We all find pleasure and satisfaction with life in different ways. This is what makes us unique and different. Having the courage and personal power to take action and set boundaries lays the platform for... a fulfilling life.
There is a powerful balance between the ability to say "Yes" and the ability to say "No". This balance can be easily lost due to a subtle abuse of power hidden within caring and nurturing, schooling or an authoritarian environment. When out of balance this powerful creational power can turn inwards and make us resentful, angry and self destructive, finding fault in our self, others and life in general. Life is complex and often cannot be reduced to a simple yes or no…it's mostly a mixture of many contradictory components and desires. With the pressure of life, speed and external expectations, we often say yes or no too quickly…thus trapping ourselves in reaction and denying our own choices.
Having Freedom requires courage and a powerful desire to create experiences that uplift, challenge and expand us. This courage must empower us to say "Yes" more often… giving ourselves enough time and space to explore life's possibilities. AND Our powerful desire for life must also support us saying "No" more often, gently and firmly as we preserve space and energy for our own creations to flower and develop.


The government recently announced a series of measures designed to make Britain a low-carbon economy, including a large expansion of renewable energy (primarily wind), grants for better home insulation and a so-called green transport strategy. Under the Climate Change Act, the UK is "legally bound" to reduce CO2 emissions by at least 26% by 2020 and 80% by 2050 (relative to 1990 levels).
Meeting such ambitious targets will require substantial investment and while ministers have emphasised alleged advantages, such as the creation of 400,000 "green jobs", there has been little acknowledgement of the wider economic impact.
Higher energy bills and transport costs are likely to be devastating for many businesses. Some enterprises will be forced to close. Others will relocate to locations where energy and transport are cheaper and environmental regulations less burdensome. In some instances, potential entrepreneurs won't even bother starting new ventures in the UK. Overall, jobs are likely to be lost rather than created.


You have probably seen on our Facebook group the announcement about Toulouse Plages. This summer "festival" at the Prairie des Filtres happens from 20th July to 26th August (9h30-21h30 every day) and has many activities to offer. Here is our snapshot of the best activities.
WEDNESDAYS: Yoga lyengar, Hatha Yoga & Ayurveda every Wednesday from 19h-20h.
SATURDAYS: yogaevolution every Saturday from 10h-11h.
SUNDAYS: Free yoga classes every Sunday morning from 10h30 to 11h30 with Yogaventure.
Open from 10h to 20h30 every day, have fun playing beach soccer, handball, volley, rugby or tennis. You can rent equipment free of charge.
LIFT & SLICE BEACH TENNIS: free game on 25th July, 1st August, 8th August and 22nd August from 18h-20h.
One hour rowing. No equipment needed. Open every day.
Discover kayking while enjoying the beautiful scenery of the Garonne during one hour.
T-Shirt and closed shoes are mandatory for both activities.
L'école danse Trac: rock, salsa, swing 21st July from 15h to 18h.
A mix between dancing and muscle strengthening on high heels: every Monday from 17h30 to 18h30.
Gym Suédoise offers free fitness classes every Thursday from 19h-20h from 20th July to 26th August.
Babygym, rythmics sports gymnastics, acrobatics and mini trampoline with CTGym from 20th-26th August.
The Badminton and Table Tennis courts are always open. Borrow some rackets and have fun!
There are several different areas for kids of all ages.
Sandbox for toddlers to play.
A slide, a playground for the little ones to play and much more.
Several activities like an inflatable playground, 6 trampolines, a water slide and climbing challenges.
Toulouse Plages is all over the Prairie des Filtres. Be aware that you are not allowed to bring any glass bottles or soda cans in the area.
The big wheel is again at the Port Viguerie from 14th July to 9th September. Open Sunday-Thursday from 11h to 23h, Friday and Saturday until 1h.
From 20th July to 26th August, Tuesday to Sunday from 11h to 19h. Enjoy the view over the Garonne from one of the sunloungers or read a book that you can borrow there for free.


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Who's Hot/Who's Not in the Chase: 2007 Checker Auto Parts 500k at Phoenix Edition
March 28, 2022 November 12, 2007 Frontstretch Staff
As the song by Herman's Hermits says, "second verse, same as the first." Well, in this case, the third and fourth verse are the same, too. Jimmie Johnson continued to make the Chase a bore by scoring his fourth straight win in Sunday's Checker Auto Parts 500K, extending his lead to 86 over Jeff Gordon with just one race remaining on the schedule.
But even with this second championship seemingly in hand, Johnson still has to survive at Homestead before he gets his hands on the big check. And while all eyes will firmly be on Johnson and Gordon, there are other drivers in the Chase peaking late in the season who are looking to end the year with a win.
So which drivers are actually looking forward to racing 400 miles on Sunday and which ones simply see it as 267 laps to run before taking off for vacation? Read this week's Who's Hot and Who's Not in the Chase to find out.
League of His Own
Johnson: With his fourth straight win and 10th of 2007, Johnson and the No. 48 team are clearly a step above everyone else. Heading into the final race of the year at Homestead, the team merely needs to finish 18th or better to secure their second straight title. That shouldn't be a tall order for Johnson, who has an average finish of 14.5 at Homestead, including four top 10s in six starts. He doesn't have any wins to his credit at this track yet… but would you really be surprised if checks that off his list on Sunday?
Gordon: He may be politically correct with the media, but you've got to believe that Gordon would love to go off when he's asked what he thinks about the Chase. For the second time since the playoffs began, Gordon has missed out on winning the title thanks to the new and "improved" points system. Tied for an all-time modern record with 29 top-10 finishes, Gordon would be leading the points by 344 if the Chase was never implemented.
But as things stand, he is 86 behind his teammate going into the final race. Gordon may have conceded the title on Sunday, but you can bet the driver with no finish lower than 11th in the Chase will press on until the final lap.
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Matt Kenseth: After a crash and resulting 34th-place finish at Charlotte, Kenseth was dead last in the Chase standings; rightfully so, considering he had four finishes of 26th or worse in the first five Chase races. But that wreck must have jarred something in Kenseth and the No. 17 team. In the four races since, Kenseth has scored top-five finishes while vaulting to fifth in the standings. The team may be on a roll too late in the season, but with two straight top 10s at Homestead; the roll should continue giving Kenseth a place on the stage come December.
Kyle Busch: While his teammates are trying to make history of another kind, Busch had his sights set on becoming the first driver to win in NASCAR's three main series at the same track on the same weekend. But after winning the Truck Series and Busch Series races, he fell short on Sunday; finishing the day in eighth place. There is still a shot that Busch can overtake Clint Bowyer for third in the standings, clinching the top-three spots for Rick Hendrick. But looking at Busch's career finishes at Homestead (41st and 38th), that becomes a longshot for sure.
Jeff Burton: On Sunday at Phoenix, Burton struggled to get the proper handling on his AT&T Chevy, but still managed to bring home a ninth-place finish. With three straight top 10s and four in the last five races, Burton is another driver ending the season on a high note after battling through rough times midseason. In his third full season at RCR, Burton has an outside shot of ending the year in the top five in the standings for the second straight season. But gaining 81 points on Tony Stewart might be a tall order for a driver who hasn't had a top 10 at Homestead in the last four years.
Bowyer: For a driver making his first appearance in the Chase, without a win to his credit and someone that nobody really gave a chance, Bowyer has done an admirable job in trying to keep pace with the red-hot Hendrick duo. Solidly in third place, brake problems hampered the No. 07 Chevy on Sunday but he was still able to pull through and finish the race in 11th place. His 19th-place finish at Texas was his worst run in the Chase, but he should finish on a high note at Homestead; where he finished 10th last year.
Stewart: Sunday's race was full of frustration for Stewart as he tried to close out the season with another victory. Two slow pit stops by the No. 20 team erased the progress Stewart made on the track, but he did an admirable job to make his way back through the field in the tough-to-pass CoT, to finish fourth. The finish was his first top five since the race at Loudon that kicked off the Chase back in September. Still, Stewart has put in enough solid finishes to hold onto the fifth position in the standings with one race remaining.
Kevin Harvick: Just because he's out of the hunt for the Chase, doesn't mean Harvick is done fighting for every position he can get. Late in the race he bumped and banged with Gordon and came home in sixth; good enough to move him up one place to seventh in the overall standings. Like many in the Chase, Harvick is getting warm way too late in the game. But his three top 10s in the last four races have been good enough to keep him solidly in the top 10.
There is a good chance Harvick can earn book end wins to the season; ending the year with a win at a track he has five top 10s at in six starts.
Martin Truex Jr.: Following Sunday's race, Truex wasn't too pleased with crew chief Kevin Manion and his late-race strategy. With 40 laps left in the race, Manion made the call to keep Truex on the track making him a sitting duck. After leading 72 laps on the day, Truex slid back in the final laps to finish seventh; his second straight top 10. While the team has improved over the last two races, they are still looking for consistency. He has a chance of making the final top 10, but he will need to improve on his 17th-place average finish at Homestead to pull it off.
Kurt Busch: It was an up and down day for the No. 2 team Sunday at Phoenix, but one they hope to use as a learning experience for next season. After starting ninth, Busch hung in the top 10 for a while until his Dodge's handling turned "wicked." At one point Busch was as far back as 18th, but he was able to rally thanks to some major adjustments to finish the race in 12th. The finish still dropped him one spot to 10th in the standings with one race remaining.
Busch holds a 47-point lead over Truex for the final spot on the stage at the banquet, but with two finishes of 36th or worse in his last three Homestead starts; no lead is safe.
Denny Hamlin: While Truex felt his crew chief left him hanging, Hamlin's team can point to their driver as the cause for their subpar finish on Sunday. After getting busted for speeding not once, but twice in Phoenix; Hamlin had to settle for a 16th-place finish. Now dead last in the Chase standings, thanks to no top 10s in the last three races, he'll need a repeat of his third-place finish at Homestead last year if he wants to try and climb out of the cellar.
Carl Edwards: Edwards claimed his first pole of the season on Friday at Phoenix and opened the race by leading the first 87 laps, setting the stage for a good day for the No. 99 team. But as good it as it started, it turned south just as fast. On lap 105, his engine went sour and sent the team behind the wall. The team tried to make repairs and eventually sent him back out on the track, a move that would ultimately earn him one position on the track, but he was done for good on lap 162.
His 42nd-place finish dropped him four spots in the Chase to ninth. But the team has one more chance to redeem themselves at Homestead, a track where he is tied for the best average finish (8.7).
Will Johnson's dream season continue? Can Gordon steal the trophy away from his younger protege? Will one of the other Chasers win the race and try to steal a little bit of the limelight? We'll just have to wait until Sunday to find out who ends the 2007 season hot or not.
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Lead Effectively Through Ongoing Uncertain Times with Ken Jacobs (#050)
A real coach can coach anyone if you're using a proven techniqueThere's a comfort level though when you don't have to explain terms or industry backgroundA leader is always leading through changeAgency owners want to get back to the office, employees are saying let's wait another whileA lot thinking, the commute brought no value to my lifeUse the day or two in the office for the collaboration, creativity and connection you've missedIf you treat mature professional folks as grown ups, they can get a tremendous amount of high quality work done remotelyIt's not your job to micromanage, it's your job to hire people who are self-drivenIf you're micromanaging who's looking at the long term strategy?You can do their job, but they can't do your job, yetThe director, let's all the people do their jobs, but gives the direction and the visionMostly they come to me with a consulting issue, and I spot an issue with their leadership that's keyCoaching is a collaboration, if the chemistry isn't good, there's nothing I can do100%, your gut is always rightEmpathy is the key to negotiating, we're often too focused on what we wantUnderstand their 'why'You have to know you're willing to walk awayWe give away power when we're in a rush, not have the protection you needThere's a deep need to be the good guy, a need to be liked in this industryI'm shocked by the lack of courage out there but it's coachable, and I get to make money helping people be braverNow is the time to improve your emotional intelligenceDial up your empathy for your peers, clients and stakeholdersWatch not only the words they say, but notice the toneIf you're interested in more visit ▶ https://almcbride.com/minicourse
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From Selling in a Skirt to Walking on the Glass Floor with Judy Hoberman (#049)
Judy Hoberman is President of Judy Hoberman and Associates, a company focused on empowering professional women. She is an award-winning, international speaker, best-selling author, trainer and leading authority on women in leadership.
With over 3 decades in business, she combines wisdom and humor with her behavior shaping insights, impacting audiences of thousands as well as small groups and individuals through her 1:1 executive coaching and mentoring and she is often described as "transformational."
Men and women lead, sell, manage and recruit differently and Judy is the master at improving performance and company culture, empowering both genders to better support each other's successes in more productive ways.
Judy also works with companies supporting their diversity and women's initiatives in the areas of leadership, recruiting, training, coaching, mentoring and retention.
She was a TEDx speaker talking about pre-judging people. She is the author of four books, including "Selling in a Skirt" and "Walking on the Glass Floor."
She offers a training program that concentrates on women in leadership and the men who champion them, with emphasis on redefining culture.
Judy's mission…to help one woman a day by following an important philosophy- "Women Want To Be Treated Equally...Not Identically"®
If you're interested in more visit ▶ https://almcbride.com/minicourse
Authority: Be the One Who Wrote the Book In Your Niche with Steve Gordon (#048)
Steve is the founder of The Unstoppable CEO, and the host of The Unstoppable CEO Podcast and has written over 400 articles on marketing for service businesses.
He's a bestselling author of 4 books; Podcast Prospecting, Unstoppable Referrals, Exponential Network Strategy and the Follow Up Formula.
Through his firm, Steve helps service business entrepreneurs create leveraged marketing systems so they can spend less time on business development, and more time on what matters most.
You may remember him from a recent Expert Panel: Becoming Limitless that I hosted.
Fundamental challenge for people operating a service based businessProduct based businesses are usually specialized within the business, into separate teamsThe feast and famine cycle'We help the business owner realize the business that they really want to have'All those marketing methods do work, but they don't work for everybodyWe help them create leverage, with a very small time footprint, create consistent business developmentBook number one took about 35 days start to finishMarry your expertise to a solid and simple processWe have the book blueprint, where we breakdown to the key points in the chapter, and each key question to ask each key point, so there's never a blank pageThis is how you can get books done in record timeIt's often as simple as 30 minutes per day, Monday to Friday, for 19 days to have the book writtenYou're a walking talking package of your ideas, but I've to sit with you to sell me your ideasA book is a more efficient packaging to sell your ideas than you"I've a bunch of books printed up, I'd love to gift to people in your network you think would appreciate them"It's a very different proposition, a very different ask"If you're gifted a book you're not even interested in, I'm still grateful they thought of me. It has very high perceived value"All of those authors on your bookshelf, literally own real estate in your worldOften clients say, 'a friend gave me your book, I didn't read it, but I really need what it says on the cover, can you help me?'Authority: You're literally the one who wrote the book on the subjectIt's about getting yourself in a place where people can discover youThis is not about selling 50,000 copies and being on the New York Times bestseller list.Typically you spend $100k-$200k to be get on a bestseller list99% of business owners with expertise need a lead generating book which multiplies their ability to get their message outWhat you do when you run out of relationships and networking events don't tend to have the people you need to talk to as they've sent representatives if at allIt was shockingly easy to get a business owner that I couldn't call on the phone, to accept an email request to be on my podcastA podcast is great for creating relationships, for leading the collaborationWhy selling your expertise is fundamentally different in selling anything elseIf you follow much of the sales training advice you'll just erode trustWhy snake oil salesman are why doctors are so trustedThe client must fully trust the prescription that you give themEven if you don't have legal fiduciary responsibility, it's how we should be approaching our clientsFor one hour a week you can have all your marketing and relationship building done"Anytime there's a problem, even if it's not yours, you lean into the problem. It's never a question of fault, it's how do we fix it?"Steve's most instructive failures and setbacksIf you're interested in more visit ▶ https://almcbride.com/minicourse
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Inclusion and Cohesion Are Critical for Growth with Simon Haigh (#046)
Simon Haigh is known as the Growth Strategist, he's a coach, consultant, author and speaker. Let's break that down a moment...
He's the 5 star rated author of 3 books: Contract law in an e-commerce age, 'How to be a Better Dealcloser', and 'Dealmaking for Corporate Growth'. The latter two of which were foreworded by Marshall Goldsmith
He's a former lawyer in UK, Ireland and Australia, a successful entrepreneur where he built and sold out of tech, luxury goods and travel businesses, as well as a global CEO, and C-suite executive on 4 continents over 28 years.
Simon sat on 5 boards and currently is an advisor to 3 in US and Ireland. He's featured on the BBC and is a global expert in negotiation, deals, business, leadership, mindset, brand growth.
Topics Explored:
- Organisations are like humans, if they don't grow spiritually they go backwards, so they get overtaken
- 4 Key Things: What are the business growth processes and practices that need to be put in place?
- Leadership Growth: What key things do leaders need to do to fit into the business growth?
- Brand Growth: How does this impact your brand?
- Growth Mindset of the people running the business is what brings the whole thing together
- "I love the variety" and love mentoring and coaching, "seeing the lightbulbs going off"
- It's all about matching people's confidence with their capabilities
- "Confidence is the outer manifestation with communication of what's inside, which is awareness"
- Situational awareness: where do I fit in an organization?
- "We need to demystify business, it's not rocket science, it's about communication and connection"
- Simplify: Assertiveness is about firstly asking for what you want, feel or desire. Secondly, in a way that's respectful of others
- The 7 P Methodology of deal making, was a logical process that unfolded through the writing
- A novice negotiator mistake is not leveraging simple things, a big example is not using silence strategically
- Loose lips sink ships in negotiations, got to get comfortable with silences
4 Areas that feed into emotional intelligence
- Is this person really listening, really involved in this conversation or is it another box to tick?
- 10 years in the Australia in the Aboriginal indigenous economic development space and head of indigenous tourism council
- Companies that truly put inclusion and cohesion at the core of their strategies improve productivity, brand value and also shareholder return
- Problem is most C-suites don't even know this is an issue
- Aboriginal economic development $8bn a year, but generated a net of $16bn
- The 5 aspects or pillars organisational leaders need to believe in to drive
1st is the right diversity, equity inclusion processes and policies in place, 2nd is gender balance, 3rd is cultural cohesion, 4th ethical win win communication structures, 5th ensure remote cohesive workforces are inclusive
- How do you inspire and mentor younger workers when they're not in the office?
- The 'us and them' of those at HQ and those in the field, the latter feel excluded, the former often think they're aloof
- Just deal with these breakdowns instead of brushing it aside, demystify it and deal with it
- Awareness to provide a safe environment for thinking things through and realise we all have biases, but it's realising you have them and that each individual is unique
- 3 aspects of assessment to any agreement: self awareness, situational awareness and assessing the other side and there's the objective and subjective
- Better negotiators ask better questions, not just more questions, but better
Some lawyers think it's all fluffy, that it's only about the document, about the law, but that's only one of thirty steps
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The Future of Consulting: Opportunities to Advantages with Michael Zipursky (#045)
Michael Zipursky has helped over 500 entrepreneurial consultants in 50 industries around the world grow profitable, predictable and strategic consulting businesses, adding six and even seven figures to their annual revenue. He is the CEO and podcast host at Consulting Success and the author of four books on consulting and business growth.
His recent book was the amazon bestseller Act Now: How Successful Consultants Thrive During Chaos and Uncertainty and I'm pleased to announce he has a new book out now called, The Future of Consulting: How to Turn Today's Opportunities into Tomorrow's Business Advantage.
Mike is offering the book free for a limited time. The link is below.
At the start of covid, many were like deer in the headlightsDon't bury your head, act nowWhat is the future of consulting? Not next year, but 3, 5 or 10 years timeInterviewed lots of successful consultants; what seeds their planting now to benefit them in the futureThe most successful ones had a lot of assets already in placeWhere can I create points of leverage that will serve me and my clients?We truly believe people can be better prepared for future uncertaintyIt's not a question of will it happen, it's only a matter of whenWhere are you weak or susceptible to attack? Where can you strengthen?All to create more leverage and more opportunity to growLean in to your strengths, but ask questions around your weak pointsIf 90% of your business is through referrals, you might see that as a weaknessThen you have to ask what can you do about it?The people who suffered the least in this industry had a big list or a communityWhat if things completely changed, how would you navigate it?Better to figure it out before you're under fear, stress and uncertaintyWhether you act on it or not, it's helpful to have a contingency planNot just to future proof but spot opportunities in your business todayIf it's easier to deliver is it worth less or worth more?Think about any challenge from a different perspective and not just accept it as a setbackThe way b2b buyers are actually making decisions has changedA lot are making purchasing decisions virtually for far greater sumsLack of focus and being a generalist, huge problem for consultantsMost of the people who consistently get work have created contentThe more steps you take the build your brand, to get content out there, gradually the less you need to specializeTo compete at the beginning you need to say, they do five areas, we specialize in just this one, they don't, so that's where your advantage isMany establish themselves through simplifying their offerings, not offering too many things to too many different groups at onceHow do you demonstrate value before even talking to a potential client? Content!Lessons in showing you're ahead of the curve and you care, from a mentor in Kyoto, JapanConsulting Success podcast has over 45,000 downloads a month
Expanding Your Mind, Health & Success with Andrew Wayfinder Hryniewicw (#044)
Andrew Hryniewicz is an architect, psychotherapist and shamanic practitioner who is an expert in the psychology of resilience, trauma recovery and peak
Since 2011, Andrew has helped over 175 executives and professionals from scientists to artists, creatives and writers – use his "deep mind" methods to become wiser, more creative, fulfilled and happy in their professional and personal lives.
The journey from architect, to therapist, to shamanismGetting that, 'this isn't going to work out' feelingA lot of people are drawn to therapeutic professions because they are woundedThree experiences of the veil droppingOur ancestors lived in a world that was shamanic, where everything was experienced as being alive, the trees, the rocks, the waterCave art sprang from this about 30,000 years agoA set of methods for altering your consciousness so that you can communicate with these other dimensions of realityThe difference between wet and dry shamanismThree issues with using ayahuascaSteady drumming allows the brain to anchor in the theta stateWhy don't you learn the universe before you blow it up?"I essentially get the distortion out of the nervous system, a clear flow of signal"70% of the study from 'good backgrounds' had at least one of these ten traumatic things in their childhood, 40% had four or moreAddiction to drugs or alcoholism, mental illness or depression, psychosis, emotional or sexual abuse, witnessing domestic violence etc led to 7-30 times more likelihood of heart disease, cancer, diabetes, suicide, alcoholism, stroke or early deathTrauma is not so much what happened, it's the emotional scar tissue formed around the event that constricts and limits, the person's ability to function, be flexibleAs the Buddhists say with our mind we create the world, the root of modern mindset work and that's true, but first the world made our mindIt's like in Jaws he says "we're gonna need a bigger boat", I realised I'm going to need a bigger meMost indigenous cultures look at our modern culture and they think we're crazyThe heart and soul of the indigenous experience is that we are all connected. No such thing as being thrown out of the garden of EdenIt links with architecture, the thread between apparently disparate things, how do we live in balance with ourselves, each other, the environment, the planet?Predators can spot prey, it's unconsciousSo when you release the memories, experiences, they realise they're no longer a target for the bullies, the bullies just disappearIntegrating the physicist with the shamanic practitioner gaining insights from other dimensions of thoughtThe karmic alignment dayThe haah breathYawning a few times, brain scans show, it resets their nervous systemVery slow neck roll, allows your brain to notice where it's tightIf you're interested in more visit ▶ https://almcbride.com/minicourse
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IEC, IAF and ILAC join forces
Tripartite Memorandum of Understanding prolongs collaboration for the next three-year
By Claire Marchand
The IEC has had a tradition of cooperating with other standardization and conformity assessment (CA) organization for many years. In addition to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), with which it forms the World Standards Cooperation (WSC), one of the Commission's main partners is the World Trade Organization (WTO) in the context of the Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Agreement. These are but a few of the 180+ bodies with which the IEC has close links.
From left, Randy Dougherty, Chairman IAF, Kerry McManama, Executive Secretary IECEE/IECRE and Peter Unger, ILAC Chairman during the signing ceremony in Milan, Italy on 28 October
Long-standing cooperation
On the conformity assessment side, one agreement, made between the IEC and its CA Systems on the one part, the International Accreditation Forum (IAF) and the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) on the other, has proved highly rewarding, with increased levels of collaboration.
From day one, cooperation between the three organizations has evolved extremely positively on a number of technical and administrative fronts. These collaborative efforts culminated in the three organizations signing their first MoU in October 2010. In 2012, the high level of confidence established between them led the IEC CA Systems and the members of ILAC and IAF to expand the scope of the first tripartite MoU when it was up for renewal.
Maximizing efficiency
The aim of the initial agreement was to maximize efficiency when dealing with common Certification Body (CB) and Testing Laboratory (TL) clients. One means of achieving this was by re-assessing these CBs and TLs jointly to avoid duplication of processes. Under the 2012 agreement, collaboration was no longer limited to joint re-assessments, but also covered initial assessments and surveillance as appropriate.
Since 2010 more than 40 unified assessments/re-assessments have been performed throughout the world.
To continue this most fruitful cooperation, a new MoU was signed on 28 October 2015 in Milan, Italy, by ILAC Chairman Peter Unger, IAF Chairman Randy Dougherty and IECEE/IECRE Executive Secretary Kerry McManama, on behalf of IEC General Secretary and CEO Frans Vreeswijk.
While the scope of the agreement remains the same, the three interested parties said how pleased they were with the work accomplished in recent years.
Indeed, the agreement is more than just about assessment/re-assessment.
Pooling resources
To ensure that collaboration is as full as possible, the three organizations have agreed to coordinate the application of standards and guidance documents for the assessment of the CBs and TLs accredited by IAF and ILAC and operating in the IEC CA Systems.
The MoU also stipulates that joint training and workshops should be organized for the pool of technical assessors that are entitled to perform unified assessments of CBs and TLs.
High-level Steering Committee
In the wake of the 2010 MoU, the IEC-IAF-ILAC Steering Committee was formed to explore the possibilities for further harmonization of the three organizations' assessments and related activities.
The Steering Committee, currently chaired by ILAC Chairman Peter Unger, is responsible for developing the cooperation strategy; establishing working parties to deal with specific issues pertaining to the three organizations; monitoring, reviewing and providing assistance for agreed projects; approving changes to these projects; resolving conflicts and making decisions on formal acceptance of project deliverables.
The IEC-ILAC-IAF Steering Committee has prepared guidelines to enhance the existing procedures for unified assessments of participating certification bodies and testing laboratories.
A dedicated website provides information on the tripartite agreement, the Steering Committee and its task forces, relevant documentation and a list of the re-assessments performed since the first MoU came into force.
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Finland's largest film festival, the Helsinki International Film Festival – Love & Anarchy, is organized for the 25th time from September 20th until 30th, 2012. The year of celebration brings along a quality programme consisting of more than 180 feature films and 80 short films.
An exceptionally big part of the programme comprises of films screened in Finland exclusively at HIFF.
The Opening Film of HIFF 2012 is the appraised BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD. The visual masterpiece, which honours magic and forces of nature, has already brought its young director Benh Zeitlin the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance, the Golden Camera Prize at Cannes and the FIPRESCI prize, granted by an international jury of film critics.
The HIFF Gala Film is KILLER JOE, the new film by Academy Award winning director William Friedkin. KILLER JOE stars Matthew McConaughey as a creepy cop/contract killer and continues veteran director Friedkin's (THE EXORCIST, TO LIVE AND DIE IN L.A.) studies on lone wolves haunted by their inner demons. The thriller, with a topping of Southern Gothic and black humour, is based on the play by Pulitzer Prize winner Tracy Letts.
The festival's Closing Film is RUST AND BONE by Jacques Audiard, well known for his tough prison film A PROPHET. Audiard now paints the screen with an intense melodrama which dances on the shadowy side of life. RUST AND BONE stars Marion Cotillard as a killer-whale trainer who gets involved in an unusual romance with a tough guy played by Matthias Schoenaerts. The film saw its world premiere in the Cannes Competition
2012 and has been at the top of critics' lists in France for several months.
The Finnish Film Gala selection is Arto Halonen's daring documentary WHEN HEROES LIE, which draws a wretched picture of the doping history of cross-country skiing and especially the scandalous 2001 World Ski Championships held in Lahti.
Patriotism and heroism is also contemplated in other domestic premieres. THE MARSHAL OF FINLAND, a film about the life of wartime military commander and president Gustaf Mannerheim, sees its international premiere as part of the HIFF Spotlight Selection on September 28th. The film is a production of The Finnish Broadcasting Company YLE. The Finnish Film Week, which screens this year's domestic premieres, is once again organized as part of the festival.
Special Screenings and Picks of the Programme
Birthday celebrations wouldn't be satisfactory without a true feast.
The special screenings of films in the new Haute Cuisine series include dinners designed by the chefs of Restaurant Sunn to fit the theme of each film. Films in the series include Christian Vincent's HAUTE CUISINE, Ken Loach's whisky scented hit THE ANGELS' SHARE and Spanish gastronomic drama 18 MEALS.
Along with aging and growing comes the necessity of thinking about change. Thus this year's HIFF programme includes a fine selection of films dealing with age crises and different periods of life, such as Ignacio Ferreras's acclaimed animation WRINKLES. Studio Ghibli expectedly also adds its own share of animation to the programme: Goro Miyazaki's romantic FROM UP ON POPPY HILL sees its Finnish premiere at HIFF.
The Emerging Europe series consists of new films from Eastern Europe.
THE PARADE, Serbian director Srdjan Dragojevic's comedy dealing with homophobia, won the Panorama Audience Award at the Berlinale and has been a huge success in Balkan countries. The Sea Between Us series includes films such as Moroccan director Nabil Ayouch's HORSES OF GOD, which was screened in the Un Certain Regard series in Cannes, and Mohamed Diab's awarded film CAIRO 678.
This year, HIFF launches the Finnish Film Affair, which focuses on showcasing the latest Finnish feature films to international industry professionals from September 25th to 27th. A seminar, focusing on sales and moderated by editor of Screen International Wendy Mitchell, will be organized as part of the event.
The 2012 festival tabloid will be published on Friday, August 17th. The complete festival programme will be published on Friday, September 7th.
The presale of festival passes and catalogues will begin on the same day. Single tickets will be available from Thursday, September 13th.
The new HIFF website can be found at hiff.fi/en/
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In Flores, in general, around 99% of the population live as farmers in the villages far from access to health services. This is how I myself live. My house is in Demon Dei, a remote village in the hinterland of Adonara island, in Wotan Ulumado Subdistrict. Even though there is a midwife in the village, she is frequently out of the village so it is difficult for the people to get health services. The subdistrict public health center (Puskesmas) is located in the capital of the subdistrict, around 5 km away, and road conditions are bad.
Having been accustomed to the hard kind of life being experienced as a poor farmer, I did not feel special when waiting for the birth of my second child. However, it does not mean that I did not have my pregnancy checked by health workers. I visited the community health post (Posyandu) and had check ups in Puskesmas because the midwife in the village is not always there.
I do not recall exactly how many times I went to Puskesmas but maybe around three times in the course of my pregnancy. I do this as I am aware that health is the most important thing for me. With regard to education, I am lucky to have had it until senior high school, thus I am educated better than most people in the village. So for me good health is a treasure of immeasurable value.
1). Midwife is always out of the village since she lives with her husband in the capital of subdistrict and just visits the village once a while.
2). The fee for labour assisted by a health provider is quite expensive, while we are just a poor family. Also, going to Puskesmas needs fee for renting transport as well.
On September 27th, 2006 our waiting days came to an end. My stomach was aching and I was sure I was having the baby. But after waiting for hours the baby was not appearing although three TBAs had been called to assist me.They made bio traditional medicine and gave it to me to drink. I had two glasses of medicine but my baby did not come out. In the meantime my condition got weak and I started to drop. I fainted and consciousness started to go down.
At this point my husband asked one of his nephews to seek assistance of a health worker in subdistrict Puskesmas. Riding a horse, he soon headed for Puskesmas and called a midwife to quickly go to the village to help me.
With the rest of my strength I was thinking, is is possible that the midwife can arrive soon to help me because the distance is five km with very bad road condition? Pessimism started to grow since several mothers died in the village due to child labor. That happened because the midwife was late arriving at the village because of the very minimal means of transport in the area.
However, I was very lucky. The awaited midwife finally arrived in relatively brief time. It took her 30 minutes to reach the village by motorcycle. Equipped with minimal tools she was able to assist the delivery and my baby was saved as well as me.


How comics changed my life. No, really.
This week for Episode 42 of Cool Comics in My Collection I'm excited to present guest blogger Hank Garner, an author of several novels and short stories, and the man behind Author Stories Podcast. Be sure to check out Hank's website!
Hello fellow true believers, and thanks to Ed for rolling out the welcome mat to me. When Ed asked me if I would like to contribute to his blog I knew exactly what I wanted to write about.
When people talk about their first comic, they usually use words like life changing, magical, and empowering. Sometimes that first superhero book that they received as a birthday present fosters a life-long love of storytelling, or that first encounter with the squeaky spinner rack toward the back of the drug store opens their eyes to what could possibly be… if we lived in the world of the 4 color press. I too tend to talk about my first experience with comics with that same kind of hyperbole, but if you'll indulge me a moment, I'd like to explain.
It was sometime between Thanksgiving and Christmas of 1977. I was six years old and was riding in the back seat of my mother's car. We were driving to my grandparent's house and I was fidgeting in the back seat next to my sister, who was probably reading a Judy Blume book. I didn't share her love of reading, and it showed.
I was in first grade and had been struggling to learn to read. I would later learn that I had dyslexia, and the jumbling letters that wouldn't sit still on the page was not normal. On that trip to my grandparent's house, my mother handed me a colorful Superman comic, Action Comics #485, and when I opened the pages my life changed. I don't mean that in a flippant way. My life literally changed. I never read anything from start to finish. But I flipped through the pages of that comic and by following along with the panels, I made out the gist of the story. I would then start over and make my way through the dialog bubbles and add more depth to the story that I had just read. In this way, comics opened a door for me that no teacher had been able to.
From that day forward I would read any comic I could get my hands on. Superman led me to the JLA. From there, Batman and Wonder Woman. Then I discovered the Flash, Green Lantern, Green Arrow, Hawkman, and a whole host of heroes that helped me make sense of things.
I depended on comics for the next several years and those characters became trusted friends. Not only were comics – and superhero comics especially – great morality tales that taught me to believe in justice and compassion, they became valuable teaching aids. Some adults look down on comics as some sort of "second-rate literature" and discourage kids from reading them. I would wholeheartedly disagree. I encourage my children to read everything, and most especially comics.
Comics instilled in me a love of reading that then became a love of writing. If it weren't for the big blue Boy scout in that comic in 1977, I might not be publishing stories of my own. And for that, I am forever grateful. Since then I've had periods where I have read comics more consistently than others, depending on what was going on in my life. But one thing has always been true. My love for the heroes on the page, and the art form specifically, has never waned.
I will leave you with a list of some of my favorite comics, and some that I have encouraged my own kids to read. Do yourself a favor and pick these (and others) up, and if you see a kid struggling in school, slip him or her a comic. You just might change a kid's life.
To learn more about Hank Garner, please visit The Author Stories Podcast.


It's 2016 and VCRs are still being made. That's right — you can get a brand new VCR from the VCR factory in a year where most people download their movies. Where do you even get VHS tapes now that Blockbuster is out of business?
If you're a fan of VHS tapes (maybe you like fuzzy, non-HD video, maybe you enjoy wasting countless minutes of your time rewinding them) other than questioning your life choices, you should probably be stocking up on some VCRs right now. The last manufacturer is halting production this month.
The company shipped a whopping 750,000 worldwide just last year. We can't even imagine 750,000 people who'd want a VCR, but apparently they did. So what happened since then? The parts were difficult to obtain and people really, really don't want them now. In 2015? Maybe, but you'd be caught dead with one of these things in 2016.
Now, everyone, it's time to morn the loss of all the amazing things from our childhood, like using actual maps on family car rides and not being cyber-bullied on Twitter. RIP, tape machines. You'll be…missed?
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Kelly Clarkson's Salary:
Salary: $14 Million
Date of Birth: Apr 24, 1982 (40 years old)
Place of Birth: Fort Worth
Profession: Singer-songwriter, Actor, Record producer, Singer, Songwriter, Philanthropist
What is Kelly Clarkson's net worth?
Kelly Clarkson is an American singer, songwriter and reality TV star who has a net worth of $45 million. Kelly Clarkson is best known for her music career, which was launched thanks to her appearance on the reality TV show "American Idol." Clarkson's impressive net worth is a result of a series of intelligent financial moves in addition to her success in the entertainment world. She also became a successful writer, most notably in the genre of children's books.
Kelly Clarkson became the personification of the American Dream when she won the first season of American Idol. She made the idea that you could be from anywhere, and suddenly become a star, something tangible that American audiences could hang on to, and more importantly, go out and buy. Her first album was a massive success, and after shifting to another record label and gaining more control of her sound, her second album went on to become the best-selling album by any "American Idol" alum. In addition to touring constantly, recording numerous Top Ten singles, releasing two multi-Platinum albums, appearing as a mentor on multiple singing shows, and writing or co-writing much of her material, she has also won a respectable number of awards. She has received four American Music Awards, twelve Billboard Music Awards, two Grammy Awards, and three MTV Video Music Awards. To date, she has garnered 98 major music award nominations, and won seventy of them.
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Kelly Brianne Clarkson was born on April 24th of 1982 in Fort Worth, Texas. She is the youngest of three children, and she was separated from her siblings when her parents divorced. Kelly stayed with her mother, while her brother and sister went to live with other relatives. Church was a major influence on Clarkson's early life, and she was raised a Southern Baptist. She joined the choir in middle school, which became her first experience with singing. When she reached high school, Clarkson performed in many of the school's musicals and talent shows. Although she received scholarships to several universities because of her singing abilities, Kelly Clarkson declined them all. She was eager to focus entirely on her musical career, and she wanted to get started immediately.
After graduating from high school in 2000, Clarkson made recording a demo reel her priority. She worked numerous jobs to finance the recording sessions and received some interest from record labels. Although she had a few offers, she turned them down because she believed she would be stereotyped and commercialized. In 2001, she traveled to Los Angeles as she believed she would find greater opportunities there. Although she succeeded in recording a 5-track demo reel, she was turned down by every record label she approached. Later, she was forced to return home after financial difficulties. During this rough patch, she worked as a host for a movie theater and as a cocktail waitress.
Not long after returning home, Kelly Clarkson's friends encouraged her to audition for "American Idol." It was the very first season of the show, and the producers were still playing it by ear as the series progressed. Clarkson eventually made it to the final round and won the entire contest, launching her career in earnest. As an "American Idol" winner, Clarkson was signed to RCA Records by Simon Fuller, the creator of the show. Her debut single, "A Moment Like This," eventually ascended to the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100. In 2002, it was the top-selling single in the United States.
In 2003, Clarkson released her debut album, "Thankful." The album earned double-platinum status, and critics praised Clarkson's impressive vocal abilities. The album featured tracks like "Miss Independent" and "The Trouble With Love Is." Not long afterward, she paved her own path in the music industry by severing ties with Simon Fuller and seeking new management. The result was a new, unique album called "Breakaway." Critics praised the album when it was released in 2004. It was also Clarkson's most successful album in financial terms, as it sold more than 12 million units around the world. On the heels of her successful new album, Clarkson embarked on an ambitious tour from 2005 to 2006.
Kelly Clarkson's third album took a darker tone – a point of contention for the executives at RCA. They wanted Kelly to pursue a more mainstream sound, and they protested when Clarkson refused to allow any professional input into the creative process. She wanted to do things her way, and as a result, RCA failed to promote the album to the extent they had done previously. The album was entitled "My December," and it was released in 2007. Although it was well-received by critics and gained platinum status, it only sold 2.5 million units globally – a far cry from Kelly's earlier success with "Breakaway."
Clarkson returned to a more mainstream vibe with her next album, "All I Ever Wanted." With its lighter tone, the album reached the top spot on the Billboard Top 200 and achieved commercial success with a platinum status once again. Critics also praised Clarkson's work once again. To support the album, Clarkson toured once again from 2009 to 2010.
After collaborating on the massively successful country track "Don't You Wanna Stay" with Jason Aldean, Clarkson released another album in 2011 entitled "Stronger," winning a Grammy for her efforts. In 2012, Clarkson won widespread praise when she sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" during the Superbowl. During this year, she also released her first greatest hits album.
In 2013, Clarkson released a holiday album entitled "Wrapped in Red," which quickly went platinum. 2015 marked Kelly Clarkson's seventh and final album with RCA. For the third time, her album reached the third spot on the Billboard Top 200. Next, she signed with Atlantic and released the album "Meaning of Life" in 2017.
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Kelly Clarkson has been involved in film since the beginning of her career. Her first major role was in "From Justin to Kelly" in 2003, although the movie was poorly received. Clarkson has appeared on a number of TV shows as well, including reality shows such as "The Voice" and later seasons of "American Idol." Clarkson has also emerged as a successful voice actor, featuring in animated films such as "The Star" and "Trolls World Tour." In addition, she has her own show – "The Kelly Clarkson Show."
In 2016, Kelly Clarkson signed a book deal with HarperCollins. Her first children's book was "River Rose and the Magical Lullaby." In 2017, she released another book called "River Rose and the Magical Christmas." She has stated interest in creating more children's books in the future.
In October 2013, Kelly married Brandon Blackstock after a nine-month engagement. Brandon is the son of Narvel Blackstock, Kelly's former manager. Narvel was married to Reba McEntire for many years. In November 2013, Kelly and Brandon announced that they were expecting their first child together. Their child, a daughter, was born on June 12, 2014. They welcomed a son on April 12, 2016.
Kelly filed for divorce in June 2020. In November 2020, a judge granted Kelly primary custody of their two children. Unfortunately, around the same time as the custody decision was made, Brandon filed a support request in which he sought $430,000 in MONTHLY child support. The request broke down as $135,000 in child support and $301,000 in spousal support. He also wanted $2 million to cover attorney's fees.
In response, a few weeks later Kelly filed a complaint in which she claimed during the 13 years she was managed by Brandon, he didn't have the necessary license required for talent agents. She therefore demanded the return of million in fees.
In April 2021 a judge ordered Kelly to pay Brandon $195,000 per month in support. That was broken up as $150,000 in spousal support which will last for two years, and $45,000 per month in child support which will presumably last until their children turn 18.
In January 2022 a judge ordered Kelly to transfer a 5% ownership stake of her Montana ranch to Blackstock. The ranch overall is worth an estimated $17.75 million so Blackstock's 5% stake was worth $908,000 at the time of the judge's order.
In March 2022 a final divorce settlement was finally struck between Kelly and Brandon. According to the final settlement she received custody of their children and will keep the majority of her assets. On the other hand she will pay him $115,000 in support per month through January 2024 PLUS $45,000 per month in child support, presumably until the kids are 18. Kelly also agreed to pay a one-time lump sum of $1.3 million.
In June 2018, Kelly bought an $8.5 million 10,000-square-foot mansion in Encino, California. That was her family's primary residence. She had previously been renting an LA home that had been burglarized a number of times. Kelly listed the Encino home for sale in May 2020 for a tad under $10 million. The price was reduced to $9 million and then finally $8.24 million when it finally sold in September 2021. Here's a video tour of that house:
Around the same time as the 2018 Encino purchase, Kelly listed her Tennessee home for $8.75 million. She paid $3 million for the 20,000-square-foot Henderson, Tennessee house in 2012. This property is located on a lake and has 7 bedrooms and 4 acres of property. In 2020, they lowered the price to $7.5 million. In June 2020 they finally sold this home for $6.3 million.
In Montana, she owns a remote 275-acre ranch that features a rustic log cabin that was purchased in 2015 for $2 million. This is the ranch that today is worth a reported $17 million according to the couple's own legal filings.
In June 2020 Kelly – on her own now – paid $5.5 million for a new mansion in Los Angeles.
Kelly's salary for being a judge on "The Voice" is $560,000 per episode. That works out to around $14 million per season. In previous seasons, her total salary from "The Voice" was $13 million. In total, between 2012, 2017, 2018, and 2019, Kelly has earned $53 million working on "The Voice" alone, before taxes. Combined with her music earnings, Kelly has earned just around $100 million during her entire career to date.
Kelly was first added to CelebrityNetWorth in November 2009 with a net worth of $5 million. Her net worth topped $10 million for the first time in 2012. By 2012, thanks largely to earnings from The Voice, her net worth was boosted to $18 million. By 2017 her net worth had grown to $30 million. In 2020 her net worth topped $45 million for the first time. For what it's worth, Justin Guarini's net worth as of 2020 was $700,000.
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What Are Fasteners and Their Common Types?
Fasteners are an indispensable part of countless buildings, machinery, vehicles, and other assembly types, serving as hardware devices that join components and materials together through non-permanent joints. While some connections may be permanent in nature, the design of a fastener is to allow for the joined components to be removed from one another without being damaged. As vital components for engineering, fasteners come in many shapes and forms to accommodate a wide variety of applications and requirements. To help you familiarize yourself with fasteners and their importance, we will discuss some of the most common types and how they are used to join materials.
Bolts are a common fastener type, featuring threading that allows for the attachment of a correlating nut. Despite featuring a number of subtypes, the general design of a bolt is to have a head on one end of a long shaft with threading across a portion of the shaft. For their installation, the tail-end of a bolt may be passed through pre-established holes of elements before a nut is tightened on the other side to secure the assembly through an axial clamping force.
Nuts are a fastener type that feature a threaded hole, allowing them to mate with a bolt for establishing an assembly. The way in which a nut is able to remain tightly on the bolt is through the friction stemming between both fasteners' threading, bolt stretching, and compression. Nuts may come in many types to facilitate certain application needs, an example being locknuts which are specifically designed to withstand vibration and rotation without coming loose. The most common designs are those with hexagonal shapes, allowing for ample torque to be provided during the installation phase for optimal tightness and security.
Screws are fairly similar to bolts in terms of their design, featuring an externally threaded shaft and a head on one end. However, their major difference lies in how they are installed in a component. While a bolt requires a pre-established hole and a mating nut, a screw can simply bore its way into the surface of materials to establish its own hole while pulling materials together to create security.
While washers cannot secure materials together by themselves, they play a pivotal role in supporting fasteners. Generally, washers come in the form of thin, disc-shaped plates that have a hole in the middle, and they can be combined with a screw, bolt, or nut to further distribute loads. Additionally, subtypes of washers may be used as spacers, wear pads, locking devices, and more, each varying in design and material to accommodate a specific need.
Rivets are a type of permanent fastener, such components often being a smooth, cylindrical shank with a head on one end. While rivets are passed through pre-established holes of components much like bolts, their method of securing an assembly is what makes them very different. With a rivet hammer, gun, or similar tool, the tail-end of the rivet is deformed to create a second head on the opposite side of the assembly, ensuring that all parts are held together with high security. As a result, rivets can support the construction of aircraft and other assemblies that periodically undergo high amounts of stress.
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Радионова Нина Федоровна (03.11.1946, с. Яблоновка, Всеволожского района Ленинградской области) — специалист в области теории и практики образования. Доктор педагогических наук (1991 г.). Профессор (1993 г.). Окончила ЛГПИ им. А. И. Герцена (1970); аспирантуру по специальности: теория и история педагогики (1979). С 1979 г. работает на кафедре педагогики в должности ассистента; доцента (1983); профессора (1992).

Научные исследования посвящены взаимодействию субъектов образовательного процесса на всех ступенях непрерывного образования. Опубликовано более 200 научных трудов. Подготовила 3 докторов и 42 кандидата наук.

Н.Ф.Радионова награждена почетными знаками «Отличник народного просвещения» (1996 г.), «Заслуженный работник высшей школы Российской Федерации»(2001 г.); медалями «За гуманизацию школы СПб» (2001 г.), «В память 300-летия Санкт-Петербурга» (2003 г.), медалью К.Д.Ушинского (2006 г.), медалью Императрицы Марии Федоровны (2013 г.), орденом «За заслуги перед отечеством» II степени (2008 г.). «Почетный профессор РГПУ им.А.И.Герцена". (2010 г.)

Основные труды
 Взаимодействие педагогов и старших школьников: Учеб. пособие по спецкурсу/ ЛГПИ. — A., 1989. — Ч. 1. — 84 с.; Ч. 2. — 84 с. Образовательные стандарты // Инновационные процессы в образовании: Сб. ст. /РГПУ. СПб., 1997. Вып. 2: Интеграция российского и западноевропейского опытов. С. 27—45. (Соавт. Радионов В. Е.).
 Образованность обучающихся как один из показателей качества образования // Контроль качества и оценка в образовании: Материалы междунар. конф. СПб., 1998. — С. 98—113. — (Соавт. Тряпицына А. П.).
 Исследование проблем высшего педагогического образования как путь совершенствования многоуровневой подготовки специалиста в сфере образования // Подготовка специалиста в области образования/ РГПУ. СПб., 1999. Вып. 7: Научно-исследовательская деятельность в совершенствовании профессиональной подготовки.— С. 7— 17. — (Соавт. Тряпицына А. П.)

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Vishnu-one of Hinduism's most important and powerful deities – is the great Preserver, vanquishing those who seek to destroy the balance of the universe. For his followers he is also the creator and destroyer, the cause of all existence. His many traits are embodied in his impressive physical form, the weapons he carries, the goddesses who are his consorts, and the eagle Garuda, on whom he flies down from heaven. In Hindu legend, Vishnu descends to earth in many manifestations, known as avatars, to fight powerful demons and to save his devotees. The avatars range in form from Varaha the boar to Parashurama the Brahmin warrior, and in character from Narasimha the ferocious half-man half-lion, to Krishna the charismatic prince-cowherd.
The legends of Vishnu have inspired some of the greatest art, literature, and ritual traditions in India. This catalogue examines the many faces of Vishnu and the ways that the god has been represented, from antiquity to the present.
Essays by noted historians of South Asian art delve deeply into the regional and sectarian traditions of Vishnu worship in India. Illustrations and discussions of almost 200 works of art, in a wide range of media and borrowed from collections across the North Atlantic, reveal the rich diversity of India's art and religious culture.
Joan Cummins, the exhibitions' curator and catalogue editor, is the Lisa and Bernard Selz Curator of Asian Art at the Brooklyn Museum. She is author of Indian Painting: From Cave Temples to the Colonial Period in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and a coauthor of realms of Heroism. Indian Paintings at the Brooklyn Museum.
Doris Meth Srinivasan is a scholar of Indian art and history who has published extensively on Hindu iconography and early religious art. She was recently a visiting scholar at the Center for Indian Studies, Stony Brook University.
Leslie Orr is an Associate Professor in the Department of Religion at Concordia University, Montreal. She has published widely on religion and women in south India, including the book Donors, Devotees and Daughters of God: Temple Women in Medieval Tamilnadu.
Cynthia Packert is a Professor and the Chair of the Department of History of Art and Architecture at Middlebury College. She has just published a book on The Art of Living Krishna: Ornamentation and Devotion.
Neeraja Poddar is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Art History and Archaeology, Columbia University, New York City.
Hinduism, with its mutable deities and overtly sensual art and artifacts, may be puzzling to the uninitiated American, but the investigation of its theology and its expressive visual culture is endlessly rewarding. In myth and legend, the figure of Vishnu, one of the three principal deities of Hinduism, takes many forms and is known by many names. There have been monographic exhibitions focusing on he deities Shiva and Devi, but Vishnu: Hinduism's Blue-Skinned Savior is the first major exhibition in North America devoted to the intriguing and complex manifestations of Vishnu. The exhibition and the accompanying catalogue were conceived, organized, and coordinated for the First Center for the Visual Arts by guest curator Joan Cummins.
We thank Nancy Cason, formerly on the curatorial staff at the First Center, for identifying and making the initial contact with Dr. Cummins, who started this project as an independent scholar and curator. In 2007, Joan Cummins was appointed the Lisa and Bernard Selz Curator of Asian Art at the Brooklyn Museum. To assure the best possible exhibition and to develop a catalogue of unquestionable merit, Cummins called on her connections and her considerable reserve of good will among curators, scholars, and collectors of Indian and Southeast Asian art. Her ideas impressed museum professionals and scholars, inspiring them to respond to our requests with generosity and enthusiasm. As a result, the exhibition she assembled presents the most compelling South Asian examples of the art of Vishnu available for loan. This book enhances the exhibition visitors' experience and will reach a larger audience in a lasting document of the current scholarship on images of Vishnu as they are understood within the context of their creation.
In her essay, Cummins draws from both the scriptures and the history of India to contextualize the roles and manifestations of Vishnu in Hinduism's polytheistic pantheon. Independent scholar Doris Meth Srinivasan describes some of the earliest attributes and icons of Vishnu and explains how the merger of three deities into Vishnu during the formation of the Hindu sect of Vaishnavism informs many subsequent Vishnu images. Based on careful study of devotional poetry and sectarian literature, Leslie C. Orr. Associate professor of religion, Concordia University, Montreal, investigates the god in image form at the places sacred to him in Tamil country, in southern India's modern state of Tamil Nadu. Cynthia Packert, professor of the history of art and architecture, Middlebury College, Vermont, demonstrates how Vishnu's avatar Krishna continues to make his presence known in northern India through a multitude of varied forms, which are ultimately expressive of his one true reality. We would like to thank the essayists for their scholarship, and we would like to acknowledge the considerable contributions of Neeraja Poddar, who researched and wrote many of the entries for the catalogue.
Joseph N. Newland brought considerable knowledge to the editorial process. We are grateful for his suggestions, corrections, thoroughness, and wit, all of which were well received. For his able assistance, we extend our gratitude to Bipin Shah of Mapin Publishing and to his colleagues in Ahmedabad for all of their attention to detail in the design and production of the catalogue.
After closing in Nashville, Vishnu: Hinduism's Blue-Skinned Savior travels to the Brooklyn Museum. We thank Arnold L. Lehman, director, and Charles Desmarais, deputy director, for their early interest and encouragement. We also gratefully acknowledge the assistance of Katie Apsey, curatorial assistant, and Rebecca Solverson, intern for Asian art. Frist Center staff members Katie Delmez, curator; Amie Germia, registrar, and Tabitha Griffith Loyal, curatorial assistant, deserve special recognition. Their dedication, steady nerves, and good humor kept a complex project on even keel throughout its development and execution. The success of the exhibition is due in no small part to the dedication of staff members and colleagues at both venues whose creativity has set the stage and interpreted the underpinning ideas of the exhibition. We thank them as well as those key staff members at institutions around the world who assisted with the myriad details of processing loans and providing materials for the catalogue.
As the organizing institution for Vishnu: Hinduism's Blue-Skinned Savior, the Frist Center for the Visual Arts is indebted to all of the lenders, public and private, who have parted with objects from their collections to make the exhibition and its national tour possible. We gratefully acknowledge the early and enthusiastic support of Billy Frist, chairman and president of the board of trustees of the Frist Center, Thomas F. Frist, chairman emeritus, and Kenneth L. Roberts, president emeritus, as well as the trustees of the Frist Foundation, We are especially grateful and honored to have been awarded a generous grant for this project by the National Endowment for the Arts.
Joan Cummins gratefully acknowledges the support of john Eskenazi, Fabio Rossi, the Indian and Southeast Asian Art division of Christies, Brendan Lynch, and Carol and john Rutherfurd, Our greatest debt of gratitude is, of course, to Joan Cummins for her professionalism and for creating such an illuminating and important study of Vishnu.


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A fix means the problem has been officially solved so, once applied, the expected behavior will be the actual behavior. In this case, if the issue was fixed then I wouldn't have to change the metadata on any of my songs - the iTunes cover flow would work properly. The important bit here is that the change is applied to the product proper. The problem in the product no longer exists because it's actually been fixed.
This doesn't sound like it's a big deal, but from a language precision standpoint (particularly for a software developer), it's huge. If someone files a defect on one of my products and I provide a workaround, I'm still expected to fix it.


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Girl Of All Work: Do you think that most of the typefaces you've designed reflects your personality?
Stefan Hattebach: Yes, they probably do. Not so much as a thought-out plan, but more of a way they got executed. I think it's very hard not to put some of yourself into any kind of artistic profession. Many designers have their style, and I see nothing wrong to show that personality as long as it's a secondary thing. Also, in my opinion, display typefaces can be more "playful" than classic text faces.
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S: I work as an independent designer and have run my own business for 15 years. This gives me a lot of freedom and allows me to choose whom to work with. Graphic design is some part of my work, and is gives me the chance to try out and work with type as well.
The rest, about 75%, is more closely type-related, such as logotypes, graphic identities, and of course, type design. I'm not sure if I have a certain "Scandanavian style?" Born and raised in Stockholm, Sweden, I've always felt more like a "European." I've travelled a lot, which has given me loads of inspiration overall. Type design is a very odd profession in Sweden, so that gives me a rather unique position. I find that fact very positive.
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S: I've always been interested in architecture. To me, it has a similar way of thinking—constructing something that has to be a bigger picture. Of course, on different levels. For example, you could see the construction materials as the body parts in a letter and the light and room as the white spaces—that it's also equally important to get a rich and complete end-result.
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1. Stolen ideas or "wanna-be's"
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Even if there are many places distributing these kind of typefaces, I don't think they are actually used in professional work that much. So it's mostly an expression of "bad taste" rather than a "plague" within the graphic design business.
G: Your personality during work-mode?
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Thank you! I wonder who you are?
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Un dry deck shelter (DDS) è un modulo removibile che può essere agganciato a un sottomarino al fine di facilitare l'uscita e l'entrata di sommozzatori durante le fasi di immersione del natante. Il sottomarino deve essere appositamente predisposto all'installazione di un dry deck shelter, dato che essa richiede la configurazione di un apposito portello di accoppiamento, nonché la realizzazione di connessioni elettriche appropriate e di un sistema di drenaggio dell'acqua e di ventilazione per la fornitura di aria ai sommozzatori .

Il DDS può essere utilizzato non solo per far sbarcare unità di sommozzatori della marina militare, ma anche piccoli veicoli sommergibili, quali il SEAL Delivery Vehicle, o speciali gommoni quali il Combat Rubber Raiding Craft (CRRC).

Sottomarini in attività e futuri dotati di DDS

Marina militare britannica
Sottomarini della classe Astute:

 HMS Astute (S119)
 HMS Ambush (S120)
 HMS Artful (S121)
 HMS Audacious (S122)
 HMS Anson (S123)
 HMS Agamennon (S124)
 HMS Ajax (S125)

Marina militare statunitense
I DDS della marina militare statunitense sono larghi 12 m, alti 2,7 m e larghi altrettanto, e aggiungono un peso di circa 30 tonnellate alla stazza del sottomarino che li ospita. Essi vengono solitamente trasportati grazie a camion o ad aeroplani C-5 Galaxy e la loro installazione necessita da uno a tre giorni di lavoro. I dry deck shelter sono formati tra sezioni di acciaio HY-80 rivestite da una carena in vetroresina (VTR); queste sono una camera iperbarica sferica, posta all'estremità anteriore, per soccorrere sommozzatori feriti, un piccolo locale sferico di passaggio e un hangar cilindrico dalle entrate ellittiche. L'hangar può ospitare un piccolo sommergibile come il SEAL Delivery Vehicle (SDV), sei appartenenti ai Navy SEAL per guidare l'SDV (che fanno parte del Naval Special Warfare Group 3) e un gruppo di sommozzatori della marina per attivare il DDS e lanciare l'SDV, o, in alternativa, venti membri dei Navy SEAL con quattro gommoni di tipo Combat Rubber Raiding Craft (CRRC). La squadra necessaria al lancio dell'SDV è formata da due ufficiali, due tecnici e diciotto sommozzatori.

Attualmente la marina militare statunitense dispone di sei dry deck shelter, il primo dei quali è stato costruito dalla Electric Boat nel 1982 e chiamato DDS-01S (dove la "S" sta per "starboard opening outer door", letteralmente "apertura estena di tribordo"), mentre gli altri cinque, DDS-02P (dove la "P" sta per "port opening", ossia "porta anteriore"), -03P, -04S, -05S e -06P, sono stati costruiti tra il 1987 e il 1991 dalla Newport News Shipbuilding. Tutti i moduli sono poi sotto la manutenzione degli stessi sommozzatori della marina e di compagnie private, come la Oceaneering International, e si ritiene abbiano una vita utile di circa 40 anni.

Il primo sottomarino dotato di un DDS funzionante è stato lo USS Cavalla (SSN-684), modificato nel 1982 per l'alloggiamento di un DDS che vi è stato installato per la prima volta nel 1983.

Sottomarini della classe Virginia:

 USS Virginia (SSN-774)
 USS Texas (SSN-775)
 USS Hawaii (SSN-776)
 USS North Carolina (SSN-777)
 USS New Hampshire (SSN-778)
 USS New Mexico (SSN-779)
 USS Missouri (SSN-780)
 USS California  (SSN-781)
 USS Mississippi (SSN-782)
 USS Minnesota (SSN-783)

Nota: è prevista la realizzazione di un totale di trenta sottomarini della classe Virginia.

Sottomarini della classe Los Angeles:
 USS Dallas (SSN-700)
 USS La Jolla (SSN-701)
 USS Buffalo (SSN-715)

Sottomarini della classe Seawolf:
 USS Jimmy Carter (SSN-23)

Sottomarini della classe Ohio:
 USS Ohio (SSGN-726)
 USS Michigan (SSGN-727)
 USS Florida (SSGN-728)
 USS Georgia (SSGN-728)

Nota: I sottomarini della classe Ohio sono in grado di ospitare due DDS.

Sottomarini non più in attività dotati di DDS
I sottomarini non più in attività capaci di alloggiare un dry deck shelter includono:

Sottomarini della classe Ethan Allen:
 USS John Marshall (SSN-611)
 USS Sam Houston (SSN-609)

Sottomarini della classe Sturgeon:
 USS Archerfish (SSN-678)
 USS Silversides (SSN-679)
 USS William H. Bates (SSN-680)
 USS Tunny (SSN-682)
 USS Cavalla (SSN-684)
 USS L. Mendel Rivers (SSN-686)

Sottomarini della classe Benjamin Franklin:
 USS Kamehameha (SSBN-642)
 USS James K. Polk (SSBN-645)

Nota: I sottomarini della classe Benjamin Franklin erano in grado di ospitare due DDS.

Anche cinque sottomarini della classe Permit erano stati predisposti per alloggiare un DDS.

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This is such great advice. Sensitivity in the digital age is very important, especially when it comes to loss & grief.
When my daughter died a distant cousin shared before I had gotten confirmation all who needed to know, not to mention I didn't have my word ready to write them down and process.