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The IAU was established in the 1970s with an initial assessment on the socio-economic impacts of major projects, particularly in the UK energy sector. Since then the IAU's remit has widened, as has its influence on the practice of EIA, through undertaking research that is close to practice and generating publications which inform and shape practice.
Despite widespread recognition of the need to consider IA effectiveness in terms of practice, the literature is dominated by normative approaches that do little to advance understanding of the causal process that lead to particular outcomes. Focusing upon EIA scoping in England, Graham Wood and Eva Hansen# examined notions of effectiveness directly from the perspective of key practitioner communities. The 'received view' of scoping asserts that effectiveness is constrained by a failure to narrow the assessment focus. Using an alternative, pragmatist interpretation (inspired by American philosophical pragmatism) they analysed the understandings and actions of professional practitioner communities.
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The book 'Introduction to Environmental Impact Assessment' written by John Glasson, Riki Therivel and Andrew Chadwick is one of the most widely used and cited books on EIA worldwide. First published in 1994 it is currently in its 4th edition. 'Probably the highest endorsement I can give this book is that I have used the first edition in my teaching of environmental impact assessment (EIA) for a number of years now and have subsequently changed over to this version. It presents an excellent introduction to the theory and practice of EIA. Overall, this is an informative book and probably the best introductory text on EIA available; it is well worth purchasing a copy.' Review in Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal.
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The UC Santa Barbara scientists included in the volume are described below.Tanya Atwater, a marine geophysicist, is one of only 26 women scientists named in the book.
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If you're wondering how to convert that dresser into a vanity, I've got some tips and steps for you!
I'm just wrapping up a full makeover on our powder room. You can see the big Powder Room reveal here. But I thought it was time to show you guys how I modified the drawers for our dresser vanity, in case it helps you in your own dresser to vanity makeover. 🙂 You can also head over to the very first blog post I ever wrote to see how I cut a 4-drawer dresser in half to create this vanity and toy storage.
And, don't forget to see what my crafty friends have been up to too. I've joined up with an awesome group of bloggers to share our latest repair and upcycle projects this month. You can find links to their fantastic projects at the end of this DIY. 🙂
Before we get started with how to modify vanity drawers for plumbing, I have a few tips for turning a Dresser into a Vanity.
- Pick a piece that is strong enough to be cut up or be ready to build supports inside the dresser to strengthen it. The dresser I used was actually a tall 4 drawer dresser that I cut in half to make this vanity and toy storage. If the dresser has flimsy sides and seems pretty close to falling apart already, you'll have to give it a bunch of TLC to reinforce the sides and reglue everything back together.
- Pick a sink that works for you. A vessel sink that sits on top of the counter doesn't take up any space inside the vanity. So, you'll probably have more room for storage in the drawers, if you need it.
- If you do pick an inset sink, you could fix the drawer face in place, use glue, Velcro, magnets, or even latches, depending on whether or not you'll need to do any maintenance behind that drawer later.
- What countertop material will you use? Wood looks beautiful, but the original dresser finish will probably get that hazy look after getting wet, and may even permanently show water damage. You might want to strip the old finish and use a butcher clock grade oil as the new finish. Or a great water-tight finish, like Waterlox, that can handle water. I was able to have a remnant of our kitchen countertop installed on ours when we had our kitchen remodeled.
- How much effort will it take to clean? I put 10″ high legs on the dresser I converted into a vanity for 2 reasons. First, I wanted it to be easy to clean under. Secondly, I wanted to be able to slide the kids stool underneath and out of the way. If you want to skip cleaning underneath completely, make sure your vanity sits fulling on the floor.
- Make sure the vanity will be at a comfortable height for use. 36 inches from the top of the counter to the floor is standard. So, try to get within a couple of inches of that to make the new vanity comfortable to use and reach for most people.
- Cleaning around the sides is another thing to think about. There is a gap on either side of our vanity. So the wall seems to get tons of dirty drips from our little guys. I'm constantly wiping our walls down. If that would bother you, you might want to find a dresser that can fill the space.
- Also, think about a backsplash or how you'll protect that back wall from water. You want to make sure the vanity top is snuggly against the wall. The wall should be protected by a short backsplash of some sort. Go with some sort of tile, vinyl, stainless steel, wood, or even something like the MDF V-groove wainscoting I used. MDF and water don't normally mix, but this is protected by the factories protective coating, 2 coats of primer, and 2 coats of paint. So, it works. I also put a bead of Clear Silicone Caulk between the wall and counter. This keeps water from slipping into the crack and causing rot.
- This may not be necessary at all, but as a safety-conscious mom, I screwed this vanity into the wall studs at 2 spots with 3″ screws. It would be really hard to pull a vanity away from the wall after it's plumbed in. But, I just remember all of the times I climbed up on bathroom counters as a kid, and decided, better safe than sorry.
- Just as a design note, really pretty drawer pulls or knobs turn any dresser into a beautiful conversation piece.
Now, let's get to my steps for How to Cut and Modify Vanity Drawers for Plumbing!
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How to Cut and Modify Vanity Drawers for Plumbing- Materials Needed
- Brad Nailer with Brad Nails
- Circular Saw and Jigsaw
- straight edge and tape measure
- 1/2″ or 3/4″ Lumber or Plywood to Rebuild
- Wood Filler and Wood Glue
How to Cut and Modify Vanity Drawers for Plumbing – Rebuild Steps
Please Note: These steps may not work with all types of materials and joinery or construction. These steps will work best with drawers that are completely constructed of wood and firmly glued and joined together.
Step 1
First of all, don't cut your drawers until the sink and vanity are fully plumbed and installed. I got a little impatient and cut before I had even picked a sink. Big mistake. My drawers could have been larger if I had waited.
Step 2
After the sink and plumbing is installed, measure the width and depth of the plumbing, and possibly sink, for each drawer. Add 1 1/2″ around the plumbing to make sure your drawer will be well away from the plumbing. Mark the measurements on the drawers. If you flip the drawer over, be sure to flip the measurements correctly too. Connect the marks with straight lines, to act as cut lines.
If your drawers use side-mounted metal drawer slides or runners, try to keep that intact whenever possible. Most drawers work best and have the most amount of storage when cut into a U-shape. This keeps the sides intact and just cuts out a section of the back and middle. If you can work with that shape, do it. If not, you could just create a really shallow drawer, like mine. If you do need to create a shallow drawer and previously had metal drawer slides, you might consider replacing the metal slide with a wooden drawer guide to maintain the same track.
If your drawers have a wooden drawer runner underneath or on the sides, you should be able to cut those and glue them tightly back into place. Make sure it is glued into the exact same spot to keep the drawer aligned correctly. I recommend tracing the line of the runner across the bottom or side of the drawer, or dresser frame, with a pencil before making any cuts.
Step 3
If making a U-shaped cutout a Circular Saw will make the quickest and cleanest cuts on the back side of the drawer. Then you can finish up the cuts on the bottom of the drawer with a jigsaw.
If you need to cut a shallow, straight-backed drawer, the circular saw will work fine across the job. It's possible that you could save the original back of the drawer to reattach to the shortened front, if you carefully cut the sides off of the back.
Step 4
For U-shaped drawers, that just have a notch cut out of the back, build a 3-piece patch. The patch will be U-shaped to. Just follow the cutout you just made to get your measurements. Always use wood glue to create a strong support. I prefer to put my patch on top of the old bottom so that it can create the strongest hold with glue and nails.
For shallow, straight-backed drawers; I used plywood that sits on top of the original bottom and inside the original sides. I used wood glue across all 3 sides and my brad nailer to nail it in place.
Step 5
Optional: Add some sort of drawer stops to prevent someone from accidentally pulling a shortened drawer out of the vanity. Something like this Hillman Drawer Stop or this Rockler Drawer Stop might work. I just grabbed some leftover Lattice Boards from my DIY Plank Ceiling to make my own stops. I connected the stops to the back of the drawer with a tightened nut and bolt. When I need to remove the drawers later, I can just turn the stop to the side so that it doesn't catch on the inside of the dresser anymore.
Looking for another Easy Home Maintenance Project? I have a new video showing my exact steps for the Before and After makeover on my dark and dingy kitchen grout. 🙂
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Electric vehicles are fitted with one or several electric motors driven by energy stored in large batteries that may consist of thousands of small cells. These high-capacity batteries give current models of electric cars a range of up to 200 km (125 miles).
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We have found a puddle of water in the office room of our house for the past week. There are no water spots in the ceiling and no evidence of water when looking in the attic above. The house is over 100 years old but the office room was an addition that is newer. We just bought the house last month so I cant say how old the addition is, but I wouldn't say more than 20-30 years old. The office room has in floor heating which is making me think water could be leaking from one of those pipes. Is this sort of thing common? And what are the methods to fixing this? I haven't went to the length of pulling up the laminate flooring, but I think we are too the point where we need to.Again there is no evidence of water coming from the ceiling and 9.9 out of 10 times that is the issue; so just hoping someone out there has some experience with this.
Wow - fancy office - has a pool in it ! (Sorry about that)
You said no leak from piping above, so rules that out.
Typical causes, in no particular order, though if you have in-floor heating tubing that is certainly a prime suspect in your case:
1) leaking in-floor heating system tubing/pipes are a common issue, particularly with PEX tubing or with copper tubing or fittings installed in concrete (a major no-no).
2) leaking windows or doors letting water run down the walls, exiting at the edge of the floor and getting under thewre, and flowing on subfloor to low point where it pools
3) ditto to above, but water from outside coming through or over foundation and under the wall to get under the floor
4) ditto to 2) but leaking water pipe in a wall
5) high groundwater under a slab (on-grade or much more commonly in basement) coming up through the slab and pooling
6) blocked basement underdrains or failed sump pump, resulting in higher water level under slab leading to 5) above
You certainly need to tie this down because typically in a few days mildew/mold will set in - and a day or more of saturation will likely ruin the laminate flooring unless it is 100% vinyl.
To fix it - find the leak and fix it, and typically remove the flooring to dry out and mold-treat the wetted area (to remove mold or to prevent growth, as applicable) - commonly gets into enough $ that an insurance claim is in order. HOWEVER - most insurance policies do NOT cover leaks from surface or groundwater, only broken piping - so don't make a claim until the cause has been found, because even if they do not pay on a claim it will commonly raise your rates.
Of course, if the floor has a crawlspace or basement under it there should be leakage occurring there in the piping if that is the source.
If in-slab heating, you could get a plumber to come with a portable compressor and drain that loop and hook into the in-floor heating tubing and run compressed air through it at not more than heating system water pressure, listening at the floor (stethoscope would be useful here) to hear if there is a leak and where - might even appear as bubbles in your "pool" though those would not be a reliable indicator of where the leak actually is - could be many feet away and running under the flooring before it pools in a low spot.
Another detection method would be to run the heating system and use a thermal infrared camera rented from Home Depot or tool rental place or some auto parts stores for about $75/day or sometimes $40 or so for half day, and scan the floor for where the water is popping up. Would want to start with a cold floor and then, while scanning, have it start operating to show the spread of the heat in the tubing and eventually at the leak point. If a groundwater or rainwater leak floor scan would show tubing locations but otherwise no spread of hot water as it operates. Scanning should also show if it is coming in from rain or surface water infiltration - wet areas in walls show up pretty well.
Of course, rainwater leakage at windows or doors can be tied to the pool appearing during or tight after rainstorms.
To fix if in-floor leak - dig up enough area to fix it, or abandon it in place.
If window or door leak then a repair by a Window or Door contractor or possibly Siding contractor (if getting in around the flashing and frame perimeter seals).
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Car Mobile Stand
One of the best mobile holders out there is the Car Mobile Holder with 360 Rotation comes with a good built and amazing longevity. This stand can hold your mobile phone in?the best manner possible and for longer hours in the same state.The Universal Car Mount Cradle holder system provides a strong and robust mount for your smartphone on windshield, dashboard or air vent.The holder can securely attach your cell phones, including but not limited to iPhone 5 5s 6 6s Plus, Samsung series, LG series and others. It allows 360-degree adjustment with ball joint, you can select the best visual angle and easily access to all controls of all your devices.
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Former Travelers champion Hunter Mahan hopes to turn things around
CROMWELL >> While Jordan Spieth was working his way toward a dramatic victory at the Travelers Championship last Sunday, Hunter Mahan was quietly finishing his best tournament of the season.
The tie for 17th place managed barely a ripple with everything else that happened down the stretch at TPC River Highlands. But it was a positive result for the 35-year-old Mahan, a decade removed from being the first winner under Travelers' title sponsorship in 2007.
"A lot has changed since then," Mahan said. "You see pictures, I look different, I feel different, a lot has happened to me since. When I do come back here, all of those memories rush back. The course really hasn't changed too much. Everything feels the same, but clearly time has moved quickly since then."
Mahan made Travelers his first PGA Tour win, beating Jay Williamson in a sudden-death playoff. Five more victories would follow over the next seven years. He's pocketed close to $30 million in career earnings.
His last victory came in the FedExCup playoffs, the 2014 Barclays. He's won two World Golf Championship events and has fared well in several majors.
"Golf has given me so much. I've been able to do so many incredible things, see so many places, travel the world, meet presidents and athletes I grew up watching," Mahan said. "Things I have experienced from playing golf, the Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup, things as a kid I dreamed about doing, I've been able to do."
But Mahan, 35, has fallen on hard times the last two years, with just one top 20 performance heading into last weekend. He is now 723rd in the world rankings and 195th in the FedExCup standings.
'Your confidence gets hit a lot when you don't play good for awhile," said Mahan, now married with three children. "You try to sort through things, figure things out. Golf is a tough game in that way, It can get in your head and make you think you are worse than you are."
The performance last week provided some hope for Mahan. He needs a few more of them to get into the top 125 in the standings and retain his tour playing privileges for 2018. His five-year exemption for winning the 2012 WGC-Match Play runs out this year.
"I felt like I played really solid for four days in a row, played a lot of good shots. I also left a lot of shots out there, but I'm really happy how I grinded things out," Mahan said.
Less than two months are left before the FedExCup playoffs begin. Can Mahan win again? Only time will tell.
"I can't do what I did back then. I'm in a different place," Mahan said. "I'm sure other players would like to go backward and play like they used to, you just can't. You have to find what you do well and own that as best you can."
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Eye Count is a false count with a packet of three cards, designed to hide one card while apparently showing all three.
Developed by Edward Victor for his E-Y-E routine in a trick marketed in 1952. Also known as the Victor Count.
Alex Elmsley later adapted it to create his Ghost Count.
- The Magic of Edward Victor's Hands, page 41, compiled by Rae Hammond (1995)


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Beyond Price – Negotiating Strategies & Closing the Sale
Are you tired of always competing on price? Do your existing clients continue to pressure you to drop your "markup?"
Session 1: Negotiating Strategies – There are ways to negotiate both new and existing business without giving it away. In this session, Tom Erb discusses the common pitfalls of negotiating in the staffing industry, how to position a company and its services before negotiating, and help identify points of negotiation other than price. Industry case studies will include negotiation success stories and how to create a successful outcome for both parties.
Session 2: Closing the Sale – You've gone through every stage in the sales process – now its time to close the deal. This session walks you through how to naturally move a prospect to a client. We don't talk about "closing techniques", just a simple but effective process for getting your prospects to say yes.
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One of the big challenges is that governments, in their concern to avoid any perception of corruption, require a great deal of transparency and formality from grant-giving processes. Expert peer review, sign-off by two or three layers of oversight, capacity for review of decision-making processes—these are all standard paraphernalia. The Auditor-General also maintains a close interest in any grant-making scheme: in the seven years I was in Arts Queensland, the grant program was subject to five separate audits, either by internal audit from a large and sceptical host department, or from the Auditor General, such is the anxiety about this area of government activity. It made not one whit of difference that Arts Queensland was found by the Auditor-General to be a 'best practice' agency in its management of grants.
This is the domain of rational and analytical thinking and decision-making. Responses to perceived weaknesses are likely to lead to more steps being added to the process, tighter and tighter rules, increased oversight, and more and more refined criteria giving the appearance of more and more refined decision-making. The greater the element of scarcity, the greater the pressure to have convincing grounds to exclude applicants. This is professionally and personally testing for public servants, and can lead them to hide behind the 'rules', even to the point where good projects are excluded because of a poor fit with the prevailing taxonomy. While we tried to avoid this at Arts Queensland by not tying funds to an art form, and forcing a moderation process across art forms at the end of the initial ranking process, the need to retain a capacity to view outcomes in terms of equity remains a consideration for any government body. These considerations are often not welcomed by staff who are driven to defend the decision-making process they have constructed and implemented.
Sometimes, these rational processes produce unhelpful results, because of how they are managed in the agency or in exchanges with the Minister, but more often because a company is itself in a phase of change, self-review, or short-term difficulty from which it needs time and support to recover. It needs more than a rejection slip and 'apply again in three years' time'. It can be difficult and risky for government officers to step outside the formal processes to recommend additional funding, to extend a timeline for reporting or completion of reforms, or to respond to unexpected opportunities, even if it would bring about a better outcome. Someone else is always on the waiting list for funds, and of course there are critics of such actions.
Keeping a pool of flexible funds enabled some funding decisions to be made outside the constraints of the formal funding rounds. It was helpful to have a Minister who believed that if you want to exercise strategic influence, you won't do it through grant rounds alone. However, this approach attracts allegations that the agency exercises too much power, or plays favourites. Long-standing Arts Queensland staff talked about being judged by government to be 'too close to the sector' and by the sector to be 'too locked in their ivory tower'. Where does the optimum distance lie? Obviously, it shifts, depending on the client, the program and the matter at hand—and possibly needs to be re-examined for every interaction. Ironically, it may be that the more attentive the agency is to process issues, the less able it is to respond to its clients, and the more invasive its processes become in their work and thinking. Two incidents stand out as examples of these concerns. I was approached by the CEO of a successful medium-sized company for a courtesy discussion of plans and staffing changes. Out of the discussion emerged a sub-text—a frustration with Arts Queensland over a particular decision. I expressed my surprise that it had never been raised with me, and was told that they had feared that to do so would influence other funding decisions—in fact, they feared retribution. Over time I heard this concern repeated in the context of relationships with other funding bodies, and came to understand that it was not a concern unique to an individual officer, or to Arts Queensland. I was horrified by that view of funding bodies as quixotic gods who had to be propitiated, and whose ire must be avoided; a view that had the power to obstruct attempts to create a proper partnership with the sector. I was also horrified to find so little understanding of public sector decision-making. There is always a capacity for a more senior officer to review a decision, and that officer is bound to do that disinterestedly and professionally. I am still shocked at what that story reveals about the interface between the sector and government, and the fragile understanding each has of how the other works. These issues were not unique to the small-to-medium sector. I was equally horrified to be asked by at least two larger companies, 'What is Arts Queensland's vision for this company?' Clearly, the Government's arts agency will have some role in shaping the vision for any government-owned company, but for companies that fall outside the Government's ownership, the task of articulating a vision and executing it are the province of the company itself. The need to ask this question speaks volumes about that company's relationship with government, and the need to feel secure about its future. What appalled me was the disabling effect of a system and culture in which companies feel bound to satisfy a set of conditions and considerations imposed by the bureaucratic requirements of a funding agency, and which have little to do with enabling that company to identify and pursue its own best opportunities. Over two cycles of competitive grant rounds for the small-to-medium sector, which occurred in conjunction with similar cycles from the Australia Council, I started to question whether the processes of rationing funds through competition on a three-yearly basis was not the antithesis of what is good for arts companies, and whether the requirement to interact with the rational, detailed, reductionist, and process-driven culture of government was not actually harmful?
*** The idea of competition as a way to ration funds is well entrenched in our collective psyche, and so long as the pool of quality proposals outstrips the pool of funds, it's hard to see how else it could be. However, I believe we need to develop a system which more effectively balances competition with a willingness to nurture existing infrastructure and investment. A company should not hear news of dissatisfaction with its work for the first time through a funding decision, and a company that does get that news, and makes every effort to respond appropriately, should not find that its efforts have gone unrecognised and that it is out in the cold for three or even six more years.
My preference would be to move to longer funding periods for established companies (at least six years, as some programs have started to do). After all, many have been continuously funded for ten or even twenty years! There is nothing in the structure of government which makes this impossible. A longer funding period should be accompanied by a requirement for a review in the fifth year, commissioned by the company in consultation with the funding body. The review would give the company advice and information about its achievements and standing, and help it shape its own strategic vision and planning, and identify areas for improvement. I am thinking here of the faculty reviews which are standard fare in the higher education system, and which are used as much for developmental purposes and to create a culture of continuous improvement as they are for management oversight. The cost of the review process should be built in to the initial funding commitment, and the report would form part of the evidence available to the funding body in the context of the next funding round. This would considerably reduce the churn of paperwork, it would give much improved financial stability to companies, and above all, it would put them on the front foot in their relationship with the funding body.
This article is an extract from Platform Papers 34, It's Culture, Stupid! Reflections of an arts bureaucrat, published 1 February 2013 by Currency House. Platform Papers is a quarterly series of single essays raising debate on contemporary issues affecting the health of the performing arts.
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Leigh Tabrett was Head of Arts Queensland and Deputy-Director General of the Department of Premier and Cabinet from 2005 to 2012.


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Supervision & Coaching
Post-doc Supervision
2015 > Dr. Martijn van den Hurk, PARCOUR post-doc researcher, UvA (ongoing)
2014-2015 (TUBITAK Scholarship) Dr. Esin Ozdemir (How does the Planning Institution Accommodate Citizens' Disagreement with Urban Policies and Practices in Different Contexts: The Case of the Netherlands and Turkey)-see publications list
2015-2016 (TUBITAK Scholarship) Dr. Mehmet Penpecioglu (From public-oriented collaborative scholarship to market-dominated instrumental practice? Investigating the Engagement of Planning Education and Practice)-see publications list.
PhD Thesis and Researcher Supervision
2017 > Sara Ozogul (UvA, The Netherlands) Transformative place-making for diverse communities in neoliberalising urban contexts: Toronto and Amsterdam, co-supervison with Prof.Dr. Luca Bertolini (UvA) (Ongoing)
2017 > Ying-Tzu Lin (UvA, The Netherlands) Planning with everyday life chaos: An exploration of urban street markets and innovative urban planning tool for inclusive street space, co-supervison with Prof.Dr. Luca Bertolini (UvA) (Ongoing)
2015 (Guest) Yasin Bektas (TUBITAK Scholarship) Does social-mix policy create social interaction among neighbors? The Kolenkitbuurt case, Amsterdam, PhD promoted in May 2017 at Yildiz Technical University
2014 > Maarten Desmet (TU Delft, The Netherlands) Planning for the gross national happiness: Co-productive processes for value-driven urban and spatial planning, Co-supervison with Willem Korthals Altes (TUDelft) (Ongoing)
2014– (Ongoing) Igor Pessoa (TU Delft, The Netherlands) Creating urban resilience: the development of coping mechanisms for Brazilian fragmented metropolitan systems, Co-supervison with Willem Korthals Altes (TUDelft) (Ongoing)
2013-2015 Donya Ahmadi (TU Delft, The Netherland) Planning for Hyper-diversity, Co-supervison with Willem Korthals Altes (TUDelft)
2013-2016 Ceren Sezer (TU Delft, The Netherlands) A Spatial Analysis of the Role of Visibility in Recognition of Cultural Minorities, Co-supervison with Vincent Nadin (TUDelft)
2012-2014 (Promoted) Aleksandra Djurasovic (Haven Universiteit, Germany) From a planning doctrine towards development strategy approach: The case of Bosnia and Herzegovina, co-supervison with Prof.Dr. Joerg Knieling (Haven University)
2005-2007 Supervisor of 5 PhD students within the SP2SP project at KULeuven, Belgium (Tom Coppens, Pieter Van den Broeck, Barbara van Dyck, and Elke Vanempten are promoted in years following my departure to TUDelft in 2007)
MSc/MA thesis supervision
2016-2017 Supervised 5 MA thesis [Aurelien Reynolds (How is Public Interest Communicated in Place Branding? Zuidas and De Hallen, Big city projects in Amsterdam); Arik Day (Social Innovation and 'Community Governance' in the Neoliberal City: Critical Success Factors?); Solange Williams (The Flexible Planner: Adaption & Transition of Urban Planners in Practice); Joris van den Boom for (Changing Face of Self-Build City); and Lola Dirkx (Temporary Spaces); and Second Reader for 5 MSc thesis.
2011-2012 Co-supervised Eva Gaaf (Governance of Flood resiliency in urban area development: A comparative study of Rotterdam and New York City)
2010 Supervisor of 2 Master students at Middle East Technical University, Turkey
BA Thesis Supervision
2010-2013 Supervisor of 1 Honors Thesis and 2 IRPs (Independent Research Project-BA thesis) students at University College Roosevelt, University of Utrecht.


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Jacob and Isaac have returned from their self-imposed hiatus to discuss more Star Trek. This time their target is Star Trek Into Darkness. They waited long enough to record that they feel it's safe to spoil plot points of the movie... and a major one comes two minutes in, so be warned. They also discuss Star Trek Continues, Of Gods And Men, Renegades and they get off topic from time to time and end up talking about whatever popped up.
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The MPJE®, or Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination®, combines federal- and state-specific questions to test the pharmacy jurisprudence knowledge of prospective pharmacists. It serves as the pharmacy law examination in participating jurisdictions and tests a candidate's mastery of pharmacy law.
Preparing to Apply and Sit For the MPJE
Before you get started, download the NAPLEX/MPJE Application Bulletin. It contains everything you need to know about the exam, such as:
- The two-step process
- Testing appointment instructions
- What you'll see on the exams
- How to get your score report
Be sure to download the Application Bulletin only from this website to get the most accurate, updated information about the MPJE. NABP is aware of some websites that are posting fake, outdated, or incorrect application bulletins.
Please note: Changes to the eligibility and resit request policies were implemented on February 4, 2019. Read more about these changes below or in the new bulletin.
Apply for the MPJE
Ready to take the test? Start the two-step process, by logging into your NABP e-Profile.
Step 1: Apply for the Exam
It is during this step that the board of pharmacy in the state for which you are seeking licensure will determine your eligibility to take the MPJE. They review the information you provided in your e-Profile and your application. Before you apply, check with your board of pharmacy to make sure you meet their requirements.
When you submit your application to NABP you will pay a $100 non-refundable application fee. There is an additional $85 non-refundable fee for candidates who select Colorado, Maine, Michigan, Nebraska, Oregon, and/or Utah as their primary state of eligibility as NABP confirms eligibility to test for those jurisdictions.
Once the board determines that you are eligible, you will receive an email instructing you to purchase the exam.
Step 2: Purchasing the Exam
When you are ready to purchase the exam so that you can schedule it at the test center, log in to your NABP e-Profile again. Go to Exam Services and pay the appropriate fee. If you plan to seek licensure in multiple states, utilize the Score Transfer option.
Don't forget! The name in your e-Profile must match the printed name on both the primary and secondary forms of ID that you will bring to the test center. If the name in your e-Profile does not match the IDs, you will be turned away on the day of the test. See the Important Test Day Information section below or the NAPLEX/MPJE Application Bulletin for more information.
Armed Forces Discount
NABP offers one-time discounts per jurisdiction for members of the armed forces and their spouses. Active members, reserves, and veterans of the armed forces will receive a 100% discount on the application and examination fees, and their spouses will receive a 50% discount on the fees. Discounts may be applied once to every jurisdiction that the individual is testing for. Discounts will not be provided for repeat attempts or resitting fees. All submissions are made via your e-Profile, not through email correspondence. You must apply for the discount prior to purchasing the approved services. For more details on obtaining an armed forces discount, see the FAQ section.
Need ADA Accommodations?
If you need test-day accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act, instructions and a link to the form can be found in the Bulletin. The form is also available for download in the online application. If you select Colorado, Florida, Maine, Michigan, Nebraska, Oregon, or Utah for your primary jurisdiction, you will need to upload the forms during the application process.
Schedule Your Exam Appointment
Once your board of pharmacy determines your eligibility to take the examination and NABP is notified, Pearson VUE (NABP's testing vendor) will send you an Authorization to Test (ATT). The ATT includes the dates during which you are eligible to take the examination as well as an authorization number. You may use that ATT to schedule your examination with Pearson VUE. Please note that you cannot schedule your exam unless you have an ATT.
When your ATT arrives, make sure that the name printed on it matches your primary and secondary forms of ID. If they do not match, you will not be admitted into the testing center. Your name will be printed on your ATT exactly as it appears in your NABP e-Profile. Please see the NAPLEX/MPJE Application Bulletin for more information.
Review the MPJE Competency Statements
The MPJE Competency Statements provide a blueprint of the topics covered on the examination. A strong understanding of the Competency Statements will aid in your preparation to take the examination. View the MPJE competency statements and sample questions.
Important Test Day Information
On your test day, you'll need to do the following before your exam at a Pearson VUE testing center:
- Bring two forms of ID: One of these IDs must be a:
- US/Canadian passport
- US/Canadian driver's license
- US state/Canadian province ID
- US/Canadian temporary driver's license
- US learner's permit
- US military ID
- Canadian military ID
- US passport card
- Valid debit/credit/ATM cards
The printed name on both your primary and secondary forms of ID must match the name that appears on your ATT letter. If you do not have the correct IDs with you on the day of your test, you will not be able to test. Your name will be printed on your ATT exactly as it appears in your NABP e-Profile. See the NAPLEX/MPJE Application Bulletin for more information.
- Arrive 30 minutes early: This will give you time to complete check-in procedures. You may be required to forfeit your appointment if you do not allow enough time.
- Read the NAPLEX/MPJE Application Bulletin for more information about procedures and restrictions.
- View this video containing tips for a successful exam day:
View NABP's Tips for Examination Preparation in a new tab.
Report Exam Irregularities
Start your pharmacy career off on the right foot and follow all examination rules. If you have witnessed such misconduct or other irregularities as described in the Bulletin, please report it to NABP immediately.
The video below provides an overview of the consequences of exam misconduct. Please read the NAPLEX/MPJE Application Bulletin for detailed information about exam misconduct.
View NABP Exam Misconduct: What Happens if You Break the Rules? in a new tab.
Missed Appointments and Rescheduling
The NAPLEX/MPJE Bulletin contains detailed information on what to do if you miss your examination appointment and how to reschedule an appointment. Please note that you will be charged fees for rescheduling and missed appointments. Our eligibility and resit request policies have been updated and will be reflected in the new Bulletin that will be published in the first week of February 2019. Read more about the policy updates here.
Exam Limits: 5 Attempts
You are allowed a maximum of 5 attempts per jurisdiction or state to pass the MPJE. After a failed attempt, you must wait 30 days per jurisdiction or state to next attempt the MPJE. Some exceptions may apply, as NABP member boards retain the authority to determine the number of attempts per candidate in their jurisdiction. Contact NABP Customer Service for more information.
Effective February 4, 2019, Updates to Eligibility and Resit Request Policies
Eligibility Policy Updates
Effective February 4, 2019, if your eligibility for the NAPLEX or MPJE is within 10 business days of expiring you will be unable to purchase the examination. If your eligibility period is 10 business days or fewer you will need to submit a new application and the board will need to enter new eligibility dates for you.
When your eligibility period is set to expire within 10 business days it can be extremely difficult to purchase an exam and to schedule an appointment to test before the eligibility period expires. We encourage you to purchase your examinations as soon as you are granted eligibility and to schedule an appointment to test as soon as you receive your Authorization to Test (ATT) letter to ensure that your requested appointment time can be accommodated.
Resit Request Policy Updates
Effective February 4, 2019, the resit fees for NAPLEX and MPJE candidates will be changed to $475 and $150, respectively. If you missed your scheduled examination due to an emergency, you may be able to purchase a resit at a reduced fee ($170 for the NAPLEX and $100 for the MPJE). You will need to submit a Resit Request Form and supporting documentation within three business days of your missed appointment to qualify for the reduced fee. Emergency situations will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis to determine what, if any, fees would be changed.
Resit fees apply when you miss your scheduled testing appointment without following the proper cancellation procedures; this includes when you are turned away at the testing center for having improper identification and arriving late for your scheduled appointment. If you miss your appointment your ATT will no longer be valid, therefore, you must purchase a resit to get a new ATT to schedule a new testing appointment. If your eligibility for the NAPLEX or MPJE is within 10 business days of expiring you will be unable to purchase a resit.
Details on how you can submit claims for a reduced resit fee, including forms, required documentation, and submission deadlines are provided in the new NAPLEX/MPJE Application Bulletin. We encourage you to review the Bulletin prior to requesting a resit to ensure that you have the most current procedures.


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Mixed Dormitory: individual comfort in a collective space
The tireless ones are those who after getting tired, recover only to be able to continue. Day after day hikers finish their steps craving a bath, a meal and a bed. In this space you can count on the facilities and comfort particularly designed for the walkers who daily pass through the gates of Quinta do Caminho. Single beds 105cm wide and 195cm long.
Decoration: Acrópole Móveis
This room represented a great challenge from the beginning. What is the best way to create small privacy cocoons in a community space? How can we conceive a community space that reflects both the needs and the spirit of the Walker, and also the philosophy of Quinta do Caminho? Here are our materialized solutions.


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Happy 2008 everyone! The year ahead is just full of excitement, I can feel it!
I'm ringing in the new year by doing a few new things. One of my resolutions is to cook more, so last night I made fish, which I never do because I just don't like fish at all. I made a baked tilapia though with just a few spices, and it was totally edible! I won't seek it out on an everyday basis (maybe just once a month or so?), but it's nice to know that I can prepare good-for-you fish in a way that is palatable. I'm also going to prepare things on the weekend that Chris and I can heat up and eat for dinner in the evenings (healthy casseroles, slow cooker meals, etc.). We have been eating out way too much, so hopefully having things on hand ready to go each weeknight will make it more convenient.
On another note, I think my blog is going to have a new look and feel very soon. So stay tuned for that.
That's all for now! I'll leave you with some photos I took of Anika last week:
[…] coworker brought her daughter in to work for a couple of hours this morning – you might remember Anika from an impromptu portrait session a few months […]


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Extreme Makeover
While some viewers undoubtedly tune into Extreme Makeover for comic relief, the series is capitalizing on a dangerous trend.
Regular airtime: Mondays, 10pm ET (NBC)
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Far From Novel
Reality television leans heavily on the belief that beauty and privilege are inextricably linked. Both ABC's Extreme Makeover and NBC's Average Joe subscribe to this notion, and, like Cinderella's fairy godmother, producers of both shows are finding that a little bibbidy-bobbidy-boo goes a long way with viewers and, more importantly, with advertisers.
Extreme Makeover lets ordinary Americans alter their appearance through cosmetic surgery. Each episode follows two patients through the entire process: the first half is dominated by testimonials about their lifelong dissatisfactions with their looks, tearful goodbyes to family and friends, and consultations with experts; the second focuses on surgery, recuperation, and their joyous return to society.
A recent episode featured Pete, a 25-year-old manager of a fast food restaurant (who was once asked by a customer, "How do you go through life looking so ugly?"), and Lori, a 37-year-old mother of three who thought her crooked nose made her look like a witch. Asked to declare their plastic surgery wish lists, Pete wanted extensive dental work to enhance his smile, while Lori was hoping for a nose job and breast implants. Both received all they were looking for and more, as the three weeks of their recovery were spent in the gym and on shopping sprees with fashion consultant Sam Saboura. While not as entertaining as Carson from Queer Eye, Saboura noted every outdated article of clothing Pete and Lori brought with them, as well as suggest a couple of pieces better suited to their "new look."
Extreme Makeover's official website proclaims, "The men and women are given a truly Cinderella-like experience, a real life fairy tale in which their wishes come true, not just to change their looks, but their lives and destinies." As there are no "where are they now?" follow-ups, the audience never does discover if, six months later, Pete is pleased with his enhanced smile or if Lori's new nose has changed her life.
Still, the show implies "happily ever after" for everyone -- surgeons included. It's essentially a 60-minute commercial for surgical enhancement and the medical professionals who can provide it. While product placement in makeover reality programming is not unusual, this show takes it, well, to an extreme. As each new physician is introduced to his patient, the pacing slows considerably and the doctor's name and qualifications flash on the screen. And the show's official ABC website provides updated information on "The Extreme Team," the moniker given to the gaggle of plastic surgeons, cosmetic dentists, hair and make-up artists, and personal trainers enlisted to help whip participants into shape, just in case you wanted to hire them yourself.
For those who can't afford such "extreme" measures, a cursory look at the show's sponsors provides information for weeks of over-the-counter self-improvement. The first commercial break in a recent episode featured no less than four health-and-beauty products: SlimFast, the drug Elidel ("For those living with mild or moderate eczema"), Women's Rogaine, and Rembrandt White (which appeared, appropriately enough, immediately after Pete's consultation with his cosmetic dentist). Even Office Depot got in on the act: under the tagline, "In need of an extreme makeover?" the ad shows a woman purchasing a new computer and PDA.
Similar cross-marketing flourishes online, where a simple Google search for "Extreme Makeover" leads to a website for "ienhance," dedicated to promoting plastic surgery. The page includes a special section on the show, with episodic breakdowns for both the first and second seasons. As you are reminded of the porcelain veneers that David received in the series' first episode, a click on the link delivers a detailed explanation, before and after photos, and doctors in your area.
While some viewers undoubtedly tune into Extreme Makeover for comic relief, the series is capitalizing on a dangerous trend. According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, approximately 7.5 million Americans had procedures done in the last year. What was once considered the province of the wealthy is becoming "normal" for a wider population, most using the technology to mold themselves into a hegemonic ideal: youthful, thin, with Caucasian features.
This ideal might seem to get a twist in Average Joe, which sets out to test -- and perhaps disprove -- the theory that looks are more important than "personality." The premise is simple: a young, conventionally beautiful woman is told she's appearing on television to meet attractive men, the goal being to fall in love and get married. The much-publicized catch is that the men are all "average Joes." Each week, following "dates" that, theoretically, allow her to know the men better, she is forced to eliminate some of her suitors. To make her decision particularly difficult, "traditional dating show studs" (in NBC's words) are introduced into the game at judicious intervals. When she's finally asked to pick between her "average Joe" and an Adonis, whom will she choose?
The conclusion of the first season of Average Joe was hardly groundbreaking: the woman dismissed the original contestants in favor of a hunk. The rules governing the second season of the series, called Average Joe: Hawaii, replicate the first. Beautiful Larissa Meek, swimsuit model and former Miss USA contestant, will be courted by 18 "beasts" for several weeks. They don't know that halfway through the season, a group of "hunks" will be imported to the island, effectively blocking (or at least reducing) their chances.
In an effort to avoid the loss of gimmick suffered by, say, The Next Joe Millionaire, producers taped Average Joe: Hawaii before the first season aired. Immediately after Larissa's introduction to the "Joes," she had what could only be described as a panic attack, swearing that she "wouldn't be able to do this" for the next month. The "dates" began after she calmed down and resigned herself to "having some fun." This week's fourth episode features the arrival of the "hunks," and, as the tension has risen with each episode, for the audience knows what's coming, even if Larissa doesn't, so have the ratings.
A similar interest in tension affects nightly ratings for Extreme Makeover, which, according to ABC, increase 50% among adults 18-49 from its first half-hour to its second, meaning that most viewers shun the character introductions that dominate the first 30 minutes, but tune in for the makeovers in the last half. While Average Joe: Hawaii gains viewers as the conflict between looks and character becomes pronounced, those who watch Extreme Makeover prefer to see the transformations (including graphic surgeries), and care less for the stories of people undergoing them.
The worship of physical beauty is ugly, but far from novel. Capitalism, in particular personal spending, is often contingent on a consumer's perceived lack, traditionally promoted by advertising and now, reality shows. Both Extreme Makeover and Average Joe exploit such perceived lack, appearing to make dreams (a new face, romance with a beauty queen) come true for regular folks. Of course, the promise is not absolute. Larissa's final choice is still anyone's guess. Here's hoping one of "the Joes" will pull through.


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The clue is in the name: la Costa Rica, the Rich Coast, has long been known for its astonishing wealth of natural life, an abundance of biodiversity that places it at the top of every nature lover's vacation wish list. And thankfully, given the country's diminutive size, this natural richness is easily accessible to visitors while enjoying their Costa Rica vacations. But with almost 30% of the country designated as environmentally protected land, the only dilemma is in trying to figure out which of the 35 national parks you should squeeze in to one Costa Rica vacation. Choosing between Costa Rica's numerous national parks is no easy task but the following profiles, based on first-hand Costa Rica travel experience, should help.
1. Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve
This dense blanket of mountain-side cloud forest is over 10,000 hectares in size and is among the most popular of Costa Rica's protected areas thanks to its ethereal, mysterious atmosphere, stunning mountaintop views, and a vast collection of exotic, but often elusive, wildlife.
The Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve is owned and maintained by a private, non-profit organization, the Tropical Research Center. There are over 10km of trails through the reserve with marked routes of varying lengths. The trails are well maintained and access is easy for all visitors, but paths can get muddy year round so bring sturdy boots.
A popular bird-watching destination, the reserve is home to hundreds of bird species. Monteverde cloud forest is particularly well known for its most glamorous inhabitant, the resplendent quetzal, although sightings of this shy bird are fairly uncommon. Other mammalian locals include sloths, howler monkeys and the guinea-pig like agouti.
The nearby town of Santa Elena is a quaint settlement with enough hotels and restaurants to cater for the area's popularity, but as with all Costa Rica hotels, consider booking ahead to ensure availability.
Hiring a guide is highly recommended, to help spot some of the wildlife hiding above your head in the trees.
Entrance fee: $16. Information office opening hours: 7am-4pm.
Insider's Tip: Monteverde cloud forest is a justifiably popular stop on a Costa Rica vacation, the only drawback being the number of visitors the reserve attracts on a daily basis. For a much quieter experience with a higher chance of spotting some of the area's timid wildlife, try the neighboring Santa Elena reserve too.
2. Corcovado National Park
For visitors looking for a much more secluded spot during their Costa Rica travels, the Corcovado National Park, at the country's far-southern tip on the remote Osa Peninsula, is the idea destination.
This is the most isolated of Costa Rica's national parks; arriving here usually requires an internal flight followed by a boat transfer. But your perseverance will be handsomely rewarded: Corcovado is home to over 40,000 hectares of protected land which include no less than thirteen separate ecosystems.
This national park is a true natural gem, the only major lowland tropical forest left in the world, it is home to a bewildering number of species including jaguars, pumas, tapirs, crocodiles, giant anteaters, sloths and numerous species of monkey.
In total, Corcovado is a refuge for around 500 species of tree, 400 types of bird, 140 separate species of mammal, and over 100 types of reptiles and amphibians. Furthermore, thanks to the region's under visited tranquility, the chance of actually seeing some of these creatures is much higher than elsewhere.
Getting to the peninsula, arranging accommodation in the national park and finding a reliable and professional guide can be a tricky business, so it is recommended to book one of the Corcovado tours from reputable Costa Rica tours operators.
Insider's Tip: Having made the journey to this distant corner of Costa Rica, it makes sense to stay for at least four days and see as much of the Osa Peninsula as you can. Another nearby gem is the Caño Island Biological Reserve, a short boat journey across Drake's Bay. This beautiful island is popular for snorkeling and scuba trips and can be visited as a day excursion from the mainland.
3. Tortuguero National Park
From one extreme to another, Tortuguero National Park is almost as isolated as Corcovado, but lies several hundred kilometers away on the far northern side of Costa Rica's Caribbean coast.
This 32,000 hectare park is home to some unusual geography, not quite ocean and not quite dry land, the semi-marine environment is made up of interconnected lagoons, rivers and manmade canals, plus thick mangrove swamps, marshes and sandy beaches, all of which provide an ideal home to a huge concentration of exotic wildlife.
Perhaps the area's most famous inhabitants are the female green sea turtles who return to the sands on which they were born to lay their eggs before heading back out to the ocean. This event is a major attraction and it is possible to visit the beaches and witness the culmination of the turtles' epic annual voyage.
Aside from turtle watching, Tortuguero's waterways are ideal for guided boat trips to spot some of the region's other wildlife, including spider monkeys, capuchins, sloths and manatees, plus huge numbers of bird species.
Most visitors choose to stay within the national park itself in a jungle-style lodge, although it is possible to stay in a hotel in the nearby Tortuguero village, from where you can take excursions into the park.
As with Corcovado, Tortuguero National Park is remote and fairly inaccessible. Although it is possible to get here on your own, Tortuguero tour packages are a convenient way to visit the area and will also guarantee the quality of your lodge and guide.
Insider's Tip: If you want to make your own way to Tortuguero, give yourself plenty of time to get there and back as the journey involves a road journey from San Jose to Caño Blanco via Siquirres, followed by a boat ride to Tortuguero village, which can take up the best part of a day.
Cahuita National Park
Heading further south down Costa Rica's Caribbean coast eventually brings you to a much more accessible stretch of the country, a place where the Caribbean influence remains strong, especially in the vibrant town of Puerto Viejo.
The nearby village of Cahuita, although much sleepier than its vivacious neighbor, is home to a small but attractive reserve, Cahuita National Park.
The long, narrow park runs along the coast south of Cahuita and is characterized by its thick, tropical vegetation, with coconut palms swinging directly out over the white sands and blue waters of the Caribbean coast.
Scores of crabs scuttle across the narrow stretch of sand and further inland the trees are home to sloths and howler monkeys alongside ibises and herons. Particular favorites are the bold capuchins who happily approach their visitors, pose for photos and try to make off with the occasional snack from unguarded picnics. Remember, feeding the animals is strictly forbidden as it can upset the delicate balance of this fragile ecosystem.
Insider's Tip: This is one of the most accessible national parks in Costa Rica and makes for a pleasant day's hike from the town of Cahuita. The secluded beaches are inviting and the waters are warm, but beware of the dangerous riptides and only swim in marked areas. Snorkeling the reef is a popular activity but access is only allowed with an official guide.
Manuel Antonio National Park
Finally, another of Costa Rica's smaller and more accessible protected areas, Manuel Antonio National Park is handily situated a few hours from San Jose on Costa Rica's Pacific Coast near the town of Quepos.
A beautiful arrangement of tropical forests, secluded beaches and ocean views make this one of the most attractive parks in Costa Rica, although its beauty is also its curse, as the park draws a steady stream of visitors year round, making it one of the busiest national parks in the country.
But all these visitors are here for a reason: Manuel Antonio is a refuge for a huge volume of wildlife and provides a scenic environment for hiking, swimming and exploring along the well maintained trails.
A visit to Manuel Antonio guarantees sightings of the park's monkey population, and if you're lucky you'll also catch a glimpse of the sloths, armadillos, iguanas and snakes, among many others, all of which make their home here.
Manuel Antonio tours operate from the town of Quepos and can be booked in advance or you can hire a private guide at the park.
Insider's Tip: Manuel Antonio National Park is perhaps the most visited of all Costa Rica's national parks so those looking for some serious wildlife watching should probably head elsewhere, or aim to visit away from the peak season from January to March.
Matt left England for Peru in 2008, originally planning to stay for just 12 months but ending up settling down in Lima working for Latin America For Less for three fun-packed years. He remains a perpetual traveller, working and writing his way through Europe, North America and Asia but he has always saved a special place in his heart for Peru and South America.


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Nick Mandernach joins Jen to give you a behind the scenes look at this year's LA Indie Improv Festival. They take you through info about this year's fest, from details about planning and programming it, to additions like the opening panel and art retrospective. They also discuss the indie improv scene as a whole, and how LAIIF has evolved in response to the community's growth. Have a listen and come check out the fest on May 24!Read More »
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Episode 95: 3rd Annual LA Indie Improv Festival
Episode 94: Guilty pleasure TV shows
Jesse Benjamin joins Jen to discuss why certain kinds of TV shows make people feel so bad for enjoying them so much. From the soapy and salacious like Sex and the City, to trashy reality like The Real Housewives of Orange County, to oddly addictive competitions like The Challenge, there's no shortage of guilty pleasures on TV. But what about these shows makes them guilty pleasures rather than shows we can just admit to enjoying without the caveat that we know they're in some way lowbrow?Read More »
Episode 93: The Sophomore Slump
Writing, filmmaking, art, and music are just some of many fields in which people contend with the threat of their second piece of work not living up to their first. In this episode Jen talks with Danny Mastrangelo and James Mulholland in search of what a sophomore slump really is, and why it's so easily applicable to so many different endeavors in art, entertainment, and pop culture.Read More »
Episode 92: 7 years in LA
This spring marked Jen's seventh year living in Los Angeles, and she's a very different person now than when she moved there from Chicago. Examining her own struggle to acclimate, she talks to some friends about their experiences moving to LA, and how the city has or hasn't become home to them. Featuring Mark David Christenson, Stephen C. James, Jen McCreary, and Andrew Wollman.Read More »
Episode 91: Trendsetting vs. trend chasing
James Mulholland joins Jen to delve into what spurs the beginning of trends, and what happens when people chase them. From books to movies to TV shows (plus books becoming movies or TV shows), there's no shortage of fads that provided increasingly diminished returns as the companies and creators behind them had less to bring to the table with each iteration. Yet sometimes the work at the start of a trend kicks off an equally successful successor. So what does it take to capture lightning in a bottle? And once someone has, how many more bolts can be caught the same way?Read More »
Episode 90: Android: Netrunner
Clay Larsen joins Jen this week to discuss Android: Netrunner, a game they're both obsessed with. Set in a cyberpunk world, this living card game pits two players against each other in the roles of runner and corporation. A corporation tries to score points by advancing their corporate agendas, while the runner tries to hack into the corporation's servers and steal those agendas before the corporation can score them. With multiple factions to be played on each side of the table, new cards released every month to expand deckbuilding possibilities, and the fact that you play your opponent as much as you do the game itself, no two games will ever be the same.Read More »
Episode 89: Kickstarter and crowdfunding
Danny Mastrangelo joins Jen to chat about the ins and outs of crowdfunding through Kickstarter. From what entices people to back things, to how often projects are successfully funded and fulfilled, to who Kickstarter is really "for," this one site has created a whole new avenue for making and buying everything from innovative tools to entertainment. There are many considerations for project launchers and backers alike though, and Danny gives insight to both sides of the process since he's funded projects and is about to launch a Kickstarter for his company Silhouette Games to complete a video game he's designing.Read More »
Episode 88: Apps
Sarah Claspell joins Jen to talk about the plethora of mobile apps making life easier these days than it was in the dark ages before smartphones were ubiquitous. From big things like improving your health or keeping your schedule straight, to small things like saving articles to read later or browsing Reddit, that whole "there's an app for that!" thing has never been truer. But how much do we really value them if we usually don't want to spend any money on them? And how many would it actually be hard to live without at this point? Also, how long will the gardener be on the porch toward the end of the episode? Well, the answer to that last question is "not long," so don't worry.Read More »
Episode 87: Text adventures
Will Hines joins Jen to talk about text adventures, which are also known as interactive fiction. From formative classics like Zork, to the modern renaissance of the genre, there are countless amazing stories and fiendish puzzles to be experienced by anyone willing to invest the time to figure out the right commands to get past the first few screens. LISTEN PODCAST to hear about some great games, plus what it's like to create one!Read More »
Episode 86: Superhero casting
Mark David Christenson joins Jen to dig into why fan fervor and furor are now de facto accompaniments to casting announcements for comic book movies. They examine factors that go into picking someone to bring a superhero from page to screen, from what can be interpreted about the intended treatment of a character based on the casting, to the weight physicality should take in comparison to acting chops, to the myriad of unexpected successes from people that would've been seen as odd choices at the time they received their roles. Spoiler alert: Robert Downey Jr. and Mark Ruffalo couldn't come out better in this discussion.Read More »


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Date Wheel is not your usual date calculator. While it may have been said that "anyone can write a date calculator," not everyone can write a GOOD one, and we like to think ours is the best. Date Wheel has won awards in the past and has been recently nominated in the 2009 Best App Ever Awards, sponsored by 148apps, in the category of "Best Time Management". This post was inspired by Dan Grigsby's challenge over at Mobile Orchard and will spell out some key features and design insight in an award-winning app that has celebrated a decade in existence. Read on to see if you agree and, if so, please nominate us by Dec. 31, 2009, and/or vote for us in January if we make the cut. Thanks!


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Generally, California Labor Code and applicable Wage Orders require employers to provide at least one, thirty-minute meal period to all employees who work at least five hours per day, with a ten-minute rest period provided in the middle of each four-hour work period. California Labor Code § 226.7 requires an employer to pay an extra hour of penalty pay to an employee if the employee fails to provide a meal period or rest period, as mandated by an applicable Order of the Industrial Welfare Commission. For any employer who fails to provide a meal period or rest period as required in California, the financial exposure can be significant.
However, in a recent decision in the case of Brinker Restaurant Corporation, et. al. v. Superior Court (July 2, 2008) D049331, the Fourth District Court of Appeals may have dramatically altered an employer's responsibilities with respect to providing meal periods and break periods. This State Appellate Court concluded that:
1). Employers cannot impede, discourage or dissuade employees from taking meal periods or rest periods but;
2). Employers need only provide, not ensure, that such meal periods or rest periods are taken.
3). Rest periods need only be authorized every four hours and need not be taken in the middle of each work period where doing so would be impractical.
4). The statutory language of California Labor Code § 512 permits employers to offer a meal period anytime within the five-hour, work period window.
The Appellate Court ruling in "Brinker" is consistent with prior rulings of United States District Courts, for the Central and Northern Districts of California, which held that employers must offer meal periods or rest periods, but are not required to schedule these breaks, nor ensure that employees are actually taking these breaks. ((Federal Cases: White v. Starbucks Corp. (N.D. Cal. 2007) 497 F.Supp.2d 1080; Brown v. Federal Express Corp. (C.D. Cal. Feb. 26, 2008) 2008 2008 US District Lexus 17125; Kenny v. Supercuts, Inc. (N.D. Cal. June 2, 2008) US District Lexus 43070)).
The effects of Brinker appeared to be immediate. In response to the Brinker ruling, California's Labor Commissioner directed all Department of Labor Standards Enforcement staff to apply the Brinker decision to all pending cases.
However, the Brinker ruling is in conflict with a prior Appellate Court decision in the case of Cicairos v. Summit Logistics, Inc. (2006) 133 Cal.App. 4th 949; 35 Cal. Rptr.3d 243. The Appellate Court ruling in Cicairos seeks to saddle employers with the onerous responsibility of ensuring that employees actually take their complete breaks.
It is likely that the California Supreme Court may grant review of the Brinker case. If that occurs, the Appellate Court's decision in Brinker would be no longer be a published decision and would, instead, be replaced by the decision of the California Supreme Court. However, until and unless such review is granted, it appears that a rational, employer-friendly policy has resulted from the Appellate Court's decision in Brinker.