According to a report from TechCrunch published earlier this year, the education technology sector is booming. During 10 months of 2017, the industry brought in investments worth $8.15 billion, focused on technologies such as platforms to teach students enrolled in ESL (English Second Language) courses with video lessons, platforms that allow students to submit homework digitally, and innovations in collaborative learning.
But these aren't the only technological developments that could greatly benefit educational institutions and the many people that they teach. RPA tools (robotic process automation) in which processes are automated using AI and machine learning, could also have a huge impact on education as we know it.
One step that educational institutions can take when managing their RPA tools is to regularly review which processes they can automate and how they can benefit from the technology. Some typical uses of robotic process automation include replying to and gathering information from emails, processing transactions, working with data sets, and communicating with other digital systems.
Universities and colleges complete these tasks on a daily basis, including processing student funding applications (and payments of tuition) and responding to queries about classes and schedules and the systems used to handle all of these are ever shifting and changing. RPA tools can aid institutions when completing these tasks but it's important to regularly review these processes in order to get the most out of them.
Another key way of managing your RPA tools is to ensure that employees are properly educated on the benefits of RPA tools. Educational institutions are best at teaching, after all, and that extends to the tools that you use to be a more efficient group of people. If people aren't fully aware of the benefits of robotic process automation (e.g. how it frees up time and makes teams more organized) then they won't adopt it fully and so will not be able to reap the full rewards.
To effectively train employees, it is recommended that you allow employees to learn at their own pace as not to force them to rush through topics, which may jeopardize their understanding of the technology. Employees also enjoy both hands-on and online learning so finding a way to blend the two may be a good way of getting them on board too.
Finally, a key point that compliments the other two points rather nicely is to use committed leaders. When you have a leader who understands and supports the concept of robotic process automation, they will be able to communicate that to the rest of the team (making point #2 easy) as well as other teams.
An invested leader will be able to better guide the team on how best to implement the technology and throughout transitional periods. They will also be important when it comes to getting other teams to use the technology so that they can benefit too.
Robotic process automation can prove incredibly useful to educational institutions of all types, from colleges and universities to those that provide student support in other ways. But taking full advantage of the technology requires an open-mind and a willingness to learn; do they offer degrees in that field?
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Microsoft has introduced GITEX Technology Week 2017 delegates to its Workplace Safety Demo, built on the company's Cognitive Services platform and backed by its AI capabilities to deliver workplace safety.
Using existing commodity cameras, and advances in AI, the workplace safety solution brings the digital and physical worlds together to help keep workers safe. The Demo showed visitors how any existing CCTV camera can be transformed into a safety and security tool, by combining intelligent cloud and artificial intelligence capabilities.
The demo was built around a live feed from a staged workplace setting, and focused on a series of scenarios, revealing how the AI vision, deep learning tool and cloud computing can enable organisations to apply business policies that recognise the relationships between people, places and things and ultimately turns these places into AI-driven safety zones. That technology and platform can enable similar solutions in areas where safety is a top priority, from hospitals to petrol stations and manufacturing plants.
"As the UAE continues to have a strong tradition in heavy industry, from steel and chemicals to ship-building and aerospace - workplace safety is becoming a top priority" said Sayed, regional general manager, Microsoft Gulf. "Microsoft has long been at the forefront of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, where the lines between the digital and physical world are being blurred by technologies such as IoT and artificial intelligence. GITEX is an ideal venue for us to showcase our Cognitive Services platform and extraordinary source of innovative solutions, ushering the workplace into a new era."
The manufacturing sector is now Dubai's third largest, and the emirate's Department of Economic Development (DED) expects around $19m to be spent on R&D by manufacturing companies, as the sector expands from a current value of $11.2 billion to $16.1 billion by 2030.
Attendees watched a live AI-powered chatbot act as a security and safety officer identifying in unauthorised personnel, objects and safety threats while providing real-time alerts for necessary actions. The demo also covered safety-monitoring, showcasing how you can automatically detect threats such as fire, and workers not wearing the appropriate protective gear. The solution demonstrated how people in the real world can take action in real time to improve safety and well-being. That demo can be easily expanded to identify objects placed in hazardous positions or do asset tracking. For example, in an event of a dangerous spill in a chemical plant, cameras can automatically recognize the incident and information about the spill would be shared with people who need it the most, enabling them to protect other employees from coming in contact with the hazard.


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Go-Jek is Indonesia's leading tech startup. Founded in 2010, Go-Jek now employs over 300,000 motorcycle, car, and truck drivers throughout the archipelago serving millions of customers with a variety of ride-sharing, logistics, and payments services. Valued at over $3 billion USD with over 40 million app downloads, Go-Jek's products continue to drive innovation in Indonesia's startup ecosystem.
From on-demand cleaning services to mobile airtime top-ups, customers can access a variety of services through Go-Jek's iOS and Android applications. It is essential that Go-Jek's services to both riders and drivers are seamless through variable user traffic and often poor network latency. These variables, and others, make it absolutely necessary that Go-Jek deploy a top-quality product to maintain primacy in the Indonesian ride-sharing marketplace.
Go-Jek outsourced the development of its moving truck hailing service to Ice House. Through this Android and iOS product, users can order and pay for moving trucks, while specifying the number of helping hands required to transport goods between two locations. The Go-Box service has since become an integral part of Go-Jek's product offering.
Ice House delivered the consumer app on iOS and Android, the driver app on Android and the full backend within the extremely tight deadline of 4 months, on time and on budget, meeting Go-Jek's expectations and aiding them to expand their services and further develop their business.


St. David Group | The Costa del Sol or the major cities?
With the Spanish property market showing signs of recovery some of our readers have asked where in Spain they should buy and whether the oversupply in some areas will impact the recovery. It is certainly true that there is still an oversupply of properties throughout Spain and this is likely to remain the case for some time. The good news is that the number of unsold homes in Spain will shrink to 563,000 units in 2015, according to a report issued by the Spanish Realtors Association, in collaboration with the Institute of Business Practice (IPE) and the National Network of Qualified Property Consultants (RAIC). This is a 40 percent decline from 2010. It is worth noting that many of the homes are half built or poorly constructed in bad locations, with little chance of ever selling. It is all about buying the right property in the right location for the right price.
A commonly held view is that the major cities will be the first to see prices rise as foreigners snap up bargains there. To some extent this appears to be happening, with agents in Barcelona for example, advising that up to 30% of sales are going to foreign buyers and prices are edging upwards in certain districts. The same is true of the Costa del Sol though, with foreign buyers rapidly returning there.
In the UK, London has historically out-performed the rest of the country in terms of capital growth. Howere, in recent years this has not been the case in Spain. The price of coastal properties surged 250% from 1996 to 2007 as hundreds of thousands of foreigners, mainly from the UK, France and Germany, bought property. Contrast this with the main cities of Barcelona and Madrid where prices rose 188% over the same period.
As you would expect with a property crash, some areas were worse affected than others. The Costa del Sol, which is on the coast and where prices are typically lower than the major cities, saw prices fall by as much as 50% as a result of the global financial crisis in 2007. Barcelona and Madrid experienced a much less severe fall, with prices dropping by up to 30%. Of course, such price falls are in general terms only and you can always find individual properties where the price has fallen more or less than these percentages.
Given the above, one could argue that the major cities are a safer location in terms of capital preservation – if prices fall they will fall less in these locations. However, given the state of the market the downside risk is not considerable. We believe the emphasis should be on picking the area that will show the best investment returns rather than which area will be the best for the preservation of capital. After all, with a limited downside the reason for investing in Spain is to maximise the return.
As indicated above, the price gap between the major cities and the Costa del Sol was narrowing between 1996 and 2007. With prices falling further in percentage terms in the Costa del Sol, the price gap has now widened again with the major cities being relatively more expensive in comparison. With foreign buyers returning to the Costa del Sol we may see a resumption of the previous trend where it out performs the major cities.
Whilst the major cities may or may not recover sooner, the issue for most investors is not which market will be the first to show price increases, it is which market will show the best returns over the medium term. At the end of the day it is all down to the investment return over the period of time you want to invest. There is an over supply of properties everywhere, and more so in the Costa del Sol than in Barcelona. However, it is all about buying the right property in the right location for the right price. Both the Costa del Sol and Barcelona have properties that can satisfy those requirements.


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Students at M.M.Y Secondary School are made aware through tutor programmes and other initiatives of the connection between good behaviour and productive learning.
Consistent methods are used throughout the school to deal with negative of disruptive behaviour, especially in the classroom. The sanctions process is designed to enable students to reflect on the consequences of such behaviour.


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Excellent, I was desperate to stretch my legs.
"Please remain in your seats to allow the health inspectors to board."
You what? I guess in the wake of swine 'flu, Japan is being careful. I attempted to suppress images of probity-probes as men wearing surgical masks, robes and gloves starting strolling along the aisles of the plane. I tried hard not to sneeze. The passenger sitting next to me clearly had more of a guilty conscience however, and a conversation in rapid (although friendly) Japanese ensued and he was handed a thermometer. I confess that having your neighbour in the tin box that you've been sitting in for the last 13 hours admit illness that excites a response from people who look straight out of the movie "epidemic" does not make for entirely calm viewing. Fortunately, it appeared that his disease was not the disease they had been looking for and we signed health forms promising that we'd not had so much as a sniffle in the last few weeks. I now really needed to sneeze.
Japanese border control has nothing on America. Maybe they felt the health inspectors were enough to scare off future tourists. Everyone was friendly, they all spoke English and the only question I was asked at customs was how long was I staying for. I guess two large suitcases for one week would look a little odd passing through the 'nothing to declare' barrier... Nice, cheerful, calm. Okay, they win. I was freaked out.
To get out to where I was staying, I had to catch an express train into Tokyo, followed by a subway and then a bus. Probability of success? I was estimating about 2%. However, it honestly was the easiest thing in the world. The trains and buses all had electronic signs that told you in Japanese and English where the next stop was and the subways are colour coded.
Then I had dinner and discovered the restaurant had whole rack of different types of loose tea you could make up in your own individual tea pot. Also, that "はし (hashi)" means chopsticks. Hello Japan, we're rolling.


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Future's 'BEASTMODE 2' Is Finally Here
The long-(LONG)-awaited follow up to 2015's 'Beast Mode' arrived at short notice last night.
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"Earthquakes" Caused by Fans at Sports Stadiums Are Kinda Bullshit
We talked to a senior research scientist at the institution that registered the Barcelona supporters' "fanquake" after their comeback win over Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League.
Marshawn Lynch Would Rather Kaepernick Take A Knee Than "Put His Hands Up And Get Murdered."
"If you're not really racist, then you won't see what he's doing as a threat to America, but just addressing a problem that we have."
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The 25 Best Future Songs of 2015
We couldn't make our whole year-end list Future songs—or could we?
Baptized Inside Purple Actavis: Why Future Is the Artist of the Year
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Halfway Happy: An Interview with Future
We sit down with the Atlanta rapper in Harry Houdini's mansion and talk about ghosts and the meaning of life.
How Drake Found Himself in Future's Shadow on 'What a Time to Be Alive'
Not everything needs to be a competition, but some things naturally evolve in that direction.
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'DS2' isn't so much a return to form as an elevation of form. Future has never sounded so good.
Future Brought the Sun Out in New York City Yesterday
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Back when you were a kid and science project season came around, you were either one of those kids who waited until the night before to glue-stick together a questionable presentation on the life cycle of water or you were one of the lucky few with poor saps for parents who invested weeks into a blue ribbon project. One of these projects was the tried-and-true "Will a Flower Grow in the Dark?" The experiment was basically this: you had two pots, each had an identical flower that was watered and tended to the same way, except one pot was kept in the light while the other was tucked away into the darkest reaches of your cupboard. Flash forward three weeks and the flower in light would explode with color while the one in the cupboard would invariably turn into a brown stick.
You're probably wondering why I'm bringing this up, but it's just that as I was watching Twin Shadow perform on Saturday at The Glass House I couldn't help but think that George Lewis Jr. was a potted plant who, after two years in the spotlight, had bloomed into a fluorescent rock star.
With his Rickenbacker slung over his shoulder and his beloved Triumph motorcycle waiting behind him (seriously), Lewis and the band counted in their first song, "Beg For the Night" (off of Confess) as both men and women begged for Lewis from the crowd. But Lewis wasn't embarrassed by his fans' adoration the way he was last year when I caught him at The Troubadour. Eleven months ago when Lewis was still a flower in the cupboard, he would blush and laugh nervously whenever someone would yell, "I love you, George!" but now it seems as though he's not only aware of how much his fans love him, he's determined to make sure that nobody holds any love back.
And nobody did, especially not when Lewis danced onstage, hips swinging as his voice rose over Wynne Bennett's synthetic melody on "When We're Dancing." But the most striking scene of the night occurred during "Forget," their last song of their scheduled set.
Drummer Andy Bauer measured the heavy beat as the buzzing bass line and sparkling synth rattled the room. Bathed in blue light, Lewis was ringing out the first notes of the solo when he ran offstage and into crowd where he finished his solo amongst a throng of fans that screamed and reached for him as if he was a saint.
After the song, the band waved goodbye and left the stage, but only for a few minutes before returning for an encore.
Bennett's pulsating keys on "I Don't Care" hung across Lewis' echoing voice while Bauer's electric drums heightened the tension and tempo of the song until it erupted into mass commiseration of heartache. As the last note faded, Lewis gave his thanks and walked off for the second and final time, leaving a room of devotees hurting for more.


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Dien Rice November 17, 2000 09:35 PM
This is the future evolution of humankind....
You can see how we will soon evolve by studying the following evolutionary diagram....
To read about these new archeological and anthropological discoveries and what's in store for the future, click on the link below! :)
New discoveries about the future evolution of humankind!
Julie Jordan Scott November 17, 2000 11:13 PM
Re: This is the future evolution of humankind....
Wow, Dien!
This is an amazing discovery, one which I will surely watch closely.....and the name of the URL really says it all....
Something with STRANGE and TEXAS in the title....either redundant or a non sequitar, depending upon where you reside, eh?
Giggling,
PS- I have a very comfy ergonomic chair. I spent quite a bit on it, but it was worth every dime!
Dien Rice November 19, 2000 10:27 AM
Texanisms are hotter than a jalapeno in a heatwave....
> Wow, Dien!
> This is an amazing discovery, one which I
> will surely watch closely.....and the name
> of the URL really says it all....
> Something with STRANGE and TEXAS in the
> title....either redundant or a non sequitar,
> depending upon where you reside, eh?
Heheh LOL! :)
Thanks Julie! :)
Texas sure seems like an interesting place with lots of interesting folks. I've never made it there yet but I hope to do so one day. :)
I've really gotten interested in Texanisms.... Mostly because of what I saw of Dan Rather's use of Texanisms on election night. I enjoyed them!
Actually, they remind me of some colorful sayings here in Oz -- though my impression so far is that most of the Aussie sayings seem to be uhh... less suitable for the prudish. :)
As they say in Oz, these Texanisms are better than a poke in the eye with a burnt stick....
So I'm hopin' to make it to the Lone Star State one day to visit the great people of Texas first-hand.... )
Dien Rice
P.S. I already know that I like Californians -- I spent around 5 months in Berkeley in 1994-95, umm... that's typical Californian right? :) (Heheh, just kidding... I guess most Californians don't have piercings through every possible flap of skin like they do in Berkeley....)
P.P.S. I've found a whole collection of Dan Rather's colorful expressions from election night, many of them might be Texanisms (any comments?).... Here they are....
QUOTES FROM DAN RATHER ON ELECTION NIGHT
1. Sweeping through the south like a tornado through a trailer park
2. It's shaky like cafeteria jello
3. They are cracklin like a hickory fire
4. He just didn't tumble off the turnip truck
5. You can bet the rent money
6. If you are in the kitchen mabel, come back in
7. They are doing backflips in Nashville
8. It's hotter than a New York elevator in August
9. He swept the south like a big wheel through a cotton field
10. It's so tight, you can't get a cigarette paper between them
11. For him to win it would be like trying to scratch his ear with his elbow
12. It's tension city
13. It's cardiac arrest time
14. It's call 911 time
15. Hold on to your drawers
16. Turn down the lights, the party just got started
17. It's wild, wacky, wolly
18. They are jumping out of their seat like they had been stabbed with a hat pin
19. The lights are going out for them
20. Adios, been good to see you, not gonna happen
21. He'll be madder than a rained on rooster
22. Close only counts with horseshoes and hand grenades
23. This much tension, can't cut it with a saw, requires a blow torch
24. His chances are slim, and slim has left town
25. Votes only talk everything else walks
26. It's spandex tight
27. The opera isn't over til the heavy lady sings, but Bush hears her humming
28. They put up and now they can shut up
29. It's closer than pages in a book
30. Madder than a snapping turtle
31. California was a taco, Texas was a burrito, but Florida is the big tamale
and also these....
Don't bet the trailer money on it yet
About as complicated as a wiring diagram for some dynamo
You trust your mother but you cut the cards, I'm going to check it out again
He has his back to the wall and his shirt tail on fire
Closest race in the English language.
and believe it or not, here's some more....
"He spent money like he had shorted Microsoft." (On Jon Corzine spending $80 million to win his New Jersey Senate race.)
"They'll be doing back flips in Nashville." (On Gore winning Pennsylvania.)
"These returns are running like a squirrel in a cage."
"It was as hot and squalid as a New York elevator in August." (On the New York Senate race.)
"Bush has run through Dixie like a big wheel through a cotton field."
"It would be Shakespearean for Al Gore to lose because of his home state."
"This will have the people in Austin standing up like they got stuck with hat pins." (On the recantation of Florida results.)
"If he doesn't carry Florida, Slim will have left town." (On Gore's chances.)
"Hotter than a Laredo parking lot." (On the race)
"I think you would likelier see a hippopotamus run through this room than see George Bush appoint Ralph Nader to the Cabinet."
"This race is as tight as a too-small bathing suit on a too-hot car ride back from the beach."
"If a frog had side pockets, he'd carry a handgun." (In response to somebody telling him that if someone won one state ...)
"We've lived by the crystal ball, we're eating so much broken glass. We're in critical condition."
Dan Butler November 20, 2000 05:59 PM
Re: Texanisms are hotter than a jalapeno in a heatwave....
Dien --
Should you come through Texas look me up. The Strange Texas site was interesting. I work just a few blocks from both the bookstore and the hat store mentioned on the site. Was also in the tornado he talked about.
Not sure about your list of "Texanisms" but I suspect that most of those were more sayings of the South than Texas specific.
Thanks for posting these!
-- Dan Butler
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Larger than Life Texas and Delicious Texan food....
> Should you come through Texas look me up.
Dan, I'll definitely do that!
I've never been to Texas yet, but I've really liked the Texans I've come across.... :)
> The Strange Texas site was interesting. I
> work just a few blocks from both the
> bookstore and the hat store mentioned on the
> site. Was also in the tornado he talked
> about.
Heheh... Yeah, it was an interesting web site, I agree... :)
> Not sure about your list of
> "Texanisms" but I suspect that
> most of those were more sayings of the South
> than Texas specific.
Yeah, most of my travels in the USA have been related to physics research work (which brought me to Berkeley, San Francisco, Boston, Philadelphia, and Los Alamos) though also due to relatives (generally in Michigan and upstate New York) and of course visiting Gordon (Cuyahoga Falls, OH)....
But I'm going to have to do a bit more traveling around the country in the future.... :) And I would LOVE to make it to Texas.... :)
> Thanks for posting these!
You're welcome Dan, I don't know exactly why, but I have a feeling I would get along well with many people I'd meet in Texas.... :)
A friend of mine -- who's a Canadian but born in Mexico -- tells me that most "Mexican" food in the US (and Australia) is really "Tex-Mex" style food from Texas.... So for that I'm also appreciative, because it's great food! And Texan-style chili is delicious. :)


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By Christopher Sloce
Whither yesteryear's brands? The totally radical Chuck E. Cheese, the pied piper rodent who led so many '90s kids onto a children's crusade to a land full of amusement and games? Does Erin Esurance keep her hair now at its natural brunette? Did the Morton Salt Girl, in her perpetual rain, die of pneumonia, penniless and alone? What happens to a brand icon deferred? Do they have a retirement community? Are they like our elders, saying amongst themselves, "These new brands don't get it. What's all this they do? In our day we had to entice you with TV or radio. Now brands can pretend to have conversations with you. Put me in Los Angeles and the consumer in Peoria and we'll show you magic."
But we all know what happened. The brands looked to us, the consumers, and they have taken our faces. In a piss-poor attempt, they have taken our image and our moods. And we are depressed. Thus, the brands are not alright. The brands called God and got a busy signal.
The Internet has created a bit of an advertising crisis. On social media, because of algorithms that team together to curate your advertising experience, there are some brands that quite simply will not be able to capture your attention. In the endless vortex, the original tactic of snappy quote plus picture or wisecracking dads fade into the swirl of color. In order to stand out, new tactics had to be hatched up. The brands had to get weird. The weirder brands can get, the more they'll worm their way into your subconscious and get you to possibly even like, comment, subscribe, and retweet. The new strategy isn't about getting your eyes. It's about getting you to engage.
In the old days, you'd have Denny's post a stack of pancakes and say something like, "Shorty got that sizzurp." The effect wasn't entirely unlike seeing a history teacher do a rap about the Civil War, but it was par for the course. Advertising and the subculture had an uneasy handshake, like cops and robbers who understood the score and had a respect for each other. A few years after something undeniable happens, we will co-opt it. This style of advertising is still rampant, particularly on the "savage" clapbacks of the Wendy's Twitter (who still refuse to answer my very simple question: "hey fuck face, why is the burger square"). Obviously if you can't pay teens $15 an hour, you don't get to use their lingo, but, again, to be expected. As access to information became easier, having the snarkiest dad or most sneakily attractive mascot was part of that swirl. Does it matter if Flo, the Progressive Lady, makes your heart go aflutter if you can Google her at any time? Does Drake dancing in a T-Mobile ad matter when any teen with a green screen can do the Hotline Bling dance in Star Wars scenes and upload it to Youtube?
The secret language of advertising is that the product will always make some part of your life better, either implicitly or subliminally. Axe Body Spray almost certainly did not make any teenage boy smell good, but when he sprayed glorified hairspray onto his armpits, he did it because he imagined getting tackled by a fleet of beautiful women was a real possibility. Axe's subliminal message was simple: "Use Axe and you will get so laid you won't know what to do with it."
But suppose you're in the advertising demographic of "millennials." You have to work three jobs to pay rent on a shoebox, you know the coral reefs look like chewed up dog bones, and that any sort of momentary indulgence will ruin your finances for a month straight. How do you fight that sense of dread? Of guilt? Of constant anxiety?
In response to what feels like the horrible and unmovable status of our current predicament, a language has developed, a sort of Internet-based groundswell in the radical acceptance of common pain and shared neurosis. If you've spent any time on the Internet and saw a joke that was just a little too dark to be said in real life, you're probably aware of this phenomenon and have your own opinions on it. When everything can be bought and sold, even peace of mind, to crave a sweet release from this pain acts as the sigh of the oppressed creature, a new sort of opiate. Debating whether this is a good is a completely different essay, but there has to be something said for looking at the state of things and saying, "If there's a huge steamroller coming my way and I can't stop it, why shouldn't I just throw myself under in protest?" Martyrdom has limited applications, but it does have them. I'm critical of the application while understanding the impulse.
I'm not okay with brands capitalizing on that impulse to sell peccadilloes. And that's what brands are doing. Sunny D and Steak-Umms have co-opted the language of lament, of fear that there is nothing else. On February 3rd, 2019, Sunny D tweeted "I can't do this anymore." Of course, this caused a little bit of an uproar because the Internet is what it is, but you don't have to have a Tumblr to understand why it might be gross and insensitive for a pretend orange juice drink to fake a mental breakdown to sell you what a kid trapped in a box for 30 years would remember oranges as tasting like. Here's a brand threatening suicide for attention, like actually. The brands, thankfully, all came to help Sunny.
What this outcry sold was a fantasy of a world where social media outcries get support. There are plenty of real-life occurrences of somebody attempting to stand athwart their pain and yelling "Stop!" publicly, only to be met with nothing but blank stares. I say this from experience.
The most odious practitioner of this branded mental illness tactic is the Steak-Umms Twitter account. Steak-Umms. Mussolini called fascism when you couldn't slide a cigarette paper between the government and corporations. He would have called Steak-Umms when you can't slide a Zig-Zag between human and dog food. Steak-Umms the product may have faded but now people care about Steak-Umms again, large in part due to their social media presence. Or rather, their Twitter.
Steak-Umms' manifesto about millennial malaise captured the hearts and minds of many with its tweet-storm. It was probably the most odious display of that useless form since Eric Garland hoovered enough ale and amphetamines to make Mark E. Smith wince so he could ROFLcopter his way through a diseased view of the Cold War—not for what was said, but for the intent. All the points were sound if not a bit self-serving. Since then, the brand managers have kept this tact of using that quavering voice, the melancholy and infinite millennial dada sadness. Definitely mediocre but not altogether worse than any other advertisement, is it?
When the Steak-Umms Twitter tweets "People don't have memes, memes have people," they're speaking to the very standing order of things while taking the guise of lament. Beneath all that truth there is something savaging: the voice and concerns of its tweets can be traced back to real resistance against this constant social media spectacle, and that is millennials writing about their own experience. Even if I disagree with the aesthetic, I do know what they say to be true and sincerely deployed.
What Steak-Umms and Sunny D have done has stripped the resistance so they can make a quick buck. That's what's insidious: They pretend to be you to sell to you themselves. That does require actual condemnation. But we also have to develop new aesthetics. We have to become grotesqueries by their order, completely unrecognizable. And there is nothing more grotesque than this proposition: There are some things that should not be sold. Try following that up with, "Steak-umms bless."
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Tulane is leading 4-0 in the Bottom of the 3rd.
Bases are loaded with 0 Outs.
Wow not even a thread?
Brown scores on the Sac Fly, Green Wave 5 - UNO 0.
Spoon flies out to CF.
Now UNO coming back, 2 in bases loaded no outs. Bullpen is so bad.
UNO got robbed on the grand slam call.
Anyway, Hogan walks anotherrrrr guy and he's pulled.
Well, suffice it to say Jack Hogan and Ted Andrews won't be on our tourney roster.
Ouch. Tied at 5 as we go to the Bottom of the 4th.
We go to the Bottom of the 6th, Tulane 7 - UNO 5.
Watching Oakley pitch is painful. You have got to feel for the kid. 1 batter. He walks him on 4 pitches and is pulled.
After Hogan went bb, hbp, bb, (should have been grand slam) and we LEFT HIM IN to walk another guy... WTF, BTW... I guess it makes it worse to get pulled after one guy if the coach let someone else do that poorly and not get pulled.
On the bright side, we didn't leave Gilles in too long.


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The Mettle Of Myrtle
Myrtle Reynolds and one of her Star Top quilt designs she does to perfection.John F. Kennedy once wrote an interesting and best-selling book called "Profiles In Courage." Unfortunately it was limited to political figures and space would not allow it to profile any of the everyday heroes who really keep the economy and moral strength of our nation moving. If such a book is ever written, it should certainly contain a page or two about Myrtle Stanley Harrell Reynolds, a Willis, Virginia widow who recently celebrated her 80th birthday and refuses to "move in" with any of her sons and daughters.
Myrtle was reared near Mayberry and says that she learned early that there were few free lunches along the way and that it is a "root pig or die" philosophy that gets a body through. Her life began, probably, on a happier note and when she was a dancing teenager and considered one of the best flat-foot dancers in the Heart of the Blue Ridge. Revelers in the Bell Spur, Banks Town, Mayberry triad would stop their circling to watch her fancy foot work as they celebrated weddings, holidays, etc. Before long Myrtle danced herself right into the arms and heart of Everette Harrell, one of Mayberry's most handsome and popular young men. Soon they were off to Rising Sun, Maryland and a lucrative job in the timber industry. A few years later they returned to Mayberry with two cute sons and the biggest automobile ever seen parked in front of Mayberry store. People gazed and marveled. But luck ran out. The depression came a creeping into Mayberry too. Their family grew, but Everette (known as Every) was able to find enough work in timber to keep away the "wolf" until the unthinkable happened and Myrtle was left a widow at 29 with five small children.
There were few jobs for men in the area and none for a 120 pound woman. But she would turn her grief into energy and somehow find a way. She did. Her pride would not allow her to beg or borrow. There was no public assistance. Only the county farm. She'd not look or think in that direction, so she became both mother and father. She donned a pair of white coveralls and she climbed tall ladders to caulk and paint for those who could afford the luxury. She changed into blue denim overalls and with a shared team, she plowed and seeded the rented hillsides. She kept pork growing on the hoof and a milk cow at the gate. When there were no hillsides left to rent, she tackled the man-killing job of grubbing and clearing new ground. If there was ever any complaining to the neighbors, it was muted by her laughter. She was a likeable and welcomed visitor. A good neighbor.
Then a streak of luck for both of them, she met and fell in love with a wild, intelligent and hard working young man who came to Mayberry, Cardwell Reynolds. Money was like sand to Cardwell, and fun more important than responsibility. But he accepted the responsibility of a marriage and a growing family with an attitude few of his friends thought him capable of. He wasn't afraid of anything, least of all hard work. He learned to become a first-rate carpenter and stone mason. He learned the skills of restoring old log cabins. Samples of his handicraft can be spotted on several hilltops around Mayberry and in Floyd County. They bought and tilled their own farm. Three children were added to their marriage.
In the early fifties, a fire destroyed their home in Willis. They hardly waited for the ashes to cool. With those two there had to be a way. Myrtle took a job at a garment factory in Floyd and bought the building materials while Cardwell assembled them. A new and even better house soon rose on the site of the destroyed one.
Then in 1978, a first-time heart attack struck Cardwell and she was again a widow. This time too old to plow. Too tired for factory work. But this time there was social security and that made a difference. However, she expanded her needle work and found a ready market for her skills. She sewed and she sewed and she punished her tired eyes, day in, night out. And when her friends might suggest that it was time to put away her needles and thimbles, she'd just sorta giggle and take another stitch.
So that's it. That's Myrtle. Grit, determination, tenacity, courage, skill and lots and lots of energy, lots and lots of character. So if you're ever passing her way, stop and chat awhile. Chances are she'll have you laughing before you leave.


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A really good face massage will have you cackling with orgasmic delight!
Getting your head shaved professionally has always seemed like a waste of money and time to me. But my wife has told me repeatedly that having a freshly shaved head makes me look decades younger (which makes me wonder how old she thinks I look with a relatively shaggy mane) so I end up getting it done every couple of weeks.
I only ever go to Sports Clips because I don't have any other nearby options but that happened to be the case so today I had my head shaved by a stern woman who took a little too much pride in her work, to the point where I felt like I was letting her down by not caring enough about the hair that I no longer have.
"Do you moisturize your scalp?" she asked with an authority that betrayed that there was only one right answer to the question, and it wasn't mine. Reflexively I blurted out, "Oh god no!" in a way that clearly conveyed that I thought it was a ridiculous question.
When it comes to my hair, I like to quote Stalin, by way of Bill Maher. In one of Karrine Steffans' books, she writes about how she talked to her good friend and ex-boyfriend Bill Maher about how her relationship with Bobby Brown was driving her crazy. The Politically Incorrect host quoted Stalin saying "no person, no problem" as a possible answer to Steffans' problems. That is to say, that if she were to remove Bobby Brown from her life, then her Bobby Brown problems would disappear as a result. For me, no hair means no problem except that my scalp was dry and sensitive, to the point where even I sort of noticed it, and I don't notice anything when it comes to my body.
Did I moisturize my scalp? Christ no. I had literally never given the issue of whether or not I should moisturize my scalp a moment's consideration in my the nearly two decades I have spent as a bald man. I wasn't the type of guy who moisturized his scalp. I was the kind of guy who wondered who in the hell moisturizes their scalp.
Then I wondered why the question seemed so outrageous to me. The woman shaving my head clearly did as well. "Well, you should. Your scalp is incredibly dry. You should be moisturizing your scalp" she scolded me.
Moisturize my scalp? I'm a Juggalo. Juggalos do not moisturize their scalps. If they did, they wouldn't be Juggalos but then I started thinking about why I had such a strong knee jerk reaction to the woman's comments.
There's always room for babes who can wield a pair of scissors!
What if I was the kind of guy who moisturized his scalp, would that be such a terrible thing? Would it be so bad if I pampered myself, or even did the bare minimum, self-care-wise? I've always thought of my body as a crappy temple for my brain, which does all the essential stuff, although, now that I think about it, parenting has definitely put me more in touch with my body, if only because playing with Declan and chasing after him and picking him up reminds me how old and feeble I am.
But it would not hurt me to see my body as an ally and home and something to take care of with the same care I do my family's apartment and my family and the computer that is my livelihood. When I lived in Marietta with my in-laws I had a monthly massage for about fifty bucks and I think having something silly and unnecessary and indulgent like that to look forward to on an ongoing basis had a psychological benefit that went above the physical benefits and relaxation.
Maybe if I was the type of guy who moisturized his scalp I'd be less inclined to indulge in apocalyptic thinking and more given to enjoying life's infinite pleasures, among the comfort and ease of a freshly massaged back or moisturized scalp.
Maybe I was a scalp moisturizer all along. I just didn't know it yet. So when the woman checking me out asked if I'd be purchasing scalp moisturizing cream I asked how much it cost, prepared to at least consider making the plunge.
So while this experience made me re-think how I treat myself, or rather how I mistreat, and neglect, and ignore my body and head, there is a limit to the price I'm willing to pay to make that appealing, hopefully inevitable leap into self-care. Eighteen dollars exceeds that price, particularly since the shave itself was twenty two dollars.
Forty dollars is just too much goddamn money for a bald man to spend at a place called Sport Clips, no matter how pleasing the symbolism might be.


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The Minnesota Protocol on the Investigation of Potentially Unlawful Death (2016)
The Revised United Nations Manual on the Effective Prevention and Investigation of Extra-legal, Arbitrary and Summary Executions
ISBN: 978-92-1-154220-2
e-ISBN: 978-92-1-060582-3
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The Minnesota Protocol on the Investigation of Potentially Unlawful Death (2016) is a set of international guidelines for the investigation of suspicious deaths, particularly those in which the responsibility of a State is suspected (either as a result of act or omission).
The original version of the Protocol, from 1991, was entitled the Manual on the Effective Prevention and Investigation of Extra-Legal, Arbitrary and Summary Executions. It was designed to support the implementation of the UN Principles on the Effective Prevention and Investigation of Extra-Legal, Arbitrary and Summary Executions, which were endorsed by the United Nations in 1989. The Manual became known as the Minnesota Protocol because of the central role played by the Minnesota Lawyers International Human Rights Committee in its development. The use of the term 'Protocol' reflects the forensic medicine element of the document rather than its legal status. In 2016, after a two-year process of revision, the new version of Minnesota Protocol was finalized by an international group of experts convened by the UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). The revised version was published by the OHCHR in 2017.
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To do this u r adivised to follow these steps.
b) Create a function, called octal to decimal, that will accept an octal number as a parameter and will return its decimal equivalent.
Octal to decimal (253) will return the decimal value 171.
u may use the following algorithm to do this.
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c) Create a function, called Decimal to octal, that will accept a decimal number as a parameter and will return its octal equivalent.
Deciaml to octal (171) will return the octal value 253.
you may use the following algorithm to do this.
"5" and "263" = "5263"
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Churches and MonasteriesMacedonia Photo Album
St. George Monastery near Paralovo village, Municipality of Novaci
Near the village Paralovo (Паралово) is one of the most beautiful monasteries in Municipality of Novaci – St. George (Св. Ѓорѓи).
In this temple, it is believed that one finger of the hand of St. George is hidden.
During the First World War, Paralovo village was situated on the front line (Macedonian Front) and most of the houses were devastated.
The same fate met the monastery whose quarters were completely destroyed and the church Saint George was badly damaged. The villagers were displaced in village Zhivojno, and after the war, they returned and rebuilt the village and monastery, which today is one of the most beautiful in the Bitola region.
The tomb of Gjorgi Sugarev – Macedonian national hero
Near the monastery is the tomb of the famous Macedonian national hero from the Ilinden period Gjorgi Sugarev (Ѓорѓи Сугарев), who was killed with his regiment in the locality Chukarite, near the Monastery on March 24, 1906.
The monastery dedicated to St. George is located near village Paralovo (~ 24 km from Bitola) in Municipality of Novaci.
At about 19 km from Bitola on the regional road R1311 (Bitola – Novaci – Makovo), at the artificial "Suvodol Lake" (REK Bitola lake) you turn right and drive on the dam (after the ramp which you must lift).
After 5 km on macadam road which is in good condition and is suitable for normal vehicles, you will reach the monastery, located in the forest above the village Paralovo.
Suvodol Lake
Paralovo village
Churches and Monasteries in Macedonia
St. Nicholas (Св. Никола) Monastery in village Manastir, Mariovo
St. Nicholas Monastery is located in Mariovo region (Prilep municipality), in village Manastir and is one of the oldest monasteries in Republic of Macedonia.
Saints Peter and Paul in Varosh, Prilep (Св. Петар и Павле...
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My wife surprised me by asking what I thought about Spam. Oh not the sort that you get in your email, rather the stuff that comes in a can. Spam and I go way back. One of my earliest recollections involved Spam Fritters. This was the classic English twist on the dish. It summed up English Cuisine perfectly. Slice the Spam into Spam Steaks, dip them in a really stogy batter, and the deep fry them on a low heat. This ensures that the maximum amount of grease can be absorbed. It is a meal like no other! Slice in and watch the grease encapsulated now form your gravy. You can feel your arteries hardening with every bite!
A Spam fritter covers all of the major food groups, protein from the Spam, dairy from the egg, carbs from the flour, and heart failure from the fat. A sprig of Parsley on the top should fix the Veg issue. A Spam Fritter is something that you will remember.
Back in 2007 I became part of the great Spam war's. My friend Mark found himself in Outer Mongolia, and at that time Spam was a forbidden fruit in that country. The challenge became how to get Spam to Mongolia? In return for the Spam Largesse he would send me some genuine canned stewed Mutton. Hey whats not to love about that?
It turned out to be a much bigger project that either of us realized. The stewed mutton can shipment was thwarted by US customs. We tried several routes, even going through Saipan, but that can of stewed mutton just could not make it though the system.
I had better luck with the Spam. Yes it took a while, but the can of Spam made it to Mongolia.
Mongolian Mark was so happy with this can of Spam, he snapped it on top of a cab.
Quite what a London Cab is doing in Mongolia beats me. But it does demonstrate the power of Spam!
My favorite picture is this one. Most people view the Russian dictator Stalin as a monster, that he might have been, but he sure liked his Spam.
Yes it is indeed a can of Spam.
It turns out that my wife knows more about Spam than she lets on about. When we were dealing with Mongolian Mark, she said nothing. But she lies! Apparently she is a closet fan of Spam. Tonight we are having Spam in Red Gravy.One has to wonder if she is a closet Soviet. Red Gravy? Well it makes you think.
Spam has been the source of at least one book. I liked the book, you can read the review here.
Odd really, who would write a book about Spam? Well there are people even more concerned about Spam than Mongolian Mark.
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Apparently I crochet faster than I type up blog posts, haha, because already I have another finished project to share with you. It's one of my own very favorite patterns from my book, and I believe this is the 4th one I've made. It makes me so happy to know I'm not the only one liking this shawl: if you browse the "Eindeloos Haken"-hashtag on Instagram, you'll find quite a few beautiful versions of "Ursula".
Funny story: the pattern almost did not make it to the book! All pages for the book were already allocated for by the time I had figured out the pattern, but… my fabulous publisher decided to 'just' add more pages. They too loved the design, and thought it absolutely needed to be part of "Colorful Crochet" / "Eindeloos Haken" / "Renkli tig Isleri"… phew! Very glad they did!
The pale pink one that you see in the book (and here ↑) is the one I wear a lot myself, and another – a bit less – pale pink "Ursula" was part of a "Craft as Therapy"-giveaway, and now lives in Spain.
My third "Ursula" is more of a fuchsia and was a present for my mom for her birthday last year.
And, finally, the Ursula whom the shawl was named after – my sweet, supportive, lovely and best friend Ursula – owns one too. About time, right?
I gifted her the shawl last week, and I sooo loved her being truly and honestly very happy with it! All the reward we makers need, don't you think?
I have to say: even these quick snap shots show how beautiful it really looks on her; the color is marvelous and "so her"!
The first three "Ursula's" were crocheted with my beloved DMC Woolly Merino, and Ursula's "Ursula" 😉 is crocheted with a 100% merino superwash by "Performance Yarns". A while ago, the lovely people of "Performance Yarns", a new-to-me Bulgarian yarn company, asked me whether I would like to try some of their yarns. Well… YES, please!
When I saw their "Simply Wool" and the delightful colors it comes in, I knew right away this would be a perfect fit, and Ursula would love the dark beige color (number 244).
For the sizable 45 hexagon version of "Hexagon Shawl Ursula" I needed 12 balls of the "Simply Wool", and crocheted with a 7 mm hook. I love the stitch definition the yarn gave – it most definitely added to the beauty of the shawl.
Un joli rendu avec ces assemblages. Merci pour ce partage.


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Johnson Creek Watershed Council
JCWC is Hiring: Executive Director
See the complete job announcement here.
Reports to: Board of Directors
Status: Regular, full-time, exempt position
Starting Salary: $53,000 – $63,000, depending on qualifications
Benefits: Health and dental insurance, retirement with 3% match, paid vacation and sick leave
Position closes: Friday, November 14, 2014
BACKGROUND AND OVERVIEW
The Johnson Creek Watershed Council is seeking a dynamic, dedicated Executive Director to take our organization to the next levels of success and impact. This thriving organization is one of the strongest watershed councils in the state, consistently receiving an "excellent" rating from the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board. The Executive Director will lead a team of talented staff, an active board, and a diverse group of volunteers to protect and restore one of the most densely populated watersheds in the state of Oregon. The Council has successful programs in ecological restoration, monitoring and research, volunteer stewardship, community outreach, environmental education and regional land use advocacy.
The Council's office is located in Milwaukie, near the southern edge of Portland's Sellwood neighborhood. The Executive Director will manage five staff members and oversee an annual operating budget of $500,000.
The Johnson Creek Watershed is located on the east side of the greater Portland metropolitan region. Johnson Creek originates in rural Clackamas County and flows westward 25 miles to its confluence with the Willamette River in the City of Milwaukie. The watershed encompasses approximately 34,000 acres and includes parts of a number of jurisdictions including the Cities of Milwaukie, Portland, Gresham, Damascus, and Happy Valley, and Multnomah and Clackamas Counties. Johnson Creek Watershed is home to a number of native fish and wildlife species, including a small but promising run of threatened wild coho salmon, which appear to be re-establishing spawning grounds in Johnson Creek and tributaries.
The Executive Director is responsible for the successful leadership and management of the organization according to the strategic direction set by the Board of Directors.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
The Executive Director performs some or all of the following:
Participate with the Board of Directors and staff in developing a vision and strategic plan to guide the organization
Identify, assess, and inform the Board of Directors of internal and external issues that affect the organization
Act as a professional advisor to the Board of Directors on all aspects of the organization's activities
Foster effective team work between the Board and the Executive Director and between the Executive Director and staff
In addition to the Chair of the Board, act as a spokesperson for the organization
Conduct official correspondence on behalf of the Board as appropriate and jointly with the Board when appropriate
Represent the organization throughout and beyond the watershed to enhance the organization's community profile and strategic vision
Operational planning and management
Develop an operational plan which incorporates goals and objectives that work towards the strategic direction of the organization
Ensure that the operation of the organization meets the expectations of its staff, clients, Board and Funders
Oversee the efficient and effective day-to-day operation of the organization
Draft policies for the approval of the Board and prepare procedures to implement the organizational policies; review existing policies on an annual basis and recommend changes to the Board as appropriate
Ensure that personnel, client, donor and volunteer files are securely stored and privacy/confidentiality is maintained
Provide support to the Board by preparing meeting agenda and supporting materials
Program planning and management
Oversee the planning, implementation and evaluation of the organization's programs and services
Ensure that the programs and services offered by the organization contribute to the organization's mission and reflect the priorities of the Board
Monitor the day-to-day delivery of the programs and services of the organization to maintain or improve quality
Oversee the planning, implementation, execution and evaluation of special projects
Human resources planning and management
Determine staffing requirements for organizational management and program delivery
Oversee the implementation of the human resources policies, procedures and practices including the development of job descriptions for all staff
Establish a positive, healthy and safe work environment in accordance with all appropriate legislation and regulations
Recruit, interview and select staff that have the right technical and personal abilities to help further the organization's mission
Ensure that all staff receive an orientation to the organization and that appropriate training is provided
Implement a performance management process for all staff which includes monitoring the performance of staff on an on-going basis and conducting annual performance reviews
Coach and mentor staff as appropriate to improve performance and prepare staff for enhanced responsibilities
Discipline staff when necessary using appropriate techniques; release staff when necessary using appropriate and legally defensible procedures
Financial planning and management
Work with staff and the Board (and / or relevant committees) to prepare a comprehensive budget
Work with the Board to secure adequate funding for the operation of the organization
Research funding sources, oversee the development of fund raising plans and write funding proposals to increase the funds of the organization
Lead and / or participate in fundraising activities as appropriate
Approve expenditures within the authority delegated by the Board
Ensure that sound bookkeeping and accounting procedures are followed
Administer the funds of the organization according to the approved budget and monitor the monthly cash flow of the organization
Provide the Board with comprehensive, regular reports on the revenues and expenditure of the organization
Ensure that the organization complies with all legislation covering taxation and withholding payments
Community relations/advocacy
Communicate with stakeholders to keep them informed of the work of the organization and to identify changes in the community served by the organization
Establish good working relationships and collaborative arrangements with community groups, funders, politicians, conservation related organizations and other organizations to help achieve the goals of the organization
Articulate the organization's vision to the watershed community, and elicit community support for implementation of that vision including long-term support for the endowment, capital campaign, and permanent facilities / center of operations outlined in the vision
Assure presentation of the "2015 – 2025 Johnson Creek Watershed Restoration Action Plan" (currently being developed) to the watershed community and elicit support for implementation of the plan
Identify and evaluate the risks to the organization's people (clients, staff, management, volunteers), property, finances, goodwill, & image, & implement measures to control risks
Ensure that the Board of Directors and the organization carries appropriate and adequate insurance coverage
Ensure that the Board and staff understand the terms, conditions and limitations of the insurance coverage
BS or MS degree or relevant job experience in a relevant field such as environmental management, environmental science, natural resource management, or restoration ecology is desired.
Knowledge of leadership and management principles as they relate to non-profit organizations
Knowledge of all legislation applicable to voluntary sector organizations including: employment standards, human rights, occupational health and safety, charities, taxation, health coverage etc…
Knowledge of an environmental specialty related to the health of the watershed, environmental management, environmental science, natural resource management, restoration ecology, water quality or conservation science, or job related experience in one of these specialties
Knowledge of current community challenges and opportunities relating to the mission of the organization
Knowledge of human resources management
Knowledge of financial management
Knowledge of project management
Proficiency in the use of computers for:
E-mail & Internet
5 or more years of progressive management experience in a nonprofit organization
Executive Director generally works in an office environment, but the mission of the organization may sometimes take her / him to non standard workplaces.
Executive Director works a standard work week, but additionally will often work evenings, weekends, and overtime hours to accommodate activities such as Board meetings and representing the organization at public events.
Personal characteristics desired
Desired competencies should be exhibited in some or all of the following:
Adaptability: Demonstrate a willingness to be flexible, versatile and tolerant in a changing work environment while maintaining effectiveness and efficiency.
Behave Ethically: Understand ethical behavior and business practices, and ensure that own behavior and the behavior of others is consistent with these standards and aligns with the values of the organization.
Build Relationships: Establish and maintain positive working relationships with others, both internally and externally, to achieve the goals of the organization.
Communicate effectively: Speak, listen and write in a clear, thorough and timely manner using appropriate and effective communication tools and techniques.
Consensus building: Recognize that watershed stakeholders have diverse goals and opinions that require careful and thoughtful management
Creativity/Innovation: Develop new and innovative ways to improve operations of the organization and to create new opportunities.
Delegate authority: Be able to delegate authority effectively, as appropriate and within clearly-communicated boundaries, to effectively advance the goals of the organization.
Focus on Client Needs: Anticipate, understand, and respond to the needs of internal and external clients to meet or exceed their expectations within the organizational parameters.
Foster Teamwork: Work cooperatively and effectively with others to set goals, resolve problems, and make decisions that enhance organizational effectiveness.
Lead: Positively influence others to achieve results that are in the best interest of the organization.
Make Decisions: Assess situations to determine the importance, urgency and risks, and make clear decisions which are timely and in the best interests of the organization.
Organize: Set priorities, develop a work schedule, monitor progress towards goals, and track details, data, information and activities
Plan: Determine strategies to move the organization forward, set goals, create and implement actions plans, and evaluate the process and results.
Promote Diversity: Demonstrate a commitment to promoting and enhancing diversity at all levels within the organization and seeking and building effective partnerships with diverse groups and communities, particularly those that are traditionally underserved.
Solve Problems: Assess problem situations to identify causes, gather and process relevant information, generate possible solutions, and make recommendations and/or resolve the problem.
Think Strategically: Assess options and actions based on trends and conditions in the environment, and the vision and values of the organization.
Email a resume, detailed cover letter and three references by November 14, 2014 to Cathy Geiger at: [email protected] Please only use PDF or Microsoft Word format for attachments.
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Sophie von Haselberg has completed another movie entitled, Ask For Jane, Set For 2018 Release
Ask For Jane Sophie von Haselberg
Mister D: Sophie von Haselberg has completed another movie entitled, Ask For Jane, which is based on real events. It's the story of a group of college aged women who develop "an underground abortion network that helped over 10,000 women get illegal abortions in Chicago between 1968 and 1973. The movie gets high praise from feminist warrior, Gloria Steinem. Rachel Carey directed and wrote the script. It's scheduled to be released in 2018
Plot Summary: In 1968 Chicago, young college student Susan takes a step outside her normal, sheltered life to help a desperate friend find a safe but illegal abortion. Susan and her more radical dormmate Janice form a friendship as they start providing the doctor's number to other desperate women — until the doctor angrily refuses to help them. Instead of giving up, the young women decide to think bigger. Susan and her friends form the Jane Collective: a secret organization to help other women obtain safe abortions by connecting them with doctors who will provide the service safely and at low cost. Susan sacrifices her career plans, her boyfriend, and even her relationship with her mother in the name of helping women in need. When the women of Jane are eventually arrested, they face the ultimate test of their commitment to the cause and to each other.
'Ask For Jane': Competing Underground Abortion Project Underway
There are now two 'Jane' underground projects on their way in Hollywood. An indie film Ask For Jane is just now getting underway in New York from Cait Johnston and co-starring this year's Emmy-nominated actress Alison Wright (The Americans). That follows a very similar project from Amazon, who bought a spec titled This is Jane based on Laura Kaplan's non-fiction book The Story of Jane: The Legendary Underground Feminist Abortion Service. Amazon picked that up earlier this year.
Related'Snowpiercer' Casts Alison Wright & Benjamin Haigh; Vincent Piazza Enters 'The Passage'
Both projects are based on the historic true story of the underground abortion network in Chicago created by college called The Jane Collective, which helped over 11,000 women get illegal abortions in Chicago between 1969 and 1973 before Roe v. Wade allowed legal abortions. The indie film will also feature a cameo from Judith Arcana, a writer, activist and real life member of The Janes, who is acting as a consulting producer on the film.
Ask For Jane is currently shooting and stars producer Johnston (The Knick, Ripped!), Sarah Ramos (Parenthood, Midnight, Texas), the aforementioned Wright (who was also in Feud: Bette and Joan), Cody Horn (Magic Mike, Demonic), Sarah Steele (Spanglish, The Good Wife, The Humans), Chloe Levine (The Transfiguration, Netflix's The OA) and Ben Rappaport (Mr. Robot, For the People & Hope Springs).
The film was written and directed by first-time feature filmmaker Rachel Carey. The female-focused film is produced by Carolines Entertainment's Caroline Hirsch (founder of Carolines on Broadway comedy club) and NYEH Entertainment's Josh Folan (The Light of the Moon).
In 2016, filmmaker Carey and Johnston's limited series Ask for Jane was one of three finalists chosen in the New York Television Festival Works 4 Progress Initiative with Participant Media.
The film follows both the women and men who, during this time in America when abortions were illegal, reproductive rights were being challenged and birth control wasn't easily accessible or morally accepted, worked behind the scenes to keep reproductive rights for all women by helping women attain abortions. The 'Janes' wrote their own rules and damned the law.
"So many of the lawmakers trying to restrict abortion access (today) have never even considered the disparate reasons why a woman might be driven to seek one," said creator, producer and star Johnston. "Ask For Jane beautifully depicts a few of their stories, and illustrates how vital it is to keep this procedure legal and safe,"
"Ask For Jane is an incredibly impactful and timely story, that inspires us to act and protect," said producer Caroline Hirsch, "At a time when women still struggle for reproduction rights, we cannot wait to bring the actions of such a brave group of women and men to the screen as a reminder that we need to continue fighting."
Ask for Jane is produced by Hirsch, Folan and Johnston; executive producers are Raptor Films' Cathleen Ihasz and Nicole Ihasz.
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Senegal forward Sadio Mané to possibly miss entire World Cup due to leg injury
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Senegal's FIFA World Cup hopes suffered a blow after officials announced Sadio Mané suffered a leg injury Tuesday, putting his availability for this winter's tournament in doubt.
German club Bayern Munich announced Wednesday that the two-time African player of the year would miss at least one match due to an injury to the fibula in his right leg.
Bayern did not release any details related to the severity of the injury, but French newspaper L'Equipe claims Mane's injury could keep him out "several weeks."
CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM
Bayern Munich's Sadio Mané, center, and Werder Bremen's Amos Pieper, second from right, challenge for the ball during a Bundesliga soccer match at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)
The World Cup in Qatar is scheduled to begin Nov. 20, so a lingering injury could cause Mané to miss the entire tournament.
Mané was in pain after taking a hit to his right leg during Bayern's 6-1 victory over Werder Bremen Tuesday in Munich. He was removed from the match and replaced by a substitute player in the 20th minute.
"Further examinations will follow in the coming days. FC Bayern is also in contact with the medical staff of the Senegalese Football Association," Bayern said in a statement.
WORLD CUP 2022: UNITED STATES MEN'S NATIONAL TEAM ROSTER REVEALED
Guinea's midfielder Naby Keita (8) and Guinea's defender Issiaga Sylla (3) fight for the ball with Senegal forward Sadio Mané (10) during a Group B Africa Cup of Nations 2021 soccer match at Stade de Kouekong in Bafoussam Jan. 14, 2022. (Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty Images)
Mané scored the winning penalty shot to beat Egypt in a shootout in the final of the African Cup of Nations in February.
Senegalese coach Aliou Cissé is set to name the members of the team later this week.
Senegal forward Sadio Mané reacts during a Group B Africa Cup of Nations 2021 soccer match against Guinea at Stade de Kouekong in Bafoussam Jan. 14, 2022. (Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP via Getty Images)
Mané joined Bayern from Liverpool in June in a deal that could end up being worth $41 million, depending on performance-related bonuses.
If Mané is unable to play, he will join a growing list of high-profile players who will miss the World Cup. It was confirmed last week Timo Werner of Germany's and RB Leipzig will sit out of the tournament.
Due to the intense heat in the host nation of Qatar, the World Cup was pushed back from its usual June-July window.
Senegal plays its opening match in the World Cup Nov. 21 against the Netherlands in Group A.
Chantz Martin is a sports writer for Fox News Digital.
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Q: ASP.Net Declaratively Passing Value from Page Property to User Control I need to find a way to declaratively (not in the code behind file) pass the value of a property in an ASP.Net web page to a user control.  Following is a simple example of what I'm trying to do, but I can't get it to work.
Here is the markup for the aspx page where I'm creating an object of the user control:
<%@ Page Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="true"  CodeFile="Default.aspx.cs"  Inherits="_Default" %>
<%@ Register Src="~/MyUserControl.ascx" TagName="MyUserControl" TagPrefix="uc1" %>

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Here is the code behind (aspx.cs) file from the aspx page:
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.UI;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls;

public partial class _Default : System.Web.UI.Page
{
    public int PageProperty { get; set; }

    protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        PageProperty = 42;

    }
}

Here is the markup from the usercontrol (ascx file):
<%@ Control Language="C#" AutoEventWireup="true"
CodeFile="MyUserControl.ascx.cs" Inherits="MyUserControl" %>

<asp:TextBox ID="TextBox1" runat="server"></asp:TextBox>

And here is the code behind file (ascx.cs) from the user control:
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.UI;
using System.Web.UI.WebControls;

public partial class MyUserControl : System.Web.UI.UserControl
{
    public int UserControlProperty { get; set; }

    protected void Page_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
    {
        TextBox1.Text = UserControlProperty.ToString();
    }
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So, all I'm trying to do is pass the value of the PageProperty property defined in the aspx page into the user control to set it's UserControlProperty, and then display that value in a textbox in the usercontrol.  Can anyone tell me what I've done wrong here?

A: try
UserControlProperty = '<%= this.PageProperty %>'

or consider reading: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/307860#1b
there's such a thing as Page.DataBind() and Control.DataBind(). I'm not quite sure if you should call them explicitly, but it might be the case...
if you still want your case, you can try to do it through string:
public string UserControlProperty { get; set; }

it perfectly works.

A: I would recommend taking a look at this article.
It shows you how to create your own ExpressionBuilder to parse C# anywhere in your markup without having to DataBind or jump through any other hoops.

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Michael J London was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. He also starred in the TV movies "Man From Atlantis" (1976-77), "Snowbeast" (NBC, 1976) and "The 3,000 Mile Chase" (NBC, 1976-77). He also appeared in "A Killing Affair" (1977-78), "Beggarman, Thief" (NBC, 1979-1980) and "Terror at Alcatraz" (NBC, 1981-82). J London launched his entertainment career by acting in films like the adventure "Battlestar Galactica" (1978) with Lorne Greene. In the eighties and the nineties, J London devoted his time to various credits, such as "Cocktail" (1988), "Goldeneye" and "The Mighty Quinn" (1989). He also worked on "Treasure Island" (TNT, 1989-1990), "Lord of the Flies" (1990) starring Balthazar Getty and "The HitMan" (ABC, 1990-91). J London had a number of different projects under his belt in the nineties, including "Scam" (Showtime, 1992-93), "The Lunatic" (1992) and "Cool Runnings" with Leon Robinson (1993). His credits also expanded to "ER" (NBC, 1994-2009), "Steve Martini's Undue Influence" (1996-97) and "Belly" (1998) starring Earl "DMX" Simmons. J London most recently acted on "The West Wing" (NBC, 1999-2006).


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Surrealism, movement in literature and the fine arts, founded by the French poet and critic Andre Breton. Breton published his Surrealist Manifesto in Paris in 1924 and consistently dominated the movement. Surrealism grew directly out of the movement known as Dadaism (see DADA), an art and literary movement reflecting nihilistic protest against all aspects of Western culture. Like Dadaism, surrealism emphasized the role of the unconscious in creative activity, but it employed the psychic unconscious in a more orderly and more serious manner.
The surrealists claimed as their literary forebears a long line of writers, outstanding among whom is the Comte de Lautréamont, author of the lengthy and complicated work Les chants de Maldoror (1868-1870). Besides Breton, many of the most distinguished French writers of the early 20th century were at one time connected with the movement; these include Paul Eluard, Louis Aragon, René Crevel, and Philippe Soupault. Younger writers such as Raymond Queneau were also influenced by its points of view. Pure surrealist writers used automatism as a literary form—that is, they wrote whatever words came into their conscious mind and regarded these words as inviolable. They did not alter what they wrote, as that would constitute an interference with the pure act of creation. The authors felt that this free flow of thought would establish a rapport with the subconscious mind of their readers. A typical short example of surrealist writing is the proverb by Paul Éluard that states "Elephants are contagious." This purely psychic automatism was modified later by the conscious use, especially in painting, of symbols derived from Freudian psychology. Like their forerunners, the Dadaists, the surrealists broke accepted rules of work and personal conduct in order to liberate their sense of inner truth. The movement spread all over the world and flourished in America during World War II (1939-1945), when André Breton was living in New York City.
Surrealist painting exhibits great variety of content and technique. That of Dalí, for example, consists of more or less a direct and photographic transcription of dreams, deriving its inspiration from the earlier dreamlike paintings of de Chirico. Arp's sculptures are large, smooth, abstract forms, and Miró, a formal member of the group for a short time only, employed, as a rule, fantastic shapes, which included deliberate adaptations of children's art and which also had something in common with the designs used by the native Catalan artists to decorate pottery. The Russian-American painter Pavel Tchelichew, while not a member of the surrealists, created surrealist images in his paintings as well as in his numerous ballet designs. An American offshoot of the surrealist movement is the group of artists known as the magic realists, under the leadership of the painter Paul Cadmus. The group also includes George Tooker, Ivan Le Lorraine Albright, Philip Evergood, Peter Blume, and Louis Guglielmi. The assemblage sculptor Joseph Cornell began as an acknowledged surrealist, but later pursued his highly individual art. The surrealists' attitude toward free creation was a major influence on the beginnings of abstract expressionism in New York City. A representative collection of the graphic works of the surrealists is in the Museum of Modern Art and of the magic realists in the Whitney Museum of American Art, both in New York City.