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The Science Behind the Student
Tips to Simplify the Learning Process
By Jessica Ashraf, Teaching and Learning Specialist, Udemy
As a Learning Scientist, studying the process the online student needs to take to acquire new skills is particularly interesting. Online learning is very dependent on and driven by the individual student. They are not forced to learn. They have to motivate themselves to continue and reach their goal of learning a new skill. To help your students get the most from you and your courses we've outlined key initiatives you can take to better guide your students through their learning process.
Online learners like our Udemy students are essentially doing two things at once:
- They're trying to learn a new topic
- They're managing their own learning (self-directed learning)
The goal for these students is to learn a new topic or concept to the best of their abilities. The more effort they invest in managing their learning, the less time and energy they have for actual learning. This process can be frustrating and even lead students to drop out of online courses.
Let's take a closer look at what it means to be a self-directed learner, so we can better understand how to teach. When students learn on their own, they need to do the following five things:
- Set goals
- Motivate themselves
- Choose appropriate learning strategies
- Overcome problems
- Evaluate their own learning
The self-directed learning process can be challenging to master, especially while learning a new skill at the same time. Students need to be "Learning Managers" while also tackling their goal of learning a new skill. It's like being a project manager and working on the project at the same time. It's possible, but can be hard work!
The good news is, you as instructors CAN lighten the load for your students. Here are some helpful tips you can do to facilitate your student's self-directed learning, and allow them to focus more on learning from you and your course.
Help students set goals:
- At the beginning of your course, ask students what their goal is for taking your course. Have them write it down and ask them to stick it to their computer screen. This action will allow students to internalize the value they'll get from it. They'll also have a constant reminder of what they're working towards. This initial step can enhance their motivation and keep them going to the finish line.
Motivate them:
- Have a "quick win" within the first 15 minutes of your course. This "win" can be a short activity or surprising fact that leaves students feeling like they've already gained from the initial time spent on your course.
- Uphold student curiosity by continually presenting interesting facts related to your course topic. Or present a common problem at the beginning of a section, and work towards finding a solution throughout that section's lectures.
- Reward student progress. It can be very motivating to students if you notice their success. Try and highlight a "project of the month", or think through ways to gamify your course, such as contests for students who finish a certain amount of sections. You can get very creative in providing (maybe unexpected) rewards for their efforts as they complete lectures and tasks.
Encourage effective learning strategies:
- Ask students to take notes, or give them a worksheet so they actively engage while listening to your course. This will help them retain more of your teaching.
- Prompt students to be active on your Q&A Board. A community discussion typically needs to be initiated and maintained by you, the instructor. Remember, engaging in discussions with other learners can lead to higher learning outcomes for students.
- Include practice activities. Students need to apply what they've learned and practice their new skills. It's hard for students to find practice opportunities (and get feedback) on their own. So make sure practice activities are a regular part of your curriculum.
Help students overcome problems:
- Have clear section titles, lecture titles, and lecture descriptions. This helps students navigate your course better and allows them to easily find sections of your course they may want to review a second time.
- Give students advice on how to take your course. Every piece of information a student doesn't have to figure out on their own will give them more time for learning from you! It can be things like the software needed for your course, where to find course resources, how to contact you, and which sections they may be able to skip or take out of order, etc.
- Be available for questions if students get stuck. Let your students know you're here for them and will answer questions within 24-48 hours.
- Prompt your students to schedule regular learning time that works for them (e.g. Tuesdays & Thursdays 6-7pm). Encourage them to turn off their cell phones and close distracting tabs (e.g. Facebook) so they can focus on your course and their learning objectives.
Provide opportunities for evaluation:
- Give each student feedback on practice activities – if you have time, great, definitely do that!
- If you don't have time for individual feedback, help students evaluate their own work. Make peer-to-peer feedback part of your activities. To make that more effective, include a rubric or checklist and provide lots of examples that students can compare their work against.
Following these steps can provide your students with the most optimized learning experience. Help take the pressure off the self-directed learner by allowing them to focus on the skills they need to learn, rather than focusing on how to learn. We're excited to see you incorporate these strategies into your current or upcoming Udemy Courses!


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Ok so this is the first year of a Dynasty League comprised of Sports Writers and people currently involved in MLB somehow.
I currently have the 6th pick for our Minor League portion of the draft. So far Harper, Domonic Brown, Mike Trout, and Hellickson are taken.
I was thinking about ramping up pretty good with my first pick on some serious power. It looks like I will get a real shot at Montero or Moustakas with my pick.
I would like to keep this thread going on each of my picks. Being that I am an MLB Scout, I do have a good grasp on a lot of prospects myself, especially with guys that I have seen, but wanted to see what the overall consensus was.
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Shame on Hartley and the Times
December 4, 2012
Dear Editor:
In regard to Todd Hartley's article "Of bigfoots (bigfeet?) and backyard blueberry bagels," I fail to see how that article meets even a minimal standard where journalism is concerned (Opinion, Nov. 30, The Aspen Times).
Not only is the article little more than a snarking, biased rant, it contains several errors of fact that easily could have been avoided if Hartley had bothered to do even a minimum of research.
Among those errors are the claims that Melba S. Ketchum didn't submit "blind" samples to independent labs (she did) and that she has refused to submit her paper for peer review (it is currently in review).
Also, Hartley makes much fuss about DNA Diagnostics' "F" rating from the Better Business Bureau. If he'd bothered to check further, he would have seen that the rating stems from fewer than 20 reports (out of many thousands of tests it has run) and concerned timely return of reports, not faults in the quality of the lab work performed.
(We'll leave aside the fact that the Better Business Bureau is a scam in any event, as has been documented elsewhere.)
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"We came back and within about 10 minutes the water looked like it had dropped two feet," he said.
A tsunami tidal surge was responsible for what was an unusual afternoon in Long Beach.
Sail boats were left high and dry many propped up by their keel. One tipped over onto the dock as the water receded several feet in as little as 15 minutes.
Dale Schwartz from Long Beach says the tidal surge first came at about noon. Then by 2 p.m. the surge started to recede. A tidal event that would usually take hours took only a few minutes.
"Extremely quick tidal surge, something I've never seen before," Schwartz said. "Normally it takes hours for the tide to go from low to high and in this instance the tide is changing so rapidly."
At one point, the coast guard stopped large vessels from entering Long Beach harbor because the water levels had dropped so significantly.
That precautionary measure was lifted at about 4:30 p.m. but local boaters were stunned by what they saw.
"We got back and the water level dropped," boater Michael Penfold said. "I can't say how many feet, but I've never seen it that steep before or that low.
The tidal surge at other local beaches was barely noticeable. In Santa Monica, a two foot surge was recorded.
The real issue for Southern California coastal areas, according to the national weather service, will be changes in currents in local breakwaters and harbors.


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Accroding to notebookitalia, Acer is going to release the Aspire One E100 Education netbook, in collaboration with European Schoolnet. Designed for classroom, the E100 is based on Aspire one D255. It can dual boot to Windows 7 and Android OS and comes with the Acer Classroom Manager software.
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The Scientific World Journal
Volume 2014, Article ID 560450, 13 pages
Characterization of Coal Porosity for Naturally Tectonically Stressed Coals in Huaibei Coal Field, China
1Key Laboratory of Computational Geodynamics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, College of Earth Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
2State Key Laboratory of Petroleum Resource and Prospecting, China University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249, China
3PetroChina Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration & Development, Key Lab of Basin Structure and Petroleum Accumulation, Beijing 100083, China
Received 3 March 2014; Revised 30 May 2014; Accepted 17 June 2014; Published 10 July 2014
Academic Editor: Santiago Garcia-Granda
Copyright © 2014 Xiaoshi Li et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
The enrichment of coalbed methane (CBM) and the outburst of gas in a coal mine are closely related to the nanopore structure of coal. The evolutionary characteristics of 12 coal nanopore structures under different natural deformational mechanisms (brittle and ductile deformation) are studied using a scanning electron microscope (SEM) and low-temperature nitrogen adsorption. The results indicate that there are mainly submicropores (2~5 nm) and supermicropores (<2 nm) in ductile deformed coal and mesopores (10~100 nm) and micropores (5~10 nm) in brittle deformed coal. The cumulative pore volume (V) and surface area (S) in brittle deformed coal are smaller than those in ductile deformed coal which indicates more adsorption space for gas. The coal with the smaller pores exhibits a large surface area, and coal with the larger pores exhibits a large volume for a given pore volume. We also found that the relationship between S and V turns from a positive correlation to a negative correlation when m2/g, with pore sizes <5 nm in ductile deformed coal. The nanopore structure (<100 nm) and its distribution could be affected by macromolecular structure in two ways. Interconversion will occur among the different size nanopores especially in ductile deformed coal.


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Today, Estonia joined the foreign ministers of the Council of Europe in a joint declaration to abolish the death penalty. The foreign ministers of the Council of Europe member states who have joined the declaration condemn the use of the death penalty and call on states to refrain from it. "The death penalty is not an appropriate punishment for our century," stressed Foreign Minister Paet. He added that the death penalty also does not have a positive effect on crime prevention.
The Council of Europe and the European Convention on Human Rights have advanced not only the regional, but also the broader, disposition to defend the most fundamental right of the individual: the right to life. "The best example of that is the entry into force of the protocol of the European Convention on Human Rights which prohibits the death penalty under any circumstance," said Foreign Minister Paet. The foreign ministers of the member states of the Council of Europe who have joined the declaration call on the members of the Council of Europe who have yet to ratify the protocol to do so. The foreign ministers also call on Belarus to abolish the death penalty. Belarus is the only state in Europe where the death penalty is applied. Every year, 2-5 such decisions are carried out.
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Former names
|Leeds Metropolitan University
Leeds Polytechnic
|1824 – Leeds Mechanics Institute
1992 – gained university status
|£80,000 (as of 31 July 2017)[1]
|£221.4 million (2016-17)[1]
|Sir Bob Murray CBE
|Peter Slee[2][3]
Administrative staff
|24,885 (2016/17)[5]
|20,115 (2016/17)[5]
|4,770 (2016/17)[5]
Leeds Beckett University (LBU), formerly known as Leeds Metropolitan University (LMU) and before that as Leeds Polytechnic, is a public university in Leeds, West Yorkshire, with campuses in the city centre and Headingley. The university's origins can be traced to 1824, with the foundation of the Leeds Mechanics Institute. Leeds Polytechnic was formed in 1970, and was part of the Leeds Local Education Authority until it became an independent Higher Education Corporation on 1 April 1989. In 1992, the institution gained university status. The current name was adopted in September 2014.[6]
The annual income of the institution for 2016–17 was £221.4 million of which £3.4 million was from grants and contracts, with an expenditure of £217.1 million.[1]
The university traces its roots to 1824 when the Leeds Mechanics Institute was founded. The institute later became the Leeds Institute of Science, Art and Literature and in 1927 was renamed Leeds College of Technology. In 1970, the college merged with Leeds College of Commerce (founded 1845), part of Leeds College of Art (f. 1846) and Yorkshire College of Education and Home Economics (f. 1874), forming Leeds Polytechnic. In 1976, James Graham College and the City Of Leeds College of Education (f. 1907 as part of City of Leeds Training College) joined Leeds Polytechnic. In 1987, the Polytechnic became one of the founding members of the Northern Consortium.
After the Further and Higher Education Act came into effect in 1992, the Polytechnic became Leeds Metropolitan University, with the right to award its own degrees. In 1998, the university merged with Harrogate College, establishing the Harrogate campus until 2008 when the college left the university and merged with Hull College. In 2008 the university petitioned the Privy Council to be renamed "Leeds Carnegie University"; however, this was eventually dropped.[7] In 2009 a partnership with the University of North Florida was established to begin a student and faculty exchange programme.[8] The university also has an agreement with Bradford College by which it validates degrees for the college.
In 2013, it was announced that the Board of Governors had applied to the Privy Council to change the name to Leeds Beckett University,[9] after one of the university's founding colleges, Beckett Park, which in turn was named after Ernest Beckett, 2nd Baron Grimthorpe. The proposed change resulted in a backlash among students.[10] The Privy Council approved Leeds Metropolitan University's application to change its name to Leeds Beckett University in November 2013. The name change took place in September 2014.[11] The former logos of Leeds Metropolitan University were retained after the name changed, being adapted to fit the new name. Despite the name change, the university is often referred to as "the Met" or "the Poly" by local people. The Carnegie name is less commonly used by the university now but is still retained for the sporting faculty.
This comprises a number of locations on the northern side of Leeds city centre, largely between the Inner Ring Road and the University of Leeds campus. In addition to the former Polytechnic site, several other buildings have recently been acquired. These include: Cloth Hall Court, in the legal district of the city; Old Broadcasting House, the former home of the BBC in Leeds; Electric Press, a building on Millennium Square; and Old School Board, the birthplace of school education in Leeds. The latest additions for the 2008/09 year were the Rose Bowl, the new home of the Leeds Business School, opposite the Civic Hall and designed to reflect the facade of the Civic Hall and the Broadcasting Place complex, including Broadcasting Tower, a new set of buildings which fits in with the red stone brick buildings famous in Leeds and which provides teaching space for the Faculty of Arts, Environment and Technology and the Faculty of Art, Architecture and Design, as well as student accommodation. Two buildings on the site have been disposed of since becoming a university, the Brunswick building was sold and in 2008 demolished; it is now the site of the Leeds Arena. A further tower block has been sold and is now a Premier Inn. The remaining largely 1960s buildings of the former polytechnic were reclad in the early 2010s.
New high-rise student accommodation has been built around the City Campus and includes Opal Tower and the Sky Plaza. These are now the tallest buildings in the Northern half of the city centre.
A 100-acre (40-hectare) campus sited in Beckett Park, Headingley, the campus is connected to the city centre by Headingley railway station which is a short walk from the campus. Bus routes on Otley Road and Kirkstall Lane are also close by.
The main building was constructed in 1912 as the Education Block for the City of Leeds Training College and is a Grade II Listed Building of red brick, gritstone ashlar dressings, slate and a lead roof.[12] It is of classical Neo-Georgian style by G. W. Atkinson, the winner of an architectural competition. The main entrance is reached by a flight of stairs to a recessed portico framed by 4 Corinthian pillars and a pediment above, and the building as a whole was constructed around two internal quadrangles. However, these have now been filled in to create large lecture theatres.[13] During the WW I and WW II it was used as a military hospital.[13][14] It is now named after James Graham, Secretary of Education of the City of Leeds, who was a major instigator of the Training College, and greatly involved in the planning (some at his own expense) and supervision of the project.[13] He also named all of the Halls, apart from Priestley, which was chosen by a committee.[14]
The James Graham Building stands in front of a large lawn called the Acre. On the two sides are buildings of the same date and materials, which were originally halls of residence for the college students but are now teaching facilities. These are also Grade II Listed buildings. Bronte Hall was designed by G. W. Atkinson. The others were designed by the runners up in the architecture competition, using Bronte as a template but allowing individual touches. The 5 halls on the East were for women, the two halls on the West were for men (women being more numerous as teachers) .[13]
This is a Grade II* listed building of ashlar gritstone with blue slate roofs and a lead-covered dome. The earliest portions date from 1752, but there were major alterations in about 1834 and 1858 by the Beckett family, who ultimately sold it and the surrounding estate to Leeds Corporation to build the college and make a public park. It was used by the college as a hall of residence for men, but the university converted it into IT offices and service areas.[13]
In 2006, the campus extended beyond the confines of Beckett Park to include the Carnegie Stand at the Headingley Stadium. This dual-purpose stand accommodates more than 4,500 spectators, and also provides teaching rooms and a hall. After bulldozing R.W.Rich Hall,[15] a student hall of residence built in the 1960s, the Carnegie Village was opened in August 2009, providing on-campus accommodation for 479 students.[16]
The university provides 4,500 bedrooms in a variety of locations and all first year undergraduates are guaranteed a place in university accommodation, so long as Leeds Beckett University is the student's first choice university.[17]
Carnegie Village was newly built in September 2010 and provides Passivhaus standard townhouses and apartments at Headingley Campus. The largest hall is Kirkstall Brewery on Broad Lane which has places for over 1,000 students and is about 2 miles (3 kilometres) from the Headingley campus. As its name suggests, it is a former brewery property, but is mostly modern blocks. The second largest is Sugarwell Court, in Meanwood, which is about 1.5 mi (2.4 km) from the City campus, and accommodates 388 students. This is also a converted industrial site.
Two of the most popular accommodation buildings are next to each other in Burley near The Leeds Studios and 0.8 mi (1.3 km) from City Campus. Formerly owned by Opal Property Group and now owned by Greystar Real Estate Partners, they are Marsden House (previously Opal 1) and Leeds Student Village (previously Opal 2).
Accommodation types not owned by the university vary. Across North Leeds there are many sites which are primarily low-rise buildings, often converted from a former industrial use. The growing number of sites around the city centre has led to the building of new highrise complexes, these include CLV Leeds (previously Opal 3), The Skyplaza and Broadcasting Tower.
Peter Slee joined the university as Vice-Chancellor in September 2015, succeeding Susan Price, who had been in post since January 2010.[18]
The current Deputy Vice-Chancellors are Paul Smith (Strategic Development), Andrew Slade (Research & Enterprise) and Phil Cardew (Academic).[19]
|National rankings
|Complete (2019)[20]
|Guardian (2019)[21]
|Times / Sunday Times (2019)[22]
|Global rankings
|British Government assessment
|Teaching Excellence Framework[24]
In November 2006, the university won the award for "outstanding contribution to the local community" at the annual higher education awards ceremony hosted by The Times Higher Education Supplement. It also came second in the main category, "the university of the Year", which was won by the University of Nottingham. In this category, the university was highly commended for its "low-charging, high impact" strategy.[25]
In June 2007, the university was recognised for its environmentally friendly attitude by being ranked number one in the UK in the Green League 2007: a ranking of sustainability in the higher education sector, compiled by People & Planet.[26][27]
In June 2013, Leeds Beckett University became only the third university in the UK to achieve the Customer Service Excellence standard, a Government benchmark awarded to public sector bodies who demonstrate a commitment to driving customer-focused change within their organisation.[28]
In 2013, the University obtained the Gold Investors in People standard, one of only a handful of higher education institutions to do so.[29]
In January 2015, Leeds Beckett University entered Stonewall's nationally recognised league table of gay-friendly employers at number 51 in the rankings.[30]
In common with many institutions in the UK, and globally, the university maintains an open access repository that comprises an open access research archive and an OER repository: A store of open educational resources produced at Leeds Beckett that are freely available for reuse under a Creative Commons (Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 UK: England & Wales) licence.[31]
The university has established a number of sporting and cultural partnerships, both in the UK and overseas.
Simon Lee embarked on a controversial programme of partnerships with external bodies during his time as vice-chancellor, which were dubbed as "rubbing shoulders" after the university took a majority stake in the Leeds Tykes[32] rugby club, renaming it Leeds Carnegie. It was subsequently revealed that the club signed Waisale Serevi after he had been paid for other work at the university.[33] The university sold its stake in April 2009.[34]
The university spent large sums on other partnerships, including £423,000 to the Northern Ballet Theatre[35] and £283,000 on the Irish Football Association.
In April 2014, the Quality Assurance Agency confirmed the quality and standards of provision at Leeds Beckett University.[34] In October 2009, the Quality Assurance Agency gave the university a "limited confidence" rating,[36] due to concerns over maintenance of academic standards. In 2009 Simon Lee resigned[37] following a series of controversies over the university's fees strategy, allegations of bullying[38] and foreign travel for his wife paid for by the university.[39] The chancellor, Brendan Foster, also resigned less than a month later. The controversies that led to these resignations formed part of the 29 July 2010 edition of the BBC Radio 4 documentary "Face the Facts".[40]
Leeds Beckett University Students' Union operates out of offices at both the Headingley and City Campuses. Its live music venue has played host to bands such as Kaiser Chiefs, The Fratellis and We Are Scientists. The Union runs two bars, with one at each study site, a Student Advice Service, as well as being a source of volunteers working in the local community.[44] A third Student Union bar at the Kirkstall Brewery halls of residence was closed and discontinued in 2012.
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Transpiration is very important in plants, as it one of the processes that allows lifting of water from the soil up the vasculature of the plant (the xylem). Without transpiration, neither water nor other nutrients would be lifted to the canopy of the tree where they are needed.
|Clouds formed by transpiration over the Amazon Rain Forest - from Wikipedia/USGS
Transpiration is a reason why areas with heavy vegetation (forests) tend to be more humid than regions with little vegetation (deserts). Transpiration can be significant enough to contribute to rainfall. Transpiration is also tightly regulated, higher in low relative humidity, and higher on warmer days and in higher wind speeds.
Because transpiration is an invisible process, a simple demonstration can help convince yourself that this process is taking place. Below you see images of an indoor jade plant (Crassula ovata). This plant is then watered, and has one of its branches covered with a clear plastic bag. The jade plant is then placed outside on a warm, sunny day. The bag quickly fills with droplets of water. This is transpiration in action.
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The Groasis Waterboxx is a self-refilling water battery that provides a consistent source of water to a growing plant. The Waterboxx contains a water reservoir, filled only once (at setup). The water is then slowly released through a wick in the base of the Waterboxx, around 50 mL (10 teaspoons) of water per day. Daily dew and occasional rain refill the Waterboxx. Because the Groasis Waterboxx delivers water to the growing plant every day, the plant can remain metabolically active and growing, not dependent on irregular rainfall. The Waterboxx can be removed after about one year and used again. The Waterboxx can be bought from Dew Harvest in the United States.
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ConspiracyClub| To clear up any rumors that Sandra Bland was dead at the time of her mug shot, Waller County Jail recently released an extensive video of Sandra's booking.
The video reveals a huge knot on Ms. Bland's forehead that has, obviously, been photoshopped out of her mug shot!
ALSO SEE: Anonymous Exposes Texas Police For Murdering Sandra Bland
That in and of itself is damning and conspiracy worthy, but there are still many questions that knot on her head might answer. In researching, I found this Opinion piece from a pathologist that makes a lot of sense.
As a retired research pathologist and physician I believe that I have a professional view of the situation with Sandra Bland.
I have carefully now considered the description of the autopsy report and it's contents.
The autopsy does not prove she hung herself. There are too many questions still to be answered.
When she got out of the car and was verbally vigorously and firmly objecting to the officer's requests, the officer then slammed her to the ground causing her to smash her head down, simply because he appeared to be angry at her questioning of him.
Then she complained she couldn't hear, which indicates she suffered a concussion.
She told the officers she had epilepsy and was on a medication, Kepra.
There was also plant matter in her abrasions on her back, consistent with the day she was arrested, having been thrown to the ground and dragged. It is negligence for the jail not to have cleaned and treated her abrasions or allowed her to shower properly for three days to clean the wounds.
If the blood tests show she did not have her medication, then that also would be negligence, as lack of medication needed for epilepsy could have precipitated a seizure.
In addition, she had an unusually high amount of marijuana in her blood. Therefore, she was given a large amount of marijuana in the jail which she either ingested or smoked. That needs investigation. I am not an expert on effects of marijuana so I cannot comment on whether this can increase suicidal ideation or depression or if it can trigger seizures. These possibilities however, should be considered
A senior well-known forensic pathologist, Dr. Cyril Wecht , who is also an attorney agrees with the above assessment during an interview on the radio here. – Sources
Did Sandra Bland have a concussion? Could a concussion have triggered her epileptic seizures and/or depression? Did the jail withhold, loose or refuse to obtain Bland's seizure medication? Did they give her marijuana instead?
Why did they edit the knot on her forehead from the mug shot? Why did she still have grass and dirt in her wounds during the autopsy? Was she denied a shower for 3 days? Was she denied medical care?
Did debilitating depression, caused from the concussion, cause Sandra Bland to hang herself? Did Sandra Bland die from a grand mal seizure, and then her jailers staged a suicide, because they knew were culpable for denying her medical treatment and medication? Why didn't they release information on the prescription drug in her blood, she was taking for epilepsy when they released the fact that she had pot in her system?
Indeed, there are more questions than answers. Hopefully, a full autopsy report will reveal the answers we need. But, we may never know what truly happened or didn't happen to Sandra Bland during her fatal 3 day stay in a Waller County Jail.


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The posting of my Sunday morning blog has become somewhat of a compulsion for me and until last Sunday I haven't missed since I can remember. However illness in the family has taken precedence this week. Still I hope today's subject is timely for those who, in this traditional gift giving time of year, are trying to think of interesting/useful and reasonably priced gifts for those who have everything.
Pictured on the left is a wine cooler. It is an unglazed pottery cylinder sized to hold a wine bottle. The trick is to take your cooled bottle of white wine out of the frig, put it in the cooler that has about ¼ cup of water in the bottom and put it on the dinner table. The water seeps into the clay and evaporates taking the heat energy from its surroundings to do so and keeping the wine cooled indefinitely. Try wetting your finger – its cooling illustrates the point.
For centuries before refrigeration when people used to churn their own butter and needed to keep it cool, they used a similar technique. To make the process more convenient, in the 1600's someone invented a butter bell as a way to store butter. As the video shows, butter is packed into the 'bell' and water is added to the base. The bell is then inverted and set into the base where it displaces some of the water so that it rises and seals the butter off from the oxygen and bacteria in the air. Originally, of course, the base was unglazed pottery and the evaporation cooled the butter and it was a convenient hygienic way to keep it.
Butter bells disappeared when ice boxes and refrigeration became common about 70 years ago but they have now been resurrected and can be purchased on line in several places for example at Amazon. Unfortunately the concept of cooling by evaporation has been lost in the new ones that have glazed pottery bases so the butter is not chilled to the same extent. However, apparently they still keep the butter cool but spreadable even in very hot summer weather. if the water is changed every 3 or 4 days, you can store butter in the bell for up to 30 days or more.
Another unusual kitchen item that every good cook would probably appreciate is the 'salt pig' pictured on the right. They are particularly convenient when you just want to add a pinch of salt or, if more, a small wooden spoon is available. In the summer when there is lots of moisture in the air, be sure to mix a half teaspoon or so of rice with the salt to absorb water and keep it from caking. They are available also at Amazon and other sites on line.
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Crabs are one of the tastiest seafood items available. Foodies, around the world, who enjoy seafood, love recipes that include crabs. Crab meat is extremely succulent and flavorful, so when it is prepared well, dishes that contain crab meat taste divine.
Here's an unusual dish made with crab meat that you can try, the next time you want to prepare a crab dish. Crab and Barramundi stuffed Zucchini Blossoms, is a great dish to serve your guests at a luncheon or dinner. Zucchini blossoms when batter fried taste amazing but when they are stuffed with an amazing mixture of crab meat and fish, the blossoms taste even better. Here's how you make this delicious dish.
Cut two crabs in half and steam them for around four to five minutes. Once done, put them on a plate to cool. Next, take the fish fillets and steam them for around seven to nine minutes and set aside to cool, once done. Extract the crab meat and flake the fish, discarding the bones. Mix them together and then add the chives, mascarpone cheese and salt to the seafood mixture and combine well. Cover the mixture and put it into the refrigerator.
After, the stuffing is ready, take the zucchini blossoms and get ready to wash and clean them so that the inside of the flower is ready to be stuffed. Take the filling and stuff according to the size of the flower. Once stuffed, twist the petals together, to 'close' them. Then, make a batter with the flour and soda water. Dip the stuffed blossoms in the batter and deep fry till golden.
These blossoms stuffed with the seafood are to be cooked well but not over cooked. These can be served as delicious appetizers and your guests sure will love them.


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Mourinho: We can score at least two at Old Trafford
Jose Mourinho is confident Real Madrid can score more than one goal at Old Trafford after his side were held to a 1-1 draw by Manchester United at the Bernabeu.
Mourinho refused to concede that United have the advantage heading into the second leg of their Champions League last-16 tie, following Danny Welbeck's first-half strike which means Madrid must score in Manchester.
The Portuguese saw his men equalise through Cristiano Ronaldo and is adamant that the tie remains as even as before kick-off, predicting it will not be decided until the final minute.
"I think the players gave everything," Mourinho told Sky Sports. "Of course it was a difficult game. To be losing 1-0 is not easy sitatuion. Now is our time to go to Old Trafford and I think 1-1 is not a bad result and we can score more than one goal there.
"There was nothing new, it was not a surprise. Not a surprise the match or the result. Basically it was what I was waiting for which was everything open for the second leg and I was thinking this could go to the last minute."
Mourinho did aim a small dig at United's negative tactics, insisting Madrid were the only ones who came to attack. Nevertheless, he praised the Red Devils' rearguard action as David De Gea turned in a man-of-the-match performance.
"They changed their way of playing, with the block very low. Rio [Ferdinand] and [Jonny] Evans didn't put one foot in our half to protect the space," Mourinho said.
"They were waiting for a set-piece or counter attack. We were the team who had to chase the game. They defend well. The result is open. If you ask for a percentage I don't change one thing, it is 50/50.
"We can score more goals. They had two big chances in second half but chances out of the context because we were chasing the game. This is the Champions League; it is two matches, home and away and I think they did their match well."


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Track 0's CEO Farhana Yamin supported the Marshall Island team attending the annual climate ministerial get-together in Berlin. The 'Petersberg Climate Dialogue' was held on 4-5th July.
This Dialogue focused on 'Making the Paris Agreement a Reality'. Key topics of discussion included preparing for early entry into force of the Paris Agreement, how to advance preparations for an action orientated COP22 in Marrakesh, and making finance available to support the implementation of NDCs (Nationally Determined Contributions). An additional topic that generated much discussion was the submission of long-term/mid-century low-emissions, climate-resilient development strategies.
The Marshall Islands were represented by Minister Mattlan Zackhras, Minister-in-Assistance to the President of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, who stressed the need for increased ambition on mitigation, adaptation and delivery of finance to ensure that Parties could keep within the 1.5oC pathway. Minister Zackhras also used the presence of over 30 Ministers to convene a meeting of the High Ambition Coalition. The Coalition agreed to prioritise working on early entry into force of the Paris Agreement and to work together on the adoption of an amendment to the Montreal Protocol to phase out HFCs.
Thank you Min. Barbara Hendricks and team for the warm German hospitality, looking forward to seeing you again soon! pic.twitter.com/fijqE8h6rZ
— Mattlan Zackhras (@MattlanZackhras) July 6, 2016
The German Federal Environment Minister Barbara Hendricks met with the RMI delegation and confirmed Germany's commitment to complete their Paris Agreement ratification process before COP22.
Min @namdrikalele & #HighAmbitionCoalition brainstorming workplan. Entry-into-force, 1.5 & Montreal top of list. TdB pic.twitter.com/PONpNLvl9y
— Tony de Brum (@TonydeBrum) July 3, 2016
Germany also informed Dialogue attendees of the NDC Partnership which is aimed at helping nationally determined contribution implementation.
The Petersberg Climate Dialogue's co-chair's conclusions can be found here, and are summarised here:
- The Paris Agreement was recognised as a watershed moment that has triggered change, and that NDCs must be materialised as actual policies
- Mid-century strategies are crucial in the post-Paris agenda and many nations are amending theirs in the light on the Paris Agreement
- The transition to a zero-emissions world must be accelerated, with the Paris Agreement and the 2030 Agenda as integrated challenges
- Policies must be aligned to shift finance towards low-carbon and climate-resilient development
- The Action Agenda should be a key element of the upcoming COPs
The Petersberg Climate Dialogues website.
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Though this letter is somewhat late, I wanted to share the feelings of my heart now, so that they may be preserved to read at some later date. You came into our lives in time of peril. You were the light in all the darkness. Our Heavenly Father knew that we needed you at that time. Though our struggles were great, we were surrounded by so many loving people that were willing to help succor our needs. You have been blessed with such a natural patience and easy-going personality. Being the third boy in four years, this trait will continue to bless our family. Even as an infant, your personality reflected little irritation and complaining.
You love to catch our attention by exploring the trash can, putting on shoes, taking trips in the car. You are climbing anything you can to prove your adventurous spirit. Dancing and finding the beat in everyday life, always shows somehow. Even when mommy was using the sewing machine, you heard a beat and danced to it. You love to laugh and show affection. If mommy takes an extra minute to sing you to sleep, it is always interrupted by a sweet kiss.
You are highly motivated by food. You love to eat healthy things and try anything. Your favorite animals seem to be dogs and birds. You are enamored by nature. One thing is for sure, you love to play with water. You love the pool, ocean, sink, shower, bath, and toilet. Whatever the setting, there is a smile on your face if water is present.
Your older brothers love you so much. They try to include you in games and love to teach you new things. It is no wonder that you are a part of this family. You fit in perfectly. I am grateful for you, my sweet baby boy. Happy Birthday!


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This Green-brindled Crescent moth took me a while to identify, although it's rather distinctive once you know the main identification features. These boil down to the presence of green scales in the mid-wing area and the pale 'drawn crossbow' mark where the rear wing edges overlap.
The moth lives on larger shrubs, especially old Hawthorn.
As I was checking the various moths, I suddenly heard a very loud droning and this Necrodes littoralis Burying Beetle landed and proceeded to fold its (surprisingly large) wings:
Burying Beetles excavate beneath animal carcasses, effectively burying them for their larvae to feed on. Beetles, along with fungi, are our main recyclers.
That's two more new species for my list, which is currently standing at 1386 species. I suspect number 1400 will be found sometime in April/May next year.


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The southbound lanes on Frankford Avenue between 98th Street and 114th Street will begin Tuesday night, and last through early afternoon on Wednesday.
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Tatarstan Elite Bargaining and Ethnic Separatism
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THE DECEMBER 1993 electoral experience in Tatarstan both sets this ethnic republic apart from the other regions discussed in this volume and places it center stage. Tatarstan presents the only case in this volume in which the election to the Federal Assembly effectively failed to take place--that is, the national parliamentary election in the Tatar Republic was invalidated by insufficient voter turnout, just over 13 percent and well below the required 25 percent. 1 At the same time, Tatarstan is perhaps the most dramatic illustration of the gap between the intentions of the Moscow elite in engineering a founding election in December 1993 and the actual outcomes that this election produced. In other words, the December 1993 election was not only about consolidating democracy in Russia but also fundamentally concerned the future integrity of the Russian Federation itself President Boris Yeltsin's own emphasis on garnering support for the constitution rather than on the new parliament preceding the election is a clear indicator that, as much as Yeltsin and the Moscow elite wanted to solidify their own roles in a democratic Russia, they wanted at least as much, if not more, to solidify the Russian Federation. Instead, the December 1993 election in Tatarstan invoked existing separatist tendencies among the re-____________________


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- Set it up so that I could use it with the Maple integrated development environment ('IDE') - a simple IDE that allows a 'fast-start' and that comes with quite a few 'example' programmes to show the capability of the device, and also provide a basis for one's own projects.
- Programmed it to make some LEDs flash on and off in different sequences
- Set it up so that I could use it with the Eclipse IDE - a much more powerful IDE that provides more flexibility (at the cost of more risk of doing something that can't be easily undone)
- Programmed it again using Eclipse to make the LEDs flash on and off, using a JTAG interface
- Worked out how to return the board to being able to work with the Maple IDE (since using the Eclipse IDE to download code removed the bootloader that the Maple tool requires)
This last bit was quite tricky and not all that obvious! So a description follows for anyone out there trying to work out how to make this work... especially as most of the instructions I could find are Linux-based, so I made sure I could do this using the Eclipse IDE on my windows machines too!
Note that all of this assumes that you've already set up Eclipse, the various drivers and other software required and have a JTAG interface to hand!
Firstly you need to make sure that you have copied the OpenOCD files and the Olimex examples into a folder structure that mimics that found under your 'Program Files' folder, and make this your workspace (short paths with no spaces are better, mmm-kay?):
Next, go download the Maple bootloader source and unzip it. Move the folder named something like 'leaflabs-maple-bootloader-d1234348' (yours will have a different name) into your workspace folder and rename it to something a little shorter, I called mine, 'stdBoot' (you can see this in the image above).
In Eclipse right-click in the projects pane and select 'Import', click on 'C/C++' and then select 'Existing Code as Makefile Project' and click 'Next':
For the 'existing code location' browse to the 'stdBoot' (or whatever you called it) folder, and select just this folder:
Click on 'Finish'. The folder and contents should then appear in the projects pane. 'Borrow' (copy and paste) the stm32.cfg and
OK, almost there! If you've not done so already then hook up your board to your computer via the JTAG. You also need to power the board - to do this I use a USB lead that is broken and supplies only power (otherwise the PC will try to load the USB drivers that the JTAG needs and reserve them!).
Try clicking the 'Run external tool' entry in Eclipse that matches your JTAG interface (for me this is the ARM-USB-TINY-H), if you get an error like this:
Then just click in the pane holding 'main.c' and try again, what you should see is this:
Which appears in the console panel end finishes something like: "stm32.cpu: hardware has 6 breakpoints, 4 watchpoints". This is good and means that everything is running,
Ensuring that you're in the C/C++ perspective of Eclipse, expand your 'stdBoot' project and open the 'Makefile' - on my PC the make action failed to make some folders, so look through for 'mkdir' commands and create the folders that make will require. Unless you know exactly what you are doing, DO NOT EDIT THE MAKEFILE! In my Makefile, the mkdir commands are:
Now right click on the 'stdBoot' project and select
Now select the 'all' entry in the 'Make Targets' window and click on 'Build'.
If your setup is OK then you'll see a successful build occur. Warnings are undesirable, but survivable - 'Errors' though are a big problem! Check the console carefully - if you've had a successful build then you will receive a report of the file sizes created. If you see errors, then Google is your friend! A good outcome looks like this (just cancel any errors from 'mkdir.exe' as we've already circumvented these):
Fill out the Debug configuration name and there are now some tabs to fill out:
- On the first tab, 'Main', in the C/C++ application box type: build/stdBoot.bin
- On the second tab, 'Debugger', in the 'GDB debugger' box type: arm-none-eabi-gdb (if you've not added the yagarto/bin folder to your path then browse to that file)
- On the third tab, in the 'Run' commands type:
target remote localhost:3333
monitor reset halt
monitor wait_halt
monitor sleep 100
monitor poll
monitor flash probe 0
monitor flash write_image erase main.bin 0x08000000
- On the 4th and 5th tabs do nothing (you can 'add to favourites' on the 6th tab if you want to)
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Hey all. It has been a busy, stressful month. But all in all everything had turned out well in the end. I ended up missing all of this month's Exhalted so I have little to say about it as I didn't get a full impression of it. A few interesting things to note amongst the chaos:
-My mother passed away the previous month and we had her memorial this month, which was very emotional but wonderful to see the huge amount of people who came out for it. Thank you all so very much.
-We had to empty out & organize a storage unit that contained a her furniture, possessions, etc. We brought back as much stuff to my place as we could, but a lot of it remains over with family on the mainland or up island. I've been spending time trying to fit the furniture into our large house that is already full with it. I've been mostly successful incorporating most pieces I think, and I've actually been able to transform my computer room more into a proper study or 'Man Cave'. I'm grateful the three women I live with agree I should have my own male space. :)
-Speaking of male spaces, Victory, a new barber shop that focuses on wet shaves and other manly sundries has recently opened here in Victoria. Talking with a good friend of mine whom appreciates things of gentlemanliness like myself, we have formed a fraternal society called the 'Ministry of Mandates' whose focus is organizing 'Man Dates' of gentlemanly and/or manly nature. Our first one, Mandate: Man Date I, is going to be a group of us stylishly dressed visiting Victory for shaves & haircuts, and then off to partake in good food, billiards, pubs, and/or fine pipe tobacco.
-My co-worker and guildmate got into the Star Wars: Old Republic Beta. I got around an hour and a half of play in as a Sith Warrior. I shall expose further on my impressions in the related guild thread. But I will say this: :D Here's hoping for Beta weekends next month and possible Guild Beta.
-I found a used copy of the Shadows of Yog-Sothoth at local bookstore and snatched it up. Once I've finished reading the Core book, I think I'm going to run it for my first puray into CoC when I get the chance.
-Next month we're picking up L5R again; I am excited to start writing more haikus!
-Deus Ex: Human Revolution has been taking up most of my time right now. I'm on a cyberpunk kick right now and really wishing I had grabbed that used copy of Ecilpse Phase I saw at the same store I got Shadows of Yog-Sothoth from, but when I looked again a few days ago someone else had pounced on that bargain.
That's all folks! Cheers!


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Posts tagged tower defense
GemCraft Chasing Shadows – COMPLETE Walkthrough
Apr 4th
The long awaited sequel to the Gemcraft series is finally here and it's time to show those baddies the power of your gems! The murderous adventure will bring you through many lands, called fields, where you'll fend off massive hordes of bugs, monsters and other critters all trying to ruin your day. Don't let them rain on your parade and you'll be rewarding with experience points, achievements, awesome talismans, strange shadow cores, and most importantly, new fields to continue your rampage. The design of the game is unlike any other tower defense game in the genre. With it's unique gem More >
Kingdom Rush Frontiers – Guide
Jun 7th
Kingdom Rush Frontiers is the sequel to the incredibly popular flash game Kingdom Rush released in mid-2011. Now Kingdom Rush is back and better than ever with a new cast of heroes and several new towers to help you crush the baddies. Like all TD games, your goal is simple – don't let the bad guys get past your defenses, but Kingdom Rush takes the idea to a new level with incredibly polished features that have revolutionized the tower defense genre. SO if you're looking for a great defense game to sink in a ton of hours with then this More >
Cursed Treasure 2 – COMPLETE Walkthrough (Brilliant)
Mar 11th
Posted by admin in Uncategorized
Cursed Treasure 2 is an awesome new tower defense game by Iriy Soft. If you remember the original Cursed Treasure then you probably remember it as one of the best tower defense games to hit the Flash world. With its unique game design and gameplay customization, Cursed Treasure 2 makes for one of the best games of its genre. I, for one, have been looking forward to this game for quite a while and it truely delivers. So if you were a fan of the previous games of the series, or are new to Cursed Treasure, then you'll definitely want More >
Cursed Treasure 2 – Now Out!
Mar 11th
If you've stuck around the Flash world for long enough then you've definitely come across Cursed Treasure: Don't Touch my Gems. Cursed Treasure is one of the most polished, well-made and successful tower defense games ever made. With its level of depth and gameplay customization, this game appeals to anyone that enjoys tower defense genre. Now, Cursed Treasure 2 is finally out and promises to be better than ever. The game will hook you with it many levels and tower customization. When I first played Cursedc Treasure, the whole genre had really begun to bore me. I didn't enjoy them More >
Cursed Treasure 2 – Coming Soon!
May 9th
Many of you probably remember Cursed Treasure: Don't Touch my Gems, but recently announced by IriySoft, is the sequel, Cursed Treasure 2: Hey! Heroes! Leave Us Gems Alone! This game topped the list of best games on many sites and in my opinion is the best tower defense game to ever be made. If you've played the game then you most likely have fond memories of all of the levels and the exciting gamplay. The game's art has been dramatically changed, from a more realistic look to a more cartoon-like look that has been popular with many successful TDs lately, More >
Bloons Tower Defense 5 – Now Out!
Dec 16th
You heard it right, Bloons Tower Defense is now out on NinjaKiwi! The Bloons Tower Defense series is probably one of the most popular flash game series to have ever existed and anticipation for the fifth installment has been high. To me, the last few Bloons Tower Defense games have seemed a bit too similar to one another and while you practically do the same exact thing in BTD5, the execution is much different and spices up the series a bit in what I'd consider very positive changes. This time around there is a total of sixteen different towers, two More >
Long Way – Guidology's OFFICIAL Review
Dec 3rd
Long Way is a new Western styled tower defense (TD) game where you much travel the West, town to town, while being attacked by bandits. During the attacks, in a style much like Don't Touch my Gems you much protect your bulls which work like a life system. Set up your units along the ridges and send waves to fire down upon the enemies ensuring that they don't reach your precious livestock. In between battles you can upgrade your units and buy new skills for them. You can also buy extra bulls for more challenging levels and gain new companions More >
Bloom Defender – Guidology's OFFICIAL Review
Nov 14th
Bloom Defender is a new TD game by JuicyBeast, developer of a couple of my favorite games Feed the King and Burrito Bison. Bloom Defender challenges players to planet trees and upgrade them with water to fend off the waves of monsters. Defend the Mother Tree whom gives life to the world and has created unbalanced forces that had eventually become the evil forces that is trying to destroy her. Each monster has it own strengths and weaknesses and each tower has its own unique power that'll prove useful in many different situations. Like many awesome TDs, Bloom Defender incorporates a spell More >
Kingdom Rush – Guidology's OFFICIAL Review
Jul 30th
Posted by admin in Walkthrough or Review
Kingdom Rush is a new and innovative tower defense (TD) game by IRONHIDEGAMES, a relatively new game studio based in Uruguay. Kingdom Rush, unlike conventional tower defense games, you must build your towers, which can be upgraded to grant new abilities, on "strong-points." Towers range from hurling spells, arrows, explosives, and sending out troops to guard the round, which I love! There are a total of 20 individual levels, I believe) and tons of enemies to destroy! This is truly a tower defense game like none-other as it expands upon the TD genre, with new and innovative gameplay concepts.
Kingdom More >
Villainous – Guidology's OFFICIAL Review
Jul 1st
Posted by admin in Uncategorized
Villainous is a new and exciting tower defense game, with a twist! This time around, you play the villian and you must pillage villages and siege them with your goblins, golems, healers and more! Villaianous places you in control of the attack and allows you to summon different units onto the battlefield! Along the path to the village you'll encounter various towers and enemies that'll try to halt your army with arrows and explosives! Strategically place your units to avoid deaths! If you get enough raiders into the town you'll destroy the village and the land will be yours! Take over all More >


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WS/2628 - Lead Inspection Engineer - Refinery
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Lead Inspection Engineer - Refinery
A highly attractive TAX FREE salary is on offer dependent on skills and experience. In addition, a full Ex-Pat package is available.
Saudi Arabia
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Interested in TAX FREE Role? One of the largest domestic Refining Company's in Saudi seeks a Lead Inspection Engineer to plan and execute activities to ensure the optimum reliability, availability and technical integrity of all static equipment and piping systems in his area of responsibility. You will be responsible for developing technically sound and cost effective maintenance approaches, consistent with the company's operating requirements and safety standards. Applicants are invited with a degree in Mechanical Engineering, combined with a minimum of 15 years inspection experience, of which a minimum of 5 should be within refineries. Working on a Tax Free, Expat permanent role, you will be exposed to a great opportunity to develop your specific expertise working across various stakeholders on high value projects. This role is offered in adherence with Saudi Labour Law and therefore these positions are only open to Males and under the age of 45.
The Company is one of the world's largest and most technologically advanced refineries. It is a highly complex refinery at maximum crude intake as it includes (HCU) Hydrocracker Unit, (VBU) Visbreaker Unit, and Thermal Gas-Oil Unit (TGU).
Operating since the early 1980's they have built a highly successful Company with strong values around Safety, People, Ethics and Excellence. They are ranked amongst the top leading refineries in Process Safety and Excellence worldwide and their leading edge technology boosts their international competitiveness as a firmly established pacesetter refinery. They continue on their exciting journey, with commitment and aspirations to outperform their current reputation for excellence in order to meet the challenges that lie ahead.
Jubail is a large city located in the Eastern Province of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on the coast of the Persian Gulf and is easily accessible to Bahrain and Al Khobar.
This is a residential permanent position (i.e. not rotational) and the Company provides 22 – 26 days holiday (depending on grade) plus you are entitled to all of the Saudi Public holidays (circa 10 - 14 days) which provide ample time to visit family. The package is substantial, with allowances for housing / settling in / transportation, annual bonus, medical, schooling, flights home etc. The Company will organise all mobilisation / demobilisation transport.
Due to visa restrictions within Saudi, there is a preference for western nationals such as American, Canadian, Australian, Europeans etc.
Reporting to the Integrity and Inspection Manager, you will be responsible for:
Develop, review and execute area inspection plans to ensure integrity and reliability of the plant assets.
Provide support and technical advice / assistance to Operations, Maintenance, Technology, Engineering, Projects, Contractors to ensure plant integrity and reliability.
Develop, monitor implementation and review input into plans to ensure equipment integrity and reliability.
Provide the maintenance and shutdown / turnaround teams with required recommendations to ensure continuous availability and integrity of plant.
Plan, prepare and execute scope of work to ensure safe and reliable operation of the plant.
Review and update the Plant Integrity Assurance (RBI) Manual with the latest designated area data and process changes to ensure that plant integrity is maintained.
Audit the quality assurance quality control plans to ensure the work quality and hence the plant integrity and reliability.
Provide relevant information and advice to support the development of a sound departmental business plan.
Ensure the business processes and work activities, relevant to position, are executed in compliance with the company's policies, procedures to achieve the business objectives in a safe, efficient and cost effective manner.
Review and approve the quality assurance quality control documents to ensure the work quality and hence the plant integrity and reliability.
Raise plant change proposal for upgrading the metallurgy to enhance equipment reliability and integrity.
Perform root cause analysis in case of any abnormal finding from inspection that is not aligned with equipment design basis.
Manage and motivate teams within your department and act as a champion for all company policies and procedures particularly in the areas of human resources and health and safety.
Ensure compliance with Saudi laws and regulations.
Workplace (WPS) and Process (PSM) Safety, Within the position holder's area of responsibility:
Ensure that the safety & well-being of employees, contractors, and others are always the first consideration in decisions on cost, production, quality and productivity.
Enforce operational discipline by ensuring all workplace and process safety procedures and practices are understood and implemented in order to avoid potential WPS and PSM incidents occurring.
Apply the Company HSE Policy; the 5 Safety Principles, and enforce the 12 Golden Safety Rules.
Performance Indicators:
No personal injury or injury to a third party.
No WPS or PSM incident caused.
Keep abreast of emerging trends and technologies within your relevant field.
The successful candidate will have
Full time degree (no long distance learning degrees) in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent essential.
A minimum of 15 years' inspection engineering experience essential.
Minimum of 5 years' experience in refineries essential.
Strong previous experience in risk-based inspection essential.
Knowledge of International inspection codes (e.g. API, AWS ASNT....) essential.
Experience of International Design Codes (ASME, ANIS.._) essential.
Experience of Reliability Centre Maintenance (RCM) essential.
Knowledge of Non-Destructive Testing essential.
Understanding of Materials/Corrsion, Process Operations and Operations Maintenance essential.
Previous experience using Quality Management Systems essential.
Strong focus on Safety, Workplace Safety, Workplace Safety Management, Process Safety Management essential.
Highly analytical and problem solving skills essential.
Previous experience working in Saudi or the Middle East advantageous.
Enthusiasm and drive to stay abreast of new trends in your field.
Proactive, flexible and dedicated team player, able to achieve goals.
Strong Personality with self-confidence
Enjoys working in a multidisciplinary team.
Excellent communication skills in English with the ability to engage and work effectively with team players from various cultures.
Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to develop good working relationships
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Package: A highly attractive TAX FREE salary is on offer dependent on skills and experience. In addition, a full Ex-Pat package is available including a range of allowances for housing, transportation, settling. Flights home per year, bonus scheme, end of service benefits, Health etc. 22-26 days holiday plus all Saudi national holidays which are circa 10-14 days.
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text: So here is how the situation goes: One day the Middle Finger and the Thumbs Down were accidentally locked in a room. Tried everything to get out of the room but no help. Frustrated, tensed, and abject. They found themselves all alone with nobody around. Thinking of their ego and superiority over each other none … Continue reading When the Middle Finger and the Thumbs Down were locked out


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Jon Corzine, the former U.S. senator and Obama campaign bundler who was the head of MF Global during the brokerage firm's collapse which lost more than a billion dollars, is reportedly co-hosting a "Ready for Hillary" PAC fundraiser:
The purpose of the dinner is to "lay the foundation for a potential Hillary Clinton presidential campaign," according to the invitation, which lists Corzine as a co-host.
Somebody doesn't appear to be too worried about keeping the "appearance of impropriety" to a minimum.
Memo: Corzine approved $200 million transfer during MF Global's collapse
Are Corzine and pals getting away with the 'Crime of the Century' . . . so far?


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8 Things We All Go Through When We Meet Our SO's parents For The First Time!
It's always an ordeal!
1. On the morning you are supposed to meet them, you wake up TERRIFIED.
2. You try as hard as you can to mentally prepare yourself.
You can only hope that you won't say something you will immediately regret.
3. You have to rummage through your wardrobe to find your most respectable outfit.
But then you worry that it might look like you are trying too hard.
4. You're overly polite in a way you've never been before.
You actually surprise yourself with your niceties.
5. You get even more nervous when you realize that they can probably smell your fear.
6. You're never sure where to draw the line in terms of displays of affection.
And you will probably cross it accidentally.
7. Just as it starts going well, you make a REALLY inappropriate joke that no one laughs at.
8. But then you somehow become BFFs.
And you wonder how in the world you pulled that off.
Have you had any awkward experiences meeting your SO's parents for the first time?
Let us know in the comments!


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ARLINGTON, Texas — The Final Four has grown so large they had to move it from Planet Earth to Jerry World.
It actually makes sense a stadium nicknamed "The Billion Dollar Play Pen" should host college basketball's billion-dollar end games.
It makes less sense that everyone except the players seems to be cashing in.
This being Texas, of course, one host city was not enough to handle the event, as the NCAA granted this bid to the wide-open-spaces sweep of "North Texas."
That means Amarillo, technically, got a Final Four in the modern era before Los Angeles.
A fan Friday posed for a picture beneath a sign outside AT&T Stadium that read "The Road Ends Here."
In fact, this is just the beginning.
"There are things coming down the road," said Wisconsin Coach Bo Ryan. "Where they end up I'm not sure. But it's not something that needs to be discussed here in this forum."