Sit down to have a chat with Mike Browne, even for just a few minutes, and you'll be left wearing a smile and carrying a couple of key impressions.
One: the man is unabashedly charming and genuine, exuding a sort of warmth that has earned him the nickname "UK's Friendliest Photo Expert," and many a photographer's respect.
Two: no matter the topic, no matter how complex or simple, exciting or mundane, Mike brings it to life.
It's that last one that's critical, and what he's built his brand around as a photography educator. When you're learning a subject that isn't always exciting, you need a teacher who can be excited for you; someone in your corner pumping you up because organizing your Lightroom catalogs is mind-numbing at best, and the tricky world of photography composition can get confusing fast.
I had the delightful opportunity to speak with Mike recently and ask him a few questions about his work, his photography, and his overall lust for life.
Our conversations in the past have meandered all over the place—literally and figuratively—and this interview was no different. I asked him about everything from his story to his educational material; from the state of the photo industry, to his opinions on smartphones as photographic tools. His story in particular amped me right up, and I think it'll do the same for you.
So scroll down to find out what he had to say, and then join the conversation in the comments at the bottom!
Hey Mike, so I know who you are, but some of our readers might not. Can you give me a quick website bio introduction? Who are you, what do you do, and how did you end up a photographer?
Quick?! It's a long story but I'll be as quick as I can. I'm just an ordinary sort of guy. Addicted to motorbikes, love travelling and being in the sunshine.
So age 29 I sold everything (and I do mean everything) and went traveling in Australia and Africa for a year. Logical solution right? It was in Africa I found what I wanted to do through a life-changing conversation with a guy whose house I found myself staying in. He asked me what I was going to do with my life when all this adventure travel came to an end.
Seeing as this was just talk and idle fantasy I eventually admitted I'd love to be a photographer/writer. "Well go and do it then!" He said. This kinda stopped me in my tracks. How could I do something that big? I was an out-of-work digger driver!
It was like slap round the face. Could life really be that simple? Ken inspired me to find out. I came back to the UK, found somewhere cheap to live, and spent a year reading 'How To Be a Photographer' books, going to night school, and practicing with a camera.
The plan was to become good enough to shoot stock photography, write and illustrate magazine features, and go back on the road traveling again. But over time people started asking me to take pictures for them and bit by bit a business started to grow around me. So I hit the streets with a portfolio of photos under my arm and pestered the hell out of anyone who'd listen.
What inspired you to become an educator? Many of the photographers who teach seem to do it out of necessity, but you are obviously an educator first.
After about ten years working as a photographer I realized I had strayed from my original plan to shoot stock and see the world, so I started looking for a way to get back on track using the Internet as a platform. With the help of my ex-partner, we wrote an eBook about photography and made a website to sell it. That was the beginning.
One day, someone who'd bought it phoned and asked if she could hire me for a day's photo training. I was scared shitless! I had no idea how to go about it, but feedback from the eBook was good and I needed the money. She told a friend, and I discovered I love sharing my knowledge… and according to them I was very good at it.
My ex is a very senior TV producer and I had worked with her as a cameraman/editor for a while. So we started making photography training videos for the website and charged a monthly subscription to watch them. And people liked them!
It branched out onto YouTube and all the wonderful, kind comments subscribers left on the videos moved and inspired me. They gave me confidence in my abilities as an educator and I loved knowing the light was going on for people all over the world as they mastered new skills. It's so fulfilling and a complete privilege for me to know I play a part in that.
And it's a two way thing. I can help them with what they want and they, in turn, enable me to do something I love. I couldn't do it without them. How cool is that?
You've been taking pictures for… well… about as long as I've been alive. In that time, how have you seen photography change? Are you optimistic about the future of the still photo?
The change from film to digital was tough for me. I'm not that 'techie' and suddenly the world was full of new jargon, concepts and no one seemed to know how to color manage prints. I was shooting 40+ weddings a year at the time and this was a big problem.
I would have walked away from photography altogether were it not for the help of a great photographer friend of mine, Bella West. She lent me a Fuji S2 to play with and got a color management specialist from Sydney, Australia called Linz Merritt to come to England and do seminars about it. Linz simplified it all and explained the concept of monitor calibration and calibrated workflow. That saved me and now I wouldn't go back.
I think the future of the still image is very bright. We're taking more photos now than ever before. Granted a huge percentage of those are with a 'selfie stick', but there's a lot of people out there with a passion for capturing beautiful images. You only have to look at your own site to see the amazing images coming in all the time.
And you don't have to be a professional to do it. In fact being a 'pro' can be limiting because you don't get to shoot what you want, you shoot what your client wants. There are some stunning amateur photographers out there whose creativity isn't limited by this, and we still want beautiful images on our walls, which is where they should be instead of mouldering away on a hard drive.
How do you feel about mobile photography and the explosion of the smartphone as the "always on you" camera? What disadvantages are there to starting on a smartphone? Advantages?
I don't have a problem with phoneography. Cameras don't take pictures—people take pictures. To my mind, it's the photographer's creativity and understanding of light and composition that's important.
Sure phones are limited in what they can do, but work within a phone camera's limitations and you can shoot great images. There's a gallery of images taken with my old iPhone 4 on our Facebook page to remind photographers it's them who take the photo, not the camera.
Now I'm not saying a DSLR is not good. The ability to change lenses, ISOs, exposures, depth of field, etc. opens up a world of creative possibilities once you know how to use them. Plus the image quality is stunning, even from a cheap DSLR.
Who do you consider your main audience as an educator? And what's one piece of crucial advice that they have a particularly hard time following?
Historically it was beginners, then intermediate level photographers, and now we're seeing a growing number of seriously advanced, excellent photographers… especially on my travel photography workshops.
There's a massive amount of gadgets put on cameras now, which I believe to be dreamed up by marketing people to push sales. "Our camera has this new doo-dad and you need it!" But with film cameras we only had two exposure controls, shutter and aperture. You had to pull the film out to change ISO!
It may seem strange, but I think entry level cameras are more confusing than professional ones. All that tech that's supposed to do it for you cannot think. It doesn't know how bright or dark you want the image to be. It doesn't know how you want the image to look when it develops the RAW file for you.
I've found the hardest thing for them to grasp is that they have to think like a photographer and take responsibility for their image making themselves.
Do you have a favorite lesson or guide or video you've put together?
Yes, I'm really proud of my 7 Building Blocks of Photography. From the feedback I get it's making a big difference. It teaches people how to think their way through an image, how to assemble the technical and creative aspects of photography together one at a time to get the image they want. Again it's about the photographer taking the picture, not the camera.
Many quite technically advanced photographers think an image comes from the camera. I believe it comes from seeing something that interests us, how we imagine the image to look and then we have to get that out of our heads and set up the camera in such a way as to fulfill what we want.
Our cameras need us to take inspiring pictures. I once watched a guy jump out of his car next to a pretty little lake clutching a Hasselblad. And that's a lot of very expensive camera! He leant over the gate, snapped a shot and drove off. Had he spent ten minutes walking around first he'd have found an old stone wall going down into the water, tufts of grass for foreground, a line of trees coming in from the side and pretty little ringlets of raindrops on the surface of the lake.
His Hasselblad couldn't find that for him, compose the scene harmoniously, wait for the light to change. OK, maybe he didn't want to get his very expensive camera wet. But surely someone who can afford a Hassy can carry an umbrella with them when out shooting on a rainy day. This is thinking like a photographer, instead of just taking a picture. I bet he was disappointed when he got home.
I know you try to incorporate some level of social responsibility into your training. How does that work?
At present, social responsibility projects are directly linked only to the workshops in Asia I run with Simon Taplin. When we're all shooting in rural villages the people are completely lovely. Often sharing what little they have with us and asking nothing in return. Despite living in what we would consider absolute poverty, they welcome us, show us around and are delighted to be photographed.
We believe it's only fair to put something back that'll improve their lives in some way. And I think it gives the workshops a 'feel good' factor for the participants as well. So we put aside 20% of profits and work with others who do likewise wherever possible.
The Myanmar workshop bought solar panels and lights for a village school so children can study after dark when they've completed their other responsibilities, such as looking after animals etc. In Cambodia, an ex street boy we know won a scholarship to film school, but didn't have money to get to Phnom Penh to do it. Just by coming on the workshop, our clients changed his life.
Whilst at a film festival there, he was given the opportunity to work on Angelina Jolie's new movie 'First They Killed My Father' assisting Robert Richardson, Director of Production. It is hugely inspirational, not only for him, but for other kids at the home to see one of their own posting photos of himself with Angelina Jolie-Pitt. It gives them something no money on Earth can buy; confidence and a sense of self worth.
Okay, on to you as a photographer. Tell me about your favorite personal photo project.
Hmmm. So many. They're all my favorite at the time and as photographers, they have to be or we aren't inspired enough to do them justice. My buddy and partner on the workshops we run in Asia, Simon Taplin and I were talking about this last October whilst scouting new workshop locations in Vietnam. You have to find a way to get what used to be called 'The Muses' to come upon you. To become self inspired and completely present to the shoot you're doing.
One of my favorites was documenting the changes taking place in Romania ten years after the revolution. There was a lot of bad press about Romania at the time and I was asked by a small local charity if I'd photograph some of the good stuff happening in the country, as it struggled to grasp a new way of doing things after the collapse of the communist system.
I met and photographed some truly inspiring people from homeless street kids to the head of child protection in Arad. What began as a charity calendar to raise funds and local awareness grew into an exhibition, eventually hosted by the Romanian Ambassador in London.
What about your favorite commercial shoot?
That was last year for Jet Aviation in Basel, Switzerland. Jet design and build luxury private jets and were embarking on a Boeing 787 Dreamliner conversion. Dreamliners are made from carbon fibre so there's no metal skeleton to attach a new interior to. The industry in general said it couldn't be done, but Jet had found a way so this was the first of its kind worldwide.
The brief was for an eye catching, dramatic colorful image that turned heads for use on billboards at trade shows and in magazines etc. There was only one opportunity to shoot it and when they contacted me they didn't know for sure when it would be.
I actually said no at first. I'm lucky enough to be so busy with the training and consultancy work which I find so fulfilling, I can pick and choose shoots. My criteria for a shoot is it has to be fun and interesting and this one sounded like a big headache. Jet Aviation had a lot riding on this including their global reputation and I am truly delighted they trusted me with it.
But what if it was crappy weather on the day of the shoot? There was a one day window and no possibility of a second chance. The image had to be with their design agency in New York the following morning. This was way too stress-y for my liking!
I've worked with Jet Aviation before and I love it because in my experience, they are fun to work with and there's lots of laughs. We discussed the weather scenario and all the things which could go wrong. They listened and accepted there was no way the image they wanted could come out of a dull wet day with dull flat light. But they still trusted me with it, so I agreed to do it!
The image I had in my head was with the sun behind the aircraft, just clipping the top of the fuselage. A bright blue sky and their signage prominent on the hanger. So what did we get on the day? Grey, featureless sky and drizzly damp!
Jet's head of communication Marie and I spent all day sheltering from the weather. Now and then we'd pop out from beneath the Dreamliner (which makes a great shelter) to shoot a few more lifeless pics. Come the evening, we called it a day and sadly agreed we'd done all that could be done. So we went to a restaurant for dinner.
As the food arrived, Marie noticed a tiny hint of sunset in the sky. We went outside to check it out. Sadly it was fading fast. But, there was detail in the clouds now, and a bit of that magical dark blue between sunset and full dark was appearing. It was worth a punt!
Shrieking like a couple of children, we rushed to her car and drove flat out to the airport. As we unlocked the hanger and turned on the lights it rained for a couple of minutes which was a complete blessing. It made the tarmac wet and and handed us the gift of reflections! As the last of that glorious blue of 'magic hour' faded I got of three, one minute exposures to blur the clouds movement in the sky and we nailed it!
It's certainly the most fulfilling and exciting commercial shoot I've ever done.
Ha ha. I think 'good photo' and 'great photo' are personal choice. Beauty lives in the eye of the beholder. I know many of my own personal favorite images on 500px get a handful of likes, whilst others I nearly didn't post because they don't excite me that much, get loads!
Though there are one or two things that can lead in the direction of 'greatness'. Light and composition are the big ones. You can have the most beautiful expression of wonder on the most stunning model's face or majestic landscape, but if the light doesn't work for it, it'll be mediocre at best.
As for the 'pros' turning out great images consistently. They don't. OK we have the advantage of experience because we do photography all day every day so the rate is going to be higher. But we all have to experiment, try things that don't work before we find the ones that do. And don't forget, we only show our best work! You haven't seen the crappy dull shots I took of the aircraft!
I believe the difference is persistence and going beyond what might be considered reasonable. It would have been reasonable not to chance it and go back to the airport. But when we take risks and give it 120%, luck often plays it's hand and helps us out!
I believe it's vital to be in a state of inspiration for anyone to do their best work—whatever that may be. And it doesn't matter much what the source of that inspiration is. It's getting infected by it that's important. We all have bad days, days when we can't get going, never mind get motivated! The important thing is not to wallow in that; to find a way to get up and buzzing.
Sometimes I look at the work of photographers who inspire me. Sabastiao Salgado being my number one go-to guy. YouTube is packed with inspiring videos. And I don't just mean photography videos. Tony Robbins is a favorite of mine. How can anyone not be inspired listening to him for 10 minutes?
Comments and thank you messages from my wonderful students and subscribers are probably my biggest source of inspiration. Some of the stories people have shared are astonishing. One guy is a Zimbabwean refugee now living in Canada. He witnessed his family being slaughtered, had all his belongings stolen when he got to Canada, walked 500 miles to find a job in a different city because he had no money or transport. Even now I believe he's still homeless.
But, using a cheap compact camera, he began documenting life and events around him. Through his own persistence he started getting them published (and paid for) by national magazines and newspapers. He never gives up, no matter what—and that inspires the hell out of me.
If you HAD to, could you pick a favorite photo from your portfolio?
No! My favorite changes daily. I read someone somewhere once said, their favorite photo is the one they'll take tomorrow.
Finally, any parting words for the 500px community? And where can they go to find out more about you and your work?
Yes: well done everyone. There are some truly stunning images on 500px from professionals and amateurs alike. If you're a new photographer it's easy to get overawed by the quality of photography we see here and in other places. But remember, every awesome photographer who ever lived was once a beginner who didn't know how to do it.
They persevered and practiced and got it 'wrong' so many times they lost count. But in the end those images they craved started to appear and now they are inspiring everyone else to do likewise.
To the accomplished photographers, the 'Inspirers' I'd say remember to never stop learning and growing and pushing yourself. You'll become even more fulfilled as a photographer and inspire others to achieve as you have.
A huge thanks is due to Mike, who never got upset with me no matter how many times I missed a self-imposed "I'll get you the questions by" deadline, and remained willing to do this interview to the very end.
If you have more questions for him, drop them in the comments; we'll make sure he sees them. And definitely check out his website and YouTube channel. You'd be hard-pressed to find a friendlier or easier to follow photography resource online.


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Wait until Ms Claus sees this!!!
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Under the eyes of a capacity crowd, and with protesters inside and outside their chamber, members of the Utah House voted Friday for a partial Medicaid expansion program that would revert to full expansion in the event federal administrators reject the state's plans.
Representatives voted 56-19 for SB96, securing the two-thirds majority required for immediate implementation, and which would prohibit supporters of Utah's Proposition 3 — a full expansion initiative approved by voters — from overturning the legislation by referendum. All 56 "yes" votes came from Republicans, while three GOP members joined all 16 Democrats in opposition.
"Worst-case scenario, April 1, everybody in the coverage gap gets coverage," said Rep. Jim Dunnigan, R-Taylorsville, the bill's House sponsor. "We have House Bill 210 as a fallback. It's expansion, it's the same money, let's pass this."
Friday's vote bookended two weeks of debate over Utah's Medicaid program and how the state should proceed in the wake of Prop 3, which earned 53 percent of the vote in November but is forecast by state analysts to run a budget deficit in future years.
SB96 had previously earned more than a two-thirds majority in the Utah Senate, again mostly along party lines, but the bill must return there for another vote on the House's changes. On Friday, Senate President Stuart Adams, R-Layton, was optimistic that senators would quickly give final approval to the bill next week.
"Yes, I think so," Adams said. "We'll see on Monday."
Critics of the bill made their presence known Friday. During the House proceedings, Speaker Brad Wilson, R-Kaysville, interrupted outbursts in the public gallery and warned that disruptors would be escorted outside.
Despite that warning, three demonstrators were later removed from the gallery by Utah Highway Patrol troopers after draping a painted sheet down into the chamber and shouting, "Respect our vote." Those demonstrators were not arrested, and they relocated to the lobby outside the House chambers, where faith leaders had gathered to kneel in prayer, read scripture and sing patriotic songs while representatives debated SB96.
Olyvia Burbidge, a Bountiful resident and one of the protesters removed from the gallery, said she was moved to action by the Legislature's refusal to respect the results of the November election.
Proposition 3 is the second successful 2018 ballot initiative to be targeted for overhaul by lawmakers, who in December voted to enact a negotiated medical marijuana program as a replacement to Utah's Proposition 2. A third initiative creating an independent redistricting commission — Proposition 4 — is expected to face legal challenges or future legislative roadblocks.
Burbidge was critical of SB96, saying lawmakers found a Medicaid solution that works for them but doesn't work for Utahns.
"They live different lives than most of the people in the state." Burbidge said. "They can say they represent us, but I don't think a lot of them really understand what below-poverty looks like or acts like or sounds like."
Under Proposition 3, Utahns earning up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level would be allowed to enroll in Medicaid beginning April 1, with the federal government paying 90 percent of the state's Medicaid costs.
But if SB96 is approved by the Senate and signed by Gov. Gary Herbert, Medicaid enrollment would be capped at 100 percent of the federal poverty level, with Washington paying 70 percent of Utah's costs and the remaining expansion population left to buy subsidized insurance from the Affordable Care Act individual marketplace.
The bill seeks a waiver from federal Medicaid administrators to pay the 90 percent cost share for the lower expansion threshold, and appropriates roughly $50 million for an 18-month "bridge" program as replacing Proposition 3 will initially cost the state more money to provide health care coverage to fewer people.
Legislative leaders say they've been given assurances the waiver will be approved.
"They are telling us three days ago, this is going to happen," Dunnigan said of his conversation with administrators from the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
SB96 includes a contingency plan that would expand Medicaid eligibility to 138 percent of poverty if Utah's proposal is denied.
The fallback provisions are largely the work of Rep. Ray Ward, R-Bountiful, a physician who has supported Medicaid expansion and who sponsored competing legislation — HB210 — to implement Proposition 3 with comparably minor tweaks to the initiative's cost structure.
On Friday, Ward spoke in support of SB96, an early indication that the House's proposed changes were sufficient to win decisive support in the chamber.
"We'll be able to keep the promises that we have made to our constituents," Ward said.
The three House Republicans who joined the chamber's Democrats in opposing the legislation all represent districts where voters approved Prop 3: Reps. Craig Hall of West Valley City, Steve Eliason of Sandy and Eric Hutchings of Kearns.
Democrats argued that SB96 was a needlessly complicated and costly attempt at partial expansion after voters approved Prop 3.
"Full expansion is a jobs bill," said Rep. Sue Duckworth, D-Magna. "It's going to increase jobs because most [medical] providers are going to have to hire more workers."
House Minority Leader Brian King, D-Salt Lake City, suggested that Republicans were using taxpayer dollars to gamble on people's health care.
"We're requesting a waiver on something that has never been done before, literally, in any other states," King said.
King also pushed back on the characterizations of subsidized insurance on the individual marketplace, saying that low-income individuals who would otherwise have access to Medicaid will be expected to pay premiums, copays and deductibles under SB96.
"When you're making that little money," he said, "it makes a big difference."
Rep. Brad Daw, R-Orem, argued that requiring individuals to pay some medical costs would discourage the "over-utilization" of health care, and that the low premiums for a subsidized marketplace plan are affordable to most anyone — "even my son who works at Five Guys can probably swing that."
But Daw's son is just 17, works part time and lives at home, so he has few of the expenses a near-poverty wage adult would face.
House Majority Leader Francis Gibson, R-Mapleton, asserted that partisan interests had impeded Utah's waiver requests under Democratic administrations. The current Republican administration, he said, is more receptive to the state's desire to shape and manage its Medicaid program.
"We owe it to ourselves to at least go to an administration who looks like us and is willing to look at conservative states and what they want to do," Gibson said. "We owe it to ourselves to say, 'This is our plan, this is what we want.'"
Gibson added, "We do meet the spirit of Proposition 3, and we do it in a way that is uniquely Utah."
Chase Thomas, executive director of the left-leaving Alliance for a Better Utah, called the vote on SB96 "absolutely shameful" and warned of electoral consequences in a prepared statement.
"No matter the amount of lipstick they put on it, S.B. 96 is still a pig and not the plan Utahns voted for in November," Thomas said in a prepared statement. "Given the demonstrations today, we doubt Utahns will forget these votes come 2020. We will do everything in our power to make sure they don't forget."
This article originally appeared in the Salt Lake Tribune. Read it in its entirety here.


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Justia › US Law › Case Law › Federal Courts › District Courts › Arkansas › Western District of Arkansas › 2010 › Sharbine v. Boone Exploration, Inc. › Filing 7
Sharbine v. Boone Exploration, Inc., No. 1:2009cv01025 - Document 7 (W.D. Ark. 2010)
Court Description: MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Honorable Harry F. Barnes on March 9, 2010. (cnn)
IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS EL DORADO DIVISION BARBARA M. SHARBINE VS. PLAINTIFF CASE NO. 09-CV-1025 BOONE EXPLORATION, INC. DEFENDANT MEMORANDUM OPINION Before the Court is a Motion to Dismiss filed on behalf of Defendant Boone Exploration, Inc. (Doc. 2). Defendant also pleads in the alternative a Motion for More Definite Statement. (Doc. 2). Plaintiff, Barbara M. Sharbine, has responded. (Doc. 6). The Court finds the matter ripe for consideration. BACKGROUND Barbara M. Sharbine was hired by Boone Exploration, Inc. to work as an oil-field worker in Columbia County, Arkansas. She was placed on a crew with five male co-workers. Sharbine alleges that starting on December 22, 2006, through January 3, 2007, her male co-workers used crude and profane language around her and in reference to her. These comments included remarks about Sharbine s genitals and what they would like to do to her in a sexual manner. During this time, a male co-worker also dropped his pants in front of Sharbine and exposed himself to her. Sharbine complained about this behavior to her supervisor. She claims that her co-workers were never reprimanded or told to cease the inappropriate behavior. On January 3, 2007, Sharbine was terminated from her employment with Boone. Sharbine claims that Jerry Blankenship, her supervisor, told her that she was being terminated because she was a good-looking woman on an all male crew. She also claims that Blankenship told her, You should have expected [it] and should have been able to deal with it. On June 19, 2007, Sharbine filed a charge of discrimination against Boone with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ( EEOC ). In her charge, Sharbine claimed that while employed by Boone, she was discriminated against on the basis of her sex. On October 2, 2008, the EEOC issued a determination that there was reasonable cause to believe that Sharbine had been subjected to unlawful harassment. The EEOC then invited the parties to attempt to reach a resolution of the matter. No resolution was reached, and on February 9, 2009, the EEOC issued Sharbine a Notice of Right to Sue letter. On May 8, 2009, Sharbine filed suit in this Court against Boone Exploration, Inc. In her complaint, Sharbine alleges that her civil rights were violated on the basis of her sex in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ( Title VII ), as amended at 42 U.S.C. § 2000e and the Arkansas Civil Rights Act ( ACRA ), Ark. Code Ann. § 16-123-101, et seq. She also claims that Boone s actions were outrageous under Arkansas s common law tort of outrage. In lieu of an answer, Boone filed a Motion to Dismiss pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6) and, in the alternative, a Motion for More Definite Statement pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(e). The matter is now before the Court on these pending motions. STANDARD OF REVIEW Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) states that a complaint should be dismissed if it fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted. The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure require that a complaint state a short and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief. Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a)(2). A motion to dismiss should be granted when all 2 factual allegations stated in the complaint fail to state a claim to relief that is plausible on its face or when the law is dispostive on the issue. See Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544, 570, 127 S.Ct. 1955, 1965, 167 L. Ed.2d 361 (2007). Typically, civil rights pleadings are construed liberally. However, they must still contain facts that state a claim as a matter of law and may not be conclusory. See Frey v. City of Herculaneum, 44 F.3d 667, 671 (8th Cir. 1995). When considering a motion to dismiss, the court will presume that all allegations in the complaint are true, resolve all doubts and inferences in the non-moving party s favor, and view the pleadings in the light most favorable to the non-moving party. See Bell Atlantic, 550 U.S. at 555. DISCUSSION In her complaint, Sharbine alleges three cause of action against Boone Exploration, Inc. a Title VII sexual harassment claim, an ACRA sexual harassment claim and a claim for the tort of outrage. Taking her allegations as true, the Court must determine if Sharbine has alleged sufficient facts in her complaint to state a claim against Boone for each cause of action. 1) Sharbine s Outrage Claim Under Arkansas law, to establish a claim for the common law tort of outrage, a plaintiff must be able to establish: 1) that the actor intended to inflict emotional distress or knew or should have known that emotional distress was the likely result of his conduct; 2) that the conduct was extreme and outrageous, was beyond all possible bounds of decency, and was utterly intolerable in a civil community; 3) that the actions of the defendant were the cause of plaintiff s distress; and 4) that the emotional distress sustained by the plaintiff was so severe that no reasonable person could be expected to endure it. Kelley v. Georgia-Pacific Corp., 300 F.3d 3 910, 912 (8th Cir. 2002) (citing McQuay v. Guntharp, 331 Ark. 466, 470, 963 S.W.2d 583, 585 (1998)). To determine if conduct is extreme and outrageous, courts look at the conduct at issue; the period of time over which the conduct took place; the relation between the plaintiff and defendant; and defendant s knowledge that plaintiff is particularly susceptible to emotional distress by reason of some physical or mental peculiarity. Doe v. Wright, 82 F.3d 265, 269 (8th Cir. 1996) (citing Hamaker v. Ivy, 51 F.3d 108, 111 (8th Cir. 1995)). A plaintiff does not meet the burden if his complaint merely describes insults, indignities, threats, annoyances, petty oppressions, or other trivialities. Seals v. Correctional Medical Services, Inc., 473 F. Supp. 2d 912, 925 (E.D. Ark. 2007) (quoting Ingram v. Pirelli Cable Corp., 295 Ark. 154, 158, 747 S.W.2d 103, 105 (1988)). The standard that a plaintiff must meet in order to satisfy the elements of outrage in Arkansas is an exceptionally high one. Kelley, 300 F.3d at 912 (quoting Poindexter v. Armstrong, 934 F. Supp. 1052, 1057 (W.D. Ark. 1994)). This standard is even higher in employment cases. See id. (citing Palmer v. Arkansas Council on Economic Education, 344 Ark. 461, 40 S.W.3d 784 (2001)). In Sharbine s complaint, she alleges that over a two week period her co-workers used crude and profane language in her presence and made inappropriate sexual remarks about themselves and her. A co-worker also dropped his pants and exposed himself to her on one occasion. Sharbine complained to her supervisor about the conduct but her co-workers were never reprimanded or told to stop the behavior. After reporting the behavior, Sharbine was fired. The reason given for her termination was that she was a good-looking woman on an all male crew. She was also told, You should have expected (it) and should have been able to deal with it. (Doc. 1, p. 2). Sharbine alleges that Boone should have known that she would suffer 4 emotional distress as a result of it refusing to stop the inappropriate conduct of her co-workers. She further alleges that both her co-workers conduct and the conduct of Boone was extreme, outrageous, and utterly intolerable in a civilized society. Sharbine claims that Boone s conduct, in tacitly approving the conduct of her co-workers, was the cause of her distress. (Doc. 1, p. 4). After reviewing Sharbine s complaint and taking her allegations as true, the Court finds that although the alleged conduct by Boone and her co-workers may have been inappropriate, it was not so extreme as to support a claim of outrage in Arkansas. In this state, the courts take a strict view in recognizing outrage claims. See Jones v. Clinton, 990 F.Supp. 657 (E.D. Ark. 1998); Ingram v. Pirelli Cable Corp., 472 S.W.2d 103 (Ark. 1988). A high burden is placed upon a plaintiff when seeking such a claim, especially in employment cases. Kelley, 300 F.3d at 912. Here, Sharbine simply claims that the conduct of Boone and her co-workers was extreme and outrageous. However, this alone is not enough to support a claim of outrage. See Seals, 472 F. Supp. 2d at 925 ( Merely describing the conduct as outrageous does not make it so. ). Thus, Sharbine has failed to meet the exceptionally high burden required to state a claim of outrage in Arkansas. Accordingly, Boone s Motion to Dismiss for the tort of outrage should be granted and the claim dismissed. 2) Sharbine s Title VII Claims Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits an employer from discriminating against any individual with respect to his compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment because of such individual s race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2(a)(1). Discrimination based upon sexual harassment is generally separated into two categories hostile work environment and quid pro quo claims. Both are cognizable under 5 Title VII. Burlington Indus., Inc. v. Ellerth, 524 U.S. 742, 752 (1998) (citing Meritor Savings Bank, FSB v. Vinson, 477 U.S. 57 (1986)). The difference between a quid pro quo harassment claim and that of a hostile work environment is that one involves threats to retaliate against an employee if she denies [the harasser] some sexual liberties, and those threats are carried out, while the other involves bothersome attention or sexual remarks that are sufficiently severe or pervasive to create a hostile work environment. Id. at 751. In order to prevail on a quid pro quo harassment claim, a plaintiff must show: 1) she was a member of a protected group; 2) she was subjected to unwelcome harassment in the form of sexual advances or requests for sexual favors; 3) the harassment was based on sex; and 4) her submission to the unwelcome advances was an express or implied condition for receiving job benefits or her refusal to submit resulted in a tangible job detriment. Ogden v. Wax Works, Inc., 214 F.3d 999, 1006 n. 8 (8th Cir. 2000) (citing Cram v. Lamson & Sessions Co., 49 F.3d 466, 473 (8th Cir. 1995)). Here, Sharbine alleges that she was a female working on an all male crew and that she was subjected to unwelcome sexual comments by her co-workers. She does not claim that these comments included any threats, implied or express, of retaliation if she refused to submit to her co-workers sexual advances. Thus, Sharbine has not alleged sufficient facts to state a plausible claim for quid pro quo harassment. Accordingly, Boone s Motion to Dismiss regarding a claim of quid pro quo harassment should be granted and the claim dismissed. In order to prevail on a hostile work environment claim based upon sexual harassment by a non-supervisory employee, a plaintiff must show: 1) that she belongs to a protected group; 2) that she was subjected to unwelcome harassment; 3) that a causal nexus exists between the harassment and plaintiff s protected group status; 4) that the harassment affected a term, 6 condition, or privilege of her employment; and 5) that the employer knew or should have known of the harassment and failed to take prompt and effective remedial action. Vajdl v. Masabi Acad. of KidsPeace, Inc., 484 F.3d 546, 549-50 (8th Cir. 2007). In her complaint, Sharbine alleges that she was a female working on an all male crew, that she was subjected to unwelcome sexual comments by her co-workers, that she was harassed because she was a good looking woman, that her employment was affected to the point that she complained of the behavior, and that her employer knew of the harassment and did nothing to stop it. Boone argues that these allegations are not so severe or pervasive as to alter a condition or privilege of Sharbine s employment. Therefore, she can not prevail on a sexual harassment hostile work environment claim under Title VII. However, at this stage of the litigation Sharbine is only required to state a claim that, if supported by the evidence, would entitle her to the relief she requests. She has met this burden. Sharbine s allegations are sufficient to state a plausible claim for hostile work environment based upon sexual harassment. Accordingly, Boone s Motion to Dismiss regarding this claim should be denied. Title VII also prohibits an employer from retaliating against an employee for engaging in a protected activity. In order to make out a claim of retaliation under Title VII, a plaintiff must show: 1) that she engaged in protected activity; 2) that her employer took an adverse employment action; and 3) that there was a causal nexus between the protected activity and the adverse action. Hesse v. Avis Rent-a-Car Sys., Inc., 394 F.3d 624, 632 (8th Cir. 2005). Here, Sharbine alleges that she complained about the sexual harassment to her supervisor. She also claims that after she complained of the harassment, Boone fired her. These allegations are sufficient to state a plausible claim of retaliation under Title VII. Accordingly, Boone s Motion to Dismiss 7 regarding Sharbine s claim of retaliation should be denied. 3) Sharbine s ACRA Claims The Eighth Circuit has consistently held that cases arising under the Arkansas Civil Rights Act should be considered in the same manner as Title VII claims. Henderson v. Simmons Foods, Inc., 217 F.3d 612, 615 n. 3 (8th Cir. 2000); Island v. Buena Vista Resort, 103 S.W.3d 671, 675-76 (Ark. 2003) (holding that Arkansas courts will look to Title VII and federal cases interpreting Title VII for guidance on sexual-harassment claims brought pursuant to the Arkansas Civil Rights Act ). In this case, the Court has ruled that Sharbine has alleged sufficient facts to state plausible hostile work environment and retaliation claims under Title VII. Accordingly, the Court finds that these facts are equally sufficient to state such claims under the ACRA. Boone argues that Sharbine has failed to qualify her cause of action under the ACRA because she has not shown that Boone employed nine or more employees in the state in each of twenty or more calendar weeks in the current or proceeding calendar year. See Ark. Code Ann. § 16-123-105(5). In response, Sharbine argues that Boone has all relevant information regarding its number of employees and she will be able to prove, after discovery, that it meets the definition of an employer under the statute. If she is unable to make such proof, then dismissal would be proper in a summary judgment motion. The Court agrees with Sharbine and will allow discovery to take place to determine if Boone qualifies as an employer under the ACRA. Therefore, Boone s Motion to Dismiss Sharbine s claims under the Arkansas Civil Rights Act should be denied. 4) Sharbine s Motion for More Definite Statement Under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, a pleading is sufficient if it contains a short 8 and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief. Fed. R. Civ. P. 8(a)(2). The rules also allow for a motion for more definite statement if the original complaint is so vague and ambiguous that the opposing party cannot reasonably prepare a response. Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(e). The essential function of notice pleading is to give the opposing party fair notice of the nature and basis or grounds for a claim and a general indication of the type of litigation involved. Northern States Power Co. v. Federal Transit Admin., 358 F.3d 1050, 1056-57 (8th Cir. 2004) (quoting Oglala Sioux Tribe of Indians v. Andrus, 603 F.2d 707, 714 (8th Cir. 1979)). A pleader does not have to set forth legal theories, and even an incorrect theory is not essentially fatal to the pleader. See Crull v. GEM Ins. Co., 58 F.3d 1386 (9th Cir. 1995); Williams v. Seniff, 342 F.3d 774 (7th Cir. 2003). In Sharbine s complaint, she alleges that her civil rights were violated and that she is entitled to relief under Title VII, the ACRA, and the common law tort of outrage. This complaint follows the federal notice pleading standard. It sets out the grounds for jurisdiction, contains a statement that Sharbine is entitled to relief under various theories, and makes a demand for relief. It is not so vague and ambiguous that Boone cannot reasonably prepare a response. Therefore, Boone s Motion for More Definite Statement should be denied. CONCLUSION For the reasons discussed herein, the Court finds that Defendant s Motion to Dismiss with respect to Plaintiff s claim under the common law tort of outrage should be and hereby is granted. Defendant s Motion to Dismiss with respect to Plaintiff s claims for quid pro quo harassment under Title VII and the ACRA should be and hereby are granted. Defendant s Motion to Dismiss with respect to Plaintiff s claims for hostile work environment and retaliation 9 under Title VII and the ACRA should be and hereby are denied. Defendant s alternative Motion for More Definite Statement should be and hereby is denied. An order of even date, consistent with this opinion, shall be issued. IT IS SO ORDERED, this 9th day of March, 2010. /s/Harry F. Barnes Hon. Harry F. Barnes United States District Judge 10


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Hey, remember that shorebird workshop I attended last August? You can read about it here, here, and here. Doug Buri is offering it again and this time he's teamed up with Bob Janssen. Due to last year's popularity, they are offering the workshop twice. One of the benefits of this workshop is that they keep the number of participants low, so you can get lots of individual attention. I emailed Doug this morning and he said the first workshop is already full and the second is filling fast. If you would like to learn your shorebirds in the Upper Midwest, I highly recommend it. If you'd like to look at the above photo and say with confidence, "Why that's clearly a semi-palmated sandpiper behind a least sandpiper," then this is for you.
Another benefit is that Doug gets you up close to the birds--least sandpipers within three feet of your shoes and short-billed dowitchers in spitting distance. It's great. Here is Doug's site if you would like to learn more or sign up.


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import java.net.URL;
import java.net.URLClassLoader;

/**
 * Extend URLClassLoader to keep track of the root directory.
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public class ExtensionClassLoader extends URLClassLoader {

    private final String rootDir;

    public ExtensionClassLoader(final String rootDir, final URL[] urls, final ClassLoader parent) {
        super(urls, parent);
        this.rootDir = rootDir;
    }

    public String getRootDir() {
        return rootDir;
    }
}

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Q: How do you split up an AJAX response so you don't have to make several requests? I couldn't think of a better title, but here is the explanation:
I am making an ajax request that looks like this:
...
xmlhttp.send("data1=" + $data);
...

document.getElementById("data1display").innerHTML= xmlhttp.responseText;
...

Now the page has developed and I want to send another variable, data2 to the same php page for processing.
I realise I can add data to xmlhttp.send like "data1=" + $data + "data2=" + $data2
But! How do I split the response to update two separate elements? (data1display and data2display).
the code that builds the response:
if ( isset( $_POST["data1"] ) )

 die($object->function()); //returns html to fill the specified element.

A: If your php processing page sends back JSON instead of html, you could expect the following:
{
    "data1display": "
whatever
",
    "data2display": "
something
"
}

and then in your js success callback, you could do something like:
var targetIdArray = ["data1display", "data2display"];
var responseJSON = JSON.parse(xmlhttp.responseText);
for (var i = 0; i < targetIdArray.length; i++) {
    document.getElementById(targetIdArray[i]).innerHTML= responseJSON[targetIdArray[i]];
}

If you want to stick with html in the response, you can add a class or ID to each part of the response and grab the correct nodes from the response using regular old jQuery selectors.
Eventually, you may want to change your frontend framework though, so it may be even better to just pass back the data you want to present and let the client render it. This would mean not passing html back to the client at all and instead using some templating solution like handlebars.
{
    "data1display": "whatever",
    "data2display": "something"
}

you could then make a couple of small templates like:

{{ content }}

and render them in the client.

A: Can you not putan if statement and say if this request is set then do
document.getElementById("data1display").innerHTML= xmlhttp.responseText;
Else do this
document.getElementById("data2").innerHTML= xmlhttp.responseText;
Just add if statements into your ajax

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Gus G --- Guitar virtuoso Gus G., well known in the Metal and Rock universe for his outstanding work as member of Ozzy Osbourne's band and as leader of his own group Firewind, has announced the signing of a new solo-artist contract with longtime international partners Century Media Records in order to co-operate on his debut solo-release entitled "I Am The Fire" for the Spring of 2014. Gus G. has had an amazing rise within the scene and amassed an incredible body of work, both on the studio-album and worldwide touring fronts. It was mainly the restless activity with his own band Firewind (with whom he has released a total of 7 studio albums and 2 live releases so far) as well as his invitation to join Ozzy Osbourne's line-up ranks for the Grammy nominated "Scream" album release from 2010 and its consequent worldwide touring that fully boosted Gus G.'s reputation and profile to be now considered one of the leading guitarists in the current Metal/Rock scene.
1Vintage SwirlInstantly recognizable classic swirling tone using the STACK Preamp and PHASER.
2Power CleanA dramatic, clean sound using the PITCH SHIFTER to create rich, chorus-like tones with some MODULATE DELAY for even more depth and motion in the sound.
3Soft CleanThis is a solid modern clean tone with subtle CHORUS, MODULATE DELAY for depth of sound, and REVERB.
4V Swirl 2This classic sound uses the UNI-V effect to nail that 60's and 70's swirling lead tone.
5Doc OcA super dark, heavy tone great for low single note lines using the STACK preamp. The OCTAVE effect brings the extra low grind.
6Trick DelayUse this patch for cascading delay effects used by many modern lead guitarists.
7Thick RockLots of gain and distortion using the T-SCREAM for extra drive.
8DOUBLE DRIVEThis is like everything turned up to 10. It has OCT FUZZ going into the METAL preamp for extreme distortion, with a bit of TAPE DELAY adding extra fullness to the sound.
9Heavy VibeThe big sound of the DRIVE preamp combined with the famous sound of a BOSS DS-1 DISTORTION. The UNI-V provides an almost tremolo-like modulation.
10Chunk RhythmThe rock sound that used to require big stack amps turned way up. Good for chunk rhythms and hot, clear leads.
11Very MetallicGo straight to this one for instant metal. Plenty of heavy crunch tones from the METAL Preamp.
12Shred LeadA high-gain modern lead sound using the T-SCREAM into the METAL preamp with some added ANALOG DELAY to fill out the sound.
13V Wailin'Classic 80's rock sound combining the T-SCREAM and the METAL preamp with a taste of PHASER added for the harmonic sweeps typical of the sound.
14Crunch Rock RhythmCool all-purpose rock rhythm tone using the COMBO preamp and a bit of EQ.
15Modern Acoustic ElectricThis gives you a modern acoustic-electric tone from an electric guitar by using the AC SIM effect through the AC preamp, with the HARMONIST added for a doubling effect.
16Wha's the DealA strong rock tone with the WAH on. Great for stand-out rock solos.
17Two at OncePlay screaming single note leads and get the harmonies at the same time. The versatile METAL preamp and the PITCH SHIFTER provide the fat tones.
18AustinTXKiller blues and rock tone great for rhythmic and melodic leads. This patch create the tone in the same way as the original; with a T-SCREAM effect into a warm CLEAN amp adding a bit of ANALOG DELAY and REVERB.
19Wah LeadThis uses the wah like a booster combined with the T-SCREAM for a crisp full lead tone that drives the TWEED preamp with just a little ANALOG DELAY.
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DRI will be holding the first of two workshops on remote sensing data access and application for Lake Tahoe resource management issues. The workshops are intended to support development of a customized application of Climate Engine (ClimateEngine.org) for the Lake Tahoe Basin. The web-based cloud-computing tool will enable resource management agencies to quickly and easily map, monitor and assess a variety of resource conditions using historical and near real-time satellite imagery and climate data.
What to Expect: This first workshop will feature an introduction to Climate Engine with focus on application to real world environmental issues. Attendees will receive hands on training and leave the workshop ready to download and process remote sensing data for their specific project needs. Attendees will be solicited for input regarding Tahoe specific resource management needs that will guide customization of the Lake Tahoe specific tool. The tool will be unveiled at the second workshop, and attendees will be trained and asked to provide feedback on tool enhancements.
Who should Attend: Federal, state, and local agency resource managers and professionals interested in learning about the application of new visualization and computation and analysis technologies to resource management. A background in GIS and remote sensing is helpful, but not required.
Spots Are Limited. Please RSVP today to reserve your spot.
The images above show a Climate Engine-generated plot of average summertime vegetation index before and after the Trout and Cold Creek restoration projects.


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Q: How to create different cross-referencing types I need to reference to consecutive points, that sometimes should be conjucted with "and" and sometimes with "or", i.e. either

1.1a, b, c and d

or

1.1a, b, c or d

Here is an MWE that provides the first type of references (with "and"). However, I am still looking for a way to also have the second type available (with "or"). Is there a way to do so?
\documentclass[ngerman, 12pt]{article}
\usepackage{enumitem}
\usepackage[german]{cleveref}
\parindent0pt

\labelcrefmultiformat{enumi}%
{\edef\crefstripprefixinfo{#1}#2#1#3}%
{ and~#2\crefstripprefix{\crefstripprefixinfo}{#1}#3}%
{, #2\crefstripprefix{\crefstripprefixinfo}{#1}#3}%
{, and~#2\crefstripprefix{\crefstripprefixinfo}{#1}#3}

\setlist[1]{leftmargin=*}
\setlist[2]{label=\alph*}
\setlist[3]{label=(\roman*)}

\begin{document}

\section{References}

\begin{enumerate}[ref=\thesection.\arabic*]
\item Fruits
\begin{enumerate}[ref=\theenumi\alph*]
\item \label{en:apples} Apples
\item \label{en:bananas} Bananas
\item \label{en:pears} Pears
\item \label{en:ananas} Ananas
\end{enumerate}
\item \label{en:vegetables} Vegetables
\end{enumerate}

The first type of references (with ``and'') works perfectly fine: \labelcref{en:apples,,en:bananas,,en:pears,,en:ananas}.

\end{document}


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Trail Marking Standards Across Varying Landscapes
Join trail designers and builders who work in vastly different landscapes as they discuss the unique marking challenges that their landscapes present.
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Jennifer Rigby, Director, The Acorn Group, Inc.
Josh Olson, Trail Solutions Project Manager/Lead Builder, International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA)
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Join trail designers and builders who work in vastly different landscapes as they discuss the unique marking challenges that their landscapes present. From cattle crossing in the Dakotas to winding forested single-track of the Southeast, can sign standards be simplified AND accommodate natural trail differences? How can trail user safety, visibility, and aesthetics all work together to create effective trail marking system?
Learn about critical steps in trail marking planning work, including how to assess the needs of user groups before designing materials.
Learn about the Emergency Location Marker (ELM) system for recreational trails which leverages the non-proprietary, federally endorsed U.S. National Grid GPS standard for SAR and emergency response.
Learn about using trail marking, ancillary signage, posts, and artwork, to add a third dimension and thematic identity to trails. Making trails a destination by design.
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Active in the marking & identification industry since 1982, Scott Landes founded and ran both Rhino Marking & Protection Systems in 1990 until selling the business in 2021. He founded Infrastructure Resources, publisher and trade show/conference producer in 2003. Dedicated to safe trail & recreational marking, reducing damages to buried infrastructure globally, and recognized as an industry expert, Scott has been published in multiple publications and spoke in the U.S., Canada, Argentina, Australia, Italy, and Turkey. He holds 10 patents on marking products. Scott's expertise in trade show/conference production and his passion for trails allows him to help American Trails grow the International Trails Symposium.
Charlie is from Huntington, West Virginia, and has spent his entire life based in the deep woods and steep hollers where he plies his trade. He owns a trail construction company called Tri-State Company, and has been constantly in business for over 30 years. Over that time, his business has expanded to many other states in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern U.S.
Steve Swazee is a retired Navy Captain and former Delta Air Lines 747 pilot who serves as Executive Director of geospatial nonprofit SharedGeo and Chairs the Minnesota Geospatial Advisory Council's Emergency Preparedness Committee. He is a nationally recognized expert on USNG implementation and leading advocate for USNG adoption by the Emergency Services Sector. During Hurricanes Katrina, Ophelia, Rita and Wilma in 2005, he served as the senior Department of Defense (DoD) Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officer at the Pentagon.
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Jenny's background includes interpretive master planning; teaching in formal and non-formal institutions, including zoos and aquaria; interpretive writing; exhibit and graphic design; and visitor studies. She holds a bachelor's degree in social ecology, master's degree in education, and two California teaching credentials. Certified by the National Association for Interpretation as an interpretive planner, Jenny has been working in the field of interpretation since 1982.
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Home Crystal Palace Move over Garth, it's F365's team of the week
Move over Garth, it's F365's team of the week
Date published: Tuesday 22nd August 2017 3:55
Because I don't have enough people in my life who are angry at me, or think I'm a moron, today starts a new feature, imaginatively entitled 'Team of the Week'.
It's just what it says on the box, but with a twist or two. Goals and assists count, but aren't determinative: most important is a strong performance over 90 minutes. Whether the team won or lost is largely irrelevant. Also, where possible I'll try to include more than the usual suspects.
Since Premier League teams play a variety of systems, there's apt to be a bit of shoehorning, as when someone gets put at right-back who actually played right wing-back. But I'll try not to go all Garth Crooks on you. This week it's a 4-2-3-1:
Goalkeeper: Wayne Hennessey (Crystal Palace) A choice between Hennessey and Jack Butland, and Hennessey lost some points when he flapped at a cross from which Joel Matip should have scored. But while he looked awkward at times, he made several very good saves to keep the score respectable, and Butland's task was overall easier.
Right Back: Mason Holgate (Everton) Edges out Pablo Zabaleta. Both players had a strong game with a crucial error near the end, with Holgate the choice for making Leroy Sané disappear. His passing was a bit erratic, but he got forward to contribute a few times, including in the build-up for the goal.
Centre-Half: Sebastian Prödl (Watford) To the rescue after a shaky performance by the Hornets' defenders the week before. Authoritative from start to finish. The rest of the back line looked much more confident with him in the line-up.
Centre-Half: Nathan Aké (Bournemouth) A tough choice here, but Aké, after an early uncalled handball, played intelligently and confidently throughout against a Watford onslaught. Others worth saluting are Scott Dann, who cleared everything in sight, and Christopher Schindler, who made some outstanding plays and was dominant at the finish.
Left-back: Andrew Robertson (Liverpool) Okay, Joel Ward is not a wing-back, but Robertson still seemed to be part of every important Liverpool attack. Wasn't seriously tested in defence, though, where he's still suspect. If Marcos Alonso's second goal had been unsaveable, he might have got the nod. Leighton Baines in the running here with some great defence.
Deep midfield: Mousa Dembélé (Tottenham) What a player.
Deep midfield: Wilfred Ndidi (Leicester City) Dominant in the middle, unbeatable in the air, and got forward to support the attack. Brighton might not be the toughest opponent, but you couldn't have asked for more on Saturday. David Luiz belongs with this group too.
Attacking midfield: Nathan Redmond (Southampton) This kid is good and getting better. You think of him as a shifty, twisty dribbler, but it was his passing that really stood out against West Ham. Nominally playing on the left, he frequently moved into the middle to run the attack. Right now he's behind only Özil and Mkhitaryan in key passes.
Attacking midfield: Richarlison (Watford) Unplayable, at least by Adam Smith. Tricky on the ball and a good target man to boot. His goal was scrappy, but the second effort showed he's more than just technique. The Pozzos triumph again.
Attacking midfield: Michail Antonio (West Ham United) Played only 67 minutes, but most of them in rampage mode. Won headers, charged forward on long powerful runs, turned and shot hard with his weaker foot to set up a rebound goal for Chicharito. Nice to have him back. Riyad Mahrez would have been a fine choice as well, Matt Phillips was very good for West Brom and yes, Mesut Özil deserved consideration too.
Striker: Javier Hernandez (West Ham United) And here's Chicharito. Two classic predator goals, and much more. Covered a large area, sent in some excellent crosses, even did some dirty work in left midfield when Diafra Sakho was put up top. A pleasure to watch.
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15 years of diverse experience in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) including flood control, land use, transportation, marketing, public safety, and national intelligence. Confidential - designated Subject Matter Expert in the field of GIS and in the use of ESRI ArcGIS Desktop.
Adaptable skill sets in GIS data management, analysis, project management, group leadership, policy development, logistical support, and extensive experience in customer service. Extremely adept at technical writing, with excellent research, problem-solving, and digital communication skills.
Known for responsible, strategic, and focused approaches, and for innovating and re-imagining simple requirements as new tools or processes that can be applied across an organization. Often asked by name to lead teams, and form creative strategies for optimizing operations and maximizing the impact of high-visibility efforts.
Provided GIS data management, analysis, and software capability expertise to support the activities of Analysts across the agency according to national intelligence priorities.
Managed, administered, and updated Confidential data holdings for the Southwest Asia area of responsibility (AOR), performed analysis, and distributed data to requesting internal and external customers.
Led and managed GIS data projects of varying complexity in support of National System for Confidential -Intelligence ( Confidential ), and Allied System for Confidential -Intelligence ( Confidential ) requirements.
Guided leadership on the improvement of Confidential data storage, delivery, and discoverability to better serve the needs of analysts across the agency.
Advised Instructional Systems Designers on GIS as part of the creation/update of learning strategies and solutions for the workforce, as a designated GIS Subject Matter Expert (SME).
Formulated new written policies, processes, and tools to enable the systematic audit, maintenance, and improvement of the entire curriculum, resulting in standardization and transparency that was previously absent.
Led collaborative projects, supervised performance, and delegated responsibilities of key personnel, thus ensuring resource optimization, and timeliness of project deliverables to the customer.
Guided course management efforts, assuring the continued alignment of curriculum objectives to established competencies dictated by existing policy.
Managed course logistics, development projects, and data content within the Blackboard learning environment; routinely provided technical writing, editing, guidance, and oversight on projects; and supported Instructional Systems Design and Development functions.
Conducted meetings and informational sessions for all levels of personnel to ensure situational awareness, and regularly consulted with leadership to ensure project strategic objectives were met.
Served as the division's Information Officer for the agency's Records Management Program to ensure compliance with Federal Law, and Confidential Directives.
Instructed agency analysts in the evaluation and analysis of GIS data, design and usage of geodatabases, and modeling of geoprocesses to produce Confidential data, investigate relationships and patterns, and to use GIS best practices in support of national security requirements, as a designated GIS Subject Matter Expert.
Designed, evaluated, updated, and performed practical exercises for classroom use, demonstrated GIS analytic techniques in a classroom setting, and related outcomes to course designers in the development of new Confidential analysis courses to fulfill time-critical learning needs at a point of very high demand.
Enabled, assessed, produced, and sustained learning solutions in classroom, laboratory, and distance learning contexts by facilitating discussions, evaluating learning, and providing feedback for hundreds of student analysts during a time of rapid workforce expansion.
Oversaw the development and modification of course materials in collaboration with high-visibility stakeholders, validated appropriate learning objectives, managed course logistics, and researched pertinent aspects of the GIS discipline to ensure currency, relevancy, and alignment with the competencies required, thus consistently avoiding protracted delays and costly rewrites.
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Maintained awareness of current and developing training requirements and updated assigned courses/projects on a quarterly basis to enable the program to provide relevant, accurate, and technically consistent courses to stakeholders, students, and internal/external customers.
Managed GIS projects involving analyses, querying, modeling, and simulation scenarios to update Confidential feature geometry and attribution within Prince William County's enterprise geodatabase, reflecting changes made by deeds, plats, and other legal instruments recorded in County land records, allowing the county's permitting and public safety systems to continue functioning as intended.
Prepared needs analysis of existing data and methods in order to develop database design documentation necessary for GIS application modifications and systemic improvements to better serve the county and its citizens.
Represented Prince William County in multimillion dollar regional development project for new regional routable centerline system; protected county's jurisdictional interests; provided expert review of all contractor-produced deliverables; made recommendations to ensure a sound technical approach.
Coordinated efforts between the GIS division and Police, Fire & Rescue, and other public safety personnel by refining centerline network data to make it suitable for the new countywide computer-aided dispatch system (CAD).
Resolved conflicting geographic data through research and interpretation of land records, rectified digital imagery to existing features for extraction new feature data sets, and provided both output data and custom maps to requesting agencies and external customers, using ESRI's ArcGIS and large-format production plotters.
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Researched data discrepancies from historical information to correct cadastral GIS data, digitized new coordinate geometry, performed Confidential analysis, and executed quality control of created features for topological and attribute accuracy.
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Q: How to use multiple LEFT JOINs in SQL? Is it possible to use multiple left joins in sql query?
    LEFT JOIN
        ab
    ON
        ab.sht = cd.sht

i want to add to attach one more query like this to it?
will it work?
    LEFT JOIN
        ab AND aa
    ON
        ab.sht = cd.sht
           AND
        aa.sht = cc.sht

Will this work?

A: Yes it is possible.  You need one ON for each join table.
LEFT JOIN ab
  ON ab.sht = cd.sht
LEFT JOIN aa
  ON aa.sht = cd.sht

Incidentally my personal formatting preference for complex SQL is described in http://bentilly.blogspot.com/2011/02/sql-formatting-style.html.  If you're going to be writing a lot of this, it likely will help.

A: Yes, but the syntax is different than what you have
SELECT
    <fields>
FROM
    <table1>
    LEFT JOIN <table2>
        ON <criteria for join>
        AND <other criteria for join>
    LEFT JOIN <table3>
        ON <criteria for join>
        AND <other criteria for join>

A: The required SQL will be like
SELECT * FROM cd
LEFT JOIN ab ON ab.sht = cd.sht
LEFT JOIN aa ON aa.sht = cd.sht
....

A: You have two choices, depending on your table order
create table aa (sht int)
create table cc (sht int)
create table cd (sht int)
create table ab (sht int)

-- type 1
select * from cd
inner join cc on cd.sht = cc.sht
LEFT JOIN ab ON ab.sht = cd.sht
LEFT JOIN aa ON aa.sht = cc.sht

-- type 2
select * from cc
inner join cc on cd.sht = cc.sht
LEFT JOIN ab
LEFT JOIN aa
ON aa.sht = ab.sht
ON ab.sht = cd.sht