Designed exclusively for Barclays and is delivered in partnership with Cambridge Judge Business School, this programme addresses the core growth challenges founders and their senior management team face in scaling their business.
The Barclays Scale Up UK Programme - in collaboration with Cambridge Judge - is designed around the principal that organisations that want to scale up need to have a strong, highly skilled and motivated management and leadership team to achieve growth. Recent studies by Innovate UK have validated this approach.
Check out our new videos of Academic Programme Director, Professor Stelios Kavadias, and Executive Programme Director, Hanadi Jabado, discuss the Barclays Scale Up UK programme, its benefits and a journey through the application process.
Economic growth and job creation are closely linked to the success of companies with high growth potential in almost every economy, both developed and emerging. These organisations, however, struggle to be successful and grow; only the very few manage to turn themselves into growth companies with the potential to make a difference to their economy.
Two main reasons are typically cited for this struggle: one is a lack of access to capital, and the second is limited managerial skills to strategically lead a company as it becomes large and international. The two reasons are connected; smaller companies are often opaque to banks and investors (because they report less than very large companies), so the variability in managerial capabilities across companies causes risk for investors. This prompts them to be conservative in lending or investing.
Cambridge Judge Business School and Barclays are determined to support these potential growth champions in developing their management capabilities through the Barclays Scale Up UK Programme; which has been designed to help high growth potential companies develop their organisation's managerial skills, setting them up to grow.
Applications are now closed for the 2019 Barclays Scale Up UK programme.
Email barclaysscaleup@jbs.cam.ac.uk if you would like to register your interest for next year's cohort.


Guayadeque is an open source, cross platform music player. It is a feature rich application and is based on well known Gstreamer media framework. It has abundance of features and supports almost all popular media formats, works flawlessly on all popular operating systems and is pretty easy to install. It is lightweight tool, here are some of the noteworthy features of this media player.
It offers simple graphical user interface with automatic fetching of album covers.
It lets you perform tagging on per song base.
It's easy to access via system tray and has extensible plugin base.
It provides music categorization feature and smart play mode.
Automatic or manual download of music and ability to suggest music via last.fm.
It supports for Portable Media Devices and Track Editor.
It lets you catalog your music on the basis of various factors.
Let's see how we can install Guayadeque on Ubuntu Linux 15.04 operating system. Launch your system terminal and run following command to add Guayadeque PPA to package manager repositories.
Run following command to install this lightweight media placyer.
Congratulations! Guayadeque has been installed now, launch it from Applications menu.
There you go, start using this wonderful player for your music entertainment.
This tool has evolved into a popular choice for the lovers of open source applications. It lets you good control over your music collections. It is equally popular among Linux, Microsoft Windows and Mac operating system users.
We haven't test them on Ubuntu 16 yet. We will test this on latest release and update here. Thanks!


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Police officer fired after traffic stop involving his daughter's boyfriend
LORAIN, Ohio - An Ohio police patrolman has been fired following an internal investigation into a traffic stop involving the boyfriend of the officer's daughter.
Investigators say the traffic stop was an "abuse of power."
Video of the incident shows the officer open the car door and tell the driver, "You're going to jail."
The driver asks him, "For what?"
"Have a seat in my car," the officer says. "We'll make (BEEP) up as we go."
It happened April 16, when Lorain police patrolman John Kovach initiated a traffic stop that investigators concluded was purely personal.
The driver Kovach had pulled over was his daughter's boyfriend and Kovach later told investigators he didn't approve of the relationship.
Lorain police said the 26-year veteran of the force had traced his daughter's computer to a friend's home in the neighborhood and when he threatened to give the friend, who was a passenger in the car, a ticket for not wearing her seat belt, the girl's mother confronted Kovach and said she was going to call 911.
Meanwhile, dispatchers were trying to send Kovach to a road rage incident but he did not respond to the call.
Investigators said Kovach did not initially realize that his daughter was a backseat passenger in the car he pulled over, and when he figured it out, he ordered her out of the car.
It is then that Kovach's daughter confronted him about using his badge and uniform to intimidate her and her boyfriend and to separate them.
"You can't take me," she says in the video. "I am 18."
Kovach can be seen ordering the driver out of his patrol car, telling him "goodbye," as he ushers his daughter into the backseat.
"You have to give me a reason, by law," his daughter says. "Daddy, why are pushing me? Why are you (BLEEP) pushing me? Why are you doing this?"
The investigation also found that Kovach lied to his supervisors about the incident. He is appealing his termination.
Data released on use of body-worn cams, dashcams by law enforcement

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Dionisio Cephas: I'm Dating Kailyn Lowry!
By Author Tyler Johnson at Oct 10, 2017 • Category Kailyn Lowry
In the past three months, Kailyn Lowry welcomed her third child, graduated from college, developed a TV pilot, and signed a new book deal.
If that's making you feel lazy or unambitious, you may want to stop reading, because somehow, the girl didn't stop there.
Following a difficult breakup with Chris Lopez, many fans assumed Kailyn would just stay single for a while.
But the girl didn't name her memoir Hustle & Heart for nothing.
Ms. Lowry never slows down, and her heart seems to regenerate at twice the speed of mere mortals'.
Which is why it's not all that surprising that Kailyn has already put the past behind her and moved on with a new dude–one who apparently lives very nearby.
Rumors that Kailyn is dating Dionisio Cephas began circulating last week following a flirty tweet exchange between the neighbors.
Photo via Twitter
(At one point, Dionisio tweeted that he lives next door to Kailyn, but he may have been joking.)
Obviously, we want this relationship to happen, if for no other reason than Dionisio Cephas might be the single greatest name we've ever encountered.
Fortunately, it looks like these two are 100 percent hooking up.
Unfortunately, they're still in that stage where neither of them wants to admit they're officially dating.
Both parties addressed their non-relationship relationship in a recent interview with Radar Online.
"I wouldn't say we're dating. I'm not dating anyone. But if I was going to date anyone, it would be him," Kailyn said, sounding very much like someone who's in a new relationship and trying not to jinx it.
Much rejoicing took place on social media, as Kailyn has been through a fair amount of BS over the years, and TM2 viewers have been quite vocal about their desire to see her find love and happiness.
So there was some consternation and confusion amongst Lowry lovers when Kail tweeted the following over the weekend:
"Just when you think you like someone they'll give you a cool 5 reasons you're wasting your time."
Thankfully, Dionisio (we will never get tired of typing that name) put fans' fears to rest today, telling Radar:
"Everything is fine as far as I know."
Of course, since he's playing the same denial game as Kailyn, Cephas added:
"No, we are not dating yet. Time will tell."
Dammit, we're just gonna go ahead and make it official for them:
Kailyn Lowry and Dionisio Cephas are dating, everyone! Get on social media and spread the word!
There, now neither of you has to be the first to go out on a limb.
As always, you can follow the link to watch Teen Mom 2 online and relive Kailyn's turbulent love life from the beginning.
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Subject Selection
Masters Degree Programs: The Ultimate Directory in Virginia
What is A Master's Degree?
A master's degree is an academic degree awarded by a college or university upon completion of a specific course of study. Students obtain a Master's Degree to further their studies in a specialized field and to gain highly developed skills in analysis and critical thinking.
Also known as a second-cycle academic degree, a Master's Degree usually precedes a Doctorate or Ph.D.
Do You Need a Master's Degree?
On average, full-time workers with a Master's Degree can potentially earn $25,000 more per year compared to all workers, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Professional development, cultivating more expertise in your field of study, and potentially earning a salary increase, are a among the reasons many students consider earning a masters degree. In some occupations you are likely to need a Master's Degree in your field to qualify for entry-level jobs.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, a master's degree may not be required but having one might lead to advancement or higher pay. Another reason to earn a Master's degree is that it usually required for those continuing education at the Doctoral level.
How Long Does It Take to Earn a Master's Degree?
Most master degree programs require 1-2 years of study, depending on the program type and enrollment. This may entail completing around 36 to 54 semester credits or 60 to 90 quarter semester credits; equivalent to about 12 to 18 graduate-level courses. Of course, program lengths and course requirements vary by school and type of Master's Degree Program.
A bachelor's degree is typically required to apply into a Master Degree program, although some programs offer a combined bachelor's to master's program.
How Much Does A Master's Degree Cost?
According to Sallie Mae, the average cost of a master's degree was $24,812 for 2016-2017 full-time students. However, earning a Master's degree can vary in cost based on several factors such as in state residency, out of state residency, online, blended or accelerated programs. Learn more about how much a Master's degree might cost here.
Many graduate schools charge a cost per credit hour instead of charging a flat fee for tuition. This unit price reflects the number of classroom hours per week throughout a term. Usually it's 3 credits per course, and around 30 to 36 credits to earn a master's degree. Learn more about average cost per credit hour for a master's degree.
What is the Best Master's Degree To Get?
The best master's degree to get depends completely on your goals. For many it may be to increase your salary or to gain more skills in a specific area. Below are the most popular in terms of degrees awarded by subject.
Top 7 Master Degree Majors (according to the NCES by graduate degrees granted in 2015-2016)
1. Business, Management, Marketing
2. Business Administration
4. Social Work
5. Education (general)
6. Accounting
7. Education Leadership
Popular Master's Degree Programs in Virginia
Master of Professional Studies in Paralegal Studies Online The George Washington University MS
Human Resource Management George Mason University MS
Art and Art History James Madison University MS
MA in Education and Human Development in Educational Technology Leadership The George Washington University MA
Master of Education in Special Education, specializing in Applied Behavior Analysis George Mason University MEd
Information Security James Madison University MS
Master of Education - Curriculum and Teaching Northcentral University MEd
Master of Tax Law (MT) Loyola Marymount University N/A
Master of Arts in Management Rockhurst University N/A
Masters of Science Degree
The Master of Science, or MS degree, is a type of masters degree that is typically awarded in the sciences, technology, engineering, medicine and mathematical subjects such as computer science and analytics. Generally, an M.S. degree takes 2 years of full time study and requires a thesis or research project. Admission to M.S. programs is usually contingent on the applicant having previously obtained their Bachelor's degree which is often a Bachelor of Science.
Master of Arts Degree
The Master of Arts, or MA degree, is a type of graduate degree which includes all arts and humanities disciplines as well as some social sciences. The M.A. degree is typically awarded in English, history, communication studies, international relations, international business administration, humanities, philosophy, and social sciences. Generally, an MA degree takes 2 years of full-time study for a non-thesis program, and longer for a thesis option; the Master of Arts (M.A.) may either be entirely course-based, entirely research-based or a combination. Admission to M.A. programs is usually contingent on the applicant having previously obtained their Bachelor's degree which is often a Bachelor of Arts.
Master of Fine Arts Degree
The Master of Fine Arts, or MFA degree, is a graduate degree that usually requires 2 to 3 years of postgraduate study after a Bachelor's degree (Bachelor of Fine Arts). Unlike the Master of Arts, the M.F.A. centers around practice in a particular discipline and is recognized as a terminal degree in visual arts, design, dance, photography, theater, and creative writing.
Master of Business Administration Degrees
The Master of Business Administration, or MBA degree, is a master's degree in business administration (management) that actually originated in the U.S. as a scientific approach to management; it is both a terminal degree and a professional degree. Core topics in MBA programs commonly cover accounting, finance, marketing, human resources, operations.
PSM Degrees
The Professional Science Master, or PSM degree, is a graduate degree intended to allow students to pursue advance training in science or mathematics at the same time as developing workplace skills. PSM programs tend to be interdisciplinary, can take about 2 years of full time study, and usually involve an internship. Often, you can find the PSM degree in forensic science, computational chemistry, applied mathematics and bioinformatics programs (STEM fields).
In 2015–16, over half of the 786,000 master's degrees conferred were concentrated in three fields of study: business (187,000 degrees), education (146,000 degrees), and health professions and related programs (110,000 degrees).ii
Try a MicroMasters Program
MicroMasters programs are a set of masters-level online courses that help you earn professional credentials and valuable university credits. Now you can test drive a MicroMasters Program for Free! Browse MicroMasters Programs now.
Some popular types of master degree programs are Master of Science (MS Degree), Master of Arts (MA Degree), Master of Fine Arts (MFA Degree), and Master of Business Administration (MBA Degree). The type of master degree awarded may depend on the school, program focus and area of study.
Professional Insight into Earning a Master's Degree
"Earning my master's degree has already opened new doors to career opportunities. I always wanted to return to the television industry after spending a majority of my career in a newsroom. Going to grad school helped me achieve that goal. I now manage an online graduate program in television management, teaching the industry's future leaders." Click To Tweet!
Professor Michelle Bradsher-McHugh, Associate Director, Paul F. Harron Graduate Program in TV Management at Drexel University
What Master's Degree Degree Should You Get?
Use our subject selection filter at the top of this page or start with the list below to find some of the most awarded degrees (by subject). You will find accredited M.A., M.S., M.F.A., M.B.A., P.S.M. and other specific master degree programs with the help of our subject selection and sponsored program listings. The broad list of masters degree programs include the following subjects:
Masters in Psychology
Securities, commodities and financial service agents workers who had a masters degree earned nearly 90% higher wages than workers with a Bachelor's degree.i
Potential Features of Masters Degree Programs
The basic premise behind earning a Master's degree is that the student has achieved a "high-order overview" of their academic discipline. This could involve the following.
Advanced knowledge of a specialized body of theoretical and practical topics
Highly developed skills in analysis and critical thinking
Understanding of professional application of their subject matter
Ability to solve complex problems
While Masters programs vary in scope, these capabilities might be achieved through rigorous coursework, a thesis paper or final project, an internship or supervised practicum, exams and case studies.
If you are a professional and can't take time off to earn a traditional master's degree, a MicroMasters program may be an accessible and affordable option.
How to Choose a Masters Program
Consider that your Master's degree should reflect your professional career needs as well as targeting your academic goals.
Remember your M's: MS, MA, MEd, MBA, MFA, PSM, and whether you are excited to study on campus or need the convenience of online.
Read these helpful articles to help you navigate subjects like accreditation and applications.
Finally, always reach out to the graduate school for full program details, especially because there are deadlines and you want to stay ahead of the class as you master your field of study!
Can I Get My Master's Degree Online?
Yes! There are many online master degree programs available! You can often choose between a campus and online masters program format as well as low residency formats which are mostly online but require some in-person attendance.
In some cases, especially for human centered and medical fields, your options for online degrees may be limited, however a hybrid or low residency choice may be offered.
Top Salary Metro Areas in Virginia: Managers, All Other
Annual Mean Salary
Charlottesville, VA $118,330 290
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC $114,940 1,870
Winchester, VA-WV $112,030 120
Richmond, VA $109,690 1,530
Roanoke, VA $98,980 190
Top 1,243 Graduate Schools with Masters Programs in Virginia
Southern New Hampshire University Masters Programs
Some of the nation's most affordable tuition rates, from a private, nonprofit, NEASC accredited university
Qualified students with 2.5 GPA and up may receive up to $20K in grants & scholarships
Multiple term start dates throughout the year. 24/7 online classroom access
MA in Education and Human Development in Educational Technology Leadership Political Management Strategic Public Relations MA in Education and Human Development in Educational Leadership and Administration Master of Arts in Education and Human Development in Special Education for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners MA in Education and Human Development in Interdisciplinary Secondary Transition Services MA in Education and Human Development in Organizational Leadership and Learning
Master of Education in Special Education, specializing in Applied Behavior Analysis Master of Health Administration in Health Systems Management Master of Education in Special Education, specializing in Autism Spectrum Disorder Master of Science in Health Informatics Master of Business Administration Master of Science in Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner
Liberty University Online
Master of Business Administration: Project Management Master of Science: Sport Management (Non-Thesis) Master of Arts in Religion: Pastoral Ministry Master of Arts in Teaching: Middle Grades Education Master of Arts in Global Studies Master of Theology: Global Studies (Non-Thesis) Master of Arts: Public Policy Master of Business Administration: Leadership Master of Arts: Pastoral Counseling: Leadership Master of Divinity: Church History Master of Arts: Human Services Counseling: Executive Leadership Master of Science: Sport Management: Tourism (Thesis) Master of Science: Marketing: Sports Marketing and Media Master of Arts in Religion: Homiletics Master of Divinity: Biblical Studies Master of Business Administration: Marketing Master of Arts: Public Policy: Policy Studies Master of Arts: Christian Apologetics (Non-Thesis) Master of Arts: Pastoral Counseling: Discipleship and Church Ministry Master of Arts: Human Services Counseling: Life Coaching Master of Theology: Theology (Non-Thesis) Master of Theology: Biblical Studies (Non-Thesis) Master of Religious Education Master of Divinity: Leadership Master of Divinity: Chaplaincy (75 hour)
Master of Arts in Psychology - General Psychology MPA Criminal Justice MPA Strategic Management Master of Education - Special Education Master of Arts in Marriage & Family Therapy - Child and Adolescent Family Therapy Master of Education - Reading Education Master of Science in Organizational Leadership - Project Management Master of Science in Organizational Leadership - Public Administration Master of Science in Organizational Leadership - Nonprofit Management Master of Science in Organizational Leadership - General Organizational Leadership Master of Education - Sport and Athletic Management Master of Education - Athletic Coaching Master of Education - Instructional Leadership Master of Business Administration - Human Resources Management Master of Education - General Education Master of Education - Global Training and Development Master of Business Administration - Management of Engineering and Technology Master of Public Administration Master of Education in Educational Leadership MPA Human Resources Management Master of Science in Cybersecurity Master of Education - Leadership in Higher Education Master of Business Administration - Public Administration Master of Education - International Education MPA Homeland Security
Jefferson College of Health Sciences
M.S. in Human Resources Management
Christendom College
Business Administration Law
Mathematics Applied Physics Environmental Science MAT - Language Arts MAT - History Computer Science Science
Master of Business Administration in SAP Master of Business Administration in Value Driven Organization Master of Arts in Educational Technology Master of Science in Administration MS in Nutrition and Dietetics MS in Administration
University of Mary Washington
Elementary Education Education, Master of Business Administration, Master of
Union Theological Seminary & Presbyterian School of Christian Education
Graduate programs in Christian Education Bible, Theology, Ethics, Church History
University of Management and Technology
Management, MBA, and Computer Science and Information Technology Business Management Master of Science in Management Master of Science in Computer Science Project Management
IGlobal University
Counselor Education Program Special Education Business Administration Educational Leadership Programs English Education Curriculum and Instruction Programs
Health Systems Management, MSN MSN/MBA Music Education Occupational Therapy Business Administration Administration Reading Specialist Dance Nurse Midwifery, MSN Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, MSN Physician Assistant Studies Athletic Training Teaching Concentration (International) Music Teaching Family Nurse Practitioner, MSN Music Therapy RN to MSN (Four Specialty Tracks)
Baptist Theological Seminary At Richmond
Social Work Religious Studies
Portering the Glory Bible College & Seminary
Undergraduate and Graduate Programs in Ministry, Theology and Counseling
Project Management Criminology and Criminal Justice Administrative Studies Business Administration Elementary Education History Computer Information Systems - MS Early Childhood and Family Development
Children's Literature Playwriting Creative Writing Liberal Studies - Master Teaching Screenwriting and Film Studies Dance
American Medical Student Association
Medical Spanish Study
University of Fairfax
Master of Science in Information Security Management (MSISM) Master of Science in Enterprise Management (MSEM)
Institute of Textile Technology
Messianic Bible Institute-Yeshiva
Medical and Health Professions Education Clinical Embryology and Andrology (Biomedical Sciences - Distance Learning) Public Health Laboratory Animal Science
University of Virginia - Charlottesville
Graduate program in nursing Instructional Science & Technology
Virginia Tech Online
Master of Science in Aerospace Engineering Master of Science in Ocean Engineering
Virginia Theological Seminary
Christian Education Theological Studies
J.D. - Juris Doctor
SOURCES: [i] www.bls.gov/emp/chart-unemployment-earnings-education.htm |[ii] nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/indicator_ctb.asp | [iii] nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d17/tables/dt17_318.30.asp


Sections Skip to content Skip to site index Feature His enemies paint him as all-powerful, but the billionaire philanthropist believes that his political legacy has never been in greater jeopardy. George Soros. Credit Damon Winter/The New York Times Supported by ByMichael Steinberger July 17, 2018 On a clammy Tuesday morning in Paris at the end of May, George Soros, the world's second-most-vilified New York billionaire (but worth many billions more than the other one), addressed the European Council on Foreign Relations, an organization he helped found a decade ago. Described by the woman who introduced him as a "European at heart," the Hungarian-born Soros, who made his fortune running a hedge fund and is now a full-time philanthropist, political activist and freelance statesman, was there to share his thoughts on salvaging the European Union. Wearing a dark suit, tieless and with the collar of his blue shirt outside the lapel … [Read more...] about George Soros Bet Big on Liberal Democracy. Now He Fears He Is Losing.


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Questions on Home Service
1)After reading chapters 13 and 14 of the Linzer text, address the ethical issues raised in this dilemma. How would you handle this ethical dilemma?
The first ethical issue addressed in the dilemma presented by the scenario is social justice (Linzer, 1999). According to NASW Code of Ethics (NASW, 2008), the works of social workers should aim at sensitizing and offering knowledge to the disadvantaged or deprived group. However, from the scenario, the large northeaster city's social service that was hired by the community organizer did not involve the street dwellers in decision making thereby making them go against the social justice ethics. The other ethical issue in the scenario is the problem of service. Social work is expected to be a voluntary service where social workers voluntarily offer their services without expecting financial return (Linzer, 1999). This implies that hiring a service department attracted financial implication. The last ethical issue in the scenario is the issue of dignity of the person. Instead of offering the clients an opportunity to change and deal with their own needs, the scenario adopted their personal suggestion to resolve the problem of the clients.
Various dilemmas presented by social justice, service and dignity or worth of the person in the scenario can be resolved by ensuring that the community organizer and the social service provider adhere to NASW Code of Ethics principles as follows (NASW, 2008). First, both the community organizer and social service provider should note that social work services are better handled by voluntary social workers and not hired (Linzer, 1999). This would help the social service to elevate their work above self-interest thereby effectively addressing the problem of homeless people's deaths. The dilemma on whether to obtain the consent and/or involve the client can be resolved by embracing social justice that both the client and the social service providers decide on the appropriate measure to resolve the problem (Linzer, 1999). Lastly, both the social service and the community organizer should aim at according the homeless people a chance to change and address their personal problems; a move that would allow the social workers to respect the dignity and worthiness of the clients.
2)Identify some of the commonly held stereotypes about Arab Americans. Analyze where these stereotypes may have originated and what factors perpetuate them. Reflect how stereotypes may influence the life of an Arab American child.
Arab Americans are mostly seen as either "bad guys" or terrorists, bombers, belly dancers, barbarians or greedy sheiks (Weaver, 2007). Most of the above stereotypes about Arab Americans have been perpetuated by foreign policy and general ignorance on Arab American population. All Arab Americans are also perceived to ascribe to Islam, which is a backward and repressive religion. Weaver (2007) argued that the stereotypes are likely to profile and train an Arab American child to be violent and hate Americans of other ethnic origin. The stereotypes might also make an Arab American child fear the police and shy from reporting criminal cases among the Arab Americans.
3)Identify some of the commonly held stereotypes about refugees and immigrants, addressing them separately. Analyze where these stereotypes may have originated and what factors perpetuate them. What types of considerations would you think about when working with these populations?
Immigrants' Stereotypes
Immigrants are stereotyped to drain health care and educational resources: this stereotype originates from and is propagated by the fact that the majority of immigrants cross the border and enter other countries such as the US illegally thereby causing strain of basic resources meant for natives (Weaver, 2007). In addition, immigrants are also stereotyped as individuals who take jobs away from hardworking native-born residents. According to Weaver (2007), job-taking stereotype is fostered by the fact that immigration is a black market composed of desperate illegal individuals, thus readily accepts work at low wages. Lastly, immigrants are stereotyped to increase crime rates; this stereotype originates from and is propagated by the belief that being in the United States illegally is a criminal offence and not civil violation. This notion has propagated the fact that all immigrations are illegal thus a violation of laws regards acts such as theft or physical violence.
Refugees Stereotypes
Refugees are perceived as resource stealers: that is, they are draining the economic resources and causing financial burden to the recipient country (Weaver, 2007). This stereotype originates from and is perpetuated by the notion that refugees drain resources in an attempt to seek wealth, prosperity and favorable economic options.
Refugees are perceived as queue-jumpers: that is, refugees often jump the line in order to get to places of sanctuary. Weaver (2007) cites that this stereotype originates from and is perpetuated by two notions: first, refugees are expected to follow formal line in order to gain access to seek refuge. Secondly, refugees hardly adhere to protocols set by agencies such as UN for relocation to safe country.
Refugees are perceived as security threats: generally, the entire globe perceives refugees as a threat and destabilizing force because of the continued quest for military and human security response (Weaver, 2007).
In working with refugees and immigrants, I would take into account that such populations are not permanent residents of a recipient country; therefore, they are only eligible for basic social assistance and emergency health care that would not make them drain resources or cause economic strain in recipient country. In addition, I would also consider the fact that refugees are always not able to line up for visas at their local government, especially if the persecution is from the government; consequently, barriers and challenges restricting relocation might not apply to such populations. Lastly, in working with the refugees, I would consider the refugees and immigrants are a population that is running away from persecution and thus require religious, cultural, political and personal freedom. Consequently, I would advocate tolerance between the population and the residents in a bid to foster equality, diversity and integration.
4)Discuss the challenges you see for yourself in working with someone like Mrs. Leiden. How would you resolve these issues?
Generally, it would be a challenge to share and understand the purpose of the venture with someone like Mrs. Leiden. The two of us have varied beliefs and values about social work (Weaver, 2007). This challenge would be resolved by initiating a common communication style and constant consultation to help harmonize on the purpose of the work.
Secondly, I would face cultural challenge; that is, we are from different cultures and might be counterproductive. We would resolve cultural challenge by managing our cultural differences effectively while harness the unique traits from each individual for the good of the social service.
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So you think you can dance? Sure, that's the name of a highly rated primetime TV show but that's not exactly what I had in mind. Think more along the lines of recruiter and candidate – and no, really I mean it! You may ask, "Is it really possible to build a long-lasting relationship with a recruiter?" Many would say no, but at the end of the day, I do believe that the answer can be and should be, yes! Just like any great dance team, both parties have a responsibility to each other for the duo to make it to the finale. So with that, here are 3 real moves to make the recruiter-candidate relationship a long- lasting WINNING combination.
First, let's establish TRUST. Trust has everything to do with the confidence you have in someone else to hold up their end of the bargain. It must be mutually established between the candidate and recruiter. Do what you say you are going to do and live up to it! I owe it to my candidates, to be honest about "the perfect opportunity" or "the perfect fit", and until I really get to know my candidates' needs, these are all my based on assumptions. So as a recruiter, it's my responsibility to ask the questions needed to make sure I understand my candidates' needs. If it's not the right role today, it might be two months from now so remember to keep that in mind and not try to sell a position that's not the best fit for your candidate right now. Without remembering this, recruiters, don't expect your calls to be answered in the future.
Feedback! Ok recruiters, this is often where we drop the ball and live up to the bad reputation of the industry. Not everyone is going to get the job. Maybe they fell short on the technical skills required, or perhaps they didn't present themselves well during the onsite interview to be the client-facing resource the client was looking for. It's ok. Rejection is not the best news to deliver, but the feedback communication is vital to the process. Be a partner and consult with your candidates. Close the loop on the process with feedback. Just because this role is not the best fit for that candidate just means that the next one on the horizon might be the one!
It goes without saying but yes, it is still worth discussion and that is talking about -- constant communication! My partner (candidate- remember the dancing reference) needs to know my anticipated moves and I need to know if they have in fact found a new partner (recruiter). How else would I ever know this unless our communication is strong and consistent? It's the glue that holds the other two key moves together as well (trust and feedback). So, make it a point to keep the communication strong so that you do in fact make it to the finale. Who knows, the trophy you share with your candidate could be the satisfaction in your partnership that leads to a golden career move!
So as the saying goes, it takes two to tango. Let's remember that we both need each other in this partnership to win. Be ready to put in the time and work to get to the finish line. I love what I do and the people I get to interact with on a daily basis. It's definitely worth it and the relationships built in the end are the true rewards!


In August Ann Case and Angus Deaton published an amazing paper called "Rising morbidity and mortality in midlife among white non-Hispanic Americans in the 21st century" that has been roiling the waters of American journalism and politics ever since. The surprise discovery is that, while death rates in developed nations around the world are still dropping, in the US among white, non-hispanic (as they say) people between 45 and 54 the death rate is rising. Much of this rise is attributable to self-inflicted harm such as substance abuse and suicide. It's also the case that white people with less money and education are the ones dying off. Well-off, well-educated white people are still fine.
Debates about what this means have been all over the map. But I just read this piece by Josh Marshall at Talking Points Memo, which is very smart, reasonable, and suggestive.
Basically, Marshall writes, the die off indicates a radical loss of hope and future due to the fast-shifting demographics and power structure in the United States. The American population is changing; old race and class structures are beginning to crumble (not a moment too soon). The people with the least capacity for living with change are the ones at the bottom of the heretofore privileged class.
To this observation, I only want to add a jot from my own reading; I have always been fascinated by the position of the poor white in American social history (not to diminish the plight of black people and natives but because poor whites are an often overlooked part of the total structure). In the Old South, there were slaves, a tiny fortunate class of well-off planters, and a larger population of poor, non-planter white people who were volatile and difficult. The planter class essentially kept them under control by constructing the black person as a permanent under class and a potential threat. The poor whites were used to control the slaves, their identity and sense of superiority preserved by the thought that no matter how poor they were the black person was beneath them and they had power over him. W.J. Cash in The Mind of the South (1941) called black people the mudsill of Southern white identity, mudsill meaning specifically the foundation. Walter Johnson, in River of Dark Dreams (2013), offers an up to date version of Cash's argument, explaining how Southern whites of all classes wrapped the performance of their identity around their slaves and the slave markets.
This thought structure, it seems to me, has been preserved through to the 21st century in one form or other. But the contradictions of reality are finally beginning to impinge. The rage of the Tea Party and the Trumpite GOP points straight at the symbols of threatened privilege from political correctness to Planned Parenthood to voter registration to American Muslims to the Confederate flag.
Now what's really interesting to me is the fact that when the left thunders against white privilege it paints all whites as privileged. And they are. But the generalization misses the nuance: a majority of underclass whites have NO PRIVILEGE ASIDE FROM RACE. The black slaves called them poor white trash and looked down upon them (which only enraged them more). Structural racism has been the ONLY PRIVILEGE these people have enjoyed. And now it's being taken away from them. Now they must face the fact that they have nothing of their own to fall back on. No resources, no education, no special rights, no reserved place in society, no identity.
Let me say this again. The trouble with accusations of white privilege (and what makes lots of underclass whites angry) is that a large number of white people are not privileged at all, can't get jobs, have no influence or pull, except that they are white and can FEEL better than people of colour. This is not a real position of privilege; it's more of a phenomenological sense of superiority. It's ugly, a fantasy, and self-deceiving, but it makes them feel better about themselves. More or less consciously, this is a perceived superiority, an identity, they don't want to give up. And it's all they have.
To fill out the nuance I need to add that white privilege is a fact. Nothing I've said explains that away at all. But there are several more or less distinct classes of white people and privilege. There are certainly some well-educated, cosmopolitan white people who are comfortable with change and a multi-racial society. And then there is an oligarchic class of white privilege that really does want to maintain power, influence, and status. This is the equivalent of the planter class in the South prior to the Civil War, a class that used paranoia and racial separation to manipulate and control both black and white underclasses. Then, as now, the white underclass, the violent, impoverished good old boys were/are the truly dangerous crowd. And they are mad. They will not go down quietly.
But wouldn't it be nice if they got mad at the people who are actually responsible for their manipulation and subjugation (hint: not black people, not Hispanics, not natives, not Muslims, not Jews, not women…). Instead of letting voices of oligarchic privilege orchestrate their anger (as the planter class did in the Old South; think: how did they get all those poor, non-slave-holding, good old boys to fight in the Army of Virginia?), imagine them turning their anger on the appropriate parties and voting them away.
This is not say that poor, ill-educated white people are just plain awful. But history, poverty, and class have dropped an evil cage over their heads that is increasingly difficult to escape. They have fewer avenues for individual betterment and fewer avenues for political expression, at least avenues in the old sense. Change is increasingly not an avenue they embrace; they rant against it and cheer on the demagogues. Under stress, hopeless, their mudsill of identity crumbling, they opt increasingly, on the one hand, for the well worn paths of hatred and resentment, and on the other hand, for the dubious escape of substance abuse and even suicide.
Read Josh Marshall's text "You Can't Understand American Politics Without Reading This Study" here @Talking Points Memo.
A day later Marshall added new charts and figures based on a critique of the original study. The new graphs don't change the thrust of his essay, but they add fascinating specificity to the original stats. For example, it turns out white women have a death rate rising faster than white men.
Maybe a related question, Doug: how well is the white underclass represented in literature? I don't know the answer, but my sense is not much. If I'm right, why that is so might open up the discussion about the state of affairs today. Faulkner at least gave sharecroppers existence, and on occasion some dignity.
I would have thought very well represented, esp if you include the romanticized literature of the Civil War, southern writers (Faulkner, of course, Barry Hannah, Bobbie Ann Mason, Cormac McCarthy, Flannery O'Connor, Carson McCullers to name just a few off the top of my head). Also people like Denis Johnson, Hubert Selby, etc. All literature and movies that glorify the Good Old Boys. Steinbeck, for sure. My short story "Tristiana" is a foray into the field.
The rebel white underclass is a great and glorious American subject (says he, somewhat cynically). Whether literature sees its subject correctly or in fantasy is another question. By contrast, there is really very little representation of blacks or natives.
No, I mean now, in the last ten years. Denis Johnson is a good example though.
Pinckney Benedict? I have a collection of his stories called "The Wrecking Yard". That one came out in 1992 but he is still busy. Annie Proulx, very conscientious in writing about work, which is not common. Yes, Denis Johnson, for "Angels" which scares the bejeesus out of you.
As for the literary possibilities for this hellbound population, there is for sure an All-American novel to be had from the Bakken, and a Canadian from the tar sands. Having the two of them to compare would be very interesting.
On the topic of dg's post: Fox Butterfield wrote a book way back about a black man who was then the most violent prisoner in the country. Butterfield thought he could trace the conventional recourse to violence in that man's family to ante-bellum South Carolina. Blacks, outside the law and so without redress, adopted from whites high and low the practice of settling matters of honour and reputation without going to the law. Dis me and die. I vaguely recall a study of U.S. murder that showed how the greater proportion of killings followed on spats over relative trifles. People just could not bear to be slighted.
But there is another and more comprehensive way of looking at it than black and white pride and white privilege, one which accounts also for Appalachia, where there have never been many blacks, as well as for the lowland south.
Years ago we were at the Louisville Zoo and found there a scaled-down replica of the Vietnam War Veterans Memorial, in fibreglass I believe. This was touring the country on a flatbed, so that people who could not travel to Washington could nonetheless see their dead recognized. Tributes of flowers had been placed along the foot of the wall, some with notes attached. It was troubling to me. What with this and a trip to Berea College and my mother-in-law's subscribing me to "Goldenseal", the magazine of the West Virginia Division of Culture and History, I eventually got to "Apples on the Flood", Rodger Cunningham's highly explanatory book on "The Southern Mountain Experience" — with epigraphs from Blake, R.D. Laing, and Hugh O'Connor, a documentary filmmaker "shot for trespass by Hobart Ison, Lecher County, Kentucky, September 1967," whose last words were, "Why did you have to do that?" Cunningham's book attempts to answer the question by examining the "psychological heredity" of the Scots-Irish who came to live in the mountains.
I see in the CBC's online Top Stories that the corp has decided to discontinue comments on aboriginal stories, owing to the indecorous character of many of the contributions. The accompanying clip has aboriginal employees reading a selection. I don't know which is worse, to let our aboriginal brothers and sisters be insulted by the bigots, or to silence them so that the rest of us lose track of the whole mentality of our countrymen. At this point, probably the second, because aboriginal self regard has become very strong again, probably strong enough to withstand the contempt. I just don't know.
Thanks, Shawn. The Wrecking Yard was in my mind, but in haste I didn't mention it. I wrote a review of that when it came out and later reprinted it on NC. Of course.
There are some brilliant books and papers on violence and Southern honour. Elliott Gorn's "Gouge and Bite, Pull Hair and Scratch: The Social Significance of Fighting in the Southern Backcountry" and Wyatt-Brown's Southern Honor: Ethics and Behavior in the Old South are two texts I've read. There are more, but it's late.
Thanks for the peripheralization theory. I will have to look into that.
A very interesting response. I appreciate it very much.
The causes of the white midlife mortality are alarming. I mentioned this post to a doctor friend of mine who said he wasn't surprised at all. One problem he researched is widespread addiction to oxycodone, a pernicious painkiller freely prescribed by doctors and pushed by the drug companies—very much a backwoods phenomenon.
Cash can read like a gloss to Faulkner, where we see the owner/slave/white trash dynamics come into play. However perverse and corrupting, this structure provided a basis for identity for poor whites. I wonder what has taken its place now and whether that replacement has been reflected in recent literature, especially in the South, the reason for my question. Or if they have anything. The Confederate flag is now seen as a symbol for racism, especially after the Charleston slaying. No wonder they turn to Trump.
And thanks, Shawn. I wonder if poor whites aren't seen by the culture now as "savages," suffering the effects of marginalization you describe. My sense today is that in polite civilized society, poor whites aren't a group we're supposed to talk about, thus the awkwardness of this discussion.
Or do we all, on some level deep down, see ourselves as marginalized "savages." That might explain our fascination and horror with Denis Johnson's characters.


Middle East, and Africa, North America, and South America).
manufacturers will fuel the growth of the market.
emerging economies such as China, India, Vietnam, Indonesia, and others.
2019-2023", says an analyst at Technavio.
will positively impact the market's growth.


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MozaIK offers the possibility to select which data can be sent and filed on mobile devices – especially for account managers. Thus, MozaIK ensures safe transfers thanks to the encryption of information flows and server communication.


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Synopsis: A young witch, on her mandatory year of independent life, finds fitting into a new community difficult while she supports herself by running an air courier service.
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Director(s): Takashi Shimizu
Actors: Tadanobu Asano, Machiko Ono, Rie Miyazawa, Minako Kotobuki
1 win.
This is the story of an Eastern
village that believes in witches.
One winter,
in a mountain village...
.. a girl they named Kiki
Look, look...
You're scaring her!
You don't like this noise,
Alright, alright...
Has he scared you?
Kiki had a little secret.
Yes, there many fish there.
Who are you talking to, Kiki?
To Jiji.
Her father, Okino,
was a learned man...
.. an ordinary human.
But, his mother, Kokiri,
was a witch.
She dealt in two kinds of magic.
One was making medicine
from herbs she grew herself.
- Thank you.
As there was no hospital close
to the village...
everyone had confidence
in Kokiri's medicine.
And then,
there was the other magic.
I'll be leaving
to deliver this medicine.
Hey, where's Kiki?
Isn't she with you?
Kokiri flew with a broom.
And Kiki learned to in the end.
Be careful, Kiki.
Don't peel it out!
But, every now and then...
You aren't yet ready to help mother.
Right, Jiji?
You still are very little.
You aren't a woman,
nor are you a witch.
I am not a witch?!
You are between witches and
humans.
You have until you get to be 13...
.. to make up your mind
what you want to be.
I want to be a witch!
That way I'll be able to ride a broom.
Do you like flying that much?
On her 13th birthday,
a witch...
.. must leave on a voyage
on a full moon night.
She must leave her home
all alone,
and look for a village
without witches...
.. and live there
for one year.
She can't go back to her parents...
during her apprenticeship.
After having lived one year
of her magic,
she's a full-fledged witch.
This important tradition is
important so that everyone knows...
.. witches still exist.
How big you've grown!...
Please,
take good care of yourself!
- She's leaving on her own.
Put me down,
you're embarrassing me!
If things don't turn out alright,
you come home, you hear?
She no longer is a little girl.
I'm sorry...
.. but that won't happen.
- Good luck.
Jiji!
- Take care!
- Good luck!
Jiji, take care of her.
Father, mother,
take good care of yourselves.
KIKI LEAVING HOME
Are you cold, Jiji?
If you don't mind...
Is this the sea?
It is the sea!
It's that big?!...
It's just a huge puddle.
It's so hot!...
Careful!
It's so cold!
How I like this!
Be careful, will you!?
Look, I can see a village.
Let's try here.
Did you see how much fish there is,
Jiji?
It looks swell
We could eat it all.
Look how many people there are.
She's coming here!
It'd seem we are attracting attention.
Best case, there's been a lot of time
since a witch has come here.
Tombo!
- Look.
- Someone is flying.
Are we stopping here?
Your mother has told you
to think it over carefully.
This village is nice.
It ain't so bad.
Suits you.
That's not true.
It does suit you.
Father too...
Mother, shorten it a little bit.
Don't even think about it.
You mustn't draw attention upon yourself.
I'm the one that's leaving.
What about this?
Witches have been wearing black
since antiquity.
Turn around.
"Antiquity" is out of fashion.
You come from a long
lineage of witches.
But all I know is how to fly!...
Because you didn't trouble yourself
to learn anything else.
What about you?!
Grandma had a lot of powers.
That's true.
She could make fish and meat
last more,
and cows give more milk.
You're right.
You say I should be conventional
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Lately, I am making it a point to ask many people I encounter daily in business settings – both formal and informal – if they are on LinkedIn. Most are and I ask them if I can connect with them after meeting them. It is an easy way to make more meaningful connections. Just change the automatic invite message wording to a more personal one, possibly referencing your conversation earlier in the day or mentioning something significant or mutually interesting, that you discussed together. The chances are that this practice will result in stronger business connections for you. It has worked well for me.


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Breakfast Program: Summer Breeze Provides a hot Breakfast Program. We believe that mornings can be hectic and children do not always want to eat when they first get up. We include a Breakfast Program for all children so that they have the opportunity to have breakfast before school. Our breakfast menu is sent out Monthly and children are welcome to participate whenever they would like.
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Introduction: Corporate Residence is about the UK?s approach to determining the residence status of corporations and thus their exposure to UK tax. If companies are not managed and controlled in the correct way they could unintentionally become UK resident and so be rendered subject to UK taxes.
Description: Corporate Residence is about the UK?s approach to determining the residence status of corporations and thus their exposure to UK tax. If companies are not managed and controlled in the correct way they could unintentionally become UK resident and so be rendered subject to UK taxes.
The question of where a company is actually resident has become increasingly significant, with the international nature of so many business transactions today, including e-commerce transactions.
14. HMRC?s Enquiry into Residence ? Practical Case Studies.


Going away to college. It's all at once a rite of passage, a turning point and the culmination of years of hard work and dedication. For students whose paths lead them to Notre Dame, it's also the beginning of an extraordinary journey filled with learning, discovery, faith and friendship.
Like generations of Domers before her, incoming freshman Emmie Mediate of Colorado Springs, Colo., was drawn not only to Notre Dame's academics, but also to the way students here weave service into the fabric of their everyday lives.
While Emmie says she loved her high school experience, she's looking forward to her new independence and the opportunity to meet people from different backgrounds. For her parents, the send-off is bittersweet, but there's comfort in knowing she's headed to a familiar place.
When Emmie arrives on campus, she will be part of an incoming class that boasts some impressive statistics.
Entering freshmen and their parents get their first taste of what it means to be a member of the Notre Dame family during Freshman Orientation, held over a late August weekend each year.
Leave your pets (o.k., non-carnivorous fish are welcome, but make sure the tank is no larger than 30 gallons), air conditioners and water beds at home.
Check with your roommate before bringing televisions, stereos, carpet/area rugs or furniture.
Don't forget laundry detergent and fabric softener.
Once they arrive—with or without fish tanks—students spend three days getting acclimated, making friends, and learning about campus life, which, at Notre Dame, goes far beyond textbooks, classrooms and social events.
The Freshman Orientation weekend schedule starts with unpacking, then packs in a ton of events over the course of three memorable days. Here are some highlights.
For freshmen, Notre Dame offers an innovative First Year of Studies (FYS) curriculum, designed to spark students' imaginations as they navigate the many opportunities available to them.
Rather than declaring majors, all first-year students enter FYS, where they benefit from a wide range of services and programs designed to help them not only ultimately choose a field of study, but also build a foundation for the "journey of exploration and discovery" that will take them through their college years and their entire lifetimes, according to Hugh Page, dean of the First Year of Studies.
Part of that guidance involves helping students to develop the breadth and depth of their interests and to strike a balance amidst the dizzying array of programs and activities they'll find on campus.
Core to the program's mission is academic advising, which pairs students with one of more than a dozen full-time FYS faculty advisors for assistance with choosing courses, building schedules and setting academic goals. FYS also gives first-year students access to their own Learning Resource Center, where they can sign up for collaborative learning groups or one-on-one tutoring, and the expertise of a University librarian dedicated specifically to them. Opportunities also are available for some students to get an early start through FYS initiatives such as the Balfour-Hesburgh Scholars Program and Summer Bridge.
Beyond these high-quality academic resources, FYS also provides some unique opportunities for students to build relationships with Notre Dame faculty. The programs known collectively as ND Ignite offer cultural and intellectual experiences to first-year students in settings both on- and off-campus, including, perhaps most notably, invitations into the homes of their professors.
There are no fraternities or sororities here. Instead, Notre Dame's 29 single-gender residence halls offer a unique and cherished living experience. Eighty percent of undergraduate students live on-campus, and hall pride runs deep with a robust offering of special events, intramural sports and annual traditions – some for everyone, and others, like the Polar Plunge (sponsored by Badin and Dillon Halls), that are geared toward a select, adventurous few.
In addition to the many social activities, every hall also engages in community service and leads a signature campus event. With a chapel in every hall, retreats, Bible studies and Masses are easy to find. Campus Ministry ensures that students of all faiths can find services in the South Bend community, as well as transportation to their respective churches, temples, synagogues and mosques.
For those who are coming to campus for the first time as graduate students, the University also offers a welcoming and supportive community, one flush with opportunities for cultural and scholarly pursuits. Dedicated graduate student housing, a health plan, and support for those with families also are available.
Whether enrolled in the Graduate School, Mendoza College of Business, Notre Dame Law School, or School of Architecture, graduate students become part of a vibrant, tight-knit learning community where they can work both independently and in collaboration with peers to reach their maximum potential. "At Notre Dame, we are addressed as future leaders and given all the possible tools to bring good to society," says Alicja Kryczalo, a recent MBA graduate.
In addition to a domestic student population that represents all 50 states, graduate and undergraduate students also come to Notre Dame from more than 100 countries around the world.
For these newcomers to campus, International Student Services and Activities provides orientation and assistance to help ensure a smooth transition and a welcoming environment.
Notre Dame has one of the highest percentages of student participation in study abroad programs of any American research university. The Office of International Studies administers more than 40 programs in 20 countries that expose students to different cultures, languages and perceptions about the world, as well as provide a deeper understanding of their potential to become leaders in a global society.
Through initiatives such as the International Summer Service Learning Program (ISSLP) of the Center for Social Concerns, participants gain international service-learning experiences in social concerns inspired by Gospel values and Catholic social teachings.
It doesn't take long for new students to find their place in the Notre Dame community. Whether they're incoming freshmen, transfers or graduate students from the U.S. or abroad, the inclusive and vibrant atmosphere on campus is hard to resist. That's great news for newcomers like Emmie Mediate, but something of a mixed bag for her mom.


… in this city! From the Greening of the Fountain and Tara Feis onward, Savannah embraces its Irishness, shamrocks growing and showing up everywhere, an already diverse and fesitval-driven city photosynthetically converting excited energy into green Gaelic joy. And since 2013 St. Paddy Day was Sunday, Savannah opted to hold its primary celebration on Saturday with the parade (the nation's second largest), River Street revelry and other merrymaking events.
Since Yours Truly lives DIRECTLY on the parade route along Abercorn Street, and since some green Irish blood flows through my veins (Saye ="one who lives by the sea"), I decided to host a little parade-viewing party.
Party Prep Notes: For some reason I will never fully grasp, I decided to make Cabbage and Ham in the Crock Pot (or as I call it, Beverly Hillbilly-ishly, "the Slow-Cooking Pot").
Here's me helping to set up the area for guests to sit and watch the parade outside my building (my windows have the St. Patty tacky shamrock cutouts and green garlands).
And then quickly back to my place where the crowd had grown during my foray.
I wish I was brave enough to dance in the street!
Made great new friends with some folks visiting from Maryland and staying in the vacation rentals in my building (so of course they were party guests too)–Kathy and Karen with their husbands. And don't they look SO Saint Patricky?
Good friend Zach and brother Josh marching in the parade (marching, that is, before I ran out into the street and made them stop). Their Irish family has been in the parade for something like 1000 years.
What a wonderfully fun Savannah Saint Patrick's Day Celebration!
Happy Saint Patrick's Day 2013!


A shadowy professor who allegedly shared incriminating information on Hillary Clinton is dead under unknown circumstances, the Democrat National Committee announced in court filings.
"Joseph Mifsud, an elusive professor considered a missing link between President Trump's election campaign and Russia, may have died during the course of being sought in connection with Moscow's alleged meddling in the 2016 race, attorneys for the Democratic National Committee claimed Friday," The Washington Times reports.
The DNC sued Mifsud and others, claiming they were behind a Russian-sponsored hacking of the committee's email systems.
"One of more than a dozen defendants named in a lawsuit filed by the DNC in April, Mr. Milfsud 'is missing and may be deceased,' attorneys for the committee wrote in a status report filed in Manhattan federal court," the Times reports.
Misfud then introduced Papadopoulos through email to Ivan Timofeev, a Russian international affairs expert with ties to the Russian government. Misfud claimed to have spoken to the FBI in February of 2017 about that contact but has not been seen or heard from since Oct. 31, 2017.


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Starting up Sin Nombre Trail.
...and everyone else is behind!


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Noquebay (1872)
Noquebay loaded with lumber
Noquebay archaeological site plan
Chain stopper located next to Noquebay's boiler
A gear remaining from Noquebay's capstan
Noquebay's wheel, mostly buried in sand
Vessel Type: schooner-barge
Cargo Description: 600,000 board feet of Hemlock lumber loaded by the Comstock and Wilcox Company in Bayfield, Wisconsin bound for Buffalo, New York.
Length: 205.20
Depth of Hold: 12.50
Gross Tonnage: 684.39
Rig Type: Gr. Haven
Body of Water: Lake Superior
County: Ashland
Nearest City: La Pointe
National Register Status: Listed
Builder: Alvin A. Turner
Location Built: Trenton, Michigan
Owners: Original Owner: Thomas W. Beebe of the Peshtigo Company, Chicago. Final Owner: Elizabeth Madden estate.
Home Port: Port Huron, Michigan
The Noquebay was built in 1872 by Alvin A. Turner of Trenton, Michigan, as a schooner barge for Thomas W. Beebe of the Peshtigo Company of Peshtigo, Wisconsin. She was a near duplicate of the Peshtio (1869) and the Mautenee (1873). The Noquebay was built to carry bulk lumber and coal and was capable of transporting over one million board feet or 1,350 tons of coal. She was principally engaged in hauling lumber to the east and returning with coal to the west.From 1895 to 1905 the steam barge Lizzie Madden towed the Noquebay in consort with several other schooner barges. The tug Ottawa was another common tow vessel. Regular trips were made between Duluth or Ashland and Buffalo, New York; major lumber producing and distribution centers.
` Last Document of Enrollment Surrendered: Huron: 12/28/1905: "Total Loss-Burned"
Lizzie Madden departed from Bayfield on Sunday morning October 6, 1905, with Noquebay and her sister ship Mautenee in tow. Noquebay was loaded with 600,000 board feet of hemlock lumber bound for Buffalo. About 20 miles NE of Bayfield, a fire broke out in the forward part of the ship near the donkey boiler. Donkey engines were used to hoist anchors and sails, work the pumps, and to move cargo. The fire started while the crew was eating lunch in the after deckhouse and was not discovered until it was uncontrollable. Lizzie Madden headed for Stockton Island and beached Noquebay in the shallow waters of Julian Bay. The crew was able to heave about a third of the cargo overboard before abandoning the ship and climbing aboard the Lizzie Madden. The lumber and Noquebay's anchors were salvaged, but the ship burned to the waterline.
The wreck site consists of large intact sections of the hull, bow, starboard side, and port side, along with machinery and numerous smaller, portable artifacts.The Noquebay's remains are scattered, encompassing approximately 2/3rds of an acre. The wreckage field lies in 10-15 feet of water, trends in a north/south direction for about 230 feet, and is 125 feet wide. Areas of the Noquebay are variably exposed or buried in deep sand. Four major pieces of machinery: a donkey boiler, pieces of windlass, the ship's wheel, and rudder are usually visible at the site. A large number of smaller artifacts are also present such as coal and structural supports. The hull bottom and keelsons show little deterioration. The site has relatively few modern impacts.
A dive guide for this vessel is available for purchase.
Confirmed Location Unconfirmed location
Big Bay Sloop
Josephine (1864)
Lucerne (1873)
Pretoria (1900)
R.G. Stewart (1878)
T.H. Camp (1876)
Big Bay State Park
Early Vessels Maritime Trails Marker
La Pointe Lighthouse
Madeline Island Historical Museum


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East 86th Street came into existence when it was designated by the "Commissioner's Plan of 1811". Prior, the area was oak-hickory forest and farmland. In 1837, the New York and Harlem railroad opened a station at East 86th Street and Park Avenue, connecting the Upper East Side with the busy city center in Lower Manhattan. The station, which operated until 1903, still exists in partial form as a relic underneath the north side of the intersection. The railway brought the first wave of burgeoning commercial development. Central Park was established in 1857 and construction, directed by Calbert and Vaux began the next year. This great park was an instant lure to the wealthy of New York who began purchasing park adjacent properties in the East 50s and 60s. With time, the mansions continued building northward on Fifth Avenue. Andrew Carnegie built his great mansion, now the Cooper Hewitt Museum on 91st Street in 1903.
The second half of the 19th Century brought a massive wave of German immigration. By 1885, the area, now dubbed "German Town" (later "Yorkville") had the 3rd largest German speaking population in the world behind Vienna and Berlin. East 86th Street came to be known as "German Broadway" crowded with pubs, dance halls, theaters, restaurants and more to cater to this wave. The 1900's brought fresh waves of immigration with a concentration from the former Prussian Empire and later Europe as a whole. The IRT Subway line opened its 86th Street Subway station in 1917, spurring further development, the loss of both the Third Avenue and Second Avenue elevated lines in 1942 and 1955 had the opposite effect. The area stagnated. While still serving as a center of entertainment with great theaters like the Lowes Orpheum and department stores like Gimbel's, the area was suffering with many of the same issues that the cash strapped city was during the 1970's and early 80s. Since then, the east 86th Street corridor has been on a steady climb. New high rises started sprouting during the 1980s and 1990's. During the early 2000's luxury condos, most significantly Robert A.M. Stern's, The Brompton on 86th and Third, and the Lucida on 86th and Lexington Avenue replaced depressed low-rise retail buildings with new, modern homes for stores like H&M, Sephora and Barnes and Noble. The East 86th Street Association was founded in 2004 with a focus on sanitation, safety, and beautification. Currently, the neighborhood continues to flourish and improve. The streets are cleaner, more high end retailers continue to open to incredible demand, and the Second Avenue Subway, a 100 year vision has finally opened to rave reviews.


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Hoover Colleen
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Also by Colleen Hoover
Point of Retreat
This Girl
Maybe Not
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To Levi—
You have great taste in music and your hugs are awkward.
Never change.
First November 9th
Second November 9th
Third November 9th
Fourth November 9th
Fifth November 9th
Sixth November 9th
Ben's novel—CHAPTER ONE
Ben's novel—CHAPTER TWO
Ben's novel—CHAPTER THREE
Ben's novel—CHAPTER FOUR
Last November 9th
First November
I am translucent, aquatic.
Drifting, aimless.
She is an anchor, sinking in my sea.
—BENTON JAMES KESSLER
I wonder what kind of sound it would make if I were to smash this glass against the side of his head.
It's a thick glass. His head is hard. The potential for a nice big THUD is there.
I wonder if he would bleed. There are napkins on the table, but not the good kind that could soak up a lot of blood.
"So, yeah. I'm a little shocked, but it's happening," he says.
His voice causes my grip to tighten around the glass in hopes that it stays in my hand and doesn't actually end up against the side of his skull.
"Fallon?" He clears his throat and tries to soften his words, but they still come at me like knives. "Are you going to say anything?"
I stab the hollow part of an ice cube with my straw, imagining that it's his head.
"What am I supposed to say?" I mumble, resembling a bratty child, rather than the eighteen-year-old adult that I am. "Do you want me to congratulate you?"
My back meets the booth behind me and I fold my arms across my chest. I look at him and wonder if the regret I see in his eyes is a result of disappointing me or if he's simply acting again. It's only been five minutes since he sat down, and he's already turned his side of the booth into his stage. And once again, I'm forced to be his audience.
His fingers drum the sides of his coffee cup as he watches me silently for several beats.
Taptaptap.
He thinks I'll eventually give in and tell him what he wants to hear, but he hasn't been around me enough in the last two years to know that I'm not that girl anymore.
When I refuse to acknowledge his performance, he eventually sighs and drops his elbows to the table. "Well, I thought you'd be happy for me."
I force a quick shake of my head. "Happy for you?"
He can't be serious.
He shrugs, and a smug smile takes over his already irritating expression. "I didn't know I had it in me to become a father again."
A loud burst of disbelieving laughter escapes my mouth. "Releasing sperm into the vagina of a twenty-four-year-old does not a father make," I say, somewhat bitterly.
His smug smile disappears, and he leans back and cocks his head to the side. The head-cock was always his go-to move when he wasn't sure how to react onscreen. "Just look like you're contemplating something deep and it'll pass for almost any emotion. Sad, introspective, apologetic, sympathetic." He must not recall that he was my acting coach for most of my life, and this look was one of the first he taught me.


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