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On Thursday, four recent COM graduates returned to answer questions from current students and share stories about their postgraduate experiences. Covering everything from interview tips to visa sponsorships, the panel placated the nerves of students graduating in May.
Each alumnus represented a different major from within the Department of Mass Communication, Advertising, and Public Relations. Monique Derico, public relations '16, now works at Schneider and Associates–but her path to that position was loaded with obstacles.
"I applied to so many different places, and I didn't hear back from any of them," Derico said. "I had started applying in May, and I didn't hear back until July. It's nerve-wracking, to say the least."
After filling out many applications, Derico said she was thrilled to hear back from Schneider Associates. She completed three rounds of interviews, and she felt confident in her performance. For this reason, she was devastated when she was not chosen for the position.
"I was so upset, but I knew I had to keep trying," she said. Her determination ultimately paid off; a month after being rejected from the initial position at Schneider Associates, the company offered her an interview for a different position on a new project. Unfortunately, the interview was 16 hours away from where Derico was staying.
"Oh, yes, I drove 16 hours," she said, laughing. "And it was worth it. I can't stress enough: You cannot give up during this process."
Kevin Hinsley, advertising '16, iterated Derico's point about perseverance. He emphasized the importance of interning and gaining experience while in school. He now works for Care.com as an in-house copywriter, and he says that the internship he previously held with the company led to his current position.
"During my time there, I took on whatever extra projects would come my way," he said. "I was a nonstop idea machine, which is something I learned to be while at COM. You have to show them that you want it."
Hinsley offered insight on in-house advertising, and Bridget Xueer Yang, marketing communication research '16, gave students a look into the agency side.
Yang is an analyst at Hill Holiday, and she found out about the job opening through networking with COM guest speakers and alumni.
"COM taught me how to network. Chatting on LinkedIn got me a lot of responses – I'd say eight out of ten interviews were from referrals."
Yang's job hunt was especially difficult because she was an international student. Many of the students attending the panel were also from outside the country, and they asked Yang and TJ Desai, communication studies '16, about how to navigate that additional challenge.
"For me, honesty worked best. When I was offered jobs, I told them, 'Look, I need a sponsorship for my visa.'" Desai's visa process was especially strenuous, and she was forced to temporarily move to Canada while waiting for her work-related visa to be approved. She now works at Grant Marketing, and she is grateful for the support that the company gave her throughout the visa process.
"I was working remotely, full-time, for my employer in Canada. When you put in that much work, and that much effort, it works out."
For students attending the panel, the information shared by the recent grads shed some light on the process of finding employment. For Yu Ting Le, an Emerging Media Studies student graduating in May, the panel was helpful.
"It's good to talk to alumni that are involved in the real industry," Le said. "I'm going to try to remember all of the things they've told me when I'm applying for my own jobs."
Derico capped off the panel with a lasting bit of motivation. "We're at COM, so we're all great," she said. "Like, all of us, we are great at what we do. But you have to show your employer why you're great and create your own value. That will get you the offers that you want."
Dera Silvestre, Staff Writer
Dera Silvestre is a junior in the College of Communication studying mass communication with a minor in Spanish. On campus, she is involved in WTBU Radio and the Student Philanthropy Center. Dera is interested in legal advocacy and activism, and she hopes to earn a degree in law after finishing her undergrad. She is from Rhode Island.


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Holmes Report 18 Apr 2010 // 11:00PM GMT
The Australian public's faith in both business and government has been shaken by a succession of high-profile scandals over the past few years. As a result reputation management is assuming a greater importance in the C-suite and the boardroom, and firms such as Sydney-based boutique Reputation are seeing heightened demand for their expertise in this vital arena.
Founded in 2002 by managing director Terri-Helen Gaynor—a 25-year veteran of the communications business who worked in the Commonwealth government sector and spend 12 years as a consultant across Asia before starting her own firm—Reputation focuses on helping firms manage their stakeholder relations. Its rigorous approach to that challenge includes information gathering and analysis (using a proprietary stakeholder analysis process it calls the "Reputation Ladder") and influencer mapping that pre-cedes strategy development, execution and evaluation. The firm is also differentiated from its competitors by an emphasis on six values: experience, strategy, responsibility, resourcefulness, collaboration and commitment.
Says Sarah Campbell, manager of corporate communications, Philips Australia and New Zealand: "Reputation's stakeholder engagement program was well researched and activated. They provided a great deal of insight into the important movers and shakers in the environment media, government and not-for-profit sectors allowing us to target the right people with the right messages."
One way in which the firm's values manifest themselves in day-to-day operations is that Gaynor is involved in all projects, spearheading a team of 10 consultants and a pool of outside contractors that give it the flexibility to respond to changing demands. A significant addition to the team last year was Rosemary Sayer, a veteran of the international public relations business, a former journalist who spent a decade in Hong Kong and is the author of two books about business leaders in the region.
The year started with Gaynor buying out her former business partner just as the world plunged into economic crisis, but Reputation came through it intact, with revenues holding steady and the firm's own reputation enhanced. Its campaigns were recognized by several competitions, including this publication's inaugural Asia-Pacific SABRE Awards, which presented certificates of excellence for Reputation's work introducing advanced screening technologies at Australian airports and for its launch of GoSwitch.com.au, a price comparison site for energy customers. It was also honored by the PR Institute of Australia for the screening campaign and for its merger and acquisition communications on behalf of Mortgage Choice.
The firm works across the government, health, financial services and corporate sectors. Highlights include work with Becton Dickinson, developing an issues management program to prepare its top executives in Australia and New Zealand for handling issues and crises, and an assignment for the Department of Education, Employment & Workplace Relations, helping to secure broader public support for two controversial programs and get them back on track.
Reputation is the Australian affiliate of international public relations firm, MS&L, which operates a network of 54 offices worldwide.—PH

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Hubby and I had a friendly little game of Rummy while having supper ar our local Taco Bell recently. We keep this deck of cards in the car glove compartment for times such as these — gives us a bit of together time with our economy meal : )
Monthly Archives: February 2010
Sunday Smiles
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10 Pounds
It has been a while since I've been able to post any baby pictures — but today I was able to take some that I can show you. Little C. is now just over 10 pounds (he started at only 4 1/2) — every one of them is adorable and very much loved by me — Gramma : ) I get to spend time with him every Friday afternoon while mommy goes to Curves to workout and sometimes when Daddy and Mommy want to go out together — I take turns with the other Nana for those times and she gets Mondays while mommy works out. Even though it means I have to share, I am glad that little C. has two sets of grandparents living close enough to see him often. So now for the pictures — you are going to love them.
This toy is the first that he is really able to hold onto and even get it into his mouth to chew on — great for those teeth that are trying to break through.
Some snuggles with Gramma before nap time : )
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A Soft and Stuffy Kitty Cat
I made this Kitty on Saturday. On Sunday she went home with a lady from church — one look at the expression on her face when I showed it to her and I knew that they belonged together.
This was my first time making something from an upcycled sweater — the body is a sleeve with the cuff at the neck. The head is a scrap of velour — the hands and feet are the fingers from a glove. I am pleased with how she turned out and will have to make another one with the other sleeve — maybe I will be able to keep it a little longer : )
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My Hubby Loves Me
Hubby came home today with a special little something for me — just to tell me he loves me : )
He is really quite a nice guy — that Hubby of mine — he loves me and I love him!
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My First Matryoshka Doll
I got very happy excited when Snipsnaphappy posted a Matryoshka Doll Tutorial yesterday. I had to make one right away — and I will have to make some more. My first doll has a few minor flaws, but I am sure my skill will improve with practice.
She is really quite a plain looking doll, but I think that she is supposed to be a simple country girl.
The tutorial said to paint the face features, but I embroidered mine instead. The mouth is a little heavy so I will use less thread next time. I used ink from my scrapbbooking stash for her cheeks.
Here she is showing off one more time. What do you think of her?
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Mailbox Monday
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Buttons On Sunday Make Me Smile
Actually buttons make me smile on any day of the week — have you noticed my new blog header? I am one of those people that gets all happy inside just looking at colorful buttons and if I get to play with them and sort them I get really, really happy. If you are one of those people who share my love of buttons you know what I mean — if you are not one of those people then you think we are all just a little bit crazy — maybe we are, but we are happy : )
While reading my favorite blogs this week I saw a picture that just had to be in one of my Sunday Smiles posts. The original can be found here. I was given permission by the author of My Sewing Serenity to use her picture. She has a great blog and would love for you to pop in for a visit. So, now here is the picture you have been waiting to see.
What could be better than that — buttons and a smiley face in the same picture — it definitely makes me smile. How about you?
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From its earliest beginnings in 1727, Philippa examines how the different buildings which make up the Arts Centre complex have been used over the years.
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|So this is the cardigan he brought, it was really nice. I think it was Ralph Lauren.
This is just a sample of some of the technical drawings that I did. After I did drawings of the entire sweater I had to do one for all the separate pieces with exact measurements. Once I had all that done I had to figure out my gauge (how many stitches and rows it would take to make an inch), then convert all of the measurements into rows and stitches. As you can imagine this process was pretty tedious and time consuming, but it saves you time in the long run because you know the pieces will come out exactly the way you want them to.
At first I was a little intimidated by the size of the sweater. My client used to play football in college so as you can imagine he's a pretty big guy. I'm used to making things for myself which are much smaller, but it is actually going pretty quickly. I already finished the back and will probably be done with one of the halves of the front by tomorrow.
In other news, I am so excited because some of the girls that I sent my earrings to liked them so much that they posted them again with different looks!
Virgit also posted another look on her blog, Preppy Fashionist. I so glad that my fashionistas are enjoying my earrings so much! Well that's all for now, ttyl :)


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Family of tragic Ilze so grateful for the generosity of Spalding people
Our magnificent readers have dug deep to help pay the funeral costs for a mum tragically killed in a road crash.
Ilze Dobele (46), of New Road, Spalding, was one of two women back seat passengers who died on Friday, October 13.
Ilze had lived with partner Arturs Kotlers in a room in a shared house and lettings agency PPM, of Swan Street, last week launched a £3,000 appeal for funeral expenses, cremation here and repatriation of Ilze's ashes for a funeral service in Latvia.
Almost £2,000 was donated online by yesterday lunchtime and more donations were put in a sealed tin by generous people visiting PPM's office.
The appeal remains open but PPM, Arturs, and Ilze's daughters, Ieva and Marta, have created a "thank you" video on JustGiving as well as saying a big thank you to our readers.
Ieva and Marta are in Spalding, sorting out their mum's effects and preparing for a private cremation.
Ieva said: "We all are very touched that so many people have been donating to help us repatriate her back to Latvia.
"When I read comments from online donators and translated those to my grandparents they were surprised that there are so many people who want to help and are with us in this time.
"My sister and I are also very grateful not just about donations but also about all the help and emotional support we got since we arrived in UK because without it we don't think we could get it all done as fast as we have."
The story was published in our sister paper, The Spalding Guardian, on Thursday and Judy Flynn, from PPM, told us: "I am just so grateful to you and your team for picking this up. We have nearly £2,000 raised so far. Amazing."
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• Ilze and Ingrida Dudeniene (47), of Spring Gardens, Spalding, died when a car plunged into a water-filled ditch on Puddock Road, Ramsey Forty Foot, Cambs. A man is in custody charged with two counts of causing death by dangerous driving."
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SRI Lankan fast bowler Chaminda Vaas has taken more Test wickets than Australia's combined pace attack.
Australian captain Ricky Ponting has warned his teammates not to become "Murali-centric" for fear of underestimating Sri Lanka's potent quick men.
The Australians are confident they still have the arsenal to dislodge any batting line-up, but the Sri Lankans will boast a more experienced attack this summer now Shane Warne and Glenn McGrath have retired.
Mutthiah Muralitharan needs only nine wickets to become the greatest Test wicket-taker of all time, and his figures shadow those of spinning counterpart Stuart MacGill.
The fiery leg-spinner will step up his preparations in NSW's Pura Cup clash against Queensland at the SCG, beginning today, after confirming yesterday he had recovered from a knee injury.
Sri Lanka will also possess a far better credentialled pace line-up, with veteran spearhead Vaas having more wickets (319) than the combined haul of Australia's expected speed blitz of Brett Lee (231), Stuart Clark (47) and the uncapped Mitchell Johnson.
If round-arm slinger Lasith Malinga (83) and the strongly built Dilhara Fernando (77) team with left-armer Vaas and Muralitharan, the tourists will have a considerable advantage in experience of 153 Tests and 703 wickets.
Ponting believes the tall Fernando, who can notch speeds of more than 145km/h, will be a danger on Brisbane and Hobart wickets which should suit his pace and bounce.
"I watched a fair bit of the one-day series they played against England in Sri Lanka (last month) and he looks like he is in good form at the moment," Ponting said yesterday at the launch of his latest tour diary.
"He looks like he has got his confidence up. He is one of those guys who might struggle for his rhythm and bowl a lot of no-balls and that sort of thing. But it looks as if he has sorted a lot of that out."
Australian batsman Mike Hussey also regards Fernando, who is expected to be used at first change, as one of the game's big improvers.
"I think he is one of the most improved bowlers in the world," Hussey said.
"He is a big, strong guy, runs in all day and is very disciplined. He is going to be a real handful.
"They have great variety in somebody like Malinga who gives that X-factor, much like Shaun Tait.
"Obviously they have the experience of Vaas and then you have Murali.
"They have a brilliantly rounded attack and lots of variety and it's going to provide a huge challenge for our batting." Muralitharan captured 28 wickets when the sides last met in a Test series – in Sri Lanka three years ago.
Although his figures were ultimately impressive, he struggled to dislodge Australia's top order and the tourists completed a 3-0 series rout.
If the world champions can handle Sri Lanka's speedsters, it will put more pressure on Muralitharan and go a long way to blunting the spin wizard who preys on tailenders.
"We'll do our best to play him as well as we can," Ponting said.
"We actually have played him well in the past. He has come out and said he feels Australian batsmen play him better than any other.
"That's a good wrap for us but that doesn't mean he won't have a good series here."
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You May Already Have Won.
I went online this week to find out whether the Publishers Clearing House sweepstakes still existed, and I found out, it does. The sweepstakes patrol still goes around the country knocking on the doors of unsuspecting magazine readers, catching them in their bathrobes, and announcing to them that they have won millions. I remember my childhood fascination with the sweepstakes: you could win even if you didn't order a magazine—at least officially there is no purchase necessary, and the prize amounts were out of this world.
Jesus tells a couple of parables that sound a little like the Publisher's Clearinghouse Sweepstakes. He says the kingdom is like a man who finds a treasure—it is his lucky day! In his joy, he hides the treasure in a field and then goes and sells everything that he has and buys the field. Or the kingdom is like a merchant of fine pearls who happens across the best pearl he could ever hope to see. He sells all that he has and buys that pearl of great price.
The kingdom is better than the best thing you could imagine. It is something that, even when you sell everything you have for it, it feels like you just won the sweepstakes.
When Jesus looks at the man before him who is seeking eternal life and loves him, I imagine he is exuberant as he says to him, "Go, sell what you have, and give the money to the poor—and you will have treasure in heaven—and come, follow me!" You may already have—no, you already have won!!
Shock and Grief
But the story does not have a happy ending. The man goes away shocked and grieving because he had many possessions. Imagine the camera rolling, and the person in the bathrobe saying to the prize patrol, "No. No winners here." They step back and the camera catches the door closing and clicking shut.
Jesus comments, "How hard it is for someone who has wealth to enter the kingdom of God!" The disciples who see the whole thing, and we who watch from the comfort of thousands of years in the future, know that this story is not going the way we want it to go. Like the disciples, we wonder, "Who, then, can be saved?"
Then and now, wealth has mostly been seen as a blessing from God, and often as a sign that God is particularly fond of you. We are so sure of this that often when we talk about this story, we try to find something—anything—that the man has done wrong that will explain the sad ending to the story. It couldn't be that his many possessions—in and of themselves—were the stumbling block, could it?
- We decide that the man is self-righteous about having kept the commandments. I mean, who can do that, right?
- Or maybe the problem was not his many possessions but his attachment to them—so then the moral of the story is about wearing our wealth lightly, and not being afraid to share.
Why Is It Hard to Enter the Kingdom?
I have spent the week trying to figure out why it would be hard for someone who has wealth to enter the kingdom of God because I thought, if I could figure that out, figure out the nature of the roadblock, I could avoid it and have both the wealth and the kingdom. And if I could figure it out, then I could tell you, and then together we could have both the wealth and the kingdom. I tried. For all of us, but especially for me, I tried.
I did not have much success. I do not think that the man in the encounter with Jesus did anything wrong before he walked away grieving. His many possessions simply limited his imagination for what was possible. We think of wealth as expanding our possibilities. The warning from Jesus is that wealth can also limit them—it can limit our sense of possibilities to the point that we miss that treasure in the field, that pearl of great price. While we bend over the computer screen, checking on our accounts, the kingdom of God passes by our window.
The Prodigal Son and Sin
Maybe an example of the way wealth limits our vision will help. You know the parable of the prodigal son. A son says to his father, "Give me my share of the inheritance now," which the father does. The son goes into a far country, spends all his money on fast living, and then, when there is a famine and no one helps him, he finds himself feeding pigs and realizes that his father's servants are eating better than he is. He returns home, and his father throws a party. For the purpose of this example, we'll leave the story there.
The New Testament scholar Mark Allan Powell ran an experiment with this parable. He asked people in different cultures how sin is manifest in the story. He wanted to know, "Where is the evidence of our human brokenness?" The American Protestants who answered Powell's question overwhelming pointed to the dissolute living of the young man. He spent everything on wine, women, and song. That is the evidence of sin in the story. When Powell asked the same question of Lutherans in Tanzania, they saw the story differently. The sin in the story is that the young man was starving and no one gave him anything.
As I thought about this parable, and before I knew the findings of Powell's study, I would have said that the sin was the rudeness of asking your dad for an inheritance before he was dead, or that all that fast living was a sign that the man was better at using people than loving them. But it would never have occurred to me that a community of people in a far country not helping a stranger who foolishly burned through an inheritance was a sign of human brokenness, a sin. The young man is like the definition of the undeserving poor. Those far country people don't owe him a thing, I would have said.
Powell's argument is that we see things like sin and grace differently from different social locations. Our culture and economic status shapes our vision of what we imagine that God likes and dislikes. Our wealth shapes what wholeness and brokenness look like to us. This, I think, is why it is hard for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God: we are like the muggles in Harry Potter's world: muggles—the non-magical people—cannot see Platform 9¾, and because they cannot even see the platform, they can never get on the train for Hogwarts.
Like a Bad Boyfriend….
We believe that wealth is the way we make sure we stay in control of our destiny. I know I do, and I am pretty sure I'm not the only one. Here are some of the things we "know," and we do not question whether they are true: Money buys better housing, better health care, more insurance, better education, more experiences of the world, more beautiful things. It helps us protect our loved ones. It makes us less dependent on others. It saves us from being a burden.
When we have money, we share it, of course. We know the commandments, and we try to observe them. We are not thoughtless when it comes to our deserving neighbors. But whether we have wealth or not, and no matter how much we share it, we still believe in it. We trust it is a means of gaining safety and control in a world where weather, health, government, and jobs can change in the blink of an eye.
So here is the danger: while you and I have been focused on accumulating resources and avoiding taxes and debt, the pearl of great price has slipped through our fingers. The treasure in the field: we never noticed it. This is the greatest danger we live with: not that we will outlive our resources or our usefulness, but that we will live out our days too preoccupied with our resources to recognize our incredible luck, namely that Jesus just asked us to join him on the road! Notice for just one day how many times money is on your mind. How does it worry you, or make you feel secure, or require decisions, or inspire daydreams, or quash them?
What the man talking to Jesus (and his 21st century sons and daughters) cannot see is that there is life on the road with Jesus, more and different life than there is in our accounts, our insurance policies, and our practice of checking and double-checking our assets. We cannot see it because it is the nature of wealth to make us blind to any source of life beyond itself. Wealth is like a bad boyfriend that way, always telling you things like, "No one will ever take care of you like I can," and "You would be nothing without me." Even when we know these things are not true, the message is still seductive. How can we escape?
With human beings it is impossible, Jesus says. We cannot see what we cannot see.
And then Jesus himself becomes God's visual aid for what is impossible for humans. Equal to God, he becomes very small, a baby in fact. As a human being, he is unencumbered and very vulnerable. He is a servant, a peasant, a guy who doesn't even want to be called, "Good Teacher." He empties himself, the apostle Paul says.
On the way to his death, he gives his life away. He creates a community out of tax collectors and prostitutes, so much of a community that when people tell him his mother and brothers are asking for him, he looks at those gathered around him and says, "These are my mother and my brothers and my sisters."
He lives and dies and, raised from the dead, he heads back to Galilee to the places where people like the rich man had encountered him on the road. I kind of wonder if he didn't go looking for that guy.
"For God, all things are possible," Jesus said. What sorts of things are possible with God? A community is possible that helps a spendthrift in a famine. Freedom from the illusion that we can buy what we need is possible, and so is freedom from the fear that when we cannot buy what we need, all is lost.
There is a whole other world on the road with Jesus. As he walks alongside us, what we know changes. This is our hope. He is our hope. May he find you in your worries this week, and in your security. And when he does, may you recognize him as your very own hidden treasure, found.
I got help this week from Bishop Larry Wohlrabe's "Through the Needle's Eye," and Matt Skinner's Working Preacher post from 2009. The material from Mark Allan Powell is in his book, What Do They Hear? Bridging the Gap between Pulpit and Pew (Abingdon, 2007) –Pastor Mary Hinkle Shore


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Public Sector Veterans Employment Strategy
The skills and experience veterans gain in the Australian Defence Force (ADF) are second-to-none. The Victorian Government recognises the value of diverse and highly skilled employees. In November 2016, the Premier set a target to employ up to 250 veterans to the public sector.
The Strategy will provide online resources to support veterans to find opportunities in the Victorian Public Sector (VPS) and promote the skills of veterans to relevant employers.
Veterans are asked to self-identify on the Careers Victoria website. This information will help us to monitor the number of Veterans applying for positions and to identify and address any barriers they may be experiencing in progressing through the recruitment process.
Careers in the Victorian public sector
Veterans register your interest in a career in the Victorian public sector.
The VPS and ADF share many common values
Strong values are important in both the ADF and VPS, therefore veterans can readily adopt and embody the VPS values when they transition.
Air Force
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What Veterans in the VPS have to say
Carmel Flynn
Executive Director, Emergency Management, Department of Education and Training
"I was attracted to work in the public sector for the same reasons I was attracted to work in the ADF... I was motivated to contribute to public service, and in particular to safer communities. I wanted to work in a values based organisation that would be fast-paced and provide challenge and variety."
"I think veterans will be surprised by how relevant their training and experience is to the public sector. They will continue to contribute the skills they have gained in the ADF to achieve better outcomes for Victorian communities."
After gaining a Bachelor of Commerce, Carmel enlisted in the Royal Australian Air Force in 1989 and over the next nine years was employed as a Logistics Officer. Joining as a junior officer, Carmel undertook a number of diverse roles including procurement, project management of strategic inventory management and transportation operations. In 1993 Carmel was deployed to active service in Somalia working within a tri-service movements team with the United Nations operations in Mogadishu. She was later promoted to Squadron Leader, prior to leaving the ADF in 1998.
Mike Freeman
Manager, Emergency Management Victoria
"ADF members are exposed to leadership and management challenges at an early point in their careers and have relatively highly refined people management and teamwork skills. Veterans and ex-ADF members have faced some significant challenges in their service and will adapt very quickly to new environments, bringing a pragmatic and outcomes-focussed approach to problem solving."
"It's important to understand that the public sector can recruit from anywhere directly into almost any position so although the VPS has a rank structure, don't get too focussed on it. The backgrounds, sector experiences and skills of your colleagues, across all levels, will surprise you."
Mike underwent officer training at the Australian Defence Force Academy and then the Royal Military College Duntroon in the mid to late 1990s. As an Armoured Corps officer he spent the majority of his Army career leading, training and managing armoured vehicle crews at various levels of seniority across Australia. More recent roles have been as a HR Manager, as a Director of Training & Development and as the senior Australian officer on an overseas mission. Operationally Mike has served in East Timor, on border protection operations and two tours of Afghanistan. After 22 years in the ADF, Mike left the Army in January 2017.
Mark Ryan
Facilities Management Officer, Department of Treasury and Finance
"I wanted to continue to serve my country, without the obligatory forced moves, and the public service and sector has a large range of roles and opportunities that allow for a fulfilling and challenging career."
"As veterans I think that we have unique outlooks that allow us to provide fresh approaches to issues and challenges faced by departments in their daily business."
"Employers should understand that veterans will have come from an intensive team environment and that for them, the hardest part of the interview process will not be answering your questions but it will be using the word "I" instead of "we"."
Mark enlisted in the Army in 1988 into the Royal Australian Infantry Corp and worked in several infantry companies within the 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment. He then transitioned to the Royal Australian Army Ordnance Corp, where he stayed for 16 years. Mark spent time at the General Staff Division Canberra Army Office and was deployed to East Timor and the Sinai in Egypt. He was promoted to Sergeant in 1999 by His Excellency, General the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove AK MC (Retd). After a posting in Sydney Mark moved to Melbourne and served with the 4th Combat Service Support Battalion. Mark had a final posting to the Watsonia Training Development Centre before leaving the ADF in 2009.
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So.. you want to hunt monsters?…
With the Japanese release of Monster Hunter 4 just around the corner, and my recent love affair with Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, I decided to explore the game a bit more in-depth.
Monster Hunter plays exactly how it sounds, you spend a whole lot of time hunting down monsters. You can choose to either catch a weakened monster using a trap and tranquilizers or kill it and butcher it's body. Catching the monster alive, gives you a bunch more resources and is therefore beneficial. Resources gathered from monsters are used for making everything in the world of monster hunter, from armor and weapons to fishing rods and bug nets. The sweet taste of victory is quickly replaced by blood thirst, an urge to move on a new hunt and more powerful monsters. Progression is mainly measured by your hunter rank, interestingly enough, rank doesn't give you any stats or advantages, it only give you the opportunity to fight even stronger monsters. The game is on it third main iteration so far, and in classic
Capcom fashion, there are many expansions on the main franchise.
Monster Hunter is infamous for it's difficulty. Even before the modern day Demon Souls, Monster Hunter was extremely unforgiving. No matter how much gear you have, or how long you've played, if you mess up that level one monster will kill you and your friends will laugh at you. This extreme learning cliff makes some people shy away from the series, but once you pick it up and gain some skill it's a little hard to get away.
The first Monster Hunter was released in 2004 on the Sony Playstation 2 after a surprise reveal in 2003's E3 conference. Monster Hunter was created by the team that made Resident Evil Outbreak, and had decent online support on the PS2. In fact the servers stood open until 2007. The game received decent reviews from IGN.com with a 7 out of 10. While the reception in America was lukewarm, Japan received Monster Hunter with open arms. This first generation opened the flood gates for many iterations and sequels.
Monster Hunter G was the first expansion to Monster Hunter. MHG added several new features still prevalent in monster hunter games today, the G Hunter Rank, different variations on monsters, and felyne Chefs. G-Rank quests offer the best rewards and far more challenging battles. This still rings true in current Monster Hunter games. Monster Hunter G never got a NA release on the PS2 but eventually reached us in the form of Monster Hunter Freedom on the PSP.
In 2006, Monster Hunter received it's first true sequel in Monster Hunter 2. It introduced several a day and night system to the game along with new monsters . With new monsters came new Items, Armor, and Weapons. This game was never released on the North American PS2. Monster Hunter Freedom 2 ,an altered version of MH2, came to NA with some different monsters and the addition of several new weapons. Longsword, Gunlance, Hunting Horn, and Bow. Freedom 2 was rated "Great" by IGN giving the game an 8.8 . After some time Capcom released a new version called Monster Hunter Freedom 2 Unite, where feyline companion joins you on your quests.
Fast Forward 4 years, and it 2010 and Monster Hunter Tri is released for the Wii, along with the Pro Controller. Capcom originally intended to release the game on the PS3 but high development costs caused them to release the game on the Wii. The release of a Monster Hunter Game on the Wii allowed Nintendo to take a hardcore gaming angle, promising they were still there for the hardcore gamer in all of us. Monster Hunter Tri was the first game to include under water battles, which didn't receive a very kind reception from fans. Originally Monster Hunter Tri removed several weapons classes, but they were eventually put back into the game with Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate. Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate was an expansion to Monster Hunter Tri, several wepon classes were added back to the game and it includes Cross Play between the Wii U and the 3DS.
Monster Hunter has come a long way from the PS2 and is set for release in Japan in September of this year. So far the game has been announced to lots of new features and monsters. Monster Hunter 4 will be more story driven then its predecessors. One of the most anticipated new weapons in the bug staff. A support weapon that draws certain effects from enemies as you hit them in different regions of the body.
From the announcements made, Monster Hunter 4 sounds like it will be a great addition to the franchise.


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England will become the "world leader" in mental health care for mothers and babies, a leading psychiatrist said, as the NHS announced a multimillion-pound boost for support services.
Pregnant women and those with newborns will be able to access specialist community mental health support in every part of the country by next April, according to NHS England.
Four years ago it was estimated that only 3% of the country had good access to perinatal mental health care.
Dr Alain Gregoire, chairman of the Maternal Mental Health Alliance, said the investment would hopefully "eliminate a long-standing and serious postcode lottery".
He said: "In over 30 years working for the NHS I have never seen any national programme produce such a rapid, effective and widespread transformation in services.
"These new, top quality services have led directly to life-saving improvements in care for women and babies that will hugely reduce immediate and long-term suffering.
"The new developments announced today in England look set to eliminate a long-standing and serious postcode lottery, and will undoubtedly make England the world leader in mental health care for mothers and babies."
One in five women will experience a mental health problem during their pregnancy and in the first year after birth, most commonly depression and anxiety disorders, experts say.
The new £23 million roll-out builds on £40 million spent on 20 sites in 2016 to establish or expand community mental health services across the country.
More than 7,000 mothers have accessed treatment so far.
It is hoped the overall package of measures, worth £365 million, will help more than 30,000 additional women access care by 2021.
The NHS also plans to open four mother and baby units, each with eight beds, during 2018 and 2019 to provide support in areas of the country where access has traditionally been difficult.


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Sometimes changes are a bit too steep. Only last Friday, I was wading through snow in North Jutland, and today we already enjoyed our first balcony lunch of the year in short sleeves and shorts (6.3°C/43.3°F, blaring sunshine).
And yes, we have already some disagreement on this year's planting scheme, although there are still 3 months to go until the Icy Saints, which usually mark planting season.
And yes, there is also a bit sorrow, when I think of all the books I'd planned to read during the long and cold winter nights. But I should not count the chickens before they are hatched. Snow might come back any time.


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The New Sjogren's Syndrome Handbook
Oxford University Press, USA, Oct 18, 2004 - Health & Fitness - 288 pages
Afflicting nearly four million Americans, Sjogren's syndrome is an autoimmune disease that commonly causes dryness of the eyes, mouth, and nose, and that can lead to complications including profound fatigue, depression, and lymphoma. While there is no cure for Sjogren's, much can be done to alleviate the suffering of patients. This extensively revised handbook offers everything you need to know to cope with this disease. The New Sjogren's Syndrome Handbook, Third Edition is a comprehensive and authoritative guide, produced by the Sjogren's Syndrome Foundation and its medical advisors and edited by physician Daniel J. Wallace, a leading authority on auto-immune disorders. This expanded edition provides readers with the best medical and practical information on this disorder, bringing together the current thinking about Sjogren's in an easily readable and understandable book. The handbook illuminates the major clinical aspects of the syndrome and is loaded with practical tips and advice to assist those seeking information. Indeed, it offers a wide-ranging look at the many faces of Sjogren's, covering diagnosis, the various organ systems that can be affected, the possible psychological problems, and the many treatment options, as well as an appendix listing the resources available for patients with the disease. It is a valuable aid that patients can use while discussing their illness with their physician and an excellent resource for family members. And because Sjogren's is greatly underdiagnosed, this handbook is a particularly valuable resource for healthcare professionals. The most reliable and informative guide available, The New Sjogren's Syndrome Handbook, Third Edition is the first place for patients to look when they have questions about this little known but serious chronic disease.
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Second week, second challenge. The instructions were a tradional landscape. Shoot a landscape and share it with the world. Find a nice foreground and don't forget the sky.
Instantly, I started to panic; Landscape? I have no idea where to go! I took a breath and reminded myself that the challenge is to challenge myself. I found a nature preserve nearby and took the photograph below:
I was sitting down on the ground for this one, so that I could get a different perspective. I was able to get more of the sky through the trees. I didn't find an interesting foreground, which of course drove the OCD of following directions in me, crazy. As a photographer, I would love to actually see beams of light shining down through the trees, all in time.
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Road Coostin' Episode 4 – Arizona
Road Coostin' header images by Ranko Bobusic
Beautiful people. Epic national parks and scenery. Amazing breweries. Stupendous sports. General coostin'.
The Four Corner states of the USA – Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, and Colorado – offer as much beauty as they do diversity. And The Coost is eager to present a unique and ridiculous view of what this incredible part of the world has to offer.
When people think hockey they invariably think Arizona. So when the boys discovered that their beloved Montreal Canadiens would be playing the Arizona Coyotes in the NHL Mecca that is Gila River Arena, it was an opportunity they couldn't pass up. A dream come true. Too bad the game itself was soul-crushing.
As a remedy, your coosts then got lost in their own Jurassic Park – Petrified Forest National Park – touching trees from the Late Triassic period, 225 million years ago. And, of course, they found time for some more Troll Travel Tales…
Find other Road Coostin' episodes here.
And be sure to check out the YouTube channel!
Tunes Used
- Rüfüs/Rüfüs du Sol – "Desert Night." Sweat It Out, 2013.
- Elton John – "Your Song." Uni. DJM, 1970.


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Nobody puts baby in a corner—unless it's a corner room at the Mountain Lake Lodge.
While the fictional Kellerman Resort where Baby (Jennifer Grey) danced the night away with dance instructor Johnny (Patrick Swayze) was set in upstate New York in the 1960s, the beloved 1980s movie was filmed at the picturesque real life Mountain Lake Hotel, as Matador Network previously reported.
Tucked away in the Blue Ridge Mountains, the stone lodge was built in the 1930s, and has charmingly rustic cabins and a lake for practicing your dance lifts. Dedicated fans can even rent out the Virginia Cottage where Baby and her family (including her father, played by Jerry Orbach) spent the summer.
It's the ideal setting to have the time of your life — and strike up a summer romance with an attractive dance instructor.
For the full Dirty Dancing experience, book the lodge's Dirty Dancing package, which includes dance lessons, a tour of the locations used in the film, and a dance party, where you can bust out your best Baby and Johnny moves and spin across the floor to soundtrack hits like "Hungry Eyes," "Love is Strange," and of course "(I've Had) The Time of My Life".
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If a trip to Virginia isn't in the cards this year, consider similar family resorts like the Omni Mount Washington Hotel in the mountains of New Hampshire, the Broadmoor hotel in Colorado which hosts a waltz club, or the Mohonk Mountain House New York's Catskills, which offers a dance weekend with pros showing off their moves in the hotel ballroom.
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Head coach Norv Turner mentioned that he still expects RB Ryan Mathews "to be one of the league's leading rushers", per Ryan Schuler of Chargers.com.
"Everything I've said about him in the offseason, everytime he's had adversity, he's come back stronger," said Turner. "People want to count him out or say, 'Hey, you can't count on this guy,' but he's come back stronger. Ryan was outstanding".
Mathews said that he "felt better" than he did last year. He wound up having his best game of the season against a Saints defense that is ranked near the bottom of the NFL. The Chargers probably continue to work Jackie Battle and Ronnie Brown in their gameplan, but it's pretty clear that Mathews is their best offensive weapon at this point.


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I did a 16 minute set at Vespucci's in Fairfax, Virginia this past Friday and it went over well. I continued polishing long form bits and used alternate tags on older bits. Due to working on new material, this was the first time I worked on some of my older bits. For the most part, I delivered these jokes well and got a great response.
I followed up Vespuccis with a 19 minute set at the Varsity Lounge in College Park and a 23 minute set at Growlers in Gaithersberg. These were fun shows and the long sets went over well. My new closer/story has been killing and is tying the whole set together in a very nice way. I really liked doing these longer sets and am proud that I did not do all of my planned bits. It has been nice doing 20 minutes without it feeling like 20 minutes. I'm confident that I can go anywhere and do a killer 30 minute set.


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Home Sales in area set record…All-time high prices likely will continue to rise
The median price of a house in the Houston area hit a all-time high in June and sales were up for the 13th straight month, according to a monthly report released Tuesday.
The single-family median price — the figure at which half the homes sold for more and half sold for less — reached $171,000 last month, up 6.9 percent over the same time last year, the Houston Association of Realtors reported.
The median price of a house in the Houston area hit a all-time high in June and sales were up for the 13th straight month, according to a monthly report released Tuesday.
Strong sales in the high-end property market helped propel the median value. Sales in the $250,000 to $499,999 range were up 25.2 percent over last year. Those between $500,000 and $1 million were up 27.2 percent.
"We see the strength of the Houston housing market as a direct reflection of improving consumer confidence in the local economy as a whole," Wayne Stroman, the association's chairman, said in a statement. He cited a Texas Workforce Commission report that Houston-area employers have created 90,000 jobs over the past year.
The association tracks sales handled through the Multiple Listing Service, which includes properties throughout Harris, Fort Bend and Montgomery counties, as well as parts of Brazoria, Galveston, Waller and Wharton counties.
Real estate agents sold 6,434 single-family homes last month, a 14.4 percent increase over June 2011 and the highest number of sales in nearly five years.
Inventory is especially low.
The number of properties for sale at the end of June fell 17.8 percent to 42,207. June's inventory of single-family homes held at the 5.5 months it reached in May. Inventory hasn't been that low since march 2007.
by by Nancy Sarnoff, Houston Chronicle
Categories: Houston Real Estate News


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Scopul nostru este sprijinirea şi promovarea cercetării ştiinţifice şi facilitarea comunicării între cercetătorii români din întreaga lume.
Domenii publicaţii > Chimie + Tipuri publicaţii > Articol în revistã ştiinţificã
Autori: Guanghong Luo, Ioan Marginean, Louise Ye, Akos Vertes
Editorial: Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 112 (23), p.6952-6956, 2008.
We gauged the internal energy transfer for two dissociative ion decomposition channels in matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization (MALDI) using the benzyltriphenylphosphonium (BTP) thermometer ion [PhCH2PPh3]+. Common MALDI matrixes [R-cyano-4-hydroxycinnamic acid (CHCA), 3,5-dimethoxy-4-hydroxycinnamic acid (sinapinic acid, SA), and 2,5-dihydroxycinnamic acid (DHB)] were studied with nitrogenlaser (4 ns pulse length) and mode-locked 3 x w Nd:YAG laser (22 ps pulse length) excitation. Despite the higher fluence required to initiate fragmentation, BTP ions indicated lower internal energy transfer with the picosecond laser in all three matrixes. These differences can be rationalized in terms of phase explosion induced by the nanosecond laser vs a stress-confinement-driven desorption mechanism for the picosecond laser. For the two ion production channels of the BTP thermometer ion, breaking a single bond can result in the formation of benzyl/tropylium ions, F1, or triphenylphosphine ions, F2. In SA and DHB, as well as in CHCA at low fluence levels, the efficiency of these channels (expressed by the branching ratio I[F1]/I[F2]) is moderately in favor of producing tropylium ions, 1 < I[F1]/I[F2] < 6. As the laser fluence is increased, for CHCA, there is a dramatic shift in favor of the tropylium ion production, with I[F1]/I[F2] ≈ 30 for the nanosecond and the picosecond laser, respectively. This change is correlated with the sudden increase in the BTP internal energies in CHCA in the same laser fluence range. The large changes observed in internal energy deposition for CHCA with laser fluence can account for its ability to induce fragmentation in peptides more readily than SA and DHB.
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Soon after the Uttar Pradesh government courted controversy by leaving the Taj Mahal out of a state tourism booklet, BJP MLA Sangeet Som stirred a fresh debate by saying the Mughal-era mausoleum was built by 'traitors', and should find no place in Indian history.
Many people were disappointed that the Taj Mahal was removed from UP tourism booklet. What history are we talking about? The creator of Taj Mahal (Shahjahan) imprisoned his father. He wanted to wipe out Hindus. If these people are part of our history, then it is very sad and we will change this history.
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During a visit to Meerut district, the legislator from Sardhana said the Taj Mahal was built by an emperor who had imprisoned his own father and had targeted many Hindus in his kingdom. Whereas in fact, Shah Jahan built the Taj Mahal in memory of his wife and was imprisoned till the end of his days by his son Aurangzeb.
The lives and achievement of the "real great men" of the country like Maharana Pratap and Shivaji would be taught in schools and colleges, Som said.
There were many Hindu kings in the past who do not have a mention in history books. The BJP government would make sure that their valour and sacrifice is properly respected.Sangeet Som, BJP MLA.
Som also said no one can now stop the construction of Ram Temple in Ayodhya and Krishna Mandir in Mathura.
In another debate on News18, Som clarified to journalist Bhupen Chaubey that his remarks were not on Taj Mahal but on the creators of the monument. He told the channel that there is not enough discussion on the sweat of the labourers who built Taj Mahal, and people usually just obsess over its beauty. He further clarified to the channel that history should be retold correctly with fact and Taj Mahal should not become a part of our history.
The UP government, according to News18, has claimed these are Som's own views, and not that of the state government.
Som's comments have triggered a political war. All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen Party (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi took to Twitter to say "traitors also built the Red Fort".
This is not the first time the Taj Mahal has been politicised.
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I've been busy. A sudden demand for my services has seen me working all hours - evenings and weekends to meet a host of deadlines - this blip has left me struggling to find time to ride. And last weekend was the annual Mercia cycling club reliability trial - probably more apt to call it the torture trial - because unless you've found time to prepare, to train, to get some miles into your legs - it is a just that. Anyway, I haven't done the required preparation, plus my work schedule meant I had an unavoidable alibi to cry off. Gary was all geared up to enter, but then he too cancelled, albeit with a proper excuse, his knee has been causing him some grief - best not to aggravate the situation with the haul up Jackson's Bank.
However I did manage a shortish ride on Sunday - my work got to the point where I needed to create a large document for electronic despatch - the processing involved meant I could either sit there watching the little circle spin round - or walk away; or better yet, ride away!
I set off at a reasonable pace. The day had warmed slightly from a frosty start and I made my way along quiet roads towards Market Bosworth. Winter's shutdown is everywhere evident. The verges cloaked in the rich brown hues of fallen leaves, their tones painted by rain's water-colouring artistry and breeze's drying touch. In places there are small branches wind-ripped from trunks and pavements are peppered with muddied acorns, unattractive to the eye but a veritable larder for many creatures in harsher days that may lie ahead. All around, the dark grey bark of wet twigs is enlivened by the subtle grey-greens of the different lichens they have brought down with them. A sphere the size of a tennis ball a little way into the trees catches my eye. It's an interweaving of very soft, fine filaments that lead up to small cups that are fringed with eyelashes, the whole appearing like a colony of linked space satellites surrounded by a web of protective sensors. What is it? - some sort of nest perhaps? or possibly a funghi of some description?
The small wood is saturated. Ditches gurgle with the sound of running water and only the reckless will venture anywhere near the mires and wetlands. In the hedgerows, long yellow catkins sway as they are brushed by the turbulence of passing traffic. Both fungi and catkins make a bold statement. Others may have shut down for the duration. For us, it's business as usual.
Suddenly there're lots of people around - I pass a large group of ramblers - at least thirty I would guess, all togged up against the elements and making a long procession along the pathless road. There are cyclists too - a small group of six or so pass, heading in the opposite direction, everyone, like me, is wrapped up warm.
As I come back round through Bosworth there's a group of cyclists tucking into food, a kind of picnic situation but more extravagant than you might expect of a group of Sunday riders. They have a vast array on display, sandwiches, samosas, scotch eggs, chicken - It's all laid out on a tablecloth, very civilised. There's been some interesting reports about nutrition in the papers recently. It seems that most of the stuff we have been told, you know, the 'good food, bad food' so called, facts, are wrong. The latest science tells us that beer is great for sports recovery. Vitamin supplements are a waste of time. Eggs are good for us. Orange juice is no better than coca cola. And the list goes on. I'm reading a book by Sean Yates - he would pride himself on riding all day without food or water - at least he didn't need to worry about eating the wrong things. I maintain a healthy diet of micro-brewed beers, salt and vinegar crisps and the occasional chicken madras - once in a while I'll have a go at some vegetables, which makes me feel righteous and of course I ride my bike - and that's about it. I figure if I am suffering from any deficiencies I will know because my gums will bleed and my teeth will fall out, or my legs will bow and snap. After all, Nelson Mandela spent 27 years in prison not balancing his diet with extra vitamins and he lasted until the age of 95. Then there are all those 112 year olds in Southern France who live on nothing but red wine and cheese.
I get home and straight back to work - not even bothering to change - imagine me at the computer dressed in lycra - there's not a minute to lose, deadlines you understand.


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FARMINGTON, Pa. – In celebration of Citizenship Day/Constitution Week September 17-23, the United States Citizen and Immigration Service will conduct a naturalization ceremony for 25 new citizens at 11:00 a.m. Friday, September 17 at Fort Necessity National Battlefield.
The theme of Constitution Week is "Embrace Citizenship – Experience America through Your National Parks." The ceremony will highlight the meaning of citizenship to all who participate and will connect America's newest citizens to our national parks. The idea of National Parks, special places saved by the American people so that all may experience our heritage, originated in America and has been called America's best idea. It is fitting that these new citizens take their oath where they can learn about the rich history of their new land.
The ceremony will include remarks by Joanne Hanley, General Superintendent of the National Parks in Western Pennsylvania, and Perry Rhew, Chief of the Administrative Appeals Office of the USCIS.
General admission for the park is $5.00 per adult. Children 15 and under are free of charge. The fee is collected at the park's Visitor Center and is valid for seven days. Annual passes are available for $15.00. For more information on this and other programs at Fort Necessity, please call (724) 329-5512 or visit the park's web site at www.nps.gov/fone.


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We take the pride and privilege of introducing A1 Dryfruits, to your esteemed organization, as a processor of dry fruits like Peanuts, Cashewnuts, Almonds & others. Essentially a bombay based firm,A1 Dryfruits commenced its adventure, decades ago and ever since never looked back. Functioning on the principles on fair play and relentless efforts the company has fetched itself good rewards.
To introduce ourseleves, we are dealing of dryfruits in wholesale since many years. with this we intend to enter into online retail market only for dryfruits but also in dehydrated fresh fruits. in order to cope up with changing times, we have expanded our wings with different products. Traditionally, during the festival and occassion, people used to distribute sweets like laddu, kaju katri etc. Along with change in time, people started distributing sweets like laddu, kaju katri etc. Aloimg with change in time, people started distributning chocloate and biscuits etc. nit due to awareness on health issues people preferred dry fruits. Being in the wholesale markets, we have won the confidence and satisfaction of our customers. Recently there is new trend of supplying Dehydrated fresh fruits, wherein we are pioneers in supplying indian fruists like mango, starberries, guava, and pamelo and kiwi. As we dont use any preservatives and chemicals so the natural taste of fruits remains intact. Thus the softness and juice contents remains as good as natural.
Our mission is to provide great online shopping experience to our customers.Quality of service to our customers is top most priority for us. Our benchmark is to provide our customers with a physical store's shopping experience; online, without the hassles of driving around the town locating a shop. No lines. No heavy bags. No driving. Just the perfect product that you were looking for, conveniently shipped to your door!!


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Title: Drunk on Love
Author: S.L. Scott
Release Date: December 21, 2016
From New York Times Bestselling Author, S.L. Scott, comes this downright delicious peek into the male anatomy... er, mind of Hardy Richard.
There are only two rules:
1. Don't get too close.
2. Don't fall in love.
Correction: Don't ever fall in love. I don't need the baggage of relationships. Life should be simple, easy, uncomplicated.
The problem I'm faced with is, if I really believe life should be that easy, that uncomplicated, and that simple, then why am I still thinking about a woman I met on a random Monday at the bar? A girl who was never a Gimlet, and always a Paloma. Yep, I called it all wrong last night and I'm starting to wonder if my heart will pay the price.
I might have broken rule number one, but rule number two remains firmly intact. For now. Sort of. Okay, maybe rule two hasn't been broken, but it's definitely been bent.
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4 *I love Hardy Richard* stars!! <3
Very few authors in the romance genre manage to get the male protagonist's voice and POV right.And very fewer have books completely written in the male character's POV alone.I loved that S.L.Scott managed to nail it!
Ladies, meet Hardy your new book boyfriend! Bartender,playboy and an expert when it comes to women. ;)
He's always down for a good time, unapologetically honest and sexy as hell.No women has managed to tie him down and he's had two rules.Dont get close and don't fall in love.But, when Virginia enters his bar and his life, both the rules are thrown out of the window.
There's just something about V that reels him in.She is confident yet vulnerable, sexy and unsure!But, she wants him to teach her how to land a guy!What's a guy to do when the woman he is falling for wants you only for lessons?Or does she?
Lol!I loved Hardy's voice from beginning to end!Even though in the beginning we're told he is a manwhore, he isn't overbearing,rude or controlling.He is super sweet and just perfect!!His interactions with V and their chemistry was amazing!I loved how he slowly fell for her, tried to deny it in the beginning but then he owned it! :D No running away like a coward.
Both V and Hardy were witty and sarcastic.The exchanges between them were really well done.And though it's a little bit insta-love-ish in the beginning, it doesn't feel rushed.The development and slow progression of their relationship could be witnessed.Hardy' friends and parents were also amazing and added a lot of humor to the story!
I just wish we could have seen little glimpses into V's head at times.But then that would have spoiled the enjoyment of the book.It was so funny to see Hardy guessing at her feelings!
Maybe we could have a companion novel from V's POV?That would be awesome!*wishes for it*
This book had the perfect mix of humor,romance,steam and emotion in it!!Just perfect!!
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Living in the capital of Texas with her family, Scott loves traveling and avocados, beaches, and cooking with her kids. She's obsessed with epic romances and loves a good plot twist. Her favorite color is blue, but she likens it more toward the sky than the emotion. Her home is filled with the welcoming symbol of the pineapple and finds surfing a challenge though she likes to think she's a pro.
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Getting around Albuquerque
You won't need a compass to get around Albuquerque. If you get lost, just remember that the Sandia Mountains are always to the east!
The public transportation system of the city of Albuquerque is reliable but it is important to check schedules as some buses do not run very often.
Regular fares are $1 (or 35 cents aged 62+) one-way. Please use exact amounts as bus drivers do not provide change; both coins and dollar bills are accepted. Day passes are available for purchase on all buses for $2.
Many visitors to Albuquerque choose to rent a car from one of the many rental companies located at the airport (a free shuttle bus will take you to the car rental lots). It is cheaper to book a car prior to arrival.
Conference venue
ALT 2018 will be held at the Student Union Building (SUB), which is located somewhat near the center of UNM's Main Campus.
- From Central Avenue: walk straight ahead through the University's entrance at Cornell Drive. See a detailed map here.
- From the intersection of Lomas and Yale: walk south on campus towards the Duck Pond (a large green space). The SUB is on your left once you pass the pond, at the SE corner of the Plaza. See a detailed map here.
- From Casas del Rio see a detailed map here.
Transportation options in and around the city
Public transportation
A bus ride between the Hotel Albuquerque area and UNM should take no more than 30 minutes. The relevant bus stops are a short walk away. Walk south on Rio Grande Boulevard NW towards Central Avenue.
To UNM: bus stops are located at Central and San Pasquale (towards Downtown).
From UNM: bus stops located at Central and Rio Grande Blvd NW (towards the Rio Grande)
Click here for a map of relevant bus stop locations in Old Town.
Rapid Ride
- the Red Line (no 766) runs mostly on Central Ave. Take it east to campus and get off at the University of New Mexico.
- the Blue Line (no 790) runs on Lomas Blvd when eastbound and on Central Ave when westbound. Take it east to campus and get off at the University of New Mexico. This bus loops around campus.
- Keep in mind that the Rapid Ride is an express bus service with specially designated stations one mile (1.6km) apart from each other.
City bus
- Route 66 runs on Central Avenue and is the line that runs most often.
- Route 36 runs on Rio Grande Blvd and is an option for going to the Downtown area from Hotel Albuquerque. To go back to the hotel it is best to take the 66 or the 766 routes.
Taxi and ridesharing optionsTaxis are relatively easy to find in the Downtown area but somewhat rarer elsewhere in the city. It is a good idea to call and reserve a cab 30 min in advance.
- Albuquerque Cab Company - (505) 883-4888
- Yellow Cab Company - (505) 247-8888
- ABQ Green Cab Company - (505) 243-6800
Peer-to-peer ridesharing service Über is available in Albuquerque.
The fastest way to get to campus from Hotel Albuquerque is to drive east on Lomas Blvd. Drivers should turn right at the intersection of Lomas and Yale Blvd to access the Main Campus. The Yale Parking Structure is on the left.
- Click here for a map with directions from Hotel Albuquerque to campus via Lomas Blvd.
Alternatively, drivers can take Central Avenue eastwards to campus. At the intersection of Central and Stanford Drive, turn left onto campus. Once on campus, the Cornell Parking Structure is located straight ahead. Look for the toll booths to access it.
- Click here for a map with directions from Hotel Albuquerque to campus via Central Ave.
Both the Yale and Cornell Parking Structures are paid parking options ($1.75 per hour or $8:00 per day). Please note that parking elsewhere on or near the UNM campus can be problematic.
Many streets have a bike lane or are widened for bikes and there are a number of bike trails as well. Check the Albuquerque Trail Map for more information.
There are many distinct areas in Albuquerque, including UNM/Nobhill, Downtown, Old Town that are friendly for pedestrians.
While it is not easy to walk from one district to another, once you are in any of these regions, walking is the easiest way to go but beware of the sun and the summer heat! Temperatures can easily reach 100F (40C) during summer months so hats and plenty of water are highly recommended if you intend to walk places.


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Arthur Hanley came from a large farming family in Claremount, Claremorris. He studied in Athenry Agricultural College in the early 1940's and from there went into self-employment. He took over the auctioneering business in 1966 from Peter McGarry and he continued to run the business as McGarry & Hanley.
Arthur was a prominent business man in the area, chairman of Claremorris Chamber of Commerce and involved in many local sporting clubs. He completed work for many government agencies including the IDA who he bought and sold land for throughout Mayo. One of the largest assignments in the 1970's was the purchase of lands for the Asahi plant in Killala in North Mayo. He was an active member of the Institute of Auctioneers and Valuers of Ireland (now SCSI) and continued to run a busy practice until his untimely death in 1991.
The business continued under the guidance of his wife Catherine until 2001 who was then succeeded by her son Gerard who runs the business to the current day.


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Todd Herfindal – Right Here Now (2013)
Twelve-song solo record, Right Here Now , gives about as pure a statement of the people and sounds in Todd's life that he could possibly offer. It's a sonic guidebook for an Americana-style ramble around the deep indie music backstreets of Los Angeles and San Francisco, with a side tour of sonic shimmer territory that only a former staff writer/producer for Peer Music (the largest independent music publisher) could show you right.
The album is equal parts rock, roots, pop, Americana and alt country with chiming guitars, soaring melodies, heartfelt lyrics and a warm, harmony-laden sound that will give your home a new coat of paint and your lady an idea. California power pop fans will recognize old friend Rich McCulley in many songs, both as co-writer and guitarist.
Hackensaw Boys – For the Love of a Friend (2013)
1. Keep It Simple
2. Flora
3. Blue Run
4. Radio
5. End Times
6. Oh Girl
7. Parking Lot Song
8. Can't Catch Me
9. Ruby Pearl
10. Elzic's Farewell
11. Limosuin Lady
12. Dance Around
13. By And By
14. Box Of Pine
15. We Are Many
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Winter Meetings are here, Christmas come early?
This time last season, the Oakland Athletics began what many thought of as a fire sale. Trading off many of their best assets for prospects, those assets included the likes of Gio Gonzalez, Trevor Cahill, and Andrew Bailey.
The trades, while seemed very drastic at the time, brought back a deep haul of prospects which helped the A's restock their farm system and rebuild their team for the future. Now that was the expected, the unexpected was that the A's would be anywhere close to competing for a playoff spot in the near future. Well this past season, they shocked the world, including winning 6 straight to steal the division from the Texas Rangers.
Back in the present, we are now on the cusp of this years Winter Meetings. Last year there were some huge splashes that came out of this week, the Angels signing Albert Pujols and CJ Wilson and the Marlins beginning their famous spending spree. What sort of splash can we look forward to seeing next?
We have already seen the Blue Jays become contenders from the 12 player trade they pulled off with the Miami Marlins. But we need to remember something, contenders are NOT made in the offseason. Especially considering that Jose Reyes and Mark Buehrle were both signed last season with hopes of turning the Marlins into contenders. We all saw how that ended up.
The Blue Jays aren't the only team to have made a splash this offseason. David Wright inked a 7 year extension with the Mets along with the Red Sox signing Mike Napoli to a 3 year deal this morning. While the Mike Napoli deal is a great deal for the Red Sox, I can't say the same for David Wright. They ended up giving him $122 million over 7 years, a huge over payment for a player whose power numbers have declined as of late, regardless if they moved the fences in last season and he had a great season.
But arguably the biggest free agents on the block are Josh Hamilton and Zach Greinke. Why they are the most coveted, I can not begin to explain to you. Both have had rocky on and off field issues, and are looking for a long term deal. While they are both the most talented free agents, they come with baggage. But are they worth the money really? That is yet to be determined. But what I can tell you, is they are not worth the long term deal they are asking for.
Well, the Winter Meetings are here. I am excited to see what is in store for the A's and the rest of MLB. I hope the A's can make some sort of splash to stay in contention, just nothing as drastic as last year. Because this time last year I was very worried about the future. But hey, in Billy Beane we trust!


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Salad Nicoise for 4
2 tins tuna (or fresh tuna)
4 boiled eggs
1 onion
2 peppers – red
6 large tomatoes
1/2 cucumber
4 oz. green beans (boiled and cooled)
Mixed herbs
Drizzle olive oil
Boil eggs for 7 minutes, plunge in to ice cold water to prevent over cooking
Slice tomatoes, cucumber, pepper and onions, mix in bowl with olives
Add tuna stir in with olive oil
Arrange boiled eggs on top.
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Tiny Road Signs For Animals Let Cute Critters Live Their Best Lives
|July 29, 2015
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Hedgehogs and birds and cats — oh my!
These are just a few of the majestic creatures that inhabit planet Earth, and they deserve a place here just as much as us silly humans. To protect our fellow organisms, Clinic 212 — a creative agency in Vilnius, Lithuania — has created tiny road signs for these species to "show that we are not the only ones living in the city," the group wrote on its website.
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