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"April 7, 2011 -- Employment Law Basics" by Charles R. Casartello Jr., Benjamin A. Bristol et al.
On April 7, 2011, Western New England College Law and Business Center for Advancing Entrepreneurship held an information session at the Scibelli Enterprise Center in Springfield, Massachusetts with a panel of experts, Charles R. Casartello, Jr., Benjamin A. Bristol, and Susan Fentin providing an overview of employment law basics. Topics covered included workers compensation insurance, the difference between independent contractors and employees, the importance of implementing an employee handbook, conducting regular performance reviews, effective discipline and documentation, and hiring pitfalls.
Casartello, Charles R. Jr.; Bristol, Benjamin A.; and Fentin, Susan, "April 7, 2011 -- Employment Law Basics" (2011). The Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship. 14.

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"april 7, 2011 -- employment law basics" by charles r. casartello jr., benjamin a. bristol et al.
on april 7, 2011, western new england college law and business center for advancing entrepreneurship held an information session at the scibelli enterprise center in springfield, massachusetts with a panel of experts, charles r. casartello, jr., benjamin a. bristol, and susan fentin providing an overview of employment law basics. topics covered included workers compensation insurance, the difference between independent contractors and employees, the importance of implementing an employee handbook, conducting regular performance reviews, effective discipline and documentation, and hiring pitfalls.
casartello, charles r. jr.; bristol, benjamin a.; and fentin, susan, "april 7, 2011 -- employment law basics" (2011). the center for innovation & entrepreneurship. 14.


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At a time when India continues its political, economic, and cultural rise on the world stage, the India Initiative aims to advance shared approaches between the United States and India on critical global issues.
India is poised to expand its economic influence on the world stage, but it grapples with concurrent economic narratives of growth and poverty.
Environmental factors and energy delivery are a main focus of India’s development agenda, but accessibility must be balanced with sustainability in the coming decades.
India’s demography is one of the most complex in the world, and Indian politics often intersect with the many and varied identities of the Indian electorate.
In the face of internal and external security questions, coordination of the military, intelligence sector, and diplomatic efforts are increasingly important for India.
Information technology plays a critical role in India today, and has helped to transform India’s image from a developing economy to a global hub of innovation.

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at a time when india continues its political, economic, and cultural rise on the world stage, the india initiative aims to advance shared approaches between the united states and india on critical global issues.
india is poised to expand its economic influence on the world stage, but it grapples with concurrent economic narratives of growth and poverty.
environmental factors and energy delivery are a main focus of india’s development agenda, but accessibility must be balanced with sustainability in the coming decades.
india’s demography is one of the most complex in the world, and indian politics often intersect with the many and varied identities of the indian electorate.
in the face of internal and external security questions, coordination of the military, intelligence sector, and diplomatic efforts are increasingly important for india.
information technology plays a critical role in india today, and has helped to transform india’s image from a developing economy to a global hub of innovation.


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The Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in Mumbai, India.
InterContinental Hotel's Dome rooftop bar in Mumbai, overlooking the Arabian Sea.
Dadar Flower Market is one of Mumbai's most photogenic places, best visited in the morning.
Mahalaxmi Station in Mumbai, where you'll find people called 'dhobis' who work full-time in a giant open-air laundromat.
Vibrant fabrics, fake antiquities to Bollywood posters can all be found at Mumbai's Chor Bazaar at Mutton Street.
Mahesh Lunch Home in Fort, Mumbai.
From garish to gritty, historic to heart-wrenching, here’s what to do during 48 hours in Mumbai. Words by Elspeth Velten.
Squeezing Mumbai’s sights and scenes into just two days is a tall order.
Upon first glance the city seems stubborn to slow you down – cabs crawl through traffic-clogged streets, straphangers lean out the doors of brimming local trains, and sidewalks, when present, are hectic to say the least.
But with careful planning, it’s possible to get a full feel for the striking disparities that make Mumbai the ‘city of dreams’ for so many hopeful migrants from every corner of India.
Best visited early in the morning, the Dadar Flower Market is one of Mumbai’s most photogenic – and best smelling – places.
The colourful streets around Dadar station brim with roses, marigolds, jasmine and more all day long, but the action peaks between 5am and 9am.
Head north from Dadar to Dharavi.
One of the largest slums in Asia, the area is home to over a million people in the space of just over two square-kilometres.
Slum tours can seem a polarising proposition, but a guided walk around Dharavi’s industrial and residential areas gives a true insight into how the majority of Mumbaikars live.
Walks led by young men from Reality Tours (realitytoursandtravel.com) meet at nearby Mahim Station before heading into the slum and the company invests 80 per cent of profits back into the Dharavi community.
Head down into town and splurge on a Mangalorean seafood lunch at Mahesh Lunch Home in Fort.
The small restaurant’s menu is full of the familiar and the less familiar – choose from tandoori and various curry preparations of prawns, crab, lobster, squid and fish including surmai, pomfret and bangda.
Adventurous? Try the infamous fried ‘Bombay Duck’. It’s not duck at all but lizardfish, native to local waters.
Switch into shopping mode and take a walk through the Chor Bazaar at Mutton Street.
Known as the ‘thieves bazaar’, lore has it that stolen items from all over Mumbai end up on sale here.
In reality, the bustling streets are more reminiscent of London’s Portobello Road Market – everything from (fake) antiquities to Bollywood posters and random remote controls are available, but don’t dare make a purchase without haggling unapologetically first.
Grab a ride over to Dhobi Ghat at Mahalaxmi Station.
Here, people called ‘dhobis’ work full-time in a giant open-air laundromat to wash the clothes and linens from homes and businesses all over Mumbai.
A bird’s-eye view of the area can be had from the top of a staircase on an overpass, where row upon row of laundry flying in the wind make for a colourful photo-op.
If you decide to venture down into the laundry labyrinth, beware of scammers requesting payment and remain sensitive and smart when taking photos.
This is not only the Dhobi workplace, it’s also their home.
After a day of drooling over tempting street food that seems like forbidden fruit, head to Swati Snacks at Karai Estate for a meal of street-style snacks in a trusted environment.
This buzzing eatery is popular with local families and it’s a great place to try street foods that, elsewhere, are usually unsafe for foreign stomachs.
Try pani puri, a crispy, hollow dough ball served with fillings and chutneys; or panki chatni, paper-thin rice pancakes steamed in banana leaves.
Order several small dishes at your own pace and wash it all down with a sweet sugarcane juice.
See the day out with a drink (or two) at the InterContinental Hotel’s Dome rooftop bar.
The bar boasts panoramic views over the Arabian Sea and the arching Marine Drive, a popular waterfront hangout for Mumbaikars come nightfall.
Start the day with a meal at Leopold Café, the Colaba Causeway stalwart that’s an historic and popular hang-out for Indian and foreign tourists alike.
Aside from its age (144 years old) and atmosphere, the café is famous for extensive mention in Gregory David Roberts’ novel Shantaram (a favourite of travellers across India), and infamous as one of the locations of the November 2008 Mumbai terror attacks.
It’s time to knock historic – and touristy – Colaba off the to-do list.
Stroll past the souvenir shops on Colaba Causeway and then head around the corner to the Gateway of India, a seaside monument built in the early 1900s to welcome British colonial leaders arriving by sea.
Cross the street to admire the majestic and historic Taj Mahal Palace hotel. This impressive accommodation opened in 1903 and has since been a base for the city’s most elite visitors.
Even if you can’t foot the bill for a stay, visitors can browse the luxury shops on the ground floor or visit for a meal or a drink.
Finish in the area by heading back up to the Oval Maidan playing field where you can watch a cricket game and gaze at the impressive Bombay High Court building.
Before lunch, spend an hour or two browsing thousands of exhibits of antiquities and art from India, China, Nepal and Tibet at the Prince of Wales Museum.
The gallery is housed in an impressive building known for its Indo-Saracenic architectural style marked by Islamic, western and Hindu influences.
This style was popular with British architects in the early 1900s and is seen in various other buildings around Mumbai from the colonial period.
A walk north to the beautiful, tree-lined Ballard Estate business area brings you to Britannia & Co. restaurant – a Mumbai favourite that’s been serving Parsi and Iranian food since 1923, and a sign of Mumbai’s flourishing Zoroastrian migrant community.
You’ll likely be greeted by the charming 92-year-old Boman Kohinoor who inherited the restaurant from his father, Britannia & Co.’s founder.
He may even slowly scrawl down your order of mutton berry pulao – the restaurant’s famous rice dish – and rose raspberry soda himself. Afterwards, walk off the meal with a stroll past the nearby Mumbai General Post Office and the Victoria (Chhatrapati Shivaji) Terminus – two more striking examples of colonial architecture built between the 1870s and 1920s.
North of the train station, the crumbling Crawford Market is one of Mumbai’s most famous – it’s British-designed and features friezes and fountains by John Lockwood Kipling, Rudyard Kipling’s father.
The market is still active today and eager vendors sling everything from fresh produce to poultry and exotic pets.
Have an early dinner at local favourite, Persian Darbar.
This unassuming joint in Byculla is known for its mutton kepsa – a succulent preparation of spice-rubbed meat cutlet served with enough biryani rice to feed four.
To wash down the fall-off-the-bone meat, it does a particularly nice fresh lime soda.
Tick off the rest of the city’s sites during a Mumbai by night tour, offered by many tour companies in the city, including the reliable Reality Tours.
Stops include Chowpatty Beach, where families gather to eat and socialise around sunset, a view of Marine Drive from Malabar Hill, a drive past the Antilia building – a monstrous 27-storey home to one of the country’s wealthiest families – and a busy red light district that’s sure to leave you with conflicting feelings about a city that’s characterised by glaring highs and lows.

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the taj mahal palace hotel in mumbai, india.
intercontinental hotel's dome rooftop bar in mumbai, overlooking the arabian sea.
dadar flower market is one of mumbai's most photogenic places, best visited in the morning.
mahalaxmi station in mumbai, where you'll find people called 'dhobis' who work full-time in a giant open-air laundromat.
vibrant fabrics, fake antiquities to bollywood posters can all be found at mumbai's chor bazaar at mutton street.
mahesh lunch home in fort, mumbai.
from garish to gritty, historic to heart-wrenching, here’s what to do during 48 hours in mumbai. words by elspeth velten.
squeezing mumbai’s sights and scenes into just two days is a tall order.
upon first glance the city seems stubborn to slow you down – cabs crawl through traffic-clogged streets, straphangers lean out the doors of brimming local trains, and sidewalks, when present, are hectic to say the least.
but with careful planning, it’s possible to get a full feel for the striking disparities that make mumbai the ‘city of dreams’ for so many hopeful migrants from every corner of india.
best visited early in the morning, the dadar flower market is one of mumbai’s most photogenic – and best smelling – places.
the colourful streets around dadar station brim with roses, marigolds, jasmine and more all day long, but the action peaks between 5am and 9am.
head north from dadar to dharavi.
one of the largest slums in asia, the area is home to over a million people in the space of just over two square-kilometres.
slum tours can seem a polarising proposition, but a guided walk around dharavi’s industrial and residential areas gives a true insight into how the majority of mumbaikars live.
walks led by young men from reality tours (realitytoursandtravel.com) meet at nearby mahim station before heading into the slum and the company invests 80 per cent of profits back into the dharavi community.
head down into town and splurge on a mangalorean seafood lunch at mahesh lunch home in fort.
the small restaurant’s menu is full of the familiar and the less familiar – choose from tandoori and various curry preparations of prawns, crab, lobster, squid and fish including surmai, pomfret and bangda.
adventurous? try the infamous fried ‘bombay duck’. it’s not duck at all but lizardfish, native to local waters.
switch into shopping mode and take a walk through the chor bazaar at mutton street.
known as the ‘thieves bazaar’, lore has it that stolen items from all over mumbai end up on sale here.
in reality, the bustling streets are more reminiscent of london’s portobello road market – everything from (fake) antiquities to bollywood posters and random remote controls are available, but don’t dare make a purchase without haggling unapologetically first.
grab a ride over to dhobi ghat at mahalaxmi station.
here, people called ‘dhobis’ work full-time in a giant open-air laundromat to wash the clothes and linens from homes and businesses all over mumbai.
a bird’s-eye view of the area can be had from the top of a staircase on an overpass, where row upon row of laundry flying in the wind make for a colourful photo-op.
if you decide to venture down into the laundry labyrinth, beware of scammers requesting payment and remain sensitive and smart when taking photos.
this is not only the dhobi workplace, it’s also their home.
after a day of drooling over tempting street food that seems like forbidden fruit, head to swati snacks at karai estate for a meal of street-style snacks in a trusted environment.
this buzzing eatery is popular with local families and it’s a great place to try street foods that, elsewhere, are usually unsafe for foreign stomachs.
try pani puri, a crispy, hollow dough ball served with fillings and chutneys; or panki chatni, paper-thin rice pancakes steamed in banana leaves.
order several small dishes at your own pace and wash it all down with a sweet sugarcane juice.
see the day out with a drink (or two) at the intercontinental hotel’s dome rooftop bar.
the bar boasts panoramic views over the arabian sea and the arching marine drive, a popular waterfront hangout for mumbaikars come nightfall.
start the day with a meal at leopold café, the colaba causeway stalwart that’s an historic and popular hang-out for indian and foreign tourists alike.
aside from its age (144 years old) and atmosphere, the café is famous for extensive mention in gregory david roberts’ novel shantaram (a favourite of travellers across india), and infamous as one of the locations of the november 2008 mumbai terror attacks.
it’s time to knock historic – and touristy – colaba off the to-do list.
stroll past the souvenir shops on colaba causeway and then head around the corner to the gateway of india, a seaside monument built in the early 1900s to welcome british colonial leaders arriving by sea.
cross the street to admire the majestic and historic taj mahal palace hotel. this impressive accommodation opened in 1903 and has since been a base for the city’s most elite visitors.
even if you can’t foot the bill for a stay, visitors can browse the luxury shops on the ground floor or visit for a meal or a drink.
finish in the area by heading back up to the oval maidan playing field where you can watch a cricket game and gaze at the impressive bombay high court building.
before lunch, spend an hour or two browsing thousands of exhibits of antiquities and art from india, china, nepal and tibet at the prince of wales museum.
the gallery is housed in an impressive building known for its indo-saracenic architectural style marked by islamic, western and hindu influences.
this style was popular with british architects in the early 1900s and is seen in various other buildings around mumbai from the colonial period.
a walk north to the beautiful, tree-lined ballard estate business area brings you to britannia & co. restaurant – a mumbai favourite that’s been serving parsi and iranian food since 1923, and a sign of mumbai’s flourishing zoroastrian migrant community.
you’ll likely be greeted by the charming 92-year-old boman kohinoor who inherited the restaurant from his father, britannia & co.’s founder.
he may even slowly scrawl down your order of mutton berry pulao – the restaurant’s famous rice dish – and rose raspberry soda himself. afterwards, walk off the meal with a stroll past the nearby mumbai general post office and the victoria (chhatrapati shivaji) terminus – two more striking examples of colonial architecture built between the 1870s and 1920s.
north of the train station, the crumbling crawford market is one of mumbai’s most famous – it’s british-designed and features friezes and fountains by john lockwood kipling, rudyard kipling’s father.
the market is still active today and eager vendors sling everything from fresh produce to poultry and exotic pets.
have an early dinner at local favourite, persian darbar.
this unassuming joint in byculla is known for its mutton kepsa – a succulent preparation of spice-rubbed meat cutlet served with enough biryani rice to feed four.
to wash down the fall-off-the-bone meat, it does a particularly nice fresh lime soda.
tick off the rest of the city’s sites during a mumbai by night tour, offered by many tour companies in the city, including the reliable reality tours.
stops include chowpatty beach, where families gather to eat and socialise around sunset, a view of marine drive from malabar hill, a drive past the antilia building – a monstrous 27-storey home to one of the country’s wealthiest families – and a busy red light district that’s sure to leave you with conflicting feelings about a city that’s characterised by glaring highs and lows.


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Loved the Wild Wild West atmosphere! We put our marshals' badges on and caught the culprits! Loved every minute, thanks Escapology!
Travel back to Tombstone Arizona, 1881! You were just brainstorming with the group of local sheriffs to develop a new plan to round up the cowboy outlaw when you heard the screams. Quickly you pull out your gun and shoot one of the outlaws. The other two manage to vanish into thin air... Can you identify them in an hour, before they slip through your fingers?
Amazing experience and staff. Was made to feel welcomed as soon as we arrived. We did the Arizona shootout, it was so much fun. I love the team building aspect and the interaction. Can't wait to return for another game. It's a must when in Vegas.
I was in Vegas for a business trip and we attended Escapology as a team building activity. We did the Arizona shoot-out room. This is my second escape room and it a lot of fun. We were a 5 person team and I think that was perfect for the room. We escaped with 12 minutes left on the clock.
I would highly recommend Escapology and I will definitely be back next time I'm in Vegas. Check it out. You won't be disappointed.
The waiting area is so cool! Being a steampunk fan it was right up my alley! :) A lot of fun had after that in the Shootout.

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loved the wild wild west atmosphere! we put our marshals' badges on and caught the culprits! loved every minute, thanks escapology!
travel back to tombstone arizona, 1881! you were just brainstorming with the group of local sheriffs to develop a new plan to round up the cowboy outlaw when you heard the screams. quickly you pull out your gun and shoot one of the outlaws. the other two manage to vanish into thin air... can you identify them in an hour, before they slip through your fingers?
amazing experience and staff. was made to feel welcomed as soon as we arrived. we did the arizona shootout, it was so much fun. i love the team building aspect and the interaction. can't wait to return for another game. it's a must when in vegas.
i was in vegas for a business trip and we attended escapology as a team building activity. we did the arizona shoot-out room. this is my second escape room and it a lot of fun. we were a 5 person team and i think that was perfect for the room. we escaped with 12 minutes left on the clock.
i would highly recommend escapology and i will definitely be back next time i'm in vegas. check it out. you won't be disappointed.
the waiting area is so cool! being a steampunk fan it was right up my alley! :) a lot of fun had after that in the shootout.


met outfitter day before hunt started to view the ranch. great ranch in north west colorado, saw elk every day. bulls were bugling good so i knew where they were. took a nice bull on the 3rd day. other hunters on the ranch got their bulls too. a really good time and a really good hunt, looking forward to going back again.


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Currently, the process of acquiring and maintaining drone insights at scale isn’t feasible. Either enterprises are attempting to do-it-themselves and realizing the complexities of airspace restrictions, licensing, insurance, in-house employees and other challenges that limit adoption – or enterprises are settling with limited data types available from any single Drone Services Provider or processing vendor. In either case time, resources, budgets and data are sacrificed.
We’re seeing phenomenal growth within industries who have been struggling with low margins, project delivery delays, major cost overruns and low levels of productivity for years. These industries are a cornerstone of the world’s economy and constitute the largest single component of our national GDP. We’re empowering these industries with a new era of visual information, as well as an integrated platform that spans the project lifecycle and all stakeholder levels.
Not to worry. 4D InSight will radically transform every sector. Contact Us.
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currently, the process of acquiring and maintaining drone insights at scale isn’t feasible. either enterprises are attempting to do-it-themselves and realizing the complexities of airspace restrictions, licensing, insurance, in-house employees and other challenges that limit adoption – or enterprises are settling with limited data types available from any single drone services provider or processing vendor. in either case time, resources, budgets and data are sacrificed.
we’re seeing phenomenal growth within industries who have been struggling with low margins, project delivery delays, major cost overruns and low levels of productivity for years. these industries are a cornerstone of the world’s economy and constitute the largest single component of our national gdp. we’re empowering these industries with a new era of visual information, as well as an integrated platform that spans the project lifecycle and all stakeholder levels.
not to worry. 4d insight will radically transform every sector. contact us.
jobsight provides on-demand, no-logistics access to visual insights across your projects. we’ve automated the entire drone data supply chain, from request to delivery, unlocking previously unseen visual insights and perspectives that help you work more safely, efficiently and intelligently.


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Dr. Richard Guarasci is the 18th president of Wagner College, where he was previously the provost and senior vice president. He holds the rank of professor of political science, and he teaches in the areas of democracy, citizenship, and American diversity. Dr. Guarasci was dean of the college and professor of political science at Hobart College from 1992 to 1997. Previously, he served as dean and founding director of the First-Year Program at St. Lawrence University. Dr. Guarasci holds a Bachelor of Science from Fordham University. He received a master’s in economics and a doctorate in political science from Indiana University.
Angelo Araimo joined Wagner in 1994 and oversees the offices of admissions, financial aid, athletics, external programs, institutional research, and communications and marketing. He also oversees all of the College’s enrollment and retention efforts. Since 2005, Mr. Araimo has worked closely with the Board of Trustees while directing the institutional strategic plan. Under his leadership, enrollment has grown by 50%, and the residential population of the College has doubled. Previously, he held the position of director of admissions at St. Joseph’s College in New York, where he worked for five years. Mr. Araimo also taught history at both St. Joseph’s College and St. John’s University from 1986 to 1994. He holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts in history from St. John’s University. He has also completed all coursework towards a doctorate in global history from St. John’s.
Dr. Jeffrey Kraus became provost and vice president for academic affairs at Wagner College on June 15, 2018. He is a political scientist who has served on the Wagner faculty since 1988. Before coming to Wagner, Kraus taught at Kingsborough Community College, Saint Joseph’s College, and Baruch College. Kraus holds a B.A. from Brooklyn College, and M.A., M. Phil., and Ph.D. degrees in political science from the Graduate School of the City University of New York.
John Carrescia joined Wagner College in 2003 and currently oversees the College’s Finance and Business Office, Bursar’s Office, Campus Operations, Human Resources, Postal Center, Copy Center, Dining Services, and Barnes and Noble Bookstore. He serves as the chair for the College’s pension committee and is responsible for all financial compliance and reporting requirements. Mr. Carrescia has been an adjunct professor for accounting at the College for more than 10 years. Before coming to Wagner, Mr. Carrescia was a supervising senior accountant at KPMG LLP. Mr. Carrescia is also an alumnus of Wagner, where he received his Bachelor of Science in accounting, and Master of Business Administration with a finance concentration.
Dr. Shah-Gordon oversees residential education; co-curricular programs; leadership development and student conduct; the centers for wellness, intercultural advancement, and spirituality; the Department for Lifelong Learning; and Public Safety. She also serves as chief of staff, working closely with President Guarasci and other senior staff to ensure administrative efficiency. She serves as the co-chair for the Diversity and Internationalization Action Council and is responsible for furthering the strategic blueprints for the College in these areas. As vice president, she leads the connection of academic and co-curricular experiences, creating opportunities for students to learn more about themselves as civically engaged, psycho-socially adapted, and interculturally competent citizens of the world. She also serves as the College's Title IX Deputy Coordinator. She is administrative coordinator for the Mandela Washington Fellowship at Wagner, which is part of President Obama's Young African Leadership Initiative. She earned her doctorate in Leadership and Change from Antioch University.
Ms. Clarke-Glover provides leadership in the College’s strategic planning and vision of talent management, retention and development, diversity and inclusion, as well as HR policies and programs. Ms. Clarke-Glover joined Wagner in 2015 as director of human resources and the College’s Title IX coordinator. She previously served as assistant director of human resources at New York City Technical College and an HR professional for the City University of New York’s Graduate Center. She is a member and past president of the Board of College and University Professional Association of Human Resources (CUPA-HR). She is certified by the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM-SCP). She also holds certifications in Business and Ethical Leadership and Leadership & Succession Planning. She is a doctoral candidate at Baruch College’s Zicklin School of Business. She holds a master’s in industrial and labor relations from Baruch College and a B.S/M.S. in sociology from Boston College.

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dr. richard guarasci is the 18th president of wagner college, where he was previously the provost and senior vice president. he holds the rank of professor of political science, and he teaches in the areas of democracy, citizenship, and american diversity. dr. guarasci was dean of the college and professor of political science at hobart college from 1992 to 1997. previously, he served as dean and founding director of the first-year program at st. lawrence university. dr. guarasci holds a bachelor of science from fordham university. he received a master’s in economics and a doctorate in political science from indiana university.
angelo araimo joined wagner in 1994 and oversees the offices of admissions, financial aid, athletics, external programs, institutional research, and communications and marketing. he also oversees all of the college’s enrollment and retention efforts. since 2005, mr. araimo has worked closely with the board of trustees while directing the institutional strategic plan. under his leadership, enrollment has grown by 50%, and the residential population of the college has doubled. previously, he held the position of director of admissions at st. joseph’s college in new york, where he worked for five years. mr. araimo also taught history at both st. joseph’s college and st. john’s university from 1986 to 1994. he holds a bachelor of arts and a master of arts in history from st. john’s university. he has also completed all coursework towards a doctorate in global history from st. john’s.
dr. jeffrey kraus became provost and vice president for academic affairs at wagner college on june 15, 2018. he is a political scientist who has served on the wagner faculty since 1988. before coming to wagner, kraus taught at kingsborough community college, saint joseph’s college, and baruch college. kraus holds a b.a. from brooklyn college, and m.a., m. phil., and ph.d. degrees in political science from the graduate school of the city university of new york.
john carrescia joined wagner college in 2003 and currently oversees the college’s finance and business office, bursar’s office, campus operations, human resources, postal center, copy center, dining services, and barnes and noble bookstore. he serves as the chair for the college’s pension committee and is responsible for all financial compliance and reporting requirements. mr. carrescia has been an adjunct professor for accounting at the college for more than 10 years. before coming to wagner, mr. carrescia was a supervising senior accountant at kpmg llp. mr. carrescia is also an alumnus of wagner, where he received his bachelor of science in accounting, and master of business administration with a finance concentration.
dr. shah-gordon oversees residential education; co-curricular programs; leadership development and student conduct; the centers for wellness, intercultural advancement, and spirituality; the department for lifelong learning; and public safety. she also serves as chief of staff, working closely with president guarasci and other senior staff to ensure administrative efficiency. she serves as the co-chair for the diversity and internationalization action council and is responsible for furthering the strategic blueprints for the college in these areas. as vice president, she leads the connection of academic and co-curricular experiences, creating opportunities for students to learn more about themselves as civically engaged, psycho-socially adapted, and interculturally competent citizens of the world. she also serves as the college's title ix deputy coordinator. she is administrative coordinator for the mandela washington fellowship at wagner, which is part of president obama's young african leadership initiative. she earned her doctorate in leadership and change from antioch university.
ms. clarke-glover provides leadership in the college’s strategic planning and vision of talent management, retention and development, diversity and inclusion, as well as hr policies and programs. ms. clarke-glover joined wagner in 2015 as director of human resources and the college’s title ix coordinator. she previously served as assistant director of human resources at new york city technical college and an hr professional for the city university of new york’s graduate center. she is a member and past president of the board of college and university professional association of human resources (cupa-hr). she is certified by the society for human resources management (shrm-scp). she also holds certifications in business and ethical leadership and leadership & succession planning. she is a doctoral candidate at baruch college’s zicklin school of business. she holds a master’s in industrial and labor relations from baruch college and a b.s/m.s. in sociology from boston college.


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March is Women’s History Month, and March 8th is International Women’s Day.
In honor of such, I’ve decided to go back thru all of my posts over the past four years and four months (WOW! Has it really been that long?) and list some of those that focus on women-related issues. I hope that you enjoy them.
Women everywhere – I honor you.

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march is women’s history month, and march 8th is international women’s day.
in honor of such, i’ve decided to go back thru all of my posts over the past four years and four months (wow! has it really been that long?) and list some of those that focus on women-related issues. i hope that you enjoy them.
women everywhere – i honor you.


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redeemable online only at forbiddenplanet.com. uk deliverable orders only (excluding isle of man and channel islands).
fill in the details for your evoucher below and choose a decorative theme. you can edit your voucher's details at any point, right up until you complete your purchase.
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our payment processing is provided by sagepay, a certified pci dss level 1 payment provider. using sagepay enables us to provide secure payments without storing your card details on our servers. in addition we are also pci dss compliant ourselves.
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Even for defendants who are mentally ill, the legal defense of insanity is rarely successful – especially since the laws changed in the wake of the insanity-based acquittal of John Hinkley Jr., President Reagan’s attempted assassin.
Insanity might seem like a really good idea, at least for a defendant caught red-handed in criminal activity. In everyday conversations people are quick to suggest that an otherwise guilty person can get off by claiming insanity or even temporary insanity. Such defendants are crazy, the public speculates, but crazy like a fox.
The legal reality is galaxies apart from this popular wisdom. In criminal prosecutions, a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity is presented in 0.85 percent of cases, less than one in a hundred. Such strategies succeed no more than a fourth of the time. So the odds of an accused criminal beating the rap by wrapping himself in a straightjacket are roughly on in four hundred.
Ironically, even individuals who are clearly mentally ill are not necessarily considered insane for legal purposes. Unless the affliction it’s an extremely narrow definition of what constitutes insanity for legal purposes, mental disease is no defense. Just consider the number of prison inmates who have serious mental disorders. This poses increasing problems for corrections officials who lack the resources to provide them with proper care.
Neither the public nor the jury usually knows that an acquittal by reason of insanity is not much of a victory. Insane defendants, especially violent ones, spend many years in mental hospitals that are the equivalent of prisons. In fact, Hinkley would spend close to twenty-eight years in a mental facility before being allowed limited visits to his mother’s house.
Some states do not even permit an insanity defense. The US Supreme Court determined in 2006 that Arizona did not violate the Constitution by preventing a defendant from presenting the defense of legal insanity. In That case, a young man, who believed that aliens were out to get him, killed a police office in Phoenix. No one accused the defendant of faking. His mental illness was undeniable. The Supreme Court found that the state could hold him accountable nonetheless, and it allowed the conviction and life sentence to stand.
Texas mother Andrea Yates was likewise impaired when she was tried for the drowning murders of her five children. Not even the prosecutors denied that she was mentally ill. Evidence showed that she believed she had been hearing voices commanding her to save the children from eternal damnation by dispatching them to a better place. Despite abundant evidence of mental illness, in her first trial in 2002 she was found sane and was convicted of the murders.
On appeal, it developed that the state’s expert presented what appeared to be fabricated testimony to the jury. He suggested that Yates had fictionalized the defense of insanity after watching an episode of CSI that gave her the idea she would later use to justify the murders. It turned out, though, that no such episode existed. After an appeals court ordered a new trial, Yates was found not guilty by reason of insanity in 2006. She was not, of course, let loose on the streets. Instead she was sent to the North Texas State Hospital, a high-security mental-health facility where she is expected to remain for many years.
Therefore, while the public believes that is too easy to escape guilty by faking insanity it is instead a very difficult defense to establish even for those who are undeniably mentally ill. Perhaps because there is so much misunderstanding in general about mental illness, the defense of insanity is one of the most misperceived of all legal issues in the court of public opinion.
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even for defendants who are mentally ill, the legal defense of insanity is rarely successful – especially since the laws changed in the wake of the insanity-based acquittal of john hinkley jr., president reagan’s attempted assassin.
insanity might seem like a really good idea, at least for a defendant caught red-handed in criminal activity. in everyday conversations people are quick to suggest that an otherwise guilty person can get off by claiming insanity or even temporary insanity. such defendants are crazy, the public speculates, but crazy like a fox.
the legal reality is galaxies apart from this popular wisdom. in criminal prosecutions, a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity is presented in 0.85 percent of cases, less than one in a hundred. such strategies succeed no more than a fourth of the time. so the odds of an accused criminal beating the rap by wrapping himself in a straightjacket are roughly on in four hundred.
ironically, even individuals who are clearly mentally ill are not necessarily considered insane for legal purposes. unless the affliction it’s an extremely narrow definition of what constitutes insanity for legal purposes, mental disease is no defense. just consider the number of prison inmates who have serious mental disorders. this poses increasing problems for corrections officials who lack the resources to provide them with proper care.
neither the public nor the jury usually knows that an acquittal by reason of insanity is not much of a victory. insane defendants, especially violent ones, spend many years in mental hospitals that are the equivalent of prisons. in fact, hinkley would spend close to twenty-eight years in a mental facility before being allowed limited visits to his mother’s house.
some states do not even permit an insanity defense. the us supreme court determined in 2006 that arizona did not violate the constitution by preventing a defendant from presenting the defense of legal insanity. in that case, a young man, who believed that aliens were out to get him, killed a police office in phoenix. no one accused the defendant of faking. his mental illness was undeniable. the supreme court found that the state could hold him accountable nonetheless, and it allowed the conviction and life sentence to stand.
texas mother andrea yates was likewise impaired when she was tried for the drowning murders of her five children. not even the prosecutors denied that she was mentally ill. evidence showed that she believed she had been hearing voices commanding her to save the children from eternal damnation by dispatching them to a better place. despite abundant evidence of mental illness, in her first trial in 2002 she was found sane and was convicted of the murders.
on appeal, it developed that the state’s expert presented what appeared to be fabricated testimony to the jury. he suggested that yates had fictionalized the defense of insanity after watching an episode of csi that gave her the idea she would later use to justify the murders. it turned out, though, that no such episode existed. after an appeals court ordered a new trial, yates was found not guilty by reason of insanity in 2006. she was not, of course, let loose on the streets. instead she was sent to the north texas state hospital, a high-security mental-health facility where she is expected to remain for many years.
therefore, while the public believes that is too easy to escape guilty by faking insanity it is instead a very difficult defense to establish even for those who are undeniably mentally ill. perhaps because there is so much misunderstanding in general about mental illness, the defense of insanity is one of the most misperceived of all legal issues in the court of public opinion.
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10 want to accomplish objectives?
21 what is leverage all about?
34 earning opportunities to all.


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Process Technology is a two-year program leading to an associate’s degree in applied science. The program provides the student a broad-based education in math, science, computer literacy, process technology, soft skills (reliability, leadership, communication, and conflict resolution), and training in mechanical aptitude development for a career as a process technician or operator.
Demonstrate knowledge of process plant operations.
Demonstrate knowledge of team work dynamics in culturally diverse groups.
Clearly define objectives, discuss and arrive at a consensus on method and materials, divide tasks amongst team members, and successfully achieve objectives.
Clearly assess task objectives relevant to the process industry, successfully conduct experiments in process technology, collect data, perform calculations, and interpret results with a conclusion or find causes of failure and troubleshoot solutions.

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process technology is a two-year program leading to an associate’s degree in applied science. the program provides the student a broad-based education in math, science, computer literacy, process technology, soft skills (reliability, leadership, communication, and conflict resolution), and training in mechanical aptitude development for a career as a process technician or operator.
demonstrate knowledge of process plant operations.
demonstrate knowledge of team work dynamics in culturally diverse groups.
clearly define objectives, discuss and arrive at a consensus on method and materials, divide tasks amongst team members, and successfully achieve objectives.
clearly assess task objectives relevant to the process industry, successfully conduct experiments in process technology, collect data, perform calculations, and interpret results with a conclusion or find causes of failure and troubleshoot solutions.


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Photo (1) was taken on the 29-5-2013 showing how things look after me adding container to my very simple to make 3Rs Wheelchair Container Gardening system set up beside my main display area. Photos 2-7 were taken on the 5-6-2013 showing how things look as you walk down the pathway leading to my main display of my 3Rs systems working now on my Wheelchair gardening set up. Plus I was given today for FREE (4) bags of compost by the management of our local B&Q at Eltham SE9.
Photos 8-10 were taken on the 19-6-2013 showing how things look just before I've added some Cabbage and Colliflower seeding to my 3Rs display. Which I'm doing because of the OPEN day this week end 22-6-2013.

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photo (1) was taken on the 29-5-2013 showing how things look after me adding container to my very simple to make 3rs wheelchair container gardening system set up beside my main display area. photos 2-7 were taken on the 5-6-2013 showing how things look as you walk down the pathway leading to my main display of my 3rs systems working now on my wheelchair gardening set up. plus i was given today for free (4) bags of compost by the management of our local b&q at eltham se9.
photos 8-10 were taken on the 19-6-2013 showing how things look just before i've added some cabbage and colliflower seeding to my 3rs display. which i'm doing because of the open day this week end 22-6-2013.


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The Catcher in the Rye: Read ch 19-24 and complete this skill builder (ignore discussion questions).
The final will include an ACT English section, an ACT Reading Comp section, Khan Academy skills, and some questions from chapters 11-18 in The Catcher in the Rye.
Download the ePUB and open with Google Play Books. Ask me for help if necessary.
Skill Builder: Please write down answers to the TCITR 11-18 Skill Builder and submit before the quiz.
This Thursday or Friday, we will have a quiz on TCITR 11-18.
Skill Builder: Please write down answers to the TCITR 11-18 SB and submit before the quiz.
Two Mondays from now, we will have a discussion on TCITR 11-18 and a quiz on TCITR 11-18.
Don’t worry about Do Nows this week.
For every module we have practiced on Khan Academy, move yourself to Skill Level 4. Make sure to review your answer after each question so that you improve your accuracy. The modules include everything in Reading and Writing except “Grammar: Frequently Confused Words”.
On Thursday or Friday, we will have a long quiz (double the # of questions) on the ACT Reading Comp & Writing skills covered in the last two weeks.
Don’t worry about Do Nows today.
If you haven’t already, complete Diagnostic Quizzes 1 & 2. Spend as much or as little time as you like on these—I don’t care about them.
Watching the videos for these is super important and much more helpful than for grammar.
Next Thursday or Friday (April 14th or 15th), we will have a quiz on the ACT Reading Comprehension skills above.
Do Nows must be completed in the first 2 minutes of class to receive credit. You are only allowed to makeup Do Nows given an excused absence (absent from school, ISS, or late with a note).
Change your password to “studentstudent”.
To receive credit, Do Nows must be turned in within the first 2 minutes of class. You will only be allowed to makeup a Do Now if you have an excused absence (absent from school, ISS, or late with a note).
Grammar: Check your email and join my class for Khan Academy. If you are making a new account, use your vocabulary.com email & the password “studentstudent”. If you already have an account, go to your name in the top right > Profile > Coaches > accept me as a coach.
Then go to Subject > Test Prep > New SAT (starting March 2016) > Practice Reading & Writing > Take the 2 Writing Diagnostics (Quiz 3-Writing and language, Quiz 4-Writing and language).
Next Monday or Tuesday, we will have a quiz on the week’s ACT English skills.
On 3/3 or 3/4, we will have a ~30 minute graded discussion (rubric here) over The Catcher in the Rye ch. 1-7 and a ~20 minute quiz on The Catcher in the Rye ch. 1-7.
Reading: TCITR chapters 4 – end of 7.
Answer skill builder questions in 2-3 sentences on paper and turn in on Friday.
You’ll meet with me for 15 minutes to discuss your college essay brainstorm. See your scheduled meeting time below—meet at my desk.
Backwards plan: How many chapters do you need to read each day to be prepared for Friday’s assessment?
Study groups: Feel free to discuss chapters or read through the book in groups. Mr. S will always join your group if you request.
Take notes: Jot down ideas and quotations as you read the book. This will serve as your preparation for Friday’s graded discussion.
Skill builder: People do this one of two ways. Some students answer questions as they go. Others save it for the end, using the skill builder to review the material.
I will be starting a reading circle in the corner of the classroom. If you have a D+ or below OR if you scored under a 69 on our last quiz, then you are required to join me. Of course anyone is welcome!
On 2/25 or 2/26, we will have a ~30 minute graded discussion (rubric here) over The Catcher in the Rye ch. 1-3.
On 3/3 or 3/4, we will have a ~30 minute graded discussion on The Catcher in the Rye ch. 4-7 and a ~20 minute quiz on The Catcher in the Rye ch. 1-7.
Reading: TCITR chapters 1 – end of 3.

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the catcher in the rye: read ch 19-24 and complete this skill builder (ignore discussion questions).
the final will include an act english section, an act reading comp section, khan academy skills, and some questions from chapters 11-18 in the catcher in the rye.
download the epub and open with google play books. ask me for help if necessary.
skill builder: please write down answers to the tcitr 11-18 skill builder and submit before the quiz.
this thursday or friday, we will have a quiz on tcitr 11-18.
skill builder: please write down answers to the tcitr 11-18 sb and submit before the quiz.
two mondays from now, we will have a discussion on tcitr 11-18 and a quiz on tcitr 11-18.
don’t worry about do nows this week.
for every module we have practiced on khan academy, move yourself to skill level 4. make sure to review your answer after each question so that you improve your accuracy. the modules include everything in reading and writing except “grammar: frequently confused words”.
on thursday or friday, we will have a long quiz (double the # of questions) on the act reading comp & writing skills covered in the last two weeks.
don’t worry about do nows today.
if you haven’t already, complete diagnostic quizzes 1 & 2. spend as much or as little time as you like on these—i don’t care about them.
watching the videos for these is super important and much more helpful than for grammar.
next thursday or friday (april 14th or 15th), we will have a quiz on the act reading comprehension skills above.
do nows must be completed in the first 2 minutes of class to receive credit. you are only allowed to makeup do nows given an excused absence (absent from school, iss, or late with a note).
change your password to “studentstudent”.
to receive credit, do nows must be turned in within the first 2 minutes of class. you will only be allowed to makeup a do now if you have an excused absence (absent from school, iss, or late with a note).
grammar: check your email and join my class for khan academy. if you are making a new account, use your vocabulary.com email & the password “studentstudent”. if you already have an account, go to your name in the top right > profile > coaches > accept me as a coach.
then go to subject > test prep > new sat (starting march 2016) > practice reading & writing > take the 2 writing diagnostics (quiz 3-writing and language, quiz 4-writing and language).
next monday or tuesday, we will have a quiz on the week’s act english skills.
on 3/3 or 3/4, we will have a ~30 minute graded discussion (rubric here) over the catcher in the rye ch. 1-7 and a ~20 minute quiz on the catcher in the rye ch. 1-7.
reading: tcitr chapters 4 – end of 7.
answer skill builder questions in 2-3 sentences on paper and turn in on friday.
you’ll meet with me for 15 minutes to discuss your college essay brainstorm. see your scheduled meeting time below—meet at my desk.
backwards plan: how many chapters do you need to read each day to be prepared for friday’s assessment?
study groups: feel free to discuss chapters or read through the book in groups. mr. s will always join your group if you request.
take notes: jot down ideas and quotations as you read the book. this will serve as your preparation for friday’s graded discussion.
skill builder: people do this one of two ways. some students answer questions as they go. others save it for the end, using the skill builder to review the material.
i will be starting a reading circle in the corner of the classroom. if you have a d+ or below or if you scored under a 69 on our last quiz, then you are required to join me. of course anyone is welcome!
on 2/25 or 2/26, we will have a ~30 minute graded discussion (rubric here) over the catcher in the rye ch. 1-3.
on 3/3 or 3/4, we will have a ~30 minute graded discussion on the catcher in the rye ch. 4-7 and a ~20 minute quiz on the catcher in the rye ch. 1-7.
reading: tcitr chapters 1 – end of 3.


text: Volume was average for this time of day. Breadth was bullish across the board. Advancing Issues: 1899 / Declining Issues: 1092 -- for a ratio of 1.7 to 1. Advancing Volume: 1,037,332,000 / Declining Volume: 718,700,000 -- for a ratio of 1.4 to 1. New 52-Week Highs: 108 / New 52-Week Lows: 105.

lowercased: volume was average for this time of day. breadth was bullish across the board. advancing issues: 1899 / declining issues: 1092 -- for a ratio of 1.7 to 1. advancing volume: 1,037,332,000 / declining volume: 718,700,000 -- for a ratio of 1.4 to 1. new 52-week highs: 108 / new 52-week lows: 105.


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H-2600 Vác, Nádas utca 8.
Printing House Zrínyi is Hungary’s outstanding printing press with a history of nearly 160 years.
It became part of the EDS Group a decade ago.
Zrínyi Nyomda focuses on high volume leaflets and high quality magazines having 10 printing machines in a size of 16, 32, 48, 64 and 72pp."

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h-2600 vác, nádas utca 8.
printing house zrínyi is hungary’s outstanding printing press with a history of nearly 160 years.
it became part of the eds group a decade ago.
zrínyi nyomda focuses on high volume leaflets and high quality magazines having 10 printing machines in a size of 16, 32, 48, 64 and 72pp."


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I have just launched a project to try to contact as many other churches dedicated to St Peter and St Paul in time for our Patronal Festival on June 27th. Our young people helped me to put a blog together (which is why it is bright pink and luminous green....!) and I have included some of their comments about the church on the page "About us".
As you will see, we already have a few comments from other churches, and I am hoping we will get many more. I'm planning to print them out, with a map showing where the churches are, and pray for our sister churches during the Patronal Festival service.
If you know of any churches dedicated to St Peter and St Paul - not one or the other, but both jointly - please let me know, and, if I can, I'll contact them (It would be better to do this through me, to avoid churches being bombarded by emails!). PLEASE NOTE, I have already contacted all the other St Peter and Paul's in Rochester Diocese (there are 17, including ourselves) so please don't send me links to them!
I wonder how far our greetings will travel, and what we will discover of the great diversity of the people of God in the next couple of months.
Churches Together in Sevenoaks and District have organised an Election Hustings, where all the candidates for Sevenoaks will speak and answer questions.
It will be at St John's United Reformed Church on Sunday May 2nd at 8pm.
Anyone is welcome. If you have a question you would like to submit to the candidates for them to answer on the day, you can do so via the Churches Together website.
Sir, — While I sympathise with Shirley Chaplin’s distress at being required to remove her crucifix by her employer (News, 9 April), her resistance is fundamentally misplaced and very far from a genuine upholding of Christian faith. I wonder how sound her teachers and advisers are.
Jesus is absolutely clear in the Gospels: Christians are to be known for their loving and self-denying service, not their religious zeal, and this is how the world will know they are God’s children. We are warned that not everyone who says “Lord, Lord” will enter the Kingdom, but those who do the true will of God (Matthew 7.21). Hence, Christians will go the extra mile and turn the other cheek (Matthew 5.39, 41). They find no need for outward forms of piety, but pray in secret (Matthew 6.5, 6). They are taught that the greatest among them are those who are willing to be the slaves of all (Mark 9.35).
Jesus went on to be the greatest example of this teaching in his death on the Cross. Moreover, he revealed such loving, self-denying service as the true character of God, revolutionising worldly ideas of the Divine. When Jesus calls his followers to take up their cross, this is what he means (Mark 8.34). Christians are called to make an exhibition of their faith, not by their fervent religiosity (like the Pharisees), nor simply by personal loyalty to Jesus, but by the quality of their loving, self-denying service.
In the wider context of the marginalisation of Christians in the UK (real or supposed), this is a perspective of fundamental importance. Christians are called to serve God’s world in the particular way of Jesus, which is the true way of God, rather than simply promoting themselves or their faith communities in his name.
Other religions may find particular clothing or symbols or privileges to be of vital importance. But Christians are called to a different way, and to trust God for the outcome; for this is the Easter promise.
We were delighted to be baptising Reuben this morning. He slept through most of the service, only waking up when the water hit his head (and not for long then!). The rest of the congregation seemed to manage to stay awake, however, and we sang, lit candles, and celebrated.
Here are some photos of the church decorated for Easter. Thank you to the band of flower arrangers who came along yesterday to do such good work.
A quick gear change transformed the church into a still oasis of reflection (no chance of that when the children were there!) with various focuses for prayer around the building, most of which will stay up through the Easter weekend. These included an invitation to think about what you saw when you looked in the mirror, and how you felt about it; Jesus' death and resurrection held up a mirror to those around him making them see themselves more clearly or in different ways. Then there was a display which explored caterpillars and butterflies, symbols of transformation and resurrection; what changes do we need to see in ourselves and our world? Material linked to the story of the penitent thief helped us things about the things we have done wrong and how we deal with them. This also included prayer requests from young men in Rochester Young Offenders Institute, gathered for us by their chaplain. Finally there was a display inviting us to think about tears, those we shed and those we are unable to shed, why we shed them and God's response to them. These displays were enhanced by contributions from the children in the morning, some of which you can see in the pictures.

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i have just launched a project to try to contact as many other churches dedicated to st peter and st paul in time for our patronal festival on june 27th. our young people helped me to put a blog together (which is why it is bright pink and luminous green....!) and i have included some of their comments about the church on the page "about us".
as you will see, we already have a few comments from other churches, and i am hoping we will get many more. i'm planning to print them out, with a map showing where the churches are, and pray for our sister churches during the patronal festival service.
if you know of any churches dedicated to st peter and st paul - not one or the other, but both jointly - please let me know, and, if i can, i'll contact them (it would be better to do this through me, to avoid churches being bombarded by emails!). please note, i have already contacted all the other st peter and paul's in rochester diocese (there are 17, including ourselves) so please don't send me links to them!
i wonder how far our greetings will travel, and what we will discover of the great diversity of the people of god in the next couple of months.
churches together in sevenoaks and district have organised an election hustings, where all the candidates for sevenoaks will speak and answer questions.
it will be at st john's united reformed church on sunday may 2nd at 8pm.
anyone is welcome. if you have a question you would like to submit to the candidates for them to answer on the day, you can do so via the churches together website.
sir, — while i sympathise with shirley chaplin’s distress at being required to remove her crucifix by her employer (news, 9 april), her resistance is fundamentally misplaced and very far from a genuine upholding of christian faith. i wonder how sound her teachers and advisers are.
jesus is absolutely clear in the gospels: christians are to be known for their loving and self-denying service, not their religious zeal, and this is how the world will know they are god’s children. we are warned that not everyone who says “lord, lord” will enter the kingdom, but those who do the true will of god (matthew 7.21). hence, christians will go the extra mile and turn the other cheek (matthew 5.39, 41). they find no need for outward forms of piety, but pray in secret (matthew 6.5, 6). they are taught that the greatest among them are those who are willing to be the slaves of all (mark 9.35).
jesus went on to be the greatest example of this teaching in his death on the cross. moreover, he revealed such loving, self-denying service as the true character of god, revolutionising worldly ideas of the divine. when jesus calls his followers to take up their cross, this is what he means (mark 8.34). christians are called to make an exhibition of their faith, not by their fervent religiosity (like the pharisees), nor simply by personal loyalty to jesus, but by the quality of their loving, self-denying service.
in the wider context of the marginalisation of christians in the uk (real or supposed), this is a perspective of fundamental importance. christians are called to serve god’s world in the particular way of jesus, which is the true way of god, rather than simply promoting themselves or their faith communities in his name.
other religions may find particular clothing or symbols or privileges to be of vital importance. but christians are called to a different way, and to trust god for the outcome; for this is the easter promise.
we were delighted to be baptising reuben this morning. he slept through most of the service, only waking up when the water hit his head (and not for long then!). the rest of the congregation seemed to manage to stay awake, however, and we sang, lit candles, and celebrated.
here are some photos of the church decorated for easter. thank you to the band of flower arrangers who came along yesterday to do such good work.
a quick gear change transformed the church into a still oasis of reflection (no chance of that when the children were there!) with various focuses for prayer around the building, most of which will stay up through the easter weekend. these included an invitation to think about what you saw when you looked in the mirror, and how you felt about it; jesus' death and resurrection held up a mirror to those around him making them see themselves more clearly or in different ways. then there was a display which explored caterpillars and butterflies, symbols of transformation and resurrection; what changes do we need to see in ourselves and our world? material linked to the story of the penitent thief helped us things about the things we have done wrong and how we deal with them. this also included prayer requests from young men in rochester young offenders institute, gathered for us by their chaplain. finally there was a display inviting us to think about tears, those we shed and those we are unable to shed, why we shed them and god's response to them. these displays were enhanced by contributions from the children in the morning, some of which you can see in the pictures.


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Sometimes you just have to trace a system down by its MAC address. It could be a security incident, an abuse complaint or perhaps a long forgotten legacy system. Whatever it is, you don’t have much info to work with, but you do have a hardware address. Sadly, VMware doesn’t seem to have an easy way to search for a host by its MAC address. And filtering by corresponding IP address in the VI client only works if your VMware tools are installed and working. Which, after all, probably isn’t the case if all you know about a machine is its MAC address. Luckily with root shell access to the ESX hosts you can force a MAC address search easily enough.
The following one-liner will search the VMFSes presented to the host for a given string, for our purposes it’s a MAC address. In many cases running this search from one ESX node will effectively search the whole cluster, because they all share the same VMFS datastores.
What the above script does is grep for the mac address 00:50:56:b9:79:70 in all files ending with .vmx in /vmfs/volumes. If a match is found, the full path to that vmx file is printed to the screen and from there you can glean the name and location of this formerly elusive virtual machine.
How would one find an errant VM across a whole center by Mac address?
Hi Joel – of course I am mtoinoring this thread… You do not need to configure any passthough on the vSphere Configuration tab. What is the hardware version of the VM’s ? Just make sure I understand correctly. – vSphere installed on HP Proliant. – VM’s are running Windows 2000 – with up to date tools and a USB controller added to the VM’s configuration. – User is connecting to VM from a Windows XP machine with up-to-date vSphere client. What happens when you open the vSphere console to the WIN2K VM and connect the USB controller?
Why do you use os many different programs when grep can do all that in one turn?

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sometimes you just have to trace a system down by its mac address. it could be a security incident, an abuse complaint or perhaps a long forgotten legacy system. whatever it is, you don’t have much info to work with, but you do have a hardware address. sadly, vmware doesn’t seem to have an easy way to search for a host by its mac address. and filtering by corresponding ip address in the vi client only works if your vmware tools are installed and working. which, after all, probably isn’t the case if all you know about a machine is its mac address. luckily with root shell access to the esx hosts you can force a mac address search easily enough.
the following one-liner will search the vmfses presented to the host for a given string, for our purposes it’s a mac address. in many cases running this search from one esx node will effectively search the whole cluster, because they all share the same vmfs datastores.
what the above script does is grep for the mac address 00:50:56:b9:79:70 in all files ending with .vmx in /vmfs/volumes. if a match is found, the full path to that vmx file is printed to the screen and from there you can glean the name and location of this formerly elusive virtual machine.
how would one find an errant vm across a whole center by mac address?
hi joel – of course i am mtoinoring this thread… you do not need to configure any passthough on the vsphere configuration tab. what is the hardware version of the vm’s ? just make sure i understand correctly. – vsphere installed on hp proliant. – vm’s are running windows 2000 – with up to date tools and a usb controller added to the vm’s configuration. – user is connecting to vm from a windows xp machine with up-to-date vsphere client. what happens when you open the vsphere console to the win2k vm and connect the usb controller?
why do you use os many different programs when grep can do all that in one turn?


text: The Bangladeshi government is attempting to register birth data online to combat high levels of child marriage. On 8 June in Bangladesh’s western Khustia District, local media reported that 15-year-old Iva Parvin was to be married off by parents hiding her age, but local officials challenged the marriage and demanded proof that she had reached the legal marrying age of 18. When her parents could not provide documentation, the marriage was not approved.

lowercased: the bangladeshi government is attempting to register birth data online to combat high levels of child marriage. on 8 june in bangladesh’s western khustia district, local media reported that 15-year-old iva parvin was to be married off by parents hiding her age, but local officials challenged the marriage and demanded proof that she had reached the legal marrying age of 18. when her parents could not provide documentation, the marriage was not approved.


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A longstanding question among scientists is whether evolution is predictable. A team of researchers from UC Santa Barbara may have found a preliminary answer. The genetic underpinnings of complex traits in cephalopods may in fact be predictable because they evolved in the same way in two distinct species of squid.
Last, year, UCSB professor Todd Oakley and then-Ph.D. student Sabrina Pankey profiled bioluminescent organs in two species of squid and found that while they evolved separately, they did so in a remarkably similar manner. Their findings are published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science.
Oakley, professor and vice chair of UCSB's Department of Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology, and Pankey, now a postdoctoral scholar at the University of New Hampshire, leveraged advances in sequencing technology and cutting-edge genomic tools to test predictability in the evolution of biological light production.
They chose to work with the Hawaiian bobtail squid (Euprymna scolopes) and the swordtip squid (Uroteuthis edulis), a Japanese species used for sushi. These distantly related species are two of five genera known to have bioluminescent organs called photophores. The photophores contain symbiotic, light-emitting bacteria, and the squid are capable of controlling the aperture of their organ to modulate how much light is produced.
The scientists wanted to know how similar the two species' photophores are in terms of their genetic makeup. To find the answer, they sequenced all of the genes expressed in these light organs, something that could not be done using older sequencing technology.
"They are much more similar than we expected in terms of their genetic makeup," Oakley said. "Usually when two complicated organs evolve separately we would expect them to take very different evolutionary paths to arrive where they are today. The unexpectedly similar genetic makeup demonstrates that these two squid species took very similar paths to evolve these traits."
More specifically, the researchers demonstrated that bioluminescent organs originated repeatedly during squid evolution and then showed that the global gene expression profiles (transcriptomes) underlying those organs are strikingly -- even predictably -- similar. To confirm their hypothesis and findings, Oakley and Pankey enlisted the assistance of statisticians from the University of Washington and UCLA, who developed new statistical methods to test the idea of convergent (separately evolved) origins.
"I did find some individual genes that were counter to the main pattern, which means we can no longer study just one gene anymore in order to test these questions about the genetic basis of convergence," said Pankey. "We're at the point now where we need to -- and can -- study all of them."
Some previous experiments have indicated that these squid use their bioluminescent capabilities for camouflage, as counterintuitive as that may seem. "If you imagine lying on your back in the deep ocean and looking up, almost all the light comes from straight above," Oakley explained. "There's no structure like walls or trees to reflect the light, so if there's something above you, it's going to cast a shadow. The squid can produce light that then matches the light from behind them so it blocks their shadow to a viewer below, which is a type of camouflage."
The team's results demonstrate that the evolution of overall gene expression underlying convergent complex traits may be predictable. This finding is unexpected and could indicate unusually strong constraints: The probability of complex organs evolving multiple times with similar trajectories should be vanishingly small, noted Oakley. Yet the team's novel bioinformatic approaches indicate the evolution of convergent phenotypes is associated with the convergent expression of thousands of genes.
"These results have broad implications for workers in the fields of evolution, genetics, genomics/bioinformatics, biomaterials, symbiosis, invertebrate zoology and evolutionary development," Oakley concluded.

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a longstanding question among scientists is whether evolution is predictable. a team of researchers from uc santa barbara may have found a preliminary answer. the genetic underpinnings of complex traits in cephalopods may in fact be predictable because they evolved in the same way in two distinct species of squid.
last, year, ucsb professor todd oakley and then-ph.d. student sabrina pankey profiled bioluminescent organs in two species of squid and found that while they evolved separately, they did so in a remarkably similar manner. their findings are published today in the proceedings of the national academy of science.
oakley, professor and vice chair of ucsb's department of ecology, evolution and marine biology, and pankey, now a postdoctoral scholar at the university of new hampshire, leveraged advances in sequencing technology and cutting-edge genomic tools to test predictability in the evolution of biological light production.
they chose to work with the hawaiian bobtail squid (euprymna scolopes) and the swordtip squid (uroteuthis edulis), a japanese species used for sushi. these distantly related species are two of five genera known to have bioluminescent organs called photophores. the photophores contain symbiotic, light-emitting bacteria, and the squid are capable of controlling the aperture of their organ to modulate how much light is produced.
the scientists wanted to know how similar the two species' photophores are in terms of their genetic makeup. to find the answer, they sequenced all of the genes expressed in these light organs, something that could not be done using older sequencing technology.
"they are much more similar than we expected in terms of their genetic makeup," oakley said. "usually when two complicated organs evolve separately we would expect them to take very different evolutionary paths to arrive where they are today. the unexpectedly similar genetic makeup demonstrates that these two squid species took very similar paths to evolve these traits."
more specifically, the researchers demonstrated that bioluminescent organs originated repeatedly during squid evolution and then showed that the global gene expression profiles (transcriptomes) underlying those organs are strikingly -- even predictably -- similar. to confirm their hypothesis and findings, oakley and pankey enlisted the assistance of statisticians from the university of washington and ucla, who developed new statistical methods to test the idea of convergent (separately evolved) origins.
"i did find some individual genes that were counter to the main pattern, which means we can no longer study just one gene anymore in order to test these questions about the genetic basis of convergence," said pankey. "we're at the point now where we need to -- and can -- study all of them."
some previous experiments have indicated that these squid use their bioluminescent capabilities for camouflage, as counterintuitive as that may seem. "if you imagine lying on your back in the deep ocean and looking up, almost all the light comes from straight above," oakley explained. "there's no structure like walls or trees to reflect the light, so if there's something above you, it's going to cast a shadow. the squid can produce light that then matches the light from behind them so it blocks their shadow to a viewer below, which is a type of camouflage."
the team's results demonstrate that the evolution of overall gene expression underlying convergent complex traits may be predictable. this finding is unexpected and could indicate unusually strong constraints: the probability of complex organs evolving multiple times with similar trajectories should be vanishingly small, noted oakley. yet the team's novel bioinformatic approaches indicate the evolution of convergent phenotypes is associated with the convergent expression of thousands of genes.
"these results have broad implications for workers in the fields of evolution, genetics, genomics/bioinformatics, biomaterials, symbiosis, invertebrate zoology and evolutionary development," oakley concluded.


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The Salvation Army will host their annual Thanksgiving Dinner, Thursday, November 27.
The event will be held at the Calhoun County Committee on Aging, Grantsville Senior Center, beginning at 11 a.m., according to Toots Blankenship.
Area residents are invited to come to the center for the meal. If you need meals delivered or are willing to volunteer help please call 354-6952.

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the salvation army will host their annual thanksgiving dinner, thursday, november 27.
the event will be held at the calhoun county committee on aging, grantsville senior center, beginning at 11 a.m., according to toots blankenship.
area residents are invited to come to the center for the meal. if you need meals delivered or are willing to volunteer help please call 354-6952.


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I am searching a good girl with good family for my son.

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my son is a mba graduate and is employed in private arts college as an assistant professor based in dindigul. he enjoys travelling. we come from a middle class, nuclear family background with traditional values.
my son has a diploma, higher secondary education and he is employed in private sector as a salesman currently based in dubai. we belong to a middle class, nuclear family with traditional values. people describe him as adjustable and caring.
my son has a diploma holder and he is employed in private sector as a technician currently based in madurai. we come from a middle class, joint family background with moderate values.
my son is successfully employed with a private firm as a software professional. to describe about our family, we belong to the nair caste and looking for a match from the same community. we are a nuclear family with traditional values. my son resides in madurai.
myself sujith.s and i run my own business me a certified licence builder. i have completed my b.e.civil in regular and mba in correspondence. i grew up in an upper middle class, nuclear family with orthodox values.
my name is raja and i am currently self employed. i belong to a upper middle class, nuclear family with moderate values. i have completed my mbbs.
hello, profile is for my brother in law he is mtec environmental engg & mcad holder currently working in pvt banking sector in madurai, more about the family father ancestral origin at trippunithara and mother from palakkad and both of them are working in govt sector madurai, only one younger sister got married and settled in tirur kerala. my brother such a genuine, calm and well mannered person towards his both professional and personal life, we are close-knit loving family and looking for a traditional & educated girl from a reputed family background. after parent's retirement, planning to settle at native.
i am searching a good girl with good family for my son.


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If you are planning on coming to Dubai, it makes sense to familiarize yourself with the local currency of the emirate and to find out how you can obtain it at the most competitive rates. The official currency of the UAE is the UAE Dirham, often represented as the prefix AED or with the abbreviation ‘Dhs’ which follows the numeric money amount. The most common notes in circulation are the 100 Dh, 50 Dh, 20 Dh, 10 Dh and 5 Dh note although there are three other less commonly used notes – 200 Dh, 500 Dh and 1000 Dh notes. 1 Dh = 100 fils and coins are available in 25 fils, 50 fils and 1 Dh denominations. If you plan on travelling by taxis, carry cash as many prefer cash although some will accept credit cards as well. Parking meters in the UAE accept the 1 Dh and the 50 fil coins; in Dubai 1 hour of parking will cost you 2 Dhs and parking is free on Fridays and public holidays and between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. on weekdays.
Before we get into the details of currency exchange, here is a quick overview for those who are unfamiliar with the basics.
(Also sometimes called the Holiday money rate or Tourist rate): The rate at which you sell your foreign currency in exchange for UAE dirhams when entering the country.
The rate at which you would buy back the currency of your country of origin by selling the local UAE dirham when exiting the country.
The difference between buy and sell rates offered by foreign exchange providers.
The rate offered to customers who want to engage in money exchange that does not involve the local currency so for example, in Dubai if you want to change from Australian Dollars to US Dollars.
Fee charged by foreign exchange providers for changing from one currency to another.
Now that you are familiar with the terminology, below is a guide to money exchange in the UAE, with some useful tips on where to get the best rates.
The most useful piece of information for foreign travelers to the UAE is the exchange rate for the US Dollar. The US dollar is pegged to the Dirham, meaning that unlike other currencies which experience daily fluctuations in exchange rates, the US dollar is available at a fixed rate of 3.675 Dh to the dollar. This means that money exchanges are likely to charge only nominal fees for the exchange of dollars that are built into their buy/sell rate. When you enter Dubai, you can expect to buy 3.65 Dhs for every dollar exchanged and while leaving you can expect to pay 3.68 Dhs to convert back to the US dollar. This is fixed by the Central Bank of the UAE and therefore the US dollar is most likely to be changed at various institutions in the UAE and Dubai.
When travelling to the UAE, ensure that you have several different methods of obtaining cash in the country. Opt for a major credit card and Debit (ATM) card that can be used to withdraw cash from your account overseas. Many visitors also prefer to carry traveler’s checks as a safety net. If you are doing this, opt for checks from a well known international bank that has locations in Dubai such as HSBC. Traveler’s checks from smaller unknown banks may not be accepted at all exchange houses, banks or hotels. Call your credit card company prior to travel and inform them that you will be travelling; this will reduce chances of the credit card company flagging overseas transactions as possible fraud. Also check the fees and charges for using your ATM or credit card overseas and opt for cards with the most reasonable rates.
Major credit cards such as American Express, Diner’s Club, Visa and MasterCard are widely accepted throughout Dubai. ATMs can be found across the UAE in malls, hotels and gas stations. ATMs accept foreign credit and debit cards including Switch, Maestro, Cirrus, Union Pay, Visa and MasterCard. Unlike the US and other countries where cash back is commonly available at supermarkets, this is not the case in the UAE. Traveler’s checks are widely accepted though travelers are encouraged to take checks in Pounds Sterling or US Dollars to avoid additional exchange rate charges.
Travelers can carry a maximum of AED 100,000 or the equivalent in foreign currency into the country undeclared; anything above this amount must be declared to customs.
When you first land at any Dubai airport, exchange only the minimum amount into local currency as airports are known to have the most costly exchange rates. Exchange only what you might need to pay for taxis or tips on your way to the hotel. If you are carrying Pounds Sterling or US Dollars, most hotels will accept these as forms of payment. Avoid buying local currency at a hotel as their exchange rates are not as competitive as those at exchange houses. Banks offer better exchange rates than hotels and airports, but if you visit any of the large malls in Dubai, they will have at least one currency exchange provider – these providers often offer the best rates for currency exchange so do most of your conversion at these locations.
Even amongst currency exchange houses, it is worthwhile to compare rates. Although large, internationally recognized names such as Western Union are widely spread throughout the UAE, you might get better rates at some of the smaller, more local exchange houses such as Al Fardan exchange, Al Ansari exchange and UAE Xchange.

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if you are planning on coming to dubai, it makes sense to familiarize yourself with the local currency of the emirate and to find out how you can obtain it at the most competitive rates. the official currency of the uae is the uae dirham, often represented as the prefix aed or with the abbreviation ‘dhs’ which follows the numeric money amount. the most common notes in circulation are the 100 dh, 50 dh, 20 dh, 10 dh and 5 dh note although there are three other less commonly used notes – 200 dh, 500 dh and 1000 dh notes. 1 dh = 100 fils and coins are available in 25 fils, 50 fils and 1 dh denominations. if you plan on travelling by taxis, carry cash as many prefer cash although some will accept credit cards as well. parking meters in the uae accept the 1 dh and the 50 fil coins; in dubai 1 hour of parking will cost you 2 dhs and parking is free on fridays and public holidays and between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. on weekdays.
before we get into the details of currency exchange, here is a quick overview for those who are unfamiliar with the basics.
(also sometimes called the holiday money rate or tourist rate): the rate at which you sell your foreign currency in exchange for uae dirhams when entering the country.
the rate at which you would buy back the currency of your country of origin by selling the local uae dirham when exiting the country.
the difference between buy and sell rates offered by foreign exchange providers.
the rate offered to customers who want to engage in money exchange that does not involve the local currency so for example, in dubai if you want to change from australian dollars to us dollars.
fee charged by foreign exchange providers for changing from one currency to another.
now that you are familiar with the terminology, below is a guide to money exchange in the uae, with some useful tips on where to get the best rates.
the most useful piece of information for foreign travelers to the uae is the exchange rate for the us dollar. the us dollar is pegged to the dirham, meaning that unlike other currencies which experience daily fluctuations in exchange rates, the us dollar is available at a fixed rate of 3.675 dh to the dollar. this means that money exchanges are likely to charge only nominal fees for the exchange of dollars that are built into their buy/sell rate. when you enter dubai, you can expect to buy 3.65 dhs for every dollar exchanged and while leaving you can expect to pay 3.68 dhs to convert back to the us dollar. this is fixed by the central bank of the uae and therefore the us dollar is most likely to be changed at various institutions in the uae and dubai.
when travelling to the uae, ensure that you have several different methods of obtaining cash in the country. opt for a major credit card and debit (atm) card that can be used to withdraw cash from your account overseas. many visitors also prefer to carry traveler’s checks as a safety net. if you are doing this, opt for checks from a well known international bank that has locations in dubai such as hsbc. traveler’s checks from smaller unknown banks may not be accepted at all exchange houses, banks or hotels. call your credit card company prior to travel and inform them that you will be travelling; this will reduce chances of the credit card company flagging overseas transactions as possible fraud. also check the fees and charges for using your atm or credit card overseas and opt for cards with the most reasonable rates.
major credit cards such as american express, diner’s club, visa and mastercard are widely accepted throughout dubai. atms can be found across the uae in malls, hotels and gas stations. atms accept foreign credit and debit cards including switch, maestro, cirrus, union pay, visa and mastercard. unlike the us and other countries where cash back is commonly available at supermarkets, this is not the case in the uae. traveler’s checks are widely accepted though travelers are encouraged to take checks in pounds sterling or us dollars to avoid additional exchange rate charges.
travelers can carry a maximum of aed 100,000 or the equivalent in foreign currency into the country undeclared; anything above this amount must be declared to customs.
when you first land at any dubai airport, exchange only the minimum amount into local currency as airports are known to have the most costly exchange rates. exchange only what you might need to pay for taxis or tips on your way to the hotel. if you are carrying pounds sterling or us dollars, most hotels will accept these as forms of payment. avoid buying local currency at a hotel as their exchange rates are not as competitive as those at exchange houses. banks offer better exchange rates than hotels and airports, but if you visit any of the large malls in dubai, they will have at least one currency exchange provider – these providers often offer the best rates for currency exchange so do most of your conversion at these locations.
even amongst currency exchange houses, it is worthwhile to compare rates. although large, internationally recognized names such as western union are widely spread throughout the uae, you might get better rates at some of the smaller, more local exchange houses such as al fardan exchange, al ansari exchange and uae xchange.


text: These Lucy pumps from Jimmy Choo offer a modern take on the Dorsay. In ivory white soft silk they feature a pointed toe, an asymmetric cut-out border that beautifully accentuates the shape of the foot, a luxurious leather brand embossed insole and a smooth leather sole. Finished with a delicate side buckle fastening ankle strap and a mid 85mm stiletto heel, these feminine pumps boast refined elegance.

lowercased: these lucy pumps from jimmy choo offer a modern take on the dorsay. in ivory white soft silk they feature a pointed toe, an asymmetric cut-out border that beautifully accentuates the shape of the foot, a luxurious leather brand embossed insole and a smooth leather sole. finished with a delicate side buckle fastening ankle strap and a mid 85mm stiletto heel, these feminine pumps boast refined elegance.


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Headquartered in suburban Philadelphia, and founded in 1988 by an MD and RN, Scientific Software Tools, Inc. (SST) has earned a reputation for delivering reliable, innovative custom solutions on time and within budget. Many of the applications developed for our clients are used by hundreds of thousands of users and have been recognized with industry awards.
SST applies its proven methodology and best practices to help clients achieve predictable and measurable business results and competitive advantage within their time, budget and functional business constraints.
SST staff members include seasoned software development and medical professionals, electrical and mechanical engineers, PhD scientists, mathematicians and business analysts. This rare mix of talent allows SST to truly partner with clients by establishing professional equality and communicating effectively with all groups and levels within an organization.

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headquartered in suburban philadelphia, and founded in 1988 by an md and rn, scientific software tools, inc. (sst) has earned a reputation for delivering reliable, innovative custom solutions on time and within budget. many of the applications developed for our clients are used by hundreds of thousands of users and have been recognized with industry awards.
sst applies its proven methodology and best practices to help clients achieve predictable and measurable business results and competitive advantage within their time, budget and functional business constraints.
sst staff members include seasoned software development and medical professionals, electrical and mechanical engineers, phd scientists, mathematicians and business analysts. this rare mix of talent allows sst to truly partner with clients by establishing professional equality and communicating effectively with all groups and levels within an organization.


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Most applications include a database, and the goal of the project I’m working on is to make Agile continuous delivery possible in the database as well as in procedural code. The peculiar problem with databases is that when a change deployment fails we risk losing data that has been added since the release.
The “blue-green” deployment model is a way of dealing with this. We cut over to an “old version” database. The code and schema of this database pre-date the release, but it has received all the data changes since the release.

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most applications include a database, and the goal of the project i’m working on is to make agile continuous delivery possible in the database as well as in procedural code. the peculiar problem with databases is that when a change deployment fails we risk losing data that has been added since the release.
the “blue-green” deployment model is a way of dealing with this. we cut over to an “old version” database. the code and schema of this database pre-date the release, but it has received all the data changes since the release.