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The January/February 2017 issue of Landslide, a publication of the ABA section of intellectual property law, features an article by Irell & Manella Of Counsel Michael Fleming as one of two views of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). The article, "PTAB: Past, Present and Future," provides a historical look at the evolution of the PTAB and discusses the perceived challenges facing the administrative patent tribunal in the years ahead. The alternate viewpoint is authored by former Federal Circuit Judge Raul R. Michel.


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Application Procedures for Pakistan Public Works Department Jobs in 2023
Land speculators are rampaging in your neighborhood! Your government has intervened to guarantee that these shady persons do not enter your house or company. The Public Works Department of Pakistan is constructing houses and offices with the required infrastructure so that people may live the quality of life they require and deserve. So, if you believe you have what it takes to assist this country progress and promote this cause, you should apply to the PWD Jobs 2022 Pakistan Public Works Department right immediately!
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Public Works Department of Pakistan
The Pakistan Public Works Department (PWD) is in charge of the country's public works construction, maintenance, and operation. This comprises highways, bridges, buildings, and other structures. Applicants must satisfy specific conditions in order to apply for PWD employment 2020. All applicants must be Pakistani nationals, have no criminal history, and be able to work at least eight hours every day. Before being considered for the employment, individuals may be required to take an aptitude test.
The Pakistan Public Works Department (PWD) is in charge of building, maintaining, and repairing roads, bridges, and buildings. The PWD employs a huge team of engineers, architects, technicians, and support employees to carry out its task.
To be considered for work with the Pakistan Public Works Department, you must:
A Pakistani passport.
-You must be at least 18 years old.
-Have a high school diploma or an equivalent certification.
-You should be physically fit.
-Do not have a criminal record.
-Meet the necessary medical criteria.
roles may additionally require specific training or experience.
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The PWD Jobs application procedure is straightforward. All you need to do is gather the necessary papers, complete the application form, and send it to the department.
The application form is available at the PWD office or on the PWD website. The website also has all of the necessary employment information, such as the criteria and job description.
A cover letter, resume, and two references are required.
To submit your application, either bring it to the PWD office in person or send it to the address listed on the website.
When your application is received, it will be examined, and if you are chosen, you will be called for an interview.
You will be contacted by mail if you are not selected for an interview.
The Pakistan Public Works Department (PWD) is a government institution in Pakistan that is in charge of the building and maintenance of public works. Roads, bridges, airports, and canals are among the PWD's tasks. The PWD also offers engineering services to both the public and commercial sectors.
The Pakistan Public Works Department (PWD) is a federal government agency responsible for improving infrastructure and transportation throughout the country. The PWD's tasks include maintaining roads, bridges, and canals, constructing new structures, and supervising airport and seaport projects.
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The logic behind repealing the Smith-Mundt Act?
What is the Smith-Mundt Act?
Although there are many details in this law, in a nut shell it prevented the USA from using the media to spread war and military propaganda on the public media outlets within it's own borders. There is a bit more to it than that, but that is the general gist of the law.
This law has been in effect since 1948, yet in January of 2013 that law was repealed. Since July 2, 2013 it has been perfectly legal for the government to spread propaganda on the local media outlets.
In other words, if it sways popular opinion in matters of war, it is complete legal for them to make the whole story up!
Yes, my fellow Americans… use your brains for a moment. It is COMPLETELY LEGAL for the Department of Defense to completely FABRICATE news stories to influence public opinion on matters of war.
Let me ask you a question. Have you ever been watching a movie that you are consciously aware that it is fiction, yet you had an emotional reaction?
I mean have you ever cried, or cheered for a character in a movie that you paid to see knowing full well that it is a fictional account?
Have you ever been caught up in a made for television drama, forgetting for just a moment that it simply just isn't real?
There are some great script writers out there and some wonderful special effects artists who can do amazing things with a very low budget.
Now, just imagine having a nearly unlimited budget and being able to produce so called "News" that is completely fabricated.
Do you think that your Government would never do that to you?
If so, (using just a tad bit of logic) why was this Law repealed?
With all the messes and problems the government has, we all know governments inability to get hardly any bills passed at all.
How did this even move to the front of the line to be acted upon so quickly and quietly?
Perhaps, you merely have the perception of the "news" being legitimate or REAL?
A little bit of logic and a bit of curiosity has to make you wonder how much of what comes out of the news media is real at all.
Is there really more domestic terrorism?
Did you see it yourself, or did you read about it or see it on the news? If so, does that make it true?
Maybe, just maybe it is simply government created propaganda made to persuade public opinion on new Homeland Defense and wars for oil and drugs overseas?
Honestly, I do not know. I will say this, it sure makes me wonder at times.
Maybe the real conspiracy is what is being jammed into your head by the media outlets.
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Turkish court sentences policemen to 10 years in prison for killing of Ali İsmail Korkmaz
Police fire tear gas on those following the trial outside the courtroom. DHA Photo
A Turkish court has sentenced two police officers to 10 years in prison for the killing of 19-year-old Gezi protester Ali İsmail Korkmaz, drawing fury from the victim's family and lawyers, who were expecting much stiffer sentences.
Mevlüt Saldoğan was sentenced to 10 years and 10 months in jail for "causing the death" of Korkmaz, who was beaten to death by a group of officers and civilians in the Central Anatolian province of Eskişehir during the 2013 Gezi protests. The court also ordered the arrest of another officer, Yalçın Akbulut, after sentencing him to 10 years in prison, with two years knocked off his sentence due to good behavior.
Saldoğan had been facing life in prison for premeditated murder.
Civilians İsmail Koyuncu, Ramazan Koyuncu and Muhammet Vatansever were all sentenced to six years and eight months on charges of assault. Another suspect, Ebubekir Harlar, was released on the basis of various reductions, although he was still sentenced to three years and four months in jail.
Two other police officers, Şaban Gökpınar and Hüseyin Engin, were acquitted.
Saldoğan could be given probation as early as March 2019 on the basis that he has already been under arrest for 18 months, his lawyer, Mutlu Karayılan, told daily Hürriyet.
Likewise, Akbulut could be released in six years and two months, Istanbul Bar lawyer Necip Şenel said.
'President Erdoğan responsible for decision'
The decision was greeted by incredulity by the gallery, with many shouting, "The fury of the mothers will drown the murderers."
"Damn people like this and damn this justice," Korkmaz's mother, Emel Korkmaz, shouted as she was leaving the courtroom.
"Ali's life should not have been this cheap," she said after the sentence was passed. "Is this was justice is? The whole world saw how you murdered him."
"You are not the people's police, but the police of murderers," said Ali Ayvalıtaş, the father of another Gezi victim, Mehmet Ayvalıtaş.
Police waiting outside the courtroom attacked those following the trial with tear gas, as protesters shouted, "The murderous state will pay." "Police are even taking revenge for this [low] sentence," Republican People's Party (CHP) deputy leader Sezgin Tanrıkulu said in response to the police barrage.
At least one person was also injured in the head by the police intervention, with CHP deputy Melda Onur also noting that police had been detaining protesters.
Emel Korkmaz was also taken to a "safe" place after fainting in the midst of the police attack.
Officers inside also demanded that those in the gallery exit the courtroom, prompting anger on the part of the victim's brother, Gürkan Korkmaz, who has also been representing the family as a lawyer in the case. "We waited a year for justice -- you wait a bit, too. We trusted in your justice with patience."
"This is not a just decision," said one of the victim's lawyers, Ayhan Erdoğan. "It's a decision that was made under pressure from [President Recep] Tayyip Erdoğan."
The lawyer also said they would take case to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. "The tradesmen and the murderous police have been protected and rewarded by the court."
"Justice has sentenced itself," said Istanbul Bar Association head Ümit Kocasakal. "Justice has been a dealt large wound. Society's conscience has been wounded. With this decision, [the court] has accepted that there was no intentional murder. If four or five people beat one person with wooden beams, that's called intentional murder."
The Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) also emphasized that the president was responsible for the decision. "Today the person that prepared the defense of those on trial was Tayyip Erdoğan himself. Today, one more murder was committed with the hand of the judiciary," said Deputy Co-Chair Meral Danış Beştaş.
"There is no law or justice in this country," Confederation of Progressive Trade Unions (DİSK) General-Secretary Arzu Çerkezoğlu told private broadcaster İMC TV amid a cloud of tear gas, declaring the decision to be entirely political.
"People in this country are worthless. People's lives really are very cheap. This trial will not end here," said Sami Elvan, the father of Gezi victim Berkin Elvan, who also attended the hearing in support of the Korkmaz family.
'The person we attacked wasn't Korkmaz'
Speaking in his defense via a video link from a prison in Ankara, Saldoğan denied that he had murdered Korkmaz but admitted to attacking other protesters.
"The person I hit was not Ali İsmail Korkmaz. A [key] witness [on the social blogging site] Ekşi Sözlük insulted my state and the police force. The person's status as a witness is invalid," he said.
In a hearing last year, Saldoğan also denied that the person he hit was Korkmaz, while adding that he had only "lightly poked" a prostrate protester with his foot.
"The real murderers are not in this hall. They're not from my police force. If they want to find the real murderer, then it is the one who sent the people onto the street," Saldoğan said during the Jan. 21 hearing.
He also reiterated his comments from previous hearings in which he said he "did what was necessary" because the Gezi protests were "an attempted coup," adding that the protesters were targeting public property and lives.
Gürkan Korkmaz said the case "belonged to everyone demanding freedom and enlightenment."
"I hope we will receive the decision we deserve in this, our righteous case. We are expecting a decision that will satisfy society's sense of justice," he said.
Korkmaz was beaten with sticks by plainclothes men outside a bakery during the Gezi protests in Eskişehir on June 2, 2013. He died on July 10 after spending 38 days in a coma.
Protests around Turkey
A number of protests were staged around the country in response to the verdict, with police attacking citizens in Ankara and Kadıköy in Istanbul.
During the demonstration in Kadıköy, Murat Bay, a photographer for the web portal sendika.org, was allegedly beaten by plainclothes police officers in Moda's Mehmet Ayvalıtaş Square while filming abuse toward a protester. Police reportedly attempted to seize Bay's press card and camera.
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» Please Tell Me a Good Story: The Key to an Outstanding Interview
Please Tell Me a Good Story: The Key to an Outstanding Interview
/ By	Lynden Kidd
"The engineers of the future will be poets." –Terence McKenna
I am always surprised when working with clients on interview prep – especially when working on "the tell me about yourself" question and answer. Usually, an inexperienced and under-practiced interviewee will respond with, "Well, where shall I begin?"
If you, as a job seeker have EVER heard the phrase, "Well, where shall I begin?" come out of your mouth, then listen up! You have just blown the interview.
You think I sound harsh? No, in fact most interviewers agree that if the interviewee doesn't understand that he or she is in a job interview and it's imperative to start out confidently and competently talking about your work, those who blurt out a confused sounding "Well, where shall I begin?" have just shot themselves in the foot. Since this is a typical lead into a major interview answer and part of cementing that first impression, you might not recover during the rest of the interview.
Why your "tell me about yourself" answer is so important
When you are asked to "tell me about yourself" in a job interview, I suggest that you have something engaging and witty prepared that will bring your listener along. From the primitive beginnings of humankind, we have shared information with other humans in the form of a story. Renowned cultural anthropologist Mary Catherine Bateson said, "The human species thinks in metaphors and learns through stories."
An aspiring employee should be helping the interviewer (or the interview panel) to learn more about him or her through the vehicle of story. If you want to get hired, the stories you tell in an interview need to be memorable and so impactful that the interviewer(s) can't help but relate to how much they need you in their company to help solve significant problems.
I usually suggest that the tell me about yourself answer needs to have a good hook. The interviewee needs to start out with some tale which creates intrigue and interest in the listener.
"Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." –Benjamin Franklin
Compare these example answers to the 'tell me about yourself' question: "So, X, tell me about yourself…." for an engineering management position.
"Oh my gosh (said with obvious enthusiasm)! I have had such a great career to this point. It was when I was working with X-Corp, that I hit my stride. As a kid, I was one of those who dreamed of being an astronaut – did you? I was always fascinated by all things in the sky. As you know from my resume, I studied aerospace engineering in college and even had an internship in that area, but my first jobs after college did not focus on aerospace but on finishes or coatings for things on the ground which were going to be exposed to extreme heat – heat shields for fire equipment.
For the first five years of my work, I was on project teams perfecting coatings to be used in high-intensity fires like petrochemical ones. However, once, I arrived at X-Corp, I finally had a chance to dream again about sending rockets to the moon! By that I mean, I spent several years again focused on the study of heat shields and led a team of five with a budget of $X doing leading-edge fire retardant curtain wall system research. As you may know, later our breakthrough coatings work contributed to the successful launch of the rocket supporting the International Space Station.
What an honour, the International Space Station (ISS) is the most complex international scientific and engineering projects in history, and the largest structure humans have ever put into space. While I've found my time working at X-Corp engaging and know we've done great work, I have to admit to being intrigued by this opportunity now with your company, Y-Corp, and think that for the next phase of my career I might be able to contribute significantly here and to offer this company the benefit of my lifelong interest in this area. I welcome hearing some details from you about what you see as the greatest challenges facing the person who steps into this position. What can you share with me?"
"Well, where shall I start? As you can see I was born in Missouri and ended up attending college at the University of Missouri where I studied engineering and after went to work at Z-Corp upon graduation. I spent several years testing heat shields for fires – especially scorching fires like petrochemical ones. I liked that work, but a few years back, a buddy from graduate school called and asked me to check out X-Corp. At that point I made a change going to X-Corp and as you know worked on a high profile project – the International Space Station. So, I have been leading a team of five with a budget of $X. However, as you know, funds have been cut back. So, now I am here talking with you. Is there anything else you would like to know?"
Which one of the responses engages the listener in the best story? What makes a story good? What makes someone want to listen really?
1. KISS principle
The KISS principle may ring a bell from your childhood. It stands for, "keep it simple, stupid" or "keep it short and simple." Whichever you prefer, it basically means that it's better to keep things straightforward and easy to understand. Use language or acronyms that are familiar to your listener and which allow the audience to follow without asking, "I wonder what that means?"
Using alliteration (using the same letters or sounds at the beginning of closely connected words) or other creative word choices help. We tend to like word combinations which inevitably seem to rhyme.
2. Hook into a feeling
The best stories play on how they make us feel. Creating a feeling in your listener means that the topic resonates somehow. While interviews are not the most emotionally charged situations, those who bring enthusiasm and emotional grit to the conversation create a lasting impression. Most great interviews and stories have humour, pain or joy (sometimes all three). If every story were simply facts stated, one after another, most of us would not listen or remember any of it. So, create colour in your interview conversation by bringing your listener along.
3. Demonstrate truth, don't just puff
Puffing is when we exaggerate. When we tell interview stories, we are not seeking truth in the scientific sense with reference citations and footnotes, but where objective facts stated. Interviewers want to clearly observe the storyteller believing what's said; resulting in a story perceived as credible, and the speaker recognized as honest with him or herself and with the audience.
The more numbers and comparisons used helps the listener find the information to be more real and credible. We are attracted to numbers to evaluate because we view them as objective and we like comparisons such as increased, decreased, improved, enhanced, etc… which tells the listener that the teller has added value to the project or situation which likely enhanced productivity, efficiency or profitability (PEP). I invite my clients to think in terms of objectively articulated PEP statements.
4. Real/authentic
Good stories relate first-hand experiences the interviewee witnessed in which s/he participated. Even if it might be a story that's passed on from one speaker to another, an effective story still has an element of how that story relates directly to the teller and is told in the teller's own words.
Regardless of the audience size, a good story works for any audience. One to one-million. It is not concerned with how many people can hear it, just that someone, somewhere is listening to it. The good work story is engaging and has elements which allow the teller to move through the beginning, to the middle and ultimately to end with the thoughts pulled together for the listener validating the discussion topic. At least for stories told in the context of an interview, we want to complete the thought process on behalf of the listener rather than to leave them hanging and have them create their own ending. We want our story lines to be tied up neatly in a way that 'leans into' our intention for a successful interview.
The secret to answering a good 'tell me about yourself' is anticipating the question and preparing an interesting and colourful answer that involves the listener/interviewer and truly showcases the best of you – the interviewee. Good luck.
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About the Author	Lynden Kidd
Lynden Kidd is the CEO and Chief Career Strategist with Captivating Careers. A successful and sought after executive coach, trainer, author, and speaker, she is a hiring process expert. As an accomplished career consultant, Lynden has interviewed thousands of job seekers, led more than 300 career development training sessions serving 500+ job seekers resulting in employment and enhanced job performance for hundreds of professionals.
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2011 Buick Regal Performance Review
Note: This performance review was created when the 2011 Buick Regal was new.
Reviewers say that the 2011 Buick Regal delivers impressive performance. The Regal is almost identical to the Open Insignia, a model designed and built in Germany, and reviewers say that German heritage carries over on the Regal. Handling is balanced and composed. The base 2.4 liter engine is adequate for commuters, but reviewers say the 2.0 liter turbocharged engine should satisfy enthusiasts. While there are some complaints about steering feel in the base model, by and large, reviewers find a lot to recommend about the Regal's performance. However, many also counsel that true gear heads wait for the Regal GS, due out in 2011. According to reports, the GS should have standard all-wheel drive, an engine tuned for more power, and improved handling capabilities.
"Dipping into the throttle over and over again as our entourage raced back toward Wiesbaden as the sun set over vast fields of blooming rapeseed, I couldn't quite get over the fact that I was driving a Buick that was running in the fast-moving flow of BMWs, Audis, and Mercedes-Benzes, and yet I didn't feel the least bit deprived." -- Automobile Magazine
"The ride is composed, the brakes are powerful, and it's a very competent all-around package." -- Car and Driver
"Away from the 'Ring, the Regal Turbo happily cruised at 120-130 mph on the autobahn, scattering slow-moving Volkswagens out of the fast lane like autumn leaves, their drivers doing a quick double-take as they spotted the Regal's unfamiliar badges." -- Motor Trend
"In urban settings the Regal drives like your average European front-driver sedan (think Audi A4 2.0T FWD, but with a conventional transmission)." -- Autoblog
"Plunging into the dark forests of tall green trees that crowd the track, the Regal's balance is so predictable that you occasionally forget it's front drive." -- Jalopnik
At its launch, the Regal will only be available with a 2.4 liter four-cylinder engine that makes 182 horsepower. However, in late 2010, the turbo model will make its way to market. The 2.0 liter turbocharged four-cylinder makes 220 horsepower and 258 pound-feet of torque. While most reviewers prefer the turbocharged engine to the 2.4 liter, they also say that for many drivers, the 2.4 liter offers enough power, and you should only opt for the turbo model if you really like having lots of power on hand.
The lack of a six-cylinder engine makes the Regal stand out among midsize sedans, but most reviewers say both four-cylinders are strong enough that the Regal doesn't need a six-cylinder option. Plus, keeping to four-cylinder power plants helps the Regal achieve good fuel economy.
The EPA hasn't rated the turbocharged engine on the Regal, but estimates that the 2.4 liter engine will get 19/30 miles per gallon city/highway. Despite the extra power in the turbocharged engine, reviewers expect it to get similar fuel economy.
Both engines are mated to six-speed automatic transmissions, though a manual transmission is expected to be available toward the end of 2010. Overall, reviewers like the automatics.
"While the naturally aspirated 2.4-liter engine feels breathless when pushed, the turbocharged 2.0-liter Ecotec four delivers a solid surge of acceleration when you nail the gas." -- Motor Trend
"The base engine, a 2.4-liter four making 182 hp, is mated to a six-speed automatic. The gearbox gets a gold star, but the 2.4-liter gets only a passing grade. For your average driver making an average commute over average roads, it will be just fine, but it runs out of breath at higher speeds and doesn't sound great when you push it." -- Automobile Magazine
"We had no problem getting up to and sustaining 125 miles per hour in Regal's powered by the normally aspirated 2.4-liter engine. We saw an indicated 138 mph in the turbo model before we approached traffic and had to back off." -- Autoblog
"The turbo engine is quiet and refined, with progressive power delivery. It's not a startlingly fast car, but passing power is decent, and it feels competitive with the likes of an Audi A4 2.0T and the four-cylinder TSX. The six-speed automatic transmission is superb, with quick, well-damped shifts." -- Car and Driver
"The transmissions are pretty respectable too, the manual shifts crisply and the engagement point is smooth, gears are well placed to work with the slightly heady engine and spirited driving is downright fun. The six speed auto isn't anything to sneeze at either, passing is a remarkably swift endeavor, it kicks down and away you go, pulling like a mule all the way. " -- Jalopnik
Most reviewers report that a few minutes driving the Regal will erase any memories of the floaty, ponderous Buicks of the past. Most reviewers agree that the Regal is well-balanced, with good handling. For driving enthusiasts, reviewers recommend the turbo model, which is coming to dealerships in late 2010. The turbo model has a different steering setup from the base model -- which is a good thing because if there's one complaint, it's about the base model's dead steering. Also, with the turbo model you can get the optional Interactive Drive Control System, which allows the driver dial in throttle, shift and damper settings for the style of driving they prefer. Reviewers who tested the system tend to recommend it.
"I had a blast in the Buick and was amazed by the Regal's body control, brake pedal modulation, and overall composure, even if I had to cane the 2.4-liter without mercy to keep up with the pro leading the way." -- Automobile Magazine
"There is no question about it though, the Buick Regal handles like a champ. However, and unfortunately, it may have a bleeding cut under its right eye. It's the steering feel. While the system was accurate (we could hit any squirrel that we aimed at on the backcountry road), it was just too light and incommunicative." -- Autoblog
"If there's one thing we can fault in the Regal, it's the steering under hard acceleration, there is a tendency for the wheel to get light and darty, while it's not nightmarish vintage Saab-like torque steer, it's the one thing that could use improvement in the car. Did you catch that? One thing." -- Jalopnik
"Even in this base configuration, the steering and handling shine. . . . In sharp turns, the Regal snaps around bends like a true sport sedan, and it feels well-planted." -- Cars.com
"The Touring mode offers the plushest ride and relaxed responses, while Sport mode makes the car more aggressive and buttoned-down, though at no stage could it be called harsh. The IDCS also allows drivers to mix and match settings - sharp steering and relaxed throttle, for example." -- Motor Trend
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Textbook for Fashionista: Amanda Brooks!
If you're familiar with Barneys New York--one of the city's, nay, the world's, best department stores--then you ought to be familiar with Amanda Brooks. Ms. Brooks, the fashion director, is a somewhat new addition to Barneys, having joined in February. Prior to her position uptown, Ms. Brooks worked as brand consultant for everyone from DvF and Roger Vivier to Chanel and Tod's. She's most certainly wise in the ways of fashion. But if that's not clear from her resume, then just take a look at her personal style--she's got a closet that makes any editor jealous. Brooks has already done quite a few interesting things at Barneys--see Daphne Guinness, Carine Roitfeld for proof--and we'll continue watching her work at the Madison Avenue landmark closely.
Textbook for Fashionista: Iris Apfel
If you've ever read Advanced Style, one of my favorite blogs, then you're probably familiar with Iris Apfel. Iris is without a doubt one of New York's most treasured style icons, darting around the city in her trademark spectacles, decked out in accessories while remaining light and effortless. At Monday's CFDA awards, Ms. Apfel told the story of how she once worked for WWD and earned a salary of $15 per week. True, that was a standard wage back then but we still shudder to think about it. After her time at WWD she began working in the textile industry where she further honed her style and sharp eye for prints, textures and patterns--it's no wonder she has unmatched style. Before presenting Alexander Wang with his Accessories Designer of the Year award, Ms. Apfel proclaimed that she is indeed a fan of the accessory. All it takes is a Google image search to see that she wasn't lying.
Textbook for Fashionista: Elsa Schiaparelli
Back in the day, there were two women designers causing quite a stir at about the same time. One of them, easily a household name, was Coco Chanel and I think we all know how that turned out. The other is slightly more elusive, but equally as important to the industry. Her name was Elsa Schiaparelli and to say she had a flare for the dramatic is most definitely an understatement. While Ms. Chanel was freeing women from antiquated silhouettes, Elsa was making us look at fashion with a different lens--a surreal lens. She's most known for teaming up with artists like Salvador Dalí: Consider it like the first version of the H&M collabs. Aside from rubbing elbows with some of the finest surrealists, she had a flair for innovation--to Elsa, a shoe could be a hat, a lobster was a perfect addition to a dress and a bow could be just as pretty if it were simply an illusion. So let's give it up for master of pattern, print and all things hot pink, Elsa Schiaparelli.
Textbook for Fashionista: Lady Georgiana Spencer Cavendish
While the interwebs may still be abuzz about Kate Middleton's dress and Beatrice's hat--I thought I'd pay tribute to another British icon.
Textbook for Fashionista: Kate Middleton
Textbook for Fashionista: Costello Tagliapietra
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Textbook for Fashionista: Abbey Lee Kershaw
Abbey Lee Kershaw is undoubtedly the blogging world's favorite model. Indeed, her maxi skirts can be seen on dozens of street-style blogs on the web. If you're not wise to Ms. Kershaw, permit us to enlighten you. She's as much a supermodel now as any of the other top girls. Her trademark oh-so-coveted grin and gaze have earned her spots on nearly every top runway in New York, Milan, London and Paris. (Of course, it does help if you're really tall too.) Off the runway, she sports a unique personal style and we give her credit for rolling in maxi skirts, power shoulder jackets and sweet shoes. Abbey Lee, we salute you: Model on Wayne, model on Garth.
Textbook for Fashionista: Edie Sedgwick
Easily one of New York's most famous icons, Edie Sedgwick made her name in the Warhol era. One of his favorites, she was often spotted at The Factory and starred in several of his short films. In truth, the early part of Edie's New York life was pretty fantastic and people all over wanted to emulate her style: leotards, chandelier earrings and a generally excessive attitude. However, as her fame spiraled upward, Edie spiraled downward into drug and alcohol abuse. After a tumultuous relationship and her career on pause, she returned to her family in California for some semblance of health and control. Shortly after being married, her addictions got the better of her and she succumbed to an overdose. Still, she's one of New York's most cherished style icons. We recommend emulating her wardrobe, not her lifestyle.
Textbook for Fashionista: Babe Paley
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Textbook for Fashionista: Little Edie Beale!
Edith Beale, made famous by the Maysles Bros. documentary Grey Gardens, had quite the life before her time in the Hamptons. Like any young woman of a well born family, Edith was groomed to become a member of high society. She debuted at the Pierre Hotel in 1936. As Edith grew older, her family deteriorated and life became more difficult. She spent several years at the Barbizon, a sort of dormitory for women in Manhattan (it still exists in some form today on the Upper East Side) as her parents drifted apart. Her dreams of becoming an actress faded and eventually she joined her mother in their East Hampton estate. The Beales (both named Edie) shut themselves out from the outside world and descended into poverty. After an inspection by the county, Edith's cousin, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis repaired the home to make it livable shortly after the documentary was produced. It was in the documentary that the world got a glimpse of her trademark style--head scarves, an old-money accent and an enviable view on life.
Textbook for Fashionista: Stephanie LaCava!
Having penned pieces for Vogue, The New York Times and The Daily Beast, Stephanie LaCava has built a name for herself in the edit world. Of course, as with most fashion writers, she has her own unique style which pays homage to the decade we all know and love--the nineties. With a flare for the Nirvana age, I'm willing to bet that Ms. LaCava is a little more than excited about what we saw for Fall 2011. Everything old is new again, unless you never let it go.
Textbook for Fashionista: Emmanuelle Alt!
Who doesn't know Emmanuelle Alt? Even before her somewhat new role as Editor-in-Chief at Vogue Paris, she was making waves in the blogosphere as their Fashion Director. She's typically spotted in a Kate Lanphear-esque ensemble--jeans or leather pants, a simple shirt and some kind of awesome blazer or coat. Ms. Alt has certainly nailed her street style pose too, but being shot as many times as she is, who wouldn't develop a trademark stance?
Textbook for Fashionista: Nickelson Wooster of Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman!
Nickelson Wooster, men's fashion director at Neiman Marcus, can be seen at most menswear shows you'd like to be at. As the voice behind the men of Neimans and Bergdorf Goodman, he's earned his spot. However, if you aren't a show-goer or skulking outside Simon Spurr, you may have seen him on every single menswear blog ever. Mr. Wooster has impeccable style and makes bold decisions when it comes to print, pattern and color and it's these choices that make him all the more interesting. You have to admire a man who knows how to aggressively mix plaid. Good for him.
Textbook for Fashionista: Linda Fargo!
Textbook for Fashionista: Glenda Bailey!
In honor of NYFW, I thought it'd be nice to take a look at Glenda Bailey. To be perfectly frank, I think she's pretty badass as far as the editorial world goes. As editor in chief of Harper's Bazaar, she's the type of woman who keeps her wits about her and one of those people that's in it because she loves it. So often in fashion we see people who want their picture taken, want their name on the list or want their gift bag. There are very few veterans still in the business for the right reasons, and Glenda is one of them. So cheers to Ms. Bailey; she's got it goin' on.
Textbook for Fashionista: Lynn Yaeger!
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Textbook for Fashionista: Daphne Guinness!
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Textbook for Fashionista: Kate Lanphear!


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Diary: The Amazon rainforest
By David Shukman
BBC science correspondent
Few places present as many challenges to travellers as the Amazon.
Follow my progress as I investigate how climate change and logging are affecting a region that has more than half the planet's remaining rainforests.
19 JULY: ROOT OF THE PROBLEM
In the fierce midday heat, a small boat slides over the black waters of the Rio Negro, draws up to our broadcasting position in the jungle and disgorges two improbably distinguished visitors to this remote corner of rainforest 1,000 miles up the Amazon.
The panel addresses global concerns in the Amazon
The threat of soya
We have arranged an interactive session to answer your questions and have invited the two visitors to lend a hand. We couldn't have more relevant people: the Bishop of Liverpool, the Right Reverend James Jones, and Sir Ghillean Prance, the science director of the Eden Project.
They are here to take part in the symposium on the future of the Amazon, arranged by the Orthodox Church.
We have set up a mini open-air studio on a floating dock with a view of the river and the rainforest beyond. Behind us flutter scores of butterflies. And around us, bemused by the spectacle, are the rangers and boatmen of the huge Jau national park.
The minutes flash by and soon we are on air, receiving emailed questions by satellite and beaming back the answers live on BBC World, and recorded to be shown later on News 24.
Sir Ghillean fields questions about the rainforest. It's humbling to be with a man who has personally discovered some 300 new plants in the Amazon and has about 50 named after him. He's passionate about the scale of deforestation and the impact on the people of this region and on the global climate.
The bishop is equally passionate about the controversy over the growing of soya in the Amazon. Many of the soya beans are cultivated in fields carved out of rainforest and are then shipped directly to the bishop's home city. He says his eyes have been opened to the potential damage caused by this trade.
Eye in the sky: "balloon cam" offers a fresh perspective on the problem
All too soon our time is up and our two guests have to leave. The symposium's flotilla of ships is heading back to Manaus. After the long line of vessels has passed, the jungle is quiet once more. We will set off later.
Our time here has been hot, frantic and challenging. But the beauty of this scene is captivating and we've become addicted to the views from our balloon camera.
We're exhausted and need to get home but I know that slipping away downstream, leaving behind the emerald forest, the splash of the pink dolphins, and the changing light on the river, is also likely to be a wrench.
18 JULY: BALLOONING IN THE AMAZON
A tense morning for the BBC News team in the burning heat of the Amazon.
How best to get above the trees
We are victims of our own ambition. Our aim is to give viewers a live panorama of our position on the Rio Negro, one of the mightiest of the Amazon's tributaries, and the best way to achieve this involves some surprisingly old fashioned technology: a balloon from which we'll hang a camera.
Amid the buzz of the countless insects, the stifling humidity, and the stress of trying to keep our promises to editors in London, we unroll the bulky material of a mini-blimp.
We're in the Jau National Park and the rangers who run the place gather to watch in amazement. We're pretty amazed too: this is the part of our plan that has long caused most excitement.
Engineers Martin Doyle and Paul Szeless have worked at double speed to prepare every other element of our broadcasting system - the satellite dish that will connect us to the newsroom and the "mast camera" on top of a 12m extendable tower.
Now it's time to inflate the balloon and see if it will fly. With producer Mark Georgiou filming each step in the process, ropes are attached, helium cylinders are opened and finally it's time for lift-off. But then it's a case of : "Amazon, we have a problem".
There is lift-off but not much. Martin and Paul lighten the balloon's load and pump in more helium. And then a moment of broadcasting history: our latest pet rises gently into the tropical air and soon we're on air, too.
The camera can be remotely controlled so we can show spectacular views from 30m above the canopy. The sweep of the river, the clusters of islands and the dense green of the rainforest all lie revealed below our lens - and our small team in a remote corner of the Amazon managed to share it with millions.
17 JULY: ALL ABOARD
The floating meeting will look at the future of the Amazon
Drought fears
A day of ludicrous extremes. Our first stop is the wooden shack that is home to Jose Amorin and his family.
A few chickens pick at scraps and his grandchildren toss marbles into the dust.
Jose was one of many millions in the region who suffered from the drought that struck last autumn. He lost half his crop and recalls having only enough food to keep everyone going and none spare to sell in the market.
He sits with his wife on a bench under a tree and they calmly peel oranges while we chat.
He hands me an orange which I try to peel while holding my notebook, a process that ends so messily that Jose shoots me a look of disdain. I manage to wash before our next stop: a lavish cruise ship in the capital of the region, Manaus.
The ship is the setting for what must rank as one of the more surreal gatherings I've ever attended.
It's a symposium on the future of the Amazon organised by the so-called "Green Patriarch", the head of the Orthodox Church who has long taken an active interest in environmental issues.
After previous symposia focusing on other threatened waters like the Baltic and the Black Sea, he has now brought together scientists, politicians, and church leaders to investigate the fate of Amazon.
In the chill of an air-conditioned conference room on board the ship, a top table groans with ecclesiastical weight - the Patriarch and his men sporting splendid beards, senior cardinals from the Vatican in white robes, the Bishop of Liverpool in purple.
The speeches are strong - the theme is the Amazon as a source of life - but I find myself gazing out of a window as the clouds darken and a vicious wind hurls rain horizontally across the river itself.
The challenges here are immense and interlocking: an area the size of Wales is chopped down every year; the burning of so many trees adds hugely to the greenhouse gases linked to global warming; global warming itself threatens to shift the weather system and deny the forest the rain it needs to survive.
I think back to Jose and what it might mean for him, but not for long. That night we set off by boat for an overnight journey upstream and the splash of the river sends me to sleep immediately.
16 JULY: SEIZING CONTROL
We can't help standing out in the crowd: two Brits with sunburned faces, carrying a lot of TV equipment and wearing those off-white, explorer-style shirts with countless pockets and vents that all new boys to the tropics are convinced will keep them cool.
It is 0500, the temperature is 27C and I wonder how the shirt salesman would explain why we are so hot and bothered.
Locals have their suspicions about the future of the rainforest
Amazon from above
We're up early to catch a short flight from Manaus, the capital of Brazil's Amazon region, to Santarem, a fast-growing riverside town.
I soon fall into conversation with the two men beside me, representatives of a large biscuit company, on a tour to drum up new orders. The first topic is Brazil's shame in the World Cup - my two companions recall it all with forensic detail.
Humiliation confirmed, they then ask about me. I explain that I will be reporting on the future of the rainforest, how it faces the twin threats of climate change and large-scale felling. Their faces drop. Look, says one of the biscuit-men, you Europeans chopped down your forest so leave us alone to decide what to do with ours.
I start to explain that since then scientists have established the Amazon's vital role in the global climate, but it is horribly early in the day, a bumpy ride is making me feel queasy and I sense that I am utterly unconvincing and unprepared for the argument to come.
The Americans are getting ready to seize the forest, I am told. Why do you think they have military bases in countries all around us? To fight drugs, I suggest. Ah, comes the reply, that is what they want you to think - really they want to control our rainforest, and you British will help the Americans.
I feel weary at the prospect of anyone even contemplating invading this place. We land in a thunderstorm. We are given umbrellas to shield us from the waves of rain as we walk to the terminal, but the gales blow them inside out.
15 JULY: WELCOME TO THE FOREST
Have I stepped into the heart of dampness or the heat of darkness?
Dusk in the Amazon - a stunning, stifling, disorientating place
Disappearing forest
The Amazon rainforest does strange, confusing things to the brain. Never mind global warming; it's my mind that's heading for dangerous temperatures.
From the air, the ocean of trees had looked so stunning - inviting, even innocent, a rolling carpet of brilliant greens. But step inside and the forest is a world of endless shadows and stifling air.
Only the odd trickle of sunlight makes it down through the leaves and creepers to our path. Imagine entering a darkened sauna that has been placed inside a hothouse and you get the idea.
And then picture the surge of adrenaline that comes from discovering that we are not alone. I suddenly find myself enduring a short, sharp lesson in biodiversity.
I'm all for conserving wildlife but some of the creatures here are truly unnerving. Within a minute of arriving, an ant the size of a paper clip falls from a tree and lands on my sleeve.
David Shukman (L) and camerman John Boon
Climate forecast
Seconds later, a particularly muscle-bound type of mosquito, with the burly physique of a wasp, tries to punch through the shirt of cameraman John Boon.
The monster is swiped to the ground by the Brazilian scientist guiding us, Flavio Luizao, who picks it up and points out its proboscis, which resembles one of those particularly large hypodermic needles.
But what really makes us jump is the appearance of a scorpion with attitude. It suddenly appears at our feet, scuttling at steroid-induced speed. You only need to worry if there is a red dot on its back, we are told. Otherwise it won't actually kill you.
And that's all in the first five minutes. The depressing thing is that we are bathed in insect repellent and it is not working. Welcome to the forest, says Flavio with a grin, fruitlessly waving his cap at the swarm around his head.
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package com.example.charmer.moving.friendchat;

import android.app.Fragment;
import android.content.Context;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.text.Editable;
import android.text.TextWatcher;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.inputmethod.InputMethodManager;
import android.widget.EditText;
import android.widget.FrameLayout;
import android.widget.ImageView;
import android.widget.RelativeLayout;
import android.widget.TextView;
import android.widget.Toast;

import com.example.charmer.moving.R;

import butterknife.ButterKnife;
import butterknife.InjectView;

public class SearchTalk extends AppCompatActivity  {
    @InjectView(R.id.finish)
    TextView finish;
    @InjectView(R.id.tvpeople)
    TextView tvpeople;
    @InjectView(R.id.llsearchp)
    RelativeLayout llsearchp;
    @InjectView(R.id.tvqun)
    TextView tvqun;
    @InjectView(R.id.rlsearch2)
    RelativeLayout rlsearch2;
    private RelativeLayout rl_search;
    private EditText rdsearsr;
    private FrameLayout frsearch;
    private ImageView iv_cancell;
    public static String content;
    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_search_talk);
        ButterKnife.inject(this);
        initView();
        initData();
        initEvt();

    }

    private void initView() {
        switchFragment(new Fragment_search1());
        iv_cancell = ((ImageView) findViewById(R.id.iv_cancel1));
        rdsearsr = ((EditText) findViewById(R.id.edsearchsr));
        rl_search = ((RelativeLayout) findViewById(R.id.rl_search));
        frsearch = ((FrameLayout) findViewById(R.id.frsearch));

    }

    private void initData() {
        rdsearsr.addTextChangedListener(textWatcher);
    }

    private void initEvt() {
        //群搜框
        rlsearch2.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                llsearchp.setVisibility(View.GONE);
                rlsearch2.setVisibility(View.GONE);
                switchFragment(new Fragment_search3());
                Toast.makeText(SearchTalk.this,"找组织(⊙_⊙)",Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
            }
        });
        //大取消
        finish.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                finish();
            }
        });
        //取消小按钮
        iv_cancell.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                rdsearsr.setText("");
                tvpeople.setText("");
                tvqun.setText("");
                switchFragment(new Fragment_search1());
            }
        });
        //fragment
        frsearch.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                iv_cancell.setVisibility(View.GONE);
                llsearchp.setVisibility(View.GONE);
                rlsearch2.setVisibility(View.GONE);
                rdsearsr.setFocusable(false);
                InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager) getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
                imm.hideSoftInputFromWindow(v.getWindowToken(), 0);
            }
        });
        //搜索框
        rdsearsr.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                llsearchp.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
                rlsearch2.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
                iv_cancell.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
                rdsearsr.setFocusable(true);
                rdsearsr.setFocusableInTouchMode(true);
                rdsearsr.requestFocus();
                rdsearsr.requestFocusFromTouch();
                InputMethodManager imm = (InputMethodManager) getSystemService(Context.INPUT_METHOD_SERVICE);
                imm.toggleSoftInput(0, InputMethodManager.SHOW_FORCED);

            }
        });
        //人搜索框
        llsearchp.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                llsearchp.setVisibility(View.GONE);
                rlsearch2.setVisibility(View.GONE);
                switchFragment(new Fragment_search2());
                Toast.makeText(SearchTalk.this,"找人去(⊙_⊙)",Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
            }
        });

    }

    private void switchFragment(Fragment fragment) {
        this.getFragmentManager().beginTransaction().replace(R.id.frsearch, fragment).commit();
    }
   //搜索文本框变化
    private TextWatcher textWatcher = new TextWatcher() {
        @Override
        public void onTextChanged(CharSequence s, int start, int before,
                                  int count) {
            llsearchp.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
            rlsearch2.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
            Log.i("onTextChanged",rdsearsr.getText().toString());
            tvpeople.setText(rdsearsr.getText().toString());
            tvqun.setText(rdsearsr.getText().toString());
        }
        @Override
        public void beforeTextChanged(CharSequence s, int start, int count,
                                      int after) {
            Log.i("beforeTextChanged",rdsearsr.getText().toString());
        }
        @Override
        public void afterTextChanged(Editable s) {
            Log.i("afterTextChanged",rdsearsr.getText().toString());
               setContent(rdsearsr.getText().toString().trim());
        }
    };

    public static String getContent() {
        return content;
    }

    public static void setContent(String content) {
        SearchTalk.content = content;
    }
}

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There is no point whatsoever going on a study abroad experience if you have no interest in where you are. You must be passionate and excited about the destination of your study, and to get this excited, you need to be organized and know exactly what you are getting yourself into. Don't always go for the obvious choice either. It is very easy to be complacent and just slip into the same schools that your friends or family have been to. Go somewhere you want to go, and the more different, usually the better experience you will have. It's also important to note that just because you do not speak the local language it does not mean that you cannot attend that school. Most of these programs allow you to study the local language on arrival so this should not be a barrier at all. Choose the place you really want to go, not where other people think you should go or you will go their living the expectations of their dream.
There is no point whatsoever going on your dream exchange only not to be able to get involved with activities and trips while you are there. Make sure you "over save" and "over budget" exactly how much money you will need while you are on the exchange. Include every little expense in your budgeting as possible so you can get an accurate idea of how much money you will need. Probably a good idea to lock away your funds for the return flight aswell, because you may over spend on the trip and then realise you do not have enough money or that you have spent the money saved for the return flight. So either buy the return ticket before you go or lock it away somewhere very safe.
The opportunities that will come your way while you are on your study abroad program are amazing. Be sure to make the most of these opportunities. Odds are you will not know many people when you first get to the school, but if you get involved with as many of the activities as you can then you are sure to make new best friends fast with other students. So get out of your secure and safe zone and get into the offerings that are presented to you. As a rule of thumb, say "yes" to every opportunity that is offered to you!
It is only polite to know a little bit of the local language if you are going to be a guest in another's country. You can buy a pocket language book or take a few classes before you go. Alternatively, you can search the net or use Google Translate to fine tune the basics of some of the language. But don't stress too much, while you are in the country you will definitely pick up more of the language, in particular the more useful phrases.
Once again, this is only polite. You will want to know as much as you can about the place you are going so that you can get the most out of your stay. Read up about the lifestyle of the locals, the religious affiliations within certain parts of the country and the current political climate and history of the country. You will be made to look and feel extremely foolish if you are not will versed with the basics of the country you are staying at, so this one is quite important. Do your research, its not that difficult.
You are very likely if not certain to meet people from all over the world when you go on your study abroad program. You may not make friends with all of them, but each person and culture should still be respected. It is common for people to have prejudice against a certain country or race for no reason, and there is no room in study abroad programs for this type of bias. Best approach everything with a clean slate and an open mind.
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Welcome toCFS Alert
Writer John Allemang and Illustrator Tonia Cowan Published May 21 2015
In this inhospitable location at the world's edge, a huge effort goes into making an extreme life feel normal.
A lounge with living-room comforts, including a TV with very basic viewing options. Alert's lifeline, the illuminated runway, can be seen out the window.
Morale is as crucial as water and fuel.
Civilian and military staff hang out at the Arctic Club, Alert's bar, which is open nightly.
So is readiness. The best way to avert disaster in this vulnerable village is to be so well prepared that nothing comes as a surprise.
A glimmer of sunrise peeks out over Alert. Full sunrise is still weeks away.
Day-to-day functions that are taken for granted elsewhere become extraordinary achievements at the most northerly permanently inhabited place in the world.
Canadian Forces Station Alert is many things to many people: a signals-intelligence listening post, a geolocation facility, a weather station and climate-change monitoring post, a search-and-rescue base, a cold-weather campus for Arctic researchers and explorers and an assertion of Canadian sovereignty at the polar limits of nationhood.
It is also a life-threatening, life-enhancing jobsite where a blended team of military and civilian workers faces daily pressures unavailable down south.
Alert's motto is "Beyond the Inuit Land." From its position at the northernmost tip of Ellesmere Island, the nearest Inuit settlement is Grise Fjord, more than 700 kilometres to the south.
The station is so close to the North Pole that it can't connect with communication satellites because their orbit lies below the horizon.
For four months, Alert exists in total darkness. For another four months, there are 24 hours of daylight – and then you can glimpse Greenland, which also lies to the south. The annual polar-bear swim is held in August.
Before you go to Alert, you fill out a detailed medical form. Its questionnaire format challenges you to insist that you can tough out an otherwise harsh and remote environment – because if you're prone to depression or seek consolation in alcohol or suddenly develop heart problems, things could go badly very quickly. And be warned: It will take between 18 and 36 hours to evacuate you out, even more when the weather turns bad.
"There is nothing nearby, and that's one of the challenges we have. Everything has to be flown in. We can't just walk to Home Depot when something breaks. The doctor isn't just down the street."
— Major Scott Marshall, Alert Commanding Officer
An extreme commute
It's a major logistical operation just to get to Alert. The C-17 Globemaster is a flying warehouse with a primeval, bestial look: Its stripped-down, belly-of-the-whale interior can fit helicopters and the occasional tank alongside camouflaged troops and their bulky gear. On this trip, the wide-open cabin of the RCAF transport is dominated by a massive all-terrain Sno-Cat and pallets of supplies that are the lifeline for Alert, the distant destination for a gathering of sleep-deprived passengers.
At 5 in the morning, the speedy Globemaster surges forward, leaving behind CFB Trenton and the sheltered bays of Lake Ontario.
For the next six hours, outdistancing daylight, we head north to the top of Canada.
Passengers cluster around the High Arctic materiel and try to block out the plane's conversation-cancelling din.
On this occasion, Alert is also the destination of the Governor-General of Canada, David Johnston.
The Governor-General takes time during the flight to get to know the other passengers. He is seen here discussing poetry with The Globe's John Allemang.
He will preside over a change of command at the station – military postings in this otherworldly location are limited to six months. In honour of the Governor-General and his entourage, the door on one of the two portable toilets prominently positioned at the front of the Globemaster's seating area is quickly inscribed with the letters VIP.
Adjacent to the toilets is a reminder of an environment that's indifferent to status: a secured pile of kitbags full of Arctic survival gear in case we suddenly have to confront the Far North's reality check.
"Flying in Canada's North and especially into Alert offers some great challenges for a crew. You really have to be at the top of your game. You have to be creative. At any turn there could be a surprise that will happen at the last second. Usually it's environmentally driven."
— Col. David Lowthian, Commander, 8 Wing, CFB Trenton
Supply transports carrying passengers and perishables arrive at Alert weekly, but during the spring and fall operations when most of the station's bulk supplies and fuel are delivered, traffic at the tiny airfield on the edge of the Arctic Ocean is non-stop. Even routine trips turn risky in Alert's idiosyncratic conditions. "Things can change just like that," said Pte. Erica Thomson, a meteorological technician based in Gagetown, N.B. "It can be a nice, calm day here and then 10 minutes later a low cloud comes in and you can't see the runway."
The wings of the Globemaster are carrying an extra 50,000 litres of all-purpose fuel to sustain Alert's precarious form of life. Because of the heavy load, the plane needs the full extent of the station's 5,500-foot runway as it comes to a halt on the packed snow and ice with body-jarring deceleration. None of the regulars on the flight looks bothered. The well-travelled military passengers have likely seen worse in war zones. The civilian workers are used to it – their schedule at Alert is two months on, two months off, so the trip is like a commute.
But for a visitor from Down South, just stepping out into the midday darkness feels dangerous enough.
The numbing cold of the High Arctic (-48 with very believable wind chill) is both a shock and a thrill, breathing as extreme sport.
Part of the scientific operations of Alert, this building is where hydrogen for Environment Canada weather balloons is produced.
What comes next is more unexpected, because it seems so far away from the sci-fi gloom of the emptiness surrounding Alert's regimented warren of metal-clad buildings.
An honour guard presents a crisp salute as you walk up to the main hall, which has all the outward charm of a pre-fab Prairie curling rink.
You stagger up the stairs lugging your survival bag, open the door, and suddenly you're on centre stage:
The entire complement of the station is arrayed around you, applauding your progress into the light.
The new arrivals mingle with the station residents in the main entrance.
"It's an Alert tradition. We meet people at the door, give them a good clap and a come-on-in. It doesn't matter whether you're here for a day or six months, everyone gets treated the same way."
— Master-Corporal Nicolas Rivest-Muir, Communications Specialist
A few hours later, Alert's compulsive sense of camaraderie is placed in its historical context.
The headlights from one of the station's busses illuminate a row of crosses and a stone marker near the end of the airfield's gravel runway – tributes to nine people killed on a 1950 supply run and five who died on a 1991 mission.
The Governor-General, Canada's Commander-in-Chief, crunches his way forward along the packed snow, bends a knee and lays wreaths at each memorial. Except for the constant wind, the silence is all-encompassing. And then, standing apart in the darkness and defying the numbing cold, bagpiper Sergeant Josh McFarlane begins to play the military's slow and sorrowful lament, Flowers of the Forest.
It is a haunting sound that humanizes this inhospitable place for a few brief, beautiful minutes.
Sergeant Josh McFarlane plays in -39C weather without any gloves.
'You never know when we might have a superhero night'
In the heyday of Cold War snooping, upwards of 300 personnel staffed the Arctic's front-line listening post. But the numbers dropped considerably as it became possible to gather and send electronic information remotely, and now there are fewer than 80 people here in Alert's surprisingly lively version of the dead of winter.
Since a 2008 cost-cutting, half the number consist of civilian support staff who look after the power plant, the water supply, on-station transport, the cramped and very basic college-dorm-style accommodations, and a kitchen kept busy defying the notion that Alert is a hardship post.
Made-to-order omelettes in the Igloo Gardens dining hall draw breakfast lineups and the frequent special-occasion feasts such as the change-of-command dinner might include wapiti in mushroom sauce, a roulade of Arctic char, and roast beef with Yorkshire pudding, followed by tiramisu, all served on Alert's own special china and washed down with Merlot.
For a few hours, it's easy to believe that you're not on the very edge of nowhere.
The change-of-command dinner gave residents and visitors a chance to chat and get to know one another.
The difficult side of Alert's wintry isolation is so disproportionately obvious to its residents – separated from families, friends, faithful pets, reassuring routines, comforting surroundings – that they go out of their way to erase all traces of loneliness.
The "mess committee," as the station's social convenors are called, organizes nightly games of euchre, cribbage, darts, pool and bingo. On Friday, it's TGIF comedy night (or DMCV for francophones). There's a movie club, a video-game group, a tanning bed where you can get your Vitamin D ration, board games of all kinds, a sewing club, a wood-hobby shop, off-road biking in the summer along with hiking to the local ice caves, geocaching and a little fishing, a gym and weight room, too many sports competitions to count, and even a coffee society occupying a fragrant niche in the newly renovated library – you can buy one of their souvenir mugs at the well-stocked Alert Trading Post.
Artifact: A pack of Lucky Strike cigarettes from an American Cold War ration pack, circa 1956-57. Recovered in 1996.
There's even the beginning of a museum, as the artifacts and souvenirs that have been collected over Alert's 65 years of operations accumulate into a vivid if sometimes eccentric history of Arctic daring. The disparate collection includes the Vancouver 2010 Olympic torch that was carried to Alert, relics from the 1991 and 1950 plane crashes, a stratified piece of Siberian spruce that found its way to Ellesmere Island, an old pack of Arctic candles ("May be chewed, similar to chewing gum, to promote sustenance in the event of an emergency"), Lucky Strike cigarettes from an American Cold War ration kit, a tin of hardtack, dated c. 1900, with an annotation from the explorer who found it: "One of the tins was sound and the hardtack was no more inedible than 50 years ago," and a collection of dinner plates from the original HMS Alert, the ship that wintered in a nearby bay in 1875-76 and gave its name to the station.
"If you're bored up here it's because you're boring"
— Thomas Williamson, civilian employee whose job is to keep Alert within Nunavut's strict environmental regulations
No one who deliberately chooses such an out-of-the-way existence, from the HMS Alert's explorers onwards, could ever be described as dull or easily contented.
Artifact: Residents of Alert like to say that local Arctic hares run around on their hind legs and eat lemmings. A stuffed specimen occupies a place of pride in the officers' lounge.
This deliberate denial of boredom goes into overdrive during Alert's 12 Days of Christmas celebrations. The non-stop festivities included an ugly-sweater competition, a masquerade ball, a murder mystery guessing-game, volleyball, ball-hockey, dodgeball and capture-the-flag tournaments, a shorts-and-T-shirt roll in the snow, tricycle races through the station halls, and a parade of homemade Christmas floats (first prize went to the Star Trek-themed float – the level of technical expertise at Alert makes it a showcase for Trekkie talents).
People who know Alert only from its absurd position on the map have trouble comprehending the heightened reality of a place where everyone is devoted to keeping everyone else's spirits up. When MCpl. Rivest-Muir was asked by incoming ops-team colleagues for advice on High Arctic necessities, he answered:
"Well, make sure you bring a pair of slippers and a housecoat. And a Hawaiian shirt and a funny costume – you never know when we might have a superhero night."
— Master-Corporal Nickolas Rivest-Muir, Communications Specialist
Cpl. Graeme Fotheringham was one of the Trekkies on the Christmas float. As a radar technician, he normally deals with airfield communications but at Alert he branched out into managing audiovisual equipment. On the station's awards night, he was called forward from his AV booth to receive a commemorative coin for outstanding contributions to morale – an old-fashioned military term that permeates Alert's family values.
Morale is perhaps the most-emphasized word on station.
To maintain morale, counsellors like rabbi-chaplain Captain Bryan Bowley are regularly sent up to Alert.
Among Cpl. Fotheringham's many contributions: He expanded the station television system, finally making it possible for Alert's eight or nine Coronation Street devotees to get their weekly TV fix.
"We were able to get the satellite feed up here and make sure it was available to them on Sunday mornings, because they like to be kept in the loop. Personally I'm not a fan, but it's not about me. This has a big impact on the station: It's about making sure morale is high for the people here."
— Corporal Graeme Fotheringham, Radar Technician
Morale-boosting takes many forms. MCpl. Rivest-Muir subbed as station barber, brought the PA system to fire-alarm readiness and increased bandwidth to give his colleagues more Skype time with their families.
Alert is child-free by necessity, and the effect of this absence can eat away at parents doing their jobs and serving their country. So just before Christmas, MCpl. Rivest-Muir created the Santa Connect telephone line. "All the kids called up and left a prerecorded message with Santa, which the parents and aunts and uncles up here could listen to. We got on Skype, and Santa replied back to the messages, and there was Mummy or Daddy with Santa. And I was dressed up as Santa – the great thing for me was connecting with other people's families."
'A lot of stuff affects us very quickly'
With such a small population on such a complex post, almost everyone takes on a multiplicity of tasks.
Warrant Officer Hollie Butticci personifies this Alert style of versatility. She's shouting out commands to the honour guard when the Governor-General arrives. A little later, she's working the desk at the Trading Post which also serves as the station post office and Interac cash point.
The next day, she briefs the Governor-General on Alert's medical facilities, which she supervises as a physician assistant (in her spare time, she's studying for her Master's degree from the University of Nebraska). The station is equipped to handle everything from dental emergencies, respiratory infections and too-frequent sports injuries to advanced-trauma life support – if necessary, but only when transport becomes available, she can ship patients to a small hospital at the American base in Thule, Greenland, 700 km to the south.
A visitor who asks about drinking at the station – where you're not allowed to bring in alcohol or consume it in personal quarters – gets a clipped and protective response. "Yes, we do have a bar here, and yes, it is open every night, but there's rather few issues. We don't have an alcohol problem."
But there's more to her impatience than intrusive questioning.
Thirty minutes later, she's back in her honour-guard uniform and leading the salute at the change-of-command ceremony.
Warrant Officer Hollie Butticci leads the honour guard during the change of command ceremony.
A few minutes into the event, she receives the Wing Commander's commendation for her cool handling of a cardiac emergency – over 18 hours, she stabilized and looked after the patient while arranging evacuation. The patient survived.
The human frailties that must be monitored in this environment have their counterpart in all the station's operations. Hypervigilance is a way of life. Every potential emergency is foreseen and back-up plans proliferate – there's even an extra pen at the ready should the main one fail during the change-of-command handover. Redundancy is built into a system that has to be self-sufficient to outwit Arctic isolation.
This devotion to preparation was put to the test on the morning of the change of command. In the world's most northerly dining hall, the long lineup for made-to-order omelettes was inching forward with a buzz of anticipation. And then shortly after 7 a.m. the fire alarms went off.
The well-drilled team of soldiers and civilians responded in seconds. The leaders of the omelette queue abandoned their quest, in sync with the disappearing cooks. Breakfasters in the dining-hall rose quietly and moved to their appointed stations.
The aura of practiced calm doesn't extend to a scattering of worried visitors. We're instructed to grab the bags of survival gear that have been issued for just this possibility, and get ready to make a quick exit.
And then begins a nervous, helpless wait.
The PA system announces, "This is not a drill. Repeat, this is not a drill."
Station firefighters respond quickly to the early-morning alarm.
Water here is as essential as fuel, not just for drinking and cooking and cleaning, but to cool the easily overheated signals-intelligence equipment which is, after all, the purpose of the place: To miss an intelligence warning because of poor plumbing would be worse than embarrassing. The station has to keep its two 85,000-litre tanks topped up with water from a nearby lake in case of fire – a prospect so dreaded and foreseeable in Alert's combustible environment that there are five fulltime firefighters on the station and up to 10 volunteers who undergo weekly training.
"A lot of stuff affects us very quickly," said Alert commanding officer Major Marshall.
Eventually the stand-down was given – there is no disaster this time. But for a few long minutes, the Alert way of life looked highly precarious.
Later in the day, feeling safe and secure again, we visited one of the out-buildings where supplies and equipment are stored. High shelves have everything needed to sustain life at Alert. There were enough emergency rations and bottled water to support the station for a few days if things went badly. When the fire alarm went off, and evacuation plans were being considered, this was where we would have sought refuge.
But that was just stage one of a more elaborate scenario. "We have the sleds there," said Major Marshall, pointing up at the Arctic's most basic mode of transport. "So we'd take the emergency tents, and those would go out if they had to."
It's comforting to know they're always preparing for the worst at Alert. And just a little bit terrifying.
In a warehouse full of emergency supplies sit two sleds, ready for the worst-case scenario.
'I hate to leave this family'
All the arrivals on the huge Globemaster – those newbies with their just-in-case Hawaiian shirts – have their polar opposites standing in the Alert version of a Departures lounge.
A jokey bus-stop sign hangs by the exit door where these freshly seasoned veterans of sovereignty-assertion, intelligence-gathering and omelette-making get ready to trade worlds.
A pile of duffel bags, full of heavy survival gear that each of the team was required to keep handy at all times, sits ready at the station exit.
When he delivered his farewell address, Major Marshall, a 6-foot-6 aerospace-surveillance expert who has logged 363 combat hours and deployed with the U.S. operation in Afghanistan, started to talk about his time at Alert and suddenly broke into tears. "Excuse me," he said, while everyone waited silently, "I thought I'd be able to handle this a bit better. But obviously not."
There's not much room for religious formality at this demanding Arctic outpost. But for a few minutes at the change-of-command ceremony, Rabbi Bowley called on Alert's God – a very ops-oriented kind of deity, it seems – to give incoming C.O. Brian Tang "the strength and wisdom to balance the needs of the mission with the needs of the people to get the job done."
Of course the essence of a station like Alert is that the job never quite gets done – in a place of eternal vigilance, there's always more, and the migratory workforce exists in a state of constant flux.
For eight weeks you're fixated on keeping the de-icing trucks' engines running under some of the world's worst conditions, and then, for Ray Hogan, it's eight weeks of peace to play golf, visit with the grandkids and give them the gifts made over the long Arctic nights in Alert's wood-hobby shop.
Having worked so hard to keep Canada's signals-intelligence messages flowing, Nickolas Rivest-Muir doesn't demand a lot from the breaks that restore him to his home near Ottawa.
"I look forward to sleeping in my own bed with the correct humidity," he says. "And being able to shave on a regular basis – it's so dry up here, it kills the skin." It's true: Beards are common on the station's men, to the point where they start to resemble their bushy 19th-century precursors in team-building who dined off fine china and munched hardtack along this same desolate coastline.
Artifact: A painstakingly detailed model of the HMS Alert, the ship that gave the station its name.
"And being home with my family, especially during holidays, " MCpl Rivest-Muir adds, and then adds again, "But I hate to leave this family."
The pull-push is powerful, and when it's time to hop on the bus to the Globemaster, Alert's entire population gathers to supply a raucous farewell. One by one the names are recited. The applause resounds through the warm pre-fab hallways, and the rare people who've experienced everyday life at the edge of the world leave the light for the darkness.
Story by JOHN ALLEMANG Illustrations by TONIA COWAN Interactive design and development by CHRISTOPHER MANZA
Multimedia editing by LAURA BLENKINSOP Editing by BOB LEVIN and CHRIS WILSON-SMITH
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