Workforce development builds skills and strategies for success.
Training programs help with future success.
Colleges and universities across the country have seen the demand for workforce training programs skyrocket as employers and employees alike fight to stay relevant in today's rapidly evolving business environment.
For companies, workforce training can help to strengthen their employee base and maximize productivity.
For the individual, training from experienced instructors can build personal leadership skills, enhance communication effectiveness, and provide a deeper understanding of business strategy. This adds a competitive edge in developing a career.
In the Tristate, mainstays like the University of Cincinnati, Miami University and Cincinnati State Technical and Community College offer workforce training and professional certification programs.
The Xavier Leadership Center (XLC) at Xavier University has offered workforce training and certification programs to private corporations and businesses for 25 years. The focus? Improving Tristate organizations from the ground up.
According to Bruce Miller, managing partner at the XLC, as many of today's leaders begin to approach retirement, developing well-rounded managers has become a greater need for businesses.
This growing need for workforce training has led to a big move at Xavier. For the first time, this fall, enrollment in training and certification programs at the XLC will be made public for companies in and around Cincinnati.
These programs range from curriculums in project management, financial planning, and the excellence-driven Six Sigma approach, which focuses on eliminating flaws in all aspects of business, from manufacturing to customer service.
Workforce training instructors at the XLC come from diverse backgrounds, according to Miller "" many of them are professors at Xavier and others are both current and retired professionals at some of Cincinnati's best-known corporations like Procter & Gamble.
"Our corporate audience really responds to instruction from people who have lived it and done it within the industry," he says.
The marquee program offered this fall is the Leadership Foundations Certificate, an eight-part package that emphasizes the development of personal leadership skills, strategy, and team-building exercises. Business professionals attend the course one day per week until completion.
The first five sessions have a fixed curriculum while the final three offer electives meant to further develop the skills a professional is most interested in enhancing. These electives may fall in the categories designed for both seasoned leaders and young professionals.
"For the individual, it's about developing nationally recognized certification skills within that person's specific discipline," Miller says.
Other certificates include project management certification, Lean certification, and Six Sigma Yellow, Green, and Black Belt certification. Specialty certifications in the nursing and physician programs are also available.
Miller says the XLC chose to open its enrollment because companies liked the idea of coupling their employees with the employees of other companies within the same industry.
But programs open to the public are not just valuable to the employees""they also benefit the day-to-day operations of the companies themselves, according to Miller.
Prior to going public, the XLC's private workforce training packages required at least 20 employees from a particular company for any given course or certification program.
Sessions in each of the XLC's workforce training programs are held on Xavier's campus at the Schiff Conference Center, located in the Cintas Center facility.
But not all of the Tristate's workforce training programs are held at their respective colleges and universities. One of the Tristate's most recognized venues for corporate meetings is BOOST"¦for meetings sake, with an original location in Cincinnati and a new facility in Mason.
When the downtown Cincinnati location was first established in 2008, the intention was to create a unique meeting space with an inspiring and personal atmosphere, according to Jenny White, BOOST's founder and facility manager.
All this makes for a highly collaborative learning environment for professional development.
The flexibility of the space at BOOST's two locations also allows for general conferences to easily breakout into separate sessions depending on the needs of the client.
P&G as well as other major Cincinnati-based corporations are amongst the professional clients that have held their corporate meetings at BOOST's loft-style locations.
"Our meetings spaces are designed to generate ideas and discussions, encourage group interaction, and stimulate creative thinking," she says.


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For those working behind the scenes
Being a Working Playwright at 100: An Interview with Playwright Paul Manuel Kane
It's often said that it's never too late, and that you're never too old, to pursue your goals and make your dreams come true. However, as many artists find, it doesn't get any easier as you get older, as it always seems that producers are consistently looking for the next "big thing". Yet if there's any living playwright who seems to defy that notion today, it's Paul Manuel Kane, whose full-length play My Name is Sam recently premiered at Manhattan Repertory Theatre in February 2019, and is still hard at work on writing new plays to this day…just after turning 100 years old!
Anthony J. Piccione, Paul Manuel Kane

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"Tora! Tora! Tora!" is a movie that's remembered and liked, however, I don't think it's given the proper treatment as it really deserves. It's more like a cult movie in some ways, it's held in a certain spot. Audiences do enjoy it, but as far as a movie that's a "war classic", people don't consider it one. When war movies are discussed, it's never really mentioned. While I've seen some better war movies, "Tora! Tora! Tora!" is pretty underrated if you ask me, and has an excellent sense of style as well as an accurate sense of history. It can be slow at times, however, it's still very interesting and very well made. The movie always intrigues me and I find it pretty entertaining in many respects. The film was nominated for five Academy Awards® and won for best visual effects, but the other nominations were in the technical department.
What I think is so interesting about "Tora! Tora! Tora!" is that it's not one sided, it cuts back and forth between the US and Japan. Scenes are never really dull and are pretty necessary, as they all come together to tell a very unique (and true) story. What I also think is really interesting how the film had two production teams: an American one for the United States parts and a Japanese one for the Japanese parts. Each do a superb job creating the events and tensions people felt, and I really liked how the Japanese parts are very authentic. They don't speak English, but rather, Japanese and there are subtitles. While not so many movies do that as of late and just have people speak English instead of a native language, I still think it's a nice experience.
There are also some pretty high production values. I mentioned the historical accuracy, but the script is quite intelligent. Things are easy to understand are not dumb-downed for the masses. The direction is really lean and tight, giving that good documentary style I mentioned before. The film also has some breathtaking shots and great editing to give you a sense like you are there, as well as that you're never confused. The cinematography and editing got Oscar® nods. The opening shot, at least I think, is pretty magnificent. As far as the acting goes, it's decent. Nothing too spectacular, but it could have been a lot worse. Still, most of the actors make the roles believable. And the best for last... the special effects. Wow. The battles are a bit later on in the film, but they look quite authentic and pretty real.
If you've never seen it, "Tora! Tora! Tora!" is a very rewarding war movie that you'll probably gain a lot out of. However, Fox recently re-released a special edition, so go for that one.
Presented in the glorious widescreen aspect ratio of 2.35:1, all I have to say that this THX-certified transfer transfer will drop your jaw to the ground. For a film that's now over thirty years old, the result is really, really impressive. The film starts out a little shotty, but really cleans up. Black level is great, detail is pretty fantastic and hues as well as fleshtones are really accurate, to help bring the documentary-style of the film to full life. However, there are some bits of grain, and the look of the film is a little bit soft and faded. In the end, it's a great clean up that really shows that old films can still look great if given good treatment.
Fox gives us a nifty THX-certified 4.1 track for "Tora! Tora! Tora!" as well as English Dolby Surround and French mono tracks. The 4.1 is pretty much mono spread around, and you can tell the age of the sound due to some pretty low fidelity. I had to crank my speakers up a bit, but as far as the actual track, it really did surprise me. There is some really nice speaker use here, such as with planes flying and the action sequences. The music sounded excellent too. However, I felt there could have been better surround use in some areas and more split surround use, to give a more enhanced enhanced effect, sort of like actually being there. I noticed a few missed times where this could have occurred, but in total, a lot makes up for it with other great sounds to draw you in. More bass extension would have been nice as well, but it does a fairly good job during the action sequences. You'll probably really like this track, and if you don't, you have a choice of English Surround and French mono, as well as Japanese and English subtitles.
You get three Theatrical Trailers. One is for "Tora! Tora! Tora!", and is in full frame and two channel sound. It looks terrible with a lot of grain, dirt and a lot, but it's pretty interesting to see an old trailer compared to so many new ones. It's a little long, and they make it seem like a whole cliffhanger and try to get you intrigued (though you should know some of the answers if you know your history). After so many new trailers, it's a nice change of pace to watch an old one. There's also trailers for "Patton" and "The Longest Day", each in non anamorphic widescreen of 1.85:1 and 2.35:1 aspect ratios, respectively.
The presentation for "Tora! Tora! Tora!" is very well done, however, go with the new special edition. "Tora! Tora! Tora!"is a very well done, balanced, intelligent and entertaining movie. If you like the film, it should definitely go in your collection. If you haven't seen it, be sure to check it out.


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Does anyone know if there is any dataset available?

A: Check out the Adzuna API, they have job listings for all sorts of programming related titles that you can access through their API. You just need to register (for free) and get an API key.
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Cet article présente la discographie du musicien multi-instrumentiste Mike Oldfield.

The Sallyangie
 1968 : Children of the Sun (Duo avec Sally Oldfield)

Kevin Ayers and the Whole World
 1970 : Shooting at the moon
 1971 : Whatevershebringswesing

Albums studio

Période Virgin
1973 : Tubular Bells
1974 : Hergest Ridge
1975 : The Orchestral Tubular Bells
1975 : Ommadawn
1978 : Incantations
1979 : Platinum
1980 : QE2
1982 : Five Miles Out
1983 : Crises
1984 : Discovery
1984 : The Killing Fields (BO du film La Déchirure)
1987 : Islands
1989 : Earth Moving
1990 : Amarok
1991 : Heaven's Open

Période Warner
1992 : Tubular Bells II
1994 : The Songs of Distant Earth
1996 : Voyager
1998 : Tubular Bells III
1999 : Guitars
1999 : The Millennium Bell
2002 : Tres Lunas
2003 : Tubular Bells 2003

Période Mercury
2005 : Light + Shade
2008 : Music of the Spheres
2014 : Man on the Rocks
2017 : Return to Ommadawn

Enregistrements en public / Concerts / Live
 1979 : Exposed
 2012 : Music From The Opening Ceremony Of The London 2012 Olympic Games

Compilations
 1976 : Boxed - 4 CD
 1979 : Impressions
 1980 : Music Wonderland
 1980 : Airborn (Compilation U.S.A.)
 1981 : Episodes
 1985 : The Complete Mike Oldfield - 2 CD
 1987 : A Virgin Compilation
 1990 : Collector's Edition - 3 CD
 1993 : Elements: The Best of Mike Oldfield - 4 CD + DVD Tubular Bells Live
 1993 : Elements: The Best of Mike Oldfield 1973-1991 - 4 CD
 1997 : XXV: The Essential
 2001 : The Best of Tubular Bells
 2002 : Collection
 2006 : The Platinum Collection - 3CD
 2012 : Two Sides: The Very Best of Mike Oldfield - 2CD
 2012 : Icon
 2013 : Tubular Beats
 2015 : The Best of 1992-2003 (Inclus remixes, faces B et raretés)
 2016 : The 1984 Suite

Singles sortis en France (vinyls 7")
 1973 : Tubular Bells / Tubular Bells
 1974 : Don Alfonso / In Dulci Jubilo (for Maureen)
 1975 : Ommadawn / In Dulci Jubilo
 1976 : Portsmouth / Argiers
 1977 : Cuckoo Song / Pipe Tune
 1979 : Guilty / Excerpt from Incantations
 1979 : Blue Peter / Woodhenge
 1980 : Arrival / Polka (live)
 1982 : Five Miles Out / Live Punkadiddle
 1982 : Family Man / Mount Teide
 1983 : Moonlight Shadow / Rite of Man n°3
 1983 : Shadow on the Wall / Taurus 3
 1983 : Crime of Passion / Jungle Gardenia
 1984 : To France / In the Pool n°6
 1984 : Tricks of the Light / Afghan
 1984 : Etude / Evacuation (promo)
 1985 : Pictures in the Dark / Legend
 1987 : Islands (avec Bonnie Tyler) / The Wind Chimes pt 1
 1987 : Flying Start (avec Kevin Ayers) / The Wind Chimes pt 2 (edit)
 1989 : Earth Moving / -  (promo)
 1989 : Innocent / Earth Moving
 1991 : Moonlight Shadow / To France (promo)

Collaborations, participations
 1971 : Edgar Broughton Band de The Edgar Broughton Band -
 1971 : Ear of Beholder de Lol Coxhill
 1972 : Nurses Song With Elephants de David Bedford
 1973 : Legend de Henry Cow
 1974 : Rock Bottom de Robert Wyatt
 1974 : The Confessions of Dr Dream and Other Stories de Kevin Ayers - Guitare solo sur 1 pièce.
 1974 : June 1, 1974 de Kevin Ayers, John Cale, Nico et Brian Eno (live)
 1974 : Star's End de David Bedford
 1974 : Unrest de Henry Cow
 1975 : The Rime of the Ancient Mariner de David Bedford
 1976 : Odd ditties de Kevin Ayers (Compilation de raretés)
 1976 : The Odyssey de David Bedford
 1976 : Bandages de The Edgar Broughton Band
 1977 : Instructions for Angels de David Bedford
 1977 : Mathematicians Air Display (Collaboration avec Pekka Pohjola)
 1977 : Song of the White Horse de David Bedford
 1977 : Fine Old Tom de Tom Newman
 1979 : Faerie Symphony de Tom Newman
 1979 : Downwind de Pierre Moerlen's Gong
 1979 : Strange Man, Changed Man de Bram Tchaikovsky
 1979 : Judy's Gone Down/Jung Lovers de James Vane
 1980 : Pierre Moerlen's Gong Live de Pierre Moerlen's Gong
 1980 : The Concertina Record de Lea Nicholson
 1980 : Joy (1981) des Skids
 1990 : Natasha de Sally Oldfield
 1990 : Kâmâ Sutrâ de Michel Polnareff
 1992 : Still Life With Guitar de Kevin Ayers - Guitare sur I Don't Depend on You.
 1992 : BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert de Kevin Ayers - Guitare sur tout l'album.
 1995 : Variations on a Rhythm of Mike Oldfield de David Bedford
 1996 : Singing the Bruise de Kevin Ayers
 1997 : Snow Blind de Tom Newman
 1998 : Too Old To Die Young de Kevin Ayers
 1998 : The Garden of Love de Kevin Ayers
 1998 : The X-Files: The Album - Inclus Tubular X sur les éditions européennes et japonaises exclusivement.
 2000 : Official Bootleg One de Phil Beer
 2000 : Do Ya Wanna Play, Carl de Carl Palmer - Compilation.
 2002 : From the Banks of the River Irwell de Max Bacon
 2005 : Tag und Nacht de Schiller
 2008 : Bruce Parry Presents Amazon Tribe - Songs for Survival
 2008 : What More Can I Say ... de Kevin Ayers - Guitare sur Crying.

DVD
 1974 : Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells - BBC 1974 (DVD5/Proshot Broadcast)
1999 : Album Recto / Verso Tubular Bells II & Tubular Bells III
2001 : The Millenium Bell - Berlin 2001
2003 : The Art in Heaven Concert - Berlin 2003
2004 : Elements
2005 : Tubular Bells II (Edinburgh Castle, september 1992) & Tubular Bells III (London Premiere Live Performance)
2005 : Exposed
2006 : Live at Montreux, 1981

Références
 Music From The Opening Ceremony : http://mikeoldfieldofficial.com/discography/
 Mike Oldfield : http://dvdconcertth.blogspot.ca/2011/04/mike-oldfield-tubular-bells-bbc-1974.html

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arg.. I've started the dreaded damn school two days ago.. because my school went "Charter" last year, we're (the school) our own boss and don't have to obey the LAUSD rules.. that's the good thing.. the bad thing is that school starts early.. this year it was August 16, 2004.. last year it was August 18, 2003.. Another good thing, though, is that we get off for Summer early, too.. we got off on June 4th last year, instead of the classic end of June, so we actually got to see Harry Potter 3 during the day without the long lines and crowds.. Anyway, my point is that this year our last day is June 2, and that's not bad at all.
The only thing I hate about school is homework. I love seeing all my friends I missed so dearly during the summer.. and the classes aren't all bad either (except the exams).. But I hate homework.. the first night of school, I had French 2, Algebra 2, and World History.. that's just the bookwork, though.. I also had to buy all the supplies.. lol.. fun.
I think all is okay, though.. I only hate French, and I think my hardest classes is definently Chemistry and my History.. but I usually do well in History, anyway.. just a lot of stuff.
Went to a big Swim Pot-Luck Party for my Swim Team, Water Polo Team, and the Dive Team.. it was fun. All the older boys (none under 14) are stronger now, so they actually picked up the Head Manager of the Pool/Lifeguards and threw him in the pool.. along with all the other life guards.. they even went in the guard office, dragged out one who was trying to eat, and threw her in aswell. Everyone was dunking and pushing everyone in the pool and stuff, and I just felt totally weak.. okay, not totally- none of the girls could have dunked me without double teaming, it's just the older boys could dunk me like nothing (fricken lift me up, and flip me over!).. and when I try to get them back (jump on their shoulders.. XP) they just stand there like nothing. lol..
Except one boy, who I actually dunk after he flipped me over and dunked me twice.. but only cause he was sort-of unsuspecting it.. I like him.. alot (and hopefully he likes me back) and I just wanted to try and get him back quick, but it didn't look like he liked it too much, so I just laughed (nervously) and patted him on his back (and he looked back at me)..
Yeah, it was fun and I ate a bit and got my Regional Medals (1st in back, 3rd in breast, 1st in relay).


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Psalms about Noah
The following text is quoted from the Soncino edition of the Midrash Genesis (Bereishis) Rabbah, beginning of Chapter XXVI (p. 209-210).
1. "AND NOAH WAS FIVE HUNDRED YEARS OLD; AND NOAH BEGOT SHEM, HAM AND JAPHETH" (Genesis 5:32)
It is written, "Happy is the man that has not walked [in the counsel of the wicked, neither stood in the way of sinners, nor sat in the seat of the scornful]" (Ps. 1:1):
"Happy is the man" refers to Noah; "that has not walked in the counsel of the wicked," – [the Talmudic Sages] Rabbi Judah and Rabbi Nehemiah differ on this. Rabbi Judah said: It means through three generations, [namely], of Enosh, the Flood, and the Separations [of languages at the Tower of Babel].[1] Rabbi Nehemiah said: During the generation of Enosh he was but a child.[2]
According to Rabbi Judah's view, [the verse is to be interpreted thus:] "in the counsel of the wicked" refers to the generation of Enosh; "nor stood in the way of sinners", to that of the Flood; "nor sat in the seat of the scornful," to that of the Separation [of languages]. "But his delight was in the law of the L-rd…" (Ps. 1:2) alludes to the seven precepts [Noahide Commandments] which he was commanded.[3] "…but in His law does he meditate" (Ps. 1:2): he inferred one thing from another, arguing, "Why did the Holy One, blessed be He, order more pure animals [to be saved] than impure ones? Sure because He desires that offerings should be made to Him of the former. Forthwith, "He took of every pure beast etc. (Gen. 8:20). "And he shall be like a tree planted by streams of water…" (Ps. 1:3): the L-rd planted him [i.e. saved] in the ark. "…that brings forth its fruit in its season" (Ps. 1:3): this alludes to Shem; "…and whose leaf does not wither": to Ham; "…and in whatsoever he does he shall prosper" (Ps. 1:3): to Japeth. Thus it is written, "AND NOAH BEGOT SHEM, HAM AND JAPHETH".
2. "Planted in the house of the L-rd, they shall flourish in the courts of our G-d" (Ps. 92:14).
"Planted in the house of the L-rd" alludes to Noah, whom the Holy One, blessed be He, planted in the ark; "…they shall flourish in the courts of our G-d", as it is written, "AND NOAH BEGOT, etc."; "They shall still bring forth fruit in old age…" (Ps. 92:15) alludes to Noah.[4] "…they shall be full of sap and richness" (Ps. 92:15), as it is written, "AND NOAH BEGOT SHEM, HAM AND JAPHETH".
"AND NOAH WAS FIVE HUNDRED YEARS OLD, etc." (Gen. 5:32). [The Sage] Rabbi Judan observed: all his contemporaries begot at a hundred or two hundred years, while he begot at five hundred years! The reason, however, is that the Holy One, blessed be He, said: "If they [Noah's sons] are to be wicked, I do not desire them to perish in the Flood [5]; while if they will be righteous, am I to put him to the trouble of building many arks?" [6] Therefore the L-rd stopped his fountain [of his seed] and he begot at five hundred years. Rabbi Nehemiah said in the name of Rabbi Eliezer the son of Rabbi Jose the Galilean: Even Japheth, who was the eldest [7], was not at the time of the Flood a hundred years old so as to be liable to punishment.[8]
[1] Noah lived through these, yet did not imitate the evil ways of his contemporaries.
[2] Hence Scripture cannot refer to this.
[3] He was given an additional precept [beyond the 6 given to Adam], [namely], the injuction not to eat a limb torn from a living animal. [See The 7 Noahide Commandments – An Introduction]
[4] Who begot children when 500 years old (Gen. 5:32).
[5] For their father's [Noah's] sake.
[6] Had he begotten children at the normal age, there would have been too many by the time of the Flood for one ark. [Note that this shows that G-d assigned the building of the ark specifically to Noah.]
[7] Though he always comes last [when Noah's three sons are listed in Genesis].
[8] It was a tradition that before the Flood, the Heavenly Court did not punish for sins committed before that age [i.e. the age of majority in the judgment of Heaven was 100 years].


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A tale of two viruses
18 March 2020 21 October 2020 Janette Bennett
Coronavirus, Life, Writing
Gatherings under the milkwood, like this one, are on hold for a while
About 30 years ago, when the first stories about HIV and AIDS emerged, I was a health reporter on the Sunday Tribune in Durban, the main city of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. This province initially seemed to be hardest hit as the epidemic raged through its people, with life expectancy dropping to just 43 years.
The HI virus that causes AIDS would go on to become a global pandemic that we've had to learn to live with, albeit with major advances in medicine and social science.
What I recall from those early days is how we – everyone – grappled with HIV, this major issue that spilled across all spheres of our lives, from health to the economy to how we behaved.
In the past week, I've felt like we're back in that time. The coronavirus that causes COVID-19 is the bogeyman virus that threatens to surpass anything we've had to deal with before. But the similarities scream at me.
The words we use
First off, I cringe when I hear people with the coronavirus being referred to as "cases" or "infected". We are going to have to remind ourselves again and again that this is about real people, not a faceless pile of blight.
When I started writing about HIV and AIDS, no-one really understood how to refer to people living with HIV. That included scientists, academics and journalists.
The first person I met with HIV was David Patient. That was in the early 1990s or late 1980s, and I interviewed him as he was about to cross Africa with his partner to raise awareness of HIV, to shout out: look at me, I'm alive. Yet, I called him an "AIDS sufferer" and even an "AIDS victim" in my newspaper article. David was anything but a victim.
David, diagnosed with HIV in 1983, was one of the rare people who did not develop AIDS despite antiretrovirals becoming available only much later. We reconnected on Facebook and, in 2017, before he passed away due to a condition that had nothing to do with HIV, I apologised to him for referring to him as a victim. He was gracious, as always.
But the very worst description back then was an "innocent AIDS victim", as if some were "guilty". I swear I never used that wording, but it was common, especially if the story involved children who'd acquired HIV from their mothers or people who'd got it through blood transfusions. It was never used to describe a person who injects drugs and had shared a needle. Presumably, they fell into the "guilty" category. "AIDS babies" was pretty awful, too.
In fact, we grappled with the terminology for years. It became "AIDS survivor", "HIV-positive person" or (cringe) "HIV-infected person".
Today, the common terminology is people (or person) living with HIV, children living with HIV, adolescents living with HIV and so on because that's what people are doing – living with HIV. We've much better at it, as a society, but old habits persist. As a copy editor, I still come across labels like "positives" and (cringe again) "infected people".
My point is that we are going to have to pay attention to the language we use when we talk about people with the coronavirus. You are a "patient" if you are hospitalised, not if you are among the more than 80% of people who will get the virus but have mild symptoms or the millions of people living with HIV.
Labelling people as anything but people is nasty. It perpetuates stereotypes, which feed stigma and discrimination (HIV and AIDS is a perfect example of this). It creates a them-and-us mentality. And it makes people feel powerless and pretty awful about themselves. Let's not do it to each other.
Facts and fallacies
The coronavirus is steeped in myths, just as HIV was and perhaps still is.
One of the nastiest AIDS myths was that having sex with a virgin would cure you – and this in South Africa, a country already weighed down by high rates of rape and child sexual abuse. I'm using the past tense here because I am hoping but not 100% sure that this myth has died out.
And one of the most stupid ideas was that distributing condoms and delivering sex education would encourage people (including young people, like students) to have sex. It did not occur to the fools that people would have sex anyway, but that with condoms and knowledge, they would be less likely to acquire HIV.
Just the other day, I heard someone talk about "the homosexual who first spread AIDS". My jaw dropped, right to my toes, and my attempts at protest were not heard. It reminded me that there are still some who think of HIV as a "gay disease". I kid you not. Yes, men who have sex with men are regarded as a key and vulnerable population when it comes to HIV. But there are other key and vulnerable populations and they include people who inject drugs, sex workers, prisoners, migrants, pregnant women and children. Health workers were on the frontline then; they are on the frontline today.
HIV and the coronavirus have become human viruses – they affect all of us.
Some of the assertions around the coronavirus that I've come across (the perpetrators are always assertive) include these:
If you sit in a sauna or blast a hairdryer up your nose, you will kill the virus.
If you eat ice-cream or other cold food, you are more likely to get the virus.
If you have dark skin (or light or brown skin – take your pick), you are immune to the virus.
If you eat garlic, drink colloidal silver and gargle with bleach, you won't get the virus.
If you snort cocaine, you will kill the virus in your nasal cavities.
The Chinese manufactured the virus in a lab so they can take over the world.
The list grows by the day. You make yourself – and others – powerless by giving credence to misinformation. And you fuel the spread of the virus.
Today, an abiding myth, at least in some quarters, is that if you have HIV, you will definitely die. With modern antiretroviral treatment, correctly taken, HIV becomes undetectable in the body – and you are not able to transmit the virus. It's known as U=U (undetectable equals untransmittable) and it's the closest thing to a cure. A cornerstone, though, is testing, the lack of which is a feature of the coronavirus pandemic right now.
The panic around COVID-19 drowns out an important fact: 98% of those who acquire the virus will survive. We all bear responsibility for the 2% who won't – through ensuring that the vulnerable don't get exposed to the virus.
A modern horror story
My Sunday Tribune stories back in the early 1990s reflected serious panic around HIV and AIDS. By the late 1990s and early 2000s, when I was working for the business section of the Sunday Times, my stories focused on economic impacts and businesses coming to terms with employees living with HIV. The economic issues around the coronavirus are unfolding much quicker, with almost immediate devastation.
I found some of the stories I wrote in the earliest days. Here's a handful (with their shock-horror headlines), all from the Sunday Tribune:
Horror picture of hidden killer (26 May 1991). "AIDS is a far greater threat … than political violence and tuberculosis put together … the vast majority of people who have HIV do not have symptoms and may not even know they are infected." Sound familiar?
Red alert on AIDS (18 November 1990). "Doctors, stunned by disclosures this week that two members of the medical profession had tested HIV positive, have gone on an AIDS red alert."
27% of adults will be HIV positive by 2010 – unless … (1 December 1991). The spread of stories discusses changing sexual behaviour, legalising sex work and adding condoms to hotel room offerings.
Drastic cuts in health budget will force doctors to play God: Who will live, who will die? (12 April 1992). I've seen plenty of variations of that headline in the past week.
AIDS campaign gets top priority (28 January 1990). "Fighting the rampant spread of AIDS is 'a matter of high priority' for Government health authorities."
These are bells that echo today. But it's not 1990. It's 2020, and we have facts at our fingertips. We are going to have to make sure that we get informed – it's the best weapon against the pandemic. Use the time in self-isolation to find out everything you can; connect virtually to talk about your concerns. We live in a time of amazing connectivity.
I can work remotely from wherever I want to – and I have done so for almost 20 years – because I have a reasonable Internet connection. Not everyone has that
There is nothing "good" about the coronavirus, but I see one major difference with HIV and AIDS that will likely have a positive impact. AIDS was indeed seen as a disease of fringe populations – why give a damn about the likes of sex workers or people who inject drugs? And it's widely known that managing HIV requires decent living conditions that include healthy food, good housing and running water, things that have never really been addressed in many communities all over the world.
So, it was seen as a disease of the fringe and a problem for the poor.
The far more contagious coronavirus is hitting the wealthy – such as movie stars, politicians and people who can afford to go on holiday to Italy – and everyone else. It immediately has attention. And we understand that it's a huge threat to society as a whole if swathes of people don't have water to wash their hands or homes in which to self-isolate. How do you work from home or have virtual school lessons if you don't have an affordable Internet connection? In South Africa, children are drowning in pit latrines.
Could this be the catalyst that gets governments and others to address the conditions in which people live, work and school? I think there will be no choice.
The virus is starting to feel like the great leveller.
And I am left wondering what David Patient would say about it. I looked at his post on 13 March 2017, when I made my apology to him. It was the 34th anniversary of his diagnosis with HIV. "While AIDS has caused so much loss, devastation and suffering, it has also brought out the best in me, and many others, who were the trailblazers in the early years, who forged the path that has created a very different reality for people who are diagnosed today," he wrote.
"It also taught me to stand up and be counted, regardless of the consequences, to affect change and to fight for what I believe is right and to give a voice to the millions of people who live with HIV or are affected by it. AIDS gave my life meaning and purpose and enabled me to do my part in effecting change, either through provoking people and challenging the status quo or simply by inspiring them by my existence and longevity and showing them what is possible."
These are inspiring words, indeed, and they resonate today. We all have to be trailblazers and leaders for what has to be done. Or we don't stand a chance.
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Makes me think of the language we use, something my daughter has impressed upon me for many a year.
This really resonates. I had a mini rant about what was happening 2 weeks ago. I have been villified in the village for advocating social distancing rather than isolation. Your points are well made and, I fear, the language of stigma and paranoia – fueled, of course, by willful ignorance is just going to make it all worse.
I am brewing something which, I hope will not be too much of a rant. I fear, though, it will be. I am that angry.
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I'm looking forward to reading your brew!
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From the early 1960's until his arrest in 2003, Saddam Hussein was involved heavily in the politics and overall administration of the affairs of Iraq. The "butcher of Baghdad", has a history that should be written in blood. Under Saddam's rule, his government was responsible for a cumulative number of about 250,000 Iraqi deaths and even that is a moderate estimation.
Saddam was a nationalist and socialist and was also a member of the Ba'ath Party at various levels. Following his official assumption as Supreme ruler of Iraq in 1979, he immediately set about quashing any perceived upheaval or uprising from the likes of the Sh'ias to the Kurds among others.
He also seized total control of the country's oil and financial system and filled an extreme majority of government positions with his fellow Sunni Arabs who were actually a minority group. Hussein was eventually deposed by the United States and their allies in a 2003 invasion, albeit on a false accusation his government had possession of a weapon of mass destruction. He was tried and sentenced to death three years later, in 2006 by an Iraqi court for his crimes against humanity which included the slaughter of 148 Shi'a Iraqis in 1982.
Born Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti, his mother Subha Tulfah al-Mussallat gave birth to him a few miles outside the town of Tikrit. Saddam, whose first name means "one who confronts" never knew his father and went to Baghdad to stay with his mother's brother Khairallah Talfah as an infant. Hussein returned to his mother after she remarried. However, her husband, Hussein's stepfather wasn't welcoming and dealt with Saddam with an iron fist. He eventually fled and returned to his uncle when he was 10 years old.
On his uncle's advice, Saddam Hussein did his secondary education steeped in nationalism. He followed this up with three years in an Iraqi law school. However, he opted out of his education in 1957 and joined and became a member of the pan-Arab Ba'ath Party.
As a member of the Ba'ath party, Saddam was inspired by the pan-Arab nationalist ideology of Halal Abdel Nasser. The wave of political revolution that took place across the Middle East in these times, saw monarchies overthrown, including the Fasai II of Iraq in July 1958.
Saddam's Ba'ath Party had majority seats in the Cabinet of the next government led by General Qasim. However, they soon fell out with the new leader of Iraq due to his opposition to Nasser's Pan-Arab ideologies. The party concluded to assassinate Qasim and Saddam was chosen as the one to spearhead the operation.
The assassination attempt was unsuccessful, only managing to leave Qasim injured. Saddam and a few of the other perpetrators fled the country for Syria, the home of Ba'athist thinking and philosophy where he was fully accepted into the party by Michel Aflaq, the principal of the Ba'athist movement.
Saddam moved to Egypt in 1960 where he finished high school and tried his hands at a degree in law, albeit unsuccessfully.
He returned to Iraq in 1963 after Qasim had been overthrown in favor of Abdul Salam Arif. However, he was on the fringes of political affairs until his incarceration in October 1964. He served time until sometime in 1966 when he broke out of prison. Shortly after, his organizational talents led to him being given the office of the Deputy Secretary of the Regional Command by Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr.
In 1968, Hassan al-Bakr and Saddam Hussein overthrew Abdul Rahman Arif, the brother of Salam Arif (who had succeeded the latter as President) and took over as President and Deputy respectively. Saddam's influence in the party and in national politics swiftly became very evident. More than Al-Bakr, he was the force that kept everything together and moved the Ba'ath party forward.
As his influence grew within the government structure and his support base widened, Saddam created a well structured and fortified security system to prevent coups from happening. In June 1972, he led the effort that saw Iraq seize oil interests from expatriate entities. This resulted in a serious revenue windfall the following year due to the energy crisis that took place.
The 1970s were a golden period for Iraq and it's citizenry. Saddam Hussein championed many causes chief of which were fighting illiteracy and diversifying the largely oil-based economy of the country. He was also instrumental in signing the 15-year Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation with the Soviet Union in 1972. This was a move that undermined the United States established security infrastructure in the Middle East.
By 1976, Saddam was more or less the leader of Iraq, with his position as a General in the Iraqi Armed Forces. He eventually took over officially in 1979 from Al-Bakr whose health couldn't allow him to continue as Supreme Leader.
A few weeks after his take over, Hussein had 68 members of the Ba'ath Party leadership sentenced to death after accusing them of being disloyal to the cause. He went on to execute a lot more in weeks that followed.
Thanks to the Ba'ath Party's paramilitary and the Department of General Intelligence, Saddam continued to strengthen his grip on the government. These bodies helped seek out and quash coup attempts and eliminate perceived opposition within and outside the shores of Iraq beginning in 1974.
His vice-like grip on the country's highest seat saw him win two clearly questionable elections in 1995 and 2002, the latter of which he secured 100 percent of the votes cast.
In the years that followed the 80s, Saddam would go on to pit himself against the likes of Iran in the Iran-Iraq war with solid allies like the United States and France behind him. He would later turn against the US after they declared friendship with and support for Israel under George H. W. Bush's administration.
In the early 90s, his ambition to make Kuwait part of Iraq triggered the Gulf-War. Going into the late 90s and early 2000s, Saddam Hussien continued to struggle to keep hold of his power. There was increasing unrest within Iraq, a growing list of influential enemies, as well as the United Nations bearing down on his administration.
It all came to a head when on March 20, 2003, a military coalition led by the United States invaded Iraq, crushing his administration and the country's military in a matter of weeks.
Saddam disappeared following the invasion. He was AWOL for months and was eventually captured on December 13, 2003, in Operation Red Dawn. Loosely designated as "Vic", which stands for "Very Important Criminal", the deposed president was kept in a Baghdad detention facility. He was later moved to Camp Cropper, a U.S base where he was tried by the Interim Iraqi government. He was found guilty of crimes against humanity on November 5, 2006, and sentenced to death on December 30 of the same year.
What is Saddam Hussein's Religion?
Broadly speaking, Hussein was born, raised and remained a Muslim to his dying days. However, among the many sects and factions of the Muslim faith, the former President belonged to the Sunni Muslim sub-tribe and ideology. The Sunni's had a more rationalistic and progressive ideology than the other major sects like the Shi'ites who were more traditional in their thinking.
The Sunnis were a minority group of the Muslim faith which many regards as remarkable considering the fact that Hussein seized power, populated his administration with Sunni's and held on for as long as he did.
Considering both rumors and reality, the former Supreme leader of Iraq was married four times from 1963 to 2002. His first wife was Sajidah Talfah whom he was betrothed to since he was five years old. Sajidah who is older than Saddam is his first cousin and daughter to his uncle Khairallah who basically raised him and taught him everything.
The couple was married in 1963 after Saddam returned from his exile in Egypt. They had five children together: two sons, Uday Hussein (1964), and Qusay Hussein (1966), and three daughters Raghdad Hussein (1968), Rana Hussein (1969), and Hala Hussein (1972).
Saddam Hussein's second wife started out as his mistress. He would later pry her from the hands of her high profile husband and marry her in 1986. The woman, Samira Shahbandar was rumored to have had a child for the leader before she escaped to Lebanon.
Hussein was said to have taken a scientist, Nidal al-Hamdani as his third wife, and subsequently Wafa el-Mullah al-Howeish, the daughter of the former Iraqi minister, Abdul Tawab el-Mullah Howeish in 2002.
Hussein was a man of average height and stands reasonably placed among the world's A-list tyrants in terms of height. Taller than Muammar Al Gathafi and much shorter than Osama Bin Laden, he stood at a height of 6 feet 1 inch (1.86 m).


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Blackland Prairies is focused at this time specifically on the prairie remnants of White Rock Lake in east Dallas as a significant part of the Blackland Prairie Ecosystem.
The BP project works to activate, educate and serve the local community, including nonprofit groups, nature groups, school groups, scout troops, church groups, service groups, and the public at large, through private and public donations that support BP eco-ed programs and ongoing year round activities.
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Haunted Philadelphia by Candlelight
Supposedly, Philadelphia is one of the most haunted cities in America. Street took a tour (info below) of the Old City haunts to hear the ghost stories behind them—all based on numerous accounts. Don't believe them? Go see-ance for yourself.
By CASEY QUACKENBUSH
Ghost Tour of Philadelphia
$17 per person for approx. 80 minutes of haunted tales
7:30 p.m. nightly in October, with additional 9:30 p.m. tours on Fridays and Saturdays
Meet the Tour Guide
Our tour guide, Josh, has been working with Philly Tours for eight years. He grew up in a haunted house in southern Delaware, and has always been fascinated by ghost stories. "This was something I've already wanted to do," he informed Street.
Dressed in all black (with a top hat and a worn leather jacket), Josh conducted the tour with gusto. He led us to the six different sites, with a vintage lantern just bright enough to highlight the faces of the diverse crowd, which consisted mostly of reluctant boyfriends and a few fanny packs.
His stories were informative and relatively believable. According to Josh, "some people are able to sense things and some people never do." And he had more than ghost stories to offer: for those that are able to sense ghosts, he advised, "It's good to talk and just to acknowledge 'Hi, I know that you're here, I'm also here. Let's try and live together." However, he highly recommends not fooling around with Ouija boards because, "Weird, weird stuff happened for a long time" after he used one once. When asked to elaborate, he responded, "That's something I don't want to go into."
Stops on the Tour
City Tavern:
In 1834, a bride and several bridesmaids burned alive in a fire that destroyed the building. Even though it reopened in 1976, visitors who dine in the restaurant today claim to have seen the phantom bride appear in photos and put out candles due her dislike of fire. A waiter who died in a duel on the premise also haunts restaurant-goers.
Library Hall:
In 1790, Benjamin Franklin founded this institution. This was allegedly one of his favorite spots—probably because he had the hots for one of the librarians. No joke: a woman working there late at night in the 1880's claims his ghost pinched her butt. Apparently, the statue of him moves as well.
Carpenters' Hall:
In 1798, over $160,000 was stolen from the vaults here. One of the suspects, an inhabitant of the Hall, was arrested but soon after released. A week later, his corpse was found in his room after he supposedly contracted yellow fever in jail. To this day, the smell of decomposed flesh sporadically pervades the building.
Bishop White House:
The Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 claimed over 5,000 lives in Philadelphia, including some of those who resided in Reverend White's house. Park rangers claim apparitions of a man, a housekeeper, and a cat frequent the premises (Are they sure they're not just seeing kids sneaking into the garden to smoke?).
Washington Square Park:
Washington Square Park is built on top of a mass grave of over 2000 soldiers and Native Americans. Before it was built, rampant grave robbing of body parts occurred in these "plague pits." Morbid, right? The woman who guarded these bodies thought so, too. Dressed in all black, she still haunts the park. But totally still a great place for a picnic.
Independence Hall:
According to the night watchmen, many of the Founding Fathers still haunt the building. They may have declared the country independent from England, but they certainly won't let the city be independent of their spirits. So what's scarier: Independence Hall or Capitol Hill?
If you're into paranormal activity, this will be right up your alley. If not, suspend your disbelief, open your mind to the supernatural and get your $17 worth.


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Thu Aug 6th, 2020
International Sailor Moon Day
It all started with a small black cat with a lot to say, and a young girl named Usagi Tsukino who received a brooch that transforms her into the titular Sailor Moon. From that point forward a team of Sailor Guardians becomes assembled, and they're out to save the world from all the enemies that come their way. International Sailor Moon Day celebrates this incredibly popular manga and the anime series that was birthed from it, so get out there and get your Guardian on!
History of International Sailor Moon Day
The date of International Sailor Moon Day is a subtle test to determine just how much of a fan you really are. Rather than the obvious choice of Sailor Moon's birthday or the day the manga was first created, it's set on the birthday of Mamoru's birthday! It makes perfect sense considering that he's the Prince of Earth and represents us all. Sailor Moon is so popular that it has garnered an international following, originally being published in Japan in 1991 it had over one million copies sold by 1995, and the number just kept growing over the next couple decades. Now it's loved the world over, both in its manga and its anime format, and it has sold over 35 million copies in fifty countries, that's some serious Sailor love right there!
Speaking of Sailor Love, Sailor Moon (the manga) has stood as a strong symbol for the LGBTQ communities thanks to its "naturalization" of lesbianism, a result of the futuristic setting and the goals of its creators to show equality in its writing. It's been said to emphasize a particular feminist model by "combining traditional masculine action with traditional female affection and sexuality", a truly daring advance by its writers and fans considering the year it was made.
How to celebrate International Sailor Moon Day
The first and best way to celebrate International Sailor Moon Day is to bust out your DVDs of all the seasons (you know you have them!) or go to a place like Hulu or Netflix to find them available and marathon the day away with your favorite show! Take it to the next level by dressing up as your favorite character, it doesn't just have to be the eponymous Sailor Moon! You could dress up as Tuxedo Mask, or Sailor Mercury, whichever one happens to match your personality best, or just has your favorite outfit. Don't be afraid to cross-dress, there's no shame in celebrating your character by dressing up as them, regardless of your gender!
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Want the exclusive atmosphere of an ecstatic festival without the staggering fees and travel? Look no further! May 17th, 2019 will be a night of peace, love, music and joy for all. Various foods, drinks, biggest EDM DJ's in the Charlotte area, art gallery, challenges, giveaways and more!


Grain length: grains tend to be slightly shorter than traditional rice. Some of them are even round.
Stickiness: in order for the sushi to take and hold shape, the rice needs to be firm and sticky enough for the grains to stay together.
Added flavors: sushi rice is usually made by adding rice vinegar, salt and a little bit of sugar.
This week I used sushi rice to make natto ochazuke, and I cooked 4 cups of dried rice volume. There are folks who recommend making no more than 2 cups of rice at a time, to get the perfect consistency. The thinking process is that if too much rice volume is produced, the one at the bottom deteriorates, or the added ingredients have a hard time mixing in. I found no such issues with 4 cups of dry rice, which made a full pan that our family of 4 used for several dishes. Therefore, 2-4 cups of dry rice seem to be the right balance – I have not tested higher quantities.
The main thing to consider when making sushi rice is to keep enough clearance at the top of the pot or pan, in order to gently stir it once you add in the rice vinegar and sugar mix. The rice volume will rise from the resulting aeration.
Sushi rice is prepared with rice vinegar and a little bit of sugar, giving it its distinct flavor. Here is how to make sushi rice on stove top.
Use preferably the sushi rice type, which has shorter grains and a stickier consistency.
Bring water to boil and add salt.
Add the rice to boiling water, stir and reduce to simmer for 20 minutes.
During this time, prepare the seasoning in a small bowl by diluting the sugar in the rice vinegar. Slowly stir for a few minutes, there should be no sugar grain or solid left.
Stop to heat and let the rice finish cooking for 10 more minutes.
With a teaspoon, sprinkle the rice vinegar and sugar mix on top of the sushi rice, then stir slowly and fully to mix the seasoning in.


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Tess is a passionate, caring and extremely competent practitioner. She has been able to assist me with my long and difficult journey through fertility treatment. Her consultations were extremely therapeutic and together we made connections that I had not previously thought about. Her work helped me to achieve a successful pregnancy and birth, and she has always shown a real interest in my case.
Having suffered from various minor ailments such as allergies and mouth ulcers for many years and having found very little or no relief in conventional medicine, I finally turned to homeopathy.. Tess subsequently prescribed my suitable homeopathic remedies, and I have found that these provided almost instantaneous relief. I am convinced of the merits of homeopathy as an alternative course of action, and the on the strength of her consultations and prescription am absolutely delighted to recommend Tess Chodan as a practitioner.
I was recommended to contact Tess and immediately found her a supportive and entirely professional practitioner. I was suffering from intense anxiety and depression.... Tess immediately established the correct prescription and I soon left feeling a lot more in control and calmer. Tess contines to support me and I cannot thank her enough. She's the greatest!
Tess has a wonderful way with people that is really engaging and fills you with confidence. When she is giving information she is extremely clear, concise and eloquent. When she asks questions, which is key to homeopathic appointments, she is clear and direct in way that inspires you to open up.
I like coming to see Tess because she's always kind and she really listens to me and I feel lots better after I have her pills!


Be prepared: the picturesque mountain views at Sonseeker's Ridge Golf Course will stun you. Yes, they are that beautiful. In addition to the scenery, you will also love how our Salmon Arm golf course emphsizes the family and the focus on simply having fun. This is a wonderful place to remind yourself what is important in life.
Our number one priority is your relaxation and your enjoyment.
Exciting developments are happening at our Salmon Arm golf course. We have a new clubhouse opening soon, and we continue to offer refreshments, power carts, single power carts, pull carts, club rentals and more.
Our 9-hole course is 2,700 yards and a par 35. It can challenge experienced players and help newbies relax.
We offer several membership packages to provide you the best value. So what are you waiting for? Give us a call and come take a guided tour of our facility. Contact us for all the details and benefits to our memberships.
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Prepare yourself for an unparalleled golfing experience. Our course is a pleasure for golfers of any skill level to play. Sonseeker's Ridge will challenge you while providing a relaxing, picturesque backdrop. Test your accuracy with our fairways, water hazards and sand traps; we have everything you need to challenge you and improve your game. All in all, our goal is to provide you with a quality experience that includes exceptional service and a comfortable atmosphere.
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As the creator of Chicago Chocolate Tours and Chocolate Uplift which provide a variety of chocolate services from tours and travel to consulting and importing, I've always enjoyed speaking about chocolate and business to universities, schools, corporate groups, women's clubs, and of course tour groups. My mission is Uplift Through Chocolate, which means basically I'll talk about fine and fairtrade chocolate to anyone who will listen!
My speaking engagements about chocolate and business began in Chicago not long after I started Chicago Chocolate Tours in 2005, and followed me to Boston, Philadelphia, and beyond when I opened chocolate tours in additional locations. Popular topics that I speak on include Chocolate Wellness, Eat Chocolate Be Skinny, and ABCs of Business Success. I also love sharing chocolate and business stories on television.
Recently, I began thinking that in addition to giving one-off talks, I wanted to teach whole semesters. I love academic, culinary, and business environments, and love giving back through knowledge, and working with students.
So when I found myself sitting next to the Provost of Kendall College at an Ecuadorian dinner to which I was invited by my chocolate consulting client the Ecuador Trade Commission, I was fascinated as she described the new and innovative programs at Kendall. The college is known for star culinary grads like Rick Bayless and Jose Garces, and has added international business programs. I told her I would love to be part of it if there were a place for my contributions. After going through the interview process, I became the newest Adjunct Professor at Kendall College, and started teaching this Fall!
That means I'm a part-time professor, which is perfect because I can share my knowledge and practical experience with students, while still being an entrepreneur and continuing to develop my businesses.
I'm thrilled to have created and to be teaching a new class at Kendall, called Growth Strategies and Franchise Management. The course is about scaling a business, and opening in multiple locations. I'm impressed with my students, who are creating new franchise concepts as their class project.
I've created an Entrepreneur Speaker Series as part of the course, to bring in guest speakers to share their stories and add value. Kendall's leadership has been kind enough to open the speaker series to the full Kendall community plus interested members of the public, so you're invited! Click for dates and speakers, and let me know if you'll be my guest. And, we post inspiring business quotes using hashtag #growthquote; join the social media gathering at @kendallcollege and @chichoctours.
Finally, naturally I've added a chocolate component to the course: at the start of each class, we sample chocolate or pastry that I've brought, and we discuss how the owner of that particular business is growing the enterprise, such as for instance through opening multiple locations, or by selling wholesale to grocery stores or specialty markets. My students are keeping a chart of such growth strategies, and are creating a list of factors to assess scalability and growth viability. Our chocolate tastings support the educational process, through real-world examples of business challenges and successes.
Student-made cupcakes at the Kendall College Fall Picnic.


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Condé-sur-Vesgre – miejscowość i gmina we Francji, w regionie Île-de-France, w departamencie Yvelines.

Według danych na rok 1990 gminę zamieszkiwało 828 osób, a gęstość zaludnienia wynosiła 77 osób/km² (wśród 1287 gmin regionu Île-de-France Condé-sur-Vesgre plasuje się na 671. miejscu pod względem liczby ludności, natomiast pod względem powierzchni na miejscu 339.).

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I've been curious about Oracle VM Server and wanted to try it for my own home lab. I've had the VMWare ESXi 5, OpenVZ, as well as Xen but not the Xen-based Oracle VM Server.
So I downloaded Oracle VM Server 3.0.3 (and a few weeks later upgraded to v3.1.1) and the initial experience was quite pleasant and the whole thing was easy to install. I've also installed the Oracle VM Manager 3.1.1 and the v3.1.1 in general is night and day compared to 3.0.3 (no silly "refresh" thingy).
You'll have to use Oracle 11g database and also if you use the Express version you can't convert it to the full version.
I'm using Lenovo W520 with i7-2860QM and 32GB RAM as well as Seagate XT Momentus 750GB x 2 (Intel soft-Raid). Everything went smoothly, unlike the newest Ubuntu 12.04 distribution who failed at everything and was just in general buggy.
If I want to export the virtual machine .img files is done with qemu. Nothing in the GUI.
So, what's the benefit of using Oracle VM Server compared to VMWare?
The overall licensing is cheaper for Oracle Database. There is a price difference if you use Oracle database server and your virtual machine uses VMWare.
I think Ubuntu 12.04 is a big failure. It's unstable and buggy to the point where I think it just deserves rm -rf /*. I can't believe an unstable product like this is labelled as "LTS". I've been reading Ubuntu forum and found too many issues regarding lockups in this version. Separating the install into "desktop","alternate","server" just so that it fits into a CD doesn't make sense. This is 2012 and even on the racks there's DVD-ROM. The price difference between CD-ROM and DVD-ROM is so minimal it is just not worth it to separate the contents. Also, regarding the lockups, don't blame it on X Window - it's the whole package that matters. Last year when I tried 11.04, the partitioning tool in the installer never work properly (GPT, MBR issues) I had to use Redhat's Anaconda installer to partition it and then use Ubuntu. A year later it's still the same and it's even buggier!!
The installer also failed to detect my RAID and yet it said "Installation is complete". This release is so bad it makes Windows Vista looks so much better. If I want a buggy, unstable OS with nice eye candy, I'd install Windows ME or Vista, not Linux.
On the other hand, Oracle VM Server (derived from Redhat Linux) installed just fine on Lenovo W520 and it perfectly detected the RAID configuration and everything was smooth sailing with no lockup whatsoever.
Executing 'grub-install' /dev/mapper/isw_BLABLABLA failed. This is a fatal error. Then it said "Installation is complete. You need to restart the computer in order to use the new installation.
The installer has tried to mount image #1, but cannot find it on the hard drive. Please copy this image to the drive and click Retry. Click Exit to abort the installation.
Unable to read package metadata. This may be due to a missing repodata directory ... and there was this file ffb0e227e2cdd8a2b3609b65d7f38f6c1e756b437405b2918d6d36ebe59a0cb4 that was in the repodata dirtectory that couldn't be read or something like that.
I was in disbelief, so I tried going to the FTP site and looked up went to /pub/centos/6.0/os/x86_64/repodata and apparently the files were different than the one in the ISO. Then I deleted all of those from the repodata directory and replaced it with this one. Voila - my CentOS 6 is finally installed on my Dell Vostro V131!
Setting up Samsung 2443 monitor - 1920x1200 (60Hz) on Ubuntu 10.
OK so I just installed Ubuntu 10.04 with ATI's fglrx proprietary driver on my HP 6930p with Samsung 2443BW 24" monitor but the screen resolution got stuck at 1280x1024. Here's how I made it to work in its native resolution.
You can either use root or just add sudo before each command.
xrandr --output default --mode "1920x1200_60.00"


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Hyundai showcases latest-generation hydrogen-powered vehicle
Kit Malthouse
Hyundai showcased its latest-generation hydrogen fuel-cell technology at the 'Investing in Future Transport' conference held at London's City Hall yesterday. In front of an audience of policy makers, investors and industry representatives, Dr. Sae Hoon Kim, Hyundai's Principal Fuel Cell Research Engineer, explained the company's strategy for sustainable future mobility, and presented the innovative zero-emission Hyundai ix35 fuel-cell electric vehicle.
Among those who tested the hydrogen-powered car was Kit Malthouse, Deputy Mayor of London for Business and Enterprise and Chairman of the London Hydrogen Partnership. Mr Malthouse commented: "I am really glad that Hyundai is making such a commitment to hydrogen because I firmly believe that it is a vital part of the energy future of the globe, particularly where vehicles are concerned. It solves all sorts of problems; oil dependency and emissions; but aside from everything else, you can't stop the advance of technology and the fuel cell is the future of mobile power. Finding a company that has the courage to make such a commitment so early is fantastic."
The ix35 is the third-generation fuel-cell vehicle from Hyundai, and it presents a strong case for being a truly viable everyday car, retaining the safety, equipment, convenience and performance of the conventionally-powered ix35, yet producing zero exhaust emissions.
Equipped with a 100 kW fuel cell stack and two hydrogen storage tanks, the ix35 FCEV can travel a total of 325 miles on a single refuelling and reach a maximum speed of 100mph.
Hyundai is the only automaker ready to commercialise its fuel cell vehicle and plans to do so by the end of 2012 with an initial production run of 1,000 fuel cell vehicles. Hyundai will supply fuel cell vehicles to government and private fleets leading up to mass production, scheduled for 2015.
Also present at the conference was Dr Graham Cooley, CEO of ITM Power, a company which – along with Hyundai – is involved in a ground-breaking project to ensure the UK is well positioned for the commercial roll-out of hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles. The programme – UKH2Mobility – brings together three Government departments and industrial participants from the utility, gas, infrastructure and global car manufacturing sectors to evaluate the potential for hydrogen as a fuel for Ultra Low Carbon Vehicles in the UK.
The conference, supported by the Mayor of London, was chaired by journalist and TV presenter Quentin Willson, and attracted investors and transport industry professionals. Other speakers at the conference included Patrick Head, Co-founder of Williams Formula 1: Dominic Emery, Chief Development Officer at BP Alternative Energy; and Norman Baker MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport.
Hyundai's vision and strategy have earned it recognition as one of the Top Global Green Brands of 2012 in Interbrand's '50 Best Global Green Brands' report. Placed 17th overall, Hyundai was one of the highest-ranked automakers. Interbrand made particular mention of Hyundai's industry leadership in zero-emission technology through advances in hydrogen fuel-cell development.
For more information: www.hyundai.co.uk
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Born and raised in Brandenburg, Fiedel has never been far away from Berlin. The long-time Ostgut and Berghain resident has built a reputation as a sharp DJ thanks to his mind-warping techno sets. Since debuting on Ostgut Ton's Fünf compilation in 2010, he's gone on to launch his own labels, Fiedelone and Fiedeltwo. He's also half of the force — alongside Errorsmith — behind the MMM project. That was one of the reasons why we tapped him to be a part of the B-Sides video series on our YouTube channel, which you can watch below.
Now, he's back as a part of our Played Out column, which explores the methods behind some of our favorite DJs' techniques. For this one, he deconstructed a portion of his latest mix, Berghain 08. From banging techno, to the funk-influenced foundations of old-school Detroit, Fiedel has revealed a good chunk of his musical spectrum. For him, it's not about numbers, bars and theory. Instead it's all about feeling.
The following excerpt is taken from Berghain 08, which was recorded live at Klubnacht in Berghain, November 18, 2017. I played a regular four-hour set that Sunday around noon.
Actually, I played two sets because of my intention to record the mix. In the first half, I was warming up, and I switched on my gear for recording. Eventually, I pressed the record button, broke the music down and started the set I had in mind for the mix. I put together a selection of vinyl and dubplates, which I wanted to choose from, and I had a vague idea of how the story should go. The rest happened there in real time.
We dive in at about 22:50, after I restarted the crowd. I played some groovy stuff in the beginning, so that they would be ready to tune in for the second half of my set.
This track by Noncompliant (aka DJ Shiva) is so bouncy and raw that it moves every bone. It's got great beats and breaks. Since this wasn't released by the time of the mix, I cut this track to dubplate.
Those long sets at Berghain require two different things: first, you have to develop a marathon style and give people time to dig your vision, otherwise you or the crowd will be exhausted after two hours. Second, you have to keep the mix interesting with variations in the music. For Berghain, the style of this track is kind of lightweight. But I like to play different styles during my sets and change beats from straight to bouncy and back again. From the perspective of the mix, it is still a sort of warm-up.
I mix it in right after a track by DJ Hell. I put it in at a suitable point with bass EQ set to low and change it over to merge the two tracks. The vocals and main sequence get along fine together. At one point, I press stop on Hell's side and cut into the full track of Noncompliant.
I start to push it a little bit more with Juan's track. It's still funky and slightly hypnotic, but this track marches on to set the tone for further acceleration. I especially like how Magic Juan works the main sequence, which meanders and changes throughout the progression of the track.
These are two extremely busy and bass-y tracks. I need to keep the beat, so I come in during the break with the bass EQ at low. Since the sequence starts soon, I need to fade out quickly.
This track is my favorite of Ø [Phase]'s "Binary Opposition" reprocessed series—the track is by Peter van Hoesen. The intro is kind of sparse and becomes even more surprising when the filter starts up. It's a perfect tool to push the crowd.
About 30 minutes into the mix, I change to more straight-up beats. Waiting for the main sequence and taking advantage of the first part of the track, I let it run together with the record for a little while. How many bars? I just don't know. I don't count at all. It is a feeling. I fade out the old track before bringing up the highs and bass.
Stefan's track is a hypnotic stomper. I chose it for the exclusive EP on Ostugt Ton, because it perfectly describes the mood on the Berghain dance floor. A rolling bassline and a hypnotic sequence let you drift away from physical reality. I kept this one in for a bit longer to let it develop its forces. The record I played was the test pressing, since the finished copies weren't available at the time.
I merge the two records in a long transition and keep it going for a while. Raising the volume with the bassline, and switching bass EQs, I make way for the hook. Then, I switch over just before the percussion starts.
With "Circuit Maximus" the mix takes its grip again. I love this track as a mixing tool. Released in 1995, it is one of the oldest records in the mix. That makes it sound a bit different compared to the more recent productions. In the past, the bass wasn't so heavy and the tracks weren't so compressed. While mixing, you have to pay attention to this and set the levels and equalizers accordingly.
"Panther" and bring in the lows of the next track.
This one is also on the upcoming Fiedeltwo compilation. The Ausgang guys gave me a 10" dubplate together with a copy of their latest release. I checked it out and liked it immediately. The title just says "Acetat", which is another word in German for dubplate. For me, it's a perfect mixing tool. It's got a raw funkiness and nice breaks that make the audience scream. In the mix, it's now time to go a little bit harder.
I blend it in with the first note. At Berghain I like to create a flow that I can continue throughout the set by blending instead of cutting. That means adjusting the volume and bass EQ for the needs of bringing those two tracks together. Then I switch tracks completely during one of those nice breaks.
The mix goes even harder. This track is a true masterpiece by Espen Lauritzen. It's my key track of the mix. Funk and power are unleashed in this track. He manages to combine those two components in a way that will always make me want to dance when I hear it.
Quick and dirty: I switch bass EQs and get in. "Acetat" is quite short and has no outro.
I get back into a straight and hard track here with a dubby feeling. It keeps on pushing and works just right with the filtering of the sequence.
Both synth lines fit together well. I merge, as described already, and wait for the first break to approach. That is a good point to get out of the track. The sequence just starts and the mix starts shifting.
The rave continues with this track. I like its hook and how it evolves with the chorus coming up sometimes. It's a perfect rave tune.
The hook comes in slightly with the bass EQ at low. I push up the volume and switch out the bass. The smooth blend works well for continuing the mission.
I end this little excursion here at about 58 minutes into the mix. I will go on to more trippy stuff, before it gets to round two when more dance force is applied. As you might have recognized, I recorded an atmosphere track as well, but mixed it in only occasionally. The venue has a large reverb and it doesn't feel appropriate to have it in for the whole time. So, I chose more quiet passages to put it in.
The mix continues for more than an hour, but is still quite short and condensed compared to a regular set at Berghain. Without time limitations you are able to tell a longer story and dive deeper into each section. For my pick of records and the way I mixed, I was lead by the feeling of the moment.


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The 23rd annual Holiday Ale Festival will take place Nov. 28 through Dec. 2 at Pioneer Courthouse Square, located at 701 SW Sixth Ave. in downtown Portland. The Northwest's longest-running outdoor winter beer festival – which is tented and heated – will feature 54 craft beers, ciders and meads in the main lineup. Participating breweries and cideries have committed to serving a product that has either been made or blended specifically for the event or is a rare or vintage product that isn't commonly tapped in the state.
In addition, the festival will also feature dozens of specialty and rare beer tappings, and a number of Meet the Brewer events. The Holiday Ale Festival is highly regarded as presenting one of best lineups of winter beers and ciders anywhere in the nation.
This year's participating breweries include 2 Towns Ciderhouse, Ascendant Beer Co., Bauman's Cider Co., Bear Republic Brewing Co., Coalition, Collaborator (Oregon Brew Crew/Widmer), Crooked Stave Brewing, Crux Fermentation Project, Deschutes Brewery, Drake's Brewing Co., Ecliptic Brewing, Eel River Brewing Co., Elysian Brewing Co., Firestone Walker Brewing Co., Fort George Brewery, Fremont Brewing, Georgetown Brewing Co., Gigantic, Golden Valley Brewery, Great Notion Brewing, Hopworks Urban Brewery, Klamath Basin Brewing Co., Lagunitas Brewing Co., Laurelwood Brewing Co., Lompoc Brewing, MadCow Brewing Co., McMenamins Edgefield Brewery, Migration Brewing Co., Monkless Belgian Ales, Montavilla Brew Works, Nectar Creek, Ninkasi Brewing Co., Oakshire Brewing, Old Town Brewing, Ordnance Brewing, Pelican Brewing Co., pFriem Family Brewers, Portland Cider Co., Reverend Nat's Hard Cider, RiverBend Brewing, Rusty Truck Brewing Co., Shattered Oak Brewing, Stickmen Brewing Co., StormBreaker Brewing, Stoup Brewing, Sunriver Brewing Co., Three Mugs Brewing Co., Upright Brewing, Vanguard Brewing Co., Vertigo Brewing,, Wandering Aengus Ciderworks/Anthem Cider, Widmer Brothers Brewing, Wild Barrel Brewing, and Wolf Tree Brewery. Full details including beer names and styles will be available on the website by mid-October.
Despite being held outdoors during one of the coldest months of the year, more than 14,000 festival attendees stay dry throughout the five-day festival under clear-topped tents warmed by gas heaters. A second level above the main floor, dubbed the Sky Bar, serves additional taps and provides ample elbow room for attendees to relax, spread out and even peek at the revelers below.
To enter and consume beer, the purchase of an entry package is required. Advance general admission costs $40 and includes the 2018 tasting vessel – a flexible BPA & BPS-free polymer Govino "glass" – and 15 taster tickets, plus expedited entry all five days with the ticket. General admission at the door is the same price but includes only 12 tickets and no expedited entry. Advance VIP packages cost $100 and include the tasting glass, 30 taster tickets, special VIP beer lines with little to no waiting, exclusive VIP only vintage beers, bottled water, and express entry all five days. VIP tickets are limited to 200 and are not available at the door. All advance packages will go on sale in late September at www.holidayale.com.
The festival offers several food options, including food from Urban German and roasted nuts from Family Nut Love. To avoid lengthy lines, the festival encourages patrons to attend Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday. Event hours are 11am to 9pm Wednesday through Saturday, and 11am to 5pm Sunday. The Holiday Ale Festival is for ages 21 and over.
For more information, visit www.holidayale.com and follow the event @HolidayAleFest on social media.