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Diego Chara
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In 2010, Portland Timbers general manager Gavin Wilkinson found himself in Tolima, Colombia, scouting a match between Deportes Tolima and Millonarios Fútbol Club, two of that country's top teams.
Wilkinson was building a roster for the Timbers' first MLS season and as he watched the two teams battle in a close and tense match, his focus turned to a hardworking and consistent defensive midfielder competing for Tolima.
From that moment on, Wilkinson made it his priority to bring Diego Chara to Portland.
"We kept going back to Colombia to watch him play," Wilkinson said. "And we fell in love with him more and more."
When Wilkinson first asked Deportes Tolima officials if Chara would be available, they balked. Later, Tolima asked for an impossibly steep transfer fee. Finally, in 2011, after Tolima had been eliminated from the Copa Libertadores, the most prestigious soccer competition in South America, the Timbers shelled out $2 million between the transfer fee, contract and total compensation to bring Chara to Portland as their first designated player.
It's a move they've never regretted.
Since arriving in 2011, Chara has developed into a mainstay in the Timbers lineup. The midfielder has appeared in 92 matches, starting 91 of those on the way to compiling 8,061 minutes.
But the 28-year-old's value doesn't always show up in the statistics. His energetic presence, professional approach and fearlessness have fueled the Timbers over the last three years.
"I think if you're looking at a list of the most underrated guys in MLS, he's got to be up there," Timbers coach Caleb Porter said. "When he's in there, we don't lose very much."
• • •
As soon as Diego could walk, he started spending his afternoons in the street outside his home in Cali, Colombia, a barefoot child kicking a soccer ball back and forth with his father, Jesús, and his two brothers, Yimmy and Luis Felipe.
"My dad was a football player, not a professional, but he was the one who started us in the game," Chara said through an interpreter. "He taught us to love football."
By the time Chara was 4, he and his brothers were attending a developmental soccer school called "Las Ceibas." From there, Chara started playing for Boca Juniors de Cali and then joined the youth ranks of Deportes Quindio, a club that plays in Colombia's top league.
At 18, Chara started competing for the senior club. He would make 124 appearances with Deportes Quindio over four years, drawing the attention of some of the top clubs in Colombia in the process.
"We really didn't know that we were going to become professional soccer players," Chara said. "The one thing that we knew is we loved the game. It's what I've always felt I could do best."
Chara's brothers also rose through the pro soccer ranks. Luis Felipe competed for a number of Colombian teams before heading to Venezuela to play for Aragua Fútbol Club. Yimmy played in Colombia's second division before moving on to play with Diego, who by then was competing for Deportes Tolima.
And on that fateful day in 2010, Wilkinson watched the skilled and fearless 24-year-old dart around the field with confidence and offered him a chance to leave Colombia for the United States.
"I hadn't really thought about going to the United States and MLS, but it was an opportunity that came up," Chara said. "When I started thinking about it, I thought it was just going to be a good decision for my future — for my career, my life and my family."
• • •
Leaving Colombia was not an easy decision for Diego Chara.
He would be uprooting his wife, Sindy Lenis, and their infant daughter, Mariajose, leaving behind his parents, brothers and cousins in the only country he had ever known, and heading more than 4,000 miles north to an alien city, a new franchise and a developing league.
But a few months earlier, Chara's childhood friend had joined the Timbers.
Chara met Jorge Perlaza in 1999 when both were competing for the Boca Juniors de Cali school academy. Chara was 12; Perlaza was 14.
Perlaza was immediately impressed with Chara's skills on the field and the two boys became close.
"He always excelled because he would put in a great deal of effort into reaching his goals," Perlaza said through an interpreter. "He was a very skilled player. He quickly adapts to what the coaches ask of him. He is a quick thinker and always wants to win."
The two friends' paths seemed intertwined. They went on to play together for Deportes Quindio and then reunited a few years later on Deportes Tolima.
And when Chara began to seriously consider coming to Portland, he called Perlaza. Over the phone, Perlaza told Chara that Portland was a beautiful city and the Timbers were a united team with great fans.
Perlaza's advice was all the convincing Chara needed.
"He talked to me and told me things about the team and it helped," Chara said. "Jorge was the first Colombian with the Portland Timbers. Having him here did help the transition."
Perlaza and Chara immersed themselves in Portland's Latino community. They met other Colombians and spent time outside practice attending barbecues, driving to the beach and exploring their new city.
"I was very happy when Diego arrived," Perlaza said. "I felt like I had a brother by my side."
• • •
When Chara arrived in Portland, he didn't speak a word of English.
He laughs when he recalls former Timbers coach John Spencer yelling out commands in his thick Scottish brogue during those first months of training. Spencer spoke fast, Chara said. He never understood a word his coach said.
"It was hard, but we had a person who helped translate in practice," Chara said. "At the end of the day, when you get in the game, it's easy. Football is football."
During the Timbers' first year as an MLS squad, Chara made an immediate impact. He started 27 games and recorded 2,401 minutes, scoring two goals and adding four assists.
And, this season, with the Timbers off to a slow start, Chara stepped up and blasted two long-range goals on his 28th birthday as the Timbers settled for a 4-4 draw against the rival Seattle Sounders.
But it's often hard to quantify Chara's impact.
He is often at the center of key plays and consistently covers more ground than anybody else on the field, an ability that allows him to both prevent counterattacks when his team turns the ball over and launch attacks on offense.
"I just see it and I go for it," Chara said. "I've always been like that since I was 4 years old."
The 5-foot-8 Chara is the Timbers' club leader in duels won with 535 and recoveries with 655, second in Timbers MLS history in interceptions with 169 and touches with 5,404, and far and away the Timbers' club leader in tackles won with 275 and fouls with 231.
Chara also has the fourth-best passing accuracy in MLS since 2011 at 84.86 percent.
"He's very selfless," said Timbers captain Will Johnson, who formed an uncanny partnership with Chara in the midfield last season. "He runs around and makes all the plays and tries to get the ball to the attackers. He doesn't get a whole lot of glory, but he makes a lot of big time plays that don't usually come up on our stat sheet."
Porter called Chara a perfect "modern" box-to-box midfielder. Every team wants a midfielder who has the intangible skills to screen the back line, disrupt the other team and win balls.
And Chara is incredibly effective in his nuanced role, Porter said. The Timbers coach believes Chara is one of the best ball winners in the league.
"He shows up every day, does his job and has a great attitude," Porter said. "He doesn't need credit. At the end of the day, he wants to win, that's it."
As the Timbers' lineup has shifted and evolved over the last four years, Chara has remained a constant in the starting 11.
Since 2011, the Timbers are 2-4-4 when Chara isn't in the lineup.
"That's what I do," Chara said. "When I was playing in Colombia, it was the same thing. It doesn't show in the statistics, but it's efficient. I enjoy being the person that brings the balance to the team."
• • •
Since arriving in Portland, Chara has had limited opportunities to visit his family in Colombia. But every December, Chara, his wife and two daughters — his youngest daughter Allison is 2 and was born in the U.S. — return to Colombia.
Invariably, the family gathers outside in the street for a pickup soccer game, Chara and his brothers — three professional soccer players — running around with their cousins, just as it was when they were little kids.
"It's the only time where we can all get together," Chara said. "Things continue to change. When we go now, we try to go to different places and travel and also visit my wife's part of the family. It's becoming a short month to do what we want to do."
Still, Chara is happy in Portland. He and his wife bought a house in Tigard and their daughters are growing up bilingual, which Chara believes will open up better opportunities for the girls in the future.
And Chara has solidified his place in Timbers MLS history.
"I still have no regrets," Chara said. "I think it was the best decision for me to come here."
Now, he is the only Colombian player left in Portland.
Jose Valencia joined the squad in 2012, but is on a full-season loan with Argentine first-division side Olimpo de Bahía Blanca. Sebastian Rincon, another 2012 addition, signed with a club in Argentina before the 2014 season.
But losing Perlaza was the hardest for Chara.
Perlaza scored six goals in his debut season with Portland, but never fully settled into the Timbers lineup or had the type of production that the club wanted out of the forward.
In June 2012, Portland shipped Perlaza off to the Philadelphia Union in exchange for Danny Mwanga.
"I was very sad because he's my best friend," Chara said. "My teammates helped me get over that difficult time and I'm still here."
• • •
Chara still has big ambitions for the future. He would like to again play for the Colombian national team — he has only two caps with the squad — and would like an opportunity to one day compete in the top leagues in Europe.
But for now, he is at home in Portland and savoring the moment.
Chara has been an anchor for the Timbers, from the growing pains of their first two MLS seasons to the triumph of last year's playoff run to this season's rocky start.
Through the ups and downs, Chara has become inextricably intertwined into the fabric of the club.
"I have been here practically since they became an MLS franchise," Chara said. "For me, to see them succeed is very important. The Timbers will always have a really good place in my heart because they gave me an opportunity to play abroad, and I will always love this team."
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1. Breakfast with Santa at Cape May's Congress Hall, Sat. 12/22 & Sun. 12/23, 8:30 am – 1:30 pm
Enjoy a gourmet breakfast buffet along with a visit from Santa at one of New Jersey's most historic buildings.
Kids (ages 4-12): $15 (plus tax & gratuity)
Adults: $22 (plus tax & gratuity)
Call ahead for reservations: (609) 884-6542
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2. Brunch with Santa & Mrs. Claus at the Pop Shop Medford, Sat. 12/22, 9:30 – 11 am & 12 – 1:30 pm
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Children: $15 (includes tax & gratuity)
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This Friday, December 21 is National French Fried Shrimp Day. Visit your favorite seafood restaurant in South Jersey and don't forget the cocktail sauce.
Here are a few South Jersey restaurants whose menus include fried shrimp:
Bobby Chez (Cherry Hill, Collingswood, Sewell)
Budds KnP Farms & Country Market (Pemberton)
Cap N' Cats Clam Bar (Voorhees)
EMS Cafe (Quinton)
Harley Dawn Diner (Hammonton)
Loupy's (Marlton)
The Marlton Tavern (Marlton)
Oyster Creek Inn (Leed's Point)Pegasus Restaurant (Malaga)
Sea-Lect Seafood (Maple Shade)
Shag's Crab & Seafood (Pennsville)
Star of the Sea Seafood (Berlin)
Val's Seafood Trattoria (Sewell)
….Or buy some sustainably-sourced seafood from U.S. shrimp farms (see this guide from Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch) and whip up some fried shrimp of your own with these tantalizing recipes:
Bayou Fried Shrimp from Leite's Culinaria
Crunchy Fried Shrimp with Panko from Allrecipes
Ree Drummond's Fried Shrimp recipe
5. Live Music Series at Sharrott Winery, Fri. 12/21 & Sat. 12/22, 6 – 9 pm & Sun. 12/23, 1 – 4 pm
Take a drive to Winslow. Bring along some friends and unwind with some live jams at Sharrott Winery. Sit indoors or outdoors as you enjoy wine and food from Sharrott's wine bar menu.
Outside food or beverages are not permitted, and seating is first-come, first-serve.
Friday 12/21: Brian & Mindy perform
Saturday 12/22: SOF performs
Sunday 12/23: Mike Chet Beck performs
370 S Egg Harbor Rd, Hammonton, New Jersey
6. A Not So Silent Night Ugly Sweater Party & Toy Drive at Double Nickel Brewing Co., Sat. 12/22, 12 pm – 11 pm
Wear your ugliest sweater for a chance at a $100 prize. Bring a new, unwrapped toy or gently used winter clothing for a free beer. Visitors will also enjoy holiday crafts, live music, food trucks, and more. Santa will be there from 3 – 6 pm.
1585 Route 73, Pennsauken, New Jersey 08110
7. The Santaland Diaries at Congress Hall, Sat. 12/22, 7 pm, Sun. 12/23, 3 pm
Choose between a lunch or dinner show for Cape May Stage's production of "The Santaland Diaries" by David Sadaris. While you watch, enjoy food from The Blue Pig Tavern.
Tickets must be purchased in advance.
General Admission: $25
Lunch: $39
Dinner: $59
200 Congress Place, Cape May, New Jersey
8. Ugly Sweater Party with Santa at Lunacy Brewing Company, Fri. 12/21, 5 – 10 pm
Celebrate National Ugly Sweater Day (hey, there's a day for everything!) by breaking out the most hideous sweater in your wardrobe. Santa will arrive at 8:30 pm, and children are welcome to attend.
1500 Kings Highway, Haddon Heights, New Jersey
9. Whole Foods' 12 Days of Cheese Event, Marlton & Cherry Hill, 12/12 – 12/23
Whole Foods' 12 Days of Cheese event is held at all their stores.
Every day, Whole Foods will feature a different discounted cheese.
Receive 50% off the cheese-of-the-day, Get an extra 10% off if you're a Prime member.
Fri. 12/21: Rogue Creamery Organic Enraptured Blue
Sat. 12/22: Mitica Mini Drunken Goat
Sun. 12/23: The Cellars at Jasper Hill Farm Willoughby, Kombucha Washed
Marlton location:
940 NJ-73, Marlton, New Jersey
Cherry Hill location:
1558 Kings Hwy N, Cherry Hill, New Jersey
Know of an event you think should be added to this list? Let me know in the comments below and I'll add it when I get a free moment.
Christina Carrell is a freelance writer from Medford, New Jersey. Learn more about her writing and social media management services.


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Regulations can take years to develop, so why wait when you can self-regulate?
That's the message U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) commissioner Brian Quintenz delivered to the audience at the D.C. Blockchain Summit on Wednesday.
"I believe that a private cryptocurrency oversight body could bridge the gap between the status quo and future government regulatory action," he told the audience in his keynote address.
Quintenz also suggested that a cryptocurrency self-regulatory organization (SRO) could have an impact beyond the U.S. market, and could potentially take on global significance.
"I think right now everyone's trying to figure out where and how their laws apply to this space," he told CoinDesk in an interview.
Quintenz continued:
"So if the community takes advantage of that time and that ambiguity there's the potential for a global framework to apply to everyone if there's enough buy-in from the community to do that, since there aren't jurisdictional questions as to which entity has to do what, or rules that necessitate a bifurcation or separate approaches to the regulation."
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Numerous jurisdictional questions concerning cryptocurrencies and tokens currently face the industry, with the CFTC, the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Internal Revenue Service taking different stances on how they classify the assets.
While Quintenz remarked in the interview that "bitcoin is absolutely, clearly not a security. It is absolutely a commodity," he also said that the aforementioned agencies and others should avoid reducing the broader space to one type of product.
"In reality, it's a very broad array of innovative products that have been created," he explained, going on to say:
"Some are very simple, some are very complex, some have utility function, some have security-like features, some have payments associated with them or returns or ownership, or I'm sure some could have voting rights. You get into a very murky landscape very quickly as you go through the diversity of the landscape here."
While the commissioner said it is unlikely that the CFTC would be directly involved in creating a cryptocurrency SRO, he said it could likely offer some guidance informed by policies it has already developed for exchanges and clearinghouses with regard to cybersecurity:
"We can tell them about what we've already done and help them navigate the decisions we've already made to help inform any new concepts that could better apply to the space so they don't have to recreate the wheel," he said.
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As for the CFTC's role in regulating cryptocurrencies, Quintenz emphasized that he would like the agency to avoid setting policy through enforcement actions, though it has done so in the past. He explained that policy set in that manner would lack "the same force as a commission ruling or as a judge's adjudication on a case."
Likewise, he told CoinDesk that the CFTC will continue to work with the SEC in cases where the jurisdiction lines of a given product are unclear, like ICO tokens, for example.
Quintenz said:
"Is that fake token that never got issued a commodity or security? Is it an investment pool? Is it a commodity pool? Someone's got to take down that bad actor. And we try to coordinate to make sure we know who's best equipped to do it."
Although the CFTC and SEC coordinate on such cases, the commissioner said he was unaware of – and wasn't able to give any insight into – the rumored SEC subpoena sweep directed at ICO issuers.
However, Quintenz stressed that the SEC has a job to do in ensuring that IPO laws are adhered to.
"It does not surprise me that people are trying to get around that, and it doesn't surprise me that the SEC is figuring that out. And I think that that's going to be an ongoing conversation," he concluded.
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Hi, i am doing a tutorial re. sketching in 3D planes, the property manager tab up in the left hand corner has dissappeared and i can't retrieve it. the tutorial I am working on is directing me to click on it. HELP!
Hi, i am doing a tutorial re. sketching in 3D planes, the property manager tab up in the left hand corner has dissappeared and i can't retrieve it. the tutorial I am working on is directing me to click on it. HELP!
Thanks for the reply Scott1 However I looked, and it is already checked. When I started the tutorial 3D sketching with planes, I noticed the tab, and then somewhere during the exersize it dissappeared. Even when I shut down the program and restart, it still dosen't reappear.
any suggestions? Tex
You didn't happen top have saved you settings through the copy settings wizard did you?
When you say you have tried restarting, are you doing it calling up the same exercise file?
If so, try starting a brand new file.
Thanks again Scott, especially for your patience. If I did any thing at all with copy settings wizzard, it was by mistake; i don't even know how to access it. I have completely restarted the same tutorial at least 5 times just to try to get around the particular step where it says "under visibility, clear Planes and select Relations" but right before that it says to click the Property Manager Tab, which is no longer there.
If you haven't guessed, I am a beginner. Tex
No problem. We are all still learning.
As far as the copy settings wizard, go to the start menu them all programs>solidworks directory>tools>copy settings wizard.
Then follow the directions. They are pretty straight forward and simple.
I saved mine and I have attached it here. You are welcome to use them if you want to try and solve
your issue. Just doubleclick on this file and it will bring up the dialog that will give you instructions
on what to do.
Best of luck.
Hi Tex,
The PropertyManager is actually detachable and can be dragged elsewhere on the screen. If you don't see it elsewhere, go to View, Workspace and choose Default. This will set everything back to how it was installed and the PropertyManager tab should again be present in the Manager Area. This help topic covers the workspace subject:
I hope this helps,
Thank You Scott, Thank you Jim for your timely responses. My problem is solved, Hooray!
You guys are great, this forum is great. Thanks again all. Tex
Jim, my Property Manager also came detached accidentally. I used your suggestion to put it back on a tab behind the Feature Manager, but all the other changes that I've made to the workspace view have gone away! Now I'm going to have to painstakingly find all the names for the menus and graphics that I don't like and get rid of them again. What a drag! Is there any way to put the Property Manager back in its tab without reverting to all the other workspace view defaults?
Actually, I like having the Property Manager pop up as a separate window when it's needed. Especially when creating mates, it's excruciatingly difficult and unpleasant to pick out planes from the duplicate Feature Manager that appears in the graphics area when the Property Manager opens on the left. The truncated part names, and the fact that the names usually lie on top of graphics, make them hard to read and to distinguish.
But just now, I found it impossible to add a component to an assembly. I used the command Insert -> Component -> Existing Part/Assembly. The Feature Manager window appeared, but I was given no opportunity to browse for the part I wanted. How do you add a component to an assembly if the Property Manager opens as a popup window?
This is SW2011 SP5.0. Thanks.
Hi Max,
Unfortunately, if you have already executed the command to reset the workspace, then there is no way to revert everything back to how you had it previously unless you had saved out all of your setup using the Copy Settings Wizard. Truthfully, the workspace setup really only manipulates a few things, so it shouldn't be too many settings to get it back to where it was before.
But, for future reference, if it accidentally gets undocked, you can just dock it again by dragging it and using the docking icons to get it to the position you want. This topic describes that in the "Floating and Docking the PropertyManager" section: http://help.solidworks.com/2013/English/solidworks/sldworks/r_pm_overview.htm
I hope this helps,
Yes Jim, that's very helpful. Thank you. I wish the Help files were as helpful. I did a search for Property Manager before I asked my question, and I wasn't directed to the Overview.
Maybe it's because I'm not willing to call it the PropertyManager (one word with a cap in the middle). That's not real English!
Hi Max,
Are you using the local help or the web help (the web help is what I directed you to). If you do a search for either Property Manager or PropertyManager in the web help, the overview topic comes up as the second hit. In the local help, it only comes up as the first hit if you use the single word version. If you use the two word version, it comes up with 500 hits and I gave up trying to find it in there. We have no control over the local help search engine; it is an ancient search engine built into the Microsoft CHM viewer, and one of the primary reasons we implemented web help; so we could provide a better search engine.
I use web help. Local help crashes Solidworks.
I just now tried the search again, spelling it both as one word and as two words, and the overview doesn't come up for me. At least not on the first page of results. Maybe it's the version of SW I'm using?
Interesting. For the SolidWorks 2011 content, it looks like it comes up as the 2nd hit on the second page of results or the 3rd hit on the second page of results depending on whether you search with the space or not. in SolidWorks 2013, we restructured the content architecture on a lot of the pages so it looks like this has helped with the relevancy in the search results (in a positive way) for this particular page.
Sorry for the confusion.


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Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Ukraine strongly condemns Moscow terror attacks
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Monday, March 29, 2010
Kyiv's police authorities have made a decision to strengthen security at subway stations
As Ukrainian News reported, the Ministry of Emergencies and Affairs of Population Protection from the Consequences of Chornobyl Catastrophe of Ukraine reported about 35 people killed and about 70 wounded from terror attacks occurred in Moscow subway on Monday morning.
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Dozens killed in Moscow metro blasts
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Putin Shows Little Interest In Azarov's Gas Price Pitch
The European Union is wary of any friction between Moscow and Kiev in their gas trade, because 80 percent of the Russian gas it buys is transported across Ukraine. Previous disagreements between the countries have led to disruptions of substantial transit deliveries, most recently in January 2009. Some interest in the consortium plan — a reincarnation of an agreement dating back to the early 2000s — still exists, Putin said. If created, the consortium would have to invest heavily in the long-neglected pipelines, recouping the money by collecting transit fees. "If this takes shape in the course of a constructive dialogue, we, of course, are ready for this work," Putin said. The European Union has estimated that an upgrade of Ukraine's gas pipeline grid, which is 10 years past its expected operational life, would cost 2.5 billion euros ($3.3 billion). The 13,500-kilometer pipeline network was built 40 years ago. Moscow and Kiev plan to hold the next round of talks next month, when their intergovernmental commissions will meet to discuss trade, Azarov said. Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich is hoping to sign a deal revising the gas prices downward when President Dmitry Medvedev travels to Kiev in May.
"I am strongly convinced that we can find solutions even for the most difficult problems," Azarov said after talks with Putin. In an attempt to reduce its reliance on former Soviet republics for transit of Gazprom's gas, Russia has pursued alternative routes in recent years. A separate Gazprom-led consortium is set to break ground Thursday for the construction of the Nord Stream undersea pipeline to carry its gas to Europe. Gazprom also has made considerable progress toward building another undersea gas pipeline, South Stream, later this decade.
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Sunday, March 28, 2010
Russia agrees to revise gas contracts signed earlier, Azarov says
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St. Petersburg shipwrights to change masts on legendary British battleship
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Friday, March 26, 2010
National Bank of Ukraine has issued a coin dedicated to Pylyp Orlyk and his Constitution
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Yanukovych: it is necessary to review our notions about military threats
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Thursday, March 25, 2010
Three manned BMD-2 vehicles have been successfully paradropped for the first time
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Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Two-ton Soviet made torpedo lost in the end of 1970s has been discovered in Sevastopol.
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Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Ukrainian climatologists warn that the 2010 spring flood may be one of the most severe in the past 10 years
Environmentalists warn: if more snow is added in February, and warm spring comes quickly, we may see the deadliest flood over the past years. Weather forecasters say the flood is inevitable, primarily, in the Prypiat River in the Volyn and in Ternopil region with water level already being as high as in spring streams. Weather experts are also concerned about the Dnieper bed in Kyiv as snow layer is twice as higher than in recent years. The Emergencies Ministry officials say they are actively preparing for the flood, however, there is yet no money for anti-flood measures as the state budget has not been passed so far.
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First Exhibition Of Works By Ukrainian Artist In The History Of The Louvre
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Monday, March 22, 2010
Unternehmen: Wacht am Rhein. The failure of the Ardennes offensive sped up the final victory
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Sunday, March 21, 2010
Joint Russian-Indian cruise missile project a success
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Friday, March 19, 2010
Ukraine president is purging Navy of disloyal commanders
KIEV, March 18 (Itar-Tass) - Ukrainian Defense Minister Mikhail Yezhel introduced the new Commander of the Ukrainian Navy, Vice-Admiral Viktor Maksimov, to senior staff of the Ukrainian national fleet on Thursday. Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich, who met the defense minister and the newly appointed Navy commander on Wednesday, specified the tasks set forth to the new Navy commander and Ukrainian Navy in general, the defense minister said.
Viktor Maksimov, who prior to his appointment to the post of Navy commander had been deputy Navy commander for six years, is known in the Ukrainian Navy as a man who contributed a great deal to strengthening of the naval forces, Yezhel said. The defense minister expressed confidence that Viktor Maksimov would do everything possible to enable the Ukrainian Navy occupy a worthy place both in the Ukrainian armed forces and among the world fleets.
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Thursday, March 18, 2010
Waffen SS veterans march in Riga
Waffen SS veterans march in Riga. Photo: EPA
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Wednesday, March 17, 2010
New Ukrainian passenger aircraft Antonov - 158 to take off on Victory Day
President Yanukovych and Viacheslav Bohuslayev discussed issues related to development of aviation industry. The An-158 plane is a modernized model of the An-148 being extended by 1,700mm. It is capable of transporting 99 passengers at a distance of up to 2,500km.
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Unique exhibition in Poltava
Beads, the most popular component of a women's breast adornment, are widely-spread over the whole Ukraine. They differ from one another by material, color, shape, and way to wear. A bead made of coral, amber, smalt, and transparent glass always ranked high. Coral beads were widely spread in Ukraine, although weren't affordable for poor people.
Sometimes a neck adornment made of coral cost more than the whole country house or even the whole farm. A family jewelry in the countryside has been accumulating through the generations. Honored with three hundred years old fashion, these beads, and crosses have been inherited from one generation to another.
In 1940s all such countryside adornments have started to go out of fashion but nevertheless been kept by villagers for many decades, especially those made of corals. Nowadays old women's adornments are booming again. This time they are becoming widespread as important attribute of the modern stylish clothes. Some of them were shown to the public in Poltava on March 16, 2010.
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Monday, March 15, 2010
Ukraine does not face default, Finance Minister Fyodor Yaroshenko said
Speaking at a news briefing on Saturday, Yaroshenko said the previous government concealed that the state's "financial system is on the brink of collapse".
The minister spoke about the deficit of funding on the united treasury account under the premiership of Yulia Timoshenko. "The total scarcity of funds of the Pension Fund exceeded 25 billion grivnas (over three billion U.S. dollars). Only credits may save the country. And the government took credit by ignoring to understand what resources can help to pay credits," Yaroshenko noted.
The minister informed on the work on a programme to stabilise the financial situation. "We have big experience during crises. All problems will be solved properly," he added.
The Finance Ministry has pledged to pay pensions and wages in time. "We do not allow any breakdown in the state's financial system. It is the matter of honour," Yaroshenko stressed.
The minister added that the 2010 draft budget would be submitted to the parliament in April. "The draft budget will be submitted in due date – the beginning of April," he said.
The government dismissed the leadership of the Pension Fund and the State Treasury.
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Sunday, March 14, 2010
Mikhail Gorbachov: Perestroika Lost
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Saturday, March 13, 2010
New missile launcher to star in upcoming Victory Day parade
Learn more about Topol-M mobile ballistic missile launch system at
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Friday, March 12, 2010
NATO military exercises planned as Baltic States hit panic button
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Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Russia transfers 150 millions rubles to Ukraine for An-70 flight testing program
Russia send the financing on December 21 in compliance with a protocol signed in August 2009, which amends the 1993 Russian-Ukrainian intergovernmental agreement on further cooperation in the development, joint commercial production and commissioning of the An-70 tactical military-transport aircraft and An-70T airlifter, program director Mykola Vorobyov told Interfax-Ukraine on Tuesday. Besides, Russia plans to make 500 million rubles available under a state defense order in 2010 to the An-70 project, he also said. It plans to spend on the project a total of 2.4 billion rubles within next three years. Ukraine's state funding for the An-70 program this year was set at UAH 170 million from the country's stabilization fund. Only UAH 30 million have been disbursed so far, Vorobyov said.
As reported, Ukraine and Russia signed a protocol in August 2009, which amends the Russian-Ukrainian intergovernmental agreement on further cooperation in the development, joint commercial production and commissioning of the An-70 tactical military-transport aircraft and An-70T airlifter, powered with D-27 engines, which was signed on June 24, 1993. The protocol says that Russia and Ukraine will continue to develop and test the short take-off and landing An-70 military transport plane and its various models, including those for civil aviation, which are powered with D-27 engines. The parties pledged to provide budgetary funding for joint experimental and design work to develop An-70 planes, D-27 engines, avionics systems and materials.
The Antonov An-70 aircraft is a medium, four-engine tactical military transport aircraft designed to replace the An-12 in service within Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) Air Forces and several countries all over the world. This airplane stands out by its short take off and landing characteristics as well as its ability to operate from unprepared runaways. This translates into the capability of operating from 600-700 meters of unpaved strips carrying up to 20 tons of cargo. The An-70 is able to carry military items weighing 35 to 47 tons at ranges of 3,000 to 5,100 km while cruising at 700 to 750 km/h. In addition to the cargo aircraft role, the An-70 is capable of air dropping paratroopers, vehicles or cargo weighing up to 21 tons at low or high altitude in support of military operations. The aircraft can accommodate a maximum of 300 troops and can cruise distances of up to 8,000 kilometers. It has been designed to operate from prepared runways of 1,800 meters long but taking its short take off and landing characteristics into account it can be servicing from 700 meters of unpaved strips.
An-70 Video
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Russian-Swedish talks in Moscow
Prime Minister of Sweden Fredrik Reinfeldt arrived in Moscow on March 9 to meet with President Dmitriy Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. They discussed the terms of Swedish companies' activities in Russia. Mr. Reinfeldt comes with a package of projects on cooperation in energy, space exploration, health and social security. For the Swedish Prime Minister, it is the first visit to Russia. He was invited by President Medvedev when they met at the Russia-EU summit in Stockholm last November.
Relations between two countries have been clouded by the war conflict between Russia and Georgia that took place in August 2008.
Russia and Sweden are to will sign a number of agreements on the interaction between the countries' general prosecution offices, ITAR-TASS news agency reported. Some of them could be regarded as a step toward the visa-free regime between two countries to be achieved in the near future.
One of the sharpest problems that complicate a development of the fruitful relationships between Kingdom of Sweden and Russian Federation are violation of the human rights in Chechnya and Caucasian terrorists that have taken a refuge in Sweden recently.
Another important issue to discuss is connected with the fact that between 1991 and 1994 Russia dumped some chemical weapons and radioactive waste off the shores of Gotland.
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Tuesday, March 9, 2010
"We had nothing comparable." —Friedrich von Mellenthin (Panzer Battles)
As many as 84,070 T-34s are estimated to have been built, plus 13,170 self-propelled guns built on the T-34's chassis. Some of these ended up in various Cold War conflicts around the world.
Due to the large number produced, there are hundreds of surviving T-34s. Examples of this tank are in the collections of most significant military museums, and hundreds more serve as war memorials mostly in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus. One of them shown in the pictures is preserving in Kharkiv.
Learn more about T-34 at
See video about T-34 "Top Ten Tanks- # 1: The T-34" at
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Monday, March 8, 2010
Kremlin - News Conference following Russian-Ukrainian Talks
DMITRY MEDVEDEV: Can I give a quick answer to that one? It won't.
VIKTOR YANUKOVYCH: I went to Brussels because I was invited there for March 1, and to Russia on March 5. There was no opportunity to do it differently. I can tell you that Mr Medvedev is empathetic both as a man and as president; the first few days as president of any country are always difficult in terms of where to go, etc. So I am gaining experience. But as we used to say, all roads lead to Moscow and I came here on March 5. With regard to NATO. I have answered this question many times: as a European non-bloc-member country Ukraine will develop its relations with NATO in accordance with its national interests. And it will always be this way.
The whole article is available at:
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Sunday, March 7, 2010
Armoured Monsters of the World War I
The majority of survived Mark V are in Russia or Ukraine. Mostly they were sent there to aid the White forces during the Russian Civil War. On the photo taken last summer you can see one of them displaying at the Kharkiv's central square. Another pictures were taken in Lugansk and Arkhangelsk (Russian Federation).
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Friday, March 5, 2010
Russia - Ukraine relationship: hope for improvement?
During the visit, Yanukovych met Medvedev to discuss the relationship between the two countries and the stay of the Black Sea Fleet in the Crimean port of Sevastopol. At the press conference after the meeting Yanukovych and Medvedev vowed to improve ties and said that a Russian-Ukrainian inter-state commission would be formed as a "key element in the cooperation". The first meetings of the commission headed by the presidents will take place in the first half of the year in Kiev. Medvedev said that there were no problems in the relationship between Russia and Ukraine and it was important that steps were taken towards mending cooperation in economic, political and security areas, as well as relationship with Europe. Russian president also said that Ukraine is Russia's strategic partner in the CIS and that Russia is ready to support its interests "on different international forums, including G8, G20 and international financial organizations."
The presidents also told the press that the talks about the Black Sea Fleet would continue on the base of the working agreements reached in 1997. The current agreement on basing the Russian Navy in Crimea runs out in 2017. Medvedev and Yanukovych did not discuss gas prices, as many experts anticipated them to. Yanukovych had previously expressed intentions to press Russia for a discount. Ukraine currently pays $305 for a thousand cubic meters, which is almost twice as much as Belarus - $168. Yanukovych called the improvement of ties with Russia one of his priorities during his election campaign. He has promised to make Russian an official language, at least in some regions, to discuss the prolongation of the Black Sea Fleet stay in Crimea and refrain from joining NATO. However, Yanukovych might not be as undeniably pro-Russian, as he is sometimes made out to be. He intends to enter a customs union with the EU, which prevents him from joining the union formed by Russia with Belarus and Kazakhstan. Yanukovych refused to acknowledge the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia that Russia keeps lobbying for, saying that this issue should be discussed in the UN together with Kosovo's independence. During his electoral campaign he said he aimed at renewing of friendly relations with Russia and developing of partnerships with other countries and organizations, including strategic partnership with the USA and IMF.
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Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Ukrainian Prime Minister is dismissed
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Tuesday, March 2, 2010
President Yanukovych: Ukraine reviewing honoring of Bandera
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Monday, March 1, 2010
President Yanukovych leaves for Brussels
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Ukraine wins no medals during Winter Olympic games in Vancouver
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Roasted Veggie and Rice Soup!
By: Kecia's Flavor Breakthrough!
As summer was winding down I still had a ton of red peppers and tomatoes! I like to take the tomatoes and freeze them whole in bags for soups and sauces. I froze some peppers up, too. I have been craving a tomato type soup, but really wanted to add a little extra zip, so I concocted this soup to take with me for lunch at work. It is so delicious! It was pretty easy, too. You can easily adapt this to a Vegan/Vegetarian recipe by using vegetable stock and vegetable bouillon.
Serves 6
- 15 to 20 tomatoes, I used Roma and a nice slicing tomato
- 1 ½ yellow onion, cut into large chunks.
- 6 cloves of garlic
- 1 large red bell pepper, cut into chunks
- 2 ribs of celery
- 1 carrot, peeled and cut up
- ¼ cup olive oil
- Salt and Pepper to taste
- 1 tbsp. Italian seasoning
- 4 cups chicken broth divided
- 1 tbsp. sodium free Herbox chicken bouillon
- ¾ cup whole grain rice
Preheat oven to 350°F Place all the veggies, Italian seasoning and salt and pepper into a Dutch oven. Drizzle with the olive oil. Cover and place into oven for 1 hour. Remove from oven and add three cups of the chicken broth and bouillon. Cover and simmer on the stove four about an hour or until veggies are very soft. Remove from heat. Using an immersion blender, blend the veggies until smooth.
Add the rice and the final cup of broth, return to stove. Cover and simmer for about 20 minutes or until rice is tender. Adjust seasoning if necessary.
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I have a deep LOVE for all things Memphis. I feel like half of my heart is in this city! It is the home of Kappa Delta Headquarters and some of the fondest memories I have with my Steel Mimosas and COUNTLESS other sisters. I went to Memphis a few weeks ago for my darling friends, Allison and Scott's wedding. Both are BORN AND RAISED residents of Memphis and their wedding was so special!
- First thing's first. Since it is the city of my sisters, I had plenty of places to stay and the minute I touched down I felt swept up by the sisterhood of Kappa Delta. I went out to dinner and drinks with a group of girls from Headquarters at this AWESOME restaurant in Mid-town called The Local. We woke up plenty early the next morning to work out. This was the first time EVER I have taken a cross fit class, we went to a place called Cross Fit Hit & Run… Let me tell you, it was rough. The coach was not amused with my personality… or the fact that I was literally resisting burpees where you lay ALL THE WAY DOWN because I did not want to get my shirt dirty (It was a brand new sparkling white Lululemon tank… and NO I am not going to lay on my chest on this sticky gross floor I just watched that dude spit on…) I eventually just took it off and went sports bra style. Casual. After we went to the Memphis Farmer's Market to get post workout smoothies and breakfast Tacos!
- The wedding was so fun! There were tons of KD's there from Headquarters and from Allison's chapter at Furman. I love going to weddings where I have tons of friends and I get to meet everyone's boo cakes'! After the wedding I was fortunate enough to experience a Memphis classic I have never lived before… RAIFORD'S! This place is infamous. I have always heard about this classic Memphis disco but have never gone. It is WILD, there is no way to express it except for me to tell you to go if you ever get a chance to visit the city… and you have the stamina!
- Finally, Allison and Scott did such a beautiful job celebrating the city they love with so many simple touches at their wedding! The song they danced to was Walking in Memphis, which I about cried watching! They served a quintessential Memphis meal including, Gus's Fried Chicken. The wedding Logo was the Memphis 'M' Bridge in classic Memphis Blue! Scott and Allison LOVE the Grizzlies and their exit used bright yellow Grizzly growl towels that said, 'Grit. Grint. All Heart.' Also, their wedding band was so fun! The Tyrone Smith Review was one of Scott's favorites from his days at Ole Miss! Finally, my ABSOLUTELY favorite part was Allison's dress which was her Mother's dress AND her older sister's dress – She is the third woman in her family to wear it. It was so beautiful. I LOVE this sister so much, she has such a pure heart and is one of the most dedicated friends on the planet. I have never seen her SO happy and I am thankful for Scott and him just being a part of her life to make her smile like that every day.
Thank you to all of my KD sisters for playing with me that weekend! I love you so much Kim Lewis and crew for showing me such an awesome Memphis Weekend!


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Talk of U.S. manufacturing being in the toilet is shifting—figuratively and, well, also literally.
I never would have realized how fiercely competitive the toilet-making industry is were it not for a report I read in The Wall Street Journal a few weeks ago. Apparently U.S. manufacturing of toilets is surging, though for the most part under foreign ownership of brands as apple pie as American Standard. Nonetheless, this is a positive manufacturing headline amidst years of gloom.
"The toilet turnaround is a microcosm of U.S. manufacturing trends," the Journal touted; and others agree that manufacturing in this country is on the uptick. The evidence, especially during the past few months, is pointing to it.
Output from factories is rising and there are strong gains in manufacturing production. Lower labor costs are also making American workers more attractive. Add to that a natural gas boom that many hope will lower energy costs for manufacturers and the picture gets rosy. But others say that those indicators are fool's gold, since these signs may be more a virtue of an overall economic recovery than a manufacturing revival. Time will tell.
In this special issue of Mechanical Engineering we talk a lot about U.S. manufacturing, but we aim to celebrate manufacturing globally since new technologies are eliminating many obstacles to doing business across borders. Specifically, we want to give a nod to those who are finding new ways to manufacture existing products and those who are manufacturing new products using advanced technologies. These processes come under the burgeoning term, "advanced manufacturing"—which is also the theme of this month's ASME International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition in San Diego, Calif.
In this issue—one of the largest in terms of pages we've had in some time—we also celebrate some of the heroes of engineering who will be saluted at the 2013 Honors Assembly, which will also be held at the ASME Congress. These are individuals whose drive to change the world is consistent and noteworthy. Among them is G. Wayne Clough, the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., and Arun Majumdar, who is driving Google.org's energy sector and is the former founding director of ARPA-E, the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency. There, Majumdar evaluated high-risk, high-reward technologies including advanced manufacturing methods that offer a different approach to traditional technologies. A full listing of the past year's honors recipients begins on page 49.
We also pay tribute this month to the 140 ASME members who have been newly named Fellows of ASME. To learn more about them, see page 65.
Also this month we bring you something different, the premier issue of DEMAND, ASME's global development review. DEMAND was developed through ASME's Engineering for Global Development initiative in collaboration with Mechanical Engineering. This publication showcases the work of individuals and organizations working at the intersection of technology and global development.
DEMAND includes carefully selected case studies written by social innovators who aim to stimulate the search for solutions that are in demand on the ground in developing countries.
Today's practitioners in the developing world toil in untraditional approaches, as do those who use advanced technologies to push the boundaries of manufacturing. At the heart of it is a drive to change the status quo—and improve how people live.


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Looking for a fun, rewarding part-time job? Join our team here at the Budweiser Pavilion! You'll have opportunities to work during *Wednesday Night Live (weekly concert series during summers), the Wisconsin State Fair (eleven days during early August) and Harvest Fair (three-day festival at the end of September). You'll work with managers and co-workers who will help you succeed, so scroll down and fill out an application today!
* first-time applicants are not eligible to work Wednesday Night Live during their first year of employment at the Budweiser Pavilion as the schedule is filled based on seniority
The Budweiser Pavilion employs the following positions (experience preferred but not required):
- Beverage Servers (beer, malt beverages, soda)
- Brand Ambassadors (interact with crowds, represent the Budweiser Pavilion)
- Grill Servers (food items, beverages)
- Grill Cooks (handle and cook food)
- Grill Prep Assistants (prepare food items for Grill Cooks)
- Runners (stock beverages and food as needed)
In addition to primary duties, all positions are expected to participate in event setup, general customer service, maintaining and cleaning areas inside and around the Pavilion, removing trash and end-of-night cleanup. All employees are required to display absolute professionalism and maturity towards customers and co-workers at all times.
If your qualifications match our needs, you will be contacted for an interview.
Below are our current openings:
Beverage Servers
Our Beverage Servers are on the "front lines" of our customer service efforts. Stationed behind one of our four bars and/or kiosks, the Beverage Server interacts with customers continuously throughout the event. The Beverage Servers are responsible for selling all products (beer, malt beverages, soda and water) directly to customers and handling cash register transactions. Beverage Servers will be responsible for product knowledge and answering customer questions. Beverage Servers will be fully-trained by managers at the Budweiser Pavilion for responsible, appropriate and safe alcohol service. Beverage Servers are responsible for keeping immediate work areas clean at all times. Beverage Servers will also be engaging, friendly and provide a positive experience for all customers.
Brand Ambassador
Our Brand Ambassadors will be official representatives at many Budweiser Pavilion events – public and private. We're looking for energetic, outgoing and engaging individuals who can help boost sales of 50/50 raffle events for participating charities, assist with hosting and/or serving at private parties, let customers sample products and help coordinate contests and giveaways during events. Brand Ambassadors are super-friendly and understanding, as they directly interact with the thousands of patrons who attend our events. They also have a good working knowledge of our venue and products to quickly respond to any questions or inquiries. Excellent customer service skills, communication skills and positive attitudes are a must – and cash handling experience is highly desired. You must also be able to work well within a team environment and be able to stand and walk for long periods of time.
Grill Servers
Our Grill Servers interact directly with customers at "The Grill." Stationed behind a counter, Grill Servers will take accurate food and beverage orders, relay all orders to the Grill Cooks, ensure completed orders for accuracy and handle cash register transactions. Grill Servers will be responsible for product knowledge and answering customer questions. Grill Servers will be fully-trained by managers at the Budweiser Pavilion for proper food-handling techniques and responsible, appropriate and safe alcohol service. Grill Servers are responsible for keeping immediate work areas clean at all times. Grill Servers will also be engaging, friendly and provide a positive experience for all customers.
Grill Cooks
Our Grill Cooks work – where else? – at "The Grill!" Grill Cooks work with hot and cold foods, an open-flame grill and deep fryers. Grill Cooks will prepare foods like burgers, brats, sandwiches, French fries, chicken tenders and other various appetizer items. Grill Cooks will be responsible for keeping the grill and grill areas clean at all times. Grill Cooks are required to maintain appropriate personal appearance and adhere to food handling standards in accordance with Wisconsin state food health codes. Food safety management or kitchen experience is not required but is a bonus – we will train anyone who enjoys cooking!
Grill Prep Assistants
Our Grill Prep Assistants will work alongside and directly support our Grill Cooks at "The Grill" and in our kitchen. Grill Prep Assistants stock food areas, prepare hot and cold foods for Grill Cooks, assemble sandwiches and wash and chop vegetables as needed. Grill Prep Assistants will work our deep fryers for some food orders. Grill Prep Assistants will be responsible for keeping the grill and grill areas clean at all times. Grill Prep Assistants are required to maintain appropriate personal appearance and adhere to food handling standards in accordance with Wisconsin state food health codes. Experience is nice but not necessary – our managers will train you at the Budweiser Pavilion.
Runners might have the most important job at the Budweiser Pavilion! They keep "the machine" running smoothly and efficiently at all times, and is a position of great responsibility. Runners keep all our Beverage Servers fully-stocked with beer and malt beverage products for sale to customers. Runners will tap kegs, move bottled products and make sure all beverages are properly iced at Beverage Server stations. This is a very physical job – Runners are on their feet up to eight hours per shift, constantly moving, lifting heavy objects and using dollies and hand carts to move products from one place to another. Budweiser Pavilion managers will train Runners in proper lifting techniques. All Runners are expected to participate in general and constant cleaning of public areas, as well as assist with garbage removal. This position is for responsible, hard-working, mature individuals who can take direction in a positive manner and work well within a team.


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Photons travel fast in straight lines, and can be focused with huge precision. This provides the opportunity to compute highly detailed, accurate information about the world. We are familiar with this, and we take it for granted that our eyes and associated brains enable us to navigate our way around obstacles at high speed, and hit a fast moving target like a tennis ball. We really notice the difference when darkness reduces us to helpless stumbling.
But there is a living to be made during the dark half of the day-night cycle, and it is now well known that bats have evolved the capacity to "see" without light, using their highly tuned ears rather than eyes (indeed the more specialised bats have all but completely lost their eyes). Echoes of high pitched sounds are not quite as good as well focused light but, with suitable processing in the brain, they enable the bat to fly at high speed between stretched wires without getting injured, and to catch insects on the wing, all in total darkness. Toothed whales have evolved the same "echolocation" skill (especially highly developed in river dolphins swimming and hunting in murky water where seeing is almost impossible) and by two separate groups of cave-dwelling birds.
I have long conjectured that the answer to the famous philosophical question, "What is it like to be a bat?" might be "Pretty much the same as to be a fast flying, visually hunting insectivorous bird such as a swallow." I meant something rather specific by this. When visual animals such as swallows or people look at the world, we construct a simulation model in the brain, which is continuously updated by incoming data from the eyes, and hence bears enough similarity to the real world outside to allow navigation through it and pursuit of moving targets. The remarkable phenomena of visual illusions are best interpreted on the hypothesis that what we "look at" is not the real world itself but our internal model of it.
When the ancestors of bats and dolphins began to use echolocation, probably tens of millions of years ago, their brains already contained sophisticated simulation software, sensitively tailored to perform the mathematical calculations necessary for high speed manoeuvring. Rather than let that originally visual software languish idle, it would have been entirely natural to commandeer it to the service of the new skill, echolocation. All that was needed was a new "driver" module (to pursue the computer metaphor), that allowed echoes to update the simulation rather than retinal images. This is why I conjectured that bats "see" with their ears. The scene, as perceived by an echolocating bat, might look very much like what a swallow sees, because both bat and bird are deploying the same kind of simulation model, to perform the same kind of task.
I even stuck my neck out (for example in Unweaving the Rainbow) and wondered whether bats use colours (I meant the subjective sensations or qualia that we call red, blue, green etc.) as labels for different echoic textures of objects: perhaps "red" for shiny, hard surfaces like locust abdomens, "blue" for soft furry moths. "Red" and "blue", after all, are only arbitrary labels for light of different wavelengths. There is nothing inherently "red" about 700 nanometres. Given that colour qualia were lying about in the brain and no longer needed as labels for wavelengths of light, why not press them into service again as labels, but labels of something else, namely echoic texture?
I was therefore intrigued to read the inspiring story of Daniel Kish in yesterday's Guardian. At the age of one, he had both his eyes surgically removed to save him from an aggressive eye cancer. For as long as he can remember, he has been making clicking noises with his tongue, and using them to find his way around. It wasn't until he was ten that a friend pointed out to him that he was doing what bats do: echolocation:
Every surface has its own acoustic signature – I can recognise a tree, for example, because the trunk produces a different echo from the leaves. The hard wood reflects the sound, whereas the leaves reflect and refract, too, scattering the sound waves. Everything around me becomes identifiable with a click. It provides me with a 3D image in my mind with depth, character and richness; it brings light into darkness. I can often find my way out of an auditorium quicker than a sighted person because I can identify the exit. If I'm in a noisy place such as a concert, I don't feel anxious – I just increase the volume and my click cuts through the noise. I'm very familiar with its sound and don't feel at all self-conscious if other people hear me.
I don't have superhuman hearing, even though I'm sometimes called Batman; I have just trained my ears to understand the echoes. Anyone could do it, sighted or blind – it's not rocket science. If you hold up a book in front of you and click, then take it away and click, you can hear a difference, just as you know you're in an empty room because it's echoey. When I was in college I wrote my thesis on echolocation, and during my research I had to consciously deconstruct how I was doing it to understand the process. I know there's a wall in front of me, I'd think, but what's tipping me off? I would set myself tasks and try to get quicker and quicker at navigating obstacle courses.
His ability is so surprising to sighted people that they annoyingly treat him as far more disabled than he is:
. . . although I have travelled around the world successfully, when I'm in an airport I feel that officials yearn to get me in a wheelchair, take away my documents and leave me feeling powerless. One friend wasn't allowed to leave the plane until "assistance" arrived, even though he held the world record for blind cycling; he was too nice to make a fuss but I would have insisted.
I have made it my life's work (http://www.worldaccessfortheblind.org) to teach blind children how to empower themselves using echolocation, which I call flashsonar. As you become more adept, you also click more subtly and naturally, like blinking, so often people around you aren't aware you're doing it and you aren't stigmatised for it.
He even taught himself to ride a bicycle:
Now I can ride along a busy street or go on a trail in the woods. I have never hit a pedestrian – touch wood – because I don't ride on the pavement. Cars are excellent echo targets, so I can easily avoid them. I won't say I've never had an accident, but every activity holds an element of risk.
Negotiating rush hour traffic isn't my dream; I am just glad I can if I want to. It's ironic – I spend all my time encouraging blind people to be active participants in society when, really, I'd love to step out of it. When my work is done, you'll find me in the mountains like an old hermit, with just my clicks for company.
We need not suppose that a person could ever become as good at echolocation as a bat. Bats have had millions of years of evolution to perfect their skills and tune up their brain software. Moreover, the clicks that bats use are ultrasonic – too high for humans to hear – and this greatly improves the accuracy of the echolocation, for reasons that physicists well understand. Engineers can make instruments that beam ultrasonic clicks, and instruments that can transpose ultrasound down to audible frequencies. I have myself donned an experimental headset, designed by L.Kay in New Zealand to be worn by blind people, and after only a few minutes of practice was able to get a rudimentary idea of my surroundings, though blindfolded.
(Referenced in http://etheses.nottingham.ac.uk/1655/1/467746.pdf)
I should love to know whether there is any truth in my conjecture that echoes make it possible to "hear colour". Does Daniel Kish hear colour? He himself might be unable to answer the question because he lost his sight probably too young to remember what it was like. But he also tells us there are others who have the same skill as him. If any of them lost their sight when old enough to remember it, dare we hope for eye witness (ear-witness?) testimony that "seeing with the ears" really can become – after a lot of practice – the same subjective experience as seeing with the eyes? And do any of them actually "see" in colour? If they do, it seems a safe bet that bats do too. If they don't (which I must say seems more likely) that doesn't mean that bats don't either: remember once again that bats have had millions of years in which to perfect their echolocation system.
Read the story of Daniel Kish here:
Czy nietoperze mogą słyszeć w kolorze?
Autor tekstu: Richard Dawkins
Tłumaczenie: Małgorzata Koraszewska
Fotony podróżują po liniach prostych i można je skupić z wielką precyzją. Daje to możliwość wykalkulowania bardzo szczegółowej, dokładnej informacji o świecie. Dobrze to znamy i traktujemy jako oczywistość, że oczy i skojarzone z nimi mózgi umożliwiają nam znajdowanie z dużą prędkością drogi wokół przeszkód oraz trafianie w poruszający się cel, taki jak piłka tenisowa. Zauważamy różnicę, kiedy ciemność redukuje nas do bezradnego potykania się.
Podczas ciemnej połowy cyklu dzień/noc istnieje jednak możliwość zarobienia na życie i dobrze wiemy teraz, że nietoperze wyewoluowały zdolność "widzenia" bez światła, używając swoich wspaniale nastrojonych uszu zamiast oczu (w rzeczywistości bardziej wyspecjalizowane nietoperze niemal całkowicie straciły oczy). Echo dźwięków o wysokiej częstotliwości nie jest tak dobre jak skupione światło, ale z odpowiednim przetwarzaniem w mózgu umożliwia ono nietoperzowi latanie z dużą prędkością między napiętymi drutami bez zranienia się, oraz łapania w locie owadów, a wszystko to w całkowitej ciemności. Walenie zębowce wyewoluowały te samą umiejętność "echolokacji" (szczególnie wysoko rozwinięta u delfinów rzecznych, które pływają i polują w mętnej wodzie, gdzie widzenie jest niemal niemożliwe), jak również zrobiły to dwie różne grupy żyjących w jaskiniach ptaków.
Długo wyobrażałem sobie, że odpowiedzią na słynne pytanie filozoficzne "Jak to jest być nietoperzem?" może być "Całkiem podobnie do bycia szybko latającym, polującym na owady ptakiem, takim jak jaskółka". Rozumiałem przez to coś dość konkretnego. Kiedy widzące zwierzęta, takie jak jaskółki lub ludzie, patrzą na świat, tworzymy w mózgu model symulujący, który nieustannie uaktualniamy danymi, dostarczanymi nam oczy, a więc jest on wystarczająco podobny do rzeczywistego świata, by pozwolić nam na poruszanie się w nim i pogoń za ruchomymi celami. Te zdumiewające zjawiska iluzji wzrokowej najlepiej interpretować na bazie hipotezy, że to, na co "patrzymy", nie jest rzeczywistym światem, ale naszym wewnętrznym modelem świata.
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The main idea of this project is to control the flight simulator from external elements, and in addition, to show the information generated by the simulator via external elements.
Nowdays, the ones who want to build their own cockpit have to buy different elements to achieve this goal: EPIC type cards, keyboard emulators... or use elements as joysticks, keyboards, etc. by modifying them.
This project will control the flight simulator from external elements and will show the information generated by the simulator via external elements by using specific electronic circuits.
IOCards system is designed to solve any request from anyone that wants to build a home cockpit, panels or more simple accesories. The design is based on simplicity and modularity.
IOCard system is based on what we called MASTER card. This main card is the one who transmits commands from the computer to the different circuits and elements. In addition, this card has 72 digital inputs and 64 digital outputs to be used directly by external elements (leds, switches...) or by additional circuits that control more complicated elements (motors, relays...). MASTER card lets to connect up to 4 specific cards called DISPLAYS cards. Each displays card manages up to 16 7-segments displays.
One MASTER card can be connected to the parallel port; 4 displays cards can be connected to one MASTER card, and as many additional circuits as free required outputs. We will describe these specific circuits later.
We also have the possibility of connecting what we call EXPANSION card to the PC. This way up to 4 MASTER cards can be connected to only 1 computer.
There are two version for this EXPANSION card: one is for parallel port and the other for USB port. The last one adds the advantage of decreasing the number of instructions to be made by the PC proccessor and, in addition, lets to directly connect new 5 additional axles). Of course, only one MASTER card can be conected to this ESXPANSION if we want to use the USB port instead of the parallel one.
Not only one computer can be used. The system can be used on a network. For example, we can use one computer for the MCP and radios, other for CDUs and overhead... Software will manage the data through the network.
As you can see, the system lets to manage from a simgle panel to a complete cockpit (100% of the cockpit systems).
There are another USB cards available: keyboard emulator, analogue axles, servo motors, stepper motors, etc...
The cards are controlled via a specific software, easy to learn by newbies users.
For advanced users there's another powerful software. With this software any system on the plane can be simulated (the systems not implemented in the flight simulator too).
In first place, it's important to say that IOCards project is FREE (the author only allows a NON COMMERCIAL use of it).
All the circuit diagrams (printed circuits included) can be downloaded from this site in order to build the hardware we need. All the related software can be free downloaded from here too (including development libraries DLLs).
A group of spanish cockpit builders started the IOCards project. These builders also offers the cards industrial building process coordination as an additional service to anyone interested in the cards. Only managing and delivery expenses are charged to the elements net prices.
There are 3 ways of getting IOCards:
1) Downloading the diagrams, building the hardware from the information on them and buying the components at any electronics shop.
2) Placing an order for a KIT thorough Opencockpits website. You will receive the printed circuit and the needed components. You will mount and weld all these elements on the card.
3) Placing an order for the card, completely finished and tested
To place your order you can FOLLOW THIS LINK
|Manuel Vélez
|Project type
|Open, simple and modular
|All the systems already developed. USB and parallel port connection.
|Basic elements prices
|Standard ICs, PIC controllers for USB modules
Independent circuit available. It needs 8 digital inputs and as many axles as available inputs can be used.
Additional analogue axles included on USB expansion, USB servos and USB stepper cards.
|Circuit not available yet.
|Digital inputs
|72 per Master card (288 per USB expansion card with 4 master cards connected).
|Total system capacity
|Not limited, as it can be used on a network.
|Rotary encoders
Encoders card available (for up to 4 encoders) that connects to master card. It needs 2 digital inputs per encoder. As many encoders/cards as available inputs can be used.
Gray type encoders (Gray code for each detent) can be directly connected to master card inputs.
|Simulated encoders (by using rotary switches)
|They need 3 digital inputs. They are directly connected and as many switches as available inputs can be used.
|Servos (PWM)
|Two circuits available: one that connects to master card (8 digital outputs needed; as many servos as available outputs can be used); the other one is the USB-servos that can manage up to 6 servo motors and connects directly to the USB port.
|Digital outputs
|64 per card (256 per USB expansion card with 4 master cards connected).
|Step by step motors
|Two circuits available: one that connects to master card (4 digital outputs needed; as many servos as available outputs can be used); the other one is the USB-stepper that can manage up to 3 stepper motors and connects directly to the USB port.
|7-segments displays
|Max. 256 per USB expansion card with 4 master cards connected.
|They need one digital output. They are directly connected and as many leds as available outputs can be used.
|LCD displays
|They need 6 digital outputs. They are directly connected to master card and as many displays as available outputs can be used. (Not supported today)
|Circuit available. It needs 1 digital outputs and as many relays as available outputs can be used .
|Windows and XP (soon).
|Supported simulators
|MS Flight Simulator and X-plane.
|Communication with simulator
|By FSUIPC or IOCP (with other elements).
|Via specific forums, e-mail and groups.
|Manuals and tutorials available in Spanish, English and French.
|System control and test, system configuration and main program. Controller for each card
|Computer connection
|Parallel port / USB
|Powerful events oriented language (SIOC) for advanced users.
Software de las IOCards
IOCards software lets us to configure the hardware to work with FSimulator 2000, 2002 y 2004. A version for X-Plane is available too.
The IOCards suite consists on several programs: the controller-tester software, the configuration software and the main program.
The suite also includes: a hardware simulator to run tests without any hardware connected, a keyboard emulator and a development library (DLL).
IOCards system can be connected to FSUIPC protocol (used by FSimulator) and the newer and quicker IOCP protocol, able to work with real time full movement cockpits.
For more details, please download the manuals and tutorials located at our download area.


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3 Tips for Teaching Yoga Alongside your Day Job
February 1, 2017
Here are 3 Tips for Teaching Yoga Alongside Your Day Job!
If you've completed a
yoga teacher training
, it's safe to assume that you love yoga so much, you want to teach and inspire others with this karmic gift! Whether your goal is to quit your day job and become a full-time yoga instructor or start out part-time, teaching yoga alongside your current employment has benefits and is a great way to get into the grove of teaching. Yoga instructors are taking on a big role! Teaching yoga while maintaining your regular employment gives you the unique opportunity to further connect with your students, keep balance in your own life, and explore teaching without expectations. Here are three tips to consider while embarking on your teaching journey.
1 ~ Purely Enjoy what you Teach
Not relying on teaching yoga for income can enhance the teaching experience for starting out teachers or even seasoned instructors. If teaching yoga is not your main source of income, the stress is relieved over whether you are landing
unpaid vs. paid gigs
starting out. The trials and tribulations of "making it work" can take the passion out of teaching for you and negatively affect the space held for your students. Being open to unpaid teaching positions can allow you to positively impact the community around you, increase your network, and lead to future paid teaching positions that are a right fit for you.
Busy time of the year and no one showed up for your class? That's OK! Teach anyways! Because you are in it to teach regardless of who is attending. When you are not reliant on the income made through teaching yoga and you can take it completely out of equation, your exciting yoga teaching journey is allowed to unfold on its own. You can eliminate any anxiety over how many students may show up to your class and simply enjoy what you are teaching with no financial strings attached. Don't underestimate the impact of teaching for individuals and more intimate groups!
2 ~ Practice what you Preach
Incorporating yoga teaching into your life serves as a constant reminder to practice what you preach. As a yoga instructor, you have the unique opportunity to inspire, enhance, and be a positive example in your students lives. Why not use this to further motivate you to keep up with your own disciplined lifestyle that you have committed to through your practice? The impacts that you have personally drawn out of yoga will continually flood your everyday life and could impact others as you teach.
Practice makes perfect! Practice keeping your mind, body, and soul balanced and healthy. Apply what you teach in your own life through your own personal and professional obstacles.
Practicing principles
used in yoga to help balance your own life will further allow you to assist students as they are on their continual journey to balance their inner selves and outer circumstances. Yoga instructors assist in beautiful transformations of self and others by being energetically present and mindful on a daily basis. Nurture your body, mind, and soul with balance, honor, and presence. Honor your students by showing up physically and energetically during your sessions!
3 ~ Give Space
When instructing yoga on top of your professional, personal, and other life commitments, you may be in touch with an idea of the stress and other challenges that your fellow students are bringing to the mat. This allows you to give that space for students to work through what they are shedding. Create the space for them to be, to come into alignment and allow their bodies intelligence to come to life. Through this process, people change their entire lives. By continually working on your own challenges and restoring your balance, you can uniquely understand your students needs. The space you create for your students to simply "be" can positively impact decisions, healing, and their own process. Give space for students so that they can use this sacred practice to peel away the day's worries or shed deeper issues that they have been struggling with.
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Is a Yoga Teacher Training for you?
January 25, 2017
Yogi's who have enrolled, are enrolling, or plan to enroll in a yoga teacher training course embark on this journey for various reasons. All are guaranteed unique experiences and to walk away with new perspectives on their practice.
Yoga teacher training
courses are often offered somewhere local to your home or in various retreat settings where a yogi can be fully immersed and give 100% of their attention to their teacher training. Yoga teacher training allows individuals to pass down a gift and embark on a soul journey.
We asked three important questions that scratch the surface of the immeasurable impact that yoga teacher training has had on students worldwide today and historically:
Why enroll in a yoga teacher training?
After dedicated yoga practice, some decide to further the depth of their practice and enroll in a yoga teacher training course. Avid yogis embark on this next crucial step for various reasons which include the desire to understand more than just the postures. Learning the history, philosophy, and heightened understanding allows students to experience yoga on a whole new level. Yoga teachers who have completed the training have reported that they did not realize the impact and incredible journey that becoming a teacher would take them on. Yoga instructor,
Yaser Ebrahimi
, who currently teaches in Northern Virginia commented on his experience:
"When you understand something more, you feel it on a whole new level. You feel more grateful for it. Yoga became a less physical experience through incorporating the philosophical knowledge and other dynamics that teacher training has to offer. My practice became more spiritual/energetic. It became more than just warrior one or warrior two. Now I can get in the pose and truly feel it, surrender to it. Just when I felt I climbed this great mountain of yoga, I settle into another pose or a muscle movement and I feel I am at the bottom of the Himalayas. Yoga is a journey that has no upper limit, no ceiling, no sky. It's simply timeless."
Why is teaching yoga important?
Those who decide to teach yoga are not only passing down information. Yoga is a karmic, energy gift that has been passed down from student to disciple from generation after generation. For countless centuries, there were no videos, books, cd's, or magazines. There was no way for someone to capture this knowledge and print it into a form of media and send it to future generations. It only happened teacher to student. How many generations of teachers passed down this knowledge that aspiring students are learning at this very moment?
Those who take on yoga teacher training are connecting themselves to the energy of a long line of teachers who have dutifully passed down this gift from countless generations and who have spread it globally. This line of teachers and students connects past, present, and individuals of the future. Today we can preserve this knowledge easily, but the gratitude and appreciation of these past commitments are honored through the continuance of teaching this practice. Those who enroll are keeping the flame going and are adding their own unique understanding, twists, feeling, and energy into the practice.
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3 Ways to Transform Your Yoga Practice
What impact does teaching yoga have on students?
People will forget what you said, did, or what you do. However, people do not forget how you made them feel. Students who enter into class come from all walks of life and often carry heavy burdens. Some have come with stress, divorce, sick family members, financial problems, or are stuck in an eb of life. Everyone has something they are carrying. At the end of class, their lungs fill up and they sigh it out. Their face changes, they are glowing. They went from tense and anxious, to a moment of pure presence. A teacher is able to improve the day of one individual or perhaps provide a shifting experience that will last a lifetime. There is no way to truly measure how teachers have beautifully impacted the health, well-being, and transformation of students throughout history.
Yoga instructor Yaser added,
"Becoming a teacher has allowed me to teach from my own practice and hand that down. The energy is transferred to me, and then transferred onto the students that I teach. If I am able to help improve, deepen, or provide a new perspective to a student's practice that they resonate with, I consider all of it an immeasurable success. I strive to make the practice of yoga more than just a practice, it's a journey."
One important piece of life is to realize your gift, and give it away. If your calling is to carry the gift of yoga and actively continue this long line of energy, a yoga teacher training retreat may be the next right step for you!
Sarah Blanks
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