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RESEARCH APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM (RAPs)
What are RAPs?
- RAPs offer a $500 scholarship to undergraduate students who complete a substantial research/collaborative project with a Liberal/Applied Arts faculty member. This project must be organized as a 1-1 arrangement between the student and faculty member through the format of a for-credit course. This course could be an independent study, internship, practicum, or thesis course. (Internships and practica taught in a group format do not qualify.)
- RAPs are competitive. Two are offered in the fall semester and two in the spring semester. The application deadline for the fall semester is June 1; the deadline for the spring semester is December 15.
- RAPs offer undergraduate students the opportunity to do research/collaborative work with a specialist on a topic devised by the student in the form of a 3-credit hour independent study/practicum/internship/thesis course. This arrangement allows for the student to receive both college credit and professional experience, which will be recorded on the student's transcript and can also be put on a resume. Students doing a RAP will have access to the facilities and equipment of the LAA research centers.
Eligibility Requirements for RAPs
- Be enrolled as an undergraduate student
- Major or minor in a Liberal/Applied Arts discipline
- Do an independent study/practicum/internship/thesis, which must fulfill a requirement within a Liberal/Applied Arts major or minor
- Have a minimum 3.0 cumulative gpa and minimum gpa of 3.25 in the major or minor
- Have earned at least 60 undergraduate hours, at least 15 of which must be at SFA
- Submit your research/collaborative product to the Undergraduate Research Conference in the calendar year after completion (unless you have graduated).
To apply for a RAP
- Write an essay (approximately 500 words) clearly describing your research project, explaining its importance, elucidating how it fits into your academic goals, and demonstrating why you are qualified to carry it out.
- Be sure to get across exactly what your project is and why it is relevant. Also, try to make connections to any prior coursework, internship experience, work experience, research, etc. that has helped prepare you for your current project. Please be concise, precise, and specific
- Provide a letter of recommendation from the faculty member who will be working with you.
- Attach a detailed research plan/schedule.
- If you are doing an independent study or an internship, an independent study/internship application must be completed.
The deadline for applying for a RAP is June 1 for the Fall semester and December 15 for the Spring semester.
For more information about RAPs, contact Dr. Marc Guidry, Associate Dean, College of Liberal and Applied Arts, at 936.468.2087 or email@example.com.
College of Liberal & Applied Arts
P.O. Box 13033, SFA Station
Stephen F. Austin State University
Nacogdoches, TX 75962-3033
Phone 936.468.2803 Fax 936.468.2190


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*This post was originally published on The Game Bolt in July, 2016*
If you have eyes, ears, and a stable connection to any sort of news or social media then you've definitely been inundated with Pokemon Go over the previous weeks. The success of the app is undeniable. In the few short weeks it's been out Pokemon Go has become the most downloaded app on the App store and now averages more active users than mobile dating apps like Tinder. Pokemon Go users even average more time per day than Facebook users, at a ratio of 33 minutes to 25 minutes respectively. Just about every news station in America and in other countries around the world have done a piece on the game. This is all not to mention that Nintendo's stocks have skyrocketed since its release which undoubtedly opened up new doors for Nintendo and further cemented them as a beloved gaming company. Pokemon Go is a massive success for Nintendo but this is all not to mention what it's doing for its users.
For the uninformed, and the sake of posterity, Pokemon Go is an augmented reality application. Augmented reality refers to the method of using some sort of electronic device to overlay digital images in the real world. In the case of Pokemon Go, you look through your smart phone's camera to see pokemon pop up on screen. Then it's a matter of playing pokemon the way we all know how, by catching the little guys. You simply tap your screen to catch whatever pocket monster is there and add it to your collection. But unlike the handheld games we've all come to know and love, Pokemon Go operates on going out into the world because Pokemon spawn based on map data from Google maps. So to catch Pokemon, you're almost required to go out into the world to hunt them down like a true Pokemon master.
This is what makes the game amazing. It's getting people out into the world and having them all do something they love together. Strangers are walking by each other in public. Then there's the telltale sign of elation when a person looking at their phone frantically starts to look around and tap their screen with fervor. The fist pump, the "yes!," and it's obvious they just caught another Pokemon. Suddenly there's this point of connection between people who on any other day would have walked by each other. But because of Pokemon Go, they're more likely to connect. Reports are abound with people reaching out to others in their local community to get out and go hunt Pokemon together. Complete strangers are meeting up and helping to build a more connected communal lifestyle. It's incredible because only Pokemon Go could have done this with the way its game is set up. Where in the past gamers could meet friends online in matchmaking games, they might never actually meet those people in real life. Pokemon is allowing people to meet face to face for some human interaction.
There are horror stories to have come out of Pokemon Go, sadly. People have already been injured or even died because of Pokemon Go because they didn't take time to look up from the game to check their surroundings. There was even a horrible case of three men who were using the in game lures to bring people to their area in order to mug them. These are sad stories but they're few and far between from all the good the game is doing to get people out and about. It's important to take proper precautions because yes, Pokemon Go is a light hearted game but that doesn't change the nature of people. Going Pokemon hunting in groups and taking some time to pay attention to your surroundings are key in enjoying your experience.
Even in my own community in northern Indiana there are already Pokemon Go Facebook groups and Twitter accounts of people who are meeting right in my own city. People are sharing Poke Stop locations and safe locations to go hunting. There are even scheduled meet ups in my own neighborhood. I've seen people start to use the app as a way to break into exercising by simply walking or going on a jog to catch Pokemon. Even my local morning rock and roll radio station has gotten into it as the two hosts give updates on their quest to catch 'em all. It's easy to see how Pokemon Go can be used as a force for good.
What's even more amazing is what happened in Chicago just last Sunday when thousands of people spread the word through social media that there was going to be a Pokemon Go meet up at Millennium park. What ensued was a full day of Pokemon trainers coming together as one. Lures abound as everyone thought to buy some before going to the event and this allowed thousands upon thousands of Pokemon to spawn in. Trainers simply hung out and caught Pokemon to their heart's content before heading home for the day. It's incredible that in such a short amount of time so many people have come together around a mutual love for something so innocent yet so meaningful in the lives of millions as a video game.
The Bean at Millennium Park!
Pokemon Go is poised to become one of the most popular mobile apps to have ever come out and it's easy to see why. Combining the popularity of Pokemon as a long standing video game series with an activity that encourages real world exploration is a powerful concept that was perfectly executed. It's bringing gamers out of their homes and into each other's company in ways no other video game has done before and this brings so much pride as a gamer. Weird turf wars between the different factions aside, Pokemon Go is doing wonderful things I can only hope it continues to do so.

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Crawley Town have been working on getting their players to score more goals during their two-week break.
Assistant manager Jimmy Dack would like to see Matt Harrold and Jimmy Smith turn their attacking talents into goals for the team.
I don't think the balls into the box have helped him and we have been working on the training ground to try and improve the balls into the area to make the most of his runs."Crawley Town assistant manager Jimmy Dack
Dack revealed: "We've been looking at videos of Matt Harrold's goals for the last three or four years.
"He has led the attack for us well up top on his own and his link-up play has been brilliant but we would like him to score goals.
"I don't think the balls into the box have helped him and we have been working on the training ground to try and improve the balls into the area to make the most of his runs.
"He's making the runs but I don't think we're finding him.
"We've got a good honest bunch of lads working hard for each other with a good harmony in the group and we've got to try to get the best out of them.
"It's easy trying to get new players - that's lazy on our behalf. We've got to give them the respect they deserve.
"Lee Barnard is a model profesional and gives good advise and has played at the highest level for a reason. We've got to get the best out of Lee and we've got to do that.
"We are going to try to get Jimmy Smith further up the pitch as his record tells you he has scored goals before and we also want him to do the same here.
"The two weeks off have been good as we have been able to get players back fitter from injuries and work on things in training offensively and how to score more goals."
Dack revealed they are not keen to add to the squad further during the loan window, unless someone outstanding comes along who will improve the squad.
He said: "We are going to stick with what we've got and try to get the best out of them."
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Wednesday, 23 October 2013
It's a wedding day!!...
Today this is a scheduled post as I am currently in Edinburgh waiting to go to the castle to see my DOH's brother and fiance get married! I know, how posh to get married in the chapel at the castle! I really hope the weather holds up, although I would be very surprised!!
My DOH's brother is a die-hard West Ham Utd football fan and I have been reliably informed by the bride that the team colours are an influence in the wedding decorations so I though it only fitting to make a card to reflect this...of course!! The colours though stumped me a bit...Claret and Blue. What do you do with claret and blue!!? Not being a big football fan myself, I don't know much about West Ham Utd so I thought I'd Google it and see what popped up. The fan song they're most known for singing at their games is 'I'm forever blowing bubbles' and that sparked a little idea in my mind. I hope you understand what I mean when you see the card!
Do you see??! I die cut the circles from the white layer and popped it up over some embossed circles in claret and blue. The pearls are like little tiny bubbles!
I'll be honest...I'm not sold on this card entirely, but it has grown on me a tad, I think?! Let me know what you think...I may have looked at it and stressed over it for too long now! ;)
Well, despite the card, I'm sure we're having a fantastic day!! I hope you all are too ;)
Thank you for stopping by ;)
Card: Paper Mill Direct - White, Ruby Red, Sky Blue
Stamps: Waltzingmouse - Big Day Additions
Ink: Ranger - Perfect Medium
Other: Spellbinders - Small and Large Circles; Craft Concepts - Grunge Stripes e/f; WOW! - Metallic
Blue e/p; pearls
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Sian, good to know you've arrived safely! Your card works for me, not only because it's pretty (*you* figured out claret+blue superbly!!), but also because it's so personalized for the newlyweds. Thoughtful and heart-warming, in my view! Happy celebrating with the new couple!!ReplyDelete
This is a lovely card that will be very meaningful for the newlyweds. Well done!ReplyDelete
I completely see how you got your inspiration Sian! I hope you share pictures! Your card is absolutely amazing with all the texture and gems. I'm sure they will LOVE it!ReplyDelete
This is indeed a customized card that the couple will surely appreciate! Isn't it fun that we cardmakers can do that? And you did it beautifully!ReplyDelete
This is such a stunning wedding card, Sian! I love the color combo and how your gems represent bubbles...so pretty and perfect for the new couple!ReplyDelete
love this card, looks alittle like bubbles in champagne!!! very fitting for a wedding, I hope the happy couple had a blast!!ReplyDelete
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Of late, my inbox has been flooded with inquiries about golden showers – known colloquially as "watersports" or "piss play" – which prompted me to ask some questions of my sexuallyactive pals.
The most common reaction was, "I know there are people who enjoy that sort of thing, but I don't get it at all; it does nothing for me." And, yet, "it" is a prevalent scenario in contemporary gay porn. If people weren't interested in watersports, you can be certain that the adult movie studios wouldn't be shooting and selling it.


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Enroth spoils Stamkos' return from broken right shin, Sabres beat the Lightning 3-1NHL.com @NHLdotcom
TAMPA, Fla. - Jhonas Enroth made 43 saves to spoil the return of Tampa Bay star Steven Stamkos and the Buffalo Sabres beat the Lightning 3-1 on Thursday night.
Stamkos had been sidelined since breaking his right shin Nov. 11 at Boston, causing him to miss 45 games. The centre received a partial standing ovation during pregame introductions, when it was announced that he is the new team captain.
Right wing Ryan Callahan, acquired Wednesday from the New York Rangers for former Tampa Bay captain Martin St. Louis, made his Lightning debut.
Tyler Myers, Marcus Foligno and Cody Hodgson scored for the Sabres. Enroth stopped a combined seven shots by Stamkos (three) and Callahan (four) through two periods.


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I trimmed several patterned paper that came with the kit into thin strips, glued them on a piece of thin cardstock on a diagonal then die cut the hello from it.
In order for the hello to stand out, I decided to keep the background simple. So I pull out a stencil and my light modeling paste again! I really like the textures the paste created! =)
That's all for now. Have a fabulous day, my friends! =)
Thanks for stopping by!
cardstock: (Rustic White) Paperttrey Ink
patterned paper: (all included in Antiquary card kit) Studio Calico
dies: (hello) Simon Says Stamp
stencil: (chevron) Studio Calico
tool: (die-cut machine) Provo Craft
other: (light modeling paste) Liquitex, (foam tape) 3M
card size: 3 7/8" x 5 1/2"


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I noticed on my WI thread that Su had said my adding up was out by half a lb. So i though i would grab my card. I don't know why but decided to check the conversion. the scales said i was 98.15 kilo by my calculation that would make me 216lb or 15 stone 5lb!!! If thats right then i actually lost 5lb and not 2!!
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I'm not going to be working out today because I have a really bad headache. I was disapointed and had fears of failing if I don't workout this day. But there is just no way. I know I can eat healthy, even though I'm not working out. But somewhere in my mind… and this is why I'm as fat as I am… I felt like this day is a lost day, no reason to think about healthy eating. Just feel better and eat whatever sounds good. Thank goodness, I didn't feel like eating anything at all.
Anyway, I stepped on the scale. I don't want to live by the scale and weigh daily. But it was there, and I stepped on it. I'm down a pound! A pound since yesterday! I'm pretty excited! Seeing the one pound weight loss has given me hope! I can do this again!


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We totally dropped the ball this year.
But the last two years...we didn't...
Mental Health Awareness Month: Our Introduction (2011)
Mental Health Awareness Month: 2012
We're terrible advocates this year...
But there's this whole blog...much of it dedicated to the subject...
Here's some:
- Mostly Dissociative Identity Disorder/Multiple Personality Disorder Related
We're terrible advocates this year...
But there's this whole blog...much of it dedicated to the subject...
Here's some:
- Mostly Dissociative Identity Disorder/Multiple Personality Disorder Related
- Core Suppression in DID
- A Peek Into Id, Ego and Super-Ego
- Sleepless Nights and a Hateful Personality
- Dissociating Happy Memories
- Treating and Curing Dissociative Identity Disorder
- Personality Vs. Dissociative Disorder
- Associating With Dissociation
- Slow Burn In The Switch (written by Melody & Brooke - they tend to dislike each other)
- Slow Burn In The Switch: Part II (written by Cassandra - about good switching)
- A Non-Memory Memory (Written by Ivy)
- Random Memory on Replay (Written by Cassandra & Catherine)
- A Face Full of Emotion: A Journal Entry
- Comfort In Animal Companions: A Journal Entry (Written by Ivy)
- Mental Health Awareness Month: Our Introduction
- We Chat With The Father About DID (this post contains information on what DID is)
- Frank Gets Candid (We talk about Catherine, one of our alters)
- **We Freak Out** (this was a very important day, the day we met Marisa, recoverer of DID)
- We Are Fragments
- We / We Get Random / We Have Questions
- Marisa Answers Our Questions
- Frank Gets Candid, About Memories...and Bethany (we talk about one of our alters)
- A Note From Frank, and ONLY Frank (actually not written by Frank)
- Standby and The Death of the Other Girl: Part 1 of 3 (we start talking about the death of one of our alters [our core])
- Our Ears May Be Burning (we talk about what people we recently knew might be saying over Easter)
- We Just Need A Good Map (Mental Health Awareness Month Post - Frank talks about DID mapping)
- We Don't Do A Blog Post (we talk a little about mapping, Bethany, unicorns & stuff)
- We Discuss Three Mis-Diagnosed Mental Illnesses
- The D in DID: Dissociation (written by Cassandra)
- Bethany Has A Flashback?
- We Can't Always Disappear
- Who Lives In Your Head? Mapping Therapy and DID/MPD
- A Day In The Room (Writing done by those other than Frank et al)
- We Have Nothing To Lose (Cassandra talks about the death of a mentally ill "friend")
- Frank Lets You Know Bitch (me!) (Bethany got to write her very own entry about herself)
- Sam Gets Angry About Ignorance (Written by Sam)
- A Little Bit Of Emmie (Written by Emmie)
- Sam Gets Set-Off (Written by Sam)
- We Answer Some Follower Questions
- We Answer Some Follower Questions: Part II
- Cassandra Writes About 'Someone Special' (Written by Cassandra)
- One of Us Has Sociopathic Tendencies (Written by Melody)
- Just Another Fucking Friday Night In The House of Frank (Written by Cassandra)
- Emmie Writes About Sex & Erotica (Written by Emmie)
General Health:
- A Mental Illness Rant
- Duelling Depression
- A Message To Your Diagnosis (our 2012 APA (American Psychological Association) Mental Health Month Blog Party Entry
- Overcoming To Get To Your "O" ADULT RATED
...and if you want other stuff...check out our archives...http://just-call-me-frank.blogspot.com/p/recommended-archives.html
Thanks for reading...and remember...you're not your mental illness, it's only a small part of who you are.
Be strong.
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After lots of editing and unwarranted frustration, I've issued my first press release. Tolstoy it's not. In fact there are so many credits and parentheticals that it may not even be comprehensible to the general public, but I'm sure future releases will be much better.
The good news (?) is that SMART-1 crashed into the moon at 07:42:22 CEST (05:42:22 UT) and that we're getting good data from it.
The other good news is that Radio Drenthe should be running a news brief or something in a half-hour.


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Market Launch of New Maserati Quatt
Market Launch of New Maserati Quattroporte with ZF Technology
l 8-speed automatic transmission delivers superb fuel economy, optimum shift comfort, and high driving dynamics
l CDC electronic damping system enhances driving safety, comfort, and dynamics
The sixth-generation Maserati Quattroporte also comes with ZF technology to underscore the vehicle's hallmark characteristics: The 8-speed automatic transmission (8HP) is synonymous with dynamics and comfort in equal measure – all combined with high fuel efficiency. The Continuous Damping Control (CDC) electronic damping system provides the vehicle with more driving safety, comfort, and dynamics by adapting the damping forces for each individual wheel within milliseconds and in the best possible manner.
ZF's 8-speed automatic transmission is synonymous with high efficiency,
fast reaction times,and superb ride comfort.
A luxuriousand sportytouring car that comfortably accommodates up to five – this concept enabled the first Maserati Quattroporte to claim its rightful place in the automotive world 50 years ago. The fifth-generation sedan rolled into the showrooms with ZF technology onboard. Similarly the sixth-generation Quattroporte, which is now being launched, also features this technology: The new Quattroporte puts onto the road 390 kW (530 hp) from the 3.8-liter V8 Biturbo coupled with the ZF 8-speed automatic transmission.
The sixth-generation Maserati Quattroporte – with ZF 8-speed automatic transmission and CDC electronic damping.
"Developing the application in light of this phenomenal engine torque is no mean feat," says Dr. Gerhard Wagner, member of the ZF Board of Management and Head of ZF's Powertrain Technology division. "With the 8HP for the Quattroporte we successfully managed to pull off brilliantly the delicate balancing act between sportiness and comfort."
The right damping at all times: CDC delivers the ideal damping force on the Maserati
Quattroporte in fractions of a second to match the driving situation
Compared with its predecessor, the 8-speed automatic transmission delivers fuel savings of six percent. Together with the start/stop function, which the 8HP enables without an additional pump, the savings potential can even reach up to 11 percent. In doing so, ZF's 8-speed automatic transmission is not only highly efficient but also extremely dynamic. It boasts extremely short response and shift times that basically go unnoticed. Double shifts and direct multiple shifts are also possible.
These wide-ranging characteristics are enhanced on the suspension side by the CDC electronic damping system. The system, made up of dampers and an electronic control unit, adjusts the suspension damping in fractions of a second to the particular driving situation. It enables the Quattroporte to switch almost instantly from a comfortable-soft to sporty-hard setting. As a result, the wheels maintain better contact with the road, which in turn translates into greater safety.


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Most Tarot Card readers do some type of centering exercise before doing a reading. These exercises can be elaborate or very simple. The method I use is in the latter category.
Before doing a reading I always shuffle the deck. While shuffling I ask God/Goddess to guide my words and allow me to assist the querent (or myself). Some people like to create an atmosphere by lighting candles, burning incense or doing a short meditation
before reading. Whatever your belief system, it is best to approach the cards from a feeling of calm, rather than in a harried, distracted way.
Pray, cast a circle, invoke the God/Goddess, meditate, do deep breathing exercises, or do whatever it is you do to get in touch with your center.
Find out more about Tarot and reading the cards in the DISCOVER section of the Bewitched.com.au website.
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Lasermax Roll Systems Introduces Quality Control Solutions at Xplor/GOA 2006
Friday, February 03, 2006
Press release from the issuing companyMiami Beach, FL (February 2, 2006) - During this week's Xplor/Graphics of the Americas show in Miami Beach, Lasermax Roll Systems is unveiling a pair of solutions which monitor image quality and data integrity of high-speed continuous digital printer output. MICRcheck in-line MICR verifier and Web Vision quality monitoring system are on display in the Lasermax Roll Systems booth #311. MICRcheck provides assurance of MICR print quality to organizations printing large volumes of checks on high-speed continuous digital printers, without the waste and interruptions inherent to an off-line verification process. Because in-line MICR verification can be completed in less than a minute, testing frequency may easily be increased, thus raising the level of quality assurance. Printer downtime is decreased and operator productivity is increased.MICRcheck is exhibited in-line with the Lasermax Roll Systems RS AutoLoad 92 solution. RS AutoLoad 92 provides organizations printing large volumes of transactional documents destined for the mail with stacks of up to 10,000 forms for bulk inserter feeding. Web Vision monitors image quality, data integrity and workflow processes directly in-line after a continuous web digital printer, so that issues can be addressed immediately. Using state-of-the-art cameras to scan the full width of the web, the newly available Web Vision captures very large, high-resolution images of printed output. Web Vision is exhibited in-line with an RS Roll to Roll System. At the Nipson booth (#883), the Lasermax Roll Systems LX Stack is cutting and stacking book and direct mail applications from a Nipson VaryPress 200 printing system. At the Kodak booth (#919), the Lasermax Roll Systems RS Roll to Fold is fanfolding output from a Kodak Versamark VT3000 printing system. John Fiske, director of product engineering for Lasermax Roll Systems, is speaking at a vendor tutorial at 2:00 PM on Friday, February 3. Mr. Fiske's theme is "Digital Print Quality Assurance". He will describe the benefits derived from adding an in-line quality assurance system to your high-speed continuous digital print operation. Visitors to the Lasermax Roll booth can register for drawings to win an Apple iPod(tm). For more information about the company and its products, visit www.lasermaxroll.com , or call 781-229-2266.
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Actor Gang Dong-won: I wanted to quench thirst of unfairly treated people
Despite his unfashionably permed hair style, Korean heartthrob Gang Dong-won is still handsome in his latest film.
In "Golden Slumber," he plays Kim Geon-woo, a kind and truehearted delivery man who is suddenly wanted by the police as the prime suspect in the assassination of an influential presidential candidate.
Gang said during an interview with Yonhap News Agency on Monday that the protagonist has much in common with the actor himself.
"I was raised in a really ordinary family. I walked to school past rice paddies and lived in a house heated with briquettes," he said, adding that his life began to change only after he became successful as an actor.
|This photo released by CJ E&M shows actor Gang Dong-won.
"The rumor that I'm from a rich family is far from the truth," he said, waving his hand in a gesture of denial.
He also said that, unlike his image as a cold-hearted person, he is warmhearted like Geon-woo, a character who "always opts to suffer losses for others whenever he has to make an important choice."
Directed by Noh Dong-seok, the movie is a remake of a Japanese film of the same name released in 2010, which was in turn based on a Japanese novel.
Gang was the one who first proposed to the film's studio that they create a Korean version, having been mesmerized by the novel seven years ago.
"I thought it would be great if we could make the flow of the story faster and develop it in a more interesting way," he said.
Most of all, he didn't like the ending of the original story, so the Korean movie has different conclusion.
"I wanted to end the story after properly settling the problems of people who are treated unfairly by those in power. As you know, it's hard to see such an ending in real life. Some people are cleared of their charges only after several tens of years while some others are released without being properly punished for what they have done. I wanted to quench this kind of thirst in people's minds. ... I think, in the end, being an actor is an occupation that can comfort people and give pleasure to them," he said.
Just like Geon-woo, who constantly runs to escape from his pursuers, Gang has worked without rest for the past few years.
Most recently, he has been filming director Kim Jee-woon's new sci-fi film, "Inrang," which will be given an English title later. In March, he will go to Europe for the filming of "Tsunami LA," a disaster action movie to be directed by Simon West of "Tomb Raider" and "Con Air."
In the disaster film, which features a massive tidal wave hitting Los Angeles, Gang's surfer character saves people from the scene of the disaster. Gang, a fluent English speaker, handles all the dialogue in English.
"I'm going to be busier in the next few years than this year," the actor said. "I'd like to play a wide spectrum of roles, seeking a balance between what audiences want to see and what I like to play." (Yonhap)


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When VIX is relatively high the VIX term structure moves into what we commonly refer to as backwardation. The way this may be defined varies among market participants, but most focus on the shorter end of the VIX curve. That is what I've been doing lately as well. It turns out, regardless of how you define VIX backwardation 2016 has experienced more instances of it than not for the first ten days of 2016. The tables below rank the consecutive day streaks for VIX backwardation by using three different ways of defining the relationship between spot VIX and VIX futures or even between VIX futures contracts.
The simplest definition of backwardation might be when spot VIX closes higher than the first month future. With the exception of the first two trading days in 2016 spot VIX has closed at a premium to the first month (January 2016 VIX) each day this year. As of Friday the current streak is at eight days, which places this run in a tie for 12th place.
Many volatility derivative traders like to focus on the relationship between the first month and second month. That is due to this relationship having an impact on the VIX oriented ETPs (VXX, SVXY, UVXY, etc). Currently that is the January 2016 and February 2016 VIX futures contracts and January has closed higher than February for all ten days in 2016 which puts this ten day run just inside the top 10 of backwardation streaks.
Finally, a more rigorous definition of backwardation would involve spot VIX closing at a premium to the first month and the second month closing below the first month. This has occurred each day since January 6th for a streak of eight consecutive days which is tied for 7th place among backwardation streaks.
I put up a ten minute video expanding on VIX backwardation and discussing these various streaks a little more. You can view that at the link below and keep an eye on this blog site as we track the current streaks for each of these methods of defining VIX backwardation.
Checking on the Current VIX Backwardation Streak 1/15/2016
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Sample a Few More Juan de Fuca Tracks
First, don't forget that Juan de Fuca is a band, not a man. Second, let's rejoice in the band's new record Solve/Resolve hitting shelves today. Having already compared the band to some strange mixture of the Walkmen and Fresh and Onlys, these two tracks further that sonic exploration. Our first tune today has a bit of a discordant drive to it, especially with the way the guitars open things up; it then quickly moves into that falling vocal effect. And maybe, just maybe, there's a slight Jawbreaker nod in there too. On the latter tune, the New York vibe from the early 00s seems to be peaking out from behind the band; I promise you I don't mind that at all. It's clear the group will be swinging for the proverbial fences with this new LP; grab it today from Arrowhawk Records.


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Friday, August 26, 2016
Indy Microblading Magic
As you might have guessed, I'm the main character of this horror story.
Wednesday, August 24, 2016
Tropical Tech with CaseApp
Just like my hair, this notebook is filled with secrets. Just kidding–it's brand new (and my hair is full of dry shampoo), completely blank and awaiting what's likely to become work meeting notes. I'm a little old school when it comes to my note taking and prefer handwritten notes to typed. I'm the same way with meeting and content calendars. If it's an online calendar, there's a fairly good chance I won't look at it...at all. Thankfully my computer and iPhone have many more uses and I can accessorize them with cute CaseApp laptop skins and custom phone cases.
Tuesday, August 23, 2016
Major Kendra Scott Love + Upcoming Shopping Party in Indy
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Stop. Right. There. We had so much fun at the store opening a few weeks ago that we are hosting a Shopping Party with Ashley from fASHionately Me, Kelli from Big Hair & Foodie Fare and Brittney from The Pretty Plus this Friday, August 26th from 6:00 - 8:00 PM at the Fashion Mall at Keystone. As if hanging with some of our favorite blogger pals wasn't enough, Kendra Scott will be providing sips and sweets and a 15% off discount for our party patrons. If we haven't sold you with the shopping discount, Kendra Scott will also be launching their new nail lacquer line and the first 20 shoppers who spend $50 will receive a free nail lacquer with their purchase. Cha-ching! We'll also be raffling off a Color Bar party to anyone who spends $100. If you haven't had a chance to play with the Color Bar, it's a great time to check it out. You can create custom pieces and take them home with you that night!
Monday, August 22, 2016
Meijer Style: Four Ways to Style A Utility Jacket
Happy Monday, babes! Today we're excited to share a fun little post we did for Meijer Style, which is now live on their blog. Check it out to see how we styled our favorite fall staple, the utility jacket! Click here to see the post!
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Wednesday, August 17, 2016
Three Cheers for Three Years, Part Two
For the second look of our blogiversary photo shoot with Elise Wright Photography (see part one here), we continued with the carefree, boho vibe that often represents rural, Indiana living. Sometimes life in Indianapolis can get hectic and it was nice to be reminded to slow down and reflect on the success that this little blog of ours has experienced over the last three years - and the beautiful countryside scenery wasn't bad either!
Tuesday, August 16, 2016
Three Cheers for Three Years, Part One
For probably about two years, we talked about how much fun it would be to have a blog. Finally, three years ago we took the plunge and haven't looked back since. It's been quiet the journey of testing our comfort zone and taking our blog to the next level. When we look back to our first outfit posts we both cringe, but we also celebrate our progress and the fact that we've continued to improve year after year. From nailing down our own personal styles to testing new trends, we've come to the conclusion that we absolutely love sharing our lives with our readers. In honor of our three year blogiversary, we decided to kick off our shoes, literally, and go back to our Midwestern roots.
We were lucky enough to have Elise Wright Photography along for the ride to capture these amazing shots for us! Kacie may or may not have gotten tetanus from a rusty nail and Jaime may or may not have been attacked by a weed–but all in the name of the perfect shot, right?
Monday, August 15, 2016
Sweet, Sweet Celebration
Friday, August 12, 2016
Look Out Indy, Kenda Scott has Arrived
Calling all Indy girls – Kendra Scott has arrived and will now have a storefront in the Fashion Mall at Keystone, complete with full collection and of course their signature Color Bar.
There is no denying we love Kendra Scott jewelry! The amazing colorful pieces can bring life to outfits, and with so many options available each season–along with staple pieces like the Rayne necklace and Danielle earrings–you can't go wrong. We are more than excited to welcome the Kendra Scott brand to Indy with with open arms...and bank accounts that will soon be a little more depleted thanks to our love for accessories. Check out some of the ways we've styled our favorite Kendra Scott pieces:
Wednesday, August 10, 2016
Sweet Little Darlin'
Elysian Co. earlier this summer and knew this little darlin' needed to come home with me. Unfortunately, it's no longer available but you can still shop their collection for other adorable pieces!
Wednesday, August 3, 2016
Laced Up Edge
So this outfit is adorable, right? The laced up detailing, the ripped skinny jeans and studded sandals make for a super comfortable, edgy ensemble. You know what's not cute? Sweating to death in 100+ degree heat and crazy humidity while wearing your cute outfit. But, regardless of the heat, I wore this outfit because a) no one ever said I made the best choices every day of my life and b) I have been dying to wear this Project Social T tank before summer was over and visiting the in-store #Nsale seemed like the perfect day.


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Should there be any justice in the world, the collaboration between Black Sabbath great Tony Iommi and vocalist legend Glenn Hughes would be heralded as one of the most inspired in rock n roll.
Sadly, their first collaboration was overshadowed by a record label that demanded the record, essentially an Iommi solo project, be released and mislabeled as a Black Sabbath album. Their second pairing would not be released until some 8 years after the event! Even then, it sounded great.
Finally, the pair is able to work and promote a partnership together and although released as an Iommi record, this is Hughes/Iommi in every sense.
The pair are perfect folly for each other. Tony Iommi has one of the heaviest riffing styles in metal and Glenn Hughes is one of the few with the voice and diversity to match.
We've seen and heard Glenn the funkster and Glenn the soulman, not to mention Glenn the crooner. But Fused features Metal Glenn in action, and boy, does he sing his heart out here.
I don't think I have ever heard Glenn go at it with more force than he does here.
Drummer Kenny Aronoff pounds the skins like the workhorse he is, providing essential power to the music.
Fused is not a commercial record, but neither was the duo's two previous encounters. This is a pure metal record with a couple of slightly lighter moments which offer a good change of pace.
The beauty of this record is that is sounds totally in harmony with today's metal stylings and even bit as contemporary as rivals Audioslave and Velvet Revolver û just better!
At the same time, it still has that classic vibe, which ensures it should cross over between new and old metal fans and given the promotional push, as a great chance at commercial success.
Opener Dopamine is one of the most aggressive numbers featured with a brutal riff and an intense vocal. Like on most of the album, the chorus here isn't a hands-in-the-air event, rather a subtle change in mood û in this case, the song gets more intense.
Wasted Again features some amazing vocals and Saviour Of The Real has a true metal groove.
The band head back to the classic metal vaults for the slow-mid tempo Zeppelin-esque Resolution Song, which features a brutal riff.
Deep Inside A Soul has every chance of mainstream radio play, as it's just a touch less intense and definitely more melodic.
Pick of the album for me is the uptempo and almost 80's metal sounding What You're Living For. A strong chorus and perfectly placed tempo changes make it a winner.
Closing the album is the 9 minute plus epic I Go Insane. Essentially a big melodic metal ballad, the song runs through several stages, building to a fitting climax.
Producer Bob Marlette proves he is as versatile as the performers he is directing, with an amazing sound and mix. Surely the producer of The Storm and Sahara Snow can now find more work!
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The purpose of this blog is to create a public forum for monitoring the judicial conduct or judicial misconduct of Judge George B. Daniels of the U.S.S.D.N.Y.
Thursday, June 16, 2005
Why Judge George B. Daniels Watch?
My case U.S.S.D.N.Y. 02-civ-4250 started out in New York State Supreme Court. It is a gay discrimination, perceived HIV+ discrimination, psychiatric injury (Acute Complex PTSD aka Acute PDSD) caused by the "workplace bullying" of my former manager, liable, and slander lawsuit against my former employer JPMorgan Chase Bank and my former managers. (For information on workplace bullying please go to bullyinginstitute.org and Drs Gary and Ruth Namie.) Defendants removed the case to the U.S.S.D.N.Y. under the diversity of jurisdiction rules because I live in New Jersey and am technically a New Jersey citizen. I was diagnosed by the late Psychiatrist Dr. Henry Victor Beaulieu. To make a long story short, I lost my attorney in September of 2002. She motioned to withdraw as council, I cross-motioned to have her removed for cause and my $15,000 contingency fee returned. Judge Daniels ignored causes of action in both motions and the issues of legal misconduct and legal malpractice by my former attorney. He simply ruled as both plaintiff and attorney have motioned to remove council, council is removed. He made that ruling the same afternoon I entered my cross-motion. The judge, who has been crowned the unchallenged king of delayed decisions, ruled the same day that I entered my cross-motion. I have been Pro Se ever since. He clearly did not give my cross-motion justice. If he didn't want to work on it, he could have and should have appointed a magistrate to deal with the situation. But he did not do so. As a result he irreparably damaged my ability to find and retain a new attorney. I have no lump sum payment to hire a new attorney, and no ruling that at least says I was justified to want my former attorney removed. Every potential attorney I went to wanted to speak to my former attorney, and as a result no new attorney would take my case. As per Dr. Beaulieu I applied for Social Security Disability because of my Acute Complex PTSD. The SSA gave me my disability and I have been on SSA disability ever since. I am well educated and very articulate. However I now have, for lack of a better phrase, a nitro glycerin personality. I'm on Seroquel, Klonopin, and Wellbutrin to manage the situation. My main symptoms are lack of focus on anything unrelated to my case, chronic fatigue, panic attacks. I have severe difficulty focusing on just about everything, except I can symptomatically fight for justice with regard to my case. I am symptomatically obsessed with obtaining justice for my case. I have been Pro Se for nearly three years now. My case is where it is because I got it there without an attorney. I myself did the discovery. I signed up for Westlaw Access and did my own legal research. I amended my own complaint to the U.S.S.D.N.Y. I responded to defendants' motion for summary judgment writing a brief that I believe to be very very good even if I had been a lawyer, and I am certain that I defeated the motion for summary judgment, yet Judge Daniels has not yet ruled on it even though he has had it over a year. My case is easy and straightforward. He either agrees with all, some, or none of my legal arguments. But he has to rule. Throughout my case I have complained to judge Daniels about the way defense council have abused my psychiatric condition and pro se status, Judge Daniels did nothing. I have also regularly complained to him about the way he was managing my case through the judicial process. Again he did nothing. I was awarded my disability from the SSA prior to the defendants even entering their motion for summary judgment. I believe the ruling by the SSA should have legally estopped the motion for summary judgment from being entered; it did not. I believe the motion for summary judgment was purely a malicious act of abuse by defense council and a piece of legal garbage. They were trying to push me over the psychiatric cliff of oblivion and Judge Daniels let them. Subsequent to the NYTimes article by Benjemain Weiser, I wrote to Judge Daniels stating that I needed reassurance from him that he could rule in a timely manner. I got no response from him or his office. I then mandamused Judge Daniels to the U.S.C.A. In my petition for mandamus I also asked the U.S.C.A. to alleviate, investigate, and solve the civil pending decision problem in Judge Daniels courtroom. When they didn't respond after 90 days, I entered a motion to expedite the mandamus stating two of my symptoms are hypervigilence and hypersensitivity and if I don't hear from the U.S.C.A. by June 15, 2005 I will have no choice but to go to the Supreme Court and Mandamus the U.S.C.A. to rule on the Mandamus of Judge Daniels. I pointed out to them that if I had to do that, it would clearly demonstrate that they were not only violating my civil rights, but also likely violating the civil rights of others in Judge Daniels civil pending decision queue that is the longest in the Federal Court System. They responded in a very interesting and political way. They denied my petition for mandamus, but they denied it without prejudice to renew if the U.S.S.D.N.Y. has not acted on the motion for summary judgment within 90 days. In other words they gave him a soft 90 day deadline tied to the U.S.S.D.N.Y. and not to Judge Daniels specifically. If he doesn't rule by August 19, 2005 or hand the case over to another justice, I will renew the mandamus petition. If the U.S.C.A. denies it a second time, I will appeal that decision to the Supreme Court and sue the U.S.C.A. and the U.S.S.D.N.Y. for violating my civil rights. If I have to, I will do it all Pro Se on SSA disability. I believe there needs to be a thorough investigation into Judge Daniels case management procedures as well as why his pending decision queue was permitted to grow so long. I believe Judge Daniels is engaging in a pattern judicial misconduct that needs to be stopped. I ask that all those who have had similiar experiences with Judge Daniels make their complaints known.
Christian Williams
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District Judge George Daniels is the greatest fool in the world,send him to jail!
He just ordered Iran to pay 9/11 Victims Families $6 billion in compensation. This man is an utterly corrupt Jews' whore. as low as humanity gets.
9/11 was an inside job conceived, managed and overseen by Zionist Jews.


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Okoro lashed out at Darko following his comments about John Dumelo's recent marriage, and what men look out for in women they want to settle down with.
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Tamiya TT02B Released
This is the first off-road buggy to be released on the new TT-02B chassis platform. The TT-02B is based on the TT-02 entry level multi-purpose platform designed to be easy to assemble for first time R/C kit builders.
While the main tub chassis and 4WD shaft drive-train are the same as the TT-02, the suspension is new to accommodate off-road rugged running.
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Syracuse football recruiting: 2017 linebacker Kadeem Trotter commits to SU
Class of 2017 linebacker Kadeem Trotter committed to Syracuse on Sunday at noon, he announced via a Scout.com video on Twitter.
Kadeem Trotter has committed to Syracuse. @KadeemTrotter @coachreards pic.twitter.com/TAnElc8cLG
— Bill Greene (@BillBankGreene) July 3, 2016
The Canton McKinley (Ohio) High School prospect is the Orange's third addition in the last 24 hours, joining defensive back Ifeatu Melifonwu and linebacker Keirston Johnson. The 6-foot-3, 195-pound Trotter is rated three stars by Scout.com and Rivals.com and two stars by 247Sports.com's composite ranking.
He runs a 4.61 40-yard dash, according to Scout. He's the third linebacker in his class to join the Orange, joining Johnson and Canadian linebacker Tyrell Richards.
Trotter, who sat out most of his junior season due to injury, made an unofficial visit to Syracuse University in June. He is SU's 13th class of 2017 commit and the fourth defensive player. He drew interest from SU conference foes Pittsburgh and Boston College and held offers from Kent State, Ohio and Toledo, among others.
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Porting to Bull's Servers with Intel® Itanium™ processors
Reinforcing an 18 year long cooperation between Bull and Gallagher & Robertson, G&R announces today that we will port our Gweb™, Ggate™ and Host Links™ applications to Bull's future line of Itanium™-based servers, that run the newest AIX® 5L (former 'Monterey/64'), 64-bit Linux and 64-bit Windows 2000.
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"Our applications are designed to be portable and able to follow technical evolution. For us it is important to be on track with Bull who have positioned themselves as a market leader in the Intel® Itanium™ architecture arena", said Jim Gallagher, General Manager of Gallagher & Robertson. "We specialize in products that allow workstations, browsers, Open System clients and e-Business applications to connect to mainframe applications on Bull GCOS, IBM OS/390® and UNIX systems. We offer our product range on anything from Windows NT and Windows 2000 servers, up through most commercial UNIX platforms, including Linux as well as AIX™ on Bull's Escala systems. The Intel® Itanium™ architecture will significantly extend the power available to the customers running our solutions."
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Wednesday, July 29, 2009
The Crucified - The Complete Collection
I was very excited to hear that Tooth & Nail were going to release a compendium of 'The Crucified'. They were one of a handful of bands who should've been big no matter what. Frankly it seemed to me that The Crucified would never get their due. Lots of people talk about them and say XYZ, but until you hear 'em or see them you can't really appreciate what they brought to the table then and now.
"The Crucified - The Complete Collection" is one of the best collections of any band that I can think of. They've put it all on here. It's two CD's full of music and 1 DVD of handi-cam material shot from 1987-1993.
On CD one all four of their underground demo's are here in one place for the first time. Their original demo when they were called 'KGB' is here, recorded sometime in 1985. When I interviewed them back in 1988 for White Throne Magazine (where they graced our cover) I remember trying to the band to let me hear it or get a copy and it was like Fort Knox. "Forget it. It stinks...." Well after finally being able to hear it I must say it reminds of early Undercover (who were a big influence). You can hear a genesis of what was to come. Finally being able to hear it, is really cool. It's was a bit more grindy than Undercover, but has aged gracefully.
Their 2nd demo entitled 'Take Up Your Cross' is presented in it's entirety and it still brings back strong memories for me. Put out in 1986 I played it to death and frankly has held up well over the years. 'Seal Number Four' makes it's first appearance here in all it crossover glory. Conviction, Be Warned, Silent Scream and a multitude of others still show their punk/hardcore influences but the metal influences were definately seeping in. This demo and the KGB demo both are enhanced by the digital transfer. The drums on TUYC are punchy and tight. Mark's vocals cut through like a chainsaw... How does he and did he do it?
Their 3rd demo 'Nailed' also appears released in 1987. It's a bit drum heavy (sorry Jim) but this demo is Hardcore all the way. You will not find any real crossover here. 'In Your Image' made it's first appearance here and was an instant fan favorite. 'Christian Punk', 'Death To Death' and 'Disposal' were favorites of mine back in the day and they still are. The power and ferocity of the music is just as potent now as it was back in 87.
Their 4th demo was the 'Live at The New Order' recorded at The New Order church in 1988. Of all the demo's this one I thought suffered a little from the transfer. It came across to me a little thin soundwise on my CD. But it is hardcore/speedcore. All of the live material came from their previous two demos. The audience was definately into the show. When I got the original back in the day I was excited, I wondered if the recording was from one the shows I saw The Crucified at in So Cal.
There are also two new songs that had been recorded in 1993 for a 3rd album that never occurred. Too bad because this material is AMAZING. Each of their demo's and albums show a progression as musicians that one rarely sees. These cuts should be played LOUD AND OFTEN. 'Straining Life' and 'Power of God' with POG being slightly more my favorite. Both of these songs have that metal/crossover vibe taken to the next level. That was in 1993.... Man oh man..
The 2nd CD is a re-release of their debut self title album on Narrow Path. Sounds great ( the re-mastering helped a bit) as opposed to the original (which I still own). This album should've made a bigger splash than it did, but I'm very glad to have been inspired by it. It was and still is an exciting album. My 17 year old son digs it (he's a big Megadeth/Metallica fan). 'Die Hard', 'A Guy In a Suit and The Pope', 'The Insult Circus', 'Confidence' and ten other tracks that just bleed from the disc...
Also on the 2nd CD is a REMIXED version of 'The Pillars Of Humanity'. Having been the owner of the original for the last 18 years the remix is brilliant. Mark's vocals are much clearer and more forward in the mix. Jeff's bass tone is monster and Greg's guitar (with the monster Mesa Boogie Tone) is a bit more in balance with the rest of the band. 'Mindbender', 'Focus', 'The Wrong One' were high points for me on 'Pillars' and they just sound even better. Jeff's drums pound with authority and great tone. Definately a highlight of the package.
The 3rd disc is collection of live performance clips and 'behind the scene' type stuff. Here you can really see some of the guys humor and the power of their live performances. The audio isn't always that great, but frankly it doesn't matter. If you haven't seen them live this is a really good representation. I had the opportunity to see them, perhaps 5-6 times back in the day. I even got to sit in on practice (I have a recording of it still). The intensity is always there as is there honesty and integrity. I must admit on the first clip on the dvd I saw a brief glimpse of a familiar blond haired guy for a moment in the front....
Lyrically what's to be said. Honesty, Integrity and not a bunch of Raw Raw for Jesus stuff. Real life stuff, very appreciated by this reviewer. The guys were always cool with me with, I talked with them and even spent the night to do the interview in 88. Maybe I'm a homer but these guys are the real deal.
Oh Yea !! There are LINER NOTES. I missed 'em for a week. In a 'secret pocket' behind the DVD.
It was cool to see a photo of The Crucified out in front of The Omni in Oakland, saw that show! A nice interview/biography/history of the band. Some very cool photos.
This collection is a must..... Play Loudly
Keven Crothers
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In the Austrian factory where workers in blue jumpsuits assemble the Mercedes-Benz G500, there is a sign that reads, "Geländewagen: Robust und Exklusiv."
That sign describes the character and appeal of the Mercedes off-roader more accurately than anything the marketing department might have dreamed up. The defining characteristics of this vehicle, previously known as the Geländewagen, are indeed its robust nature and exclusivity.
That's a good thing for Mercedes because otherwise the reborn G500 doesn't make much sense. It is smaller, slower, heavier, and more expensive than Mercedes' mainstream sport-utility line, the M-class.
The G-wagen has been produced for 22 years and was sold mostly to the world's militaries, kind of in the mold of the original Jeep and the current Hummer. Robust means strong and vigorous, and it is certainly that. As was the Hummer, the Geländewagen was a status symbol for wealthy folks wishing to appear rugged, an affectation in the way the first sport-utes were, before everyone had one.
In this country, the trucks have been imported for years in minuscule numbers by a clever fellow in New Mexico who sold them for $130,000 and up.
The line of Mercedes M-class sport-utes, introduced in 1997, has now been firmly established, so the head office felt the time was right to sell this revised Geländewagen alongside them in its U.S. showrooms. Those Americans who purchased G-wagens at $130K will no doubt be fuming over Mercedes' decision to import some 1500 of the newly designated G500s at a sticker price of $73,145 fully loaded.
Still, that's mightily expensive for a 22-year-old off-roader. Not that high cost is a deterrent in the U.S. market, at least until recently. So now this new G500 becomes the exclusive Mercedes sport-ute, not the plebeian M-class. Its status-symbol appeal is why we expect to see as many G500s used as props in rap-music videos as climbing rocky mountainsides. (Mercedes is reserving 200 G-wagens for celebrity buyers.)
The G500 is a conventional body-on-frame, off-road truck design. It's built on an unusually stout ladder frame. It uses old-school solid axles front and rear, suspended by coil springs and located by heavy-duty links. Its full-time, four-wheel-drive system has two basic modes: "Rainy Day at the Club" and "Mountain Goat." Rainy Day uses four-wheel traction and stability control for all-weather versatility. The truly rugged Mountain Goat uses center, rear, and front differentials that can be locked individually from the cockpit, and it has a low-range gearset to surmount virtually any challenge. Traction and stability control are disabled in low range.
The boxy, unadorned steel body is traditional off-roading fare, coming from the creased-sheetmetal school of design. In addition to its utilitarian roots, the G-wagen is also from a time when sport-utes looked like what they were—off-road wagons. It hasn't changed since 1979, and we think there's an honest appeal to the upright sheetmetal.
Unlike the military version produced on the same assembly line, this newest G-wagen gets the full luxury treatment inside, with power everything, leather everywhere, burled-walnut trim, several dash pieces from the C-class sedan, and a GPS navigation system.
The G500 makes that characteristic resounding thunk when you close the door, meaning that it both looks and sounds like a bank vault. At about 5500 pounds, it's also as heavy as one. Although narrower and shorter (without the spare tire on the tailgate) than the ML500 with the same engine, the G500 weighs about 550 more pounds.
That weight and the G's tall, narrow proportions compromise its dynamic capabilities. There's body roll in even modest turns, and it feels ponderous in tight corners. Despite the 292 horsepower and 336 pound-feet of torque the standard 5.0-liter V-8 delivers, Mercedes expects it to take 10.2 seconds to reach 60 mph, slower even than the V-6-powered ML.
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Finn Harps ask pupils to compete for Art spot
Finn Harps Football Club have again teamed up with Donegal County Council to assist in the promotion of Road Safety in the County. Finn Harps have offered the Donegal Road Safety Working Group a free advertising hoarding in Finn Park to continue its ongoing commitment to raising the awareness of the dangers on our roads.
The Road Safety advertising hoarding will be designed by a student from one of the county's national schools through an open art competition. The competition was officially launched in Lifford by the Mayor, Ian McGarvey and County Manager, Seamus Neely. They were accompanied by Chantelle Grant, Finn Harps and players Kevin McHugh and Carel Tiofack.
Entries must be original and the applicant's own work and should be on paper no larger than A3 size. Details are currently being sent to all national schools in the county and the competition has a closing date of the 21st March 2014.
Information on the competition can be obtained from Brian O'Donnell, Donegal County Council on 074 9172 403 or John Campbell, Finn Harps on 087 3872973. The closing date for the competition is 21st March 2014 and entries should be sent through the school to: The Road Safety Art Competition, Road Design Office, Donegal County Council, Lifford, Co. Donegal.


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Addressing Common Misconceptions Regarding Waivers and Equivalencies
There has been much confusion and differing of opinions regarding the process to submit waiver and equivalency requests, and once they have been approved, how long they are valid. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently implemented new procedures that resulted in changes on how the accreditation organizations processed waiver and equivalency requests.
Up until a couple of years ago, CMS always said that approved waivers are only valid for 1-year. After the 1-year cycle, the federal agency wanted hospitals to resubmit their waiver request for another 1-year cycle. When Det Norske Vertitas (DNV) came on the scene in 2008 or so, CMS told them straight out-of-the-box that DNV cannot approve waivers or equivalencies. DNV would be required to send them to the appropriate CMS Regional Office for approval. DNV was okay with that because they wanted deeming authority, so they complied. The odd thing though, CMS did not inform Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program (HFAP) or The Joint Commission of the same policy at that time.
Joint Commission and HFAP always recognized that CMS was the only entity that could approve waivers, but these two accreditors always considered equivalencies as different animals and were not considered to be waivers. It was always understood that the difference between a waiver and an equivalency is a waiver is requesting a specific Life Safety Code requirement to be 'waived' and the hospital would not have to comply with it due to significant hardships. An equivalency does not 'waive' any Life Safety Code requirements, but instead analyzes surrounding features of fire-safety and assigns numerical values. The numerical values are run through a formula and if the result is a positive number then that confirms there is a equivalent level of safety even with the Life Safety Code deficiency. This concept is supported by section 1.4.3 of the 2012 Life Safety Code. But CMS never saw it the same way and decided an equivalency is similar to a waiver, and needs to be processed the same. Therefore, only they (CMS) could approve equivalencies.
In 2012 CMS notified HFAP that they can no longer approve equivalencies, and CMS wanted HFAP to submit the waiver/equivalency requests to the appropriate CMS Regional Office for approval, just like DNV. But, for reasons known only to them, it wasn't until July, 2014, that CMS got around to telling Joint Commission the same rules. Joint Commission agreed to discontinue approving equivalencies and would forward them on to the appropriate CMS Regional Office. So, for the first time since 2008, the big three accreditors for hospitals (Joint Commission, DNV and HFAP) were all on the same page and on a level playing ground regarding the approval process for equivalencies. But immediately, there was confusion; not the least of which the CMS Regional Offices were not prepared to handle the influx of the paper requests for waivers and equivalencies. Some of the busier Regional Offices started to misplace the equivalency requests, which meant the hospitals would have to resubmit them. Most of the accreditors required the equivalencies to be submitted on paper rather than electronically because the equivalencies required drawings of the facility, and at that time electronic files of drawings were not easily read without CAD software. That led to large, bulky paper submissions, which were easily misplaced.
By 2015, CMS took action to resolve the serious problem concerning misplaced copies of waiver and equivalency requests, so they contracted with Healthcare Management Solutions (HMS), a vendor, to create an electronic process to accept waiver and equivalency requests and track their progress through the approval process. In May, 2015 HMS unveiled a rather slick and easy process to the accreditors called Sharepoint, whereby the accreditors can submit waiver and equivalency requests electronically from their clients to HMS. Representatives from HMS will review the submissions to ensure that significant information is included, and once they consider it to be an acceptable submission, they will then send it electronically to the appropriate CMS Regional Office for review and approval. At this time (in May, 2015), they submitted a 6-page document to the AOs explaining the process for waivers and equivalencies to be submitted and approved. Highlights of this document says:
- Only CMS Regional Offices can approve waivers and equivalencies.
- Waiver and equivalency requests will only be considered for existing Life Safety code deficiencies; they will not consider a request if the deficiency has not been cited by the accreditor. (This is contrary to the way that Joint Commission and HFAP operated, as they would approve equivalencies prior to the Life Safety Code deficiency being cited.)
- The hospital will submit their waiver or equivalency request directly to their accreditation organization as part of their Plan of Correction to resolve a deficiency cited during a survey.
- If the AO agrees with the hospital's request for a waiver or an equivalency, then they submit the request electronically along with a cover letter recommending approval to the HMS Sharepoint. If the AO does not agree with the request made by the hospital, then they simply do not submit the request to HMS Sharepoint, and the request is effectively denied. This allows the AOs a right of first-denial.
- Once the request submission meets the requirements, then HMS sends it on to the appropriate CMS Regional Office. Originally, CMS said they expected the Regional Offices to approve or disapprove requests within 30 days, but that has not always been the case as the influx of waiver and equivalency requests has created a back-log.
- The CMS Regional Office decides whether or not to approve the waiver/equivalency request and they make their decision in writing and inform the hospital and the AO of their decision. If they approve the request, it is only valid until the next triennial survey whereby if the deficiency is not resolved at that time, it will be cited again. If they deny the request, the hospital must submit an alternative Plan of Correction to resolve the deficiency.
In addition, when the CMS Regional Office sends a letter of approval to the hospital, they include language that says: "If you are not in compliance with the above requirements at the time of your next survey, you will be required to either submit a plan to correct deficiencies or renew your request for waiver, in order to continue your participation on the Medicare program." This reinforces the CMS position that waivers and equivalencies are only valid until the next survey.
Since an approved waiver or equivalency is only valid until the next survey, that implies the waiver or equivalency is a short-term, temporary process. This is different than what used to be considered in the past. CMS now allows waiver requests to extend up to 3 years, rather than 1-year; and approved equivalencies are now limited to no more than 3 years, rather than indefinitely or until there is renovation in the area as Joint Commission and HFAP used to allow. Hospitals started to change their strategy and submitted more waiver request rather than equivalencies since equivalencies cost more resources to prepare.
CMS will allow a time-limited waiver request which is essentially the hospital requesting permission to continue to operate the facility with the cited Life Safety Code deficiency for a short-period of time until the hospital can either resolve the deficiency or implement other measures to qualify for an equivalency. CMS has stated that if a hospital cannot resolve a Life Safety deficiency within 60 days of the end of the survey, then they would expect the hospital to submit a time-limited waiver request.
You may wonder why CMS has not issued a public notice explaining the changes with the waiver and equivalency requests. I don't know for sure, but I suspect it may be that they really don't see that there have been any significant changes on their part to explain. Other than the HMS Sharepoint process which is really a private conversation between the CMS and the AOs, the statement that the waivers and equivalencies are only valid until the next survey has always been the case with CMS. It really was the Joint Commission and HFAP that had different procedures and allowed equivalencies to be valid indefinitely or until there was renovation in the area. Once CMS got those two AOs to stop approving equivalencies, then everything else fell into place.