Model overview. The regional structure is constructed by extending the physical properties of most of the well-defined units to less well-constrained areas in the Mississippi Embayment and the CUS: Paleozoic, Crystalline Upper Crust, Lower Crust, Modified Lower Crust and Upper Mantle. The Mesozoic to Cenozoic materials are represented by several units within the Mississippi Embayment and a Vs30 based layer outside the embayment.
Compared to what we know about earthquake hazards in California, less is known in the Central US. The main reason for this difference is the relatively few numbers of large earthquakes in the Central US compared to California. The more frequent occurrence of small and larger earthquakes in California gives scientists data that can be used to infer the effects of historical earthquakes in the region and estimate the effects of future large earthquakes. A lack of large earthquakes in the Central US means a lack of data on stronger ground motions from big earthquakes. When there is little observational data, scientists use models to generate estimated data. A model for estimating the effects of an earthquake includes an earthquake source and the earth through which the seismic waves travel. A research paper on this modeling effort (4.7MB PDF) was published in the August 2015 issue of the Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America.
Topographic map showing the extent of the CUSVM. Red circles indicate earthquakes greater than magnitude 2.5 that occurred after 1972 (largest earthquake in this time period was the Mw 5.4 Mt. Carmel earthquake in southeastern Illinois). The Mississippi Embayment and the Reelfoot Rift (RFR) boundaries are depicted with red dashed and black continuous lines, respectively. The plausible geometry of three major faults (Northern, Reelfoot and Axial or Cottonwood Grove) is displayed in white discontinuous line. Some of the geologic structures of the region are also indicated, OU=Ozark Uplift, ND=Nashville Dome, CA=Cincinnati Arch, IB=Illinois Basin and RCG=Rough Creek Graben.
Scientists can use recorded small earthquakes or mathematically simulated earthquakes as a model for a large earthquake source, but what about the earth part? The subsurface geophysical structure, that is in this case, a combination of how fast sound waves travel through different parts of the crust and the density of these materials, can be a proxy for crustal structure, which can provide the needed crustal model. The measurements of sound wave speeds and density in the earth come from earthquake recordings, man-made seismic sources, and drill-hole data.
The goals of this research project were to 1) build a model of the crustal structure in a 650,000 km2 area including several urban areas, such as Little Rock, AR; Evansville, IN; Memphis, TN; Nashville, TN; Louisville, KY; and St. Louis, MO, that 2) can be used to generate simulations of shaking from earthquake sources. To test the model, the source of the M5.2 Mt Carmel, Illinois, earthquake on April 18, 2008 was used with the model to simulate data, and the simulated data were then compared to the real data recorded at many seismograph stations in the central U.S.for that earthquake. The two data sets had a good match, indicating the crustal structure model is a good approximation of actual geologic structure.
This animation shows the simulated ground motion of the Earth's surface that could occur in the central U.S. region for a magnitude 7.7 strike-slip earthquake on the southern section of the New Madrid seismic zone. The simulation is based on a detailed geologic model of the central U.S. and is intended to show the general character of the long-period ground shaking expected for a large earthquake in the New Madrid seismic zone. It demonstrates the profound focusing effect the Reelfoot rift has on ground shaking produced by earthquakes. Further, the relatively unconsolidated material in the Mississippi embayment amplifies the ground shaking and also traps seismic energy to prolong the duration of ground shaking.
View simulation of magnitude 7.7 earthquake in the New Madrid Seismic Zone.
The solid straight line in the middle of the New Madrid seismic zone is the surface projection of the modeled fault, which ruptures in the simulation. The colors are keyed to the peak intensity of ground velocity at the surface. As the seismic waves propagate away from the hypocenter in all directions, we see successive waves of strong ground shaking that begins moving along the Reelfoot rift and tends to be focused northeast toward Paducah, Kentucky, and southwest toward Little Rock, Arkansas. These higher amplitude waves are the more damaging surface waves. These seismic waves, trapped by the softer sedimentary rock in the Rift and Embayment and amplified by the softer sediments above, cause the duration of long-period shaking to be about 30–45 seconds in some areas, including Memphis, Little Rock, and Paducah, Kentucky.
The CUS model that we present covers a region of approximately 650,000 km2 and is home to more than 17 million people. The model includes several urban areas, such as Little Rock, AR; Evansville, IN; Memphis, TN; Nashville, TN; Louisville, KY; and St. Louis, MO. The CUSVM is parameterized by extending the physical properties of most of the well defined units, to less well-constrained areas, in the Mississippi Embayment and the CUS: stiff to unconsolidated Mesozoic and Cenozoic sediments, Paleozoic, crystalline upper crust, lower Crust, modified Lower Crust and Upper Mantle (e.g. Mooney et al., 1983; Ginzburg et al., 1983, Stewart, 1968; Prodehl et al., 1984).
The post-Paleozoic structure in the Mississippi Embayment is subdivided into units whose tops are defined by prominent reflectors in available refraction/reflection lines and geologic unit boundaries detected using geophysical and geologic logs. In addition, details of the model are locally enhanced by embedding, with small variations, the St. Louis, MO and Memphis, TN metropolitan geophysical models used in the respective hazard mapping projects (Chung and Rogers, 2010; Gomberg et al., 2003; Cramer et al. 2004). Outside the embayment and the urban areas mentioned above, where shallow Vs measurements are sparse, we relied on Vs30 information derived from the correlation between Vs30 and topographic slope (Allen and Wald, 2007, 2009).
The units are bounded with surfaces computed using a Kriging algorithm (see e.g. Isaaks and Srivastava, 1989; see Data and Resources), and in some cases corrected manually to remove spurious artifacts. We note that using units with well-defined boundaries is only an approximation of the complexity of the crust. It has been reported however, that the very sharp vertical contrasts, which potentially define our boundaries, in the geophysical properties in certain regions of the CUS seen in the abundant crustal imaging data described above, may not be present in less-well studied areas such as central Tennessee, or at least are not evident (Prodehl et al., 1984).
Depending on the availability of information, the properties within each unit have vertical variability in all cases and in some regions horizontal variability as well. In the absence of information, except where it is mentioned in the text, we employ Brocher (2005b) Vp to Vs and mass density ρ-Vp relationships. These empirical relationships, valid within the rage 1.5<Vp<8.5 km/s, were derived based on a compilation of Vp, Vs and densities for a wide variety of common lithologies and have been used in other velocity models (e.g. Brocher 2005a; Olsen et al., 2008). The model is available and distributed as a C program where Vp, Vs and density can be queried as a function of depth from the surface, henceforth depth, or elevation with mean sea level as datum (see Data and Resources below).
The Kriging Matlab toolbox software used in this research was developed by Dezhang Chu with funding from the National Science Foundation through the U.S. GLOBEC Georges Bank Project's Program Service and Data Management Office.
Preliminary Integrated Geologic Map Databases for the United States.
Digital Surfaces and thickness of the hydro-geologic of the Mississippi Embayment units.
USGS North America compilation of seismic properties.
The elevation data used is derived using the 1-arc second USGS Digital Elevation Model of the region.
The Vs30 outside the Mississippi Embayment and St. Louis, MO were obtained from the USGS Global Vs30 map server.
The Illinois depth to bedrock was obtained from the Illinois State Geological Survey.
The Indiana depth to bedrock was compiled by the Indiana Geological Survey.
The Tennessee depth to bedrock was compiled by the USGS.
The ground motion data was obtained from the St. Louis University Earthquake Center and Incorporated Research Institute for Seismology (IRIS) sites.
Most sources used to construct the velocity model are available upon request.
Ramirez-Guzman, L., Olsen, K., Graves, R., Hartzell, S., Boyd, O. S., and Williams, R. A., 2015. Ground Motion Simulations of 1811–1812 New Madrid Earthquakes, Central United States, Bull. Seis. Soc. Am., 105(4), 1961–1988, doi:10.1785/0120140330.


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Travel Dilemma: Old Favorite Or Someplace New?
I've just spent four days in London, where I saw friends and did some work before heading up to Oxford for two weeks. My family and I do this every Easter and summer. It's good for my kid's English (we live most of the year in Spain) and my wife and I both have plenty of work to do up here.
While I love these regular trips, there's always a nagging pressure in the back of my head to travel to someplace new. We could just as easily spend Easter in Tunisia. In fact, it would be cheaper! Then there's that hike I'm planning in Scotland for September. While I love hiking in Scotland, why not do that hike in Montenegro like I've been talking about?
Or I could skip the hike and take a slow boat up the Gambia River, or visit the pyramids of the Sudan. The world is big and my time is finite. Should I really be going back to the same place over and over again?
Gadling's own Annie Scott came up with ten reasons you must revisit. Her reason #10 is the most important one: "to check in on friends." We've been coming to Oxford and London regularly enough that they aren't so much trips as they are homecomings. I wouldn't want to sacrifice that for the sake of simply seeing new sights. Even going somewhere a second time, like I did when I revisited Harar last year, allows you to look up old acquaintances and turn them into friends.
Revisiting a familiar place has so many rewards… and yet the rest of the world beckons.
It's a constant struggle. Some places like Oxford, I won't let go, since they're a part of my wife and son's lives too. Harar I also don't want to let go, but that's my own thing and an expensive thing at that. The rest is a delicate balancing act, one that I feel I'm never getting entirely right.
So do you prefer to travel to a new place or an old favorite? Take our poll and share more of your thoughts in the comments section!
Photo courtesy Archibald Ballantine. No, that's not me with the map.
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Travel welcomes multi-generational groups with open, engaging arms
by Chris Owen on Mar 13, 2011
Mom, Dad and the kids like to travel. They like theme parks, resorts and cruises. They like to bring along the grandparents too. It's nice for the kids to have quality time with the grandparents. It's even better if the grandparents are buying. Multi-generational travel (3G) is hot and sellers of travel are going after it with every engaging tool they can find.
Many couples in the U.S. work more, make less and struggle with mortgages and bills. In a new, more realistic U.S. economic system that doesn't allow them to live on maxed-out credit cards, something has got to give. Money they don't have. Time they have but they give it up to answering emails at night. On the weekends they reach out or engage in other activities to help shore up their employment security in uncertain times.
Heather Scott from babyzone.com says "multigenerational travel experiences are becoming more and more common, especially now as many families struggle to take time out of both parents' work schedules to spend not just with their children, but with grandparents and other family members."
Grandma and Grandpa, on the other hand, have both time and money. They can go on vacation just about any time and have the money to pay for the whole group. (Remember, this is the greedy generation that caused this mess.) They also are more physically fit, able to do more and will probably live longer than the grandparents of yesteryear.
Multi-generational Travel is increasing and it's a good match for grand parents that don't see enough of the grandkids anyway and Mom and Dad who otherwise wouldn't be going on vacation at all. Parents like that price tag and like having the Grandparents along for built-in babysitters too.
Theme parks, all-inclusive resorts and cruise lines are courting the 3G market like never before. Mommy-bloggers get front row seats to everything Disney and other theme-park operators have to offer. They know Mom's opinion, as direct caretaker of the kids, weighs heavy on the vacation decision-making regardless of who is paying. They want Mom on their side and promote their brands to her on Facebook, Twitter and other social media outlets with gusto.
Cruise lines too are going after the 3G bunch with increased interest. The cruise industry evolving and settling in to more detailed individual branding. At first it was "Go on a cruise" as the industry worked to swing vacationers from land-based vacations. Not long ago it was "Go on OUR cruise" Right now it's "Go on OUR cruise and bring your family" as lines are target families of all shapes and sizes, going after their business in some unique ways.
Starting out 2011 with an engaging bang, Carnival Cruise Lines became official confetti sponsor for New York's Times Square New Years celebration. In that defining event, the line dropped a ton of confetti on the crowd at midnight and social engagement became a huge part of what they do.
Much of that confetti came from visitors to Times Square who stopped by the line's "wishing wall". There, they hand-wrote their hopes and dreams for 2011 on red, white and blue slips of paper included in the drop onto party-goers. It doesn't get a whole lot more engaging than that.
Not that social efforts are something new to Carnival, John Heald's Blog written by the lines highly-visible senior cruise director dates back to 2007, draws thousands of fans daily and provides the cruise line with a non-corporate voice to deliver their message.
They are not the only ones either. Princess Cruises thoughtfully entered the social arena with their Twitter #FollowMeAtSea trips where travel bloggers and writers were sponsored for an actual cruise to share with followers on Twitter and Facebook. I was on the last one, a 12-day cruise tour through Alaska last June that travelers still ask about today.
Princess has evolved their efforts now to include their 50 Essential Experiences: The Travel Bucket List blog. The weekly posts that will run for a year are written by their own destination experts about some place that Princess sails to. The deeply personal posts as well as background on their writers are resonating with readers who spread the unique content to like-minded friends via Twitter and Facebook.
Royal Caribbean International too is engaging potential 3D travelers in another unique way.
Called the "Ocean Views" film project, Hollywood's James Brolin, Jenny McCarthy and a boat load of stars recently wrapped up shooting a series of original short films as Hollywood goes to sea on board Royal Caribbean's Allure of the Seas.
McCarthy's film is called "The Allure of Love" and tells the story of two friends and their plan to get two exes back together.
Brolin directs and stars in "Royal Reunion," a short film about a multi-generational family voyage on Royal Caribbean's Allure of the Seas.
The cruise line hopes the series attracts a variety of audiences, including those who may not have otherwise shown interest in taking a cruise vacation.
"In today's ever-changing digital landscape, it's important to recognize that consumers are getting their information from a variety of channels," said Betsy O'Rourke, SVP Marketing, Royal Caribbean International.
The two films debut today on Allure of the Seas followed by a release to the general public via Royal Caribbean's website and YouTube channel at 4:00 p.m. Eastern time. Later, the line will host Jenny McCarthy(@jennymccarthy) along with Justin Baldoni (@justinbaldoni), Amy Yasbeck (@amyyasbeck4real) and Scott Elrod (@scott_elrod) to discuss the films and their experiences onboard Allure of the Seas. Join the party by following #OceanViews on Twitter and follow host @RoyalCaribbean.
Flickr photo by JPott
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Disney gets keys, takes new ship for a spin
by Chris Owen on Dec 10, 2010
It's been a while since Disney Cruise Line launched a new ship. 1999 to be exact was when the line so closely linked with a magical and enchanting cruise experience for children of all ages drove off the lot with a new build.
Under construction for nearly two years, new Disney Dream officially became the property of Disney Cruise Line as the ship was handed off at Meyer-Werft shipyard in Germany. Next week the new ship will be Port Canaveral bound where her first revenue cruise will begin on January 26.
"The Disney Dream is an extraordinary ship, in part because of the collaboration of the superb shipbuilders at Meyer Werft and the innovative technology and storytelling that our Disney team has developed and implemented aboard," said Karl Holz, president of Disney Cruise Line. "I cannot wait for our guests to experience this newest addition to our fleet, a ship that will delight and surprise all ages."
Making space for Disney Dream at a newly-updated cruise terminal at Florida's Port Canaveral moves Disney Wonder to the West Coast where sailings will include voyages to Alaska, a first for the line and a move applauded by fans of cruise vacations.
Disney Dream is scheduled to sail three-, four- and five-night cruises to the Bahamas. Sister ship Disney Fantasy, one of several new ships due out from an assortment of cruise lines, is currently in production at the Meyer Werft shipyard. Disney Fantasy is scheduled to set sail alternating Eastern and Western Caribbean itineraries in 2012, also from Port Canaveral.
Help for lost cameras
by Katie Hammel on Oct 20, 2009
The folks over at Jaunted posted a story yesterday about a friendly-looking family who dropped their camera at some point while on a trip to Maui. A good Samaritan found the camera and posted one of the pics on Reddit last week, along with a plea for help in locating the family so that their camera could be returned.
According to HalogenLife, in a prime example of the power of social media, the family was located and the camera is on its way to be reunited with its rightful owners.
That news in itself is pretty cool. But what I found even more interesting is that there are apparently several websites dedicated to helping people recover their lost cameras. On Ifoundyourcamera.blogspot.com photos from orphan cameras are posted each Thursday. I haven't lost a camera recently, but I think I may become addicted to scrolling through the pics looking for familiar faces. There's got to be someone I know on the site, right?
Jaunted has a better, smarter solution for digital camera owners though. Write your name and contact information on a card and snap a picture of it. Lock it on your memory drive and internal memory and voila – electronic dog tags for your camera! If someone should find the camera and scroll through your photos, they can easily get in touch via the info you've provided. You know, if they aren't just going to keep your camera for themselves.
Who works harder? Aussies or Americans? What does this mean for tourism?
by Jamie Rhein on Jan 12, 2009
In this article in the Sydney Morning Herald, Australians are touted as working the hardest out of people in the developed world.
Here are the statistics given to prove the point. In Australia:
Almost 60% of the people with full-time jobs don't take all of their four-week vacation time.
Years of this practice have many people with 8 weeks of unused time.
Corporate men ages 35-49 with kids under 12 are the biggest culprits of this practice.
I find the statistics interesting since I don't know many jobs in the U.S. where people have a starting vacation time of more than two weeks. Many begin a job with less than that. Many folks don't even get a paid vacation. In order for people to have acquired eight weeks of unused time in the U.S., they would have had to have not taken ANY vacation for at least four years if they are the ones with the two-week time frame. In a Gadling post in 2007, Willy pointed out the U.S. statistics which don't bode well for those looking for R&R on a beach somewhere.
However, given that if the Australian statistics are indeed correct, and who really cares anyway, the larger point that the article makes is important indeed. Unused vacation time means unspent tourist dollars. In today's economy, tourism could be a big economic boost to many parts of both countries–Australia and the U.S.
In Australia, the not taken time equates to $31 billion in holiday pay. Yowza! Hoping to tap into the dough, Tourism Australia has a program called "No Leave, No Life," in order to get the business community to buy into the idea of the importance of taking that vacation time.
I think the U.S. needs to tap into the idea of more vacation time, period. If people are given four weeks, they may take two at least.
As part of the campaign in Australia, and I'd bet the U.S., part of the TV and print ads need to address the issue of how important it is for dads to spend time with their children. AND show dads having fun doing it.
Anyone with kids who are bickering at home with each other and arguing about cleaning their rooms, or whining from the backseat, "How long before we get there?" may think that work is actually more relaxing than that family vacation.

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Movies That I Wish Were Not Coming Out
There are lots of movies -- classic, current, in production, hypothetical, and impossible -- that I have no desire to see. (And lots of interesting-looking ones that I look forward to seeing, natch.) But it takes a special something extra not only to not want to see a film, but to actively wish that the film in question didn't exist -- or, since all three seem to be movies in production (at the very least, not yet released), wish that they would somehow derail before their public debut.
Three such have recently crossed my attention: one I knew about, and have been long dreading; the other two are news to me.
The one I am least sure about -- one which I can imagine I might even end up liking -- is Oliver Stone's forthcoming biopic about George W. Bush, "W". Stone is, of course, a leftie, and the description hardly looks like an exoneration. Yet somehow I wish he wasn't doing it. Partly because it seems that the film will, inevitably, make Bush overly sympathetic just by focusing on him (just as it will, even more inevitably, not give full due to the stories of his victims). Even more, it's because I think it will portray Bush's vast clusterfuck of a presidency in a way that trivializes the roots of the scope of its disaster: it seems inevitable that the film will adopt the tempting (but ultimately both false and exculpatory of the true agents) analysis that Bush was simply incompetent, ambitious above his station, or misled by sinister advisers (i.e. Cheney) When, in fact, the roots of the Bush disaster are comparatively little in his (admittedly vast) incompetence and lie far more in the fact that he was a conservative president with a conservative (for 3/4 of his term) and compliant (for all) congress, and thus he implemented conservative policies with a free hand and unquestioning heart. To make Bush a Shakespearean figure, even if a fool, both overstates his personal importance and prepares the grounds for future disaster. (And I fear Stone, given his tendency to see Shakespearean tragic figures in recent Presidents,* will in fact try to play him as a tragic figure -- a Macbeth overcome with "vaulting ambition", an Othello naive in his trust of foul advisers, and a [were any Shakespearean protagonists simply incompetent?].) But above all, I am simply sick of this foul man and hope to think of him after January 20 only in the context of the news about his war-crimes trials and the ongoing revelations about the true depths of his administration's depravity due to congressional hearings and the like.** And I resent Stone for drawing my attention back to Bush, above all in what I suspect will be an (albeit probably only marginally) exculpatory context.
The one that is the most clearly idiotic (to the degree that even Hollywood executives*** should have been able to see it) is the forthcoming sequel to the brilliant film Donnie Darko, "S Darko", about the grown-up adventures of Donnie's little sister Samantha, featuring meteorites and a rabbit.... no, sadly, I am not kidding, although I admit that when I first saw this on Wikipedia I thought (and hoped) that someone was playing a joke on that easily-marked internet institution. But no. Someone really thought that this was a good idea. (And not Richard Kelly, the director of the original film, who might at least have won a hearing if he wished to make such a film.) I presume I don't have to spell out the true stupidity of this idea to anyone who has seen the original film; for the rest of you... go see it, before its existence is polluted by a terrible sequel. It's a great movie, one that bears repeated re-watching, at once a great SF film and a great portrait of daily life in a 1988 suburban family. But the idea of a sequel, at all, is silly; and this idea... well, it's worthy of having been come up with by the Bush administration, put it that way. Anyway, while this has started filming (according to Wikipedia), it seems farthest from the screen of any of the three, so let's hope that something goes wrong and it crashes and burns before ever being finished.
Finally, the one I have been long dreading: the forthcoming film of Watchmen, a graphic novel which I continue to maintain (in the face of a surprising number of detractors given its safely canonical status) is one of the great works of art of the second half of the Twentieth Century, and certainly of the new and exciting medium it helped usher into existence. But Alan Moore has a very bad track record of having filmed versions of his work, which range from the unspeakable to the middling, but which have never yet come close to the genius of his original works: partly because his instincts are so anti-Hollywood, partly because his work is so tied into its medium (both that of comics and his original language) as to be unfilmable. As I wrote a year ago tomorrow, "It can't possibly be any good, and will simply tarnish a great book with whatever dirt rubs off due to its memetic proximity." Unfortunately, in our culture, film versions of books tend to swamp the imagination, inevitably coloring the original works, usually to the detriment of the latter. And this is a book that I hate to see tarnished.
Based on the trailer (warning: visual-imagination pollution at the link), it looks like a lot of the film will be visually close to the graphic novel... although the exceptions are truly horrific (Silk Spectre's costume? And who is that twelve-year-old boy they got to play Ozymandias?) But even if they maintain the basic story and themes of the book - and is thus simply mediocre rather than actively abominable (and the latter still seems like a distinct possibility) I find it practically impossible that the film will be as brilliant as a movie as Watchmen was as a comic. Watchmen was a brilliant use of the medium, expanding it in dozens of ways (and directions). Thus even a good film will necessarily betray the original work. But can the film, from a major studio, really be faithful to the subtle critique of power of the original work (let alone to its characterizations, the beauty of its language, the humor of its pastiches...)? Nah. At best it'll be a film with the subtly of a decent superhero movie like Dark Knight (which I liked, but didn't love): that is, good in comparison to the majority of the recent outings of the genre but hardly on a par with what Watchmen was and is. And at worse? I shudder to think.
Of all the films on this list, Watchmen is the one I suspect I'll end up seeing. But I wish I didn't have the option: I wish I'd never seen the trailer: because I wish that they had continued to fail to make it (as they did, actively, for years). For what it's worth, Alan Moore agrees with me on this -- wishes the film hadn't been made -- and apparently talked Terry Gilliam (the one director one can almost imagine doing justice to it) out of doing it on the (valid) grounds the book was unfilmable.
In ancient Athens, the citizens practiced Ostracism, voting certain citizens "off the island" (to mix the historical and the recent), which meant their 10-year banishment from the city. As a free speech absolutist, I would never recommend, nor support, any equivalent for works of art. But I wish that the only restraints that freedom can tolerate -- self-restraint, reasoned criticism, and wisdom -- had worked in all three of these cases. And -- despite the odds against it, at least in some of these cases -- I wish all of them quick disappearances from the box office, and a quick passing from public memory.
* I remember Stone saying in interviews that he saw Nixon as a Shakespearean figure, undone by his own character; and he clearly saw JFK's assassination as a tragedy for the country. Interestingly, in doing those two Sixties presidents, he has failed to portray the one president in modern times whose life actually holds good material for a Shakespearean-style tragedy, Lyndon Johnson (probably because seeing the tragedy is precluded by his "JFK's death destroyed everything" worldview).
** Hey, we've all got our fantasies...
*** Assuming, that is, that they are as stupid and venal as they are so often portrayed as being in the movies... a fact for which the existence of S. Darko gives a certain amount of evidence.
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Michael A. Burstein said...
While I tend to agree with you about how much Watchmen depends upon the comic medium to tell the story best, I admit that I am looking forward to and really hoping for the film.
And the fact that interest in the film is causing sales of the collection to skyrocket is, in my opinion, a good thing.
Stephen, I'm 100% with you on "Donnie Darko," which is one of my very favorite films of all time, to the bewilderment of a lot of my friends. It's not everybody's sort of movie. I don't know what the hell they're thinking with the sequel, although I'm glad to learn Richard Kelly isn't involved. Curious: do you have an opinion on the original vs. director's cut? (Course you do!)
Haven't read Watchmen yet but was thinking about doing so before the movie comes out, so I can judge that in an informed sort of way. And I don't care how "W" turns out, nothing is going to get me to see that.
I am too cynical to be much more than amused at Alan Moore's recitutude, but Grant Morrison had some comments that depart from the usual:
"In the face of how incredible this stuff looks, (I saw the jaw-dropping trailer sequence as well as various other scenes) it seems a real shame that Alan Moore has artfully painted himself into the fundamentalist corner from which he now shakes a Goth-be-ringed fist at the world; stubborn, intractable, railing against his own personal Phantom Menace, across his own counter-culturally-approved lines in the sand.
"In any other world, he'd have every right to be astonished and delighted by what these young filmmakers have done with his and Dave Gibbons' work. His enquiring mind would surely be intrigued, if nothing else, by the strange, luminous soil in which his thought-cuttings have been recultivated as breathing, moving things.
"In fact, the crystalline, kaleidoscopic, hi-def hyper-reality he imagined is right here, onscreen. The eye-blistering, infinite depth-of-field detailing that CGI allows in every shot might almost have been created with WATCHMEN's miniature, contained, and semantically-dense world in mind. Moore has a lot to be grateful for and a nice big smiley face might be appropriate.
" 'Watchmen', the movie, is startling to look at and I guarantee open mouths and a standing ovation when the previews play at the San Diego Comic-Con next week.
"It's pretty obvious the supermen don't need comics anymore; with 'Watchmen' and 'The Dark Knight' (a brace of titles to conjure with), we're looking at the true beginnings of the New Age of Superheroes, reborn, where they belong, on the silver screen, into light."
Michael: I understand where you're coming from, but obviously don't share your view -- I suspect we'll just have to agree to disagree on this. Basically, I can't imagine that the film won't be a debasement of the book, and that saddens me. Obviously I'm glad if people are, in fact, buying the book in greater numbers (I hadn't heard that), but I would rather it plug along on its own.
Anonymous: Grant Morrison has, I think, some sort of beef or rivalry with Moore -- it's been teased in his comics a few times -- so he's hardly an unbiased source here. But setting that aside, I'll simply say I disagree with him, and (more or less) agree with Moore, and leave it at that. (I think Moore's a bit extreme about matters, but I fundamentally agree that I wish the film wasn't being made.)
Matthias: I don't know whether to be flattered or disconcerted about the notion that I of course have an opinion about the director's cut -- the former, I guess, since if I were the latter I'd have to root out my personality by the roots; it's too deep. But the fact is I don't have an opinion, since despite multiple viewings of the film I've only ever seen the director's cut. (I was a latecomer to the film, obviously.) I've heard the original gives less away, to the point of literal unparsability lacking stuff on the web site... Speaking abstractly, I like hard-to-interpret art, but I am dubious about the idea of art that requires extra-artistic sources like web sites (unless that's telegraphed pretty clearly up front). But again, I haven't seen the original. Given how much I like the version I have seen, I should netflix it one of these days; but haven't yet. (What do you think: is it worth going back and seeing the original after multiple viewings of the director's cut?)
Oh, and I strongly encourage reading Watchmen before seeing the film -- or in any case: it's a great book (although a bit of its shock value is probably lost due to its influence in the culture: some of what was new then isn't unique anymore). But it's still terrific. My analysis of the first page is here, just to whet your appetite.
Thanks for reading, all.
PS: But thanks for citing & linking to Morrison's comments, anonymous: always interesting to hear another perspective.
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I love caramelized onions, and I love them super-duper caramelized. When I did this for Thomas Keller's French Onion Soup, it took about 8 hours of caramelizing (stirring every 30-45 minutes) to get the onions as dark as I wanted. That's not really an option these days. I've heard a rumor (which I believe) that you can't caramelize onions from raw using sous vide because the gases released by the onions will make the bag explode... (I didn't want to test this...) Instead I did a bit of a hybrid technique. While I was putzing around in the kitchen, I threw the sliced onions in a pot with a bit of salt over medium-high heat, covered.
OMG I love this. Thanks for the pro-tip! It's a must try!! Thank you so much!!
I followed your directions exactly and got a beautiful bag of caramelized onions that look just like yours! I'm making French Onion Soup this week and this technique is such a time saver. Thank you!
Hmm. Seems easier to me to just microwave the onions for a few minutes. I bet if you used the sous vide zip bags you could just zap them for about 5 minutes, seal and put in the water bath immediately.
Or, you could just use mason jars, and skip the cooking altogether. They let the onions burp.
I tried this successfully this winter for a batch on French onion soup I left them in for 24 hours before I felt I had caramelization I was looking for. I'm doing this again with several smaller batches of Vidalia onions to freeze and have on hand as a condiment for summer grilling.


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Jonathan Zsofi is passionate about "telling stories that impact people". Jonathan says, "I've always been a very visual person so I naturally picked a lot of Media, Film, and Communication (MFCO) papers and through that found what I really loved."
Jonathan gained useful skills and knowledge; "It's a very comprehensive course, I learned how to analyse, critique and unpack films. You get the tools to speak the cinematic language, you know how it's affected groups through history. For example, when I write a film script I can target it to a specific group as I know the history, and am able to build on what's been done in the past."
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Shaun White celebrates Saturday at Snowmass after his 100-point score is announced at the Toyota U.S. Grand Prix. He secured his fourth trip to the Olympics.
Shaun White faced a dilemma entering his final run during Saturday's Toyota U.S. Grand Prix in Snowmass. He thought about taking it easy, maybe sneaking onto the men's halfpipe podium and securing his Olympic spot.
But the 31-year-old snowboarder from California didn't become the superstar he is by taking it easy. If something groundbreaking is about to happen in a halfpipe competition, somehow he's usually involved.
This very well could be the two-time Olympic gold medalist's last Olympic hurrah. And he wanted a storybook ending.
What White also got was perfection. He was the last of the 10 finalists to drop into the Snowmass halfpipe Saturday afternoon, with Australia's Scotty James holding serve, his final run score of 96.25 looking unbeatable. Then White did what only White could and only White has done in a men's halfpipe competition at this level.
He put down arguably the best run of his storied career, scored a perfect 100, and punched his ticket to next month's Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.
Only one other time has a men's snowboarder scored a perfect 100 in a competition like this, and that was also White back in the 2012 Winter X Games in Aspen. In that run, he landed an 18-foot backside air, a frontside double cork 1080, a cab double cork 1080, a frontside stalefish 540, a double McTwist 1260 and a frontside double cork 1260. It was the first time anyone had landed the frontside double cork 1260 in competition.
California teen Chloe Kim is the only woman to have scored 100 in a halfpipe competition, doing so in a 2016 U.S. Grand Prix in Park City, Utah.
As amazing as the finish to Saturday's competition was, the start was equally as dull. Eagle's Jake Pates led after a run with an 85.75, while Japan's Yuto Totsuka passed him with an 88.50 in his second run. White's first run was a scratch and his second run was strong until a mistake toward the end left him with only 63.75.
The four best scores of the competition all came within the final five runs of the third and final round.
The chaos started when Pates retook the lead, scoring 94 on his final run. A rider later was James, the reigning X Games Aspen gold medalist, who scored his 96.25 in what would be the winning run on most days. Oregon's Ben Ferguson didn't touch his second-run score of 85.25 as the third-to-final athlete, but Totsuka answered with a 94.50 to once again jump ahead of Pates and onto the podium but not quite catch James.
It all came down to one final run through the halfpipe. White, who had yet to secure a spot on the Olympic team, needed a Shaun White moment to happen.
His final run included a frontside 1440 to cab double 1080, frontside 540, tomahawk and a frontside double 1260. The final trick was something he had still been working on perfecting only a few days prior in training.
White's win secures him a spot on the Olympic team with only next week's qualifier in Mammoth to go. While neither finished on the podium, Ferguson and Pates — who once trained with the Aspen Valley Ski and Snowboard Club — are also a lock for the Olympics, a first for both. James and Totsuka will almost certainly represent their countries in next month's Games in South Korea.
While three U.S. men's halfpipe Olympic team spots are a lock based off points, next week's competition in Mammoth will decide the fourth. 2014 Olympian Danny Davis remains the favorite for the spot despite his eighth-place finish in Snowmass. Idaho's Chase Josey, sixth in Snowmass, and two-time Olympian Greg Bretz, ninth in Snowmass, are also in the mix.
This will be White's fourth trip to the Winter Olympics. He won halfpipe gold in both 2006 and 2010 before finishing fourth in 2014. Of all his accomplishments, White said his greatest achievement is having remained in the sport as long as he has.


Just won this achievement today.
The islands with commanders on are marked with a flag. Make sure if you are about to lose or a commander gets killed that you press home and quit the game, this means you can reload without penalty.
Make it a priority to upgrade at least one unit to elite archers and if you find the ring of command give it to that unit. Devastating against most units and saved my arse many a time. Use them in combination with strong infantry. If the map lends itself to pikes for example if the only attack route is a path up to a cliff pikes can be lethal. But they must be protected from ranged units at all times as they are vulnerable to arrows. Make sure to purchase volley for your archer unit this is great at taking down hordes if used at the right time.
Also be aware that when you end a turn the shadow moves across the map toward you from the left. Make sure not to get caught by it as this is game over. It is fairly easy to avoid but something to bear in mind. It is best avoided by moving mainly horizontally rather than diagonally.
Personally I used two elite archer units and two elite infantry units on most of the later maps with pikes occassioanly if the map was right. A question mark next to an island marks an item, try and collect them and assign them to units, they are essential in the later stages.
The hardest obstacle you will face is the brutes with giant bows, they tear through your units and are a real pain. My best advice is to use an elite infantry unit as a buffer, their armour absorbs most of the damage and allows you to flank them with other units, archers are ideal but if not elite infantry will rip them to shreds at close range.
Finally be careful which islands you select, try to pick the ones with the most buildings on, these are represented by yellow squares. Avoid islands which have few buildings in you can as you want to gather as many coins as possible to upgrade units.
Do not waste coins, try to pour them into the same units so you can make them as strong as possible.
Good luck and please drop comments if you have questions I check in regularly. If you must down vote me please explain why and give me an opportunity to rectify the issue.
As a result of a comment from Anxsighety I am posting two videos demonstrating some tactics on the game. As he quite rightly pointed out, I had not provided specifics on strategies. I hope this has gone some way to rectifying this. Here I explain multiple threats and the use of the elite archers in combination with infantry and pikes. In the second video I explain how to deal with the brute archers which are by far the hardest units in the game.
Keep the feedback coming please I will further improve this solution if needed. I do not take negative feedback lightly and will always strive to rectify my mistakes in order to help you guys.
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Have you ever been arrested or convicted of a crime? If so, then you're probably very familiar with this issue. You might even think that good jobs for people with criminal records are impossible to find. And who could blame you? After all, securing any kind of employment with a criminal history can be difficult and frustrating.
Even so, it is possible to overcome this problem. With good information and targeted effort, you can revive your potential and get back on track to a better future. It takes courage. And it takes hope. But you can achieve it.
Every day, hundreds (if not thousands) of Americans get jobs without background checks. Obviously, that's good news if you've ever been arrested or served time in prison. In fact, small companies are much less likely to verify whether you have a criminal record than larger ones. And, in many occupations, it's possible to build a good career by working at home or becoming a self-employed freelancer (which usually means that no background check is required).
The following list of potential jobs for people with criminal records offers 13 examples of occupations that may be worth pursuing. They demonstrate that you don't necessarily have to sacrifice good pay in order to get steady work. But you might need to get some extra training. Also, keep in mind that many potential jobs for felons exist beyond the examples below.
Note: The following occupations are not guaranteed to work for everyone who has a criminal record. Some employers may still check your background and decline your application. In certain cases, you also may be declined due to your specific offenses or due to local, state, or federal regulations that pertain to the position you're applying for.
Learning how to code is a powerful way to start opening new doors. Although many employers in the technology sector do perform background checks on potential new hires, many don't. After all, it can be hard to find great programmers, so it isn't always wise for employers to screen out talented ex-offenders. Plus, computer programming offers tremendous potential for self-employment.
Companies that offer a lot of online services rarely have all of the web development talent they need. With constant changes to Internet technologies and consumer habits, there are always new updates to be rolled out and new web apps to be developed. As a result, a lot of companies are willing to forego background checks if it means they can more easily find talented web developers. And, like programmers, people in this occupation can build good careers as freelancers.
Do you have any great stories that you wish you could share with the world? Is your imagination practically limitless? Writing has always been a great option for people who've felt like outcasts or had run-ins with the law. After all, you don't necessarily have to find companies that don't do background checks. Instead, you can offer copywriting services on a freelance basis or pursue the life of an author or Hollywood scriptwriter.
Nearly every industry is full of companies that need go-getting sales reps. And many of those companies offer sales jobs with no background checks since effective salespeople can be hard to find. Plus, you can earn great money by selling products or services. Frequently, you don't even need any prior experience—as long as you're willing to learn and put yourself out there.
We live in a very visual culture. As a result, graphic design plays a big role in the marketing efforts of most organizations. That's why a lot of employers will probably care more about your design talent and technical skills than about your criminal record. Of course, if you want to avoid the chance of having background checks run on you, then this field provides ample opportunity for earning your living as a freelancer.
The manufacturing sector tends to offer a lot of possibilities for people who have criminal records, especially in the areas of line work, production, packaging, and machine operation. But if you get some additional vocational training, then you may be able to land an even higher-paying position as a mechanic who fixes, maintains, and installs the machines on factory floors. The oil and gas industry also hires industrial mechanics to help repair and maintain pipeline and refinery systems.
Many ex-offenders have achieved success by pursuing the carpentry trade. Building homes, businesses, schools, or other structures is good, honest work. And it often pays well. When it comes to becoming a licensed journeyman carpenter, certain convictions can be problematic since some states perform background checks. But many states evaluate each person on a case-by-case basis, so your criminal record won't necessarily disqualify you.
A lot of restaurants don't do any pre-employment background checks. That's particularly true for some small establishments. Plus, the culinary industry, in general, is known for offering second chances to people who've had run-ins with the law. You may need to start as a prep cook or line cook, but it's possible to work your way up into a satisfying and good-paying position as a head chef.
Car accidents happen every day. That's why the auto body industry never seems to have a shortage of customers. But skilled technicians are sometimes hard for auto body shops to find. So learning the particular skills that are required for straightening vehicle frames and fixing and refinishing car bodies is often a good way to generate new employment opportunities. And many shops, particularly small ones, don't bother doing criminal background checks on new hires.
The long-haul trucking industry is facing a potentially large shortage of qualified drivers in the years to come. As a result, many transportation companies are starting to advertise truck-driving positions that don't require background checks. And the training that leads to getting a commercial driver's license (CDL) frequently only takes a few months.
The demand for qualified automotive service technicians continues to stay strong. But many employers in this sector have trouble finding mechanics that truly have the necessary skills. So it's possible to discover automotive technology jobs that don't do background checks, especially in regions where there is a shortage of qualified technicians.
Are you a safe driver without a record of committing theft or any major traffic violations? If so, you may be able to land a reliable job as a driver of a delivery truck, even if you have a criminal record. In fact, some companies have such a big need for good drivers that they advertise open positions that don't require any background checks.
Many people believe that only a tiny percentage of Americans have criminal records. But nothing could be further from the truth. In reality, as many as 33 percent of people in the U.S. have been arrested or convicted for criminal offenses. That represents almost 100 million people.3 As a result, trying to get jobs with a criminal record is a fairly common challenge.
Many people have criminal records due to minor or non-serious offenses such as misdemeanors.
Criminal records often include arrests, even if they never resulted in convictions or were discriminatory or unjustified for other reasons.
Why are these facts important? They show that you are not alone. A huge number of other people are dealing with the same challenge of finding employment after coming into contact with America's criminal justice system.
The criminal records of Americans are generally inexpensive and easy to access.
Having just one arrest on your record can potentially result in a lifetime of difficulty in attaining job opportunities.
Of course, many employers also have misplaced fears. They may not realize that some of their biases against people with criminal records are based more on myths than established facts. So their own stereotypes can play a big role in how they assess risk and develop their hiring practices.
Rejecting job candidates based solely on their criminal history is often misguided since it artificially limits an employer's pool of qualified applicants. As a result, employers often hire people who aren't as talented or productive even though the candidates that they've rejected may, in reality, pose no greater safety or security risk.
That's why many of America's leaders (on both sides of the political spectrum) are calling for comprehensive reforms to the criminal justice system. So momentum is building toward changes that would make it easier for many people to secure good employment in spite of their criminal records.
Many states and municipalities have passed "ban-the-box" laws that make it illegal for employers in the public sector to include questions about criminal arrests or convictions on their job applications. In a few regions, that ban also extends to private employers. In addition, President Obama has ordered federal agencies to ban the box on their employment applications. And a few of America's largest private employers have voluntarily decided to remove such questions from their applications.
Other types of "fair-chance" hiring laws have also been enacted in some regions. They include laws that allow job applicants to review the background checks that are performed on them for accuracy, prohibit the practice of asking about arrests that never lead to convictions, and give applicants the opportunity to share evidence of their rehabilitation.
Multiple states now have laws in place that forbid the disqualification of job applicants based on their criminal records unless they've had convictions that are related to the type of positions they would be employed in.
It's important to note that ban-the-box and other fair-chance hiring laws still allow employers to run background checks and to ask certain questions at the interview or job-offer stage. So you can still be rejected for having a criminal past. But such laws at least provide more opportunities to explain your story and promote your best qualities, which can increase your odds of getting hired.
There are probably many jobs you can get with a criminal record if you have enough knowledge to develop a good plan of action. So don't give up on your dreams. The following suggestions are aimed at helping you achieve a more stable future.
This step is crucial. After all, knowledge is power. You need to understand the rules of the game.
The first place to start is the department of labor for your state. Call the department and ask for information about all of the pre-employment screening laws that apply to people with criminal records in your region. Depending on where you live, you may be able to take advantage of some of the reforms mentioned above.
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act—This one might apply if you are a minority, especially if you are Hispanic or African-American. Basically, this law makes it illegal to discriminate against job applicants based on their race. And since people of color are arrested and convicted of crimes at higher rates than white people, employers could be in violation of this law if they reject you based solely on your criminal record. Instead, they have to consider multiple related factors. Blanket demands for a clean record as a condition of employment are simply illegal. Enforcement of this law is handled by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)—Many employers routinely violate this law. So it's up to you to know your rights. Under this law, you must be provided with any report from a commercial provider of background checks if an employer used it as the basis to reject your application. And it must be provided before the employer refuses to hire you. That way, you can check the report for any incorrect information. Employers must follow several other rules as well. This law is enforced by the Federal Trade Commission.
Here's a shocking fact: About half of all FBI background checks turn up out-of-date information or fail to show whether or not arrests actually resulted in convictions.5 In 2012 alone, erroneous background checks from the FBI were provided for about 600,000 job seekers.3 And reports from commercial providers of background checks are also known to frequently contain inaccurate information.
That's why it's essential to check your own record before employers have the chance to see it. You might discover that it contains false information. If it does, you can probably submit a request to correct the inaccuracies. Of course, you may need to submit multiple requests since criminal records aren't just maintained by courts and law enforcement agencies. They are also made available to various third parties such as commercial vendors.
One of the easiest and most effective ways to check your record is to hire a private investigator. For a small fee, many investigators will gather all of the public records that can be accessed about you.
From 2009 to 2014, more than 20 states expanded their expungement laws.3 So if you have misdemeanors or nonviolent offenses on your record, then it might be worthwhile to see if you can get them removed or sealed. Get the advice of an attorney or contact the criminal court in the county where your offenses took place to learn about the possibilities.
In many cases, getting your criminal record expunged or sealed means that you can legally say no to an employer's question about whether or not you've ever been arrested or convicted of any crimes.
It's much harder for employers to turn you away when you have the skills they need. That's especially true if you have skills in an occupational area with a shortage of qualified workers. By getting fast training at a trade school or vocational college, you can often develop abilities that are in high demand within your region.
Plus, did you know that you might qualify for financial aid even if you have a criminal record? It's true. That's why, if you need help paying for school, you should complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). Even if you don't qualify for federal assistance, you still might qualify for aid from other sources, which is often based on the information that you provide on the FAFSA.
Even if you're having trouble finding stable employment, you should always look for ways to add to your resume. The main idea is to stay active and be able to show prospective employers that you have a strong work ethic and the determination to succeed.
For instance, maybe you have skills that a charity or non-profit organization could use. Why not volunteer your services? Not only will you gain experience, but you'll also establish professional connections that could provide good references or help you find jobs that aren't being advertised.
Depending on your particular skill set, you may also be able to find freelance work. Many people with criminal histories have gained employable abilities by starting their own small businesses and building a positive reputation client by client.
Almost every major city is home to local agencies and private charities that offer services geared toward helping ex-offenders. Many smaller communities have helpful organizations as well. So it's possible to find programs that provide assistance with job training, finding employment, and developing life skills that lead to success.
One example of a program that helps some ex-offenders is STRIVE. With locations in more than 20 cities, it provides free job skills training, placement assistance, and a variety of other support services to disadvantaged and formerly incarcerated individuals in the inner city.
In some regions, you can also find subsidized employment programs that help ex-offenders. When employers hire participants of such programs, they receive help in paying the new employees' wages for a trial period of time. That way, employers have more incentive to provide opportunities to people with criminal histories.
You can find additional help through the National Reentry Resource Center, which provides a directory of resources in each state.
You can greatly increase your chances of finding good employment if you make the effort to meet several professionals who work in the industry that you'd like to enter. Many industry associations hold regular meet-and-greets. And a lot of business groups hold networking events that are open to anyone.
By dressing sharply, smiling, and showing interest in other people, you can generate a lot of contacts who may be able to help you. After all, you never know where a great job lead might come from.
Building a profile and participating on LinkedIn is another way to start making contacts. Even maintaining a Twitter account can lead to new professional contacts.
It's also a good idea to ask for references from some of the people who already know you well and can vouch for your character and work ethic. Even friends or family can make good references if they are working professionals and have good communication skills.
It's never a good idea to lie about your criminal history. You need to take responsibility for it. But you don't need to mention your criminal record unless you're asked about it by an employer that is legally entitled to do so. And if you are asked, it's often best to limit your answer to only those details that satisfy the question.
For example, an employer might only ask whether you have any felony convictions. In that instance, you're under no obligation to disclose any arrests or misdemeanor convictions that you might have. Read or listen carefully so that you only answer what's being asked.
Also, when filling out job applications, it's perfectly acceptable to use the truth to your advantage. For instance, maybe you had a prison job while you were an inmate within a state correctional facility. In that case, it might be technically correct to list the state as a past employer.
Your criminal record doesn't have to be the focus of conversation when you interact with potential employers. In fact, it's always best if you can steer more of the attention toward your skills and positive characteristics. If an employer presses the issue, try to emphasize what you've learned from your past experiences. And point out all of the evidence related to how much you've changed, how long it's been since your interaction with the criminal justice system, and why you would make a great employee.
Also, never forget how powerful it can be to make a great first impression. Before going to interviews, job fairs, or networking events, always make sure that you have a tidy, professional appearance. When in doubt, choose clothing that's conservative. And keep your hair trimmed and neatly styled.
Another thing that can help you stand out from the competition is a video resume. Find someone who's good at making quality videos to help you. With just a one- to three-minute video presentation, you can put your enthusiastic personality on camera and talk about what makes you a great candidate for hire. By sending your video resume to hiring managers, along with your written one, you can demonstrate that you're willing to put in the extra effort to succeed.
This step is ignored by a lot of job seekers. But it can make a huge difference between success and failure. Basically, it's always a smart idea to follow up with prospective employers after submitting your application or being interviewed. It's especially essential after interviews. Be sure to send thank you cards or emails to each of the people who interviewed you. And restate your desire to work for their organization.
The same is true for the professionals that you meet through your networking efforts. Don't just take their business cards and put them aside. After a few days, or few weeks at the most, get in touch with them, reiterate your interest in what they do, and offer your assistance for anything that they might need help with.
Now that you have a better understanding of how to find a job with a criminal record, it's time to take action. Achieving your ambitions is possible. So don't give up.
Remember the tip about vocational training? You probably have some good program options in your area. It can't hurt to explore them. Why not check out a few of the possibilities right now? Just enter your zip code in the search box below to see a list of trade schools and vocational colleges near you!
1 Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Employment Statistics, website last visited on June 22, 2018.
3 Center for American Progress, One Strike and You're Out: How We Can Eliminate Barriers to Economic Security and Mobility for People with Criminal Records, website last visited on November 26, 2015.
4 The Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center, website last visited on November 26, 2015.
5 The National Employment Law Project, 65 Million "Need Not Apply": The Case for Reforming Criminal Background Checks for Employment, website last visited on June 18, 2018.
6 Center for Community Alternatives, The Use of Criminal History Records in College Admissions: Reconsidered, website last visited on November 26, 2015.
7 Federal Student Aid, U.S. Department of Education, website last visited on November 26, 2015.
8 CNN Money, "100 Best Jobs in America," website last visited on March 22, 2017.


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Facebook Adds New Prompts to Urge Mask Use in the US as COVID-19 Cases Continue to Rise
With COVID-19 cases rising fast in the US, Facebook will display new, top of feed prompts, in both Facebook and Instagram, urging US users to wear face masks when they leave their homes.
As per Facebook:
"With the rise in COVID-19 cases in the US, we're putting an alert at the top of Facebook and Instagram to remind everyone to wear face coverings and find more prevention tips from the CDC in our COVID-19 Information Center "
The US reported 52,000 new COVID-19 cases in a single day on Wednesday, a record high for any region, and infectious diseases expert, and advisor to the White House, Dr. Anthony Fauci has said that the US is "going in the wrong direction" with the virus. Fauci has warned that infections could soon reach 100,000 cases per day.
There's been some debate over mask use, and even conflicting information from official sources at different times.
In the early stages of the pandemic, health officials advised the public not to wear masks - but that, at least in part, was designed to ensure that there wasn't a sudden rush on mask buying, and that there would be enough supply for essential service workers primarily. But now, the advice is clear. Even US President Donald Trump, who had been largely dismissive of the need for masks, has now come around, and is urging mask use.
The hope, of course, is that a vaccine will save us, and eliminate coronavirus once and for all. But that could still be some months off, and we don't know how long we'll have to live in a situation where COVID-19 remains present. It had felt, at one stage, like we had crossed a crucial threshold in the virus' spread, but that's seemingly lead to a level of complacency, in several nations, with China, the US and Australia all seeing a resurgence in cases over the last week.
As such, wearing a mask makes sense. Not everyone will like it, but based on the official health advice, it could be the best way to limit the spread - and Facebook's prompts will hopefully help to boost awareness.


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JACK BARKSDALE
fri 9:15pm sneak & dawdle
sat 11:30pm irish bred pub
Jack Barksdale is an 11 year old singer/songwriter from Texas. Inspired by folk, rock and blues legends Jack started performing original music at the age of nine and has already shared the stage with Ray Wylie Hubbard, Walt Wilkins, Wade Bowen and Hayes Carll.
In September 2018 Jack released his debut EP "Revival." On the EP Jack plays 6 different instruments on all original material. The one exception is Barksdale's take on the old blues classic "Smokestack Lightning."
Jack tours nationally and wows audiences with lyrics wise beyond his years. Jack plays guitar, slide guitar, harmonica, mandolin and ukulele, but identifies first and foremost as a songwriter.
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CLIR Invites Applications for Digitizing
At-Risk Audio and Audiovisual Materials
The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) is now accepting applications from collecting institutions for the digital reformatting of audio and audiovisual materials, in its fourth call for the Recordings at Risk grant program. Generously funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Recordings at Risk is focused on digitizing "at-risk" audio and audiovisual materials of high scholarly value.
For the fourth call, CLIR will award grants of between $10,000 and $50,000 for digital reformatting projects between 3 and 12 months carried out between October 1, 2018, and September 30, 2019.
The application deadline for the fourth call is June 29, 2018. Awards will be announced by September 28, 2018.
All audio and audiovisual formats are eligible, though applicants must partner with a qualified external service provider that can perform technically competent and cost-effective digital reformatting for the nominated format(s).
CLIR will hold an informational webinar for prospective applicants on Wednesday, May 16, at 2:00 pm Eastern time. Prospective applicants can register in advance here. Please follow this link for more information: https://www.clir.org/recordings-at-risk/applicant-resources.
Information for applicants, including a link to the online application form, is available on CLIR's website at https://www.clir.org/recordings-at-risk/.
News and future developments with the Recordings at Risk program will be available through the program website and Twitter.
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Real Escapes Properties is pleased to offer this two-bedroom, two bathroom condo in the Ocean Walk Community. Ocean Walk is a 16 acre, beautifully landscaped community with century old oak trees and a pond. Amenities on site include two pools(one of which is heated), a fitness canter, tennis courts, children's playground, and clubhouse with internet access.
Two comfortable bedrooms with two full bathrooms. Large living room with large flat screened TV. There is a patio off of the living room. The kitchen has been completely update along with new flooring. Master bedroom features a king bed and guest room has two twins. So much to do, fish in the lake or feed the ducks. Play basketball, or swing at the playground, or have a good work out in the exercise room that over looks the lake. Ocean Walk is a short walk to the pier where crabbing is always good, or have some oysters at Half Shell. Build sand castles or fly kites at the beach. You can ride bikes over the entire Island. Come stay with us and fall in love with St. Simons and Ocean Walk. 0.9 Miles to the Village, Beach and Pier.
Condo is an upstairs unit. Includes Wireless Internet.
We were here for 7 weeks and the accommodations were super comfortable.
Great people at Real Escapes made our stay very pleasant.
We will be coming back next year.
I love Ocean Walk. I have stayed in L-4 a few times and love the condo. I would say they need to change the comforters on the beds. They have been on the beds for a few years now. The living room furniture is in bad need of updating also. I was looking for a pitcher to make tea and could not find one. The community office was very disappointing. The bathroom baseboards haven't been cleaned in a long time, the floors and sinks and commodes were dirty.
We enjoyed the property and were overall happy with everything. I will definitely recommend and use Real Escapes Properties in the future.
Very accommodating unit. Perfect location. I would stay again!
Had a great vacation in a very comfortable condo. Will be back next year.
Awesome location, close to every beach access.
This is our 8th time staying at L-4 and we have booked again for next year.
The unit is clean, comfortable, well equipped and is well located.
Would recommend to anyone looking for a great stay.
Real Escapes staff go out of their way to be helpful. Truly a highly professional rental agency.
Condo was not clean though it was vacated since Thursday before our Saturday arrival. Took over 5 hours to be clean & a bag is dirty linens remained all week. The AC was not working still at 8 pm so we had to spend the night at another property, which meant packing & unpacking to move & then return the next day. Finally by Monday the condo seemed to cool down so I think that the freon must have been added the AC needed. Although the realtor was kind, it was just a disappointing way to begin a vacation.
It was very relaxing, peaceful place.
The condo was clean and well maintained. A problem with the plumbing was fixed quickly and efficiently. The front screen is somewhat broken, we fixed it temporarily with duck tape. The drawer in the main washroom cabinet didn't work. Enjoyed ocean walk. Unfortunately one of our neighbours was a smoker forcing us to keep our windows closed a lot of the time. This could happen anywhere.
Very nice rental, clean apartment with everything you need while you are staying there.
This is the 2nd year in a row that my family stayed at this unit. We love the location (deck looks out at big oak trees). It is a peaceful condo community close to the pier. Accommodations were great! We will be back.
We love the location. The condo area is very quiet and pleasant. The area is clean and attractive.
This was our 7th year renting unit L-4 at Oceanwalk. This unit is very well furnished, very clean and it is ideally located overlooking a small garden/park. As usual the great staff at Real Escapes always do everything to make you feel welcome and to ensure you have a very enjoyable stay. Over the years, I have referred at least 4-5 other couples to Real Escape and all have commented to me how wonderful their experiences were. If you are looking for great rentals and want to deal with a staff of professional renters, then Real Escapes is the Rental Agency for you.
Nice location, nicely furnished but not very clean. Dust under beds, greasy smears on stove. Some bugs in unity. BIG spider.
We spent 6 great weeks in L-4. This was our 6th year and we had a wonderful stay. Accomodations are top notch and the staff at Real Escapes are fabulous, always willing to help and make your stay more enjoyable. We have referred Real Escapes to our friends and at least 4 couples have booked accomodations with them. We have already booked for next year and again look forward to the southern hospitality.


YOKOHAMA, Japan – Nissan will unveil two new fully customized vehicles at the Tokyo Motor Show to improve city mobility: the new Paramedic Concept and the all-electric e-NV200 Fridge Concept.
Packed with new technologies and features, the new Paramedic Concept will be Nissan's fifth-generation ambulance and builds on the success of the previous versions, which are sold exclusively in Japan. The next-generation ambulance is based on Nissan's NV350 Caravan, providing better comfort for the patient and a better work environment for paramedics and drivers.


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Q23q01. 16 pieces/lot. Heat release form: Random sent. Polyester,cotton,spandex. Wholesale plastic fondant. Egg beater. Gqiyibbei. Use 3: Jj2413_h.
China: Decorating,cake,fondant. Lfs35. Wholesale mold cylinder. Promise: Cookie cutter. Size(diameter x height): Wholesale seaweed. nori. Show as the picture. Occation: Food grade.
Cookie tool. Fda,sgs. Miss rose. Baking molds. Mould set baking tools. Topincn. Onnpnnq. Adornos de navidadProtein portion is equal to the size of the deck of cards. Ot-5062502a. Kitstorm. Material:metal. For baking/products for the kitchen. Reposteria: Sz21714. Yellow.


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Q: In kendo grid mulitiple checkbox selected geting only one value at jquery reading in mvc4 This is my kendo grid
 @(Html.Kendo().Grid(Model)
  .Name("grid1")
  .Columns(columns =>
  {
      columns.Bound(p => p.Associate).ClientTemplate("<input id='assetcheck' name='assetcheck' type='checkbox'  #= Associate == 'true' ? checked='checked':'' # class='chkbx'/>").Width(35).HeaderTemplate("<input id='checkall' type='checkbox' onclick='checkAll(this)'>").Filterable(false).Sortable(false);
      // columns.Bound(p => p.IsAttached).ClientTemplate("<input type='checkbox' #= IsAttached == 'true' ? checked='checked' : '' #  onclick='attachedchanged(this);'  />");
      columns.Bound(p => p.AssetNumber).Title("Asset Number");// #= AssetId @<text></text>  ':'' #  onclick='attachedchanged(this);  == 'true'
      columns.Bound(p => p.AssetName);
      columns.Bound(p=>p.ParentAsset);
      columns.Bound(p => p.ParentCompany).Title("Company");
      columns.Bound(p => p.AssetId).Hidden();
  })
 //  .Pageable()
  .Sortable()
  .Scrollable(scr => scr.Height(400))
  .Filterable()
  .Selectable(s => s.Mode(GridSelectionMode.Multiple))
 // .Events(events => events.Change("Grid_OnRowSelectUID"))
//.Pageable(pageable => pageable
       // .Refresh(true)
       // .PageSizes(true)
      //  .ButtonCount(5))
         .DataSource
          (
          dataSource => dataSource
              .Ajax()
             // .PageSize(10)
              .ServerOperation(false)
              .Read(read => read.Action("GetAssociateAssetParent", "Asset").Data("getMsgType"))
                 //  .Model(model => model.Id(p => p.AssetId))
           )
    )

In save button click am calling
$('#btnsave').click(function (e){
var UsedBooks = "";
var grid = $("#grid1").data("kendoGrid");
grid.select().each(function () {
var dataItem = grid.dataItem($(this));
UsedBooks += dataItem.AssetId + ",";
});

}
In grid am selecting two checkboxs but here am getting second value ...first value am not getting to UsedBooks

A:   // getting kendo grid
  var grid = $("#grid1").data("kendoGrid");

  // list of selected and unselected books
  var books = [];

  // getting all the checked rows
  grid.tbody.find("input:checked").closest("tr").each(function (index) {
    grid.select($(this));
    var dataItem = grid.dataItem($(this));
    dataItem.assetcheck = 'true';
    books.push(dataItem);
  });

  // getting all the unchecked rows
  grid.tbody.find("input:not(:checked)").closest("tr").each(function (index) {
    grid.select($(this));
    var dataItem = grid.dataItem($(this));
    dataItem.assetcheck  = 'false';
    books.push(dataItem);
  });

finally in ajax call send the whole data and save.


What are Annual Plan Additions?
Annual plan additions are stands on state-administered forest lands that are proposed to be or have been added to the annual stand exam list. These adjustments are needed at times because of new information from field surveys, changes in resource conditions, or nearby harvest activities. They are additional stands recommended by field personnel for timber harvest during the current fiscal year (July 1–June 30).
Annual plan additions will be kept to a minimum. If possible, the management action will be delayed until the next annual stand exam list to provide ample time for notifying and soliciting comments from the public.
salvaging timber related to blowdown, wildfire, etc.
Stands needing quick action will be included in the periodic Notice of Annual Plan Additions after information is received from field offices. Comments will be accepted regarding these sites, but management actions may have already occurred by the time the public is notified or has had time to respond.