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The Pentagon this week edged closer to mounting missile-destroying lasers on unmanned and manned aircraft, awarding $26 million to defense contractors to develop the technology.
Under the name Project Endurance, DARPA, the Department of Defense's research agency, awarded Northrop Grumman $14.6 million and Lockheed Martin $11.4 million in contracts for the effort, according to Military & Aerospace Electronics. Called "Project Endurance," the research will "develop technology for pod-mounted lasers to protect a variety of airborne platforms from emerging and legacy electro-optical IR guided surface-to-air missiles," according to DARPA's 2014 budget request.
The project focuses on "miniaturizing component technologies, developing high-precision target tracking, identification, and lightweight agile beam control to support target engagement," as well as "the phenomenology of laser-target interactions and associated threat vulnerabilities."
Those vulnerabilities have been a particular concern when it comes to slow-moving drones, whose job it is to loiter more than it is to evade, making them a potential easy target to be shot out of the sky.
In 2011, Iran claimed to have struck a RQ-170 Sentinel drone. Although the U.S. initially insisted the report was false, officials later acknowledged a drone had gone missing.
"We've asked for it back. We'll see how the Iranians respond," Obama said in a December 2011 press conference. However, a top Iranian military official said it had no intention of returning it.
"No nation welcomes other countries' spy drones in its territory, and no one sends back the spying equipment and its information back to the country of origin," Gen. Hossein Salami, deputy commander of Iran's military, told the semi-official Fars news agency, calling it "an act of invasion and belligerence."
According to DARPA, the design phase of the laser technology will be completed by the end of its 2013 fiscal year. In 2014, fabrication, assembly and testing of the systems will occur with an eye toward full implementation in 2016.
Project Endurance evolved out of DARPA's Excalibur program, which was designed to "develop coherent optical phased array technologies to enable scalable laser weapons that are 10 times lighter and more compact than existing high-power chemical laser systems," according to DARPA.
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Bounce around on trampolines to reach your end target with us in this Pangolin review!
Pangolin is the latest arcade puzzle game for iOS by developers FeedTank LLC. Join the scaly pangolin in a land above the clouds as he bounces on trampolines to reach his target at the end of each level in our Pangolin review!
This physics-based game has quite an innovative control system. Instead of controlling the pangolin, you tap on two points of the screen to create a trampoline for the pangolin to bounce on. As you tap two points that are further apart, it creates a bigger trampoline which subsequently bounces the pangolin over a longer distance. The game plays a little like golf, where you try to bounce the pangolin to the end point in the least number of "shots".
It is not simple, however. You are only given a limited number of "shots" per level, there are coins and gems to be collected in every level. If you fail to get to the "exit" in the given number of shots, you can either restart the level or buy more "shots" as an in-app purchase. Progressing through the stages, you will encounter more "props" in each level – boosters, bumpers, teleporters and even spikes that you have to avoid.
The artwork of the game is unique, with a watercolor painting esque look to it. The music, with its flutes and gongs gives the game a lighthearted yet upbeat feel. Developers FeedTank are also in the midst of adding new levels and themes, including one with sprawling skyscrapers.
In all, Pangolin is a good way to curl up at up home (pun intended) and bounce the little pangolin off to his checkpoints.

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O's shuffle rotation to give arms extra rest
HOUSTON -- The Orioles are shuffling the rotation following Monday's off-day, with both Bud Norris and Chris Tillman getting an extra two days of rest.
Norris will pitch on Wednesday, following Ubaldo Jimenez on Tuesday, with Miguel Gonzalez rounding out the series at Texas on Thursday. Wei-Yin Chen, Sunday's starter, will pitch Friday's home opener vs. the Athletics, and Tillman will follow him.
"We'll give him a couple of work days and see if we can build on [Saturday]," manager Buck Showalter said of Tillman, who pitched into the seventh inning for just the second time since April 11. "He's still not where he's capable of being, but he's getting closer. "
Showalter also alluded to the O's preferring that Norris -- who has been the Orioles' best starter -- avoid facing Oakland. He is 0-2 with a 9.35 ERA in four career games against the A's.
"We have a thing we carry around. We don't base our decisions on it, but it's a tiebreaker -- matchups and different stuff, who might need the rest," Showalter said. "Who would benefit from it, who would not benefit from it. Some guys don't want to [get extra rest]. If you kind of look at history, you'll get a pretty good idea of why we did it this way. There's only one history we couldn't take advantage of. We try to satisfy the needs of the team and the pitchers."


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"Jesus Christ is no security against storms, but He is perfect security in storms. He has never promised you an easy passage, only a safe landing." – Annie Johnson Flint
Month: March 2018
Lenten Devotional – Day 46
50 Days with Jesus in the Upper Room
Day 46 – Saturday, March 31, 2018
Today's Assignment – Read John 19:28-42 and record the words, events and responses going on around Jesus.
Today's Quote:"Pilate's question, What is truth? has echoed down through the centuries. How his question was intended is problematic. Was it a wistful desire to know what no one could tell him? Was it philosophical cynicism concerning the problem of epistemology? Was it indifference to anything so impractical as abstract thought? Or was it irritation at Jesus' response? These are all possible interpretations of his words. But the significant thing is that he suddenly turned away from the One who is "the Truth" (14:6) without waiting for an answer "- Dr. Edwin Blum
This Week's Memory Verse – "A little while longer and the world will see Me no more, but you will see Me. Because I live, you will live also". – John 14:19
So?…..What's it to me? – As a result of today's study I will…
Good Friday Service at Calvary Chapel plus "Mary and Jesus – A Resurrection Weekend Reflection" – Please share
"The Sweetest Aroma of All" A Resurrection Weekend Reflection
She gingerly left the dining area and her important guests. When she arrived in the other room, she reached underneath the edge of her sleeping mat, to the spot near where the wall and the mat meet. She felt it immediately. It wasn't very large, but it was heavy, it wasn't even an ornate flask, but its contents were invaluable to her. She had been told that it would cost a regular working person their entire year's wages to buy it outright. Nobody she knew had that kind of money. It had been a gift from her mother, who had died some years ago and who had given it specifically to her.
It was a flask containing very costly perfume from the Orient, made of pure nard. She had never opened it — never mind smelled it — in all the years she had possessed it. Now she held the flask, remembering her mother and her scent, and her eyes teared up.
She, her sister and her brother all lived together. Before his painful passing, her father had contracted leprosy and he and his property and been declared unclean by the local Jewish leaders. The family house became known as "the house of Simon the Leper." Though their family had gone through the physical and ritual cleansing required by the Law and by the priests the house still bore that name. It stuck to it like ugly graffiti that nothing could wash away.
It was in this house that she had first met him, the One the nation was looking for, the Messiah. She sat at his feet listening to his words as her sister Martha made a scene about food preparation responsibilities. She didn't mean to neglect her duties but listening to this Rabbi, this Prophet, yes, this One who was clearly her Messiah, seemed so much more important. She was ecstatic that every time he came up to Jerusalem after that first encounter, he stayed with them. Mary couldn't believe that her, Martha and Lazarus were so privileged to call this man their friend.
When Lazarus took very ill and they sent word to Jesus, he didn't show up. She was devastated. He had healed so many, why couldn't he just stop by to heal his friend, Lazarus? And when Lazarus died, Mary had been angry. Four days later when Jesus showed up for the mourning she confronted him. Overcome with tears and bitterness, she'd told him "If only you had been here, my brother would not have died!" Moments later he was standing before her brother's tomb and proclaiming, "Lazarus, come forth!" Out of the tomb, still wrapped in grave cloths came her brother, alive and well, with a story to tell she never tired of hearing. Jesus' had had a better idea. He always seemed to.
It had been at that moment, when she saw her brother come out of the tomb that she decided she must do something very special for this Messiah of hers. Hosting he and the 12 was a nice gesture but He deserved more. He taught the multitudes, He fed the hungry, He healed the sick, He exorcised the demonically oppressed, He confronted the false teachers and He raised the dead. He was not just an ordinary man. He was extraordinary. He was God. He deserved more than a gift. He was worthy of so much more.
That's when it hit her. He deserved her all. That included her life, her time, her plans, her hopes and dreams and even her most precious possession. He deserved the beloved flask of expensive, very expensive perfume given to her by her mother. Next time he was in town she would present it to him. She promised herself and God that.
As Passover drew near, Mary knew Jesus would be coming to stay at the family house. She looked forward to it….and then again, she didn't. She was having second thoughts. Did she really have to give this precious of a gift to Jesus as an act of devotion? Didn't he already know how highly she thought of him, how much she loved him? This was the only costly item she owned. It was from her mother. It meant the world to her but yes, he meant so much more.
As she sat on her bed mat holding the flask, she was at a crossroads. Her all our something less, what would it be?. Brushing back her tears she put the flask in her garment and headed again to the main room where everyone was gathered for the meal. There would be no turning back now.
What she did next surprised even her. Making her way to her Lord, she pulled open the flask and began pouring the contents on the head and onto the feet of Jesus. Because she had no towel, she began wiping his feet with her hair. The sweet aroma of the expensive spice overwhelmed the room. Her act of worship captivated the small group of 15 or so gathered for the meal. There was a heavy silence as they realized the enormity of what she had just done. Mary didn't notice, her focus was Jesus exclusively.
Judas Iscariot broke the mood with the harsh words of an accountant. He echoed what some there were also thinking when he declared "Why wasn't this ointment not sold for 300 denarii and given to the poor?" Immediately a few others chimed in with similar sentiments. Mary was stung, her confidence fell, her countenance dropped. She felt sick to her stomach. She had just been accused of wasting her most precious possession, throwing it away like cheap perfume on a senseless act. Surely, I am being misunderstood, she thought. Surely my Lord understands and approves of this her soul cried.
There was a brief moment of doubt. Then Jesus spoke words that lifted her heart and that have come to us down through the centuries. In reply to Mary's growing critics, he said, "Why are you bothering her? She has done a beautiful thing to me. The poor you will always have with you, and you can help them any time you want. But you will not always have me. She did what she could. She poured perfume on my body beforehand to prepare for my burial. Truly I tell you, wherever the gospel is preached throughout the world, what she has done will also be told, in memory of her."
There. Enough said. Her audience of One had applauded her. No else's opinion or approval really mattered. She had given her very best to her Lord and he had accepted her offering.
The next seven days would be a difficult whirlwind for her and the other disciples of Jesus. She and they would come to fully understand what Jesus meant about preparing his body for burial and she and they will come to fully appreciate who He is as He himself is raised from the dead.
Now what about me, what about you? As we ponder the cross and who Jesus is and what he has done to for us, are we moved to an authentic act of worship like Mary was? Not the singing of a song or the throwing of a few dollars into an offering plate. Not serving when convenient or even serving when it inconvenient. The act I speak of is the giving totally and unconditionally and permanently that which matters the most to us, that is to say, all of us, the giving of our very hearts to Him.
As we do, we like Mary may be criticized or misunderstood but that's just fine. Our "Audience of One" will approve and applaud and that is all that really matters. As the hymn writer has so aptly penned "love so amazing, so divine, demands my heart, my soul my all."
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Lenten Devotional – Day 45
50 Days with Jesus in the Upper Room
Day 45 – Friday, March 30, 2018
Today's Assignment – Read John 19:1-27 and record the words, events and responses going on around Jesus.
Today's Quote:"Gethsemane, the name assigned to the olive grove on the side of the mountain where Jesus and his disciples went, means "oil press." The city was filled with visitors at the Passover season and would have had little room for lodging within its walls. Neither Jesus nor the disciples were wealthy; so they probably camped outdoors during their visit to the temple for the Passover Week. The site of the garden is still marked by a small grove of ancient trees." – Dr. Merrill Tenney
This Week's Memory Verse – "A little while longer and the world will see Me no more, but you will see Me. Because I live, you will live also". – John 14:19
So?…..What's it to me? – As a result of today's study I will…
From Streams in the Desert
"Cease meddling with God's plans and will. You touch anything of His, and you mar the work. You may move the hands of a clock to suit you, but you do not change the time; so you may hurry the unfolding of God's will, but you harm and do not help the work. You can open a rosebud but you spoil the flower. Leave all to Him. Hands down. Thy will, not mine. " STEPHEN MERRITT
This Resurrection Weekend Celebration at Calvary Chapel, Friday, March 30, 2018 – Sunday, April 1, 2018
Friday, March 30, 2018
8:00 P.M – Good Friday Service at Calvary Chapel
DIVAS and CHAMPIONS, program for young women and men ages 13-18 years of age will resume on Friday, April 13, 2018
Saturday, March 31st, 2018
Noon – 2:00 P.M. – Annual Neighborhood Easter Egg Hunt
Sunday, April 1st, 2018
Resurrection Sunday
9:00 A.M. – Worship Celebration – "What Do we Find in an Empty Tomb" – Matthew 28:6
10:15 A.M. – Angie's Connection Café
Life Groups
Youth Life – Teens
THRIVE – Young Adults
BLAST – Adults
11:15 A.M. – Worship Celebration –"What Do we Find in an Empty Tomb" – Matthew 28:6
Today at 2;00 P.M.
Our 11:15 A.M. Worship Service is streamed live at http://www.calvarychapelsi.org and facebook at @calvarychapelsi and is also carried live on 570AM The Mission and at http://www.wmca.com and http://www.iheartradio.com, beginning at 11:30 A.M.
Lenten Devotional – Day 44
50 Days with Jesus in the Upper Room
Day 44 – Thursday, March 29, 2018
Today's Assignment – Read John 18:1-40 and record the words, events and responses going on around Jesus
Today's Quote: "Jesus puts the emphasis on His redemptive death. His death will draw all men unto Him. Those who believe will be saved. Those who reject Him will be lost. Consider how important it is to lift up Jesus before men, to put the emphasis on His redemptive death. There are multitudes passing by the church today who are not hearing the Word. Think of the laborers, the students, the men in the uniform of our country, the white-collar group, the rich. They do not hear. Jesus, the crucified Lord, is not being lifted up in the churches today. Friend, the gospel needs to be preached, and the gospel is about a Christ who was crucified". – Dr. J Vernon McGee
This Week's Memory Verse – "A little while longer and the world will see Me no more, but you will see Me. Because I live, you will live also". – John 14:19
So?…..What's it to me? – As a result of today's study I will…


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Children Targeted for Similar Threatening Attacks at Anti-Bakken Dakota Access Pipeline Actions in Iowa & Camp in North Dakota
Published October 20, 2016
CANNON BALL, NORTH DAKOTA and LOHRVILLE, IOWA – Children participating in anti-Bakken Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) actions in Iowa and North Dakota were targets of similar disturbing attacks this week when men asked the price to buy the children.
Water Protectors, the name of a loose collection of groups lead by Native Americans and their allies, is attempting to halt construction of the Bakken DAPL which will run from North Dakota to Illinois. It has fronts in North Dakota and Iowa.
Water Protectors in Iowa were heading to an action site outside Lohrville on October 15. Water Protector Marissa Cummings was walking with her young daughter. The workers fled when they saw the Protectors coming. Cummings and her daughter encountered a fleeing Bakken DAPL worker in a truck. As he fled the area, he shouted out the window at Marissa Cummings, "How much for the little girl?"
The entire exchange was caught on video and shared on Facebook.
The next day, a Standing Rock Water Protector camp in North Dakota was targeted for a similar attack.
On the Standing Rock Rising Facebook page, a Water Protector identified as Redhawk described a similar incident.
"Yesterday at Standing Rock, a suspicious truck was spotted driving around camp. The driver stated that a DAPL worker had contacted him on facebook and asked him for a price for a child. I was told he was warning protectors. This information was reported directly to me by a native protector," writes Redhawk.
Water Protectors have complained that tactics by Energy Transfer Partners' contracted security company is dangerous. On September 2 private securety protecting a Bakken DAPL site in North Dakota used attack dogs and pepper spray on Water Protectors.
The man soliciting the price of the child in Iowa is described as in his 50's or 60's, driving a silver Ford truck.
In North Dakota he is described as driving a blue extended cab pickup truck with a camper shell.
Video: https://www.facebook.com/CampOfTheSacredStone/videos/1788190218136675/?hc_ref=PAGES_TIMELINE


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Silly headline. Is the FBI confirming that flight controls are part of the entertainment system? After repeated warnings? The airlines don't have a simple maintenance switch they can turn off after updating their systems? If the FBI cold prove any of this, wouldn't they arrest this guy?
Hacker told F.B.I. he made plane fly sideways after cracking entertainment system
A well-known U.S. hacker told F.B.I. agents he took momentary control of an airplane's engines mid-flight by hacking into its inflight entertainment system, according to a document filed in U.S. federal court and obtained by APTN National News.
… Roberts has not yet been charged with any crime. The allegations contained in the search warrant application have not been proven in court.
… F.B.I. agents obtained the search warrant on April 17 to probe a number of electronic items seized from Roberts after he arrived in Syracuse, NY, from Chicago on April 15. Roberts had posted a joke tweet earlier in the day while on a United Airlines flight between Denver and Chicago. The tweet referred to hacking into the airplane's in-flight entertainment and passenger oxygen mask system.
… Roberts also told the agents he hacked into airplane networks and was able "to monitor traffic from the cockpit system."
According to the search warrant application, Roberts said he hacked into the systems by accessing the in-flight entertainment system using his laptop and an Ethernet cable. [What would he plug the Ethernet cable in to? Bob]
… F.B.I. agents let Roberts go after they seized his equipment and questioned him in Syracuse. The agents then tracked the Denver to Chicago airplane Roberts took before connecting to Syracuse. Roberts sat in seat A3 on the Chicago flight. The airplane was traced to Philadelphia and F.B.I. agents discovered the boxes in seats A2 and A3 showed evidence of tampering, according to the warrant application document.
The document stated the box under A2 was "damaged" with the outer cover "open approximately" half and inch and "one of the retaining screws was not seated and was exposed."
… Shortly after the incident with Roberts, Wired reported that the TSA and the F.B.I. issued a bulletin to airlines to be on the lookout for passengers showing signs they may be trying to hack into an airplane's Wi-Fi or inflight entertainment system. Wired also reported that the U.S. Government Accountability Office issued a report warning that electronic systems on some planes may be vulnerable to hacking.
Swire: A Historical Primer for This Week's Judicial and Congressional Actions on Section 215 Bulk Collection
Peter Swire provides a summary of the history of Section 215 and how we got to where we are right now in this article on IAPP.
Local scofflaws. Sometimes government moves too slow. (Okay, usually government moves too slow)
NUNN, Colo. — As the sun peeks over the fields of organic grain in this grassy patch of the state, some mornings, a dark dot appears in the sky as well, and a loud buzz slices through the pastoral scene.
It is a drone, and its pilot is a farmer named Jean Hediger, one of a growing number of American agrarians who have taken to using unmanned aircraft — better known for their use in war-torn lands far from the wheat fields of eastern Colorado — to gather information about the health of their crops.
In doing so, these farmers are breaking the law. It is illegal to fly drones for commercial purposes without permission from federal authorities, and those who do so risk penalties in the thousands of dollars. But the technology holds such promise that many farmers are using it anyway, dotting the country's rural skies with whirring devices saddled with tiny video cameras.
… "Our intent is pure," she added. "Without being able to fly drones over our fields, they are asking us to remain in the dark ages."
Humor every week.
Hack Education Weekly News
… "Bills that would decriminalize truancy are moving through the Texas legislature, with the state House recently passing HB 2632. The bill would eliminate criminal penalties and institute fines for students who chronically skip school," reports Politico.
… The Colorado Commission on Higher Education says it will standardize how colleges in the state accept "prior learning" for credit.
… Virginia's community college system is piloting an open textbook initiative, reports Campus Technology. "VCCS plans to model its open textbook initiative on Tidewater's Z-Degree program. The pilot program will run at 15 of Virginia's community colleges and is expected to save 50,000 students more than $5 million dollars in the first year."
… Via The Atlantic: "Long-Range Iris Scanning Is Here. An engineering professor at Carnegie Mellon says he's invented technology that can identify someone from across the room with the precision of a fingerprint." What could possibly go wrong?
Very cool for my Android toting students. Convergence?
How To Dual Boot Your Android With Ubuntu
… We provided readers with the steps they need to install Ubuntu Touch on their Nexus handsets, but since 2013 additional devices have been added to the list of supported tablets and phones.


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By: Jacoline Loewen, EMDA Director, Director of Crosbie & Company Inc.Public market companies had their knuckles rapped by Mark Carney for sitting on their excess cash and not
putting it at risk in order to grow their businesses. An MBA finance class would agree that unused capital indicates a lazy balance sheet. But does this apply to private companies too? Do they need to risk their capital too?
Risk and the Private BusinessHere's a quick test for you. Put yourself in the shoes of an owner of a business and assess your appetite for
risk. Let's say you are the owner of a medical device company and your management team comes to you
and wants to launch a new product. Your team has done the analysis and it would cost $5M to bring to market, and the expected returns would be significantly greater.
As the owner, you know that $5M will come directly from your own pocket or your credit line at the bank, and depending on how it goes, might even affect the amount of money you can take out of the business for retirement. The other option is to carry on with the normal business, which is going at a slight growth rate within a relatively stable market. Here is how you, as the owner, might weigh the risks:
"Right now, I'm profitable. If all goes well, the new product will grow my $10M company to $30M, with a cash flow of $1M. If it does not go well, I'm in the hole for $5M and it will take me five years to break even and get back to where I am now."No thanks - Pass!
A Bias Against RiskYou can understand why so many SMEs are growing at a low rate because they believe their business is "good enough". Their revenues are fulfilling the owner's lifestyle and they are a manageable size. Growth in revenues of a private company depends on the owner and their appetite for risk.
In public and larger corporations, overconfidence is a natural bias in managers. In stark comparison, private
companies' lack of risk is more prevalent because the money is coming directly from the owners' own pocket. The profit foregone by passing on the new product is not seen to be drastic, in the example above, it was under $10M. Yet, these decisions to push back from business expansion risk are being played out across many owner managed firms in Canada and collectively this has a larger impact on the economy.
Owners make hundreds of these decisions about their risk appetite, often alone. The penalty to the business owner and their company with this low risk vs. reward bias is that the company ends up with underinvestment and fails to achieve financial performance. The impact will become evident at the time of sale with a weaker retirement fund for the business owner. In the end their poor risk appetite will reduce their potential lifetime earnings.
Build a Company Approach to RiskA business owner interested in improving the quality of risk may want to borrow a few best practices from private equity.
First, the business owner can ask how much risk they are prepared to carry on their own. Family business owners in particular, can be vague on this key point, and it freezes their team and discourages them from seeking new opportunities. Key personnel may even leave the company. The business owner can draw on the expertise of an Exempt Market Dealer (EMD) who is an expert in risk and can work with the owner and the CFO (if there is one) to manage and reduce their risk bias.
Retooling how to assess risk can help a company's revenues increase and take pressure off the owner.
Size of InvestmentThe first place to begin to improve risk assessment is by size of project. Owners and their CEOs who look at the projects requiring larger investments will naturally have a bias against risk. Their job, and the company's performance, will be impacted if the project goes awry.
In contrast, the middle level of the business will be taking smaller risk decisions, which on their own do not risk the financial health of the company. In fact, managers at this mid-level tend to err on the side of risk aversion too. All across the company, the growth is being held back.
Portfolio of RiskThe company CFO and senior management can work with an EMD to assemble an overview of the portfolio of risk decisions being proposed and made across the business. The individual small investment decisions can then be pooled and the discount rates applied will be far more realistic. For investments under 5% of capital, a lower discount rate can be used and management can be confidently encouraged to work with a higher level of risk.
Sensible Appetite for RiskThe EMD can assess what causes bias and will look at how the company weeds out good projects from too risky ones. They will assess if the incentive program rewards the people within the business for the right decisions. The right EMD is a valuable resource in risk management for the ambitious owner, and of course can be a valuable partner in raising the capital needed to support taking those wise risks.
Set a Process for RiskHave a time and place to invite senior management to put up a project idea and ask them to describe the project and potential returns. Then get them to do a Scenario B but increase the risk of the project. If possible, try for three or four scenarios with different risks.
Scenarios should not be an easy percentage increase, but should include additional costs such as production
along with sales force considerations, expected market penetration rates and brand impact. Have the manager give an analysis of the best outcome and worst flop for each scenario. By pushing for the highest potential upside, risk can be made more tangible and achievable. The process will develop the skills of the team to make better investments in projects with higher returns. Scenario planning risk analysis will be more developed at the management level.
The Risk of Sole OwnershipBeing the sole decision-maker, with the bulk of ownership, raises the risk profile of the business. What would happen if the owner got hit by the proverbial bus? By understanding how to spread the risk, the owner, and his/her business would not need to die too. The family and employees might appreciate that spread of the risk!
A manufacturing company's CEO was happily engrossed by his business and making a great deal of money. Inspired by a speech by Apple founder Steve Jobs, his dream became to grow the company more. This CEO knew that he had the drive but he worried about putting so much of his personal money at stake. He could not afford to take the risk, but nor could he go to the public markets at that stage. To help his company evolve, the CEO sold 75% of the company's shares to private equity partners.
They helped build up the staff, create systems, and identify acquisitions. Ironically, his 25% share ownership ended up giving him more financial return than if he had kept 100% to himself. How incredibly satisfying when the difficult path turns out also to be the best one! Of course, if you're following Steve Jobs' advice you also recall his risks vs.reward for growing Apple in the early years—Jobs may have lost his spot at Apple for a decade, but he says the company made it through that period due to the private equity financial partners in place.
Private Equity Reduces RiskFor the company owner who has an advisory board or their EMD advising them they are too risk averse, they might weigh up the benefits of bringing on board a private equity partner.
These financial experts know risk assessment and understand the psychology of managers and owners. Their
business is to analyze the net present value of investments relative to the risk, but in addition, private equity works within the behaviors of owners and their teams and are familiar with the capital-allocation and evaluation process.
Private equity partners will be lured to the possibility of growth. They catch a glimpse of the big fish in the dark water and appreciate the gleam of its scales; they will pick up the harpoon and take on the struggle, bleeding from holding the line, facing unbelievable adversity to bring home the fish others can only admire from the shoreline.
Remember that medical device company discussed at the beginning of the article? They decided on private equity partners and his EMD encouraged him to fess up to the conservative nature of his personal and financial goals.
"I built this business in my garage and now it has to fly without just me. Let's get in partners and share the risk."In the end he got enough cash off the table to cover his retirement and compensate for all the hungry years. But he was still able to stay around to enjoy the new growth with the partners who brought valuable new skills—vision, contacts, and patient capital through the storm.
Decrease Ownership But Gain GrowthThe business owner sets the risk by the amount of shares they sell to a private equity firm and the EMD is an expert on assessing the value of the sale of shares. It is vital to realize that you control the level of engagement and you have options – you can sell:
• 100% or 90% and walk away from the company. By selling 90%, you can keep shares and get some upside to the new ownership.
• 75% and keep some control but benefit from the skills and Herculean effort put in by your new partners.
• 30% and take on a minority shareholder—but you cannot expect these partners to be seriously hands-on
for that amount, advisory at best.
Private equity partners will not be motivated to do a great deal of heavy lifting for just 30% of the rewards. Private companies appreciate that the more ownership is shared by the investor, the more effort they'll make to help build revenues.
When it is the owner's money being put at risk, usually the potential loss outweighs the potential rewards.
Sole ownership results in a bias against risk, yet for the owner, to retire with more wealth, the winners have shown that risk is required.
Sharing the risk, whether by growing robust risk processes and practices with an EMD and running it with the existing management team, or bringing in private equity partners, both will improve your company's ability to grow.
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As I approach my senior year of college, there are two questions I hear on repeat.
Question #1: What are you going to do when you graduate?
Question #2: When are you getting married?
I'm not sure what people expect when they ask me these questions. Most are probably just trying to make conversation. But, others are genuinely interested in my plans for the future.
Either way, I'm sure neither group expects my simple, yet genuine, answer:
If you know me at all, you know I'm always the girl with a plan. My notebook planner is completely full and beat up from daily—if not hourly—use. Before I can sleep each night, I must meticulously plan every moment of the following day. And, even now, my best friend and I are already planning exactly how we will decorate our new home this fall.
But for every three plans I make, two are sure to fail. And nothing frustrates me more than a failed plan.
However, Sunday morning the pastor made me rethink my attitude towards failed plans. He said successful plans are dangerous. They are dangerous because they make us proud.
How true is that? Man, I was proud of myself when my plans for Kay's birthday fell right into place. I was also pretty proud to get the Editor-in-Chief position I have planned on applying for since freshman year—even with zero competition. And I'm still gloating about that state championship I planned on getting since 7th grade—even though I'm an old has-been now.
All of which is so dangerous because with that success can come the attitude of: "I've got this. I can do this on my own. I don't need anyone's help. I can handle anything that comes my way."
We lose our sense of dependency on God, and in turn, start to push Him away. With each success we get farther and farther away until one failed plan drops us right back into His lap. Then you have a choice: Climb down even further to try and fix it all by yourself or let go of it all and hold on to Him in complete dependency.
It's a lesson I've learned and am still learning the hard way. I've always heard the saying, "God laughs when we make plans," but I'm certain this joke of His has gotten quite old when it comes to me. The proof:
{Summer after freshman year}
The plan: Get a job at a nice restaurant. Spend my days relaxing by the pool and my nights flirting with cute guys and making great tips. Save up my money for a beach vacation. And, make lots of weekend trips to see my college friends.
My reality: Got a job at a local gas station. Spent my days babysitting two kids who were absolutely wonderful but weren't interested in going to a pool the temperature of bathwater {can't say I blame them}. Spent my nights cooking up every piece of fried food imaginable and getting hit on by truckers.
{Summer after sophomore year}
The plan: Go work at a summer camp, preferably with my boyfriend, for half the summer. Spend the other half of my summer working at my dad's office and basically doing whatever I wanted. And, of course, go to the beach.
My reality: Moved to Conway all by myself. Got a part-time job working for Belk which took away every single weekend of my summer. The few days I got off, I spent in Little Rock at my internship with Arkansas Baptist News Magazine. My life consisted of working, eating, exercising, sleeping, repeat. And, oh yeah, went eight weeks without seeing my boyfriend.
{Summer after junior year}
The plan: Get into a glamorous magazine internship program, move to New York, take journalism classes, and work as an intern for SELF magazine. Experience life for the first time in the big city. See the sites, discover the local hangouts, and of course, shop. Truly know what the word "independence" means.
My reality: Moved back home into my parents house. Got a job at the local bank, where the people are amazing but the work is filled to the brim with "numbers." Doing nothing to enhance my journalism career, but learning all about the exciting world of loans and mortgages. On the bright side, I'm making lots of money to pay off my school bills, I've spent a lot of time with friends, and I've lost weight!
Not going to lie. All those failed plans brought lots of tears and frustration. After all, I worked hard for those things and I felt like I deserved them (or at least part of them). But I can honestly say that each and every time I found myself fully depending on God for all the answers. God used those summers to transform and change my life in remarkable ways. I do not regret a single part of "my reality."
So when you ask me one of my two favorite questions, don't be surprised when I'm hesitant to answer. I still have wants and dreams and desires, of course. But for now, I don't have a plan mapped out for post-graduation. My only plan is to seek after God wholeheartedly and trust that He'll turn my "I don't know" into an amazing adventure of growth, transformation and Kingdom work.
How do you know what your life will be like tomorrow? Your life is like the morning fog—it's here a little while, then it's gone. What you ought to say is, "If the Lord wants us to, we will live and do this or that." Otherwise you are boasting about your own plans, and all such boasting is evil.
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Title: The Knife Of Never Letting Go
Author: Patrick Ness
Series: Chaos Walking #1
Genre: Science Fiction, YA
Publication date: May 5, 2008
Rating: ★★★★½
Author: Patrick Ness
Series: Chaos Walking #1
Genre: Science Fiction, YA
Publication date: May 5, 2008
Rating: ★★★★½
Todd Hewitt is the only boy in a town of men. Ever since the settlers were infected with the Noise germ, Todd can hear everything the men think, and they hear everything he thinks. Todd is just a month away from becoming a man, but in the midst of the cacophony, he knows that the town is hiding something from him – something so awful Todd is forced to flee with only his dog, whose simple, loyal voice he hears too. With hostile men from the town in pursuit, the two stumble upon a strange and eerily quiet creature: a girl. Who is she? Why wasn't she killed by the germ like all the females on New World? Propelled by Todd's gritty narration, readers are in for a white-knuckle journey in which a boy on the cusp of manhood must unlearn everything he knows in order to figure out who he really is.
This book was good. Really good even. I liked it a lot. It was well-written, interesting, compelling, lots of feelings, tense… And yet I couldn't give it a five star rating. Because a five star ration is not a rating so much as it is an emotion. I only give five star ratings to books that consumed me. This one didn't. It took me about ten days to read it, and for me that's actually quite some time. There are multiple reasons why it took me that long (not all of them related to the book), but it still means something. Yet, I'll say it again, it was definitely good. Surprising, too. The story was not at all what I expected. Of course I'd read the synopsis, but turns out that only covered the first few chapters of the book. I didn't mind. I like having no idea where a story is headed.
But – there's something I need to get of my chest. The writing bothered me. A lot. Slightly less near the end, I'll give it that, but I had a really hard time getting used to it. I get why the author chose to write this way and it may in some ways serve the story, true. But I'm always struggling to express myself in English and so I can't comprehend why someone who is perfectly capable and probably even excellent, would purposefully write stayshun instead of station. I was able to overlook the ain'ts and don't do nothings, but the other words not so much. Apart from the writing occasionally, there wasn't a lot I didn't like about The Knife Of Never Letting Go. Perhaps, maybe, that Todd and Viola were a bit too young to my liking. Nothing major, though.
The concept of the story, on the other hand, is very interesting. Todd Hewitt lives in a town called Prentisstown. It's a small settlement with only boys and men and it's completely cut off from the outside world. In this town, everyone can hear each other's thoughts. Not just people's thoughts, but the thoughts from everything that's living. There're so many thoughts and ideas flowing around that there's never any silence. There only ever is noise. Noise. Capital letter. Noise becomes a name for the constant, maddening buzz.
I loved this setting. It's nothing I've ever encountered before and it's really well thought of in my opinion. It also explains the interesting POV Patrick Ness used writing this book. We're experiencing the story through Todd's eyes. Literally. We're in his head, 'hearing' his thoughts. Everything he knows, we know. Everything he thinks or says, we know. I enjoyed this a lot. First of all because this way, as a reader, you're completely oblivious to what's happening outside of Todd's knowledge. He's a pretty naive kid, one that really doesn't know anything about the world and we learn as he learns. Secondly, because it was often hilarious. When he was insulting people and cursing, mostly.
Not fast enough, Todd. Move yer effing feet, you gonk.
Or when he was thinking about/at Manchee, his dog, who was a great character, even with him being a dog and all.
"Need a poo, Todd.""Shut up, Manchee.""Poo. Poo, Todd.""I said shut it."
"Squirrel! Squirrel! Squirrel!Squirrel, Todd, squirrel!"
Viola is the other main character in this story and a source of 'quiet'. Todd (and everyone else) can't hear her thoughts and it's a completely new experience for him – and for us. I liked her. She's a bit mysterious and hard to read, but she's tough and has a good heart. I still think there's more to her than I'm aware of now (at the end of the book) and I'm really excited to get to know her even better.
There were a lot of other characters, but none as important as Todd and Viola. Still, I have to say. I really loved Ben (Todd's surrogate father). He isn't a huge part of this book, but I still felt an immediate connection to him. Sometimes things like that just happen, right?
I can't really say too much a about the plot itself without giving away too much. The really fun (and sometimes 'infuriating') part of this book is that you really don't know anything. You're constantly guessing and you're mostly guessing wrong. So if I'd tell you know, a lot of the story would be spoiled for you. Just believe me when I say it's definitely worth reading! On to part two now, The Ask and the Answer.


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Not everything is as it seems on the surface, which is exactly the point of the unusual "holiday" called the Smoke and Mirrors Day. On March 29, people celebrate illusion and misdirection that hides something underneath. As you can imagine, of course, things that aren't as they appear can also cause problems. This is certainly the case for bursitis, which can appear to be something else causing your heel pain. The good news is that the right care can catch and eliminate bursitis.
Bursitis in your heel develops when the back of your foot is aggravated by pressure and friction over time. The bursa, a fluid-filled sac, is designed to help reduce friction in your heel. It sits between a bone and moving soft tissues—in this case, your heel and your Achilles tendon. Too much pressure and rubbing causes inflammation and swelling in this bursa, leading to pain that worsens with activity.
The right conservative care can eliminate the irritation and help your painful bursa go back to normal, though. Here are a few tips to alleviate this back of the heel pain:
Ice it – Cold decreases swelling and inflammation. Apply ice wrapped in a towel to the back of your heel.
Pad it – Reducing pressure and friction can alleviate some of the aggravation in the heel. Use a pad or orthotics to protect the back of your foot.
Stretch it – Tight connective tissues can make the problem worse. Stretch the calf to relieve pressure on the heel.
There are a few other options to help your heel pain if the bursitis is stubborn. Anti-inflammatory medications are sometimes helpful. Direct injections into the bursa can offer quick relief. In rare cases, you might need surgery to reduce the pressure on the bursa—or remove the little sac altogether.
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text: Ah, the sign of a cocktail bar worth a damn: it only serves one vodka drink. At the Palm Lounge inside Magnolia's On King, in the heart of Old Town Alexandria, bartenders cling to the classics, while embracing trends. They build drinks with edgy lead spirits like calvados, cognac, and aquavit instead of the go-tos, and they make use of super-fresh ingredients. We ordered two of the Oaxacan Negroni, made with Vida mezcal, Cynar, Cocchi Vermouth di Torino, and mole bitters -- but hitting the respectable whiskey list is also a great option.


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LDL Cholesterol test
Low density lipoprotein
About the parameter
Low Density Lipoproteins (LDL) are synthesized in the liver by the action of various lipolytic enzymes on triglyceride-rich very low density lipoproteins (VLDL). Specific LDL receptors exist to facilitate the elimination of LDL from plasma by liver parenchymal cells.
It has been shown that most of the cholesterol stored in atherosclerotic plaques originates from LDL. It is for this reason that the LDL cholesterol concentration is considered to be the most important clinical predictor of all single parameters relating to coronary atherosclerosis.
Modified polyvinyl sulfonic acid (PVS) and polyethylene-glycol methyl ether (PGME) coupled classic precipitation method. Endpoint measurement at 546 nm.
Measurement range
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Oscar Michelen attended New York Law School and received his Juris Doctor degree in 1985. He graduated magna cum laude, finishing in the top 5% of his class. He served as an editor on the New York Law School Law Review. His experience in the practice of law also began during law school, first as a student law clerk to the Honorable Vincent J. Broderick, a Federal District Court Judge, and later as a student legal specialist in the Office of the Corporation Counsel, the law firm that represents The City of New York.
Upon graduation, he was hired as a trial attorney at the Corporation Counsel's Office. He was quickly promoted to Senior Trial Attorney in the Manhattan Trial unit and supervised and trained a number of other attorneys while continuing to try the more serious cases. In 1987, after being out of law school for less than two years, he was promoted to the position of Senior Trial Specialist in the Special Litigation Unit. He was the youngest lawyer and first Hispanic in the office's history to be given this prestigious position. In that unit, he was responsible for defending the City in the highest exposure, multimillion dollar lawsuits brought in all five boroughs and the surrounding counties. He held that position until 1990 when he joined the law firm of Sandback & Birnbaum. He became a partner in 1995 and the firm became Sandback, Birnbaum & Michelen.
In 2010, after 20 years of a successful practice at that firm, Mr. Michelen joined the firm of Cuomo LLC as Managing Attorney of a newly-established Long Island Office. At Cuomo LLC, Mr. Michelen brings his significant trial experience and record of success to develop several practice areas that are flourishing and continuing to grow. The Civil & Commercial Litigation Group represents corporations and individuals, as well as several governmental agencies and municipalities, in all manner of serious, civil lawsuits throughout the metropolitan area and the State. He recently founded an entertainment law practice that resulted from several high-profile clients coming to him for their litigation needs. He is also often retained on serious, newsworthy criminal defense cases.
As an off-shoot of his entertainment and intellectual property practice, Mr. Michelen has become an important source for representation and guidance in the field of digital imagery litigation. Many businesses, small and large, that have been besieged with claim letters and lawsuits from digital photo catalog giants like Getty Images, Corbis and Masterfile have turned to Mr. Michelen for defense of those claims. He has represented companies in these claims all across the country.
Mr. Michelen is also often sought out for appearances on television and in print media discussing a variety of legal topics. He has been retained as an expert witness in litigation discussing various issues of law. He served as an adjunct professor of law at New York Law School for eight years and currently teaches New York Practice as an adjunct professor of law at Touro Law College in Central Islip, NY.
Mr. Michelen has exonerated six men in five separate murder cases. His work in this area can be seen in the Netflix movie Fight for Justice: David & Me and in the podcast Empire on Blood, detailing the case of Calvin Buari, exonerated by Mr. Michelen in March 2018.
Mr. Michelen is fluent in Spanish, having been born in the Dominican Republic. He lives with his wife in Long Island, New York.


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Engineering Library
The Engineering Library is one of five branch libraries which are part of the University Libraries of Notre Dame. It houses important materials and finding aids for the areas of Engineering, Geological Science and Computer Science.
The Engineering Library collection has over 56,000 volumes including a Periodical Collection with about 150 print journals and 1200 e-journals, a General Collection of books and conference proceedings, and a Reference Collection. The Engineering Library is located at 149 Fitzpatrick Hall of Engineering.
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Raspberry pi is a small chip, single board computer about the size of a credit card. Developers are able to buy the small computer for around $35 and build a wide range electronics with it.
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The small chip involves some more advanced set up than other home automation hardware. But for tech savvy users it can provide almost limitless solutions for customized home automation and iOT devices. It can be used to create specific hardware devices, or to integrate many different ones together in your smart home.
Aside from programming your own interactions, raspberry Pi allows you to download and install other software onto it. One amazing example of this is using a free software package called magic mirror. This allows you to create a smart mirror using your own hardware, and install the software on a rasberry pi behind the mirror. There is also plenty of options among the open source community for many of these tools, usually found on GitHub (ex: https://github.com/evancohen/smart-mirror).
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A multi-vehicle crash on the eastbound Newark Bay extension of the NJ Turnpike caused a commuting nightmare for drivers headed towards the Hudson County area on Tuesday morning.
The initial crash at about 6:20 a.m. involved two dump trucks and a box truck, reported NJ.com.
The crash near Exit 14A in Bayonne sparked a chain reaction crash involving 10 vehicles.
The eastbound lanes of the Newark Bay extension were closed for about an hour, but traffic remained backed-up for miles hours later.
There were no reports of injuries.
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On February 5th the Liberty County GOP hosted state Chairman James Dickey at Generations Coffee Shop in downtown Liberty. Dickey talked about how important rural counties like Liberty were in stopping a complete "blue wave" in the 2018 November elections. A large crowd was gather to listen to the chairman.
Dickey talked about some new tech that the party is using to keep us informed and to help register voters, and its very easy to use!
Text "txvote" to 72000 to get information on how register to vote. And if you forget you will get some reminder text to make sure you reigster in time to vote!
You can also text "txnews" to 72000 to sign up to receive news clippings related to your party officials at all levels of government.
To get more information on the Liberty County Republican party find us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/libertycountyrepublicans/
At our next quarterly meeting, Liberty County Republican Party is pleased to announce our guest speaker will be the state Chairman of the Republican Party of Texas, James Dickey.
Statement On Liberty County Commissioners Action Against Licensed Handgun Owners
This resolution was passed at the 9/4 meeting by the executive committee.
Statement On Liberty County Commissioners Action Against Licensed Handgun Owners
Learn to Testify: Presented by Rachel Malone, Texas Director of Gun Owners of America
Sept. 25th
6 - 8:30 pm
$10/ticket, includes meal
1812 Sam Houston Street.
It's time to stop yelling at Fox News and instead, take an active part in your state's government. This LCRP Legislative Training will equip you to have your voice heard in Austin. Ms. Malone and the LCRP's interactive training will teach you how to prepare and address the legislature during committee hearings for whatever issue is most important to you.
Purchase tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lcrp-legislative-training-with-rachel-malone-gun-owners-of-america-tickets-49673449625
Topics include:
- the legislative process
- how to track bills and topics
- how to read and understand bills
- chokepoints and pressure points
- interacting with legislators
- navigating committee hearings
- preparing testimony
- delivering testimony
We recommend you bring your personal laptop to the event for maximum efficiency.
The Liberty County Republican Party is pleased to announce their August 7th meeting will feature a program and Q&A time by Congressman Brian Babin. Congressman Babin currently serves the 36th Congressional District, representing nine counties including Liberty.
The LCRP invites all Republicans to join us as we kick off the 2018-2020 term!
Hardin Community Center
August 7th, 2018
Doors and refreshments open at 6:30 pm
Program begins at 7:00 pm
The Liberty County Republican Party is pleased to announce that Jeff Leblanc, Precinct Chairman of Precinct 29 (Old River Winfree area) was voted as our Senate District's representative to the Permanent Platform Committee. LeBlanc's term will span from 2018 until the summer of 2020, and his vote will represent the nineteen counties that make up Senate District 3. It is important to note that not just Liberty County voted for Jeff, but that he also earned the confidence of the other eighteen counties!
LeBlanc was voted into the position after serving on the Temporary Platform Committee for this past June. As a Temporary Committeeman, Leblanc personally reviewed hundreds of resolutions passed across the state in counties and senate districts in preparation for the 2018 Republican Party of Texas State Convention. The role of the Platform Committee is to recommend the substantive text of the party platform to the roughly 9,000 delegates from across Texas who vote on the final product. The Republican Party of Texas platform houses both principles and specific legislation that Republicans expect their Republican State Representatives and State Senators to enact into law the following legislative session.
Liberty County has a rich heritage of our local citizens impacting the direction of our great state, and we are ecstatic Jeff is continuing to influence state policy. Congratulations!
P.S. Jeff is also the co-host of local radio show, The Liberty Line on local station Liberty Radio Texas. https://www.facebook.com/TheLibertyLine/
James Dickey wins re-election as State Chairman of the Republican Party of Texas
During June's state convention in San Antonio, the race of chairman for our state party proved to be very spirited and interesting, to say the least. Elected in a special election by the State Republican Executive Committee in 2017, James Dickey was officially running for re-election for the first time in front of the state delegation.
Our Liberty County delegation voted unanimously for Chairman Dickey. Many of our members have worked closely with Chairman Dickey during the last legislative session, including Precinct Chairs Jeff Leblanc and Wesley Thomas, and Emily Cook. We all look forward to Chairman Dickey's first full tenure as GOP chair!
Even our smallest delegate, Andrew Cook, was pumped about Chairman Dickey's victory!
Liberty County Republican Party
February 2019


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Cremation Services
Grief & Healing
Use the form above to find your loved one. You can search using the name of your loved one, or any family name for current or past services entrusted to our firm.Click here to view all obituaries
It really depends on how and where the death occurred. Where a death has been anticipated, call your attending physician.
If the death is unexpected, call emergency services first. If there are no emergency services or doctor available in your area, or you are concerned or uncertain about the circumstances surrounding a death, contact your local coroner's office or the Office of the Chief Coroner.
The other first calls you should make include:
When you think about it, these calls are being made for two distinct reasons:
Naturally the first of those reasons takes priority, because it is your responsibility to care for your loved one. In fact, we think of this as one of the final acts of love that you can take. Placing their body in the care of professionals can be a relief, and will give you the space to make those calls involved in the second category of outreach: the purely social notifications that will surround you with support.
If you need additional advice about who to call, and when, reach out to us by calling (833) 289-7104 or (608) 217-9166. We'll be pleased to be your ally during this difficult time.


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The Truck Driving Veteran vs The Truck Driving Rookieotrdriving
Experienced truck driver vs. student drivers with no experience
This may be an overly simplistic view, but in our opinion, there are only 2 different types of truck drivers. There is The Veteran Driver & then there is The Rookie Driver. Regardless of whether you are a new driver getting started out or you are the long seasoned veteran – the role you play within the industry as a whole is a valuable one. Consumers should never forget that if they bought it, a truck driver brought it.
Truck Driving Veterans:
Veteran drivers are an expert at their trade. They are true professionals with the skills to haul whatever type of equipment the industry tries to throw at them. They are capable of hauling dry vans, reefers, tankers, containers, flatbeds, lowboys, drop decks, step decks, and oversized loads. You name it, if it needs to be hauled you can count on veteran OTR driver to get it there safely and on time. They know how to operate their truck in all weather conditions. They know the rules and regulations to stay compliant and above all, veteran drivers RESPECT the road.
The vast majority of veteran drivers we talk to have told us that they love their job. What they love the most is the open road, and many tell us that they love the solitude of the truck. Veteran drivers have mastered the lifestyle that comes with being an OTR driver. Many of them have been company drivers all of their life, while other drivers have taken it upon themselves to start their own business by becoming an owner operator or going through a lease purchase program. Regardless of what type of driver they are, the fact remains that veteran drivers have invested years working in an industry that is undergoing changes.
For the past several years the transportation industry has been navigating through a progressively growing driver shortage and transportation analysts are predicting the driver shortage to worsen. This is partly due to the rate at which veteran drivers are retiring and exiting the workforce. As old-timers and veterans retire and make their way out of the industry a new generation of drivers needs to be trained up to take their place. The problem is that very few people grow up wanting to become a truck driver. The industry is not attracting new talent to replenish the dwindling workforce. This is why it is so important that all veteran drivers take it upon themselves to train, educate, mentor and help aid student drivers to help them grow in their trade.
The Rookie/ Student Truck Driver:
These OTR (Over-The-Road) drivers are the newbies to the industry. Many rookie drivers were enticed to the industry with the promise of great pay and great home time. Or maybe the freedom of working alone with nothing in front of them except the open road is what attracted them to begin this new journey. For whatever reason, these drivers have taken the first steps towards learning what it truly means to be a professional driver. With that being said, the trucking industry makes it easy for potential drivers to get started out. There are many CDL training programs and most student driving jobs are designed to get the new driver their CDL and provide them with an entry level job within the industry once their training is complete. Most students will start their journey by going out OTR (Over-The-Road) with a seasoned veteran for a predetermined amount of time. The veteran driver is tasked with mentoring and training the student. After the student driver graduates from their training program they are free to start driving on their own as a solo driver. Even though this training process sounds easy, it can be hard for new drivers to find a career within the transportation industry that provides the long lasting financial security that rookie drivers are looking for.
The unfortunate reality is that most student drivers fizzle out and stop driving before they get the chance to experience how good this industry can be to them. There are many high paying trucking companies out there, but many trucking companies will not hire entry level student drivers until they have 6 months to 2 years of recent OTR experience. This means that student drivers are left with few options when choosing who to first drive for. Usually only the largest carriers within the industry will take new entry level drivers. Because there are so few options it means pay is low for beginning drivers. Companies that hire student drivers know that these drivers have few options so they a pay students less money due to lack of competition. This means that the majority of the high paying trucking companies who offer the best OTR driving jobs are out of reach for a lot of the new student drivers.
The complaint from student drivers is this: How can I get enough OTR experience if trucking companies refuses to hire me because I lack experience. The compliant is logical. It is the chicken or the egg argument. The end results is that student drivers can fall in the trap of jumping from job to job. Because of the lack of good pay – new drivers are forced to jump from job to job at the beginning of their career with the hope of finding an employer that is financially rewarding for the sacrifices that they are making. It is not uncommon for a new CDL OTR Driver to have 4 or more jobs in their first year of employment within the transportation industry.
How Can OTRDRIVING.COM help?
Otrdriving.com has been created to serve all drivers with finding their next OTR (Over-The-Road) driving job. Truck driving pay is very competitive and the honest truth is that if you are not making an above average wage then the chances are that you are probably driving for the wrong carrier. We connect truck drivers with the best trucking companies in the marketplace today. We do this by collecting information from trucking carriers and compiling only their best driving jobs in a single place. Using our website drivers are able to quickly research potential trucking companies by seeing what they offer, reading trucking company reviews, and connecting with these future employers by filling out a quick contact form. Let us help you in your job search. We promise you will not regret it.


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The neighbors are starting to blow stuff up in their driveways. The 4th of July must be right around the corner. I really hate people blowing stuff up in their driveways. A couple years back, one of the dads in the neighborhood nearly beat up another dad in the neighborhood when that other dad, several beers into the night, managed to burn the first kids 4 year old son with a firecracker. Oops.
So, I'm here to give you some alternatives to front yard pyrotechnics. First, invite over your buddies. Then drink the warm up beers. Then instead of grabbing for the fireworks that you bought from the Wal-Mart clearance bin, try one of the following activities instead.
- Watch a documentary. Something with penguins would be nice.
- Discuss the conflicts of being a responsible father and a responsible worker.
- Try some fondue cooking.
Just kidding, it's the 4th. We need to make some noise, have some fun. Plus the probability of severe burns is probably just as high with the fondue anyway.
5 Things You Could Do Instead Of Blowing Up Stuff In Your Driveway
- Bang on the garage door. Our son loves to smack the garage door. It is really loud. If you really wailed on it, you would probably go deaf for a while. It would be like throwing a firecracker into a garbage can and then putting your head inside the can to listen to the explosion. Extreme!
- Fly a kite covered with that glow paint stuff they use to make the moon and star stickers. It will give you something bright to look at up in the sky. You will still be able to drink your beer. As an added bonus, somebody will probably still get hurt when they climb into the tree to retrieve the kite after drinking too many of the beers.
- Boom sticks. If you take them into a sporting event, I will call security if I can't reach you to pop them with a pin. If you want to use them instead of exploding stuff around the 4th of July, I will join the crowd and Tomahawk Chop the night away.
- Ask your neighbors if you can sneak into their kids'/pets' rooms after they are asleep, creep up to their bed, AND YELL REALLY LOUD! After all, isn't keeping the kids and pets awake and terrified all night most of the fun of setting off fireworks in your front yard anyway?
- Watch fireworks on your giant HDTV with surround sound. That's probably even better than the real thing anyway and you will not end up getting eating by mosquitos. It doesn't get more American than watching on outdoor event on television.
Here's wishing you all a safe 4th of July…or 4th of July week…or however long people like to blow things up these days.