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Imagine you are someone who cares greatly about a political issue. Campaign finance reform, internet privacy, tax reform, reforming agricultural subsidies… it could be anything. (And if you don't care about anything political, once you've read this article you will understand why you care so little about it).
How are you going to make a concrete difference? How can you make sure your idea gets a fair hearing? How can you do more than just bash your head against the wall?
Well, if you're already knowledgeable about the current political system, you know that this is an exercise in futility, and futility is what trains people in "learned helplessness" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learned_helplessness, what we normally call "apathy" when it comes to politics. People didn't start out being apathetic about politics and power (just think of how incredibly motivated little kids are when it comes to advocating for their interests), they learned it from experience. Non-voters, and most voters as well, have realized the truth already, which is that their participation is mostly an exercise in futility.
If you don't know what it would take to make a difference under the current system (the system without significant reform, such as Incorruptible Democracy http://outcreation.com/incorruptible_democracy), this is what it would take:
A) You probably need either a lot of money, or to join up with a special interest which has a lot of money, which you then use to legally bribe and support the politicians who are on your side, or which can be won over to your side. Some of them will milk you for all you've got, before they will fully support the idea which you believe they ought to have been supporting for free. Getting a fair hearing is very expensive, and may require an informal commitment to support the politician even after he has retired, by giving him a cushy job, etc.
B) Or, you are going to have to (sort of rudely) blast politicians with a ton of nasty messaging, letters, and threats (of the legal sort). (Note: you are still working for a special interest, as you do this. Hopefully you are good at working with others!). If you are a normal person, you will hate this, and so will the politician. But, it can also be effective.
C) You will probably need to engage in political advertising, to get as much of the public on your side as you will need to beat the politicians who are on the other side (and who are almost certainly supported by powerful special interests who are already making big bucks off of the status quo). You will do this while knowing that most politicians are in safe districts their party carved up via gerrymandering to be extra-easy to win in every election cycle, and so the politicians fear almost nothing.
D) Regarding advertising to the public, and whipping up your supporters along the way in order to gain the power of their passion: manipulation and subtle lying will probably be required. If you had the kind of strong conscience which made it possible for you to care about your fellow human being in the first place, you will also need to suspend your conscience for most of the process during which you are trying to do good deeds for your fellow man. The ideal person to have engage in politics is probably a benevolent sociopath, which is nearly an oxymoron.
E) You can only ever get a fair hearing for your idea or issue, if the party which supports your issue is in power. If it isn't, you're out of luck till the next election. And if what you support isn't supported by either major party, you are probably permanently out of luck (it will take years, or more likely decades, just to convince a major party to support the issue).
F) If it's a national issue, rather than win a mere majority of votes, at present you will need to win 60 out of 100 votes in the Senate, which is almost impossible for any issue, even some issues which are supported by over 80% of the public.
G) Oh yeah, you also need the President to be of the same party as the one which controls Congress (his veto is almost never overridden). And at the state level, you need the Governor to be of the same party as the one which controls the state legislature.
H) All this time, there will also be special interests which are opposed to your idea. It won't be enough for an idea to benefit a large majority of the public; it will still be strongly opposed by those who hate it. Also, any issue which benefits most of the public, and which has still not passed, has not passed because the minority which is opposed to it is extremely well-funded and well-organized. There are no easy ideas left to pass, they all got turned into law decades and centuries ago.
I) At every step along the way, you will be contending with a public and politicians which by nature tend to have a strong aversion to change, because at least they've gotten used to the standard way of doing things, even if it's lousy. Change can be hard for an individual; it can be even harder for a community, because that's far more people who need to change, and they all have to somehow make a change in the same direction.
J) All this time, you will not only be opposed by the people who hate your idea, you will be opposed by a large faction "on your side" which thinks that your idea either doesn't go far enough, or goes too far. Even if a majority of politicians and the public would support your idea if it was the only option, most of the time you won't be able to get anything passed, because there will be supporters who will defect in favor of trying to pass a slightly different bill (sometimes they will be able to pull it off, and most of the time they won't be able to pull it off until a lot of time has passed).
K) Even once your pet issue has become law, you will probably have to be constantly vigilant and hard-working for at least a decade, in order to make sure the opposition doesn't manage to repeal the law. This is hard to achieve, because political power can be quite cyclical; the political opposition are quite likely to regain power soon, and they probably campaigned on repealing what you just passed.
L) Nobody wants to believe this of their idea, but even if you get everything you ever wanted, it may eventually become clear that it was a bad idea. Nobody's right 100% of the time, you know? So, you've probably got to be irrationally confident to be willing to go through the whole process in the first place, which means you probably need to be committed to being willfully ignorant of opposing facts (that would weaken your resolve), or you need to be almost superhumanly capable of motivating yourself in the face of all odds (which could mean you are crazy in a noble way). It's really hard to admit that you are a human being who makes mistakes, *and* to single-mindedly work your ass off for years for what you believe in.
Sounds exhausting and fairly hopeless, doesn't it? I mean, what sane person wouldn't be apathetic in the face of that many long-term obstacles and confusion?
The point is, there's an easier way. There is a way to sidestep virtually all of that crap I just listed, and skip straight to getting a fair hearing for your favorite ideas, with easy passage of the bill if well-informed voters end up liking it.
That easier way- the reform which can make all manner of change possible- is Incorruptible Democracy.
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West Brom have handed in-form defender Jonas Olsson a new four-year contract.
The Sweden international has been a key member of the Albion side which has started the new season so impressively, and his performances have been rewarded. He was due to be out of contract at the end of the season, but will now remain at the Hawthorns until 2016 at least.
"This is great news for the club and shows we're heading in the right direction," head coach Steve Clarke said of the man who was signed from NEC Nijmegen for £800,000.
"We've had a productive summer in terms of bringing new players in but it's equally important that you hold onto your best players, and Jonas certainly fits into that category."
Olsson has an ever-present record so far this season, helping West Brom to their best ever top-flight start. They also have the joint-fourth meanest defence in the division.
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Island Fox © Coonan
Island, Kit & Swift Fox Working Group - Brian Cypher and Tim Coonan are the coordinators of the Island, Kit & Swift Fox Working Group. The working group report that for both kit foxes and swift foxes, habitat continues to be lost and remaining habitat is increasing subject to degradation, fragmentation, and incompatible uses. The future prognosis for island foxes is however significantly improved. After 4 of 6 subspecies suffered catastrophic declines due to novel predators and disease, mitigation measures have been immensely successful and these 4 populations have returned to or are approaching pre-decline levels. This page highlights some of the recent issues and current conservation needs for these species.Relevant Links
English: California Channel Island Fox, Island Gray Fox;
The Island Fox is restricted to six of the California Channel Islands off the coast of southern California, USA. The population has suffered declines of more than 80% in recent years, primarily caused by Golden Eagle predation and possible introduction of canine disease (e.g., canine distemper virus (CDV)). Population decline is expected to continue.
Population trend:Decreasing
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Island Foxes occur in all habitats on the islands including native perennial and exotic European grassland, coastal sage scrub, maritime desert scrub, Coreopsis scrub, Isocoma scrub, chaparral, oak woodland, pine woodland, riparian and inland and coastal dune.
Although fox density varies by habitat, there is no clear habitat-specific pattern. When fox populations were dense, foxes could be trapped or observed in almost any of the island habitats, except for those that were highly degraded owing to human disturbance or overgrazing by introduced herbivores. More recently, foxes have become scarce owing to precipitous population declines. On the northern Channel Islands where the declines are principally a consequence of hyperpredation by Golden Eagles (Aquila chrysaetos) (Roemer et al. 2001a, 2002), foxes are more numerous in habitats with dense cover, including chaparral and introduced stands of fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) (G. Roemer, pers. obs.).
Major Threats:
The current primary threats to the species include Golden Eagle predation on the northern Channel Islands (Roemer 1999; Roemer et al. 2001a, 2002) and the possible introduction of canine diseases, especially CDV, to all populations (Garcelon et al. 1992; Roemer 1999; Timm et al. 2000). All populations are small, several critically so, and are threatened by demographic stochasticity and environmental variability. The small populations are especially vulnerable to any catastrophic mortality source, be it predation, canine disease, or environmental extremes (Roemer et al. 2000).
Recently, there has also been a management conflict between island foxes and the San Clemente Island loggerhead shrike (Roemer and Wayne 2003). Island Foxes were euthanized on San Clemente Island in 1998 as part of a programme to protect nesting shrikes (Elliot and Popper 1999; Cooper et al. 2001). Although euthanasia of foxes has stopped, a number of foxes are now retained in captivity each year, during the nesting and fledging stage of the shrike, and subsequently released back into the environment. The impact to fox reproduction and the potential disruption of the social system are unknown, but may be significant. These actions may have contributed to a 60% decline in the fox population on San Clemente Island (Cooper et al. 2001; Schmidt et al. 2002; Roemer and Wayne 2003). Considering the precipitous declines in foxes on four of six islands and the continued decline in the San Clemente population, this current management practice needs further scrutiny.


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Rebecca grew up in West Michigan and began her training in Psychology at Michigan State University. After earning her Master's degree and doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the Illinois School of Professional Psychology at Argosy University in Chicago, she completed her internship and postdoctoral training in Massachusetts.
Rebecca's specialization is in family and couples therapy. She has experience and training in several areas including play therapy, mood disorders, parental training, behavioral disorders, self-harming behaviors, trauma, and child/adolescent therapy. She has led professional trainings in sand tray therapy, taught graduate level courses in family and couples therapy, and is published in "Contemporary Family Therapy" for her research into the impact of digital recorder interventions on emotional flooding.
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This program recognizes the continuing need for highly skilled M.D. and Ph.D. researchers to address the burgeoning onslaught of chronic renal diseases descending on our Nation and is designed to address that need by accommodating two post-doctoral fellows each year for intensive training in renal research methods and projects with internationally recognized and NIH-funded mentors working in a highly integrated interdisciplinary environment. Research training lasts 2-3 years. For M.D. trainees, research training is interfaced with a year of clinical training, under the guidance of master clinician preceptors who use quantitative reasoning and laboratory methods to solve medical problems created by renal disease, to insure eligibility for Nephrology Board certification. Current researc areas include the molecular genetics and pathogenesis of human renal diseases, state-of-the-art receptor and signal transduction biochemistry, the biology of kidney developmental, molecular determinants of metabolic bone disease, clinical decision analysis and outcomes research for kidney diseases and hypertension, and epithelial transport and metabolism. Upon successful completion of the fellowship, the trainees will be prepared to accept positions in academic departments or institutes of medicine and/or basic science where they can pursue independent research careers.
Diseases of the kidney account for over 100 billion dollars in health care expenditure each year in the USA. Little is being done currently to prevent or mitigate this enormous problem owing to insufficient numbers of highly trained clinician and basic scientists committed to finding solutions. This research training program is an important step for addressing the health care needs of citizens with a broad array of kidney diseases.
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Do It Yourself And Save Tons Of Cash
Doing home improvement projects yourself is a wonderful way to beautify your home and make it the dream house you have always wanted. There is a lot you need to remember about home improvement projects in order to do them right, so here are a few tips so you can work smart instead of just working hard.
It's important to do renovations which add value to your house. When your changes are very personal, others may not appreciate them.
If you have a porch, consider repainting it. If so, lean on a quality exterior paint. In all cases, it's important that you cover up old paint with new paint of the same variety, i.e., water-based / latex paint over latex and oil-based paint over oil. Use oil paint on trim; it will last for a long time but you should not use it outdoors on flooring.
Instead of laminate floors, consider real wood. Although laminate might look real and be easy to clean, you cannot refinish it. In 10 or so years you or whoever owns the home will be required to get a whole new floor rather than refinishing it.
It is very important to change air filters. It is healthy for the inside of your home and will get more life from your furnace and AC unit. A lot of the time, when these units do not work properly, the repairmen will say that it was due to the dirty filter getting into the machines.
Get your garage organized by arranging your items by their type and the amount of time you use them. Once you've done this, put them into clear plastic boxes. Label these boxes for a professional look. This will not only make your garage nice and tidy, but it will also keep pests out of your stuff.
Fixing a faucet that leaks is a great project that anyone can do, even if they're a novice at home improvements. You will save money – and your water reserves – if you take the time to fix the problem quickly. This project will save you money on your water bill.
Attaching PVC pipes to each another is easy, and requires just a bit of PVC primer and cement. You must use these specific items, since others won't work. Furthermore, the pipe surfaces must be completely dry.
Hot glue your screws, nuts, bolts and other hardware to their storage containers! Even the most organized system of supplies can be an issue when you're searching for that one elusive piece of hardware. When you're rummaging through all your containers in search of the perfect part, it's easy to get written labels confused.
These tips will aid you in becoming a master when it comes to home improvement projects. These tips are sure to help you create the home that is perfect for you and your family. You generally get out of home improvement what you put into it, so long as you are following best practices like the ones outlined in this article.…


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China to Open Up Financial Markets with Tougher Regulations
China's central bank (PBOC) Governor Zhou Xiaochuan, 69 anni, says that the country's financial system is becoming significantly more vulnerable due to high leverage.
Zhou who has made some stern warnings recently about debt levels in the world's 2nd-largest, soon to be the world largest economy.
Latent risks are accumulating, including some that are "hidden, complex, sudden, contagious and hazardous," even as the overall health of the financial system remains good, Zhou wrote in an article published on the People's Bank of China's (PBOC) website Saturday.
Zhou wrote, that the nation should toughen regulation and let markets serve the real economy better. The government should also open up markets by relaxing capital controls and reducing restrictions on non-Chinese financial institutions that want to operate on the Mainland.
"High leverage is the ultimate origin of macro financial vulnerability," wrote Zhou. "In sectors of the real economy, this is reflected as excessive debt, and in the financial system, this is reflected as credit that has been expanding too quickly."
Zhou's comments signal the world that China's policy makers remain committed to the campaign to reduce borrowing levels across China's economy.
There have been some concerns that regulators may intensify this drive after last month's 2X-a-decade Communist Party Congress (CPC) helped push yields on 10-year sovereign bonds to a 3-year high.
Chinese bonds shrugged off the Zhou's piece Monday, with 10-year yields down 1 bpt to 3.88% as of 11:14a local time in Shanghai, while the cost on 5-yr notes rose 1 bpt to 3.95.
The PBOC's boss article appears to be an explanation of existing priorities, and not a signal they are changing direction or pace.
Despite the bold rhetoric around deleveraging in China, measures of credit continue to show expansion, with aggregate financing surging to a 6-month high of RMB 1.82-T (US$274-B) in September.
Corporate debt rose to 159% of the economy in Y 2016, compared with 104% 10 years ago, while overall borrowing climbed to 260%.
Zhou's article was included in a book that was published recently to help the public and party members better comprehend the spirit of the 19th party congress, according to the official Xinhua News Agency and information on the PBOC's website.
Zhou on risks and regulation, as follows:
- China's financial system faces domestic and overseas pressures; structural imbalance is a serious problem and regulations are frequently violated
- Some state-owned enterprises face severe debt risks, the problem of "Zombie Companies" is being solved slowly, and some local governments are adding leverage
- Financial institutions are not competitive and pricing of risk is weak; the financial system cannot soothe herd behaviors, asset bubbles and risks by itself
- Some high-risk activities are creating market bubbles under the cover of "financial innovation"
- More companies have been defaulting on bonds, and issuance has been slowing; credit risks are impacting the public's and even foreigners' confidence in China's financial health
- Some Internet companies that claim to help people access finance are actually Ponzi schemes; and some regulators are too close to the firms and people they are supposed to oversee
- China's financial regulation lags behind international standards and focuses too much on fostering certain industries; there's a lack of clarity in what central and regional government should be responsible for, so some activities are not well regulated
- China should increase direct financing as well as expand the bond market; reduce intervention in the equity market and reform the initial public offering system; pursue yuan internationalization and capital account convertibility
- China should let the market play a decisive role in the allocation of financial resources, and reduce the distortion effect of any intervention
- China should improve coordination among financial regulators
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Our group has been rendering services in the education sector since 28 years. We always believed in providing Value Education to students. We established our first school, Navodaya High School, in the year 1991. The school catered to the educational needs of common man and played a vital role in realizing the dreams of more than 10,000 families till date. Our second school, LIFE LINE HIGH SCHOOL, was established in the year 2003.
Our group strongly believed that a school needs to impart all-round education in a child. So we have spacious playground, communication labs and other activities like yoga, karate, music, and dance. We have huge playground in both our campuses.
And now, with a vision to provide world class education, we have started Oakdale international school in an 8 acres campus. Oakdale will have a 200m athletic track, Basketball court, Volleyball Court, Tennis Court, Badminton Court, Cricket practice nets, Football field, Horse Riding, Skating Rink, Half Olympic size Swimming Pool among other infrastructural facilities. Though the education board and state asks only for 1 sqm space per child, we have provided with 32 sft space per child in a classroom.
We hope to bring revolution in the way schools are being run in this 21st century. Though most of the schools promise to impart 21st century education, their architecture or school design would not allow students to be individual thinkers. We would strive to impart social, emotional, intellectual, creative, academic skill set in the students.
We have designed a CPE (Continuous Professional Enrichment) program wherein our teachers will be continuously trained throughout the year unlike most of the schools which would have a 3 day/5day training program once/twice a year. Unlike most if the schools which follow teacher centric model, we have a curriculum in place which will be student centric. Student Centric Learning model is experiential, individualized, collaborative, community based.
We wish to see the world change for the better and our students the reason for the change.
The Oakdale Group Leadership Team
Mr. Venkata Reddy Meenige
Mr. Venkata Reddy Meenige, is a living example of the phrase "Hard work does miracles to your life and others". Currently he is the chairman of Oakdale Educational Society. He believes in Robert Baden-powell's phrase "Leave the world a little better than you found it". An academician and a passionate educationist, he has over 30 years of invaluable experience. Understanding the education needs of the time he founded Sri Balazi Educational Society, which today is known for its contribution towards quality education. He was a member of the board and director for a number of institutions including bank, real estate companies, hotels etc.
The visionary guidance and effective strategizing of Mr. Venkata Reddy have been the source of strength, inspiration and motivation for every milestone achieved.
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As of June 26, 2014 the United Nations officially recognized same sex unions between any of their 43,000 employees, regardless of legal status in the employees country of origin. Of the 192 UN member countries, same sex marriage has legal status in a paltry 18. Undaunted, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon boldly epitomized everything the United Nations stands for – the protection of human rights for all people.
Countries like Uganda, who passed a law in February requiring imprisonment for life greet any citizen caught in same sex union, or Dominica in the Caribbean where not only a maximum sentence of 25 years, but psychiatric "therapy" is deemed appropriate – I won't hold my breath thinking you'll figure this out any time soon. Likewise the Middle East, Africa, or Putin's Russia.
Regardless, this is a monumental step for the rights of all people. It may not be in my lifetime, but one day history will acknowledge the UN for the message delivered to purveyors of asinine tyranny around the world.


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Wedding exhibition 1-3 March 2018
1-3 March 2018 in Moscow will be held XXXII international exhibition "Wedding, Evening Fashion and Accessories". DOLINA MOD once again invites you to visit its stand at the exhibition. The event will be held in pavilion 75 VDNH.
"Wedding Fashion Moscow" - is a largest European exhibition, which has been held for almost 20 years in Moscow. The exhibition brings together the best producers of wedding, evening dresses, men's suits, accessories, jewelry, wedding shoes, children's formal clothing.
Participants of the exhibition will be traditionally well-established company not only in the countries of the former Soviet Union but also far beyond its borders. Among them: TO BE BRIDE, SEMIDA SPOSA, PRESTIGE, OKSANA MUKHA, ROSALLI, Eura wrzesinski, LINE KOSS, SHARMEL, IRINA SUITE, BUSINESS WEDDING, DOMINISS, PROMESSA, HADASSA, MARIPOSA, OLGA SPOSA, NATALIA WEDDING STYLE, DOVITA BRIDAL, BRIDE NAVA, MENBUR, NAVIBLUE, TERANI COUTURE, TARIK EDIZ, UNALLAR, DOLINA MOD, HOUSE of WEDDING, LOVE STORY, WORLD, JAN STEEN, EMPIRE STYLE, NATASHA BOVYKINA, KOTAPSKA, SONIA FASHION, WEDDING PARADISE, CAROLINA, VIP NEVESTA, ANELLY, LOUISA PEERESS, ARTFLORATEX, UNONA, PETALLI BY DEM ITALIANA, SEAM, TARIK EDIZ, LARA, WHITE ROSE, BLAGOY ART, AMORE MIO, EVA UTKINA, ANASTASIA SP, ENIGMA, HOUSE WEDDING, SV OPTOM, ALTEZA and many others.
Will be presented and a new company, ready for the first time to present their collections to the world and firmly occupy a niche in the wedding market. They will conquer and surprise long sophisticated clients.
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Don't miss the main event in the world of wedding fashion!
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Best practices for defending against insider email threats
Research done by Intel revealed that an astonishing 97 percent of computer users cannot identify phishing emails. When the phishing attack comes from a trusted coworker, users are often defenseless on their own. Protecting against insider email threats presents a significant challenge for security operations (SecOps) teams, and the increasing popularity of Microsoft Office 365 has deepened cyber vulnerability, due to the architectural limitations of traditional cloud email security gateway products.
Phishers know their audience—predatory emails tend to look like any other email a user might receive. As researchers at Carnegie Mellon University noted in a recent study, "Users who share similar interests belong to a specific user segment and are susceptible to a specific type of attack."
Thus, the web marketer will receive a phishing email offering an amazing deal on search engine optimization and the attorney will be tempted by an app that matches her with new clients. If the attacker is perceived to be a coworker or organizational superior, the risk is even greater. Behind the guise of a trusted source or a familiar subject, phishers lurk.
A vivid example of the danger of phishing attacks took place during a study at the US Military Academy in 2004. Five-hundred cadets received an email from Colonel Robert Melville requesting that they click on a link. 80 percent of them did so, despite the fact that no one by the name of Robert Melville worked at the Academy and that the link was potentially dangerous. Trained to obey orders, the cadets dropped their guard and did something they had been instructed to do. The episode demonstrated how vulnerable even a disciplined organization can be to social engineering attacks.
Insider threats are an unfortunate reality in today's workplace. Though relatively rare, they can be quite damaging. Insider attacks take many different forms—rogue employees may access unauthorized data or improperly override security controls for personal financial gain. Luckily, when attacks come from the inside, there are HR policies and laws that protect the organization. This is not the case when external hackers pretend to be insider employees.
Faux insiders have the power to wreak havoc and cause financial losses and are an overall more complex threat to counter. For example, in a CEO fraud, an attacker posing as a senior executive, commands an underling to execute a bank transfer to a "vendor" on a rushed basis. Such was the case at a startup in the UK, where a hacker pretending to be the firm's CEO was able to direct £16,000 to an offshore bank account controlled by criminals.
The Office 365 Vulnerability
Organizations that use cloud-based email solutions like the increasingly popular Office 365 email are especially vulnerable to faux insider phishing attacks. The problems begin in the very architecture of the cloud-based email system. Gateway-based solutions, whether they are hosted on-premises or in the cloud, sit in line in the SMTP mail flow.
Gateway types of solutions, whether they are hosted, on premises or cloud-based email security services, sit in line in the SMTP mail flow. As a result, they can only scan the incoming and outgoing email flows. In the process, as the emails pass through the gateway, they inherit the IP of the cloud service. This masks the original sender, rendering Exchange Online Protection's (EOP's) reputation-based defenses useless. With this architecture, there is no filtering of internal emails at all. Even Microsoft Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) does not filter internal emails.
Imagine that a user's Office 365 account is compromised, perhaps by way of a convincing but fake Microsoft Login web page. The risks are severe in this scenario. With an actual Office 365 credential in hand, the attacker can take over the user's email account and send emails to "colleagues" that look 100% authentic… because they are. He or she can send attack emails from a real account. They are legitimate emails from one coworker to another on the actual email system.
The Microsoft vulnerability is manifesting itself in a striking set of statistics. Vade Secure research shows that fake Microsoft sites comprised the #1 phishing URL hit in the second quarter of 2018. That's more than PayPal! Indeed, Microsoft-based phishing attacks have more than quadrupled since the start of the year.
Is your organization worried about and taking actions to protect against insider threats and Office 365 vulnerabilities?


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Fighting the Sky
Strange other-worldly sounds are echoing around the world. A group of researchers, led by expert ufologist Lorraine Gardner, begin an expedition to track down the point of origin from which the sounds emerge. Yet as their journey deepens, they begin to discover more than they bargained for.
Genre: Science FictionActor: Alison Headrick, Angela Cole, Jinette Faraj, Judith A. Faraj, Roger Conners
Director: Conrad Faraj
Country: USA


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Master of Professional Accounting @ Deakin
Very comfortable university, plenty of study area. Good teaching and many support. At my class has different students from different countries, it can improve my communication and sharing culture that is very useful for me.
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Master of Arts (Writing and Literature) @ Deakin
As a Transfer from University of Melbourne, I found Deakin quite a world different. Everything in Deakin was much more relaxing and the flexibility was there in the course structure as well as in the mentality of the staff. The lecturers are really accommodating, helpful and very knowledgeable. Most importantly, they know how to facilitate classes and make each of them fun yet productive.
The Burwood Campus is also a gem! It's packed with great facilities but still boosts an abundance of green spaces and even its own little creek. As I stayed outside of Melbourne, I, therefore, could not join in many extracurricular activities. However, for those fortunate enough to stay closer to the campus, there are heaps of those available which people can easily find out via DUSA or at the beginning of the semester when they will have tables out for new members to sign up.
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Bachelor of Biomedical Science @ Deakin
Being the first in three generations to have the privilege of a tertiary university education was, initially, extremely daunting. My university, however, made me wonder why I had been so nervous. From day one, Orientation Week, Deakin University made sure I wasn't just a number, wasn't just a student among many. The facilities are fabulous and state of the art, the teaching staff unmatched in professionalism, experience, enthusiasm, and willingness to not only help you to succeed, but to also really enjoy what you're doing.
I could not have asked for a smoother transition into University life, and with complete honesty and sincerity, I can say that a more enjoyable, challenging, and rewarding three years, I have yet to have the pleasure of experiencing.
I love my university, I love the social experiences, I love the opportunities it provides us, the support is offers, and the confidence that it enables in each and every student who walks into a lecture theatre, a science lab, a nursing block, an architects study, or even the lectures own office for that extra help, advice, and support. Thank you Deakin.
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It was a completely different experience to high school. I came to university on my own, with all my friends getting into other courses a different institutes. Although making friends was the easy part, I have one close friend now and it turns out we live around the corner from each other and we study and car pool together. The hardest transition I found was the work and the learning style it is completely different to what I was expecting and the work is a lot harder. But over all I'm glad that I chose university and I chose Deakin, it has been one of the best experiences I've ever done.
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It has been an interesting experience returning as a mature age student, overall Deakin has been amazing, the structure of the online units are user friendly and the campus is very welcoming.
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Deakin University provides a great learning atmosphere. The tutors and lecturers are very capable and full of knowledge and always willing to help. The Uni has many free services that students can take advantage of including their Jobshop program which prepares students for jobs after Uni and also get them part time jobs to balance with their uni study, I can vouch for this service as through this service I have gained employment and am now doing an accounting traineeship as well as my university studies. They also have a housing service which was a very conveinient service to use in my first year, I found a perfect share house writhin a week. The Uni also has many social clubs which regularly host events and DUSA, the student association that gives many opportunities to students to participate socially and also improve their skills. The campuses have a great library and food options aswell, this year the Waurn Ponds campus opened the Hub Bar and Bistro, which offers great quality meals and cheap drink events. The only issue with the Uni is the lack of parking. Other than that, it is a great university and has great services to prepare students for the future and to also get the best results during study.
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text: SAVE Time flies. Can you believe Zac Efron just turned 30? Yes, girls—and guys. Last October 18, Zac grew up and is officially past the 20-something stage of his life. But like fine wine, age did him well. He's gotten bigger (those muscles don't lie) and better (in practically every way imaginable) since he first starred as the basketball playing, theater-loving Troy Bolton in the hit Disney Channel original movie High School Musical. So, to celebrate three decades of his gorgeous existence and acting accomplishments, let's look back at some of the films he's blessed us regular folk with. We won't be surprised if we find ourselves still ogling at him, or at least adding more titles to this list in the future. ALSO READ: Six Fix: Korean Actors Who Are Totally Boyfriend Material Photographs from Allposters.com, Billboard.com, DirtyGrandpa.movie, Foxmovies.com, Facebook.com/hairspraymovie, Facebook.com/neighborsmovie, Indiewire.com, Instagram.com/baywatchmovie, Movieposter.com, Ohmy.disney.com, The filmstage.com, Warnerbrothers.co.uk


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Dolaka District on day of second earthquake
This is a quote from our Trustee Catherine in Nepal "Dolaka – the complete epicentre, was where we were standing on a precipitous mountain road at 11,000 feet.
We saw the missing (now found and crashed US helicopter go over. It went down 6 km from here)
This is the same house 1 minute later. This was 3 metres from where we were standing.
Next to us was a man with massive cuts all over. Near was an almost dead woman. Up the road where we were going to do our rice drop (6 tonnes) were 40 dead villagers.
Town 8km that we had come through was completely destroyed. The entire staff of the Nepal Rasta Bank including the manager were killed at their desks. 20 landslides had come down on the road we had just travelled.
The road we were due to travel was completely blocked.
Until you have lived through it, is is impossible to understand. There are these massive noises as well which do not seem to be coming from collapsing buildings but from the ground itself. It feels like a massive hole will form under you and swallow you up.
The shaking is so violent, it is like incredibly severe airline turbulence where you cannot stand up and the ground itself feels like air, hollow unstable not solid.
All afternoon were crack and bangs. Even this morning there was a 5+ at 7.30am.
If we had been 15 minutes earlier or later , we would not have survived.
We eventually got back at 1.30am and slept on the ground in Kathmandu. We were also unable to drop the rice as the road was blocked and mobs were appearing as it got dark and the situation became very very difficult. We spent about 4 hours negotiating with police, army, villagers, mobs etc before retreating.
The rice is due to go up again shortly when the road is reopen. We considered this best for everyone."
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Project title: Improving the way knowledge on forests is understood and used internationally
Location: India
Duration: December, 2016 – August, 2017
Project background:
The Bonn Challenge is a global effort to bring 150 million hectares of degraded and deforested land into restoration by 2020 and 350 million hectares by 2030. A growing suite of "home grown" high-level processes is emerging in support of the Bonn Challenge, driven by the political will of countries and regional institutions. The Bonn Challenge 2020 target was launched at a high-level event in Bonn, in 2011, co-hosted by the German Ministry of the Environment and IUCN, and was later endorsed and extended to 2030 by the New York Declaration on Forests of the 2014 UN Climate Summit. Underlying the Bonn Challenge is the Forest Landscape Restoration (FLR) approach, which aims to restore ecological integrity at the same time as improving human well-being through multifunctional landscapes. The Bonn Challenge is not a new global commitment but rather a practical means of realising many existing international commitments.
India was one of the first countries in Asia to commit to the Bonn Challenge, announcing a 21 million hectare pledge at COP21 in Paris in December 2015. Other pledges from Asia include commitments from India, Bangladesh, Mongolia, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
The announcement by the Government of India was mainly facilitated through IUCN's year-long engagement with the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), which aimed to equip and inform key decision makers about FLR, with support from the KNOWFOR program.
During the year-long engagement, two key workshops were organised. The discussion in these events highlighted the need to document and disseminate lessons from ongoing and completed FLR initiatives to support achievement of the Bonn Challenge target. It also identified an urgent need to facilitate national and regional-level dialogues on the ways in which FLR can be a successful strategy for mitigating and adapting to the impacts of climate change, while simultaneously catalysing economic development and helping to achieve other development goals.
The main aim of this phase of the proposed project is to build upon the key recommendations of previous work done by IUCN with support from the KNOWFOR project to promote and scale up FLR and the Bonn Challenge in the South Asia region.
Specific objectives are to:
- Build a South Asia regional FLR/Bonn Challenge approach and platform
- Generate and document evidence on progress being made in India on the implementation of its Bonn Challenge contribution and lessons learned from this.
Organisation of a South Asia (Himalaya) Regional FLR and Bonn Challenge Workshop
The output of this workshop would be a south-south FLR dialogue report.
Documentation and dissemination of progress towards the Bonn Challenge in India
The key outputs will include:
i) a compendium of restoration progress since 2010 and challenges in India;
ii) a policy brief and recommendations on next steps on FLR at the national/sub-national level; and
iii) blogs and other communication products.
Donor: DFID KNOWFOR
Partner: Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC)
To view Proceedings of the South Asia Regional Consultation on Forest Landscape Restoration, please click here.


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This is a bad piece of journalism – worst I've seen in a long time. Here's some of the fuzzy math and omitted information from the cheerleaders for Charlotte's rail system:
The average Lynx trip costs $2.70 in operating dollars, but that doesn't include the cost of building the line. [Right, what's that TOTAL cost per passenger?] Three-quarters of the train's $462.7 million cost came from federal and state grants [someone has to pay for that]. When CATS' portion of the train's capital cost is included, the per-passenger cost jumps to about $4.50. [So why not tell us the total capital cost instead of making it look like rail is cheaper than buses?]
The average bus trip is about $4.30, which doesn't include the cost of buying the bus. The cost is rising quickly due to fuel prices. [This is the most egregious bit. 1) Compare bus ridership to Lynx ridership, first. Then, 2) compare capital costs to capital costs. Then get back to me.]
The whole section quoted above is worthless at best, misleading and mendacious at worst. It doesn't matter if you packed that train to the gills. There will never be enough riders to make it cost effective. Never. (Update: the paper seems to justify omitting the total cost by saying that Mecklenburg residents don't pay for it directly (i.e. the rest of N.C. and taxpayers around the U.S. do. Concentrated benefits and dispersed costs.)
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What Are You So Depressed About?
"What are you so depressed about?"
Anyone who's ever suffered from depression has probably heard this question at least once in their lives. It's often spoken not by a mean-spirited stranger, but an honestly caring friend or family member who simply doesn't understand your continued blue mood. Which makes it all the more harder a question to answer.
If someone who's suffering from depression knew the answer to the question, the question might be moot. But the hardship with depression, like with any mental disorder, is that it's hard to explain to someone who's never been through it.
"What are you so depressed about?"
The answer isn't easy to pinpoint:
"Well, nothing in particular. Everything. My life, where it's going, how I can't seem to do anything. How I have no energy, morning, noon or night. How my medications don't always seem to help as much as I would like them to. The terrible side effects. Not wanting sex, even though my significant other does. It's not one single thing. It's nothing — I have everything, yet I'm still unhappy. If I knew, don't you think I'd be less down about it? I don't know.
I don't know."
Depression doesn't come packaged in a nice, neat little box that you can just take out and put away at will. In fact, one of the best things a person could learn about depression is that if "will" had anything to do with it, nobody would ever be depressed. It's not about willpower. It's not about not wanting to be depressed. It's not about just thinking positive thoughts and feeling better.
It's about feeling out of control, and not really caring. It's about feeling down for no reason, and still, not really caring. It's about watching parts of your life crash down around you, and still, not caring.
"What are you so depressed about?"
"You wouldn't understand. There's no answer I could share that would explain it to your satisfaction."
Depression isn't being upset about not getting a promotion, or missing a favorite TV show. Depression is a longer-lasting feeling that doesn't go away even though you have "nothing" to be depressed about. Depression's cause isn't always known, or even knowable.
People who have depression don't ask for it, and they didn't do something to deserve it. A person with depression is an ordinary person, just you and I, who happens to be grappling with a kind of disorder similar to someone who deals with diabetes or even something more life-threatening, like cancer. They didn't ask for those things, it just happens.
So please, don't ask "What are you so depressed about?" It's not an easy question to answer for someone who has depression, and even if they have an answer, it's probably not the answer you want to hear.
Grohol, J. (2018). What Are You So Depressed About?. Psych Central. Retrieved on October 29, 2020, from https://psychcentral.com/blog/what-are-you-so-depressed-about/
Last reviewed: By a member of our scientific advisory board on 8 Jul 2018
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Three coastal "backpacker B&Bs" welcome budget travelers north of Vancouver
I used to sell panniers at Vancouver's Bike Doctor and when novice cyclists would come in and say they were going to spend a "relaxing" weekend biking the Gulf Islands, I'd cringe. There's got to be an easier way for these people to discover the simple joys of bike touring, I thought; a destination with less gravity-defying hills, a shorter ferry ride, comparable island cachet and cheaper accommodations.
Since then I've thrown my bike on the #257 Horseshoe Bay bus and confirmed that this place does exist but the catch is ~ it's not an island; it's the thirty or so kilometers between Gibsons Landing, Roberts Creek and Sechelt known as the Sunshine Coast.
Each of the three villages are spaced fairly evenly apart and are linked by the Georgia Strait coastline, the paved-shouldered Highway 101, and a bike-rack equipped Sunshine Coast Transit System. The curious traveller can sample a day's worth of arts, eats and adventures by bike or bus, then settle into an cozy hostel-type accommodation when it gets dark.
Now, I'd heard that backpacker digs were popping up along the Coast but I always found it difficult to find them. It turns out that ~ with the exception of Sechelt's Upper Deck Guesthouse which is located in a business area ~ zoning restrictions require them to refer to themselves as "backpacker B&B's": Gibsons has the two-year-old Wynken Blynken & Nod Backpacker's B&B and Robert's Creek has the new Up The Creek Backpacker's B&B.
Martin, Marney and son Coulter Prestage opened the roomy Up The Creek in June. It features a stove-heated shared kitchen, library and music room, wooden deck and hot tub, and a studio where Marney guides yoga on Saturday mornings. The couple are crazy-eager to show visitors the area's bounty and will gladly lend bicycles for the neighbouring Mount Elphinstone trails, send you down to Alpha Adventures for a kayak or snowshoe rental, or just suggest a walk down to the Gumboot Café's legendary desserts.
Tanya Hall, husband Paul and mum Shirley at the Upper Deck Guesthouse also harbour a wealth of local and world travel knowledge. Guidebooks, brochures and vintage travel magazines line their casual rec-room lounge, and they've themed each of the clean and comfortable sleeping rooms to the different countries they've visited. Having lived in the area for over 23 years, Tanya and Shirley have the kind of local knowledge visitors crave; on Tanya's suggestion I visited the new timber frame Visitor Centre, walked along Snickett Park's curvy shoreline, wandered past the Sechelt band's townsite and totems, and dropped into the gorgeous Raven's Cry Theatre for a boffo screening of The Incredibles.
A denver sandwich at the Village Restaurant the next day fueled me up for a southward ride all the way back to Gibsons Landing. The roadway is a bit narrow out of Sechelt but opens up to a festive beach walk of motels and snack bars through Wilson Creek. The two-lane Highway 101 has wide shoulders for stress-free riding all the way into Gibsons; but an even more relaxed ride is to follow Lower Roberts Creek Road as it glides past cottages and cedars, rejoin 101 until Pratt Road, cruise down towards Gower Point Road and then follow it along the arbutus-lined shore until you roll into Gibsons' caféd main street.
The Wynken Blynken & Nod B&B entrance hides behind a hedge just past Coles Marine on Marine Drive. Built in 1937 and formerly a fishers' boarding house, the main building and courtyard cabins have an enviable location right on Shoal Channel. Proprietor Suzanne Senger bought the property in 2002 and moved quite a number of historic relics over to the Elphinstone Pioneer Museum. Despite ongoing renovations WB&N is ~ at this stage ~ the most rustic of the three Coast hostels and may appeal to travellers who don't mind sharing a bunk cabin with free-spirited wanderers and their dogs.
Gibsons Landing is a touristy but admittedly lovely village. Halibut and fresh-cut chips at Molly's Reach Restaurant are surprisingly good for a former TV show set prop, the fresh-baked pies and muffins at the Truffles Café counter are wonderful, and the tiny shoreline walkway is a foggy-morning delight. It's a great getaway in the winter if you're curious to steal a walk amoung the boats on the dock or nose around in the pioneer museum.
The Langdale ferry is a scenic five kilometers east on Marine Drive. A forty minute ferry trip back across the mouth of Howe offers picture-postcard scenes of barge-hauling tugboats and curious harbour seals. It's a relaxing way to ease back into regular life, and you'll truly feel as if you've been on "island time".Published in Adventure West Magazine, December 2004.


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Kyrene De La Sierra School
Phoenix, AZ | Maricopa County
September 17, 2013
My daughter has been going to Sierra 1st and now 2nd grade very challenging curriculum (reason why I picked this school) The staff and teachers are wonderful, helpful and care! I can not speak enough about the parent involvement it's AMAZING! This is an Amazing school for learning and community involvement. My daughter loves going to school and has made many friends. The demographics for this school is pretty amazing my daughter is mixed and this school is very diverse. A++ school here!Submitted by a parent
January 9, 2012
My daughter is in first grade and has been in this school since KG. I absolutely love this school and she loves going to school. The teachers take extra care, to the extent that her homeworks and classworks are customized. Safe and a nice locality for the school too.Submitted by a parent
January 8, 2012
The teachers at Sierra take extra time and care to meet each students individual needs. The students have an excellent learning environment and a strong sense of community. My son has been here for 3 years and has made good friends as well as learned beyond his years, through challenges and achievements. The curriculum is strong. The staff has great communication and is very attentive. Our family feels very secure with this school.Submitted by a parent
November 20, 2011
This school is the best in the valley. I have a 4th grader and 1st grader. When we moved to Sierra my older son was a total non reader (in 2nd). Now, because of all of the individualized attention and care he's fully caught up! The teachers (all of them) really care for and love my children. The secretaries, lunch ladies, and definitely the awesome principal and assistant principal. I'm so impressed not only with the teachers, but also the ladies in charge. It's really the ONLY choice!Submitted by a parent
April 17, 2011
Sierra is an amazing school. In fact, there is none finer in Kyrene ~ of Phoenix for that matter! The teachers are superb ~ all of them! The administration is new, but totally top notch. I have never met a more caring group of educators anywhere. I find it to be a big family, where everyone buys in and is involved. Sierra is definitely the place to be for educating children. I'm so happy I found it! In fact, I drive 15 minutes each day just to take my kids there. It's uncomparable!Submitted by a parent
April 16, 2010
I can't say enough about the wonderful staff, educational opportunities and sense of community that you get at Sierra. We have had excellent teachers for the past 5 years and our children have excelled academically. The PTO and events are fabulous as well and the resources available to the students are amazing.Submitted by a parent
August 6, 2009
This is a terrific school. Our son just finished here and is now off to advanced classes in his new middle school. Sierra identified his math and language arts level and placed him in the school's gifted program and he continues to excel. Our daughter will enter 2nd grade at Sierra this year and she is a different situation. Sierra gives her additional reading instruction as they correctly identified that she was a bit behind in that subject. In both cases with two different kids, I am very happy with this school. I agree with the person who said not to spend your money on a private school to instead save it for college. This school has continued to deliver to our family for the last six years and still going!Submitted by a parent
May 19, 2009
Don't waste your money on a private school if your children are able to attend Sierra...save it for college! My 3rd and 5th graders just finished their second year at Sierra and it has been nothing short of amazing. When we moved to the area I researched all the available schools and this one really stood out! The administration puts a strong emphasis on reaching each child's potential while creating a positive atmosphere that makes learning fun. There's tons of parental involvement and plenty of extracurricular activities. Ideally the class sizes could be smaller but the quality of the teachers more than makes up for it. Our family couldn't be happier.Submitted by a parent
May 6, 2009
We have 2 children at Sierra and our 1st is leaving for 6th grade. Our experience has been nothing short of great. Staff really identifies with the children (their personalities and needs) and parents. I remember the first day of school 6 years back when I left my Kindergartener feeling so comfortable after the Principal and Librarian remembered not only my daughters name from 'Meet The Teacher' a week before but, ours as well. That was a good indicator for the many years of personalized attention I see the staff demonstrate daily. Because of the community feel, transitions between grades have been seamless . Even the Vice Principal hangs out in the lunch room and tells jokes/ pop trivia with pencil prizes. I wanted to share for new parents who are worried about the 1st day of school. Can't wait to do it all again with our incoming Kindergartener. Great experience!Submitted by a parent
January 12, 2009
This is our second year at Sierra and we couldn't be happier. The Principal is very personable and has a great rapport with the students. The teachers are equally wonderful. Last year we had a problem with an upper class student and discussed it with the teacher. The next day she directly addressed the problem and it was solved!Submitted by a parent
December 9, 2008
I agree with recent reviews. While kids are excelling with the minimum standards - do not expect this school or this school district to keep excelling in math and science when compared nationally. Totally wrong direction for the math program. Classes are too big for individualized or differentiated instruction. Do not expect a kid in the upper half of the class to be well served. We're moving on...Submitted by a parent
December 7, 2008
Needs better math curriculum, and better teachers & principal who are willing to challenge our children and have their best interests at heart.Submitted by a parent
September 26, 2008
i have an older child that went through Sierra and I loved it - then. I have a child there now and I am displeased with the large class sizes, new math curriculmn and the mgmt of the gifted program. All these things I tie to the principal -- he is in his 2nd year there and I do not like the direction of the school now.Submitted by a parent
January 31, 2008
There is no better school in the Metro Phx Area! Period.Submitted by a parent
October 3, 2007
I'm on my second child going through Sierra, and I'm very happy with the curriculum and the education both of my children have received. I am also very happy with the new principal. He is very down to earth, and very approachable.Submitted by a parent
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ENFP Jobs and Careers - 5 Tips to Find Your Fit
ENFPs favor the two mental functions of iNtuition and Feeling.
- As an NF (iNtuition-Feeling), you want to empower people!
At minimum , therefore, you want a job where you have regularly challenged to help empower others.
Not only is it hard to find a job, but it can also be hard to know what job or career to look for and how to get started on your search. Here are some tips of what to look for in a ENFP job match that would be even more motivating and energizing for the long term, helpful even for you highly skilled, enthusiastic ENFPs.
ENFPs sweeten life with their enthusiasm
Two Favorite Mental Functions
As one of the 16 Myers-Briggs personality types®, you use your favored N-F mental functions in a unique way.
These favorite mental functions use the lion's share of your psychological energy and are therefore a must for job choice, because of how personality is motivated and energized.
Most attractive occupations:
- Counselor or psychologist
- teacher (arts, health)
- special education
- research assistant
- religiously oriented occupations
- writer or editor
- musician or composer
- social scientist
- computer professional
- public relations (publicity)
- administrator (education)
1. Job Types
Jobs that fit best the ENFP personality type are those that require
- INCLINATION: communication with, helpful fostering of the growth of others
- INCLINATION: an enthusiastic and energetic approach to situations and people
- SKILL: innovative and perceptive problem solving
Job areas:
- Counseling and related professions
- Teaching and religiously oriented positions
- The arts
2. Job Environments
A good job match will include these elements.
- Regular sharing of your insights and creativity
- Challenges requiring your innovative problem solving
- Structure and rules are temporary boundaries and guidelines.
- Conflict can be comfortably ignored or avoided.
3. Information to Gather
- Facts about jobs in or from a career library
- Establish priorities
- A "short list" of the most interesting possibilities
4. Making Contacts
- Pause during interviews so that others can ask questions.
- In interviews, emphasize what contributions you can make to the organization now.
- Convey in what ways your people skills can help the "bottom line".
- When interviewed by a Sensing type, don't overwhelm him or her by too many possibilities.
5. Making Decisions
- Don't ignore uncomfortable facts.
- Systematically consider the consequences of alternatives.
- Before making a decision, take time to "cool off" to let the feelings and facts settle.
This hub combines some information from the two following books, as well as from a seminar I attended.
- Introduction to Type and Careers, by Allen L. Hammer:
Discusses personality type and career matching, career trends, tips on goal setting and decision making, and potential obstacles in the career development process for all 16 types.
Introduction to Type and Emotional Intelligence, by Roger R. Pearman:
Discusses the connections between personality and Emotional intelligence (EQ), which is a term used to describe our ability to control impulses, show empathy, and persist in the face of obstacles with resilience and flexibility. Provides specific actions for the development of emotional intelligence in each of the 16 types.
The NF as the boss:
- Spineless Bosses - NF Personality Type in Employee Management
The NF personality type, a natural nurturer, is gifted for management. They can become 'spineless' bosses, however, because of their limited toughness with diverse team members.
The 15 other Myers-Briggs personality types
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It's something I've struggled with for a long time myself, so it's of particular interest to me and if I can give others the info that I myself was seeking, I gladly do so. Tnx for the welcome btw ;)
Awesome article, I'm ENFP myself and I so recognize all of that :D
I also posted it to the MBTI forum I parttake in, as I know many ENFPs there have questions on this stuff.


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Update: We've been following a series of surprising incidents involving Gunsmoke Guns, a Wheat Ridge store that served as the setting of American Guns, a reality TV series that was recently canceled by the Discovery Channel; see our previous coverage below.
First, there was a robbery. Then, there was an IRS raid, which some Second Amendment boosters saw as politically motivated. Now, the search warrant affidavit has been unsealed (see it here), and it reveals that the inquiry into the business activities of the Wyatt family, who run Gunsmoke, has been underway for years.
A quick recap. Despite seemingly healthy ratings, American Guns' plug was pulled in December by Discovery executives, with recent examples of horrific gun violence, including the killings at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Connecticut, appearing to be primary factors in the decision. Then, on February 27, a thief or thieves broke into the shop through a hole in the roof, spiriting away twelve handguns and three rifles; no arrests have been made in the case. And the following week, the shop was briefly closed after I.R.S. agents arrived, armed with a search warrant.
That document is now public, and the agent filing it offers a straight-forward statement: "I respectfully submit that there is probable cause to believe that for the period of January 1, 2006 to the present, the following items, which constitute evidence of the commission of, contraband, the fruits of crime, or instrumentalities of violations of Title 26...for tax years 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 will be found at the PREMISES."
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The section of the affidavit devoted to evidence states that in or around June 2010, an agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives was given information suggesting that Rich Wyatt, family patriarch and manager of Gunsmoke, "unlawfully possessed six...fully automatic weapons" in violation of U.S. law. This allegation caused agents to look more closely into the shop's records, figuratively transforming these weapons into smoking guns.
Shortly thereafter, agents discovered that while the Wyatts -- including wife Renee and kids Kurt and Paige -- have long been thought to own Gunsmoke, a certain Victor Rodriguez is actually the man with his name on the paperwork, although Wyatt told investigators he "did not have a hand in day-to-day operations." Rodriguez subsequently revealed that he'd purchased Gunsmoke from Wyatt in 2005 after Wyatt "went through a serious divorce." At the time, Rodriguez said the business wasn't profitable, but once it returned to the black, he'd agreed to sell it back to Wyatt.
Nonetheless, Wyatt's signature was on sales tax returns for Gunsmoke for most months between January 2008 and October 2011, but not on individual tax returns from the years 2008, 2009 and 2010 -- because he didn't submit any. He did file a 2011 form listing a loss from Gunsmoke of more than $98,000 -- and presenting no other sources of income, despite the fact that the Discovery show was on the air at that time. The affidavit adds that "neither Gunsmoke Inc. nor Gunsmoke Guns Inc. has ever filed Federal Income tax returns."
Another graphic shows what the agent believes is evidence of severe wage under-reporting. Over a five-year period, the highest paid person on the staff is shown to be Matthew Meece, who brought home a whopping $13,157.15 in 2007. Reported income for Rich and his wife, Renee, was less than $10,000 cumulatively during that stretch. Yet somehow, in 2012, they were able to buy a house in Evergreen for $678,000, with Renee paying $278,000 of that herself. She's also said to have purchased two Florida condominiums for a total of $338,000 despite reported adjusted gross income of $3,491 and $3,390 for the years 2008 and 2009, respectively.
That's not all. The affidavit, which is 35 pages long, lists plenty about a lavish lifestyle and fancy cars that don't jibe with the comparatively tiny amounts of moolah the Wyatts reported to the I.R.S.
U.S. Attorneys Office spokesman Jeff Dorschner declines to comment further about the report, citing the ongoing investigation. But as indicated by the affidavit, life for these reality TV staples appears to have gotten a lot more real.
Look below to see the complete document, followed by our previous coverage.
Continue for our previous coverage of the Gunsmoke Guns robbery and search. Update, 10:18 a.m. March 12: As we've reported, burglars got away with fifteen firearms during a burglary late last month at Gunsmoke Guns in Wheat Ridge, setting for the recently canceled Discovery Channel reality series American Guns; see our previous coverage below.
Since then, however, another law enforcement agency has descended on the store -- the I.R.S., whose agents came armed with a search warrant. The timing triggered suspicions in at least one blogger that the raid was politically motivated.
American Guns told the story of Gunsmoke owners Rich and Renee Wyatt and their kids, Kurt (seen above) and Paige. The ratings for the first two seasons of the program were solid, leading to expectations that a third would be launched. But last December, following the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, and the subsequent debate about guns and gun violence, Discovery pulled the plug on the program.
A couple of months later, during the early morning hours of February 27, a thief or thieves gained access to the shop through a hole in the roof. Witnesses saw a silver, two-door car drive away from the scene shortly before police arrived. An inventory later determined that twelve handguns and three rifles (but no assault weapons) were missing.
Reached this morning, Wheat Ridge Police Department Division Chief Joe Cassa says there have been no new developments in the case. Officers have yet to identify suspects or find the car. "Everything is status quo," he concedes while emphasizing that the investigation is continuing.
In the meantime, the Wyatts have concerns beyond being crime victims. On Friday, 7News reports, Internal Revenue Service reps executed a search warrant at Gunsmoke as part of what a spokesman described as a financial investigation.
The store was closed on Friday, but Cassa says it's his understanding it's back open for business as usual. He adds that the IRS inquiry will have no bearing on the Wheat Ridge PD's burglary inquiry.
But is it connected to something else -- like the Colorado gun legislation that's gotten national attention?
Five bills continue to move forward at the State Capitol. latest: Yesterday, the Colorado Senate passed five measures, with one, about fees for background checks, headed to Governor John Hickenlooper's desk. The other four, including a limit on high-capacity magazines and a broadening of the background-check statute, face further debate in the House.
The subject of gun-control legislation has certainly whipped up passion among Second Amendment absolutists, and one -- Examiner.com blogger Timothy Miller, who writes under the title "Colorado Conservative Examiner" -- jumped on the Gunsmoke raid in a post headlined "Freedom of speech attacked by the IRS." He writes:
Currently, there is no way to ascertain the Wheat Ridge gun-shop owner's guilt or innocence. [Rich] Wyatt did, over the last several months, become increasingly critical of, and vocal about, proposed gun-control legislation and gun rights. Shortly thereafter exercising his right to freedom of speech, the small businessperson's retail location was raided by the IRS, and it's quite apparent, just like the Tea Party, Wyatt and Obama do not see eye-to-eye. There is no immediate proof that Wyatt's freedom of speech was limited by presidential bully-tactics, but Obama has been known to silence the opposition by using the IRS.
The initial media exposure was immense and local news outlets continue to cover the story daily. The question the media neglects to address is why, again, is a group or individual spoke publicly against the Obama administration's agenda aggressively investigated by the Internal Revenue? More importantly, is the IRS President Obama's private character assassination tool?
Here's a 7News piece about the IRS raid, followed by our previous coverage.
Continue for our previous coverage of the burglary at Gunsmoke Guns, including photos and videos. Update, 2:59 p.m. March 4: We recently told you about a burglary at Gunsmoke Guns, a Wheat Ridge business made famous by American Guns, a reality show on the Discovery Channel. The program was canceled late last year despite seemingly healthy ratings, leading to speculation that it was yanked from the schedule due to concerns about gun violence following incidents like the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut.
Now, the inventory at the shop is complete -- and the burglars definitely got away with a substantial haul.
According to the Wheat Ridge Police Department, twelve handguns and three rifles were presumably spirited away from the store by burglars thought to have gained entry to the business through a hole in the roof.
The WRPD adds that none of the items can be described as an "assault weapon." But there's no doubt about the lethality of what went missing.
Shortly after the robbery, which took place during the early hours of February 27, a witness saw a silver, two-door car drive out of the parking lot shortly before officers arrived in force, prompted by a silent alarm. However, no new information about the vehicle has been developed or released at this writing.
Anyone with info about the case is encouraged to dial the Wheat Ridge Police Department Tip Line at 303-235-2947. Look below for our previous coverage.
Original post, 2:29 p.m. February 28: It's been a rough patch for Wheat Ridge-based Gunsmoke Guns. First, American Guns, the Discovery Channel show set at the business, was cancelled in what some have interpreted as fallout from the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut.
And now, the arms-heavy shop has been burglarized, with robbers getting away with a thus-far unknown number of things that go bang.
Here's the Discovery Channel description of American Guns for the launch of the show's second season:
The Wyatts are your typical suburban family who just happened to own one of the premiere firearms facilities in the world. Rich Wyatt and his wife Renee own Gunsmoke, located outside Denver, Colorado, where they buy, sell and trade guns -- from hand cannons to hunting rifles. And if you don't see what you want, they'll build one for you -- from nothing more than a block of metal. Gunsmoke has the largest and most experienced group of gunsmiths in the state. When the Wyatts aren't building or selling guns, they're shooting them. No gun leaves their shop without being test fired by the family first.
This premise was not especially controversial at the time the program was launched. But according to a Fox News report published in December, American Guns' Facebook page was clobbered in the immediate aftermath of the Newtown tragedy. This post is an example:
"I know you all have to make money but would Discovery Channel PLEASE consider ceasing to broadcast the show in the U.K.? Sadly your program makes buying/owning guns seem fun, glamorous, even normal," wrote one. Another tweeted, "Dear Discovery Channel: it's not appropriate showing the program American Guns now!" Another weighed in: "With Discovery shows like 'Sons of Guns', 'American Guns', 'Ted Nugent's Gun Country' etc it's not surprising how guns r seen as acceptable."
Shortly thereafter, the Fox News piece goes on, Discovery announced that the show had been cancelled and would not return for a third season -- this despite a 50 percent ratings increase from season one's debut to the second season launch and a statement from Renee Wyatt that a season three would definitely happen. Gunsmoke Guns' notoriety remains, and given the amount of firepower inside, it's certainly an unlikely target for scofflaws. Indeed, the most recent crime connected to the store involved one Wylie Newton, who was accused of stealing an antique pistol in New Mexico and then trying to fence it at Gunsmoke.
Continue for more about Gunsmoke Guns, including robbery details, photos and videos. Here's a look at the gun in question -- a Colt Dragoon black powder revolver that dates to the 1800s and is valued at $20,000, according to the Wheat Ridge Police Department. It was stolen from a private museum in New Mexico in December 2011:
That same month, a man named "Wylie" popped up on an episode of American Guns trying to sell a couple of museum-quality antique revolvers. A viewer subsequently alerted police about this cameo appearance, and officers set up a sting operation that ensnared Newton, an Erie resident. He was busted on a New Mexico warrant.
The incident that took place yesterday struck much closer to home. At around 4:12 a.m., according to the Wheat Ridge Police Department, Gunsmoke's silent alarm was triggered. Uniformed officers rushed to the scene, but by the time they arrived, the person or persons who'd set it off were gone.
Still, cops have a pretty good idea how they'd gained entry. There was a big hole in the roof.
Officers later tracked down a witness who reported seeing a silver two-door car leaving the Gunsmoke parking lot around the time the alarm went off, but could provide no description of anyone inside it.
At this writing, we don't know precisely what was taken from the shop -- how many guns or what type. But agents and investigators from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are on the case, assisting the WRPD.
Look below to see an American Guns promo clip, as well as a video in support of the Second Amendment that's posted on Gunsmoke's home page.
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Nikuyah goes national
The first black female mayor of Charlottesville sat at the table with co-hosts of "The View" on Martin Luther King Day to discuss the current state of the city, which has pushed a narrative that Unite the Right participants brought their hate from out of town, she said. Richard Spencer and Jason Kessler are UVA alumni, Walker noted. "You have to be honest to move forward and we have been unwilling."
We're on edge
A photo of two thick brown ropes with eyelet holes hanging in front of the Central Library on the night of Friday, January 12, was picked up by multiple outlets—including C-VILLE Weekly—and circulated widely before police confirmed that the ominous ropes were rigging for the banners that go across East Market Street and not, in fact, nooses.
New editor
The Daily Progress has named Aaron Richardson its editor-in-chief. The former assistant city editor and reporter at the Progress has also reported for Charlottesville Tomorrow, and succeeds Wes Hester, who stuck it out for 15 months before taking a job as a deputy spokesperson for UVA.
"Literally speechless. In the greatest stroke of irony since Alanis Morissette wrote a song about irony that wasn't about irony, I lost my voice at the beginning of this, my last week as a professional spokesperson."—Miriam Dickler in her sign-off from the city last week
Oh, hoppy day
The Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a special use permit for expansion at Keene-based hopyard Greenmont Hopworks, where owners will build a new 10,000-square-foot facility to process the plant used to flavor beer.
Lock your doors
City police say they've taken several reports from people in the Rosser Lane, Blue Ridge, Hessian and Rugby Road areas who say their unlocked vehicles were ransacked between 11pm and 4am late January 14 and early January 15. In one case, cash was stolen.
McAuliffe's greatest hits—and misses
When Terry McAuliffe first ran for governor in 2009, many saw him as a carpetbagger with stronger ties to the Clintons than to the commonwealth. Despite being edged out in the Democratic primary by state Senator Creigh Deeds, McAuliffe ran again and won the governor's mansion in 2013, and even won the grudging respect of some of the Republicans who controlled the General Assembly during his term—but not all. Vetoing a record 120 bills, many on social issues, probably didn't help.
As Governor Ralph Northam begins his term, we took a look back on the record of the man whose name keeps popping up as a Dem presidential candidate for 2020—along with another Virginian, Senator Tim Kaine—and who kept touting accomplishments right up through the morning of Northam's inauguration.
- Restoring voting rights of 173,000 felons
- Unemployment down from 5.4 percent to 3.7 percent
- Revitalization of the Port of Virginia, which was on the chopping block
- Used economic development to ward off divisive social bills like the transgender bathroom bill North Carolina passed—and for which it suffered boycotts
- $20 billion in capital investment, including Facebook and Amazon facilities in Virginia
- Functional end to veteran homelessness in Virginia
"I have a message to all the white supremacists and the Nazis who came into Charlottesville today: Our message is plain and simple. Go home. You are not wanted in this great commonwealth." Terry McAuliffe on August 12
- Unsuccessful at getting Medicaid expansion through the General Assembly, despite having Republicans over for beers
- Sued by the GOP leadership for the blanket restoration of felon voting rights
- Support of natural gas pipelines irked environmentalists and citizens whose properties are in their paths
- Duped into a state grant of $1.4 million to a Chinese company that failed to open a plant in Appomattox, while repayment of a $5 million loan to another Chinese company, Tranlin, to build a paper plant in Chesterfield has stalled
- In a radio interview on his way out the door of the governor's mansion he blames Charlottesville officials for the events of August 12 because they granted a permit


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Pinellas County just doesn't do controversy.
Courthouse bureaucrats stay put for decades. Elected officials don't shout at each other. County commissioners settle in - none has lost re-election since 1992. The county administrator has been in office five years, replacing one who served 22.
But the government with so many unanimous votes and so little acrimony now faces a grand jury. The County Commission's swift and silent vote to purchase Property Appraiser Jim Smith's private land has prompted an official investigation.
The seven commissioners voted unanimously June 5 to buy Smith's 1.5-acre East Lake property for $225,000. County Administrator Steve Spratt oversaw the buy.
The pair at the heart of the controversy are two county government veterans: Susan Churuti, county attorney for 20 years, and Smith, appraiser for 18 years. Last week came the revelation that Churuti quietly represented Smith's private interests in the land deal at the same time she was representing the county.
After two decades of public service, both are skilled in the subtle mechanics of courthouse process and politics. But in some ways the two are opposites.
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Smith is a political natural, a gregarious man who handshakes his way through a room. Not that he has needed to hit the campaign trail much in his current job. First elected as property appraiser in 1988, Smith was re-elected without opposition in 1996, 2000 and 2004.
But some say he is also strong minded, a trait that apparently revealed itself to several county leaders as he lobbied them in March about the damage to his property by flood control work.
"I've known Jim since he was a legislator," said former Commissioner Sallie Parks. "He was a good man then and a good man now. He tends to be a little stubborn and very adamant about his views but ... he's always a man of high integrity."
County geographic services director Charles Norwood said that when he saw Smith at the property March 8, Smith was "yelling madder than the devil about what the county had done. He was really mad. I wasn't going to talk to him."
Commission Chairman Ronnie Duncan and County Administrator Steve Spratt also said Smith was incredibly angry in their first discussions with him about the property.
"I'm not a silent sufferer," Smith, 67, said last week.
Smith said that although he and Churuti have worked at the courthouse for decades, they don't socialize together. When Smith became property appraiser, Churuti had recently been named county attorney.
He has said he'll run for re-election, despite the current controversy. Or, he allowed last week, "this may be just the thing to put me over the edge."
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Some officials are such magnets for controversy, you wonder, "What will it be next time?"
But people who know County Attorney Susan Churuti say that's not her. She was hired in 1981 by the Pinellas County Attorney's Office and rose to the top job in 1987. She couldn't have survived two decades of advising politicians if she had a blind eye to ethics, they said. Her job is to spot problems coming and help commissioners avoid them.
Parks, the former commissioner, said Churuti "is a woman of high integrity and ethics and always is on the side of caution." Parks and several others with experience in local government said they don't believe Churuti, 52, would have acted improperly.
Some are surprised Churuti is in a situation where there can be even a perception of cronyism.
"I really was surprised that she would do anything for any kind of a personal anything," said former County Clerk Karleen DeBlaker.
The question now is whether the powers-that-be in the courthouse united too closely, and whether the land deal that won approval without comment from commissioners - but with assistance from the county attorney - amounted to a favor that Smith won because of his position in county government.
The grand jury meets Thursday.
Staff writers Will Van Sant and Paul Swider contributed to this report.