clinical Psychology and Master of rehabilitation counselling. Irene has expertise in Gender Based Violence programming and Child protection. With an African background, Irene has worked extensively with refugees in both conflict and non-conflict settings and has research interests in Mental Health and livelihoods resourcing among refugees. Irene is interested in working with the disadvantaged in the community and in promoting social inclusion and participation.
A registered psychologist and associate member of the Australian Psychological Society, El has the following qualifications; Graduate Diploma in Psychology and
Bachelor of Science with fourth year
Honours in Psychology, from the University
of Sydney.
El transitioned careers from Actuarial work
to Psychology work in 2011. Since then,
El has worked in Disability Employment Services and Vocationoal Rehabilitation.
Her experience and passion in helping to empower jobseekers to realise their full potential.
Gaby is a qualified Gestalt psychotherapist with a background in applied social science and bodywork. She has worked accross community service sector where she has the opportunities to support those experiencing dependence issues, domestic violence, mental health conditions, trauma and complex health concerns. Gaby values ethical practice, transperancy and professionalism in her work and believes optimal results begin with a trusting therapeutic relationship.
Gaby seeks to empower and support positive change by assisting in developing awareness, building confidence, identifying and evaluating options and together developing an action
plan for the future. She considers her role of walking alongisde people on their journey through life's trials and tribulations an honor and privilege.
With a degree in Applied Social Sciences (majoring in counselling) and currently completing a Certificate IV in Training and Assessment, Erin brings along experience in the field of drug and alcohol counselling, involving a collaborative approach to intervention, treatment and support for people experiencing various Mental health issues
and harms assocaited with alcohol or other drug use.
Erin's counselling approaches include
Solution Focused and Strength based approach, Motivational Interviewing and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in addition to Psychodynamic approaches. Erin believes in providing professional support to clients on both a practical and psychological level to become actively engaged in improving their quality of life and achieving their potential.
A qualified and registered psychologist, Gordon brings along his professional skills
and passion for people in needs. He is trained in evidence-based models of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Mindfulness.
Gordon has experiences in providing psychological consultations and counselling services to individuals and families on a range of psychological and emotional challenges such as stress, mood disorders, anxiety, depression, grief and loss, sexuality, addiction and suicidal behaviour, relationships and
social skills issues, cross-cultural mental health, youth developmental and study difficulties. He is a bilingual counsellor who
can conduct sessions in Cantonese,
Mandarin and English.
With a professional background spanning more than 30 years in senior human resources management role across broad range of corporate and not-for-profit organisations, Chris is passionate about making a more meaningful and empowering difference to the lives of people in need of quality support, guidance, and a brighter future.
Chris holds a Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) and a Master of Counselling and Applied Psychotherapy. He is a professional member of the Psychotheray and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA).
Julia has a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) and Master of Counselling. She has experiences across Human Resources, Workplace Rehabilitation and mental wellbeing in the workplace. Julia is passionate about helping you help yourself.
Carol-Anne holds a Master in Psychotherapy, a Degree in Counselling and Human Change, and further qualifications in Human Resources and Training. She has worked in Human Resources for over 25 years and is well versed in mediation, investigations, coaching and behavioural education in the corporate area.
Carol-Anne uses an integrated perspective to therapy where she feels lifts the restrictions of being aligned with one therapeutic technique. She places great importance on the relationship between the therapist and the client as the most powerful agent of change.
Michelle has been working to support people experiencing barriers and empowering individuals to succeed through an holistic approach. Michelle has extensive knowledge and experiences in the community, health and employment service sectors.
Annie has a Bachelor Degree in Psychology,
a Diploma in Counselling and is a member of the Australian Counselling Association. She has extensive experience in providing counselling support to clients of employment services facing a broad range of barriers to employment. She has also worked in the smoking cessation and brain injury rehabilitation fields. Annie's passion is to support clients in developing the confidence and motivation they need to move them towards their goals of securing employment, independence and control in their lives.
Sophia has extensive experience in the welfare service provision industry. She has worked in Senior Management roles as General Manager, Operations Manager
and has developed policy and systems protocols for non-government agencies. Sophia assists her clients rehabilitate
towards healthy self-empowered individuals with Vocational Rehabilitation, Career Development and Life skills facilitation.
She holds a Graduate Diploma in Social Communication, a Graduate Certificate in Analytical Psychology and is currently completing her Masters in Counselling
and Psychotherapy.
Manager Feedback
"Overall having this program at Miller site have helped our staff and clients
identify their barriers and been open about it."
"You have an excellent understanding of the JSA contact and the needs
of our staff and clients. Great work. Thank you"
"We are able to refer our clients to a in-house counselling service
when they disclose that they have barriers"
Staff feedback
"The counsellor always gives excellent feedback after she has seen clients which helps us to move forward with assisting out clients to overcome their barriers to finding employment"
"Clients who are refereed to her always report back positively about their counselling experience/sessions"
"Our counsellor has some excellent results with some of my clients. For example several have entered detox and really turn their lives around"
Client feedback
"I found the counsellor very easy to talk and she gave some good advice"
"The counsellor was very open and understanding.
I felt very relaxed talking to her, we laughed and talked well"
"She completely understands how and what I've been going through. Her Advice is
invaluable and I ALWAYS feel really comfortable and look forward to seeing her.
I am very upset that only 6 sessions were provided and that I'm not allowed to
continue seeing her – even privately"
It's NOT JUST A JOB FOR US
Support Information for Jobseekers
Building your jobseeker's confidence
Referring clients to Pure Insights
Depression and your jobeeker
How to handle a client with high level of stress
How to handle a client with mental illness
Workplace Support for Employment Service Staff
Conflict in the workplace
Addressing behavioural issues with employees
Addressing Poor Performance
Building Strong Teams at Work
Managing Workplace Stress
Manage your career transition
Employment & Motivational Coaching
Get In Touch
Please send through an email if you have any questions
and we will respond as soon as possible.
Phone : 1300 796 640
Email : firstname.lastname@example.com


text:
Commercial, Public Service, Regulatory, Services, Training
By By Andrew Parker, managing editor | July 1, 2010
Send Feedback
A panel of speakers at the Rotor & Wing 2010 Safety & Training Summit on June 8 reiterated the importance of an "active safety culture" within an organization and argued that everything in aviation boils down to human factors. The Summit in Denver drew experts together from various sectors of the industry. Chris Baur, president of Hughes Aerospace Corp and a Rotor & Wing columnist, moderated the "Human Factors in Helicopter Operations" at the Summit.
"The important thing to remember about the accidents and incidents that do happen, that we can learn from, is that it really is all human factors," said Immanuel Barshi, senior principal investigator of human-systems integration for NASA. He related a story about a good friend that died in an accident when a main rotor blade separated from a CH-53.
"It was not a pilot error, but it was still human factors. And in a sense, it's redundant to say, because rotor blades don't make mistakes. [When] equipment fails it not the equipment's 'fault,' it's either a human that didn't design it right, or a human that didn't build it right, or a human that didn't maintain it right, or operate it right. It's always human factors."
Tim Rolfe, Bristow European Operations chief training captain for the Sikorsky S-92, is involved in the company's safety management systems (SMS) program. He says that organizations must first define an acceptable risk level. "Having determined that, we really need to go ahead and identify hazards that can present themselves to us in our daily operations. … Our job is to manage risk to an acceptable level, and that's largely done through the training side of any organization. We have to set and modify existing procedures to mitigate against the risks we have identified."
Rolfe explains that working for Bristow, which has "an active safety culture, and a system of processes that allow pilots to identify those hazards, risk-assess those hazards and then put procedures in place—I'm totally sold on the SMS idea. It is entirely necessary to have a very active safety culture at the center of your SMS, it's not good enough to just have the processes in place."
Rolfe added: "You've got to have buy-in at all levels, from the CEO to the guy that sweeping the hangar floor. We need to educate everybody."
Jerry Allen is managing director of Baines Simmons Americas, which conducted a series of assessments involving more than 2,000 helicopter technicians under its safety culture organizational review and evaluation (SCORE) program. "The effect of human factors programs is not necessarily the one that we hoped that it would be," Allen explained. He pointed to figures that show 53 percent of respondents disagreed (44 percent) or strongly disagreed (9 percent) with the statement, "Before I start a job, I'm always given the necessary information." A total of 41 percent agreed or strongly agreed, and 6 percent did not agree or disagree. When asked, "We often have to rush jobs due to unrealistic deadlines," 84 percent agreed/strongly agreed, 8 percent disagreed and 7 percent answered neither. Other trends in the Baines Simmons numbers indicate that 81 percent agreed/strongly agreed with the statement, "We usually manage to complete a job despite the non-availability of the specified equipment/tools," while 12 percent disagreed and 8 percent said neither.
Rolfe pointed out the contrast between how a pilot who manages to survive an emergency situation is viewed, versus one who does not. "If a pilot actually saves the day—despite the fact that he's using poorly put together standard operating procedures, a checklist with errors in it, just faces some bad luck or finds himself in a situation where the [weather] forecast has been inaccurate—but he saves the day, how do we describe the pilot?"
The pilot "could absolutely be the hero, so there's a dichotomy," he said. "The pilot could be the bad guy, but the pilot could also be in control of the heroic outcome. And we need to take that into account when we address the human factors risks that are presented to us in the cockpit."
Barshi asked attendees: How many people are 100 percent reliable, 100 percent safe, 100 percent of the time? "By definition, half of your time you are performing below your average. And if you've been around flying long enough, I'm sure you've walked away from flights where you said, 'I should not have flown, I should not have taken that flight.' It's really useful to be lucky, but it's hard to control." For videos from the Summit, visit Rotor & Wing's Safety and Training Channel.


text:
Jay Cutler and Kristin Cavallari Announce They Are Expecting First Baby
Congrats are in order for Dancing With The Stars Season 13 contender Kristin Cavallari. Her and her fiance Jay Cutler of the Chicago Bears have announced she is pregnant with their first child. Here is a take from People Magazine today.
"We are thrilled to announce we are expecting our first child together," they tell PEOPLE exclusively. "It's an amazing time in our life and we can't wait to meet the new addition to our growing family."
Shortly after Cavallari, 25, and her Chicago Bears quarterback beau, 28, renewed their engagement, the former Hills star and Dancing with the Stars contestant said, "Sometimes, in order for things to get better, they have to end – even if it's momentarily."
Love that quote above! I'm so glad things have worked out for them!! You could tell by Jay's facial expressions in the audience last season that he still very much cared for Kristin.
Thanks to Courtney (and her Mom) for the heads up on this news.


text:
emmi®-dent Nature contains no peppermint flavors.
As part of the emmi®-dent dental cleaning and oral hygiene with 100% original ultrasound, the special ultrasonic toothpastes from emmi®-dent ensure an optimal cleaning effect through the formation of microbubbles. The original emmi®-dent ultrasound and the emmi®-dent ultrasound toothpastes form millions of microbubbles in the mouth every split second. The microbubbles penetrate into the interdental spaces and into the smallest gaps, implode through the air vibrations of the ultrasound and remove impurities, food particles, germs and bacteria. The use of the original emmi®-dent ultrasound eliminates abrasive brushing of the teeth. That's why the emmi®-dent ultrasonic dentifrices are so gentle on your enamel and gums. Teeth retain their natural protection against bacteria and germs, and the risk of tooth and gum disease can be significantly reduced. People with sensitive, inflamed or decayed gums can finally breathe easy. Pain in teeth cleaning and oral hygiene are a thing of the past.
1 emmi®-dent Nature - 75ml
This product is vegan and does not contain fluorides, gluten, nanomaterials or microplastics.
emmi®-dent Nature - Look forward to healthy teeth and gums.


text:
Sports Clip Of The Week: Pigeon Balls Out On The NFL' Raiders Kick-Off Coverage Team! (Gettin All The Help They Can Get)
That pigeon stays on the lineup
Please click the "Report" button below if the video on this page is not working properly.
Comments will only be displayed by verified emails. No Spamming or Racism.